Adams won the flyweight title again in Rio this year, the first British boxer to retain an Olympic crown for 92 years.

She also won her first World Championship gold to complete a "grand slam" of medals, adding to her Olympic, European and Commonwealth victories.

Adams, from Leeds, had already made history as the first female fighter to win an Olympic gold medal when she triumphed at London 2012.

Sports Personality record: Eighth, 2012. Boxing has provided the award winner five times (Henry Cooper 1967 and 1970, Barry McGuigan 1985, Lennox Lewis 1999, Joe Calzaghe 2007)

We are profiling every SPOTY contender throughout today.

If you think Nicola Adams should win SPOTY get in touch and tell us why using the hashtag #spoty on Twitter.

As we told you earlier, a plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia, officials say.

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Darts has grown in popularity exponentially in recent years. Could disabled darts follow suit? 

Three-time disabled darts World Masters finalist Phil Lees has told BBC Sport that "there are potential disabled darts throwers everywhere". 

With this year's finalists taking to Lakeside over the weekend, find out more about a sport that is going from strength to strength here. 

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Chelsea striker Diego Costa is reportedly a £50m target of Inter Milan.

According to reports in Italy, external, Inter are targeting Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone and Costa, who spent four seasons at Atletico before joining Chelsea.

Costa is the Premier League's joint top scorer with 10 goals so far this campaign while Inter are 8th in Serie A.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live last night, Swansea City manager Bob Bradley said facing tragedy during his time in charge of Egypt’s national side has taught him to lead by example.

In 2012, 74 people were killed in clashes between rival fans in a riot following an Egyptian Premier League match in the city of Port Said.

Listen to his thoughts in the clip above.

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It has been another testing morning for England's cricketers on day four of the third Test in India.

They managed to build a lead of 102 before James Anderson was the last man out.

Earlier, Joe Root made 78, Chris Woakes 30 and Haseeb Hameed finished 59 not out, batting down the order with a finger injury.

India's reply has just begun and, just as I type type this, Chris Woakes has dismissed India's opener Murali Vijay. The hosts are 12-1, chasing 103.

You can follow the match with our live text commentary here.

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As was shown on some of this morning's back pages, West Brom manager Tony Pulis has lost a High Court battle with former club Crystal Palace.

A Premier League Managers' Arbitration Tribunal ruled earlier this year Pulis should pay £3.7m damages to the club in a dispute about the way he left at the start of the 2014-15 season

Palace bosses said Pulis told them he was committed to the club but left two days after getting a £2m bonus.

Pulis, 56, denied deceiving them into paying the bonus.

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva has reacted to the news on Instagram.

"God bless all these people that were in this terrible accident," he said.

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A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia, officials say.

Reports say there are six survivors. The plane reported electrical problems.

The chartered aircraft, flying from Bolivia, was carrying members of the Chapecoense football team, airport officials said.

The team was due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.

The first leg of the final of the cup, South America's second most important club competition, was scheduled for Wednesday, but has now been suspended.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said it was suspending "all activities".

The team, from the southern city of Chapeco, was promoted to Brazil's first division in 2014 and reached the final last week after a victory against Argentina's San Lorenzo.

Unconfirmed reports suggest that at least two members of the team - Alan Ruschel and Danilo - may have survived.

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It is that time of year again. The shortlist (although it is a little less short than usual in this bumper sporting year) for BBC Sports Personality of the Year has been announced.

Here are the 16 (yes, 16!) candidates for 2016 (in alphabetical order)...

Nicola Adams - Boxing, Gareth Bale - Football, Alistair Brownlee - Triathlon, Sophie Christiansen - Equestrian, Kadeena Cox - Athletics/Cycling, Mo Farah - Athletics, Jason Kenny - Cycling, Laura Kenny - Cycling, Andy Murray - Tennis, Adam Peaty - Swimming, Kate Richardson-Walsh - Hockey, Nick Skelton - Equestrian, Dame Sarah Storey - Cycling, Jamie Vardy - Football, Max Whitlock - Gymnastics, Danny Willett - Golf.

Today, we will be profiling each contender, giving you the chance to bang the drum for them taking the award in Birmingham on 18 December.

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England had a "day of torment" on Tuesday against India in the third Test in Mohali, according to the Daily Telegraph.

More on that match shortly...

The Sun

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There is an interesting transfer story in the Sun.

It claims Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is eyeing a move for Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in January.

Daily Mirror

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The Daily Mirror leads with the injury problems at Liverpool following fears Philippe Coutinho could be out until mid-January.

The paper says manager Jurgen Klopp has told his players they can still win silverware without their star man.

Welcome along to another edition of Sportsday.

As I am sure you are aware, the sixteen contenders for Sports Personality of the Year 2016 were announced on Monday and we'll be reacting to that throughout the day. 

We'll also bring you all of the latest sports news and gossip so don't go anywhere.

First, here's a look at a handful of this morning's papers.