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For world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis 2009 has been as rewarding as 2008 was disappointing.

YOU wouldn't think it were possible for Ryan Giggs to achieve anything which might eclipse his already magnificent sporting roll of honour.

Sports Personality of the Year Venue : Sheffield Arena Date : Sunday, 13 December Time : 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website.

Formula One title-holder Jenson Button heads a host of British world champions on the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, which will be decided by a public telephone vote on Dec 13.

BARRIE WELLS has 2million in his jacket pocket that he wants to hand over to athletes who think they can win gold medals.

For Jessica Ennis, it meant the peace of mind of having her personal physiotherapist alongside her as she pushed her body through seven events to win the heptathlon world title.

YOUNG Sheffield sports stars who are tipped for the top were honoured at a glittering ceremony with an illustrious roll call of previous winners.

Between them, they have won 10 gold medals at sport's highest level. They were the first two women to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year.

Phillips Idowu and Jessica Ennis crowned a glorious year for the Aviva GB & NI athletics team when they were voted, respectively, the Male and Female Athlete of the Year at the British Athletics' Writers Association annual awards dinner in London on Saturday evening.

Sheffield's Jessica Ennis and Londoner Phillips Idowu were named Athletes of the Year at the British Athletics Writers' Association's 47th Annual Awards Dinner in London on Saturday.

A year after a career-threatening injury, she defied the doubters to become our first world heptathlon champion.

Britain boasts a world champion boxer and a world champion driver but the only person punters want to back for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is Jessica Ennis, a world champion something or other.

The roof structure of the A 244m aquatic centre, designed by Zaha Hadid. The roof will now be covered by aluminium.

WITH 990 days to go until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, I am thrilled to be visiting Yorkshire today to meet some of the many people who are inspired by, benefiting from and helping to deliver the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

SEB Coe is coming homea for one day only. Sheffield's former Olympic gold medallist and world record holder is to visit his home city next Tuesday and will also spend time at his former school, Tapton.

Now is the time of year when fans and writers vote on their athletes of the year and, looking back on the 2009 season, that is a pretty easy job.

SHEFFIELD'S athletics queen Jessica Ennis came in an unusual second place this afternoon.

With the Olympics fast approaching, the head of UK Athletics, Charles van Commenee, talks to Simon Turnbull about his demanding medal targets for 2012 and why he thinks the team may even exceed his lofty expectations GETTY IMAGES Charles van Commenee believes Britain will achieve his target of eight track and field medals at London 2012 enlarge The ...

AS the countdown to the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony reached 1000 days yesterday, it focused hearts and minds.