The finalists have been announced for the BBC East Midlands Sports Awards 2006. The Awards take place on Monday 27th November at the Assembly Rooms in Derby.  They will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Derby, Leicester and Nottingham. There will also be a live TV webcast available via BBC East Midlands Today.

The finalists are:

Football Achievement of the Year

• Colin Calderwood(Northampton Town and Nottingham Forest)
• Jamie Forrester(Lincoln City)
• Darren Stride(Burton Albion)

Junior Sportswoman of the Year

• Becky Downie gymnastics/Nottingham
• Sian Edwards athletics/Northamptonshire
• Ellie Kyonader skiing/Derbyshire

Junior Sportsman of the Year

• Joe Buckland figure skating/Nottingham
• Gavin Evans  table tennis/Newark
• Billy Spooner golf/Lincolnshire

Disabled Sportswoman of the Year

• Natalie Blake weightlifting/Newark
• Sally Reddin athletics/Lincolnshire

Disabled Sportsman of the Year

• Alan Crowther rowing/Derby
• Danny Greaves athletics/Leicestershire
• Richard Whitehead multi-sport/Nottingham

Coach of the Year

• Tim Boon cricket/Leicestershire County Cricket Club
• Colin Calderwood football/Northampton Town and Nottingham Forest
• Andy Wood badminton/Derbyshire

Sport England East Midlands Community Coach

• Chris Martin canoeing/Derbyshire
• Mark Roberts ice hockey/Nottingham
• Tracy Whittaker-Smith gymnastics/Northamptonshire

Sportswoman of the Year

• Donna Kellogg badminton/Derbyshire
• Mel Marshallswimming/Lincolnshire
• Caitlin McClatchey swimming/Northamptonshire

Sportsman of the Year

• Stuart Broad cricket/Leicestershire
• Ross Davenport swimming/Derbyshire
• Nathan Robertson badminton/Nottinghamshire

Brian Clough Breakthrough Award

• Rebecca Addlington swimmer/Nottinghamshire
• Lisa Dobriskey athlete/Leicestershire
• Lewin Nyatanga football/Derbyshire

Team of the Year

• Duffield Squash Club
• Leicester Ladies Hockey
• Leicestershire County Cricket Club