JESSICA ENNIS-HILL was the highlight of the BBC Sport Personality of the Year awards held in Manchester.

She turned heads in a gorgeous green dress as she graced the carpet alongside rower Imogen Grant and cyclist Laura Kenny.

Jessica Ennis-Hill attending the Sport Personality of the Year

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Jessica Ennis-Hill attending the Sport Personality of the YearCredit: ©Karwai Tang
Rower Imogen Grant stepped out on the red carpet

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Rower Imogen Grant stepped out on the red carpetCredit: Getty
Cyclist Laura Kenny was all smiles

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Cyclist Laura Kenny was all smilesCredit: ©Karwai Tang
Boxing legend Barry McGuigan is coming off I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

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Boxing legend Barry McGuigan is coming off I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!Credit: ©Karwai Tang
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Jodie Ounsley pose together

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Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Jodie Ounsley pose togetherCredit: PA

Runner Keely Hodgkinson leads as the favorite to win after her gold medal triumph at the Paris Olympics, following her silver performance in Tokyo three years ago.

Darts sensation Luke Littler stands in second place after a remarkable year, where he was the runner-up in the World Darts Championship.

Despite this, he managed to defeat Luke Humphries to clinch victory in the Premier League.

Other contenders include triathlete Alex Yee, cricketer Joe Root, swimmer and cyclist Sarah Storey, and football star Jude Bellingham.

The winner from last year was Mary Earps, the goalkeeper for the England Lionesses.

Cricketer Stuart Broad was the runner-up, while athletics champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson took third place.

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