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German Chancellor Angela Merkel presents Laureus project "Kicking Girls" with prize

BREMEN, February 16, 2012 - The Lau­reus "Ki­cking Girls" project is enjoying huge success - so much so that there are now plans for it to be extended by 2013 beyond Bremen, where it all started, to the rest of Germany. To cap it all, the Ki­cking Girls from the Grund­schu&...

Thu 16 February 2012
General

Tanni Grey-Thompson on role models, Oscar Pistorius and the future of the Paralympics

LONDON, February 15, 2012 - Tanni Grey-Thompson is the most successful British Paralympian of all time. She is also a Laureus Academy Member and has travelled the world supporting the Sport for Good message. During the recent Laureus Awards weekend, Tanni took some time to give her thoughts on La...

Wed 15 February 2012
Awards

Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona receive Laureus Team of the Year Award from Miguel Indurain

BARCELONA, February 9, 2012 - Laureus World Sports Academy Member Miguel Indurain, the Spanish Tour de France legend, has presented the 2012 Laureus World Team of the Year Award to FC Barcelona at their training ground. There to receive the Award was (left-to-right) Lionel Messi, Barcelona captain C...

Fri 10 February 2012
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Oscar Pistorius and Nadia Comaneci amongst sporting greats immortalised in Laureus London street art

LONDON, February 8, 2012 - When it comes to fresh and exciting street art, one of the best places has to be London. And to celebrate the coming together of the city and the Laureus World Sports Awards, a special wall of graffiti was put together depicting legends of the sporting world. The creative...

Fri 10 February 2012
Awards

The winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards are…

LONDON, February 6, 2012 - The winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards have been unveiled at a globally televised Awards Ceremony in London. Among the highlights were a record-equalling fourth Laureus Award for US surfer Kelly Slater and a double success for Northern Ireland golf with both D...

Wed 08 February 2012
General

Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Laureus and more than 100 sportsmen and women to No.10 to celebrate the inspirational power of sport

LONDON, February 6, 2012 - British Prime Minister David Cameron was presented with a special edition of the prestigious Laureus Statuette as he welcomed a unique collection of the most famous names in the world of sport, past and present, to a reception at No 10 Downing Street ahead of the Laureus W...

Tue 07 February 2012
General

Bar Refaeli and Boris Becker team up to launch new Shanghai Tang polo shirt to raise funds for Laureus Sport for Good

LONDON, February 5, 2012 - Super model Bar Rafaeli and tennis legend Boris Becker chose the heart of London on the eve of the Laureus World Sports Awards to unveil a new polo shirt designed by fashion house Shanghai Tang in support for the mission to use sport as a tool for social change and to help...

Tue 07 February 2012
Awards

Olympic legends attending the Laureus World Sports Awards say London is ready to host a memorable Olympics

LONDON, February 5, 2012 - Five Olympic legends boasting 19 gold medals between them have used the Laureus World Sports Awards to pass a unanimous vote of confidence in London hosting a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games. Edwin Moses, Laureus Academy Chairman and one of the most dominant...

Sun 05 February 2012
Awards

Top British actor Clive Owen to host Laureus World Sports Awards

LONDON, February 4, 2012 - Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winner Clive Owen is to host the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards to be staged in London on Monday (Feb 6). British TV and film star Owen, best known for films Closer and Children of Men, will be joined by other illustrious stars ...

Sat 04 February 2012
Awards

'Olympic values at the centre of Laureus' - says Sebastian Coe

BY SEBASTIAN COE - Laureus World Sports Academy Member and Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games I think the Laureus World Sports Awards coming to London is just a fabulous occasion. Laureus is a global organisation and it is absolutely right that...

Sat 04 February 2012