Maria Sharapova can get back to her best and we will stand by her, says WTA chief in Hong Kong

Published: 13/10/2017

Maria Sharapova can get back to her best and we will stand by her, says WTA chief in Hong Kong

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Maria Sharapova will be back fighting for the biggest prizes next season and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will continue to stand by her, according to the governing body’s chief executive. The five-time grand slam champion returned from a 15-month doping in April but endured mixed form after suffering with injury. However, the former world number one gave a glimpse at the US Ope

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Hong Kong stocks edge higher buoyed by consumer staples

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Hong Kong stocks ended the week slightly higher on Friday, as consumer staples advanced. The Hang Seng Index inched ahead 0.03 per cent to 28,468.76, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 0 ... Read more

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63-year-old Hong Kong triathlete Grace Fong ‘honoured’ to compete in Hawaii world championships

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Listen, if you dare: here is a recording of the mysterious ‘sonic attack’ on US diplomats in Cuba

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Living with corpses: how Indonesia’s Toraja people deal with their dead

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Countdown starts to resign conventional cars to history as China’s Sept green vehicle sales soar 80pc

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IMF chief believes world’s economy faces threats which could derail recovery

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Tesla recalls 11,000 Model X SUVs worldwide because of safety risk posed by faulty rear seats

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Everything visitors to Thailand during the royal funeral need to know and prepare for

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Sole survivor: UK paramedics save man after fish jumps down his throat. Fish not so lucky

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Why funeral for the late Thai king may not be for tourists; and how you can still pay your respects

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US environmental group to sue government over status of Pacific walrus as an endangered species

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