pepe_le_pooh
09-04-2006, 11:26 AM
The Laureus World Sports Awards take place on May 20-22. They are (or try to be) the Oscars of sport. There are awards for best sportsman, best sportswoman, best team, best newcomer and best comeback(?!?) for performances in 2005.
The nominees are listed here:
http://www.worldsport.com/awards/award_nominees/nominees_2006.php
So, who has been overlooked in the list of nominees? Who would your winner be?
My tuppence-worth:
sportsman: Lance Armstrong
sportswoman: Tirunesh Dibaba
newcomer: Rafael Nadal (although is he really a newcomer?)
team: New Zealand Rugby Union
The nominees are listed here:
http://www.worldsport.com/awards/award_nominees/nominees_2006.php
So, who has been overlooked in the list of nominees? Who would your winner be?
My tuppence-worth:
sportsman: Lance Armstrong
sportswoman: Tirunesh Dibaba
newcomer: Rafael Nadal (although is he really a newcomer?)
team: New Zealand Rugby Union