Despite being the best female surfer in Brazil, Silvana Lima was refused sponsorship deals because she wasn't considered sufficiently good-looking.

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Interesting tweet from the Daily Telegraph's north-east sports reporter...

BBC Radio 5 Live

The Monday Night Club with Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Andy Townsend and John Motson. 

The panel discuss the growing pressure on Steve McClaren at Newcastle, ask why is it Everton can't defend, and put forward their nominations for player of the year.

Listen to the podcast here.

To mark International Women's Day, we want to find out what the state of sport is for women and whether you have witnessed or experienced sexism?

Tweet your comments to #bbcsportsday or post on the BBC Sport Facebook page and we will publish the best.

Something to look out for shortly.

Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Two at 09:15 GMT will ask the following question...

BBC Radio 5 Live

Mark Chapman is joined by Jeff Tarango to discuss the news that former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open.

Listen to the podcast here.

Maria Sharapova has been the highest-earning female athlete in the world in each of the past 11 years, according to the Forbes list.

With career earnings from tennis alone amounting to almost £26m, she claimed she had taken meldonium "for the past 10 years" after being given it by "my family doctor" but had known the drug as mildronate.

"A few days ago, after I received a letter from the ITF, I found out it also has another name of meldonium, which I did not know," she said.  

"I did fail the test and take full responsibility for it," added Sharapova, who won Wimbledon as a 17-year-old in 2004.  

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To Maria Sharapova, who held a news conference late on Monday to reveal something rather startling - that she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open.

Dressed all in black - a nice sombre touch - the 28-year-old Russian announced she tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) says the five-time Grand Slam champion would be provisionally suspended from Saturday.

Sportswear company Nike says it is halting its relationship with her until the investigation was complete.

Right then, welcome to one and all.

And, as we mentioned in our opening entry, today is an important day - International Women's Day.

What started in New York in 1909 has grown into a major event and is a celebration of women's economical, political and social achievements.

Throughout the nxt few hours we'll be turning the spotlight on women in sport and giving you a flavour of what the day is all about.

First, though, we better get this Sharapova business out of the way...

And in the Daily Star too.

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And a couple of Sharapova-free ones for you, with Arsene Wenger taking centre stage in the Guardian.

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No prizes for guessing what - or whom - is dominating the headlines.

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