Basketball and Tennis continues to be great draws in the world of male sports but other notable sports have made some great guys stand out on the year that was.
1. Kevin Durant
Last Year: 12
Kevin Durant is always one of the best basketball players there is and with his contract renewed with the Golden State Warriors, he keeps to be one of the highest earners the sport has and ever will. And their back to back NBA championship is a cherry on the topping.
2. Stephen Curry
Last Year: 3
One of more popular basketball players of this era, Steph together with Durant played magnificent to give the Warriors a 2-peat NBA championships.
3. Lebron James
Last Year: 1
Lebron continues to be one of the more dominant basketball players of all time and he continues to gain more popularity as the year goes by. Although the Cavs failed to take the championships last 2018, James keeps getting individual accolades and huge paychecks from his advertisement deals.
4. Novak Djokovic
Last Year: 14
Nole returned to the top of the game after recovering from injuries from 2017. He grabbed two majors for the year winning both the Wimbledon and US Open to finish his year really strong.
5. Rafael Nadal
Last Year: 2
Rafa has remained strong throughout the year and would have finished No. 1 if not for a resurgent Djokovic. He rewrote the history books as he grabbed a staggering 11th French Open title, the most title on any given Grand Slam.
6. Roger Federer
Last Year: 13
Roger keeps his lead on the over-all Grand Slam record with his 20th after taking the Australian Open 2018. He stayed at the No. 1 spot for this year for a staggering 310 weeks.
7. Cao Yuan
Last Year: N/A
Cao is arguably the best diver not only in China but also the world. And it also helps that he is one of the hotter athletes there is right now and has a huge following in social media.
8/9 Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Last Year: N/A
World No.1 Doubles pair from Indonesia oftentimes called "The Minions" continued their dominance in the world of badminton. The pair has been ranked No.1 since March 16, 2017 and won 8 world titles in 2018.
10. Tom Daley
Last Year: 4
British diver Tom Daley has been in the sport since 2007 and continues to do well in international diving competitions. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at the Gold Coast, Australia, Daley and Goodfellow won gold on the men's synchronised 10-metres platform.
11. Cristiano Ronaldo
Last Year: 5
Ronaldo remains to be one of the most searched sports superstar of this period and who would not with his football accomplishments and his numerous endorsements all around. And it definitely helps that he is really good looking and super sexy.
12. David Beckham
Last Year: 6
David Beckham may not be as active in sports but remains to be one of the more famous sports icon of this generation. Added to the fact that he has a very publicized relationship with former Spice Girl Victoria and his long list of ads, he is destined to stay for more years to come.
13. Sun Yang
Last Year: N/A
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is one of the hottest male swimmer of the year much with the absence of Phelps in the scene and no other swimmer really dominating the men's side of the pool. He is one of the best freestylers in the sport across all distances. But his year was somehow tainted with his doping issues from 2018.
14. Nikita Nagornyy
Last Year: N/A
Russia's Nikita Nagornyy made headlines by being one of the most consistent gymnast in the World Championships. Despite him losing the over-all crown against teammate Artur Dalaloyan, he is a well loved gymnast not only in Russia but also around the world.
15. Ning Zetao
Last Year: N/A
The other Chinese hottie Ning Zetao also made big waves with victories in his early years but his 2018 is plagued with several issues with the Chinese Aquatics organization but he remains as one of the most googled swimmer of the last year.
Here are the other top international male superstars of 2018.
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