Australian Olympic swimming star Stephanie Rice, cyclist Anna Meares, golfing great Greg Norman and surfer Stephanie Gilmore are all in contention for honours at the 2009 Laureus World Sports Awards. Rice was nominated for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award after winning three gold medals in Beijing last year. Meares and Norman will go head-to-head for the World Comeback of the Year Award. The cyclist was nominated for her comeback from a broken neck to win an Olympic silver medal and the veteran golfer after going close to winning the 2008 British Open despite not playing in a...
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