The 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year is set to be announced next week and Piers Morgan believes there can only be one winner

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award will be branded "pointless and irrelevant", according to media personality Piers Morgan , if golfer Rory McIlroy is not crowned the winner.

A six-name shortlist for the annual prize was unveiled on Thursday morning and includes McIlroy, Lionesses Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly , women's rugby star Ellie Kildunne, darts phenomenon Luke Littler and recently crowned F1 champion Lando Norris .

Recent winners of the award include athlete Keely Hodgkinson , who won last year's prize. England internationals Mary Earps and Beth Mead lifted the trophy in 2023 and 2022 respectively. Tennis star Emma

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