Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal of 9-year sentence
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting her appeal.
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Brittney Griner: Russian court hears appeal against nine-year prison sentence
US basketball star Brittney Griner has appealed against her nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession.
US basketball star Griner's Russian appeal hearing adjourned until 1000 GMT
KRASNOGORSK, Russia: A Russian court on Tuesday (Oct 25) began hearing an appeal by US WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner against her conviction and nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs, but promptly adjourned for two hours at her lawyers' request.
Russian court starts hearing appeal of jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner
KRASNOGORSK, Russia : A Russian court on Tuesday began hearing an appeal by U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner against her conviction and nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs.
Jailed US basketball star Griner "not expecting miracles" at Russian appeal
MOSCOW : U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner "does not expect miracles" at her appeal hearing on Tuesday against a nine-year Russian jail term for having cannabis oil in her luggage, her lawyers said in a statement.
Extended squad named for EuroBasket 2023 qualifier
Two players are in line for their senior international debuts, as Ireland head coach James Weldon names a 17-strong extended senior women's squad for their upcoming FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifier with the Netherlands.
NBA's Durant latest high-profile athlete to invest in pickleball
(Reuters) - Two-time NBA champion and former league Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant on Thursday became the latest high-profile athlete to buy a Major League Pickleball (MLP) expansion team.
2024 Paralympics in Paris will feature outdoor opening show for 1st time
The world's best Paralympic athletes, parading down France's most famous boulevard with their prosthetic limbs, mobility chairs and stories of adversity, heading to a grand celebration of their prowess and sports on the Paris square where the French Revolutionaries of 1789 chopped off heads.