England netball coach Tracey Neville takes the award and looks completely bewildered. They weren't expecting this by the looks on their faces...

The next award is the Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year.

The five nominees were open for a public vote, which closed at 20:00 GMT on Friday, 14 December 2018.

This is a new award which celebrates some of the best moments of the year. The nominees included;

England's historic commonwealth netball gold

England's penalty shootout win in the World Cup

Alastair Cook's farewell century

Tiger Woods' first win in five years

Tyson Fury's fightback from knockdowns

England captain Ama Agbeze is delivering a wonderful speech and she says the netball team are "overwhelmed" by the support they have received this year.

She adds: "Just how football was coming home, we hope Netball came home."

Denise Evans
BBC Sport netball expert

It has been the greatest year in England Netball history. Winning is always a great achievement, but winning against the odds, against a team who have dominated the sport since its inception with fellow trans-Tasman side New Zealand, is more than that.

England beating Australia with a literal last-gasp goal, to snatch Commonwealth Games-gold from the Diamonds in their own back yard is the ultimate win in netball. Tracey Neville's squad showed grit, skill & togetherness to see-off the world's top side.

And now the Team of the Year will be announced.

Voting is now closed. The results of the telephone votes and the online votes will now be counted and the winner will be announced in the show shortly.

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He adds, "If I can come out and say it, anybody can," when asked about mental health.

Tyson Fury says in his interview on stage, "I am the champion and everybody knows it!"

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

One of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest boxers of all time, Muhammad Ali once said this.

And when Tyson Fury took on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in Los Angeles nobody predicted he would survive two knockdowns in an enthralling draw.

It was one of the best fights in recent boxing history and Fury warmed hearts of fans across the UK.

You can cast your vote for Sports Personality of the Year online here. Online votes are capped at one per registered BBC account.”

If you want to vote by phone, here are the numbers you need:

From UK mobiles dial 6 22 82 followed by the two digits which correspond to your choice. Similarly, its 09015 22 82 and the two digits that correspond to your choice if you are calling from a UK landline.

01- Jimmy Anderson

02- Dina Asher-Smith

03- Lewis Hamilton

04- Harry Kane

05- Geraint Thomas

06- Lizzy Yarnold

Calls to the short number from your mobile cost 15p, calls to the long number cost 15p plus your network's access charge. Please ask the bill payer's permission. You can find our FAQs on voting here.

You now have just around five minutes to vote for your Sports Personality of the Year 2018.

Freya Ridings 'Lost Without You' is the beautiful song that accompanies the images of those who died.

A full list of this year's obituaries can be found on our website.

We will now pay respects to those who died in sport this year.

Serena Williams' row with Carlos Ramos caused controversy, debate and plenty of tears but the way Naomi Osaka handled the situation was remarkable.

Despite the distractions on court, the inexperienced 20-year-old held her nerve to serve out the set and take the US Open title in extraordinary circumstances and become Japan's first ever Grand Slam champion.

In one night, the most romantic story of the tennis year was eclipsed by the most bizarre - creating one of the biggest sporting moments of 2018.

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Now we look back to the year in tennis. Novak Djokovic's domination, Serena Williams' US Open outburst and Kyle Edmund's first Grand Slam semi-final.

John McEnroe is doing the voiceover.

There was one standout moment for Dina Asher-Smith this year: "Definitely winning three golds at the European Championships." she says.

"We all go into championships with our own expectations, hopes and dreams.

"As we know about sport and track and field, we don't know if that's going to happen. I was just hoping I could listen to my coach, do my team proud on that day and I was very happy to have achieved that.

"When I came home from Berlin, because you're in a bit of a bubble, you turn off your social media and focus on the task at hand.

"Then you get home and everyone in the street is stopping you and saying well done you think: 'you were watching, really?

"It's the reception that really resonated with me and I hope it can continue."

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You can cast your vote online here. Online votes are capped at one per registered BBC account.”

If you want to vote by phone, here are the numbers you need:

From UK mobiles dial 6 22 82 followed by the two digits which correspond to your choice. Similarly, its 09015 22 82 and the two digits that correspond to your choice if you are calling from a UK landline.

01- Jimmy Anderson

02- Dina Asher-Smith

03- Lewis Hamilton

04- Harry Kane

05- Geraint Thomas

06- Lizzy Yarnold

Calls to the short number from your mobile cost 15p, calls to the long number cost 15p plus your network's access charge. Please ask the bill payer's permission. You can find our FAQs on voting here.