Keely Hodgkinson wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 – as it happened
The Olympic 800m champion took the big prize in the BBC’s annual jamboree, with darts star Luke Littler second and Joe Root thirdRoot has a live chat from his hotel in New Zealand. It’s just gone 8am there, the morning after the Test series ended, and he’s looking a little bleary-eyed. Only once, in 2021, has he scored more runs than he has this year. “It’s been a hell of a journey, but it seems to get more and more enjoyable,” he says.Jimmy Anderson on Root. You won’t get many better quotes than this.I can’t think of a better role model for the game of cricket. I’ve got children, I’d love for them to grow up and be that sort of person. Continue reading...
The Olympic 800m champion took the big prize in the BBC’s annual jamboree, with darts star Luke Littler second and Joe Root thirdRoot has a live chat from his hotel in New Zealand. It’s just gone 8am there, the morning after the Test series ended, and he’s looking a little bleary-eyed. Only once, in 2021, has he scored more runs than he has this year. “It’s been a hell of a journey, but it seems to get more and more enjoyable,” he says.Jimmy Anderson on Root. You won’t get many better quotes than this.I can’t think of a better role model for the game of cricket. I’ve got children, I’d love for them to grow up and be that sort of person. Continue reading...
