2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Being here tonight is very special. This is just unbelievable. Thank you

so much. # With my microphone

and a glitterball # And you walk right

in blowing through the doors # Like a force of nature,

a force of nature # I can't look up

cause my head's a mess # But you're beautiful

in the way you dress # I'm lost for words

and I'm powerless # Right from the beginning

you've got me singing # I thought I'd lost

you in the crowd # You're like the sun

to the evening rain # The bells are ringing,

you've got me singing # I've only got eyes

for you, for you # Just look and see,

it's true, it's true # I can't look up

cause my head's a mess # But you're beautiful

in the way you dress # I'm lost for words

and I'm powerless # Right from the beginning

you've got me singing Show your appreciation

for the brilliant Sigma And now, live from Belfast,

please welcome your hosts for tonight's show, Gabby Logan,

Clare Balding and Gary Lineker. Good evening and welcome to the BBC

Sports Personality of the Year 2015. Hello, Belfast!

Thank you so much for that reception and thanks also

to the city and people of Belfast for welcoming us here tonight,

where close on 8,000 sports stars and fans

are with us to celebrate another sensational 12 months

It's also a big hello to all you watching at home.

is a Christmas tradition, but who will be going home

total this evening - all building towards the ultimate

money-can't-buy gift - the crowning of the Sports

Over the next two hours here on BBC One,

we'll also relive the great sporting show and moments of 2015,

before we crown our winner just before nine o'clock.

But just who will win this most coveted prize?

In a moment we will tell you how you can vote as well as give out

But voting will only open later in the show

at about 8.20, once we have seen all 12 contenders.

Tonight, there are three ways you can vote

You can use your landline, your mobile or you can go online.

And if you vote on the web, it's free.

But to do that, you first need to register and you can do so now

And then just before nine o'clock, one of these 12 contenders

will be crowned the 2015 BBC Sports Personality

Here is a reminder of who they are and how you can vote for them.

So, here is the details you need for later in the show...

For Tour de France winner Chris Froome... For boxing's heavyweight

world champion Tyson Fury... For Formula 1 world champion Lewis

Hamilton... For Davis cup tennis hero Andy Murray... For travel World

Swimming Championships Adam Peaty... For Longchamp golden boy Greg

Rutherford... For rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield... And the

world gymnastics champion Max Whitlock... Gather to vote free

online... Voting details are also available on the red button, where

they will also be signed for sign language users.

STEVE CRAM: Men's 100 metres final. Justin Gatlin has got out a bit

better! Here comes Usain Bolt! And Usain Bolt gets it! Bolt, he has

saved his title! He has saved his reputation! He may have even saved

his sport! One of the moments of the year -

Bolt beating Gatlin. Over in 9.79 seconds, but one we'll

remember for a long time. Usain is a special athlete indeed,

and so is our first contender for tonight's main award,

as the Beijing World Championships saw Greg Rutherford leap

into the record books to complete 2015 has not been a bad year. Our

son celebrated his first birthday. We got a new hoover. Cordless. Oh,

and in August, I became the one -- long jump world champion. Last year

by won the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. I do

have my critics are and some people have called me lucky. Affect timing.

But I arrived in Beijing knowing that I was one jump away from

completing the set and holding all four major titles. Only four other

GB athletes have ever managed to do that. For the life of me I cannot

think who. He looks to complete the set... Long jump is a funny old

event. Run as fast as you can... I have had years of practice. I can

tell you, it gets pretty intense. Yes! We are in the fourth round.

8.29 is his lead. He is looking to extend it. Oh, Cheadle jump!

Rutherford takes gold here in the birds nest! It is a dream come true

to take all four major titles. Hold on... Olympic, European,

Commonwealth and now world champion. With the Olympics on the horizon I

am working extra hard to try to top that podium again. Some people say I

am lucky. I am. Good boy. He jumped for joy again this year,

so please give it up Quite a reception. It is amazing,

the harder you train, the luckier you get! Absolutely! But we do have

to work pretty hard at times. And now, you are in what we can call the

famous five. When you add those names, Linford Christie, Jonathan

Edwards, Daley Thompson,'s Dunnell, and you are there amongst them...

Yes, it really is very odd for me to even consider myself amongst those

guys. They are not just synonymous with athletics but with British

sport. People we have all grown up watching and enjoying. But for me

and all of these guys, they will tell you there is always a journey

and a lot of people who help along the way. I would like to mention at

this point somebody who sadly we lost this week. A man who was very

close to my heart and helped me a lot when I was a youngster. A man

called Falona, who sadly lost his battle with cancer and sadly is no

longer with us. I would like to thank him for everything he did for

me. He was integral to everything. I know you will take inspiration from

him and from so many different parts of your life going forward to Rio.

But you are a dad now. So much has changed as you build up towards

trying to retain that Olympic crown? That little man there has absolutely

changed everything for me but in such a positive way. I love getting

home from training and just hanging out with him and having a lot of

fun. He is a wonderful little boy. For me he has given me new vigour. I

feel excited to get out there and jump and hopefully make him proud.

Ultimately what we do, all of us, it is interesting, we do a sporting

event. I want to be good not just on the track but off as well and

hopefully one day make him very proud.

Good luck tonight - our first contender,

In the season of ice, plunging is an art. Lizzy Yarnold marries muscle

and skeleton as a world champion. Gary Anderson won the PDC. Scott

Mitchell was king at the BDO. Lisa Ashton was Queen. In the FA Cup,

Chelsea got caught in a northern storm. Winners can forget. In the

League Cup, Mourinho's men reigned supreme. The Scottish League Cup was

won by Celtic. At the other end of the world, the weather was serene.

The tennis was all Serena. Djokovic outmanoeuvred Murray in four sets.

There were reddish winners. Including Andrew Luck porn and

Jordanne Whiley. From Australia to America, the Super Bowl grit people.

Dame Sarah Storey's story of success continues. From AP McCoy, a final

pool win. In cricket, England fell at the first.

The lovely tones of Dervla Kerwan. The voice of our reviews tonight.

Football now and the Women's World Cup.

Watched by millions in the UK, the tournament reached new heights

and a new audience as England reached the semi-finals.

The story though ended in brutal fashion -

no change there - but it was a fantastic achievement

by the lionesses and playing a starring role was our

This summer, women's football changed forever. Lucia, Roberta,

Bronze was at the heart of that change. Half English, half

Portugese, 100% north-east. She was the star Alnwick Town but at 12 was

no longer able to play with the boys but tough by nature, nothing would

stand in the way of her dream The moment the England players have

worked so hard for. Persistence paid off in Per Canada this summer in the

most dramatic fashion. COMMENTATOR: An absolute belter. It

takes a certain player to get the nation off their feet, to inspire

their country to aer World Cup semifinal. Something even more

special. COMMENTATOR: A she has done it again. Not since Italia 90,

before even my time, had we experienced anything like this.

Suddenly, England expects. Instead, it was a familiar World Cup

heartbreak. COMMENTATOR: Hit the bar, no, no. England are out.

Perhaps their best player on the day has put through her own goal. Gaza's

tears swapped. But these Lionesses had their own dreams. Aspiring a new

generation. Breaking Germany from 12 yards. A breakthrough moment. The

Americans crowned champions, but England edged closer England with a

third-place finish. The best efforts since '66 and a defining moment for

our women's game, inspired by the fullback that excelled amongst the

world's reathlete. Now, my daughter wants a different B on her back.

England got the bronze. So have we tonight. Joined by members of the

England Women's Football team. Please welcome Lucy Bronze.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Lucy, fabulous achievement by yourself and the team here with you

this evening. What was the secret to the success? I mean everyone asks

that to us, obviously. I think we have always had the talent within

the team. Great players. World class players but I think this year, the

team kind of got together and we had that real belief which I think

before we have never had. It was kind of an inner belief. Once we

started performing well, it was as if the whole nation believed in us.

We have never had that before, as the women's football team. We have

never had that backing and support from our nation and we felt that

going through the rest of the tournament. The nation was certainly

gripped. No doubt about it. You reached the semifinals. What a

heartbreaking moment, especially for Laura behind us. I mean, being a

footballer, anyone getting a disappointing result in a world kind

of stage, it is disappointing but I think the thing about it, we kind of

had a bitter sweet ending, we played another game to end on a eye. We

played Germany. A medal. We had never got a medal, reaching that

far. To have that second chance, to beat them the way we did and to come

home with a smile on our faces is still a good ending anding so we are

proud of. You scored a couple of goals yourself on the way to the

bons medal. Where do you think this'll take women's football? Well,

look today, and the fact we are here on the stage at this kind of event.

It has never happened before. Women's football is finally on the

map. We have the men's to compare against. Everyone does but we have

made our own stamp on our Weah. We are really proud of that. For me

personal lane on behalf of the girls, we think it is just the

beginning. -- for me personally and on behalf of the girls.

There is still a lot more to come from us. Well, you are comfortably

beating the men at the moment. You did us all proud.

Ladies and gentlemen, our second contender...

Gold medal to James Guy. World Champion, gold to Britain. Superb

dive from Tom Daley. Well done, Becky. Goodness gracious me, an

utterly brilliant swim. The new World Record for Great Britain.

Adam Peaty is a very, very rare athlete. He is one of British

swimming's greatest ever. He is a privilege to just watch. And just to

be able to say I know him. The months before the World Record in

April, I knew he was capable of doing something quite insane.

Goodness me, Peaty wins the gold. So pleased for the little lad, I'd

coached since 14, with a bad haircut. A very special moment for

me. The pressure was on him when he went to the World Championships. He

was the number 1. He had broken the World Record. He was now the guy to

watch. The 50 m breaststroke, just insane. He is well-placed. He

absolutely swam his perfect race. COMMENTATOR: He has got it at the

last? He has. A crowd pleaser. What a superstar. I mean the 100m. From a

coaching view, it was not easy to watch. COMMENTATOR: Now it is a very

big lead. Nail-biting stuff. I was in tears, cheering, screaming,

thinking - he is not going to do t he is not going to do it and then he

does it. COMMENTATOR: Peaty has it on the very last stroke. For him to

cope with the pressure in his first World Championships at the age of

just 20, that's when he became a man for me. He is Britain's Golding

swimming sensation, please welcome Adam Peaty. -- golden swimming

sensation. So, second-year running on the list.

Fantastic for you and for swimming Yes, I mean I'm great to be here in

front of this amazing crowd. It is a massive opportunity really to put

swimming on the map. And I'm not really good at this talking stuff,

but I'm all right at swimming. You are better than all right at T

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And he is the first man in the world, ever, to swim the 100m

breaststroke in under 58 seconds. APPLAUSE

I know. How fast can you go? You know, no-one was expecting me to

swim, the first man under 58 seconds. 57.9 I it. Everyone was

tipping my greatest rival, the Olympic and World Champion. I was

coming against the odds to break it, really. We are looking, hopefully

this next year to enjoy the journey and give the best for my country,

really. He is the man, Van Der Berg you will be taking on in Rio.

Looking forward to it? I can't wait. I love a great race me. At the World

Championships I was 5 m behind and I kept thinking - I have to catch this

guy. He was a body length ahead. There was no way. There was

something in my mind that said no way but something in my mind saying

- no I have trained all those years, let's have this. This is what I did.

And the exciting thing is it is not a one man band. British swimming is

sensational. A lot of them here tonight.

Many congratulations to all our global champions,

And our next contender is a

golden boy who certainly took it to the max in 2015.

And that's because Max Whitlock created history by becoming

Britain's first male world champion gymnast in a week

COMMENTATOR: Look at this. Super stuff. Bronze medal. That is a first

for Great Britain. The British boys could not have performed better.

Great Britain takes silver in the Men's Team Final. Let's count them.

There are the titles, all six of them. That is a record 10th world

title. Boy, he pulled something out of the

locker there. Itville a battle of the Britons

here. Max Whitlock is the pommel horse world champion. -- it really

is the battle of the Britons. He's perfect on the pommel

and he's pretty good CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE Wow, that was incredible. They

absolutely loved it in here, Max. Grab your microphone. Don't try that

at home, boys and girls. Max, is it just the piano, you can do that on?

We have a full orchestra over there? Drum, maybe a double bass? It is a

challenge on here. Maybe I'll give it a try. This is just a normal

suit, by the way, ladies and gentlemen, no lycra in this. It is

be a handy party trick. It is good. It works very W it is good I can do

it. You can do it anywhere, all the time. All the other nominees are

thinking - my party trick is not as good as that. You are World

Champion, history maker, has that sunk in? It hasn't. You go to all

the competitions and come back, you are straight back in the gym. It

doesn't really sink in, you want to get back in and work hard and work

for the next one. It was a long journey and it was amazing to finish

it. That was my 20th routine out there at a World Championships. It

was tough. Two silvers before that. The Men's Team Silver, historical

silver, on the floor and then the gold. It is not how you start, it is

how you finish? Exactly. Like you say, we made history a few times

that week with the boys, it is great to see them. Overall it was a great

week. Going back nine years, we were ranked 23 in the world. Now we are

second. We are very proud. Very proud of you. You can tell

gymnastics is more of an annerobic sport. Out of breath. Thank you for

doing that. I know you go around gymnastics clubs all over, inspiring

kids, so that the next generations of Max Whitlocks are coming through.

It is a hugely popular sport at the moment. It is in a great place. Last

week I came up to Belfast and visited as many schools and gym

clubs as I could and got an amazing reception. It was brilliant to try

and inspire the young kids. We went away from one of the classrooms, the

teacher said how many people want to join gymnastics? A lot of hands were

raised. It is a great feeling to us. Best of luck, Max Whitlock.

And those starlets we all saw there make up the full list

of contenders for tonight's first award - the Young Sports Personality

The long list, top three and winner have been selected

by a BBC panel, full details of which are on the BBC

To present it, please welcome the fastest British woman

in history, Dina Asher-Smith, and world super bantamweight

Well, it is great to have you both here. Judges selected their top

three. The judges selected their top three

of gymnast Ellie Downie, para-swimmer Tully Kearney

and jockey Tom Marquand. So Carl, could you announce

the winner, please. The Young Sports Personality

of the Year for 2015 is... Congratulations, Ellie. I presume

you would like to say a few words? Yes, I would just like to say a

massive thank you to everybody at British gymnastics, everybody at my

home club, my family, my friends, everybody who has helped me along

the way. And well done to the other nominees, especially one of the

other gymnasts, Brinn Bevan. Thank you very much!

Ladies and gentlemen, the BBC Young Personality

Coming up, we get inspired as we announce the Helen Rollason award

winner. We look back on an Ashes series to savour. And we celebrate a

group of special champions. The Tour De France is

the toughest physical challenge And our next contender had to endure

more than brutal climbs - he went through hell and emerged

triumphant to become the first British King of the Mountains

and the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France

for the second time. When it seems like the pressure of

the world is on your shoulders, even the simplest of challenges can be

tough to overcome. Fat cats trying to conquer one of the hardest places

on this planet. Tough is a bit of an understatement. People have said it

was one of the hardest Tour de Frances in years. For him to get

through that - just incredible. This is not a ride around the park. This

is a bike race. We are in the business of winning. I experienced

it all last summer, got spat at and had a cup of urine thrown my way.

This sport has got a reputation. I get that. But I still had a job to

do. I had to lead my team to victory and I was not going to let anything

get in my way. He takes it on the chin, gets up the next day and goes

at it again. Not wide for a better team-mate. I think you saw the true

champion. This guy is special. I sacrificed a lot for my sport. It is

what I do. I am not looking for any sympathy for it. Having my wife at

home with our first baby on the way was not easy, either. I knew she was

there for me, though. That kept me going to the very end. And I did it.

I got there. It was not easy. But it was all worth it. Because I got the

yellow jersey back. Good evening everybody am sorry I could not be

there to join you tonight. My wife and I are expecting a little boy any

day now. So I definitely would not be in the good books if I had to

come over to Belfast just at the minute. But thank you very much for

the nomination. It is a real honour. To be nominated amongst such amazing

talent which the country has to offer. Have a great evening. And the

great news is that earlier in the week, Chris's wife gave birth to

their first child. Isn't that beautiful?! A gorgeous little thing.

Chris is at home in Monaco. We wish him the best of luck for tonight's

main award. The bike and a baby boy

were also the stories behind our next contender's

remarkable come back in 2015, as we return to the Athletics

World Championships. Because after only nine months

training following the birth of her first child, Reggie,

supermum Jessica Ennis-Hill proved again she's the best all-round woman

athlete on the planet. Last July, Jessica Ennis-Hill gave

birth to her first child, Reggie. Just three months later she was back

in training, tentatively at first. 15 minutes on an exercise bike was

all she could manage. Alone, late at night, as her baby slept. There were

quite a few times during the winter when I honestly felt that it was

just too much. I had not slept properly and I have got a baby and

he needs me. Next year's Olympic Games were on the horizon. But

first, the World Championships in Beijing. With so much new in her

life, could she recapture the glory of old? I questioned whether I

wanted to come back and be Olympic champion. The feeling I had was that

I just wanted to make sure that I gave it a really good shot. I was

away from my baby the two weeks but that I had achieved this amazing

thing which I could tell him about. I always compare myself to the

athlete that I was in 2012. So there were elements of frustration where I

thought I could do a little bit better. But at the same time I felt

really happy that I could produce those consistent performances. 5000

miles away from her son, she was one event away from bringing home the

gold medal. It was just such a special feeling. She would arrive

with nothing to prove - but proved it anyway. Training continues. But

for now it is back to the really important things in life.

She's now a two-time world champion, please welcome

Such a warm and wonderful reception in here, and we saw you talking

about the comeback, the physical comeback. Were there ever times when

it got a bit gruelling and tough and you thought, I wish I had chosen a

more simple sport, maybe just hurdling?! Definitely. No sport is

simple but I had so many moments where I thought, it would be nice

just to do the hurdles. And I did have those discussions with my

coach. But he was like, no, the heptathlon. Then there is the mental

side of things. Did you ever worry about your competitive edge and

whether that would still be there? In all honesty that was one thing

that I knew I still had. Even when I found out I was pregnant I was still

very much wanting to come back to my sport. I still have that competitive

edge and drive to want to get to the top again. But I did evidently worry

about physically how I would comeback this and how my body would

cope with going through pregnancy and having a child and coming out

the other side just so there were doubts in that respect but I never

doubted that I wanted to be competitive. You were the poster

girl in the build-up to 2012, and you delivered with that Olympic gold

in London... Still a moment which sends the hairs on the back of the

net, and appreciated here. Will it be less stressful heading towards

retaining your title in Rio, do you think question it is always

stressful. But 2012 was a unique opportunity. Just having that

amazing experience. I am very much looking forward to Rio. A new

journey. Just seeing what happens out there. Best of luck tonight,

Jessica Ennis-Hill! New shoots, new blooms. Jordan

Spieth, aged 21, blossoming. First, Masters champion. He would become US

Open champion. Changing tides on the River Thames. Women's race before

the men's. The river is Oxford blue. On higher ground, a champion's last

lap. King of the Crucible? Stuart Bingham. Two Grand Nationals in two

for Leighton Aspell. At the Derby, it was Frankie Dettori on Golden

Horn. Jimmy Anderson and Broad England's Test wicket record. He had

beaten Ian Botham. His team were no better than the West Indies, though.

1-1. A hundred for the captain against New Zealand. But more

collective frustration. The PRO12 went to Glasgow Warriors. Champions

of Europe, Toulon. Floyd Mayweather dismissed Manny Pacquiao. On the

French clay, Stan Wawrinka was the winner. Serena, Grand Slam number

20. Bradley Wiggins took on the clock. An hour of agony. Then,

history. The Premier League's best player was Eden Hazard of Chelsea.

Best team as well. In the cup final, 4-0 to the arsenal. The Scottish

Premiership finished with Celtic celebration. But the Scottish Cup

went to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, sweethearts of the law. And

the much beloved Barcelona are the champions of Europe. -- of the

north. And today they have just won the

Fifa club World Cup. Motorsport now, and here

in Northern Ireland, The late, great Joey Dunlop this

year was voted his country's number one sports star of all time,

and it's great to see two of the legendary Dunlop family,

Michael and William, It's also our pleasure to have two

reigning world champions Danny Kent won the Moto3

title, and Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea

won 14 races on his way Also dominant in 2015,

this time on Formula 1 world champion

for a third time. When I joined this team, I knew it

was the right thing for me. It has been a dream to think of the success

we have had. It is down to all these people, from the mechanics, to the

janitor, to the guys in the paint shop. It all comes together and

shines through in the car. DAVID COULTHARD: Man and machine in

perfect harmony. He is a rock star racing driver. He is able to touch

people. You have to be tough.

Lewis Hamilton wins the Bahrain Grand Prix! Victory in Belgium! You

have got to be strong. You have got to be hard.

Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix! You cannot be nice out

there. You cannot be - hey, here is some space! You say, I am taking it.

This is turning into a magical season. Lewis Hamilton has won his

third World Championship! Only gone and done it, mate! You just want to

shout at the top of your lungs. It is just a lifelong dream.

In the moment you are just grateful for all the people who have helped

me achieve it. Lewis sadly can't be

here in Belfast tonight. Absolutely. Firstly good evening

everyone. It is great so see so many people there. Amazing year.

Honestly. A real blessing. The team have done such an amazing job, as I

said, a great experience to be part of this team. So many people working

closely together to help elevate me to get that third Championship. How

have you personally managed to maintain the amount of success you

have done? Really just hard work, dedication. Staying focussed, as

some of the greet athletes there tonight, staying focus on the one

principle and goal and the belief and confidence in yourself. It is

team work. In this sport, as I said there's 1,300 people in my team. It

is not just me. I'm a very small kink in that large, large chain of a

lot of people, all pulling together and really just being at our best at

all times. Can you do it again next year, three in a row, four in all?

Well, firstly, the reason - I'm sorry I'm not there -- I'm out in

Colorado, starting training for next season. I have to lose three kilos

for next season and absolutely my goal is to arrive - the last couple

of races, in hindsight have been a blessing, they have given me

motivation, I feel great in the car. I will be working with the engineers

and communication to be the best I can be. I see you looking down. The

dogs go everywhere with you. They must have more airmiles than Tim

Peake. Oh, there they are. Yes, they are with me. They are a

bit bored. Lewis Hamilton, thank you very much for joining us. Ladies and

gentlemen, the Formula One champion, yet again, Lewis Hamilton.

APPLAUSE Lewis is one of our contenders

for tonight's main award, but remember, voting only

opens later in the show, once we've seen and heard

from all 12 of them. Voting details are on the BBC Sport

website and the red button. And you can also get in touch

with us across all our And a reminder that

once we've crowned our Sports Personality at around nine

o'clock, the winners' weekend here on BBC One concludes

with The Apprentice Final. Lord Sugar has the say

on that, but it's your vote that counts for Sports

Personality of the Year. Our second award is named

in honour of Helen Rollason - our much-loved BBC

colleague who died of cancer Helen's name lives on in her

charity and the award reflects the virtues

she showed during her illness, those of courage, achievement

and the ability to inspire others To present it, I'm delighted

to welcome a record breaking swimmer Please welcome double Olympic gold

medallist Rebecca Adlington and One

Direction's Niall Horan. Niall, you have caddied for Rory

McIllroy. You love your sport. Are you enjoying this evening? Yes, very

badly caddied for him, you should have said. I'm having a great night.

It is good to look back on a fantastic year. I said, Rebecca said

she might have trouble getting on with her heels, and wanted an

escort. It is not that she is a mad One Direction fan. Niall stepped up.

I'm sure everyone who sees our next film will be inspired by a cheeky

lad from Yorkshire who personifies all the qualities this award is B

thanks to snatched footage from a phone, his courage and character has

Three, two, one, action. Bailey's been seen the whole world over.

Three, two, one, action. Bailey's disability is cerebral palsy. It

causes me legs not to work properly. Which makes walking and motor skills

quite difficult. Here are the sausages. I don't see why I'm

different. He just gets on with things. I did a triathlon. Well t

went really, really good. Everything fell into place. I just felt - let's

push it a bit harder. Athen I fell over and then I got

back up again. It is nothing they have not seen before He falls over,

he gets up, he carries on. His determination and guts just kept

pushing him and pushing him to finish.

I finished. The finish of the triathlon was filmed on a mobile

phone. It went viral, all over the world. You are an inspiration.

Brilliant. What a lovely lad. For us, we couldn't understand what all

the fuss was about. From the last count we heard of. It was just over

81 million hits he has had. Bailey Matthews. Other parents with

children with disabilities, they have even said thank you, you have

given us hope It is just what I do. What a truly

extraordinary young man. This year's Helen Rollason Award

goes to Bailey Matthews! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE Now, what a reception, Bailey.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think you can stop

cheering now. We've had a million, that's enough.

You can stop cheering. I think he wants to speak. Do you want to say a

few words, Bailey? What is it like being famous, for a start? Um...

Cool. Cool. An amazing amount of people, over 80 million have seen

your incredible triathlon. You have got them on your feet tonight. You

love your sport, don't you? What do you love about sport? It's amazing.

How does it make you feel, Bailey when you have crossed the line and

you know you have done something incredible like that? It feels good.

I mean, it's cool. It's cool. Bailey, by the way, normally, you

can't shut him up. He is lost for words. Dad, I think this is the

first time you have seen this, isn't it? I know your dad inspires you,

and you wanted to compete the triathlon with him. What is next on

the agenda? Five triathlons. Probably back-to-back as well.

Well, I think we are going to be seeing and hearing a lot

Ladies and gentlemen, Bailey Matthews!

Coming up, we celebrate a lifetime of winners. Look back onnal world in

union. And reveal the unsung hero. Seriously, how do you follow Bailey?

That was fantastic. We are going to now, with rugby leave. -- Rugby

League. He has been loyal to Leeds

for his entire career of 18 years and has ended it in glory,

taking the Rhinos to the treble of Challenge Cup, Super League

and Grand Final wins. Scars received, and given. Cheers,

Kev. COMMENTATOR: Head and shoulders above everyone else. Kevin Sinfield

has kicked the winning goal. He is an example, a role model and a

mentor. COMMENTATOR: Leeds win the treble.

This is a team that goes down in history now.

LAUGHTER He is reluctant Rugby League

royalty, King Kev is here. With his team, please welcome, Kevin

Sinfield. They are all here. They were all

here in support of you, but you are the name on the list and the first

time ever. Yes, I'm very, very proud. The first time Rugby League

has ever had anybody represented. I'm here representing the guys on

what we have achieved this year but definitely Rugby League. What a

dream final season for you of Rugby League, with these guys, you

couldn't have written that? I need thank these so much. I play such a

small role and rely on these heavily. I think it was announced I

was moving on at the end of March. As a sports player, performer, you

have an idea how you would like to bow out you and that was winning the

grand final on my final game but along the way we got closer and

closer and to wint treble having had 18 attempts, and I know how tough it

is to win one trophy in our sport is incredibly difficult so to win three

was brilliant. You are incredibly modest but if there are kids

watching to want to be the next Kevin Sinfield, what would your

advice to them be? Don't do it. Look, I wasn't bests the with best

of attributes to be a Rugby League player. Never the strongest,

fitness, fastest but I decided to make myself the most committed. By

having commitment and the right attitude, you can go along way in

sport. He has set the standard by example. Ladies and gentlemen, he is

Rugby League record breaker, Kevin Sinfield.

APPLAUSE There were lots of good

days in Leeds this year. As well as home to the rampaging

Rhinos, Headingley was the base for Yorkshire's second consecutive

county cricket triumph. And it was one of their batsmen,

Joe Root, who played a starring role for England

as they beat the Aussies and regained the Ashes

in a series so quick, It seems rather appropriate that I

look out over the home of cricket. A game of long tradition, in which

patience is a virtue. Something changed this summer. It all suddenly

seemed a bit rushed. The First Test, and despite a few close shaves

earlier on for the young Joe Root, the cherub of England's batting

line-up, wasn't put off his stride? COMMENTATOR: They are all rooting

for Joe. A great start, I thought. But this new Brand of Test cricket

retained its ebbs and flows and the tables turned when they came here to

Lord's. Australia have won magnificently.

Well, it sent me into a bit of a spin. The series proceeded to

Birmingham, where Jimmy joined the party. Out in 46 overs, the visitors

could not recover on this occasion. Penultimate Test. Trent Bridge. One

victory from regaining the urn and time was running out for Australia.

Stuart Broad at his Steve dating best. Stuart Broad has taken 8-15.

COMMENTATOR: Bowled him. COMMENTATOR: England has regained

the Ashes. The fifth Test was a dead rubber. More of a footnote and

Australian victory, an end to some notable careers. And as the ticker

tape streamed down on the Oval a few miles away, it was time for me to

finally catch my breath. And good luck to England

for their forthcoming Test series So, from the hard yards of cricket,

we return to the hard roads Lizzie Armitstead won a silver medal

on the Mall This year, she went one better

and fulfilled her lifelong dream Riding a bike is my profession. It

is the way I make a living but it is also my hobby and something that I

love. I think the best part of cycling is the fact that I am

outside every single day. Riding in the most beautiful countryside. It

is just the place where I feel most alive.

Lizzie nodes that riding a bike will make you better. She knows that

working hard will make you better than everybody else in the world. I

did not dream about winning a World Championships in the beginning. It

took a while for me to get good enough even to dream about it. It is

138 kilometres, 3.5 hours on the bike. It is, who is the strongest,

who is the fastest at the end of the race? It is every single last drop

of energy that you have in your body which you are just willing into the

bike. I was watching it and screaming the last metres on TV.

It is not often I will jump off my sofa for a bike race, but that was

one of them. Gold for Lizzie Armitstead! She is

the champion of the world! I drained of getting my hands in the air.

Everyone does it. Went over the line and it was just like... I had just

not thought about it. I could not believe it. I had done it.

She's cycling's world road race champion.

Lizzie, fabulous achievement - how much did those roads in Yorkshire

help give you the strength to become world champion? I feel really

privileged that I grew up in Yorkshire. It is a brutal place to

train. The terrain is just relentless. Every training session

you do is hard work. And it has made me into a champion. I am just really

grateful to the local community, to my family everyone. It is a team

effort. It has certainly been a magnificent effort, but it has not

all been plain sailing this year. In the Women's Tour of Britain, you had

a little bit of an accident. I mean, that is pretty nasty. You must have

shown real Yorkshire grit to get through that and get back on the

bike again? I suppose crashing is part of my sport. I risk it every

day I go out on the bike. I was up two days later, back on the bike and

I won the national championships one week later. So it looks worse than

it was! Made of strong stuff! You of course won our first medal at London

2012, and it was a silver medal. Rio next year, looking for gold? Yes, of

course. The silver lining I suppose with the silver medal is that you

have still got that top step to go for. So, all info Rio, yes,.

Good luck for Rio and for tonight's main award, Lizzie Armitstead!

Scorching heat at Wimbledon. Enjoyed by some, endured by others. Only a

few can stay cool. There was icy calm from Heather Watson, who took

Serena to the edge. Only to find herself forced backwards. The

momentum of a champion. The Queen of Centre Court once more! For Murray,

Federer put the final out of reach. But he could not overcome the

sport's unstoppable force. Jordanne Whiley also kept winning. The

doubles here. The singles at the US Open. The weather had turned at St

Andrews. An extra day, and extra holes, before Zach Johnson became

champion. At the PGA, it was Jason's day. In Los Angeles, Great Britain

had a special Special Olympics. 179 medals. One fossil for England at

the netball World Cup. Bronze. England came up well short in the

women's Ashes. Yorkshire were county champions. Gloucestershire and

Lancashire triumphed in the one-day tournaments. A graceful gold or two

for Charlotte Dujardin and her horse. Gold also for Sophie

Christensen. Scott Brush leapt to a Grand Slam. England won penalty

shoot-out in the hockey, and with it, the trophy.

Congratulations indeed to the England women's hockey team

And just a quick reminder to say that voting will open very shortly

All details are available to view by going to

It's now time for our Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reflecting decades of dedication, recipients in the past

include the great George Best, Pele, Martina Navratilova,

To present it, please welcome a sporting legend

four-time Major winner and the 2015 World Tour champion Rory McIlroy!

What a reception, Rory. I think they like you hear! It is great that we

are here in Northern Ireland and that you can be here with us. It

must mean a lot? Yes, once I heard that sporty was going to be in

Belfast, it was the first thing in my diary this year. It is absolutely

fantastic. Eight rate event like this coming to Belfast, to see what

Northern Ireland has to offer. It is wonderful to have you here with us.

Bit of an injury this season, followed by a great finish to the

season. You have got all of the Majors except the one. It would be

lovely to have a nice Irish green jacket on your back? Hopefully, that

is the goal. I have got three out of the four. I would have had a decent

chance if it was not for some 21-year-old this year! But

obviously, that is the big thing on the agenda, trying to win the

Masters. I will put everything into that to try and do it. We wish you

well. As we know, sport at the highest

level is all about winning. But in racing, particularly

over jumps, you're going to ride more losers than winners,

have more falls than Born just down the road

from here in Moneyglass, County Antrim, one man

has ridden to his own Champion jockey for

an unprecendented and unthinkable 20 consecutive seasons,

he has broken every It's time to salute the ultimate

iron man, who weighed in for the final time

in April of this year. Determination, perseverance,

inspiration. 20 years at the top. Over 4000 winners. Unbelievable. An

incredible man. COMMENTATOR: He has done it! What a

hero! What a jockey! I often thought that I had more of

an empathy with horses than I did with people. What makes top sports

people is that they work harder than everyone else. And they want to

continue to try to get better. Tony's life is exceptional. Somehow

he masters energy and strive out of the horse that no-one else can do.

All jockeys have courage, but Tony's courage seems to extend further. I

always thought I was unbreakable. I always thought this was the most

wonderful way of life to go and do a job which excites you like that

every day. The life I have had, and plenty of people I could admire,

Tony definitely stands apart. From a very young age, he knew what

he wanted, definitely. Even now he is competitive, even with his

two-year-old child. He decided to do something and he put everything into

it. He is still the same. Home is home. I am proud of his

achievements. But he has been extremely good to us, to his father

and I. That makes me very proud. I have been lucky enough to have a lot

of great days in racing. But the most defining moment was probably

winning the Grand National. I was, Jesus, he is going to when it! It

was a great achievement. Great for us. To be champion jockey 20 years

in a row, it is unbelievable. I think to myself, did I leave

anything out there, behind me? I don't think I could have worked any

harder. I could have achieved more but the only way I could have

achieved that is if I was lucky enough to have a go at it.

We are thrilled to be joined by so many famous faces

from the world of racing to pay tribute to a National hero.

The Lifetime Achievement for 2015 goes to the magnificient...

I would not be able to speak after that. But I know you will be able

to. Go for it! Can I just say what an honour and a privilege it is to

receive such a prestigious award, especially here in Belfast. Being

from Northern Ireland, a place which has produced so many talented and

successful sports people, none more so than the fella on my right, it

makes tonight even more special. Racing is a wonderful sport. I was

very lucky to live my life as a jockey through it. Two that I will

be for ever grateful. There are so many people that I would like to

thank. I would like to thank, I rode nearly 18,000 races and I would like

to thank the horses that I was able to ride in those...

Because without them this would not be possible. I would like to thank

the stable lads and lasses who looked after them so well. And

believe me, they looked after them better than you could believe.

To the BBC obviously for this. This is amazing. I would like to

congratulate all of tonight's 12 contestants and wish them the best

of luck. APPLAUSE

Finally, to any young people watching tonight's show, or that are

here this evening - all I can say is - make the sacrifices, because it is

worth it. Thank you very much. Our Lifetime Achievement Award

winner, Northern Ireland's very own, AP McCoy.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bronze for Great Britain. Oh, he gets it. A new British record. Two

golds to Bolt. . . Is there no end to what this man can do? Oh. Well,

that's a cue for us to segway into our next track and field contender.

next year, the statuesque Mo Farah could complete a quadruple

double of long-distance global golds after another

devastating one-two at the World Championships.

COMMENTATOR: Mo is the greatest Sportsman Britain has ever had. How

do you define greatness? Some, it is said, are born that way. For other,

well, the raw materials need to be shaped and refined over the years.

As a youngster I loved football. I wasn't as good at football as I am

at running. To be great is to leave a lasting legacy. That changed my

whole life. Two gold medals in front of my home crowd. Once in a

lifetime, I guess. Perhaps greatness is taking those once in a lifetime

moments, and making them look like they happen every day. I love

running. It is what I do and what I'm good at. This year has been,

without a doubt, the greatest challenge of his career. You've just

got to put it behind you, let your running do the talking. Yet every

questioned asked of him, on and off the track, he answered, and then

some. COMMENTATOR: Mo Farah is the World Champion again. There would be

no stopping this gold rush. In August, his history was made by a

true legend of the sport. A long distance trim double. -- triple

double. The greatest-ever? That debate will continue. But there can

be no denying mo Farah's success. He is immortalised in British sport. An

icon. And once again, a World Champion.

How proud are you of your achievements over this last year?

Good evening. It has been amazing. I'm very proud to make the double

again. I want it continue winning medals. That's what drives me. You

know, it is just great. What do you put this golden run down to? I just

love what I do. Every day, you know, I go out there in training and put

the miles and effort in. It is something, you know, as a kid, it is

something that you know, I was good at and later on, I could be really

good. What really drives me is being on the podium and putting the miles

in. I guess just hard work and dedication. Mo, you are not really

good, you are incredible. They haven't worked out how to beat you.

They keep trying different tactics but you keep outfoxing them? Yes,

definitely. You know, you learn along the way. I have been doing it

since I was 12 years' old. I'm almost 33 now. Over the years you

have been learning, race after race and it is confidence as well. And

for me, since London 2012, everything has changed and everybody

is there watching you. You can't just go into races and go out there

thinking - no-one will know about me. They know what you are going to

do. It is hard but as you get older, it gets harder. But Rio around the

corner and we will see about that. You get older, and wiser and more

children there is a new Mo on the block. Tell us about your baby boy?

I'm a proud dad again. My family is growing. I'm very lucky to have a

great family, my wife and my kids. My girls and my young boy now.

Hopefully, I want him to play football one day. That's my dream.

You are lucky to have them. We are lucky to have you. Thank you so much

and best of luck tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, Mo Farah. Good luck to

everybody taking part tonight. APPLAUSE

Blink and you'd have missed some of those names -

but overall, Britain and Ireland have an impressive 13 world

title holders, one of whom is our next contender.

Less than a month ago, not many people backed Tyson Fury

in his bid to beat the great Wladimir Klitchko.

But he paid no attention, prepared HIS way and delivered one

of the year's knockout stories to become heavyweight champion

Past champions are like names in the sand. One day they are gone.

Vladimir Klitschko is gone. It's my time now. I am the gypsy warrior.

COMMENTATOR: Heavyweight Champion of the World, baby. I am from my mother

and I am a fighter. I always knew I'd do it. I always said I would do

it. Not confident in knocking him out. I never said how I'd do it.

Vladimir Klitschko is a great champion. Unbelievable record.

Unbeaten in 11 years. You are getting knocked out mate. I'm the

man, I'm the king. Composed, measured. Professional. No-one has

got close to beating him recently but no-one has tried to mess with

him. Mess with his head. No-one has go the any faith. No-one as big as

me. Tyson Fury. I move quick for a big guy. Elusive, awkward. I was

Klitschko's worse nightmare. COMMENTATOR: A crashing left hook

for Fury I knew I had him. I could see it in his eyes. He didn't want

it. From the United Kingdom, Tyson Fury Sing a little song, do a little

dance. Get down. I'm different, unconventional.

# I don't want to close my eyes...# I'm what the great sport of boxing

needed. Like I said, I'm the Heavyweight Champion of the World.

That sounds sweet. He is here tonight, the giant that is Tyson

Fury. Shall we start with a fight? -- with

the fight? You went into it. Not too many, bar yourself of course, gave

you much of a chance against the great champion but you won

comfortably and you are now the Champion of the World? How proud do

you feel for your achievement? APPLAUSE Well, Gary, it is something

I have been working for since I have been about this big, about one

years' old. It has took 27 years for me to get to where I am now. Many

people in the world. 7 billion people in the world and there is

only one Heavyweight Champion of the World and that's me. For me to say

that, I'm very, very proud. I can imagine. Now, since the fight, I

think it is fair to say, you divide opinion and there has been something

of a fallout. You look back on that now, what are your reflections? What

are your reflections looking back at the fallout that has happened

subkept to the fight? With? With things you have said. I have said a

lot of things. None with intentions to hurt anybody. It is tuning in

cheek. It is fun and games. I'm in the a serious person. Everything is

happy go lucky. If I said anything in the past that has hurt anybody. I

apologise to anybody that has been hurt out there. It is not my

intention to do that. You are 27 years' old. You have Klitschko again

next. Do you think you can dominate this division for a while? You know,

I spoke to my dad about this, for many, many times. You know, we

always said if I go on and win another 2,000 fights from now on,

nothing will ever top the fight I just had in Germany with Vladimir

Klitschko that was the be-all and end-all for me. Every match I have

done, put them altogether it wouldn't be half as good as the

world title I have just won. It was a very special performance.

Congratulations. Tyson Fury, ladies and gentlemen.

APPLAUSE Time now for our 12th and final

contender for Sports He finished the year

with his highest ranking, number two in the world,

and led Great Britain to a first CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE He has won finals, fans

and followers all around the world. Andy Murray has even managed

to impress someone who is famously You guys love history. Bunny Austin,

Fred Perry. That was the 1930s. COMMENTATOR: Game, set and match,

Perry. Don't get me wrong, they were great players, but there is a man

the past doesn't have a hold on. He wruts his own history. COMMENTATOR:

The waiting is over. What next? Davis Cup. I can win that. . We can

win that. So, let's do this. Talk about inspiration. You guys just

don't realise who you have got here. When it got hot, he got hotter.

COMMENTATOR: The Americans beaten. Tough, he was tougher. COMMENTATOR:

A phenomenal effort? Hard? Harder. He reminds me of someone. When you

get a guy like that, you follow him, anywhere. Everywhere. You become a

winning team. Absolutely magnificent from James Ward. What a shot from

Jamie Murray We stuck together like brothers should. Tait tat the

Murrays have inched Great Britain closer. And timely when destiny

calls, would history weigh too much? Tait tat outstanding Are you kidding

me? COMMENTATOR: Great Britain have done it. Are you kidding me? ! In

the most spectacular style. The record books, rewritten again.

COMMENTATOR: The Davis Cup, which hasn't been in Great Britain since

1936 is on its way back Andy Murray, unbeaten, unbeatable. There's your

history. CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE And the trophy is here. The biggest

thing in sport. It weighs 105 kilos. And here in the men who woman it.

Alongside Great Britain's victorious Davis Cup team,

-- and here are the men who o won it.

Andy, you made the Davis Cup an absolute priority this year, even at

the expense of individual success. Why was it so important to you?

Well, I mean, all of the guys that are standing behind me, Leon, who is

the captain of the team, he coached me when I was 1 #1, obviously my

brother is in the team and everyone else I'm very good friends with. We

spend our whole year, obviously just as individuals usually but to get

this with all these guys was unbelievably special. I actually

feel bad standing here. We should be standing in a line together.

I think it is fair enough. And as I said number 2 in the world, so not a

shoddy year for you. As John McEnroe said in the film, when it gets hot,

you get hotter. Did you find out things about yourself playing in the

Davis Cup this year that you didn't know? The atmosphere in the Davis

Cups is unbelievable. It is not like any of the other tournaments we play

during the year. You know, the last tie was 13,000 people away from home

in Belgium. Packed every day. Yes, I found a level of performance that I

wasn't able to find in the other tournaments during the year and I

don't know exactly why that is. But I need to try to work it out for

next year. History tells us winning the Davis Cup is good for individual

form the following season? Yeah, well, Novak Djokovic, a few years

ago won, I think it was 2010, the Davis Cup and the next year won

three Grand Slams. I don't know if that's going to happen for me. You

know, I've only ever won two in my career but I hope so. It was a huge

boost and a great way to finish the year. It's been a sensational year.

It is about to get better. A lifestyle change. We have had a lot

of baby talk tonight and he has one due in the early new year. The more

Murrays the motherier for British tennis. Good luck to you and Tim.

Many congratulations on a terrific 2015. Our final contender tonight,

Andy Murray. Thank you. The atmosphere in here tonight has

been electric. You've now seen and heard

from all 12 contenders who are bidding to become the 2015

BBC Sports Personality And now, I can announce

that voting is...open! And if you haven't got them already,

here are those all-important details Get voting and don't delay,

your favourite needs you. To the oval ball again now,

and it's been a big year It started back in February

with a sensational Six Nations, delivering

a dramatic denouement. COMMENTATOR: Settle down,

calculators at the ready. What a day we have in prospect for you. George

North for the line! Wales are flying! George North, second-half

hat-trick! England and Ireland will be watching this in despair. The

chase is on, and the points continue to take up. The title maybe there's!

-- theirs. And France have scored. England are rocking. An

extraordinary game on an extraordinary day. That's it. The

title is going to Ireland. An exceptional day in Six Nations

history. 221 points, 27 tries

and Ireland the champions Well, the World Cup did -

and it didn't disappoint. There would be giants in this

land of hope and glory. Who could ever be

thinking of failure? The eighth Rugby World Cup up and

running. Everyone's dreams, as bright as the skies. Was it a bit

predictable? It was not. Double the guard, let no-one sleep! But no-one

even blink! Now we come to the sharp end, the tip of the cruel lance,

where in the heat and the confusion, reason was lacking. Resolve was

tested. There would be heroes,

but not the hosts. Others in the European

family did qualify - The World Cup of celebration was now

a World Cup of France outplayed without a cry of

defiance. Ireland defeated. Wales and done at the last's. This close.

Close enough to make a referee run for cover. From now on, the southern

hemisphere ruled. Their World Cup went on, applauded, appreciated in

England. England, inwardly turning dark. There would be giants. And how

they thundered. What a mark they left

on the land of hope and glory. And how we still feel

their presence among us. Thank you so much to the brilliant

stage and screen actor Ian McElhinney for that performance.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are indeed in the company

Please welcome New Zealand legend Dan Carter!

Dan, it is magical to have you with us tonight. Tarver joining us. That

World Cup was so special, but for you, how much was it on your mind

what had happened to you personally back in 2011, and you did not make

it to that final through injury? Yes, it was a pretty to moment in my

career. Just before the play-offs I have a serious injury which ruled me

out. I was 29 then and I thought it was probably the end of my

international career. But I decided to go for it for another four years

and give 2015, let that be my swansong. In 2013-14, I think I

strung together five or six games. I just had so many injuries. I was on

the borderline of retiring. So to go on the World Cup here in London, it

was fantastic. Just to play alongside my team-mates, they pretty

much just gave me an easy ride. You were the player of the tournament so

it must have felt like redemption for you. Sadly the world of rugby

and the world of sport lost a global icon in Jonah Lomu after the World

Cup. He was the Overseas Sports

Personality Of The Year 20 years ago. Can you put into words what he

did for the sport? He is an absolute legend of the sport. It was a major

shock to all of us. He changed the sport for ever. He is the sole

reason that rugby became professional. 20 years ago, when he

won this award. It was far too early. I was lucky enough to get to

know him and he is just such a caring, thoughtful guy. He is sorely

missed by everyone. This was an online poll and you have beaten many

top sports people. So, huge congratulations. Ladies and

gentlemen, Dan Carter! Now Dan, if I can ask

you to stick around as we've got a little job for you later

and a job for you at home now as we give you a reminder

of the all important numbers The year flows around to harvest

season. Time to reap what you row. As the nights drew in, Chelsea added

the Super League for a domestic bubble. David Weir and Shelly Woods

were winners at the Great North Run. In New York, Djokovic's 10th Grand

Slam. Roberta Vinci played Flavia Pennetta. In the Solheim Cup, a

comeback. America, fuelled by anger. The Walker Cup went to Britain and

Ireland. Over the channel, in the Arc de Triomphe, more glory for

Freddie Victoria on Golden Horn. By the Irish sea, in Gaelic football, a

glorious Dublin day, Kilkenny triumphant in the hurling. In the

Moto GP, Jorge Lorenzo ultimately winning. In speedway, Tye was world

champion again. England lost the series against Pakistan. In the

league of riches, a very English gem was uncovered. Legends can be made

much faster in UFC. 13 seconds for Conor McGregor to become Ireland's's

newest world champion. But champions can fall. Chelsea's declined toppled

even their special one. The perils of management -

from Premier League champions to Premier League strugglers

all in the blink of an eye. Time in the end ran out

for Jose at Chelsea. Time is also running out in order

for you to vote for your Sports There's about 15 minutes

left, so don't delay. Our next award tonight

is for the Get This recognises

those special ones in communities who help others

to benefit from sport. To present it, please welcome

Sport Relief hero Eddie Izzard and this year's US Open wheelchair

tennis champion Jordanne Many congratulations, so what is

your priority for 2016? It is pretty simple, I want to be the Wimbledon

champion. We wish you well in that. Eddie, meanwhile, inspiring people

to get involved in sport and helping make it happen? Absolutely. I am the

patron of a sport volunteering charity, and we are working with BBC

Get Inspired. But We Want To Get Trending a great big thank you. What

does that say? We tried this last year. All you have to do is,

everyone at home and everyone in the arena tonight, just thank a sporting

volunteer that they know, and if we do this, we can get it trending.

Last year we got it trending around the world. We would like to try to

get it across the universe. So all you have got to do is to do it right

now, get your phones out and do hashtag big thank you, and we will

make this work. If you want to find out how

to take part in a range of sporting activities,

go to the Get Inspired section But you can't do it without help,

and over the past weeks, Unsung Heroes from the BBC's

15 nations and regions They are all here

tonight and we want to say thank you to all

of you and to the thousands more watching at home who give

their time and their energy You are the beating heart that make

sport possible for so many people. With that in mind, here is the story

of tonight's winner. Damian Lindsay is 44 and from West

Belfast. Five years ago, rioting and anti-social behaviour plagued the

place he called home. His answer was to start St James' Park text lifts.

When masked men fired shots during training, others left, but reap what

you row stayed. Many were involved in drugs and serious crime, but with

Daien's help, they persevered. If it was not for him, I would be still

out doing crime and stuff. Now I have a beautiful child and a

girlfriend, a family. Damien is so much more than a football coach. He

is mentor, an inspiration and most importantly, a friend. It is a

brilliant story. Let's now meet the 2015 Get Inspired Unsung Hero,

Damien Lindsay! Many, many congratulations. I'm sure

would like to say a few words? Folks, thank you very much. This

award could have gone to any of the regional winners, thousands of

people across Belfast and dozens of people in my own community at St

James's. Thank you very much. This year's Unsung Hero, Damien Lindsay!

Still to come, we tell a story of euro glory. We reveal the top coach

and team from 2015. And finally, just before nine o'clock, we will

announce the Sports Personality of the Year.

And what matters in football next year is Euro 2016.

Played across France, there is to be a strong UK and Irish

contingent, and to talk us through the qualification story

is a Northern Irishman who is more than qualified

Who are we to expect things of others? But we do. In love, in life,

in football. You know, the three most important things. So when

England win their Euros qualifying group, win every game, every game,

is it enough? Records tumbling, one that hadn't been touched for 40-odd

years. Bobby Charlton's England goal-scoring record has gone. Fair

play, Wayne. Another major tournament appearance but only

what's expected. Scotland and the Republic's qualification was more

about hope than expectation. In the same group, with the world Champions

and Poland, they weren't both going to make it, were they? COMMENTATOR:

Scottish hearts are broken But could one? The Republic of Ireland are

going to the European Championship finals. As for Wales. Well, what

could they expect? They've go the a good team, one genuine superstar. --

they've got. But we have been here before. The fact is, Wales haven't

been to a tournament in 50-odd years. Giggsy wasn't even a glint in

his mummy's eye. But something changed this year. Some good

results. Belief grows. Suddenly expectations are being exceeded.

COMMENTATOR: Wales will be in France next summer.

Talking about going beyond expectation - what about my boys?

What was expected of Northern Ireland? Nothing. Hehaw. No star

players, no great history. A side from probably the best player anyone

has ever seen. But what we've got is heart, spirit, fight. And when

Windsor Park is rockin, it sounds like all of Belfast, Bangor,

Ballymena and everywhere in between is screaming... Green army, green

army. COMMENTATOR: They are there, they have done it. When you don't

expect much and you get a lot, a whole lot more than you bargained

for. It feels fantastic. Bloody fantastic. It leaves you wanting

more. Euro 2016. Bring it on! CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE Thanks to Jimmy for that. You should

have heard the cheer in here when Northern Ireland were mentioned. One

more time, Northern Ireland. Something like that.

It's also great to have the O'Neills brains trust

Michael of Northern Ireland and Martin of the Republic

And they will be among the runners and riders I'm

sure for our next award, which is for Coach of the Year.

To present it, please welcome former Olympic gold medallist

Denise Lewis and 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell!

Great to see you both, here's a look at a long list of some

Graeme can you do the honours for us, please?

We are not Brazil, we are Northern Ireland, Michael O'Neil.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

Congratulations Michael, a fantastic achievement what you have done this

season. Most certainly the biggest cheer of the night. I would love you

to say a few words, please. APPLAUSE Thank you, thank you.

APPLAUSE CONTINUES force I'll try and say something sensible,

hopefully. It is amazing to be here tonight, as Rory touched upon t as

AP touched on it, to bring an event like this to Belfast is something

special. To be here on this stage as the manager of my country and to be

going to France is very special for me as well, obviously as well.

APPLAUSE First of all I would like to

congratulate all the other nominees. There are fantastic coaches in the

room, across all the sports. It is fairly evident when you see the

achievements of everyone who is nominated so it is very humbling,

obviously, to get the award here tonight. There are many people I

should thank. Hopefully I don't forget anyone, so first of all, I'd

like to thank - I think the Association, because two years ago,

we weren't in a great place. It would have been easier for me to

walk away and the Association to go for someone else. We stuck together

and ultimately we are where we are today and we have had success out of

that. I think I should recognise that. I've got a fantastic backroom

staff, Jimmy Nicholls here tonight with me. Steven Robinson and Mike

Taylor who aren't and Jupp who has been with me and the whole medical

team. Everything we have. We don't have the biggest backroom staff or

biggest budget but we have a great staff who work around the clock to

make sure we have a chance of success and they have played every

big a part in it as I have I must also thank my wife who is with me

here tonight. She doesn't get to many events. She looks after my two

amazing daughters Olivia and Erin and Edinburgh when I'm in exotic

places like Fleetwood watching football on a Tuesday night. I would

like to thank her for her support over the past campaign and over the

past years. Also, it is an amazing reception you

have given me, very, very humbling indeed. One thing I will say about

the people of Northern Ireland is that they do support their team.

APPLAUSE It is easy to support your team when

it is good. It is not so easy when it is not so good. You have stuck by

the team, when things were not so good, you never turned on the team

and me. And it is testament to not only the people in this room but

Northern Ireland as a whole, as a community and finally, just to

finish off, I'd like to - AP couldn't put it any better. He would

like to thank his horses. I would like to thank my players. You are

not a coach at all without your players. We may not have the

greatest players in the world but we have great players to work with and

they have represent Northern Ireland. They come from both sided

of the community. They are proud to play for Northern Ireland.

APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, 2015 Coach of

the Year. Michael O'Neill. Incredible energy and you still have

a couple of minutes to vote. We will also announce the team of the year

if you have just joined us on BBC One. We have had lots to celebrate.

Everseas Sports Personality of the Year Dan Carter.

Bailey Matthews. Thank you.

Ellie Downie. The magnificent AP McCoy.

Yes, what a night it's been. The main moment is still to come, around

9.00pm. It is the team of the year award now. One of two awards voted

for by a BBC panel who also chose the contender's list for tonight's

main award. Full details are on the BBC sports website. To present t

please welcome, Dame Mary Peters and Martin O'Neil.

It's has been a great year and here's

some of the teams who have stood out.

Dame Mary, you have the envelope, please reveal who the winner is. The

2015 Team of the Year is... The Great Britain Davis Cup team.

Captain Leon Smith, would you like to say a few words? Thank you very

much. I have got about 60 seconds to make a fool of myself, which is

probably enough. That is what these guys standing behind me want to

happen! It is hugely humbling to receive this award. It is obviously

very prestigious. It has been 79 years since we managed to win the

Davis cup, so let's hope it does not take another 79. A big thanks to the

BBC, who have covered all our ties this year, and of course to the

panel who voted for us tonight. Thank you to the RTA, their

volunteers, the media, and of course our wonderful fans, including the

Barmy Army, who have become famous. There really have stood by us and

travelled everywhere for our team. I think like most coaches out here

tonight, you will realise that whilst the players and certainly

myself, we get a lot of the focus, but there are many, many unsung

heroes who have played a big part in as reaching this. For sure, all of

these people up on stage that you see here, the support staff are also

absolutely fantastic. We also have to thank our family and partners,

because they sacrifice an awful lot to allow us to get on the road and

travel for months on end. This is for them as much as it is for us.

And I hope that what we have achieved here for tennis, which is

of course the sport we love, is that we get a really lasting, meaningful

legacy from this. We will make sure that everything we do moving forward

into the next year's is as much about off the court is on the court

to get as many kids into this great sport as we can. Thank you very much

everybody. Congratulations to our

Team of the Year! But who will be the 2015

Sports Personality of the Year? We'll find out in a few minutes'

time, as now I can announce that Please do not call as your vote

will not count but you may The website also won't

allow any more votes The main event then still to come,

but Christmas is also about reflection.

Yesterday we lost one of football's great pioneers, the one and only

Jimmy Hill. Good evening and welcome to Match Of

The Day on the last Saturday before the league season. I have never seen

a side play with such delightful enthusiasm for the game. Good

afternoon to you and welcome to Match Of The Day live from Old

Trafford. Let's all sing together... 1% advantage in this game gives you

a result. Thank you, Jim. I cannot think of a single person who has

given as much to their sport. Football will be for ever grateful

to need Jimmy Hill. It is time now to remember some of our other

friends who we have said goodbye to this year.

And in doing so we're delighted to be

joined by Lizzie Jones, who you may remember sang

at the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final in August as a tribute

to her husband Danny, who died while playing

Since Danny's death, as well as bringing up her

one-year-old twins, Lizzie has been raising awareness for heart

screening among young sportsmen and women.

We are honoured she's here to sing for us tonight as part

of our tribute to our beloved departed

# From glen to glen, and down the mountain side

# Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow

Morning, everyone. It has gone straight into the confectionery

stall and out again. Red Rum wins the national!

A wonderful, touching moment and thanks also to Northern Ireland

choir Codetta and the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by David

And so we now move on to the final award of the night, as one of these

12 contenders will become the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

She has done it again! Jessica Ennis-Hill is back on top of the

world! Mo Farah, five world titles. Chris Froome, Britain's first

two-time winner of the Tour de France. Lewis Hamilton has won his

third World Championship! Andy Murray, unbeaten in Davis Cup! The

world champion is Adam Peaty of Great Britain! Rutherford takes

gold! He is head and shoulders above everybody else on the field. Max

Whitlock, World Championship It certainly is exciting -

and to present the award, please welcome back

New Zealand Rugby World Cup winner Dan Carter and Northern Ireland

boxing legend Barry McGuigan. All votes have been counted

and independently verified, Barry, please can you tell us

who is in third place? in third place is Jessica

Ennis-Hill. Can you please reveal the name of

the runner-up? In second place is Kevin Sinfield.

Barry - can you please now reveal who the BBC Sports Personality

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2015 is the incomparable

Andy Murray! Many congratulations, I am sure you

would like to say a few words, Andy. Yes.

Thank you very much. I genuinely did not prepare anything. I did not

expect this. A friend actually sent me a message the other day with an

an from a newspaper which said that Andy Murray is duller than a weekend

in Worthing. Which I thought was a bit harsh - to Worthing.

Yes, it is very humbling to be up here in front of so many great

athletes. I am a huge sports fan and I am extremely nervous right now, so

apologies for that. Congratulations to everyone who was involved

tonight. I would really like to thank all of my team-mates, all of

the staff over there. They were absolutely incredible. This has been

a five year journey. We were down really at the bottom level of tennis

and now, we are ranked number one in the world. I never thought that

would be possible. I would also like to thank my

family. Some of them are here, not all of them. My wife is at home. She

is expecting a baby in a few weeks so is unable to travel. But I have

got that to look forward to as well. I would like to thank everyone who

voted for me. I really appreciate that. I dedicate my life to this

sport. I work as hard as I can every single day to try and make you proud

and I appreciate all of the votes. Thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen, the BBC Sports Personality

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year.

From all of us here in Northern Ireland's wonderful capital

city, Belfast, it's a very good night!