{"id":299616,"date":"2023-12-12T15:58:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299616"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:58:34","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-doesnt-deserve-spoty-shortlist-spot-and-earps-shouldnt-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-doesnt-deserve-spoty-shortlist-spot-and-earps-shouldnt-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan doesn&#8217;t deserve SPOTY shortlist spot and Earps shouldn&#8217;t win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/5111152.jpg?r=1702384001812\"><\/p>\n<p>The 2023 SPOTY shortlist is\u2026well\u2026a little spotty. Of the six named, my vote would go for Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Her world athletics championships heptathlon gold, after an epic tussle with Anna Hall, represented a best-in-class achievement.<\/p>\n<p>With her injury backstory, it was also a glorious tale of resilience. But it has not been a vintage year for British sport &#8211; a fact underlined by the presence of a golfer, Rory McIlroy, who for all his Ryder Cup passion, did not win a Major, and two other candidates, Stuart Broad and Frankie Dettori, who really should be in the lifetime achievement frame.<\/p>\n<p>The pair of them provided some memorable sepia snapshots this year but you couldn\u2019t say it was the best of either of their golden careers.<\/p>\n<p>Alfie Hewett did have a great 2023 but the biggest prize, Wimbledon, eluded him as did the World Cup for Mary Earps despite her penalty-saving heroics against Spain in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Earps is the favourite but would England\u2019s goalkeeper keeping the sports personality of the year award in the Lionesses family really send the right message at the awards? Toasting second best?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/5111184.jpg?r=1702384001864\"><\/p>\n<p>If SPOTY is about celebrating the best of British (and, apparently, Italian) then shouldn\u2019t that mean the award goes to a global champion? That would be Johnson-Thompson. If nothing else the SPOTY shortlist always provokes a lively sporting debate.<\/p>\n<p>Swimmer Matt Richards, who won the 200m freestyle at the world aquatics championships as well as the relay, would have been a deserving nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Athlete Josh Kerr, who took down Jakob Ingebrigtsen in a fabulous 1500m final at the world championships, also had a case.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>As did Lucy Charles-Barclay, the world ironman champion. But the noisy disgruntlement from the Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan fan club at his omission was misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>Winning yet another UK Championship 30 years on from his first was a remarkable achievement but missing out on the world title this year made his exclusion from the shortlist the right call.<\/p>\n<p>The Crucible is snooker\u2019s ultimate and this was Luca Brecel\u2019s year, not O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/othersport\/1844666\/Ronnie-OSullivan-SPOTY-Mary-Earps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 SPOTY shortlist is\u2026well\u2026a little spotty. Of the six named, my vote would go for Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Her world athletics championships heptathlon gold, after an epic tussle with Anna Hall, represented a best-in-class achievement. With her injury backstory, it was also a glorious tale of resilience. 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