BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Rory McIlroy new fav while Lando Norris odds slashed

Rory McIlroy is the new favourite to be named 2025’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year, while Lando Norris is down to 9/4 after being crowned Formula One world champion for the first time.

talkSPORT BET are pricing the golfer as 10/11, ahead of Lioness Chloe Kelly at 7/2, to win the illustrious prize, awarded annually in December of each year to the sportsperson whose actions have most captured the public’s imagination.

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The Northern Irishman had enjoyed a significant year in his career even before helping Europe win the Ryder Cup on American soil, winning the Masters at Augusta back in April to become just the sixth male ever to have won all four majors, completing the career grand slam.

McIlroy has also won other notable events such as the Players Championship and the Pebble Beach event, but his role in September’s Ryder Cup in New York capped off a hugely momentous year for the world number two.

The 36-year-old contributed to 3.5 of Europe’s 15 points as they became the first team to win a Ryder Cup away from home since 2012, and lifting the trophy for a sixth time in his career.

McIlroy has never been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year before but did finish second back in 2014 in a year when he won both the Open and the PGA Championship, but was pipped to first place by Lewis Hamilton, who had just won his second Formula 1 World Championship, and his first for six years.

BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner odds (talkSPORT BET)

• Rory McIlroy – 10/11
• Chloe Kelly – 7/2
• Lando Norris – 9/4
• Hannah Hampton – 12/1
• Luke Littler – 12/1
• Ellie Kildunne – 66/1
• Joe Root – 66/1
• Lucy Bronze – 10/1
• Alessio Russo – 10/1
• Leah Williamson – 150/1
• Ben Stokes – 200/1

Lando Norris’ odds have been slashed to 9/4 having been crowned Formula One world champion following Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in which he secured the top three finish he needed to become the 11th Brit to be crowned champion of the world.

The driver become McLaren’s first drivers’ champion since Lewis Hamilton won his first title back in 2008, and three different drivers were still in with a chance of winning ahead of Sunday’s race, the first time the championship had gone down to the final race since 2021.

Norris had led the Drivers’ Championship for the first five races after victory in Melbourne on the opening weekend, won the British Grand Prix in Silverstone for the first time in his career and overtake teammate Oscar Piastri to reclaim top spot after victory in Mexico City with just five races to go.

The 26-year-old managed to hold off fightbacks from both Piastri and four-time defending champions Max Verstappen to take to the title on the final day.

Lionesses star Chloe Kelly had previously held the favourites tag to become the fifth consecutive female to win Sports Personality of the Year after playing a key part in both England and Arsenal being crowned European champions this year, but now sits second in the odds list at 7/2.

Three years on from scoring the extra-time winner to win England’s first major trophy, men or women, since 1966 in front of 87,000 people at Wembley, Kelly scored the winning spot kick in the penalty shoot out to make sure the Lionesses successfully defended their title of European champions back in July.

The Arsenal winger provided the assist for Alessia Russo’s equaliser in Sunday evening’s Euro final against Spain, having also scored a 119th minute winner in the semi final, and changed the game off the bench in the last eight match, providing an assist and scoring her shootout penalty.

Kelly’s Lioness teammate Hannah Hampton also has a shot for SPOTY in fourth favourite after her starring role in the victorious penalty shoot out to deliver a second consecutive European Championship title, saving two of Spain’s four penalties in the shootout.

The Chelsea goalkeeper also made countless crucial saves throughout the tournament to keep England in several tight encounters, also saving two spot kicks in their first penalty shoot out of the tournament against Sweden in the quarter finals.

Luke Littler, the world champion of the darts world is also priced at 12/1 with Hampton to win the illustrious prize of Sports Personality of the Year, having finished second in the award last year.

The 18-year-old has won six of the eight PDC ranked televised events this year, and heads into this month’s World Championship as the overwhelming favourite to become the first man to successfully defend his title since Gary Anderson a decade ago.

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