Michael Schumacher heads a list of Europe's 100 highest-paid sports stars who earned approximately £600 million between them in 1999, according to EuroBusiness magazine.

Ferrari's Schumacher tops the list with estimated earnings of £59.4 million a year, over three times the pay-packet of second-placed heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis of Britain (£17.16 million).

The report said 43 of Europe's 100 top earners were footballers. Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp is top with an annual income of (£12.232 million) although his career earnings of £47.63 million fall short of David Beckham's £49.5 million. The Manchester United star earns £11.44 million a year, the report said.

Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova is 12th - and youngest on the list - with an annual income of £11.55 million.

Cycling: Irish cyclist Morgan Fox has been given the all clear to recommence training. The 26-year-old, who is one of two Irish cyclists racing in the professional ranks this season, was sidelined in June with a recurrence of glandular fever.

However, recent tests have shown that the virus has disappeared from his system.

Cycling: Roberto Heras kept a firm grasp on the leader's gold jersey yesterday after the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain, won by Italy's Davide Bramati.

Bramati escaped from a five-man group that had broken away from the peloton after just 40 kilometres of the 155.5km-leg between Benavente and Salamanca.

Motor Sport: Michael Schumacher said his tears at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix were triggered by memories of the late Ayrton Senna.

"When I thought of Senna, it was really too much for me," he said. Schumacher equalled Senna's total of 41 grands prix victories by winning at Monza.