Michael Jordan’s Nike Air Ship trainers sell for $1.5m to smash auction record

• Game-worn shoes from 1984 snapped up in Sotheby's luxury sale
• Previous record of $615,000 also held by a pair of Air Jordans

Old trainers have apparently become the new Picassos after a pair of basketball shoes worn by Michael Jordan sold for nearly $1.5m (1.1m).

The white and red leather high-tops featuring Nike's iconic swoosh set a new record price at auction, confirming secondhand sneakers as rivals to fine art.