611bd5c4ac158210VgnVCM200000e66411acRCRDapproved/thenational/Articles/Migration/2010-02Those in the frame for the Oscars of sport511bd5c4ac158210VgnVCM200000e66411ac____Laureus announced the nominees for seven of their awards yesterday. We profile the contenders in the five main categories - ranging from sprinter Usain Bolt to teenage diver Tom Daley.<p><b>Laureus announced the nominees for seven of their awards yesterday. We profile the contenders in the five main categories - ranging from sprinter Usain Bolt to teenage diver Tom Daley.</b></p> <p>Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) Athletics - first 5,000 & 10,000m double in World Championships Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics - won 100m, 200m & 4x100m relay World Championship gold medals Alberto Contador (Spain) Cycling - won his second Tour de France in three years Roger Federer (Switzerland) Tennis - broke Pete Sampras record for most grand slam singles titles won Lionel Messi (Argentina) Football - Fifa World Player of the Year, helped Barcelona to win six trophies in a season Valentinio Rossi (Italy) Motorsport - won his seventh MotoGP world title <br></p> <p>Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica) Athletics - added World Championship 100 metres gold to her Olympic title Federica Pellegrini (Italy) Swimming - broke the four minute barrier in 400m freestyle Sanya Richards (US) Athletics - took first individual 400m gold medal in a global championship Britta Steffen (Germany) Swimming - won World Championship 50m & 100m gold in world record times Lindsey Vonn (US) Skiing - won World Cup for second year and two gold medals at World Championships Serena Williams (US) Tennis - won Australian Open and Wimbledon and regained world No 1 ranking <br></p> <p>FC Barcelona (Spain) Football - won six trophies, including Club World Cup Brawn GP (UK) Formula One - claimed driver and team titles in debut year Germany women Football - won their fifth straight European Championship Los Angeles Lakers (US) Basketball - won 15th NBA title in 30th play-off appearance New York Yankees (US) Baseball - their 27th World Series set a new record South Africa Rugby union - won Lions and Tri-Nations series <br></p> <p>Jenson Button (UK) Formula One - became the world champion Mark Cavendish (UK) Cycling - won six stages of the Tour de France, a record for a British cyclist Tom Daley (UK) Diving - took 10m platform gold medal in World Championship, at age 15</p> <p>Juan Martin del Potro (Arg) Tennis - beat Roger Federer in final to win US Open, at age 21 Ji Yai Shin (South Korea) Golf - rookie of the year on the US LPGA Tour, winning three events VFL Wolfsburg (Germany) Football - small club who won their first Bundesliga title Comeback of the Year Lance Armstrong (US) Cycling - returned to Tour de France at 37 after four year gap, finished third Kim Clijsters (Belgium)</p> <p>Tennis - won US Open in her third tournament back after two year absence Jessica Ennis (UK) Athletics - won World Championship heptathlon after missing Olympics with injury Brett Favre (US) American Football - came out of retirement, for a second time, and created record for consecutive starts Blanka Vlasic (Croatia) Athletics - won World Championship high jump after disappointment at Olympics *The National</p> YYSPORT2010021200000020100212000000100ARhttp://adedit.ad.atl.publicus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100212/SPORT/70211983870211983820100212100000000ad7a4c6e95258210VgnVCM100000e56411ac____511bd5c4ac158210VgnVCM200000e66411ac____2dcf84b241158210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD