Usain Bolt and Simone Biles dominated their sports at the Rio 2016 Games
Usain Bolt and Simone Biles claimed the top accolades at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco.
Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Bolt and four-time Olympic gold gymnast Biles were named sportsman and sportswoman of the year for their 2016 achievements.
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured
British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
Paralympic dressage rider Lee Pearson also becomes a Sir, while heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill and rower Katherine Grainger are made dames.
Tyson Fury has won all of his 25 fights, the most recent of which was against Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015
British world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will be stripped of his WBO belt unless he responds to a notice from its chairman in the next 10 days.
Fury must explain why the belt should not be vacated due to "inactivity, breach of contract and performance-enhancing drugs".
Four sponsors have dropped disgraced US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, including swimwear manufacturer Speedo and fashion label Ralph Lauren.
They were followed by announcements from skin care firm Syneron-Candela and Japanese mattress maker Airweave.
Russia Paralympic team ban is 'beyond common sense'
Russia will discover on Tuesday whether it will be allowed to compete at next month's Paralympic Games in Rio.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) is set to give its verdict on Russia's appeal against the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) ban on all Russian competitors.
