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Rafael Nadal and Lindsey Vonn won this year's individual Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, with Spain's World Cup champions taking the team prize.
The top-ranked Nadal -- winner of three Grand Slam tennis titles in 2010 -- was honored as sportsman of the year, beating nominees including Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and Barcelona soccer players Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.
Vonn, the gold medalist in the women's downhill at the Vancouver Olympics and winner of a third consecutive overall World Cup title, took the sportswoman's award. High jumper Blanka Vlasic and tennis players Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki were among the other nominees.
French soccer great Zinedine Zidane won the lifetime achievement award and American surfer Kelly Slater was the action sportsperson of the year. Italy's seven-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi took the comeback of the year award after he returned to MotoGP just 41 days after breaking his leg.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6098136
The top-ranked Nadal -- winner of three Grand Slam tennis titles in 2010 -- was honored as sportsman of the year, beating nominees including Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and Barcelona soccer players Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.
Vonn, the gold medalist in the women's downhill at the Vancouver Olympics and winner of a third consecutive overall World Cup title, took the sportswoman's award. High jumper Blanka Vlasic and tennis players Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki were among the other nominees.
French soccer great Zinedine Zidane won the lifetime achievement award and American surfer Kelly Slater was the action sportsperson of the year. Italy's seven-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi took the comeback of the year award after he returned to MotoGP just 41 days after breaking his leg.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6098136
