World Sports News - Friday 9 December by Chili Radio

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Basketball - The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. President Joe Biden said Griner was safe and on a plane home from the United Arab Emirates. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing cannabis oil and last month sent to a penal colony.

Football - Luis Enrique has left his role as Spain boss after they were knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco in the last 16. The 52-year-old took charge in 2018 and guided Spain to the Euro 2020 semi-finals, where they lost to Italy. In last night's Women's CL matches, highlights included good wins for Wolfsburg and PSG.

England winger Raheem Sterling will return to Qatar today ahead of tomorrow's World Cup quarter-final against France.The Chelsea player, 28, flew back to England on Sunday following a break-in at his family home in Surrey.He missed England's 3-0 win over Senegal in the last 16, but is expected to rejoin the squad in Al Wakrah this morning.

The chief executive of the Qatar World Cup has been criticised by human rights groups for saying "death is a natural part of life" when asked about a migrant worker's death at the tournament. 

Football's world governing body Fifa said it was "deeply saddened" following the death of the worker during the group stages. In an interview with Reuters, tournament boss Nasser Al Khater said he was "disappointed" at journalists' questions on the matter.

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