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EuroBasket Women 2027 qualification

FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers, the two-round, four-window pathway (Nov 2025 to Feb 2027) to the 16-team final in Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden; 27 teams start, 12 qualify.

EuroCup Basketball

EuroCup Basketball (BKT EuroCup) is Euroleague Basketball's second-tier European club competition, created as the ULEB Cup in 2002; 32 teams from 2026-27, champion promoted to the EuroLeague; Valencia holds the most titles (4).

EuroLeague

EuroLeague (Turkish Airlines EuroLeague): Europe's top professional basketball club competition, run by club-owned Euroleague Basketball since the 2000 ULEB split from FIBA; 20 teams, 38-round round-robin, Final Four, franchise model, €3.2 billion valuation.

EuroLeague SuperCup

EuroLeague SuperCup (Euroleague Basketball SuperCup): four-team season-opening competition approved in 2026, first held 18-19 September 2026 at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi; Real Madrid beat Olympiacos 93-89, Walter Tavares MVP.

European beach volleyball championships

CEV EuroBeachVolley, the annual European Beach Volleyball Championships run by the CEV since 1993 (women since 1994); Mol/Sørum hold a record five men's titles, Ludwig four women's titles, and the 2026 champions in Stare Jabłonki earned LA28 Olympic quotas.

European Bowling Tour

European Bowling Tour (EBT), annual series of open tenpin bowling tournaments run by the European Bowling Federation; five prize-fund tiers from Satellite to Platinum, gender rankings, and the EBT Masters final for the top 8 women and men.

European Bowling Tour Masters

EBT Masters, the season-ending final of the European Bowling Tour since 2008, run by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Top 8 men and women per division; first held 2008 in Ankara; 2026 champions Ben Robinson and Nora Johansson.

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 Football Alliance

European Football Alliance (EFA): team-owned professional American football league in Europe, founded July 2025 by former ELF franchises; six teams played the 2026 season and Nordic Storm won the first Championship Game.

European ice hockey championships

IIHF Ice Hockey European Championship, the annual European national-team ice hockey title from 1910; stand-alone events until Berlin 1932, then a title for the top European team at the World Championship until 1991.

European League of Football

European League of Football (ELF): professional American football league for Europe founded 2020 by Patrick Esume and Zeljko Karajica, launched June 2021 with eight NFL-style franchises, reached 16 teams in 2025, then collapsed into insolvency in 2026.

European Men's Handball Championship

The European Men's Handball Championship is the biennial championship for men's national handball teams in Europe, first held in 1994 and organized by the European Handball Federation.

European Rugby Champions Cup

European Rugby Champions Cup (Investec Champions Cup), formerly Heineken Cup: EPCR's top European club rugby union competition since 1995/96; 24 clubs from Premiership, Top 14, and URC; Stade Toulousain leads with six titles.

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.

European volleyball championships

European volleyball championships (CEV EuroVolley), the CEV's continental national-team titles for men and women, first held 1948 and 1949; now 24 teams across four co-hosts, plus U16–U22 age-group championships.

Eva Aizpurua

Eva Aizpurua (Eva Aizpurua Altuna, born 2005) is a Spanish ice hockey forward who won gold in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey for mixed Team Yellow at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics and later played for Spain at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.

Eva de Goede

Eva de Goede (Eva Drummond-De Goede), Dutch field hockey midfielder born 1989 in Zeist; three-time Olympic champion (2008, 2012, 2020), three World Cup titles, FIH Player of the Year 2018 and 2019, longtime Netherlands captain.

Evan Beerntsen

Evan Beerntsen (born 2000, Green Bay, WI) is an NFL offensive guard drafted 253rd overall by the Ravens in 2026; two-time FCS champion at South Dakota State, zero sacks allowed at Northwestern in 2025, later Seahawks practice squad.

Evan Engram

Evan Engram is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos, drafted 23rd overall by the Giants in 2017 after playing at Ole Miss.

Evan Fournier

Evan Fournier, French basketball guard-forward (born 1992), 2012 Nuggets first-rounder, Magic/Knicks/Pistons veteran, Olympiacos player, two-time Olympic silver medalist with France.

Evan Gattis

Evan Gattis (James Evan Gattis, El Oso Blanco), born 1986, MLB catcher and designated hitter for the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros, 2013-2018; 139 career home runs, 2017 World Series champion, after a four-year baseball hiatus.

Evan Longoria

Evan Longoria (Longo), born 1985, American MLB third baseman; 2006 third overall pick, 2008 AL Rookie of the Year with Tampa Bay Rays; Rays all-time leader in WAR, HR, RBI; later Giants and Diamondbacks; No. 3 retired by Rays in 2026.

Evan McPherson

Evan McPherson, nicknamed Money Mac, is the Cincinnati Bengals kicker drafted 149th overall in 2021 from Florida; perfect 19-for-19 on playoff field goals, Bengals-record 63-yard FG, youngest NFL walk-off winner.

Evan Mobley

Evan Mobley (born 2001) is an American NBA center for the Cleveland Cavaliers, drafted third overall in 2021 from USC; 2025 All-Star, Defensive Player of the Year, and All-NBA honoree.

Evan Svoboda

Evan Robert Svoboda (born 2003, Mesa, Arizona) is a 6'5", 251-lb tight end for the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers; a former Wyoming quarterback who moved to tight end in 2025 and signed as a 2026 undrafted free agent.

Evan Turner

Evan Turner (Evan Marcel Turner, born 1988) is an American former basketball player, 2010 Naismith and NABC national player of the year at Ohio State, second overall 2010 NBA draft pick, 10-year NBA veteran, later Celtics assistant coach.

Evander Kane

Evander Kane, born 1991 in Vancouver, is a Canadian NHL left winger drafted fourth overall in 2009 by Atlanta; over 1,000 games with Winnipeg, Buffalo, San Jose, Edmonton, and Vancouver, 648 points.

Evania Pelite

Evania Pelite (Evania Faaea Pelite, Vani, now Isa'ako), Australian athlete born 1995: Rio 2016 rugby sevens gold medallist, Tokyo 2020 Olympian, then NRLW star with Warriors and Titans, Jillaroos 2022 World Cup winner and Fetū Samoa vice-captain.

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.