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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sports-personality-of-the-year-returns-with-five-awards-decided-by-public/
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:30:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T08:37:17+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cqj9kd00y0wko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- The ceremony airs live on 13 December.
- Five of nine awards will be chosen by public vote.
- Global voting opens on 10 November.

## Summary

BBC Sports Personality of the Year will return on 13 December, with five of its nine awards decided by public vote. The ceremony will be hosted in Salford and broadcast live, giving audiences a role in recognising a year that included major achievements across several sports.

Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will present the show from 17:45 GMT. Two new categories, Men’s Footballer of the Year and BBC World Service Women’s Footballer of the Year, join the ceremony; voting opens globally on 10 November. The public will choose winners in five categories, while panels will set some shortlists and decide the Young Sports Personality and Coach awards.

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