Sports Personality Of The Year Set For 18 December

The 2025 BBC Sports Personality of nan Year will beryllium held astatine MediaCityUK successful Salford connected Thursday, 18 December.

Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding will coming nan show unrecorded connected BBC One, nan BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app from 19:00 GMT.

It will observe an unthinkable 12 months of sporting play and triumph - from England's victories astatine nan Women's Euros and Women's Rugby World Cup, to Team Europe winning nan Ryder Cup, Liverpool's Premier League title, Arsenal's Women's Champions League success, and nan British and Irish Lions' bid triumph successful Australia.

Seven awards will beryllium handed retired including nan prestigious main prize, which was won past twelvemonth by Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson.

That will again beryllium decided by a nationalist vote, arsenic will - for nan first clip - nan Team of nan Year.

Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, said: "This twelvemonth has erstwhile again been packed afloat of astonishing sporting moments and stories. I'm gladsome it's not maine having to prime who to ballot for!

"We've seen drama, triumph and unforgettable moments connected a world standard - and our homegrown stars, particularly nan women, person delivered for illustration ne'er before.

"I can't hold to spot who nan nationalist chooses to return location nan triumph and observe different superb year."

The 7 grant categories for 2025 are: BBC Sports Personality of nan Year; World Sport Star of nan Year; Helen Rollason award; Young Sports Personality of nan Year; Coach of nan Year; Team of nan Year and nan Lifetime Achievement award.

Contenders for nan Sports Personality of nan Year and Team of nan Year awards will beryllium announced successful December.

Audiences will besides beryllium capable to ballot for World Sport Star of nan Year earlier nan unrecorded show.

Once nan shortlists are announced, each voting for this year's awards will beryllium disposable online astatine bbc.co.uk/spoty.