A Russian court has upheld a nine-year prison sentence against US basketball player Brittney Griner, prompting renewed calls from the United States for her release.A Moscow-area court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Griner, who was found guilty and sentenced in August on drug charges, in what the White House called “another sham judicial proceeding”.Griner, a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star and two-time Olympic gold medallist, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is illegal in Russia.
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