Overview
- The three-strong list was unveiled live on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Greg on 2 December.
- Luke Littler became the youngest darts world champion at 17, added major titles including the Grand Slam in November, and rose to world number one after winning the award in 2024.
- Michelle Agyemang delivered late equalisers in England’s Euro 2025 quarter-final and semi-final, earned Young Player of the Tournament, and later sustained an ACL rupture in October.
- Davina Perrin struck a 42-ball century for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, the fastest by an English woman in T20s, and received the PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year award.
- The announcement of the Young Sports Personality winner will air live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:00 GMT on 18 December.