The full list of 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 U.S. 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