The star-studded event will take place at the 12,000-capacity arena on the banks of the River Clyde, which will stage boxing, gymnastics and the netball finals during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

This year's event will mark the 60th anniversary of the annual Sports Personality of the Year, which recognises the outstanding performances of athletes from across the world of sport over the previous 12 months.

Along with the main award, others include the Team of the Year, Young Sports Personality of the Year, Overseas Sports Personality of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement award.

Held in London up until 2006, the event has been taken on the road since and has visited the likes of Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Salford and the First Direct Arena in Leeds last year.

This year will mark the first time it has been held in Scotland and will follow on from a busy 2014 for the country, including the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup in Gleneagles, scheduled for September.

"As hosts of this year's Commonwealth Games, it's fitting that Glasgow rounds off what will be a spectacular year of sport by staging BBC Sports Personality of the Year," said BBC director of sport Barbara Slater.

"This show will be something very special; marking the successes of those who've excelled in their chosen sport in 2014 and welcoming back those who have made history thanks to their previous achievements.

"Plans are now well under way for this year's Sports Personality and I am already looking forward to it."

Andy Murray was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2013 after his historic win at Wimbledon ©Getty Images



With the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi and the RBS Six Nations already gone and the Commonwealth Games, FIFA World Cup, Ryder Cup, Open Championship and Wimbledon Championships all to be completed before the end of the year, there will be plenty of opportunities for British sports stars to stake their claim for the 10-strong shortlist which will be revealed a few weeks before the awards ceremony.

Scotland's Andy Murray picked up the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2013 after becoming the first British man to win at Wimbledon in 77 years.

Murray topped the public vote ahead of Wales and British & Irish Lions rugby union player Leigh Halfpenny and Irish jockey AP McCoy, who had won the award in 2010.

Commenting on the news that the ceremony will take place in Glasgow, Murray, who is usually based in Miami ahead of the Australian Open in January, said: "I might make a few changes to my training.

"I may be going to Australia a little bit earlier next year, so I'll maybe come back for Sports Personality of the Year.

"You don't often get that many great athletes in one space at one time, that's what makes the evening so special.

"To have it in Glasgow, they'll put on a good show and the crowd will love it."

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