Pussy Riot members lose appeal over World Cup pitch invasion A Russian court dismisses appeals by four members of the protest group Pussy Riot, who were detained for trespassing on the Loujniki stadium pitch during the World Cup final. Veronika Nikulchina, Olga Kouratcheva, Olga Pakhtoussova and Pyotr Versilov were sentenced to 15 days in prison for running onto the football pitch in police uniforms during the France-Croatia final on 15 July in Moscow. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE