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BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017
SUNDAY 17 Echo Arena Liverpool will host the biggest awards night in the sporting calendar , BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 .
Presenters Gary Lineker , Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will be back to present and celebrate the best sporting achievements from the past year in front of an audience of nearly 11,000 , while broadcasting live to millions on BBC One , from Echo Arena Liverpool on Sunday December 17 .
Last year , Wimbledon men ’ s singles champion Andy Murray picked up the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award for a record third time in front of a 12,000-strong audience at Birmingham ’ s Genting Arena . Anthony Joshua is joint favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award ahead of what could be a huge 12 months for heavyweight boxer .
The odds for this year ’ s winner are : Anthony Joshua 4 / 1 , Andy Murray 4 / 1 , Lewis Hamilton 12 / 1 , Mo Farah 4 / 1 , Katarina Johnson Thompson 20 / 1 , Owen Farrell 20 / 1 , Sir Ben Ainslie 20 / 1 , Rory McIlroy 25 / 1 , Joe Root 25 / 1 , Alastair Brownlee 28 / 1 , Carl Frampton 33 / 1 , Johanna Konta 33 / 1 , Chris Froome 33 / 1 , Laura Kenny 40 / 1 , Gareth Bale 50 /, Justin Rose 66 / 1 , Mark Cavendish 50 / 1 , Dina Asher-Smith 50 / 1 , Wayne Rooney 66 / 1 .
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