Sports Personality of the Year returns - with five awards decided by public

The 2026 BBC Sports Personality of the Year show will be held on Sunday, 13 December - with five winners decided by public votes.

Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will again host the programme, which will be hosted in Salford and broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 17:45 GMT.

Five of the nine awards to be presented on the night will be decided by public vote.

The show will celebrate another great year of sport, including Team GB's most successful Winter Olympics, England's best finish at a men's Fifa World Cup since 1966, and record-breaking displays at the European Athletics Championships.