Tiger Woods still highest-paid athlete

Tiger Woods, who has fallen to 13th in the world golf rankings without a title since November of 2009, remains top the list of the world's highest-paid athletes according to Forbes magazine.

While Woods has seen his annual earnings plunge by US$50 million over the past two years, he remained top of the Top 50 list with US$75 million over the past 12 months.

He outpaced NBA star Kobe Bryant, the runner-up at US$53 million.

The list considers not only player salaries but all endorsement and sponsor income.

The only woman on the list was Maria Sharapova, who was ranked 29th.

- Newstalk ZB