Sports Personality of the Year LIVE: Winners revealed as Mary Earps and Manchester City claim top prizes
Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps is the Sports Personality of the Year as Manchester City swept the other top awards at the prestigious ceremony
Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps has been crowned Sports Personality of the Year, topping the public vote ahead of retired England bowler Stuart Broad and world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson to win the prestigious award.
Earps played a vital role as the Lionesses reached their first Women’s World Cup final this summer and won the Golden Glove at the tournament following a series of brilliant performances between the posts - including a penalty save in the Sydney final as Spain beat England 1-0.
The goalkeeper succeeds England teammate Beth Mead to become the second women’s footballer to win the Sports Personality of the Year award in as many years.
Manchester City won Team of the Year, manager Pep Guardiola claimed Coach of the Year and Erling Haaland was named World Sports Star after the club’s historic Treble campaign. Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish received the Lifetime Achievement award and former world javelin champion Fatima Whitbread took the Helen Rollason award.
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Sports Personality of the Year 2023: Latest updates and results
This year marks 70 editions of the Sports Personality of the Year Awards, ever a fixture of the festive season. A vintage year of British sporting triumphs it may not have been but there are six worthy candidates up for the big award.
Here’s everything you need to know about our sporting sextet:
Sports Personality of the Year Award contenders revealed
The annual ceremony will be held on Tuesday night with the likes of Mary Earps, Stuart Broad and Frankie Dettori in contention
Sports Personality of the Year 2023: Latest updates and results
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be crowned tonight with Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps and retired England cricket bowler Stuart Broad among the favourites for the main award.
The prestigious end-of-year ceremony is taking place in Manchester and will celebrate some of the standout sporting moments of 2023. Earps and Broad are joined by jockey Frankie Dettori, athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, tennis player Alfie Hewett and golfer Rory McIlroy on the six-person shortlist to succeed Lionesses player Beth Mead as the Sports Personality of the Year.
Earps is the odds-on favourite for the prize after helping England reach their first Women’s World Cup final this summer. The 30-year-old won the Golden Glove award for her performances during the tournament and saved a penalty from Spain’s Jenni Hermoso in the Sydney final while, off the pitch, Earps also spoke out on Nike’s decision not to sell her shirt during the World Cup - leading to a wave of support and a U-turn from the manufacturer.
A number of other awards will also be handed out by presenters Gary Lineker, Alex Scott, Gabby Logan and Clare Balding, including Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, and World Sports Star. Meanwhile, Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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