Novak Djokovic has won the top individual honour at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards, taking out Australian contender Cadel Evens who was also nominated for the award. The top-ranked Djokovic won sportsman of the year at Monday's ceremony in London ahead of fellow sports stars Lionel Messi, Dirk Nowitzki, Sebastian Vettel and Usain Bolt. The award comes one week after the Serbian triumphed at the Australian Open to become the fifth man in the Open Era to win three grand slam titles in a row. Spanish football club Barcelona was recognised as the best team after a stellar 2011 in which Pep Guardiola's players won the Spanish league and Champions League. Kenyan distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot, who won the 5,000- and 10,000-metre titles at the world championships last year, took the sportswoman's award. The winners were chosen by 47 sports stars who make up the Laureus sports academy.
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