Summary

  • Lewis Hamilton is named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

  • Sir Chris Hoy collects Lifetime Achievement, Cristiano Ronaldo Overseas Award

  • Team of the Year: England women rugby union world champions

  • Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley named Coach of the Year

  • Swimming coach Jill Stidever wins the Unsung Hero Award

  • Helen Rollason Award goes to Invictus Games competitors

  • Gymnast Claudia Fragapane named Young Sports Personality

  1. A contender and viewerpublished at 22:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Gareth BaleImage source, Gareth Bale

    Gareth Bale:, external Enjoying the show so far, a great year of sport!

  2. Postpublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    BBC Radio 5 live

    More from Unsung Hero Jill Stidever on BBC Radio 5 live: "I genuinely did not think I would win. I was shaking like a leaf at the speech.

    "I thought not me, even though I have a silly surname. I'm very proud and very humbled. I have a very different view to the one I had this morning.

    "This is not my scene. I'm quite happy at the swimming pool and talking in front of a crowd. I also promised my daughter that I wouldn't have tears - but I let her down. In order to cope with this weekend, my doctor increased my dosage of tablets by rather a lot!"

  3. Get involved #spotyselfiepublished at 22:02 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Oliver DingleyImage source, @OliverDingley

    Republic of Ireland diver Oliver Dingley, external - with Britain's James Denny - catch up with singer Susan Boyle: "Cheeky selfie with the row behind."

  4. McGinley honouredpublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    "I'm very, very honoured," says Paul McGinley. "I need to thank the people of Scotland. Your support was huge. I had 12 great players, 12 great personalities and a great backroom team and vice captains." A short speech from the Ryder Cup captain, which is good news for those in charge of the schedule.

  5. 'He's been the most wonderful captain'published at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    "Paul McGinley rewrites art of captaincy," wrote the Independent, external of the Ryder Cup skipper as his attention to detail helped deliver a memorable weekend in Gleneagles. "The best I've played under," gushed Graeme McDowell of his captain, while Rory McIlroy said after Europe's victory: "He has just been the most wonderful captain". McGinley is without doubt a popular captain.

  6. Coach of the yearpublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Coach of the YearImage source, BBC Sport

    His team smashed the Americans in the Ryder Cup this summer in a 16½-11½ victory - the largest differential in the competition since 2008 - so it's perhaps no surprise that Paul McGinley is named BBC Sport Personality Coach of the Year.

  7. Coach of the Yearpublished at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Clare Balding says it's time to present the Coach of the Year award and who are we to say she's fibbing. Tom Daley and King of the Jungle Carl Froch will present the award to either British swimming coach Bill Furniss, Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, Carl Froch's coach Rob McCracken or England women's rugby union team Gary Street. And the winner is...

  8. Get involved #spotyselfiepublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Katherine GraingerImage source, @SWareBWare

    Steph Ware:, external Female Rowing Legend Katherine Grainger - back in the game for Rio!

    Grainger was an Olympic champion in the double sculls with Anna Watkins at London 2012. Bonus points to Steph, by the way, for managing to capture another selfie in the background.

  9. Postpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Ireland won the Six Nations, Manchester City the Premier League, Europe retained the Ryder Cup and England's women were crowned world champions - but who will win the Team of the Year award? I'm assuming we'll find out soon, although the show is slightly behind schedule.

  10. Champion guestspublished at 21:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Katy McLeanImage source, @KatyMc10

    Making her second selfie appearance of the evening, it's England Women's Rugby World Cup-winning captain Katy McLean,, external with team-mates Sarah Hunter and Mo Hunt.

  11. Postpublished at 21:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Darren Campbell
    2004 Olympic 4x100m champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    "For sport to continue to be successful in Great Britain we still need volunteers and guys who give their time for free."

  12. Particularly special for Jill Stideverpublished at 21:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    "I have practice [of a speech]. I had a seven-year-old boy win a race last weekend and he made a little speech thanking us for the medal," continues Jill Stidever. "I have got tears and it was that that was particularly special. It was also special that parents have trusted their children to me over the last few years. I'm not the most conventional but I work new ways to help them. Thank you to all those who have supported me."

  13. Postpublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    A standing ovation for Jill Stidever as she collects the Unsung Hero trophy. Prince Harry is on his feet, so too Jonny Wilkinson. There's whooping and whistling, too, before Gary Linker gives her a mic. "For my team, husband and all the rest who supported me, thank you very much."

  14. Unsung Heropublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Jill StideverImage source, BBC Sport

    We turn our attention to the Unsung Hero award and this year's recipient is swimming coach Jill Stidever. The 77-year-old from Leicester has already been named BBC East Midlands Unsung Hero for 2014 in recognition of her work helping disabled children. Hopefully she still has room in a cabinet for another gong.

  15. The contenderspublished at 21:44 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    BBC Sports Personality contenders: Lizzy Yarnold, Charlotte Dujardin, Lewis Hamilton, Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans, Max Whitlock, Adam Peaty, Rory McIlroy, Carl Froch, Gareth Bale, Jo Pavey
    Image caption,

    The public can vote for their favourite by phone or online during the programme on Sunday, 14 December

    You probably already know who they are, but if you need reminding here are the 10 contenders (in alphabetical order): Gareth Bale, Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Froch, Kelly Gallagher & Charlotte Evans, Lewis Hamilton, Rory McIlroy, Jo Pavey, Adam Peaty, Max Whitlock and Lizzy Yarnold.

  16. Get involved #spotyselfiepublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    Brian O'DriscollImage source, @RebWarrington13

    We've been asking you for your selfies with top sports stars - and you haven't let us down.

    Rebecca Warrington:, external Selfie with the lovely Brian O'Driscoll after his last game in May 2014.

  17. Postpublished at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

    And the tempo slows down a touch, the audience relaxes and Gary Lineker drinks a hot lemony drink (probably), as Clean Bandit perform on stage, joined by Jess Glynne who sings their single Rather Be. Voting will close in a little over 20 minutes.

  18. Voting by phone...published at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

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  19. How to vote onlinepublished at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

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  20. Votingpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2014

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