Lewis Hamilton, Tyson Fury and Jessica Ennis-Hill are among the leading nominees for the annual Laureus World Sports Awards. Hamilton is nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year alongside Lionel Messi while Jessica Ennis-Hill is in the running for the World Comeback of the Year prize.Other contenders for Sportsman of the Year are Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, NBA star Stephen Curry, tennis world No 1 Novak Djokovic - the current holder - and US golfer Jordan Spieth. Hamilton, who won his third F1 world title in 2015, said: I want to say thank you to Laureus for nominating me for the Sportsman of the Year Award. Ennis-Hill already has the Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Award in her name I feel very privileged. Im a big admirer of what Laureus does and its so great to be a part of it. I wish all the other nominees the best. Im really excited to see what the outcome will be. Either way I feel privileged to be among some of the greats.Barcelona star Messi said: It is an honour and a source of pride to once again be nominated for Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Could Tyson Fury be in line for another big prize winning night in Germany? As a team (Barcelona), we had an excellent 2015, achieving many of the goals we set out for ourselves. This nomination, both individually and for the team, gives extra motivation to all of us to keep working hard every day and to achieve even more.Ennis-Hills rivals in the comeback category include All Blacks legend Dan Carter, Australia surfer Mick Fanning, US swimmer Michael Phelps, Kenyan 800m runner David Rudisha and skier Lindsey Vonn. Fury and English swimmer Adam Peaty are others who could be making it to Berlin next month as both are nominated in the Breakthrough category; their four rivals are the Chile football team, golfers Jason Day, Spieth and Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen. GBs Davis Cup winning heroes are nominated for the Team of the Year Great Britians Davis Cup team are up for the Team of the Year along with the World Cup winning All Blacks, Barcelona, Golden State Warriors, Mercedes F1 Team and the US Womens Football Team. The six World Sportswoman of the Year Award nominees are athletes Genzebe Dibaba, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, skier Anna Fenninger, swimmer Katie Ledecky, footballer Carli Lloyd and two-time winner Serena Williams.The awards ceremony will be held in the German capital on April 18. Axel Witsel Belgium Jersey . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. Thomas Meunier Belgium Jersey . He was followed closely by David Clarkson, donning red, seconds later. Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season. http://www.belgiumsoccerpro.com/Nacer-Chadli-Belgium-Jersey/ . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. Adnan Januzaj Jersey . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Nacer Chadli Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. NEW YORK -- The WNBA will open its season on May 13 with the defending champion Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Seattle Storm.The league announced the regular-season schedule on Tuesday. The opening game on ESPN will feature the Sparks league MVP Nneka Ogwumike and finals MVP Candace Parker against the Storms rookie of the year Breanna Stewart and veteran Sue Bird.The WNBA, beginning its 21st season, also opens with New York hosting San Antonio and Atlanta visiting Connecticut.ddddddddddddESPN2 will show eight games during the regular season. The Sparks will appear on national television four times and the Storm and Minnesota Lynx will make three appearances each. The Sparks and runner-up Lynx will face off July 6 on ESPN2.The regular season ends on Sept. 3. ' ' '