Andy Murray and Ben Ainslie were the big victors at the Olympics on Super Sunday and they have once again closed the gap on Bradley Wiggins in the betting for Sports Personality of the Year.

William Hill make Murray 4/1 third favourite, while Lymington -based ace Ainslie has been cut from 66/1 to 40/1 sixth favourite.

Wiggins remains the favourite, although in the space of a week, he has gone from 1/7 to 1/2.

Sports Personality of the Year 2012: 1/2 Bradley Wiggins; 5/2 Jessica Ennis; 4/1 Andy Murray; 10/1 Mo Farah; 33/1 Chris Hoy; 40/1 Ben Ainslie; 66/1 BAR