Maria Sharapova's drugs ban and her public reaction to the suspension do serious damage to her image and long-term prospects - but partner brands shouldn’t be hasty to end their relationship with her.
Read MorePR professionals say tennis ace Maria Sharapova and her team had "followed the crisis playbook to the letter" in announcing that she had failed a drugs test and would be banned from the sport.
Read MoreSearch Categories
- Action Sports
- Aussie Rules
- Combat sports
- Crisis Communications
- Diversity in sport
- Sports Crises
- Swimming
- american football
- athletics
- badminton
- basketball
- betting
- boxing
- broadcasting
- campaigning
- celebrity
- charity
- consultancy
- cricket
- crisis management
- cycling
- darts
- diversity
- drugs in sport
- esports
- event management
- fitness
- football
- formula one
- golf
- grassroots sport
- health
- horse racing
- international comms
- journalism
- law in sport
- leadership
- leadership comms
- media relations
- media training
- mental health
- modern penthathlon
- motor racing
- obstacle racing
- olympics
- para-sport
- politics
- pop culture
- privacy
- public relations