1 Floyd Mayweather (Boxing) $300m (£193.3m)
2 Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) $160m (£103.3m)
3 Cristiano Ronald (Football) $79.6m (£51.48m)
4 Lionel Messi (Football) $73.8m (£47.71m)
5 Roger Federer (Tennis) $67m (£43.33m)
6 LeBron James (Basketball) $64.8m (£41.68m)
7 Kevin Durant (Basketball) $54.1m (£34.97m)
8 Phil Mickelson (Golf) $50.8m (£32.84m)
9 Tiger Woods (Golf) $50.6m (£32.71m)
10 Kobe Bryant (Basketball $49.5m (£32m)
12 June, 2015
Today in Sports History
1839 - First baseball game played in America.
1880 - First baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester Ruby Legs beats Cleveland Blues.
1907 - New York Yankees commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to the Detroit Tigers.
1922 - Saint Louis Browns get record ten hits in a row and beats Philadelphia Phillies 14-8.
1931 - Cricket player Charlie Parker equals J.T. Hearne's record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets.
1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
1947 - Babe Didrikson is first American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Championships.
1948 - Eddie Arcaro becomes first jockey to win the triple crown twice.
1954 - Milwaukee Braves' Jim Wilson no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0.
1957 - Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850kg (6,270 pounds).
1959 - San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 in five-inning game.
1967 - Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings.
1970 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dock Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0.
1981 - Major League Baseball goes on strike, forcing the cancellation of 38 percent of the schedule.
1989 - Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids.
1990 - New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field; Chicago Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
1990 - New York Yankees' reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves.
1990 - Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson becomes second to steal 900 bases.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 1.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the New Jersey Nets four games to zero to win the 2002 NBA Finals.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins win the NHL's Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7.
2014 - (to July 13) The 2014 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil, and is won by Germany.
1880 - First baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester Ruby Legs beats Cleveland Blues.
1907 - New York Yankees commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to the Detroit Tigers.
1922 - Saint Louis Browns get record ten hits in a row and beats Philadelphia Phillies 14-8.
1931 - Cricket player Charlie Parker equals J.T. Hearne's record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets.
1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
1947 - Babe Didrikson is first American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Championships.
1948 - Eddie Arcaro becomes first jockey to win the triple crown twice.
1954 - Milwaukee Braves' Jim Wilson no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0.
1957 - Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850kg (6,270 pounds).
1959 - San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 in five-inning game.
1967 - Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings.
1970 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dock Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0.
1981 - Major League Baseball goes on strike, forcing the cancellation of 38 percent of the schedule.
1989 - Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids.
1990 - New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field; Chicago Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
1990 - New York Yankees' reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves.
1990 - Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson becomes second to steal 900 bases.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 1.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the New Jersey Nets four games to zero to win the 2002 NBA Finals.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins win the NHL's Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7.
2014 - (to July 13) The 2014 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil, and is won by Germany.
Hamilton Bashes
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| Lewis Hamilton & Naomi Campbell |
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates Canadian Grand Prix win by attending a bash in London The two-time world champion who bounced back from a disappointing loss in Monaco is seen with supermodel Campbell in pictures on social media.lewis took to Instagram to show off the snap with Campbell and wrote: 'Last night catching up with my beautiful big sis @iamnaomicampbell at the Louis Vuitton party in London. #blessed #goodtimes
11 June, 2015
Today In Sports Histroy!
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) threw the first of two consecutive no-hitters.
1950 - Ben Hogan returned to tournament play after a near fatal car accident. He won the U.S. Open.
1972 - Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
1974 - The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals officially received their NHL franchises. The Scouts moved to Denver before the start of the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and later the New Jersey Devils.
1988 - Rick Rhoden (New York Yankees) became the first pitcher to start as a designated hitter.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record when he got his 16th consecutive save in 16 appearances.
2010 - ESPN launched ESPN 3D.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa. It was the first time it was held in Africa.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title when he defeated Novak Djokovic.
1950 - Ben Hogan returned to tournament play after a near fatal car accident. He won the U.S. Open.
1972 - Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
1974 - The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals officially received their NHL franchises. The Scouts moved to Denver before the start of the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and later the New Jersey Devils.
1988 - Rick Rhoden (New York Yankees) became the first pitcher to start as a designated hitter.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record when he got his 16th consecutive save in 16 appearances.
2010 - ESPN launched ESPN 3D.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa. It was the first time it was held in Africa.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title when he defeated Novak Djokovic.
Jose mourinho Banned
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| Jose Mourinho |
Jose Mourinho has been banned from driving for six months after he caught speeding.Reports say the Portuguese was captured on a speed camera travelling at 60mph in a 50mph zone on the A3 Esher bypass, in Surrey, in September 2014.At a hearing in court yesterday He was ordered to pay a £910 fine for driving 10mph above the speed limit and a £75 surcharge and £85 court costs.however Mourinho did not appear in court himself but entered a guilty plea ahead of the hearing. This offence pushed him over the maximum number of points to trigger a ban having already had nine points on his license
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