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Five-card stud

Five-card stud (5 Card Stud) is the oldest stud poker variant: one hole card and four upcards per player, four fixed-limit betting rounds, ante and bring-in. Dominant US poker game until overtaken by seven-card stud and Texas Hold'em.

Five-pin bowling

Five-pin bowling, a Canadian bowling variant invented by Tommy Ryan in Toronto in 1909, uses five valued pins (2-3-5-3-2 count), a small 3.5-pound ball, three balls per frame, and a 450 perfect game.

Fjällräven

Fjällräven (Arctic Fox) is a Swedish outdoor clothing and equipment brand founded in 1960 by Åke Nordin in Örnsköldsvik, known for the Kånken backpack, Greenland Jacket, and G-1000 fabric, and owned by Fenix Outdoor.

FK Arkadag

FK Arkadag (Arkadag Futbol Kluby) is a Turkmen football club founded in 2023 by former president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in the smart city of Arkadag; it has won four straight league titles, two Cups, three Super Cups, and the 2024/25 AFC Challenge League.

FK Austria Wien

FK Austria Wien, also known as Austria Vienna or FC Austria, is a Viennese professional football club founded in 1911, with 24 Austrian titles and a record 27 Austrian Cups.

FK Bodø/Glimt

FK Bodø/Glimt, also known as Bodo-Glimt, is a Norwegian football club from Bodø, above the Arctic Circle, that won its first league title in 2020 and reached the 2024/25 Europa League semi-finals.

FK Partizan

FK Partizan (Fudbalski klub Partizan), Belgrade football club founded 4 October 1945; 27 league titles, 16 cups, 1966 European Cup runner-up to Real Madrid, 1978 Mitropa Cup winner; plays at Partizan Stadium (29,775 seats).

FK Partizani Tirana

FK Partizani Tirana is an Albanian football club founded in Tiranë in 1946, a 17-time national champion and the only Albanian club to win an international trophy.

FK Sarajevo

FK Sarajevo (Fudbalski klub Sarajevo), Bosnian football club founded 1946 as SD Torpedo; two Yugoslav titles (1967, 1985), six Bosnian league titles, home at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, former Vincent Tan ownership.

FK Vardar (ФК Вардар)

FK Vardar (ФК Вардар), also known as Vardar Skopje, is a football club in Skopje, North Macedonia, founded in 1947 and the country's most decorated club.

FK Ventspils

FK Ventspils, Latvian football club founded 1997 from the FK Venta and FK Nafta merger; multiple Virslīga champion and first Latvian club in a UEFA group stage (2009/10 Europa League); excluded by UEFA for seven years for match-fixing in 2021 and withdrew from the league.

FK Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina (Voša), Serbian football club founded 6 March 1914 in Novi Sad by gymnasium students; Yugoslav champion 1965/66 and 1988/89, Mitropa Cup 1977, Serbian Cup 2013/14 and 2019/20, home Karađorđe Stadium.

FK Voždovac

FK Voždovac (Zmajevi, Dragons) is a Belgrade football club founded 1912 as FK Dušanovac, renamed 1929, merged with Sloboda 1973; plays on a rooftop stadium with artificial turf.

FK Žalgiris

FK Žalgiris (Vilniaus Žalgiris) is a Vilnius football club founded in 1947 as Dinamo, Soviet Top League bronze medalist in 1987, and Lithuania's most decorated club with 11 championships, 14 cups, and 9 super cups; refounded by fans in 2009 after a 2008 collapse. Distinct from FK Kauno Žalgiris and Žalgiris Kaunas basketball.

FK Željezničar Sarajevo

FK Željezničar Sarajevo (Željo, Plavi), railway workers' club founded 1921, Bosnia's most decorated football club: 1 Yugoslav title (1972), 6 Bosnian titles, 6 cups; Grbavica stadium; 1985 UEFA Cup semi-final.

Flacara

Flacara (CSM Flacăra Moreni) is a Romanian football club from Moreni, founded in 1922, which reached Divizia A and played FC Porto in the 1989 UEFA Cup.

Flag football

Flag football: non-contact American football where defenders pull a flag belt to stop the ball carrier. Played 5-a-side in NFL Flag; over 20 million players in 100 countries; Olympic debut at LA 2028.

Flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics, also LA28 flag football, makes its Olympic debut with men's and women's 6-team 5-on-5 tournaments at Exposition Park Stadium, July 15-22, with NFL players eligible.

Flagrant foul

Flagrant foul: basketball penalty for unnecessary (Flagrant 1) or unnecessary and excessive (Flagrant 2) contact; NBA awards two free throws plus possession, ejects on Flagrant 2 or second flagrant.

Flameless ration heater

The flameless ration heater, also known as the MRE heater, is a water-activated chemical heater included with military Meals, Ready-to-Eat since 1993 to heat food without fire.

FLAMES (game)

FLAMES is a deterministic pen-and-paper name game from South Asian schoolyards of the 1980s-1990s: cancel shared letters between two names, count survivors, and eliminate around F-L-A-M-E-S to predict Friends, Lovers, Affection, Marriage, Enemies, or Siblings.

Flappy Bird

Flappy Bird: 2013 free one-tap mobile game by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen (.GEARS Studios); 50M+ downloads, $50k/day ad peak, removed February 2014 over addiction concerns, trademark canceled 2024, disputed 2024 crypto-linked revival.

Flappy Bird (2024 video game)

Flappy Bird (2024 video game), the Flappy Bird Foundation revival of Dong Nguyen's 2013 mobile hit, announced September 2024 via a trademark chain through Gametech Holdings; Nguyen disavowed it, and early crypto and Solana ties drew controversy.

FlatOut (video game)

FlatOut (2004) is a demolition racing game by Finland's Bugbear Entertainment, published by Empire Interactive for PS2, Xbox, and PC, known for its ragdoll driver minigames, 40-piece car damage model, and the FlatOut series it started.

Flavia Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta (born 1982, Brindisi) is an Italian former tennis player, 2015 US Open singles champion and first Italian woman to win it, retiring at the ceremony; 2011 Australian Open doubles winner, doubles No. 1, four Fed Cups.

Flávia Saraiva

Flávia Saraiva (Flavinha, born 1999, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast: 2014 Youth Olympic floor champion, 2023 world floor bronze and team silver medalist, and Paris 2024 Olympic team bronze medalist.

Flavio Briatore

Flavio Briatore is an Italian businessman who led Formula One teams Benetton and Renault, winning seven world championships. He currently advises the BWT Alpine Formula One Team.

Flávio Gonçalves

Flávio Ferreira Gonçalves (born 2007) is a Portuguese attacking midfielder or winger for Sporting CP. Born in France, a Rio Ave youth product, he signed to 2030, broke into the first team in 2026/27, and plays for Portugal U21.

Fleetwood Town F.C.

Fleetwood Town F.C. (the Cod Army), English club from Fleetwood, Lancashire, in League Two at Highbury Stadium. Third incarnation founded 1997; reached the Football League in 2012 and League One in 2014; owned by Jamie Pilley since 2024.

Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne's premier horse racing venue and home of the Melbourne Cup since 1861, racing continuously since 3 March 1840, National Heritage listed 2006, VRC-trusteed.