British tennis player Tara Moore has been banned for four years for doping.
The 32-year-old was previously suspended when the case first came to light in 2022.
She was previously cleared by an independent tribunal 18 months ago, but is again banned from the sport, after an appeal over the decision to clear her name has been upheld.
The appeal was lodged by the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
Previously, the independent tribunal ruled that contaminated meat was the source of the positive test and that Moore “bore no fault or negligence”.
Moore was previously Britain’s top-ranked doubles player. She was tested positive for nandrolone and boldenone during an appearance at a tournament in Bogota, Colombia.
She was also featured at the Australian Open in January this year. However, as a result of the ban, Moore will be on the sidelines until at least the start of the 2028 season.
A court statement read: “After reviewing the scientific and legal evidence, the majority of the CAS Panel considered that the player did not succeed in proving that the concentration of nandrolone in her sample was consistent with the ingestion of contaminated meat.
“The panel concluded that Ms Moore failed to establish that the ADRV (Anti-Doping Rule Violation) was not intentional.
“The appeal by the ITIA is therefore upheld and the decision rendered by the Independent Tribunal is set aside.”