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So here are our 10 nominees...

Top row - Lizzy Yarnold, Charlotte Dujardin, Lewis Hamilton, Charlotte Evans and Kelly Gallagher, Max Whitlock.

Bottom row - Adam Peaty, Rory McIlroy, Carl Froch, Gareth Bale, Jo Pavey.

The full story can be seen here.

The final five sportsmen and women to be nominated for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year are...

Rory McIlroy (golf)

Jo Pavey (athletics)

Adam Peaty (swimming)

Max Whitlock (gymnastics)

Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton)

The first five sportsmen and women to be nominated for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year are....

Gareth Bale (football)

Charlotte Dujardin (dressage)

Carl Froch (boxing)

Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans (skiing)

Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1)

The 10 nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year are to be announced shortly live on BBC One.

But who is on the panel that picked the final 10?

Well, these are the people tasked with the responsibility...

Olympians Rebecca Adlington and Denise Lewis, Paralympian Dame Tanni-Grey Thompson and footballer Jason Roberts.

Newspaper sports editors Mike Dunn (Independent, the i and Evening Standard), Howard Wheatcroft (Express Newspapers head of sport) and Alex Butler (Sunday Times); pan-sports broadcaster/journalist Alison Mitchell and the chair of SportScotland Louise Martin.

Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater; head of TV sport Philip Bernie and Carl Doran (executive editor, BBC Sports Personality of the Year).

This year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year programme, in Glasgow on Sunday, 14 December, will celebrate a year of drama which included the World Cup, Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

A public phone and online vote will take place on the night to choose a successor to 2013 winner Andy Murray.

The 10-person shortlist for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award will be announced on The One Show on BBC One at 19:00 GMT.

Rebecca Adlington, one of the people on the panel to decide the nominees, has given us a behind-the-scenes look at the nomination process and discusses how difficult it has been to choose 10 competitors.

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"Some guy called Xabi Alonso, flanked by Mario Gotze. Bayern Munich have arrived, at last.

"The first question is asked by Bayern official. 'How does it feel to be playing against Manchester City with nothing at stake, at least for Bayern.' Ouch.

"Xabi Alonso on whether he may return to the Premier League one day. 'I don't know if I will have time, I'm getting old.'

"Alonso smiles broadly as he is asked about the 2005 Champions League win. 'That year with Liverpool was a great surprise, a great miracle,' he says."

Manchester City entertain Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Roberto Di Matteo guided Chelsea to the Champions League title in 2012, and is now manager of Schalke, who entertain Chelsea on Tuesday.

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"A win means we would get three points and be in a good position in the group, nothing else," says Di Matteo. "I have no sentiment of revenge or anything like that; I enjoyed a wonderful time at Chelsea.

"They have every opportunity to be very successful this season. They have signed good players, functional players, and they are expressing themselves at the highest level. It looks like they have a very strong team and in the Premier League nobody can match them.

"That's why we have to play a great game and I hope they are not in the best shape for that match."

At his news conference this afternoon, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was asked about his side's reported interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus.

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"No. The market is closed and the player belongs to Borussia Dortmund," says Mourinho. "He is a fantastic player, obviously, but we have top players in his position.

"I also have fantastic relations with the coach (Jurgen Klopp) and the general director of Dortmund. No secrets. There is nothing in it."

With Reus out injured until January, will that stop Premier League clubs from signing him in the next transfer window?

Injured Aston Villa centre-half Phil Senderos on Twitter:, external Come on Villa. Let's do this tonight. I will be back very soon hopefully.

There will be live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live from Villa Park, while there will also be a dedicated live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

Colchester United sign American defender Will Packwood on loan from Birmingham City until 1 January.

The 21-year-old will provide cover for U's club captain Magnus Okuonghae, who ruptured an Achilles tendon against Coventry on Saturday and may not play again this season.

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"Manchester traffic has caused Bayern Munich to be 20 minutes (and counting) late for their press conference."

Bayern Munich play away at Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Some more suggestions for who you would like to see included in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominees.

The chosen 10 will be revealed on The One Show on BBC One at 19:00 GMT.

Alfie Tutt:, external Lewis Hamilton for sure, he's an absolute legend, and has shown what the award is really about.

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Karen Lynch:, external Jo Pavey for her incredible achievement (winning gold in the 10,000m at the European Championships at the age of 40).

Mark Coker:, external Has to be Rory Mcllroy. Unbelievable year. If he hadn't, it would be Hamilton.

We have been praising Odell Beckham Jr's incredible catch for the New York Giants all day.

But is it the best we have seen in the NFL? Well, here are a selection of other stunning catches from the past, so sit back and enjoy.

Right, this is your last chance to vote for BBC's African Footballer of the Year 2014. There are five contenders for the prize, and they are...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund / Gabon), Yacine Brahimi (Porto / Algeria), Vincent Enyeama (Lille / Nigeria), Gervinho (Roma / Ivory Coast) and Yaya Toure (Manchester City / Ivory Coast).

You can vote by clicking here.

Or to vote for BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 by SMS, text the number of the player you wish to vote for to +447786202008.

Text 1 for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Text 2 for Yacine Brahimi

Text 3 for Vincent Enyeama

Text 4 for Gervinho

Text 5 for Yaya Toure

Chelsea Ladies have agreed a deal to sign England international Gemma Davison from Liverpool Ladies.

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The 27-year-old winger will join the Blues on 1 January, having penned a two-year contract.

Davison joined Liverpool from Arsenal last December and helped the Reds win the FA Women's Super League on goal difference ahead of Chelsea.

The ex-Watford youngster, who has had four spells with the Gunners, has won two international caps for England.

Bad news for fans of Scottish Championship side Livingston. The club have been deducted five points for breaching tax rules. They were bottom with nine points from 14 games. Well, you can slash five off that total now.

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England rugby union coach Stuart Lancaster has been looking ahead to his side's match against Australia on Saturday.

"We scored three good tries (in the 29-8 win against Samoa) but we missed a few more ," said Lancaster. "Our game management was poor and that has been the area that has hurt us and is something we have to improve on.

"Australia will come to Twickenham with a lot of confidence. We have put ourselves in positions against South Africa and New Zealand to win, but didn't do so."

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is facing the media before his side's Champions League game against Schalke on Tuesday.

"We have two matches to qualify, but it would be better for us to qualify tomorrow," says Mourinho. "We have so many matches in December so if you can avoid a crucial final match where you need to qualify against Sporting and avoid that pressure it would be very good for us.

"We will try to qualify tomorrow. This team is in a state of evolution. To go into the Europa League would be very bad for this team. Evolution gets faster when you are playing in the best competitions. It would be very disappointing if we went into the Europa League."

Chelsea are currently top of their Champions League group. If they finished third they would drop down into the Europa League.