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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.
Fanny Rinne
Fanny Rinne (Fanny Rinne-Cihlar), born 1980 in Mannheim, German field hockey player; Olympic gold 2004, four Games 2000-2012, 341 caps, 131 goals, EuroHockey Hall of Fame 2025.
Färjestad BK
Färjestad BK (Färjestad Bollklubb), ice hockey club from Karlstad, Sweden, founded 10 November 1932 as a bandy club. Ten Swedish titles, 21 finals, every SHL season since 1975; home at 8,500-seat Löfbergs Arena.
Farm team
A farm team in professional ice hockey is an affiliated team in a smaller league, used to develop prospects, hold depth players, and backfill injuries during the season.
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.
Fastpitch softball
Fastpitch softball is the high-speed underhand-pitch discipline of softball, played on a 60-foot diamond with 43-foot women's pitching distance. It debuted at the 1996 Olympics, is governed internationally by the WBSC, and differs from slowpitch by allowing bunting and stealing.
Fat Lever
Fat Lever (Lafayette Lever, born 1960) is a retired NBA guard from Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Denver Nuggets star 1984-90, 17.0 ppg, franchise steals leader, No. 12 retired 2017, not in Hall of Fame.
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fátima Moreira de Melo, born 1978 in Rotterdam, is a Dutch former field hockey midfielder with 257 caps: Olympic gold 2008, silver 2004, bronze 2000, and the 2006 World Cup, later a PokerStars professional poker player.
Fayza Lamari
Fayza Lamari, born 1974 in Bondy, is a French-Algerian former first-division handball player (AS Bondy, right wing) and businesswoman who acts as agent and adviser to her sons Kylian and Ethan Mbappé.
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, founded 24 August 1926, is FC Barcelona's men's basketball section, playing at Palau Blaugrana in the Liga ACB and EuroLeague; two EuroLeague titles (2003, 2010), 20 ACB leagues, coached since 2026 by Slovenian Aleksander Sekulic.
FC Barcelona Handbol
FC Barcelona Handbol, also known as Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol, is the men's handball section of FC Barcelona, founded in 1943 and based at the Palau Blaugrana.
FC Bayern Munich (basketball)
FC Bayern Munich Basketball, the basketball department of FC Bayern München founded 1 March 1946, plays in the BBL and EuroLeague, has won five German titles, and plays at BMW Park and SAP Garden.
Fe Garay
Fe Garay (Fernanda Garay Rodrigues), Brazilian volleyball outside hitter born 1986 in Porto Alegre; Olympic gold London 2012, silver Tokyo 2020, world silver 2010 and bronze 2014; Superliga champion with Praia Clube 2017/18.
Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu, Houston Texans offensive guard (No. 64), Coppell, Texas native; walk-on at North Texas, two-year Oklahoma starter, All-SEC, drafted 2026 round 4, pick 106.
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.
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball), world governing body for volleyball and beach volleyball, founded 20 April 1947 in Paris by 14 countries; 222 national federations, Lausanne headquarters, president Fabio Azevedo since 2024.
Federation of international bandy
Federation of International Bandy (FIB), formerly International Bandy Federation, founded 12 February 1955 in Stockholm by Finland, Norway, USSR, and Sweden; world governing body for bandy, rink bandy, and short bandy, with 28 members and IOC recognition since 2001.
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.
FedExForum
FedExForum, downtown Memphis arena at 191 Beale Street opened September 2004, home of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis Tigers basketball, replaced the Pyramid Arena.
Fehi Fineanganofo
Fehi Fineanganofo (Fatafehi F Fineanganofo), born 2002 in Auckland, is a New Zealand rugby winger; All Blacks Sevens and Paris 2024 Olympian, Hurricanes record try-scorer, and 2026 All Blacks debutant.
Feleipe Franks
Feleipe Franks, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, #81) and former quarterback at Florida and Arkansas; undrafted 2021 by Atlanta, converted to tight end, 57 career games.
Felice Albers
Felice Albers, Dutch field hockey attacker (born 1999, Amstelveen), AH&BC and Oranje number 10; Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, 2022 World Cup gold, and FIH World Player of the Year 2022.
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.
Felipe López (basketball)
Felipe López (Luis Felipe López), Dominican basketball player born 1974; Rice High School phenom on the 1994 Sports Illustrated cover, St. John's star (1,927 points), 24th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, five NBA seasons with Vancouver, Washington, and Minnesota.
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).