1,588 articles
Anna Kournikova (Анна Сергеевна Курникова)
Anna Kournikova (Анна Сергеевна Курникова), born 1981 in Moscow, Russian tennis player 1995-2003; doubles world No. 1, two Australian Open doubles titles with Hingis, no singles titles, No. 8 singles peak.
Annabel Croft
Annabel Croft (born 1966), British tennis player and TV presenter; won 1984 Wimbledon and Australian Open junior titles, career-high singles No. 24, retired at 21, later BBC/Sky/Eurosport broadcaster and 2023 Strictly semi-finalist.
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer born 1970 in Bro, dominated women's golf 1995-2008: 72 LPGA wins, 10 majors, the only LPGA 59 (2001), 2003 Colonial PGA Tour appearance, Hall of Famer.
Anthony Kim
Anthony Kim, American golfer (born 1985, Los Angeles), three-time PGA Tour winner and former world No. 6 who retired in 2012 after an Achilles rupture and returned via LIV Golf as a wildcard in 2024, later joining 4Aces GC.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, born in 1971 in Barcelona, is a Spanish former tennis player who won four Grand Slam singles titles and was world No. 1 in 1995.
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer (1929–2016), "the King," American golfer from Latrobe, PA; 62 PGA Tour wins, seven majors (Masters 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964; U.S. Open 1960; Open 1961, 1962), no PGA Championship; golf's first TV superstar.
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe (1943–1993), American tennis champion and activist; first African-American male to win the US Open (1968), Australian Open (1970), and Wimbledon (1975); ATP co-founder, anti-apartheid campaigner, died of AIDS-related pneumonia.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Arthur Ashe Stadium, US Open main stadium at Flushing Meadows, Queens, opened 25 August 1997, replacing Louis Armstrong Stadium; over 23,000 seats, largest tennis arena, retractable roof added 2016, $800 million renovation by 2027.
Arthur Géa
Arthur Géa (born 2005, Carpentras) is a French right-handed tennis player, ATP career-high No. 56 in 2026, winner of the Los Cabos ATP 250 and Nouméa Challenger, US Open round-of-16 lucky loser.
Arthur Wentworth Gore
Arthur Wentworth Gore (1868–1928) was a British tennis player, three-time Wimbledon singles champion (1901, 1908, 1909), 1908 Olympic indoor singles and doubles gold medalist, oldest Wimbledon champion, and record 35-appearance competitor.
Arturo Coello
Arturo Coello Manso (born 2002, Valladolid) is a Spanish left-handed right-side padel player, "El Rey Arturo", world No. 1 with Agustín Tapia since 2023, with 43 Premier Padel titles and a 296–30 career record.
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998, Minsk), four-time Grand Slam singles champion (Australian Open 2023, 2024; US Open 2024, 2025), year-end WTA No.1 in 2024 and 2025, coached by Anton Dubrov, rival of Iga Swiatek.
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty is an Australian former tennis player, an Indigenous Ngaragu woman who won three Grand Slam titles and retired in 2022 at 25 while world No. 1.
Ashwini Ponnappa (ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ ಪೊನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಮಾಚಿಮಂದ)
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ ಪೊನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಮಾಚಿಮಂದ), born 1989, is an Indian doubles badminton player: 2010 Commonwealth Games gold and 2011 World Championships bronze with Jwala Gutta, three Olympics, later partners Sikki Reddy and Tanisha Crasto.
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is the continental table tennis championship for Asia, first held in Singapore in 1952 and staged across seven events including team, singles, and doubles.
Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев)
Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев), Russian tennis player; first man in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal on debut (2021 Australian Open, ranked No. 114); career-high No. 14, three ATP titles.
Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), men's professional tennis governing body founded 1972 at the US Open; first executive director Jack Kramer; runs ATP Tour, Challenger Tour, Champions Tour, and PIF ATP Rankings.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Crosby Clambake), PGA Tour Signature Event since 2024: 80 pros and 80 amateurs, $20 million purse, no cut, Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, AT&T sponsor since 1986, founded 1937.
Atina Ford
Atina Ford Johnston (born 1971), Canadian curler from Gray, Saskatchewan; alternate on Sandra Schmirler's rink winning 1998 Nagano Olympic gold and 1997 world title; later 2024 Canadian Senior champion and Curling Alberta director.
ATP Challenger Tour
ATP Challenger Tour: the second-highest tier of men's professional tennis, below the ATP Tour, founded 1978. Five categories (Challenger 175 to 50), 32-draw events, record $28.5m prize money in 2025, over 200 events in 2024.
ATP Finals
ATP Finals (Nitto ATP Finals), men's tennis year-end championship since 1970; eight qualifiers in round-robin groups; Turin since 2021; Djokovic record seven titles; Sinner champion 2024.
ATP rankings
PIF ATP Rankings (formerly Pepperstone ATP Rankings): official men's tennis ranking since 23 August 1973, first No. 1 Ilie Nastase. Rolling 52-week points system from 4 Slams, 8 Masters 1000, and best other results, used for entry, seeding, and No. 1 recognition.
ATP Tour
ATP Tour: the men's professional tennis circuit run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (formed 1972). 2026 season: 59 tournaments in 29 countries plus Grand Slams; Masters 1000, ATP 500, ATP 250 tiers; Nitto ATP Finals in Italy.
ATP Tour records
ATP Tour records: statistical bests in men's tennis since 1973. Djokovic 428 weeks at No. 1 and 24 majors, Federer 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1, Nadal 912 straight top-10 weeks and 14 French Opens, Connors 109 titles and 1,274 wins.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia: private club founded 1931-33 by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts, designed by Alister MacKenzie; permanent home of the Masters since 1934, with Amen Corner and no USGA rating.
Australian Open
Australian Open: first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, held each January on hard courts at Melbourne Park, Melbourne. Formerly Australasian Championships (1905) and Australian Championships; record 2026 attendance 1,368,043 and AUD 111.5m prize pool.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport in which players hit a shuttlecock over a net, played by more than 200 million people and an Olympic sport since 1992.
Badminton Asia
Badminton Asia (Badminton Asia Confederation), the BWF-recognized governing body for badminton in Asia: 43 member associations across 5 sub-regions, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, running the Asia Championships and team events.
Badminton Asia Championships
Badminton Asia Championships (亚洲羽毛球锦标赛), annual continental badminton championship since 1991, first held 1962 Kuala Lumpur; five events, Super 1000-level points, US$550,000 purse in 2026 at Ningbo, China, won by Shi Yu Qi and An Se-young.
Badminton Association of India
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the national governing body for badminton in India, a full Badminton World Federation member since 1935, based in New Delhi and led by president Himanta Biswa Sarma.