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Sharapova appeals her two-year ban
LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND): Maria Sharapova appealed her two-year doping ban to the highest court in sports on Tuesday, and an expedited ruling will be issued next month
LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND): Maria Sharapova appealed her two-year doping ban to the highest court in sports on Tuesday, and an expedited ruling will be issued next month ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Sharapova filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking to overturn or reduce the suspension imposed by the International Tennis Federation last week.
The Russian tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January, taking it before each match at that tournament even though the substance was banned at the start of 2016.
BOLT TUNES UP FOR RIO
LONDON: Usain Bolt will fine-tune his preparations for the Rio Olympics by competing at the Anniversary Games in London on July 22.
Organisers of the event, staged at the stadium where Bolt won double sprint gold and the 4x100m relay in 2012, said the Jamaican world record holder would race in the 200m.
“The London Anniversary Games will be one of my last races before Rio and running in the 200m will hopefully set me up for a successful Olympic Games,” Bolt said in a statement.
RAGHUBIR CRICKET
NEW DELHI: Hari Singh Academy beat Pusa Youngsters by 100 runs to win Rahubir cricket title at the Modern School g rounds. Unmukt Chand was the best batsman while Parwinder Awana was the best bowler. Meanwhile,Golden Hawks beat Ekta Club to top this season’s DDCA league’s Super Elite Division. Earlier, Sporting Club beat Collage to lift TYCA title at the Kotla.
