Robinson calls time on career

World Cup winner and former British Lion Jason Robinson has officially announced his retirement from the game.

Robinson played his last game in the Premiership for Sale Sharks four years ago but spent last season with National Two (North) side Fylde.
Now 36, the former rugby league star switched to the 15-man code in 2000 and played for England at two World Cups, featuring in all seven of their matches in 2003 and scoring a try in the final victory over Australia.
On the domestic front he helped the Sharks win the Premiership title for the first time in their history in 2005/06, completing a memorable double having also won the Super League with Wigan Warriors.
Robinson said: "I need a knee operation and I have been thinking about retiring once and for all over the past couple of months.
"I am very busy now with my role as an Ambassador for Proskins and after 541 games of competitive rugby, I think the time is right for me to stop."
Former Sharks team-mate Steve Hanley paid a glowing tribute, saying: "Jason is the best player to have ever played rugby."
Having confirmed his retirement, Robinson will now be part of an elite team of military personnel running and cycling the distance between Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in aid of its official charity, which is sponsored by Proskins.
The team will complete the 3,580-mile challenge in the hospital, which is where the UK's military patients are treated, using five static treadmills and five exercise bikes.
The Bastion2Birmingham Charity Endurance event will begin on Saturday July 23 and the aim is to finish in under 48 hours.
Robinson said: "I am fully committed to the event and am spending time preparing so that I can help the charity raise as much money as possible."