The annual review show looks at the most memorable sporting moments of 2001 while honouring seven key personalities. Steve Rider , Sue Barker and Gary Lineker host the ceremony, which features two new awards and an opportunity for viewers to vote for the overall sports personality of the year in a simultaneous phone poll.
Participants include Alex Ferguson , Sven Goran Eriksson , David Beckham , Michael Owen , Goran Ivanisevic ,
Tim Henman , Lennox Lewis , Shane Warne , Jonathan Edwards , Ronnie O'Sullivan , Ellen MacArthur and Matthew Pinsent. Executive producer Paul Davies ; Executive editor Philip Bernie (S) (W) WEBSITE: bbc.co.uk/sportspersonality
Who gets your vote?: page 12; Andrew Duncan meets Ronnie O'Sullivan : page 28; Ellen MacArthur 's kind of day: page