Joe Root: Last News

BBC Sports Personality of the Year is the biggest night in the sporting calendar, as stars gather to celebrate a year of sports achievements including the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, Euro 2024 in Germany, and the Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups.The event, held at MediaCity in Salford, kicked off at 7pm on Tuesday 17 December with Gabby Logan, Clare Balding and Alex Scott hosting the event. Alex looked stunning in a strapless black gown, while Clare dazzled in a trouser suit with a bronze brocade jacket and Gabby added to the glamour with a sparkling black fringe dress.The trio were onstage to oversee awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is being given to Sir Mark Cavendish, the Unsung Hero Award, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, World Sport Star of the Year, Young Sports Personality of the Year, the Helen Rollason Award given for “outstanding achievement in the face of adversity,” and of course, the much sought after Sports Personality of the Year award, for which the nominees are triathlete Alex Yee, para cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, darts player Luke Littler, Real Madrid and England’s Jude Bellingham, cricketer Joe Root, and Keely Hodgkinson, who won a gold over 800m in Paris.

Gabby Logan has candidly shared her thoughts on hosting Sports Personality of the Year 2024 without Gary Lineker, who stepped back from the role last November. Gabby is set to grace the stage for her 11th year at the prestigious awards ceremony, this time with Clare Balding and Alex Scott by her side.

England have made three changes to their XI as they look to keep the Ashes alive in the third Test at Headingley this week.

Will Smith.The Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested in a new interview that he can relate to Smith, who assaulted Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday (March 27) for a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, because he has felt similar defensive emotions recently.Labour said last week that Sunak has “very serious questions to answer” over his wife Akshata Murty’s shares in Infosys, a firm co-founded by her father, that operates in Russia.Sunak has said that he has “nothing to do” with the company, and previously encouraged UK firms to sever ties with Russia to punish Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.Sunak told the BBC’s Newscast podcast: “I think it’s totally fine for people to take shots at me. It’s fair game.

It was a fantastic win for Sheffield United over Middlesbrough the other night as the Blades seek a Sky Bet Championship play-off place. The 4-1 win saw United move up to 5th in the table, which puts them in a strong place for the remaining 11 games of the season. Cheering them on the way, no doubt, will be these fans, who are both famous and support the Blades.

Dan Walker has recalled a recent and ‘effervescent’ BBC Breakfast appearance by Shane Warne, just weeks before his sudden death at the age of 52. Warne died in Koh Samui, Thailand on Friday, with a statement from his management confirming the news: ‘Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived. ‘The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.

Moeen Ali will miss the third and fourth Test matches after agreeing to go on a pre-arranged break as a multi-format player.

England head coach Chris Silverwood had a face like thunder after a series of umpiring mistakes threatened to cost his team dearly on day one in Chennai.

England face a nervy final day chase to complete the first Test victory over Sri Lanka they have been made to work hard for.

Ben Stokes has been put on standby to lead England's Test team for the first time after skipper Joe Root confirmed he would be at the birth of his child even if it meant missing a match.