Monty: Sports Personality of the Year?
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25-Feb-2013
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Following another superb performance from Monty Panesar, William Hill, the bookmarkers, have slashed his odds to win the BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year Award:
Monty Panesar has been slashed from 5/1 to 7/2 favourite with William Hill to win the BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Award after his latest three wicket haul as England dismissed Pakistan to win the Test Match. Hills also make comic/swimmer David Walliams 7/2 joint favourite and then offer Steven Gerrard at 9/2 third favourite for the Award, and also offer 8/1 Jenson Button; 10/1 Ricky Hatton; 12/1 Joe Calzaghe; Dean Macey; 16/1 Andy Murray; 20/1 Kevin Pietersen; Colin Montgomerie.
Andrew Flintoff won it in 2005 following his heroics in the Ashes. Never before have two cricketers won the award in successive years.