Azam was also adjudged the White-ball Cricketer of the Year after averaging 110.5 and 55.2 in the ODIs and T20Is respectively. In the four Tests played during the year, he scored 338 runs at an average of 67.6

Lewis Hamilton overcame Jordan Henderson and Hollie Doyle to win the British broadcaster's prestigious prize in a public vote on Sunday

The two athletes, who have had an impressive 2019-20 season, won the Sportsperson of the Year awards in their respective categories

Their hit song 'Dynamite' was nominated in the best pop duo/group performance category for the 63rd Grammy Awards.

Virat Kohli has been nominated for all five men's categories -- the best overall player, best in all three formats and also for the spirit of ICC award

Rapper Doja Cat, band BTS, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj were among the other winners announced in this year's socially-distanced AMA, held in Los Angeles.

Man United's Bruno Fernandes was named the Premier League's Player of the Month again, while Nuno Espirito Santo won the managers' award

Quinton de Kock is only the sixth player to win CSA's Cricketer Of The Year Award after Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Kagiso Rabada

Seventeen Indian golfers have received the Arjuna Award, of which only three are women

Vinesh Phogat, who is the lone woman wrestler to have qualified for the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics, had missed out on Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna last year with fellow grappler Bajrang Punia getting the prestigious award

While Rohit Sharma's name has been sent for India's highest sporting honour - Khel Ratna, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Sharma have been nominated for Arjuna Award

The 22-year-old Chopra is the only track and field athlete to be recommended by the AFI for the country's highest sports award this year

The BCCI on announced cricket's nomination for Indian sports awards with Rohit Sharma vying for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Quinton de Kock and Lungi Ngidi have both been nominated in three categories - South Africa Men's Cricketer of the Year, ODI Cricketer of the Year and T20 Cricketer of the Year

The BCCI office-bearers are expected to zero in on nominations for the men's and women's categories later this month but Jasprit Bumrah's stupendous performance in the last four years makes him the most worthy candidate

Shikha Pandey and Deepti Sharma the stand-out performers for the Indian national women's cricket team in the last year, including the T20 World Cup

Acting on the Sports Ministry's directive to send nominations for this year's sports awards, the AIFF did not have much trouble in finalising the names

Defenders face an uphill struggle to win individual awards even before a ball has been kicked, according to Fabio Cannavaro

The process for national sports awards nomination usually begins in April, but this time, it was pushed to May due to coronavirus lockdown, which is into its third phase

Kane Williamson, Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Ross Taylor picked up New Zealand's limited-overs top honours for the 2019-20 season