Wilkinson awarded CBE

A year after stepping in to retirement, England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning hero Jonny Wilkinson stepped up to collect his CBE.

The 36-year-old, who scored a high-pressure match-winning drop-goal in the 2003 final, brought the curtain down on a glittering career in 2014 by masterminding Toulon's second-straight Heineken Cup win. His award is for services to Rugby Union.

Boxer Carl Froch is another champion in the line-up of famous faces from the worlds of sport, who are to receive their awards from the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace.