Racket Sponsor Backs Sharapova Despite Failed Drug Test

Maria Sharapova's racket supplier says it is planning to extend its sponsorship deal despite the five-time Grand Slam champion admitting to failing a doping test. Head CEO Johan Eliasch says Sharapova has made "a manifest error'' by her continued use of meldonium after it became a banned substance this year, but adds there is no "evidence of any intent by Maria of enhancing her performance or trying to gain an unfair advantage.''   Eliasch says his...

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