Tennis Academy's Extrovert Suspended from Competition for Cocaine Use.
20.05.2025
4233
Journalist
Shostal Oleksandr
20.05.2025
4233
Moroccan Tennis Player Banned for Cocaine Use
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced the temporary suspension of 23-year-old Moroccan tennis player Imran Sibil. In March this year, he tested positive for cocaine and its metabolites during a tournament in Spain. The athlete did not appeal the ITIA's decision.
Sibil ranked 1433rd in his tennis career. This case is not isolated, another athlete - Russian defender of the NHL's 'Washington' club Alexander Alexeyev - was detained during a fight and charged with being drunk in public in the US capital.
«At 03:26 AM on May 17, police officers were stopped by a witness who reported a fight outside the venue. The officers saw the suspect participating in a fight with another man. When the officers got closer, the suspect hit the other man, and one of the police officers used pepper spray during the arrest. The suspect received medical assistance at the scene due to the effects of the pepper spray,» – quotes Arlington County Police representative Kai Daniel in ARLnow.
Read also
- AI Names the Best-Looking Player for the 2026 World Cup: An Argentine Takes the Crown
- Spain's Rising Star Lamine Yamal May Miss Saudi Arabia Match: Coach Shares Update
- Canada Crushes Qatar 6–0 for First Group B Win at 2026 World Cup
- 2026 World Cup Matchday 2: Brazil Takes on Haiti Without Neymar—Who Else Plays Today
- Canada and Mexico Top Their Groups at 2026 World Cup: Second Round Results
- Messi Matches Klose’s World Cup Record: 16 Goals After Hat-Trick Against Algeria

