Hi everyone, and welcome to this live blog of Sunday’s eagerly anticipated (by some) BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015.
Andy Murray is the favourite, with the full lost of runners and riders below.
Andy Murray 8/13
Jessica Ennis-Hill 9/4
Kevin Sinfield 8/1
Tyson Fury 16/1
Lewis Hamilton 33/1
Chris Froome 100/1
Mo Farah 150/1
Greg Rutherford 150/1
Adam Peaty 300/1
Lizzie Armitstead 300/1
Lucy Bronze 300/1
Max Whitlock 300/1
Gary Lineker will front coverage of SPOTY 2015
If you’re interested, the shortlist of candidates for the main award was drawn up by Dame Mary Peters (1972 Olympic pentathlon champion), Maggie Alphonsi (England women Rugby World Cup winner), Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson (11-time Paralympic gold medallist), Jermaine Jenas (former England footballer), Hazel Irvine (BBC Sport presenter), Baroness Sue Campbell (chair of the Youth Sport Trust), Cliff Hayes (associate head of sport content at the Sun), Tim Hallissey (head of sport at the Times), Ian Prior (head of sport at the Guardian and Observer), Barbara Slater (BBC director of sport), Philip Bernie (BBC head of TV sport) and Carl Doran (Sports Personality of the Year executive editor).
Jessica Ennis-Hill is favourite to win her first Sports Personality of the Year award
The public will decide the winner from the shortlist on the night of the live show, with votes being cast online and by telephone. The procedure is overseen by an independent adjudicator. In the (very unlikely) event of a tie, the award will be shared.
A full breakdown of the results is made available after the winner is announced.
The erstwhile Gary Lineker will present alongside fellow national treasures Clare Balding and Gabby Logan, with the event starting in Belfast’s SSE Arena at 18.50.
Last year of course it was Lewis Hamilton who picked up the award, with Murray taking home the trophy in 2013.
A full list of the previous winners is below.
1954 Sir Chris Chataway (Athletics)
1955 Gordon Pirie (Athletics)
1956 Jim Laker (Cricket)
1957 Dai Rees (Golf)
1958 Ian Black (Swimming)
1959 John Surtees (Motorcycling)
1960 David Broome (Show jumping)
1961 Sir Stirling Moss (Formula One)
1962 Anita Lonsbrough (Swimming)
1963 Dorothy Hyman (Athletics)
1964 Mary Rand (Long jump)
1965 Tommy Simpson (Cycling)
1966 Bobby Moore (Football)
1967 Sir Henry Cooper (Boxing)
1968 David Hemery (Athletics)
1969 Ann Jones (Tennis)
1970 Sir Henry Cooper (Boxing)
1971 HRH Princess Anne (Eventing)
1972 Dame Mary Peters (Pentathlon)
1973 Sir Jackie Stewart (Formula One)
1974 Brendan Foster (Athletics)
1975 David Steele (Cricket)
1976 John Curry (Figure skating)
1977 Virginia Wade (Tennis)
1978 Steve Ovett (Athletics)
1979 Sebastian Coe (Athletics)
1980 Robin Cousins (Figure skating)
1981 Sir Ian Botham (Cricket)
1982 Daley Thompson (Decathlton)
1983 Steve Cram (Athletics)
1984 Torvill and Dean (Figure skating)
1985 Barry McGuigan (Boxing)
1986 Nigel Mansell (Formula One)
1987 Fatima Whitbread (Javelin)
1988 Steve Davis (Snooker)
1989 Sir Nick Faldo (Golf)
1990 Paul Gascoigne (Football)
Sir Chris Chataway was the first winner of SPOTY
1991 Liz McColgan (Athletics)
1992 Nigel Mansell (Formula One)
1993 Linford Christie (Athletics)
1994 Damon Hill (Formula One)
1995 Jonathan Edwards (Triple jump)
1996 Damon Hill (Formula One)
1997 Greg Rusedski (Tennis)
1998 Michael Owen (Football)
1999 Lennox Lewis (Boxing)
2000 Sir Steve Redgrave (Rowing)
2001 David Beckham (Football)
2002 Paula Radcliffe (Marathon)
2003 Jonny Wilkinson (Rugby)
2004 Kelly Holmes (Athletics)
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)
So sit back, relax and we’ll get through this together.