• Raheem Sterling, AW Jones and Lewis Hamilton shortlisted
Ben Stokes will face competition from Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Raheem Sterling as he seeks to become the first cricketer since 2005 to win the BBC sports personality of the year award.
Alun Wyn Jones, who inspired Wales to the Grand Slam and the semi-finals of the rugby World Cup, and Lewis Hamilton, who won a sixth Formula One world title, are the other names on the six-strong shortlist.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/25/ben-stokes-bbc-sport-personality-of-the-year under the title “Ben Stokes on pole to take BBC sports personality of the year award”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.