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20 August 2026

One month or four years? Timing key in Kyrgios ban

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Source reporting: BBC Sport https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/rss.xml

One month or four years? Timing key in Kyrgios ban

The severity of the ban facing Nick Kyrgios for testing positive for cocaine depends on whether he can prove he took the drug out of competition.

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