Sports Personality of the Year Betting Odds: Harry Kane's odds shorten to 10/1 with bookmakers for SPOTY award following impressive first World Cup game as Beth Mead remains favourite!

Harry Kane now 10/1 to win the Sports Personality of the Year award at this year's event

England striker Harry Kane's odds for the Sports Personality of the Year award are slowly getting shorter as the 2022 World Cup gets underway.

Kane's performance against Iran on Monday was impressive despite not scoring a goal with two assists for his country before being subbed off.

That substitution through injury may be a worry for England with scans taking place on his ankle but that's not stopped bookies from putting Kane at 10/1 for the SPOTY award.

Paddy Power make Kane the second favourite for the award but still only give him a 9% chance of winning it according to the odds.

Beth Mead remains heavy favourite to win the award after Lionesses Euros win

England Lionesses star Beth Mead is the 1/10 favourite to win this year's SPOTY award after winning the European Championship in the Summer.

Mead won the Player of the Tournament award and finished as the Top Goalscorer in a Summer that made her a household name across the country.

Unfortunately for the England forward, she is now out for the rest of the season following an ACL injury picked up in Arsenal's 3-2 loss to Man United last week.

Mead now faces a huge race to be fit in time for the World Cup which is set to take place in just 8 months time.

Importantly too, this ACL injury is the latest in a long list of female players who have suffered that specific injury lately calling for more research around prevention.

Where and when will the 2022 SPOTY awards take place?

The 2022 Sports Personality of the Year show will take place on Wednesday 21st December live from Media City UK in Salford.

The show usually takes place on the weekend prior to this but has been moved to the midweek due to the World Cup Final taking place.

It won't just be the Sports Personality of the Year that is crowned but there are also awards for Team of the Year, Unsung Hero and much more.

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