New Year Honours: Lewis Hamilton knighted as Rob Burrow becomes MBE
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Lewis Hamilton won a seventh F1 world championship in 2020
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen s New Year Honours list.
The Briton, 35, sealed a seventh drivers title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November - equalling Michael Schumacher s championships record.
Rugby league legend
Rob Burrow is made an MBE for services to rugby and his awareness campaign since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
British Billie Jean King Cup captain
Anne Keothavong also becomes an MBE.
The former British number one, 37, represented Great Britain in the event - previously known as the Fed Cup - before becoming captain in 2016.
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Kiwi-born rugby player Chris Budgen faces extradition back to NZ for historical rape allegation
20 Dec, 2020 06:36 PM
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Former rugby professional Chris Budgen may be extradited from the UK to face a rape charge. Photo / Getty
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Kiwi-born rugby player Chris Budgen may be extradited to New Zealand from the United Kingdom to face trial over a rape allegation from 1991.
UK s Home Office, which oversees immigration, security and law and order, confirmed to the Herald that Budgen appeared at the Westminster Magistrates Court on December 2, where he consented to his extradition to New Zealand. The District Judge therefore sent the case to the Home Secretary to decide whether to order extradition, a spokeswoman from the department told the Herald.
Two Champions Cup games cancelled due to Covid-19 cases in Exeter squad
There could be huge ramifications for Munster, Ulster, and Connacht in Pool B. By Murray Kinsella Wednesday 16 Dec 2020, 2:46 PM Dec 16th 2020, 2:46 PM 10,198 Views 20 Comments
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
EPCR HAS CONFIRMED that two Champions Cup Pool B fixtures scheduled to take place this weekend have been cancelled due to a number of positive Covid-19 cases in the Exeter Chiefs’ squad.
Exeter’s clash away against Toulouse has been cancelled, as has Glasgow’s home fixture against Lyon.
EPCR has yet to decide how the results of both games will be recorded but the cancelled fixtures are sure to have huge ramifications for Pool B, which also contains Munster, Ulster, and Connacht.