Sharapova's doping ban cut to 15 months
Lausanne - Maria Sharapova had her two-year tennis ban for doping reduced to 15 months by the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday.
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| Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova appealed her two-year tennis ban after failing a drugs test during the Australian Open AFP/Robyn Beck |
The 29-year-old Russian tested positive for the banned medication meldonium during January's Australian Open, but the world's top sports court cut the initial two-year ban by nine months.
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