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Croquet
Croquet, a mallet-and-hoop lawn game (also called wickets croquet in North America), played as Association Croquet and Golf Croquet with six hoops, four balls and a peg; Wimbledon club founded 1868, Olympic sport in 1900.
Cruz Hewitt
Cruz Hewitt (born 2008, Sydney) is an Australian tennis player, son of Lleyton Hewitt; 2026 Wimbledon boys' finalist and winner of his first ATP Tour match at Washington 2026.
Curling Alberta
Curling Alberta is the provincial sport organization governing curling in Alberta, Canada, headquartered in Edmonton. It supports member clubs, collects a $22 Curling Development Fee, sanctions provincial championships, runs Safe Sport and high-performance programs, and declined World Curling Rule R3 for 2026/27.
Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Curling at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics: men's, women's, and mixed doubles (Olympic debut) at Gangneung Curling Centre; US men and Swedish women won gold; Canada took mixed doubles gold; OAR doping disqualification.
Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing, 2-20 February 2022: men's, women's, and mixed doubles at the Ice Cube. Sweden, Great Britain, and Italy won gold; 98 million viewers watched.
Curling at the Winter Universiade
Curling at the Winter Universiade, now the FISU World University Winter Games, is a university-age team curling competition, demonstrated at Tarvisio 2003 and a compulsory medal sport since Torino 2007.
Curling Canada
Curling Canada, formerly the Canadian Curling Association, is the national governing body of curling in Canada. It sanctions the Brier and Scotties and administers Olympic rankings.
Curling clubs by country and region
Curling clubs by country and region covers curling clubs worldwide under World Curling's national member associations, from Canada and Scotland to newer members like Serbia and Pakistan.
Curtis Strange
Curtis Northup Strange (born 1955, Norfolk, Virginia), American golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame 2007; won back-to-back U.S. Opens 1988 (Brookline playoff over Faldo) and 1989 (Oak Hill, 278), first since Hogan 1950-51; ESPN analyst.
Dan Evans (tennis)
Dan Evans (Daniel Evans, born 1990, Birmingham) is a retired British tennis player, Davis Cup champion 2015, two ATP titles (Melbourne 2021, Washington 2023), career-high No. 21 in 2023, beat Djokovic at Monte-Carlo 2021, retired at Wimbledon 2026.
Daniel Berger (golfer)
Daniel Berger (born 1993), American PGA Tour golfer, four-time winner (St. Jude 2016-17, Charles Schwab 2020, Pebble Beach 2021), 2015 Rookie of the Year, 2021 Ryder Cup pick; back injury layoff 2022-24, ranking fell to 664th, then comeback.
Daniel Mérida
Daniel Mérida Aguilar (born 2004, Madrid), Spanish tennis player; 2026 Umag ATP 250 champion, Bucharest runner-up, career-high ATP No. 39 in August 2026, former top 20 junior.
Daniel Muller
Daniel Muller (Daniel Müller, born 1965), Swiss curler, Curling Club Lausanne Olympique; won gold as second on Patrick Hürlimann's rink at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, beating Canada 9-3 in the final.
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player born 1972 in Belgrade, doubles specialist: 91 Open Era titles, 12 Grand Slam doubles titles, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold with Lareau, 108 weeks as doubles World No. 1, retired 2018.
Daniel Siniakov
Daniel Siniakov, Czech tennis player (born 2003, Hradec Králové), younger brother of Kateřina Siniaková; career-high ATP singles No. 438 (July 2026), one ITF-level title, right-handed with two-handed backhand.
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player (born 1983, Poprad), world No. 5, seven WTA singles titles including Indian Wells 2002 and 2007, career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, retired 2017, now a commentator.
Danielle Collins
Danielle Collins, American tennis player, two-time NCAA singles champion (Virginia, 2014 and 2016), former world No. 7, 2022 Australian Open finalist, and 2024 Miami and Charleston champion who announced and then postponed retirement.
Danielle Kang
Danielle Kang (born 1992) is an American LPGA golfer, back-to-back U.S. Women's Amateur champion 2010-2011, winner of the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship and six LPGA titles, world No. 2 in 2020.
Daniil Medvedev (Даниил Сергеевич Медведев)
Daniil Medvedev (Даниил Сергеевич Медведев), Russian tennis player born 1996 in Moscow; 2021 US Open champion, world No. 1 from 28 February 2022, six Masters 1000 titles, flat-hitting defensive hard-court specialist coached by Gilles Cervara.
Danny Willett
Danny Willett (Daniel John Willett, born 1987, Sheffield) is an English golfer, 2016 Masters champion and eight-time DP World Tour winner, world amateur No. 1 in 2008, career-high world No. 9.
Daria Kasatkina (Дарья Сергеевна Касаткина)
Daria Kasatkina (Дарья Сергеевна Касаткина), born 1997 in Togliatti, is a Russian-born tennis player, eight-time WTA singles champion, career-high No. 8, 2022 French Open semifinalist, now representing Australia since March 2025.
Daria Saville (Гаврилова)
Daria Saville (Дарья Гаврилова, née Gavrilova, born 1994, Moscow) is an Australian tennis player; 2010 Youth Olympic and US Open junior champion for Russia, WTA career-high No. 20 in 2017.
Darren Cahill
Darren Cahill, Australian former player (No. 22) and tennis coach; guided Hewitt, Agassi, Halep, and Sinner to world No. 1; ESPN commentator; co-coach of Sinner with Vagnozzi through 2026.
Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke (born 1968, Dungannon, Northern Ireland) is a golfer who won the 2011 Open at Royal St George's, two WGC titles, played five Ryder Cups, captained Europe in 2016, and has six PGA Tour Champions wins including the 2022 Senior Open.
Darts
Darts: precision sport of throwing darts at a 20-segment board, 501 double-out format, oche 2.37 m. Two governing bodies, PDC (professional circuit) and WDF; PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace, £5m prize fund.
Darts in the Netherlands
Darts in the Netherlands is organized around the Nederlandse Darts Bond (NDB), founded in 1976, with stars Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen making it darts' second-strongest nation.
Darts world rankings
Darts world rankings: the PDC Order of Merit (Werner Rankings Ladder), a rolling 104-week prize-money list deciding seedings and qualification for majors; the WDF runs a separate points-based ranking.
Darwin Blanch
Darwin Blanch (born 2007, Boca Raton, Florida) is an American left-handed tennis player, career-high ATP No. 159 (Oct 2026). Known for the 2024 Nadal Madrid match, first ATP win over Coric at 2025 Winston-Salem, and 2026 Tiburon Challenger title.
Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall, nicknamed "Chizzy", is an English professional darts player born in 1980 who plays on the PDC circuit, with 26 non-televised titles and six lost televised finals.
David Duval
David Duval, American golfer, world No. 1 in 1999 and 2001 Open champion at Royal Lytham & St Annes; won 13 PGA Tour titles 1997-2001, shot a 59 at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, then declined sharply from injuries.