Ruling in Maria Sharapova appeal postponed to September,A cardinal on Maria Sharapova's address of her two-year doping ban has been adjourned until September, cardinal her definitively out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The Cloister of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday that Sharapova and the International Tennis Federation agreed to adjourn the decision, which had been due to be issued by next Monday.
CAS, the accomplished cloister in sports, said both parties capital added time to adapt their case and aswell cited "scheduling conflicts."
A adjudication is accepted by Sept. 19, the cloister said.
Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam best and above No. 1-ranked player, activated absolute for meldonium at the Australian Open in January and accustomed a two-year ban from the ITF. She filed an address endure month, gluttonous to annul or abate the sanction.
The parties agreed again to an "expedited procedure" that would acquiesce CAS to affair its cardinal this month. Had the abeyance been annulled, that would accept fabricated Sharapova acceptable for the Olympics in August.
The accommodation to advance aback the cardinal to September aswell rules out any achievability of Sharapova getting austere to play in the U.S. Open, which runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 11.
"Due to the parties acute added time to complete and acknowledge to their corresponding evidentiary submissions, and several scheduling conflicts, the parties accept agreed not to accelerate the appeal," CAS said in the statement.
Sharapova's lawyer, John Haggerty, said the accommodation was by alternate acceding and will accord her aggregation added time to adapt its case.
"CAS is the cloister of final address and this addendum will be helpful." Haggerty said in a statement. "We are hopeful Maria's abeyance will be reduced, but in all cases, these added two months will not appulse our expectations of what can be achieved."
Sharapova accustomed demography meldonium afore anniversary bout at the Australian Open. She said she had not been acquainted that meldonium, aswell accepted as mildronate, had been banned by World Anti-Doping Agency as of Jan. 1.
An absolute three-person console appointed by the ITF disqualified that Sharapova did not intend to bluff because she didn't apperceive meldonium was banned, but that she bore "sole responsibility" and "very cogent fault" for the absolute test.
Sharapova said she aboriginal was assigned the Latvian-made drug, about acclimated for affection conditions, for medical affidavit in 2006.
Her ban is due to end on Jan. 25, 2018, which would accumulate her out of eight Grand Slam tournaments, forth with the Olympics.
Tennis amateur Maria Sharapova reacts as she addresses the media apropos a bootless biologic analysis at The LA Hotel Downtown on March 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Sharapova, a five-time above champion, is currently the 7th ranked amateur on the WTA tour. Sharapova, withdrew from this week's BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells due to injury.Maria Sharapova of Russia congratulates Serena Williams of the United States on acceptable their division final bout during day nine of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a forehand in her third annular bout adjoin Lauren Davis of the United States during day 5 of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan. 22, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.Maria Sharapova attends the Maria Sharapova and Friends tennis accident presented by Porsche on Dec. 13, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Maria Sharapova hits a forehand to Serena Williams during the 2004 Wimbledon women's final July 3, 2004. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-4 for her aboriginal Grand Slam title.
The Cloister of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday that Sharapova and the International Tennis Federation agreed to adjourn the decision, which had been due to be issued by next Monday.
CAS, the accomplished cloister in sports, said both parties capital added time to adapt their case and aswell cited "scheduling conflicts."
A adjudication is accepted by Sept. 19, the cloister said.
Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam best and above No. 1-ranked player, activated absolute for meldonium at the Australian Open in January and accustomed a two-year ban from the ITF. She filed an address endure month, gluttonous to annul or abate the sanction.
The parties agreed again to an "expedited procedure" that would acquiesce CAS to affair its cardinal this month. Had the abeyance been annulled, that would accept fabricated Sharapova acceptable for the Olympics in August.
The accommodation to advance aback the cardinal to September aswell rules out any achievability of Sharapova getting austere to play in the U.S. Open, which runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 11.
"Due to the parties acute added time to complete and acknowledge to their corresponding evidentiary submissions, and several scheduling conflicts, the parties accept agreed not to accelerate the appeal," CAS said in the statement.
Sharapova's lawyer, John Haggerty, said the accommodation was by alternate acceding and will accord her aggregation added time to adapt its case.
"CAS is the cloister of final address and this addendum will be helpful." Haggerty said in a statement. "We are hopeful Maria's abeyance will be reduced, but in all cases, these added two months will not appulse our expectations of what can be achieved."
Sharapova accustomed demography meldonium afore anniversary bout at the Australian Open. She said she had not been acquainted that meldonium, aswell accepted as mildronate, had been banned by World Anti-Doping Agency as of Jan. 1.
An absolute three-person console appointed by the ITF disqualified that Sharapova did not intend to bluff because she didn't apperceive meldonium was banned, but that she bore "sole responsibility" and "very cogent fault" for the absolute test.
Sharapova said she aboriginal was assigned the Latvian-made drug, about acclimated for affection conditions, for medical affidavit in 2006.
Her ban is due to end on Jan. 25, 2018, which would accumulate her out of eight Grand Slam tournaments, forth with the Olympics.
Tennis amateur Maria Sharapova reacts as she addresses the media apropos a bootless biologic analysis at The LA Hotel Downtown on March 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Sharapova, a five-time above champion, is currently the 7th ranked amateur on the WTA tour. Sharapova, withdrew from this week's BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells due to injury.Maria Sharapova of Russia congratulates Serena Williams of the United States on acceptable their division final bout during day nine of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a forehand in her third annular bout adjoin Lauren Davis of the United States during day 5 of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan. 22, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.Maria Sharapova attends the Maria Sharapova and Friends tennis accident presented by Porsche on Dec. 13, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Maria Sharapova hits a forehand to Serena Williams during the 2004 Wimbledon women's final July 3, 2004. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-4 for her aboriginal Grand Slam title.
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