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$97,1 million

The value in dollars (about R1,6billion) of basketball superstar LeBron James’ two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, making him the highest paid player in terms of salary in NBA history.

8 years

The age of British girl Isabella Payne who used her father’s amateur radio equipment to chat to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

£16 million

The cost (about R320m) per episode of the highly anticipated new fantasy series House of the Dragon, the prequel to the hit show Game of Thrones.