Even the bookies are backing our call for the rugby ace who has raised £11m to find a cure for motor neurone disease to get a gong Kevin Sinfield (Image: PA)

The chances of Kevin Sinfield getting a knighthood for his marathon fundraising have rocketed thanks to the Daily Star.

Bookies say the rugby ace - who has just run seven ultra-marathons in seven days to raise £1.35m to find a cure for motor neurone disease - is now a 3-1 shot to get a gong. Before his near 200-mile trek across Britain and Ireland - the sixth successive year he has completed the gruelling challenge - the odds of him becoming ‘Sir Kev’ were 5-1.

Landing such an honour would normally have been against all odds for Kevin, 45, as it would require a rule change. Kevin Sinfield (Image: PA)

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