McCoy heads BBC shortlist Tony McCoy heads the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. McCoy is on a shortlist of 10 for the coveted award, which will be announced at a live event at Birmingham's LG Arena on Sunday, December 19. The 15-time champion jockey shot to the head of the betting for the accolade after winning the John Smith's Grand National at the 15th attempt aboard Don't Push It and remains the bookies' favourite. Ryder Cup heroes Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell also feature in the nominations. Westwood finished runner-up in The Masters and The Open on the way to taking the world number one spot from Tiger Woods, while McDowell became Europe's first US Open champion for 40 years. The pair were also part of Europe's victorious Ryder Cup team at Celtic Manor. Also on the shortlist are Jessica Ennis, who added the European heptathlon title to her world title from last year, David Haye, who twice defended his world heavyweight title, most recently with a third-round stoppage of Audley Harrison, and Amy Williams, who won Britain's first individual Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton. Mark Cavendish, won won five stages on the Tour de France, double Commonwealth diving gold medallist Tom Daley, England spinner Graeme Swann and darts great Phil Taylor complete the nominees.
