Sharapova excited about her return after doping ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed an appeal by Russian boxer Misha Aloian who was stripped of his 2016 Olympic silver medal for doping. CAS says its judging panel found that Olympic rules "affords no discretion and that disqualification of ...

The thorny issue of creating a new drug-testing authority independent of international federations will be on the agenda here Thursday at a key meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency just eight months ahead of the Winter Olympics. Currently in the fight ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday. Ennis-Hill not expecting Chernova apology after doping ban IMAGE:Jessica Ennis-Hill. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill does not expect to receive an apology from Tatyana Chernova after the Russian heptathlete was stripped of her 2011 world title for a doping violation but she is eager to get her hands on the gold medal. Chernova won heptathlon gold ahead of Ennis-Hill at the 2011 ...

News of that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Claudio Ranieri is set to be named manager of French Ligue 1 club Nantes four months after being sacked by LeicesterCity, the team he guided to an unlikely Premier League title triumph last year. Ranieri's appointment was held up by French league (LFP) rules that prohibit the appointment of any manager above the age of 65. The Italian turned 65 in October.

All eyes were on the intense grudge match between Eugenie Bouchard and Maria Sharapova at the second round of the Madrid Open, where the Canadian produced a brilliant display to take down the former World No. 1.The air was thick with anticipation as the match ...

While some say the five-times Grand Slam champion, initially banned for two years after testing positive for Meldonium, has done her time some fellow players are angry the red carpet is being rolled out. IMAGE: Maria Sharapova in action during the World TeamTennis Smash Hits charity tennis event benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, on October 10, 2016. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Not much phases Roberta Vinci after 16 years on Tour but the ...

IMAGE: The investigation began after several dozen soccer officials, mainly from Latin America, were indicted in the United States in 2015 on corruption-related charges, sparking the worst crisis in FIFA's 113-year history. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images FIFA has completed a 22-month internal inquiry into allegations of high-level corruption and criminal misconduct that buffeted world football and handed its report to Swiss authorities, soccer's ruling body said on Friday. "FIFA ...