Soccer: Giggs honored by the BBC

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday night, adding another deserved prize to his overflowing trophy cabinet.

The midfielder, who turned 36 in late November, has been a revelation for the champions over the past two seasons and, despite younger faces arriving at Old Trafford, Giggs remains a lynchpin, rolling back the years.

The Welshman has won a staggering 11 Premier League titles with United to go with two Champions League successes and a string of other winners' medals. And, with the midfielder defying his age, manager Sir Alex Ferguson appears keen to extend the veteran's contract for another year.

Without a doubt, 2009 has been a special year for Giggs, who picked up the PFA Player of the Year award, made his 800th appearance for the club and scored his 150th goal.

In his speech, Giggs admitted: "I am playing for the greatest manager that has ever lived and I'm playing for the greatest club. Perhaps I've become more appreciated as I have got older.

"It's unusual for a 36-year-old to be playing with a team like Manchester United for 20 years but I am enjoying it and long may it continue."

Formula 1 champion Jenson Button finished second in the voting while heptathlete Jessica Ennis, who won gold in Berlin this summer, was third.