At the age of ninety, he is rugby league's first player to receive a knighthood in its 130-year history. Find out more about ...

Although the family was ‘bursting with pride’ on the occasion, with Sir Billy’s vascular dementia worsening and the deaths of ...

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

Rugby League hero Billy Boston, now 90, will be given the honour at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, ending the sport's 130-year ...

The 90-year-old was knighted by the King in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after a campaign to get the ...

Billy Boston, who blazed trail for Black sports stars during 1950s and 1960s, received rugby leagues first knighthood in ...

Rugby league star Billy Boston is set to be knighted by the King at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony in a first for ...

The family of rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston have spoken of their pride after the 90 year-old was knighted by the King ...

Wigan Warriors legend Sir Billy Boston has become the first person from his sport to be presented with a knighthood at a ...

Born in 1934 in Butetown, Cardiff, Boston was the son of a Sierra Leonean father and Irish mother. From a young age, his ...