Maria Sharapova to learn doping appeal verdict Today

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, Maria Sharapova of Russia loses a point to Serena Williams of the United States during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. A ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday July 11, 2016 that Maria Sharapova's appeal of her two-year doping ban has been postponed until September, ruling her definitively out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, Maria Sharapova of Russia loses a point to Serena Williams of the United States during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. A ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday July 11, 2016 that Maria Sharapova’s appeal of her two-year doping ban has been postponed until September, ruling her definitively out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year doping ban will be announced today.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will issue the decision at 3 p.m. local time (1300 GMT).

Sharapova challenged an International Tennis Federation ban imposed after she tested positive at the Australian Open for meldonium.

An ITF panel found that the Russian did not intend to cheat, but was at “very significant fault.”

Sharapova acknowledged taking meldonium before each match in Melbourne, claiming she was not aware it had been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Sharapova said she was prescribed the Latvian-made heart drug since 2006. Meldonium, also known as mildronate, is not approved for use in the United States where she lives.

Her ban expires in January 2018.



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