Ukraine war: Russia 'boosting production of powerful weapons' and Viktor Bout heaps praise on Putin
Russia is producing more destructive weapons to counter western countries that support Kyiv, said Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday.
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Men's Super League: Revenge for Belfast Star over University of Galway Maree
In an interesting week of match-ups in the InsureMyVan.ie Super League, there was a big win for Belfast Star, as they joined their opponents University of Galway Maree at the top of the standings alongside DBS Éanna.
Women's Super League: UCC Glanmire and Meteors win again
The pacesetters in the MissQuote.ie Super League showed no signs of slowing down this week after the short break from league action.
U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar
Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Lusail, Qatar.
Griner arrives back in US after Russian detention
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.
WNBA star Brittney Griner back in U.S. following high-profile Russia jailing, prisoner swap
Brittney Griner disembarked from a plane in Texas early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star was detained in Russia and became the most high-profile American jailed abroad.
Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.
'She is coming home!': Sports world cheers Griner's release
:Brittney Griner's Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team mates, fellow athletes and sport luminaries cheered her release from Russian custody on Thursday, months after she was first detained in a Moscow airport.