Okay, so England flopped at the World Cup, our cricketers are struggling with injuries, the rugby's gone downhill, and Andrew Murray unaccountably failed to win Wimbledon at his second attempt. So who to vote for in the BBC's Sports Personality Of The Year contest? How about a comedian with proven ability to do the front crawl in the face of floating turds?
Yes, Little Britain star David Walliams is apparently now the second favourite to win the prize, having seen his odds slashed from 50/1 to 6/1 by bookie William Hill. Even with golfist Colin Montgomerie and footballer Steven Gerrard as the 9/2 favourites, I can't see either standing in the Walliams' way, unless Monty wins The Open this week, or Gerrard manages to sever both Cristiano Ronaldo's legs in a tough-but-fair tackle when Liverpool next play Man Utd. [Stuart Dredge]
