2015

:00:13. > :00:19.Being here tonight is very special. This is just unbelievable. Thank you

:00:20. > :00:29.so much. # With my microphone

:00:30. > :00:34.and a glitterball # And you walk right

:00:35. > :00:37.in blowing through the doors # Like a force of nature,

:00:38. > :00:42.a force of nature # I can't look up

:00:43. > :00:45.cause my head's a mess # But you're beautiful

:00:46. > :00:49.in the way you dress # I'm lost for words

:00:50. > :00:51.and I'm powerless # Right from the beginning

:00:52. > :00:55.you've got me singing # I thought I'd lost

:00:56. > :01:42.you in the crowd # You're like the sun

:01:43. > :01:49.to the evening rain # The bells are ringing,

:01:50. > :01:53.you've got me singing # I've only got eyes

:01:54. > :02:37.for you, for you # Just look and see,

:02:38. > :02:41.it's true, it's true # I can't look up

:02:42. > :02:51.cause my head's a mess # But you're beautiful

:02:52. > :02:54.in the way you dress # I'm lost for words

:02:55. > :02:58.and I'm powerless # Right from the beginning

:02:59. > :03:02.you've got me singing Show your appreciation

:03:03. > :04:07.for the brilliant Sigma And now, live from Belfast,

:04:08. > :04:15.please welcome your hosts for tonight's show, Gabby Logan,

:04:16. > :05:03.Clare Balding and Gary Lineker. Good evening and welcome to the BBC

:05:04. > :05:06.Sports Personality of the Year 2015. Hello, Belfast!

:05:07. > :05:09.Thank you so much for that reception and thanks also

:05:10. > :05:13.to the city and people of Belfast for welcoming us here tonight,

:05:14. > :05:15.where close on 8,000 sports stars and fans

:05:16. > :05:17.are with us to celebrate another sensational 12 months

:05:18. > :05:23.It's also a big hello to all you watching at home.

:05:24. > :05:27.is a Christmas tradition, but who will be going home

:05:28. > :05:32.total this evening - all building towards the ultimate

:05:33. > :05:34.money-can't-buy gift - the crowning of the Sports

:05:35. > :05:49.Over the next two hours here on BBC One,

:05:50. > :05:56.we'll also relive the great sporting show and moments of 2015,

:05:57. > :05:58.before we crown our winner just before nine o'clock.

:05:59. > :06:06.But just who will win this most coveted prize?

:06:07. > :06:16.In a moment we will tell you how you can vote as well as give out

:06:17. > :06:19.But voting will only open later in the show

:06:20. > :06:22.at about 8.20, once we have seen all 12 contenders.

:06:23. > :06:23.Tonight, there are three ways you can vote

:06:24. > :06:28.You can use your landline, your mobile or you can go online.

:06:29. > :06:29.And if you vote on the web, it's free.

:06:30. > :06:33.But to do that, you first need to register and you can do so now

:06:34. > :06:47.And then just before nine o'clock, one of these 12 contenders

:06:48. > :06:48.will be crowned the 2015 BBC Sports Personality

:06:49. > :07:08.Here is a reminder of who they are and how you can vote for them.

:07:09. > :07:40.So, here is the details you need for later in the show...

:07:41. > :07:48.For Tour de France winner Chris Froome... For boxing's heavyweight

:07:49. > :07:53.world champion Tyson Fury... For Formula 1 world champion Lewis

:07:54. > :08:00.Hamilton... For Davis cup tennis hero Andy Murray... For travel World

:08:01. > :08:06.Swimming Championships Adam Peaty... For Longchamp golden boy Greg

:08:07. > :08:11.Rutherford... For rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield... And the

:08:12. > :08:25.world gymnastics champion Max Whitlock... Gather to vote free

:08:26. > :08:30.online... Voting details are also available on the red button, where

:08:31. > :08:38.they will also be signed for sign language users.

:08:39. > :08:47.STEVE CRAM: Men's 100 metres final. Justin Gatlin has got out a bit

:08:48. > :08:56.better! Here comes Usain Bolt! And Usain Bolt gets it! Bolt, he has

:08:57. > :08:59.saved his title! He has saved his reputation! He may have even saved

:09:00. > :09:02.his sport! One of the moments of the year -

:09:03. > :09:04.Bolt beating Gatlin. Over in 9.79 seconds, but one we'll

:09:05. > :09:07.remember for a long time. Usain is a special athlete indeed,

:09:08. > :09:10.and so is our first contender for tonight's main award,

:09:11. > :09:12.as the Beijing World Championships saw Greg Rutherford leap

:09:13. > :09:28.into the record books to complete 2015 has not been a bad year. Our

:09:29. > :09:37.son celebrated his first birthday. We got a new hoover. Cordless. Oh,

:09:38. > :09:43.and in August, I became the one -- long jump world champion. Last year

:09:44. > :09:47.by won the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. I do

:09:48. > :09:53.have my critics are and some people have called me lucky. Affect timing.

:09:54. > :09:57.But I arrived in Beijing knowing that I was one jump away from

:09:58. > :10:01.completing the set and holding all four major titles. Only four other

:10:02. > :10:05.GB athletes have ever managed to do that. For the life of me I cannot

:10:06. > :10:13.think who. He looks to complete the set... Long jump is a funny old

:10:14. > :10:16.event. Run as fast as you can... I have had years of practice. I can

:10:17. > :10:24.tell you, it gets pretty intense. Yes! We are in the fourth round.

:10:25. > :10:31.8.29 is his lead. He is looking to extend it. Oh, Cheadle jump!

:10:32. > :10:39.Rutherford takes gold here in the birds nest! It is a dream come true

:10:40. > :10:47.to take all four major titles. Hold on... Olympic, European,

:10:48. > :10:51.Commonwealth and now world champion. With the Olympics on the horizon I

:10:52. > :10:53.am working extra hard to try to top that podium again. Some people say I

:10:54. > :10:59.am lucky. I am. Good boy. He jumped for joy again this year,

:11:00. > :11:32.so please give it up Quite a reception. It is amazing,

:11:33. > :11:38.the harder you train, the luckier you get! Absolutely! But we do have

:11:39. > :11:45.to work pretty hard at times. And now, you are in what we can call the

:11:46. > :11:49.famous five. When you add those names, Linford Christie, Jonathan

:11:50. > :12:01.Edwards, Daley Thompson,'s Dunnell, and you are there amongst them...

:12:02. > :12:04.Yes, it really is very odd for me to even consider myself amongst those

:12:05. > :12:10.guys. They are not just synonymous with athletics but with British

:12:11. > :12:13.sport. People we have all grown up watching and enjoying. But for me

:12:14. > :12:17.and all of these guys, they will tell you there is always a journey

:12:18. > :12:21.and a lot of people who help along the way. I would like to mention at

:12:22. > :12:26.this point somebody who sadly we lost this week. A man who was very

:12:27. > :12:33.close to my heart and helped me a lot when I was a youngster. A man

:12:34. > :12:37.called Falona, who sadly lost his battle with cancer and sadly is no

:12:38. > :12:45.longer with us. I would like to thank him for everything he did for

:12:46. > :12:47.me. He was integral to everything. I know you will take inspiration from

:12:48. > :12:53.him and from so many different parts of your life going forward to Rio.

:12:54. > :13:00.But you are a dad now. So much has changed as you build up towards

:13:01. > :13:04.trying to retain that Olympic crown? That little man there has absolutely

:13:05. > :13:08.changed everything for me but in such a positive way. I love getting

:13:09. > :13:13.home from training and just hanging out with him and having a lot of

:13:14. > :13:17.fun. He is a wonderful little boy. For me he has given me new vigour. I

:13:18. > :13:22.feel excited to get out there and jump and hopefully make him proud.

:13:23. > :13:27.Ultimately what we do, all of us, it is interesting, we do a sporting

:13:28. > :13:30.event. I want to be good not just on the track but off as well and

:13:31. > :13:33.hopefully one day make him very proud.

:13:34. > :13:35.Good luck tonight - our first contender,

:13:36. > :14:00.In the season of ice, plunging is an art. Lizzy Yarnold marries muscle

:14:01. > :14:08.and skeleton as a world champion. Gary Anderson won the PDC. Scott

:14:09. > :14:12.Mitchell was king at the BDO. Lisa Ashton was Queen. In the FA Cup,

:14:13. > :14:24.Chelsea got caught in a northern storm. Winners can forget. In the

:14:25. > :14:28.League Cup, Mourinho's men reigned supreme. The Scottish League Cup was

:14:29. > :14:34.won by Celtic. At the other end of the world, the weather was serene.

:14:35. > :14:43.The tennis was all Serena. Djokovic outmanoeuvred Murray in four sets.

:14:44. > :14:48.There were reddish winners. Including Andrew Luck porn and

:14:49. > :14:55.Jordanne Whiley. From Australia to America, the Super Bowl grit people.

:14:56. > :15:11.Dame Sarah Storey's story of success continues. From AP McCoy, a final

:15:12. > :15:18.pool win. In cricket, England fell at the first.

:15:19. > :15:24.The lovely tones of Dervla Kerwan. The voice of our reviews tonight.

:15:25. > :15:26.Football now and the Women's World Cup.

:15:27. > :15:28.Watched by millions in the UK, the tournament reached new heights

:15:29. > :15:30.and a new audience as England reached the semi-finals.

:15:31. > :15:32.The story though ended in brutal fashion -

:15:33. > :15:34.no change there - but it was a fantastic achievement

:15:35. > :15:37.by the lionesses and playing a starring role was our

:15:38. > :15:49.This summer, women's football changed forever. Lucia, Roberta,

:15:50. > :16:03.Bronze was at the heart of that change. Half English, half

:16:04. > :16:10.Portugese, 100% north-east. She was the star Alnwick Town but at 12 was

:16:11. > :16:13.no longer able to play with the boys but tough by nature, nothing would

:16:14. > :16:20.stand in the way of her dream The moment the England players have

:16:21. > :16:26.worked so hard for. Persistence paid off in Per Canada this summer in the

:16:27. > :16:30.most dramatic fashion. COMMENTATOR: An absolute belter. It

:16:31. > :16:34.takes a certain player to get the nation off their feet, to inspire

:16:35. > :16:40.their country to aer World Cup semifinal. Something even more

:16:41. > :16:46.special. COMMENTATOR: A she has done it again. Not since Italia 90,

:16:47. > :16:49.before even my time, had we experienced anything like this.

:16:50. > :16:57.Suddenly, England expects. Instead, it was a familiar World Cup

:16:58. > :17:02.heartbreak. COMMENTATOR: Hit the bar, no, no. England are out.

:17:03. > :17:12.Perhaps their best player on the day has put through her own goal. Gaza's

:17:13. > :17:16.tears swapped. But these Lionesses had their own dreams. Aspiring a new

:17:17. > :17:22.generation. Breaking Germany from 12 yards. A breakthrough moment. The

:17:23. > :17:28.Americans crowned champions, but England edged closer England with a

:17:29. > :17:32.third-place finish. The best efforts since '66 and a defining moment for

:17:33. > :17:39.our women's game, inspired by the fullback that excelled amongst the

:17:40. > :17:45.world's reathlete. Now, my daughter wants a different B on her back.

:17:46. > :17:52.England got the bronze. So have we tonight. Joined by members of the

:17:53. > :18:02.England Women's Football team. Please welcome Lucy Bronze.

:18:03. > :18:14.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:18:15. > :18:19.Lucy, fabulous achievement by yourself and the team here with you

:18:20. > :18:25.this evening. What was the secret to the success? I mean everyone asks

:18:26. > :18:28.that to us, obviously. I think we have always had the talent within

:18:29. > :18:33.the team. Great players. World class players but I think this year, the

:18:34. > :18:36.team kind of got together and we had that real belief which I think

:18:37. > :18:41.before we have never had. It was kind of an inner belief. Once we

:18:42. > :18:44.started performing well, it was as if the whole nation believed in us.

:18:45. > :18:47.We have never had that before, as the women's football team. We have

:18:48. > :18:51.never had that backing and support from our nation and we felt that

:18:52. > :18:54.going through the rest of the tournament. The nation was certainly

:18:55. > :18:58.gripped. No doubt about it. You reached the semifinals. What a

:18:59. > :19:03.heartbreaking moment, especially for Laura behind us. I mean, being a

:19:04. > :19:07.footballer, anyone getting a disappointing result in a world kind

:19:08. > :19:13.of stage, it is disappointing but I think the thing about it, we kind of

:19:14. > :19:20.had a bitter sweet ending, we played another game to end on a eye. We

:19:21. > :19:23.played Germany. A medal. We had never got a medal, reaching that

:19:24. > :19:29.far. To have that second chance, to beat them the way we did and to come

:19:30. > :19:33.home with a smile on our faces is still a good ending anding so we are

:19:34. > :19:36.proud of. You scored a couple of goals yourself on the way to the

:19:37. > :19:41.bons medal. Where do you think this'll take women's football? Well,

:19:42. > :19:44.look today, and the fact we are here on the stage at this kind of event.

:19:45. > :19:47.It has never happened before. Women's football is finally on the

:19:48. > :19:52.map. We have the men's to compare against. Everyone does but we have

:19:53. > :19:55.made our own stamp on our Weah. We are really proud of that. For me

:19:56. > :20:00.personal lane on behalf of the girls, we think it is just the

:20:01. > :20:03.beginning. -- for me personally and on behalf of the girls.

:20:04. > :20:08.There is still a lot more to come from us. Well, you are comfortably

:20:09. > :20:12.beating the men at the moment. You did us all proud.

:20:13. > :20:21.Ladies and gentlemen, our second contender...

:20:22. > :20:36.Gold medal to James Guy. World Champion, gold to Britain. Superb

:20:37. > :20:42.dive from Tom Daley. Well done, Becky. Goodness gracious me, an

:20:43. > :20:46.utterly brilliant swim. The new World Record for Great Britain.

:20:47. > :21:21.Adam Peaty is a very, very rare athlete. He is one of British

:21:22. > :21:26.swimming's greatest ever. He is a privilege to just watch. And just to

:21:27. > :21:31.be able to say I know him. The months before the World Record in

:21:32. > :21:36.April, I knew he was capable of doing something quite insane.

:21:37. > :21:41.Goodness me, Peaty wins the gold. So pleased for the little lad, I'd

:21:42. > :21:46.coached since 14, with a bad haircut. A very special moment for

:21:47. > :21:49.me. The pressure was on him when he went to the World Championships. He

:21:50. > :21:57.was the number 1. He had broken the World Record. He was now the guy to

:21:58. > :22:02.watch. The 50 m breaststroke, just insane. He is well-placed. He

:22:03. > :22:07.absolutely swam his perfect race. COMMENTATOR: He has got it at the

:22:08. > :22:13.last? He has. A crowd pleaser. What a superstar. I mean the 100m. From a

:22:14. > :22:20.coaching view, it was not easy to watch. COMMENTATOR: Now it is a very

:22:21. > :22:23.big lead. Nail-biting stuff. I was in tears, cheering, screaming,

:22:24. > :22:28.thinking - he is not going to do t he is not going to do it and then he

:22:29. > :22:35.does it. COMMENTATOR: Peaty has it on the very last stroke. For him to

:22:36. > :22:39.cope with the pressure in his first World Championships at the age of

:22:40. > :22:44.just 20, that's when he became a man for me. He is Britain's Golding

:22:45. > :22:49.swimming sensation, please welcome Adam Peaty. -- golden swimming

:22:50. > :23:16.sensation. So, second-year running on the list.

:23:17. > :23:21.Fantastic for you and for swimming Yes, I mean I'm great to be here in

:23:22. > :23:24.front of this amazing crowd. It is a massive opportunity really to put

:23:25. > :23:28.swimming on the map. And I'm not really good at this talking stuff,

:23:29. > :23:31.but I'm all right at swimming. You are better than all right at T

:23:32. > :23:35.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:23:36. > :23:40.And he is the first man in the world, ever, to swim the 100m

:23:41. > :23:45.breaststroke in under 58 seconds. APPLAUSE

:23:46. > :23:50.I know. How fast can you go? You know, no-one was expecting me to

:23:51. > :23:57.swim, the first man under 58 seconds. 57.9 I it. Everyone was

:23:58. > :24:01.tipping my greatest rival, the Olympic and World Champion. I was

:24:02. > :24:04.coming against the odds to break it, really. We are looking, hopefully

:24:05. > :24:13.this next year to enjoy the journey and give the best for my country,

:24:14. > :24:18.really. He is the man, Van Der Berg you will be taking on in Rio.

:24:19. > :24:24.Looking forward to it? I can't wait. I love a great race me. At the World

:24:25. > :24:29.Championships I was 5 m behind and I kept thinking - I have to catch this

:24:30. > :24:32.guy. He was a body length ahead. There was no way. There was

:24:33. > :24:36.something in my mind that said no way but something in my mind saying

:24:37. > :24:40.- no I have trained all those years, let's have this. This is what I did.

:24:41. > :24:44.And the exciting thing is it is not a one man band. British swimming is

:24:45. > :24:46.sensational. A lot of them here tonight.

:24:47. > :25:26.Many congratulations to all our global champions,

:25:27. > :25:31.And our next contender is a

:25:32. > :25:33.golden boy who certainly took it to the max in 2015.

:25:34. > :25:36.And that's because Max Whitlock created history by becoming

:25:37. > :25:38.Britain's first male world champion gymnast in a week

:25:39. > :25:54.COMMENTATOR: Look at this. Super stuff. Bronze medal. That is a first

:25:55. > :25:58.for Great Britain. The British boys could not have performed better.

:25:59. > :26:08.Great Britain takes silver in the Men's Team Final. Let's count them.

:26:09. > :26:12.There are the titles, all six of them. That is a record 10th world

:26:13. > :26:17.title. Boy, he pulled something out of the

:26:18. > :26:31.locker there. Itville a battle of the Britons

:26:32. > :26:32.here. Max Whitlock is the pommel horse world champion. -- it really

:26:33. > :26:36.is the battle of the Britons. He's perfect on the pommel

:26:37. > :27:31.and he's pretty good CHEERING AND

:27:32. > :27:37.APPLAUSE Wow, that was incredible. They

:27:38. > :27:44.absolutely loved it in here, Max. Grab your microphone. Don't try that

:27:45. > :27:49.at home, boys and girls. Max, is it just the piano, you can do that on?

:27:50. > :27:53.We have a full orchestra over there? Drum, maybe a double bass? It is a

:27:54. > :27:57.challenge on here. Maybe I'll give it a try. This is just a normal

:27:58. > :28:01.suit, by the way, ladies and gentlemen, no lycra in this. It is

:28:02. > :28:07.be a handy party trick. It is good. It works very W it is good I can do

:28:08. > :28:10.it. You can do it anywhere, all the time. All the other nominees are

:28:11. > :28:13.thinking - my party trick is not as good as that. You are World

:28:14. > :28:18.Champion, history maker, has that sunk in? It hasn't. You go to all

:28:19. > :28:21.the competitions and come back, you are straight back in the gym. It

:28:22. > :28:26.doesn't really sink in, you want to get back in and work hard and work

:28:27. > :28:31.for the next one. It was a long journey and it was amazing to finish

:28:32. > :28:36.it. That was my 20th routine out there at a World Championships. It

:28:37. > :28:39.was tough. Two silvers before that. The Men's Team Silver, historical

:28:40. > :28:48.silver, on the floor and then the gold. It is not how you start, it is

:28:49. > :28:51.how you finish? Exactly. Like you say, we made history a few times

:28:52. > :28:57.that week with the boys, it is great to see them. Overall it was a great

:28:58. > :29:01.week. Going back nine years, we were ranked 23 in the world. Now we are

:29:02. > :29:08.second. We are very proud. Very proud of you. You can tell

:29:09. > :29:13.gymnastics is more of an annerobic sport. Out of breath. Thank you for

:29:14. > :29:17.doing that. I know you go around gymnastics clubs all over, inspiring

:29:18. > :29:20.kids, so that the next generations of Max Whitlocks are coming through.

:29:21. > :29:27.It is a hugely popular sport at the moment. It is in a great place. Last

:29:28. > :29:32.week I came up to Belfast and visited as many schools and gym

:29:33. > :29:38.clubs as I could and got an amazing reception. It was brilliant to try

:29:39. > :29:44.and inspire the young kids. We went away from one of the classrooms, the

:29:45. > :29:51.teacher said how many people want to join gymnastics? A lot of hands were

:29:52. > :30:26.raised. It is a great feeling to us. Best of luck, Max Whitlock.

:30:27. > :30:41.And those starlets we all saw there make up the full list

:30:42. > :30:44.of contenders for tonight's first award - the Young Sports Personality

:30:45. > :30:48.The long list, top three and winner have been selected

:30:49. > :30:51.by a BBC panel, full details of which are on the BBC

:30:52. > :30:55.To present it, please welcome the fastest British woman

:30:56. > :30:58.in history, Dina Asher-Smith, and world super bantamweight

:30:59. > :31:26.Well, it is great to have you both here. Judges selected their top

:31:27. > :31:29.three. The judges selected their top three

:31:30. > :31:32.of gymnast Ellie Downie, para-swimmer Tully Kearney

:31:33. > :31:34.and jockey Tom Marquand. So Carl, could you announce

:31:35. > :31:37.the winner, please. The Young Sports Personality

:31:38. > :32:17.of the Year for 2015 is... Congratulations, Ellie. I presume

:32:18. > :32:23.you would like to say a few words? Yes, I would just like to say a

:32:24. > :32:27.massive thank you to everybody at British gymnastics, everybody at my

:32:28. > :32:32.home club, my family, my friends, everybody who has helped me along

:32:33. > :32:37.the way. And well done to the other nominees, especially one of the

:32:38. > :32:42.other gymnasts, Brinn Bevan. Thank you very much!

:32:43. > :32:43.Ladies and gentlemen, the BBC Young Personality

:32:44. > :33:09.Coming up, we get inspired as we announce the Helen Rollason award

:33:10. > :33:12.winner. We look back on an Ashes series to savour. And we celebrate a

:33:13. > :33:16.group of special champions. The Tour De France is

:33:17. > :33:18.the toughest physical challenge And our next contender had to endure

:33:19. > :33:24.more than brutal climbs - he went through hell and emerged

:33:25. > :33:27.triumphant to become the first British King of the Mountains

:33:28. > :33:29.and the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France

:33:30. > :33:39.for the second time. When it seems like the pressure of

:33:40. > :33:43.the world is on your shoulders, even the simplest of challenges can be

:33:44. > :33:48.tough to overcome. Fat cats trying to conquer one of the hardest places

:33:49. > :33:56.on this planet. Tough is a bit of an understatement. People have said it

:33:57. > :34:02.was one of the hardest Tour de Frances in years. For him to get

:34:03. > :34:06.through that - just incredible. This is not a ride around the park. This

:34:07. > :34:16.is a bike race. We are in the business of winning. I experienced

:34:17. > :34:25.it all last summer, got spat at and had a cup of urine thrown my way.

:34:26. > :34:32.This sport has got a reputation. I get that. But I still had a job to

:34:33. > :34:37.do. I had to lead my team to victory and I was not going to let anything

:34:38. > :34:41.get in my way. He takes it on the chin, gets up the next day and goes

:34:42. > :34:46.at it again. Not wide for a better team-mate. I think you saw the true

:34:47. > :34:51.champion. This guy is special. I sacrificed a lot for my sport. It is

:34:52. > :34:55.what I do. I am not looking for any sympathy for it. Having my wife at

:34:56. > :35:01.home with our first baby on the way was not easy, either. I knew she was

:35:02. > :35:07.there for me, though. That kept me going to the very end. And I did it.

:35:08. > :35:12.I got there. It was not easy. But it was all worth it. Because I got the

:35:13. > :35:16.yellow jersey back. Good evening everybody am sorry I could not be

:35:17. > :35:21.there to join you tonight. My wife and I are expecting a little boy any

:35:22. > :35:25.day now. So I definitely would not be in the good books if I had to

:35:26. > :35:32.come over to Belfast just at the minute. But thank you very much for

:35:33. > :35:38.the nomination. It is a real honour. To be nominated amongst such amazing

:35:39. > :35:49.talent which the country has to offer. Have a great evening. And the

:35:50. > :35:55.great news is that earlier in the week, Chris's wife gave birth to

:35:56. > :36:01.their first child. Isn't that beautiful?! A gorgeous little thing.

:36:02. > :36:02.Chris is at home in Monaco. We wish him the best of luck for tonight's

:36:03. > :36:09.main award. The bike and a baby boy

:36:10. > :36:11.were also the stories behind our next contender's

:36:12. > :36:13.remarkable come back in 2015, as we return to the Athletics

:36:14. > :36:15.World Championships. Because after only nine months

:36:16. > :36:17.training following the birth of her first child, Reggie,

:36:18. > :36:19.supermum Jessica Ennis-Hill proved again she's the best all-round woman

:36:20. > :36:29.athlete on the planet. Last July, Jessica Ennis-Hill gave

:36:30. > :36:33.birth to her first child, Reggie. Just three months later she was back

:36:34. > :36:41.in training, tentatively at first. 15 minutes on an exercise bike was

:36:42. > :36:45.all she could manage. Alone, late at night, as her baby slept. There were

:36:46. > :36:49.quite a few times during the winter when I honestly felt that it was

:36:50. > :36:54.just too much. I had not slept properly and I have got a baby and

:36:55. > :36:57.he needs me. Next year's Olympic Games were on the horizon. But

:36:58. > :37:02.first, the World Championships in Beijing. With so much new in her

:37:03. > :37:07.life, could she recapture the glory of old? I questioned whether I

:37:08. > :37:11.wanted to come back and be Olympic champion. The feeling I had was that

:37:12. > :37:17.I just wanted to make sure that I gave it a really good shot. I was

:37:18. > :37:21.away from my baby the two weeks but that I had achieved this amazing

:37:22. > :37:26.thing which I could tell him about. I always compare myself to the

:37:27. > :37:29.athlete that I was in 2012. So there were elements of frustration where I

:37:30. > :37:34.thought I could do a little bit better. But at the same time I felt

:37:35. > :37:43.really happy that I could produce those consistent performances. 5000

:37:44. > :37:45.miles away from her son, she was one event away from bringing home the

:37:46. > :37:53.gold medal. It was just such a special feeling. She would arrive

:37:54. > :38:01.with nothing to prove - but proved it anyway. Training continues. But

:38:02. > :38:06.for now it is back to the really important things in life.

:38:07. > :38:08.She's now a two-time world champion, please welcome

:38:09. > :38:42.Such a warm and wonderful reception in here, and we saw you talking

:38:43. > :38:45.about the comeback, the physical comeback. Were there ever times when

:38:46. > :38:50.it got a bit gruelling and tough and you thought, I wish I had chosen a

:38:51. > :38:54.more simple sport, maybe just hurdling?! Definitely. No sport is

:38:55. > :39:00.simple but I had so many moments where I thought, it would be nice

:39:01. > :39:03.just to do the hurdles. And I did have those discussions with my

:39:04. > :39:11.coach. But he was like, no, the heptathlon. Then there is the mental

:39:12. > :39:15.side of things. Did you ever worry about your competitive edge and

:39:16. > :39:19.whether that would still be there? In all honesty that was one thing

:39:20. > :39:23.that I knew I still had. Even when I found out I was pregnant I was still

:39:24. > :39:28.very much wanting to come back to my sport. I still have that competitive

:39:29. > :39:32.edge and drive to want to get to the top again. But I did evidently worry

:39:33. > :39:36.about physically how I would comeback this and how my body would

:39:37. > :39:39.cope with going through pregnancy and having a child and coming out

:39:40. > :39:43.the other side just so there were doubts in that respect but I never

:39:44. > :39:47.doubted that I wanted to be competitive. You were the poster

:39:48. > :39:53.girl in the build-up to 2012, and you delivered with that Olympic gold

:39:54. > :39:58.in London... Still a moment which sends the hairs on the back of the

:39:59. > :40:03.net, and appreciated here. Will it be less stressful heading towards

:40:04. > :40:13.retaining your title in Rio, do you think question it is always

:40:14. > :40:17.stressful. But 2012 was a unique opportunity. Just having that

:40:18. > :40:21.amazing experience. I am very much looking forward to Rio. A new

:40:22. > :40:27.journey. Just seeing what happens out there. Best of luck tonight,

:40:28. > :40:48.Jessica Ennis-Hill! New shoots, new blooms. Jordan

:40:49. > :40:54.Spieth, aged 21, blossoming. First, Masters champion. He would become US

:40:55. > :41:00.Open champion. Changing tides on the River Thames. Women's race before

:41:01. > :41:04.the men's. The river is Oxford blue. On higher ground, a champion's last

:41:05. > :41:12.lap. King of the Crucible? Stuart Bingham. Two Grand Nationals in two

:41:13. > :41:20.for Leighton Aspell. At the Derby, it was Frankie Dettori on Golden

:41:21. > :41:28.Horn. Jimmy Anderson and Broad England's Test wicket record. He had

:41:29. > :41:36.beaten Ian Botham. His team were no better than the West Indies, though.

:41:37. > :41:41.1-1. A hundred for the captain against New Zealand. But more

:41:42. > :41:46.collective frustration. The PRO12 went to Glasgow Warriors. Champions

:41:47. > :41:52.of Europe, Toulon. Floyd Mayweather dismissed Manny Pacquiao. On the

:41:53. > :41:59.French clay, Stan Wawrinka was the winner. Serena, Grand Slam number

:42:00. > :42:08.20. Bradley Wiggins took on the clock. An hour of agony. Then,

:42:09. > :42:13.history. The Premier League's best player was Eden Hazard of Chelsea.

:42:14. > :42:20.Best team as well. In the cup final, 4-0 to the arsenal. The Scottish

:42:21. > :42:25.Premiership finished with Celtic celebration. But the Scottish Cup

:42:26. > :42:30.went to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, sweethearts of the law. And

:42:31. > :42:31.the much beloved Barcelona are the champions of Europe. -- of the

:42:32. > :42:36.north. And today they have just won the

:42:37. > :42:46.Fifa club World Cup. Motorsport now, and here

:42:47. > :42:51.in Northern Ireland, The late, great Joey Dunlop this

:42:52. > :42:57.year was voted his country's number one sports star of all time,

:42:58. > :43:00.and it's great to see two of the legendary Dunlop family,

:43:01. > :43:02.Michael and William, It's also our pleasure to have two

:43:03. > :43:09.reigning world champions Danny Kent won the Moto3

:43:10. > :43:15.title, and Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea

:43:16. > :43:17.won 14 races on his way Also dominant in 2015,

:43:18. > :43:25.this time on Formula 1 world champion

:43:26. > :43:39.for a third time. When I joined this team, I knew it

:43:40. > :43:43.was the right thing for me. It has been a dream to think of the success

:43:44. > :43:47.we have had. It is down to all these people, from the mechanics, to the

:43:48. > :43:54.janitor, to the guys in the paint shop. It all comes together and

:43:55. > :43:59.shines through in the car. DAVID COULTHARD: Man and machine in

:44:00. > :44:02.perfect harmony. He is a rock star racing driver. He is able to touch

:44:03. > :44:20.people. You have to be tough.

:44:21. > :44:26.Lewis Hamilton wins the Bahrain Grand Prix! Victory in Belgium! You

:44:27. > :44:29.have got to be strong. You have got to be hard.

:44:30. > :44:36.Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix! You cannot be nice out

:44:37. > :44:41.there. You cannot be - hey, here is some space! You say, I am taking it.

:44:42. > :44:48.This is turning into a magical season. Lewis Hamilton has won his

:44:49. > :44:56.third World Championship! Only gone and done it, mate! You just want to

:44:57. > :45:07.shout at the top of your lungs. It is just a lifelong dream.

:45:08. > :45:13.In the moment you are just grateful for all the people who have helped

:45:14. > :45:16.me achieve it. Lewis sadly can't be

:45:17. > :45:42.here in Belfast tonight. Absolutely. Firstly good evening

:45:43. > :45:47.everyone. It is great so see so many people there. Amazing year.

:45:48. > :45:51.Honestly. A real blessing. The team have done such an amazing job, as I

:45:52. > :45:54.said, a great experience to be part of this team. So many people working

:45:55. > :45:59.closely together to help elevate me to get that third Championship. How

:46:00. > :46:05.have you personally managed to maintain the amount of success you

:46:06. > :46:11.have done? Really just hard work, dedication. Staying focussed, as

:46:12. > :46:15.some of the greet athletes there tonight, staying focus on the one

:46:16. > :46:19.principle and goal and the belief and confidence in yourself. It is

:46:20. > :46:24.team work. In this sport, as I said there's 1,300 people in my team. It

:46:25. > :46:28.is not just me. I'm a very small kink in that large, large chain of a

:46:29. > :46:33.lot of people, all pulling together and really just being at our best at

:46:34. > :46:43.all times. Can you do it again next year, three in a row, four in all?

:46:44. > :46:48.Well, firstly, the reason - I'm sorry I'm not there -- I'm out in

:46:49. > :46:52.Colorado, starting training for next season. I have to lose three kilos

:46:53. > :46:58.for next season and absolutely my goal is to arrive - the last couple

:46:59. > :47:02.of races, in hindsight have been a blessing, they have given me

:47:03. > :47:07.motivation, I feel great in the car. I will be working with the engineers

:47:08. > :47:13.and communication to be the best I can be. I see you looking down. The

:47:14. > :47:18.dogs go everywhere with you. They must have more airmiles than Tim

:47:19. > :47:25.Peake. Oh, there they are. Yes, they are with me. They are a

:47:26. > :47:31.bit bored. Lewis Hamilton, thank you very much for joining us. Ladies and

:47:32. > :47:33.gentlemen, the Formula One champion, yet again, Lewis Hamilton.

:47:34. > :47:45.APPLAUSE Lewis is one of our contenders

:47:46. > :47:48.for tonight's main award, but remember, voting only

:47:49. > :47:50.opens later in the show, once we've seen and heard

:47:51. > :47:52.from all 12 of them. Voting details are on the BBC Sport

:47:53. > :47:56.website and the red button. And you can also get in touch

:47:57. > :47:59.with us across all our And a reminder that

:48:00. > :48:03.once we've crowned our Sports Personality at around nine

:48:04. > :48:04.o'clock, the winners' weekend here on BBC One concludes

:48:05. > :48:07.with The Apprentice Final. Lord Sugar has the say

:48:08. > :48:10.on that, but it's your vote that counts for Sports

:48:11. > :48:11.Personality of the Year. Our second award is named

:48:12. > :48:15.in honour of Helen Rollason - our much-loved BBC

:48:16. > :48:17.colleague who died of cancer Helen's name lives on in her

:48:18. > :48:20.charity and the award reflects the virtues

:48:21. > :48:22.she showed during her illness, those of courage, achievement

:48:23. > :48:25.and the ability to inspire others To present it, I'm delighted

:48:26. > :48:32.to welcome a record breaking swimmer Please welcome double Olympic gold

:48:33. > :48:34.medallist Rebecca Adlington and One

:48:35. > :49:02.Direction's Niall Horan. Niall, you have caddied for Rory

:49:03. > :49:06.McIllroy. You love your sport. Are you enjoying this evening? Yes, very

:49:07. > :49:11.badly caddied for him, you should have said. I'm having a great night.

:49:12. > :49:20.It is good to look back on a fantastic year. I said, Rebecca said

:49:21. > :49:25.she might have trouble getting on with her heels, and wanted an

:49:26. > :49:29.escort. It is not that she is a mad One Direction fan. Niall stepped up.

:49:30. > :49:33.I'm sure everyone who sees our next film will be inspired by a cheeky

:49:34. > :49:38.lad from Yorkshire who personifies all the qualities this award is B

:49:39. > :49:40.thanks to snatched footage from a phone, his courage and character has

:49:41. > :49:50.Three, two, one, action. Bailey's been seen the whole world over.

:49:51. > :49:56.Three, two, one, action. Bailey's disability is cerebral palsy. It

:49:57. > :49:59.causes me legs not to work properly. Which makes walking and motor skills

:50:00. > :50:05.quite difficult. Here are the sausages. I don't see why I'm

:50:06. > :50:11.different. He just gets on with things. I did a triathlon. Well t

:50:12. > :50:14.went really, really good. Everything fell into place. I just felt - let's

:50:15. > :50:28.push it a bit harder. Athen I fell over and then I got

:50:29. > :50:33.back up again. It is nothing they have not seen before He falls over,

:50:34. > :50:36.he gets up, he carries on. His determination and guts just kept

:50:37. > :50:39.pushing him and pushing him to finish.

:50:40. > :50:47.I finished. The finish of the triathlon was filmed on a mobile

:50:48. > :50:56.phone. It went viral, all over the world. You are an inspiration.

:50:57. > :51:00.Brilliant. What a lovely lad. For us, we couldn't understand what all

:51:01. > :51:07.the fuss was about. From the last count we heard of. It was just over

:51:08. > :51:13.81 million hits he has had. Bailey Matthews. Other parents with

:51:14. > :51:14.children with disabilities, they have even said thank you, you have

:51:15. > :51:24.given us hope It is just what I do. What a truly

:51:25. > :51:25.extraordinary young man. This year's Helen Rollason Award

:51:26. > :51:35.goes to Bailey Matthews! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:51:36. > :52:47.APPLAUSE Now, what a reception, Bailey.

:52:48. > :52:57.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think you can stop

:52:58. > :53:03.cheering now. We've had a million, that's enough.

:53:04. > :53:10.You can stop cheering. I think he wants to speak. Do you want to say a

:53:11. > :53:17.few words, Bailey? What is it like being famous, for a start? Um...

:53:18. > :53:21.Cool. Cool. An amazing amount of people, over 80 million have seen

:53:22. > :53:25.your incredible triathlon. You have got them on your feet tonight. You

:53:26. > :53:32.love your sport, don't you? What do you love about sport? It's amazing.

:53:33. > :53:35.How does it make you feel, Bailey when you have crossed the line and

:53:36. > :53:44.you know you have done something incredible like that? It feels good.

:53:45. > :53:49.I mean, it's cool. It's cool. Bailey, by the way, normally, you

:53:50. > :53:52.can't shut him up. He is lost for words. Dad, I think this is the

:53:53. > :53:58.first time you have seen this, isn't it? I know your dad inspires you,

:53:59. > :54:07.and you wanted to compete the triathlon with him. What is next on

:54:08. > :54:10.the agenda? Five triathlons. Probably back-to-back as well.

:54:11. > :54:13.Well, I think we are going to be seeing and hearing a lot

:54:14. > :54:16.Ladies and gentlemen, Bailey Matthews!

:54:17. > :54:47.Coming up, we celebrate a lifetime of winners. Look back onnal world in

:54:48. > :54:53.union. And reveal the unsung hero. Seriously, how do you follow Bailey?

:54:54. > :54:55.That was fantastic. We are going to now, with rugby leave. -- Rugby

:54:56. > :54:58.League. He has been loyal to Leeds

:54:59. > :55:08.for his entire career of 18 years and has ended it in glory,

:55:09. > :55:11.taking the Rhinos to the treble of Challenge Cup, Super League

:55:12. > :56:09.and Grand Final wins. Scars received, and given. Cheers,

:56:10. > :56:13.Kev. COMMENTATOR: Head and shoulders above everyone else. Kevin Sinfield

:56:14. > :56:31.has kicked the winning goal. He is an example, a role model and a

:56:32. > :56:55.mentor. COMMENTATOR: Leeds win the treble.

:56:56. > :57:03.This is a team that goes down in history now.

:57:04. > :57:09.LAUGHTER He is reluctant Rugby League

:57:10. > :57:10.royalty, King Kev is here. With his team, please welcome, Kevin

:57:11. > :57:30.Sinfield. They are all here. They were all

:57:31. > :57:36.here in support of you, but you are the name on the list and the first

:57:37. > :57:41.time ever. Yes, I'm very, very proud. The first time Rugby League

:57:42. > :57:45.has ever had anybody represented. I'm here representing the guys on

:57:46. > :57:49.what we have achieved this year but definitely Rugby League. What a

:57:50. > :57:53.dream final season for you of Rugby League, with these guys, you

:57:54. > :57:57.couldn't have written that? I need thank these so much. I play such a

:57:58. > :58:02.small role and rely on these heavily. I think it was announced I

:58:03. > :58:06.was moving on at the end of March. As a sports player, performer, you

:58:07. > :58:11.have an idea how you would like to bow out you and that was winning the

:58:12. > :58:16.grand final on my final game but along the way we got closer and

:58:17. > :58:25.closer and to wint treble having had 18 attempts, and I know how tough it

:58:26. > :58:28.is to win one trophy in our sport is incredibly difficult so to win three

:58:29. > :58:31.was brilliant. You are incredibly modest but if there are kids

:58:32. > :58:37.watching to want to be the next Kevin Sinfield, what would your

:58:38. > :58:41.advice to them be? Don't do it. Look, I wasn't bests the with best

:58:42. > :58:45.of attributes to be a Rugby League player. Never the strongest,

:58:46. > :58:49.fitness, fastest but I decided to make myself the most committed. By

:58:50. > :58:54.having commitment and the right attitude, you can go along way in

:58:55. > :58:58.sport. He has set the standard by example. Ladies and gentlemen, he is

:58:59. > :58:59.Rugby League record breaker, Kevin Sinfield.

:59:00. > :59:07.APPLAUSE There were lots of good

:59:08. > :59:10.days in Leeds this year. As well as home to the rampaging

:59:11. > :59:12.Rhinos, Headingley was the base for Yorkshire's second consecutive

:59:13. > :59:14.county cricket triumph. And it was one of their batsmen,

:59:15. > :59:17.Joe Root, who played a starring role for England

:59:18. > :59:19.as they beat the Aussies and regained the Ashes

:59:20. > :59:33.in a series so quick, It seems rather appropriate that I

:59:34. > :59:37.look out over the home of cricket. A game of long tradition, in which

:59:38. > :59:43.patience is a virtue. Something changed this summer. It all suddenly

:59:44. > :59:47.seemed a bit rushed. The First Test, and despite a few close shaves

:59:48. > :59:51.earlier on for the young Joe Root, the cherub of England's batting

:59:52. > :59:55.line-up, wasn't put off his stride? COMMENTATOR: They are all rooting

:59:56. > :00:00.for Joe. A great start, I thought. But this new Brand of Test cricket

:00:01. > :00:05.retained its ebbs and flows and the tables turned when they came here to

:00:06. > :00:10.Lord's. Australia have won magnificently.

:00:11. > :00:15.Well, it sent me into a bit of a spin. The series proceeded to

:00:16. > :00:21.Birmingham, where Jimmy joined the party. Out in 46 overs, the visitors

:00:22. > :00:26.could not recover on this occasion. Penultimate Test. Trent Bridge. One

:00:27. > :00:32.victory from regaining the urn and time was running out for Australia.

:00:33. > :00:42.Stuart Broad at his Steve dating best. Stuart Broad has taken 8-15.

:00:43. > :00:45.COMMENTATOR: Bowled him. COMMENTATOR: England has regained

:00:46. > :00:51.the Ashes. The fifth Test was a dead rubber. More of a footnote and

:00:52. > :00:57.Australian victory, an end to some notable careers. And as the ticker

:00:58. > :01:00.tape streamed down on the Oval a few miles away, it was time for me to

:01:01. > :01:06.finally catch my breath. And good luck to England

:01:07. > :01:11.for their forthcoming Test series So, from the hard yards of cricket,

:01:12. > :01:16.we return to the hard roads Lizzie Armitstead won a silver medal

:01:17. > :01:19.on the Mall This year, she went one better

:01:20. > :01:39.and fulfilled her lifelong dream Riding a bike is my profession. It

:01:40. > :01:43.is the way I make a living but it is also my hobby and something that I

:01:44. > :01:49.love. I think the best part of cycling is the fact that I am

:01:50. > :01:52.outside every single day. Riding in the most beautiful countryside. It

:01:53. > :02:00.is just the place where I feel most alive.

:02:01. > :02:03.Lizzie nodes that riding a bike will make you better. She knows that

:02:04. > :02:09.working hard will make you better than everybody else in the world. I

:02:10. > :02:12.did not dream about winning a World Championships in the beginning. It

:02:13. > :02:20.took a while for me to get good enough even to dream about it. It is

:02:21. > :02:24.138 kilometres, 3.5 hours on the bike. It is, who is the strongest,

:02:25. > :02:29.who is the fastest at the end of the race? It is every single last drop

:02:30. > :02:37.of energy that you have in your body which you are just willing into the

:02:38. > :02:45.bike. I was watching it and screaming the last metres on TV.

:02:46. > :02:49.It is not often I will jump off my sofa for a bike race, but that was

:02:50. > :02:56.one of them. Gold for Lizzie Armitstead! She is

:02:57. > :03:01.the champion of the world! I drained of getting my hands in the air.

:03:02. > :03:05.Everyone does it. Went over the line and it was just like... I had just

:03:06. > :03:12.not thought about it. I could not believe it. I had done it.

:03:13. > :03:14.She's cycling's world road race champion.

:03:15. > :03:43.Lizzie, fabulous achievement - how much did those roads in Yorkshire

:03:44. > :03:46.help give you the strength to become world champion? I feel really

:03:47. > :03:51.privileged that I grew up in Yorkshire. It is a brutal place to

:03:52. > :03:56.train. The terrain is just relentless. Every training session

:03:57. > :04:00.you do is hard work. And it has made me into a champion. I am just really

:04:01. > :04:06.grateful to the local community, to my family everyone. It is a team

:04:07. > :04:11.effort. It has certainly been a magnificent effort, but it has not

:04:12. > :04:17.all been plain sailing this year. In the Women's Tour of Britain, you had

:04:18. > :04:21.a little bit of an accident. I mean, that is pretty nasty. You must have

:04:22. > :04:25.shown real Yorkshire grit to get through that and get back on the

:04:26. > :04:30.bike again? I suppose crashing is part of my sport. I risk it every

:04:31. > :04:35.day I go out on the bike. I was up two days later, back on the bike and

:04:36. > :04:43.I won the national championships one week later. So it looks worse than

:04:44. > :04:48.it was! Made of strong stuff! You of course won our first medal at London

:04:49. > :04:54.2012, and it was a silver medal. Rio next year, looking for gold? Yes, of

:04:55. > :04:56.course. The silver lining I suppose with the silver medal is that you

:04:57. > :05:02.have still got that top step to go for. So, all info Rio, yes,.

:05:03. > :05:19.Good luck for Rio and for tonight's main award, Lizzie Armitstead!

:05:20. > :05:32.Scorching heat at Wimbledon. Enjoyed by some, endured by others. Only a

:05:33. > :05:35.few can stay cool. There was icy calm from Heather Watson, who took

:05:36. > :05:42.Serena to the edge. Only to find herself forced backwards. The

:05:43. > :05:52.momentum of a champion. The Queen of Centre Court once more! For Murray,

:05:53. > :05:56.Federer put the final out of reach. But he could not overcome the

:05:57. > :06:01.sport's unstoppable force. Jordanne Whiley also kept winning. The

:06:02. > :06:08.doubles here. The singles at the US Open. The weather had turned at St

:06:09. > :06:13.Andrews. An extra day, and extra holes, before Zach Johnson became

:06:14. > :06:19.champion. At the PGA, it was Jason's day. In Los Angeles, Great Britain

:06:20. > :06:26.had a special Special Olympics. 179 medals. One fossil for England at

:06:27. > :06:32.the netball World Cup. Bronze. England came up well short in the

:06:33. > :06:39.women's Ashes. Yorkshire were county champions. Gloucestershire and

:06:40. > :06:46.Lancashire triumphed in the one-day tournaments. A graceful gold or two

:06:47. > :06:52.for Charlotte Dujardin and her horse. Gold also for Sophie

:06:53. > :07:00.Christensen. Scott Brush leapt to a Grand Slam. England won penalty

:07:01. > :07:02.shoot-out in the hockey, and with it, the trophy.

:07:03. > :07:11.Congratulations indeed to the England women's hockey team

:07:12. > :07:17.And just a quick reminder to say that voting will open very shortly

:07:18. > :07:22.All details are available to view by going to

:07:23. > :07:29.It's now time for our Lifetime Achievement Award.

:07:30. > :07:31.Reflecting decades of dedication, recipients in the past

:07:32. > :07:38.include the great George Best, Pele, Martina Navratilova,

:07:39. > :07:42.To present it, please welcome a sporting legend

:07:43. > :07:56.four-time Major winner and the 2015 World Tour champion Rory McIlroy!

:07:57. > :08:21.What a reception, Rory. I think they like you hear! It is great that we

:08:22. > :08:28.are here in Northern Ireland and that you can be here with us. It

:08:29. > :08:31.must mean a lot? Yes, once I heard that sporty was going to be in

:08:32. > :08:37.Belfast, it was the first thing in my diary this year. It is absolutely

:08:38. > :08:41.fantastic. Eight rate event like this coming to Belfast, to see what

:08:42. > :08:46.Northern Ireland has to offer. It is wonderful to have you here with us.

:08:47. > :08:50.Bit of an injury this season, followed by a great finish to the

:08:51. > :08:54.season. You have got all of the Majors except the one. It would be

:08:55. > :08:59.lovely to have a nice Irish green jacket on your back? Hopefully, that

:09:00. > :09:03.is the goal. I have got three out of the four. I would have had a decent

:09:04. > :09:07.chance if it was not for some 21-year-old this year! But

:09:08. > :09:12.obviously, that is the big thing on the agenda, trying to win the

:09:13. > :09:14.Masters. I will put everything into that to try and do it. We wish you

:09:15. > :09:15.well. As we know, sport at the highest

:09:16. > :09:19.level is all about winning. But in racing, particularly

:09:20. > :09:21.over jumps, you're going to ride more losers than winners,

:09:22. > :09:23.have more falls than Born just down the road

:09:24. > :09:27.from here in Moneyglass, County Antrim, one man

:09:28. > :09:29.has ridden to his own Champion jockey for

:09:30. > :09:32.an unprecendented and unthinkable 20 consecutive seasons,

:09:33. > :09:35.he has broken every It's time to salute the ultimate

:09:36. > :09:44.iron man, who weighed in for the final time

:09:45. > :10:05.in April of this year. Determination, perseverance,

:10:06. > :10:14.inspiration. 20 years at the top. Over 4000 winners. Unbelievable. An

:10:15. > :10:25.incredible man. COMMENTATOR: He has done it! What a

:10:26. > :10:31.hero! What a jockey! I often thought that I had more of

:10:32. > :10:35.an empathy with horses than I did with people. What makes top sports

:10:36. > :10:39.people is that they work harder than everyone else. And they want to

:10:40. > :10:44.continue to try to get better. Tony's life is exceptional. Somehow

:10:45. > :10:52.he masters energy and strive out of the horse that no-one else can do.

:10:53. > :10:59.All jockeys have courage, but Tony's courage seems to extend further. I

:11:00. > :11:03.always thought I was unbreakable. I always thought this was the most

:11:04. > :11:08.wonderful way of life to go and do a job which excites you like that

:11:09. > :11:13.every day. The life I have had, and plenty of people I could admire,

:11:14. > :11:22.Tony definitely stands apart. From a very young age, he knew what

:11:23. > :11:28.he wanted, definitely. Even now he is competitive, even with his

:11:29. > :11:36.two-year-old child. He decided to do something and he put everything into

:11:37. > :11:42.it. He is still the same. Home is home. I am proud of his

:11:43. > :11:49.achievements. But he has been extremely good to us, to his father

:11:50. > :11:54.and I. That makes me very proud. I have been lucky enough to have a lot

:11:55. > :12:09.of great days in racing. But the most defining moment was probably

:12:10. > :12:20.winning the Grand National. I was, Jesus, he is going to when it! It

:12:21. > :12:28.was a great achievement. Great for us. To be champion jockey 20 years

:12:29. > :12:31.in a row, it is unbelievable. I think to myself, did I leave

:12:32. > :12:35.anything out there, behind me? I don't think I could have worked any

:12:36. > :12:39.harder. I could have achieved more but the only way I could have

:12:40. > :12:45.achieved that is if I was lucky enough to have a go at it.

:12:46. > :12:47.We are thrilled to be joined by so many famous faces

:12:48. > :12:50.from the world of racing to pay tribute to a National hero.

:12:51. > :12:52.The Lifetime Achievement for 2015 goes to the magnificient...

:12:53. > :14:25.I would not be able to speak after that. But I know you will be able

:14:26. > :14:30.to. Go for it! Can I just say what an honour and a privilege it is to

:14:31. > :14:42.receive such a prestigious award, especially here in Belfast. Being

:14:43. > :14:47.from Northern Ireland, a place which has produced so many talented and

:14:48. > :14:51.successful sports people, none more so than the fella on my right, it

:14:52. > :14:55.makes tonight even more special. Racing is a wonderful sport. I was

:14:56. > :15:01.very lucky to live my life as a jockey through it. Two that I will

:15:02. > :15:12.be for ever grateful. There are so many people that I would like to

:15:13. > :15:15.thank. I would like to thank, I rode nearly 18,000 races and I would like

:15:16. > :15:17.to thank the horses that I was able to ride in those...

:15:18. > :15:28.Because without them this would not be possible. I would like to thank

:15:29. > :15:31.the stable lads and lasses who looked after them so well. And

:15:32. > :15:35.believe me, they looked after them better than you could believe.

:15:36. > :15:43.To the BBC obviously for this. This is amazing. I would like to

:15:44. > :15:46.congratulate all of tonight's 12 contestants and wish them the best

:15:47. > :15:54.of luck. APPLAUSE

:15:55. > :16:02.Finally, to any young people watching tonight's show, or that are

:16:03. > :16:04.here this evening - all I can say is - make the sacrifices, because it is

:16:05. > :16:17.worth it. Thank you very much. Our Lifetime Achievement Award

:16:18. > :16:25.winner, Northern Ireland's very own, AP McCoy.

:16:26. > :16:50.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:16:51. > :17:02.Bronze for Great Britain. Oh, he gets it. A new British record. Two

:17:03. > :17:10.golds to Bolt. . . Is there no end to what this man can do? Oh. Well,

:17:11. > :17:20.that's a cue for us to segway into our next track and field contender.

:17:21. > :17:24.next year, the statuesque Mo Farah could complete a quadruple

:17:25. > :17:25.double of long-distance global golds after another

:17:26. > :17:26.devastating one-two at the World Championships.

:17:27. > :17:32.COMMENTATOR: Mo is the greatest Sportsman Britain has ever had. How

:17:33. > :17:38.do you define greatness? Some, it is said, are born that way. For other,

:17:39. > :17:43.well, the raw materials need to be shaped and refined over the years.

:17:44. > :17:49.As a youngster I loved football. I wasn't as good at football as I am

:17:50. > :17:53.at running. To be great is to leave a lasting legacy. That changed my

:17:54. > :17:57.whole life. Two gold medals in front of my home crowd. Once in a

:17:58. > :18:02.lifetime, I guess. Perhaps greatness is taking those once in a lifetime

:18:03. > :18:06.moments, and making them look like they happen every day. I love

:18:07. > :18:10.running. It is what I do and what I'm good at. This year has been,

:18:11. > :18:15.without a doubt, the greatest challenge of his career. You've just

:18:16. > :18:24.got to put it behind you, let your running do the talking. Yet every

:18:25. > :18:28.questioned asked of him, on and off the track, he answered, and then

:18:29. > :18:33.some. COMMENTATOR: Mo Farah is the World Champion again. There would be

:18:34. > :18:39.no stopping this gold rush. In August, his history was made by a

:18:40. > :18:45.true legend of the sport. A long distance trim double. -- triple

:18:46. > :18:53.double. The greatest-ever? That debate will continue. But there can

:18:54. > :18:57.be no denying mo Farah's success. He is immortalised in British sport. An

:18:58. > :19:01.icon. And once again, a World Champion.

:19:02. > :19:17.How proud are you of your achievements over this last year?

:19:18. > :19:21.Good evening. It has been amazing. I'm very proud to make the double

:19:22. > :19:26.again. I want it continue winning medals. That's what drives me. You

:19:27. > :19:33.know, it is just great. What do you put this golden run down to? I just

:19:34. > :19:37.love what I do. Every day, you know, I go out there in training and put

:19:38. > :19:41.the miles and effort in. It is something, you know, as a kid, it is

:19:42. > :19:45.something that you know, I was good at and later on, I could be really

:19:46. > :19:49.good. What really drives me is being on the podium and putting the miles

:19:50. > :19:53.in. I guess just hard work and dedication. Mo, you are not really

:19:54. > :19:58.good, you are incredible. They haven't worked out how to beat you.

:19:59. > :20:03.They keep trying different tactics but you keep outfoxing them? Yes,

:20:04. > :20:07.definitely. You know, you learn along the way. I have been doing it

:20:08. > :20:12.since I was 12 years' old. I'm almost 33 now. Over the years you

:20:13. > :20:16.have been learning, race after race and it is confidence as well. And

:20:17. > :20:21.for me, since London 2012, everything has changed and everybody

:20:22. > :20:24.is there watching you. You can't just go into races and go out there

:20:25. > :20:29.thinking - no-one will know about me. They know what you are going to

:20:30. > :20:36.do. It is hard but as you get older, it gets harder. But Rio around the

:20:37. > :20:41.corner and we will see about that. You get older, and wiser and more

:20:42. > :20:46.children there is a new Mo on the block. Tell us about your baby boy?

:20:47. > :20:53.I'm a proud dad again. My family is growing. I'm very lucky to have a

:20:54. > :20:57.great family, my wife and my kids. My girls and my young boy now.

:20:58. > :21:02.Hopefully, I want him to play football one day. That's my dream.

:21:03. > :21:07.You are lucky to have them. We are lucky to have you. Thank you so much

:21:08. > :21:11.and best of luck tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, Mo Farah. Good luck to

:21:12. > :21:43.everybody taking part tonight. APPLAUSE

:21:44. > :21:45.Blink and you'd have missed some of those names -

:21:46. > :21:48.but overall, Britain and Ireland have an impressive 13 world

:21:49. > :21:50.title holders, one of whom is our next contender.

:21:51. > :21:53.Less than a month ago, not many people backed Tyson Fury

:21:54. > :21:55.in his bid to beat the great Wladimir Klitchko.

:21:56. > :21:59.But he paid no attention, prepared HIS way and delivered one

:22:00. > :22:01.of the year's knockout stories to become heavyweight champion

:22:02. > :22:19.Past champions are like names in the sand. One day they are gone.

:22:20. > :22:26.Vladimir Klitschko is gone. It's my time now. I am the gypsy warrior.

:22:27. > :22:35.COMMENTATOR: Heavyweight Champion of the World, baby. I am from my mother

:22:36. > :22:39.and I am a fighter. I always knew I'd do it. I always said I would do

:22:40. > :22:45.it. Not confident in knocking him out. I never said how I'd do it.

:22:46. > :22:49.Vladimir Klitschko is a great champion. Unbelievable record.

:22:50. > :22:53.Unbeaten in 11 years. You are getting knocked out mate. I'm the

:22:54. > :23:01.man, I'm the king. Composed, measured. Professional. No-one has

:23:02. > :23:04.got close to beating him recently but no-one has tried to mess with

:23:05. > :23:13.him. Mess with his head. No-one has go the any faith. No-one as big as

:23:14. > :23:20.me. Tyson Fury. I move quick for a big guy. Elusive, awkward. I was

:23:21. > :23:24.Klitschko's worse nightmare. COMMENTATOR: A crashing left hook

:23:25. > :23:31.for Fury I knew I had him. I could see it in his eyes. He didn't want

:23:32. > :23:36.it. From the United Kingdom, Tyson Fury Sing a little song, do a little

:23:37. > :23:42.dance. Get down. I'm different, unconventional.

:23:43. > :23:47.# I don't want to close my eyes...# I'm what the great sport of boxing

:23:48. > :23:51.needed. Like I said, I'm the Heavyweight Champion of the World.

:23:52. > :23:53.That sounds sweet. He is here tonight, the giant that is Tyson

:23:54. > :24:24.Fury. Shall we start with a fight? -- with

:24:25. > :24:28.the fight? You went into it. Not too many, bar yourself of course, gave

:24:29. > :24:31.you much of a chance against the great champion but you won

:24:32. > :24:35.comfortably and you are now the Champion of the World? How proud do

:24:36. > :24:46.you feel for your achievement? APPLAUSE Well, Gary, it is something

:24:47. > :24:51.I have been working for since I have been about this big, about one

:24:52. > :24:55.years' old. It has took 27 years for me to get to where I am now. Many

:24:56. > :24:59.people in the world. 7 billion people in the world and there is

:25:00. > :25:03.only one Heavyweight Champion of the World and that's me. For me to say

:25:04. > :25:07.that, I'm very, very proud. I can imagine. Now, since the fight, I

:25:08. > :25:14.think it is fair to say, you divide opinion and there has been something

:25:15. > :25:20.of a fallout. You look back on that now, what are your reflections? What

:25:21. > :25:24.are your reflections looking back at the fallout that has happened

:25:25. > :25:28.subkept to the fight? With? With things you have said. I have said a

:25:29. > :25:33.lot of things. None with intentions to hurt anybody. It is tuning in

:25:34. > :25:36.cheek. It is fun and games. I'm in the a serious person. Everything is

:25:37. > :25:40.happy go lucky. If I said anything in the past that has hurt anybody. I

:25:41. > :25:44.apologise to anybody that has been hurt out there. It is not my

:25:45. > :25:48.intention to do that. You are 27 years' old. You have Klitschko again

:25:49. > :25:53.next. Do you think you can dominate this division for a while? You know,

:25:54. > :25:57.I spoke to my dad about this, for many, many times. You know, we

:25:58. > :26:02.always said if I go on and win another 2,000 fights from now on,

:26:03. > :26:07.nothing will ever top the fight I just had in Germany with Vladimir

:26:08. > :26:11.Klitschko that was the be-all and end-all for me. Every match I have

:26:12. > :26:16.done, put them altogether it wouldn't be half as good as the

:26:17. > :26:21.world title I have just won. It was a very special performance.

:26:22. > :26:22.Congratulations. Tyson Fury, ladies and gentlemen.

:26:23. > :26:31.APPLAUSE Time now for our 12th and final

:26:32. > :26:33.contender for Sports He finished the year

:26:34. > :26:36.with his highest ranking, number two in the world,

:26:37. > :26:39.and led Great Britain to a first CHEERING AND

:26:40. > :26:43.APPLAUSE He has won finals, fans

:26:44. > :26:46.and followers all around the world. Andy Murray has even managed

:26:47. > :27:02.to impress someone who is famously You guys love history. Bunny Austin,

:27:03. > :27:06.Fred Perry. That was the 1930s. COMMENTATOR: Game, set and match,

:27:07. > :27:10.Perry. Don't get me wrong, they were great players, but there is a man

:27:11. > :27:16.the past doesn't have a hold on. He wruts his own history. COMMENTATOR:

:27:17. > :27:23.The waiting is over. What next? Davis Cup. I can win that. . We can

:27:24. > :27:28.win that. So, let's do this. Talk about inspiration. You guys just

:27:29. > :27:32.don't realise who you have got here. When it got hot, he got hotter.

:27:33. > :27:38.COMMENTATOR: The Americans beaten. Tough, he was tougher. COMMENTATOR:

:27:39. > :27:45.A phenomenal effort? Hard? Harder. He reminds me of someone. When you

:27:46. > :27:51.get a guy like that, you follow him, anywhere. Everywhere. You become a

:27:52. > :27:57.winning team. Absolutely magnificent from James Ward. What a shot from

:27:58. > :28:00.Jamie Murray We stuck together like brothers should. Tait tat the

:28:01. > :28:07.Murrays have inched Great Britain closer. And timely when destiny

:28:08. > :28:12.calls, would history weigh too much? Tait tat outstanding Are you kidding

:28:13. > :28:17.me? COMMENTATOR: Great Britain have done it. Are you kidding me? ! In

:28:18. > :28:22.the most spectacular style. The record books, rewritten again.

:28:23. > :28:28.COMMENTATOR: The Davis Cup, which hasn't been in Great Britain since

:28:29. > :28:30.1936 is on its way back Andy Murray, unbeaten, unbeatable. There's your

:28:31. > :28:34.history. CHEERING AND

:28:35. > :28:40.APPLAUSE And the trophy is here. The biggest

:28:41. > :28:44.thing in sport. It weighs 105 kilos. And here in the men who woman it.

:28:45. > :28:45.Alongside Great Britain's victorious Davis Cup team,

:28:46. > :28:57.-- and here are the men who o won it.

:28:58. > :29:16.Andy, you made the Davis Cup an absolute priority this year, even at

:29:17. > :29:21.the expense of individual success. Why was it so important to you?

:29:22. > :29:25.Well, I mean, all of the guys that are standing behind me, Leon, who is

:29:26. > :29:29.the captain of the team, he coached me when I was 1 #1, obviously my

:29:30. > :29:33.brother is in the team and everyone else I'm very good friends with. We

:29:34. > :29:37.spend our whole year, obviously just as individuals usually but to get

:29:38. > :29:42.this with all these guys was unbelievably special. I actually

:29:43. > :29:49.feel bad standing here. We should be standing in a line together.

:29:50. > :29:55.I think it is fair enough. And as I said number 2 in the world, so not a

:29:56. > :29:59.shoddy year for you. As John McEnroe said in the film, when it gets hot,

:30:00. > :30:02.you get hotter. Did you find out things about yourself playing in the

:30:03. > :30:06.Davis Cup this year that you didn't know? The atmosphere in the Davis

:30:07. > :30:12.Cups is unbelievable. It is not like any of the other tournaments we play

:30:13. > :30:17.during the year. You know, the last tie was 13,000 people away from home

:30:18. > :30:20.in Belgium. Packed every day. Yes, I found a level of performance that I

:30:21. > :30:24.wasn't able to find in the other tournaments during the year and I

:30:25. > :30:28.don't know exactly why that is. But I need to try to work it out for

:30:29. > :30:34.next year. History tells us winning the Davis Cup is good for individual

:30:35. > :30:38.form the following season? Yeah, well, Novak Djokovic, a few years

:30:39. > :30:42.ago won, I think it was 2010, the Davis Cup and the next year won

:30:43. > :30:49.three Grand Slams. I don't know if that's going to happen for me. You

:30:50. > :30:54.know, I've only ever won two in my career but I hope so. It was a huge

:30:55. > :30:57.boost and a great way to finish the year. It's been a sensational year.

:30:58. > :31:01.It is about to get better. A lifestyle change. We have had a lot

:31:02. > :31:05.of baby talk tonight and he has one due in the early new year. The more

:31:06. > :31:10.Murrays the motherier for British tennis. Good luck to you and Tim.

:31:11. > :31:12.Many congratulations on a terrific 2015. Our final contender tonight,

:31:13. > :31:30.Andy Murray. Thank you. The atmosphere in here tonight has

:31:31. > :31:35.been electric. You've now seen and heard

:31:36. > :31:37.from all 12 contenders who are bidding to become the 2015

:31:38. > :31:40.BBC Sports Personality And now, I can announce

:31:41. > :31:43.that voting is...open! And if you haven't got them already,

:31:44. > :31:49.here are those all-important details Get voting and don't delay,

:31:50. > :33:05.your favourite needs you. To the oval ball again now,

:33:06. > :33:08.and it's been a big year It started back in February

:33:09. > :33:12.with a sensational Six Nations, delivering

:33:13. > :33:24.a dramatic denouement. COMMENTATOR: Settle down,

:33:25. > :33:30.calculators at the ready. What a day we have in prospect for you. George

:33:31. > :33:37.North for the line! Wales are flying! George North, second-half

:33:38. > :33:44.hat-trick! England and Ireland will be watching this in despair. The

:33:45. > :33:59.chase is on, and the points continue to take up. The title maybe there's!

:34:00. > :34:03.-- theirs. And France have scored. England are rocking. An

:34:04. > :34:18.extraordinary game on an extraordinary day. That's it. The

:34:19. > :34:19.title is going to Ireland. An exceptional day in Six Nations

:34:20. > :34:21.history. 221 points, 27 tries

:34:22. > :34:24.and Ireland the champions Well, the World Cup did -

:34:25. > :34:42.and it didn't disappoint. There would be giants in this

:34:43. > :34:45.land of hope and glory. Who could ever be

:34:46. > :35:07.thinking of failure? The eighth Rugby World Cup up and

:35:08. > :35:20.running. Everyone's dreams, as bright as the skies. Was it a bit

:35:21. > :35:26.predictable? It was not. Double the guard, let no-one sleep! But no-one

:35:27. > :35:39.even blink! Now we come to the sharp end, the tip of the cruel lance,

:35:40. > :35:41.where in the heat and the confusion, reason was lacking. Resolve was

:35:42. > :35:46.tested. There would be heroes,

:35:47. > :35:50.but not the hosts. Others in the European

:35:51. > :35:51.family did qualify - The World Cup of celebration was now

:35:52. > :36:15.a World Cup of France outplayed without a cry of

:36:16. > :36:23.defiance. Ireland defeated. Wales and done at the last's. This close.

:36:24. > :36:34.Close enough to make a referee run for cover. From now on, the southern

:36:35. > :36:39.hemisphere ruled. Their World Cup went on, applauded, appreciated in

:36:40. > :36:49.England. England, inwardly turning dark. There would be giants. And how

:36:50. > :36:51.they thundered. What a mark they left

:36:52. > :36:56.on the land of hope and glory. And how we still feel

:36:57. > :37:12.their presence among us. Thank you so much to the brilliant

:37:13. > :37:17.stage and screen actor Ian McElhinney for that performance.

:37:18. > :37:19.Ladies and gentlemen, we are indeed in the company

:37:20. > :37:30.Please welcome New Zealand legend Dan Carter!

:37:31. > :38:05.Dan, it is magical to have you with us tonight. Tarver joining us. That

:38:06. > :38:09.World Cup was so special, but for you, how much was it on your mind

:38:10. > :38:16.what had happened to you personally back in 2011, and you did not make

:38:17. > :38:23.it to that final through injury? Yes, it was a pretty to moment in my

:38:24. > :38:28.career. Just before the play-offs I have a serious injury which ruled me

:38:29. > :38:32.out. I was 29 then and I thought it was probably the end of my

:38:33. > :38:37.international career. But I decided to go for it for another four years

:38:38. > :38:45.and give 2015, let that be my swansong. In 2013-14, I think I

:38:46. > :38:51.strung together five or six games. I just had so many injuries. I was on

:38:52. > :38:57.the borderline of retiring. So to go on the World Cup here in London, it

:38:58. > :39:05.was fantastic. Just to play alongside my team-mates, they pretty

:39:06. > :39:08.much just gave me an easy ride. You were the player of the tournament so

:39:09. > :39:14.it must have felt like redemption for you. Sadly the world of rugby

:39:15. > :39:15.and the world of sport lost a global icon in Jonah Lomu after the World

:39:16. > :39:28.Cup. He was the Overseas Sports

:39:29. > :39:35.Personality Of The Year 20 years ago. Can you put into words what he

:39:36. > :39:39.did for the sport? He is an absolute legend of the sport. It was a major

:39:40. > :39:44.shock to all of us. He changed the sport for ever. He is the sole

:39:45. > :39:49.reason that rugby became professional. 20 years ago, when he

:39:50. > :39:54.won this award. It was far too early. I was lucky enough to get to

:39:55. > :40:04.know him and he is just such a caring, thoughtful guy. He is sorely

:40:05. > :40:09.missed by everyone. This was an online poll and you have beaten many

:40:10. > :40:13.top sports people. So, huge congratulations. Ladies and

:40:14. > :40:16.gentlemen, Dan Carter! Now Dan, if I can ask

:40:17. > :40:20.you to stick around as we've got a little job for you later

:40:21. > :40:23.and a job for you at home now as we give you a reminder

:40:24. > :41:16.of the all important numbers The year flows around to harvest

:41:17. > :41:20.season. Time to reap what you row. As the nights drew in, Chelsea added

:41:21. > :41:27.the Super League for a domestic bubble. David Weir and Shelly Woods

:41:28. > :41:38.were winners at the Great North Run. In New York, Djokovic's 10th Grand

:41:39. > :41:45.Slam. Roberta Vinci played Flavia Pennetta. In the Solheim Cup, a

:41:46. > :41:51.comeback. America, fuelled by anger. The Walker Cup went to Britain and

:41:52. > :41:56.Ireland. Over the channel, in the Arc de Triomphe, more glory for

:41:57. > :42:04.Freddie Victoria on Golden Horn. By the Irish sea, in Gaelic football, a

:42:05. > :42:08.glorious Dublin day, Kilkenny triumphant in the hurling. In the

:42:09. > :42:22.Moto GP, Jorge Lorenzo ultimately winning. In speedway, Tye was world

:42:23. > :42:27.champion again. England lost the series against Pakistan. In the

:42:28. > :42:39.league of riches, a very English gem was uncovered. Legends can be made

:42:40. > :42:43.much faster in UFC. 13 seconds for Conor McGregor to become Ireland's's

:42:44. > :42:46.newest world champion. But champions can fall. Chelsea's declined toppled

:42:47. > :42:50.even their special one. The perils of management -

:42:51. > :42:54.from Premier League champions to Premier League strugglers

:42:55. > :42:58.all in the blink of an eye. Time in the end ran out

:42:59. > :43:00.for Jose at Chelsea. Time is also running out in order

:43:01. > :43:03.for you to vote for your Sports There's about 15 minutes

:43:04. > :43:06.left, so don't delay. Our next award tonight

:43:07. > :43:08.is for the Get This recognises

:43:09. > :43:10.those special ones in communities who help others

:43:11. > :43:13.to benefit from sport. To present it, please welcome

:43:14. > :43:15.Sport Relief hero Eddie Izzard and this year's US Open wheelchair

:43:16. > :43:50.tennis champion Jordanne Many congratulations, so what is

:43:51. > :43:55.your priority for 2016? It is pretty simple, I want to be the Wimbledon

:43:56. > :44:01.champion. We wish you well in that. Eddie, meanwhile, inspiring people

:44:02. > :44:07.to get involved in sport and helping make it happen? Absolutely. I am the

:44:08. > :44:20.patron of a sport volunteering charity, and we are working with BBC

:44:21. > :44:27.Get Inspired. But We Want To Get Trending a great big thank you. What

:44:28. > :44:34.does that say? We tried this last year. All you have to do is,

:44:35. > :44:40.everyone at home and everyone in the arena tonight, just thank a sporting

:44:41. > :44:45.volunteer that they know, and if we do this, we can get it trending.

:44:46. > :44:49.Last year we got it trending around the world. We would like to try to

:44:50. > :44:56.get it across the universe. So all you have got to do is to do it right

:44:57. > :44:57.now, get your phones out and do hashtag big thank you, and we will

:44:58. > :45:00.make this work. If you want to find out how

:45:01. > :45:03.to take part in a range of sporting activities,

:45:04. > :45:05.go to the Get Inspired section But you can't do it without help,

:45:06. > :45:10.and over the past weeks, Unsung Heroes from the BBC's

:45:11. > :45:13.15 nations and regions They are all here

:45:14. > :45:17.tonight and we want to say thank you to all

:45:18. > :45:20.of you and to the thousands more watching at home who give

:45:21. > :45:23.their time and their energy You are the beating heart that make

:45:24. > :45:29.sport possible for so many people. With that in mind, here is the story

:45:30. > :45:44.of tonight's winner. Damian Lindsay is 44 and from West

:45:45. > :45:56.Belfast. Five years ago, rioting and anti-social behaviour plagued the

:45:57. > :46:02.place he called home. His answer was to start St James' Park text lifts.

:46:03. > :46:10.When masked men fired shots during training, others left, but reap what

:46:11. > :46:20.you row stayed. Many were involved in drugs and serious crime, but with

:46:21. > :46:24.Daien's help, they persevered. If it was not for him, I would be still

:46:25. > :46:30.out doing crime and stuff. Now I have a beautiful child and a

:46:31. > :46:35.girlfriend, a family. Damien is so much more than a football coach. He

:46:36. > :46:41.is mentor, an inspiration and most importantly, a friend. It is a

:46:42. > :46:43.brilliant story. Let's now meet the 2015 Get Inspired Unsung Hero,

:46:44. > :47:26.Damien Lindsay! Many, many congratulations. I'm sure

:47:27. > :47:33.would like to say a few words? Folks, thank you very much. This

:47:34. > :47:36.award could have gone to any of the regional winners, thousands of

:47:37. > :47:46.people across Belfast and dozens of people in my own community at St

:47:47. > :48:03.James's. Thank you very much. This year's Unsung Hero, Damien Lindsay!

:48:04. > :48:13.Still to come, we tell a story of euro glory. We reveal the top coach

:48:14. > :48:17.and team from 2015. And finally, just before nine o'clock, we will

:48:18. > :49:28.announce the Sports Personality of the Year.

:49:29. > :49:32.And what matters in football next year is Euro 2016.

:49:33. > :49:35.Played across France, there is to be a strong UK and Irish

:49:36. > :49:37.contingent, and to talk us through the qualification story

:49:38. > :49:40.is a Northern Irishman who is more than qualified

:49:41. > :49:53.Who are we to expect things of others? But we do. In love, in life,

:49:54. > :49:58.in football. You know, the three most important things. So when

:49:59. > :50:03.England win their Euros qualifying group, win every game, every game,

:50:04. > :50:10.is it enough? Records tumbling, one that hadn't been touched for 40-odd

:50:11. > :50:14.years. Bobby Charlton's England goal-scoring record has gone. Fair

:50:15. > :50:19.play, Wayne. Another major tournament appearance but only

:50:20. > :50:23.what's expected. Scotland and the Republic's qualification was more

:50:24. > :50:27.about hope than expectation. In the same group, with the world Champions

:50:28. > :50:31.and Poland, they weren't both going to make it, were they? COMMENTATOR:

:50:32. > :50:36.Scottish hearts are broken But could one? The Republic of Ireland are

:50:37. > :50:41.going to the European Championship finals. As for Wales. Well, what

:50:42. > :50:46.could they expect? They've go the a good team, one genuine superstar. --

:50:47. > :50:51.they've got. But we have been here before. The fact is, Wales haven't

:50:52. > :50:55.been to a tournament in 50-odd years. Giggsy wasn't even a glint in

:50:56. > :50:59.his mummy's eye. But something changed this year. Some good

:51:00. > :51:03.results. Belief grows. Suddenly expectations are being exceeded.

:51:04. > :51:08.COMMENTATOR: Wales will be in France next summer.

:51:09. > :51:10.Talking about going beyond expectation - what about my boys?

:51:11. > :51:18.What was expected of Northern Ireland? Nothing. Hehaw. No star

:51:19. > :51:25.players, no great history. A side from probably the best player anyone

:51:26. > :51:33.has ever seen. But what we've got is heart, spirit, fight. And when

:51:34. > :51:38.Windsor Park is rockin, it sounds like all of Belfast, Bangor,

:51:39. > :51:42.Ballymena and everywhere in between is screaming... Green army, green

:51:43. > :51:46.army. COMMENTATOR: They are there, they have done it. When you don't

:51:47. > :51:51.expect much and you get a lot, a whole lot more than you bargained

:51:52. > :51:57.for. It feels fantastic. Bloody fantastic. It leaves you wanting

:51:58. > :51:57.more. Euro 2016. Bring it on! CHEERING AND

:51:58. > :52:09.APPLAUSE Thanks to Jimmy for that. You should

:52:10. > :52:19.have heard the cheer in here when Northern Ireland were mentioned. One

:52:20. > :52:31.more time, Northern Ireland. Something like that.

:52:32. > :52:33.It's also great to have the O'Neills brains trust

:52:34. > :52:36.Michael of Northern Ireland and Martin of the Republic

:52:37. > :52:39.And they will be among the runners and riders I'm

:52:40. > :52:42.sure for our next award, which is for Coach of the Year.

:52:43. > :52:44.To present it, please welcome former Olympic gold medallist

:52:45. > :53:07.Denise Lewis and 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell!

:53:08. > :53:10.Great to see you both, here's a look at a long list of some

:53:11. > :53:43.Graeme can you do the honours for us, please?

:53:44. > :53:56.We are not Brazil, we are Northern Ireland, Michael O'Neil.

:53:57. > :54:29.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

:54:30. > :54:32.Congratulations Michael, a fantastic achievement what you have done this

:54:33. > :54:34.season. Most certainly the biggest cheer of the night. I would love you

:54:35. > :54:44.to say a few words, please. APPLAUSE Thank you, thank you.

:54:45. > :55:03.APPLAUSE CONTINUES force I'll try and say something sensible,

:55:04. > :55:09.hopefully. It is amazing to be here tonight, as Rory touched upon t as

:55:10. > :55:14.AP touched on it, to bring an event like this to Belfast is something

:55:15. > :55:18.special. To be here on this stage as the manager of my country and to be

:55:19. > :55:21.going to France is very special for me as well, obviously as well.

:55:22. > :55:33.APPLAUSE First of all I would like to

:55:34. > :55:38.congratulate all the other nominees. There are fantastic coaches in the

:55:39. > :55:41.room, across all the sports. It is fairly evident when you see the

:55:42. > :55:45.achievements of everyone who is nominated so it is very humbling,

:55:46. > :55:49.obviously, to get the award here tonight. There are many people I

:55:50. > :55:56.should thank. Hopefully I don't forget anyone, so first of all, I'd

:55:57. > :55:59.like to thank - I think the Association, because two years ago,

:56:00. > :56:03.we weren't in a great place. It would have been easier for me to

:56:04. > :56:07.walk away and the Association to go for someone else. We stuck together

:56:08. > :56:11.and ultimately we are where we are today and we have had success out of

:56:12. > :56:22.that. I think I should recognise that. I've got a fantastic backroom

:56:23. > :56:26.staff, Jimmy Nicholls here tonight with me. Steven Robinson and Mike

:56:27. > :56:32.Taylor who aren't and Jupp who has been with me and the whole medical

:56:33. > :56:36.team. Everything we have. We don't have the biggest backroom staff or

:56:37. > :56:40.biggest budget but we have a great staff who work around the clock to

:56:41. > :56:45.make sure we have a chance of success and they have played every

:56:46. > :56:49.big a part in it as I have I must also thank my wife who is with me

:56:50. > :56:59.here tonight. She doesn't get to many events. She looks after my two

:57:00. > :57:03.amazing daughters Olivia and Erin and Edinburgh when I'm in exotic

:57:04. > :57:09.places like Fleetwood watching football on a Tuesday night. I would

:57:10. > :57:14.like to thank her for her support over the past campaign and over the

:57:15. > :57:18.past years. Also, it is an amazing reception you

:57:19. > :57:21.have given me, very, very humbling indeed. One thing I will say about

:57:22. > :57:30.the people of Northern Ireland is that they do support their team.

:57:31. > :57:35.APPLAUSE It is easy to support your team when

:57:36. > :57:40.it is good. It is not so easy when it is not so good. You have stuck by

:57:41. > :57:45.the team, when things were not so good, you never turned on the team

:57:46. > :57:50.and me. And it is testament to not only the people in this room but

:57:51. > :57:57.Northern Ireland as a whole, as a community and finally, just to

:57:58. > :58:02.finish off, I'd like to - AP couldn't put it any better. He would

:58:03. > :58:05.like to thank his horses. I would like to thank my players. You are

:58:06. > :58:08.not a coach at all without your players. We may not have the

:58:09. > :58:13.greatest players in the world but we have great players to work with and

:58:14. > :58:16.they have represent Northern Ireland. They come from both sided

:58:17. > :58:25.of the community. They are proud to play for Northern Ireland.

:58:26. > :58:27.APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, 2015 Coach of

:58:28. > :58:54.the Year. Michael O'Neill. Incredible energy and you still have

:58:55. > :58:59.a couple of minutes to vote. We will also announce the team of the year

:59:00. > :59:24.if you have just joined us on BBC One. We have had lots to celebrate.

:59:25. > :59:29.Everseas Sports Personality of the Year Dan Carter.

:59:30. > :59:37.Bailey Matthews. Thank you.

:59:38. > :59:42.Ellie Downie. The magnificent AP McCoy.

:59:43. > :59:47.Yes, what a night it's been. The main moment is still to come, around

:59:48. > :59:52.9.00pm. It is the team of the year award now. One of two awards voted

:59:53. > :59:56.for by a BBC panel who also chose the contender's list for tonight's

:59:57. > :00:02.main award. Full details are on the BBC sports website. To present t

:00:03. > :00:23.please welcome, Dame Mary Peters and Martin O'Neil.

:00:24. > :00:33.It's has been a great year and here's

:00:34. > :00:59.some of the teams who have stood out.

:01:00. > :01:08.Dame Mary, you have the envelope, please reveal who the winner is. The

:01:09. > :01:17.2015 Team of the Year is... The Great Britain Davis Cup team.

:01:18. > :01:57.Captain Leon Smith, would you like to say a few words? Thank you very

:01:58. > :02:02.much. I have got about 60 seconds to make a fool of myself, which is

:02:03. > :02:06.probably enough. That is what these guys standing behind me want to

:02:07. > :02:11.happen! It is hugely humbling to receive this award. It is obviously

:02:12. > :02:15.very prestigious. It has been 79 years since we managed to win the

:02:16. > :02:24.Davis cup, so let's hope it does not take another 79. A big thanks to the

:02:25. > :02:29.BBC, who have covered all our ties this year, and of course to the

:02:30. > :02:33.panel who voted for us tonight. Thank you to the RTA, their

:02:34. > :02:37.volunteers, the media, and of course our wonderful fans, including the

:02:38. > :02:41.Barmy Army, who have become famous. There really have stood by us and

:02:42. > :02:46.travelled everywhere for our team. I think like most coaches out here

:02:47. > :02:53.tonight, you will realise that whilst the players and certainly

:02:54. > :02:56.myself, we get a lot of the focus, but there are many, many unsung

:02:57. > :03:01.heroes who have played a big part in as reaching this. For sure, all of

:03:02. > :03:04.these people up on stage that you see here, the support staff are also

:03:05. > :03:12.absolutely fantastic. We also have to thank our family and partners,

:03:13. > :03:16.because they sacrifice an awful lot to allow us to get on the road and

:03:17. > :03:23.travel for months on end. This is for them as much as it is for us.

:03:24. > :03:28.And I hope that what we have achieved here for tennis, which is

:03:29. > :03:32.of course the sport we love, is that we get a really lasting, meaningful

:03:33. > :03:35.legacy from this. We will make sure that everything we do moving forward

:03:36. > :03:39.into the next year's is as much about off the court is on the court

:03:40. > :03:41.to get as many kids into this great sport as we can. Thank you very much

:03:42. > :03:44.everybody. Congratulations to our

:03:45. > :03:49.Team of the Year! But who will be the 2015

:03:50. > :03:58.Sports Personality of the Year? We'll find out in a few minutes'

:03:59. > :04:02.time, as now I can announce that Please do not call as your vote

:04:03. > :04:07.will not count but you may The website also won't

:04:08. > :04:10.allow any more votes The main event then still to come,

:04:11. > :04:26.but Christmas is also about reflection.

:04:27. > :04:32.Yesterday we lost one of football's great pioneers, the one and only

:04:33. > :04:37.Jimmy Hill. Good evening and welcome to Match Of

:04:38. > :04:44.The Day on the last Saturday before the league season. I have never seen

:04:45. > :04:49.a side play with such delightful enthusiasm for the game. Good

:04:50. > :04:56.afternoon to you and welcome to Match Of The Day live from Old

:04:57. > :05:08.Trafford. Let's all sing together... 1% advantage in this game gives you

:05:09. > :05:11.a result. Thank you, Jim. I cannot think of a single person who has

:05:12. > :05:14.given as much to their sport. Football will be for ever grateful

:05:15. > :05:20.to need Jimmy Hill. It is time now to remember some of our other

:05:21. > :05:24.friends who we have said goodbye to this year.

:05:25. > :05:28.And in doing so we're delighted to be

:05:29. > :05:30.joined by Lizzie Jones, who you may remember sang

:05:31. > :05:33.at the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final in August as a tribute

:05:34. > :05:35.to her husband Danny, who died while playing

:05:36. > :05:38.Since Danny's death, as well as bringing up her

:05:39. > :05:41.one-year-old twins, Lizzie has been raising awareness for heart

:05:42. > :05:43.screening among young sportsmen and women.

:05:44. > :05:46.We are honoured she's here to sing for us tonight as part

:05:47. > :05:50.of our tribute to our beloved departed

:05:51. > :06:12.# From glen to glen, and down the mountain side

:06:13. > :06:56.# Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow

:06:57. > :07:34.Morning, everyone. It has gone straight into the confectionery

:07:35. > :07:36.stall and out again. Red Rum wins the national!

:07:37. > :09:43.A wonderful, touching moment and thanks also to Northern Ireland

:09:44. > :09:47.choir Codetta and the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by David

:09:48. > :09:59.And so we now move on to the final award of the night, as one of these

:10:00. > :10:16.12 contenders will become the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

:10:17. > :10:26.She has done it again! Jessica Ennis-Hill is back on top of the

:10:27. > :10:30.world! Mo Farah, five world titles. Chris Froome, Britain's first

:10:31. > :10:36.two-time winner of the Tour de France. Lewis Hamilton has won his

:10:37. > :10:41.third World Championship! Andy Murray, unbeaten in Davis Cup! The

:10:42. > :10:51.world champion is Adam Peaty of Great Britain! Rutherford takes

:10:52. > :10:53.gold! He is head and shoulders above everybody else on the field. Max

:10:54. > :10:59.Whitlock, World Championship It certainly is exciting -

:11:00. > :11:03.and to present the award, please welcome back

:11:04. > :11:05.New Zealand Rugby World Cup winner Dan Carter and Northern Ireland

:11:06. > :11:28.boxing legend Barry McGuigan. All votes have been counted

:11:29. > :11:33.and independently verified, Barry, please can you tell us

:11:34. > :11:43.who is in third place? in third place is Jessica

:11:44. > :12:26.Ennis-Hill. Can you please reveal the name of

:12:27. > :12:31.the runner-up? In second place is Kevin Sinfield.

:12:32. > :13:14.Barry - can you please now reveal who the BBC Sports Personality

:13:15. > :13:25.The BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2015 is the incomparable

:13:26. > :14:10.Andy Murray! Many congratulations, I am sure you

:14:11. > :14:11.would like to say a few words, Andy. Yes.

:14:12. > :14:26.Thank you very much. I genuinely did not prepare anything. I did not

:14:27. > :14:32.expect this. A friend actually sent me a message the other day with an

:14:33. > :14:40.an from a newspaper which said that Andy Murray is duller than a weekend

:14:41. > :14:54.in Worthing. Which I thought was a bit harsh - to Worthing.

:14:55. > :15:01.Yes, it is very humbling to be up here in front of so many great

:15:02. > :15:06.athletes. I am a huge sports fan and I am extremely nervous right now, so

:15:07. > :15:10.apologies for that. Congratulations to everyone who was involved

:15:11. > :15:14.tonight. I would really like to thank all of my team-mates, all of

:15:15. > :15:19.the staff over there. They were absolutely incredible. This has been

:15:20. > :15:24.a five year journey. We were down really at the bottom level of tennis

:15:25. > :15:25.and now, we are ranked number one in the world. I never thought that

:15:26. > :15:40.would be possible. I would also like to thank my

:15:41. > :15:45.family. Some of them are here, not all of them. My wife is at home. She

:15:46. > :15:50.is expecting a baby in a few weeks so is unable to travel. But I have

:15:51. > :15:53.got that to look forward to as well. I would like to thank everyone who

:15:54. > :16:00.voted for me. I really appreciate that. I dedicate my life to this

:16:01. > :16:04.sport. I work as hard as I can every single day to try and make you proud

:16:05. > :16:08.and I appreciate all of the votes. Thank you very much.

:16:09. > :16:12.Ladies and gentlemen, the BBC Sports Personality

:16:13. > :16:29.We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year.

:16:30. > :16:31.From all of us here in Northern Ireland's wonderful capital

:16:32. > :16:35.city, Belfast, it's a very good night!