Cycling. Sir Bradley Wiggins knighted at Buckingham

 

Sir Bradley Wiggins has been knighted in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Sir Bradley, who won gold at the London Olympics and became the first British winner of the Tour de France last year, was honoured for services to cycling.
Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Anish Kapoor was also knighted.
The first British-born Pakistani to play professional cricket in England, Wasim Khan, was appointed an MBE, as was musician and songwriter Polly Harvey, who performs as PJ Harvey.
'Incredible honour' Sir Bradley, who lives in Eccleston near Chorley, Lancashire, was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year last year after winning the Tour de France and a gold medal in the time trial at London 2012.
Speaking after being named in the New Year's Honours List, he said it was an "incredible honour".
Sculptor Sir Anish, who designed the Arcelor Mittal Orbit tower at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, was knighted for services to visual arts.
Cricketer Khan, who played for the record-breaking 1995 Warwickshire team, was appointed an MBE in recognition of his involvement in running the Cricket Foundation's £50m Chance to Shine campaign.
The charity aims to boost state school participation in competitive cricket.
Forty-four-year-old Harvey was appointed an MBE for services to music.
'Courageous acts' Harvey, who is from Dorchester in Dorset, was awarded the Mercury Prize in 2001 and 2011 and was recognised for an outstanding contribution to music at the 2011 NME awards.
Two soldiers were also honoured at the ceremony for their courage while serving overseas.
Major Matthew Long of the Royal Logistic Corps received the Queen's Gallantry Medal for defusing bombs in Afghanistan.
The soldier waded neck-deep through an irrigation ditch and removed his protective clothing to deactivate 40kg (88lbs) of explosives during a 10-hour mission last year.
Warrant Officer class 1 Andreas Peat, of the same regiment, was also honoured for courage in the face of the enemy.
He saved Danish and British soldiers by disarming a series of bombs that were inadvertently triggered during a search of a an explosives factory.