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UN suspends Sharapova as goodwill ambassador




LONDON: After losing contracts by Nike, Porsche and Tag Heuer, tennis star Maria Sharapova has been suspended as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations.

“The UN Development Programme (UNDP), which Sharapova became a goodwill ambassador of in February 2007, suspended the Russian tennis star until the outcome of the investigation into her case is known,” said a UN official.

Sharapova is facing charges after admitting she tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at this year’s Australian Open.

Sharapova’s work with the UN focused mainly on helping survivors of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.



M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.