Gary Lineker was accused of ‘giving the game away’ after introducing Ben Stokes as the ‘main award winner’ of this year’s Sports Personality of the Year show – an hour before the cricketer was crowned and before voting had even started. The presenter apologised for his gaffe, drawing laughs from the Aberdeen crowd, and clarified that Stokes was a contender and not the winner. Stokes, 28, was the bookie’s favourite to win the award, which is voted for by the public, after a stellar year which saw him lead England to World Cup glory. Stokes was later crowed Sports Personality of the Year, coming ahead of second-placed Lewis Hamilton and third-placed Dina Asher-Smith. And Gary Lineker took to Twitter to admit he had ‘f***ed up’. Ben Stokes has been named the Sports Personality of the Year – but a row broke after host Gary Lineker called him the ‘main award winner’ an hour before he was crowned Ben Stokes speaks after receiving The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award during this year’s event held in Aberdeen Gary Lineker introduced England cricket star Ben Stokes as the winner of the main award, even though voting had yet to open Ben…