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Clare Balding is just running through the phone numbers ahead of the vote opening later on. There were a few boos for Tyson Fury.
Summary
Andy Murray wins the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award
Second: Kevin Sinfield
Third: Jessica Ennis-Hill
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get involved Get Involvedpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015
#SPOTY
Lineker's dogpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015
Mrs Lineker has tweeted - the presenter's pooch is watching the big show tonight...
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Image source, PAOoops... Gary Lineker has cut his finger on the SPOTY trophy. Claret everywhere. He doesn't want to be eating any salty crisps without a plaster on that. Ouch.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015
#myspotymoment
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Gary Lineker is tasked with bringing out the famous SPOTY trophy - always pressure involved there - and he is flanked by Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. A huge roar greets the three presenters.
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That opening montage of the best sporting moments of the year was special, wasn't it? It reminds you why we all love sport.
'I hope he's in bed, fast asleep'published at 18:52
Frank Keogh
BBC Sport in Belfast
Image source, .World champion heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill told me she hoped her son Reggie was fast asleep during the show.
"My sister and dad are looking after him, and he should be tucked up in bed," said Ennis-Hill who won the world title in Beijing just 13 months after giving birth to Reggie.
On her triumph she said: "It's definitely not the easiest thing I've done. It's taken a lot of focus and drive, but it gave me an incredible sense of achievement."
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Admit it... the hairs are standing up on the back of your neck.
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Ella Henderson - what a voice - is opening the show, her tones overlaying images of the stars arriving for the red carpet bash.
BBC One. Now. Let's do this.published at 18:50
We are... LIVE!
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Libby Dawes
BBC Sport Online"Ella, Sigma and their Choir.... All ready for the big opening number."
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Here's your two minute warning that the live show is about to begin on BBC One. Put the cat out, grab the Christmas chocolates and make a brew. It's almost time to celebrate another fantastic year of sport.
Lights, camera, actionpublished at 18:47
Anna Thompson
BBC Sport online"England captain Steph Houghton and contender Lucy Bronze are seated and ready for the show to start."
Image source, .Fox-Pitt continues his recoverypublished at 18:46
Equestrian - 2015 in review
Image source, .The year was overshadowed by a serious fall in competition for Britain's William Fox-Pitt.
He is continuing after being placed in an induced coma in October.
He had earlier in the year won his second Badminton Horse Trials, becoming the first British Badminton winner since Oliver Townend in 2009.
There was plenty of success for GB in the European Dressage Championships in Germany, with Charlotte Dujardin leading the way with two individual golds and a team silver.
Elsewhere Scott Brash won showjumping's biggest individual prize of 1m Euros (£735,000) by becoming the first rider to win the sport's grand slam.
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Music acts? Tickpublished at 18:43
Now you have to tune in...
Getting readypublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015
Not long now... 18:50 GMT on BBC One.
BBC News School Reportpublished at 18:41
Lucy Bronze tells BBC News School Report that she is overwhelmed to be here, but is representing all the girls in the England football team. She'd like to think the men could learn a thing or two from their third place in the World Cup.
Hockey heroinespublished at 18:39