Rafael Nadal, Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles emerge as winners at Laureus World Sports Awards 2025

April 22, 2025 5:10 PM

Rafael Nadal, Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles emerge as winners at Laureus World Sports Awards 2025

Former tennis player Rafael Nadal and Paris 2024 Olympic champions Armand Duplantis, Simone Biles, and Rebeca Andrade were among the top winners at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards held in Madrid, according to Olympics.com. The event marked the 25th edition of the prestigious awards ceremony, celebrating the world’s most outstanding athletes. Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, while Nadal was honoured with the Laureus Sporting...

Biles leads U.S. women back to the top, Japanese men shine at Paris Games

August 6, 2024 7:08 PM

Biles leads U.S. women back to the top, Japanese men shine at Paris Games

Simone Biles and the United States women's team got the redemption they craved and the Japanese men maintained their dominance over rivals China in an engrossing and unpredictable gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics. Biles, an athlete who has transcended the sport to become a global icon, stunned the world when she withdrew from the Tokyo Games three years ago with a mental block that made it dangerous to perform her high-flying routines. She returned to the Olympic stage in Paris hap...