BBC Sports Personality Of The Year : Other sports

SPOTY 2011: Cav's got it sewn up but place markets offer value

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:34:12 +0000

Eliot Pollak senses an anti-English agenda at play in recent SPOTY runnings and is banking on the Welsh masses to deliver an upset in the top-three betting

Sports Personality Latest: Why shoeless Mo's the man to back

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:50:14 +0000

Mo Farah's unstinting commitment makes him a decent bet for Sports Personality of the Year tomorrow night, says Ralph Ellis. And even if you don't agree, you might want to check out the Winner Without Cavendish market.

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Cavendish won't win SPOTY

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:34:20 +0000

Mark Cavendish heads up the BBC Sports Personality of the Year odds at [1.4]. But while victory for Cav would mean a second win in four years for cycling, the Contrarian has drawn up the profile of a typical winner and it looks nothing like the sprinting sensation...

Betfair Big Interview: SPOTY nominee Dai Greene

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:57:32 +0000

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards have never caused so much debate and controversy. With just a week to go, Betfair went to Bath University to meet one of the ten men on the shortlist, 400m hurdles world champion Dai Greene.

SPOTY 2011 Candidates: The Ironwoman who got snubbed and the Irishman who got picked

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:27:43 +0000

Ralph Ellis tries to come to terms with how this year's all-male SPOTY shortlist was put together and wonders why Chrissie Wellington didn't make the cut. Plus why on the Betfair market Mark Cavendish is a lay, and Rory McIlroy a back.

SPOTY Betting 2011: Our verdict on this year's nominees

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:23:17 +0000

A cyclist heads the SPOTY odds in a field also containing three golfers, two cricketers, a pair of runners, a boxer and our lone world-class tennis player. Joe Dyer runs through the likely winners and the also-rans in his early preview of the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year betting

Sports Personality Of The Year: Ulster golfers to battle for votes

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:17:19 +0000

There's still a few months to go before the public cast their votes but, with the Beeb desperate to accomodate to the US Open and Open champions, Ralph Ellis believes that this year's SPOTY is a two horse race.

SPOTY 2011 Betting: Long Run hero is a value long shot

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:43:17 +0000

It's early days yet but Gary Boswell goes about sorting the 'no-hopers' from those with a decent chance of landing the big prize of being Sports Personality Of the Year 2011.

SPOTY Odds: McCoy odds-against but is he still too short?

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:01:51 +0000

Could market favourite be defeated by the social media? Twitter and Facebook stats are a worry for McCoy supporters

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Tony McCoy won't win Sports Personality of the Year

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:47:43 +0000

Horse racing has never produced the Spoty winner and there are many reasons to believe that hot favourite AP McCoy will be another losing name on the list

Boxing Result: Haye stops hapless Harrison in three

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:24:10 +0000

Haye stops Harrison after three rounds in disappointing heavyweight bout and sets his sights on Klitschko brothers...

Sports Personality Of The Year: McDowell to be snubbed on the night

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:05:29 +0000

Graeme McDowell is flavour of the month after delivering the killer blow to the USA's Ryder Cup chances but despite being favourite for SPOTY, he won't be winning it this year...

BBC Sports Personality of The Year Betting 2010: Get Mo for your money

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:23:33 +0000

Britain's double European champion offers tremendous punting value, according to Gary Boswell, while racing looks set to come up short ... again

Sports Personality Of The Year Betting 2010: Haye's got the makings of a winner

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:47:13 +0000

Charismatic boxer looks primed for a big year and quote of [20.0] are mighty tempting in the SPOTY odds

SPOTY Betting 2009: Giggs lands the gamble of the decade

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:53:32 +0000

Wing wonder backed in from [1000.0] to [1.73] when winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award