Mercedes Benz driver, Lewis Hamilton according to the Sunday Times Sports Rich List remains the richest sportsman in Britain with a fortune of £88m, followed by Manchester United's Wayne Rooney who has now amassed £72m as against his net worth of £60m in 2014.
Rooney overthrew British Formula One driver, Jenson Button to sit second in the 2015 Sunday Times Sport Rich List.
Jenson won the 2009 Formula One World Champion, driving for Brawn GP and he's currently a McLaren's driver
Fourth on the Rich list is British's Tennis player, Andy Murray with an increased earnings of £8m to reach £48m in the ongoing year 2015.
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
1 Lewis Hamilton (motor racing) £88m (£68m in 2014)
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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