A civic celebration has taken place for Wigan rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston. The service was to mark a new plaque being added to his statue in his adopted home of Wigan, after he was knighted ...

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has called for a Wigan Warriors legend to be the first rugby league player to earn a knighthood.

Billy Boston will receive rugby league’s first knighthood in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Cardiff-born Boston, 90, blazed a trail for black sports stars during the 1950s and ...

Billy Boston, who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and '60s, became the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace on ...

Wigan legend Martin Offiah says he would like to see other rugby league greats follow Billy Boston in being knighted: including the late Roy Francis. Boston, who scored 478 tries in 488 matches for ...

Rugby league's "scandalous" 130-year wait for a knighthood is finally over after legendary winger Billy Boston was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Boston, who ...

The 90-year-old blazed a trail for black sports stars and finished his career with a British record 571 tries to his name. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Wigan Warriors chairman was among those who attended the celebration for the rugby league great [BBC] A civic celebration has ...