Nominees for the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards

The names of the nominees for the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards, the ceremony of which will be held on 6 February in London have been announced:

Individual:
Sportsman:
Usain Bolt (JAM) - Athletics
Lionel Messi (ARG) - Football
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - Tennis
Cadel Evans (AUS) - Cycling
Dirk Nowitzki (GER) - Basketball
Sebastian Vettel (GER) - F1 Racing

Sportswoman:
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) - Athletics
Carmelita Jeter (USA) - Athletics
Yani Tseng (Taiwan) - Golf
Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) - Skiing
Petra Kvitova (Czech) - Tennis
Homare Sawa (JPN) - Football