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Eleanor Crooks

Simona Halep handed four-year ban from tennis for doping breaches

Former Wimbledon champion and world No1 Simona Halep has been banned for four years for two doping offences.

The Romanian, who triumphed at the All England Club in 2019, had been provisionally suspended since last October having tested positive for the blood-boosting drug roxadustat at the 2022 US Open.

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