EBN- Prominent sporting figures have been recognised in the New Year Honours list, including Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow who receive CBEs.
Millie Bright also receives an OBE with Mary Earps and Lauren Hemp also made MBEs; Peter Shilton, Christian Horner, Jeff Stelling and Stuart Broad are also recognised.
The extraordinary charity work of Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow has been recognised in the New Year Honours list alongside three of England’s Women’s World Cup sporting stars.
Sinfield and Burrow, who were Leeds Rhinos team-mates during their trophy-laden rugby league careers, have received CBEs for services to motor neurone disease awareness.
Millie Bright, Mary Earps and Lauren Hemp have also been honoured for their part in helping the Lionesses reach the World Cup final in the summer.
Bright, who captained the team in the absence of fellow defender Leah Williamson, receives an OBE while goalkeeper Earps and forward Hemp are made MBEs. England came up just short, losing 1-0 to Spain in the final in Sydney having won the European Championship in 2022.
Sinfield has raised over £15m since his friend Burrow was diagnosed with MND, an incurable and life-limiting condition, in December 2019.
Among those also becoming OBEs are Great Britain Olympic champion hockey goalkeeper Maddie Hinch for services to hockey, and former England cricketer and Professional Cricketers’ Association mental health ambassador Marcus Trescothick.
