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Brittney Griner: Fears US basketball star detained in Russia could become political pawn
Basketball stars in the US claim they have been told not to make a “big fuss” in public about Olympic medalist Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February.
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Basketball and the hijab – Asma Elbadawi interview
Joining me now from Leeds is Asma Elbadawi, a basketball player and coach from Bradford who petitioned for the Basketball governing body, FIBA, to allow Muslim players to compete in hijab.
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Basketball allows religious headgear to be worn in games
It’s no longer a choice between their sport and their faith: Basketball’s governing body has finally changed its rules on religious headgear – allowing athletes to wear hijabs during games.
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Jordan on sport: funding crisis for basketball
In a week when Andy Murray parted from coach Ivan Lendl and UK Sport cut its funding for basketball, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan looks ahead to Saturday’s Chelsea-Arsenal clash.
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Basketball, booze & Kim Jong-un: Rodman says sorry for rant
A day after singing Happy Birthday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, former NBA star Dennis Rodman apologies for his comments about captive US missionary Kenneth Bae.
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NBA basketball player Jason Collins comes out as gay
A US basketball star becomes the first active player in a major American team sport to come out as gay – saying he is “happy to start the conversation” about homosexuality.
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How difficult is Paralympic basketball?
How difficult is wheelchair basketball for an able-bodied player? Channel 4 News brings together Guildford Heat captain Mike Martin and Paralympic medallist Simon Munn to find out.
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Basketball brawl mars Biden visit to China
A spectacular fight on the basketball court has overshadowed US Vice-President Joe Biden’s diplomatic trip to China.
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Paralympic World Cup: Brits win wheelchair basketball gold
Great Britain’s women’s wheelchair basketball team take their first BT Paralympic World Cup title with a 63-52 victory over Germany, while the men’s team beat Brazil for bronze.
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Ice Cube on the police, AI and Black business
Ice Cube tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his journey through 50 years of Hip Hop, his thoughts on the American government and why he thinks AI is an existential threat, in this episode of Ways to Change the Word.
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Hip Hop legend Ice Cube: ‘I’ve been disappointed with the government since I was born’
He is regarded by hip-hop critics and fans as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
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Brittney Griner arrives home in Texas after being freed from Russia in prisoner exchange
Vladimir Putin has said that further prisoner swaps between the US and Russia were possible – and that dialogue between the two country’s intelligence services would continue – following the release of Brittney Griner. The basketball star today arrived home in Texas having been freed from a Russian penal colony in return for a notorious…
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Will there be a US-Russia prisoner swap?
The US government is reported to have offered to free Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms dealer, in exchange for basketball star Brittney Griner and former US marine Paul Whelan, both of whom are being held by the Russian authorities.
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View from the Window: how children are experiencing the coronavirus crisis
We went to visit some children in East London to find out about their experience of the coronavirus crisis.
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Kobe Bryant: US authorities investigate fatal helicopter crash
When it comes to sporting figures in the United States, they didn’t come much bigger than Kobe Bryant.