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Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova has doping ban reduced, can return to tennis in April

After testing positive for a banned substance in January, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was suspended from competition for two years by the International Tennis Federation. The suspension, which was announced in April and retroactive to January …

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Maria Sharapova on Evian U.S. Open water bottle despite suspension

Maria Sharapova cannot play in the U.S. Open because of her suspension for using a banned substance, but that does not mean she won’t be used to promote the official water sponsor of the tournament. An LBS tipster sent in this photo of an Evian …

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Maria Sharapova suspended two years by ITF for failed drug test

Maria Sharapova has been banned from competition for two years by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned substance back in January. In a decision that was announced on Wednesday, the ITF explained that an …

Dominika Cibulkova: Maria Sharapova is ‘arrogant, conceited and cold’

Maria Sharapova has spoken openly in the past about not having many close friends in women’s tennis, so you probably could have guessed how her peers would react when the five-time major champion was busted for using a banned substance at the …

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Maria Sharapova losing support of multiple sponsors

Maria Sharapova is feeling the fallout from her positive drug test at the Australian Open. Sharapova announced the news of her failed test on Monday. Later that evening Nike announced it was suspending its relationship with the tennis star. Since …

Jennifer Capriati rips Maria Sharapova over failed drug test

On Monday, we learned Maria Sharapova failed a drug test at the Australian Open. After Sharapova’s announcement, a member of the tennis Hall of Fame ripped her for it. Jennifer Capriati won three Gran Slam singles titles and ascended to the …

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Nike suspends relationship with Maria Sharapova after failed drug test

Nike has suspended its relationship with Maria Sharapova following her announcement Monday about her failed drug test. Nike sent out this statement Monday, as shared by CNBC: BREAKING: Nike suspends relationship with Maria Sharapova after the tennis …

Meldonium: Maria Sharapova tests positive for drug

Maria Sharapova teased everyone by saying she had a big announcement to make on Monday. The news was not at all what anyone expected. Sharapova, who has not played since the Australian Open, announced that she failed a drug test at the Australian …

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Maria Sharapova not happy with US Open’s negative Nadal headline

Is the glass half full or half empty? For Maria Sharapova, she prefers the optimistic side of things. Sharapova responded to a tweet sent out by the US Open’s Twitter account Saturday about Rafael Nadal by applying a positive spin to it. …

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Maria Sharapova, Grigor Dimitrov have broken up

The relationship between Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov is definitely over. The tennis players, who first began dating in 2013 from what we can tell (when Maria confirmed the relationship in a humorous way), were rumored to be over as recently …

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Serena Williams loses point as hindrance for yelling come on (Video)

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova got into a battle of yells while squaring off in the finals of the Australian Open Saturday, and Williams even lost a point because of her exuberance. Sharapova and Williams went back and forth trading loud …

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Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard had brief handshake (Video)

One of the more notable moments from the Australian Open on the women’s side came after the quarterfinal match between Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard. Sharapova romped in the match 6-3, 6-2 to remind the 20-year-old that she still has …

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Floyd Mayweather should have worn high heels to the ESPYS

The ESPYS gave us one of the better pairings in history when they had Maria Sharapova team with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to present an award on Wednesday. And if there’s anything in the world that could bruise Floyd’s ego, it might be …

Grigor Dimitrov believes having girlfriend Maria Sharapova at his matches helps him

Grigor Dimitrov won his third title of the year Sunday when he beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 to win the Aegon Championship. Dimitrov’s girlfriend, Maria Sharapova, was in attendance supporting Dimitrov during the final on Sunday, and he …

Ekaterina Bychkova thinks Maria Sharapova-Grigor Dimitrov relationship is a PR move

Russian tennis player Ekaterina Bychkova doesn’t make a whole lot of noise for her play, but she’s made some noise for questioning the relationship between Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov. In an interview with Tribune Russia, Bychkova …

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Maria Sharapova hires new coach – Sven Groeneveld

Maria Sharapova announced on Thursday that she has hired a new coach for the upcoming tennis season. The 26-year-old will be working with Sven Groeneveld (pictured far left), who has a reputation for helping to train and coach some of the top female …

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