gargantuan sponsors suspend relationship with world’s highest-paid female athlete after tennis star said she failed a drug testNike and Tag Heuer have become the first major sponsors to slit ties with Maria Sharapova after the tennis star revealed she had tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, with Porsche also suspending promotions with the player.
The five-time grand slam winner announced on Monday that she failed the drug test after she was knocked out of the Australian Open in January. She has been provisionally suspended from the sport by the International Tennis Federation. Related: Maria Sharapova's PR machine limits damage but raises uncomfortable questions | Bryan Armen Graham Related: What is meldonium and why did Maria Sharapova take it? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com