Estoril, May 12: Michael Schumacher, the unchallenged master of motor sport, has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second time.
For Schumacher, who also won the Award in 2002, it was his fourth nomination in five years and acknowledges his total domination of Formula One. The German Ferrari driver won a record sixth world title last season and looks certain to make it seven in 2004 after claiming his fifth win in five races with victory in Barcelona on Sunday. Schumacher beat five-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, Wimbledon tennis champion Roger Federer, American swimmer Michael Phelps, world motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi and England rugby player Jonny Wilkinson to the award.

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