2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, North Carolina
The Pirates travel to Chapel Hill, NC to face their in-state rival North Carolina. In 2007, the Pirates beat the Tar Heels with a last second field goal to win the game 34-31. The Tar Heels lead the all-time series, 8-2-1.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, UCF
The Pirates face the 2007 Conference USA champion UCF Knights in Greenville, NC. Last year, the Pirates beat the Knights in Orlando, FL 13-10 in overtime and lead the all-time series 7-1.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Marshall
The Pirates head back to West Virginia to face the Thundering Herd of Marshall. The Pirates won last year 19-16 in Greenville, NC after one overtime and lead the all-time series 7-3. In 2007, the Herd spoiled the Pirates' hopes in Huntington for a spot in the Conference USA championship.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, SMU
The Pirates face the Mustangs of Southern Methodist in Dallas, TX. The last time the two schools played was in Greenville, NC in 2006, where the Pirates won 38-21. East Carolina has won both games played in this series.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Rice
The Pirates face the 2008 Texas Bowl Champion Rice Owls at home. The two teams are tied in the series 1-1 after the Owls spoiled the Pirates' hopes to clinch the Conference USA East Division and participate in the Conference USA Football Championship in 2006.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Memphis
The Pirates travel to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, TN to face the Tigers of Memphis. The Pirates won last year in Greenville, NC 30-10 and lead the all-time series 11-6.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Virginia Tech
For the first time since 2000, the 2009 Orange Bowl Champion Hokies make the trip to Greenville, NC. Last year, the Hokies and Pirates squared off in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, with the Pirates winning 27-22 after a Pontiac Game Changing Performance nominated blocked punt was returned by T.J. Lee. The Hokies lead the all time series 9-5.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
In a rematch of the 2008 Conference USA Football Championship, the Pirates travel to Tulsa, OK to face the Golden Hurricane. Last year, the Pirates defeated the Golden Hurricane 27-24. Tulsa leads the all-time series 5-3.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, UAB
The Pirates faced the UAB Blazers at home in Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. In 2008 the Pirates defeated the Blazers in Birmingham, AL for the first time in this series' history. The two schools are tied in the all-time series 4-4.


2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
The Pirates will be hosting the rival Golden Eagles of Southern Miss. Of the 34 games played in this series, the Pirates have only won 8. Last year, the Golden Eagles beat the Pirates 21-3 in Hattiesburg, MS.


2009 East Sussex County Council election
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2009 East Sussex County Council election
The East Sussex County Council election, 2009 took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. All 49 seats of this council were up for election. The councillors were elected from 44 electoral divisions, which accordingly return one or two by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office.


2009 East Sussex County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 June 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2009 East Sussex County Council election
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2009 East Timorese local elections
Local elections were held in East Timor on 9 October 2009 to elect for Village Chiefs (Chefe do Suco) and delegates for Village Councils (Conselho do Suco) in 442 sucos (villages). It included the election of Hamlet Chiefs (Chefe do Aldeia) in aldeias (communities). Elected officials will serve a six-year term.


2009 East Timorese local elections
On 13 October 2009, although no official parties participated in the election as electoral laws prohibited candidates from representing any political parties, Fretilin claimed victory in the said election saying that they "picked up 56% of positions with another 10% of positions being taken by FRETILIN and allied party shared tickets. In Dili FRETILIN won 60% of the Suco leadership positions."


2009 Easter Island immigration referendum
A referendum on restricting immigration was held in Easter Island on 24 October 2009. It followed protests in August 2009 when protestors blocked the runway at Mataveri International Airport in protest at immigration from Chile. The proposal was approved by over 90% of voters. As a result of the vote, the Chilean government introduced a  Special Visitor's Card for visitors to the island. However in October 2009, the Supreme Court ruled that the card violated the constitutional right to free movement. In August 2018, a law took effect prohibiting non-residents from staying on the island for more than 30 days.


2009 Eastern Congo offensive
The 2009 Eastern Congo offensive was a joint Congo-Rwanda military offensive against the Hutu FDLR rebel group descended from those groups that carried out the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Two operations were carried out, 'Kimia II' and 'Umoja Wetu.' 'Kimia' can be translated as 'calm.' "Umoja Wetu" is Swahili for "Our Unity".


2009 Eastern Congo offensive, Timeline
Rwanda and the DRC made an agreement to rout out elements of the FDLR from eastern Congo. On 20 January 2009, 1,000 Rwandan soldiers poured over the border into eastern Congo near Goma and were working, according to United Nations officials, as advisers for the Congolese troops.


2009 Eastern Congo offensive, Timeline
On 23 January 2009, some rebels had started to surrender to Rwandan and Congolese troops.


2009 Eastern Congo offensive, Timeline
First reports of fighting came on 24 January 2009, when the Congolese army reported they killed nine FDLR militiamen. In response the rebels claimed they didn't lose any men and that the Congolese military itself suffered nine soldiers killed and one wounded in a clash with a group of Mai-Mai militiamen. By this time the FDLR was in retreat from Southern into Northern Kivu province and the number of Rwandan soldiers in the region reached 5,000.


2009 Eastern Congo offensive, Timeline
On 26 January 2009, rebels tried to retake the village of Kasinga, but were repulsed by Congolese and Rwandan soldiers in fighting that killed four militiamen.


2009 Eastern Congo offensive, Timeline
On 18 February 2009, air strikes killed 40 rebels 5 kilometers west of Goma.


2009 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
The 2009 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Dean Hood, the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Roy Kidd Coach of the Year. Hood was in his second season as head coach. The season marked the Colonels' 100th season of play. The Colonels played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond, Kentucky. The team finished the season with a record of 5–6 overall and 5–3 in OVC play.


2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division and played their home games in Rynearson Stadium.


2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Following the firing of Jeff Genyk during the 2008 season, Eastern Michigan hired Ron English, who had formerly been the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan and the University of Louisville, as the team's head coach. The coaching change initially brought excitement to the program, as English hired a new staff, including former University of Michigan, New York Giants, and Oakland Raiders running back Tyrone Wheatley, and replaced Genyk's spread offense with a pro-style offense.


2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
However, the change in offense proved difficult for senior quarterback Andy Schmitt, and he was largely ineffective in the first several games of the season. In the second game of the year, the Eagles traveled to Northwestern, and after trailing 21–0 in the second quarter, they tied the game at 24 with 2 minutes left, before Northwestern kicked a game-winning field goal in the closing seconds. The following week, they had another trip just across the county to play Michigan. Similar to their 2006 game at Michigan State, they played a very competitive first half, only trailing by one score. But like many times before, they couldn't put two good halves together. In the second half, the Eagles were outscored 21–0 and Andy Schmitt suffered a season-ending knee injury.


2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The rest of the season they used former starting quarterback Kyle McMahon, and freshman Alex Gillet. Eastern scored no more than 12 points in any of the next three games, including a 56–8 loss at Central Michigan. The week after that, they nearly beat Ball State who was also winless at the time. The difference was a safety in the fourth quarter. Next, they had one more non-conference game as they traveled to Arkansas. This game was the opposite of the Michigan game — bad first half, good second half. They were down 42–0 before eventually losing 63–27.


2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
For the rest of the year, they were only close in the finale at Akron, losing by 7. In previous years, Eastern was able to get at least a few wins because of a high scoring offense. Schmitt's injury ended that, and their defense was among the worst in the nation. Eastern gave up 3,321 rushing yards (276.8 per game), more than any other team in the nation, which was their downfall. They statistically appeared to have one of the best passing defenses, allowing 150.5 passing yards per game, second only to Air Force, but this was mostly an illusion. Everyone knew they couldn't stop the run, so opponents just didn't call many pass plays.


2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern finished the season without a win, their first winless season since 1981. The Eagles were one of two winless FBS teams (Western Kentucky was the other).


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Woodward Field in Cheney, Washington. The team finished 8–4 (6–2 Big Sky) and improved on their record from 2008 in which they finished 6–5.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Matt Nichols
Nichols now has twelve 300-yard passing games in his 35-game career and 14 performances with at least 300 yards of total offense. On EWU's career passing lists, Nichols ranks in the top five in all categories, including second in total offense (9,376) and second in passing yards (8,786) The record holder for both passing yards and total offense is 2005 Payton Award winner Erik Meyer (2002–05) with 10,261 passing yards and 10,942 yards of total offense. Meyer is the player Nichols replaced in 2006 as Eastern's starting quarterback.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Matt Nichols
Nichols now owns the school record with 1,150 career pass attempts, and also ranks fifth in efficiency rating (136.0), second in touchdown passes (63, ranking only behind the 84 of Meyer), second in completions (698) and third in interceptions (40). With 590 rushing yards in his career, Nichols is approaching the EWU career record for a quarterback of 681 set by Meyer. Nichols has been a part of four of the 36-longest pass plays in school history of 70, 78, 80 and 85 yards, but just the 80-yarder was a touchdown. Nichols has the most starts among returning players in 2009 with 33. At the beginning of the 2009 season Nichols was again, named to the Walter Payton Award watchlist.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Western Oregon
Sophomore Taiwan Jones scored on an 87-yard run on his first carry as an Eastern Washington University running back. But it wasn't that easy the rest of the way in EWU's 35–14 non-conference college football victory against Western Oregon Saturday (September 5) at Woodward Field in Cheney, Washington


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Western Oregon
The Eagles, ranked 18th in the preseason NCAA Football Championship Subdivision rankings, scored 14 fourth-quarter points on a pair of Matt Nichols-to-Nathan Overbay touchdown passes as they survived for the win over the NCAA Division II Wolves.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, #10 California
Eastern Washington scored on an 83-yard drive in the first quarter, but the California Bears performed as advertised after that to score 52 unanswered points and record a 59–7 victory over Eastern Washington Saturday (September 12) at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. In a match-up between the Big Sky Conference and the Pacific-10 Conference, Eastern entered the game ranked 18th in the Sports Network FCS poll. Cal, meanwhile, was ranked 10th in the Associated Press poll in the NCAA Football Bowl Division and represented the second-highest ranked team EWU has ever played (West Virginia was sixth when they beat EWU 52–3 in 2006).


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, #10 California
Heisman Trophy candidate Jahvid Best rushed for 144 yards on 17 carries and scored twice for the Golden Bears, who are now 2–0. The Eagles, now 1–1, were out-gained 392–14 on the ground. In all, California had 507 yards of offense to EWU's 235.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Northern Colorado
The defense forced four turnovers and was equally effective on fourth down as Eastern Washington University shut-out Northern Colorado 16–0 Saturday (September 19) in the Big Sky Conference football opener for both schools at Woodward Field in Cheney, Washington


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Northern Colorado
The Eagles recovered three fumbles and had an interception in Eastern's first shutout at Woodward Field since 1983. The Eagles have had six other shutouts since then either on the road or in Spokane, including a 34–0 win over UNC in 2006. Eastern also held the Bears to a 0-of-4 performance on fourth down and had four sacks.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Sacramento State
Hornet Stadium is definitely a home-away-from-home for the Eastern Washington University football team. The Eagles are now a perfect 10–0 against the Hornets in Sacramento, and avenged a 15–13 home setback to the Hornets last season.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Sacramento State
The 19th-ranked Eagles scored 35 first-half points and went on to hold-off Sacramento State 56–30 Saturday (September 26) in sweltering heat at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California The win puts the Eastern Washington Eagles in first place in the Big Sky Conference, and also makes a statement in FCS play as EWU is now ranks #17.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Idaho State
Running back Taiwan Jones had another big day, but so did quarterback Matt Nichols and wide receiver Aaron Boyce as Eastern Washington remained unbeaten in the Big Sky Conference football standings with a 38–3 victory over Idaho State Saturday (Oct. 3) at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho. Jones rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on just 14 carries (12.0 per rush), including a school-record 96-yard rush for a score in the third quarter. He broke the previous record of 95 yards set by John Ditz against Lewis & Clark in 1954. Last week, Jones had 190 yards and four touchdowns against Sacramento State to earn national player of the week honors.


2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule, Idaho State
Nichols completed 27-of-38 passes for 293 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to Boyce, who caught 10 passes for 149 yards. Nichols came up just short of his 13th 300-yard passing performance in his career, but it was the 12th 100-yard receiving output for Boyce. Eastern, which entered the game ranked 17th in the Sports Network NCAA Football Championship Subdivision poll, is now 4–1 overall, and has its third 3–0 start in Big Sky history (1992, 2004).


2009 East–West Shrine Game
The 2009 East–West Shrine Game was the 84th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 100 players from the 2008 college football season, and prospects for the 2009 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended. The proceeds from the East–West Shrine Game benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.


2009 East–West Shrine Game
The game was played on January 17, 2009, at 3 p.m. CT at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston, and was televised by ESPN2. The game was won by the East team, 24–19.


2009 East–West Shrine Game
The offensive MVP was Marlon Lucky (RB, Nebraska), while the defensive MVP was Michael Tauiliili (LB, Duke). The Pat Tillman Award was presented to Collin Mooney (FB, Army); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".


2009 Ecuador electricity crisis
The 2009 Ecuador electricity crisis was caused by a severe drought that depleted water levels at hydroelectric plants. Ecuador experienced rolling blackouts for two to six hours per day that lasted from November 2009 until January 2010.


2009 Ecuador electricity crisis, Background
The electricity crisis arose from Ecuador's worst drought in 40 years, which began in September 2009. Government experts attributed the drought to the El Nino phenomenon. Because of the drought, water levels at the Paute River dam—which normally supplies 40% of Ecuador's power—were extremely low. The reservoir's water level is normally 1,991 meters above sea level, but on November 10 was only 1,968 meters above sea level. The minimum level is 1,965 meters. As of November 11, only two of the dam's 10 turbines were functioning. Normally, the dam can supply up to 1,000 megawatts (MW), but the dam's output was only 200 MW on this day.


2009 Ecuador electricity crisis, Effects
Beginning November 5, rolling blackouts took place across Ecuador for two to six hours per day. Government officials also urged citizens to conserve energy. Economic losses from the blackouts are estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars; factory output slowed, and storage of perishables was disrupted.


2009 Ecuador electricity crisis, Effects
On November 6, the government declared an emergency in the power sector, which was expected to "allow the Finance Ministry to seek to guarantee fuel imports for thermoelectric plants". The government also agreed to purchase additional electricity from Peru and Colombia. Government officials aimed to end power rationing before Christmas.


2009 Ecuador electricity crisis, Effects
The power crisis led to criticism of the Correa administration's management of the power sector as water levels of the reservoirs became depleted.


2009 Ecuador electricity crisis, Effects
In mid-January 2010, the blackouts were "suspended indefinitely", following increased water levels and the acquisition of several generators. In February, Ecuador stopped the import of electricity from Colombia and Peru.


2009 Ecuadorian general election
An early general election was held on 26 April 2009 in Ecuador following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum held on 28 September 2008. President Rafael Correa ran for his first term under the new constitution. The election was initially expected to be held in October 2010.


2009 Ecuadorian general election
Among the candidates for President were current President Rafael Correa, supported by his PAIS Alliance and the Socialist Party; Álvaro Noboa ran under the banner of the PRIAN and had the support of the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the Christian Democratic Union. Former president Lucio Gutiérrez ran as the candidate of the January 21 Patriotic Society Party.


2009 Ecuadorian general election
Preliminary results suggested that Correa had won reelection in the first round easily, surpassing 50% of the vote, followed by Gutiérrez coming in second with about 28% of the vote. Correa's came short of having an absolute majority in parliament.


2009 Ecuadorian general election
In addition Correa became the first sitting president to be reelected since García Moreno since 1875.


2009 Ecuadorian general election
The full results of the seat distribution was still known, though it was assumed that PAIS would have 59 seats, PSP 19, PSC/MG 11, PRIAN 7, MPD 5, the Municipalist Movement 5, and others less than 5 seats.


2009 Edinburgh Sevens
The Edinburgh Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition, which took place on 30 May and 31 May in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the eighth and final Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.


2009 Edinburgh Sevens
On the first day of the competition, South Africa advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cup competition, thereby assuring them of the overall season title; they needed only to finish within the top nine teams to make it impossible for second-place England to catch them on the season log. South Africa went on advance to the Cup finals, where they were defeated 20–19 by Fiji, who passed England for second place on the season log in the process. Last year's series champions New Zealand won the second-level Plate competition, with England winning the Bowl and the USA winning the Shield.


2009 Edinburgh Sevens, Format
The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in Cup semi-finals and the losers competing in Plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in Bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in Shield semi-finals.


2009 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.


2009 Edmonton Eskimos season, Off-season, CFL Draft
The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Eskimos did not have a pick until the second round, when they selected tackle Gordon Hinse, eleventh overall from the University of Alberta.


2009 Edmonton Eskimos season, Off-season, Notable transactions
*Later traded to the BC Lions**Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers


2009 Edmonton Eskimos season, Regular season, Roster
Italics indicate Import player updated 2009-10-08 • 46 Active, 14 Inactive, 9 PR


2009 Edmonton Eskimos season, Playoffs, West Semi-Final
Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta


2009 Edmonton Rush season
The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 4th in franchise history.


2009 Edmonton Rush season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2009 Edmonton Rush season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009 Edmonton Rush season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2009 Edmonton Rush season, Transactions, Trades
*Later traded to the Chicago Shamrox**Later traded to the Washington Stealth***Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm****Later traded to the Boston Blazers


2009 Edmonton Rush season, Transactions, Entry draft
The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Rush selected the following players:


2009 Edmonton Rush season, Transactions, Entry draft
#  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs


2009 Edward Jancarz Memorial
The 12th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2009 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 9 August in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by host pair Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski: Rune Holta and Thomas H. Jonasson.


2009 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fellns - non-starter • nc - non-classify


2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial by-election
The 2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred on April 25, 2009. It was, however, not until May 5, 2009, that the exercise was concluded due to electoral violence. Incumbent PDP Governor Segun Oni won re-election in the supplementary election, defeating AC Kayode Fayemi candidate to emerge winner.


2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial by-election
Segun Oni emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Sikiru Tae Lawal.


2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial by-election, Electoral system
The Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial by-election, Results
The two main contenders registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the re-run election were PDP Governor Segun Oni, who won the contest, and ACN's Kayode Fayemi, who follows closely. The election results were later legally contested by the Fayemi in the court.


2009 El Ayyat railway accident
The El Ayyat train collision killed at least 50 people and injured 30 others on 24 October 2009. The incident occurred in El Ayyat, 6th of October Governorate, located 50 km south of Cairo. The official death toll has increased and might increase further. One of the trains was going southward to visit the Asyut and Aswan, popular tourist destinations.


2009 El Ayyat railway accident
A second train slammed into the first, which had stopped to allow an animal, described by various witnesses and officials as either a cow or a water buffalo, to make its way safely across. The second train was first class and had many passengers aboard; the first one was traveling light. It was thought that two carriages were wrecked completely.


2009 El Ayyat railway accident
Reports described passengers jumping out of the train, but one carriage fell on another and the two had to be separated by a crane. Attempts to find survivors in the two carriages were eventually halted when rescuers concluded there were no further survivors in or under either car. Carriages were cut to reach the passengers. Casualties were hospitalised. Searches continued throughout the night after the crash.


2009 El Ayyat railway accident
Egyptian railway authorities immediately announced an investigation into the crash. The Egyptian government was criticised for its reaction by some of the surviving passengers. Dubai's daily newspaper Gulf News and Israeli publication The Jerusalem Post both suggested officials on-scene had been forbidden from speaking to the media about the incident. The crash was first reported on Twitter, with news networks initially reluctant to provide coverage.


2009 El Paso mayoral election
The 2009 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 14, 2009 to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor John Cook.


2009 El Paso mayoral election
No runoff was required, as Cook secured a majority of the vote in the initial round.


2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides
The 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides occurred November 6–9 affecting areas including San Salvador, La Paz, Cuscatlan, Usulutan and San Vicente. The disaster was triggered by a low-pressure system from the Pacific, and flooding from heavy rains caused mud and rock slides that killed approximately 130 people and left 60 missing.


2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides, Meteorological history
In early November, an area of low pressure formed in the Pacific Ocean west of Central America. The low pressure system in the Pacific moved closer to the coasts of El Salvador and Guatemala triggering light to moderate rainfalls beginning on November 6 and continuing through November 7. 355 mm of rain accumulated in 24 hours, and the total amount of rainfall reached approximately 483 mm near the Saint Vincent Volcano and between 75 mm and 350 mm in other parts of the country.


2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides, Damage
A total of 108 landslides occurred causing 209 buildings to be destroyed and damaging 1,835 more. The floods and mudslides accounted for 130 deaths and 60 people missing. The most affected regions were La Libertad, San Salvador, San Vicente, Cuscatlan and La Paz. Verapaz was also heavily affected by a landslide from the Chichontepec volcano which damaged 300 homes. Several rivers rose above flood levels, and 18 bridges were affected. The United Nations World Food Programme reported the floods washed entire harvests and up to 10,000 people were in need of food assistance.


2009 Elite League speedway season
The 2009 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of the top division of UK speedway and the 13th since its establishment as the Elite League in 1997.


2009 Elite League speedway season, Summary
The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions from 2008.


2009 Elite League speedway season, Summary
Leigh Adams had a stellar season, he once again topped the league averages and became the Australian Champion for the 10th time. He also won the Elite League Riders Championship and nearly led Swindon to a title success, before losing in the play off final to Wolverhampton Wolves. Wolves continued their success of recent years courtesy of heavy scoring throughout the season by Freddie Lindgren, Peter Karlsson and their new signing Tai Woffinden.


2009 Elite League speedway season, Summary
Lee Richardson top scored for the Lakeside Hammers during the season and the team claimed their first top tier trophy in their history when winning the Knockout Cup.


2009 Elite League speedway season, League table
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or lessM = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points


2009 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 71st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.


2009 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
The Lakeside Hammers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 108-77.


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs
The 2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs was the 37th time a spot in the Norwegian top flight was decided by play-off matches between top tier and second level clubs.


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2009 season, Bodø/Glimt and Lyn were relegated directly to the 2010 1. divisjon, and was replaced by Haugesund and Hønefoss who were directly promoted.


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Background
The play-offs between Eliteserien and 1. divisjon have been held every year since 1972 with exceptions in 1994 and 2011. In 2009, the play-offs took place for the two divisions following the conclusion of the regular season and were contested by the fourteenth-placed club in Eliteserien and the three clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places in 1. divisjon. The fixtures were determined by final league position – two semifinals: 14th in Eliteserien v 5th in 1. divisjon and 4th in 1. divisjon v 5th in 1. divisjon, and the winners then played each other to determine who played in Eliteserien the following season.


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams
Four teams entered a play-off for the last Eliteserien spot for the 2009 season. These were:


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams
The four teams first played single game knockout semifinals, and the winners (Kongsvinger and Sarpsborg 08) advanced to a two-legged final for the 16th and last spot in the 2010 Tippeligaen season. Kongsvinger were promoted to the top flight with a 5–4 win on aggregate against Sarpsborg 08.


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Matches, Final
The two winning sides from the first round, Sarpsborg 08 and Kongsvinger, took part in a two-legged play-off to decide who would play in the 2010 Tippeligaen.


2009 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Matches, Final
Kongsvinger won 5–4 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2010 Tippeligaen.


2009 Emerald Bowl
The 2009 Emerald Bowl was the eighth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. The game started at 5:00 PM PST on Saturday, December 26, 2009. The game was telecast on ESPN. USC defeated Boston College 24–13.


2009 Emerald Bowl
The presenting sponsor of the 2009 Emerald Bowl was Diamond Foods, promoting its Emerald Nuts brand of snack foods. The company had served as title sponsor of the game for all eight years of the bowl's existence.


2009 Emerald Bowl, Teams
This marked the first time USC had played in the bowl. The Trojans had played in a BCS bowl game each of the past seven years and had hopes to make it back there again this season before dropping three of their last five games. First, Oregon defeated USC 47–20, USC's worst loss under Pete Carroll up to that time.


2009 Emerald Bowl, Teams
This was followed by an even worse loss against Stanford in the Coliseum by a 55–21 margin that eliminated USC from Rose Bowl contention for the first time in seven years as well as its worst loss in 43 years while Stanford's 55 points were the most points ever scored by an opponent against USC. USC's final regular season game was a 21–17 loss to Arizona. USC fell out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight years after the loss to Wildcats.


2009 Emerald Bowl, Teams
Boston College was making its 11th straight bowl appearance. The Eagles were the first team to play in the Emerald Bowl twice, beating Colorado State 35–21 in the 2003 San Francisco Bowl (the former name of the Emerald Bowl). Boston College went 8–1 in bowl games in the first decade of the 21st century. This was the third meeting between the two schools and the first one in the post-season. USC had won both games in the series, a 23–17 victory in Los Angeles in 1987 and a 34–7 win in Chestnut Hill in 1988.


2009 Emerald Bowl, Game summary
USC wore their home cardinal jerseys, and Boston College wore their away white jerseys.


2009 Emerald Bowl, Game summary
USC freshman quarterback Matt Barkley threw touchdown passes to Stanley Havili on the Trojans first two possessions and added a touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Barkley finished the game with a total of 350 yards passing. Of his 350 yards, Damian Williams accounted for 189 of them on 12 catches. Williams was named the game's MVP for his efforts. Boston College was led by tailback Montel Harris, who rushed for 102 yards and also added a touchdown run.


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup
The 2009 Emir of Qatar Cup was the 37th edition of a cup tournament in men's football (soccer). It is played by the 1st and 2nd Level divisions of the Qatari football league structure.


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup
The top four sides of the 2008–09 Qatari League season enter at the Quarter-final stage.


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup
The winners of this knockout tournament should enter the AFC Champions League 2010 Asian club tournament, but due to Al-Gharafa winning the tournament, league runners up Al Sadd qualified.


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup, Fixtures and results, Round 1
8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Ties played over 24 & 25 April 2009


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup, Fixtures and results, Round 2
8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Ties played over 29 & 30 April 2009


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup, Fixtures and results, Quarter-Finals
8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the Semi-finals. Ties played on 9 & 10 May 2009


2009 Emir of Qatar Cup, Fixtures and results, Semi-Finals
4 teams play a knockout tie. 2 clubs advance to the final. Ties played on 13 May 2009


2009 Emirates Cup
The 2009 Emirates Cup was a pre-season football friendly tournament hosted by Arsenal at its home ground, the Emirates Stadium. It was the third Emirates Cup, an invitational competition inaugurated in 2007. Held on the weekend of 1–2 August 2009, the participants were Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Rangers, and Paris Saint-Germain.


2009 Emirates Cup
The competition follows a point scoring system much like the Amsterdam Tournament, whereby each team plays two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. An additional point is awarded for every goal scored. Arsenal did not face Paris Saint-Germain, and Rangers did not play against Atlético Madrid. On the first day of the tournament, Rangers beat Paris Saint-Germain by a single goal, while Arsenal defeated Atlético 2–1.


2009 Emirates Cup
On day two, Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid played out a draw and Arsenal convincingly won 3–0 against Rangers, regaining the competition's trophy in the process. Midfielder Jack Wilshere was voted man of the match in both of Arsenal's matches, while Andrey Arshavin received the Emirates Player of the Tournament award.


2009 Emirates Cup, Background
The Emirates Cup was inaugurated in July 2007 after Arsenal finalised plans to stage a pre-season competition at its home ground. The competition is named after Arsenal's main sponsor Emirates; the airline's association with the football club began in 2004. Arsenal won the first tournament, which was attended by over 110,000 people across the two days. The 2009 edition was televised live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.


2009 Emirates Cup, Summary
The opening match of the tournament saw Scottish champions Rangers taking on French side Paris Saint-Germain. Rangers manager Walter Smith set his team up in a 4–1–4–1 formation, with a four-man defence, Lee McCulloch in front of a four-man midfield and Kenny Miller playing as the lone striker. Paris Saint-Germain's first eleven included former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makélélé, who shielded their defence. Before kick-off, a minute's applause was held in tribute to former manager Sir Bobby Robson who died on 31 July.


2009 Emirates Cup, Summary
Neither Rangers or Paris Saint-Germain scored in the first half but the game was not incident free – Miller's attempt on goal in the early minutes was wide, and he nearly capitalised on goalkeeper Grégory Coupet leaving his goal line moments later as his cross almost looped into the net. Mevlüt Erdinç had Paris Saint-Germain's best chance after 30 minutes, but failed to connect to Jean-Eudes Maurice's cross. The winning goal, scored by Rangers, came after the interval; from a corner, defender Madjid Bougherra rose highest and headed the ball past Coupet.


2009 Emirates Cup, Summary
Arsenal faced Atlético Madrid in the day's late kick-off. Midfielder Tomáš Rosický returned to the Arsenal team for the first time since January 2008 after a lengthy injury spell, while club captain Cesc Fàbregas was named on the substitutes' bench. The side lined up in a 4–3–3 formation, which Wenger introduced earlier in pre-season to get the best out of his attacking players. Atlético meanwhile started former Manchester United striker Diego Forlán up front, and former-Arsenal player José Antonio Reyes on the right-hand side of midfield.


2009 Emirates Cup, Summary
The visitors started well and almost made a perfect start when Reyes came close to scoring inside six minutes. Florent Sinama Pongolle and Forlán steered their headers wide, but despite the chances Atlético created, Arsenal dictated much of the play in the first 45 minutes. The introduction of academy graduate Jack Wilshere in the second half added fluency to Arsenal's game; reporter Amy Lawrence noted his touches of the ball received "unabashed excitement from the Emirates crowd." Arsenal scored with four minutes of normal time remaining when substitute Andrey Arshavin volleyed in from Fàbregas' cross. Germán Pacheco equalised for Atlético on the counter minutes later, but Arshavin in stoppage time scored again – this time profiting from defensive error, to give Arsenal a 2–1 win.


2009 Emirates Cup, Summary
Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain played each other on the second day; both clubs made a number of changes to their team from their first game. Sergio Agüero, who started against Arsenal, gave Atlético the lead when he converted a penalty kick which was awarded after the forward was brought down by Albert Baning. Paris Saint-Germain played the remainder of the game with 10 men as Baning was sent off for his foul on Agüero.


2009 Emirates Cup, Summary
Despite the man disadvantage, they equalised in the second half as a well-worked move forced goalkeeper Roberto Jiménez Gago out of his position; Ludovic Giuly scored an open goal. The match ended 1–1, keeping Arsenal at the top of the table. The hosts later beat Rangers 3–0, with Wilshere scoring twice. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger lauded his performance over the two days, telling reporters: "When he starts to go past people in the final 20 yards you can always say there is something special." Wilshere's performance was watched by England manager Fabio Capello, but Wenger restrained talk of his involvement in the national side: "Let’s be calm and quiet, the World Cup is next year. Let’s first see how he improves and plays; how consistent he is."


2009 Emirates Cup, Standings
Each team plays two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for every goal scored. For the first time in the competition total shots on target over two days are used as a tiebreaker, if teams are tied on points, goal difference and goals scored.


2009 Emperor's Cup
The 89th Emperor's Cup began on September 19, 2009 and ended on January 1, 2010 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Gamba Osaka won the title for two years in a row. Since Gamba already confirmed 2010 AFC Champions League berth, the last spot of ACL for J.League club is awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, which finished as 4th place of 2009 J.League Division 1.


2009 Emperor's Cup, Participants, Starting in the Second Round
※Clubs ranked from first to fourth at the end of the 17th week of 2009 Japan Football League.


2009 Emperor's Cup Final
2009 Emperor's Cup Final was the 89th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2010. Gamba Osaka won the championship.


2009 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 32 teams, and Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.


2009 Empress's Cup Final
2009 Empress's Cup Final was the 31st final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2010. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.


2009 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Defending champion Nippon TV Beleza won their 10th title, by defeating Urawa Reds 2–0 with Shinobu Ono and Homare Sawa goal. Nippon TV Beleza won the title for 3 years in a row.


2009 Eneco Tour
The 2009 Eneco Tour was the fifth edition of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It took place from 18 August to 25 August 2009 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered. It was part of the inaugural UCI World Ranking. It began with a short individual time trial in Rotterdam and ended with a longer one in Amersfoort.


2009 Eneco Tour, Teams
As the Tour of Benelux is a UCI ProTour event, all 18 ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Three UCI Professional Continental teams, Skil–Shimano, Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, and Vacansoleil were also invited to the race, for a total of 21 teams. Each team was allowed eight riders, though Euskaltel–Euskadi sent only seven and Team Milram had a rider who planned to start withdraw due to injury before the prologue, meaning 166 riders began the event.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Prologue
The course for the prologue time trial was a quick, flat trip through downtown Rotterdam, taking a lap around the city's Southern Park. The course was not at all technical; it contained only gentle turns to form a rectangle, along with long straightaways.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Prologue
Quick Step's Sylvain Chavanel picked up his second victory of the season in the prologue. Chavanel was one of the first men to take the course, and had to wait for ninety minutes to see if his time would hold up. His biggest threat came from Garmin-Slipstream rider Tyler Farrar, who clocked in .23 seconds slower than Chavanel. The Frenchman took the first leader's white jersey.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 1
19 August 2009 - Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 185.4 km


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 1
The first mass-start stage was flat, with a couple of small rises in elevation near the finish line.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 1
A five-rider breakaway formed after 18 km in the saddle, involving Lars Bak, Maciej Bodnar, Yukiya Arashiro, Wim De Vocht, and Pieter Vanspeybrouck. Their maximum advantage over the peloton was 3'50". The top teams in the general classification, Quick Step and Garmin-Slipstream, worked to bring the breakaway back, since they also had strong sprinters who they wanted to try for the stage win. At the 85 km mark, Bobbie Traksel, Luis Pasamontes and Wim Stroetinga crashed, and Pasamontes and Stroetinga had to leave the race with injuries. The breakaway gradually fragmented because of the pace and the day's heat. Bodnar was the last escapee to be caught, with 5 km to go before the finish.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 1
The mass sprint finish was won by Tyler Farrar, who became the new race leader. The sprint was perhaps overshadowed, however, by a dramatic crash that took place right behind it. About ten riders deep in the bunch, two riders collided, and the remainder of the peloton, in full sprint, had no chance to avoid them, leading to further crashes.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 1
All 144 riders who started the sprint together were given the same finishing time as Farrar, but five riders were injured, most notably Silence-Lotto's Gorik Gardeyn, who was taken to a hospital with four or five broken ribs, and a double fracture of his right shoulder blade. Française des Jeux's Yoann Offredo sustained a left shoulder injury. Maxime Vantomme, Sebastien Turgot, and Koen de Kort also sought medical attention, but their injuries weren't considered serious enough for them to have to leave the race.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 2
20 August 2009 - Ardooie (Belgium) to Brussels (Belgium), 178.1 km


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 2
This stage is undulating, with numerous small raises in elevation, including the Muur van Geraardsbergen, used yearly in the Tour of Flanders.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 2
The heat combined with the many small climbs caused many riders to drop out of the race. A notable rider to abandon was Astana's Andreas Klöden due to injuring his wrist after crashing going around a roundabout. A 5-man breakaway formed after 18 km, comprising Juan José Haedo, Mathew Hayman, Tanel Kangert, Jérémy Roy, and David Deroo. Their maximum advantage was just under two minutes, and they began to splinter 76 km from the finish. By that point, the leading peloton in pursuit of the breakaway was only about 80 riders strong.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 2
Several riders from that leading peloton tried to counterattack as the morning's breakaway was caught, and a group including Edvald Boasson Hagen was able to get away briefly. As Boasson Hagen began the stage fourth overall, the contenders weren't willing to let him get very far up the road, and limited the advantage of this breakaway to just 48 seconds before it was caught. Numerous other breakaways saw riders briefly get away, and Nick Nuyens had a gap of 20 seconds inside the final kilometer, but a mass sprint finish still took place. The sprint was won by race leader Tyler Farrar, who extended his overall lead, though he expressed doubt in his ability to hold it when asked after the stage.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 3
21 August 2009 - Niel (Belgium) to Hasselt (Belgium), 158.3 km


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 3
This course is similar in profile to the one previous, bumpy but without any imposing rises in elevation.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 3
A breakaway formed 39 km into this stage, with Romain Villa, Niki Terpstra, and Albert Timmer the escapees. Their maximum advantage was about three minutes before the Quick Step and Garmin Slipstream-led peloton set to reeling them in. Timmer and Terpstra eventually dropped Villa after repeated attacks and counterattacks, but the peloton was all one with 6 km left to ride. Liquigas–Doimo was the first team to try to deploy their leadout train, working for Francesco Chicchi, but they were quickly overwhelmed by Garmin, Quick Step, and Team Columbia-HTC. Edvald Boasson Hagen attacked within the final kilometer, on the last turn before the finish, but the mass sprint took him back in. The first across the line was Belgian national champion Tom Boonen, gaining his first victory with that jersey on his shoulders.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 4
22 August 2009 - Hasselt (Belgium) to Libramont (Belgium), 221.2 km


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 4
This is the Eneco Tour's longest stage, and it is the only one with any real heights to speak of. It begins at a higher point than is previously reached in the Tour and climbs in several places, including a slight uphill to the finish.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 4
This stage began very quickly, with the first hour of racing covering almost 50 km. At the 60 km mark, Damien Gaudin broke away and was the lone leader for a time before being joined by Reinier Honig and Niki Terpstra. Their maximum advantage over the peloton came at the 90 km mark, an advantage of 7' 45". Garmin-Slipstream and Rabobank drove the peloton to catch the breakaway, and they easily did, with over 50 km left to race.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 4
Several further breakaways were attempted, and the pace needed to bring them back combined with the stage's hilly terrain made it so the leading group was for a time only about 30 riders strong. Top contenders Bradley Wiggins, Vincenzo Nibali, and Sylvain Chavanel, among with many others, all tried to break away after the morning's initial escapees were caught, but none ultimately succeeded. A group of 79 was together for a surprising mass sprint finish.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 4
Though this was thought to be the first stage that would not end in a field sprint, race leader Tyler Farrar and other sprint specialists like fellow stage winner Tom Boonen never lost contact with the leading peloton. It was initially thought that Edvald Boasson Hagen had won the sprint, but close examination of the photo finish showed that Farrar in fact was the first across the line, for his third stage win of the Tour.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 5
23 August 2009 - Roermond (Netherlands) to Sittard (Netherlands), 204.3 km


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 5
This course is jagged, beginning at near sea level but including a number of rises, with gradients reaching as high as 7.3%. The final 25 km to the finish are either flat or on rises of less than 4% gradient. It is thought of as the Tour's most difficult stage, and it has been called a "little Amstel Gold Race."


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 5
Two kilometers into the stage, three riders broke clear of the main field. These were Sergio De Lis, David Deroo, and Jens Mouris, and they obtained a maximum advantage of close to 18 minutes, at the 75 km mark. By the 105 km mark, it had fallen all the way to 10 minutes, as the peloton began their chase in earnest and the terrain became difficult for the escapees. A 15-man chase broke clear of the peloton 20 km later, headed by Columbia-HTC, Rabobank, and some other overall contenders. Race leader Tyler Farrar and teammate Bradley Wiggins, who had been thought to be a contender for the race overall, were not in the chase and neither were any of their teammates. Wiggins would end up finishing the stage 10'21" behind the stage winner and dropping well away from contention.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 5
The leading groups continued to attack one another and splinter, and by 48 km to go, the original three breakaway riders were brought back into the fold. Thirteen riders were together for the final 20 km circuit in Sittard, and though their advantage continually fell as they neared the line, they finished with a 31-second advantage over the main chase group, that included Farrar. The decisive attack for the stage win came with about 1 km to go. Lars Bak sprinted out of the leading group and went à bloc to survive to the line, saying later that he felt faint for a while after the stage win. Edvald Boasson Hagen assumed the race overall leadership, by 15 seconds over Farrar and Bak.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 6
24 August 2009 - Genk (Belgium) to Roermond (Netherlands), 163.3 km


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 6
This stage was flat. Vincenzo Nibali, who had been in fifth overall and was considered an important rider for Italy at the world championships, did not start this stage due to a season-ending broken collarbone sustained the previous day.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 6
This was a very straightforward day of racing. A three-man breakaway, comprising Rick Flens, Huub Duyn, and Alexander Serov, came clear after 34 km. The peloton kept their advantage under tight control, as it did not extend beyond 90 seconds at any point. The catch easily occurred at the 12 km to go mark. The two Italian teams, Lampre–NGC and Liquigas–Doimo, drove the peloton in the stage's final kilometers, to try to weaken the field to the advantage of their sprinters.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 6
Team Columbia-HTC came forward inside the final kilometer and race leader Edvald Boasson Hagen jumped from an early leadout, just after a right-hand turn in the road, to sprint away to the stage win. Tyler Farrar had been caught off guard, and could not make up the ground to Boasson Hagen, finishing third as the young Norwegian took the stage win. Boasson Hagen, like Farrar before him, expressed his doubts after the stage that he could hold on for the overall win.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 7
The course for the second time trial is more challenging and technical than the first. There are several sharp turns and curves in the road, and only one long straightaway.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 7
The early best time was set by Saxo Bank rider Alex Rasmussen. An hour after Rasmussen's ride, Tony Martin and Thomas De Gendt both bettered his time by a few seconds, as rain began to fall. Bradley Wiggins, who had fallen well out of contention on Stage 5 but would figure to be a favorite in any time trial, had the best time at the intermediate time check. He did not, however, finish the course, opting instead to simply pull off shortly after the 5.9 km mark, as the rain continued to fall.


2009 Eneco Tour, Stages, Stage 7
The rain caused Joost Posthuma to spin out and crash after a right-hand turn, costing him such time that he fell from fifth on GC all the way to 11th after the stage. Race leader Edvald Boasson Hagen was the last man to take the course and managed to just beat the times set by the Rabobank duo of Sebastian Langeveld and Maarten Tjallingii set shortly before his run to win the stage. Tyler Farrar, who had been in second overall, decided to skip this time trial in order to better concentrate on the Vuelta a España. The win sealed the first-ever stage race victory for Boasson Hagen.


2009 English Greyhound Derby
The 2009 Blue Square Greyhound Derby took place during May with the final being held on 30 May 2009 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Kinda Ready received £100,000.


2009 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
Neck, 3, 1½, 1¾, 1½ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


2009 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race report
It took five rounds of action to narrow down the field to the final six greyhounds. Kinda Ready was the eventual winner, after picking up Fear Zafonic near the line. The rest of the field encountered crowding leaving the front two to battle it out. An April 2007 whelp, Kinda Ready was the youngest in the final, and was also the biggest price winner in the history of the Derby at Wimbledon. And biggest since 1975 at White City the previous home of the derby. This year also saw no Irish trained greyhounds in the final with last year's Irish Greyhound Derby winner Shelbourne Aston bowing out in the quarter-finals.


2009 English National Badminton Championships
The 2009 English National Badminton Championships were held at the Manchester Velodrome, in Manchester, from 30 January - 2 February, 2009.


2009 English cricket season
The 2009 English cricket season was the 110th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Four regular tournaments were played: The LV County Championship (first-class), Friends Provident Trophy (50 Over), NatWest Pro40 League (40 Over) and the Twenty20 Cup (T20). All four tournaments featured the eighteen classic county cricket teams, although the Friends Provident Trophy also featured sides from Ireland and Scotland.


2009 English cricket season
On the international scene England hosted the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes; it was the 74th test series between the two sides with England winning 2-1. The West Indies also toured losing the Wisden Trophy test series 2-0 to England.


2009 English football tapping up controversy
Allegations of tapping up in English football came to light in 2009 after accusations were made by French and English football clubs that a number of Premier League clubs had been enticing their youth players to join them.


2009 English football tapping up controversy
The controversy started when RC Lens midfielder Gaël Kakuta breached his contract in order to join Chelsea. A number of other French clubs and an Italian club soon reported to FIFA that other Premier League clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City, had been tempting their youngsters away.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Chelsea and RC Lens
The issue was first introduced into the public eye in September 2009 when, after being reported by RC Lens, FIFA banned Chelsea from any transfer activity until January 2011 and also ordered €130,000 to Lens as compensation. The player in question, French midfielder Gaël Kakuta, was also ordered to pay €780,000 to Lens.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Chelsea and RC Lens
Chelsea soon appealed to FIFA's actions in "the strongest possible way" under the grounds that it was Kakuta's mother who had signed the pre-contract, not her son; UEFA had assured Chelsea that they could sign the Frenchman as he wasn't a registered player at Lens and also because the London club believed there may was a statute of limitations on such 'illegal transfers'. Club CEO Peter Kenyon also commented that people need to "understand this is something that happened two years ago".


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Chelsea and RC Lens
On 4 February 2010, Chelsea were cleared of any wrongdoing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. That decision was recognized by FIFA, and Lens's complaint was withdrawn, resulting in the ban being overturned. The CAS's decision read "The CAS has noted that, in the agreement, the two clubs and the player have recognised that the contract between the player and RC Lens was not valid. Accordingly, the player could not have terminated it prematurely and without just cause and FC Chelsea cannot therefore be liable for inducing a breach of contract. As a consequence, in light of these new circumstances, the sanctions imposed upon Chelsea FC and the player by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber had to be lifted."


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Manchester United, Le Havre and Fiorentina
Following the implications against Chelsea, a further two Premier League clubs were reported in the press by French clubs for "poaching" their youth players. Le Havre soon reported Manchester United for enticing their midfielder Paul Pogba to the club. In a statement released on their official website, it was commented that "The player [Pogba] and his parents refused to keep the arrangement because Manchester United offered very high sums of money to the parents of the [player] with the aim of obtaining the transfer of their son".


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Manchester United, Le Havre and Fiorentina
United soon threatened to sue the French club, commenting that they believed the transfer was legal and within guidelines set out by FIFA who have yet to receive an objection from the French club over the transfer. Manchester United were eventually cleared of wrongdoing by a judge appointed by FIFA. Despite this, Le Havre insist that "Contrary to what Manchester United state on their official website FIFA have not validated the transfer of Paul Pogba but, as they normally do in this type of case, have issued a provisional international certificate. The decision of the international body is therefore a non-event and is normal procedure."


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Manchester United, Le Havre and Fiorentina
Italian club ACF Fiorentina contacted FIFA soon after Le Havre's allegations in the media, claiming United had "stolen" 16-year-old defender Michele Fornasier. No further comments from either side have been made about the issue.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Manchester City and Rennes
The second club to be named were United's neighbours Manchester City for allegedly signing one of Rennes youth players Jérémy Hélan and have reported the matter to FIFA under grounds that the Frenchman had signed a pre-contract with Rennes when he was thirteen and have called for the governing body to impose the same ban that Chelsea have been given. City have commented that the transfer was perfectly legal, "We are comfortable that we have acted within the rules throughout the process and in no way induced any breach of contract by Jérémy Helan" read an item on the club's official website.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Crewe Alexandra
In the wake of the controversy, Crewe Alexandra technical director Dario Gradi also revealed that the club, known for producing young talented players, were losing a lot of their players to bigger clubs. Gradi commented that he "lost a 12-year-old to Everton. He was our best 12-year-old. The lure is that the bigger clubs pay big expenses", before continuing "This kid will be getting several hundred pounds a week in expenses. We pay expenses but nothing like that. It's more a case of giving out £20 if someone can pick a kid up en-route".


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Events, Crewe Alexandra
In the same interview, Gradi also revealed a Premier league club had attempted to poach one of their 15-year-old players. Reports in the media suggested that it was striker Max Clayton, son of former Alex player Paul, and that the club in question was Liverpool who had offered the Cheshire club a sum of around £1 million for the player's services two years ago. Neither Gradi nor Crewe had confirmed who the player is and which Premier League club was involved, the Merseyside club have failed to comment on the issue and the Football League have not received any complaint from the League Two club.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Reactions
In reaction to FIFA's ban on Chelsea, PFA chairman Gordon Taylor revealed he was in favour of a transfer ban on players under the age of 18 years, "There's been a general feeling that a ban on movement of players under the age of 18 would be better for the game" he commented in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, "You need to encourage clubs, if they're going to have youth development programmes, to be able to pick out the lads and have some time with them" he added. Taylor conceded that players will move on, but he felt a better system for compensation for the selling club should be introduced.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Reactions
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger argued against this proposal, however, contending that the movement of young players allows them to receive a better quality of coaching and education. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson pointed out the anomaly that prevents clubs from signing young players from beyond a certain distance within England, but does not prohibit them from signing young foreigners.


2009 English football tapping up controversy, Reactions
Further to his allegations, Dario Gradi also said he was delighted with FIFA's actions against Chelsea, "at least Fifa have given the smaller clubs hope".


2009 Epsom Derby
The 2009 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 2009. It was the 230th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sea the Stars. The winner was ridden by Michael Kinane and trained by John Oxx. The pre-race favourite Fame and Glory finished second.


2009 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nse = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated


2009 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2008.


2009 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2009 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


2009 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


2009 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of Classic winners
Sea The Stars (1st) Sire of fourteen individual Group/Grade One winners including six classic winners as of August 2020


2009 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of Group/Grade One winners
Rip Van Winkle (4th) - Later exported to New Zealand


2009 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Masterofthehorse (3rd) - Flat and jumps winnersGolden Sword (5th) - Exported to South AfricaCrowded House (6th) - Exported to Australia


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on November 29, 2009. Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has been President since 1979, ran for another term and won re-election with 95.8% of the vote, according to official results. Opposition leader Plácido Micó Abogo placed second with 3.6%. However, international observers and the main opposition candidate questioned the legitimacy of this election, noting the poor management which created an unfriendly field for other candidates to take part, media manipulation and the unbalanced results.


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Background
According to a presidential decree issued on February 29, 2008, the election was planned for 2010. However, it was announced on October 16, 2009, that the election would be held on November 29, 2009. Micó Abogo criticized the election date, arguing that the government intended to deprive the opposition of adequate time to prepare for the election by announcing the date only 45 days in advance. He said that his party, the Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS), would participate in the election, along with other opposition parties, although he alleged that the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) was planning fraud.


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Campaign
Campaigning began on November 5. The Equatoguinean Ambassador to the United States, Purificacion Angue Ondo, stressed that the government was "committed to holding fair and democratic elections. As part of our reform efforts we aim to ensure all voices are heard. We view open access of the media to political candidates as crucial in this process. We are committed to ensuring all of our candidates are able to exercise their right to speak to the press." The government pointed to an interview given by Micó Abogo on the Spanish International Channel, which was broadcast on television in Equatorial Guinea, as a sign of its commitment to openness.


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Campaign
Parties running candidates in the election were to receive public funds for campaigning purposes. There were about 291,000 people registered to vote. There is substantial variation in estimates of the total population, with low estimates of around 600,000 people and high estimates of more than one million.


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Campaign
Five candidates stood in the election, although two of them were characterized by the international press as mere proxies for President Obiang. Obiang's campaign presented him as the candidate representing continuity and successful management of Equatorial Guinea's lucrative oil industry, promising redistribution of oil wealth and economic development. Declaring himself to be "the candidate of the people", Obiang said that no one could contradict the will of the people and expressed confidence that he would win more than 97% of the vote (he officially won the previous presidential election, held in 2002, with 97.1%). Meanwhile, Mico Abogo denounced the government as oppressive and said that it won elections only through fraud. He also said that oil wealth had only served to enrich the small elite surrounding Obiang and that it helped to reinforce the regime.


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Campaign
According to a diplomat posted in Malabo, who pointed to Micó Abogo's severe criticisms of the government, the campaign had been marked by an increased "freedom of tone" for the opposition. Noting that the government wanted the election to appear credible, he believed that the increased degree of freedom was the result of negotiations with the government. The active participation of the opposition in the campaign was nevertheless considered limited by Almani Cyllah of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems: "These elections would have been a turning point if the opposition had actually participated. We would have felt that yes, things are moving in the right direction. But the opposition felt that the elections were not going to be free and fair."


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Campaign
Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea candidate Carmelo Mba Bacale announced on 28 November that he had decided to boycott the election. He alleged that the PDGE was planning fraud, saying that PDGE members were heading polling stations as well as the electoral commission.


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Conduct
On election day, 29 November, voter turnout was reportedly low. Mico Abogo denounced the conduct of the election, saying that fraud and manipulation were rife, and he declared that he would not accept the official results. Observers noted irregularities in the election. Abogo also claimed that "government agents voted in place of the public and some polling stations closed early."


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Conduct
Abogo's allegation of fraud came amidst international observations that the media had been subjected to manipulations throughout the election, including the refusal of visas for the press and enhanced public relations activity by a private firm supporting President Obiang. Soon after the election, Human Rights Watch said "In recent weeks it [the government] has stifled and harassed the country's beleaguered political opposition ... [ and] imposed serious constraints on international observers." With similar observations and accounts in mind, IFES commentator Almani Cyllah said that "it is a little difficult to see how we can say that those elections are free and fair."


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Results
Nearly complete provisional results were released by 1 December, showing Obiang winning 95.19% of the vote; Micó Abogo was credited with 4.05%, while Popular Union candidate Archivaldo Montero was credited with 0.39%, Party of the Social Democratic Coalition candidate Bonaventura Monsuy Asumu was credited with 0.19%, and Mba Bacale (who had announced a boycott the day before the election) was credited with 0.17%. 292,585 people were said to have voted, a figure that slightly exceeded the official number of registered voters (about 291,000).


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Results
According to official results, Obiang's lead increased slightly when the final results were released on 3 December. According to those results, Obiang received 95.8% of the vote, Micó Abogo received 3.6%, Montero received 0.34%, and Monsuy Asumu received 0.17%. Speaking to a gathering of thousands of supporters in Malabo on 3 December, Obiang declared that the people had chosen "progress and peace" by re-electing him. He vowed "to focus on health and education" as well as more training for women and the youth, while stressing the importance of spending the country's oil wealth responsibly. The official results were inconsistent, with the total of votes received by candidates (271,992) being 28 higher than the published total valid votes (271,964).


2009 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Aftermath
Obiang was sworn in for his new seven-year term in a ceremony at the Palace of Congress in Bata on 8 December 2009; various other African heads of state were in attendance. On the occasion, Obiang spoke of a "bright and promising future". He also said that he would promote cooperation between parties so that there could be a political consensus for the good of the nation.


2009 Erie RiverRats season
The 2009 Erie RiverRats season was the third season for the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) franchise.


2009 Erie RiverRats season
In August, 2008, Liotta resigned as coach of the RiverRats and left to coach the Wheeling Wildcats. In September 2008, the RiverRats named Steven G. Folmar as the franchise's second head coach. In December 2008, owner Jeff Hauser sold the team to a group of local businessmen, headed by Jeff Plyler, Bob Foltyn and Frank Herman. The RiverRats had to replace many players on the roster, as most of the 2008 roster followed Liotta to Wheeling.


2009 Erie RiverRats season
As a result of all the changes, the RiverRats struggled all season to score points, resulting in offensive coordinator Paul Pennington's resignation after an 0–3 start. After dropping to 0–7, the RiverRats got their first win of the season on a last second field goal by Joe Lindway. The RiverRats ended up finishing with a 3-11 record, and missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.


2009 Esiliiga
The 2009 season of the Esiliiga (the second league of the Estonian football system).


2009 Esiliiga, Results
Each team will play every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.


2009 Espinar bus crash
The 2009 Espinar bus crash occurred in Espinar (near Cuzco), Peru, on 24 December 2009, when a bus rolled over the edge of a cliff, killing 41 and injuring 22.


2009 Espinar bus crash
The bus had been transporting passengers between the provinces of Arequipa and Chumbivilcas in Southern Peru. While travelling a mountain road in the Andean Mountains along the Altoandiana highway, the bus veered off the road and plunged down a 200-metre ravine. The cause was believed to be a wet road due to heavy rains, technical failure, and speeding. 40 passengers were found dead, and 22 were injured, one fatally. 10 of the injured were taken to a hospital in Espinar and 12 were taken to a hospital in Velille. One of the injured later died in the hospital.


2009 Essex County Council election
An election to Essex County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. The elections had been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. 75 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2005.


2009 Essex County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2009 Essex County Council election
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2009 Essex County Council election, Summary
The Conservatives were re-elected with an increased majority. As in several other Tory councils, the Liberal Democrats replaced Labour as the main opposition party as Labour lost all but one seat, reflecting the Labour Party's declining national popularity at that time.


2009 Essex County Council election, Summary
A notable feature of this election was the number of minor parties and local groups. These included right wing and anti-European parties, that appear to have siphoned support from the main parties and, in some divisions, out-polled them. Local groups enjoyed strong local support, challenging the successful candidates and winning seats.


2009 Essex County Council election, Results summary
In summaries, Labour and Labour Co-operative results are amalgamated. In multi-member divisions, the "majority" is the number of votes by which the loser with the highest number of votes fell short of being elected.


2009 Esso Cup
The 2009 Esso Cup was Canada's inaugural national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2009 at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alberta. The Westman Wildcats from Manitoba defeated the Scarborough Sharks from Ontario to win the first gold medal. The host Calgary Flyers defeated their provincial rival, the Edmonton Thunder, to take the bronze. Calgary's Brittany Styner was named the tournament's most valuable player.


2009 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Quebec
Quebec did not field a team in this year's Esso Cup


2009 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused 2009) were held between 6 and 7 December 2008 in Tartu. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2009 World Championships and the 2009 European Championships.


2009 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
Skaters from Lithuania, Latvia, and Finland competed as guests and their results were discounted from the final standings.


2009 Estonian municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Estonia on 18 October 2009, with advance voting between 8 and 14 October 2009.


2009 Estoril Open
The 2009 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the Estoril Open for the men (the 13th for the women), and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, from 2 May through 10 May 2009.


2009 Estoril Open
The men's draw was headlined by Gilles Simon, former 2002 and 2006 champion David Nalbandian and 2003 champion Nikolay Davydenko. Other players included David Ferrer, Mardy Fish and 2001 champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.


2009 Estoril Open
The women's draw was headlined by 2004 and 2008 finalist Iveta Benešová and 2008 champion Maria Kirilenko. Other players included Shahar Pe'er and Anna-Lena Grönefeld.


2009 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Eric Butorac /  Scott Lipsky defeated  Martin Damm /  Robert Lindstedt, 6–3, 6–2


2009 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Raquel Kops-Jones /  Abigail Spears defeated  Sharon Fichman /  Katalin Marosi, 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]


2009 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie were the defending champions, but Coetzee chose not to participate that year. Moodie partnered with Dick Norman, but lost in the semifinals to Martin Damm and Robert Lindstedt.


2009 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but chose not to play that year. Albert Montañés won the title, notably by saving match points in quarterfinal and final match.


2009 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but Pennetta chose not to participate this year. Kirilenko partnered with Sorana Cîrstea, but lost to Julie Coin and Marie-Ève Pelletier in the quarterfinals.


2009 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ekaterina Makarova.


2009 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Yanina Wickmayer defeated Ekaterina Makarova in the final, 7–5, 6–2. It was Wickmayer's first career title.


2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round
The 2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round was the fourth round of the 2009 Superleague Formula season, with the races taking place on September 6, 2009.


2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round, Report, Qualifying
SC Corinthians (Antônio Pizzonia) took his 3rd Superleague Formula pole of the season.


2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 1
Polesitter SC Corinthians (Antônio Pizzonia) went too slowly at the start and got passed by Olympiacos CFP (Esteban Guerrieri). When the pitstops came around Liverpool F.C. (Adrián Vallés) passed the Olympiacos CFP car in the pitstops. During SC Corinthians pitstop the car left with the rear jack still attached to the car. Antônio Pizzonia managed to shake it off before getting back on track. Atlético Madrid (María de Villota) got into the side of F.C. Porto (Álvaro Parente) ending F.C. Portos race.


2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 1
With 12 minutes to go Olympiacos CFP passed SC Corinthians to go into 2nd place and with 3 minutes on the clock remaining Olympiacos CFP passed Liverpool F.C. to get into 1st and get their first ever Superleague Formula win. Liverpool F.C. came 2nd and SC Corinthians finished 3rd.


2009 Ethias Trophy
The 2009 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mons, Belgium between 5 and 11 October 2009.


2009 Ethias Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Ethias Trophy, Champions, Doubles
Denis Istomin /  Evgeny Korolev def. Alejandro Falla /  Teymuraz Gabashvili, 6–7(4), 7–6(4), [11–9]


2009 Ethias Trophy – Doubles
Michal Mertiňák and Lovro Zovko were the defending champions, but they chose to not compete this year. Denis Istomin and Evgeny Korolev won the final 6–7(4), 7–6(4), [11–9], against Alejandro Falla and Teymuraz Gabashvili.


2009 Ethias Trophy – Singles
Teymuraz Gabashvili tried to defend his 2008 title but he was eliminated by Xavier Malisse in the second round. Number 1 seed Janko Tipsarević won this tournament, defeating unseeded Sergiy Stakhovsky in the final, 7–6(4), 6–3.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 2009 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the eleventh Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's three major beach soccer championships of the 2009 beach soccer season, held in May 2009, in Rome, Italy. Spain won the championship for the third time, with former champions Switzerland finishing second. Six time champions Portugal beat Hungary in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Matches, Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals took place on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2009 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the twelfth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between July 10 and August 23, 2009.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer League
In 2009, BSWW introduced major changes to the EBSL. This included the reintroduction of Divisions A and B to the league, and making the Superfinal a Division A only event; the opportunity for Division B teams to qualify for the Superfinal was replaced with having the nations of the second division aim to qualify for a new additional post season event instead, the Promotion Final, in which nations would compete to try and earn promotion to Division A, as well as other changes explained later.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer League
Portugal were the defending champions but fell short in the championship match of the Superfinal, losing to Russia who claimed their first European title. Meanwhile, in Division B, Romania were promoted after winning the inaugural edition of the Promotion Final, with Norway relegated from Division A in return.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer League, Format changes
2009 saw the introduction of major changes to the format of this and future seasons of the EBSL which have remained almost unchanged to date (2017). The following decisions were made:


2009 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
2. Turkey were supposed to compete with Austria and another, as of then, unconfirmed team as part of stage 4. Ultimately Austria pulled out and no other team entered meaning Division B did not materialise during stage 4. Turkey therefore automatically qualified for the Promotion Final and consequently did not compete during the regular season.


2009 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Minehead, 17–19 July), Division A
Norway are ranked ahead of France based on their head-to-head result


2009 EuroLeague American Tour
The 2009 Euroleague American Tour inaugurated a yearly basketball exhibition Tour organized by the Euroleague in the United States. The aim of the Euroleague American Tour is to expose to American basketball fans a different basketball approach than the one presented by the NBA, a lot more similar to the NCAA one.


2009 EuroLeague American Tour
The Euroleague teams that participated in that first edition were Partizan Belgrade, Olympiacos and Maccabi Tel Aviv. On the other hand, the NBA franchises that played against them were the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs, the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The NBA rules that applied to the event combined with the fact that the opponents were all top class NBA teams led to consecutive losses for the Euroleague representants. In Partizan's case, things were even worse as they competed without future All-Euroleague point guard Bo McCalebb and power forward Lawrence Roberts.


2009 EuroLeague American Tour
Overall, in spite of the fact that Euroleague teams seemed unable to threaten their NBA competition within the United States, they demonstrated some of the advantages that make them high-class basketball organizations: Solid fundamentals, outstanding team play and some of the best players of FIBA Basketball like Theo Papaloukas, Miloš Teodosić, Aleks Marić, Ioannis Bourousis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis to name a few.


2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
The 2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the nineteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Circuit de Catalunya on April 18 and finished at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on October 25, after fourteen rounds. This season was the last for the current specification Tatuus chassis introduced in 2000, as a new chassis will be introduced for the 2010 season. Albert Costa won the title holding off the challenges of Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa, who finished tied on points, with Vergne finishing second on a tie-breaker.


2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Championship standings, Drivers
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2009 Eurocup Mégane Trophy
The 2009 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the fifth Eurocup Mégane Trophy season. The season began at Circuit de Catalunya on 18 April and finished at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on 25 October, after seven rounds and fourteen races. Mike Verschuur won the title, having battled Jonathan Hirschi for the entire campaign.


2009 Euroleague Final Four
The 2009 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2008–09 Euroleague season. It was held on May, 2009. All of the games were held at the O2 World, in Berlin Germany. Panathinaikos won the title, which was their fifth at the time.


2009 European 10 m Events Championships
The 2009 European 10 m Events Championships was held in Prague, Czech Republic, form 19 to 22 February 2009.


2009 European 10,000m Cup
The 2009 European 10,000m Cup, was the 13th edition of the European 10,000m Cup took place on 9 June in Ribeira Brava, Portugal.


2009 European 10,000m Cup, Team
In italic the participants whose result did not go into the team's total time, but awarded with medals.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
The 2009 European Amateur Team Championship took place 30 June – 4 July at Conwy Golf Club in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales, United Kingdom. It was the 27th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
Conwy Golf Club was formed in 1890. Its links course was designed by Jack Morris, club professional at Royal Liverpool Golf Club and nephew of Old Tom Morris, the first nine holes in 1875 and additional nine holes in 1895.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Norway won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 30-under-par score of 690, three strokes ahead of team Italy. Neither host nation Wales or defending champions Ireland mad it to the quarter finals, finishing 10th and 11th respectively.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but tied individual leaders were 16-year-old Matteo Manassero, Italy and Pontus Widegren, Sweden, each with a 10-under-par score of 134, one stroke ahead of Andrea Pavan, Italy.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining  matches. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
The four teams placed 17–20 formed flight C, to play each other in a round-robin system, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Scotland won the gold medal, earning their sixth title, beating team England in the final 5–2.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Italy, earned the bronze on third place, after beating Norway 5–2 in the bronze match.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
20 nation teams contested the event, the same number of teams as at the previous event one year earlier. Each team consisted of six players.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


2009 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.


2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 3rd Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for both men and women were held in Milan, Italy, on 29 March to 5 April 2009.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena which has a seating capacity of 6,700 people.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships
It was the fourth time that the championships were held in Italy.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Men's results, Track
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Men's results, Field
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Men's results, Combined
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Women's results, Track
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Women's results, Field
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Women's results, Combined
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The Men's 1500 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The Men's 3000 metres event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The Men's 4 x 400 metres relay event  at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 8.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The Men's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7.


2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.