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Maria Sharapova drugs ban reduced from two years to 15 months on appeal

Maria Sharapova’s two-year doping ban has been reduced to 15 months following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The five-time Grand Slam winner, 29, was initially banned by the International Tennis Federation for two years after testing positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37549424

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