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Sharapova, the highest/paid female athlete in the world, loses major sponsors
Tennis star Maria Sharapova has lost several major sponsors after admitting that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The former world champion has been the highest-paid female athlete in the world for 11 years in a row, Forbes reported last year. She earned US$29.7 million last year — including “US$23 million from endorsements and appearances,” according to Forbes. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesMiss Sharapova will always have a place in my house, with me, in case she needs a new one ;)
Mar 09th, 2016 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0I cannot figure this woman at all.
Mar 09th, 2016 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0Is she stupid given she was warned of the upcoming ban of the previously 'legal' drug she was taking? OR
Did she think they wouldn't catch her?
Such a dismal end to her sparkling career.
@ 2
Mar 09th, 2016 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Overconfidence, bad advising, the foggy effect of getting things in her way without being caught, etc.
All that, combined with the millions earned plus fame and privileges, conspire against common sense.
Why stopping if things go smoothly?
Now she drops a tear or two and say´s she´s sorry. Well, scr*w her. She cheated. How many honest athletes never made it because of people like she taking the first places, illegally?
joke aside (she´s hot anyway), I have no sympathy for people like her.
This story doesn't make much sense to me. I have no problem with her taking the substance prior to its addition to the list. All sports stars take supplements that are perfectly legal and intended to improve performance - the question is where to draw the line.
Mar 09th, 2016 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0My confusion is that it's clear that her “team” knew Meldonium had been banned so why the hell was she still taking it?
If you take drugs, you will be banned l stop,
Mar 09th, 2016 - 01:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but on a lighter note,
she will not be banned from visiting me...
cough cough
What is interesting is why she was taking the drug in the first place, especially as she said it was prescribed by the family doctor.
Mar 09th, 2016 - 01:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Interesting take from the BBC here
http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35754677
......“It's very important for you to understand that for 10 years this medicine was not on the banned list, and I was legally taking this medicine.”
A solid reference to the legality of taking it, rather than the fact that meldonium has never been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the US, where Sharapova has lived for the past 21 years, or that the use of a drug to treat chronic heart failure seems curious in an otherwise phenomenally fit young woman.
Sounds like cheating to me....
Why this year, they have know what she does for years..... She is still aces in my book and I'm impressed with the way she handled it.....
Mar 10th, 2016 - 10:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0I have little faith in WADA and how it does business and the ITF just goes along...
The inventor of the drug stated that in his opinion there is no performance enhancement when the drug is used and he felt the opposite would be the case.
I'd bet WADA never talked with him....
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