Nike suspends relationship with Maria Sharapova!

Nike suspends relationship with Maria Sharapova!

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chris watton

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259 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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She faces a lengthy ban after having failed her drugs test for the Australian Open this year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/mariashara...

PositronicRay

26,957 posts

182 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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And lost Nike contract.

wolves_wanderer

12,356 posts

236 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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I'd be happy to step in and have a "relationship" with her.

Soov535

35,829 posts

270 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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They made the substance illegal in January. She's been taking it for 10 years legally.

She'll get a fine.

Digga

40,206 posts

282 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Nice to see Porsche aren't too bothered. hehe

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Doping in tennis? Who'd have thought.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycli...


Soov535

35,829 posts

270 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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She's tested positive for being HAWT!

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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el stovey said:
Doping in tennis? Who'd have thought.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycli...
Well, everyone with half a brain would have thought it hehe Every professional sport has a doping problem, cycling and athletics are more open about it than most and hence cop a lot of flak from deluded fans of other sports.

None so blind etc...

Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Digga said:
Nice to see Porsche aren't too bothered. hehe
Well, we know the attitude of the VAG group to cheating the system smile

Digga

40,206 posts

282 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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ewenm said:
Well, everyone with half a brain would have thought it hehe Every professional sport except darts has a doping problem, cycling and athletics are more open about it than most and hence cop a lot of flak from deluded fans of other sports.

None so blind etc...
FTFY

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Digga said:
ewenm said:
Well, everyone with half a brain would have thought it hehe Every professional sport except darts has a doping problem, cycling and athletics are more open about it than most and hence cop a lot of flak from deluded fans of other sports.

None so blind etc...
FTFY
I said "sport" not "game" wink

EricE

1,945 posts

128 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Eric Mc said:
Digga said:
Nice to see Porsche aren't too bothered. hehe
Well, we know the attitude of the VAG group to cheating the system smile
Read the video description... hehe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrRvNc8Akb8

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Hmm.
Not sure what I think.
How well publicised was the banning of the substance in January?

chris watton

Original Poster:

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259 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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xjay1337 said:
Hmm.
Not sure what I think.
How well publicised was the banning of the substance in January?
Not sure, but I would have thought that all professional athletes would have got the memo, at least.

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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xjay1337 said:
Hmm.
Not sure what I think.
How well publicised was the banning of the substance in January?
I'm in no way a professional athlete and yet I get the emails from WADA about changes to the banned substance lists (I think because I'm registered with England Athletics).

Keeping abreast of the WADA lists is a basic administration task for any athlete.

towser44

3,472 posts

114 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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chris watton said:
xjay1337 said:
Hmm.
Not sure what I think.
How well publicised was the banning of the substance in January?
Not sure, but I would have thought that all professional athletes would have got the memo, at least.
Thought she admitted that she got the WADA email with a link to the banned substances but never clicked on it?

Dromedary66

1,924 posts

137 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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ewenm said:
Keeping abreast of the WADA lists is a basic administration task for any athlete.
Indeed. When someone earns $40 million a year and that could be lost by taking the wrong substance you'd think it would be in their (and their many coaches/advisers) interest to know the legality of everything (especially known performance enhancers) they take on a daily basis.

EricE

1,945 posts

128 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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towser44 said:
Thought she admitted that she got the WADA email with a link to the banned substances but never clicked on it?
Yep:

https://youtu.be/_u5Jkaho3Qw?t=258

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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ewenm said:
Keeping abreast of the WADA lists is a basic administration task for any athlete.
Yup, it's like remembering to train or forgetting the olympics were on and missing your race.

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Tuesday 8th March 2016
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It's to her credit that she's not tried to dodge responsibility or (publicly) blame her support team. Not that she gains any sympathy from me for that, but it's so often "someone else's fault" when sportspeople are caught.