According to the ITF Press Release, the Independent Tribunal appointed under Article 8.1 of the 2016 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the “Programme”) has found that Maria Sharapova committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Programme and as a consequence has disqualified the affected results and imposed a period of ineligibility of two years, commencing on 26 January 2016. (Read more at http://www.itftennis.com/news/231175.aspx#Zg5MuPxCQtOTflMG.99)

1. The Composition of the Tribunal, and the Counsellors for each Party:

2. The Conclusion of the Investigation

3. The Decision of the Tribunal

4. The Saga is to be Continued…

The decision by the Tribunal is not final.

Maria, while content with the “unintentional” contravention as concluded by the Tribunal, is not accepting the “unfairly harsh” two-year ban.

Maria’s statement on the ITF’s decision:

The Case Summary by Maria’s Counsellors:

Further hearing and the final decision will be expected from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the appeals body for all international doping-related disputes with its HQ located in Lausanne.