Sharapova’s Doping Ban Reduced by Nine Months

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced from two years to 15 months, tennis star Maria Sharapova's doping ban. Switzerland-based CAS said Tuesday that Sharapova “bore some degree of fault'' for the positive test “for which a sanction of 15 months is appropriate.'' CAS’s decision means that Sharapova will be able to return to competition at the French Open in in April. "I have gone from one of the toughest days of my career last March when I learned...

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