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Sharapova gets 2-year ban for violation of anti-doping rules

June 8, 2016 Interfax
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova. Source: AP

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has suspended Russian national Maria Sharapova for two years for violating the anti-doping rules, the organization's press service said on June 8.

Maria Sharapova said on her official Facebook page that she will appeal this decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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