Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German football goalkeeper who plays for Nuremberg. Schäfer began his footballing career at SC

Is a German football goalkeeper who plays for Nuremberg. Schäfer began his footballing career at SC Drispenstedt in a suburb of Hildesheim.

Is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Botafogo.

Is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Botafogo.

Is a Nigerian football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Nigerian football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is an German professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundes

Is an German professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side Kapfenberger SV. He plays as a goalkeeper.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Rochdale A.F.C. Raphale plays as a defender, being de

Is an English footballer currently playing for Rochdale A.F.C. Raphale plays as a defender, being deployed at both centre-back and left-back. He wears the number 20 shirt for the Dale. He is known to fans as "Raph" or "Rapha".

A former world-class badminton player who represented both Thailand and Canada in international comp

A former world-class badminton player who represented both Thailand and Canada in international competition, and won national doubles and mixed doubles titles in both countries. Known for his anticipation and racket control, Kanchanaraphi was one of a cadre of fine Thai doubles players who helped Thailand to strongly contend for the Thomas Cup (men's international team competition trophy) in both 1961 and 1964. In partnership with Narong Bhornchima, Kanchanaraphi won 15 of his 18 Thomas Cup doubles matches in those two seasons[1]. Kanchanaraphi and Bhornchima were men's doubles runners-up in the prestigious All-England Championships in 1962, narrowly losing to the famous Danes Finn Kobbero and Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen[2]. In 1969 Kanchanaraphi migrated to Canada where he won more titles, and competed in the Thomas Cup campaigns of 1973[3] and 1976[4] for Canada with former Thai teammate Channarong Ratanaseangsuang.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in twelve Tests from 1972 to 1979.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in twelve Tests from 1972 to 1979.

Is a Bangladesh international cricketer who also plays for Barisal Division. He played in the 2006 U

Is a Bangladesh international cricketer who also plays for Barisal Division. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and in 2007 became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a triple hundred in first class cricket when Barisal played Sylhet Division in March 2007. Another notable achievement was a century on his first-class debut, for Bangladesh A against Zimbabwe A in February 2005. He made his One Day International debut for Bangladesh against South Africa in Chittagong in March 2008. He made his Test debut against South Africa in November 2008. He surprised everyone by a suddenly retiring from all formats of international cricket on 10th March 2010, two days before the start of a Test match against England, for which he had been selected following a century and a half century against England in a warm up match.

Is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She made her debut in professiona

Is a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She made her debut in professional competition in 2000, aged 17, at an ITF tournament in Boca Raton. Her best result in doubles at a Grand Slam event has been reaching the quarterfinals at

Is a Romanian professional tennis player with Cypriot citizenship. He qualified to play for the Cypr

Is a Romanian professional tennis player with Cypriot citizenship. He qualified to play for the Cyprus Davis Cup team after defeating fellow Cypriot Christopher Koutrouzas 6-1/6-4 in a playoff tournament held in Limassol.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt. He is a central Defen

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt. He is a central Defender but can also take up the role of a defensive midfielder.He started football at small clubs, like CUG Cluj and Minerul Iara, before moving to Universitatea Cluj in 2002. The first two seasons at "U" were rather uneventful but then Soporan made 28 appearances and scored 9 goals in just one season for the Divizia B team. Winter 2006 saw him transferred to FCU Politehnica Timisoara for the sum of 200.000 US dollars.

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer, also known as Rarva Dikana. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medi

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer, also known as Rarva Dikana. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998. Dikana's first taste of international

Was something of an institution on the British horse racing scene from the 1920s until the time of h

Was something of an institution on the British horse racing scene from the 1920s until the time of his death. He was particularly noticeable for his brightly coloured clothing; as a tipster, one of his best known phrases was the cry "I gotta horse!", whic

is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, to

is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s and beyond. One of her Lithuanian cycling contemporaries is he

Is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running b

Is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season.

Is an Azerbaijani footballer (midfielder) playing currently for FK Khazar Lenkoran. He is also a mem

Is an Azerbaijani footballer (midfielder) playing currently for FK Khazar Lenkoran. He is also a member of Azerbaijan national football team.

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 4", 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained prominence

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 4", 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained prominence while playing college basketball at the University of North Carolina (UNC), before going to play professionally for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.

Is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the Azerbaijani club side F

Is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the Azerbaijani club side FK Karabakh.In 2000, Sadygov signed his first professional contract with PFK Turan Tovuz and but played only 9 games. At that time, he also played for Azerbaijan Under-21 football team.

Is an American boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the Cousin of James de La Rosa and Juan de l

Is an American boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the Cousin of James de La Rosa and Juan de la Rosa, through their mothers side. On July 17, 2010 Rashad will be fighting Steve Mincks in Arkansas.

Is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Najma of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football

Is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Najma of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.

Is a Azerbaijani footballer currently playing for Yuksak Liqa club FK Khazar Lenkoran as a midfielde

Is a Azerbaijani footballer currently playing for Yuksak Liqa club FK Khazar Lenkoran as a midfielder.

Is an American cricketer. Marshall is a right-handed batsman who currently represents the United Sta

Is an American cricketer. Marshall is a right-handed batsman who currently represents the United States national cricket team. Marshall made his debut for the United States against the Mozambique in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. Marshall played 8 matches for the United States in the tournament. Later in 2008 Marshall represented the United States in the 2008 ICC Americas Championship Division One, where he played matches against Suriname, Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Canada as the United States went on to win the tournament. Later in February 2010, Marshall represented the United States in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, where he helped the United States gain promotion to the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Italy.

An American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He pl

An American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played at the college level for the University of Illinois football team. In 2007, Mendenhall was named the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference. Also named to Pro Football Weekly's 2007 College Football All-America Team. It was announced on January 5, 2008 that Mendenhall would forgo his senior season and declared for the 2008 NFL Draft.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic as a small for

Is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic as a small forward.Lewis bypassed college and opted for the 1998 NBA Draft, wherein he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall). At the time of his selection, he was the last player remaining in the "green room", where 15 of the top draft prospects sit until their selection. His hometown's team, the Houston Rockets, declined to select Lewis with any of their three first-round picks and instead chose Michael Dickerson, Mirsad Türkcan and Bryce Drew, much to Lewis' and a large majority of Rockets fan's disappointment.