The richest female sports team owners 2025
Meet the wealthiest women changing the game—11 billionaires who control major pro franchises and are collectively worth $85 billion, led by the Mavericks’ Miriam Adelson.
Justin Birnbaum, Forbes Staff
The world’s richest sports team owners 2025
The world’s richest sports team owners include the billionaires at the top of the NBA, the NFL and European soccer. See the top 25 ranking, with a combined net worth of $607 billion.
30 under 30 sports 2025: The US athletes breaking barriers
Just a game? Not to these young all-stars, who are fearlessly leading sports into the future.
The world’s highest-paid soccer players 2024
Forbes ranks the highest-paid footballers in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Discover top soccer player salaries, contracts and endorsement deals.
These 10 countries are spending $1 million or more rewarding their Olympic medallists
American medalists will earn a collective $8.3 million from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, but two countries are paying even more for their athletes’ trips to the podium at the Paris Games.
USA Basketball rented out the entirety of a Paris hotel in city centre with 800 rooms
For most American squads at the Games, lodging, transportation and security might run $400,000. But the Dream Team established a luxurious precedent 32 years ago.
These countries pay Olympians six-figure bonuses for winning gold
Australia offers just $13,000 to athletes who make it to the podium at the Summer Games, but one Asian delegation will provide nearly $800,000 for Olympics glory.
The money behind the world’s highest-paid golfers
More than $1 billion in prize money is at stake for the sport’s top players—including a $20 million payday at this weekend’s 2024 U.S. Open.
Meet the billionaire owners facing off in the 2024 NBA finals
Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Celtics are looking to win a record-breaking 18th NBA championship, while Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to score the franchise’s second title.
Why no women are among the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes
Serena Williams retired, Naomi Osaka is coming back after a pregnancy and Caitlin Clark is just beginning her professional career. Here’s why Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, Nelly Korda and others will soon give men a run for their money.