Ronan Keating @ Laureus World Sports Awards 2011

World famous singer Ronan Keating to perform at Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, February 3, 2011 - World-famous singer Ronan Keating will perform at the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards to be staged in Abu Dhabi on the evening of Monday, February 7 hosted by double Oscar winner Kevin Spacey.

Ronan Keating, who has sold more than 20 million records worldwide as a solo artist since leaving Boyzone, will be performing on stage to a star-studded audience of celebrities from the worlds of sport and entertainment. He said: "I'm a big sports fan and it's just great to be able to attend the Laureus Awards for the first time and to be able to sing for such a special audience. I will be cheering for all the winners of the Awards, I know what a big night it will be for them, and I also totally empathise with the charity side of Laureus. I've tried to do what I can in my life to give something back to society and to help people and I know this is the real driving force behind Laureus through its Sport for Good Foundation. I am delighted to do what I can to help."

Also at the Awards Ceremony will be popular Spanish actresses Elsa Pataky, who has appeared in 18 films in France and Spain and also played Elsa in the Samuel L Jackson film Snakes on a Plane, and Paz Vega, who was a star of 7 Vidas, a series billed as a Spanish Friends and has appeared in films such as Spanglish, The Spirit and 10 Items or Less.

British actor Matthew Goode, whose film successes include Match Point, Imagine Me & You, My Family and Other Animals, Copying Beethoven and The Lookout, and more recently Brideshead Revisited, Watchmen, A Single Man and Leap Year, will also attend the Awards Ceremony.

The Laureus World Sports Awards, which recognise sporting achievement, are the premier honours on the international sporting calendar. The winners, as voted by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of 46 of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of all time, will be unveiled at the globally televised Awards Ceremony at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

For biographies of Nominees go to www.laureus.com/Awards/2011/Nominees
To apply for accreditation for the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards, go to www.laureus.com/accreditation

For further information please contact:

Gerald Meier

Laureus Global Communications

Tel: +44 (0)20 7514 2863

Fax: +44 (0)20 7514 2837

Email: publicrelations@laureus.com

Website: www.laureus.com

Get involved and Give the Gift of Sport on www.sportforgood.org

For photos of Laureus events please visit www.laureusarchive.com

Fot footage of Laureus events please visit www.laureusdigital.com

http://www.laureus.com/press_releases?article_id=2248

Ronan Keating to play at Laureus Awards
Feb 3, 2011

ABU DHABI // The former boy band singer Ronan Keating will perform to a star-studded audience at the Emirates Palace on Monday night, it was announced today.

Keating, who rose to fame with the Irish band Boyzone, has sold 20 million records since going solo in 2000. He said he was a big sports fan.
http://www.thenational.ae/sport/north-american-sport/ronan-keating-to-play-at-laureus-awards

CNN and NBC will show highlights from the awards show

Laureus World Sports Awards, Abu Dhabi 2011
Sunday February 6 , 2011

Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi emirate is a destination with a unique blend of Arabian hospitality and mystique. It brings together a mix of culture and tradition against a backdrop of modern, world-class infrastructure. Abu Dhabi is a diverse destination with dramatic desertscapes, 400 kilometres of pristine coastline, 200 offshore islands, cooling oases settlements and the modern capital of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is developing a reputation as a leading international sports destination through the staging, and hosting, of flagship sporting events including the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIFA Club World Cup and the European Tour-backed Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. This dynamic destination is the proud host of the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards.

Laureus World Sports Awards to be held in Abu Dhabi from February 5-7
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To apply for accreditation for the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards, go to www.laureus.com/accreditation

Get involved and Give the Gift of Sport on www.sportforgood.org
For photos of Laureus events please visit www.laureusarchive.com
Fot footage of Laureus events please visit www.laureusdigital.com


http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-49711.htm

VIDEO From Laureus Available on thenewsmarket.com: Greatest Stars of Sport Wait for
2011 Laureus World Sports Awards Verdict

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The Laureus World Sports Awards, which recognise sporting achievement during the calendar year 2010, are the premier honours on the international sporting calendar. The winners, as voted by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of 46 of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of all time, will be unveiled at a televised Awards Ceremony staged in Abu Dhabi on February 7. The list of individual Nominees in seven categories include Kobe Bryant, Kim Clijsters, Stephanie Gilmore, Justine Henin, Martin Kaymer, Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal, Valentino Rossi, Kelly Slater, Esther Vergeer, Sebastian Vettel, Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Serena Williams. The sport event will feature special guests such as Morgan Freeman, Ronan Keating, Elsa Pataky and Paz Vega. Available video includes an edited package on the nominations announcement and general views from the 2010 edition.

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07. Februar der Laureus Sport Award ab 21:30 Uhr live @ SAT.1

"STARS & stories“ berichtet von den Laureus World Sports Awards @ SAT.1
STARS & stories“ am Montag, 7. Februar 2011, um 23.30 Uhr in einem großen Spezial aus Abu Dhabi.

http://www.sat1.de/ratgeber_magazine/stars-and-stories/content/48281/

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 07: Ronan Keating attends the Laureus Football Challenge
presented by IWC Schaffhausen as part of the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Emirates Palace
on February 7, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

il a chanter "Life Is A Rollercoaster" & Arabic version of "When You Say Nothing At All"
superb performance Ronan etait tt simplement magnifique

Ronan takes on footy big boyz
Tuesday February 08 2011

LIFE is certainly a rollercoaster for singer Ronan Keating, who spent yesterday rubbing shoulder with the world's most famous sports and film stars.

Keating not only took part in a charity football match with the likes of Gianfranco Zola and Zinedine Zidane but performed in front of some of the world's biggest superstars in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi.

The singer performed at the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards, hosted by Kevin Spacey attended by actor Morgan Freeman, tennis players Boris Becker and Rafael Nadal, with the latter named sportsman of the year.

Footballing legend Zidane received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award. Keating took part in a number of charity events with the sport stars in aid of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which supports 83 community sports projects around the world.

independent

Singer Ronan Keating arrives at the red carpet for the Laureus World Sports Awards at Emirates Palace in
Abu Dhabi February 7, 2011.

Ronan Keating attempts "Chin Ups" attends the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Emirates Palace on February 7, 2011 in Abu Dhabi



Ronan Keating attends the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Emirates Palace on February 7, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates





Ronan Keating performs during the award ceremony for the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Emirates Palace on February 7, 2011 in Abu Dhabi