Reply With QuoteGotta be the worst list I've seen.
Ronnie O'Sullivan?
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And a cricketer, a golfer, a tennis player and a footballer.
Venue: MediaCityUK, Salford Date: Tuesday, 19 December at 19:00 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app
Stuart Broad
Age: 37 Sport: Cricket
Stuart Broad bowed out of cricket in 2023 with a fairytale ending. After the shock announcement he was retiring after the fifth Ashes Test, he scored a six with his last ball as a batter and took the final wicket of the match to give England victory.
It was his 22nd of a series in which he surpassed Ian Botham to become the highest wicket-taker from any nation against Australia.
He finished his career with 604 Test wickets, placing him fifth on the all-time list and behind only long-time England team-mate James Anderson among fast bowlers. He is also one of only 10 men in history to score more than 3,000 runs and take 300 wickets at Test level.
Frankie Dettori
Age: 52 Sport: Horse racing
Frankie Dettori's farewell tour in his final year racing in the UK brought a host of big wins in his customary flamboyant style.
They included two Classics - claiming the 2000 Guineas on Chaldean and the Oaks on Soul Sister. Other successes included the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Courage Mon Ami, and the Coronation Cup at Epsom on Emily Upjohn.
His final UK meeting was Champions Day at Ascot and, needless to say, it brought more glory. Having already won the opening race on the card, he bowed out with a last-to-first victory on King Of Steel in the Champion Stakes in his final ride on British soil before moving to the United States.
Mary Earps
Age: 30 Sport: Football
Mary Earps was England's standout player as they reached the Women's World Cup final for the first time - playing every minute of their seven matches, conceding only four goals and keeping three clean sheets which helped her win the World Cup's Golden Glove award.
She was voted England Women's Player of the Year for 2022-2023 and finished fifth in the voting for the Ballon d'Or award. The Fifa Best Women's Goalkeeper was also integral as England won the inaugural Women's Finalissima with a penalty shootout defeat of Brazil in April.
In domestic football, Earps claimed the Women's Super League Golden Glove for the 2022-23 season with Manchester United, having kept a record 14 clean sheets.
Alfie Hewett
Age: 26 Sport: Wheelchair tennis
Alfie Hewett enjoyed a stunning 2023, winning seven singles tournaments including the Australian and US Opens, and only narrowly missing out on a third Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.
His achievements also included winning the Wheelchair Singles Masters, and ending the year as world number one for the first time.
In doubles, he and Gordon Reid claimed three of the four Grand Slam titles on offer - the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon - and took their career tally to 18 titles together at the majors. He was also an integral part of the Great Britain squad that were crowned World Team Cup champions.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Age: 30 Sport: Athletics
Katarina Johnson-Thompson won her second heptathlon World Championship title in sensational style, edging out the United States' Anna Hall by just 20 points after a titanic battle in Budapest.
The Liverpudlian was 93 points behind at the end of day one but roared back the following morning, posting a huge long jump of 6.54m, and a personal best in the javelin. She then recorded another PB in the final event, the 800m, to secure an emotional gold.
Her win was even more impressive given the injury troubles that have blighted her career since tearing her Achilles after her first world gold in 2019, and which led her to questioning her future in the sport.
Rory McIlroy
Age: 34 Sport: Golf
After a chastening experience at the 2021 Ryder Cup, in which he was left in tears after Europe lost by a record margin to the United States, Rory McIlroy gained revenge at this year's tournament.
A talismanic performance led to him finishing as the top points scorer on either side with four out of five matches won, and Europe's victory gave the Northern Irishman his fifth Ryder Cup triumph.
On the PGA Tour, he posted a remarkable 13 top-10 finishes in 18 events, including at three of the four majors, and won the Scottish Open. He also retained the Race to Dubai title for the fifth time and spent part of the year ranked as the world number one.
Gotta be the worst list I've seen.
Ronnie O'Sullivan?
Who are these people ?
No doubt that Mary Earps will win it as she, and the rest of the England women's football team, will get most air-time during the programme.
They might even mention them failing to qualify for the Olympics, but might forget that bit.
Disgrace that Josh Kerr isn't on the short list. Follows up an Olympic bronze last year by winning the 1500m world championship title ahead of one of the super stars of the sport
Is it skewed by the amount of footage available from the BBC archives?Originally Posted by The Bloop
First thing that sprung to my mind.
I can remember a list of 6 deserving winners in the past.
Also my immediate response to the BBC press release
Exactly…. Hopefully this will go the same way as a Question of Sport
I think there certainly used to be an element of that, especially when Sky started covering sports that used to be shown widely on the beeb.
There's no doubt that Mary Earp will win this, what with that business over the shirt sales, and Joey Barton's recent outburst. The BBC never miss a chance to make a political point. The fact that I have never heard of her before that 'shirt story' is neither here not there. That's just the world we live in at the moment.
Cobblers to it all
Turned into a bit of a public information film with Alex Scott talking about women's rights and the bloke from the Spanish FA, whilst her partner Jess Glynne was conveniently placed in the camera shot.
I'm sure there's a more deserving sports person who could've had that seat.
Remember when Princess Anne won it in 1971 and then her daughter Zara Phillips in 2006
Just an example of how the award fails completely on a fair and meritocratic basis
You were correct
There was a sad inevitability to this.
It needs to go the same was as QoS as someone else has posted.
Did there used to be a separate programme on the BBC called ‘Sports Review of the Year’?
Mary Earps was as low as 1/12 on with the bookies to win it so it wasn’t really a competition was it
Just watched the end
What the christ did she have on ?
Was it a joke ?
Looked like something out of a hard core porno
Honest question: what did she do in 2023 to win it?
I was wondering about that. I think the programme used to be called Sports Review of the Year with SPOTY a part of it?
Maybe but the combination of the BBC not having the rights to most sport now and the complete change of focus to a lavish awards show means that I lost interest many years ago.
They're all ***** out there
As bad sports people go, a female goalkeeper is right up there. They’re a massive reason why I don’t watch women’s football.
What a joke.
Who listened ?
Calzaghe should have won in 2006
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