shaun richardson once played alongside jonny wilkinson at newcastle falcons.ped a life of crunching tackles—for delicate brush strokes. shaun now earns a living as an artist. but as mark denten reports, he's kept his sporting links. but the simple buzz of being at the by but the simple buzz of being at the rugby ground has never left shaun richardson. he has played with some of the biggest names. jonny wilkinson, armstrong, all of those iconic people. internationals. it was a good environment. learned my trade. but he has had to lay on a new trade. a car accident cut short the rugby trade. making the most delicate touches, on one of these compositions, he earns a living from fine art. it has always been my life. growing up, many hours designing trainers, paint, just anything that interested me that that time. after my gcses, i chose to do graphic design. it was my passion outside of rugby. and some of the most famous names are his customers. to paint jonny wilkinson, iconic people, that is my passion. we have the connection with middlesbrough? ben gibson. real

newcastle falcons' chris harris will make his debut.ce remains at scrum—half, though, ahead of former captain greig laidlaw, who's only recently returned to fitness after fracturing his ankle. we ta ke we take ourjobs 50 cities, and we know we have got a responsibility to put the team we believe will win out there. —— take ourjobs seriously. but also we have a responsibility to the players to make sure we do the best for them. it was always good to best for them. it was always good to be tight for greg, coming back for injury. -- be tight for greg, coming back for injury. —— from injury. kyle edmund says he does intend to play for great britain in this week's davis cup first round tie in spain. the british number two developed a hip issue during his australian open semifinal defeat to marin cilic last week. he admits his body has "a few niggles", but says he is encouraged by the progress he is making in training. lots of deals going through today is the deadline approaches, and it has been a busy window. some of the biggest deals to hap

newcastle falcons' chris harris will make his debut — in all head coach gregor townsend has made sixho's only recently returned to fitness after fracturing his ankle. we ta ke we take ourjobs as selectors very seriously, and we know we have responsibility to put the team we believe will help win out there. but also to the players, to make sure we ta ke also to the players, to make sure we take ourtime on also to the players, to make sure we take our time on those discussions. i think it was always going to be very tight for greg. he has done really well to be in our squad, to come back from injury. wasps have announced that back row james haskell will be leaving the club when his contract expires at the end of the season the england international started his career with the club, helping them win a european title back in 2007. the 32—year—old has made 190 appearances for the club over two spells and is yet to decide on his next move. grid girls will no longer be used by formula 1 from the start of the 2018 season. f1 managing director of motorsports ross braun told bbc radio five liv