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 ...
Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa has today been announced as a Laureus Ambassador, strengthening her long-standing relationship with the movement. The 28-year-old – who has previously visited a ...
Through the Sport for Education and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (SESLA) initiative, funding partners International Olympic Committee (IOC), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Laureus Sport ...
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 ...
The Nominees for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award are changing the game – explosive talents who are either on top of their sport or on the way there in a hurry moments. Since Sergio ...
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 ...
Titus grew up in a sports-obsessed family and dreamed of playing soccer like his dad. However, by the age of six, he and his family learned that might not be possible. He was born with a progressive ...
Fadwa noticed positive changes in her daughter’s habits. Once prone to wake up very late, Israe now gets up early, especially on Sundays, and prepares her own breakfast. It’s a transformation, Fadwa ...
International sporting greats joined local sporting heroes today, teeing off at one of Asia’s most spectacular golf courses for this year’s Laureus Hong Kong Golf Invitational. The event returned to ...
As a young player at Birmingham, I used to put my name into Twitter and read everything. But even if the comments were positive, I quickly decided: Why should I let the opinion of people who don’t ...
Alexsandre struggled with motivation. He wouldn’t complete tasks at school or home if they became difficult. He felt stuck in a mundane telemarketing job. And when he lost someone he loved, he wanted ...
Laureus Sport for Good developed the Sport for Good City approach, a bottom-up approach to improve the lives of local communities using sport as a catalyst for change. Laureus has implemented this ...