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Other sponsors ditch Sharapova after drugs test but Head extends her contract

11/03/2016

Big-name sponsors Nike, TAG Heuer and Porsche have cancelled or put on hold their promotional work with tennis star Maria Sharapova following a positive drug test but tennis equipment brand Head has said it will stand by her. Ms Sharapova announced on March 7 that a drugs test she did at the Australian Open in January had proved positive. She...

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