Sports Personality of the Year LIVE: Winners revealed as Mary Earps and Manchester City claim top prizes

Mary Earps

Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps said she “honoured and humbled” to win the Sports Personality of the Year award as the England star gave an emotional speech at the prestigious ceremony in Manchester on Tuesday night.

Earps succeeded England teammate Beth Mead to become the second women’s footballer to win Sports Personality of the Year in as many years after playing a vital role as the Lionesses reached their first Women’s World Cup final this summer.

The 30-year-old won the Golden Glove at the tournament following a series of brilliant performances between the posts - including a penalty save in the Sydney final.

Mary Earps being crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year marks the latest high in an incredible turnaround for a player who in early 2021 was considering calling time on her career.

At that point, the goalkeeper had not been involved in the England set-up since claiming her eighth cap in November 2019.

After being recalled as part of Sarina Wiegman’s first Lionesses squad in September 2021, she has gone on to help the team make history as Euro 2022 winners on home soil and then runners-up at this year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

• Young Sports Personality of the Year - Mia Brookes
• Lifetime Achievement - Sir Kenny Dalglish
• Unsung Hero - Des Smith
• Helen Rollason - Fatima Whitbread
• World Sport Star - Erling Haaland
• Team of the Year - Manchester City
• Coach of the Year - Pep Guardiola
• Sports Personality of the Year - Mary Earps

Back-to-back SPOTY awards for the Lionesses, with Mary Earps following teammate Beth Mead to the gong. It’s also the third year in a row that a sportswoman has claimed the prize (Emma Raducanu, 2021) for the first time since the early 1960s.

“I feel a bit sick, actually! First of all, I’d like to say how humbled I am to be on a list with such incredible athletes. Sport is a fantastic thing where it brings the world together, so congratulations to you all. Thanks to everyone that voted for me. I am very honoured and humbled - it’s the ultimate all-round sporting accolade. This is just...wow! It’s not been the easiest journey and I wouldn’t be here without so many people in my corner, so thanks to them. They’ve been with me through the really, really not so great times. The last two years have been unbelievable.”

Stuart Broad

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

It’s time for the primary prize of the evening, the 70th awarding of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

1984 winners Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will do the honours...