Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Lionel Messi win Laureus Awards
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi took the top honors at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards.
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Messi scoops individual, team Laureus double, Fraser-Pryce honoured
Argentina and Paris Saint Germain veteran star Lionel Messi on Monday scooped a unique double, landing individual and team Laureus awards for his exploits and those of his World Cup winning nation.
Lionel Messi, Carlos Alcaraz, Christan Eriksen, Eileen Gu win prizes at 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards
Lionel Messi won the World Sportsman of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Paris, with his Argentina side recognised as Team of the Year. Messi led Argentina to a third World Cup win in December, scoring seven goals in the tournament and claiming the Golden Ball award. Ad He produced a blockbuster performance in the final against France, scoring twice before Argentina won on penalties in Qatar.
Olympic stars among Laureus World Sports Awards nominees
Olympic champions Katie Ledecky, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Mikaela Shiffrin are among the nominees for this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards.
Canadian freestyle skier Rachael Karker secures 1st crystal globe with bronze at halfpipe World Cup finals
Canadian freestyle skier Rachael Karker secured the first crystal globe of her career on Friday at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., earning her fourth medal of the freeski halfpipe World Cup season.
Alpine skiing-Slalom queen Shiffrin not immune to sport's uphill battle for brands
American Mikaela Shiffrin's bid for Alpine skiing history will inspire young fans but brands may be harder to sway as her sport fights to get a bigger share of the sponsorship pie, experts say.
Canada's Karker captures silver, Bowman bronze at freeski halfpipe World Cup in Calgary
Rachael Karker of Erin, Ont., finished second Saturday at the women's freeski halfpipe World Cup in Calgary behind 19-year-old Eileen Gu of China.