Star Yao Ming today teamed up with Olympic gymnastics champion Li Xiaopeng and one of the greatest table tennis players of all time Deng Yaping, on the rugby pitch, as the three Laureus World Sports ...

Sport for Good proves that sport works in tackling the most pressing issues young people face. For over 25 years, we have invested in community-based programmes and coaches who implement the work day ...

The countdown has begun to the greatest show in sports, as the nominations for the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, known as the Athletes’ Awards, were announced today. Record breakers, gold medal ...

The nominations for the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards have been announced, marking the countdown to the most prestigious night in sport, to be staged in Madrid on April 22. ‘The Laureus’ is ...

MADRID, April 20, 2026 – The greatest names in sport gathered tonight in the heart of Madrid as the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards were revealed at a spectacular red-carpet event watched ...

Paulo Dybala, the Argentine World Cup winner, has today been announced as a Laureus Ambassador. The 31-year-old initiated his new role with a visit to a Laureus Sport for Good programme in Rome and ...

The countdown to the greatest show in sport has officially begun. The Nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards have been announced – and the shortlists feature heroes from the Paris Olympics, ...

From Lionel Messi to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce; Katie Ledecky to Tiger Woods – the most prestigious Awards in sport will feature some of the greatest athletes of all time The countdown to the 2023 ...

Nawal El Moutawakel is no stranger to breaking boundaries and smashing stereotypes. Therefore, it was fitting that the 400m hurdles gold medallist from the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics marked ...

The winners at the 22 nd Laureus World Sports Awards included some of the greatest athletes in the world, but this year we were reminded not only of their historic achievements, but also the strength ...

At the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Kae Kurahashi helped secure her country’s maiden gold medal in wheelchair rugby. At home in Tokyo, she’s already helping inspire other young women with a disability. The ...

Statement from Laureus World Sports Academy Chairman Sean Fitzpatrick: “Following discussions by the Laureus Academy it has been decided that Jannik Sinner’s Nomination for this year’s Laureus World ...