| World Sport 2002 Year in Review Experts' Picks |
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Terry Baddoo |
Simon Hooper |
Mark McKay |
Pedro Pinto |
Candy Reid |
WORLD SPORTER OF THE YEAR |
Serena Williams |
Ronaldo |
Lance Armstrong |
Serena Williams |
Lance Armstrong |
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR |
Lance Armstrong |
Lance Armstrong |
Ronaldo |
Ronaldo |
Lleyton Hewitt |
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR |
Serena Williams |
Paula Radcliffe |
Annika Sorenstam |
Annika Sorenstam |
Serena Williams |
COACH/MANAGER OF THE YEAR |
Guus Hiddink |
'Big Phil' Scolari |
'Big Phil' Scolari |
Mike Scioscia (Anaheim Angels) |
Luiz Felipe Scolari |
STORY OF THE YEAR |
South Korea's run to World Cup semis |
Brazil's 5th World Cup success after qualifying struggle |
Co-host S. Korea's success at World Cup |
Brazil wins record 5th World Cup |
Brazil wins 5th World Cup |
MOMENT OF THE YEAR |
Pete Sampras wins U.S Open |
Lewis vs. Tyson -- not the fight, but the press conference brawl |
Pete Sampras wins U.S. Open |
Lance Armstrong wins 4th straight Tour de France |
Pete Sampras wins U.S Open |
GAME OF THE YEAR |
U.S.-Germany at World Cup |
England vs. Argentina at World Cup |
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L.A. Lakers down 27 in 4th quarter, come back to beat Dallas |
England beats Argentina at World Cup |
PLAY OF THE YEAR |
Lennox Lewis obliteration of Mike Tyson |
Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final strike |
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Zidane's winner in Champions League final |
Zinedine Zidane's winner in Champions League |
SURPRISE OF THE YEAR |
Ronaldo wins European, world footballer of year |
Nalbandian's run to final on his Wimbledon debut |
Russia beats France to win Davis Cup |
S. Korea makes World Cup semifinals |
Fall of South Africa's Rugby team |
FLOP OF THE YEAR |
U.S. basketball team at world championships |
F1, dying from dominance of Shumacher, Ferrari |
Argentina's World Cup failure |
France's World Cup failure |
France's World Cup failure |
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