CYBIOGRAPHY · Sport

Athletes & Sporting Champions — Biographies

Explore biographies of footballers, tennis champions and basketball players, with career timelines, major titles and sporting achievements.

20 independent editorial biographies. Each includes sources and an attributed portrait.

Portugal · Sport

Cristiano Ronaldo

Professional footballer

France · Sport

Kylian Mbappé

Footballer

United States · Sport

LeBron James

Professional basketball player

United Kingdom · Sport

Lewis Hamilton

Formula One racing driver

Argentina · Sport

Lionel Messi

Professional footballer

Brazil · Sport

Marta

Footballer

United States · Sport

Michael Phelps

Swimmer

Romania · United States · Sport

Nadia Comăneci

Artistic gymnast

Japan · Sport

Naomi Osaka

Professional tennis player

Serbia · Sport

Novak Djokovic

Professional tennis player

Spain · Sport

Rafael Nadal

Tennis player

Switzerland · Sport

Roger Federer

Tennis champion

India · Sport

Sachin Tendulkar

Cricketer

United States · Sport

Serena Williams

Tennis champion & entrepreneur

United States · Sport

Simone Biles

Artistic gymnast

United States · Sport

Stephen Curry

Basketball player

Jamaica · Sport

Usain Bolt

Sprinter

Italy · Sport

Valentino Rossi

Motorcycle racer and racing driver

India · Sport

Virat Kohli

Cricketer

France · Sport

Zinedine Zidane

Footballer and football manager