Spain’s Rafael Nadal and American Lindsey Vonn are the winners of this year’s Laureus Sports Awards. Nadal was honored as the sportsman of the year and Vonn the sportswoman in a ceremony Monday in Abu Dhabi. Nadal won the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open to rank as the world’s No. 1 tennis player, while Vonn won two Olympic medals in Vancouver, including gold in the downhill, and her…
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