England star Beth Mead leads the six nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.The Arsenal forward won the Golden Boot for leading scorer and was named player of the tournament during England's Euro 2022 victory in the summer.Mead, who is the bookmakers' heavy favourite for the award, is joined on the shortlist by England cricket captain Ben Stokes, snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan, gymnast Jessica Gadirova, curler Eve Muirhead and runner Jake Wightman.

England star Beth Mead leads the six nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.The Arsenal forward won the Golden Boot for leading scorer and was named player of the tournament during England's Euro 2022 victory in the summer.Mead, who is the bookmakers' heavy favourite for the award, is joined on the shortlist by England cricket captain Ben Stokes, snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan, gymnast Jessica Gadirova, curler Eve Muirhead and runner Jake Wightman.