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Your support makes all the difference.Gary Lineker cut his hand on the BBC Sports Personaltity of the Year award while presenting the opening segment of the show tonight.
"He literally bleeds for the BBC,' joked his co-host Gabby Logan, next to fellow presenter Clare Balding on stage.
Lineker received medical treatment as the camera cut to a video. Lineker did not require a bandage, despite seeming to bleed quite profusely during the opening segment.
The 12 nominees for the prize
Andy Murray (Tennis)
Jessica Ennis-Hill (Heptathlon)
Kevin Sinfield (Rugby League)
Tyson Fury (Boxing)
Lewis Hamilton (Formula One)
Chris Froome (Cycling)
Mo Farah (Running)
Greg Rutherford (Long jump)
Adam Peaty (Swimming)
Lizzie Armitstead (Cycling)
Lucy Bronze (Football)
Max Whitlock (Gymnastics)
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2005 Andrew Flintoff (Cricket)
2006 Zara Phillips (Eventing)
2007 Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)
2008 Sir Chris Hoy (Cycling)
2009 Ryan Giggs (Football)
2010 AP McCoy (Horse racing)
2011 Mark Cavendish (Cycling)
2012 Sir Bradley Wiggins (Cycling)
2013 Andy Murray (Tennis)
2014 Lewis Hamilton (Formula One)
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