The world of sports is one of the most competitive disciplines. Sportsmen and women are some of the more adored professionals in the world.
Over years, sports fans follow these personalities with bated breath as they monitor their performances in their respective discipline.
Teamkenya.co.ke has compiled a list of the most searched sports personalities following their induction into the ESPN's World Fame 100.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese football player has been starring in international sports since 2003 when he joined Manchester United. He has set records for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus clubs as well as Portugal.
Among his many accompaniments, he has won a recording-tying five Ballon d’Or awards for player of the year and led Portugal to win the 2016 European Championship
LeBron James
James, an American professional basketball player under the National Basketball Association (NBA), plays for the LA Lakers. LeBron has won three National Basketball Association Championships and four NBA MVP awards.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is a football player with the Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team. In 2012 he set the record for the most goals in the year and in 2019 he was named the Ballon’d Or Winner for the sixth time.
Neymar
He is a Brazilian professional football player. Neymar rose to fame in his teens when he played for Santos. In 2013, he was signed to Barcelona before joining Paris Saint-Germain.
Conor Anthony McGregor
He is also known as The Notorious. McGregor is a mixed martial arts fighter. The Irishman is known for competing and excelling in various martial arts forms that including lightweight and featherweight. McGregor also famously fought Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2017.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is a professional golfer whose career can be traced back to 1997 when he became the youngest man and the first African-American to win the US Masters Tournament.
In 2018, Woods claimed his 80th PGA Tour career victory which was his first win since 2013.
Rafael Nadal
Nadal is a tennis legend who currently remains No. 2 ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has won 21 Grand Slam Singles Titles. He is the only man in history to complete a career in Grand Slam twice and win two Olympic gold medals.
Stephen Curry
He is a professional American basketball player. He is the first person to have been named the Most Valuable Player by a unanimous vote in NBA history.
He was drafted in 2009 by Golden State where he eventually developed into one of professional’s basketball’s top players
Roger Federer
Federer is a Swiss tennis player that has dominated the tennis court for most of the 21st Century. He has won a record of 8 Wimbledon titles. He was the first player to claim 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles.
Simone Biles
One of the most decorated professional gymnasts in America. She is ranked as one of the most successful gymnasts in history.
She started her gymnastics career at the age of 14 years. Biles has competed at the 2011 US Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She is the first woman to win four gold medals at a single World Championships in 2014.
Biles made headlines when she withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health.
Christian Eriksen
Former Inter Milan player Christian Eriksen made top stories when he collapsed during the Euro 2020 league due to a heart condition.
Erisken has since returned and is still making headlines having scored his first goal in under 3 minutes during a game between Netherlands and Denmark.
Paul Pogba
Pogba is a French football player and plays for the French National team and Manchester United.
He was awarded the Golden Boy Award in 2013. In the same year, he led the French National team to win the title of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Serena Williams
Williams is an American professional tennis player that started her career in 1995. Williams has won 23 Grand Slams singles titles the most for any player in the Open Era.
Kevin Durant
Durant is an American professional basketball player. Durant has won the 2013-2014 National Basket Association (NBA). He has also been awarded the Most valuable Player (MVP) award.
Virat Kohli
Kohli is an Indian International Cricketer. Kohli is considered one of the best batsmen in the 21st century.
He also takes up the role of a right-arm medium pace bowler. Kohli's success can be traced back to 2008 when he captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. Kohli has captained the Indian cricket team across all three formats from 2013 to 2022.