Nike has suspended its relationship with Maria Sharapova hours after she admittedshe had tested positive for a banned substance. The five-times Grand Slam champion dropped the bombshell at a press conference at a Los Angeles hotel, confessing she had been caught out by tennis's anti-doping operation on Mondaynight.The highest earning athlete in any female sport said that she had been found to have taken Mildronate which was prohibited from January 1 this year and has been taking it for 10 years.And just hours later, she lost her most lucrative deal - an eight-year contract extended in 2010 for a reported$70million with sportswear brand Nike.The International Tennis Federation has confirmed the star will be provisionally suspended from the sport from March 12.
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