Sport stars head New Year Honours

Britain's Olympic champions lead the field in the new year honours list.

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Three-times gold medal winner Chris Hoy has been knighted, while the swimmer Rebecca Adlington, who won two golds, became an OBE.

And 14-year-old paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds has become the youngest person ever to receive an honour, with the MBE.

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