Brittney Griner

Nupur Sharma’s Prophet remark, The Kashmir Files and Oscar slapgate: The biggest controversies and scandals of 2022

It was a year marred with controversies and scandals. It began with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars stage and then more controversies followed. In India, Nupur Sharma's Prophet remarks and The Kashmir Files row kicked up a storm

'So good to be home': Brittney Griner speaks out after release from Russian prison

The 32-year-old Griner, in an Instagram post, thanked a long list of people for securing her release with a "special thank you" to President Joe Biden.

Explained: Why Brittney Griner’s case was difficult for US to negotiate

Accusations of possession and smuggling of narcotics under Russian criminal law require proof of ‘direct intent’. The choice Brittney Griner made was to not declare the cartridges. Had she done so, the cartridges likely would have been confiscated, but no offence would have been committed

Brittney Griner dunks in first basketball workout in 10 months: Report

Women's NBA star Griner conducted a light workout at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, Lindsay Kagawa Colas told the US sports telecaster

‘I want to talk’: WNBA star Brittney Griner opened up during her long trip home

Griner, who also played pro basketball in Russia, was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February after Russian authorities said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil

US basketball star Brittney Griner arrives home after Russia prisoner swap

Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, WNBA champion and LGBTQ trailblazer, was arrested at a Moscow airport against a backdrop of soaring tensions over Ukraine.

How Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison puts the spotlight on Paul Whelan

Paul Whelan, a former Marine who became a corporate security executive, was arrested at a Moscow hotel in December 2018 and accused of spying. He was convicted in June 2020 on espionage charges, which the US government says were manufactured

Explained: Who is Brittney Griner, the US basketball star released from a Russian prison?

Before being arrested by Russian authorities for possessing cannabis oil in February, Brittney Griner had an amazing career in basketball, winning two Olympic gold medals for the American team. After 10 long months, she now returns home after a prisoner swap with Moscow for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Brittney Griner heads back to US after release from Russia in prisoner swap

Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia in February on drug charges, and Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in a US prison, were exchanged at an airport in Abu Dhabi.

Explained: Why Brittney Griner's swap isn't the deal the US wanted

The Joe Biden administration made a 'substantial proposal' to Russia to free two Americans, WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. However, after months of difficult, private negotiations, they were only able to bring Griner home