Bolt, Ronaldo, Mo Farah to vie for Laureus honours

From football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to sprint king Usain Bolt, an array of the world's biggest sportspersons will be vying for top honours at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards to be held here on Tuesday.

The awards this year hold more significance as they return to the birthplace of the first ever Laureus Awards, after 17 years.

Also called the 'Oscars of Sports', the contest for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award promises to be one of the most competitive ever with nominees such as Bolt, already a three-time Laureus winner, Olympics 5,000m and 10,000m race champion Mo Farah, tennis great Andy Murray, basketball duo of Stephen Curry and LeBron James, besides Ronaldo fighting for the prestigious award. Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian ever, heads the nominees in the World Comeback of the Year category.