There have been some amazing images from this past week of sport — from tributes to the great Muhammad Ali to the Copa America’s most colourful fans. Here, SunSport picks out the ten that stood out most. Undisputed No.1 men’s tennis star, Novak Djokovic, poses with La Coupe des Mousquetaires in Paris’ Place de la Concorde on […]
GARY NEVILLE blasted England’s principle sponsor Nike for standing by banned tennis star Maria Sharapova. The American sportswear giant, along with racket maker Head, announced they are to stand by the Russian athlete despite her being hit with a two-year ban from the sport for using meldonium. Neville, the former Manchester United and England right-back […]
RAFAEL NADAL’S Wimbledon dream is over after ruling himself out through injury. The Spaniard, currently ranked fourth in the world, crocked his left wrist during the French Open in May. He posted on Facebook: “Hi everybody. I’m sad to announce that after talking to my doctors, and receiving the results of my last medical revision, I won’t be […]
MARIA SHARAPOVA’S spectacular fall from grace is just the tip of the iceberg, for tennis and for sport. Because the anti-doping panel’s report on the former Wimbledon champion and her failed drugs test at the Australian Open makes it clear she is far from alone in using prescription medicines to enhance performance. Ben Johnson pumping […]
MARIA SHARAPOVA will appeal against her two-year doping ban. But the former Wimbledon champion’s career and reputation are in tatters after a damning verdict on her failed drug test at the Australian Open. The International Tennis Federation failed in a bid to have Sharapova banned for the maximum four years, because the anti-doping panel found […]