Maria Sharapova’s racket supplier became the first main sponsor to publicly back the five-time Grand Slam champion after she admitted to failing a doping test.
Maria Sharapova’s racket supplier became the first main sponsor to publicly back the five-time Grand Slam champion after she admitted to failing a doping test.
Chris Kermode has been appointed to a second term as head of the ATP, the governing body of men’s tennis.
It’s always a bit surprising when fellow athletes defend cheaters in their midst, something Serena Williams seemed more than eager to do for Maria Sharapova.
Qualifiers Laura Siegemund of Germany and Kurumi Nara of Japan set up matches against the Williams sisters with first-round victories Wednesday in the BNP Paribas Open.
Agnieszka Radwanska said she was “shocked, like everyone else” when Maria Sharapova revealed Monday that she failed a drug test in January at the Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova was guilty of “willful negligence” for using meldonium, and international tennis officials were aware that many players were taking the drug before it was banned this year, former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound said Wednesday.
The former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency wonders "how stupid can you be?"
Meldonium doesn’t enhance the performance of athletes, the Latvian scientist who invented the drug at the center of Maria Sharapova’s doping case told The Associated Press.
The Kremlin says Maria Sharapova’s doping case and others like it should not be considered a reflection of Russian sport as a whole.
Leon Smith has signed a new contract as Britain’s Davis Cup captain through 2018 after leading the country to its first title in the team event in 79 years.
Serena Williams beat good friend Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
Nike and other sponsors swiftly distanced themselves from Maria Sharapova on Tuesday after the world’s highest-earning female athlete outed herself as a longtime user of a recently banned drug.
The drug at the center of Maria Sharapova’s doping case, regularly given to Soviet troops in the 1980s to boost their stamina while fighting in Afghanistan, is normally prescribed for medical use for periods of four to six weeks.
Justine Henin and Marat Safin have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Serena Williams says Maria Sharapova “showed a lot of courage” in taking responsibility for her failed drug test.
Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati is unhappy after current champion Maria Sharapova failed a drug test.
The ITF says Sharapova will be provisionally suspended effective March 12, pending determination of the case.
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova says she failed a drug test for meldonium at the Australian Open. The drug was only banned in January and there has been a string of failed tests by athletes in several sports since.
Maria Sharapova’s tennis career and Olympic hopes are in jeopardy, and she claims it’s all because she failed to click on a link in an email that would have told her to stop taking meldonium.
Once again, Britain had Andy Murray to thank for a victory in the Davis Cup.
