2009 Green Party (Czech Republic) leadership election, Background
Martin Bursík resigned on the position of leader after debacle in 2009 European election. Ondřej Liška became acting leader. Election was set for December 2009. Liška decided to run for the position of the Leader. Matěj Stropnický became his main rival.


2009 Green Party (Czech Republic) leadership election, Voting
There were 4 Candidates - Ondřej Liška, Matěj Stropnický, Josef Jadrný and Jan Linhart. Jadrný withdrawn from election before the election. Liška then defeated both Stropnický and Linhart.


2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election
The 2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election took place November 13–15, 2009 in London, Ontario.


2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election
Longtime Green Party of Ontario leader Frank de Jong told the GPO convention on May 16, 2009, that he would be stepping down as leader of the party. De Jong was the founding leader of the party, and although he was never able to win a seat for the party, under his leadership its share of the vote rose from 0.34% in 1995 to 8.1% in 2007.


2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election
At the close of nominations, Mike Schreiner was the sole candidate who had submitted nomination documents. Per party rules, Schreiner still had to run in the leadership convention, however, his only opponent on the ballot was "none of the above". Schreiner's election was confirmed on November 14, 2009.


2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election, Registered candidates
Mike Schreiner,  policy director for the GPO, and the candidate for the Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock 2009 by-election, in which he finished in third.


2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election, None of the above
The None of the above ballot option was available to members.


2009 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship
The 2009 Coca-Cola GM was the 39th edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Qeqertarsuaq from August 10 to 15. It was won by G-44 Qeqertarsuaq for the first time in its history.


2009 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Qualifying Stage, Disko Bay
Nagdlunguaq-48 and Kangaatsiaq BK 84 qualified for the Final Round.


2009 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Qualifying Stage, Disko Bay
NB G-44 Qeqertarsuaq qualified for the Final Round as hosts.


2009 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Final round, Pool 1
NB Teams tied on points were separated by head-to-head record.


2009 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Final round, Pool 2
NB Teams tied on points were separated by head-to-head record.


2009 Greenlandic general election
General elections were held in Greenland on 2 June 2009. Prime Minister Hans Enoksen announced the election date on 15 April 2009, stating that he would prefer for a newly elected parliament to administer Greenland when the self-government reform took effect on 21 June 2009. The reform gave more power to the Greenlandic parliament with decisions on most issues being devolved to the parliament but defence and foreign affairs remaining under the control of Denmark.


2009 Greenlandic general election, Results
The pro-independence, left-wing opposition party, Inuit Ataqatigiit led by Kuupik Kleist emerged as the largest party with 43.7% of the vote. Kleist set a new record for most votes in a Greenlandic election with 5,461 received. This compares with Akitsinnguaq Olsen who was elected with just 112 votes.


2009 Greenlandic general election, Results
The governing Siumut led by Prime Minister Hans Enoksen received 26.5% of the vote and lost control of the government for the first time in 30 years. Former Siumut leader and Prime Minister Jonathan Motzfeldt failed to be re-elected for the first time since 1971, receiving just 91 votes . Enoksen stated that he would step down as party leader, a position he had held since 2002, if his colleagues wished him to. Siumut was believed to have lost votes over a series of scandals, including one over expenses, and concerns over its ability to manage with greater autonomy.


2009 Greenlandic general election, Results
The newly formed Sorlaat Partiiat gained just 383 votes in the election and dissolved shortly afterwards. The party stood on a platform of huge spending reductions and opposed Greenland rejoining the EU.


2009 Greenlandic general election, Aftermath
Siumut was considered likely to be left out of government as both the Inuit Ataqatigiit and Demokraatit parties ruled out the possibility of working with them. Siumut's former coalition partner, Atassut, gained too few seats to make a new coalition powerful enough to challenge for the government.


2009 Greenlandic general election, Aftermath
On 7 June 2009, Inuit Ataqatigiit announced that it would form a coalition with the Democrats and the Association of Candidates.


2009 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2009 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 43rd edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 6 September 2009. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Sebastian Langeveld.


2009 Guadiana Trophy
The 2009 Guadiana Trophy competition has taken place between 16-18 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Olhanense, Athletic Bilbao and Anderlecht. Benfica won in the final against Olhanense.


2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings
The 2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings were several shootouts that occurred on August 6, 2009 in Mexico between police and gunmen resulting in the seizure by police of 1.2 million pesos (more than $92,000), cocaine, assault rifles, police uniforms, bulletproof vests, handcuffs, hand grenades, and a variety of other military weapons.


2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings
At the time of one of the incidents, Hidalgo state police had been searching for federal agents who had been reported missing. The federal agents were found in the Mineral de la Reforma municipality of Hidalgo alive and well. Acting on a tip, police stopped four trucks carrying the assailants, who opened fire on police and fled. Upon pursuing the suspects, a firefight erupted which lasted 20 minutes. Over a dozen people were killed and 22 injured including several police agents in Pachuca, the capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.


2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings
In Guanajuato state, the cities of Silao and Irapuato suffered grenade and heavy-weapon attacks on police stations which killed a bystander, one police officer and injured 18 others. The police station in Silao was attacked with hand grenades, an AK-47, a 7.62×39mm caliber rifle and an AR-15 killing two and injuring ten people. In the city of La Calera, nine cartel suspects were killed. In the city of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, gunmen shot and killed a police investigator later that night.


2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings
There were similar assaults on police stations in July 2009 in several Michoacán state cities by the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel seeking retaliation after Mexican federal police arrested one of their top drug cartel leaders. The Mexican Drug War, which began at the end of 2006, has seen more than 10,000 fatalities, about 10% of these police officials.


2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
The 31st Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup was held on January 2009. Defending champions Hong Kong played against Guangdong at Yuexiushan Stadium on 1 January in the first leg and the second leg was played at Mong Kok Stadium on 4 January. Hong Kong football representative team represented Hong Kong Team this year instead of Hong Kong League XI and 2008 Chinese third-tier league runners-up Guangdong Sunray Cave (Guangdong U19s) replaced Guangzhou FC as Guangdong Team to participate in this tournament. Hong Kong won 5–4 on aggregate and were crowned their 13th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup champions.


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open (also known as the TOE Life Ceramics Guangzhou International Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, from September 14 through September 20, 2009.


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Champions, Doubles
Olga Govortsova /  Tatiana Poutchek defeated  Kimiko Date-Krumm /  Sun Tiantian 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received lucky loser spot in the Main Draw:


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles
Mariya Koryttseva and Tatiana Poutchek were the defending champions, but Koryttseva chose not to participate that year. Poutchek partnered with Olga Govortsova, and they won in the final 3–6, 6–2, [10–8], against Kimiko Date-Krumm and Sun Tiantian.


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles
Vera Zvonareva was the 2009 defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles
Shahar Pe'er won the title, defeating Alberta Brianti in the final 6–3, 6–4.


2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season
The 2009 season is the 56th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 42nd season in the Chinese football league, also the 21st season in the top-flight, the 2nd consecutive year. The club participated in the Chinese Super League. Although finished the 9th place of the league, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical relegated to China League One at the end of the season due to match fixing scandal.


2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season, Kits and sponsors
The team kits for the 2009 season are produced by Nike. The title sponsor is Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the shirt sponsors are Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (front) and Baiyunshan Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. (back).


2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season, Squad stats
Updated to games played on 31 October 2009.To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon  once or twice.


2009 Guia Race of Macau
The 2009 Guia Race of Macau (formally the 2009 Marriott Guia Race of Macau) was the twelfth and final round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was the fifth running of the Guia Race of Macau as a World Touring Car Championship round. It was held on 22 November 2009 on the temporary Guia Circuit around the streets of Macau. The race was part of the Macau Grand Prix weekend, headlined by the Formula Three event.


2009 Guia Race of Macau
Race One was won by Chevrolet's Robert Huff, while BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus won Race Two. SEAT Sport driver Gabriele Tarquini won the 2009 championship after finishing fifth in Race Two. SEAT beat BMW to the Manufacturer's title, and Tom Coronel won the Independent's Trophy.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Background
Gabriele Tarquini went to Macau with a two-point lead over SEAT Sport teammate and reigning champion Yvan Muller. Thirteen points behind Tarquini was BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus. In the Manufacturers' Championship, SEAT had a three-point lead over BMW. In the Independents' Trophy, Tom Coronel had a thirty-point advantage over Félix Porteiro, although double points were available for Independents in Macau in addition to the bonus points for a top-eight overall finish.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Background
Five local drivers raced in Macau. Guia regular André Couto replaced João Paulo de Oliveira in the third SUNRED Engineering car. Liqui Moly Team Engstler ran five cars in Macau, with regulars Franz Engstler and Kristian Poulsen joined by Henry Ho, who raced for the team at the previous round in Japan, and series debutants Alex Liu and Joseph Rosa Merszei. Masaki Kano, who drove for the team in Japan, did not race in Macau. Lei Kit Meng made his debut in a BMW 320si run jointly by China Dragon Racing and RPM Racing Team. Also, Takayuki Aoki replaced fellow Japanese driver Seiji Ara in the second Wiechers-Sport car.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Testing and Free Practice
Augusto Farfus topped the test session on Thursday ahead of BMW Team Germany teammate Jörg Müller, ahead of Chevrolet's Rob Huff. The same three drivers filled the top three positions in the same order in the first practice session on Friday. Huff set the quickest time in the second session ahead of BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx, Müller and Farfus. The session was red-flagged in the final minutes of the session after Gabriele Tarquini crashed his SEAT.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Qualifying
Huff took pole position, ahead of Priaulx and Farfus. Championship rivals and SEAT Sport teammates Tarquini and Yvan Muller crashed in the second session that determines the starting order for the top ten positions. Muller lost control on cement dust that had been laid on the track following an earlier accident for James Thompson. Unsighted by the dust, Tarquini hit Muller's car, and the pair were then hit by Alain Menu. The three drivers lined up seventh, eighth and ninth, ahead of Rickard Rydell who suffered engine problems at the end of Q1.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Qualifying
Lada Sport teammate Thompson crashed into the abandoned Wiechers-Sport car of Stefano D'Aste during Q1. Thompson was taken to hospital and although he was later released he had suffered bruising to his feet, stopping him from competing in the races. He would not have been able to race anyway as his car was too badly damaged in the crash. D'Aste also missed the races as his car was also badly damaged, as did Thompson's teammate Kirill Ladygin who also crashed during qualifying. Muller and Tarquini were also taken to hospital following their accident, but both were cleared to race after their cars were repaired.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Race One
Rob Huff took a commanding victory for Chevrolet from pole position in the first race. His fellow front-row starter Andy Priaulx dropped back from the rolling start and ran wide at the first turn, hitting the wall. Tiago Monteiro moved up to second place, while Gabriele Tarquini made his way from seventh to third. On lap eight Monteiro slowed, teammate Tarquini passing him for second place. Jordi Gene finished third, ahead of Alain Menu. Monteiro also allowed title contender Yvan Muller through, before BMW drivers Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller also dropped back to finish seventh and eighth, giving them a front-row start for Race Two.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Race One
Tom Coronel finished 13th overall, beating rival Felix Porteiro to the Independents' class victory.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Race Two
Farfus led away from pole position to win the final race of the season, while Tarquini took the 2009 title after finishing fifth. BMW Team Germany teammate Jörg Müller held off pressure from SEAT drivers Yvan Muller and Tiago Monteiro, while Tarquini had moved up to fifth position. A crash for Tom Boardman brought out the safety car on the third lap. The race was red-flagged at the end of lap eight after a major accident at the final turn involving Felix Porteiro, Franz Engstler and André Couto. Porteiro ran wide and hit the barriers, before being hit by Engstler. Engstler's car was left stranded in the middle of the track, where he was collected heavily by Couto. Engstler suffered a broken collarbone in the accident. The race was halted, and eventually it was decided that it would not be restarted.


2009 Guia Race of Macau, Report, Race Two
As the results were taken from the end of lap seven, Porteiro was given the Independents' victory.


2009 Guinea mine collapse
In the 2009 Guinea mine collapse in May 2009, a cave-in at a gold mine in Siguiri, Guinea, killed 20 people, injured five and left ten missing.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 June 2009 following the assassination of President João Bernardo Vieira on 2 March 2009. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a second round was held on 26 July 2009 between the two leading candidates, Malam Bacai Sanhá of the governing African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and opposition leader Kumba Ialá. Sanhá won with a substantial majority in the second round, according to official results.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Background
At Vieira's funeral on 10 March 2009, interim President Raimundo Pereira said that meeting the 60-day deadline for holding a new election was "one of our greatest challenges." Cape Verde's Prime Minister, Jose Maria Neves, stated on 27 March 2009 that it was logistically and economically impossible for Guinea-Bissau to hold the election on time, and that it should aim to hold them in June or November (before or after the rain season). Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior announced on 31 March that the election would be held on 28 June, with the agreement of "all the parties, the government, the interim president and political classes".


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Background
Foreign donors paid the entire cost of the election, about 5.1 million euros.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Candidates
In April 2009, the Social Renewal Party (PRS), Guinea-Bissau's main opposition party, designated its President, Kumba Ialá (who was previously President of Guinea-Bissau from 2000 to 2003), as its candidate for the presidential election. Some in the party who opposed Ialá's "system of monopoly" instead proposed the candidacy of Baltizar Lopes Fernandes, but they were unsuccessful.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Candidates
Six candidates sought the presidential nomination of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), the ruling party. PAIGC President Carlos Gomes Junior backed Pereira. On 25 April 2009, the PAIGC Central Committee chose Malam Bacai Sanhá, who was interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 1999 to 2000, as the party's presidential candidate. He received 144 votes, while Pereira received 118; another unsuccessful candidate for the nomination was former Prime Minister Manuel Saturnino Costa.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Candidates
Aristides Gomes, who was Prime Minister from 2005 to 2007 and led the Republican Party for Independence and Development (PRID), submitted a candidate application. Francisco Fadul, who was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000 and is currently the President of the Tribunal of Accounts, also submitted an application to stand as the candidate of his party, the African Party for Development and Citizenship (PADEC). Henrique Rosa, who was Interim President from 2003 to 2005, sought to run as an independent candidate, as did the Minister of Internal Administration, Baciro Dabó. In total, 20 candidates submitted applications to the Supreme Court of Justice, 13 representing political parties and seven independents. Zinha Vaz ran as the candidate of the Guinean Patriotic Union (UPG), and was the only female candidate in the election.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Candidates
On 14 May, the Supreme Court announced that 12 candidacies had been approved and eight had been rejected. The candidacies of Sanhá, Ialá, and Rosa were among those accepted. Fadul's candidacy was rejected on the grounds that he was still President of the Tribunal of Accounts and a member of the Bar, which the Supreme Court judged to be legally incompatible with his presidential candidacy. The candidacy of Aristides Gomes was also rejected on the grounds that he had been out of the country during the 90 days before he filed his candidacy.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Candidates
Prior to the election, three of the 11 remaining candidates were considered the key contenders for the Presidency: PAIGC candidate Sanhá, PRS candidate Ialá, and independent candidate Rosa.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Campaign
Doubting that Ialá would be able to garner much more support than he obtained in the first round, analysts judged that Sanhá was the clear favorite for the second round. Various minor candidates—Luis Nancassa, Paulo Mendonça, Francisca Vaz Turpin, and Braima Alfa Djalo—endorsed Sanhá after the first round. In mid-July, New Democracy Party candidate Iaia Djalo, who placed fourth with 3.11%, also urged his supporters to vote for Sanhá in the second round.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Campaign
During the second round campaign, Ialá blamed PAIGC for Guinea-Bissau's problems and alleged that it was responsible for Vieira's assassination. Warning against the use of such inflammatory rhetoric, the army stressed that it would not allow national stability to be endangered.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Conduct
On 5 June, one day before election campaigning was due to start, Dabó was fatally shot in his home, possibly in order to prevent him from ordering a prosecution against President Vieira's killers if he won the election. It was nevertheless decided that the election would proceed as planned on 28 June. Another independent candidate, Paulo Mendonça, said that the election could not legally go ahead on schedule because the constitution required a delay in case of the death of a candidate, and he took the matter to the Supreme Court. Rosa said that his campaign would be initially subdued and would not begin in earnest until seven days after Dabó's death.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Conduct
Turnout was reportedly low when voting took place on 28 June. Electoral observers from the European Union were present at 80 of the 2,700 polling stations, and the head of the EU mission, Johan Van Hecke, said that "rain played a role" but that it was not solely to blame for the low turnout. He also said that voting proceeded "in a calm and orderly way" and that "not a single incident or complaint was reported to us".


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Results
Desejado Lima da Costa, the head of the National Electoral Commission, announced provisional results on 2 July 2009. These results showed Sanhá with 133,786 votes or 39.59% of the vote, Ialá with 99,428 votes or 29.42%, and Rosa with 24.19%; turnout was around 60%, with 593,782 of the nation's 1.4 million eligible voters participating. As a result, Sanhá and Ialá were to proceed to a second round on 2 August. Although Rosa was positioned to make a potentially crucial endorsement for the second round, he declined to do so. The National Electoral Commission announced on 5 July that the second round date was being moved forward from 2 August to 26 July, as the latter date was deemed more compatible with the agricultural harvest season.


2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Results
On 25 July, Sanhá and Ialá agreed that they would both respect the results of the second round and that any dispute over the results would be handled through the legal process. They also agreed that the losing candidate would enjoy various privileges as a former head of state, including personal security and transportation. Following the second round on 26 July, the National Electoral Commission announced on 29 July that Sanhá had won with 63.52% of the vote (224,259 votes), while Ialá received 36.48%. Turnout was placed at 61%. Ialá said that he accepted the results, urging Sanhá "to work for the development of Guinea-Bissau".


2009 Guinean protests
The 2009 Guinean protests were an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea on Monday, 28 September 2009, with about 50,000 participants protesting against the the junta government that came to power after the Guinean coup d'état of December 2008. The protest march was fueled by the indication of junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara breaking his pledge to not run in the next presidential vote due in January 2010. The government had already banned any form of protests until 2 October, and when the demonstrators gathered in a large stadium, the security forces opened fire at them. At least 157 demonstrators were killed, 1,253 injured and 30, including Cellou Dalein Diallo, the leader of the opposition Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UDFG), were arrested and taken away in lorries.


2009 Guinean protests
On the same day in 2018 six human rights organizations demanded justice to be done for perpetrators. The organizations were the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the 28 September Massacre (AVIPA), the Guinean Human Rights Organization (OGDH), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.


2009 Guinean protests
Sidya Touré, former Prime Minister and now an opposition leader, was also injured in the shootings and spoke to the BBC secretly from a hospital's restroom. Opponents have accused the junta of limiting freedom of speech and violating human rights. Camara said that the troops responsible for the shooting spree were out of his control.


2009 Guinean protests, Background
On 24 December 2008, about six hours after the death of Lansana Conté, a statement was read on state radio announcing a military coup d'état by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara on behalf of a group called the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), which said that "the government and the institutions of the Republic have been dissolved." The statement also announced the suspension of the constitution "as well as political and union activity."


2009 Guinean protests, Background
According to Captain Camara, the coup was necessary because of Guinea's "deep despair" amidst rampant poverty and corruption, and he said that the existing institutions were "incapable of resolving the crises which have been confronting the country." Furthermore, Camara said that someone from the military would become president, while a civilian would be appointed as Prime Minister at the head of a new government that would be ethnically balanced.


2009 Guinean protests, Background
Initially when Camara took over power there was some support, the public being tired of Lansana Conté's 24-year-long authoritarian rule. Camara promised a smooth transition of the country to democracy and a presidential election in which he would not stand. He gained much popularity by cracking down on drug dealers, including Ousmane Conté, son of the former president, and by making them admit wrongdoing on his television show. Later, Camara lost support because of his dictatorship-like rule and abusive behavior by him and his forces that indulged in violence, robberies and rapes. He himself humiliated several foreign ambassadors, politicians and leaders by telling them to "shut up or leave" from meetings. This had a negative impact on his image in public, and garnered him criticism for the erratic behavior.


2009 Guinean protests, Protest
The opponents had decided to stage a demonstration on 28 September against the likely participation of Camara in the next presidential election, and despite the government's ban on protests, they decided to carry on with their scheduled protest. A crowd of around 50,000 people gathered at the Stade du 28 Septembre on the day, carrying signs that read "Down with the army in power" and calling for an end of the "Dadis show".


2009 Guinean protests, Protest
According to eyewitness accounts, the elite Presidential Guard, commonly known as the "Red Berets", came in trucks and threw tear gas on the crowd at first, but later opened fire. In the atmosphere of terror and panic, people started running, falling and getting hit. Youssouf Koumbassa, an eyewitness, claimed that the troops stripped down some female protesters. The equipment of a French journalist was seized and smashed. Protesters fled the stadium and poured into the streets, where they were pursued and fired on by troops.


2009 Guinean protests, Protest
After the shooting incident, soldiers were seen publicly raping women, killing people, and looting stores. According to one eyewitness, soldiers asked people if they supported Camara, and those who did not were summarily executed, that some women were raped with guns, and shot dead, and that civilians were beaten and old men yanked by their beards.


2009 Guinean protests, Protest
The wounded were taken to hospital, where they were visited by human rights activists. Although many had gunshot wounds, some were found to have been severely beaten. The dead were taken to a mortuary, and soldiers stood guard outside. Relatives were called in to collect the dead. According to many victims' families, the military secretly disposed of over 100 bodies, as many had found that the bodies of their relatives had disappeared. Many witnesses reported seeing presidential guards loading some of the bodies into trucks. Images showing dozens of bodies lined up on the street were uncovered, and human rights groups used them as evidence to show that the death toll was much higher than government figures.


2009 Guinean protests, Protest
In the aftermath of the protests, hundreds of protesters who had taken part were arrested and imprisoned without charge.


2009 Guinean protests, Government reaction
Camara, in an interview to Radio France Internationale (RFI) said that the troops responsible for the killings were "uncontrollable elements in the military" and "Even I, as head of state in this very tense situation, cannot claim to be able to control those elements in the military". He also denied any responsibility for the killings, claiming that he did not issue any shooting orders, and was in his office. Camara has also denied knowledge of sexual assaults by soldiers.


2009 Guinean protests, Government reaction
He later called for a UN investigation into the incident, an African mediator between the various Guinean political parties and a national unity government. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) dispatched President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso to act as a mediator. The proposal for national unity government was rejected by the opposition, calling it a tactic to divert attention from the massacre.


2009 Guinean protests, Government reaction
On 7 October, Camara announced a 31-member commission, including 7 judges from the Justice Ministry, to investigate the details behind the incident. Camara claimed that it would be an independent inquiry.


2009 Guinean protests, Death toll controversy
Three days after the incident, the junta stuck to asserting a death toll of 56, while they were accused of secretly burying several bodies in the Alpha Yaya Diallo military camp. Both, Guinean Organisation for the Defence of Human Rights (OGDH) and African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO) confirmed that it had received requests from families to look into the alleged clandestine burials performed by the military. The cold rooms at a hospital were opened for journalists on 1 October. Dr. Hassan Bah, the forensic expert who allowed the media into the morgues denied the occurrence of any secret burials by soldiers.


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
Chile – The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Chile issued a statement, that "facing a wholesale slaughter of people for political reasons, atrocities and extreme violence, Chile demands from the authorities of Guinea immediate action leading to prosecution of perpetrators, the release of opposition leaders, the restoration of order and respect for civil and political rights so as to ensure a peaceful transition to democracy soon".


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
France – France, in its statement initially condemned the violent nature of the protests by the opposition demonstrators, but later suspended its military ties with Guinea and called for a European Union (EU) meeting.


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
United States – The United States urged the junta government to "stand by its promise to hold free, fair, timely and transparent elections in which no member of the ruling junta will participate".


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
The African Union was concerned about the  "deteriorating situation" in the country, and indicated their intent to impose sanctions against Guinea if Camara ran in the next presidential elections.


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
European Union – Javier Solana, the foreign policy chief of EU, called for the immediate release of arrested pro-democracy leaders and urged the government to "exercise maximum restraint and ensure a peaceful and democratic transition". On 21 October, the EU Council announced an arms embargo and sanctions against individuals in the junta.


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
Liberia- The president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has called for an ECOWAS summit on this matter.


2009 Guinean protests, International reactions
On account of aggravation of political tension in Guinea due to this incident, FIFA decided to change the venue of the 2010 World Cup qualifier between Guinea and Burkina Faso, citing safety concerns. The game was played in Accra, Ghana instead of Conakry.


2009 Guinean protests, International inquiries
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report in December 2009 implicating several CNDD leaders in the massacre, and indicating that the events may constitute crimes against humanity.


2009 Guinean protests, International inquiries
The United Nations released a 60-page report in 2009, describing the violence carried against protestors especially women. According to the U.N panel, 109 women and girls had been raped or sexually mutilated. The U.N Commission reached the same conclusion of the HRW by stating that it is " reasonable to conclude"  that violence observed during the attack constitutes crimes against humanity. The report was also sent to the security council, The African Union, Guinea's government and ECOWAS.


2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak
The 2009 Gujarat hepatitis B outbreak was a cluster of hepatitis B cases that appeared in Modasa, northern Gujarat, India in 2009. Over 125 people were infected and up to 49 people died. Several doctors were investigated and arrested after the outbreaks.


2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak, Hepatitis B
The hepatitis B virus infects the liver  and causes an inflammation called hepatitis. It is a DNA virus and one of many unrelated viruses that cause viral hepatitis. The disease, originally known as "serum hepatitis", has caused epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa, and it is endemic in China. About a third of the world's population, more than 2 billion people, have been infected with the hepatitis B virus. This includes 350 million chronic carriers of the virus. The acute illness causes liver inflammation, vomiting and jaundice. The infection is preventable by vaccination.


2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak, Hepatitis B
Transmission of hepatitis B results from exposure to infectious blood or body fluids containing blood. Possible forms of transmission include (but are not limited to) unprotected sexual contact, blood transfusions, re-use of contaminated needles & syringes, and vertical transmission from mother to child during childbirth. HBV can be transmitted between family members within households, possibly by contact of nonintact skin or mucous membrane with secretions or saliva containing HBV. However, at least 30% of reported cases of hepatitis B among adults cannot be associated with an identifiable risk factor.


2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak, Arrests
The doctors were accused of re-using syringes, which had been contaminated with hepatitis B virus, to treat other patients. Eight medical practitioners, including doctors Govind and Chintal Patel, were arrested under the Indian Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after allegedly re-using infected syringes. One of them was also charged with attempted murder. Most of the people affected had received medical treatment from Dr. Patel in the last six months. Medical officials conducted a raid on Patel's clinic and found several used syringes and other medical waste.


2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak, Reaction
The Government of Gujarat started a mass immunization drive under strict medical supervision in Modasa, which set up 60 booths in Modasa and nearby cities. 224 medical teams, including some from All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences and National Institute of Virology have set up camps in Modasa, and will remain there for at least a month. According to the officials 25,000 vaccines were sent to the most affected area and 600,000 more vaccines are being arranged from Hyderabad. In addition, the government distributed 30,000 pamphlets and mounted a campaign to inform residents about the disease.


2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak, Reaction
The Health Department of the Gujarat government have sent 600,000 doses of vaccine to the area.


2009 Gulf Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship
In 2009 the Gulf Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship was won by the Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club team.


2009 Guwahati bombings
The 2009 Guwahati bombings occurred on 1 January 2009 in Guwahati, Assam, India. They occurred a few hours before Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram was due to travel to the city.


2009 Guwahati bombings
The bombing was carried out by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and left 6 people dead and a further 67 injured.


2009 Guwahati bombings, Details
Police confirmed that  first blast took place near Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi TB Hospital at Birubari at 2.35pm, injuring five people, including a 10-year-old child. Another blast at the busy Bhootnath market near the famous Kamakhya Temple, killed two people instantaneously and injured at least 25 others. Police said that a bomb was placed on a bicycle. Incidentally, P Chidambaram was to pass Bhootnath on his way from the airport.


2009 Guwahati bombings, Details
The third blast occurred outside a Big Bazaar retail outlet at Bhangagarh, a commercial area near Guwahati Medical College (GMCH), at 5.45 pm. Bhangagarh is one of the poshest areas in Guwahati and is home to many shopping malls. Three of the 34 people injured in the blast succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Police suspected that the bomb was kept inside a pan shop in the area. Another person died in the hospital making the death toll 6.


2009 Guwahati bombings, Details
All three blasts were low intensity, carried using Improvised explosive devices (IED). Police say that the a biker placed the first bomb in a dustbin, the second one was placed on a cycle and third on the roadside. The second blast was the most powerful one. The third blast ignited a fire due to its proximity to a kerosene source.


2009 Guwahati bombings, Details
The injured were admitted to the GMCH and Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) and are reported to be in critical condition.


2009 Guwahati bombings, Investigation
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is suspected of having carried out the bombings.


2009 Guwahati bombings, Reactions
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi admitted security lapses and expressed the need of strengthening the state police force.


2009 Guzzini Challenger
The 2009 Guzzini Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. This was the sixth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Recanati, Italy between 20 July and 26 July 2009.


2009 Guzzini Challenger, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Guzzini Challenger, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following player received special exempt into the main draw:


2009 Guzzini Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Frederik Nielsen /  Joseph Sirianni def. Adriano Biasella /  Andrey Golubev, 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]


2009 Guzzini Challenger – Doubles
Benedikt Dorsch and Björn Phau were the defending champions, but chose to not participate this year. Frederik Nielsen and Joseph Sirianni won in the final 6–4, 3–6, [10–6], against Adriano Biasella and Andrey Golubev.


2009 Guzzini Challenger – Singles
The 2009 Guzzini Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. This was the sixth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Recanati, Italy between 20 July and 26 July 2009. In the singles competition, Horacio Zeballos chose to not defend his 2008 title. Stéphane Bohli defeated Andrey Golubev in the final 6–4, 7–6(4).


2009 H1 Unlimited season
The 2009 H1 Unlimited season is the fifty fourth running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplane, jointly sanctioned by APBA, its governing body in North America and UIM, its international body. It is the first season to run under its new name.


2009 H1 Unlimited season
The season began in July with the Madison Regatta, held in Madison, Indiana, United States, throughout the season, the series will consist of six races.


2009 H1 Unlimited season
The finale of the season was in November with the Oryx Cup, held in Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar. The 2009 Oryx Cup was the seventeenth running of the UIM World Championship for unlimited hydroplanes.


2009 H1 Unlimited season
For 2010, Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) was the National High Point Team Champion, while Steve David was the National High Point Driver Champion.


2009 H1 Unlimited season, Name change
The series became H1 Unlimited prior to the Oryx Cup, in a bid to internationalise the series, until then, the series was known as ABRA Unlimited (American Boat Racing Association) for five seasons.


2009 H1 Unlimited season, National High Point Champions, Team Champion
For the 2009 Season, Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) was the National High Point Team Champion.


2009 H1 Unlimited season, National High Point Champions, Driver Champion
For the 2009 Season, Steve David was the National High Point Driver Champion.


2009 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
2009 HKFC International Soccer Sevens is the 10th staging of this competition. It was held on 29–31 May 2009.


2009 HP Open
The 2009 HP Open (also known as the 2009 HP Japan Women's Open Tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the HP Open, and was classified as an WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was played in Osaka, Japan.


2009 HP Open, Finals, Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung /  Lisa Raymond  defeated  Chanelle Scheepers /  Abigail Spears 6–2, 6–4


2009 HP Open, Players, Seeds
seeds are based on the rankings of October 5, 2009


2009 HP Open, Players, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 HP Open – Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung and Lisa Raymond won in the final 6-2, 6-4 against Chanelle Scheepers and Abigail Spears.


2009 HP Open – Singles
Samantha Stosur won in the final 7–5, 6–1 against Francesca Schiavone.


2009 Haitian Senate election
Senate elections for a third of the seats in the Senate of Haiti were held on 19 April 2009 (they were scheduled for March or April 2008, but were postponed), with a run-off to be held on 21 June 2009.


2009 Haitian Senate election
Per the Constitution of Haiti, voters should renew ten of the thirty seats in the Senate, but as Pierre Emmanuel Limage (representing Fwon Lespwa, the party of President René Préval, for Artibonite), died in a car accident and Ultimo Compère (representing Fwon Lespwa for Centre; his term would have expired in 2008 regularly) and Rudolph H. Boulos (representing the Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats for Nord-Est) resigned, there were twelve open seats instead.


2009 Haitian Senate election, Background
The seats for which elections were held were divided among parties as follows prior to the elections:


2009 Haitian Senate election, Candidates
40 candidates were not allowed to contest the election, including Guy Philippe and all 17 from Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas, reportedly due to procedural mistakes and missing signatures or possibly even two lists of candidates submitted in some constituencies. 79 candidates were approved. The disqualification was strongly criticised by local and international organisations alike, with some even claiming that the elections were not really democratic. A majority for president Préval's Fwon Lespwa party could aid him in amending the constitution to increase the president's power and allowing a second consecutive term.


2009 Haitian Senate election, Results
Turnout was very low. Run-off elections were expected for many seats due to the high number of candidates.


2009 Haitian Senate election, Results
Voting for Ultimo Compère's vacant seat in the Centre department had to be rescheduled after voters ransacked polling places and a poll supervisor was shot in Mirebalais. Results took a few days, as they were all be tabulated in Port-au-Prince and therefore all ballots had to arrive there before they can be counted. None of the candidates in any of the departments managed to get more than half of the votes in the first round, so the two candidates in each departments were set to face each other in a run-off on 7 June 2009. Turnout for the first round was around 11%. The run-off was on 13 May 2009 announced to have been postponed to 21 June 2009, due to legal problems with election challenges; by that date, no date had been set for the re-run of the election in the Centre department.


2009 Haitian Senate election, Results
According to final results including annulment of illegal votes, the following parties had candidates in the run-off:


2009 Haitian Senate election, Results
In the second round, LESPWA won five seats, and five parties won one seat each (OPL, AAA, FUSION, KONBA, UCADDE), as well as an independent.


2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles
Mardy Fish and John Isner were the defending champions, but neither participated this year.


2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles
Jordan Kerr and Rajeev Ram won the title, defeating Michael Kohlmann and Rogier Wassen 6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), [10–6] in the final.


2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sam Querrey.


2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Rajeev Ram won the title, defeating Querrey 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


2009 Halmstads BK season
In 2009 Halmstads BK competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen, the club also had the possibility to play in the newly formed UEFA Europa League due to the team's 4th place in the Swedish fair-play table, Kalmar FF, Helsingborgs IF and IFK Göteborg where already qualified for European cups through the league and national cup, however Norway, Denmark and Scotland came ahead.


2009 Halmstads BK season, Squad, First-team squad
As of 29 July 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Halmstads BK season, Squad, Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Halmstads BK season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Halmstads BK season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Halmstads BK season, Transfers, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza
The 2009 Hamas political violence took place in the Gaza Strip during and after the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. A series of violent acts, ranging from physical assaults, torture, and executions of Palestinians suspected of collaboration with the Israel Defense Forces, as well as members of the Fatah political party, occurred. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 32 people were killed by these attacks: 18 during the conflict and 14 afterward, and several dozen more were maimed, many by shots to the legs.


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Suspected collaborators
Many of the attacks were against people suspected of being informants during the war. Hamas has denied its connection to these attacks, although it admitted that it had been making related arrests in an attempt to re-assert its authority over Gaza. According to a Hamas spokesperson, "The internal security service was instructed to track collaborators and hit them hard. They arrested dozens of collaborators who attempted to strike at Hamas by giving information to Israel about the fighters."


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Suspected collaborators
Another Hamas official said, "Maybe some of them were killed because they were acting against the population, against the resistance." A report in the Qatar-based newspaper Al-Sharq quoted Moussa Abu Marzuk, a high-ranking Hamas official, as confirming that the organisation had killed known collaborators.


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Suspected collaborators
Ha'aretz, an Israeli newspaper, reported on January 30 that a number of Palestinian spies working in Gaza for Israel had been "intercepted" by Hamas. The information these agents fed to the Israeli military was said to have been used "carelessly", and this may have led to their exposure and subsequent executions.


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Suspected collaborators
A human rights group based in Ramallah decried the attacks, releasing a statement that read, "A number of citizens have been extra-judicially executed during and after the Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip... Fire was opened on affected citizens at a close distance. In addition, individuals in official uniform or masked persons opened fire on people's legs, severely beat others, imposed house arrests, and threatened to punish citizens along with their families if they would not comply."


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Suspected collaborators
Haidar Ghanem, a Palestinian journalist who was a former employee for the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, was accused of "collaborating with Israel" during Operation Cast Lead and was executed by Hamas on January 7, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. According to The Jerusalem Post, "the PA state security court had sentenced Ghanem, a father of two, after holding only two brief sessions."


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Fatah
After Hamas won a majority of legislative seats during the 2006 Palestinian elections, tensions between Hamas and Fatah became increasingly violent. In 2007, both parties engaged in a military conflict, in which Hamas won control over the Gaza Strip and forced Fatah into the West Bank. Since the 23-day Israeli assault on Gaza, Hamas has accused Abbas of backing Israel, calling him a traitor and collaborator.


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Fatah
Fatah said 19 of its officials were executed and many more tortured. Gaza residents say Hamas used schools and other public buildings in Gaza City, and the towns of Khan Yunis and Rafah, as detention centers to interrogate members of Fatah. They said three men have been blinded during questioning and over 60 of them shot in the legs as punishment. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights stated that "Hamas operatives killed six members of Fatah" and that "[another] 35 were shot in the knees or beaten.


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Fatah
Reuters reported that Hamas leadership in Gaza "denied the allegations [from Fatah] but said [Hamas] authorities had begun tracking down suspected 'collaborators' with Israel."


2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza, Dissenters
Testimonies from Gaza civilians documented in the course of Gaza War imply that people do not dare to speak out openly against Hamas; those who tried to object were shot by Hamas operatives.


2009 Hamilton 400
The 2009 Hamilton 400 was the second race meeting of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 17–19 April around the inner city streets of Hamilton, in New Zealand. The 2009 Hamilton 400 was the second running of the event.


2009 Hamilton 400, Rule change
The qualifying procedure was changed with a qualifying session to be held for each of the two races, instead of one session for both races.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 3, Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday 18 April, and was split into two sessions and followed with a top ten shootout. Jamie Whincup was fastest in qualifying for Team Vodafone but Mark Winterbottom secured his ninth pole position by just seven 10,000ths of a second. Steven Johnson and Michael Caruso produced unexpectedly good lap to qualify on the second row, particular for Caruso to be the top Holden on the grid.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 3, Race
Jason Bright changed his engine after qualifying and stalled on dummy grid. Fiore and D'Alberto started from the pitlane. Caruso was slow away from the second row as Winterbottom stormed away from Whincup, Johnson, Tander, Holdsworth, Lowndes and Courtney. Whincup dived into the lead at turn 6 to lead the opening lap. D'Alberto crashed on the third lap at turn 7. D'Alberto restarts but the following lap Murphy and Slade, separately, crashed at the same point. Murphy was out with bent steering. A safety car was called for D'Alberto's car prior to the Nash Commodore restarting.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 3, Race
Perkins spun at the restart trying to avoid Dumbrell. Dumbrell had a spin a lap later, tangling with Van Gisbergen. Pitstops began around lap 20, beginning with Jason Bright. Craig Lowndes was an early stopper. James Courtney and Fabian Coulthard were big climbers through the field before Courtney stopped early on lap 24. Tander stalled in his pitstop and was passed by four cars as he exited.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 3, Race
Lowndes brushed the wall at turn 7 on lap 37, causing him to pit into the garage for mechanical work and rejoined losing some laps. Marcus Marshall also had an engine fail late in the running after clobbering a tyre bundle on the back chicane. Fiore retired after a clash with Cameron McConville, while Ingall slowed in late lap with mechanical problems. A shambolic safety car restart that saw faster cars mixed up with the mechanically wounded cars of Ingall and Caruso caused Courtney to hit the back of Tander's Commodore, slowing both cars in the later laps.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 3, Race
Whincup stormed away at the final restart to win from Winterbottom with Lee Holdsworth continuing his early season good form to finish third ahead of the consistent Steven Johnson


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 4, Qualifying
The new format for Sunday qualifying made its debut, a return to traditional qualifying methods with all cars on the track together. The session was red flagged late in the session with many of the faster runners caught out just warming up for their final runs at pole after Tim Slade crashed. Steven Johnson was fastest at the time, securing only his second pole position, his previous, Canberra in 2001, also a street circuit. Team mate James Courtney started alongside as Ford dominated the timesheet occupying eight of the top ten position with the only Holdens the garry Rogers Motorsport duo of Michael Caruso and Lee Holdsworth occupying the third row of the grid behind Steven Richards and Jamie Whincup.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 4, Race
Dean Fiore started from pitlane while Tim Slade's car was too heavily damaged to continue. Johnson ran away from the start to lead while Steven Richards jumped past James Courtney for second as the safety car came out to attend a collision between Mark Winterbottom and the wall. Todd Kelly, being pressured by Jason Bargwanna, then struck Winterbottom. Kelly limped back to the pits while Winterbottom was stranded on the track with broken steering.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 4, Race
Whincup, unable to make progress against Johnson, Richards and Courtney, pitted early to try to get clear air, but it was a slow stop. Johnson slow built up a lead with Courtney moving into second on lap 22. Richards, suffering rear tyre problems, soon succumbed to Holdsworth and Caruso.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 4, Race
By lap 24 leading cars were pitting in numbers. Johnson pitted on lap 26 from the lead. Johnson rejoined behind Whincup but ahead of Holdsworth. Caruso pitted from second on lap 28, stalling briefly, rejoining behind Lowndes and Richards, just ahead of Coulthard. Coulthard claimed a position up the back straight from Caruso. Todd Kelly crashed the wall with steering, already repaired once.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 4, Race
Courtney finally pitted from the lead on lap 32, rejoining behind Whincup, in front of Johnson and Holdsworth. Richards was now holding fifth ahead of Lowndes and Coulthard. Richards spun off track on lap 46, dumping a number of positions. Two laps later Shane van Gisbergen took Rick Kelly off track with an overtaking move gone wrong at the hairpin. Both recovered. Lowndes broke the front left corner of the car, leaving suspension and wheel deranged after clipping the tyre bundle at the back straight chicane. Ingall pulled into the pits trailing smoke with just two laps to go.


2009 Hamilton 400, Race 4, Race
Whincup cleared out to win from the Dick Johnson Racing pair of Courtney and Johnson with Holdsworth's fourth position vaulting him past Will Davison into second place in the championship pointscore.


2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.


2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, Off-season, CFL Draft
The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Tiger-Cats selected tackle Simeon Rottier from the University of Alberta first overall. They originally also had the third overall pick as well but traded that to the BC Lions for sixth and thirteenth overall picks so the Lions could select their desired player, Jamall Lee.


2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, Regular season, Roster
Italics indicate Import player updated 2009-10-29 • 46 Active, 13 Inactive, 9 PR


2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, Playoffs, East Semi-Final
Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario


2009 Hampshire County Council election
An election to Hampshire County Council 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. 78 councillors were elected from 75 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. Elections in Portsmouth and Southampton do not coincide with this set, being unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.


2009 Hampshire County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County Council election, Summary
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council and increase their majority from 14 seats to 24 seats. As the largest opposition party, the Liberal Democrats lost seats overall, while Labour were reduced to holding just one seat (Basingstoke North). The Community Campaign in Hart also won a seat in Church Crookham and Ewshot.


2009 Hampshire County Council election, Results by district
Hampshire County Council is split into 11 Districts, each district is further split into wards, the following are the results for these wards.


2009 Handlová mine blast
The 2009 Handlová mine blast occurred on 10 August 2009 roughly 330 metres (1,080 ft) underground in Trencin Region, Slovakia at Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza, a.s.s (HNB) coal mine located in the town of Handlová. 20 people were killed, nine others suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. Some historians have called the disaster the largest mining tragedy in Slovakia’s history. The deadly explosion, probably caused by flammable gases, occurred after mine rescuers had earlier been deployed to extinguish a fire in the Eastern shaft of the mine.


2009 Handlová mine blast
The incident is the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history since the country's independence in 1993. Only 12 people had been killed while mining in Slovakia during the previous twelve years.


2009 Handlová mine blast
An official investigation into the disaster concluded in 2011, that several factors caused the explosion, but was unable to determine if any breaches of safety regulation had occurred. There employees with the mining company were eventually charged with negligence.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Background
Hornonitrianske Bane (HNB) Prievidza, a.s coal mine in Handlová is known as a rich source of Slovakia’s best-quality brown coal, however it also ranks among the most dangerous mines in the country because it is literally full of methane, a very explosive gas. The mine is equipped with sensors to monitor the concentration of methane in the air and whenever the concentration rises to an explosive level, the electrical installation in the whole mine is switched off and miners are signalled to leave.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Background
Coal extracted from mines in the Upper Nitra region is also 10 times younger than the hard black coal in the Ostrava region, which means that it is considerably less stable and poses a higher risk of rock-slides. The latter is what happened in nearby Nováky where four miners died in 2006. Coal extraction at Handlová ceased in 1990 and the mine was closed down by a government decision was made for economic reasons rather than safety concerns. Coal mining was restarted in 2003, based on a decision of the Slovak government made in 1993. The state has been supporting mining as a source of jobs in this relatively poor region of the country.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Background
Coal mining companies received subventions worth more than €3.2 million from the state budget in 2008 and the privately owned HNB company received almost €500,000 of that sum. The state also guarantees demand for coal extracted from Slovak mines. For instance, the former state energy company, Slovenské elektrárne is obliged to buy coal for its power plant in Nováky, the only one fired with brown coal, exclusively from domestic sources.


2009 Handlová mine blast, The explosion
The incident happened in the old abandoned underground eastern shaft of the mine, belonging to Hornonitrianske Bane (HNB) Prievidza, a.s., the largest mining company in Slovakia, located at approximately 330 metres (1,080 ft). In the morning of August 10 at around 07:00, a fire broke out in the shaft, which had been out of production since 17 June. Initially, a fire-fighting team of nine miners was dispatched to extinguish the blaze. Shortly after, a second team consisting of an additional 11 miners was dispatched to reinforce the first team.


2009 Handlová mine blast, The explosion
At around 08:30 local time, flammable gases, which had accumulated secondarily due to the fire, ignited. The resulting explosion ripped through the mine and killed both fire-fighting teams instantly. The blast was so significant, that it reached air shafts located several hundred meters away, collapsing much of the tunnel-network of the mine. In addition to the 20 killed, another nine miners were injured.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Rescue and recovery
Rescue efforts were launched immediately, with three rescue units entering the mine. During a press conference in the evening, Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek and the director of the mining company, Peter Čičmanec announced that most likely none of the unaccounted employees had survived the explosion. Six bodies were found around 65 metres from the supposed epicentre of the explosion. Even 14 hours after the explosion the conditions in the area were incompatible with life, with high temperatures, a low concentration of oxygen and levels of carbon dioxide so high that it could not be measured. During the next 24 hours three more bodies were recovered. By August 12, rescuers had recovered the bodies of 16 of the 20 deceased. The next day, the last four bodies were recovered as rescuers braved temperatures of 50 degrees, and near-zero visibility.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Rescue and recovery
Relatives have gathered to see the bodies of their loved ones be recovered.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Reactions
The Slovakian Government met at an extraordinary session on 11 August 2009. Prime Minister Robert Fico declared an official day of mourning for the following day and gave orders for an investigation into the incident to take place, calling it "a huge tragedy". State flags were lowered at half mast during the mourning period. It was the fourth national day of mourning in Slovakia's history and the first since a killer bus crash in February 2009. Relatives of the victims will also be compensated by the government. Most people in the town of Handlová, which has a population of 18,000, know someone who works in the mine. A black flag hung in the town after the incident as the townspeople remembered the victims.


2009 Handlová mine blast, Reactions
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko sent a telegram of condolence: "I wish to share the pain of loss as Ukraine has experienced similar catastrophes not once. On behalf of the Government and from me personally I ask to retell the words of compassion and support to the families and relatives of the deceased miners".


2009 Handlová mine blast, Reactions
The incident happened near Nováky where four miners were killed by a shaft collapse in 2006.


2009 Hanshin Tigers season
The 2009 Hanshin Tigers season features the Tigers quest to win their first Central League title since 2005.


2009 Hansol Korea Open
The 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from September 21 through September 27, 2009.


2009 Hansol Korea Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2009 Hansol Korea Open, Finals, Doubles
Chan Yung-jan /  Abigail Spears defeated  Carly Gullickson /  Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–4


2009 Hansol Korea Open – Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei were the defending champion, but Hsieh chose not to participate that year. Chuang partnered with Yan Zi, but they lost in the semifinals against Chan Yung-jan and Abigail Spears. Chan Yung-jan and Abigail Spears won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Carly Gullickson and Nicole Kriz.


2009 Hansol Korea Open – Singles
Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals against Kimiko Date-Krumm. Kimiko Date-Krumm won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Anabel Medina Garrigues.


2009 Harlequins Rugby League season
The 2009 Harlequins Rugby League season was the thirtieth in the club's history and their fourteenth season in the Super League. The club was coached by Brian McDermott, competing in Super League XIV, finishing in 11th place and reaching the Fourth round of the 2009 Challenge Cup.


2009 Harlequins Rugby League season
Harlequins RL – the only team in the Super League based in a capital city (London) attracted an average home crowd of just under 3,500.


2009 Harlequins Rugby League season, 2009 Fixtures and results
: Game rearranged to make Harlequins RL available for a Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' warm-up game for the 2009 World Club Challenge.


2009 Harlequins Rugby League season, Super League XIV table
Source: . Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths
The 2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths occurred in late May and early June 2009 in Free State province, South Africa. At least 82 miners, many from Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, died from inhalation of poisonous gasses created by a May 18 fire in the mineshaft.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths
Critically, the ranks of unemployed, independent and redundant miners are unofficially tolerated within unsecured, less-profitable mines. Consequently, in reports from Africa the dead are being officially defined as "illegal miners" — or "trespassers" — onto the mineral-claims of the larger corporate mining operators and market consortiums which traditionally depend on government-supported mineral-extraction concessions and export rights granted in areas such as Free State.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths
A former police officer with 12 years' experience in cases of "illegal mining" said he feared that hundreds more bodies of "illegals" could still be underground in mines in the city of Welkom, according to a report in the leading Afrikaans daily, Beeld. He estimated that about 3,000 illegal miners work underground in the mines in Welkom alone.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths
The affected mine (the Eland shaft) is owned by Harmony Gold. Africa's third-largest gold producer and the fifth-largest in the world, Harmony is especially exposed to trespassers because the company followed a strategy of buying up old, abandoned or marginally productive mines (alongside controversial, environmentally expensive extraction techniques), which fell into disuse when gold prices were lower.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Deaths
The deaths were initially thought to have been caused by a fire. One miner who escaped had reported seeing smoke and running. Harmony states that the dead were members of an illegal mining syndicate commonly referred to as Zama-Zamas. The syndicate allegedly raid Harmony's mines regularly, 'armed' with explosives. However explosives are historically a necessary technology of mining; and Harmony has not related the deaths to an attack or explosion. Harmony did initially propose a theory that mercury used to coagulate  gold combined with Zama-Zamas' explosives, and led to the fire. But the dead were not found in a burnt condition, indicating their deaths may be from gas or smoke inhalation, also common effects of fire.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Deaths
The numerous deaths occurred within passable sections of a mine which Harmony defined as "closed-up". Initially, 36 people were reported as dead. Fellow illegals requested body bags in which to place the bodies of their companions; these were provided by Harmony and the 36 were brought to the surface between 31 May and 1 June 2009.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Deaths
A further twenty-five dead were pulled from "closed-up" sections of the mine on 2 June 2009. These were located by other illegals who searched when it was determined by Harmony that the "closed" sections occupied by illegals were too dangerous to be entered by any of the firm's staff. 63 corpses had been found by 4 June.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Deaths
Both Harmony and the South African government have since said they will not compensate the families of the suffocated.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Deaths
On Thursday 28 September 2017 at around 6pm the regional manager of Harmony Gold, Simphiwe Kubheka was shot dead at Harmony Mines in Welkom.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Previous incidents
The corpses of illegal miners are regularly found in the same mine shaft but this is the first time such a high death toll has been recorded from one incident. Five dead were found fourteen days before this incident and twenty-five more were recovered following a fire in 2007. South African miners typically enter one mine shaft and then exit from another one several miles away. Harmony described all the miners as "criminals", issuing an initial statement reported by Reuters: "The bodies of 36 criminal miners have been brought to surface at the shaft during the past weekend by fellow criminal miners".


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Previous incidents
294 illegal miners were arrested in the same province in the previous month and another 114 in March 2009. These figures included miners from Harmony.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Responsibility
On June 5, 2009, Harmony suspended 77 Harmony employees and 45 contractors who allegedly had helped the illegal mining activities, and 100 implicated employees have been arrested. According to Mining Weekly Online, 114 arrests were made, including those of another 19 Harmony employees.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Responsibility
Regularly employed miners and mine security personnel, some of whom earn only 4,000 Rands per month, or about $496/month (basis 6/6/2009), could be bribed to bring in needed provisions and supplies to the illegal miners, who live underground, and later help deliver the gold to the surface. The gold is smelted and transported to big cities, including Johannesburg, where the buyers wait with cash. “Everyone gets paid. The guys in the underground can make more than R10000 a week,” a resident of Welkom said.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Responsibility
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) urged Harmony to take responsibility for the deaths.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Responsibility
“The NUM believes that if the company has had good security on its operations, particularly world-class security systems, these deaths could have been avoided. At the heart of the problem lie lax security and unwillingness on the part of the company to invest in proper security systems. The company needs to further investigate itself with the assistance of law enforcement agencies on the possibilities that its own personnel may have been involved in allowing these so-called “illegal” mineworkers underground,” NUM spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka said in a statement.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Responsibility
The Congress of South African Trade Unions and Solidarity both called for a thorough investigation.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Responsibility
Malaisha Kipastofile, president of the Association of Informal and Illegal Miners of SA, called on the mines minister to enforce a code of practice that will ensure illegal miners can ply their trade safely. He said the reason for the illegal mining activities must be laid squarely at the door of the government and the unions, which have followed protectionist policies.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Government response
Susan Shabangu, South Africa's Minister of Mining, visited the mine on 2 June 2009. She condemned the act of mining illegally but expressed her sympathies with the relatives of the victims:


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Government response
The government will not condone illicit mining, but these are human lives that have been lost. Children have been orphaned and women have been widowed.


2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths, Government response
The government has refused to compensate the families of the dead miners, only providing government mortuary facilities.


2009 Harvard Crimson football team
The 2009 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crimson finished second in the Ivy League.


2009 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.


2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
The Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2009 was held on 13 October 2009, to select the 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. Results were declared on 22 October 2009. Indian National Congress got 40 seats. Incumbent Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was reelected for second term.


2009 Hawaii Bowl
The 2009 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl was the eighth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii. The game started at 3:00 pm local time (8:00 pm EST) on Thursday, December 24, 2009, with the SMU Mustangs of Conference USA beating the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Western Athletic Conference, 45–10. The game was sponsored by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts and was televised on ESPN.


2009 Hawaii Bowl
The 2009 Hawaiʻi Bowl was SMU's first bowl bid since playing in Hawaii in the 1984 Aloha Bowl, as well as their first since the program was relaunched in 1989 after being shut down for two years due to massive NCAA rules violations. Head coach June Jones made his first appearance as a coach in Aloha Stadium since leaving Hawaiʻi in 2008 to take over the SMU football program.


2009 Hawaii Bowl
SMU freshman starter Kyle Padron, who was a backup until an injury earlier in the season to then starter Bo Levi Mitchell, was named the game's MVP after throwing for 460 yards and two touchdowns.


2009 Hawaii Bowl
The two teams met for the first time since 2004 when they were both members of the WAC. They previously played five times from 2000 to 2004, with Nevada having led the series with a 3–2 record. Prior to this game, their last meeting was a 38–20 victory by SMU.


2009 Hawaii Warriors football team
The 2009 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were leadby second-year head coach Greg McMackin The Warriors finished the season 6–7 and 3–5 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play.


2009 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 2009 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 85th season in the Australian Football League and 108th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers


2009 Hazfi Cup Final
The 2009 Hazfi Cup Final was a two-legged football tie in order to determine the 2008–09 Hazfi Cup champion of Iranian football clubs. Rah Ahan faced Zob Ahan in this final game. The first leg took place on May 18, 2009 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30) at Rah Ahan Stadium in Ekbatan and the second leg took place on May 22, 2009 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30) at Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fooladshahr.


2009 Hazfi Cup Final, Format
The rules for the final were exactly the same as the one in the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after extra time).


2009 Heartland Championship
The 2009 Heartland Championship is the 4th provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand since the 2006 reconstruction, involving the 12 amateur rugby unions. The round-robin ran from 29 August to 17 October with 30 games in round one and 18 games in round two for a total of 48 games being played through the round-robin, after which the teams went into the playoffs. In the playoffs, the top four teams from each pool in round two went on to semifinals, and then a grand final for each pool was played on 31 October.


2009 Heartland Championship
Wanganui won their second consecutive Meads Cup, each coming by defeating Mid Canterbury in the final. Wanganui was a Meads Cup finalist in each of the first four years of the Heartland Championship. North Otago defeated West Coast in the Lochore Cup final. North Otago is the only team to win both the Meads Cup (2007) and the Lochore Cup. This was West Coast's first finals appearance in any provincial championship.


2009 Heartland Championship, Pool Stage
The 2009 Heartland Championship Pool Stage ran for 8 weeks from 29 August to 17 October. Teams were assigned to Pool A or Pool B, based on their performance in the 2008 season. The Pool Stage was split into two rounds, Round One ran for five weeks with each team playing five games. Round Two ran for over three weeks. The top three teams from each pool qualified for the Meads Cup pool and the bottom three teams from each pool qualified for the Lochore Cup pool. Teams faced the three other teams that they did not play in Round One. Competition points were carried over from Round One to Round Two.


2009 Heartland Championship, Pool Stage, Round one
Round One ran for 5 weeks with every team facing the other teams in their pool once.


2009 Heartland Championship, Pool Stage, Round one, Fixtures
There will be a total of 48 matches throughout the pool stage in the 2009 Heartland Championship, 30 in Round 1 and 18 in Round 2.


2009 Heartland Championship, Pool Stage, Round two
With the teams split into their respective cup pools, the teams faced each opponent that they did not play in Round One, with the top four teams moving on to the semifinals of their respective groups.


2009 Heartland Championship, Statistics
So far this season there have been 1559 points scored over 36 games with an average of 43.3 points per game, there have also been 167 tries scored.


2009 Heartland Championship, Statistics
North Otago has scored the most points this season with 206 points, they have also, along with Wanganui, have scored the most tries with 29 while Wairarapa Bush have given up the fewest points so far with 84.


2009 Heartland Championship, Statistics, Points
The table showing how many points scored by each team (white) and how many points each team was scored against them (grey) in the 2009 Heartland Championship. North Otago have currently scored the most points with 206, while Wairarapa Bush have given up the fewest points with 84.


2009 Heartland Championship, Statistics, Tries
The list of how many tries each team has scored in the 2009 Heartland Championship. Wanganui and North Otago have scored the most tries this season with 29, while East Coast and Thames Valley have scored the fewest tries with four each.


2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion
The 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion (Chinese: 鹤岗新兴煤矿爆炸事故; pinyin: Hègǎng Xīnxīng méikuàng bàozhà shìgù) was a mining accident that occurred on November 21 2009, near Hegang in the Heilongjiang province, northeastern China, which killed over 108 people. A further of 29 people were hospitalised. The explosion occurred in the Xinxing coal mine shortly before dawn, at 02:30 CST, when 528 people were believed to be in the pit. Of these, 420 are believed to have been rescued.


2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion, Location and explosion
The mine, located close to the China–Russia border, is owned by the state-run Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group Co., Ltd., which has been open since 1917, and produces 12 million tons of coal per year, making it one of the largest and oldest coal mines in the country. The explosion itself, a preliminary investigation concluded, was caused by trapped, pressurised gases underground, caused by poor ventilation in the mine shaft. The blast was powerful enough that it was felt six miles away. Many nearby buildings were damaged, including one next to the mine whose roof was blown off. The director of Hegang General hospital, where the injured were being treated, told the Xinhua News Agency that "most of the injured are suffering from compound injuries, such as respiratory injuries, broken bones and gas poisoning".


2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion, Response
A Chinese official said rescue efforts were being impeded by gas and debris from collapsed tunnels. The death toll makes it the worst accident of its type within the past two years. While hope for those trapped was fading, a Chinese official stated that the effort was still a rescue operation. San Jingguang, a mining company spokesman stated that "if we haven't found them, to us that means they are still alive."


2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion, Response
Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang visited the site to inspect rescue efforts on the afternoon of November 21, while President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are both said to have "made instructions on the rescue work". Both have also expressed condolences for those killed. Meanwhile, Li Zhanshu, the governor of Heilongjiang called for increased safety standards in Chinese mines, and the provincial work safety bureau vowed to step up its mining reform programme.


2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion, Response
Chinese state television initially reported that the death toll was 31. It later reported the number of dead had more than doubled over the extremely cold night.


2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion, Response
As a result of the accident, the director, vice director and chief engineer of the mining company are reported to have been removed from their individual posts. The Chinese state prosecutor is investigating the possibility that criminal negligence was responsible for the disaster. Chinese state media reported on November 23, 2009, that an investigation had concluded poor management was to blame for the incident. Relatives of the deceased also claimed on November 23 that officials did not notify them of the accident.


2009 Heineken Cup Final
The 2009 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup, the 14th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 23 May 2009 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh; this was the second time that the Heineken Cup final had been held at Murrayfield after the 2005 final, when Toulouse beat Stade Français 18–12 after extra time.


2009 Heineken Cup Final
The match was contested by Leicester Tigers of England and Leinster of Ireland. While Leinster were making their first appearance in the Heineken Cup final, Leicester were playing in their fifth, having won the competition twice, though not since 2002; they did, however, finish as runners-up in 2007.


2009 Heineken Cup Final
Leinster won the match 19–16; Leinster took the lead via an early drop goal from Brian O'Driscoll, only for Julien Dupuy to equalise with a penalty a couple of minutes later. Leinster then moved 9–3 ahead with a drop goal from the halfway line and a penalty from Jonathan Sexton. However, after Stan Wright was sin-binned on the half-hour mark for an off-the-ball challenge on Sam Vesty, Leicester reduced the deficit to three points with another Dupuy penalty, before taking a 13–9 half-time lead via a converted try from Ben Woods.


2009 Heineken Cup Final
Dupuy increased Leicester's lead to seven points with a third penalty goal just after the interval, but a converted try from Jamie Heaslip brought the teams level with half an hour left to play. Then, with ten minutes left on the clock, Jonathan Sexton squeezed a penalty inside the right-hand upright to win the match for Leinster.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Background
Murrayfield Stadium was chosen as the venue for the 2009 Heineken Cup Final on 19 May 2008. The 2009 final was the second Heineken Cup final to be hosted by the 67,778-capacity stadium, following the 2005 final, when Toulouse beat Stade Français 18–12 after extra time in front of 51,000 spectators.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Background
The 2009 final was Leinster's first Heineken Cup final, although they had reached the semi-final stage on three other occasions: in 1995–96, 2002–03 and 2005–06, when they were knocked out by Cardiff RFC, Perpignan and Munster respectively. Leicester, however, had reached the final on four other occasions: 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2007; they won the competition in 2001 and 2002, beating Stade Français and Munster, but lost out to Brive in 1997 and London Wasps in 2007.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Background
Nigel Owens of Wales was named as the match referee for the 2009 final on 13 May 2009, making him the second official to referee consecutive Heineken Cup finals after England's Chris White. Frenchman Christophe Berdos was appointed as fourth official.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leinster
For the pool stage draw, the 24 entrants were divided up into four tiers based on their European Rugby Club ranking; each group would consist of one team from each tier, and no country could have more than one team in the same group – with the exception of France, which would have two teams in one group. Leinster was placed in Tier 2, which would mean that they would avoid being drawn with teams like Gloucester, Sale Sharks and the Scarlets, but they could still be drawn with Toulouse, Stade Français, the Ospreys and the Cardiff Blues. They ended up being drawn in Pool 2 alongside London Wasps, Castres and Edinburgh.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leinster
Leinster won four of their pool stage matches, but a Matchday 5 defeat to Wasps meant that they had to equal or better the London side's result on the final matchday to be guaranteed a place in the knockout stage as group winners. In the end, Leinster's 12–3 win over Edinburgh was sufficient as Wasps were defeated in Castres and Leinster qualified as the sixth seeds for the quarter-finals, meaning that they would have to play away to third seeds Harlequins in the quarter-finals.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leinster
Leinster's quarter-final against Harlequins was the last of the quarter-finals to be played, and also the lowest-scoring: Harlequins responded to two first-half penalties from Felipe Contepomi with a 65th-minute try from Mike Brown; Chris Malone had the chance to give Harlequins the lead, but his conversion attempt went wide of the far post. Brown also missed with a long-range penalty, while an injured Nick Evans, who had come on as a blood replacement under dubious circumstances, sent a last-minute drop goal attempt wide to give Leinster a 6–5 win.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leinster
The draw for the semi-finals was also made in January 2009, with the winners of Leinster's quarter-final due to play against either Munster or the Ospreys. Munster came through their quarter-final comfortably, beating the Ospreys 43–9 to set up an all-Irish semi-final. As Heineken Cup holders and newly crowned champions of the Celtic League, Munster went into the game as favourites, but Leinster drew first blood with an early drop goal from fly-half Felipe Contepomi. Ronan O'Gara equalised with a penalty shortly after.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leinster
Several minutes later, Leinster suffered a major blow when Contepomi went down with what proved to be a cruciate ligament injury. A penalty from Contepomi's replacement, Jonathan Sexton, and an unconverted try from Gordon D'Arcy gave Leinster an 11–3 lead; a second penalty from O'Gara reduced Leinster's half-time lead to 11–6. Another try for Leinster, this time from Luke Fitzgerald, just after the interval put them two scores ahead, before Brian O'Driscoll intercepted a pass from Ronan O'Gara to score under the posts and round off a 25–6 win for Leinster. The match marked the first time that a club rugby match had been played at Croke Park, and the 82,208 attendance for the match set a new world record in club Rugby Union.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
Based on their European Club Rugby ranking, Leicester Tigers were placed in Tier 1 for the pool stage draw, meaning that they would avoid being drawn with Toulouse, Stade Français and holders Munster. They were eventually drawn into Pool 3 with Perpignan, the Ospreys and Benetton Treviso.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
Four wins in their first five matches meant that Leicester went into their final pool match against the Ospreys needing only a point to reach the knockout stage. Within 15 minutes of the match kicking off, they were already 6–3 down; the score remained that way until half-time, after which the two teams continued to trade penalties, resulting in a final score of 15–9 to the Ospreys. The six-point margin gave the Tigers the losing bonus point they needed and they qualified for the quarter-finals as pool winners. Their pool record meant that they were given the fourth seed for the quarter-finals, meaning that they would face a home match against the fifth seeds, Bath.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
Leicester went into the quarter-finals as the joint-top try scorers from the pool stage, while Bath had the second-lowest number of tries. Nevertheless, it was Bath substitute Shaun Berne who scored the first try of the quarter-final, going 7–6 up after Sam Vesty had scored two penalties in the first quarter of the game. After half-time, the two teams traded penalties before Joe Maddock crossed for Bath's second try in the 64th minute.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
Vesty levelled the scores at 15–15 soon after, but just as the match looked like it was heading to extra time, Leicester's replacement scrum-half Julien Dupuy feinted to pass back to Vesty in the pocket for a match-winning drop goal before scurrying through a gap at the base of the ruck on the edge of Bath's 22-metre line to score a try. Leicester's 20–15 win secured them a place in the semi-finals, where they would play the Cardiff Blues, who had beaten Toulouse 9–6 earlier that day.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
The Blues were the only team to come through the pool stage unbeaten and, going into the quarter-finals, they were the joint-top try scorers in the competition, along with Leicester themselves. Ben Blair gave Cardiff the lead with a penalty before the 15-minute mark, but Leicester responded with a converted try from Scott Hamilton and a Julien Dupuy penalty to take the score to 10–3. Cardiff hit back with three penalties of their own before Dupuy slotted over to give Leicester a 13–12 half-time lead.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
After half-time, Leicester increased their lead with a converted try from Geordan Murphy and two more penalties from Dupuy; however, only a few minutes later, the Tigers were hit with two quick-fire sin-binnings, and the Blues took full advantage by scoring two converted tries from Jamie Roberts and Tom James to tie the scores at 26–26 and send the game into extra time. Aside from two missed drop goal attempts from Johne Murphy and Aaron Mauger, extra time was largely uneventful and the match went to the first penalty shootout in Heineken Cup history.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Route to the final, Leicester Tigers
The first seven kicks in the shootout were all successful, giving Cardiff a 4–3 lead before Johne Murphy stepped up; however, the Irish winger missed the target, giving Tom James a chance to win the shootout for the Blues, only for the Welshman to miss his kick, allowing Scott Hamilton to convert and take the shootout to sudden death. Both teams successfully converted two more kicks before Martyn Williams wildly hooked his attempt wide and Jordan Crane slotted over to send Leicester into the final.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Match
Leinster beat Leicester 19–16. They led Leicester 9–3 within 30 minutes following drop goals by Brian O'Driscoll and Johnny Sexton and a penalty by Sexton. They then had Stan Wright sin-binned, with Leicester moving into a 13–9 lead at half-time thanks to a Ben Woods try. Leinster's Jamie Heaslip scored a try to level the scores in the second half, with Sexton scoring another penalty to win the match ten minutes before the end.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Reaction
Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen attended the match and said he was "absolutely delighted" and that it was a "real pleasure" to be present at a "hugely exciting match". He said it had been part of "a golden year" for the sport in Ireland.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Reaction
John Gormley, leader of the Irish Green Party, said the team deserved "the country's fullest praise and admiration" for lifting themselves "to the very heights of the international game".


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Reaction
The British media reported in the aftermath that "everything Irish rugby touches at the moment turns to gleaming silver".


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Reaction
The Leinster team were welcomed back at a special ceremony in their regular home ground, the RDS Arena, on 24 May 2009. Spectators did not have to pay to attend this celebration, which also featured live music and family activities.


2009 Heineken Cup Final, Reaction
Leicester were reported to have taken "their considerable disappointment on the chin".


2009 Heineken Open
The 2009 Heineken Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 34th edition of the Heineken Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 12 January through 17 January 2008. First-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title.


2009 Heineken Open
The announced singles field is headlined by Juan Martín del Potro, David Ferrer, and Robin Söderling. Also announced are defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber, Nicolás Almagro, Sam Querrey, Albert Montañés and Juan Mónaco.


2009 Heineken Open, Finals, Doubles
Martin Damm /  Robert Lindstedt defeated  Scott Lipsky /  Leander Paes, 7–5, 6–4


2009 Heineken Open – Doubles
Luis Horna and Juan Mónaco were the defending champions, but Horna chose not to participate, and only Mónaco competed that year. Mónaco partnered with Agustín Calleri, but lost in the quarterfinals to Paul Hanley and Jordan Kerr.


2009 Heineken Open – Doubles
Martin Damm and Robert Lindstedt won in the final, 7–5, 6–4, against Scott Lipsky and Leander Paes.


2009 Heineken Open – Singles
Philipp Kohlschreiber was the defending champion, but withdrew in the quarterfinals due to a shoulder injury.


2009 Heineken Open – Singles
In the final, Juan Martín del Potro defeated Sam Querrey, 6–4, 6–4.


2009 Hel van het Mergelland
The 2009 Hel van het Mergelland was the 36th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 4 April 2009. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Mauro Finetto.


2009 Helsingborgs IF season
Helsingborgs IF had a disappointing season, losing to Sarajevo in the UEFA Europa League and only just finished in the top half, causing the resignation of coach Bosse Nilsson. The club's marquee player Henrik Larsson chose to retire from professional football aged 38, taking over Landskrona as manager.