IMAGE: British TV presenter Kate Abdo attends the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin. Photograph: Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus.
Laureus Awards were handed over in Berlin on Monday with celebrities stealing the spotlight on the red carpet.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis, winning the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards.
IMAGE: India's Laureus World Sports Academy member Kapil Dev and his wife at the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards. Photograph: Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus.
In a glitzy ceremony in the German capital, hosted by US actor Bill Murray, Serbia's Djokovic beat Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi, sprinter Usain Bolt and Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton among others for the top men's award at the annual ceremony.
IMAGE: Lily Becker attends the Laureus World Sports Awards. Photograph: Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus.
Boris Becker’s wife Lily stunned in a velvet green gown as she posed for pictures on arrival.
IMAGE: Model Petra Nemcova is all smiles. Photograph: Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus.
Czech television host Petra Nemcova, who founded and chairs the Happy Hearts Fund, also graced the occasion.
IMAGE: Former Boxer Regina Halmich of Germany attends the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards. Photograph: Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus.
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