Winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards in London.

FC Barcelona

Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)


Winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards held in London yesterday were :

Sportsman of the Year: Novak Djokovic (Tennis)

Sportswoman of the Year: Vivian Cheruiyot (Athletics)

Team of the Year: FC Barcelona (Football)

Breakthrough of the Year: Rory McIlroy (Golf)
Comeback of the Year: Darren Clarke (Golf)
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Oscar Pistorius (Athletics)
Action Sportsperson of the Year: Kelly Slater (Surfing)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bobby Charlton (Football)
Sport for Good Award: Raaací Souza Vieira de Oliveira (Football)

Novak Djokovic beat other nominees Cadel Evans (AUS) (Cycling), Lionel Messi (Soccer), Usain Bolt (Athletics), Dirk Nowitzki (Basketball) and Sebastian Vettel (Formula One) whereas Vivian Cheruiyot did so on Homare Sawa (JPN) (Football), Yani Tseng (Taiwan) (Golf), Carmelita Jeter (JAM) (Athletics), Petra Kvitova (Czech) (Tennis), Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) (Alpine Skiing)


Previous Winners: Sportsman --------------- Sportswoman
2011 : Rafael Nadal (ESP) Tennis ---- Lindsey Vonn (USA) Alpine Skiing
2010 : Usain Bolt (JAM) Athletics --- Serena Williams (USA) Tennis
2009 : Usan Bolt (JAM) Athletics ---- Yelena Isinbayeya (RUS) Athletics
2008 : Roger Federer (SUI) Tennis -- Justine Henin (BEL) Tennis
2007: Roger Federer (SUI) Tennis --- Yelena Isnbayeya (RUS) Athletics