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Maria Sharapova to appeal two-year doping ban

Maria Sharapova to appeal two-year doping ban
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Maria Sharapova will appeal a two-year ban for doping imposed by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, she said on her Facebook…

Maria Sharapova will appeal a two-year ban for doping imposed by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, she said on her Facebook page.

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“The ITF spent tremendous amounts of time and resources trying to prove I intentionally violated the anti-doping rules and the tribunal concluded I did not,” she wrote.

“I will immediately appeal the suspension portion of this ruling to CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”

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