MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia on Tuesday upheld the nine-year prison sentence against American basketball player Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting an appeal. Griner, a two-time Olympic champion center with the United States and a star for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, was sentenced on August 4 after police said they … Read more
By Jim Heintz Associated Press More than four months after being detained at an airport in Moscow, RussiaAmerican basketball star Brittney Griner will appear in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial for possession of cannabis. The Phoenix Mercury player, considered in some polls to be America’s most gifted female athlete, … Read more
Zenit Saint Petersburg is one of the Russian clubs that will not be able to play in the 2022/23 season. Photo: Basketball Club Zenit The body that governs the two main European basketball competitions, the Euroleague and the Eurocup, suspended all Russian clubs from its two competitions for the 2022/23 season, it announced in a … Read more
Igor Belánov with the Ballon d’Or won in 1986 and today in the trench (on the left) The story of Igor Belanov is well known and not just because it was who won the Ballon d’Or in 1986but because that award should have been given to Diego Armando Maradona for his conquest in the World … Read more
The Swedish Basketball Federation made a drastic decision against Jonas Jerebkomember of the national team of that country: as a consequence of having signed with CSKA Moscow, the entity expelled him from the teamaccording to what was reported this Thursday through a statement. Jerebko, a pivot of 2.08 meters, 35 years old and 10 seasons … Read more
The sale of the Chelsea club by millionaire Roman Abramovich is the most visible result so far of the pressure on the Russian oligarchs in the United Kingdom, but this has not silenced those who demand that the British government be more forceful. Russian money in London is the great taboo facing Boris Johnson’s Executive. … Read more
The organization made a very tough decision about the future of the four teams that compete in the Euroleague and Eurocup. The Euroleague took drastic measures around the war between Russia and Ukraine and decided to suspend the Russian teams from international competitions. So much so that CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg and UNICS Kazan … Read more
Ukraine has asked businessman Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea, to act as a mediator in the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. As confirmed by a spokesman for Abramovich, the Ukrainian government has contacted the Russian billionaire to “help achieve peace.” Abramovich’s role Abramovich, owner of Chelsea. Furthermore, Ukrainian film director Alexander Rodnyansky reported that … Read more
Claudio Paul Spinelli took more than two days to cross the border with Poland (Photo: @SpinelliClaudio / File) Claudia speaks fast. In a hurry. Agitated. He hasn’t slept in more than two days. From Buenos Aires, he experienced the war in the first person. It is one more story that he carries on his shoulders … Read more
The German team announced that it will remove its main Russian sponsor from the shirt (REUTERS / Leon Kuegeler) The invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine in the early hours of this Thursday generated a global impact. And the sports field was not oblivious to the images that travel the planet with the bombings of … Read more
