BACK ON TOP; TIGER WOODS IS THE HIGHEST PAID ATHLETE IN THE WORLD AGAIN SINCE HIS SEX SCANDAL

Tiger Woods is back on top of the world. The 37-year-old golfer returned this year to the world No 1 spot pf Forbes' annual list of the world's 100 highest paid athletes, which he had held for so long until his self-imposed exile from the game December 2009 following his extra marital affairs which eventually led to his divorce from his wife and mother of his two kids, Erin.

Woods earned $78.1million in the last year, with endorsement deals worth $65million and the remaining $13.1million came from winnings. He was top of the list for 11 consecutive years until 2012, when he was beaten by Swiss tennis star Roger Federer.

See the top ten and their earnings after the cut...

1. Tiger Woods                $78.1m

2. Roger Federer              $71.5m

3. Kobe Bryant                 $61.9m

4. Lebron James               $59.8m

5. Drew Brees                  $51.0m

6. Aaron Rodgers             $49.0m

7. Phil Mickelson              $48.7m

8. David Beckham             $47.2m

9. Christiano Ronaldo       $44.0m

10. Lionel Messi               $41.3m

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