The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, perhaps Britain’s best known sports award, is handed out every year to a British sportsperson, based on a public vote.
Rory McIlroy was one of six athletes nominated for the award this year, alongside Mary Earps (football), Stuart Broad (cricket), Frankie Dettori (racing), Katarina Johnson-Thompson (athletics) and Alfie Hewett (tennis).
