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Glenn Hardin
Glenn "Slats" Hardin (1910–1975), American 400m hurdler for LSU; 1932 Olympic silver, 1936 Olympic gold, and world records of 52.0, 51.8, and 50.6 (Stockholm 1934, stood 19 years).
Glenn Hartranft
Glenn Hartranft (Samuel Glenn Hartranft, "Tiny"), American shot putter and discus thrower for Stanford; 1924 Paris Olympic shot put silver medalist and official discus world record holder (47.89 m, 2 May 1925).
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born 1957, Hayes) is an English former midfielder and manager: Tottenham playmaker 1975-87 (490 games, 110 goals, two FA Cups, UEFA Cup), Monaco title winner, 53 England caps, and England manager 1996-99.
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn James Maxwell (born 1988, Kew, Melbourne), Australian right-handed off-spin all-rounder nicknamed The Big Show. Three-time World Cup winner (2015, 2021 T20, 2023 ODIs), only Australian man with an ODI double century (201 vs Afghanistan), retired from ODIs in June 2025.
Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath, Australian fast bowler (1970-), nicknamed Pigeon; 563 Test wickets, the fast-bowling record until 2018, 381 ODI wickets, three World Cup wins, and the McGrath Foundation Pink Test.
Glenn Morris
Glenn Edward Morris (1912-1974), American decathlete from Simla, Colorado; won 1936 Berlin Olympic decathlon gold with world record 7,900 points in only his third decathlon; 1936 Sullivan Award winner; later played Tarzan and for the Detroit Lions.
Glenn Murray
Glenn Murray (born 1983, Maryport) is an English retired striker; 623 games, 217 goals; Brighton's record post-war scorer (111 goals) and Crystal Palace promotion hero; retired 2021.
Glenn Phillips (cricketer)
Glenn Phillips (Glenn Dominic Phillips), New Zealand allrounder born 1996 in East London, South Africa; off-spin batting allrounder and elite fielder; fastest NZ T20I hundred (46 balls) and maiden Test ton at The Oval 2026.
Glenn Robinson
Glenn Robinson, "Big Dog" or "The Chosen One," born 1973, is a former NBA forward, 1994 first overall pick by Milwaukee, 1994 Wooden Award winner at Purdue, two-time All-Star, and 2005 champion with San Antonio.
Glenn Robinson III
Glenn Robinson III, NBA forward (born 1994), Michigan sophomore star, drafted 40th overall in 2014 by Minnesota; won the 2017 Slam Dunk Contest with Indiana Pacers; career 6.0 points per game.
Glenn Roeder
Glenn Roeder (1955-2021), English defender and manager; QPR 1982 FA Cup final captain, Newcastle captain and manager, West Ham and Norwich manager; won 2006 Intertoto Cup; died after 18-year brain tumour battle.
Glenn Whelan
Glenn Whelan (Glenn David Whelan, born 1984, Dublin) is an Irish football coach and former defensive midfielder; 91 Ireland caps, nine years at Stoke City, 2011 FA Cup finalist, Livingston head coach since May 2026.
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. (the Glens), Belfast football club founded 1882, playing at the BetMcLean Oval in the NIFL Premiership; 23 league titles, Vienna Cup 1914, Big Two rivalry with Linfield.
Gleyber Torres
Gleyber Torres (Gleyber David Torres Castro), Venezuelan MLB second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, three-time All-Star; signed by the Cubs in 2013, traded to the Yankees in 2016 for Aroldis Chapman, debuted 2018, 38 HR in 2019, joined Detroit in 2025.
Glicko rating system
Glicko rating system, created by Mark Glickman in 1995, is a public-domain Bayesian alternative to Elo for head-to-head games, adding ratings deviation (RD) for uncertainty; Glicko-2 adds volatility and is used by Lichess, Chess.com, FICS, and ICC.
Glima
Glíma, Iceland's national folk wrestling, an upright belt-wrestling style with Lausatök, Brökartök, and Hryggspenna variants, belt-and-thigh harness, 1325 Jonsbok record, and 1912 Stockholm Olympic competitions.
Global Association of International Sports Federations
GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations), founded 1967 in Lausanne, also called SportAccord 2009–2016, was the umbrella body for Olympic and non-Olympic international federations; dissolved November 2022, assets of CHF5.66 million split among ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF, and AIMS.
Global Esports Federation
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) is a Singapore-based not-for-profit esports body founded in December 2019 with backing from Tencent, convening 178 member federations and staging the Global Esports Tour and Games.
Global Force Wrestling
Global Force Wrestling (GFW), American pro wrestling promotion founded April 7, 2014 by Jeff and Karen Jarrett in Nashville; presented NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9, taped GFW Amped, merged briefly with Impact Wrestling, and closed in 2018.
Global Super League
Global Super League (GSL), ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League T20: annual five-team franchise cricket tournament at Providence Stadium, Guyana, launched November 2024, sanctioned by Cricket West Indies, US$1 million prize; champions Rangpur Riders 2024, Guyana Amazon Warriors 2025 and 2026.
Global Surf School
Global Surf School names several unrelated surf schools: a Spanish school opened 2016 at Punta del Moral, Isla Canela, Huelva, and a Portuguese school and camp founded 2007 at Praia da Areia Branca, Lourinhã, plus a Global Surf in Sidi Kaouki, Morocco.
Global Wars Canada
Global Wars Canada: ROH x Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling event, March 27, 2026, St. Clair College SportsPlex, Windsor, Ontario; 17th Global Wars edition; Good Brothers became first MLP Canadian Tag Team Champions; streamed on TrillerTV.
Globe Life Field
Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas: retractable-roof MLB park, home of the Texas Rangers since 2020, also called the Rangers' new ballpark after Globe Life Park; $1.2 billion, 40,300 seats, 2020 World Series bubble and 2023 championship venue.
Globe Soccer Awards
Globe Soccer Awards (Dubai d'Or): annual football awards founded 2010 by Tommaso Bendoni, held in Dubai each December or January; winners chosen by global fan vote plus a jury, with Dembélé and Bonmatí the 2025 top winners.
Gloomhaven
Gloomhaven: cooperative card-driven tactical campaign board game by Isaac Childres (Cephalofair Games, 2017), 1-4 players, 101 scenarios, attack modifier decks instead of dice, former BoardGameGeek #1.
Gloria Siebert
Gloria Siebert (born 1964, née Kovarik, also Gloria Uibel), East German hurdler, SC Cottbus; 100mH silver at 1988 Seoul Olympics (12.61), 1987 Rome Worlds, 1990 Split Europeans, 1987 Liévin Indoors; PB 12.44.
Glory (kickboxing)
GLORY Kickboxing, founded 2012 by Glory Sports International (Singapore), is the leading professional kickboxing promotion and K-1 successor. Six weight classes, no elbows, limited clinch; Rico Verhoeven's 12-year heavyweight reign; 2026 grand prix tournament format.
Glory Johnson
Glory Johnson (born 1990) is an American basketball forward, 6-3, drafted fourth overall by the Tulsa Shock in 2012; two-time WNBA All-Star (2013, 2014) who played eight seasons for the Shock, Wings, and Dream.
Glory Road (film)
Glory Road is a 2006 Disney sports drama directed by James Gartner, starring Josh Lucas as coach Don Haskins, dramatizing Texas Western's 1966 NCAA title win with the first all-Black starting five, with noted historical liberties.
Glossary of association football terms
Glossary of association football terms: reference lists defining football vocabulary, chiefly the IFAB's official Laws of the Game glossary and referee-terms glossary, plus fan terms (clean sheet, hat trick), MLS terms (DP, GAM, TAM), and analytics terms such as expected goals (xG).