constantin rushkoff has been on the move for most of his life born in kazakhstan he would move to rush hour in his early teens to continue his rugby development before departing for france after the turn of the millennium. he took up the sport to be age of twelve however things could have been very different for the thirty two year old had taken different career path as he used to be tennis number one. i thought it would take a lot of time to get to the top in tennis as those time goes by the champions are getting younger and younger the money in tennis is a lot of this world in comparison to rugby but i've never regretted my decision because constantine has been playing for the last decade in france and once played with fellow russian veteran of however over the last couple of years as a member of a massive a tirade team which included one of world rugby his most famous ever player is. full i was very lucky to end up at the same club as john a little more i wasn't very lucky that he decided to quit the game not long after i joined he had a lot of injuries and health problems he's now

trying times we catch up with russia rugby player constantine who despite having a storm the world cup now finds himself seeking and you club. let's start with football where it's been a night to remember for easy meet the st petersburg side between portuguese dogs force all to claim their first points this champions league campaign the first half and one one after four of those comments are a dream guess and remind sure all go by exchange goals within the opening twenty minutes of the second period was to belong to the home side after the visitors jorge have to see they receive is marching orders for a second yellow the danger is sure all go up again and man of the match johnny netting for a three one win and here are the results of the night seven other games in the needs group g. the cypriot side are now on top after a draw in ukraine against shots are in group h. the reigning champions force alone has destroyed bot say over and below rose and now sit even on four points with melanne who defeated the league debutantes pulls them from the czech republic chelsea are now on top of grou

constantine has been playing for the last decade in france and once played with fellow russian veteran of how well the last couple of years. member of a. team which included one of world rugby his most famous ever player. i was very lucky to end up at the same club. very lucky that he. had a lot of injuries and health. to complete a professional unfortunately i don't think he will ever be churchill. and he's one of the nicest. constantine had been enjoying his first ever world cup up until he received some very bad news a couple of days ago he was released from. as the french club ran into financial difficulties a decision which came as a massive shock to him and now he's looking for a new team to play for preferably in europe. they want to keep them studying. for at least the next three years. it's a tough time of the moment for concern to. there's one of the more respected members of the russian squads and after being constantly moving from one place to the next since his early teens the thirty two year old would like nothing more than see out the remainder of his playing career in e

constantine rushkoff has been on the move for most of his life. he would move to rush hour in his early teens to continue his rugby development before departing for france after the turn of the millennium he took up the sport to be age of twelve however things could have been very different for the thirty two year old had taken different career path as he used to be tennis number one. to get to the top in tennis. champion getting younger and younger. but have never regretted my decision. constantine has been playing for the last decade in france and once played with fellow russian veteran of however over the last couple of years member of the team which included one of world rugby his most famous ever player. i was very lucky to end up at the same club. very lucky that he. had a lot of injuries and health. has now taken. to complete a professional unfortunately i don't think he will ever return to the church. and he's one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to me. konstantin had been enjoying his first ever world cup up until he received some v

constantine has been playing for the last decade in france i once played with a fellow a russian of. the last couple of years as a member of a trade team which included one of world rugby his most famous ever players. i was very lucky to end up at the same club as. i wasn't very lucky that he decided to quit the game after i joined he had a lot of injuries and health problems has now taken up walks in and wants to complete a professional level unfortunately i don't think he will ever return to the rugby church and they know him and he's one of the nicest guys to meet. constantin had been enjoying his first ever world cup up until he received some very bad news a couple of days ago he was released from a save train as a french club ran into financial difficulties a decision which came as a massive shock to him i'm not looking for a new team to play for preferably in europe. i definitely want to keep on playing them studying for a degree of the moment. but i would like to find a new and have no intention of any not for at least the next three years it's a tough time of the moment for c

criminal justice system around the world and of course and of course constantine you're ashamed he is the russian pilot accused of conspiring to smuggle drugs he was just sentenced in a court today a u.s. court in new york to twenty years in prison he was arrested in liberia secretly taken to the u.s. where he was reportedly put and solitary confinement russia had protested the way he was treated from the get go the u.s. failed to inform russia of his capture that's just one example and a story the u.s. gave was that they faxed the information to the wrong country now to find out more about this case to talk about the latest just before he was sentenced earlier i spoke with artie's own anastasio charkha who has been following this case since his arrest and i asked her to talk about the bizarre kind of problems and issues with this case from the very beginning here's what she said. absolutely lauren this really is the curious case of constantine your son called the russian pilot in his forty's was snatched up in. a secret agent operation in liberia by u.s. officials pretending to be in

earlier this year has been sentenced to twenty years behind bars constantine was detained in liberia in two thousand and ten brought to the u.s. on charges of drug smuggling but moscow says his arrest and rendition were illegal or he's on a stasi churkin reports. this case builds a major precedent this is the first time when a russian citizen is sentenced to an american prison for an intent to participate in a crime in a case that was built by special agents posing as drug dealers arrested in a third country in this case liberia now you will be edge eligible for parole in as much as thirty years we know that his defense team has thirty dale's days to file an appeal but u.s. officials can take as much as two years to consider this appeal now the man has repeatedly pled not guilty in this case hopeful in till the last minute himself and his family has mother and wife who are here to support him out in tears in the courtroom today as the sentence was announced i'm now convinced we have nothing to hope for believe him to die i hope the judge would be reasonable upright and he just said w

trying times we catch up with a russian rugby player constantine rushkoff food despite having a storming world cup finds himself seeking a new low. that is coming up but we start with football were following. defeat to enter last night needs the chance to get one back for russia in the champions league in a few hours time this in petersburg side at home to a poor so leave her on the home side though missing a few key men for the visit of the europa league coldish former porto captain. and most notable he's suspended after being sent off and needs to up a well a fortnight ago though yet another portuguese international dummy is raring to go the attacker one of the prime reasons. these charges not top the russian premier league defeat well it's essentially are it's all of the question for the need to if they wish to make the playoffs they just all of the champions league for the first time the quarter will enter the us favorites. aside from agreed achievements which is meaningless history if you produced a lot of very strong players. one of them strong managers and it says a lot about the

feared constantine ratch call food the spike how many storming the world cup fines and self-seeking. is coming up but we start with football we're following defeat to enter last night xin meets have the chance to get one back for russia in the champions league in a few hours time this in petersburg side at home to pour so litter on the. side though missing a few key men for the visit of the europa league holders. the most notable he suspended after being sent off in. a well a fortnight ago though yet another portuguese international dummy is raring to go with the attacker one of the prime reasons. these charges not top the russian premier league defeat. it's all of the question for the need to if they wish to make the playoffs stages all of the champions league for the first time though porto will enter the tie us favorites. aside from agreed achievements meet in his history but you produced a lot of very strong players. and quite a lot of straw men. and it says a lot about the strength of that it's well organized and has great traditions. meanwhile porto currently top group g. follo

absolutely lore and this really is the curious case of constantine your son kojo the russian pilot in his forty's was snatched up in. a secret agents operation in liberia by u.s. officials pretending to be international drug dealers they snatched him up last year brought him onto u.s. soil for got to really inform russia that they had basically kidnapped a russian citizen and brought him on to u.s. soil for trial and russia was of course very disappointed they said wait a minute this really is a grief of international law when you snatch up a citizen of another country from a third country and bring them to the united states or anywhere else the country of their citizenship has to be informed that was not the case and as you mentioned the united states said oh we're sorry we actually pressed the wrong fax number so the notice of this man's being brought to us so i was actually sent to romania and even more shockingly russia didn't know for quite a while where this man was including his family that effectively thought he was missing take a listen to what constantine wife told us a litt

supervisor mar: thank you, constantine. >> i am a former foster youth and part of the staff at larkin street. transitioned out of foster care, and if it had not been for a program through them, i would not be where i am standing today. 18-year-olds are crazy, regardless of what population become from. when i was 18, i was not only facing coming out of foster care and deal and all of these other issues, but i was also dealing with regular teenaged bs, will excuse me. however, working with larkin and helped me to find where i needed to be in the adult world. i am 23 years old and a peer counselor for the youth services. i have my own apartment in the sunset. i have learned how to maintain my own independence, and not been for larkin street, i would never have ended up working for another nonprofit here in san francisco. i was a counselor there, which led me to be a counselor at another partnership, which led me to, all of the way back home to larkin. and one less bed there, i may not be where i am now. supervisor mar: thank you. >> my name is wendy mosely, a member of the association, a

week they are competing in the russian challenge cup with places on the european tour at stake constantine but top of explains more. russia returned to europe's golfing map last year with the inaugural russian challenge cup and the biggest international event on the domestic calendar finally teed off at the bar seventy two to live a club course on thursday the jack nicklaus signature venue which was described by the eighteen time major champion there's one of the best and courses i have built so far can boast not only some of the most any holes on the tour but in increased prize fund of two hundred fifty thousand euros most notably this year there's been a substantial increase in the prize fund. the prize funds got up to two hundred fifty thousand euros and that's certainly been able to attract a few different high profile here i think last year was a good experience for ground staff who prepared the course and two things from last year the course is pretty much stay the same. and the weather stays the same so the playing conditions are very similar. which is in most notable the course is

sting operation in liberia sentenced for conspiring to smuggle drugs and constantine you're a shango insists he wasn't guilty moscow previously accused the u.s. of conducting an illegal arrest and rendition and. the british government under fire for stopping an inquest into the death of weapons expert david kelly who insisted iraq never had weapons of mass destruction efficient cause of death of suicide again being questioned by doctors from. sports is up next with andrew stay with us here on our team. hello there good to have you company and this is what is coming up over the next few. tributes pouring in from around the world calling the locker motif jaroslav all a disaster which killed thirty seventh ice hockey starts. last fall that moscow will appeal against write about it in the six game ban for a challenge and see a scar keep you going i think yes. and it's a washout at the u.s. open to drain holes play for second day slashing medicare. and the start of a new coach our season has been perspire and indefinitely following the tragic air crash which killed practically the whole o

decision that they had to make was who to play a flyhalf annuity cushion out of won that race ahead of constantine roche call of laundry also records a miserable tournament continues for sale sharks log came into the wall count with an injury and he's failed to shake it off and unfortunately won't play a single minutes of rugby here in new zealand but i'm delighted to be joined by adam burns i think a lot of emotions will be going through your mind when the match gets underway on saturday. certainly an experience do you think was ever going to be a possibility not long ago that's for sure and here playing against a lot of former teammates of people that i've played against in the super rugby competition is one i'm very much looking forward to doing you'll be a marked man on the pitch. we. know again people try and tackle millions of nothing stupid the wallabies ago bigger and better things to look forward to such as the quarterfinal but also i mean in terms of australia sometimes we even actually managed to sort of turn out for australia early in your career always or just way fate. things were ev

this good so many evenings with the most famous writers and poets including constantine seem enough and. have taken place inside these walls but the venue is also sometimes used for sad occasions for example lying in state ceremonies for russian poets of the twentieth century is. and one hundred in there have been organized in unique history but that will. make some let's go into the famous concert hall. this hall holds five hundred people it's still used in the state for various lectures books seminars screenings a literary conventions since its inception in one thousand sixty famous orphans and actors from all over the world to come here to take part in various festivals and even live for the actual performances. not to be confused with the central house of rights is one of the central house of artists thousands of russian and international office actors and politicians such as ronald reagan have visited the muskrat house of literature and today you can see. so what other areas of moscow are connected to russia's successful literary scene the russian state library previously known as

they have to make is from the plane fly half and you really question out of them not race ahead of constantine rushkoff laundry also of course a miserable tournament continues to sail chance of all came into the world come with an injury he's failed to shake it off and unfortunately won't play a single minute of rugby in new zealand now i'm delighted to be joined by alan burns having quite a lot of emotions will be going through your mind when the match gets underway on saturday. is certainly an experience i really was ever going to be a possibility not long ago that's for sure and playing against a lot of former teammates of people that i've played against in the super rugby competition is one i'm very much looking forward to doing he will be an. approach. we. think. nor game people try and tackle me and nothing nothing stupid the wallabies ago bigger and better things to look forward to such as the quarter final but also i mean in terms of australia sometimes we even actually managed to sort of turn out for australia early in your career always are just way great. things every young boy that

would be have to make those who are playing fly half and you cannot of one not raise the head of constantine rushkoff of quandary or to cause a miserable tournament continues for sale sharks the world came into the wall card with an injury he's failed to shake it off and unfortunately won't play a single minutes of rugby here in new zealand but i'm delighted to be joined by alan burns another i'm having quite a lot of emotions will be going through your mind when the match gets underway on saturday. yes certainly an experience did he was ever going to be a possibility not long ago that's for sure and here playing against a lot of former teammates or people that are played against in the super rugby competition is one i'm very much looking forward to to be your. approach. just a normal game people try and tackle me and nothing stupid well obviously got bigger and bigger things to look forward to such as the quarter final but also i mean in terms of australia do you perhaps regret it sometimes but you didn't actually manage to sort of turn out for australia early in your career always or just

international backyard football championship kicked off in the block sea resort of two up say with artie's constantine top off among those attending the opening day. millions of children dream about being their favorite players in their gardens in yards across the world russia is no exception the country's most popular sports newspaper established a tournament some years back to make these big he already rans even more celebrating and to give kids a helping hand in life the third international edition of the championship this only in backyard football world cup moving from moscow to too upset it's not surprising as that famous old russian children center you it is based in this southern city there's no we're going to go to war where we at least that every year the number of participants is increasing and it's good that your pm countries take part and some of them have same tradition is this year we decided to hold the tournaments into upset as the lead to here is much better than in moscow and the facilities at perfect these here to well and thirteen year old players from twenty countries gather in to

constantine the top off among those attending the opening day. millions of children dream about being their favorite players in their gardens and yards across the world russia is no exception the country's most popular sports newspaper established a tournament some years back to make these backyard iran's even more celebrated and to give kids a helping hand in life the third international edition of the championship disowning backyard football world cup moving from moscow to too upset it's not surprising as that famous old russian children sans are eagerly is based in this southern city doesn't want to go to the least of it every year the number of participants is increasing and it's good that european countries take part and some of them has same traditions piece yeah we decided to hold the tournaments in typeset as to whether he's much better than in moscow and the facilities at pathet these here twelve and thirteen year old players from twenty countries you have a reason to watch said for the festival many famous players gain their full going

and finally the last biggest event on the russian calendar this past weekend artie's constantin popped up of kept track of all the goings on the in the moscow region on the final day of play. sam will have made a big move up the leaderboard on the third day of the russian challenge cup as the englishman climbed sixteen places to take a share of the lead with swede bel-air medical and austria's florian pregnant the thirty six year old was in search of a third challenge to a win on the final day which would secure him a place in the all important top twenty and a card to return to the european tour and the londoner and next five birdies and two more years on the front nine to extend his lead meanwhile lils compared to a down to johnston who was fourth before the final round dared to build some pressure on the lido with a needle on the fifteenth in the long burry bottom of the eighteenth challenge to a real key johnston was trailing to little break just a stroke. and little had to make at least four on the last hole to secure a victory but he made no mistake and with two points finished t

decision that they have to make was from to play a fly half a newly can out of one not race ahead of constantine rushkoff quandary also of course miserable tournament continues so your chance of all came into the world card with an injury and he's failed to shake it off and unfortunately won't play a single minute of rugby here in new zealand mom's life had to be joined by out of burns another wrinkle of emotions will be going through your mind when the match gets underway on saturday. is certainly an experience. he was never going to be a possibility long ago that's for sure i'm here playing against a lot of former teammates of people that i've played against in the super rugby competition is one i'm very much looking forward to today he will be a mark. of which. we. know again people are trying to win nothing nothing stupid the wallabies ago bigger and better things to look forward to such as the quarterfinal but also i mean in terms of australia. sometimes we even actually managed to sort of turn out for australia early in your career always or just way great. things were every young boy that

finally where the biggest event on the russian calendar teed off this past weekend sir correspondent constantine the top off kept track of all the goings on in the moscow region including sunday's final day some little had made a big move up the leaderboard on the third day of the russian challenge cup as the englishman climbed sixteen places to take his share of the lead with sweep. and last throes florian pregnant the thirty six year old was in search of a third challenge to a win on the final day which would secure him a place in their own poor and took twenty and a card to return to the european tour and the londoner in next five breweries in two movies on the front nine to extend his lead meanwhile lils compared to a down to johnston who was fourth before the final round dared to good some pressure on the leader with a needle only fifteen in the long birdie boards on the eighteenth challenge tour johnston was trailing to little break just a stroke. and little had to me. at least told to secure but he made no mistake and. finished the closing round with his sixty eight to collect it for fort

the biggest decision of a how to make those who supply a fly half and eureka one not race head of constantinerushkoff quandary also of course miserable tournament continues to sail chance of all came into the world come with an injury and he's failed to shake it off unfortunately for him play a single minutes of rugby here in new zealand so i'm delighted to be joined by and burns are not i'm having quite a lot of emotions will be going through your mind from the countries on the way on saturday. certainly an experience that he was ever going to be a possibility. for sure. here playing against a lot of former teammates the people that i played against in the super rugby competition is one i'm very much looking forward to doing you'll be a marked man on the pitch. just in a normal game people are trying to make a means of nothing stupid all of these ago figure great things to look for to search the quarterfinal but also i mean in terms of australia sometimes we even actually managed to sort of turn out for australia early in your career always or destroy fate. every young boy that plays rugby a

decision but they had to make those who play a flyhalf and unique an out of one not raise ahead of constantinerushkoff quandary also called as miserable tournament continues to sail sharks log came into the wall come with an injury and he's failed to shake it off and unfortunately for him play a single minutes of rugby in new zealand i'm delighted to be joined by adam burns or not i'm having quite a lot of emotions will be going through your mind when the match gets underway on saturday. is certainly an experience do you think was ever going to be a possibility long ago that's for sure and here playing against a lot of former team mates or people that i've played against in the super rugby competition is one i'm very much looking forward to doing he will be a marked man. approach. she said in a normal game people were trying to win nothing stupid the wallabies ago bigger and better things to look forward to such as the quarterfinal but also i mean in terms of australia sometimes we even manage to sort of turn out for australia early in your career always or just way right. every young boy that

week they are competing in the russian challenge cup with places on the european tour at stake constantine put top of explains more. russia returned to europe's golfing map last year with the inaugural russian challenge cup and the biggest international event on the domestic calendar finally teed off at the poor seventy two o'clock course on thursday the jack nicklaus signature venue which was described by the eighteen time major champion one of the best in courses i have built so far can not only some of the most any holes on the tour with an increased price fun of two hundred fifty thousand euros most notably this year has been substantial increase in price from. the price of the two hundred fifty thousand euro. attract. different. experience for. him things. stay the same. and the weather. conditions are very similar. the course is not just picturesque but also very demanding well hold on to thirteen can really make or break year round and with low temperatures at reason and wet fairways the course on the outskirts of moscow has become even longer and suffer as the opening round good an