Nike has suspended its relationship with Maria Sharapova
hours after she admitted she had tested positive for a banned substance. The
five-times Grand Slam champion dropped the bombshell at a press conference at a
Los Angeles hotel, confessing she had been caught out by tennis’s anti-doping
operation on Monday night.
The highest earning athlete in any female sport said that
she had been found to have taken Mildronate which was prohibited from January 1
this year and has been taking it for 10 years.
she had been found to have taken Mildronate which was prohibited from January 1
this year and has been taking it for 10 years.
And just hours later, she lost her most lucrative deal – an
eight-year contract extended in 2010 for a reported $70million with sportswear
brand Nike.
eight-year contract extended in 2010 for a reported $70million with sportswear
brand Nike.
The International Tennis Federation has confirmed the star
will be provisionally suspended from the sport from March 12.
will be provisionally suspended from the sport from March 12.
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