Russian court sets trial date in US basketball star's drugs case

Brittney Griner will stand trial from July 1

The Russian trial into drug smuggling accusations against American women's basketball star Brittney Griner will begin on July 1, with a district court extending Griner's detention for a further six months.

Griner appeared at Khimiki District Court just outside Moscow for a preliminary hearing on Monday, where the start date of her trial was confi