Unbelievable

[SteveB]

It is hard to know what will happen. I do have sympathy for her, especially since there are a lot of tennis players out there who are on steroids.
At the moment it does seem she is heading for a four-year ban.

Her press conference was attempt, to paraphrase Churchill, to have her version around the world before the athletics authority’s version had its boots on. [She did mess it up a bit with her “rich girl off the cuff comments” about the grottiness of the hotel and the poor carpet]

But people are not as simple as they once were with the internet and world news etc. People recognize spin.

I fear when the athletics authority’s version is released it will be later, but will come booted and suited and the rather, let’s face it, lame claims about it being a mistake will not hold much weight.
Plus, any other drugs claims that arise against other athletes, especially Russian born ones, will raise the profile and weaker her case further.

Tennis is awash with drugs; they have caught someone, they probably wish it was not their poster girl, but there is the danger they will make an example of her. Nike et al have bailed out to avoid being contaminated (they have been burned before) pending the outcome.

[annabel taylor]

True.
But if Maria Sharapova had a heart condition she certainly couldn't play tennis at her level.

Never ever underestimate a person
People battle silent conditions everyday but there own determination wins

[The D Man]

Seems like the end has come for Sharapova in tennis, also Nike major sponsor suspended her contract straight away ... sad

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35750285

She has gotten herself into a major mess with this situation. She will get banned definitely because there is so much emphasis now on drugs in sport. The governing bodies cannot be seen to do nothing about the situation.

[The D Man]

Never ever underestimate a person
People battle silent conditions everyday but there own determination wins

Very true a person may look very well on the outside but internally may not be that well at all.

[Spanky Panky]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/20...uropean-games/
Almost 500 atheletes at Baku games may have been doping with meldonium. 17 of 21 sports returned positive tests. It really is surprising the amount of elite atheletes battling diabetes, heart problems etc. Hats off to them all.
Chris Froome battling bilharzia and athsma two time T de F winner. Cycling has to be clean because we got rid of Lance though right?
All elite level sport is corrupt because the WADA, USADA, UCI, IAAF etc are all complicit in keeping the charade going. They're more interested in positive PR than rooting out problems. With folk like Seb Coe at the top, there is no hope for change either. I think football will be next for a few big name sacrificial lambs. Or rugby.
You'd have to feel a little sorry for the ones who get popped. Consider the huge financial rewards, the incentives and the knowledge that practically everyone else is doing it. How could you say no.

[Not Tyler Durden]

Seems like the end has come for Sharapova in tennis, also Nike major sponsor suspended her contract straight away ... sad

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35750285

She is managing the PR battle very well. She has either a very good team around her or is very clever.
I feel a little sorry for individual athletes who are chosen to be caught as doping is everywhere.



Clever, play the paparazzi victim, talk about a cute dog and the response has been very supportive and very positive so well done her. I hope she plays again.
I wonder what the response would be if she was ugly and a shot putter?

[ilovepussy123]

I'd still give her one though

id go back for seconds lol

[Clueless]

Just a quick google search shows that Sharapova is creating headlines for her excellent dress sense at parties and events all around the world- so she is a fashion icon now - maybe she might become another Posh Spice

[redforever]

You do know like that even fit people can suffer a heart condition how many fit people drop dead suddenly or young footballers etc

Just read where some Cameroon international soccer player died last night on the pitch from a heart attack while playing for dynamo Bucharest . . .

[alcatel]

Just read where some Cameroon international soccer player died last night on the pitch from a heart attack while playing for dynamo Bucharest . . .

SADS-sudden adult death syndrome-(not seasonal affective disorder;-) an undiagnosed heart condition in a young(ish) adult, often triggered by vigorous exercise, resulting in sudden collapse and death.