Tyson Fury and Ronnie O’Sullivan may challenge F1 driverHollie Doyle, Stuart Broad and Jordan Henderson complete listLewis Hamilton is the overwhelming favourite to win the
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award for a second time after being named on the six‑strong shortlist, with Tyson Fury and Ronnie O’Sullivan seen as his closest contenders.
The jockey Hollie Doyle is the only woman on the list of contenders, which contains the fewest number of female sports stars since the controversial all-male shortlist in 2011 – a reflection of how much women’s sport has been pushed to the margins during the pandemic.