{"id":130334,"date":"2023-12-12T17:07:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:07:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:07:32","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023 \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 70th BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 19.<\/p>\n<p>An independent expert panel have decided upon a shortlist of sportspeople that have captured the imagination of UK fans over the previous 12 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The public now get to vote for their winner of the main prize, who will be crowned in a ceremony that will be broadcast live on the BBC from 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>LiveScore presents the complete lowdown on the 2023 Sports Personality of the Year, providing all the information that you will need to know about the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year award?<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stuart Broad:<\/strong>\u00a0Retired England cricketer who bowed out following this summer\u2019s Ashes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankie Dettori:<\/strong>\u00a0Famed flat-racing jockey who won the 2000 Guineas and the Oaks in his final season in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Earps:<\/strong>\u00a0England and Manchester United goalkeeper who reached the Women\u2019s World Cup final this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alfie Hewett:<\/strong>\u00a0Won the Australian Open and US Open in wheelchair tennis singles along with doubles titles at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katarina Johnson-Thompson:<\/strong>\u00a0Won second world heptathlon title in Budapest this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rory McIlroy:\u00a0<\/strong>Won four of five matches to help Team Europe reclaim the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who will win Sports Personality of the Year 2023?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/a10add26-4e65-4c83-83f4-459a649d6b89.jpg\" alt=\"England goalkeeper Mary Earps is in contention to win the 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">England goalkeeper Mary Earps is in contention to win the 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The current favourite to be named as the 2023 Sports Personality of the Year is England goalkeeper Earps.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old saved a penalty in the Lionesses\u2019 World Cup final defeat to Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Close to Earps in the betting is England cricketer Broad.<\/p>\n<p>This follows his performances in the 2-2 Ashes series draw against Australia, which saw him break the 600 total Test wickets mark and help England to victory in his final appearance before retiring.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where is the Sports Personality of the Year ceremony?<\/h2>\n<p>The 2023 Sports Personality of the Year ceremony will take place at MediaCityUK in Salford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It will be the fourth successive occasion that the event has been held in this location.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This followed a number of years in which SPOTY ceremonies were hosted at major indoor arenas within the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won Sports Personality of the Year in 2022?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/14bf75fa-0091-44ef-af18-7760d6e1c46d.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Mead won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2022\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beth Mead won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2022, the Sports Personality of the Year award was won by Arsenal and England footballer Beth Mead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forward was the first female footballer to have ever won the accolade, after inspiring the Lionesses to their Euro 2022 triumph with six goals and five assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cricketer Ben Stokes was the runner-up, with Olympic gold medallist curler Eve Muirhead finishing third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other prizes handed out included Usain Bolt being given the Lifetime Achievement Award, Lionel Messi being named World Sport Star and Sarina Wiegman crowned Coach of the Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" 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