This week's name game featured Lee Ryan of boyband Blue. The chart-topping sensations broke their fans' hearts this week after cancelling their farewell tour.
We asked you you to come up with six steps linking Australia paceman Brett Lee to Ireland's high-jumping sensation Deirdre Ryan.
The clear winner this week was Mark Henson, whose effort impressed the judges with its wide scope and command of footballing history.
Well done, Mark! A BBC Sport goody bag is on its way. Here's his entry below.
LEE-RYAN
Brett Lee: fast-bowling Aussie who shares his name with a
record-breaking greyhound, which to date has won prize money of...
$400,000: approximately the financial loss suffered by this year's New Zealand Open, the winner of which was...
Niclas Fasth: a Swede who was born in the year of the FA Cup's 100th birthday, the only goal-scorer in the landmark match being Leeds legend...
Allan Clarke: whose self-confessed childhood hero Sir Jack Charlton went on to manage the...
Republic of Ireland: the proud sporting nation that has produced an array of sporting stars such as...
Laura Sharpe: whose Irish outdoor high-jump record of 1.89m was exceeded this year by...
Deirdre Ryan
Our effort is below. A new Name Game will be published over the weekend.
Brett Lee: Australian fast bowler who shares a passion for playing guitar with fellow countryman...
Pat Cash: who became Wimbledon men's singles champ in 1987, beating...
Ivan Lendl: whose coach, the legendary Tony Roche, is reported to have recently agreed to train...
Roger Federer: who was presented with a cow, after winning his first Wimbledon title, called...
Juliette: almost the same name as a certain literary heroine whose ill-fated romance meant she was ultimately for the...
High-jump: the field event that is a speciality of Ireland's current ladies' record holder...
Deirdre Ryan
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