Nadal and Lindsey Vonn win Laureus awards
Published:Tuesday | February 8, 2011 | 1:48 PM
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal and American skiing Olympic gold medallist Lindsey Vonn have won the top honours at this year's Laureus Sport Awards.
World number one Nadal took the Sportsman of the Year, and Vonn Sportswoman at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
Spain's World Cup-winning football squad won Team of the Year, while the Spirit of Sport Award went to the European Ryder Cup team for its win at Celtic Manor.
Winners are chosen by 46 sports stars who make up the Laureus sports academy.
In other awards, Italian motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi claimed the Comeback of the Year after he returned to MotoGP just 41 days after breaking his leg, German golfer Martin Kaymer took the Breakthrough of the Year award for his rise to number two in the world, and American surfer Kelly Slater was named Action Sportsperson of the Year.