The full list of Laureus nominees:

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis - won Wimbledon for second time; replaced Rafael Nadal as world No 1

Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Motor Racing - won second Formula One World Championship, with 11 victories

Renaud Lavillenie (France) Athletics - broke Sergey Bubka's 21-year-old pole vault world record

Rory McIlroy (Britain) Golf - No.1 golfer in the world, won The Open and USPGA Major Championships

Marc Marquez (Spain) Motor Cycling - won his second straight World MotoGP title at the age of 21

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Football - winner of the Ballon d'Or/World Player of the Year award

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award

Valerie Adams (New Zealand) Athletics - undefeated in shot put for four years; was IAAF Women's Athlete of Year

Marit Bjorgen (Norway) Nordic Skiing - in Sochi became most decorated female Winter Olympian

Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) Athletics - broke three world records in three different events in two weeks

Tina Maze (Slovenia) Alpine Skiing - won two gold medals in the Winter Olympics, Slovenia's first ever

Li Na (China) Tennis - won second Grand Slam, reached world No.2 ranking, then had to retire

Serena Williams (United States) Tennis - won 18th career Grand Slam, level with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova

Laureus World Team of the Year Award

European Ryder Cup Team (Golf) - beat US 16 1/2-11 1/2, for third straight win and sixth in the last seven

Germany Men's Football Team - became first European team to win the FIFA World Cup in South America

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team (Germany) - won Constructors' World Championship

Real Madrid Football Team (Spain) - won a record tenth Champions League/European Cup victory

San Antonio Spurs (United States) Basketball - won NBA Championship for fifth time, beating Miami Heat 4-1

Switzerland Davis Cup Team (Tennis) - inspired by Roger Federer, won Davis Cup for the first time