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| Live: Sports Personality | Live: Sports Personality |
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| The first award of the night - the Helen Rollason award - goes to snooker star Paul Hunter who tragically died of cancer in October. | |
| A number of awards are on offer during Sunday evening's programme, culminating with the main individual honour. | A number of awards are on offer during Sunday evening's programme, culminating with the main individual honour. |
| Ten contenders have been shortlisted for the big prize, with voting by phone or text taking place from 1900 GMT. | Ten contenders have been shortlisted for the big prize, with voting by phone or text taking place from 1900 GMT. |
| Golf hero Darren Clarke is the hot favourite, with Zara Phillips and Joe Calzaghe among other candidates. | |
| Sports Personality of the Year: The contenders | Sports Personality of the Year: The contenders |
| Clarke, who helped secure an emotional victory for Europe in the Ryder Cup just weeks after the death of his wife Heather from cancer, was one of the early arrivals at the ceremony's new venue in Birmingham. | |
| A host of other big sporting names are in attendance, including former winners Dame Kelly Holmes and Nick Faldo, while gymnast and main award contender Beth Tweddle has thrilled the crowd with a demonstration on the uneven bars. | A host of other big sporting names are in attendance, including former winners Dame Kelly Holmes and Nick Faldo, while gymnast and main award contender Beth Tweddle has thrilled the crowd with a demonstration on the uneven bars. |
| The show is taking place outside London for the first time in the event's 53-year history, with 3,000 tickets snapped up by members of the public. | The show is taking place outside London for the first time in the event's 53-year history, with 3,000 tickets snapped up by members of the public. |
| Awards in full - in order of presentation | Awards in full - in order of presentation |
| Public vote: Sports Personality shortlist | Public vote: Sports Personality shortlist |
| Call 0901 121 25, plus the two specific digits for the person you want to win or text the appropriate surname to 82222. | Call 0901 121 25, plus the two specific digits for the person you want to win or text the appropriate surname to 82222. |
| Jenson Button - phone +01; text BUTTONJoe Calzaghe - phone +02; text CALZAGHEDarren Clarke - phone +03; text CLARKENicole Cooke - phone +04; text COOKERicky Hatton - phone +05; text HATTONAndy Murray - phone +06; text MURRAYMonty Panesar - phone +07; text PANESARZara Phillips - phone +08; text PHILLIPSPhil Taylor - phone +09; text TAYLORBeth Tweddle - phone +10; text TWEDDLE | Jenson Button - phone +01; text BUTTONJoe Calzaghe - phone +02; text CALZAGHEDarren Clarke - phone +03; text CLARKENicole Cooke - phone +04; text COOKERicky Hatton - phone +05; text HATTONAndy Murray - phone +06; text MURRAYMonty Panesar - phone +07; text PANESARZara Phillips - phone +08; text PHILLIPSPhil Taylor - phone +09; text TAYLORBeth Tweddle - phone +10; text TWEDDLE |
| Calls cost 25p. At least 12p from each call goes to Sport Relief. Texts charged at 25p plus standard network rate. At least 8p goes to Sport Relief. | Calls cost 25p. At least 12p from each call goes to Sport Relief. Texts charged at 25p plus standard network rate. At least 8p goes to Sport Relief. |