2014 in sports
Calendar by month -- April
Table:
Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s

6 Aug. 2013-23	Association football	2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League	International	Cruz Azul

3-6	Golf	2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship	International	Lexi Thompson

3-6	Rally	2014 Rally de Portugal	International	Sebastien Ogier ( Volkswagen ) Julien Ingrassia

5	Horse racing	2014 Grand National	Domestic	Pineau de Re ( jockey : Leighton Aspell , trainer : Richard Newland )

5-6	Triathlon	2014 ITU World Triathlon Series # 1	International	Men : Javier Gómez Women : Jodie Stimpson

5-15	Ice hockey	/ 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II	International	Estonia is promoted to Division I - Group B Israel is relegated to Division II - Group B Spain is promoted to Division II - Group A Turkey is relegated to Division III

6	Formula One	2014 Bahrain Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes )

6	Road cycling	2014 Tour of Flanders	International	Fabian Cancellara ( Trek Factory Racing )

6-12	Ice hockey	2014 IIHF World Championship Division III	International	Bulgaria is promoted to Division II - Group B

6-12	Ice hockey	/ 2014 IIHF Women 's World Championship Division I	International	Czech Republic is promoted to the Elite Division Slovakia is relegated to Division I - Group B Latvia is promoted to Division I - Group A Kazakhstan is relegated to Division II - Group A

6-12	Ice hockey	2014 IIHF Women 's World Championship Division II - Group A	International	Italy is promoted to Division I - Group B Australia is relegated to Division II - Group B

7-12	Cycling	2014 Tour of the Basque Country	International	Alberto Contador ( Tinkoff-Saxo )

10-13	Golf	2014 Masters Tournament	International	Bubba Watson

10-25	Amateur boxing	2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships	International	United States ( 3 boxing titles )

11-21 September	Motorsport	2014 FIA European Hill Climb Championship season	Continental	Category I winner : Igor Stefanovski ( Mitsubishi ) Category II winner : Simone Faggioli ( Norma Auto Concept )

13	Marathon	2014 London Marathon ( WMM )	International	Men : Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Women : Edna Kiplagat

13	Cycling	2014 Paris-Roubaix	International	Niki Terpstra ( Omega Pharma-Quick-Step )

13	Motorcycle racing	2014 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	International	MotoGP : Marc Márquez ( Honda ) Moto2 : Maverick Viñales ( Kalex ) Moto3 : Jack Miller ( KTM )

13	WTCC	2014 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco	International	José María López ( Citroën ) Sébastien Loeb ( Citroën )

13-18	Squash	El Gouna International 2014	International	Ramy Ashour

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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 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name , and overall the 49th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF , the regional governing body of North America , Central America and the Caribbean . Monterrey were the three-time defending champions , but were unable to defend their title as they failed to qualify for the tournament . Cruz Azul won a record-setting sixth CONCACAF club title ( and their first during the Champions League era ) , after winning an all-Mexican final over Toluca on away goals . As a result , they qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup .
Cruz Azul ( pronounced [ kɾus a'sool ] ) is a Mexican football club that plays in the top division of Mexican football , Liga MX . Originally from Hidalgo in the town of Jasso ( now part of the city cooperative Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul ) , south of Tula de Allende , the club moved to Mexico City in 1971 . Estadio Azteca , the nation 's largest sports venue , served as their home venue until 1996 , when they moved to the Estadio Azul . After 22 years , however , the team returned to the Azteca at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Liga MX season . Its headquarters are in La Noria , a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City . Cruz Azul has been the Primera División champion eight times , trailing Toluca 's 10 , C.D . Guadalajara 's 12 , and Club América 's 13 . Cruz Azul 's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the CONCACAF Champions League , the most prestigious international club competition in North American football , trailing intracity rival Club America . Cruz Azul was also the first CONCACAF team to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores , the most prestigious club competition in South American football ( which invited top Liga MX clubs from 1998 to 2017 ) , losing on penalties to Argentine football giants Boca Juniors in 2001 . In the 1968-69 season , Cruz Azul was the first CONCACAF club ( and third worldwide ) to complete a rare Continental Treble , winning the Mexican Primera División championship , the Copa México national tournament , and the CONCACAF Champions League . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics , in its Club World Ranking for year ending December 31 , 2014 , places Cruz Azul as the 99th-best club in the world and the third-best club in CONCACAF . According to several polls published , Cruz Azul is the third-most popular team in Mexico , behind only C.D .
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 Kraft Nabisco Championship was the 43rd Kraft Nabisco Championship , held April 3-6 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage , California . It was the 32nd year of the tournament as a major championship . Golf Channel televised the event . Lexi Thompson , age 19 , shot a bogey-free final round 68 ( −4 ) to win her first major title , three strokes ahead of runner-up Michelle Wie . The two entered the final round as co-leaders at 206 ( −10 ) . Thompson opened with a birdie , carded a 32 ( −4 ) on the front nine , then finished with nine consecutive pars . Wie won the next major , the U.S. Women 's Open in June , for her first major title .
Alexis Noel Lexi Thompson ( born February 10 , 1995 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour . At age 12 , she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women 's Open . She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15 . On September 18 , 2011 , Thompson set a then new record as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament , at age 16 years , seven months , and eight days , when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic . Three months later she became the second-youngest winner of a Ladies European Tour event , capturing the Dubai Ladies Masters by four strokes on December 17 , 2011 . She won her first major championship at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship at the age of 19 years , 1 month and 27 days , making her the second youngest LPGA golfer to win a major ( she still ranks in the top-5 youngest LPGA major winners ) .
Rally is a form of motorsport that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars . It is distinguished by not running on a circuit , but instead in a point-to-point format in which participants and their co-drivers drive between set control points ( special stages ) , leaving at regular intervals from one or more start points . Rallies may be won by pure speed within the stages or alternatively by driving to a predetermined ideal journey time within the stages .
The 2014 Rally de Portugal was the fourth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season . The event was based in Faro , Portugal , and started on 3 April and finished on 6 April after sixteen special stages , totaling 339.5 competitive kilometres , including a street stage in Lisbon on 3 April . WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier won the Rally de Portugal for the fourth time , taking his third victory of the 2014 season .
Sébastien Ogier ( born 17 December 1983 ) is a French rally driver , competing for Toyota World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship ( WRC ) , who is teamed with co-driver Julien Ingrassia . He won the World Rally Drivers ' Championship six times , in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 . With 47 victories in the World Rally Championship and 6 consecutive titles , he is statistically the second most successful WRC driver , after former Citroën WRC teammate Sébastien Loeb ( 9 titles ) .
The Volkswagen Motorsport is a works rally team of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen , whom competed in the World Rally Championship ( WRC ) and Dakar Rally . The team started competing in WRC in 1978 and used different specs of Volkswagen Golfs before leaving the sport in 1990 . Volkswagen competed at the Dakar Rally from 2003 to 2011 , claiming three overall wins . The team made its WRC comeback in 2011 Rally Finland with a pair of Škoda Fabia S2000s , and competed with the Volkswagen Polo R WRC from the start of the 2013 World Rally Championship season to the end of the 2016 World Rally Championship season . At the end of the 2016 season , Volkswagen Motorsport decided to withdraw from the FIA World Rally Championship .
Julien Ingrassia ( born 26 November 1979 ) is a French rally co-driver . Working with Sébastien Ogier , he became World Rally Champion in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 with Volkswagen Motorsport , and 2017 and 2018 with M-Sport World Rally Team .
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport , typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys ( or sometimes driven without riders ) over a set distance for competition . It is one of the most ancient of all sports , as its basic premise - to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance - has been unchanged since at least classical antiquity . Horse races vary widely in format and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport . Variations include restricting races to particular breeds , running over obstacles , running over different distances , running on different track surfaces and running in different gaits . While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport , a major part of horse racing 's interest and economic importance is in the gambling associated with it , an activity that in 2008 generated a worldwide market worth around US $ 115 billion .
The 2014 Grand National ( officially known as the 2014 Crabbie 's Grand National for sponsorship reasons ) was the 167th annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England . The showpiece steeplechase , which concluded a three-day meeting ( one of only four held at Aintree throughout the year ) , took place on 5 April 2014 . The maximum permitted field of 40 runners competed for a share of a record £1 million prize fund , which makes the National the most valuable jump race in Europe . It was sponsored by Crabbie 's for the first time , the ginger beer producer having taken over the sponsorship rights from John Smith 's after the 2013 Grand National . The race was broadcast live on television by Channel 4 for the second time , having won the TV rights from the BBC after 2012 , while the BBC retains the UK radio coverage rights it has held since 1927 . Pineau de Re , a 25/1 shot ridden by Leighton Aspell , won the race for trainer Richard Newland and owner John Provan , to become the sixth French-bred horse to win the Grand National . Eighteen runners completed the course , and all returned safely to the stables .
Pineau de Re ( foaled 8 May 2003 ) is a French-bred , British-trained AQPS racehorse best known for winning the 2014 Grand National .
Leighton Aspell ( born 12 June 1976 ) is an Irish jockey , whose wins include the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle riding United , two runnings of the Welsh National , the 2014 Grand National riding Pineau de Re and the 2015 Grand National riding Many Clouds .
Richard Newland is a British horse trainer and former general practitioner , whose horse Pineau De Re won the 2014 Grand National . He lives in Worcestershire with his wife Laura and three daughters Amelia , Felicity and Annabelle .
A triathlon is a multisport race with three continuous and sequential endurance races . The word is of Greek origin , from τρεῖς or treis ( three ) and ἆθλος or athlos ( competition ) . While variations of the sport exist , the most common form includes swimming , cycling , and running over various distances . Triathletes compete for fastest overall course completion , including timed transitions between the three races . A transition area is set up where the athletes change gear for different segments of the race . This is where the switches from swimming to cycling and cycling to running occur . These areas are used to store bicycles , performance apparel , and any other accessories needed for the next stage of the race . The transition from swim to bike is referred to as T1 and that between the bike and run is referred to as T2 . The athlete 's overall time for the race includes time spent in T1 and T2 . Transition areas vary in size depending on the number of participants expected . In addition , these areas provide a social headquarters before the race . The nature of the sport focuses on persistent and often periodized training in each of the three disciplines , as well as combination workouts and general strength conditioning .
Francisco Javier Gómez Noya ( born 25 March 1983 ) is a Spanish triathlete . He is the winner of five ITU Triathlon World Championships , he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles , and won the Silver medal for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men 's triathlon . He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon . Born to Spanish immigrants ( both from Galicia ) in Basel , Switzerland , he returned to Spain and now lives in Pontevedra , Galicia .
Jodie Lee Stimpson ( born 8 February 1989 ) is a British professional triathlete . In 2013 , she finished runner up in the ITU World Triathlon Series . She was also Aquathlon World Champion of the year 2006 , U23 vice Triathlon World Champion of the year 2008 , 2009 British Triathlon Champion and 2010 British Triathlon Super Series winner . In the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux , Stimpson represents Poissy Tri . In 2010 , however , Stimpson took part in only one Lyonnaise triathlon , the Triathlon de Paris , and won the gold medal . Together with Erin Densham ( Australia ) and Jodie Swallow ( Great Britain ) she won the silver medal for her French club . In 2011 , Jodie won her 1st major title in Triathlon when part of the GB team which took Gold at the World Mixed Relay Championship . On 24 July 2014 , Stimpson won her 1st Global title , with Gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Triathlon . Stimpson took gold in the mixed triathlon team relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games , with the Brownlee brothers , Alistair and Jonathan , and Vicky Holland .
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent 's net to score goals . The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical , with teams usually fielding six players at a time : one goaltender , and five players who skate the span of the ice trying to control the puck and score goals against the opposing team . Ice hockey is most popular in Canada , central and eastern Europe , the Nordic countries , Russia , and the United States . Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada . In addition , ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus , Croatia , the Czech Republic , Finland , Latvia , Russia , Slovakia , Sweden , and Switzerland . North America 's National Hockey League ( NHL ) is the highest level for men 's ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world . The Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe . The International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey , with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking . Worldwide , there are ice hockey federations in 76 countries . In Canada , the United States , Nordic countries , and some other European countries the sport is known simply as hockey ; the name ice hockey is used in places where hockey more often refers to the more popular field hockey , such as countries in South America , Asia , Africa , Australasia , and some European countries including the United Kingdom , Ireland and the Netherlands . Ice hockey is believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th centuries in the United Kingdom and elsewhere . These games were brought to North America and several similar winter games using informal rules were developed , such as shinny and ice polo .
The 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II was a pair of international Ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Group A was contested in Belgrade , Serbia , running from 9 to 15 April 2014 and Group B was contested in Jaca , Spain , running from 5 to 11 April 2014 . Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the Ice Hockey World Championships .
The Estonian men 's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Estonia internationally . The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association ( Estonian : Eesti Jäähokiliit ) , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation .
The Israel national ice hockey team ( Hebrew : נבחרת ישראל בהוקי קרח ) is the national men 's ice hockey team of Israel . Israel is currently ranked 35th as of May 2017 by the International Ice Hockey Federation .
The Spanish men 's national ice hockey team ( spanish : Selección de hockey sobre hielo de España ) is the national men 's ice hockey of Spain , and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) .
The Turkish men 's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Turkey , and is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation ( Turkish : Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu , TBHF ) , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation . It is currently ranked 42nd in the IIHF World Ranking .
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 Bahrain Grand Prix ( formally the 2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir , Bahrain . It was the third round of the 2014 Formula One season , the 900th Formula One World Championship event , and the eleventh running of the race . The 57-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton who started from second position . His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second and Force India driver Sergio Pérez came in third . It was Hamilton 's second victory of the season , his first in Bahrain , and the 24th of his Formula One career . Hamilton accelerated faster than Rosberg off the line and overtook him at the first corner . Both Mercedes drivers pulled away from the rest of the field and Rosberg conserved fuel which allowed him to attack Hamilton before the first round of pit stops on lap 19 with his teammate successfully defending the lead . He extended his advantage over Rosberg over the next 22 laps before an incident between Pastor Maldonado and Esteban Gutiérrez caused the safety car to be deployed and his lead was reduced to nothing . Following instructions to bring the cars safely to the finish , Rosberg immediately battled Hamilton for first place , but was unable to get ahead of him and Hamilton maintained a steady advantage when his teammate 's soft compound tyres were worn out to win the race . The result reduced Rosberg 's lead over Hamilton in the Drivers ' Championship to 11 points . Nico Hülkenberg moved from sixth to third after finishing in fifth place , while Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button fell one place each to round out the top five . Mercedes increased their advantage in the Constructors ' Championship to be 68 points ahead of second-placed Force India who moved from fifth to second because of their strong result .
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 .
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 Tour of Flanders was the 98th edition of the Tour of Flanders single-day Monument classics . It was held on 6 April 2014 over a distance of 259 kilometres ( 160.9 miles ) from Bruges to Oudenaarde . In a four-rider sprint finish , Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara won the race for a record-equalling third time - and for the second year in succession - ahead of Belgian trio Greg Van Avermaet , Sep Vanmarcke and Stijn Vandenbergh .
Fabian Cancellara ( born 18 March 1981 ) , nicknamed Spartacus , is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam Trek-Segafredo . He was born in Wohlen bei Bern , Switzerland . Cancellara began road cycling after falling in love with an old bike at the age of thirteen . After that , he began to take the sport more seriously and won two consecutive World Junior Time Trial Championships in 1998 and 1999 . At age nineteen he turned professional and signed with the Mapei-Quick-Step team , where he rode as a stagiaire . He is known for being a quality time trialist , a one-day classics specialist , and a workhorse for his teammates who have general classification aspirations . After winning a few stages and small races in his starting years , Cancellara earned his first major victory at the 2004 Tour de France where he won the opening prologue time trial and wore race leader yellow jersey for one day . The following season saw fewer victories , but his 2006 season saw a victory in the men 's time trial at the UCI Road World Championships , along with victory at the Paris-Roubaix . Cancellara repeated as world champion in the time trial the next year , along with winning two stages at the Tour de France . During the 2008 calendar he won gold at the Summer Olympics in the individual time trial event and the Milan-San Remo . The next season saw Cancellara again become world time trial champion and lead both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España . In 2010 , he won the Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders .
Trek-Segafredo ( UCI team code : TFS ) is a professional road bicycle racing team at UCI WorldTeam level licensed in the United States . Formerly RadioShack-Nissan , in 2014 , Trek took over the ownership of the team and its ProTeam License .
The 2014 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . It was contested in Luxembourg , Luxembourg , from 6 to 12 April 2014 . Division III represents the sixth tier of the Ice Hockey World Championships . Hong Kong returned to the World Championship for the first time since 1987 .
The Bulgarian national ice hockey team ( Bulgarian : Национален отбор по хокей на лед на България , Natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya ) is the national men 's ice hockey team of Bulgaria . The team is controlled by the Bulgaria Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) . As of 2018 , Bulgaria is ranked 38th in the IIHF World Ranking and competes in Division III of the Ice Hockey World Championships . The team has participated once at the Olympic Winter Games . This happened in Innsbruck in 1976 , when Bulgaria fell to the Czechoslovak team 14-1 in the first round . After a few more losses the team finished last in the tournament . Sofia , the capital of Bulgaria , hosted the games of Division II , Group B of the 2009 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships . Bulgaria 's opponents at the tournament were Belgium , Mexico , Spain , South Africa and South Korea . In 2011 , Bulgaria was also in Division II , with Croatia , Romania , China , Ireland and Iceland . Historically , the team has played in the second highest level four times , with their highest placement being 14th in 1970 . However , the only year that they ever earned promotion ( by placing 1st or 2nd in Pool C ) was in 1975 , which also qualified them for the 1976 Olympics . The only year that they won any games in Pool B was 1992 ( at that time it was contested between nations ranked 13th to 20th ) , defeating Japan , China and Yugoslavia .
Group A of the Division I tournament was held in Přerov , Czech Republic , while Group B was contested in Ventspils , Latvia , both running from April 6 to 12 . The winner of Group A was promoted to the Top Division Playoff for the 2015 championships against the last team of the 2014 Winter Olympics tournament , Japan . The last-placed team of group A was relegated to 2015 Group B . The Group B winner moved up to Group A , while the last placed team was relegated to Division II Group A . Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World Women 's Championships .
The Czech women 's national ice hockey team represents Czech Republic at the International Ice Hockey Federation 's IIHF World Women 's Championships . The women 's national team is controlled by Czech Ice Hockey Association . As of 2011 , Czech Republic has 2,085 female players . The Czech women 's national team is ranked 9th in the world .
The Slovak women 's national ice hockey team represents Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation 's IIHF World Women 's Championships . The women 's national team is controlled by Slovak Ice Hockey Federation . Slovakia has 288 female players in 2011 .
The Latvian women 's national ice hockey team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation 's IIHF World Women 's Championships and is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation . Latvia had 74 female players in 2018 .
The Kazakhstan women 's national ice hockey team represents Kazakhstan at the International Ice Hockey Federation 's IIHF World Women 's Championships . The women 's national team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation . Kazakhstan has 127 female players in 2011 .
The 2014 IIHF Women 's World Championship Division II was an ice hockey competition . Group A of the Division II tournament was held in Asiago , Italy , from 6-12 April . Group B was contested from 24-30 March in Reykjavík , Iceland . A qualification was held in Mexico City , Mexico from 19-22 March . The winner of Group A was promoted to the Division Group I B for the 2015 championships , while the last-placed team was relegated to Group B . The Group B winner moved up to Group A , while the last placed team was relegated to Division II qualification . Divisions II A , II B and II B-Q represent the fourth , the fifth and the sixth tier of the IIHF World Women 's Championships .
The Italian women 's national ice hockey team , a.k.a . Blue Ladies , represents Italy at the International Ice Hockey Federation 's IIHF World Women 's Championships . The women 's national team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio ( FISG ) . Italy has about 490 female players in 2011 .
The Australian women 's national ice hockey team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation 's IIHF World Women 's Championships . The women 's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia . As of 2011 , Australia has 313 female players . Australia is ranked 30th out of 34 countries in the IIHF World Ranking . Kathy Berg took the team to its highest point , being ranked 20th . She was the longest serving coach . Richo Padjen took over and the team started slipping down the rankings and had n't been able to recover its former glory . In September 2015 , an announcement was made on the Ice Hockey Australia website that Canadian Lindsay McAlpine will be the new coach . Replacing Lee Brown . Lindsay McAlpine is expected to join the team for their first training camp in December .
Cycling , also called biking or bicycling , is the use of bicycles for transport , recreation , exercise or sport . People engaged in cycling are referred to as cyclists , bikers , or less commonly , as bicyclists . Apart from two-wheeled bicycles , cycling also includes the riding of unicycles , tricycles , quadracycles , recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles ( HPVs ) . Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide . They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world . Cycling is widely regarded as a very effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances . Bicycles provide numerous benefits in comparison with motor vehicles , including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling , easier parking , increased maneuverability , and access to roads , bike paths and rural trails . Cycling also offers a reduced consumption of fossil fuels , less air or noise pollution , and much reduced traffic congestion . These lead to less financial cost to the user as well as to society at large ( negligible damage to roads , less road area required ) . By fitting bicycle racks on the front of buses , transit agencies can significantly increase the areas they can serve . In addition , cycling provides a variety of health benefits . The World Health Organization ( WHO ) states that cycling can reduce the risk of cancers , heart disease , and diabetes that are prevalent in sedentary lifestyles .
The 2014 Tour of the Basque Country was the 54th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country . It started on 7 April 2014 in Ordizia and ended on 12 April in Markina-Xemein , and consisted of six stages , including a race-concluding individual time trial . It was the ninth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season . The race was won for the third time by Spanish rider Alberto Contador of Tinkoff-Saxo , who won the race 's opening stage after a late-stage move and eventually held the overall lead for the rest of the race . Contador won the general classification by 49 seconds over runner-up Michał Kwiatkowski ( Omega Pharma-Quick-Step ) while Ag2r-La Mondiale 's Jean-Christophe Péraud completed the podium , 15 seconds behind Kwiatkowski and 64 seconds down on Contador . Kwiatkowski and Péraud had both started the final stage outside the top three placings , but moved up due to their more proficient performances in the time trial . With five third place finishes from the six stages , Kwiatkowski was also the winner of the white jersey for the points classification , taking the lead on the final stage from the Movistar Team 's Alejandro Valverde ; Valverde also dropped from second to fifth overall in the general classification . Cannondale rider Davide Villella was the winner of the mountains classification , having held that lead from start to finish , while the sprints classification was won for the second year in a row by a rider from the wildcard team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ; Omar Fraile won the classification , after Amets Txurruka had done so in 2013 . The teams classification was won by BMC Racing Team , with three of their riders finishing in the top 15 overall .
Alberto Contador Velasco ( Spanish pronunciation : [ alˈβeɾto kontaˈðoɾ βeˈlasko ] ; born 6 December 1982 ) is a Spanish former professional cyclist . He is one of the most successful riders of his era , winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007 , 2009 ) , the Giro d'Italia twice ( 2008 , 2015 ) , and the Vuelta a España three times ( 2008 , 2012 , 2014 ) . He is one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours of cycling . He has also won the Vélo d'Or a record 4 times . He was regarded as the natural successor of Lance Armstrong and won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel team . During his time at the Astana team , he won the 2008 Giro d'Italia , the 2008 Vuelta a España and the 2009 Tour de France . Between 2007 and 2011 he won six consecutive Grand Tours that he entered . This included winning the 2010 Tour de France with Astana , although it later emerged that he had tested positive for clenbuterol during the race . After a long battle in court , he was suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and stripped of his 2010 Tour and 2011 Giro wins . Contador was known as an attacking rider who excelled as a climber , and on his best days was also an excellent time-trialist . He was also known for being able to turn races around to his favour , most notably during the Fuente Dé stage at the 2012 Vuelta a España . Following his return from suspension , he won the Vuelta twice and the Giro once more .
Tinkoff ( UCI team code : TNK ) was a Russian-registered professional cycling team from Russia . It competed in the UCI World Tour . The team was owned by Russian Oleg Tinkov and , from 1999 until March 2015 , was managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis . The team was sponsored by the Russian Tinkoff Bank , a credit systems company . Founded in 1998 as home-Jack & Jones , the team started in cycling 's second division . In 2000 it moved into the top division , now known as the UCI World Tour . Since 2000 , under differing sponsor names ( Memory Card-Jack & Jones and CSC-Tiscali ) , the team rode the Tour de France . It has won the overall classification in all three of the Grand Tours . In the 2008 Tour de France , Carlos Sastre won the general classification , Andy Schleck won the young rider classification , and the team won the overall team classification , and Ivan Basso won the 2006 Giro d'Italia , as well as finishing third and second in the 2004 and 2005 Tour de France . In addition , the team has won many major classics , including 6 Monuments . The team won the UCI ProTour 's team classification each year from 2005 through 2007 , and the team classification in the 2010 UCI World Ranking . In March 2015 the team confirmed that Riis had been removed from active duty due to differences between Riis and Tinkov .
The 2014 Masters Tournament was the 78th edition of the Masters Tournament , the first of golf 's four major championships in 2014 . It was held April 10-13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Bubba Watson won his second Masters , three shots ahead of runners-up Jonas Blixt and Jordan Spieth ; defending champion Adam Scott tied for fourteenth place . After world number one Tiger Woods withdrew , three entered Augusta with a chance to leave with the top ranking . Adam Scott needed a two-way tie for third , Henrik Stenson a two-way tie for second , and Jason Day a win . The trio finished T-14 , T-14 , and T-20 , respectively , so Woods remained number one .
Gerry Lester Bubba Watson Jr. ( born November 5 , 1978 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour . One of the few left-handed golfers on tour , he is a multiple major champion , with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014 . In February 2015 , Watson reached a career-high 2nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking . Watson is among the longest drivers on the PGA Tour ; in 2007 he had an average drive of 315.2 yards ( 288.2 m ) and can hit a ball over 350 yards ( 320 m ) , capable of generating a ball speed up to 194 mph ( 312 km/h ) . He has finished top of the driving distance statistics five times in his career , during the 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2012 , and 2014 seasons .
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practised at the collegiate level , at the Olympic Games , Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games , as well as many associations .
The AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships are amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association ( AIBA ) , the sport 's governing body , for Youth competitors - between the age of 17-18 years old , and for Junior competitors - between the age of 15-16 years old , respectively . The Youth world championship began in 1979 in Yokohama , Japan , and has been held biennially since 1990 . The Junior world championship began in 2001 in Baku , Azerbaijan , and has been held biennially since 2007 .
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 .
Motorsport , motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles , whether for racing or non-racing competition . The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the banner of motorcycle racing , and includes off-road racing such as motocross . Four- ( or more ) wheeled motorsport competition is globally governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) ; and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ( FIM ) governs two-wheeled competition . Likewise , the Union Internationale Motonautique ( UIM ) governs powerboat racing while the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ( FAI ) governs air sports ; including aeroplane racing .
The 2014 FIA European Hill Climb Championship was the fifty-eighth edition of the FIA European Hill Climb Championship . The season consisted of twelve rounds , commencing on 11 April in France and ending on 21 September in Croatia . In Category 1 , the championship was won by Macedonian driver Igor Stefanovski , for his first European title . Stefanovski won 8 of the 12 events to be held during the season , ultimately finishing 48.5 points clear of his closest rival Jaromír Malý . Another Czech driver , Jiří Los , finished in third place in the class championship , a further 18.5 points behind Malý ; Los was the only championship regular to take a victory off Stefanovski , achieving his win at the Ecce Homo Šternberk on home soil . The remaining class victories were taken by António Nogueira at the Rampa Internacional da Falperra , Peter Jureňa at the Dobšinsky Kopec and the defending class champion , Tomislav Muhvić , on home soil at the final round , the Buzetski Dani . In Category 2 , Simone Faggioli dominated the class , winning his sixth consecutive European title by going undefeated during the season ; he won all 12 events to be held , of which 10 counted towards the championship standings . Thus , Faggioli finished 57.5 points clear of his nearest rival , compatriot Fausto Bormolini , while Dan Michl finished a further 31.5 points behind in third place .
The Mitsubishi Group ( 三菱グループ , Mitsubishi Gurūpu , also known as the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or Mitsubishi Companies , and informally as the Mitsubishi Keiretsu ) is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries . Founded by Iwasaki Yatarō in 1870 , the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu , a unified company which existed from 1870 to 1947 . The company was disbanded during the occupation of Japan following World War II . The former constituents of the company continue to share the Mitsubishi brand and trademark . Although the group companies participate in limited business cooperation , most famously through monthly Friday Conference executive meetings , they are formally independent and are not under common control . The four main companies in the group are MUFG Bank ( the largest bank in Japan ) , Mitsubishi Corporation ( a general trading company ) , Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ( both being diversified manufacturing companies ) .
Norma Auto Concept is a French constructor of racing cars . It was founded in 1984 by Norbert Santos and Marc Doucet .
The marathon is a long-distance race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres ( approximately 26 miles 385 yards ) , usually run as a road race . The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides , a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens , who reported the victory . The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy . There are also wheelchair divisions . The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 , though the distance did not become standardized until 1921 . More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year , with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes , as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants .
The 2014 London Marathon took place on Sunday 13 April 2014 . It was the 34th running of the annual mass-participation marathon race and the second World Marathon Major of the year . The men 's elite race was won by Kenyan Wilson Kipsang and the women 's race was won by Kenyan Edna Kiplagat . The men 's wheelchair race was won by Switzerland 's Marcel Hug and the women 's wheelchair race was won by American Tatyana McFadden . Kipsang and McFadden set course records .
The Abbott World Marathon Majors ( AWMM ) is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006 . A points based competition founded on six major city marathon races recognised as the most high profile on the calendar , the series comprises annual races for the cities of Tokyo ( starting in 2013 , except 2020 ) , Boston , London , Berlin , Chicago and New York City ( except 2012 ) . In addition , each edition of the series recognises and includes the results of the major global championship marathon held in that year , usually on a one-off lapped course . These races are the biennial IAAF World Championships Marathon , and the quadrennial Olympic Games Marathon .
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich ( born 15 March 1982 ) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long-distance running , competing in events ranging from 10 km to the marathon . He was the bronze medallist in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He is the former world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:03:23 , which he set at the 2013 Berlin Marathon . He has run under 2 hours 4 minutes for the marathon on four separate occasions . Kipsang is a two-time winner of the Frankfurt Marathon ( 2010 and 2011 ) and has also won the London Marathon ( 2012 and 2014 ) , New York Marathon ( 2014 ) , and Tokyo Marathon ( 2017 ) . He holds the twelfth best time over the half marathon distance ( 58:59 minutes ) .
Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat ( born 15 September 1979 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner . She is the 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Champion in the marathon . She established herself as an elite marathon runner with wins at the Los Angeles and New York City Marathons in 2010 . Her personal best for the distance is 2:19:50 hours , set at the London Marathon in 2012 . At age 37 , Kiplagat won the 2017 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:21:52 hours .
The 2014 Paris-Roubaix was the 112th edition of the Paris-Roubaix race , that took place on 13 April 2014 , over a distance of 257 kilometres ( 159.7 miles ) and was the tenth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour . The race was won by Niki Terpstra of the Omega Pharma-Quick-Step team , after he attacked from a small group of riders with around 6 km ( 3.7 mi ) remaining . He finished 20 seconds clear of the remainder of the group , led home by Giant-Shimano 's John Degenkolb and Fabian Cancellara of Trek Factory Racing , the race 's defending winner .
Niki Terpstra ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ˈniki ˈtɛrpstraː ] ; born 18 May 1984 ) is a Dutch racing cyclist , who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra . He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won both of the cobbled Monument spring classics , Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders , after Jan Raas and Hennie Kuiper .
Deceuninck-Quick-Step ( UCI team code : DQT ) is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefevere . The directeurs sportifs are Davide Bramati , Wilfried Peeters , Rik Van Slycke , Tom Steels , Brian Holm and Jan Schaffrath .
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 2014 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the second round of the 2014 MotoGP season . It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on April 13 , 2014 .
Marc Márquez Alentà ( born 17 February 1993 ) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time with eight Grand Prix world championships to his name - six of which are in the premier MotoGP class . Márquez races for Honda 's factory team since his MotoGP debut in 2013 . He is nicknamed the 'Ant of Cervera ' worldwide and 'el tro de Cervera ' in his hometown , meaning the 'Thunder of Cervera ' . He is one of four riders to have won world championship titles in three different categories , after Mike Hailwood , Phil Read and Valentino Rossi . Márquez is often considered one of the greatest innovators of modern MotoGP racing , due to his comparatively exaggerated cornering technique of leaning so far over the bike he seems to be in constant danger of sliding out . Born in Cervera , Catalonia , Spain , Márquez became the second Catalan rider after Àlex Crivillé and the third Spaniard after Crivillé and Jorge Lorenzo to win the premier class title , and is to date the most successful Catalan and Spanish rider in the top category . Márquez won the 2010 125cc World Championship , the 2012 Moto2 World Championship , and the 2013 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019 MotoGP World Championships . Márquez became the first rider since Kenny Roberts in 1978 to accomplish the premier class title in his first season , and the youngest to win the title overall . In 2014 he defended his title , winning the championship with three rounds to spare , during which he won ten races in a row . He is the older brother of 2014 Moto3 world champion and 2019 Moto2 world champion Álex Márquez . Márquez equalled the all-time Grand Prix record for pole positions at the age of 23 in 2016 . Márquez secured the 2016 title with three rounds to spare at Motegi and sealed the title at Valencia in the final round of 2017 .
Honda Motor Company , Ltd. ( Japanese : 本田技研工業株式会社 , Hepburn : Honda Giken Kōgyō KK , IPA : [ honda ] ( listen ) ; /ˈhɒndə/ ) is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles , motorcycles , and power equipment . Honda has been the world 's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959 , reaching a production of 400 million by the end of 2019 , as well as the world 's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume , producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year . Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001 . Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world in 2015 . Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand , Acura , in 1986 . Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses , Honda also manufactures garden equipment , marine engines , personal watercraft and power generators , and other products . Since 1986 , Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000 . They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet , which began production in 2012 . Honda has three joint-ventures in China : Honda China , Dongfeng Honda , and Guangqi Honda . In 2013 , Honda invested about 5.7% ( US $ 6.8 billion ) of its revenues in research and development . Also in 2013 , Honda became the first Japanese automaker to be a net exporter from the United States , exporting 108,705 Honda and Acura models , while importing only 88,357 .
Maverick Viñales Ruiz ( born 12 January 1995 ) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer and former Moto3 world champion , taking the title in 2013 . He is currently competing in the premier class of MotoGP , where in 2015 he won the rookie of the year title in MotoGP .
Jack Peter Miller ( born 18 January 1995 ) is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racer , best known for being the championship runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 World Championship . He was the Winner of German IDM 125cc Championship in 2011 .
KTM AG ( the former KTM Sportmotorcycle AG ) is an Austrian motorcycle and sports car manufacturer owned by KTM Industries AG and Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto . It was formed in 1992 but traces its foundation to as early as 1934 . Today , KTM AG is the parent company of the KTM Group . KTM is known for its off-road motorcycles ( enduro , motocross and supermoto ) . Since the late 1990s , it has expanded into street motorcycle production and developing sports cars - namely the X-Bow . In 2015 , KTM sold almost as many street as off-road bikes . Production of the KTM X-Bow started in 2007 . Since 2012 , KTM has been the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Europe for four consecutive years . Globally , the company is among the leading off-road motorcycle manufacturers . In 2016 , KTM sold 203,423 motor vehicles worldwide .
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) . It has had several different incarnations , including a single season in 1987 as the World Touring Car Championship and most recently a world championship ( WTCC ) that has run between 2005 and 2017 . Following the 2017 season , an agreement was reached for the FIA WTCC to become FIA WTCR and use the TCR technical regulations .
The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco was the first round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Morocco . It was held on 13 April 2014 at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech , Morocco . It was the first round for the new Super 2000 TC1 technical regulations . Both races were won by Citroën Total WTCC during the team 's first weekend in the World Touring Car Championship . Race one was won by José María López and race two was won by Sébastien Loeb .
José María Pechito López ( born 26 April 1983 ) is an Argentine race car driver and 2014-2016 World Touring Car Champion . He raced in the 2006 GP2 Series for the Super Nova team , and previously for the DAMS team , and the CMS team in Formula 3000 . He was also at Renault F1 as a test driver . He was supposed to make his Formula One debut in 2010 for US F1 Team but the team shut down before contesting a single race . On 16 December 2013 he joined the Citroën Total WTCC team for the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season . He won 10 races that year and clinched his first World Touring Car Championship . In 2015 he repeated the feat , again winning 10 races and the championship . In 2016 , he again retained the title with eight wins .
Citroën ( French pronunciation : ​ [ si.tʁɔ.ɛn ] ) is a French automobile manufacturer founded in 1919 by the French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , and part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group since 1976 . In 1934 , the firm established its reputation for innovative technology with the Traction Avant . This car was the world 's first mass-produced front wheel drive car , and also one of the first to feature a unibody construction , with no chassis supporting the mechanical components . In 1954 they produced the world 's first hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension system then , in 1955 , the revolutionary DS , the first mass-produced car with modern disc brakes and , in 1967 , they introduced in several of their models swiveling headlights that allowed for greater visibility on winding roads ; these cars have received various national and international awards , including three European Car of the Year . With a successful history in motorsport , Citroën is the only automobile manufacturer to have won three different official championships from the International Automobile Federation : the World Rally Raid Championship five times , the World Rally Championship eight times and the World Touring Car Championship . Citroën has been selling vehicles in China since 1984 , largely via the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën joint venture , which today represents a major market for the brand . In 2014 , when PSA Peugeot Citroën ran into severe financial difficulties , the Dongfeng Motor Corporation took an ownership stake .
Sébastien Loeb ( French pronunciation : ​ [ sebastjɛ̃ lœb ] ; born 26 February 1974 ) is a French professional rally , racing , and rallycross driver . He competed for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship ( WRC ) and is the most successful driver in WRC history , having won the world championship a record nine times in a row . He holds several other WRC records , including most event wins , most podium finishes and most stage wins . Loeb announced his retirement from World Rallying at the end of the 2012 season . Participating in selected events in the 2013 WRC season , he raced a full season in the FIA GT Series driving a McLaren MP4-12C before moving on with Citroën to the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2014 . In the 2018 season he is one of the official drivers of the Team Peugeot Total . Originally a gymnast , Loeb switched to rallying in 1995 and won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2001 . Signed by the Citroën factory team for the 2002 season , he and co-driver Daniel Elena took their maiden WRC win that same year at the Rallye Deutschland . After finishing runner-up to Petter Solberg by one point in 2003 , Loeb took his first drivers ' title in 2004 . Continuing with Citroën , he went on to take a record ninth consecutive world title in 2012 . Loeb is a tarmac expert , having won all but three of the WRC rallies on that surface in which he has participated between 2005 and 2013 . Besides his success in rallying , Loeb is a three-time winner at the Race of Champions , after taking home the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and the title Champion of Champions in 2003 , 2005 and 2008 .
Squash is a racket and ball sport played by two ( singles ) or four players ( doubles squash ) in a four-walled court with a small , hollow rubber ball . The players alternate in striking the ball with their racquets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court . The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return . About 20 million people play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries . The governing body of Squash , the World Squash Federation ( WSF ) , is recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) , but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games , despite a number of applications . Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program .
The El Gouna International 2014 is the men 's edition of the 2014 El Gouna International , which is a PSA World Series event Gold ( Prize money : 115 000 $ ) . The event took place at the Abu Tig Marina in El Gouna in Egypt from 13 April to 18 April . Ramy Ashour won his second El Gouna International trophy , beating Mohamed El Shorbagy in the final .
Ramy Mohamed Ashour ( born September 30 , 1987 , in Cairo , Egypt ) , known as Ramy Ashour ( Arabic : رامي عاشور ) , is a retired professional squash player from Egypt , widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport . Thanks to the constant training with his older brother , Hisham Ashour , also a professional squash player , Ramy became the youngest player to reach number one in the world since the 1980s , as well as being the first ever two time World Junior Squash Champion . On April 22 , 2019 , at the age of 31 , Ashour announced his retirement from professional Squash . Ramy is known for his unique playing style , often referred to as 'The Artist ' ; he is regarded by many squash pundits , former and current players , to be one of the most naturally gifted players to ever play the game . Mohamed El Shorbagy , the 2017 world champion , once commented after losing in two world finals to him , as Ashour being 'the best of the best ' ; Jonah Barrington , also one of the Squash greats , ranks him as equal to Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan who dominated the game in the 1980s and 1990s . An unfortunate turn of events left Ashour plagued with a chronic hamstring problem in the twilight of his career . It almost certainly had an impact on his trophy cabinet , but Ashour himself took a characteristically philosophical approach to his injury , demonstrated in his various social media posts on the issue - citing his mental battle and desire for a full recovery . The injury itself came just after his 40+ match winning streak - where many players found it hard to play to his standard , which was defined by shorter rallies , reaction volleying and a unique insight into rally construction .