English F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and star footballer Lionel Messi jointly received the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
India's sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar won the best Laureus Sporting Moment award on Monday night.
Sachin reached Berlin for the Laureus Sports Awards 2020 where he is nominated under the category - Laureus Sporting Moment - which takes into account the best sporting moments in the last 20 years.
India skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday urged everyone to vote for Tendulkar after he was shortlisted as one among five contenders for the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award.
Former Australian captain Waugh will be the sole cricketer present on the occasion as an Academy member, while Grand Slam winners Boris Becker and Li Na will be present from the tennis fraternity.
The moment is titled Carried On the Shoulders Of A Nation, a reference to the Indian cricket team's 2011 World Cup triumph.
Former Australian captain Waugh will be the sole cricketer present on the occasion as an Academy member.
In the Sportsman of the Year category, Federer waved off tough competition from the likes of Rafael Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo to bag the honours.
Kuala Lumpur: Film and TV star Benedict Cumberbatch, best known for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in a British BBC TV series, is to host the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards here March
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