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Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is the continental table tennis championship for Asia, first held in Singapore in 1952 and staged across seven events including team, singles, and doubles.
Asian Volleyball Confederation
Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the FIVB's continental confederation for Asia and Oceania, founded 5 May 1952, Bangkok headquarters, 65 member federations, five zones, president Ramon Suzara 2024–2028.
Asier Illarramendi
Asier Illarramendi (Illarra), Spanish midfielder born 1990 in Motrico. Real Sociedad academy product and captain, 2021 Copa del Rey winner; Real Madrid 2013-2015 for about €39m, winning the 2014 Champions League; later FC Dallas and Kitchee in Hong Kong.
Asisat Oshoala
Asisat Lamina Oshoala (born 1994), "Agba Baller", Nigerian forward; record six-time CAF African Women's Player of the Year (2014-2023); 2014 U-20 Golden Boot; Barcelona Champions League winner; retired from Nigeria duty after WAFCON 2024/25 win.
Asjha Jones
Asjha Takera Jones, born 1980 in Piscataway, New Jersey, is a former WNBA forward (Washington, Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx), 2002 UConn NCAA champion, 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 2010 World champion, 2015 WNBA champion, later Mystics assistant coach and Trail Blazers front-office staff.
Askar Askarov
Askar "Bullet" Askarov, Russian flyweight MMA fighter from Dagestan, former ACB flyweight champion, 15-1-1 record, 3-1-1 in the UFC, Deaflympics wrestling champion, drew Brandon Moreno, lost only to Kai Kara-France.
Askia Booker
Askia Booker (born 1993, Los Angeles) is an American basketball guard who played at Colorado (2011-15, All-Pac-12), then professionally in the NBA G League and for Arkadikos, Real Betis, and UCAM Murcia in Spain.
Aslamjon Ortikov
Aslamjon "El Pantera" Ortikov, Uzbek Muay Thai flyweight from Samarkand in ONE Championship. Won first 24 pro fights, beat Kongthoranee and Estupinan, then lost a 2026 split decision to Imangazaliev for the vacant flyweight title.
Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев)
Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев), Russian tennis player; first man in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal on debut (2021 Australian Open, ranked No. 114); career-high No. 14, three ATP titles.
Aslanbek Khushtov
Aslanbek Khushtov (Асланбек Витальевич Хуштов), born 1980, is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler who won Olympic gold in the 96 kg heavyweight class at Beijing 2008 and was three-time European champion (2008-2010).
Asmae Leghzaoui
Asmae Leghzaoui (أسماء الغزاوي), born 1976 in Fès, is a Moroccan long-distance runner, two-time Olympic 10,000 m competitor, Moroccan 10,000 m record holder (31:16.94), and 2002 world road 10K best runner (30:29), suspended for doping 2003–2005.
Asmir Begović
Asmir Begović (born 1987, Trebinje) is a Bosnian goalkeeper with 63 caps who played at the 2014 World Cup, won the 2017 Premier League title with Chelsea, and scored a record 92-metre goal for Stoke in 2013.
Asmita Dey
Asmita Dey (born 2003, Belonia, Tripura) is an Indian judoka in the women's 48 kg class; she became the first Indian to win Commonwealth Games judo gold, at Glasgow 2026, beating Canada's Heidi Quach in sudden death.
Asobo Studio
Asobo Studio: independent French video game developer founded in Bordeaux in 2002 by 12 co-founders, developer of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024 and the A Plague Tale series (Innocence, Requiem, Resonance: Legacy), over 13 million units sold, not owned by Microsoft.
Asociacion paniberica de academias olimpicas
Asociación Panibérica de Academias Olímpicas (APAO), founded Madrid 1990, renamed 2002, groups 29 national Olympic academies of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries; IOC-recognized; led by Tiago Viegas since 2025 after Conrado Durántez's 35-year presidency.
Aspar
Aspar (Jorge Martínez Salvadores), Spanish former motorcycle racer from Alzira, four-time world champion (80 cc 1986-1988, 125 cc 1988, all with Derbi), founder of the Aspar Team and the Aspar Circuit in Guadassuar, Valencia.
Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd (born 1995) is an American MMA fighter from Folsom, California, 12-5 professionally, who fought in Invicta FC, the UFC (4-3), PFL, and Bellator, known for grappling and ground-and-pound.
Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado, is a resort city in Pitkin County's Roaring Fork Valley, founded as a silver-mining camp in 1879 and now known for its four ski mountains.
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Asphalt 8: Airborne is a 2013 arcade racing game by Gameloft Barcelona, eighth in the Asphalt series, known for aerial-stunt gameplay on a new physics engine, a 91 Metacritic score, 300 million downloads, and updates continuing into 2025.
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, commonly called Barsapara Stadium and officially the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, is Guwahati's 46,000-seat international cricket ground, opened in 2017.
Assassin (game)
Assassin (game), also called Killer, is a live-action party game where players secretly eliminate assigned targets with harmless props like water pistols and Nerf blasters; a folk game spread through universities from 1966, first codified in Killer (1982).
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed: Ubisoft's historical action-adventure/stealth franchise (2007–), Assassins vs Templars via the Animus; 13 mainline games, over 250 million copies sold, latest entry Shadows (2025).
Assassin's Creed (film)
Assassin's Creed is a 2016 science fiction action film directed by Justin Kurzel, starring Michael Fassbender as condemned killer Callum Lynch, who relives his assassin ancestors' memories.
Assassin's Creed (video game)
Assassin's Creed (2007), Ubisoft's action-adventure launching the Assassin's Creed franchise: Altair in 1191 AD Holy Land, Animus framing, parkour, social stealth, Anvil engine, Metacritic 81-82.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is Ubisoft Singapore's 2026 ground-up remake of 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on the latest Anvil engine, released July 9, 2026, selling 2 million copies in a day before studio layoffs.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles
Assassin's Creed Chronicles is a trilogy of 2.5D stealth platform games in the Assassin's Creed series by Climax Studios and Ubisoft, covering China, India, and Russia, first released in 2015.
Assassin's Creed Identity
Assassin's Creed Identity (Assassin's Creed: Identity) is Ubisoft Blue Byte's 2016 action-RPG for iOS and Android, set in the Italian Renaissance, with class-based custom assassins, mission-based play, and 2021 store removal.
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II is Ubisoft's 2009 action-adventure sequel set in Renaissance Italy, 1476–1499, starring Florentine assassin Ezio Auditore. It added dual Hidden Blades, a notoriety meter, expanded social stealth, and set the series' template.
Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed III (2012) is Ubisoft Montreal's action-adventure game set in 1775 colonial America, starring Connor, a Native American Assassin. It introduced the Frontier wilderness, tree-running, and naval battles on the AnvilNext engine; Metacritic 84.
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Assassin's Creed Liberation HD) is a 2012 Ubisoft Sofia action-adventure game for PlayStation Vita, set in 1765-1780 New Orleans, starring Aveline and its three-persona Lady, Slave, Assassin system.