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Biriba
Biriba (Μπιρίμπα) is a Greek partnership rummy card game, also played in Cyprus, related to Burraco and Canasta; players meld sets and runs, build seven-card biribas to unlock an 11-card biribaki reserve, and race to 5,000 points. The name Biriba is also used in Brazil for the game Buraco.
Biritch
Biritch, or Russian Whist: an 1886 London pamphlet by John Collinson describing the earliest known form of bridge, with dealer's choice of trumps, a no-trumps call, dummy, and unlimited redouble.
Birk Ruud
Birk Ruud, born in 2000 in Bærum, Norway, is a freestyle skier who won Olympic gold in big air at Beijing 2022 and slopestyle at Milan Cortina 2026.
Birkebeinerrennet
Birkebeinerrennet (Birken), Norwegian 53 km classic cross-country ski marathon from Rena to Lillehammer, first held 1932, mandatory 2 kg backpack commemorating the 1206 flight of Håkon Håkonsson; Worldloppet member, hilly course with 1,121 m climb.
Birkir Bjarnason
Birkir Bjarnason (Birkir Bjarnason), Icelandic midfielder born 1988 in Akureyri; 113 caps, 15 goals for Iceland, scored vs Portugal at EURO 2016, played for Basel, Aston Villa, Viking FK and Brescia; retired 2025.
Birmingham Barons
The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team in Birmingham, Alabama, the Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, playing at Regions Field since 2013.
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City F.C., founded 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, is an English football club at St Andrew's, Birmingham; League Cup winner 1963 and 2011, record 111-point League One champion 2024-25, owned by Shelby Companies/Knighthead since 2023.
Birmingham Iron
Birmingham Iron, AAF (Alliance of American Football) team in Birmingham, Alabama, 2019 only. Played at Legion Field under Tim Lewis, went 5-3, second in Eastern Conference, league-best defense (133 points allowed), folded April 2, 2019.
Birmingham Stallions (2022)
Birmingham Stallions (2022): USFL revival franchise launched November 2021, coached by Skip Holtz; went 9-1 and won the 2022 USFL title, then 2023 USFL and 2024 UFL championships before 2026 disbanding.
Birte Siech
Birte Siech (Böhme), born 1967 in East Berlin, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed four for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and bronze in the coxless four for Germany at Barcelona 1992.
Birte Weigang
Birte Weigang (born 1968, Leipzig) is a former East German swimmer, 1988 Olympic medley relay champion and double butterfly silver medalist, later a confirmed GDR doping victim who applied for compensation in 2003.
Birth of the Dragon
Birth of the Dragon is a 2017 George Nolfi martial arts drama, also known as a Bruce Lee origin film, dramatizing his disputed 1964 Oakland fight with Wong Jack Man; Philip Ng, Yu Xia, and Billy Magnussen star, premiered at TIFF 2016.
Birute Zalogaityte
Birute Zalogaityte (Birutė Zalogaitytė-Kalėdienė, born 2 November 1934) is a Lithuanian javelin thrower who set a 57.49 m world record in 1958 and won 1960 Olympic bronze for the USSR.
Bisca
Bisca is a Portuguese point-trick card game of the Briscola family, played with a 40-card deck, no follow-suit rule, Ace 11 and Seven 10 points, 61 of 120 points winning, with variants for 2 to 6 players in Portugal, Brazil, and Angola.
Biserka Višnjić
Biserka Višnjić (née Rožić, born 1953, Trogir), Croatian handball left wing for Yugoslavia; Olympic gold 1984 and silver 1980, world gold 1973 and bronze 1982, IHF Cup 1982 with Trešnjevka.
Bishan Singh Bedi (ਬਿਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ)
Bishan Singh Bedi (ਬਿਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ), 1946-2023, Indian left-arm spin bowler and captain; 266 Test wickets at 28.71, 1,560 first-class wickets, spin quartet member, ICC Hall of Fame 2009.
Bishop (chess)
Bishop (chess): the diagonal-moving piece, historically the alfil or elephant, bound to one square color for the whole game; worth about 3 pawns, strongest in open positions, and the bishop pair is a recognized advantage.
Bishop and knight checkmate
Bishop and knight checkmate: the hardest basic chess mate, forcing a lone king into a corner matching the bishop's color via the W maneuver, mate in at most 33 moves under the 50-move rule.
Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions, born 2003, Woodbridge, Virginia). Former quarterback; Coffeyville CC, NC State, USC; consensus All-American 2025 with 5 interceptions; Titans UDFA 2026.
Bismack Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo (Bismack Biyombo Sumba), Congolese NBA center born 1992 in Lubumbashi, DRC; 7th pick of the 2011 draft, played for Charlotte, Toronto, Orlando, Phoenix, Memphis, and San Antonio; defensive specialist and foundation philanthropist.
Bison Dele
Bison Dele, born Brian Carson Williams (1969), NBA center-forward drafted 10th in 1991, 1997 Bulls champion, retired in 1999 leaving $36 million; vanished at sea in 2002 with Serena Karlan and Bertrand Saldo, a murder case implicating brother Miles Dabord.
Biurakn Hakhverdian
Biurakn Hakhverdian (Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան), born 1985 in Leiden, is a Dutch water polo defender of Iranian Armenian descent who won gold with the Netherlands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at the 2010 European Championships.
Bivouac shelter
Bivouac shelter, or bivy sack (bivouac sack, bivvy bag): a minimal one-person waterproof-breathable shell over a sleeping bag for mountaineering and ultralight camping; adds about 10°F warmth but suffers condensation, unlike tents and tarps.
Biwa Hayahide (ビワハヤヒデ)
Biwa Hayahide (ビワハヤヒデ), Japanese gray Thoroughbred (1990, by Sharrood out of Pacificus), 1993 JRA Horse of the Year; won Kikuka Sho, Tenno Sho Spring, Takarazuka Kinen; 10 wins from 16 starts; half-brother of Triple Crown winner Narita Brian.
Bixente Lizarazu
Bixente Lizarazu, born 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, French Basque left-back; 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner with France (97 caps); Bayern Munich legend with five Bundesliga titles and the 2001 Champions League; later a TF1 pundit.
Bjarne Pettersen
Bjarne Pettersen (Bjarne Viktor Pettersen, 1891–1983), Norwegian gymnast from Oslo, club IF Urædd, who won team gymnastics gold for Norway at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics; distinct from a 1955-born handball namesake.
Bjarte Engen Vik
Bjarte Engen Vik (born 1971, Tromsø) is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier, double Olympic champion at Nagano 1998, five-time world champion, and the only skier with seven Holmenkollen Nordic combined titles.
Bjergsen
Bjergsen (Søren Bjerg), Danish League of Legends mid laner; six NA LCS titles and four MVPs with TSM from 2013; later Team Liquid and 100 Thieves; retired April 2023.
Bjørg Eva Jensen
Bjørg Eva Jensen, Norwegian speed skater and cyclist born 1960 in Larvik; won the 3,000 m gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, Norway's only gold there, plus 23 national skating titles and later cycling championships.
Bjørn Bergvall
Bjørn Bergvall (born 13 February 1939, Oslo) is a Norwegian sailor who won Flying Dutchman gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics with Peder Lunde Jr. in Sirene, Norway's only gold that year; his sole Olympic appearance.