When sports mad Melburnians were told US basketball superstar LeBron James was heading to Australia's shores, parents across the city gasped a unified sigh as their kids pounced. 

During a closed-door meeting in China last week, LeBron James pressured NBA commissioner Adam Silver to punish Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey for his support for Hong Kong.

Over the last 10 years we have seen astonishing increases in the amount of money poured into sports, but which stars have benefitted the most? Sporstmail looks at the decade's biggest earners.

The legendary basketball player took to social media hours before his death to celebrate Lebron James surpassing him to earn the No. 2 All-Time Top Scorer title.

Kobe Bryant heaped praise on fellow basketball icon and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James in what proved to be his final tweet before a fatal helicopter crash on Sunday in California. 

Michelle Obama sent Greta Thunberg a public message of support on Twitter. Her tweet followed a vitriolic attack on the teenager by President Donald Trump.

In season eight of the hit sitcom, Joey and Rachel began a relationship after several years of Joey's flirtatious behaviour, and after she realised she was pregnant with Ross's baby

The bitter rivals meet at the Emirates next weekend having suffered defeats to Liverpool and Newcastle respectively last weekend. The last north London derby ended 1-1 at Wembley in March.

Sharing pictures on his Instagram, the Champions League winner was in goal wearing an eye-catching protective kit, stopping flying pucks instead of footballs.

Labour's Jess Phillips was forced to suspend her key aide Salma Hamid (pictured) on Friday for posting 'offensive' tweets including a description of Israel as a 'murderer', between 2014 and 2016.

The former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was speaking at a business leaders forum hosted by the Queensland University of Technology on Tuesday when she compared the two former leaders.

Malcolm Turnbull has blasted former political ally Mathias Cormann as 'weak and treacherous' for his key role in the leadership spill which ousted him as Prime Minister.

Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent the request to the National Archives in a letter on Thursday.

The White House launched a months-long investigation after the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium liked one of Chelsea Clinton's tweets that was critical of Donald Trump.

The 40-year-old reality star, who quit the long-running family show, even showed her approval on one fan's tweet that called out Khloé Kardashian, 35, who tried to break up the explosive fist fight.

The American president was considering a commission to look into the ill effects of vaccines, and was bewildered about HIV and HPV, so he asked the Microsoft founder to explain the differences.

Like the Führer he served with unblinking loyalty, Otto Wächter was an Austrian.

Phillip Schofield's daughter Ruby 'liked' a cryptic tweet posted by Khloe Kardashian a few days before her dad came out as gay.

Khloe Kardashian glumly scrubbed makeup off her walls in a new teaser for this weekend's Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The stains were left by a fight between her sisters Kim and Kourtney.

David Haye has revealed that discussions are taking place for Dereck Chisora to face Oleksandr Usyk in a February blockbuster at the 02 Arena.

The Prime Minister told firefighters and bushfire survivors the cricket should cheer them up ahead of Australia's test match against Pakistan.

President Trump tweeted a photoshopped image of him placing a medal around the neck of Conan, the hero dog who chased down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before he blew himself up.

The Chinese Grand Prix could be rescheduled for November as part of a two-day event sandwiched in between the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi races after the original race was postponed.

The Celebrity Apprentice host told the Men's Journal he suggested the idea to his assistant when he proposed organizing a one-hour meeting with his predecessor.

Sir Andrew Strauss has admitted to mistakes in the way he handled Kevin Pietersen during the dispute that was to ultimately tear one of the best of all England teams apart.

Charlie Sheen, 52, has weighed in on the backlash surrounding Roseanne Barr, 65, months after her ABC show was axed over her racist tweet. 

Donald Trump retweeted a photo collage of anti-Jeb Bush images Tuesday which showed the former governor next to a Nazi swastika and another showing him in a sombrero.

While The Donald hammered Bush on Wednesday for not being 'truthful' on Fox News, the former governor was tweeting fall foliage.

Donald Trump keeps weaponizing his massive Twitter following against Ted Cruz, his only remaining serious rival for the Republican presidential nomination.

Jeb Bush has likened Donald Trump's infamous taco Tweet to outright racism in one of his first interviews since he stepped down from the presidential race.

Nike versus Adidas: Who wins the battle of the brands at Euro 2016? With data provided by Repucom's new European Football Report, Sportsmail assesses the various key categories.

The fliers, who all work for The Points Guy UK, boarded flights operated by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, American Airlines and Norwegian - and filmed their experiences.

Bartek Wytryszczewski (left), a Polish BA cabin crew member, said he was discriminated against because of his sexuality, nationality and because he raised safety concerns at his Heathrow-based job.

Katharine Mcphee is a married woman. The American Idol alum shared her new name on on Saturday saying, 'Introducing Katharine Foster.' She married her boyfriend David Foster.

Last Saturday, Tlaib shared a tweet originally penned by a Palestinian rights activist which read: '7 yr old Palestinian child was kidnapped by a herd of violent Israeli settlers'.

Gary Neville is 'acting as a peacemaker' in the ongoing dispute over wage cuts between English Football League clubs and players during the coronavirus crisis, according to The Sun. 

By the time this column appears, the result of the General Election will be known. But whoever won, the biggest loser of the campaign is undoubtedly demented Brexit-hater Hugh Grant

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that after five series, Cheryl Tweedy won’t be returning to the long-running ITV talent show – because she wants to star in something ‘new and fresh’.

World Cup fans tuned into England's semi-final clash with Croatia on Wednesday- but the dream of lifting the Jules Rimet trophy for the second time was not to be.

The Mail on Sunday has learned that lawyers acting for the Cheryl Tweedy, 35, have sent a legal letter to a newspaper that carried details of the nightclub attack in 2003.

Cheryl, of London, is said to be accused of using an artificial employee bonus scheme which allowed her to pay the lower rate of capital gains tax, instead of income tax and national insurance.

My latest research looks at the fundamentals: how voters have reacted to the drama not just of the past few weeks but the years since the EU referendum.

With the suspension of the Premier League and EFL, Orient have taken it upon themselves to start a 128-team FIFA 20 tournament, with clubs including Man City, Brentford and Derby set to take part.

Real Madrid continue to lift silverware even in the absence of La Liga action, after star Marco Asensio was crowned the winner of a FIFA 20 tournament between a number of the division's stars.

Some political memoirs barely mention spouses, let alone children, but David Cameron's love and respect for Samantha shines through, particularly when she is caring for their severely disabled son Ivan

An 'incandescent' Mr Davis is demanding that his one-time rival for the Tory crown retract claims made in his book and on television about their testy political relationship.

US President Donald Trump tweeted this morning that a 2020 reelection win will be greater than Brexit as he quoted the former British Prime Minister's director of strategy.

The Brexit campaigners posted the image on social media yesterday following a phone conversation between the German leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.

The tweet read: 'My boyfriends mom dated Channing Tatum in high school and she found photos of them last night,' Twitter user @faiitthh33 wrote, going on to say she was 'Shook.'