Federer takes top sporting Award
Pakistan Times Sports Desk

BARCELONA: Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has been named Sportsman of the Year for the second time in a row at the Laureus World Sport Awards in Barcelona.

Croatian alpine ski star Janica Kostelic won Sportswoman of the Year beating British athlete Paula Radcliffe who was up for the same gong.
In fact all other British nominees failed to pick up the top prizes.

FA Cup holders Liverpool, tennis ace Andrew Murray and golfer Colin Montgomerie all missed out on awards.

Murray was beaten by clay court specialist Rafael Nadal to the Newcomer of the Year gong and Montgomerie was edged out by another tennis player, Martina Hingis, in the Comeback of the Year category.●