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Brittney Griner found guilty by Russian court

A court in Moscow has found the US basketball star guilty of drug smuggling

A court in Moscow has found the US basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling. Griner, an Olympic gold medallist, had admitted having vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her possession, when she was detained in February. But she said she had not intended to break the law. We explain what the court case has been about, and what might happen next.

China has launched several ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan, as part of live fire military drills - China's biggest-ever in the region. It follows top across the country.

And after football’s record-breaking Women’s Euros 2022, we hear a conversation among female sports commentators based in Rwanda, the Netherlands and the Philippines, discussing the future for women in sport.

(Photo: U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner is escorted after the final statements in a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool)

50 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Aug 2022 15:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Aug 2022 15:06GMT

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