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# Top of the World

All time
Scheffler wins WGC Match Play to take World No.1 ranking
Tuchel revels in 'incomparable' joy of Club World Cup triumph
Atlanta Braves edge Houston Astros to reach brink of World Series title
Italy's Filippo Ganna retains time-trial crown at World Cycling Championships
Dan Biggar makes his point against England as Wales go top of the world for the first time
Former Ireland coach Craig Fulton celebrates Hockey World Cup win with Belgium
Golf has a new world number one as Koepka dethrones Johnson following CJ Cup win
'My first thought after climbing Everest was how soon could I get back down'
Aoibhín Garrihy defended herself for climbing a mountain in Kerry while seven months pregnant
Cavan's Leona Maguire named Global Golf Post Female Amateur of the Year
'It's only going to get bigger and bigger': Katie says winning pro title would be as good as gold
Cavan's Leona Maguire cements world number one spot with another win
Britain's greatest ever sportsperson? Murray beats Djokovic to finish year as world number 1
Leona Maguire becomes first Irish golfer to win the prestigious Mark H. McCormack Medal
Rory McIlroy has one main career target that guides everything else
It's a long way from a par-3 in Cavan for the world's number one amateur golfer
You're going to be able to go to the top of the World Trade Centre again - here's what you'll see
Bale on target as Real Madrid are crowned Club World Cup champions
Neuer joins Ronaldo and Messi as three Ballon d'Or finalists
You'll even find Tipperary fans at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro
Two Irishmen reach summit of Mount Everest
Irishman's fantasy football team are top of the world
On the brink of eye-watering Nike deal, Rory McIlroy starts the year top of world rankings
McIlroy named European Golfer of the Year
Adjusted for population, Ireland came fourth in the Paralympics
I never stopped believing says Federer after Wimbledon win number seven
In pictures: The rise and rise of Rory McIlroy, world number one