The Queen's Sporting Honours - 2009

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KNIGHTHOOD

Nick Faldo, for services to golf

 

CBE

Michael Brace, lately chairman, Paralympics GB

Alastair Hignell, lately BBC rugby commentator

Peter King, lately chief executive, British Cycling Federation.

Brian Lomax, chairman, Supporters' Direct, for services to football

 

OBE

James Anderson, for services to swimming

William Bratt, chairman Port Vale FC

Anthony Yorke, national manager Paralympic Cycling Team

 

MBE

John Collins, for services to basketball.

George Cooke, chairman, Middlesbrough FC in the Community

Maria Costello, for services to motorcycling

Charlotte Edwards, captain, England Women's cricket team, for services to sport

Graeme Hick, cricketer, for services to Sport.

Nyree Lewis, swimmer, for services to disability sport

[arena boy]

Should be a knighthood for top jump jockey Tony McCoy

[cantos]

Originally Posted By: arena boy

Should be a knighthood for top jump jockey Tony McCoy

He is Irish

[arena boy]

Yep, comes from Northern Ireland, part of the UK

[MbrunoB]

Last two British World Speedway Champions should get something for reaching the top in their chosen sport but yet again they are overlooked.

 

Gary Havelock 1992 and Mark Loram 2000.

[arena boy]

Yep, make you right.

 

Honours List = same old.................

[MbrunoB]

A cricketer a couple of season ago got an award for bowling less than an over in the whole test series but that is a money game just like both codes of Rugby.