Gareth Edwards, Gary Verity knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours

The Queen has released her Birthday Honours list, with Gareth Edwards and Gary Verity two names in sport that are set to be knighted.

Ex-Williams director Patrick Head also receives a knighthood, while England cricketer Jimmy Anderson and footballer Frank Lampard become OBEs.

Edwards, a former British and Irish Lions and Wales scrum-half, is considered a legend within rugby union and scored what is regarded as the greatest try of all time for the Barbarians against the All Blacks in 1973.

Verity is honoured after his work bringing the Tour de France to Yorkshire in 2014, while Head co-founded Williams and helped oversee nine constructor championships.

Boxer Carl Froch, long-distance runner Jo Pavey, and England defender Casey Stoney are honoured with MBEs. England squash world champion Nick Matthew is also awarded an OBE.

Full Birthday Honour's list:

Knight: Gareth Edwards, former British and Irish Lions and Wales scrum-half Patrick Head, former director and co-founder of Williams F1 team Gary Verity, for services to tourism and the Tour de France Grand Depart 2014

CBE: Liz Nicholl, UK Sport chief executive Jonny Wilkinson, former England fly-half

OBE: James Anderson, England fast bowler Brian Davies, chef de mission Team Wales at 2014 Commonwealth Games Jonathan Davies, former Wales fly-half and president of Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff Peter Dawson, R&A chief executive and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Huw Jenkins, Swansea City chairman Anthony Kendall, London Youth Games chair Frank Lampard, former England footballer Jonathan Lane, Tennis Foundation chair Nick Matthew, English squash player

MBE: James Chalmers, Football Safety Officers Association president Lloyd Cowan, UK Athletics lead sprint coach Carl Froch, boxing world champion Alison Harris, for services to the British Horse Society and to equestrian sport in Yorkshire Richard Knight, for services to rowing John Monaghan, for services to sport administration in Northern Ireland Jo Pavey, long distance runner Casey Stoney, Arsenal Ladies and former England captain Jordanne Whiley, wheelchair tennis player

BEM: Jim Montgomery, former Sunderland goalkeeper and club ambassador