Banned...*

Women’s tennis star Maria Sharapova has been banned from competing in the sport for two years.  An independent tribunal appointed by the ITF, the world governing body of tennis, said Sharapova provided a urine sample, after her quarter-final match at the Australian Open in Melbourne. The sample was found to contain a drug called meldonium, which became a banned substance recently.

Sharapova publicly announced she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open, but maintained that she was unaware that the drug she had been taking for a decade, mildronate, was banned. The 29-year-old Russian tennis player said she had started using the drug, which helps increase blood and oxygen flow, under a doctor's guidance in 2006 because of irregular electrocardiogram results as well as a family history of heart issues and diabetes.   When you have the money, you may be able to have the doctor you wish.  Just a thought.