2014 in sports
Calendar by month -- September
Table:
Date

Sport

Venue/Event

Status

Winner/s

4–28 December

American football

2014 NFL season

Domestic

AFC season winner: New England Patriots
NFC season winner: Seattle Seahawks

5

Athletics

Memorial Van Damme

International

United States

5–7

Rhythmic gymnastics

2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final

International

Individual overall: Yana Kudryavtseva
Group overall: Russia

6–19

Shooting

2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships

International

China

7

Formula One

2014 Italian Grand Prix

International

Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)

7

Hurling

2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Domestic

Drawn; replay on 27 September

8–14

Snooker

2014 Shanghai Masters

International

Stuart Bingham

8–14

Wrestling

2014 World Wrestling Championships

International

Men freestyle: Russia
Greco-Roman: Armenia(golds)/ Iran(points)
Women freestyle: Japan
Overall: Russia

8–21

Sailing

2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships

International

France

10–12

American football

2014 IFAF Flag Football World Championship

International

Men: United States
Women: Canada

11–14

Golf

2014 Evian Championship

International

Kim Hyo-joo

11–28

Association football

2014 Copa América Femenina

Continental

Brazil

13

Formula E

2014 Beijing ePrix

International

Lucas di Grassi ( Joest Racing)

14

Motorcycle racing

2014 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix

International

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha)
Moto2: Esteve Rabat ( Marc VDS Racing Team)
Moto3: Álex Rins ( Estrella Galicia 0,0)

16–21

Canoeing

2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

International

France

19–4 October

Multi-sport

2014 Asian Games

Continental

China

21

Formula One

2014 Singapore Grand Prix

International

Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)

21

Gaelic football

2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Domestic

Kerry

21–28

Road cycling

2014 UCI Road World Championships

International

Germany

21–28

Rhythmic gymnastics

2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

International

Individual overall: Yana Kudryavtseva
Team Competition: Russia
Groups: Bulgaria
Overall: Russia

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American football , referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron , [ nb 1 ] is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with possession of the oval-shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it , while the defense , the team without possession of the ball , aims to stop the offense 's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays ; if they fail , they turn over the football to the defense , but if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive . Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team 's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent 's goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins . American football evolved in the United States , originating from the sports of soccer and rugby . The first American football match was played on November 6 , 1869 , between two college teams , Rutgers and Princeton , using rules based on the rules of soccer at the time . A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp , the Father of American Football , established the snap , the line of scrimmage , eleven-player teams , and the concept of downs . Later rule changes legalized the forward pass , created the neutral zone and specified the size and shape of the football . The sport is closely related to Canadian football , which evolved in parallel with and at the same time as the American game ( although their rules were developed independently from that of Camp 's ) . Most of the features that distinguish American football from rugby and soccer are also present in Canadian football . The two sports are considered the primary variants of gridiron football .
The 2014 NFL season was the 95th season in the history of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The season began on Thursday , September 4 , 2014 , with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the Green Bay Packers , which resulted with the Seahawks winning , 36-16 . The season concluded with Super Bowl XLIX , the league 's championship game , on Sunday , February 1 , 2015 , at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale , Arizona , with the New England Patriots defeating the Seattle Seahawks , 28-24 , in one of the closest games in Super Bowl history .
The American Football Conference ( AFC ) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League ( NFL ) , the highest professional level of American football in the United States . This conference and its counterpart the National Football Conference ( NFC ) , currently contain 16 teams organized into 4 divisions . Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger with the rival American Football League ( AFL ) , with all ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC , and the remaining thirteen NFL clubs forming the NFC . A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger , thus making the current total of 16 clubs in each conference . The current AFC champions are the Kansas City Chiefs , who defeated the Tennessee Titans in the 2020 AFC Championship Game for their 1st conference championship .
The 2014 New England Patriots season was the franchise 's 45th season in the National Football League , the 55th overall and the 15th under head coach Bill Belichick . The 2014 season would mark the ten-year anniversary of the Patriots third and most recent Super Bowl win , when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX . Despite their championship drought , Belichick 's Patriots remained historically dominant throughout much of the 2000s/2010s . They qualified for the playoffs nine times ( missing the 2000 , 2002 and 2008 postseasons ) , reached the AFC Championship five times , appeared in two Super Bowls and , in the eyes of many , solidified Tom Brady 's status as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time . In 2007 , the Patriots completed just the second undefeated regular season in the history of the modern NFL ( the first being their division rival Miami Dolphins in 1972 ) , as well as the first since the league expanded its seasons to sixteen games ( though only the '72 Dolphins were able to win the Super Bowl ) . It was achievements such as these that made the Patriots a particularly intriguing media target . A miserable loss in week four against the Kansas City Chiefs , where New England dropped to 2-2 , frequent off-field antics of tight-end Rob Gronkowski and highly publicized Deflategate scandal were all important chronicles of the 2014 Patriots wild season , the latter of which would ultimately result in the four-game suspension of Brady for the beginning of the 2016 NFL season . Despite all this , the Patriots managed to emerge victorious in the end . The Patriots finished 12-4 for the third straight year , winning their sixth straight AFC East title , as well as the top-overall seed and home field advantage for the AFC playoffs . With their seeding , New England was awarded a first-round bye in the playoffs for the fifth season in a row , the first such occurrence for any team since the league switched to a 12-team playoff format in 1990 ( surpassing the 1992-95 Dallas Cowboys ) . They finished fourth in the NFL in scoring ( 468 points ) and eighth in points allowed ( 313 ) , and first in point differential ( with an average margin of victory of 9.7 points ) . The Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens 35-31 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs , advancing to their fourth straight AFC Championship game .
The National Football Conference ( NFC ) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League ( NFL ) , the highest professional level of American football in the United States . This conference and its counterpart , the American Football Conference ( AFC ) , currently contain 16 teams organized into 4 divisions . Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger with the rival American Football League ( AFL ) , with all ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC . A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger , thus making the current total of 16 clubs in each conference . The current NFC champions are the San Francisco 49ers , who defeated the Green Bay Packers in the 2019 NFC Championship Game for their seventh conference championship .
The 2014 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise 's 39th season in the National Football League and the fifth under head coach Pete Carroll . The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history . The season began with a 36-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game . After struggling to a 3-3 record , which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys , they went on a 9-1 run to finish the season , which included a sweep of their division rivals , the Arizona Cardinals , who battled with them the whole season . They repeated as NFC West champions and finished in a three-way tie with the Packers and Cowboys for the NFC 's best record , but earned the No . 1 seed based on tiebreakers , securing home-field advantage for the second consecutive season . This was the first time that a defending Super Bowl champion retained the No . 1 seed in the next season since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers . They were also the first team overall to repeat as the # 1 seed in the NFC since the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles ; and the first NFL team to do so since the 2013 Denver Broncos . The Seahawks opened the playoffs with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round , becoming the first defending champion since the 2005 Patriots to win a playoff game the following season . In one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history , the Seahawks advanced to Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in overtime after trailing 16-0 at halftime and 19-7 with less than three minutes left in regulation . In doing so , they became the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as conference champions , the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions , the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the # 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1990-1991 Buffalo Bills , and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the # 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982-1983 Washington Redskins .
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running , jumping , throwing , and walking . The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field , road running , cross country running , and race walking . The results of racing events are decided by finishing position ( or time , where measured ) , while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts . The simplicity of the competitions , and the lack of a need for expensive equipment , makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world . Athletics is mostly an individual sport , with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes ' performances for a team score , such as cross country . Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC . The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century , and were then spread to other parts of the world . Most modern top level meetings are held under the auspices of World Athletics , the global governing body for the sport of athletics , or its member continental and national federations . The athletics meeting forms the backbone of the Summer Olympics . The foremost international athletics meeting is the World Athletics Championships , which incorporates track and field , marathon running and race walking . Other top level competitions in athletics include the World Athletics Cross Country Championships and the World Half Marathon Championships . Athletes with a physical disability compete at the Summer Paralympics and the World Para Athletics Championships .
The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels , Belgium that takes place in late August or early September . Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events , it is now the final event of the IAAF Diamond League , along with Weltklasse Zürich . It was first organized in 1977 by a group of journalists in honour of Ivo Van Damme , a Belgian double medal winner at the Montreal Olympics who was killed the previous year in a car accident at the age of 22 .
The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. or US ) or America , is a country consisting of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . [ g ] At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) , it is the world 's third or fourth-largest country by total area [ b ] and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe . Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico . With an estimated population of over 328 million , the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the most populous city is New York City . Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolutionary War lasting between 1775 and 1783 , leading to independence . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century - gradually acquiring new territories , displacing Native Americans , and admitting new states - until by 1848 it spanned the continent . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the abolition of slavery in the United States . The Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed the country 's status as a global military power .
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus : hoop , ball , clubs , ribbon or rope . The sport combines elements of gymnastics , dance and calisthenics ; gymnasts must be strong , flexible , agile , dexterous and coordinated . Rhythmic gymnastics is governed by the International Gymnastics Federation ( FIG ) , which first recognized it as a sport in 1963 . It became an Olympic sport in 1984 , with an individual all-around event . The group all-around competition was added to the Olympics in 1996 . At the international level , rhythmic gymnastics is a women-only sport . The most prestigious competitions , besides the Olympic Games , are the World Championships , World Games , European Championships , European Games , the World Cup Series and the Grand Prix Series . Gymnasts are judged on their artistry , execution of skills , and difficulty of skills , for which they gain points . They perform leaps , balances , pivots , and flexibility movements , along with tossing , catching , rolling and otherwise manipulating the apparatus .
The 2014 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes one category A event ( Stuttgart ) and eight category B events . Except for Corbeil-Essones , which is a competition for individuals only , all tournaments feature Individual and Group competitions . The All-around medal event also serves as qualification for the apparatus finals . With eight stopovers in Europe and one in Asia , the competitions took place in March 14 - 16 in Debrecen ( HUN ) , March 22 - 23 in Stuttgart ( GER ) , April 3 - 6 in Lisbon ( POR ) , April 11 - 13 in Pesaro ( ITA ) , May 9 - 11 in Corbeil-Essonnes ( FRA ) , May 22 - 24 in Tashkent ( UZB ) , May 30 - June 1 in Minsk ( BLR ) , August 9 - 10 in Sofia ( BUL ) , and September 5 - 7 in Kazan ( RUS ) . The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events added up to a total , and the top scorers in each discipline were crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Kazan , Russia . Yana Kudryavtseva became the all-around winner at the last stage of the World Cup Series ahead of teammate Margarita Mamun , who took the all-around silver . Melitina Staniouta of Belarus won the all-around bronze medal . Katsiaryna Halkina of Belarus finished 4th , and Son Yeon-Jae of South Korea , 5th .
Yana Alexeyevna Kudryavtseva Kugrysheva ( Russian : Я́на Алексе́евна Кудря́вцева ; born 30 September 1997 ) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast . She is the 2016 Olympic All-around silver medalist , three-time World Champion in the All-around ( 2013-2015 ) , the 2015 European Games All-around champion , two-time ( 2014 , 2016 ) European Championships All-around champion , the 2012 European Junior ball champion . In national level , she is a two-time ( 2015 , 2014 ) Russian National All-around champion and three time Russian Junior National all-around champion . She holds the record as the youngest rhythmic gymnast to win the World Championships in the All-around at 15 years of age . She broke another record at the 2014 World Championships becoming the youngest to win back-to-back All-around World titles at 16 . Kudryavtseva was one of the finalist for the 2015 SportAccord Awards in category of the Sportswoman of the Year 2014 . At the 2015 World Championships , Kudryavtseva for the first time became the youngest to win three World All-around titles at 17 years of age , she won with a total of 75.632 surpassing her previous score at Worlds . She is former record under the ( 2013-2016 ) 20-point judging system in the all-around with a total of 76.450 points , her record was broken twice by teammate Margarita Mamun . Kudryavtseva retired in January 2017 due to multiple leg injuries , including a fracture in the left foot sustained during the 2016 World Cup in Kazan . Throughout her career she had never finished a competition off an international All-around podium .
Russia ( Russian : Росси́я , tr . Rossiya , IPA : [ rɐˈsʲijə ] ) , or the Russian Federation , [ e ] is a European country located in Eastern Europe with a vast expanse of territory that stretches across Northern Asia . At 17,125,200 square kilometres ( 6,612,100 sq mi ) , it is by far the largest country in the world by area , covering more than one-eighth of the Earth 's inhabited land area , spanning eleven time zones , and bordering 16 sovereign nations . The territory of Russia extends from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east , and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caucasus in the south . With 146.7 million inhabitants living in the country 's 85 federal subjects as of 2020 , Russia is the most populous nation in Europe and the ninth-most populous nation in the world . Russia 's capital and largest city is Moscow ; other major urban areas include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod , Kazan and Chelyabinsk . The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD . Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants , the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century . In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire , beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium . Rus ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states , until it was finally reunified by the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 15th century . By the 18th century , the nation had greatly expanded through conquest , annexation , and exploration to become the Russian Empire , which was the third largest empire in history , stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east . Following the Russian Revolution , the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ( Russian SFSR ) became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR/Soviet Union ) , the world 's first constitutionally socialist state .
Shooting sports is a collective group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy , precision and speed in shooting - the art of using various types of ranged weapons , mainly referring to human-portable guns ( firearms and airguns , in forms such as handguns , rifles and shotguns ) and bows/crossbows . Different disciplines of shooting sports can be categorized by equipment , shooting distances , targets , time limits and degrees of athleticism involved . Shooting sports may involve both team and individual competition , and team performance is usually assessed by summing the scores of the individual team members . Due to the noise of shooting and the high ( and often lethal ) impact energy of the projectiles , shooting sports are typically conducted at either designated permanent shooting ranges or temporary shooting fields in the area away from settlements .
The 51st ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Granada , Spain from September 6 to September 20 , 2014 .
China ( Chinese : 中国 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó ) , officially the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , is a country in East Asia and is the world 's most populous country , with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017 . Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers ( 3,700,000 sq mi ) , it is the third largest country by area . [ j ] Governed by the Communist Party of China , the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , [ k ] five autonomous regions , four direct-controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ) , and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau . China emerged as one of the world 's first civilizations , in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain . For millennia , China 's political system was based on hereditary monarchies , or dynasties , beginning with the semi-mythical Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE . Since then , China has expanded , fractured , and re-unified numerous times . In the 3rd century BCE , the Qin reunited core China and established the first Chinese empire . The succeeding Han dynasty , which ruled from 206 BCE until 220 CE , saw some of the most advanced technology at that time , including papermaking and the compass , along with agricultural and medical improvements . The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty ( 618-907 ) and Northern Song ( 960-1127 ) completed the Four Great Inventions . Tang culture spread widely in Asia , as the new Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and the Horn of Africa . Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution , when the Republic of China ( ROC ) replaced the Qing dynasty . China , as a whole , was ravaged by feudal warlordism and Japan during World War II .
Formula One ( also known as Formula 1 or F1 ) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) and owned by the Formula One Group . The World Drivers ' Championship , which became the FIA Formula One World Championship in 1981 , has been one of the premier forms of racing around the world since its inaugural season in 1950 . The word formula in the name refers to the set of rules to which all participants ' cars must conform . A Formula One season consists of a series of races , known as Grands Prix ( French for 'grand prizes ' or 'great prizes ' ) , which take place worldwide on purpose-built circuits and on public roads . The results of each race are evaluated using a points system to determine two annual World Championships : one for drivers , the other for constructors . Drivers must hold valid Super Licences , the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA . The races must run on tracks graded 1 ( formerly A ) , the highest grade-rating issued by the FIA . Most events occur in rural locations on purpose-built tracks , but several events take place on city streets . Formula One cars are the fastest regulated road-course racing cars in the world , owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic downforce . The cars underwent major changes in 2017 , allowing wider front and rear wings , and wider tyres , resulting in peak cornering forces near 6.5 lateral g and top speeds of up to approximately 350 km/h ( 215 mph ) . As of 2019 [ update ] the hybrid engines are limited in performance to a maximum of 15,000 rpm , the cars are very dependent on electronics and aerodynamics , suspension and tyres . Traction control and other driving aids have been banned since 2008 .
The 2014 Italian Grand Prix ( formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2014 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 7 September at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza , Lombardy . It was the 13th round of the 2014 Formula One season and the 65th running of the event held as part of the Formula One World Championship . The 53-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton after starting from pole position . His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second and Williams driver Felipe Massa came in third . It was Hamilton 's sixth victory of the season , his second at Monza , and the 28th of his career . Hamilton won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying though a slow start elevated Rosberg to the lead heading into the first turn . He returned to second by the tenth lap by passing Massa and Kevin Magnussen . Hamilton drew closer to teammate Rosberg and remained in second after all pit stops . He was instructed over his radio to remain at least two and a half seconds behind Rosberg but opted to ignore the message and took the lead on lap 29 when Rosberg went off the track at the first chicane . Hamilton maintained the lead for the remainder of the race to secure the victory . There were three lead changes among two different drivers during the course of the race . The result had Hamilton reduce Rosberg 's lead in the Drivers ' Championship to 22 points with Daniel Ricciardo consolidating third position .
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonFREng ( born 7 January 1985 ) is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport . A six-time Formula One World Champion , he is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport , and considered by some to be the greatest of all time . [ note 2 ] He won his first World Drivers ' Championship with McLaren in 2008 , before moving to Mercedes in 2013 , with whom he has won a further five titles . One of the most successful drivers in the history of the sport , Hamilton 's six World Championship titles is the second-most of all time , as is his tally of 84 race victories and 151 podium finishes . He currently holds the records for the all-time most career points ( 3431 ) , the all-time most pole positions ( 88 ) , the most grand slams in a season ( 3 ) and the most points in a season ( 413 ) . [ note 3 ] Born and raised in Stevenage , Hertfordshire , Hamilton enjoyed a successful ascent up the racing ladder and was signed to the McLaren young driver programme in 1998 . This later resulted in a Formula One drive with McLaren in 2007 , making Hamilton the first and only black driver to race in the sport . [ note 4 ] That season , Hamilton set numerous records as he finished runner-up to Kimi Räikkönen by one point . The following season , he won his maiden title in dramatic fashion - making a crucial overtake on the last corner of the last lap in the last race of the season - to become the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history . After four more years with McLaren without finishing higher than fourth in the drivers ' standings , Hamilton signed with Mercedes in 2013 , reuniting with his childhood karting teammate , Nico Rosberg . Changes to regulations for 2014 mandating the use of turbo-hybrid engines contributed to the start of a highly successful period for Hamilton , during which he has won five further World Championship titles . Hamilton won consecutive titles in 2014 and 2015 during an intense and sometimes volatile rivalry with teammate Nico Rosberg , to match his hero Ayrton Senna 's three World Championships .
Mercedes-Benz , through its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited , is currently involved in Formula One as a constructor under the name of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team . The team is based in Brackley , Northamptonshire , United Kingdom , using a German licence . Mercedes-Benz competed in the pre-war European Championship winning three titles and debuted in Formula One in 1954 , running a team for two years . The team is also known by their nickname , the Silver Arrows . After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix , driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers ' Championship and repeated this success in 1955 . Despite winning two Drivers ' Championships , Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster and did not return to Formula One until rejoining as an engine supplier in association with Ilmor , a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company later acquired by Mercedes , in 1994 . In addition to its factory team , Mercedes currently supplies engines to Racing Point and Williams . The manufacturer has collected more than 180 wins as an engine supplier and is ranked second in Formula One history . Seven Constructors ' and 11 Drivers ' Championships have been won with Mercedes-Benz engines . Mercedes has become one of the most successful teams in recent Formula One history , having achieved consecutive Drivers ' and Constructors ' Championships from 2014 to 2019 . In 2014 , Mercedes managed 11 one-two finishes beating McLaren 's 1988 record of 10 . The record was extended the following year with 12 one-two finishes .
Hurling ( Irish : iománaíocht , iomáint ) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin . The game has prehistoric origins , and has been played for 4,000 years . One of Ireland 's native Gaelic games , it shares a number of features with Gaelic football , such as the field and goals , the number of players , and much terminology . There is a similar game for women called camogie ( camógaíocht ) . It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty ( camanachd ) , which is played predominantly in Scotland . The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden ( ash ) stick called a hurl ( in Irish a camán , pronounced /ˈkæmən/ or /kəˈmɔːn/ ) to hit a small ball called a sliotar /ˈʃlɪtər/ between the opponents ' goalposts either over the crossbar for one point , or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for one goal , which is equivalent to three points . The sliotar can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps , struck in the air , or struck on the ground with the hurl . It can be kicked , or slapped with an open hand ( the hand pass ) for short-range passing . A player who wants to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the sliotar on the end of the stick , and the ball can only be handled twice while in his possession . Provided that a player has at least one foot on the ground , a player may make a shoulder to shoulder charge on an opponent :
The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final , the deciding game of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , was played on 7 September 2014 at Croke Park , Dublin . The final ended - for the third year in a row - in a draw . The replay was held on 27 September 2014 . The final was the seventh national final , between League and Championship , out of a possible 12 , that Kilkenny and Tipperary have met in since 2009 . The final was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ One as part of The Sunday Game live programme , presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park , with studio analysis from Cyril Farrell , Tomás Mulcahy and Ger Loughnane . Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Michael Duignan . The game was also shown live on Sky Sports , presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney . The first match finished in a draw for the third year in a row after no draws since the 1959 final . The final has been described by many as the greatest final in history and also the greatest hurling match in history . Tipperary had a free from 97 metres out in injury time with the scores level . John O'Dwyer took the free which was hit just wide to the right and required confirmation from Hawk-eye that it was wide . The replay was held on 27 September and was won by Kilkenny ( who avenged their 2010 defeat to Tipperary ) on a 2-17 to 2-14 scoreline .
Snooker ( pronounced UK : /ˈsnuːkə/ , US : /ˈsnʊkər/ ) is a cue sport that originated among British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century . It is played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth ( or baize ) , with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side . Using a cue stick and 21 coloured balls , players must strike the white ball ( or cue ball ) to pot or pocket the remaining balls in the correct sequence , accumulating points for each pot . An individual game ( or frame ) , is won by the player scoring the most points . A match is won when a player wins a predetermined number of frames . Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain ( 1856-1944 ) , stationed in Ooty , Tamil Nadu , devised a set of rules that combined pyramid and black pool . The word snooker was a long-used military term for inexperienced or first-year personnel . The game grew in popularity in the United Kingdom , and the Billiards Association and Control Club was formed in 1919 . It is now governed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association ( WPBSA ) . The World Snooker Championship has taken place since 1927 . Joe Davis , a key figure in the early growth of the sport , won the championship 15 straight times between 1927 and 1946 . The modern era began in 1969 after the broadcaster BBC commissioned the snooker television show Pot Black and later began to air the World Championship in 1978 .
The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8-14 September 2014 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai , China . It was the third ranking event of the 2014/2015 season . Ding Junhui was the defending champion , but he lost 4-6 against Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals . Bingham won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10-3 in the final .
Stuart Bingham ( born 21 May 1976 ) is an English professional snooker player . He was World Champion in 2015 , beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 in the final , and is currently the defending Masters champion , winning in 2020 . Bingham became the oldest Masters champion in history aged 43 years and 243 days old with this win . As an amateur , he won the 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship . He first entered the top 32 in the world rankings for the 2006/2007 season , and first reached the top 16 during the 2011/2012 season . Bingham won the first ranking title of his career at the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open and his second ranking title at the 2014 Shanghai Masters . He followed this by winning the World Championship in 2015 , which British media said completed an astonishing transition from journeyman to king of the Crucible . With that , he joined Ken Doherty as the only players to have won world titles at both amateur and professional levels . He claimed a fourth ranking title by winning the 2017 Welsh Open . Bingham has also been runner-up in three other ranking events , the 2012 Wuxi Classic , the 2013 Welsh Open , and the 2016 World Grand Prix . He has also won the non-ranking 2012 Premier League Snooker and the 2015 Championship League . A prolific break-builder , he has compiled more than 400 century breaks during his career , including six maximum breaks .
Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting , throws and takedowns , joint locks , pins and other grappling holds . The sport can either be theatrical for entertainment ( see professional wrestling ) , or genuinely competitive . A wrestling bout is a physical competition , between two ( occasionally more ) competitors or sparring partners , who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position . There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles . Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems . The term wrestling is attested in late Old English , as wræstlunge ( glossing palestram ) .
The 2014 UWW World Wrestling Championships were the 10th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 8 to 14 in Tashkent , Uzbekistan .
The original native Armenian name for the country was Հայք ( Hayk ) ; however , it is currently rarely used . The contemporary name Հայաստան ( Hayastan ) became popular in the Middle Ages by addition of the Persian suffix -stan ( place ) . [ citation needed ] . However the origins of the name Hayastan trace back to much earlier dates and were first attested in circa 5th century in the works of Agathangelos , Faustus of Byzantium , Ghazar Parpetsi , Koryun , and Sebeos . The name has traditionally been derived from Hayk ( Հայկ ) , the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and a great-great-grandson of Noah , who , according to the 5th-century AD author Moses of Chorene ( Movsis Khorenatsi ) , defeated the Babylonian king Bel in 2492 BC and established his nation in the Ararat region . The further origin of the name is uncertain . It is also further postulated that the name Hay comes from one of the two confederated , Hittite vassal states - the Ḫayaša-Azzi ( 1600-1200 BC ) . The exonym Armenia is attested in the Old Persian Behistun Inscription ( 515 BC ) as Armina ( ) . The Ancient Greek terms Ἀρμενία ( Armenía ) and Ἀρμένιοι ( Arménioi , Armenians ) are first mentioned by Hecataeus of Miletus ( c. 550 BC - c. 476 BC ) . Xenophon , a Greek general serving in some of the Persian expeditions , describes many aspects of Armenian village life and hospitality in around 401 BC . Some scholars have linked the name Armenia with the Early Bronze Age state of Armani ( Armanum , Armi ) or the Late Bronze Age state of Arme ( Shupria ) . These connections are inconclusive as it is not known what languages were spoken in these kingdoms .
Iran ( Persian : ایران Irān [ ʔiːˈɾɒːn ] ( listen ) ) , also called Persia , and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ( Persian : جمهوری اسلامی ایران Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān ( listen ) [ dʒomhuːˌɾije eslɒːˌmije ʔiːˈɾɒn ] ) , is a country in Western Asia . With 82 million inhabitants , Iran is the world 's 18th most populous country . Its territory spans 1,648,195 km2 ( 636,372 sq mi ) , making it the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world . Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan , [ a ] to the north by the Caspian Sea , to the northeast by Turkmenistan , to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan , to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman , and to the west by Turkey and Iraq . Its central location in Eurasia and Western Asia , and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz , give it geostrategic importance . Tehran is the political and economic center of Iran , and the largest and most populous city in Western Asia with more than 8.8 million residents in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area . Iran is home to one of the world 's oldest civilizations , beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BCE . It was first unified by the Iranian Medes in the seventh century BCE , and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BCE under Cyrus the Great , whose Achaemenid Empire stretched from Eastern Europe to the Indus Valley , one of the largest empires in history . The empire fell to Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE and was divided into several Hellenistic states . An Iranian rebellion established the Parthian Empire in the third century BCE , which was succeeded in the third century CE by the Sasanian Empire , a leading world power for the next four centuries . Arab Muslims conquered the empire in the seventh century CE , and the subsequent Islamization of Iran led to the decline of the once dominant Zoroastrian religion . Iran 's major contributions to art , philosophy , and science spread throughout the Muslim world and beyond during the Islamic Golden Age .
Japan ( Japanese : 日本 , Nippon [ ɲippoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) or Nihon [ ɲihoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) ) is an island country located in East Asia . It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east , and spans more than 3,000 kilometers ( 1,900 mi ) along the coast of the continent from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Philippine Sea in the south . Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , Japan encompasses a stratovolcanic archipelago of about 6,852 islands , with five main islands ( Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , Shikoku , and Okinawa ) comprising 97% of the country 's total area of 377,975 square kilometers ( 145,937 sq mi ) . Japan is officially divided into 47 prefectures and traditionally into eight regions . Approximately two-thirds of the country 's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested , and less than one-eighth of land is suitable for agriculture . Consequently , Japan is among the most densely populated and urbanized countries in the world , with over 90% of its population living in urban areas . The largest of these is the metropolitan area centered on the capital city of Tokyo , which is the most populous in the world and home to more than 38 million people . Japan itself is the world 's eleventh most populous country with a population of 126.2 million , of which 97.8% are ethnically Japanese . The kanji ( or Chinese characters ) that make up the name of Japan in the Japanese language mean sun origin ; in the Western world , the country is often known by the sobriquet Land of the Rising Sun . Periods of influence from other regions , primarily China , followed by periods of isolation , particularly from Western Europe , have characterized the history of Japan . While archaeological evidence indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period , the first written mention of the archipelago appears in Chinese texts from the first century AD . Between the fourth and ninth centuries , the kingdoms of Japan became gradually unified under an Emperor and imperial court based in Heian-kyō ( modern Kyoto ) .
The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs . Racing disciplines include matches within a fleet of sailing craft , between a pair thereof or among teams . Additionally , there are specialized competitions that include setting speed records . Racing formats include both closed courses and point-to-point contests ; they may be in sheltered waters , coast-wise or on the open ocean . Most competitions are held within defined classes or ratings that either entail one type of sailing craft to ensure a contest primarily of skill or rating the sailing craft to create classifications or handicaps . On water , a sailing competition among multiple vessels is a regatta , which usually consists of multiple individual races , where the boat crew that performs best in over the series of races is the overall winner . There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing from large yacht to dinghy racing . Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters , while some longer offshore races cross open water . All kinds of boats are used for racing , including small dinghies , catamarans , boats designed primarily for cruising , and purpose-built raceboats . The Racing Rules of Sailing govern the conduct of yacht racing , windsurfing , kitesurfing , model boat racing , dinghy racing and virtually any other form of racing around a course with more than one vessel while powered by the wind .
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships , was held in Santander , Spain , this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships . It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics . What gives this event greater significance is that it was used as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil .
France ( French : [ fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) , officially the French Republic ( French : République française , pronounced [ ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz ] ( listen ) ) , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . [ XIII ] The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . It is bordered by Belgium , Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast , Switzerland and Italy to the east , and Andorra and Spain to the south . The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . The country 's 18 integral regions ( five of which are situated overseas ) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres ( 248,573 sq mi ) and a total population of 67.02 million ( as of July 2019 [ update ] ) . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban areas include Lyon , Marseille , Toulouse , Bordeaux , Lille and Nice . France , including its overseas territories , has the most number of time zones of any country , with a total of 12 . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . Rome annexed the area in 51 BC , holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476 , who formed the Kingdom of Francia . The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia , Middle Francia and West Francia . West Francia , which became the Kingdom of France in 987 , emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , following its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337-1453 ) .
The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football , organized by International Federation of American Football . The men 's and women 's competitions are usually held in the same venue . The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries . In 2020 the IFAF Flag Football World Championship will be held in the Republic of Korea . The IFAF Flag Football World Championship was founded in 2002 , and has had 9 tournaments with its tenth tournament coming in 2020 . The USA has won 3 of the last 4 tournaments and look to be a strong contestant again this year . But no team has won more titles than Denmark . The tournament starts with pool play to fill in the seeding and follows an elimination style of play after that . At the end of the tournament the top teams are rewarded with Bronze ( 3rd ) , Silver ( 2nd ) or Gold ( 1st ) .
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 million square kilometres ( 3.85 million square miles ) , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area . Its southern border with the United States , stretching some 8,891 kilometres ( 5,525 mi ) , is the world 's longest bi-national land border . Canada 's capital is Ottawa , and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto , Montreal , and Vancouver . As a whole , Canada is sparsely populated , with most of its land area dominated by forest and tundra . Its population is highly urbanized , with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , and 70 percent residing within 100 kilometres ( 62 mi ) of the southern border . Canada 's climate varies widely across its vast area , ranging from Arctic climate in the north to hot summers in the southern regions , with four distinct seasons . Various indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast . As a consequence of various armed conflicts , France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 . In 1867 , with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation , Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces . This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom .
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible . Golf , unlike most ball games , can not and does not utilize a standardized playing area , and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game . The game at the usual level is played on a course with an arranged progression of 18 holes , though recreational courses can be smaller , often having nine holes . Each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start from , and a putting green containing the actual hole or cup 4 1⁄4 inches ( 11 cm ) in diameter . There are other standard forms of terrain in between , such as the fairway , rough ( long grass ) , bunkers ( or sand traps ) , and various hazards ( water , rocks ) but each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout and arrangement . Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual , known as stroke play , or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team , known as match play . Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels , but most especially at the elite level . The modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland . The 18-hole round was created at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1764 . Golf 's first major , and the world 's oldest tournament in existence , is The Open Championship , also known as the British Open , which was first played in 1860 in Ayrshire , Scotland . This is one of the four major championships in men 's professional golf , the other three being played in the United States : The Masters , the U.S. Open , and the PGA Championship .
The 2014 Evian Championship was played 11-14 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains , France . It was the 21st Evian Championship ( the first 19 played as the Evian Masters ) , and the second as a major championship on the LPGA Tour . The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom . Kim Hyo-joo , age 19 , shot an opening round 61 ( −10 ) and held on to total 273 ( −11 ) , one stroke ahead of runner-up Karrie Webb . Trailing by a stroke at the final tee , Kim sank a 12-foot ( 3.7 m ) putt for birdie while Webb failed to par from the same distance to force a playoff . It was Kim 's first win on the LPGA Tour and she became the third-youngest in history to win a women 's major title .
Kim Hyo-joo ( Korean : 김효주 ; Hanja : 金孝周 ; Korean pronunciation : [ kim.çod͡ʑu ] ; born 14 July 1995 ) , also known as Hyo Joo Kim , is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour . She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 61 in the first round . The 2014 Evian Championship was her first major appearance . She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015 .
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , [ a ] is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players . It is played by approximately 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world 's most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end . The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal . Football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game . The ball is 68-70 cm ( 27-28 in ) in circumference and known as the football . The two teams each compete to get the ball into the other team 's goal ( between the posts and under the bar ) , thereby scoring a goal . The team that has scored more goals at the end of the game is the winner ; if both teams have scored an equal number of goals then the game is a draw . Each team is led by a captain who has only one official responsibility as mandated by the Laws of the Game : to represent their team in the coin toss prior to kick-off or penalty kicks . Players are not allowed to touch the ball with hands or arms while it is in play , except for the goalkeepers within the penalty area . Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball , but may also use any other part of their body except the hands and the arms . The team that scores most goals by the end of the match wins .
The 2014 Copa América Femenina was the seventh edition of the Copa América Femenina , an association football competition for women 's national teams in South America affiliated with CONMEBOL . The tournament was played between 11-28 September 2014 in Ecuador .
The Brazil women 's national football team represents Brazil in women 's association football and is run by the Brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ) . It has participated in eight editions of the FIFA Women 's World Cup , finishing as runner-up in 2007 , and seven editions of the Copa América Femenina . Brazil played their first game on 22 July 1986 against the United States , losing 2-1 . The team finished the 1999 World Cup in third place and the 2007 in second , losing to Germany in the final , 2-0 . Brazil won the silver medal twice in the Olympic Games , in 2004 and 2008 , after getting fourth place in the two previous editions . Brazil is the most successful women 's national team in South America , having won the first four editions of the Copa América championship . Since 1999 they have been contenders for the World title . In 1998 and 1999 , the team was the runner-up of the Women 's U.S. Cup . In 2017 , the Brazilian Football Confederation 's decision to fire head coach Emily Lima sparked protest among the team 's players . The dispute evolved into an argument for greater wages and more respect and recognition for the country 's female football players . As a result , players such as Cristiane , Rosana , and Francielle announced their retirement from international football , hoping that this decision might make a difference in the years to come .
Formula E , known as ABB FIA Formula E for sponsorship reasons , is a single seater motorsport championship that uses only electric cars . The series was conceived in 2011 , and the inaugural championship commenced in Beijing in September 2014 . It is sanctioned by the FIA . Alejandro Agag is the founder and current chairman of Formula E Holdings .
The 2014 Beijing ePrix , formally the 2014 FIA Formula E Evergrande Spring Beijing ePrix , was a Formula E motor race that was held on 13 September 2014 at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit in Beijing , China . It was the first Championship race of the single-seater , electrically powered racing car series ' inaugural season . The race was won by Lucas di Grassi for the Audi Sport ABT team , ahead of Franck Montagny and Sam Bird .
Lucas Tucci di Grassi ( born 11 August 1984 ) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship for Audi Sport ABT Schaffler and is the CEO of Roborace . In his career , he has won multiple races in single-seaters and sports cars . Di Grassi 's most notable success is winning the 2016-17 Formula E Drivers ' Championship . Born in São Paulo , di Grassi began racing karts at the age of ten , and achieved early success in the regional and later national kart series . He progressed to car racing in 2002 and was the runner up in the Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil and Formula 3 Sudamericana championships . Di Grassi took two consecutive victories in the 2004 British Formula Three Championship and progressed to the Euro Series the following year which saw him clinch a solitary race victory and was the winner of the non-championship Macau Grand Prix . After that , he spent the next three years in the GP2 Series where he won four races and finished the runner-up in 2007 to Timo Glock . Di Grassi drove in Formula One with the Virgin Racing team in 2010 but was outperformed by his teammate Glock and was dropped for the following season . He was subsequently employed by Pirelli in mid-2011 as their official tyre tester and developed the company 's next generation of tyres . Di Grassi continued this role into 2012 . For the next four seasons , he drove for Audi Sport Team Joest in the FIA World Endurance Championship and took a best finish of second with two victories in 2016 . Since 2014 , di Grassi has raced in Formula E and has scored ten victories and won the 2016-17 Drivers ' Championship .
Joest Racing is a sports car racing team that was established in 1978 by former Porsche works racer Reinhold Joest . The headquarters are in Wald-Michelbach , Germany . The team currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as Mazda Team Joest under a works contract with Mazda .
Motorcycle racing ( also called moto racing and motorbike racing ) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles . Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing , both either on circuits or open courses , and track racing . Other categories include hill climbs , drag racing and land speed record trials .
The San Marino and Rimini Coast 's motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season . The name of the race is a misnomer as the race has always taken place in Italy , but because there is already an Italian motorcycle Grand Prix , it was called the San Marino Grand Prix because of the track 's location near San Marino .
Valentino Rossi ( /ˈrɒsi/ ; Italian : [ valenˈtiːno ˈrossi ] ; born 16 February 1979 ) is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion . Rossi is widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time , with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name - seven of which are in the premier class . Rossi is also the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix . He has ridden with number 46 his entire career , also when being the title defender . After graduating to the premier class in 2000 , Rossi won the 500cc World Championship and 8 Hours of Suzuka with Honda in 2001 , the MotoGP World Championships ( also with Honda ) in 2002 and 2003 and continued his streak of back-to-back championships by winning the 2004 and 2005 titles after leaving Honda to join Yamaha . All of those titles were won in a dominant manner , being decided before the final round on all occasions . He lost the 2006 title with a crash in the final round at Valencia , ceding the title to his former Honda teammate Nicky Hayden . In 2007 Rossi and Yamaha were of no match to a dominant Casey Stoner on a Ducati , and Rossi ultimately finished a then career-low third overall . Rossi regained the title in 2008 following several tight duels with title defendant Stoner and retained it in 2009 . After a 2010 marred by a broken leg and no title challenge , Rossi left Yamaha to join Ducati for the 2011 season . Rossi replaced Stoner at Ducati , who went on to win the 2011 title with Honda instead while Rossi endured a difficult spell with his compatriot marque . It was confirmed in 2012 that he would rejoin Yamaha for the 2013 and 2014 seasons after Rossi suffered two winless seasons while at Ducati .
Yamaha Motor Racing or Yamaha Factory Racing is the official Italian-Japanese factory team of Yamaha in MotoGP . The team was founded in 1999 following the retirement of Wayne Rainey , who had run a factory-supported team in the 500 cc class for the previous two years , with Kenny Roberts and Giacomo Agostini having run their own works supported teams before him . The team was originally based in the Netherlands but was relocated in Italy in 2002 .
Esteve Tito Rabat Bergada ( born 25 May 1989 ) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who currently competes in the MotoGP class in the motorcycle World Championship . He is best known for winning the 2014 Moto2 World Championship with a record points total for the intermediate class . Rabat suffered serious leg injuries in August 2018 after falling in heavy rain during practice for the British round at Silverstone . He was hit by a closely following out-of-control machine . He started racing professionally in 2005 , and made his Grand Prix début at that season 's Valencian Grand Prix .
Marc VDS Racing Team is a motorcycle racing team founded by Belgian owner Marc-Oswald van der Straten-Ponthoz , descendant of the founder of the Stella Artois brewery . The team currently competes in motorcycle racing in the Moto2 World Championship and the MotoE World Cup under the name Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS . It also previously competed in many auto racing championships , particularly in grand touring classes - namely the FIA GT1 World Championship , the Blancpain Endurance Series , and the European Le Mans Series - as well as the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series . They have also previously contested in rallying at various rally raid events , such as the Dakar Rally .
Álex Rins Navarro ( born 8 December 1995 ) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer , having made his début in the Moto3 World Championship , in the 2012 season . Rins was the 2011 Championship winner ( SIC ) of the Spanish 125GP series and winner of the 2019 Grand Prix of the Americas .
Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle . Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity . Broader meanings include when it is combined with other activities such as canoe camping , or where canoeing is merely a transportation method used to accomplish other activities . Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity . In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking , with a canoe being called an open canoe . A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing . Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes , rivers , oceans , ponds and streams .
The 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 36th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships . The event took place from September 17 to 21 , 2014 at Deep Creek Lake , Maryland , United States ( Western Maryland near Pittsburgh ) under the auspices of International Canoe Federation ( ICF ) , at the Adventure Sports Center International facility . The Deep Creek bid was selected by the ICF Board of Directors on April 15 , 2011 in Paris . The other bids were by Vienna and Kraków . In total there were 10 events of which 9 were medal events . The women 's C1 team event did not count as a medal event due to insufficient number of participating federations . According to ICF rules , there must be at least 6 federations participating at a non-olympic event to count as a world championship event .
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event , often held over multiple days , featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from ( mostly ) nation-states . The first major , modern , multi-sport event of interna . Most have the same basic structure . Games are held over the course of several days in and around a host city , which changes for each competition . Countries send national teams to each competition , consisting of individual athletes and teams that compete in a wide variety of sports . Athletes or teams are awarded gold , silver or bronze medals for first , second and third place respectively . The games are generally held every four years , though some are annual competitions .
The 2014 Asian Games ( Korean : 2014년 아시아 경기대회 , romanized : Icheon sibsa-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe ) , officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( Korean : 제17회 아시아 경기대회 , romanized : Jesibchilhoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe ) , was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held in Incheon , South Korea . This was the third time South Korea hosted the Asian Games , and its first time since 2002 . Previously , it had also hosted the 1986 edition of the games . Incheon was awarded the right on 17 April 2007 , defeating Delhi , India to host the Games and was the third city in South Korea after Seoul ( 1986 ) and Busan ( 2002 ) to host the Asian Games . The games was held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 , although several events had commenced from 14 September 2014 . Around 9,501 athletes participated in the event which featured 439 events in 36 sports . It was opened by the President of South Korea , Park Geun-hye at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium . The final medal tally was led by China , followed by host South Korea and Japan , while Cambodia won its first-ever Asian Games gold medal . During the Games , 14 World and 27 Asian records were broken . Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino was announced as the most valuable player ( MVP ) of the Games . Though there were several controversies , the Games were deemed generally successful with its low hosting cost and with the rising standard of competition amongst the Asian nations .
China participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon , South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014 .
The 2014 Singapore Grand Prix ( formally the 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 September at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay , Singapore . It was the 14th round of the 2014 Formula One season and the seventh running of the event as part of the Formula One World Championship . The 60-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton after starting from pole position . Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull and his teammate Daniel Ricciardo was third . It was Hamilton 's seventh victory of the season , his second in Singapore , and the 29th of his career . Hamilton won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying and maintained his startline advantage heading into the first corner . His championship rival Nico Rosberg had a wiring loom steering problem and started from the pit lane . Hamilton remained in the lead after the first round of pit stops before ceding it to Ricciardo for one lap when the second pit stop phase occurred . In the closing stages of the Grand Prix , Hamilton made his third ( and final ) pit stop for the tyre change and rejoined narrowly ahead of Ricciardo . Vettel led for one lap until Hamilton passed him on lap 54 and maintained the lead to win . There were four lead changes among three different drivers during the course of the race . The result regained Hamilton the lead of the Drivers ' Champions with 241 points , three ahead of teammate Rosberg who retired after 14 laps after his problem could not to be rectified .
Gaelic football ( Irish : Peil Ghaelach ; short name Peil or Caid ) , commonly referred to as football or Gaelic , is an Irish team sport . It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch . The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team 's goals ( 3 points ) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar 2.5 metres ( 8.2 ft ) above the ground ( 1 point ) . Players advance the football , a spherical leather ball resembling a volleyball , up the field with a combination of carrying , bouncing , kicking , hand-passing , and soloing ( dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands ) . In the game , two types of scores are possible : points and goals . A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag . A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net , signalled by the umpire raising a green flag . Positions in Gaelic football are similar to that in other football codes , and comprise one goalkeeper , six backs , two midfielders , and six forwards , with a variable number of substitutes . Gaelic football is one of four sports ( collectively referred to as the Gaelic games ) controlled by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA ) , the largest sporting organisation in Ireland . Along with hurling and camogie , Gaelic football is one of the few remaining strictly amateur sports in the world , with players , coaches , and managers prohibited from receiving any form of payment . Gaelic football is mainly played on the island of Ireland , although units of the Association exist in Great Britain , North America and Australia . The final of the All-Ireland Senior Championship , held annually at Croke Park , Dublin , draws crowds of more than 80,000 people .
The 2014 All-Ireland Football Final , the culmination of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 21 September 2014 . Ulster champions Donegal , last champions in 2012 took on Munster champions Kerry , last champions in 2009 . Both sides defeated the previous year 's finalists Dublin and Mayo in their semi-finals to set up this match between the two great football outposts of the west-coast extremities . This was their first encounter on All-Ireland final day , and only the second in 127 years of Championship history , Donegal having defeated Kerry in their previous encounter at the 2012 quarter-final stage . Kerry narrowly won a close game which ended with a scoreline of 2-9 to 0-12 . The final was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ Two as part of The Sunday Game live programme , presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park , with studio analysis from Joe Brolly , Ciarán Whelan and Colm O'Rourke - the last time until 2019 that the Brolly-O'Rourke-Pat Spillane axis was broken up for live coverage of an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final .
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA ) ( or Kerry GAA ) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry . The county board is also responsible for the Kerry inter-county teams . The Kerry branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the year 1888 . Gaelic football is the dominant sport in the county , with both the men 's and women 's teams among the strongest in the country at senior level . In hurling , the men 's side compete in the sport 's premier inter-county competition , the Liam MacCarthy Cup , while the camogie team does not compete at senior level . Kerry are the most successful team in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , topping the list of counties for All-Irelands won . They have won the competition on 37 occasions , including two four-in-a-rows ( 1929-1932 , 1978-1981 ) and two three-in-a-rows ( 1939-1941 , 1984-1986 ) . They have also lost more finals than any other county , having lost on 23 occasions . The Ó Sé family are particularly renowned : beginning with Páidí , they had at least one member play a part in all 22 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals that Kerry participated in between 1975 and 2014 .
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling . It includes recreational , racing , and utility cycling . Road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same rules and laws as other vehicle drivers or riders and may also be vehicular cyclists .
The 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in Ponferrada , Spain , from 21 to 28 September 2014 . The cycling championships consisted of 12 events for elite , under-23 and junior cyclists . It was the 81st UCI Road World Championships and the seventh time that Spain had hosted the championships ; they were previously held in Lasarte in 1965 , Montjuïc in 1973 , Barcelona in 1984 , Benidorm in 1992 , San Sebastián in 1997 and Madrid in 2005 .
Germany ( German : Deutschland , German pronunciation : [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ( help·info ) ) , [ f ] is a country in Central and Western Europe . It borders Denmark to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria and Switzerland to the south , France to the southwest , and Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands to the west . Germany includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres ( 137,988 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With 83 million inhabitants , it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia , the most populous state lying entirely in Europe , as well as the most populous member state of the European Union . Germany is a very decentralised country . Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country 's busiest airport . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before AD 100 . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire , the German Confederation was formed in 1815 . The German revolutions of 1848-49 resulted in the Frankfurt Parliament establishing major democratic rights .
The 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships , the 33rd edition , was held in İzmir , Turkey , from September 21 to 28 , 2014 at the İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall . Yana Kudryavtseva of the Russian Federation became the youngest rhythmic gymnast to win back-to-back individual All-around Titles in the World Championships at 16 years old . She was also awarded the Longines Prize for elegance , which saw her receive $ 5,000 , a statue by Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Gerber and a watch . The Bulgarian Group won the Group all-around , 18 years later since the Bulgarian group won gold in group at the 1996 World Championships held in Budapest , Hungary .
Bulgaria ( /bʌlˈɡɛəriə , bʊl-/ ( listen ) ; Bulgarian : България , romanized : Balgariya ) , officially the Republic of Bulgaria ( Bulgarian : Република България , romanized : Republika Balgariya , IPA : [ rɛˈpublikɐ bɐɫˈɡarijɐ ] ) , is a country in Southeast Europe . It is bordered by Romania to the north , Serbia and North Macedonia to the west , Greece and Turkey to the south , and the Black Sea to the east . The capital and largest city is Sofia ; other major cities are Plovdiv , Varna and Burgas . With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres ( 42,855 sq mi ) , Bulgaria is Europe 's 16th-largest country . One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture , which dates back to 6,500 BC . In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for Thracians , Persians , Celts and ancient Macedonians ; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45 . The Eastern Roman , or Byzantine , Empire lost some of these territories to an invading Bulgar horde in the late 7th century . The Bulgars founded the First Bulgarian Empire in AD 681 , which dominated most of the Balkans and significantly influenced Slavic cultures by developing the Cyrillic script . This state lasted until the early 11th century , when Byzantine emperor Basil II conquered and dismantled it . A successful Bulgarian revolt in 1185 established a Second Bulgarian Empire , which reached its apex under Ivan Asen II ( 1218-1241 ) . After numerous exhausting wars and feudal strife , the Second Bulgarian Empire disintegrated in 1396 and its territories fell under Ottoman rule for nearly five centuries . The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 resulted in the formation of the current Third Bulgarian State .