Sir Mo Farah has been awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2017 as he won his third consecutive 10,000m World Championships title in London in August.
Farah could not be in attendance to receive the prize from Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish at the end of a glittering ceremony at the city’s Echo Arena on Sunday night.
Motorcyclist Jonathan Rea took second place while Para-athlete Jonnie Peacock finished in third.
Sir Mo Farah was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2017
Jessica Ennis-Hill was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The London 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist retired from athletics in 2016.
She was handed her gold medal from the 2011 World Championships earlier this year after the original winner, Russian drugs cheat Tatyana Chernova, was stripped of her crown.
That meant her World Championships tally moved to three golds and she said she was “incredibly proud” of her career and thanked her coach Toni Minichiello, support staff, family and husband Andy.
England and Manchester City’s Under-17 World Cup winner Phil Foden was named Young Sports Personality of the Year.
The 17-year-old was voted player of the tournament in India and scored two goals in the 5-2 win over Spain in the final.
He has since gone on to make his Premier League and Champions League debuts this season under Pep Guardiola.
Foden was on a final shortlist of three for the award, beating gymnast Ellie Downie and Para-skier Millie Knight.
Foden was voted player of the tournament in India and scored two goals in the final against Spain
England’s successful Under-17’s, Under-19’s and Under-20’s national squads joined Foden on stage as he collected the prize
Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery was honoured posthumously with the Helen Rollason award during the ceremony
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Roger Federer was named Overseas Sports Personality of the Year after the legendary Swiss tennis player won Wimbledon without dropping a set to became the oldest male player to win the All England Club title.
Federer was 35 years and 342 days when he won on Centre Court in July. Tonight’s prize was his fourth Overseas award and the evergreen Swiss has been in stunning form this year with 52 wins from 57 matches, including seven titles and two Grand Slams.
The Coach of the Year prize was split between the men who masterminded the success of British sprinters at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships.
Benke Blomkvist, Stephen Maguire and Christian Malcolm guided the British men’s 4x100m team to gold as all four of Britain’s relay teams won medals at this summer’s event.
Team of the year went to the England women’s cricket team following their dramatic World Cup victory this summer.
The parents of the Sunderland fan, who died in July aged six, were presented with the award on stage in emotional scenes
Roger Federer was named Overseas Sports Personality of the Year after the legendary star won Wimbledon once again
British rock star Noel Gallagher kicked proceedings off with a musical performance alongside his beloved Man City’s badge
Gabby Logan (left), Gary Lineker (centre) and Clare Balding presented the spectacular evening on BBC One
Bradley Lowery was honoured posthumously with the Helen Rollason award during the ceremony.
The parents of the Sunderland fan, who died in July aged six, were presented with the award on stage at Sunday night’s ceremony.
Lowery suffered from neuroblastoma – a rare type of cancer – from the age of 18 months and captured hearts across the sporting world during a number of appearances as a mascot.
He struck up a close friendship with former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe and the pair led out England at Wembley for a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in March.
The Helen Rollason award was introduced in 1999 in memory of BBC Sport journalist and presenter Helen Rollason MBE, who lost her battle with cancer in that year, aged 43. Previous winners include Sir Frank Williams and Jane Tomlinson.
The Unsung Hero Award was won by Denise Larrad, who encourage her local community in Hinckley to keep fit and healthy through different activities and exercises.
Anthony Joshua was considered as one of the favourites by many but the boxing world champion failed to make the top three
Nominee Jonathan Rea arrived on his motorbike, flying past England manager Gareth Southgate on his way up to the stage
Nominee and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton could not be in attendance and instead spoke from Los Angeles