Seven-time WNBA All-Star center Brittney Griner, 31, has been detained by the Russian Federal Customs Service after it claims to have found hashish oil in her luggage, according to the New York Times and Russian news agency TASS. She currently plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg, a women’s basketball team that competes […]
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WNBA Center Brittney Griner Is Detained in Russia
WASHINGTON — Russia explained on Saturday that it had detained an American basketball player — later on identified as Phoenix Mercury heart Brittney Griner — on drug expenses, entangling a U.S. citizen’s destiny in the hazardous confrontation between Russia and the West in excess of Ukraine. The Russian Federal Customs […]
Ukraine crisis: Russia to appeal against football ban imposed by Fifa and Uefa
The Russian Football Union mentioned it will go to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) to charm against its ban from international competitions soon after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The union said it would file just one lawsuit towards football’s environment and European governing bodies, demanding Russia’s men’s […]
Welsh morning headlines: News, Covid, sport, weather and roads updates as FAW joins boycott of games against Russia
We have put together a round-up of all the latest news, weather and travel information for Monday, February 28, that will get you caught up and ready for the day. In the latest news from the Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said Britain will do all it can to get more […]
Roman Abramovich hands Chelsea ‘stewardship’ to club’s charity trust following Russia invasion of Ukraine | Football News
Roman Abramovich has handed “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Abramovich will remain Chelsea owner and the Russian billionaire, who has invested over £1billion into the Stamford Bridge club since purchasing it in 2003, will not be asking the club […]
Ukraine conflict: Champions League final moved from Russia & F1 GP cancelled
Pep Guardiola, David Moyes, Ralf Rangnick & Thomas Tuchel on the Ukraine invasion The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine. The final of Europe’s most prestigious club competition was due to be played in […]