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Racing 92
Racing 92, also Racing Métro 92, is a Top 14 rugby union club in Nanterre, Paris, formed in 2001 from the merger of Racing Club de France (1882) and US Métro; six-time French champions (last 2016), twice European runners-up.
Racket (sports equipment)
A racket, also spelled racquet, is a handled sports implement with a strung head used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in tennis, badminton, squash, and racquetball.
Racketlon
Racketlon, also known as mailapelit in Finland, is a sport combining table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis, four sets to 21 points each, total points deciding; governed by the Federation of International Racketlon since 2002.
Racquetball
Racquetball, invented by Joseph Sobek in Connecticut around 1949-1950 as "paddle rackets," is an indoor four-wall racket sport; IRF founded 1979, IOC-recognized 1985, court 20x20x40 ft, balls over 150 mph.
Racquetball World Championships
The Racquetball World Championships are the top international racquetball competition for national teams, held every two years since 1981 and organized by the International Racquetball Federation.
Racquets
Racquets (rackets) is a four-walled-court ball sport played with strung racquets, contested at the Olympics only in 1908 in London, and the origin of squash; fewer than 30 courts remain in the USA and UK.
Rae Carruth
Rae Carruth, born Rae Lamar Wiggins in 1974, is a former Carolina Panthers wide receiver who served almost 19 years in prison for conspiring in his pregnant girlfriend's 1999 murder.
Raegan Beers
Raegan Beers (born 2003) is an American center from Littleton, Colorado; Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Oregon State, All-SEC at Oklahoma, 2025 AmeriCup gold medalist, now with the Connecticut Sun.
Rafael Castro
Rafael Castro (born 2003, Dover, New Jersey) is an NBA center with the Los Angeles Lakers, an undrafted 2026 rookie from George Washington who set the program's 64.4% career field-goal record.
Rafael Devers
Rafael Devers (Carita), Dominican MLB first baseman and designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants; former Red Sox third baseman, 2018 World Series winner, three-time All-Star, signed a 10-year $313.5 million deal in 2023 and was traded to San Francisco in June 2025.
Rafael Flores Jr.
Rafael Flores Jr., Pirates catcher/first baseman (b. 2000, Anaheim, CA). Undrafted Yankees signee ($75,000, 2022), 2024 Yankees minor league player of the year, key prospect in the 2025 David Bednar trade, MLB debut September 17, 2025.
Rafael Furcal
Rafael Furcal (Rafael Antonio Furcal), Dominican switch-hitting shortstop (born 1977), 2000 NL Rookie of the Year with Atlanta, 2011 World Series champion with St. Louis, three-time All-Star, 314 career steals.
Rafael Jódar
Rafael Jódar (Rafa Jódar), Spanish tennis player born 2006 in Madrid; 2024 US Open junior champion, University of Virginia alumnus, and 2026 Marrakech ATP titlist who reached No. 11 and the Roland Garros quarterfinals in his rookie season.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal (Rafael Nadal Parera), Spanish tennis player, "King of Clay": 22 Grand Slam singles titles including record 14 French Opens, 92 singles titles, career Grand Slam twice, two Olympic golds; retired November 2024 after Davis Cup in Malaga.
Rafael Nadal career statistics
Rafael Nadal career statistics: the Spanish tennis player's record of 22 Grand Slam titles (14 Roland Garros), 92 tour titles, 209 weeks at No. 1, 1,080-228 win-loss, two Olympic golds, retired November 2024.
Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born MLB first baseman (1986–2005) for Cubs, Rangers, Orioles; 3,020 hits, 569 home runs; suspended 2005 for stanozolol, never elected to Hall of Fame.
Rafer Alston
Rafer Alston, aka Skip to My Lou, born 1976, American point guard from Rucker Park streetball and AND1 Mixtape fame; drafted 39th in 1998 by Milwaukee, played 2000-2010, reached 2009 NBA Finals with Orlando, now coaches in Houston.
Raffa (boules)
Raffa is an Italian discipline of boules, one of the three main bocce sport systems alongside pétanque and volo, in which any shot aimed at hitting another ball must first be declared to the referee.
Rafiga Shabanova
Rafiga Shabanova (Rəfiqə Şabanova, born 1943, Baku) is an Azerbaijani-Soviet handball player who won gold with the USSR in the first Olympic women's handball tournament at Montreal 1976, played 94 USSR internationals, won the 1983 IHF Cup with Avtomobilist Baku, and later coached Azerbaijan and led its handball federation.
Raghbir Lal
Raghbir Lal (Raghbir Lal Sharma), Indian field hockey forward born 1929 in Rawalpindi, won Olympic gold with India at Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956; died 7 April 2025, the oldest living Indian Olympian.
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Raghbir Singh Bhola (RS Bhola), Indian field hockey left winger and Air Force Group Captain; won Olympic gold 1956 Melbourne and silver 1960 Rome; Arjuna Award 2000; died 21 January 2019 in New Delhi.
Ragnhild Aamodt
Ragnhild Margrethe Aamodt (born 1980, Sarpsborg) is a Norwegian former handball right wing, 133 caps and 314 goals for Norway, Olympic gold 2008, European champion 2004, 2006, 2008, World silver 2007; clubs Skjeberg, GOG Svendborg, Ikast/Midtjylland, Sarpsborg.
Raheem Morris
Raheem Morris, NFL coach; Hofstra safety turned coach. Buccaneers head coach 2009-11 (17-31), Falcons interim 2020 (4-7), Rams DC and Super Bowl LVI winner, Falcons head coach 2024-25 (16-18), then 49ers defensive coordinator.
Raheem Mostert
Raheem Mostert (The Dream), born 1992, is an NFL running back from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, undrafted out of Purdue in 2015; he starred for the 49ers and led the NFL with 18 rushing TDs for Miami in 2023.
Rahul Chaudhari (राहुल चौधरी)
Rahul Chaudhari (राहुल चौधरी), the "Raid Machine" and "Poster Boy of Kabaddi," is an Indian PKL raider from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh; first to 500 raid points, Season 4 MVP, 1,045 career raid points, 2016 World Cup and South Asian Games gold medalist.
Rainer Hoft
Rainer Hoft (Rainer Höft), born 1956 in Berlin, East German handball left wing; 96 caps, 169 goals; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold (23-22 OT vs USSR), 1978 World bronze; later a Berlin tax consultant.
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler (born 1976, Korbach) is a retired German tennis player, 2003 Australian Open runner-up to Agassi, 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist, 2004 Olympic doubles silver medalist, career-high No. 5, later German Billie Jean King Cup captain.
Rainer Seifert
Rainer Seifert (born 1947, Wiesbaden) is a German field hockey player, 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist with West Germany; 122 caps 1969-80, Rüsselsheimer RK, World bronze 1973/1975, Euro gold 1978; distinct from the FDP politician and painter of the same name.
Rainiel Rodríguez
Rainiel Rodríguez, Dominican catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals organization; signed for $300,000 in 2024, Cardinals' No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline No. 10, hit .328 with 23 home runs at Double-A Springfield in 2026.
Raisa Kurv ' Iakova
Raïsa Kurv'iakova (Раїса Василівна Курв'якова, Raisa Vasilyevna Kurvyakova), born 1945 in Kazakhstan, is a Ukrainian former basketball forward who won 1976 Olympic gold with the Soviet Union and was a two-time world and three-time European champion.