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News Friday 15th December 2011 By Geoff Meyer

Australian Supercross legend Chad Reed has been reported to have made more than eight million dollars in 2011, despite running his own team.The multiple AMA Champion and all time great of the AMA series is said to have made his money from investments. Here is some info from down under.

Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut has topped (Australian) Business Review Weekly's annual list of the country's highest earning sport stars. Motorsports dominated the top five, with Webber ($9 million) pipped by MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner ($9.5 million) for second place while motocross star Chad Reed finished the year with $8.5 million, ranking him fourth.

Cadel Evans elevated himself into sporting folklore with a historic Tour de France victory, and he also broke into the top five with $5 million in earnings, while another 2011 success story, Sam Stosur, retained her place in the top 50.

The tennis star had another excellent season in which she enjoyed her breakthrough grand slam victory at the US Open, but she is not the only female to feature, with four-time surfing world champion Stephanie Gilmore also cracking the list.

Football stars still featured heavily, with Tim Cahill earning $4.5 million to rank ninth - the highest of the nine football players in the top 50.  

Aussie Sport's Top Earners 
1. Andrew Bogut (Basketball) $13 million
2. Casey Stoner (Motorsport) $9.5 million
3. Mark Webber (Motorsport) $9 million
4. Chad Reed (Motorsport) $8.5 million
5. Cadel Evans (Cycling) $5 million
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