Billy Boston, who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and '60s, has become the first rugby ...

The top-seeded New England Free Jacks remained on the road to a third straight Major League Rugby championship on Sunday, ...

Boston, who finished his career with a British record of 571 tries, was honored Tuesday in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

BC High coach Paul Carty was overcome with emotion as his players battled through torrential rain to defeat rival Xaverian.

The former Wigan player will be the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood in 130 years of the sport's history.

In  a rematch of last year’s final, BC High once again prevailed over Xaverian, 13-7, to repeat as Div. 1 boys rugby champions. Unlike last year’s 40-38 thriller, both teams struggled to ...

Billy Boston - a trailblazer for black sports stars in the 1950s and 60s - has received rugby league’s first knighthood. One of the greatest ever players in the 130-year history of the sport ...

Billy Boston paved the way for black athletes in the 1950s and 60s, cementing his legacy as he received rugby league's debut knighthood. This monumental recognition saw Sir Billy honoured by King ...

A methodical approach worked as coach Paul Carty's crew capped an unbeaten season with the program's MIAA-best fifth state ...

Billy Boston during the rugby league Challenge Cup final at Wembley in 1959 (PA) Rugby league star Billy Boston is set to be knighted by the King at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony in a ...

Rugby league star Billy Boston was knighted by the King at Buckingham Palace (Aaron Chown/PA) “Trailblazing” rugby league star Sir Billy Boston’s honour came “a little bit late”, his son ...

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 ...