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dogsled racing, sport of racing sleds pulled by dogs, usually over snow-covered cross-country courses. In warmer......
Dominguín was a Spanish matador, one of the major bullfighters of the mid-20th century. He was an international......
Anne Donovan was an American basketball player who is often credited with revolutionizing the centre position in......
Landon Donovan is an American professional football (soccer) player, widely regarded as the greatest American male......
Luka Dončić is widely considered one of the best players currently in the National Basketball Association (NBA).......
Tony Dorsett is an American gridiron football player who is widely considered one of the best running backs in......
Abner Doubleday was a U.S. Army officer, once thought to be the inventor of baseball. Doubleday attended school......
drag racing, form of motor racing that originated in the United States and in which two contestants race from a......
Rahul Dravid is a former Indian international cricketer considered by many to have been one of the greatest batters......
dressage, systematic and progressive training of riding horses to execute precisely any of a wide range of maneuvers,......
Didier Drogba is an Ivorian professional football (soccer) player who was Côte d’Ivoire’s all-time leader in goals......
Don Drysdale was an American professional baseball player who was a star right-handed power pitcher for the Los......
Tim Duncan is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who led the San Antonio Spurs of the National......
Tony Dungy is a former football head coach and player who made history in 2007 when he guided the Indianapolis......
Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player who won the 2013–14 National Basketball Association......
Leo Durocher was an American professional baseball player and manager. Durocher played minor-league baseball for......
Jack Dyer was an Australian rules football player renowned for his toughness. One of the game’s greatest players,......
John Eales is an Australian rugby union football player considered by many to be the greatest rugby player ever.......
Dale Earnhardt was an American stock-car racer who was the dominant driver in the National Association for Stock......
Gertrude Ederle was an American swimmer who was the first woman to swim (1926) the English Channel and one of the......
Anthony Edwards is a American basketball player who is a rising star in the NBA, considered by some to be the future......
Gareth Edwards is a Welsh rugby union football player who led the Welsh national team that dominated European play......
Teresa Edwards is a former basketball player and one of the most decorated players in the history of the U.S. national......
eight ball, popular American pocket-billiards game in which 15 balls numbered consecutively and a white cue ball......
John Elway is an American collegiate and professional gridiron football player who is considered one of the greatest......
Joel Embiid is a dominating center for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), known......
Wayne Embry is an American professional basketball player and the first African American to serve as the general......
Kornelia Ender is a former swimmer from East Germany who was the first woman to win four gold medals at a single......
English billiards, game that is a type of billiards...
English Classics, in horse racing, five of the oldest and most important English horse races. They are the Derby,......
Epsom Derby, one of the five classic English horse races, along with the Saint Leger, the Oaks, the 1,000 Guineas,......
Julius Erving is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who was one of the most colourful and......
Héctor Espino was a professional baseball player with the Mexican League (an affiliate with U.S. Minor League Baseball).......
Victor Espinoza is a Mexican-born jockey who in 2015 became the oldest jockey to win American Thoroughbred horse......
Phil Esposito is a Canadian-born U.S. professional ice hockey centre (1963–81) in the National Hockey League (NHL),......
Michael Essien is a Ghanaian professional football (soccer) player who rose to international stardom as a midfielder......
Samuel Eto’o is a Cameroonian professional football (soccer) player who is considered one of the greatest African......
European Championship, in football (soccer), a quadrennial tournament held between the member countries of the......
Eusébio was a Portuguese football (soccer) player considered one of the greatest of all time. He was celebrated......
Lee Evans was an American runner who won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. His victory......
Chris Evert is an outstanding American tennis player who dominated the sport in the mid- and late 1970s and remained......
Barney Ewell was an American athlete, one of the world’s leading sprinters of the 1940s. Although he was believed......
Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-born American basketball player and coach who was one of the dominant stars of his......
Training montages, victories snatched from the jaws of defeat, plucky underdogs, wizened but wise coaches, Big......
Exterminator, (foaled 1915), American racehorse (Thoroughbred), a dependable and durable horse who won 50 of 100......
extreme sports, sporting events or pursuits characterized by high speeds and high risk. The sports most commonly......
Fairway, (foaled 1925), English racehorse (Thoroughbred) who, though a successful racer, became best known as a......
falconry, the sport of employing falcons, true hawks, and sometimes eagles or buzzards in hunting game. Falconry......
Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine driver who dominated automobile-racing competition in the 1950s. Fangio began......
Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands was a 30-year-old mother of two by the time the 1948 Olympic Games in London......
Giuseppe Farina was an Italian automobile racing driver who was the first to win the world driving championship......
Justin Fashanu was a British football (soccer) player who was the first professional footballer to come out as......
Peter Fatialofa was a Samoan rugby player who captained the national team of Western Samoa (now Samoa) in 1993......
Brett Favre is an American professional gridiron football player who broke all the major National Football League......
Roger Federer is a former Swiss tennis player who dominated the sport in the early 21st century with his exceptional......
Allyson Felix is an American sprinter who is the most decorated female Olympian in track and field. Her 11 Olympic......
Bob Feller was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher whose fastball made him a frequent......
Alex Ferguson is a Scottish football (soccer) player and manager who was best known for managing Manchester United......
Tom R. Ferguson is an American cowboy who was the first to win the all-around cowboy title of the Professional......
Lisa Fernandez is an American softball player who helped lead the U.S. women’s national softball team to three......
Enzo Ferrari was an Italian automobile manufacturer, designer, and racing-car driver whose Ferrari cars often dominated......
Slava Fetisov is a Russian hockey player who was regarded as one of the best defensemen in the history of the sport.......
field hockey, outdoor game played by two opposing teams of 11 players each who use sticks curved at the striking......
field trial, any of the competitions among individual sporting dogs, under conditions that approximate or simulate......
Fiesta Bowl, annual American college postseason football game held at State Farm Stadium (previously called University......
The FIFA Club World Cup, founded in 2000, is an international tournament organized by FIFA to determine the world’s......
Fifinella, (foaled 1913), English racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1916 won the Derby, and two days later the Oaks;......
Hervé Filion was a harness-race driver, trainer, and owner who was one of the most successful North American harness-racing......
Charlie Finley was an American insurance executive and professional baseball club owner who was frequently involved......
Thoroughbred American Pharoah is the odds-on favorite to win the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes on June 6.......
An earlier version of this article was published on the Britannica blog Advocacy for Animals. In early December......
Allison Fisher is an English-born billiards player known as the “Duchess of Doom” for her deadly consistent shot......
Carlton Fisk is a professional baseball player who played for 24 seasons in the American major leagues between......
Sarah Fitz-Gerald is an Australian squash rackets player who dominated the sport in the early years of the 21st......
Sean Fitzpatrick is a New Zealand rugby union football player who was a powerful and mobile hooker who came to......
Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons was a professional right-handed baseball pitcher for the National League who was famous......
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons was an American racehorse trainer who during his 78-year career trained the winners of 2,275......
Cooper Flagg is an American basketball power forward who was the first pick in the 2025 NBA draft, selected by......
Curt Flood was an American professional baseball player whose antitrust litigation challenging the major leagues’......
Florence Griffith Joyner, flamboyant and fast, was known for a fashion flair that almost outshone her athletic......
Doug Flutie is an American football quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1984 as the best player in college......
football, any of a number of related games, all of which are characterized by two persons or teams attempting to......
football, game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try......
American football, version of the sport of football that evolved from English rugby and soccer (association football);......
Canadian football, game played between two 12-member teams on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. It......
Whitey Ford was an American professional baseball player who was one of the best pitchers on a dominant New York......
Diego Forlán is an Uruguayan football (soccer) player who was awarded the Golden Ball as the standout player at......
Formula One (F1) is the most prestigious international open-wheel, single-seat automobile racing competition in......
Formula racing is one of the most popular competitive automobile sports in the world. It usually comprises contests......
Rube Foster was an American baseball player who gained fame as a pitcher, manager, and owner and as the “father......
Julie Foudy is a retired football (soccer) midfielder who won two FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)......
Bud Fowler was an American baseball player widely recognized as having been the first Black man to compete in organized......
foxhunting, the chase of a fox by horsemen with a pack of hounds. In England, the home of the sport, foxhunting......
Jimmie Foxx was an American professional baseball player, the second man in major league history to hit 500 home......
A.J. Foyt is a versatile and successful American automobile racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1961,......
Bill France, Sr. was an American stock-car racer and executive who founded (1948) the National Association for......
Enzo Francescoli is a Uruguayan football (soccer) player who gained worldwide fame as El Príncipe (“The Prince”).......
Dick Francis was a British jockey and mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse......
Missy Franklin is a former American swimmer who won five medals, including four golds, at the 2012 Olympic Games......
Dawn Fraser is an Australian swimmer, the first woman swimmer to win gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games......