Sports Personality of the Year 2018 results LIVE: SPOTY nominees, winners, odds and more... find out who won

Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the 65th BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

The ceremony, which is held at Birmingham’s Genting Arena, takes on a new twist this year with the nominees being revealed on the night.

Geraint Thomas and Harry Kane are among the favourites to win, while Lizzy Yarnold - who became the first British athlete to retain a Winter Olympic title with victory at the Pyeongchang games in March – is also be a contender.

Proceedings will start from 7pm GMT tonight, and you can follow all the latest in our LIVE blog.

So stay tuned to see who wins!

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SPOTY nominees and odds

Harry Kane: 11/8

The England captain became only the second Englishman to win the World Cup Golden Boot, as Gareth Southgate’s side reached the semi-finals in Russia. The Spurs striker scored six times in all, including England’s first World Cup hat-trick since 1986. In November, he scored a last minute winner against Croatia at Wembley to book England’s place in next summer’s inaugural Uefa Nations League finals.

Geraint Thomas: 9/4

Geraint Thomas became the first Welshman to win the Tour De France, joining Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome as the only British winners of the yellow jersey. Initially expected to play a support role to four-time winner Froome, Thomas became Team Sky’s main man, winning two stages, including one on the famed Alpe d’Huez. Thomas also won the prestigious Criterium du Dauphine stage race in the build up to Le Tour.

Lewis Hamilton: 7/2

Hamilton was once again the dominant force in Formula One, defending his World Championship in style. It was Hamilton’s fifth title in all, placing him level with Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio, and behind only the seven titles of Michael Schumacher on the all-time list. The Mercedes driver won 11 of the 21 races, finishing a massive 88 points ahead of nearest challenger Sebastian Vettel.

Dina Asher-Smith: 8/1

The new star of British sprinting, Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win three golds at the same European Championships, taking the 100m, 200m and 4x100m titles. She also smashed the British record for both the 100m and 200m, recording the fastest times in the world this year in both events.

Lizzy Yarnold: 33/1

Yarnold became the first British athlete to successfully defend a Winter Olympic title when she won gold in the skeleton at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. The 30-year-old, who carried the British flag at the opening ceremony, also became the first skeleton racer in history to win back-to-back Winter Olympic golds. In October, she announced her retirement.

James Anderson: 33/1

Anderson became the most prolific Test seam bowler of all-time when he took his 564th wicket in the final test of the summer, against India at the Kia Oval. Earlier in the summer, Anderson took his 100th wicket at Lords, becoming the first pace bowler to reach a century of Test wickets at a single venues. Retiring teammate and close friend Alastair Cook described Anderson as “the best cricketer England has ever produced.”