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- Tom Brady is the favourite for the World Sportsman of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards
- Emma Raducanu the favourite for the Breakthrough of the Year award at the show set to take place in April
- The World Sportswomen of the Year award is expected to go to Elaine Thompson, who is the 13/8 favourite.
Tom Brady favourite for the World Sportsman of the Year award
American Football star Tom Brady is the evens favourite with bookmakers to be the World Sportsman of the Year at this year's Laureus World Sports Awards.
The superstar of sport Brady was expect to retire this year, but has since retracted that and said he will play again next year.
Brady was at Old Trafford on Saturday to see Cristiano Ronaldo score a hat trick against Spurs and that may have been the final sway that he needed to keep playing.
| Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | Evens | 50% |
| Caeleb Dressel | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Robert Lewandowski | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Max Verstappen | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Novak Djokovic | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Robert Lewandowski features in the betting odds for the World Sportsman of the Year which is no surprise from the year he's had in football.
Goals after goals led calls for him to win the Ballon D'Or but the award was eventually given to Lionel Messi.
US Swimmer Caeleb Dressel is the second favourite for the award though after 5 gold medals at the Olympic games.
Emma Raducanu the favourite for the Breakthrough of the Year award
British tennis star Emma Raducanu is the favourite to win the Breakthrough of the Year award at this year's Laureus World Sports Awards.
Raducanu won the US Open in her first appearance at the tournament and has been a massive name in Tennis in the last 12 months.
Such a whirlwind year has already made her one of the big names in the sport and it'll be interesting to see how she carries that on this year.
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus is the second favourite for this award at 3/1 and her successful Olympic Games is a big reason for that.
Elaine Thompson expected to be World Sportswomen of the Year
Elaine Thompson is the outright favourite to be the World Sportswomen of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards next month.
Thompson is a Jamaican sprinter and again this points to a successful Olympic games as part of their nomination this year.
Swimmer Katie Ledecky also features in the odds after a successful Olympic games in 2021.
The Olympic's took place in Tokyo last year after it was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The games were ultimately a success despite the delay and numerous stars have been massive in sport since then.
