Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz are among the five people in contention to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award

The award ceremony takes place in Madrid on April 21. Below is the full list of Nominees across all categories

The nominees for the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards have been announced, beginning the countdown to the greatest show in sport.

Six athletics gold medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are among the nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards

After the most successful season in the club's history with the winning of the double in Germany and the Supercup, the Werkself have been nominated for the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 in the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year category.

Rishabh Pant's sensational comeback from a life-threatening car crash to Test glory for India has been recognised with a nomination for the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award. Pant will represent both India and the sport of cricket as the world’s biggest sports awards celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Real Madrid have been nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year Award for 2025, following their exceptional last year, during which they won the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, UEFA Champions

Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the iconic Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award. The recognition comes for his incredible recovery from a near-fatal car accident in 2022, and return to international cricket.

The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday due to the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

The past year and a half has been a special one for Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal, who has exploded into one of the most exciting young footballers across the globe.Following his brilliant