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BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (563 words) |
 | The award was originally devised by the BBC producer Paul Fox in 1954 and continues to be organised annually by the BBC. |
 | The award is voted for by the general public towards the end of the calendar year, and is one of the most prestigious all-sport awards in British sport. |
 | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award |
| Ashes hero Flintoff voted Sports Personality of the Year | Breaking news | Guardian Unlimited Sport (345 words) |
 | Andrew Flintoff was roused from his slumbers in Pakistan last night as he became the first cricketer for 24 years to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. |
 | While the Ashes-winning team carried off the team of the year trophy, Flintoff, the talismanic figure who scored 402 runs and took 24 wickets in the series, triumphed in the public vote, beating off a strong challenge from second-placed Ellen MacArthur and the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard in third. |
 | Flintoff was presented with the award in England's team hotel in Lahore at 3am, eight hours before he was due to play in the second one-day international against Pakistan. |