The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday due to the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

The Laureus Academy revoked tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s nomination for its annual World Sportsman of the Year Award on Feb 27, citing his three-month doping ban. The Italian, who accepted the ban earlier in February,

Jannik Sinner won't get a chance to win his maiden Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award after he was withdrawn this year. The Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award is an award given to the