Sports Personality of the Year vote takes farcical twistBoxer has implored fans not to vote for himThe
BBC Sports Personality of the Year award descended into confusion and then farce last night after the corporation rejected a demand from the world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to be the first ever athlete to be taken off its shortlist.
The BBC’s decision came after the controversial fighter took to
Social Media to claim that he didn’t need any “verification” from awards before imploring his supporters not to vote for him. But after several hours of crisis talks the BBC insisted that Fury, who is the third favourite for the award behind the
Formula One driver
Lewis Hamilton and the snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan, would remain on its six-strong shortlist.