Aussie paper bids to scupper Wilkinson's award hopes

An Australian newspaper has launched a campaign to stop England’s rugby World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson being named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

An Australian newspaper has launched a campaign to stop England’s rugby World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson being named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

The Sydney Morning Herald is urging its readers to vote for tennis’s Tim Henman to prevent the prize going to Wilkinson, whose drop goal clinched England’s victory over Australia in the final.

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