An 18-year-old Ukrainian girl who had been taken to Russia against her will by her parents was forced to learn the Russian national anthem by heart and sing it under a scorching hot sun by Russian ...

When Brittney Griner returned to a WNBA game for the first time since being detained for 10 months as a prisoner in Russia, she said the national anthem “definitely hit different” — comparing it to ...

Brittney Griner played for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning gold both times. But the WNBA star admits the 2024 Paris Olympics will be "different" and ...

Longtime women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is not taking living in America for granted after her freedom was taken from her overseas. Before her stint in a Russian prison, Brittney Griner had ...

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. Russia’s national anthem is very desirable to be heard at international sports tournaments, but the victories of the country’s athletes are by far more important as ‘they can ...

Officials in Russia's North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria said on July 22 that eight local residents have each been ordered to pay a 3,000 ruble ($34) fine for "violating regulations on the ...