Viva Espana at Laureus awards
China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-09 08:17
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Spain's tennis world No 1, Rafael Nadal, holds the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Dozens of sports and Hollywood celebrities arrived in the capital of the United Arab Emirates to attend the event held at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Karim Sahib / Agence France-Presse |
ABU DHABI - Spain had double reason to celebrate at the prestigious Laureus awards here on Monday as tennis world No 1 Rafael Nadal was voted Sportsman of the Year and the Spanish football team's World Cup win netted the it of the year.
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