Sportswoman Of The Year, Sportsman Of The Year...

[TomsSportReport]

Sportswoman Of The Year, Sportsman Of The Year And More:

Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year!
Ennis, who set three personal bests and a British record of 6,995 points in London and is the second British woman to win the award after double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes triumphed in 2005.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was crowned World Sportsman of the Year for a third time after he won 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold in London.

Dominican athlete Feliz Sanchez, 35, was awarded the World Comeback of the Year Award following his Olympic 400m hurdles success last summer, eight years after his first in Athens.

Brazil's multiple Paralympic champion swimmer Daniel Dias was named World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability for a second time after winning six Olympic golds in London.

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner won the World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award after becoming the first human to go through the sound barrier last October.

American swimmer Michael Phelps, who has won 22 Olympic medals, including 18 golds, was awarded the Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award.

The first Laureus awards were held in 2000 with ceremonies previously staged in London, Monaco, Portugal, Barcelona, Abu Dhabi and St Petersburg.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/21752713

 

[Chef2]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

uh.........

 

[Boom_70]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

Any word on the health of Nelson Mandela?

 

[poindexter]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

I like the exclamation point: Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year!

Okay, she set a British record of 6,995 points, but hows about telling us what sport she plays, because nobody knows who the fork she is.

 

[Chef2]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

If he runs the "Best Sports News Site in the World!"....then why would he need to slum around here?

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

If D_B is SportsJournalists.com's herpes, is this new guy chlamydia?

 

[Captain Obvious]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

If D_B is SportsJournalists.com's herpes, is this new guy chlamydia?

Don't be to hard on Tom. Shotglass will come back with his scratch, scratch routine.

 

[Chef2]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

I think it might be JDV.

 

[poindexter]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

Is Shotglass gonzo?

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

I think it might be JDV.

No YouTube links.

 

[TomsSportReport]

Re: Woman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

I like the exclamation point: Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year!

Okay, she set a British record of 6,995 points, but hows about telling us what sport she plays, because nobody knows who the fork she is.

Jessica Ennis: Olympic heptathlon gold-medallist.

Laureus Awards: The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. The selection process has two stages. First, a Selection Panel of the world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from over 80 countries votes..

Then the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy vote by secret ballot to select the Award winners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureus_World_Sports_Awards

 

[Chef2]

First, a Selection Panel of the world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from over 80 countries votes.....

The anticipation is high knowing who they are.....