Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent WIGAN COUNCIL Billy Boston at the unveiling of a statue to him in Wigan in 2016 Rugby league legend Billy Boston is set to receive a knighthood at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, ending the sport’s 130-year wait for such an honour. The sport’s first knighthood is being awarded before the King’s...
Blue cities sure love their taxes, and they collect them like Daffy Duck clambering up the side of the pile of gold in Aladdin’s Cave, screaming ‘MINE, MINE, MINE!‘   What’s yours is theirs, theirs, theirs. And they tax it all – everything they can – even if you’re only there for an outing. God...
The Boston Celtics suffered a shock defeat against the New York Knicks while the Oklahoma City Thunder were beaten by the Denver Nuggets in the first games of their Conference play-off semi-finals. The Celtics, the reigning champions, were on the wrong end of an 108-105 overtime defeat at home in the opening match of their...
Four-time British Olympian Paula Radcliffe has secured the Six Star Medal upon completing the Boston Marathon. Radcliffe, 51, finished Monday’s race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds, placing her 117th out of 12,447 women that took part. The Six Star Medal is awarded to runners who complete all six of the...
More than 2,000 people are due to line up for the Boston Marathon on Sunday. The 26-mile (42km) race – described as the flattest in the country – will start in Market Place at 08:00 BST. The route will wind along narrow country lanes and through villages before finishing at Boston College. Hundreds of runners...