Honours for Hussain and Lewis
Nasser Hussain, Lennox Lewis and Graham Taylor are among those sports stars recognised in the New Year Honours.

Honoured Hussain reveals quit plan
As Nasser Hussain is awarded the OBE he reveals he will step down as England captain after the 2003 World Cup.

Faulkner's reward for Open triumph
Max Faulkner, winner of the 1951 Open at Royal Portrush, has been honoured with an OBE for services to golf.

Taylor awarded OBE
Former England manager Graham Taylor is awarded an OBE for services to football.

McAllister claims sixth medal
Gary McAllister's MBE honour means the Scot has won six medals in a year.

Hussain: The man who revived England
Nasser Hussain's OBE comes as he returns from India hailed as one of the finest England captains ever.

Tony Lewis: A lifetime in cricket
Tony Lewis receives a CBE for his lifelong service to cricket as a player, administrator and broadcaster.

Lewis reaches a new peak
World heavyweight champion of the world, Lennox Lewis, adds a CBE to the MBE he picked up in 1999.

Spinks finally gets his due
Olympic boxing champion Terry Spinks is awarded an MBE for services to his sport and charity.

Cyclist McGregor honoured
Yvonne McGregor MBE discovered competitive cycling relatively late in life - but she soon made up for lost time.

Fleming's fabulous forty
Jim Fleming is awarded the MBE after refereeing 40 rugby union internationals.

MBE for trials king
Ten times world motorcycle trials champion Dougie Lampkin puts his little-known sport on the map.

RFL stalwart honoured
Former Rugby Football League chief executive David Oxley is awarded the CBE for his services to sport.

Beckwith knighted
John Beckwith is awarded the top sporting honour for his services to youth sport. Plus a round-up of other sporting honours.

NI pair earn honours
NI-based blind water skier Janet Gray and Sports Council chairman Eric Saunders receive New Year Honours.

Scottish duo honoured
Gary McAllister and Jim Fleming are rewarded in the New Year Honours list.

A 'great honour' for Lewis
Former Glamorgan skipper Tony Lewis pays tribute to the teamwork that has seen him awarded a CBE.