[Drew.]

1: Ben Ainslie: Ainslie was widely credited with turning around Team USA's fortunes in the America's Cup having been brought in as tactician with the hosts coming from behind to win the last eight races and pull off a remarkable come-from-behind victory.

2: Ian Bell: The Warwickshire batsman contributed significantly to a summer of Ashes success with three centuries and his series-leading 562 runs - scored at an average of 62.44 - was 144 better than his nearest rival.

3: Hannah Cockroft: Having been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours, Cockroft retained both her T34 100 metres and T34 200 metres titles at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon and won the T33/T34 100 metres race at the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium with a stadium record time of 17.80 seconds.

4: Mo Farah: Farah continued where he left off in 2012 by winning both 5,000m and 10,000m world titles in Moscow, as well as breaking Steve Cram's 28-year-old British 1,500m record in Monaco in July.

5: Chris Froome: May lack the broader public profile afforded his Great Britain team-mate Sir Bradley Wiggins but proved equally adept on two wheels by succeeding Wiggins as winner of the Tour de France.

6: Leigh Halfpenny: Halfpenny played in all three Lions tests in Australia in the summer and was named as player of the series, having already been voted Six Nations player of the year as Wales retained their title.

7: AP McCoy: The 2010 winner enjoyed another dominant year in the saddle, culminating in sealing his 4,000th career winner when his mount Mountain Tunes won at Towcester in early November.

8: Andy Murray: Ended Great Britain's 77-year wait for a men's singles Wimbledon title when he beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Centre Court, having also previously lost in the Australian Open final to Djokovic.

9: Christine Ohuruogu: Ohuruogu bounced back from the disappointment of her silver medal in London by winning her second 400m world title in Moscow, pipping Amantle Montsho by the narrowest of margins.

10 Justin Rose: Finally made good on his early career promise by winning the US Open at Merion, overhauling five-time major winner Phil Mickelson to become the first English winner of the event in 43 years.

[Drew.]

Pretty strong list, only one man can win it for me..

[Black Dagger]

It's Andy's year.

But glad that Christine is in

[Lee.]

Yeah, surely Andy will win it.

[Novo]

Murray has it in the bag

AP would be a great shout after this year but he already won it a few years back, Ainslie will be the GOAT nominee never to win it

please give the Overseas one to Adam Scott

[King Gizzard]

Ainslie pls

Don't mind Murray winning it, would be happy, but when is Ainslie ever going to win it

[Marc]

Murray without a doubt.

[Drew.]

1st: Andy
2nd: Farah
3rd: Rose/McCoy

[Jack_]

No Ronnie? Disgusting.

There's no point in watching though because this is only going to go one way and always was, but it'll be deserved

[Brother Leon]

Should cancel nominees process and just give it to Sir Alex tbh.

[Novo]

there will probably be a good half hour of the show dedicated to him, special award and all that jazz

[smudgie]

It has to be Andy
Some great sporting personalities we have there.

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by Novo

there will probably be a good half hour of the show dedicated to him, special award and all that jazz

Should be for all the show and just give Murray 5 mins to get his award and speech

[MTVN]

Yeah obviously going to be Murray, boring

Think it'll be between Froome, Farah and AP for 2nd and 3rd, AP to maybe just miss out

[Shaun]

almost pointless the other 9 buying a suit/dress to wear there.

[Marc]

Tonight!

[Pete.]

Andy will own tonight

[Black Dagger]

Oh I forgot we had a thread, was going to make one.

Looking forward to it, even if the end result is obvious, love the montages

[Marc]

-expects some sort of Nelson tribute which isn't needed IMO-

[Alf]

Murray will obviously win it.

For me Farrah's achievement was better, and the fact he was snubbed and didn't even make the top three last year, i'd like him to win

Wigan Warriors for team of the year, they won the Super League and Challenge cup double, but i'm sure they'll find a team from a more popular sport to win that.

The late great Steve Prescott MBE for the Helen Rollason award would be a nice touch, but again, being in a sport like Rugby League will count against him.

[Brother Leon]

Mo should win, but Murray will.

[Pete.]

mo is a gimmick

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Petemitch123

mo is a gimmick

And also Britain's greatest ever distance runner.

[Novo]

Mo is a Gimmick for being a double olympic champion and World Champion in the last 2 years, okay then.

much more impressive then Murray's achievements

[Novo]

Murray isn't even going to be there tonight anyway.. staying in the states even though he has nearly completely recovered