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Top man

# top-man - Friday 29 March, 2013

From The Score Top Man

Conor O’Shea dismisses Harlequins exit talk

The former Ireland international and RTÉ pundit is constantly talked of as a replacement for Declan Kidney.

# top-man - Monday 14 January, 2013

From The Score Top Man

# top-man - Thursday 29 November, 2012

From The Score Top Man

File under obvious: Messi favourite for record fourth Ballon d’Or

FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Paulo today.

# top-man - Friday 16 November, 2012

From The Score Top Man

King Zlatan of Ibrahimovic donates England boots to team-mate for charity auction

These boots scored one of the best goals ever — and now they can be yours.

# top-man - Tuesday 30 October, 2012

From The Score Top Man

November internationals: Chris Robshaw confirmed as England captain

The ‘honoured’ Harlequins captain has previously skippered Stuart Lancaster’s side.

# top-man - Monday 10 September, 2012

From The Score Top Man

McIlroy leads world rankings, Woods in second

The Holywood man is on a roll and he’s opened up a bit of a lead at the top of the world rankings.

# top-man - Friday 24 August, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Doug Howlett named as the new captain of Munster

The 33-year-old Kiwi replaces Paul O’Connell, and is just the second overseas player to captain the province.

# top-man - Monday 13 August, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Dominant McIlroy revels in ‘special’ win

“I don’t think I’ve let it sunk in yet … I’m speechless,” McIlroy said of his remarkable win.

# top-man - Tuesday 12 June, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Munster appoint Niall O’Donovan as new manager

The Shannon man takes over from Shaun Payne who is returning to his native South Africa.

# top-man - Sunday 3 June, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Pocock to lead Australia from the front against Scotland

The game in Newcastle will be the first time the Western Force captain has led Australia at full international level.

# top-man - Monday 28 May, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Luke Donald back at No 1, Rory drops to second

The two have been duelling for the top spot for the past three months with the position changing hands several times.

# top-man - Sunday 27 May, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Donald wins PGA Championship, takes world top spot

Donald deposed Irishman Rory McIlroy who held the top ranking since 6 May.

# top-man - Monday 16 April, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Back on top: Rory returns to No 1 without getting off the couch

Luke Donald’s slip-up at the Heritage tournament means the Holywood native wakes up as the world’s top golfer again.

# top-man - Monday 12 March, 2012

From The Score Top Man

Rory McIlroy hangs on to No 1 as Rose breaks top 10

The 22-year-old finished third at the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday thanks to a late surge.

# top-man - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From The Score Opinion

In the swing: for Rory, this one’s been coming

The great Jack Nicklaus essentially told McIlroy that par golf would probably be enough to win on Sunday. It was.

# top-man - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

From The Score Potential

Opinion: Facing injury set-back, Joe Canning still to live up to billing

Precocious star Canning has been touted as the next big thing for years but Galway fans are arguably yet to see the best of him in a maroon shirt.

# top-man - Sunday 27 November, 2011

From The Score Top Man

Vintage Federer defeats Tsonga, sets down marker for 2012

When he’s good, he’s really good. Roger Federer claimed his sixth end-of-tour Championship on Sunday – a new record in tennis.

# top-man - Wednesday 24 August, 2011

From The Score Cutting It

Rooney’s team-mates think his hair transplant makes him a better player

Old Trafford stars are said to be ‘excited’ about their striker’s new look. Really?

# top-man - Monday 4 July, 2011

From The Score Top Man

How Djokovic reached the pinnacle of world tennis

The world has a new No 1 this morning, in the wake of the Serb star’s latest grand slam victory. But how did he get here?

# top-man - Saturday 4 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Top Man

278km later… Charity climber completes 365-day trek of Croagh Patrick

Matt Loughrey has climbed Croagh Patrick every day for the last 364 days. Today he finishes a mammoth charity climb.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Aer Lingus talks break down, water supplies could be hit by hot weather, and one man’s year-long battle with Croagh Patrick nears an end.

# top-man - Thursday 24 March, 2011

From The Score Bravo

Masi named Six Nations player of the tournament

Fullback scored twice as Italians upset French but still finished bottom.