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Nadal, Osaka win top sports awards
May 08, 2021
SEVILLE, Spain: Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday with football star Mo Salah and Formula One world champion. Share
SEVILLE, Spain: Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday with football star Mo Salah and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton also recognised.
World number two Nadal claimed his fourth Laureus award as he was recognised for his 13th French Open and record-equalling 20th major.
Osaka, who won the US Open for the second time and has four majors, is now a two-time Laureus winner.
Nadal, Osaka and Salah scoop top Laureus awards
AFP
7th May, 2021 04:05:36
Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday with football star Mo Salah and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton also recognised.
World number two Nadal claimed his fourth Laureus award as he was recognised for his 13th French Open and record-equalling 20th major.
Osaka, who won the US Open for the second time and has four majors, is now a two-time Laureus winner. Winning the French Open and equalling the 20th Grand Slam of Roger Federer has been an unforgettable moment, said Nadal.
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot wins Laureus World Sports Award for comeback
Max Parrot of Canada competes in the men s snowboard big air final at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Parrot has won the Comeback of the Year honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward May 06, 2021 - 1:36 PM
SEVILLE, Spain - Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot has won the Comeback of the Year honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Parrot beat out former Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith, American soccer player Alex Morgan, Colorado Rockies pitcher Daniel Bard, American skier Mikaela Shiffren and Japanese badminton player Kento Momota for the award.