MARIA Sharapova will return from her 15-month doping ban at a tournament in Germany in April.


Car manufacturer Porsche http://www.cheaporiginalshoesonline.com/ , which sponsors both Sharapova and the event in Stuttgart, said yesterday that Sharapova has been given a wildcard entry into the tournament. It will be her first official competition since she tested positive for meldonium at last year’s Australian Open.


“I could not be happier to have my first match back on tour at one of my favorite tournaments,” said the 29-year-old Sharapova, who won the Stuttgart tournament from 2012-14. “I can’t wait to see all my great fans and to be back doing what I love.”


Sharapova will be eligible to return on April 26 Cheap Adidas Yeezy Mens , the third day of main-draw play, which could leave her facing a busy schedule of matches in order to win a fourth Stuttgart title.


“I’m sure the fans will be excited to see her play,” WTA CEO Steve Simon said in a statement.


The Russian will have to rely on wild-card invites to tournaments, including grand slams Cheap Adidas Yeezy Womens , for a while because her ban means she has fallen out of the world rankings, which only count tournament performances over the preceding 12 months.


Sharapova was originally banned for two years but that was reduced on appeal in October. She said she had used meldonium for years for medical reasons and was not aware it had been banned for 2016.


During her ban, she has played in some exhibition events. Known for setting up her own confectionary brand and for an interest in the commercial side of tennis, Sharapova also enrolled in a two-week program at Harvard Business School last year.




BELGRADE， Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Serbia defeated Russia 4-1 in the first round of the Davis Cup at the Cair Sports Centre in the city of Nis， qualifying for the last eight of the top international tennis competition for men.


According to the live results on the Davis Cup website， the final day started with a 3-0 lead for Serbia， so Dusan Lajovic's 2-1 victory over Russian veteran Konstantin Kravchuk just added one more point to the already-sealed triumph.


Serbia forfeited its fifth match between Nenad Zimonjic and Danil Medvedev due to its certain victory.


Previously on Friday， Viktor Troicki won his match against Karen Kachanov 6-4， 6-7， 6-3， 1-6， 7-6， while on Saturday Danil Medvedev gave up his match against Novak Djokovic in the fourth set at 3-6， 6-4， 6-1， 1-0.


In the doubles action on Sunday， Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki of Serbia beat Russia's Kravchuk and Andrey Kuznetsov 6-3， 7-6， 6-7， 6-4.


Serbia won its only Davis Cup title in 2010， and is currently 8th in the world rankings while Russia， ranked 15th， came out on top of the competition twice - in 2006 and 2002.


NAIROBI Cheap Adidas NMD Mens , May 16 (Xinhua) -- Flourishing Sino-Kenya bilateral ties have lately focused on human resources development to bridge skills gap across key economic sectors in the East African nation, an official of the Chinese embassy in Kenya said.


Guo Ce, Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, said Beijing has prioritized skills and technology transfer to empower local youth in its bilateral cooperation with East Africa's largest economy.


Guo singled out Chinese companies for providing a platform for Kenyans to hone skills and earn decent wages.


"According to the released data by Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association Cheap Adidas NMD Womens , 78 percent of full time employees and 95 percent of part-time employees are locals in Chinese companies currently operating in Kenya," Guo said in a recent statement issued in Nairobi.


He also noted that local Kenyans working for Chinese companies are rising through the ranks to occupy senior management positions.


Chinese enterprises have been at the forefront of transforming Kenyan communities through investments in job creating projects and training of unskilled youth to boost their employability.


Guo said these enterprises have managed to raise the living standard of local people through investments that are sensitive to local customs and environmental regulations.


The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that will be commissioned on June 1 is the embodiment of Sino-Africa collaboration in skills upgrade and technology transfer.


Guo noted that by the end of 2016, the SGR project had created 42,000 jobs for the locals that included 8 Cheap Adidas Superstar Mens ,976 Kenyan technical workers and 8,790 management staff.


"The level of localized management is therefore effectively enhanced. In addition, the SGR project plans to recruit 1,452 employees for its operations Cheap Adidas Superstar Womens ," said Guo.


He revealed that an additional 2,000 Kenyans will be trained to enhance their capacity to operate and maintain the modern railway line that is expected to transform regional economies.


Kenya has been a major beneficiary of training programs sponsored by the Chinese government and enterprises to help address skills deficit in the country.


According to Guo, human resources development will enable Kenya usher in a promising era of growth, prosperity and peace.


"Kenya is in the first batch of pilot countries to carry out the three networks and industrialization and industrial capacity cooperation initiated by China under which the human capacity building is one of the pillars Cheap Adidas Yeezy Shoes ," said Guo.


He disclosed that from 2015 to 2016, more than 1,200 Kenyans benefited from China-sponsored training in strategic areas like agriculture, industry Cheap Adidas NMD Shoes , trade, finance, tourism, security Cheap Adidas Superstar Shoes , health and infrastructure.


Guo added that Chinese companies have invested in vocational training for Kenyan youth to enhance their employability and capacity to start a business.


Such training programs are not only highly rated by Kenyan beneficiaries but have also enhanced their technical and soft skills to enable them fit in the modern job market.


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