Tennis star Tiger Woods and skier Lindsey Vonn were among the athletes honoured at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, while Novak Djokovic claimed the prestigious Sportsman of the Year Award.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award, while current tennis World No 1 Novak Djokovic also attended the star-studded bash at the  Sporting Monte-Carlo complex.

Djokovic, a nominee for the Sportsman of the Year trophy, was all smiles alongside his former coach Boris Becker at the event.

• Laureus World Sportsman of The Year 2019 Nominee Novak Djokovic and Laureus Academy Member Boris Becker pose

The ceremony aims to celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of the past year, with categories including Sportsman, Sportswoman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback, Action and Sporting Moment.

There are six superstars nominated for the Sportsman category, including World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, Ballon’Dor winner Luka Modric and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, as well as Djokovic.

Completing the list are London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge and NBA superstar LeBron James.

Gymnast Simone Biles, tennis stars Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber, skiiers Esther Ledecka and Mikaela Shiffrin and Ironman triathlete Daniela Ryf are up for the Sportswoman trophy.

The Team award was contested between NBA team Golden State Warriors, the Eruopean Ryder Cup team, the World Cup-winning France side, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team, Norway Winter Olympic team and Real Madrid, who lifted a third consecutive Champions League title in May.

The France team, coached by Didier Deschamps, won the category.

Naomi Osaka won the Breakthrough Award, ahead of Ana Carrasco, Sofia, Goggia, Jakob Ingebritsen, Geraint Thomas and Bianca Williams.

This was handed to an athlete whose performances have hinted at a bright future in their sport.

Lindsey Vonn was given the Spirit of Sport having recently announced her retirement from skiing.

Tiger Woods was the winner in the Comeback category, in which Winter Olympians Yuzuru Hanyu, Mark McMorris, Bibioan Mentel-Spee, Vonn and Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat were also nominated

Henrieta Farkasova triumphed ahead of Diede De Groot, Brian McKeever, Oksana Masters, Grigorios Polychronidis and Markus Rehm for the Disability award, presented to the athlete who shows excellent achievement in their Paralympic sport.

In the Action category, surfers Maya Gabeira, Gabriel Medina and Stephanie Gilmore went up against snowboarders Shaun White, Anna Gasser and Chloe Kim for the award that recognises an athlete who has pushed the limit of their discipline. Youngster Kim went home with the trophy.