Summary

  • Hamilton wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020

  • Jordan Henderson second; Hollie Doyle third

  • Team of the Year: Liverpool FC

  • Coach of the Year: Jurgen Klopp

  • Expert Panel special award: Marcus Rashford

  • Unsung Hero: Sgt Matt Ratana

  • Helen Rollason award: Captain Tom Moore

  • Captain Tom Young Unsung Hero: Tobias Weller

  • Young Sports Personality of the Year: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix

  • World Sport Star of the Year: Khabib Nurmagomedov

  1. Postpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    It's the first part of the yearly review now, looking at January to March, voiced by I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star Jordan North (aka "Turf Moor is my happy place").

    Turf MoorImage source, Reuters
  2. Postpublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    It's been another great year for Tyson Fury. Here's some of his story.

    Media caption,

    Sports Personality: Tyson Fury on beating Wilder to become heavyweight champion

  3. Spoty - contender Tyson Furypublished at 20:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    First up from our six nominees tonight is Tyson Fury.

    Fury, the self-styled 'Gypsy King,' became a two-time world heavyweight champion with a devastating defeat of Deontay Wilder to claim the WBC title in their Las Vegas rematch in February.

    Victory for the Manchester-born fighter marked another stage in his remarkable comeback after a battle with depression and drugs.

    .Image source, BBC Sport
  4. Previous Spoty winnerspublished at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Now they are chatting with a few past winners. On Zoom, obviously.

    Last year’s winner was England cricketer Ben Stokes. He joined a long list of names to pick up the trophy since the award was introduced in 1954.

    Here's every recipient of the Spoty award, including this year's nominee Lewis Hamilton, who won it in 2014.

    Media caption,

    Ben Stokes wins Sports Personality 2019

  5. Postpublished at 20:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    There's a great virtual audience on a huge Zoom screen behind the four presenters. Shoutout to our friend Kate who is there with her family. Hey Kate!

  6. How the contenders were revealedpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Here's how the Body Coach Joe Wicks revealed the six contenders for the Sports Personality of the Year award.

    He's just introduced tonight's hosts - Gabby Logan, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Alex Scott.

    Media caption,

    Joe Wicks reveals the six Sports Personality of the Year contenders

  7. Register to votepublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    If you're just joining us, make sure you're in a position to vote later in the show. You need to register for a BBC account beforehand if you haven't already got one.

    Follow this link HERE to register. It only takes a few minutes.

    .Image source, BBC Sport
  8. Postpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    What a way to kick it off - Captain Tom Moore, my favourite person of 2020, with some lovely words.

    Brit Award winner Celeste is now opening the awards ceremony with one of her biggest hits of 2020, Stop This Flame.

    In 2019, Celeste won both the Brit Award for Rising Star and the BBC Music Award for Introducing Artist of the Year before being named the number one predicted breakthrough act of 2020 in the annual BBC Sound of 2020.

  9. Postpublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    BBC One

    And it's LIVE!

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    #Spoty

    Shell: My favourite night of the year and the night that usually means Christmas is close: SPOTY. I'm not sure what to expect tonight!

    Nathan Mcgrory: Love how the entire British and Irish racing community is backing Hollie Doyle tonight for #SPOTY. Incredible year for such a young talent, breaking her own record to having a five-timer on one card! Great achievement.

    Terry Moran: OK it’s time for #SPOTY one of the highlights of the year for me since as long as I can remember from being a kid. Always brings fond memories of sitting down with Mum and Dad to watch it together - each trying to be the one to guess who would win the trophy.

  11. Your Greatest Sporting Momentpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Hopefully you enjoyed the Greatest Sporting Moments we published earlier in this live text. To see them again - and to watch a few more - head over here. Some crackers!

  12. Standout moments of the sporting yearpublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Cycling

    Nick Hope
    BBC Olympic sports reporter

    Elinor BarkerImage source, Getty Images

    On the track, Elinor Barker (pictured) claimed points race World gold in February and although there were only a handful of other GB success, the squad topped the medal tally at the Europeans in Bulgaria in November.

    Barker, Laura Kenny, Katie Archibald, Neah Evans and Matthew Walls all claimed top honours as they built momentum towards the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

    Lizzie Deignan impressed in her first full season on the road since becoming a mother with back-to-back victories at the GP de Plouay and La Course by Le Tour de France before claiming the Women’s WorldTour title.

    Dame Sarah Storey added three Para-cycling world titles to her collection, while tandem sprint duos Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott and Neil Fachie and Matt Rotherham were also victorious in Milton, Canada.

  13. Postpublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Five minute warning! Grab a brew and put BBC One on (don't give any spoilers away on His Dark Materials because I'm recording it).

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    #Spoty

    Rhys W: Really looking forward to #SPOTY this evening. I would love to see Jordan Henderson win the award but I do think Tyson Fury is the only worthy winner purely for his comeback story and his achievements

    DVHS PhysEd: One of the greatest nights of television #SPOTY tonight. Although Lewis Hamilton seems the favourite, I would love to see Ronnie O'Sullivan win it.

  15. Your greatest sporting momentpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    #Spoty

    Sally Orange from Stafford: "This group of women cemented their status as blooming brilliant by becoming the first-ever all female team to trek across one of Norway's most challenging regions.

    "They were a five-strong British female team made up of Sally Orange, Kirsty Robb, Eve Armstrong, Brooke Nolan and Maddy Turnbull who all trekked 250km across the Finnmark Plateau, the largest ice plain in Europe.

    "They did it unsupported, pulling super heavy pulk in temperatures as low as -40 degrees, over 13 days.

    "Having not seen a soul except each other for the duration, they were in for a bit of a shock when they returned to reality and the impact of Covid-19 which they had been blissfully unaware of due to lack of communication with the outside world."

    Media caption,

    Your greatest sporting moment: Sally Orange

  16. Postpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    It's a different experience for everyone this year. The athletes are usually getting dolled up, you guys are usually getting dolled up to be in the audience and we usually have pizza in the office.

    Instead, I'm typing away on a laptop at home with a handful of chocolates my neighbour gave me earlier, while my colleague Katie Falkingham (yes, I'm naming and shaming) is sat at home in a panda onesie.

    2020.

  17. Who is on the plane to the Tokyo Olympics?published at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Nick Hope
    BBC Olympic sports reporter

    Hannah MillsImage source, Getty Images

    The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc with final stages of qualifying for the Tokyo Games, but some sports have still managed to complete their line-ups and we know some of the athletes who will represent Team GB next summer.

    Defending champions Giles Scott, Hannah Mills (pictured) and Eilidh McIntyre are among a group of 15 sailors who have been selected, with Shauna Coxsey set to be GB’s first ever Olympic climber in the sport’s debut.

    Two-time Olympian Jonny Brownlee will look to complete his medal haul with Tokyo triathlon gold, but his brother and defending champion Alistair is yet to meet the selection criteria. GB women Jess Learmonth, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Vicky Holland are all potential medal contenders.

    World record holder Liam Heath leads Britain’s charge in a sprint canoeing team with Mallory Franklin, Adam Burgess, Kim Woods and Bradley Forbes-Cryans making up the slalom line-up.

    Swimmers Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, Luke Greenbank will also be pre-selected for the Games after British Swimming revised their selection policy.

  18. Your greatest sporting momentpublished at 19:42 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    #Spoty

    Mark Douglas, from Newcastle upon Tyne: "Oliver, our son, has additional needs and is non-verbal. At two years of age we had real concerns that he would not walk. He has issues with his balance so riding a bike was not on our radar for Oliver at all.

    "During lockdown in April he went all Sir Chris Hoy on us and did this. Excuse the excitable dad and Oliver's less than impressed twin, Maisie. We were in tears but this would simply not have happened without lockdown."

    Media caption,

    Your greatest sporting moment: Mark Douglas

  19. How it didn't quite plan out...published at 19:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Disability sport

    Katie Falkingham
    BBC Sport reporter

    This year was supposed to be a golden one for Britain’s para-athletes – and it started as just that.

    In January, GB’s para-cyclists enjoyed their most successful track World Championships, winning 21 medals in Canada. Eleven of those were gold, with Jaco van Gass winning three rainbow jerseys alone.

    Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid started the year how they would go on, winning the Australian Open wheelchair men’s doubles title, with Jordanne Whiley taking home the women’s equivalent with Japanese partner Yui Kamiji.

    And on snow, visually impaired skier Millie Knight and guide Brett Wild won their first World Cup medals in two years, while Para-snowboarder Owen Pick won the Crystal Globe - the overall World Cup title - in the banked slalom.

    But then coronavirus interrupted everything, and the long-awaited for Paralympics were postponed on 24 March.

    Instead of final preparations for Tokyo, athletes had to find new ways to train in their homes and gardens, while many Para-athletes had to shield throughout lockdown.

    Para-sport did slowly start to return towards the end of 2020 though. Despite Wimbledon’s cancellation, tennis was one of few sports to return, with Hewett and Reid going on to win the doubles title at both the French and US Opens.

    There was further success too for Whiley in New York, where Andy Lapthorne also won the quad doubles with Australian partner Dylan Alcott.

  20. Your greatest sporting momentpublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    #Spoty

    Media caption,

    Your greatest sporting moment: Kerry

    Kerry from Gloucester: "Our son McKenzie completed the 2.6 challenge by walking 26 lengths of path by our house - this was an epic challenge for him as he is a wheelchair user. Lots of pain but he did it raising money for charity."