'Like a footballer being banned for the summer' - Sinner ban sparks tennis debate
Liam Broady believes Jannik Sinner's three-month doping ban has been timed to impact the world number one's career "as little as possible".
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'Sad day for tennis' - Sinner doping ban 'leaves sour taste'
Jannik Sinner's doping case has divided the tennis world for months, with the news he will serve a three-month ban leading to further questions and criticism.BBC News - 5d -
‘A sad day for tennis’: critics round on Sinner after three-month ban agreed
Italian will be suspended from the sport until 4 May Kyrgios and Henman among those critical of decision Jannik Sinner has agreed to accept an immediate three-month doping ban from the World ...The Guardian - 5d -
Jannik Sinner, Top-Ranked Tennis Player, Accepts 3 Month Ban for Failed Drug Tests
The Australian Open Champion won’t be eligible to play again until May.The New York Times - 5d -
Tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets 3-month ban to end doping case
The timing means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open, the season's next major, starts May 25.CBS News - 4d -
Sinner and his lawyers play system like a Stradivarius by negotiating three-month ban
We did not have long to wait. News of Jannik Sinner’s negotiated three-month ban dropped at around 9.30am on Saturday morning, and in less than an hour his chief critic Nick Kyrgios had weighed in. ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
World number one Sinner banned for three months
World number one Jannik Sinner accepts a three-month ban from tennis after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive drugs tests last year.BBC News - 5d -
Top-ranked Sinner accepts 3-month doping ban
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement over his two positive doping tests. Sinner will be back in time for the French Open in May.ESPN - 5d -
Jannik Sinner gets 3-month ban for failing drug tests
The world's top male tennis player has been banned for three months after failing two drug tests. Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open last month. He claims the banned steroid must have entered ...CBS News - 4d -
Novak Djokovic hits out at Jannik Sinner ‘favouritism’ after doping ban
Novak Djokovic claimed Jannik Sinner was shown “favouritism” over his “strange” three-month doping ban as he hit out at “inconsistencies” in cases involving top players.Yahoo Sports - 2d
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