Recent BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Stories

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  William Hill refund Sir Alex Ferguson bets – Fergie can’t win Sports Personality of the Year10 May 2013

  It has been confirmed to William Hill that Sir Alex Ferguson is ineligible to win Sports Personality of the Year, so the bookmaker will be refunding all bets placed on the outgoing Manchester United manager. Nearly £5,000 had been placed on him in the space of two days to win the award at odds vary...

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  Win £45 if Alastair Cook wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year8 May 2013

  Do you fancy Alastair Cook to win the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award? If so, you can cash in by backing the England captain with a free bet. Betfred have pledged to give a £5 free bet to all Bettingpro.com readers who sign up for an account at their website, and with absolutely no d...

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  Bookies slash Sir Alex Ferguson's Sports Personality of the Year odds8 May 2013

  Ladbrokes have made Sir Alex Ferguson their favourite to be named 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year after the Manchester United manager announced his retirement today. The Scot has called time on his managerial career following a trophy-laden spell with United that saw the Old Trafford giants...

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  Andy Murray favourite for 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year17 Dec 2012

  Bookmaker bet365 have made Andy Murray their early favourite to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2013. Murray finished third in the running for the 2012 award, finishing behind Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins but ahead of Mo Farah, and the bookies believe he will be the one to wa...

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  Bradley Wiggins Sports Personality of the Year Odds16 Dec 2012

  2012 has been a troublesome year for cycling, but a ‘White Knight’ has emerged in the form of British star Bradley Wiggins. Doping allegations surrounding cycling legend Lance Armstrong have dominated the headlines, but Wiggins has done his best to put the sport on the back pages for the right reas...

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  Jessica Ennis & Mo Farah Sports Personality of the Year Odds16 Dec 2012

  August 5, 2012 will be forever remembered as ‘Super Saturday’, because on that day Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah played starring roles as the British public was treated to a moment of sporting supremacy. Team GB athletics stars Ennis and Farah have both been named in the 12-person shortlist for this y...

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  2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year preview - Who will win SPOTY tonight?16 Dec 2012

  The 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony takes place tonight - and contesting the main award is the strongest line-up for some time. British sport has never had it so good. For the past 12 months this little island off the coast of mainland Europe has produced a whole host of winners; f...

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  Massive gamble on Jessica Ennis to be named Sports Personality of the Year16 Dec 2012

  William Hill customers cannot get enough of Jessica Ennis ahead of tonight’s ceremony to crown the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The Olympic gold medal-winning heptathlete continues to gain plenty of support from William Hill punters, and as a result the price of her being named Sports P...

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  Jessica Ennis price shortens on day of Sports Personality of the Year ceremony16 Dec 2012

  Olympic hero Jessica Ennis could still upset Bradley Wiggins by becoming the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. On the morning of the big show, the Olympic gold medal winning heptathlete is the clear second favourite in the betting ahead of Mo Farah. However, currently trading at 5.5 with Bet...

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  BBC Sports Personality of the Year tips – Wiggins, Ennis and Farah to form top three16 Dec 2012

  Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah are looking increasingly likely to form the top three at tonight’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony, and it can be backed at 3/1. The lack of true achievements in recent years has resulted in some arguably substandard winners of the awar...

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  Sports Personality of the Year latest - Money piling in for Bradley Wiggins15 Dec 2012

  Bradley Wiggins is expected to be crowned Sports Personality of the Year 2012 with the cyclist now just 2/7 to pip Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis to the crown. Tour De France hero and Olympic Gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins is the 2-7 favourite with bookmaker Coral to be crowned BBC Sports Personalit...

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  Andy Murray Sports Personality of the Year Odds14 Dec 2012

  Despite a superb year, Andy Murray remains a big outsider to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year tonight. 2012 will be a year no British tennis fan will ever forget, and that is largely down to Murray who has enjoyed a career-year under the stewardship of new coach Ivan Lendl. And as a result, t...

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  Bettingpro's writers explain why Bradley Wiggins won't win SPOTY 201214 Dec 2012

  Team Bettingpro make a case for each of the three main alternatives to Bradley Wiggins in the Sports Personality of the Year betting with arguments made for why Jessica Ennis, Andy Murray and Mo Farah all deserve to pick up the award this weekend. Bradley Wiggins is now a best price of 4/11 with be...

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  Guide to the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year contenders14 Dec 2012

  The winner of the hotly-contested BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be confirmed this year – but who will it be after an incredible year for British sport? Bradley Wiggins is the red-hot odds-on favourite with Paddy Power after his incredible year on the bike, but with a range of successful O...

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  BBC Sports Personality of the Year tips – Jessica Ennis to finish in top three13 Dec 2012

  With a vast array of potential winners of the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, it may be wise for punters to select who they feel can achieve a top three finish. Heptathlete Jessica Ennis took a gold medal home from the Olympics, and the wildly popular Sheffield native now looks naile...