[March 31] Nadia Comaneci at Laureus Sports Awards
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  Barcelona and London/ Hollywood star Cuba Gooding Jr is to host the 2007 Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, and world-famous British pop band Sugababes are to perform on stage for a star-studded audience.
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LONDON - MARCH 30: Laureus World Sports Academy members Sir Bobby Charlton and Nadia Comanecilook on during the ICAP and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Dinner on March 30, 2007 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England. (Photo by Getty Images for Laureus)
[April 3] Nadia Comaneci at Laureus Sports Awards Photo Gallery
   Also present will be Sport Legend Nadia Comaneci, Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, popular stars Eva Longoria and Kyle MacLachlan from US TV show Desperate Housewives, Canadian actress Elisha Cuthbert star of TV Series 24, Argentinian super model Valeria Mazza and celebrated Spanish flamenco dancer Joaquin Cortes.

Nadia Comaneci at Laureus Sports Awards Photo Gallery

   Cuba Gooding Jr was named Best Supporting Actor for his unforgettable role as NFL star Rod Tidwell in the film Jerry Maguire. His line 'Show me the money!' became an enduring catch phrase. He has also appeared in successful films Boyz 'N the Hood, Men of Honor, Rat Race, Boat Trip and Pearl Harbor.
   The highly successful Sugababes, who have had five UK No 1 singles and a UK No 1 album, will be singing for celebrities from the worlds of sport, entertainment, business and fashion at the Laureus Awards Ceremony which will take place at the Palau Sant Jordi on the evening of Monday, April 2.
      Among the guests of the eighth annual Laureus Awards Ceremony will be:

  The Laureus World Sports Awards, which is broadcast to 190 countries and territories, is the premier global sports awards honouring the greatest sportsmen and women across all sports each year.
  The winners are selected by the ultimate sports jury - the Laureus World Sports Academy: the living legends of sport honouring the great athletes of today.
  
  The 2006 Awards Ceremony, held in the presence of His Majesty The King of Spain in Barcelona, was attended by global figures from sport, entertainment, business and fashion. Hollywood celebrities Teri Hatcher and Cuba Gooding Jr hosted the Awards Ceremony. Among the winners present in Barcelona in 2006 to receive Laureus Awards were Roger Federer, Janica Kostelic, Renault's Flavio Briatore, Rafael Nadal, Johan Cruyff, Valentino Rossi and Ernst van Dyk.  
   The Laureus World Sports Awards will be one of the first events to be staged in Barcelona during the 'Year of Sport' which begins in March 2007 and which celebrates the 15th anniversary of the highly successful Olympic Games which were held in Barcelona in 1992. The main aim is to promote sport as a tool to improve health and social integration and to demonstrate the ability of Barcelona to host major international sports events.

         The nominees for the 2007 Laureus World Sports Awards are:

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
Fernando Alonso (Spain, Motor Racing), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy, Football), Roger Federer (Switzerland, Tennis), Asafa Powell (Jamaica, Athletics), Michael Schumacher (Germany, Motor Racing), Tiger Woods (US, Golf).

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
Justine Henin (Belgium, Tennis), Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia, Athletics), Carolina Kluft (Sweden, Athletics), Laure Manaudou (France, Swimming), Amélie Mauresmo (France, Tennis), Maria Sharapova (Russia, Tennis).

Laureus World Team of the Year
All Blacks (New Zealand, Rugby), FC Barcelona (Spain, Football), European Ryder Cup Team (Golf), Italian Men's Football Team, Renault (France, Motor Racing), Spanish Basketball Team.

Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Xavier Carter (US, Athletics), Ghanaian Men's Football Team, Lewis Hamilton (UK, Motor Racing), Amélie Mauresmo (France, Tennis), Britta Steffen (Germany, Swimming), Ma Xiaoxu (China, Football).

Laureus World Comeback of the Year
Drew Brees (US, American Football), Ben Curtis (US, Golf), Roy Jones Jr (US, Boxing), Miami Heat (US, Basketball), Serena Williams (US, Tennis), Zinedine Zidane (France, Football).

Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
Martin Braxenthaler (Germany, Mono-skiing), Kurt Fearnley (Australia, Wheelchair Racing), Edith Hunkeler (Switzerland, Wheelchair Racing), Javier Otxoa (Spain, Cycling), Kazem Rajabi Golojeh (Iran, Powerlifting), Esther Vergeer (Netherlands, Wheelchair Tennis).

Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year
Aaron Hadlow (UK, Kiteboarding), Travis Pastrana (US, Moto-Cross), Kevin Pritchard (US, Windsurfing), Gisela Pulido (Spain, Kiteboarding), Kelly Slater (US, Surfing), Hannah Teter (US, Snowboarding), Shaun White (US, Snowboarding-Skateboarding).

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