Harry Kane tipped for BBC’s top gong but history may point to a surprise
The England striker is favourite to win Sports Personality of the Year but footballers do not have a great record in the event
October 2018
Lizzy Yarnold quits skeleton after living the Olympic ice queen dream
Winter golds in Sochi and Pyeongchang put Lizzy Yarnold in exclusive club of her own but now a new challenge beckons
July 2018
Lizzy Yarnold: I wanted to scream ‘I wish people knew the truth’
Britain’s most successful Winter Olympian spent four months on medication and in tears as she suffered with an ongoing back condition but she is hopeful that a spinal operation in June will enable her to enjoy her success properly
March 2018
How I eat
Olympic skeleton champion Lizzie Yarnold: how I eat
How I eat: What does the athlete put in to come out with those gold medals? A lot of tea, for starters
February 2018
Lizzy Yarnold: inspiring kids and knitting are post-Olympics priorities
Lizzy Yarnold takes skeleton gold to make Winter Olympics history for Britain
Lizzy Yarnold and Laura Deas in mix for Winter Olympics skeleton silverware
Skeleton: how to hurtle down an ice-track on a 'tea tray' – Winter Olympics video
Lizzy Yarnold to snub Russian rivals as Katie Ormerod out of Winter Olympics
Lizzy Yarnold: 'I recognise what it takes emotionally and physically'
February 2017
The joy of six
The Joy of Six: Valentine's Day sporting massacres
From Sugar Ray Robinson v Jake LaMotta to Bowie Race Track, a date traditionally associated with romance has a history of sporting slaughter
November 2015
Jessica Ennis-Hill is sportswoman of the year for world title triumph
Jessica Ennis-Hill, winner of the world heptathlon title, took the top award at the Sportswomen of the Year ceremony, with the England hockey side named team of the year
March 2015
Lizzy Yarnold wins world championship title to seal skeleton grand slam
Great Britain’s Lizzy Yarnold won gold at the Skeleton World Championships in Winterberg to complete the career grand slam of major titles
February 2015
Janine Flock is first Austrian woman to win overall skeleton World Cup title
Lizzy Yarnold beats Janine Flock to take European skeleton title
January 2015
Laura Deas takes World Cup skeleton bronze in St Moritz
Lizzy Yarnold records second victory in World Cup skeleton season
December 2014
2014 in review
In 2014 British sportswomen made headlines like never before
Sean Ingle
World Cup triumph in rugby, Ashes success in Australia, golds for Jo Pavey and Lizzy Yarnold – this was a year of growing strength for British women
Lizzy Yarnold pulls out of World Cup event in Calgary due to illness
Winter Olympic skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold has pulled out of the second World Cup event of the season in Calgary this week under medical advice
BBC Sports Personality of the Year – as it happened
A surprise result in Glasgow, as Lewis Hamilton beats Rory McIlroy and Jo Pavey into second and third place to win this year’s award
