Laureus World Sports Awards

Sport and the ultimate in style, represented by the Laureus statuette and the Emirates Palace hotel, make spectacular companions ahead of the premier global sports Awards in Abu Dhabi on March 8, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards held on March 10, has attracted champions from all disciplines and stars from stage and screen, to celebrate and honour those who have realised their dreams in the field of competitive endeavour. Only the chosen few will receive their own Laureus statuettes, but all who attend will be winners. (GETTY IMAGES)
Cars race around the circuit during the Laureus Drive for Good part of the Laureus Sports Awards 2010 at Yas Marina Circuit on March 8, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)
Sport and the ultimate in style, represented by the Laureus statuette and the Emirates Palace hotel, make spectacular companions ahead of the premier global sports Awards in Abu Dhabi on March 8, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards held on March 10, has attracted champions from all disciplines and stars from stage and screen, to celebrate and honour those who have realised their dreams in the field of competitive endeavour. Only the chosen few will receive their own Laureus statuettes, but all who attend will be winners. (GETTY IMAGES)
Laureus Sports Academy members Monica Seles and Boris Becker during the Laureus Athlete of Decade press conference prior to the Laureus World Sports Awards 2010 at Emirates Palace Hotel on March 9, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario attends the Laureus Driving Experience for Good part of the Laureus Sports Awards 2010 at the Yas Marina Circuit on March 9, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)
ame Kelly Holmes attends the Laureus Driving Experience for Good part of the Laureus Sports Awards 2010 at the Yas Marina Circuit on March 9, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)
ctor Clive Owen attends the Laureus Welcome Party part of the Laureus Sports Awards 2010 at the Fairmount Hotel on March 9, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)
(Left to Right) Laureus Sports Academy Sir Ian Botham with Brian Lara and guest with Patricia Lauderdale and her husband Shaun Pollock attends the Laureus Welcome Party part of the Laureus Sports Awards 2010 at the Fairmount Hotel on March 9, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)
Laureus Sports Academy member Boris Becker and his wife Sharlely Kerssenberg attend the Laureus Welcome Party part of the Laureus Sports Awards 2010 at the Fairmount Hotel on March 9, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (GETTY IMAGES)

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