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Sharapova drug test is a 'game-changer'

Russia's tennis chief says he expects Maria Sharapova to play at the 2016 Olympics despite her shock announcement that she failed a drugs test.

The Games in Rio de Janeiro start on 5 August.

Sharapova, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion would be provisionally suspended from 12 March.

Sharapova could face up to a four-year ban.

But Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev told the TASS news agency: "I think this is just a load of nonsense.