When is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025? SPOTY date and time

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The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2025 will be handed out this evening at the annual celebration of the best and brightest in British sport.

Paris 2024 gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson got her hands on the famous trophy last year and six nominees – golfer Rory McIlroy, Red Roses talisman Ellie Kildunne, Lionesses duo Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton, teenage darts sensation Luke Littler, and F1 driver Lando Norris – are vying to become her successor.

It has been a big year for UK sport. From McIlroy's Masters triumph, the Lionesses claiming back-to-back Euros titles, England's dominant Women's Rugby World Cup win on home soil, a Lions Tour win in Australia, the Ryder Cup triumph in America, and Norris clinching the F1 world championship.

Plenty to celebrate then on a night that will also see awards handed out for Young Sports Personality of the Year, World Sport Star of the Year, Team of the Year, Lifetime Achievement award, and the Helen Rollason award, which recognises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity.

It will be a who's who of British sport and the perfect way to reflect on 12 months that has given us so many thrilling moments.

RadioTimes.com brings you all the latest on the date and time of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 ceremony, as well as the location for this year's star-studded event.

When is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025?

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 18th December 2025.

How can you watch BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 on TV?

BBC SPOTY will air live on BBC One from 7pm.

Presenters Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, and Alex Scott will reprise their hosting roles.

Where is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 held?

The show will be held at MediaCity in Salford – home of the BBC – with a glitzy ceremony in store with something for everyone to enjoy on the night.

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