· Federer, Isinbayeva, Klitschko, Popov among sports giants in St.Petersburg
· Becker, Beckenbauer, Comaneci, Moses head Laureus Academy team
· Laureus Awards Ceremony to be held in St.Petersburg on February 18
ST.PETERSBURG, February 14, 2008 – Many of the great names in sport – past and present – are to attend the ninth Laureus World Sports Awards, to be held at the Mariinsky Concert Hall, St.Petersburg on Monday, February 18.
Among the sporting legends who will be attending are pole vault stars Yelena Isinbayeva and Sergey Bubka, swimmers Alexander Popov and Mark Spitz, skaters Evgeniy …read more

WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Fernando Alonso (Spain) – Motor Racing
Lance Armstrong (United States) – Cycling
Roger Federer (Switzerland) – Tennis
Ronaldinho (Brazil) – Football
Valentino Rossi (Italy) – Motor Cycling
Tiger Woods (United States) – Golf

WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Kim Clijsters (Belgium) – Tennis
Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) – Athletics
Yelena Isinbayaeva (Russia) – Athletics
Carolina Kluft (Sweden) – Athletics
Janica Kostelic (Croatia) – Skiing
Paula Radcliffe (United Kingdom) – Athletics
Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) – Golf

WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

FC Barcelona (Spain) – Football
Croatia Davis Cup Team (Croatia) – Tennis
Liverpool FC (United Kingdom) – Football
New Zealand Rugby Union (New Zealand) – Rugby Union
Renault Formula One Team (France) – Formula One
San Antonio …read more