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European Curling Championships
European Curling Championships (Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships), annual men's and women's curling championship for European World Curling members, first held Megève 1975; A, B, C divisions; 2026 edition Ostrava, standalone under new structure.
European Table Tennis Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships, run by the ETTU since Budapest 1958, are Europe's premier continental table tennis titles, held as separate individual and team editions with Timo Boll the record 20-time gold medalist.
European Table Tennis Union
The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body for table tennis in Europe, founded in 1957, with 58 member associations; it organizes the European Championships and club competitions.
Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, born in 1990 in Perth, Scotland, is a Scottish curler who skipped Britain to Olympic gold at Beijing 2022 and serves as Team GB's Chef de Mission for Milano Cortina 2026.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, born 1951, Australian Wiradjuri tennis champion; seven Grand Slam singles titles, 13 majors, world No. 1 in 1976, 1980 Wimbledon winner as a mother.
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini (born 1987, Sanremo) is a retired Italian tennis player, career-high No. 9, first Italian ATP Masters 1000 champion (Monte Carlo 2019), 9 singles and 8 doubles titles, retired at Wimbledon 2025.
Fallon Sherrock
Fallon Sherrock is an English professional darts player who became the first woman to win a PDC World Championship match, beating Ted Evetts at Alexandra Palace in December 2019.
Fan Zhendong (樊振东)
Fan Zhendong (樊振东), born 1997 in Guangzhou, is a Chinese table tennis player, 2024 Olympic singles champion, 2021 and 2023 world champion, career Grand Slam winner who left the ITTF world rankings in December 2024 over WTT fine rules.
Fastest recorded tennis serves
Fastest recorded tennis serves: Sam Groth's 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) 2012 Busan Challenger serve, ATP-recognized record John Isner 253 km/h (2016 Davis Cup), women's records Garcia Perez 136.7 mph and Lisicki 131 mph, and radar measurement caveats.
Federacion internacional de pelota vasca
Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV), International Federation of Basque Pelota, world governing body for Basque pelota, founded 1929 in Buenos Aires, based in Pamplona, president Xavier Cazaubon, World Championships every four years since 1952.
Federer–Nadal rivalry
Federer–Nadal rivalry: 40 ATP matches 2004–2019 between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Nadal leading 24–16 (clay 14–2, hard 11–9 Federer, grass 3–1 Federer); defined by Nadal's topspin forehand into Federer's backhand and the 2008 Wimbledon final.
Federer: Twelve Final Days
Federer: Twelve Final Days is a 2024 Prime Video documentary by Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia on Roger Federer's last 12 days, from his 2022 retirement announcement to his Laver Cup farewell with Nadal.
Federico Cinà
Federico Cinà (born 2007, Palermo) is an Italian tennis player, former world No. 4 junior, first player born 2007 or later to win an ATP Masters 1000 match (Miami 2025), 2026 Pune Challenger champion, and 2026 Roland Garros Grand Slam debutant, ranked No. 147.
FedEx Cup
FedEx Cup (FedExCup): PGA Tour season-long points competition since 2007, decided by three playoffs events ending at the TOUR Championship, East Lake; Tiger Woods first champion, Tommy Fleetwood the 2025 winner.
Feliciano López
Feliciano López (Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra), Spanish left-handed tennis player born in Toledo, record 79 consecutive Grand Slam main draws, 2016 French Open doubles champion, Madrid Open tournament director since 2019, co-director with Muguruza from 2026.
Felicisimo Ampon
Felicisimo "Mighty Mite" Ampon (1920-1997), Filipino tennis player; first Filipino Grand Slam quarterfinalist (French Open 1952, 1953), 1948 Wimbledon Plate winner, 1958 Asian Games doubles gold, Davis Cup Eastern Zone champion.
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player (born 2000, Montreal), career-high ATP No. 4 in June 2026, 2022 Davis Cup champion with Canada, first player born in the 2000s to earn an ATP ranking.
Felix Balshaw
Felix Balshaw, French tennis player born 2006 in Leeds, right-handed, 191 cm. Won 2026 Rafa Nadal Open Challenger; career-high ATP singles No. 193 (September 2026).
Fernando Belasteguín
Fernando Belasteguín, 'Bela' (born 1979, Pehuajó), Argentine padel player, world No. 1 for 16 consecutive years (2002–2017), 230 titles and 286 finals, 13-year partnership with Juan Martín Díaz, six world championships, retired December 2024.
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco, Spanish left-handed tennis player (Madrid), pro 2001-2025; career-high No. 7, seven ATP titles, 559 wins, three Davis Cups, and the 2009 Australian Open five-set semifinal loss to Nadal.
Five-pin bowling
Five-pin bowling, a Canadian bowling variant invented by Tommy Ryan in Toronto in 1909, uses five valued pins (2-3-5-3-2 count), a small 3.5-pound ball, three balls per frame, and a 450 perfect game.
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta (born 1982, Brindisi) is an Italian former tennis player, 2015 US Open singles champion and first Italian woman to win it, retiring at the ceremony; 2011 Australian Open doubles winner, doubles No. 1, four Fed Cups.
Flemming Davanger
Flemming Davanger (born 1963, Bergen) is a Norwegian curler, Olympic gold medalist at Salt Lake City 2002 playing second for Pål Trulsen's rink; also 1992 demonstration silver, 2005 European champion, three World Championship medals.
Fort Rouge Curling Club
The Fort Rouge Curling Club is a six-sheet curling club in Winnipeg, founded in 1919, whose rinks won the Brier in 1952, 1956, and 1972.
Frances Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe, "Big Foe," American tennis player born 1998 to Sierra Leonean immigrants; career-high No. 10 (2023), 2018 Delray Beach and 2026 Halle titles, three US Open semifinals (2022, 2024, 2026), beat Nadal at 2022 US Open.
Frances Tiafoe career statistics
Frances Tiafoe career statistics: American tennis player, born 1998, four ATP titles including Halle 2026, three US Open semifinals, career-high ATP ranking No. 8, record 279-232.
Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari (born 1982, Turin) is an Italian golfer, 2018 Open champion at Carnoustie and first European to go 5–0 in a Ryder Cup; 2018 Race to Dubai winner, world No. 5 peak, later European vice captain.
Francis Ouimet
Francis Ouimet (1893–1967), American amateur golfer, won the 1913 U.S. Open at Brookline as a 20-year-old former caddie, beating Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff, the first amateur to win it.
Frank Hunter
Frank Hunter, born Francis Townsend Hunter, was an American tennis player who won Olympic doubles gold in 1924 and five major doubles titles in the 1920s.
Frank Sedgman
Frank Sedgman (born 29 October 1927, Mont Albert, Victoria) is an Australian tennis great who won 22 majors from 1948 to 1952, the 1951 doubles Grand Slam with Ken McGregor, and the 1952 Wimbledon triple crown.