Lewis Hamilton stays top of 2015 Sunday Times Sport Rich List
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Lewis Hamilton is still the richest sportsman in Britain with a fortune of £88m but Wayne Rooney has overtaken Jenson Button to sit second in the 2015 Sunday Times Sport Rich List.
Formula 1 champion Hamilton, 30, lives as a tax exile in Monaco and his wealth has increased by £20m since last year.
Manchester United and England captain Rooney's overall wealth is up by £12m to £72m, £1m ahead of F1 driver Button.
Tennis player Andy Murray is now fourth with amassed earnings valued at £48m.
The 27-year-old Scot, who was a 2015 Australian Open finalist, overtook QPR defender Rio Ferdinand, whose earnings total £44m.
Next is Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who is valued at £42m and will leave Merseyside to join LA Galaxy at the end of the season.
Rooney, 29, is set to join former Manchester United midfielder and ex-England captain David Beckham as the only British footballer to amass a fortune of more than £100m.
In seventh, basketballer Luol Deng, 30, is the highest-placed Briton based in the United States.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is the richest manager in Britain with a fortune of £40m, £2m ahead of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who he faces on Sunday in the Premier League.
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, 25, has amassed £10m in the last year after success in the Open Championship and the US PGA Championship to also take his earnings to £38m.
He is tied in 10th with Wenger, Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs and veteran golfer Sir Nick Faldo.
The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 | ||||
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Person | Sport | 2015 wealth | 2014 wealth | |
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Motor racing | £88m | £68m |
2 | Wayne Rooney | Football | £72m | £60m |
3 | Jenson Button | Motor racing | £71m | £63m |
4 | Andy Murray | Tennis | £48m | £40m |
5 | Rio Ferdinand | Football | £44m | £44m |
6 | Steven Gerrard | Football | £42m | £37m |
7= | Luol Deng | Basketball | £40m | £36m |
7= | Jose Mourinho | Football | £40m | (new) |
9 | Frank Lampard | Football | £39m | £37m |
10= | Sir Nick Faldo | Golf | £38m | (new) |
10= | Ryan Giggs | Football | £38m | £36m |
10= | Rory McIlroy | Golf | £38m | £28m |
10= | Arsene Wenger | Football | £38m | (new) |
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