Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an Australian Rugby League Player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Ahern mad

Is an Australian Rugby League Player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Ahern made his NRL debut in Round 4, 2009.

Was a right-handed West Indian batsman in the late fifties, sixties and early seventies. He is consi

Was a right-handed West Indian batsman in the late fifties, sixties and early seventies. He is considered a cricketing legend and rated as perhaps the best batsman among West Indian players of East Indian descent. Kanhai featured in several great West Ind

Is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Bengal and Kolkata Knight Riders, Indian Premier League 2008. H

Is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Bengal and Kolkata Knight Riders, Indian Premier League 2008. He is an opening batsman.

Is an Australian professional golfer, who currently plays on the Asian Tour.Blizard was a member of

Is an Australian professional golfer, who currently plays on the Asian Tour.Blizard was a member of the Golf Australia National Squad before turning pro at the end of 2008. The highlight of his young career so far came in March 2007 when he claimed the Au

An Indian professional tennis player, and Indian singles number 2.Bopanna, who started playing tenni

An Indian professional tennis player, and Indian singles number 2.Bopanna, who started playing tennis at age 11, reached his career high singles rankings on 27 February 2006 when he reached the 230th position in the ATP Rankings. He reached his first ATP doubles final at the Chennai Open, paired with Prakash Amritraj, but the lost to Michal Mertinak and Petr Pála. Then in June, he faced Roger Federer at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. At the Kingfisher Airlines Open in Mumbai, he reached his second final with Mustafa Ghouse, however they were beaten by Mario Ancic and Mahesh Bhupathi

Is an Australian racing cyclist.

Is an Australian racing cyclist.

Is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for

Is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1993. He played in the annual Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore for the first time in February 1995.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. Making his known debut for the Sri Lankan Young Cricketers side (t

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. Making his known debut for the Sri Lankan Young Cricketers side (the original name of the Sri Lankan U-19 cricket team), he went on to captain the side on 7 occasions during the 1987/88 Youth World Cup, winning 3 matches

Is an American cricketer. He has represented the United States in international cricket tournaments,

Is an American cricketer. He has represented the United States in international cricket tournaments, principally in the ICC Trophy from 1998-99 to 2003-04. He played two One Day Internationals for the United States in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004. His

Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and didn't

Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and didn't pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth. Though he lost at the Olympics, he has won events at other competitions in Asia.

Is an Indian first class cricketer. Currently, he is the captain of the Kerala cricket team in Ranji

Is an Indian first class cricketer. Currently, he is the captain of the Kerala cricket team in Ranji Trophy. He is a left-handed middle order batsman. He made his debut against Rajasthan at Jaipur in 2005. He scored three centuries during the 2007-2008 se

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in one Test match and two ODIs, and also

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in one Test match and two ODIs, and also represented Canada in four ICC Trophy matches.

Is an Indian cricketer who has played in 11 One Day Internationals. He is a specialist middle-order

Is an Indian cricketer who has played in 11 One Day Internationals. He is a specialist middle-order left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler. Having spent many years in the shadow of his more illustrious father, Sunil, he was se

Is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia

Is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. His younger brother Arul also plays for Malaysia, and currently plays county cricket for Somerset. Born in Kuala Lumpur

Is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBL team Townsville Fire

Is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBL team Townsville Fire. Cox is an Indigenous Australian and won the female sportsperson of the year prize at the 2007 Deadlys.

Is a former women's chess champion of India. She won the Indian Chess Championship five times. She w

Is a former women's chess champion of India. She won the Indian Chess Championship five times. She won the Asian Chess Championship twice.

Was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break medium-pace bowler wh

Was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break medium-pace bowler who played for Himachal Pradesh. He was born in Kangra. Awasthy, who, six seasons previously, appeared for Himachal Pradesh's Under-19 team, made a single fi

Is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbr

Is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the tender age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperment to compliment his solid batting technique. He is pegged by many analysts to be a permanent fixture on the Indian cricket team[1].

Is a sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has achieved is komusubi. His younger brother is also a sumo

Is a sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has achieved is komusubi. His younger brother is also a sumo wrestler, under the name of Hakurozan of Kitanoumi stable.

Is a German footballer of Afghan origin. He is the son of famous Afghanistani footballer Mohammad Sa

Is a German footballer of Afghan origin. He is the son of famous Afghanistani footballer Mohammad Saber Rohparwar.

Is a Afghani taekwondo practitioner. Of Hazara origin, Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghani

Is a Afghani taekwondo practitioner. Of Hazara origin, Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghanistan, at the age of 10.[1] During the bloody conflict over the capital city, his family left the city and settled in one of Iran's many Afghan refugee camp

Is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence Co

Is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence College in 2003. She competed in the her first Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing. After finishing 2nd in her qualifying heat in the 3000m steeplechase, she fi

Is a Slovenian snowboarder. Flander is currently 3rd in the overall standings of the 2006-07 Snowboa

Is a Slovenian snowboarder. Flander is currently 3rd in the overall standings of the 2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup, having won a race in Kronplatz and finishing second in Sölden. He finished 7th in the Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a Slovenian alpine ski racer. He is specialized in Downhill and Super-G. His first FIS race was i

Is a Slovenian alpine ski racer. He is specialized in Downhill and Super-G. His first FIS race was in January 2001. In the 2003/04 season he finished in fifth place in the 2004 Junior World Championship. In the same year, he won his first of nine Slovenia

Was a Slovenian alpine skier. In the 1985-86 alpine skiing World Cup season, he was practically unbe

Was a Slovenian alpine skier. In the 1985-86 alpine skiing World Cup season, he was practically unbeatable in slalom, his competition left to wait for rare mistakes in his highly aggressive and innovative skiing style. That season he won 5 races, is secon