Tennis Star Andy Murray Wins BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award

2013 winner of the BBC sports personality of the year has picked up the award again in 2013. Murray beat the likes of Kevin Sinfield, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Tyson Fury to the award.

The 2013 winner inspired Great Britain's tennis team to a first Davis Cup victory for 79 years. Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield was runner-up, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill third.

Scot Murray, 28, won 361,446 of the 1,009,498 votes cast (35%), with Sinfield getting 278,353 (28%) and Ennis-Hill 78,898 (8%).

Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Andy Murray has been voted the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The 26-year-old Scot became the first Briton in 77 years to win the Wimbledon men's singles title with victory over Novak Djokovic in the summer. Read more after the cut.....

17 years old Asha Smith tops BBC's young sport personality of the year

A shortlist of three contenders has been announced for the 2013 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. Athlete Dina Asher-Smith , shooter Amber Hill and golfer Charley Hull are in contention for the prize. They made the final cut, revealed on the Blue Peter television show, from a longer list of 10 candidates. Read more after the cut.....

See the full list of the past winners of BBC African Footballer of the year

                                               the last time a Nigerian won was 2004!!!

Yaya Toure wins BBC African Footballer of the Year

Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's crown. Read more after the cut...

Nominees: Victor Moses, Mikel Obi top list for the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award

The five candidates for the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award have been revealed on the BBC's Newsday programme. Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure has made the shortlist for the fifth consecutive year and is joined by Nigerians Victor Moses and The five candidates for the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award, Burkina Faso's Jonathan Pitroipa and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon. Read more after the cut.