2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
The Bears got on the board with a 44-yard field goal by Robbie Gould, and took the lead with a 9-yard catch by Kellen Davis. After halftime, the Lions regained the lead and never gave it back. First came an 18-yard TD catch by Brandon Pettigrew. A few minutes later, Detroit's Jahvid Best ran in a TD from 88 yards out, the second longest touchdown run in franchise history. Each team scored a field goal in the fourth quarter: first one by Chicago from 49 yards out, then a 31-yarder by Jason Hanson that completed the scoring. With the win, the Lions also started 5–0 for the first time since 1956 and also snapped their 6-game losing streak against the Bears. Ford Field's record crowd of nearly 68,000 fans caused 9 false start penalties by the Bears.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
In week 6, the Lions hosted the NFC West Division-leading San Francisco 49ers. The Lions struck first, when Jason Hanson kicked a 25-yard field goal that came after a San Francisco turnover. Detroit added to their lead when Brandon Pettigrew caught a 16-yard TD pass. In the second quarter, the 49ers finally got on the board with a 1-yard TD run by Frank Gore. San Francisco received a safety when Aldon Smith sacked Matthew Stafford in the end zone.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The final points of the first half came just before intermission when David Akers of the 49ers kicked a 55-yard field goal, putting the Lions down at halftime for the fourth consecutive week. After the break, Detroit scored on a 24-yard field goal. San Francisco responded with a field goal of their own, this one from 31 yards out. In the fourth quarter, the Lions' Nate Burleson caught a 5-yard TD pass; the Lions went for a 2-point conversion but Calvin Johnson failed to catch Matthew Stafford's pass.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
In the final 2 minutes, the 49ers rallied from behind, first with a 6-yard TD catch by Delanie Walker, then a 37-yard field goal by David Akers, putting them up 25–19. With 1:02 left in the game, the Lions attempted another comeback, but San Francisco's defense held them off, handing Detroit its first loss of the season as the team fell to 5–1 and 2nd place in the NFC North. After the game, coaches Jim Schwartz and Jim Harbaugh got into an argument after Schwartz claimed Harbaugh pushed him out of the way when the two coaches were shaking hands.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
In week 7, the Lions hosted the Atlanta Falcons. The Lions took an early lead with a 43-yard field goal by Jason Hanson that came after a Falcons turnover. The Falcons tied it up with a field goal of their own, this one a 23-yarder by Matt Bryant. Atlanta took the lead with a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Matt Ryan. In the second quarter, Jason Hanson kicked another field goal, this time from 38 yards out. Atlanta scored the final points of the first half when Roddy White caught an 18-yard touchdown pass.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
After halftime, Jason Hanson kicked his third field goal, this one from 29 yards. Atlanta responded with a 47-yard field goal. Late in the third quarter, Detroit scored their only touchdown of the game, with a 57-yard catch and run by Calvin Johnson. The only points of the fourth quarter came a 40-yard Falcons field goal.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 8: at Denver Broncos
In week 8, the Lions traveled west to Denver, Colorado for an interconference duel with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos scored their only points of the first half on their opening drive, getting a 39-yard field goal from Matt Prater. With a 41-yard touchdown catch by Titus Young, the Lions took the lead and never gave it back. In the second quarter, Jason Hanson kicked a 50-yard field goal. Next, Tony Scheffler caught a 1-yard touchdown pass. Just before halftime, Maurice Morris ran in a touchdown from 1-yard out, putting the Lions up 24–3.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 8: at Denver Broncos
After the intermission, the Lions continued their domination with three more unanswered touchdowns. First, Cliff Avril picked up a Tim Tebow fumble and returned it 24 yards for 6 points. Calvin Johnson then scored a touchdown on a 56-yard catch and run. Chris Houston then intercepted a Tim Tebow pass in the end zone and ran the entire length of the field for a score to cap the Lions victory. The Broncos then scored their only points of the second half on a 14-yard touchdown catch by Eric Decker. The Lions defense sacked Tim Tebow seven times.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Lions defensive end Cliff Avril, who recorded two sack fumbles and touchdown, was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. The Lions' 45 points was the most scored on the road since 1967. With the win, the Lions went into their bye week with a 6–2 record. Detroit also extended its road winning streak (dating back to 2010) to six straight games.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 10: at Chicago Bears
After their bye week, the Lions traveled to Chicago, Illinois for a rematch with their division foes the Chicago Bears. Chicago started the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown rush by Matt Forte. The Bears added to their lead with a 43-yard field goal by Robbie Gould. In the second quarter, Chicago added more points with a 35-yard field goal, and made it a 20–0 game when Devin Hester returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown. Detroit finally got on the board with two consecutive field goals by Jason Hanson, from 29 and 35 yards out respectively.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 10: at Chicago Bears
After halftime, the Bears defense intercepted Lions QB Matthew Stafford twice for touchdowns. First, Major Wright caught one and ran it in 24 yards. Then Charles Tillman completed a 44-yard pick 6. The Bears added to their large lead with a 50-yard field goal. The Lions scored their only points of the second half with a 10-yard touchdown catch by Tony Scheffler. This was the Lions' first road loss of the season. The game was marred by an on-field fight between players midway through the 4th quarter.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 11: vs. Carolina Panthers
In week 11, the Lions hosted the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers took an early lead in the first quarter when Olindo Mare kicked a 27-yard field goal, and made it 10–0 when Steve Smith caught a 15-yard touchdown pass. The Lions answered in the second quarter when Kevin Smith ran in a touchdown from 28 yards out. Carolina responded with 2 touchdowns. First, Kealoha Pilares returned a kickoff the entire length of the field for 7 points, then a few minutes later, QB Cam Newton ran it in himself for another 7.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 11: vs. Carolina Panthers
At this point, the Lions were down by 17 points with the score 24–7. The Lions' Titus Young then caught a 3-yard pass for a TD. The Panthers kicked a 31-yard field goal just before halftime, putting the Lions down by 13 points. After the break, the Lions mounted yet another second half comeback with 3 consecutive touchdowns. First, Nate Burleson caught a 6-yard pass, then Tony Scheffler caught a 17-yard pass, giving the Lions their first lead of the game.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 11: vs. Carolina Panthers
Then in the 4th quarter, Kevin Smith scored his second touchdown of the game, this one on a 4-yard rush. The Panthers scored their only points of the second half when Cam Newton recorded his second rushing touchdown; Carolina's Cam Newton then completed a 2-point conversion to Steve Smith to tie the game. A few minutes later, Detroit retook the lead when Brandon Pettigrew caught a 7-yard pass for a TD. The Lions capped their victory with Kevin Smith's third touchdown of the game, this one on a 19-yard rush. By winning this game after trailing by 17 points, the Lions are the first team in NFL history that have won 3 games in one season in which they trailed by at least 17 points.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers (Thanksgiving Day game)
For their annual Thanksgiving Day game, the Lions hosted their NFC North Division rivals, the then-undefeated Green Bay Packers. After a scoreless first quarter, Detroit trailed in the second quarter after Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings. After halftime, Green Bay added to their lead in the third quarter when fullback John Kuhn scored with a 1-yard touchdown run, followed by a 65-yard touchdown catch to wide receiver James Jones. Later, Mason Crosby scored with a 35-yard field goal.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers (Thanksgiving Day game)
Detroit finally get on the board in the fourth quarter with a 16-yard touchdown run from running back Keiland Williams (with a successful two-point conversion pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford to wide receiver Titus Young), but the Packers pulled away when Crosby booted a 32-yard field goal. The Lions closed out the game when Stafford hooked up with wide receiver Calvin Johnson on a 3-yard touchdown pass late in the final quarter.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 13: at New Orleans Saints
In week 13, the Lions traveled south for a nationally televised prime-time contest with the New Orleans Saints. The Saints scored the only points of the first quarter when John Kasay kicked a 39-yard field goal. New Orleans added to their lead in the second quarter with 2 consecutive touchdowns: first with a 14-yard run by Mark Ingram Jr., then a 67-yard catch and run by Robert Meachem. Detroit scored their only points of the first half when Kevin Smith ran in a touchdown from 2 yards out.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 13: at New Orleans Saints
The Saints responded when Drew Brees threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore. After halftime, the Lions attempted a comeback when Jason Hanson kicked a 31-yard field goal, and later Maurice Morris caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. However, the Saints pulled away in the final quarter when Darren Sproles caught a 6-yard pass for a touchdown.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
In week 14, the Lions hosted a rematch with their NFC North rivals the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions took an early lead which they never gave back after Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder fumbled the ball on the Vikings' first offensive play of the game and Stephen Tulloch picked it up in the end zone for a touchdown. The Lions added more points when Titus Young caught a Matthew Stafford pass and ran it in 57 yards for a TD, and added another seven when Brandon Pettigrew caught a 12-yard pass.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings got on the board late in the first quarter when Visanthe Shiancoe caught a seven-yard pass from Ponder. In the second quarter, Detroit's defense scored again when Alphonso Smith intercepted a Ponder pass and ran it back 30 yards for a TD. Minnesota responded when Percy Harvin caught a six-yard touchdown pass. The Lions scored the final points of the first half when Jason Hanson kicked a 30-yard field goal. This was their first 31-point first half since 1985.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
After halftime, Vikings backup quarterback Joe Webb came into the game and ran in a touchdown himself from 65 yards out. In the fourth quarter, the Lions scored their only points of the second half when Hanson kicked his second field goal of the game, this one from 26 yards out. Minnesota responded with a two-yard TD catch by Toby Gerhart.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
After a defensive stop, the Vikings attempted a late comeback when they drove down the field in the final minute of the game, but Webb fumbled the ball after being sacked by DeAndre Levy on first and goal with nine seconds left, evading a facemask call, but handing the Lions the victory.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
In week 15, the Lions traveled west for an interconference duel with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders struck first when Louis Murphy ran in a touchdown from 12 yards out. The Lions responded with a 51-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson. In the second quarter, Oakland re-took the lead when Darrius Heyward-Bey caught a 43-yard pass from Carson Palmer, but the Lions tied it back up when Nate Burlseon caught a 39-yard pass for a TD. Oakland took the lead back just before halftime with a 46-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
After a scoreless third quarter, the Raiders kicked a 51-yard field goal, and added 7 more points when Aaron Curry picked up a Matthew Stafford fumble and ran it in 6 yards for a touchdown, putting them up 27–14 with just under 8 minutes left in the game. The Lions then mounted their 6th comeback of the season from a 13+ point deficit, first with a 3-yard catch by Titus Young, then Calvin Johnson caught his second touchdown of the game from 6 yards out to put them up 28–27 with 39 seconds left to play.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
The Raiders then drove down the field, and attempted a 65-yard field goal on fourth down, which would have broken Sebastian Janikowski's own NFL-record of 63 yards which he shares with two other placekickers, but it was blocked by Ndamukong Suh, giving the Lions the win and keeping their playoff hopes alive as the team improved to 9–5, securing their first winning season since 2000.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
For their last home game of the regular season, the Lions hosted a rare Saturday evening contest against the San Diego Chargers. The first half was all Detroit. First came a 7-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Brandon Pettigrew, followed by a 30-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. In the second quarter, Kevin Smith caught a 3-yard touchdown pass, followed by a Calvin Johnson 14-yard touchdown catch in the final minute of the half, putting the Lions up 24–0 at the break.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
After the intermission, the Chargers finally got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Malcolm Floyd, followed by a 22-yard field goal by Nick Novak. Detroit responded with a 6-yard touchdown run by Kevin Smith. The only points of the fourth quarter came when Cliff Avril intercepted a pass from Philip Rivers and ran it in 4 yards for a touchdown. With the win, the Lions improved to 10–5 and clinched an NFC Wildcard spot in the playoffs, their first postseason appearance since 1999. Also, the Lions became the only NFC North team to beat all AFC West teams on the season.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
For the last game of the regular season, the Lions, hoping to clinch the #5 seed in the postseason, traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin for a shootout with their NFC North Division rivals the Green Bay Packers. On game day it was revealed that many of the Packers' starters were inactive, giving them a chance to heal and rest up for the playoffs (the Packers having already clinched a first-round bye and first seed in their division).


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
The Lions took an early lead when Titus Young caught an 8-yard pass from Matthew Stafford for a touchdown, and received a safety when Green Bay's Pat Lee was tackled in the end zone by team. The Packers got on the board when Mason Crosby kicked a 22-yard field goal, and got their first lead of the game when Jordy Nelson caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Matt Flynn. In the second quarter, the score started to sea-saw, and continued to do so for the remainder of the game.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
First, the Lions' Calvin Johnson caught a 13-yard touchdown pass. Then Green Bay's Ryan Grant scored on an 80-yard catch and run. Detroit responded with a 30-yard field goal from Jason Hanson. Green Bay scored another touchdown just before halftime when Jordy Nelson caught his second touchdown pass of the game, this time from 36 yards out. After the break, the Lions' Titus Young caught another touchdown pass, this time from 2 yards out. The Packers answered with Jordy Nelson's third scoring catch, this one from 58 yards out.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
Detroit responded with a 5-yard touchdown catch by Kevin Smith and successfully completely a two-point conversion with a pass to Tony Scheffler. Midway through the final quarter, Green Bay's Donald Driver caught a 35-yard pass for a touchdown. Detroit re-took the lead late when Tony Scheffler caught a 12-yard pass, but the Packers gained it back when Jermichael Finley caught a 4-yard touchdown pass.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Regular season results, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
The Lions then got the ball back to attempt to win the game with under a minute to play, but Stafford threw an interception with 45 seconds left, giving the Packers the victory, and the Lions' 20th consecutive loss in the state of Wisconsin. With the loss, the Lions were declared the #6 seed in the playoffs.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Postseason results
See also 2011–12 NFL Wildcard game#Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints


2011 Detroit Lions season, Postseason results, NFC Wild Card Round: at #3 New Orleans Saints
Entering the postseason as the NFC's #6 seed, the Lions began their playoff run at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the NFC Wild Card game against the #3 seed New Orleans Saints, looking to avenge their Week 13 defeat.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Postseason results, NFC Wild Card Round: at #3 New Orleans Saints
Detroit struck first in the opening quarter as quarterback Matthew Stafford found tight end Will Heller with a 10-yard pass for a touchdown. The Saints answered in the second quarter when running back Darren Sproles scored a touchdown with a 2-yard run. The Lions answered back when Calvin Johnson caught a 13-yard pass for a touchdown. New Orleans closed out the half when kicker John Kasay scored a 24-yard field goal.


2011 Detroit Lions season, Postseason results, NFC Wild Card Round: at #3 New Orleans Saints
The Saints took the lead in the third quarter when quarterback Drew Brees completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devery Henderson and later, a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham. Detroit kept things close when Matthew Stafford scored a touchdown with a quarterback sneak from 1 yard out. New Orleans took a huge lead in the fourth quarter when Darren Sproles scored with a 17-yard touchdown run, followed by a 56-yard touchdown catch by wide receiver Robert Meachem. The Lions tried to rally as Stafford connected with Johnson again with a 12-yard touchdown pass, but the Saints pulled away for good with a 1-yard touchdown run by Pierre Thomas.


2011 Detroit Tigers season
The 2011 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 111th season. The season began on March 31 at New York against the Yankees, and the home opener was on April 8 against the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers honored the late Sparky Anderson during the season. The Tigers sent five players to the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game: starting pitcher Justin Verlander, first baseman Miguel Cabrera, catcher Alex Avila, shortstop Jhonny Peralta, and closer José Valverde. The regular season concluded September 28 at home against the Cleveland Indians, with the Tigers holding a 95–67 record.


2011 Detroit Tigers season
The season saw the team's first 11-game winning streak since 1968, and first nine-game winning streak since 1984 – both years in which the Tigers went on to win the World Series. The streak ended at 12 games on September 14. It consisted of four consecutive three-game sweeps over their AL Central Division rivals. It was the Tigers longest winning streak since the 1934 team won 14 straight.


2011 Detroit Tigers season
On September 16, the Tigers clinched the AL Central Division title with a 3–1 win over the Oakland Athletics. It was their first American League Central Division title since they joined the division in 1998, and the team's first division title of any kind since winning the American League East in 1987. They became the first team of the season to qualify for the American League Division Series, and first team in either league to clinch their division. The Tigers clinched the division with 11 games left to play, tying the franchise record set by the 1984 team. Justin Verlander was named both American League Cy Young Award winner and AL Most Valuable Player for an outstanding season that saw him lead the league in wins (24), strikeouts (250) and ERA (2.40).


2011 Detroit Tigers season
On October 6, the Tigers beat the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS, winning the series 3–2, and advancing to the American League Championship Series, which they lost to the Texas Rangers 4–2.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Personnel changes
On July 3, after Tigers pitchers had given up 51 runs in the previous five games (including three games in which 14 or more runs were allowed), pitching coach Rick Knapp was fired. Then-bullpen coach Jeff Jones was named the new pitching coach and Mike Rojas was made the new bullpen coach.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Tributes to Sparky Anderson
On November 4, 2010, Sparky Anderson, Tigers manager from 1979 to 1995, died at age 76. In his honor, the Tigers wore a memorial patch on their sleeves (seen at right), and a flag was raised in his honor on Opening Day. Additionally, Anderson's No. 11 jersey was officially retired by the Tigers on June 26, 2011. His name and number were also placed on the left-field wall at Comerica Park, joining other past Tiger greats. Anderson is the second non-player (after broadcaster Ernie Harwell) to have his name on this wall.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Notable games
Below is a chronology of highlights during the 2011 Detroit Tigers regular season.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Notable games
After a remarkable September where the team went 20–6, and winning 38 of their last 54 games over the season's final two months, the Tigers finished the regular season with a 95–67 record—winning the AL Central by an astounding 15 games—and clinching the #3 seed in the American League playoffs. It would be Detroit's first postseason appearance since 2006.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, Justin Verlander
Ace starting pitcher Justin Verlander had the best season of his career. On May 7, Verlander took a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays into the 8th inning, and after a walk to J. P. Arencibia, Verlander got his double play and went on to the 9th inning to complete his second career no-hitter. It was the seventh no-hitter in Tigers history. He faced the minimum 27 batters and recorded four strikeouts with one walk and a pitch count of 108. Verlander became the second Tigers pitcher since Virgil Trucks, and the thirtieth pitcher in the history of baseball, to throw multiple no-hitters.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, Justin Verlander
Verlander also won the 100th game of his career and became the first Tiger pitcher to win 20 games in a season since Bill Gullickson in 1991. Verlander's regular season total of 24 wins is the highest for a Tiger pitcher since Mickey Lolich won 25 in 1971.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, Justin Verlander
Verlander finished the season by winning the AL pitching Triple Crown, leading the American League in wins (24), ERA (2.40) and strikeouts (250). On November 15, Verlander was named the AL Cy Young Award winner in a unanimous vote. On November 21, it was announced that Verlander had also won the American League MVP Award in a much closer vote.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, José Valverde
2011 was also a career best season for closer José Valverde. On September 11, he recorded his 43rd consecutive save of the season, passing Todd Jones as the Tigers' all-time single season saves leader. His 45th save of the season helped the Tigers clinch the AL Central title. On the final day of the regular season, he recorded his 49th straight save, completing his perfect season. He recorded 2 saves against the New York Yankees in the ALDS, the second of which sent the Tigers to the ALCS. He saved one of the Tigers' two ALCS wins. He also won the 2011 Delivery Man of the Year Award and the 2011 AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award. Valverde finished fifth in the 2011 AL Cy Young Award voting, which was won by teammate Justin Verlander.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, Miguel Cabrera
With his Major League-best .344 batting average, Miguel Cabrera won the AL Batting Championship. Cabrera became the first Tiger since Norm Cash and Rocky Colavito in 1961 to reach triple-digits in RBIs (105), runs (111) and walks (108). He also led the AL in on-base percentage (.448) and doubles (48). Miguel finished fifth in the voting for the AL MVP Award, which was won by teammate Justin Verlander. He also won the Luis Aparicio Award, an award given to the best Venezuelan player each year.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, Alex Avila
Catcher Alex Avila had the best season of his young career, hitting .295 with 19 home runs and 82 RBIs. He started in the 2011 MLB All Star game and won the Silver Slugger Award for catchers.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Individual accomplishments, Don Kelly
Super utility-man Don Kelly made his career debut as a pitcher on June 29, pitching one-third of an inning in a blowout loss to the New York Mets. Three days later, he made his major league debut at catcher, when he relieved Victor Martinez in the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants. This gave Kelly the rare distinction of playing all nine defensive positions in his major league career.


2011 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was a multi-event motor racing series largely based in Germany for highly modified touring car racing cars and is one of the most popular sedan car-based motor racing series in the world. The series features professional racing teams and drivers and is heavily supported by car manufacturers Audi and Mercedes-Benz. Each race features 18 V8-powered racing cars built according to the technical regulations of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
It was the twenty-fifth season of premier German touring car championship and also twelfth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. It was the final season running the 4-door saloon-style spec cars, which has been the series' sole car style requirements since 2005 (although 4-door saloon-style spec cars were introduced majorly in 2004 but few coupé cars were also featured due to cost reasons). It was also the final season that all DTM cars ran with the sequential manual gearbox shifters before all DTM cars switched to sequential semi-automatic paddle-shifters for the following season.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Canadian Mercedes-Benz driver Bruno Spengler led the series after five races. After winning the season-opening Hockenheim and the most recent race at the Norisring, Spengler held a three-point lead over German Audi driver Martin Tomczyk who won races at the Red Bull Ring and Eurospeedway. The two held a points gap over third-placed Audi driver Timo Scheider. The other race winner was Audi driver Mike Rockenfeller, although after his Le Mans sportscar accident Rockenfeller had to take a break from DTM to recover with series veteran Tom Kristensen replacing him.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Hankook.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Mike Rockenfeller moved into the factory Team Abt Sportsline outfit, driving a latest-specification car for the first time. He replaced Martin Tomczyk who filled Rockenfeller's vacant drive at Team Phoenix. With Paul di Resta leaving the HWA Team for Force India in Formula One, Jamie Green took over his spot in a latest-specification Mercedes.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Team Rosberg had two new drivers for the 2011 season, with reigning Formula 3 Euro Series champion Edoardo Mortara and Race of Champions winner Filipe Albuquerque driving. Rahel Frey competed for Team Phoenix after selected drives in various series in 2010. Single-seater racers Christian Vietoris and Renger van der Zande both competed for Persson Motorsport; van der Zande moving from GP3, while Vietoris combining his DTM programme with a season in GP2.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Reigning champion Paul di Resta did not defend his title with the HWA Team, having moved into a Formula One drive with Force India. Audi driver Markus Winkelhock moved into the FIA GT1 World Championship with Münnich Motorsport, while fellow Audi drivers Alexandre Prémat and Katherine Legge lost their drives in the series.


2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Race calendar and results
The series hosted its first stadium event in July for a round at Munich's Olympic Stadium. The event did not count for points but the entire grid took part over two days. A twelve-race provisional calendar was announced on 29 September, including the non-championship event in Munich, and a return to the newly renamed Red Bull Ring, replacing Adria. The calendar was reduced to eleven races on 1 April, after the race in Shanghai was dropped. The Chinese motorsport authorities did not want an event clash with the inaugural Chinese round of the World Touring Car Championship due to be held on the same day at the Guangdong International Circuit.


2011 Dhivehi League, Standings
Format: In Round 1 and Round 2, all eight teams played against each other. Top six teams after Round 2 play against each other in Round 3. Teams with most total points after Round 3 are crowned the Dhivehi League champions and qualify for the AFC Cup. The top four teams qualify for the President's Cup. Bottom two teams after Round 2 play against top two teams of Second Division in Dhivehi League Qualification for places in next year's Dhivehi League.


2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500
The 2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500 was an endurance motor race for production cars. It was held on 10 and 11 September 2011, at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was Round 4 of the 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, Round 4 of the 2011 Australian Production Car Championship and Round 2 of the 2011 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship. The race was won by Stuart Kostera and Ian Tulloch, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. The Lancer Evolution 9 of Tony Quinn and Klark Quinn finished in second  place with another Lancer Evolution 9 in third, driven by Jim Pollicina and Dean Kelland.


2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500
The race was run over two days and had two legs, each one scheduled to be eighty laps and 250km in length. However, due to stoppages and delays on each day while other categories were running, the Saturday leg was shortened to 73 laps and the Sunday leg to 60 laps. The first leg was won by John Bowe and Peter O'Donnell in a BMW 335i while Kostera and Tulloch won the second leg and the race overall.


2011 Diamond Head Classic
The 2011 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament played on December 22, 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the third annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Kansas State defeated Long Beach State to win the tournament championship. Rodney McGruder was named the tournament's MVP.


2011 Diamond League
The 2011 IAAF Diamond League (also known as the 2011 Samsung Diamond League for sponsorship purposes) was the second edition of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 6 May in Doha, Qatar and ended on 16 September in Brussels, Belgium.


2011 Diamond League, Ambassadors
A total of fourteen athletes were given Diamond League Ambassador status, with the intention of bringing attention to some of the sport's foremost competitors. There are seven male and seven female athletes, and the division between track and field specialists is also evenly divided.


2011 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational
The 2011 Discovery Women’s Basketball Invitational was an invitational basketball tournament which was contested by the women's national teams of the Philippines and Qatar along with Bangkok Bank of Thailand and a selection team from Fujian of China. The tournament hosted by Bacolod took place at the West Negros University Gym from September 28-October 1.


2011 Division 1 (Swedish football)
The 2011 Division 1 was contested by 28 teams divided into two groups geographically. Umeå FC and Varbergs BoIS won their respective groups, and were thereby qualified for play in the 2012 Superettan.


2011 Division 1 (Swedish football), Stars of Tomorrow all-star game
At the end of each Division 1 season, the best young players from each group compete in an all-star game called "Morgondagens Stjärnor" (English: "Stars of Tomorrow").


2011 Division 4 (Swedish football)
Statistics of Swedish football Division 4 for the 2011 season. There are also 5 divisions that form a lower tier of Division 4 that feed into the Halland and Småland Elit divisions in Division 4.


2011 Division 4 (lower tier) (Swedish football)
Statistics of the lower tier of Swedish football Division 4 for the 2011 season. These 5 divisions feed into the Halland and Småland Elit divisions in Division 4


2011 División de Honor de Béisbol
División de Honor de Béisbol 2011 was the 26th season since its establishment. 2011 season lasted from February to July. FC Barcelona claimed their 4th and last title of their history after of being disbanded by FC Barcelona's chairman Sandro Rosell.


2011 Djiboutian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2011. Incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected with 81% of the vote, He defeating Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, an attorney and former judge who received 19% of the vote.


2011 Djiboutian presidential election
Djibouti's opposition coalitions boycotted the elections, saying they would not be free and fair, leaving only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who had served as President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council in 2005. Ragueh complained about irregularities in the voting.


2011 Djiboutian presidential election, Background
In April 2010, the National Assembly of Djibouti amended the Constitution  to allow Guelleh to stand for a third term. Presidents had been limited to two terms. Coinciding with the wider Arab Spring, protesters began calling for President Guelleh's ousting in February 2011. On at least two occasions the government detained opposition leaders and imprisoned many protesters.


2011 Djiboutian presidential election, Background
Another potential candidate, businessman Abdourahman Boreh, who was living in self-imposed exile in London, did not participate because Guelleh was on the ballot.


2011 Djiboutian presidential election, Conduct
Democracy International (DI), an organization funded by USAID, had been in the country since November planning to monitor the elections, but was told to leave by the government on 21 March 2011 after officials  questioned its impartiality. The African Union and the U.S. and French embassies sent some observers to monitor the elections, as did other regional groups.


2011 Djiboutian presidential election, Aftermath
Guelleh was sworn in for his third term on 8 May 2011.


2011 Djiboutian protests
The 2011 Djiboutian protests were widespread demonstrations and riots that took place between January and March 2011 in Djibouti, situated in the Horn of Africa. A member of the Arab League, the protests in Djibouti showed a clear influence from the concurrent Arab Spring protests in North Africa and the Arabian peninsula. The demonstrations ended after mass arrests and the barring of international observers.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Background
President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh has been in office since 1999, but his government has been in power for 34 years. Recently, Guelleh changed the constitution so that he could have a third term in office. This proved unpopular with the Djiboutian population.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Background
These protests occurred in the months leading up to the 2011 Djiboutian presidential election.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Protests, Before February 19
On January 25, thousands of people turned out to protest in Djibouti City. Similar to the events on January 28, only smaller. 300 people gathered in a square in the capital, Djibouti. On February 18, thousands rallied against the president, gathering at a stadium with the intention of staying there until their demands were met. However, the demonstration escalated into clashes after dusk, as police used batons and tear gas against stone-throwing protesters. Officials from the Union for Democratic Change, an umbrella group of three opposition parties, gave speeches at the demonstration calling for Guelleh to step down.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Protests, February 19–25
On February 19, clashes were reported to be intensifying. Anti -government protestors clashed with security forces 24 hours after hundreds of demonstrators demanding the president step down hurled stones at riot police who fired back with tear gas. At least one policeman was killed, and sources said one protester had also been killed. The protest leaders were arrested The next day, Djiboutian authorities released three opposition leaders as opponents of President Ismail Guelleh clashed with police.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Protests, February 19–25
Leaders of the United Sun Nations, opposition parties and protest organisers were set to meet on February 24 to plan mass protests for the following day. Police acting on behalf of Gulleh arrested 300 organisers during and after the mass protests on February 18, with reports of torture being used to sedate the activists. After the failure of the leaders to turn up on February 24, opposition leader Bourhan Mohammed Ali stated he feared the protests had lost momentum. Protests had been planned for March 4, but it remained to be seen if the Djiboutians would be able to coordinate themselves without the 300 arrested leaders.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Protests, February 26 – March 11
On March 3, Djibouti ordered its opposition party to cancel its anti-government protests which were to be held on March 4, 2011 due to a previous rally a month earlier turning violent. Mohammed Daoud, head of the opposition Djibouti Party for Development, said that protests will occur as scheduled. On the 4th soldiers and police filled the streets to prevent the planned demonstration blocking the route to the city's main stadium where they were to have taken place and preventing the protest. A protest was planned for March 11, but security forces scuppered the protest and detained 4 opposition leaders.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Censorship
On February 9, the President of the Djibouti League of Human Rights was arrested.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Censorship
On March 21, US election monitors were expelled from the country, whose task would have been to observe the April 2011 presidential election.


2011 Djiboutian protests, Response
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against travel to Djibouti.


2011 Djurgårdens IF season
In the 2011 season, Djurgårdens IF competes in the Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. Lennart Wass and Carlos Banda were contracted as coaches.


2011 Djurgårdens IF season
On May 3, after only taking 1 out of 18 points, Djurgården sacked Lennart Wass and contracted Magnus Pehrsson as manager. Banda is still left and co-manages the team with Pehrsson.


2011 Djurgårdens IF season
Sports director Stefan Alvén chose to leave the club on May 4 after responding to threats from angry supporters on him and his family.


2011 Djurgårdens IF season, Squad, U21 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Djurgårdens IF season, Transfers, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 12 September 2011Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.Notes: Allsvenskan only


2011 Djurgårdens IF season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 25 JanuarySource: Djurgårdens IF and Stockholms Stadion


2011 Djurgårdens IF season, Matches, Supporter incident
Djurgården were involved in an incident at Swedbank Stadion, in a match against Malmö FF, on 30 July 2011. The match was abandoned after eleven minutes, with Malmö FF at that time leading 1–0. The minute before, Djurgårdens IF forward Daniel Sjölund was given a yellow card. Six fireworks were launched, forcing referee Martin Hansson to abandon the match. According to Canal+, one of the fireworks was close to hitting a photographer.


2011 Djurgårdens IF season, Matches, Supporter incident
There were different opinions as to where the fireworks came from: Canal+ believed that the fireworks came from the section above the Djurgården terrace while the police believed that the fireworks came from within the Djurgården section. Swedish Discipline Committee chairman Khennet Thallinger stated that they "want to preserve the due process". On 5 September 2011, the Committee decided that the game would be replayed from kick-off. The Committee explained that the evidence saying Djurgården were responsible for the firecrackers was not considered strong enough to blame them. As such, neither Djurgården nor Malmö were fined any sums of money. The SFA's Competition Committee decided that the rematch would be played on 15 October 2011. This forced the Committee to delay the Halmstad–Djurgården and Malmö–Syrianska games in-between to 17 October, as all Allsvenskan teams should have at least two rest-days between each game. Djurgården lost the rematch 1–0.


2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council as part of the 2011 local elections in the United Kingdom.


2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council, increasing its majority by seven seats. The Liberal Democrats lost four of the five seats it was defending, all of which were gained by Labour. After the election, the composition of the council was:


2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2007.


2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship
The 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship was contested by senior Gaelic football clubs under the auspices of Donegal GAA. Glenswilly were 2011 Champions, their first ever title. St Michael's also made their first final appearance.


2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship, First round
The first round draw was made at the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta studios in Derrybeg.


2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Final
The Final, broadcast on TG4 and contested by Glenswilly and St Michael's, produced a novel pairing as neither side had ever won before and they had only one losing final appearance between them, that of Glenswilly in 2007. Members of the winning team would each receive a personalised medal engraved with both their name and number from county final day.


2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Final
Glenswilly prevailed on the day, winning the final at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. Michael Murphy scored all but one point of the winning team's total.


2011 Donegal county football team season
The 2011 Donegal county football team season was the franchise's 107th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team ended the season as Ulster champions after winning the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship. It was their sixth title and a first since Brian McEniff led the team to Sam MCMXCII.


2011 Donegal county football team season
Ahead of the new season, Jim McGuinness was appointed as the team's manager, bringing to an end the era of John Joe Doherty. The arrival of McGuinness brought the first appearance of a soon-to-be revolutionary tactic The System.


2011 Donegal county football team season, Panel
New manager Jim McGuinness included Kevin Cassidy (who intended to retire at the end of the previous season) and Michael Hegarty (who was not involved in the previous season) in his squad for the 2011 Dr McKenna Cup. Also named were several of the under-21s, including Peter Boyle, Thomas McKinley, Daniel McLaughlin, Kevin Mulhern and Antoin McFadden, and Johnny Bonner and Marty Boyle, stars of Naomh Conaill's run to the 2010 Ulster club football final.


2011 Donegal county football team season, Panel
Paul Durcan, Peter Boyle, Karl Lacey, Neil McGee, Barry Dunnion, Johnny Bonner, Tomas McKinley, Edward Kelly, Neil Gallagher, Rory Kavanagh, Christopher Murrin, Dermot Molloy, Michael Hegarty, Colm McFadden, Daniel McLaughlin, Marty Boyle, David Walsh, Adrian Hanlon, Michael Murphy, Paddy McGrath, Kevin Mulhern, Leo McLoone, Ryan Bradley, Kevin Cassidy, Frank McGlynn, Antoin McFadden.


2011 Donegal county football team season, Panel
Squad as per Donegal vs Kildare, 2011 All-Ireland Quarter-final, 30 July 2011


2011 Donington Superbike World Championship round
The 2011 Donington Superbike World Championship round was the second round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of March 25–27, 2011 at Donington Park.


2011 Dover District Council election
Elections to Dover District Council in Kent, England were held on 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. The previous election for the District Council was held in May 2007.


2011 Dover District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives retained overall control, albeit with a reduced majority. Labour captured four seats from the Conservatives, who themselves took two from the Liberal Democrats, eliminating the latter from the council. Although Labour had recovered some seats, they did not restore their position as before the previous election in 2007.


2011 Dover District Council election, Election result
Seat gains/losses are in relation to the previous whole council election in 2007.


2011 Dover District Council election, Ward results
Only Labour offered candidates in all wards (but not all seats); the Conservatives left the field clear for an independent to oppose Labour in Town and Pier (unsuccessfully). The Liberal Democrats stood in only five wards (ten in 2007), nowhere being particularly popular in terms of votes except in the ward where they lost their only two seats. Unusually, UKIP did not put forward any candidates. There were several independent or local interest candidates.


2011 Dover District Council election, Ward results
Successful candidates are in bold; defending incumbents are indicated by "*". Percentages are of the total number of votes cast (In multiple member wards, each voter may vote for each vacancy, i.e., in a three-member ward each voter has three votes).


2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic
The 2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic was an ITF tennis tournament held 7–13 February 2011 in Midland, Michigan, United States for women's professional tennis, with US$100,000 in prize money. It was organized by the International Tennis Federation under the tier of Women's Tennis Association.


2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic, Champions, Doubles
Jamie Hampton /  Anna Tatishvili def. Irina Falconi /  Alison Riske, walkover


2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic – Doubles
Laura Granville and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, however Granville did not participate. Lucie Hradecká partnered up with Marina Erakovic and lost in the first round to Beatrice Capra and Coco Vandeweghe


2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic – Doubles
The doubles final was scratched and Jamie Hampton and Anna Tatishvili were awarded a “walkover” defeat of Irina Falconi and Alison Riske as Riske withdrew due to illness. As a result, Hampton and Tatishvili split the $5,573 first place prize, while Falconi and Riske forfeited their prize to the United States Tennis Association. Riske was awarded the tournament's Sportsmanship Award with her withdrawal cited as one of the reasons for the award.


2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic – Singles
The defending champion was Elena Baltacha, but she did not compete this year.


2011 Down District Council election
Elections to Down District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.


2011 Down District Council election, Districts results, Ballynahinch
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Down District Council election, Districts results, Downpatrick
2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Down District Council election, Districts results, Newcastle
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP


2011 Down District Council election, Districts results, Rowallane
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from UUP


2011 Down county football team season
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2011 season.


2011 Down county football team season, McGeough Cup, Squad
1 Gavin Joyce, 2 Eoin Costello, 3 Gary Mc Cardle, 4 Colm Murney, 5 James Colgan, 6 Kevin Mc Kernan, 7 Michael Mc Cartan, 8 Declan Sheeran, 9 Peter Fitzpatrick, 10 Martin Clarke, 11 Aidan Carr, 12 Brendan Coulter, 13 John Clarke, 14 Joe Ireland, 15 Mark PolandSubs: Cathal Murdock, Kevin Duffin, Kevin Anderson, Liam Doyle, Michael Magee, Ronan Murtagh, Christopher Duggan, Paul Devlin, Packie Downey, Conor Poland, Michael Magee.


2011 Down county football team season, Dr McKenna Cup, Squad
Gary McArdle, Dan Gordon, Aidan Brannigan, Aidan Carr, Peter Fitzpatrick, Kalum King, Liam Doyle, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter, Paul Devlin, Martin Clarke, Cathal Murdock, Sean Murdock, Kevin Anderson, James Colgan, Conor Maginn, Ronan Murtagh, Michael McCartan, Conor Poland, Paul McPolin, Declan Sheerin, Kevin Duffin, Michael Magee, Kevin McKernan, Gavin Joyce, Christopher Duggan, Ryan Brady, Packie Downey and Philip Bonny.


2011 Down county football team season, National Football League Division 1, Squad
Michael Magee, John Clarke, Martin Clarke, Brendan McVeigh, Ronan Murtagh, Peter Fitzpatrick, Luke Howard, Kalum King, Conor Maginn, Gerard McCartan, Kevin McKernan Cathal Murdock, Aidan Carr, Paul McPolin, Paul McComiskey, Aidan Brannigan, Conor Laverty, Dan Gordon, Liam Doyle, Conor Poland, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter, Ronan Sexton, Colm Murney, Daniel Hughes, Declan Alder


2011 Down county football team season, Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 7 October 2010.


2011 Down county football team season, Ulster Senior Football Championship, Squad
Declan Alder, Aidan Branagan, Aidan Carr, Martin Clarke James Colgan, Brendan Coulter, Mark Doran, Liam Doyle, Kevin Duffin, Peter Fitzpatrick, Conor Garvey, Dan Gordan, Michael Magee, Conor Maginn, Kevin McKernan, Anton McArdle, Brendan McArdle, John McAreavey, Daniel McCartan, Eoin McCartan, Gerard McCartan, Paul McComiskey, Paul McPolin, Brendan McVeigh, Cathal Murdock, Sean Murdock, Paul Murphy, Ronan Murtagh, Darren O'Hagan, Conor Poland, Mark Poland, Damien Rafferty, Ambrose Rodgers, Declan Rooney, Caolan Mooney


2011 Dr McKenna Cup
The 2011 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament was won by Derry, their first McKenna title in 12 years. They defeated Tyrone in the final. The final was postponed due to the death of Tyrone manager Mickey Harte's brother Paddy Harte. The competition was also affected by the murder of Michaela McAreavey, Harte's daughter, on her honeymoon in Mauritius.


2011 Dragon World Championship
The 2011 Dragon World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia between 9 and 15 January 2011. The hosting yacht club was Royal Brighton Yacht Club.


2011 Dragon World Championship, Results
Legend: BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2011 Drake Bulldogs football team
The 2011 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Drake Stadium. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in PFL and claimed a share of the conference championship with San Diego.


2011 Drake Bulldogs football team, Previous season & Kilimanjaro Bowl
The Bulldogs finished third in 2010 Pioneer Football League. On May 21, 2011, Drake participated in the 2011 Global Kilimanjaro Bowl against CONADEIP, a Mexican College Football all-star team. The game, which took place at Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium in Arusha, Tanzania, was the first American Football and first College Football game ever played in Africa. Drake won the game 17–7. The team finished with an 8–4 record in the 2010–11 season, which included their first bowl victory since 1949.


2011 Drake Bulldogs football team, 2011 season summary
Drake continued their success during the 2011 season after the victory in the Kilimanjaro Bowl. The Bulldogs shared the Pioneer Football League title. Coach Creighton and his team were honored with the NCAS Giant Steps Award for their charity work in Africa. They were also featured in a documentary by CBS Sports for their work in Africa.


2011 Drake Bulldogs football team, 2011 season summary
After an opening loss to North Dakota, Drake compiled five victories in a row before losing a close contest to San Diego. The loss would be their last, as the Bulldogs won their final four games of the season. Notable games included Marist (played in a snow storm), Jacksonville (a last second touchdown victory), and Dayton (the conference title clincher).


2011 Dubai Sevens
The 2011 Dubai Sevens was the 11th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. It was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the host stadium was The Sevens stadium.


2011 Dubai Sevens
It was the official debut for the United Arab Emirates national team, the first of several national teams to have been created after the disbanding of the tournament's former host union, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union.


2011 Dubai Sevens
England defended their title by defeating France 29–12 in the final.


2011 Dubai Sevens
Also, it included the first official IRB-sponsored women's sevens event outside of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Eight national teams competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup — Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, South Africa, Spain, and the USA, with the semi-finals and finals played on the main pitch at The Sevens.


2011 Dubai Sevens
Canada won the inaugural event by defeating England in the final 26–7.


2011 Dubai Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 14 to February 20, 2011, while the men's tournament took place from February 21 to February 27, 2011.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, Champions, Men's Doubles
Sergiy Stakhovsky /  Mikhail Youzhny def. Jérémy Chardy /  Feliciano López, 4–6, 6–3, [10–3]


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, Champions, Women's Doubles
Liezel Huber /  María José Martínez Sánchez def. Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(5), 6–3.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley were the defending champions; however, Aspelin decided not to participate. As a result, Hanley partnered up with Lukáš Dlouhý. They were eliminated by Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals. Stakhovsky and Youzhny won this tournament, by defeating Jérémy Chardy and Feliciano López 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] in the final.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic won the title for the third straight year, defeating Roger Federer in the final 6–3, 6–3. It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year after his triumph at the 2011 Australian Open and 20th of his career. Djokovic's third title here, means only he and Federer have won this tournament at least three times.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez were the defending champions, but  decided not to participate together. Llagostera Vives partnered up with Anastasia Rodionova, but they lost to Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska in the first round. Martínez Sánchez played alongside Liezel Huber and they ended up winning in the final against Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 7–6(5), 6–3.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament started due to injury.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3 in the final. Although she had lost the World No. 1 ranking to Kim Clijsters the previous week, she reclaimed the spot by defeating Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Note: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who would have been the 10th seed, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. She was not seeded in the main draw. She was eliminated in the first round.


2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships.


2011 Dubai World Cup
The 2011 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday 26 March 2011. It was the 16th running of the Dubai World Cup.


2011 Dubai World Cup
The winner was Yoshimi Ichikawa's Victoire Pisa, a four-year-old dark bay or brown colt trained in Japan by Katsuhiko Sumii and ridden by Mirco Demuro. Victoire Pisa's victory was the first in the race for his jockey, trainer and owner and the first for a horse trained in Japan.


2011 Dubai World Cup
Victoire Pisa had been the champion three-year-old colt in Japan in 2010 when he had won the Satsuki Shō and the Arima Kinen. Before being sent to Dubai he had been campaigned exclusively on turf: the World Cup was his first race on a synthetic surface. In the 2011 Dubai World Cup he started a 20/1 outsider and won by half a length from another Japanese horse Transcend (a dirt specialist), with the Godolphin runner Monterosso a neck away in third. The 2/1 favourite Twice Over finished ninth of the fourteen runners.


2011 Dublin Horse Show
The 2011 Dublin Horse Show was that year's edition of the Dublin Horse Show, the Irish official show jumping competition at Dublin. It was held as CSIO 5*. The main sponsor was Discover Ireland.


2011 Dublin Horse Show
The first horse show was held in 1864 in Dublin by the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland. Since 1868 it is held by the Royal Dublin Society. In 1926 International Competitions were introduced to this horse show for the first time, it was also the first year the Aga Khan Trophy was held.


2011 Dublin Horse Show
The 2011 edition of the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show was held between August 3, 2011 and August 7, 2011.


2011 Dublin Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of Ireland
The 2011 FEI Nations Cup of Ireland was part of the 2011 Dublin Horse Show. It was the seventh competition of the 2011 Meydan FEI Nations Cup of Ireland. The Nations Cup of Ireland was held on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 2:55 pm. The competing teams will be: France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the United States of America.


2011 Dublin Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of Ireland
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The fences were up to 1.60 metres high. The competition is endowed with €200,000.


2011 Dublin Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of Ireland
(grey penalty points do not count for the team result)


2011 Dublin Horse Show, Land Rover Puissance
The Puissance at 2011 Dublin Horse Show was the main show jumping competition on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the 2011 Dublin Horse Show. It was held at 6:05 pm.


2011 Dublin Horse Show, Land Rover Puissance
The competition was held as Puissance competition with one round and up to four jump-offs. It was endowed with £36,000, the sponsor of this competition is Land Rover.


2011 Dublin Horse Show, The Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland
The International Grand Prix of Ireland, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2011 Dublin Horse Show, was the major show jumping competition at this event. The sponsor of this competition is Longines. It was held on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 3:00 pm. The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds, the fences were up to 1.60 meters high.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship
The 2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship is the inter club Gaelic football competition between the top teams in Dublin GAA. There are currently 8 teams remaining in contention for the Dublin Championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, First round
The winners of the first round progressed to the second round, the losers went on to a backdoor round with a chance to progress to the second round.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Second round
The winners of the first-round games are tied together in a winners section of the second round. The losers of the winners section go on to the third round and the winners progress to the fourth round. The losers of the first round are tied in a losers section of the second round. The losers of the losers section go on to the relegation championship and the winners progress to the third round to play against the losers of the winners section.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Third round
The third round comprises the losers of the winners section of the second round and also the winners of the losers section of the second round. Fingal Ravens, Ballinteer St Johns, St Annes, Erins Isle, Parnells, Trinity Gaels, Thomas Davis and Na Fianna will be taking part in the third round after losing their winners section clashes. St Brigids, O'Tooles, Lucan Sarsfields, St Vincents, Ballymun Kickhams, St Marys/Ballyboden St Enda's and Raheny will be taking part in the third round due to winning their second round losers section clashes. St Pats (P) got a bye to the third round. All third-round games will go into extra-time if the game is level at the end of sixty minutes. Trinity Gaels were knocked out at the third round, they will play their next championship game in the 2012 Championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Last Sixteen
The winners of the winners section of the second round qualify for this round, and will be paired against the winners of the third round fixtures. UCD, St Peregrines, Templeogue Synge Street, Kilmacud Crokes, St Oliver Plunketts, St Sylvesters, Round Towers (C), and St Maur's qualified for the last 16 by winning their second round winners section matches. St. Vincents, Thomas Davis, St. Brigid's, Ballymun Kickhams, Ballyboden St. Enda's, Parnells, O'Toole's and Lucan Sarsfields qualified by winning their third-round games. St. Maur's, O'Toole's, Kilmacud Crokes, Templeogue Synge Street, St. Peregrine's, UCD, St. Sylvester's and Round Towers, Clondalkin were knocked out during the fourth round, they will compete in the 2012 championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Quarter-finals
Ballymun Kickhams, Thomas Davis, St. Brigid's, Lucan Sarsfields, Ballyboden St. Enda's, Parnell's, St. Vincent's and St. Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh qualified for the quarter finals of the Dublin championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Semi-finals
Lucan Sarsfields, St. Brigid's, St. Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh and Ballymun Kickhams qualified for the semi finals of the Dublin championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final
Team:Philip BroganR OConnorS LyonsM BridesC EvansPaul BroganS DunneA MoylesR McConnell (45) 0–1C WalshG Smith (f) 0-01D MatthewsA Brogan 0-03B Brogan (2f) 0-03J Sherlock.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final
Substitutes:C Dunleavy for Dunne (ht)A Darcy for Matthews (48)C Daly for Smith (59)


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final
Match rules:60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final
Team:Shane SuppleG NortonSean MurrayC MoranA DalyMartin CahillG KaneBarry CahillJohn O'LoughlinPaddy Andrews 0-01G McIntyre 0-01K KilmurrayP RyanK Darcy (2f) 0–3Mark Cahill 0–1 (f).


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final
Substitutes: L McCarthy (2f) 0-03 for Ryan (44)C Mullins for McIntyre (45)O McCann 0-01 for Kilmurray (54)C Doyle for Mark Cahill (61)


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Relegation Championship
St Marks, Whitehall Colmcille, Naomh Mearnóg, Clontarf, St Judes and Fingallians contested the relegation championship due to losing their second round losers section games. Naomh Mearnóg and Clontarf won the first phase and therefore remained as senior championship teams for 2012. St. Jude's and Whitehall Colmcille won their respective second phase fixtures and also retained their senior status. The relegation final was contested by Fingallians and St. Mark's, with Fingallians being replaced in the senior championship by Dublin Intermediate Champions Skerries Harps.


2011 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Relegation Championship
The competition worked in the opposite way to a knockout competition. If you win, you are out and remain in the 2012 championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
The 2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship is a Dublin based GAA club competition between the top clubs in Dublin Hurling.


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship, Revised Championship
Due to the success of the Dublin Senior Hurling County team, the format of the tournament was changed to suit the limited timetable leading up to the Leinster Club championship.


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship, Dublin Senior Club Hurling Final
Team:B McLoughlinR WalkerM CunninghamG OMearaP BrennanK RyanJ BastowG MorrisPeadar Carton 0-01M Carton 0-01A Morris 0-4 (0-2f)L Ryan 0-01C Mulligan 0-01D WebsterPatrick Carton.


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship, Dublin Senior Club Hurling Final
Substitutes:P ODonoghue 0-01 for Bastow (ht)C Carton for Webster (57).


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship, Dublin Senior Club Hurling Final
Match rules:60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship, Dublin Senior Club Hurling Final
Team:G MaguireS NagleD SpainM OSullivanM TraversS Nolan (f) 0-01D CurranD CurtinS Durkin 0-01J DoodyS Lambert 0-01D O’Connor 0-2E Carroll 1-2C McCormack 1-1P Ryan 1-3 (1-2f, 0-1 65).


2011 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship, Dublin Senior Club Hurling Final
Substitutes: N McMorrow for Carroll (46)T Sweeney 0-01 for Doody (47)P Buckeridge for Nagle (52)S OConnor for OSullivan (54)M Weldon for Ryan (55).


2011 Dublin Super Cup
The 2011 Dublin Super Cup was a two-day pre-season football tournament held at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin,  Ireland. It was held on 30–31 July 2011 and featured Celtic, F.C. Internazionale, Manchester City and a League of Ireland XI, Manchester City emerged as the winners.


2011 Dublin Super Cup, Tournament rules
The format is a single table. The four competitors accrue points as follows:


2011 Dublin West by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on Thursday 27 October 2011, following the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan Jnr on 10 June 2011. The 2011 Irish presidential election and two constitutional referendums were held on the same day.


2011 Dublin West by-election
Patrick Nulty of the Labour Party was elected after a prolonged count.


2011 Dublin West by-election, Candidates
Thirteen candidates contested the by-election. Four were members of Fingal County Council: David McGuinness of Fianna Fáil, Eithne Loftus of Fine Gael, Patrick Nulty of the Labour Party, and Ruth Coppinger of the Socialist Party. The other party candidates were Paul Donnelly of Sinn Féin, Roderic O'Gorman of the Green Party and Peadar Ó Ceallaigh of Fís Nua.


2011 Dublin West by-election, Candidates
There were six independent candidates: Gary Bermingham, a satirical actor and artist; Benny Cooney, a FÁS employee; Brendan Doris, an architect; Barry Caesar Hunt, a contestant in The Apprentice reality television show in 2010; John Frank Kidd, a retired fire officer; and Jim Tallon, a farmer.


2011 Dublin West by-election, Candidates
Donnelly, McGuinness, Nulty and O'Gorman had all been unsuccessful candidates in this constituency at the general election in February 2011. Bermingham, Cooney, Ó Ceallaigh and Tallon had been candidates in other constituencies at the same election.


2011 Dublin West by-election, Result
A full recount was ordered after only 18 votes separated Socialist Party candidate Ruth Coppinger from Fianna Fáil candidate David McGuinness. After the recount, both McGuinness and Coppinger had the same number of votes in the fourth count. Under electoral law Coppinger was eliminated, for McGuinness had more first-preference votes.


2011 Dublin West by-election, Result
It was the first time since July 1982 – when Noel Treacy won a seat in Galway East – that a candidate of a governing party won a by-election. The result left Fianna Fáil with no TDs in Dublin city and County.


2011 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2011 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England, as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections. 24 seats were up for election, and the results saw the Conservatives hold on to a slightly reduced majority of 15.


2011 Duel in the Pool
The 2011 Duel in the Pool was a swimming meet held December 16 and 17, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a short course (25m), dual meet between a team from the United States and a European All-Star team featuring swimmers from 18 nations. It was the sixth meet held under the Duel in the Pool name and the second between the United States and a European team.


2011 Duel in the Pool, Roster, United States
The United States team featured 17 men and 18 women.


2011 Duel in the Pool, Roster, European All-Stars
The European team consisted of 22 men and 19 women.


2011 Duel in the Pool, Format
All events were held in a short course pool (25 m). Up to four swimmers per team took part in each of the twenty-six individual events. Five points were given to the winner, three to the runner-up and one for the third-place finisher, while fourth, fifth and sixth place received no points. In relay events, the winning team was awarded seven points and the losing team none.


2011 Duel in the Pool, Format
Events were held in the following order with women's events first and men's events afterwards:


2011 Duel in the Pool, Results
The full results of the competition are listed below. One world record was set during the meet, in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay, while five American records and one European record were beaten. The European relay teams were not eligible to set new records as they did not represent a single nation. Therefore, the European women's team did not set a new world record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle with their time of 3:27.53, even though they beat the standing record set by the Netherlands of 3:28.22.


2011 Duel in the Pool, Results, Day 1, 4 × 100 m medley relay
Natalie Coughlin set new American records for 50 m backstroke (26.98) and 100 m backstroke (55.97) with her split times.


2011 Duel in the Pool, Results, Day 1, 400 m freestyle
Legend: WR – World record; AM – United States record; ER – European record


2011 Duel in the Pool, Results, Day 2, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Legend: WR – World record; AM – United States record; ER – European record


2011 Duhok riots
The 2011 Duhok riots refers to riots which began on December 2, 2011 in the Duhok Governorate, Iraq. They were instigated by Friday prayers' sermons by Ismail Osman Sindai, a radical Kurdish imam, calling for attacks against stores selling alcohol and massage parlours in Zakho. The riots soon developed into the looting and burning down of Assyrian- and Yazidi-owned properties in other towns in the governorate, causing four million dollars of damage.


2011 Duhok riots
The riots ended after Kurdistan Regional Government security forces intervened and began a massive crackdown on demonstrators. As a result of the riots, a group of secular Kurds attacked a number of buildings belonging to the Kurdistan Islamic Union party.


2011 Duhok riots, Background
Assyrian personalities in the region had been wary of the changes of the Arab Spring, particularity the rise of radical Islamism. The riots started in Zakho, the northernmost town of Iraq, located close to the Turkish border. The town has a majority Kurdish population with a sizeable Assyrian and Yazidi minority.


2011 Duhok riots, Friday events
The small riots were instigated by Friday sermons in the northern city of Zakho after Muslim clerics called for the destruction of stores that sold alcohol in the city on December 2, 2011. Angry youth mobs attacked Assyrian- and Yazidi-owned businesses such as stores, hotels, casinos, and massage parlors in the northern town of Zakho. The violence spilled into nearby towns of Duhok and Semel. Many Assyrian social clubs and homes were also attacked throughout the province.


2011 Duhok riots, Friday events
Angry Kurdish pro-government supporters that belonged to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdistan Democratic Party suspected Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) clerics to be behind the violence and attacked offices of the Islamic party in Duhok and Erbil overnight. However, in an official statement, the KIU denied any connections to the riots.


2011 Duhok riots, Friday events
The riots ended three days later with the strong response from the Kurdistan Regional Government.


2011 Duhok riots, Targets
Riots began in Zakho but quickly expanded to Semel, Duhok and surrounding Assyrian villages.


2011 Duhok riots, Aftermath
On December 3, the Kurdish intelligence agency Asaish arrested 20 KIU members of parliament and high officials within the party. The President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the event. In an official press release, he stated: "I condemn both these unlawful acts. I call on the people of the Kurdistan Region to preserve our traditions of ethnic and religious co-existence. I have ordered the formation of a committee to look into these disturbances and bring to justice those responsible."


2011 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fourth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last in the Coastal Division.


2011 Duke Blue Devils football team, Game summaries, Richmond
Despite high expectations, Duke lost to FCS opponent Richmond for the third time in six seasons. Down by 2, the Blue Devils missed a 28-yard field goal to take the lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.


2011 Duke Blue Devils football team, Game summaries, Stanford
Although the Blue Devils kept the first half close, Stanford opened up the game in the second half. The last win for Duke against a top-10 nonconference game was against Stanford in 1971.


2011 Duke Blue Devils football team, Game summaries, Boston College
In its conference opener, Duke broke through for its first win of the season. Sean Renfree set a Duke record with 41 completions, and BC missed a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.


2011 Duke Blue Devils football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Following up on a win at BC, Duke scored 5 rushing touchdowns to defeat Tulane by 21 points. Duke's offense was not forced to punt until the fourth quarter.


2011 Duke Blue Devils football team, Game summaries, FIU
Duke won its 3rd game in a row by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and not committing any turnovers. Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner both had over 100 yards receiving.


2011 Dundalk F.C. season
The 2011 season was Dundalk's third successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion in 2008. Altogether, it was the club's 85th season in League of Ireland football. The club was managed by Ian Foster, who was in his second season in charge. The club finished the 36-match season in 7th position having been challenging at the top of the table for the first half of the season. The club also competed in the FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup, Setanta Sports Cup, and the Leinster Senior Cup. In the Setanta Sports Cup they reached the final, but lost to Shamrock Rovers F.C..


2011 Dundalk F.C. season
After losing the final, and with the playing budget already being restricted by the club's owner, Gerry Matthews, results subsequently deteriorated as the season drew to a close. Financial losses were mounting, and Matthews decided to relinquish control of the club. Foster's contract expired at the end of the season and he was allowed to leave.


2011 Dundalk F.C. season, 2011 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election
Elections to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.


2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Blackwater
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Clogher Valley
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from Sinn Féin


2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Dungannon Town
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves Sinn Féin


2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Torrent
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Dunlop World Challenge
The 2011 Dunlop World Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Toyota, Japan between 21 and 27 November 2011.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge, ATP Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Dunlop World Challenge, WTA Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Dunlop World Challenge, WTA Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2011 Dunlop World Challenge, Champions, Men's Doubles
Hiroki Kondo /  Yi Chu-huan vs.  Gao Peng /  Gao Wan, 6–4, 6–1


2011 Dunlop World Challenge, Champions, Women's Doubles
Makoto Ninomiya /  Riko Sawayanagi def. Caroline Garcia /  Michaëlla Krajicek, Walkover


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles
Treat Conrad Huey and Purav Raja were the defending champions but Huey decided not to participate. Raja plays alongside Divij Sharan, but lost in the first round to Gao Peng and Gao Wan.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles
Hiroki Kondo and Yi Chu-huan won the title, defeating Gao Peng and Gao Wan in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Singles
Tatsuma Ito was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title, defeating Sebastian Rieschick in the final 6–4, 6–2.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's Doubles
Shuko Aoyama and Rika Fujiwara were the defending Champions, but lost to Caroline Garcia and Michaëlla Krajicek in the semifinals.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's Doubles
Makoto Ninomiya and Riko Sawayanagi won the title, defeating Caroline Garcia and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final by a Walkover.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's Singles
Misaki Doi is the defending champion but lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn 5–7, 5–7 in the quarterfinals.


2011 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's Singles
Tamarine Tanasugarn won the title, defeating Kimiko Date-Krumm in the final 6–2, 7–5.


2011 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 2011 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by seventh year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in NEC play to claim a share of the conference championship with Albany. However, Albany claimed the conference automatic bid into the FCS playoffs due to their head to head victory and the Dukes did not receive an at-large bid.


2011 Durand Cup
The 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world. Churchill Brothers won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5–4 tie-break win over Prayag United. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were Prayag United.


2011 Durand Cup, Background, Format
The Durand Cup is scheduled from 24 September to 15 October 2011. The tournament will be conducted in two stages. Stage 1 will be the Qualifying Knock Out Round and Stage 2 will be Quarter Final League round.


2011 Durand Cup, Background, I-League Clubs Leaving
I-League clubs Mohun Bagan, Dempo, Mumbai, HAL and East Bengal have decided to skip the tournament for various reasons like having to play in other tournaments, to prepare for the I-League or they just don't see worth in the cup.


2011 Durand Cup, Background, Game Ball
COSCO Platina FIFA approved football is the official ball of the tournament.


2011 Durand Cup, Background, Award Money
The cash award for the Winner, Runners up and the 3rd positions will be awarded with Rs. 20 Lakhs, 10 Lakhs and 5 Lakhs respectively.


2011 Durand Cup, Fixtures, First round
The Durand Cup officially started on September 24, 2011 with Delhi United FC beating MEG Bangalore 2–0. Then the second match of the day took place with Assam Rifles demolishing State Bank of Hyderabad 5–1. The next day ARC Shillong beat State Bank of Travancore 2-1 while Indian Air Force beat Shahadra FC 4–3 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Then on September 26 BSF FC beat J&K Bank Football Club 4–3 on penalties after drawing 1-1. Then Bhawanipore FC beat Army Green 3–1 on penalties after drawing 0-0.


2011 Durand Cup, Fixtures, First round
Then on September 27 Indian Navy FC defeated FC Punjab Police 1-0 while Army Jr FC lost to CRPF 2–1. Then on September 28 BSF FC defeated Bhawanipore FC on penalties 5-3 after drawing 1-1. Then Delhi United FC lost 4–2 to Assam Rifles. Meanwhile, on September 30 BSF beat Tata Football Academy 2–0.


2011 Durango massacres
The 2011 Durango massacres were a series of mass murders that occurred in 2011. According to El Universal and Yahoo! News, at least 340 bodies have been found in mass graves around the city of Durango as of February 2012; These mass graves are the first of their kind in the state of Durango and third of their kind in Mexico. These mass graves had more bodies than the 2011 Tamaulipas massacre of 189 bus passengers. Since April 2011, there have been 7 mass graves found around Durango. One of these mass graves was found in a vacant auto repair lot in Durango with 89 bodies. One of the bodies identified was Alfonso Peña, the former mayor of Tepehuanes Municipality, Durango.


2011 Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
The 2011 Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria was the tenth running of the Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, a women's bicycle race held annually in Spain. It took place on June 7, 2011, with Marianne Vos, Emma Johansson and Judith Arndt taking first, second and third place, respectively.


2011 Durham mayoral election
The 2011 Durham mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bill Bell.


2011 Dutch Basketball Supercup
The 2011 Dutch Basketball Supercup was the inaugural game of the Dutch Basketball Supercup. The game was played between ZZ Leiden, the winner of the 2010–11 Dutch Basketball League, and GasTerra Flames, the winner of the 2010–11 NBB Cup.


2011 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 17 and 19 December 2010 in Groningen. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior and junior level, and pair skating for the junior level.


2011 Dutch National Time Trial Championships – Women's time trial
The Women's time trial of the 2011 Dutch National Time Trial Championships cycling event took place on 22 June 2011 in and around Veendam, Netherlands.


2011 Dutch National Time Trial Championships – Women's time trial
Marianne Vos became for the second time in her career Dutch National Time Trial Champion. She finished 6 seconds ahead of Ellen van Dijk and 64 seconds of Loes Gunnewijk.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships
The 2011 Dutch National Track Championships were the Dutch national Championship for track cycling. They took place in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands from December 27 to December 30, 2011.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
The men's 500 m time trial at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 29, 2011. 19 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
Teun Mulder won the gold medal, Matthijs Buchli took silver and Yondi Schmidt won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin
The Men's keirin at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 27, 2011. 19 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin
Roy van den Berg won the gold medal, Hugo Haak took silver and Matthijs Buchli won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin, Competition format
The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into 6 finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin, Results, Qualification
The top 2 athletes of each heat advanced to the semi-finals and the others to the repaches.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin, Results, Repaches
The top 2 athletes of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin, Results, Semi-finals
The top 3 athletes of each semi-final advanced to the gold medal match and the others to 7th - 12 classification match.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint
The Men's cycling sprint at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 30, 2011. 21 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint
Teun Mulder won the gold medal, Hugo Haak took silver and Roy van den Berg won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial 200 m time trial with a flying start. The top 12 athletes advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding. The winners of those four heats advanced to the quarter-finals, the losers to the repaches. The event was further a single-elimination tournament. Each race pitted two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races. Each race was three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Qualification round
A 200 m time trial with a flying start. The top 12 athletes advanced to the first round.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Round 1
The winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals, the other riders to the repaches.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Quarter-finals
The winner of each quarter-final (best of 3) advanced to the semi-finals. The other riders went to the 5th - 8th place classification sprint.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Semi-finals
The winner of each semi-final (best of 3) advanced to the  gold medal race. The other two riders  went to the bronze medal race.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
The women's 500 m time trial at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 27, 2011. 12 athletes participated in the contest. Willy Kanis won the gold medal, Yvonne Hijgenaar took silver and Laura van der Kamp won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit
The women's individual pursuit at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 28, 2011. 14 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit
Ellen van Dijk won the gold medal, Kirsten Wild took silver and Amy Pieters won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit, Preview
Ellen van Dijk, the national champion of 2007, 2008 and 2010 was top favourite for this discipline.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The tournament started with a qualifying round. The two fastest qualifiers advanced to the gold medal final. The numbers three and four competed against each other for the bronze medal.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit, Race
Ellen van Dijk was as well in the qualification round as in the final the fastes and became, after being ascent in 2009, for the 4th time in 5 years national champion in the individual pursuit. Kirsten Wild took the silver medal and Amy Pieters won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's keirin
The women's keirin at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 29, 2011. 13 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's keirin
Willy Kanis won the gold medal, Yvonne Hijgenaar took silver and Shanne Braspennincx won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's keirin, Competition format
The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of a semi-finals round, repechages and the finals. The top two cyclists in each semi-final advanced to the final, with the rest of the cyclists competing again in the repechage. Two of those cyclists advanced from the two repechage to the final as well, for a total of 6 finalists. The other riders competed in the 7th to 13th place classification race.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's madison
The women's madison at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 30, 2011. 7 teams participated in the contest. Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wildwon the gold medal, Kelly Markus and Amy Pieters took silver and Vera Koedooder and Winanda Spoor won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's madison, Competition format
Because of the number of teams, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. Consequently, the event was run direct to the final. The competition consisted on 100 laps, making a total of 25 km.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's madison, Race
The competition started at 20:40. Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild, the favourites of the race, won all the intermediate sprints. After a few round of the madison Amy Pieters attacked, but was pulled back by Van Dijk. The medalists teams lapped the other teams with at least 2 laps. Near the end of the race Van Dijk and Wild raced clear of the others.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's scratch
The women's scratch at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 30, 2011. 18 athletes participated in the contest, of whom 14 finished.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's scratch, Competition format
Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. Consequently, the event was run direct to the final. The competition consisted on 40 laps, making a total of 10 km.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's scratch, Race
With a few laps to go Ellen van Dijk raced clear of the bunch. Within the last lap Van Dijk was pulled back by Nathalie van Gogh and so the race ended in a bunch sprint. Kirsten Wild won the sprint, ahead of Nathalie van Gogh and Roxane Knetemann.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's sprint
The women's cycling sprint at the 2011 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 28, 2011. 5 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's sprint
Yvonne Hijgenaar won the gold medal, Willy Kanis took silver and Shanne Braspennincx won the bronze.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's sprint, Competition format
The sprint event was a single-elimination tournament after seeding via time trial. Each match pits two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races. Each race consisted of three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Qualification
A 200 m time trial with a flying start. The top 4 athletes advanced to the semi-finals.


2011 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Semi-finals
The winners advanced to the finals, the other two competed for the bronze medal and fourth place.


2011 Dutch Senate election
The elections of the Dutch Senate of 2011 were held on 23 May 2011, following the provincial elections on 2 March 2011. The 566 members of the twelve States-Provincial elected the 75 Senate members. The new Senate was installed on 7 June 2011. The term ended on 8 June 2015.