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"Well enough is enough. It's 2025, and myself and other MPs are clear it's time for things to change."Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who is a former president of the Rugby Football League, said: "Rugby league has a long and proud history and is littered with examples of players who have excelled in the sport and inspired future generations to play the game."

He says there is something wrong when the sport "cannot boast one single player, over its 130-year history, who has received a knighthood"."I want to see rugby league given the recognition it deserves and hope this will be addressed in the near future," said the Speaker.In contrast, rugby union, often seen as having more middle class roots, has been getting knighthoods for more than 100 years. Among more recent rugby knights was Sir Bill Beaumont, awarded "for services to rugby union football" in 2018.

There have been many other sporting knighthoods and damehoods, including in athletics, yachting, football, golf, tennis, horse racing, cycling and rowing.Next weekend will see the sport's showcase Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.

And speaking on behalf of the MPs' rugby league group, Mr Baines said the lack of such an honour for rugby league was an unfairness to "some of Britain's greatest sporting heroes".

That included "legends of the game who overcame racial and class prejudice such as Billy Boston and Clive Sullivan, to modern heroes on and off the pitch like Kevin Sinfield," said Mr Baines.Sailings of the Manannan between Douglas and Liverpool, Heysham and Belfast have will all set off later than originally scheduled until Sunday.

The Isle of Man Steam Packet said the changes were due to time lost in recent days because of adverse sea conditions and increasing turnaround times in ports.The ferry operator said the changes do not impact Manxman's sailings and passengers scheduled to travel on the Manannan had been contacted.

It follows delays to Friday morning's Manannandue to weather routing.