2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions
Thousands of Shia protesters arose in Iraq and Qatif, Saudi Arabia, in opposition to the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain. The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Saudi government have defended the action as necessary to restore stability and security in the country.


2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions
Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Physicians for Human Rights have documented alleged atrocities in Bahrain and strongly condemned authorities' response to the uprising. The treatment of medical professionals accused of administering to opposition activists has been a particular source of distress to critics of the government, including both human rights advocates and journalists working in the region.


2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions
The Bahraini government's decision to establish an independent inquiry to investigate the unrest won praise from many western governments, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as human rights organisations such as Amnesty International. However, many of the recommendations made in the report were not implemented, including allowing human rights organizations into the country to observe and report on the situation. In January, Brian Dooley of Human Rights First and Courtney C. Radsch and two other activists from Freedom House were denied entry to the country.


2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions
In a report released ten years after the beginning of the 2011 uprisings in Bahrain, Amnesty International highlighted that the human rights records of the country reflected no improvement. The Kingdom continued repression against dissidents, human rights defenders, journalists, opposition leaders and clerics, leaving no scope of peaceful activism or freedom of expression.


2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions
On 30 July 2021, almost 16 human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, issued a statement condemning the imprisonment of human rights defender Dr Abduljalil AlSingace and demanded his release. AlSingace, who was arrested for his role in 2011 uprising, has reportedly been on a hunger strike since 8 July 2021 to protest against the ill-treatment he had been subjected to on a regular basis and for the return of a book written by him inside the prison.


2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions, Public relations firms hired by government
Bahrain's government has spent millions of pounds on public relations, particularly with PR companies in Britain and the US, with which the regime has close diplomatic, military and commercial links, in an effort to try to improve its bloodied image.


2011 Bahraini uprising, International reactions, Public relations firms hired by government
The list of companies or individuals hired by or linked to the Bahrain government since the start of the uprising includes:


2011 Baku Cup
The 2011 Baku Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the Baku Cup which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 18 and 24 July 2011.


2011 Baku Cup, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Baku Cup, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 Baku Cup, Champions, Doubles
Mariya Koryttseva /  Tatiana Poutchek def. Monica Niculescu /  Galina Voskoboeva, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8].


2011 Baku Cup – Doubles
Mariya Koryttseva and Tatiana Poutchek won the title, beating Monica Niculescu and Galina Voskoboeva in the final, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8].


2011 Baku Cup – Singles
Vera Zvonareva won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Ksenia Pervak in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2011 Baku Cup – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Baku Cup.


2011 Balearic Island Council elections
The 2011 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 2nd Island Councils of Formentera and Ibiza. All 72 seats in the four Island Councils were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Balearic Island Council elections, Opinion polls
The tables below list voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.


2011 Balearic Island Council elections, Island Council control
The following table lists party control in the Island Councils. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.


2011 Balearic regional election
The 2011 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. All 59 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Balearic regional election
Political control of the islands had fluctuated in the preceding elections with the People's Party (PP) losing their majority and consequently, control to a coalition headed by the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) at the 2007 election. The 2011 election saw the PP regain their overall majority. The gains came largely at the expense of United Left, Convergence for the Isles (a successor to the late Majorcan Union), Republican Left and The Greens, all of whom lost their representation in this legislature. These parties had all won seats as part of various coalitions in the previous elections.


2011 Balearic regional election
One of the first tasks of the Parliament was to elect the president of the Balearic Islands from among their number, with José Ramón Bauzá replacing Francesc Antich (1999–2003, and again 2007–2011) in the post.


2011 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Balearic Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Balearic Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Balearic people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).


2011 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 59 members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Mallorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.


2011 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


2011 Balearic regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election Decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands, with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 27 May 2007, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 27 May 2011. The election Decree was required to be published no later than 3 May 2011, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 26 June 2011.


2011 Balearic regional election, Overview, Election date
The President of the Government had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of the Balearic Islands and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a sixty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


2011 Balearic regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and coalitions which contested the election:


2011 Balearic regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 30 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.


2011 Balkan Athletics Championships
The 2011 Balkan Athletics Championships was the 64th edition of the annual track and field competition for athletes from the Balkans, organised by Balkan Athletics. It was held at Stadion Hadzhi Dimitar in Sliven, Bulgaria on 2 and 3 July.


2011 Balkan Athletics Championships
Vania Stambolova of Bulgaria was the only athlete to win two individual events, as she topped the podium in the women's 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles. Her team mate Ivet Lalova-Collio won both the individual women's 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.


2011 Balkan Athletics Championships
In the team competition, Greece won the men's section with 159 points to Bulgaria's 157, while Romania topped the women's table with 170 points to Greece's 160.


2011 Balkan Athletics Championships
The original third placer in the men's shot put, Ivan Emilianov of Moldova with 19.38 m, was subsequently disqualified for doping.


2011 Balkan Music Awards
The Second Annual Balkan Music Awards were held in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria for the second time. The previous year's main winner of the show with the title "Best Song of Balkans 2009" was Željko Joksimović with Ljubavi representing Serbia with 37 points, followed closely by Flori Mumajesi with Playback from Albania with 31 points. Balkan Music Awards was originally broadcast by the Bulgarian Balkanika Music Television, and also by 11 other television stations in the Balkans.


2011 Balkan Music Awards, Participants for "Best Song for Balkans 2010"
The following list shows 11 participants from every country who will wave their flag in Sofia. The participants were chosen online for 2 week voting. In every country there were 5 songs, most played in BMTV where only one got the chance to represent its country in Balkan's biggest annual award show. Every participant will be singing in front of an outside audience.


2011 Ball Hockey World Championship – Division I
2011 Ball Hockey World Championship – Division I held in Bratislava, Slovakia. They played two groups of four teams divided. The first two teams from the group advance to the semifinals. Teams that have won in the semifinals had secured progress on Ball Hockey World Championship 2013. In this case, the finale came France and Pakistan where Pakistan won. France and Pakistan for two years show in St John's in the elite.


2011 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Pete Lembo and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.


2011 Ballymena Borough Council election
Elections to Ballymena 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 24 councillors.


2011 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballymena North
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP


2011 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballymena South
2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP


2011 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Bannside
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP


2011 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Braid
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP


2011 Ballymoney Borough Council election
Elections to Ballymoney Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.


2011 Ballymoney Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballymoney Town
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from UUP


2011 Ballymoney Borough Council election, Districts results, Bann Valley
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from SDLP


2011 Ballymoney Borough Council election, Districts results, Bushvale
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2005-2011 Change: Independent joins UUP


2011 Balochistan floods
The 2011 Balochistan floods started from the last week of February and continued until the first week of March. Balochistan province was already badly affected from last year's devastating floods as UNHCR claims that 166,000 flood victims are still homeless in the province with 240 people still living in camps.


2011 Balochistan floods, Meteorological history
The Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a weather advisory in which it warned that a Western Disturbance over Iran was likely to enter in Balochistan that would cause widespread rains with isolated heavy rainfalls over Balochistan for four days. The system entered Balochistan on 28 February and caused widespread heavy rainfall in the province whereas moderate rainfall elsewhere in the country. The system moved and entered India on 5 March.


2011 Balochistan floods, Flooding and impact
Hundred people were rendered homeless when a large number of houses were washed away by flash floods caused by torrential rain in Quetta and other areas in northern and central Balochistan. Traffic between Ziarat and Loralai via Sanjavi was suspended after heavy snowfall in the valley as four feet of snow fell in the hilly areas of Ziarat and about six inches in the town in 24 hours. At least 70 houses were washed away by hill torrents in Nushki and over a dozen houses collapsed in Huda and Khrotabad areas of Quetta. Floodwaters entered a large number of houses. Parts of Chagai district were also affected. The Bour Nullah entering Nushki from Afghanistan inundated thousands of acres of land in Dak area. At least 25 mud-houses were washed away in Chagai tehsil. A bridge on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway was washed away near Mastung.


2011 Balochistan floods, Flooding and impact
On February 28 the provincial capital was lashed by strong hailstorms followed by heavy rainfall. During the six-day wet spell the highest rainfall in 24 hours was 45 millimetres (1.8 in) that was recorded on March 1, 2011.


2011 Balochistan floods, Flooding and impact, Heavy precipitation during late February and early March
Heavy precipitation recorded during the six-day wet spell of February 28 to March 5, 2011 in the province based on data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department.


2011 Balochistan floods, Response by the Pakistan Government
Minister for Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Babu Mohammad Rahim Mengal said a relief operation had been launched. The minister in charge of the PDMA visited the affected area in Nushki and said 200 blankets, 200 tents and food items had been sent to Nushki and Chagai districts. Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani ordered the officials concerned to immediately send relief goods for the affected people. He said relief camps would be set up in government buildings for displaced people.


2011 Baltic Chain Tour
The 2011 Baltic Chain Tour was the inaugural modern era edition of the Baltic Chain Tour road cycling race. It was held over a period of four days between 17 and 20 May 2013. The race was a part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour with a race classification of 2.2. General classification was won by Estonian cyclist Erki Pütsep.


2011 Baltic States Swimming Championships
The 2011 Baltic States Swimming Championships  was held in Riga, Latvia, from March 12–13.


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix
The 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix refers to two motorsport events that have happened on the same weekend at the street circuit in Baltimore, Maryland:


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (ALMS)
The 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix was held at Baltimore Street Circuit on September 3, 2011. It was the seventh round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series season.


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (ALMS), Qualifying, Qualifying Result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (ALMS), Race, Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (IndyCar)
The 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix was the first running of the Baltimore Grand Prix and the fifteenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, September 4, 2011. The race contested over 75 laps at the 2.040-mile (3.283 km) Inner Harbor temporary street circuit in Baltimore, Maryland.


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (IndyCar)
The race had originally been scheduled to take place on the first weekend of August, but was moved to Labor Day weekend to allow for better logistical and fan opportunities.


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (IndyCar)
Will Power led 70 of 75 laps, on his way to score his last win of 2011. He shared the podium with Oriol Servià and Tony Kanaan, who finished third, after having started 27th.


2011 Baltimore Grand Prix (IndyCar), Results, Race
Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season
The Baltimore Orioles' 2011 season was the 111th season in franchise history, the 58th in Baltimore, and the 20th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It also marked the last year of a streak of fourteen consecutive losing seasons dating back to 1998.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Offseason
The 2010–11 offseason has been notable for the Orioles, featuring a complete makeover of their infield, with only Brian Roberts expected to reprise his starting role. On December 6, 2010, the Orioles completed a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for third basemen Mark Reynolds, in exchange for relief pitchers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio. The next day, the Orioles lost corner infielder, second baseman (40 games in 2010), and lone 2010 All-Star representative Ty Wigginton when he signed with the Colorado Rockies.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Offseason
On December 9, however, a deal was struck with the Minnesota Twins, acquiring shortstop J. J. Hardy, utility infielder Brendan Harris and cash in exchange for minor league pitchers Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson. The following day, the Orioles re-signed former starting shortstop César Izturis, though now as a utility middle infielder. Finally, after weeks of rumor and speculation, concerning possible first base signings, the Orioles inked veteran free agent Derrek Lee on January 6, 2011.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Offseason
The Orioles also worked to stabilize their bullpen whose depth had been weakened in trades to strengthen the infield. They began on December 13 by re-signing former starter and de facto closer Koji Uehara. The following day, the Orioles signed former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jeremy Accardo. A month later on January 13, the Orioles signed former Blue Jays closer Kevin Gregg. Though still on the 40-man roster, the Orioles may have lost reliever Alfredo Simón, as he was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Dominican Republic, following an accidental shooting death of his cousin during a New Year's celebration.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Offseason
In addition to shoring up their bullpen, the Orioles signed Justin Duchscherer to a one-year deal.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Offseason
On February 4, the Orioles signed, pending a physical, free agent Vladimir Guerrero to solidify the offense. Guerrero hit for 29 home runs and a .300 average in the 2010 season with the Texas Rangers. He has a career average of .320 and 436 home runs.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season
The team started the season 4–0, the first time since the 1997 baseball season.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season
The Orioles eliminated the Boston Red Sox from the playoff on the final day of the season, the last of their five victories over the Red Sox in September. The Orioles were 15–13 in September, including two extra-inning wins over the division champion New York Yankees and another two wins against the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays on September 13–14. They also stopped division champion Detroit Tigers's Justin Verlander attempt at 25 wins, beating the Tigers 6–5 while scoring five runs in Verlander's seven innings.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
Despite being in last place in the division (29 games out and with a 68–93 record), the Baltimore Orioles were a part of what is famously touted in Major League Baseball lore as the "Best Night Ever" in baseball with the AL and NL wild cards still tied and were up for grabs. The Orioles had gone 4-2 down the stretch vs. Boston with game 162 still left to play in Baltimore. The game was broadcast on ESPN as well as the MASN and NESN networks. The Orioles were aiming to play the role of spoiler and end the Red Sox season with help from the Tampa Bay Rays.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
In the AL wild card race, The Boston Red Sox were suffering through a 7-19 stretch in which they had blown a nine-game lead on August 30 (which gave them more than a 99.7% chance of making the playoffs). This was a do-or-die game for the Red Sox, but felt they had a lot of momentum going into this game having beaten the Orioles, 8–7, the night before.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
The Orioles sent Alfredo Simón, who had a history of success vs. Boston against Jon Lester, who was 14-0 lifetime with a 3.26 ERA against the Baltimore Orioles. The scoring got started with Dustin Pedroia getting a single to score Mike Avilés to give the Red Sox a 1–0 lead. However, the Orioles struck back in the bottom of the 3rd as J. J. Hardy, laced his 30th home run of the season into left field to give the O's a 2–1 advantage.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
In the top of the 4th with Marco Scutaro at 3rd base, a controversial balk call was made on Alfredo Simón which tied up the game at two apiece. The bottom of the 4th went by one-two-three for the O's. In the top of the 5th, Dustin Pedroia hit a one-out solo home run to give the Red Sox back the lead, 3–2. At the start of the bottom of the 7th, the game was delayed for 85 minutes because of some heavy thunderstorms that moved through the area.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
In the top of the 8th, Marco Scutaro had singled to right and was on as a hopeful insurance run to boost the Red Sox lead. Carl Crawford then picked up a double after Nolan Reimold mistimed his jump to make the catch and Adam Jones fired the ball to catcher Matt Wieters to get Scutaro out. Mike Avilés fouled out and the inning ended.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
In the bottom of the 9th inning, the Boston Red Sox sported a 77–0 record when leading after the 8th inning and the O's were down 3–2 to the Red Sox versus top closer Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Davis laced a double to the garage door in right field to put him on 2nd base. The next batter was Nolan Reimold (who hit pretty well against Boston pitching) and on a 2-2 count, Reimold laced a drive into the gap in right center field which one hopped the warning track over the wall for a ground rule double.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
The next batter following with Reimold on 2nd base was Robert Andino. Andino had success against the Red Sox as he hit .300 versus their pitching and was having an excellent series. Andino laced the 1-1 pitch towards Carl Crawford who was playing a bit too far deep and slid and trapped the ball. Reimold made a mad dash towards home. After Reimold slid to score the winning run, he and Andino were mobbed by their teammates, as they knew that they had just eliminated the Red Sox.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162
The Orioles' win broke ESPN's viewership record for a Wednesday Night game bringing in a 1.6 rating, 1.546M household impressions, and 2.116M viewers. It also broke Major League Baseball's record for internet traffic in one day. The game itself made national headlines as well the next morning on Headline News, CNN, Fox News, and many other international news media outlets.


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162, Calls from the game
Here's the 1-1 delivery... That is into left field, anddddddddd...NO, IT'S TRAPPED! THE ORIOLES COMING TO THE PLATE, REIMOLD! THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT! THE ORIOLES HAVE BEATEN THE RED SOX! TWO RUNS! BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING!


2011 Baltimore Orioles season, September 28 -- Game 162, Calls from the game
The chance to end the season with a walk-off... Here comes the 1-1 delivery... Andino... LINE DRIVE! Into left, Crawford coming on! He trapped it! HERE COMES REIMOLD! HERE COMES THE THROW! IT IS TOO LATE! AND THE ORIOLES HAVE WON THE GAME! In the bottom of the Ninth inning! And they're going crazy! They are belting each other! They're jumping on each other! And right now it looks as though the Orioles had won the pennant! But all they did was possibly eliminate the Boston Red Sox.


2011 Baltimore Orioles 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 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2011 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2011 Baltimore Ravens season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League, the fourth under head coach John Harbaugh and their 10th season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2011 season marked one of the most successful seasons in Baltimore Ravens franchise history. The Ravens completed the season with a 12–4 record, matching their record from 2010, and winning the AFC North division title for the third time in franchise history. By earning a playoff berth in 2011, the Ravens set a franchise record by going to the postseason for four consecutive seasons.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season
Over his first four years, Harbaugh compiled an overall record of 44–20 in the regular season and 5–4 in the postseason. The Ravens avenged their 2010 divisional round playoff loss against the Steelers in week 1 of the season with a big 35–7 victory at home. The 2011 campaign also marked the first time the Ravens played a Thanksgiving game: the Ravens played the San Francisco 49ers and won 16–6. (San Francisco was coached by John Harbaugh's brother Jim, and many dubbed the Thanksgiving game the "Harbaugh Bowl.") Coincidentally the Ravens and 49ers would meet next year in Super Bowl XLVII, which saw the Ravens win their 2nd title in franchise history.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season
After defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in week 17, the Ravens earned the first-round bye for the first time since 2006 as the second seed in the AFC. They won the Divisional Round against the Houston Texans but were defeated by the  New England Patriots in the Conference Championship game, 23–20. Lee Evans failed to catch what would have been the game-winning touchdown on 2nd down and 1, and Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining in regulation.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season
Linebacker Terrell Suggs was named Defensive Player of the Year.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, Signings and Re-signings
On July 26, 2011 it was announced that the Ravens had agreed to terms on re-signing G/T Marshal Yanda to a 5-year contract. However, the Ravens could not officially sign him until July 29, 2011.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, Signings and Re-signings
On July 30, 2011 the Ravens re-signed Cornerback Chris Carr.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, Signings and Re-signings
On July 31, 2011 the Ravens signed former Texans FB Vonta Leach.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, Signings and Re-signings
On August 8, 2011 the Ravens signed former Dolphins RB Ricky Williams.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, Signings and Re-signings
Later on during the pre season, the Ravens added Left tackle Bryant McKinnie from the Minnesota Vikings, Wide Receiver Lee Evans from the Buffalo Bills, and Offensive Center Andre Gurode from the Dallas Cowboys.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, Departures and Releases
On July 26, 2011, the Ravens announced that they would release 4 former/current starters, TE Todd Heap, WR Derrick Mason, NT Kelly Gregg, and HB Willis McGahee. The Ravens also said they hope to bring back Heap, Mason, and Gregg at reduced salaries.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
On the first play from scrimmage, Ray Rice scampered for 36 yards and would finish the game with 107 rushing yards, in the previous season the Steelers had given up an average of 62.8 rushing yards per game. Two plays later Joe Flacco threw a 27-yard strike to Anquan Boldin, giving the Ravens a lead they would never relinquish. Defense would be the story of this game, however, as Terrell Suggs strip-sacked Ben Roethlisberger during the Steelers second possession and Haloti Ngata recovered at the Pittsburgh 37-yard line. Suggs ended the game with 3 sacks and the Ravens forced 7 turnovers. With this win not only did the Ravens improve to 1–0, but they handed the Steelers their first opening day loss since 2002.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at St. Louis Rams
Coming off a week 2 loss, the Ravens were determined to bounce back and fight hard. On their second offensive play from scrimmage, Flacco threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith. It was the first catch of Smith's career and the longest pass of Flacco's. Before the first quarter was up, Flacco would throw two more touchdown passes to Smith for 41 and 18 yards respectively, marking the 12th time in NFL history that any receiver caught three touchdown passes in a single quarter, and the first time ever for a rookie.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at St. Louis Rams
The Ravens would later add 16 more points on three Billy Cundiff field goals and a fumble forced by Ray Lewis and recovered by Haloti Ngata and then run into the end zone (Cundiff also missed two 51-yard field goals). This marked the first and as of 2018 only touchdown in Ngata's career. Offensively, the Ravens gained 553 yards in the entire game, a franchise record. The only score for the Rams came in the third quarter, when quarterback Sam Bradford threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Jets
Coming off their dominating road win over the Rams, the Ravens went home, donned their alternate uniforms, and played a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the New York Jets. Baltimore delivered the game's opening punch with safety Ed Reed forcing a sack-fumble from Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, allowing linebacker Jameel McClain to recover the fumble and go 6 yards for a touchdown. New York would respond with running back Joe McKnight returning a kickoff 107 yards for a touchdown.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Jets
Afterwards, the Ravens regained the lead with a 38-yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff, followed by a 3-yard touchdown run from running back Ray Rice. Baltimore added onto their lead in the second quarter with another 38-yard field goal from Cundiff, followed by defensive end Haloti Ngata forcing a fumble from Sanchez, allowing linebacker Jarret Johnson to return the fumble 26 yards for a touchdown. The Jets responded with linebacker David Harris returning an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, followed by kicker Nick Folk booting a 40-yard field goal. The Ravens struck back in the third quarter with cornerback Lardarius Webb returning an interception 73 yards for a touchdown. From there, Baltimore's defense prevented any comeback attempt from the Jets.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Jets
With this win, the Ravens went into their bye week at 3–1.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Houston Texans
With stadium flags lowered to half-mast in remembrance of the passing of Pat Modell, wife of former owner Art Modell, the Ravens set the tone early with a 9-minute, 93-yard drive for a touchdown. Joe Flacco who scored on a quarterback sneak to cap the drive, also threw for 305 yards while Ray Rice ran for 101 yards. Ray Lewis became the first player in NFL history with 40 sacks and 30 interceptions when he sacked Matt Schaub in the first quarter. With this win, the Ravens improved to 4–1.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
As in their previous match this year, the Ravens scored first with an 18-yard field goal by kicker Billy Cundiff, the only points scored in the first quarter by either team. Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham answered with a 36-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and a 30-yard field goal near the end, but both of these were quickly matched by Baltimore's Cundiff with a 43-yard and 51-yard field goal, respectively, giving Baltimore a 9–6 lead at halftime.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Ravens then increased their lead in the third quarter when Ray Rice scored the first touchdown of the game on a 4-yard run. The Steelers rallied in the fourth quarter, with running back Rashard Mendenhall making a 1-yard run to score a touchdown, and then taking the lead for the first time in the game when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit  Mike Wallace in the endzone with a 25-yard pass for a second touchdown. During the game's final minutes the Ravens began a 92-yard drive, culminating in a 26-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Joe Flacco to wide receiver Torrey Smith leaving 8 seconds on the clock improving the Ravens’ record to 6–2.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Coming off their divisional home win over the Bengals, head coach John Harbaugh and the Ravens stayed at home for a Week 12 interconference duel with the San Francisco 49ers and their head coach (John's brother) Jim Harbaugh, on Thanksgiving. (The game was jokingly nicknamed "The Harbaugh Bowl.")


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore delivered the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 39-yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff, but the 49ers answered with kicker David Akers getting a 45-yard field goal. The Ravens regained the lead in the second quarter with a 23-yard field goal from Cundiff.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco began the third quarter with Akers nailing a 52-yard field goal, yet Baltimore regained the lead in the fourth quarter with quarterback Joe Flacco finding tight end Dennis Pitta on an 8-yard touchdown pass, followed by a 39-yard field goal from Cundiff. Afterwards, the defense would hold to prevent any comeback attempt from the 49ers.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Linebacker Terrell Suggs (3 tackles, 3 sacks, & 1 forced fumble) was named NFL Network’s Puddin' Pie Award winner.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
The Ravens entered the game concerned that they would have trouble, having lost three matches in the year to teams with losing records on the road. This increased their determination. On their first possession, they came within field goal range on 4th and 1, and decided to attempt to convert, which failed. But on their next possession, Ray Rice scored a touchdown for a 7–0 lead. Billy Cundiff missed two moderate field goals in the first half, but toward the end, made one that increased the lead to 10–0.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
The Browns forced a fumble in the third quarter and capitalized on it with a field goal, cutting this lead to 10–3. But on the ensuing drive, Ray Rice, who rushed for over 200 yards in the entire game, had a 67-yard gain which led to a touchdown, increasing the lead to 17–3. They would later add to that cushion when Lardarius Webb returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown. The Browns made one more touchdown, making what would be the final score of 24–10. But when the Ravens got their final possession, following the 2-minute warning, they were able to run out the clock as they won their seventh straight game over the Browns and improved to 9–3.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
With their 8th-straight win over the Browns, the Ravens improved to 11–4.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
Ray Rice took over the offensive by totaling 191 rushing yards and two long touchdowns on 24 carries in the Ravens' victory  that closed out the regular season at 12–4 and the team clinched first division crown since 2006. Rice's touchdown runs came on rushes of 70 and 51 yards and for the effort he was named the AFC's offensive player of the week by the NFL. The Ravens also set records such as going 6–0 against division rivals and winning their 8th-straight division rival game as they swept the Bengals for the first time since 2008. The Ravens have played 6 Week 17 games against the Bengals since, losing five straight before finally defeating them in 2020.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: vs. Houston Texans
After a 60-yard return on the opening kick-off, the Texans drove the ball to the Baltimore 21 where they settled for a 40 field goal and took an early 3–0 lead. The Ravens go three and out and punt the ball back to Houston, but Texans punt returner Jacoby Jones misplays the punt and the Ravens recover inside the Houston 5-yard line. Joe Flacco would hit tight end Kris Wilson (his first catch of the season) for a touchdown and the Ravens took a lead they would never surrender.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: vs. Houston Texans
Baltimore dominated Houston's passing game, intercepting rookie quarterback T. J. Yates 3 times and held the Texans scoreless in the second half. The Ravens committed no penalties during the game and never turned the ball over by fumble or interception. Arian Foster ran for 132 yards, the first 100-yard plus performance ever against the Ravens in post season. After the game, Foster and Ray Lewis exchanged game jerseys.


2011 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Championship: at New England Patriots
With the loss, the Ravens finished their season with a 13–5 record preventing them from reaching their 2nd Super bowl in 11 years. Lee Evans failed to make the game-winning touchdown on 2nd & 1 and Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal with 0:11 left in regulation, which would have sent the game into overtime.


2011 Baltimore mayoral election
The  2011 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011. Because Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's victory in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2011 all but assured her of victory in the general election.


2011 Baltimore mayoral election, Background and candidates
Sheila Dixon, the winner of the previous mayoral election, was forced from office following a 2010 conviction. Therefore, city council president Stephanie Rawlings-Blake became mayor for the final year of what had been Dixon's term, and subsequently ran for election to a full term. Other candidates for the Democratic nomination included state senator Catherine Pugh; Otis Rolley, a former administrator in city government, Frank M. Conaway, Sr., the only person, other than Rawlings-Blake, in the race to have won a citywide election, and former councilman Jody Landers


2011 Baltimore mayoral election, Background and candidates, Primary election results
These are the results for the 2011 Democratic primary, as reported on the City of Baltimore's official website.


2011 Baltimore mayoral election, General election campaign, General election results
The General Election was held on November 8, 2011. The results were as follows:


2011 Baltimore mayoral election, Other city elections
All other Baltimore city officers were also up for election simultaneously with the mayor, including the fourteen members of the Baltimore City Council (elected from single-member districts) and the City Council President and City Comptroller (both elected citywide). Incumbent comptroller Joan Pratt ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.


2011 Banbridge District Council election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors.


2011 Banbridge District Council election, Districts results, Banbridge Town
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Banbridge District Council election, Districts results, Dromore
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005-2011 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP


2011 Banbridge District Council election, Districts results, Knockiveagh
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2011: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP


2011 Bandy World Championship
The 2011 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international men's bandy, held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in Kazan, Russia.


2011 Bandy World Championship
11 countries participated in the 2011 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States  (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Hungary, Latvia,  and the Netherlands (group B). Australia was supposed to participate but didn't come because of the floodings. At least five more countries wanted to come, but the tournament format at the time did not allow more than twelve teams. For the first time, Finland won the group stage. Russia became the world champion, with Finland second, and Sweden third.


2011 Bandy World Championship, Qualifiers to Group A 2012
The team that finished last in Group A and the winner in Group B met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in the 2012 Bandy World Championship Group A.


2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to the census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census.


2011 Bangladesh census
Bangladesh have a population of 144,043,697 as per 2011 census report. Majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt
The 2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt was a coup planned for 11–12 January 2012 that was stopped by the Bangladesh Army in December 2011. This was announced at a press conference on 19 January 2012. The purpose of the coup was to establish Islamic law in Bangladesh. A number of officers including retired ones were arrested. The coup plotters argued that they were nationalists trying to prevent Bangladesh from being turned into a puppet of India.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Background
In 2009 few months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to power; the BDR Mutiny by border-security soldiers in Pilkhana in Dhaka led to 56 officers being killed. Some 800 Paramilitary personnel were charged for their involvement in the mutiny, and the crisis frayed ties between the civilian administration and elements of the military establishment. In 1975, mutinying soldiers had killed Hasina's father, Bangladesh's first Prime Minister — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Background
The alleged conspiracy against the government comes more than a year after five military officers were sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a court-martial for their "involvement" in attempted murder of Fazle Noor Taposh, the influential nephew of Sheikh Hasina, following the 2009 mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Coup
The Bangladesh Army reported a failed coup d'état was supposed to take place on January 2012 by rogue military officers and expatriate but was stopped by the Bangladesh army on December 2011. Brigadier General Muhammad Mashud Razzaq, director of Personnel Services Directorate disclosed the plot at the Army Officers Club in Dhaka Cantonment on 19 January 2012. He also 14-16 mid ranking officers were involved, including Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Major Zia. Major Zia had called senior to midlevel army officers in different bases in the country to bring out soldiers under their command to establish Sharia law. His post on Facebook was published by the Daily Amar desh which created coup-rumors in the army. Major Zia used a UK based roaming sim to contact fellow army officers. A retired officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ehsan Yusuf was also involved in the plot.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Coup
Military officials stated that the coup was instigated by hard-line Islamist military officers, while University of Dhaka political scientist Ataur Rahman and other analysts suggested it may have been caused by military unrest over a 2009 crackdown on the military. Intelligence sources quoted by The Christian Science Monitor reported that the coup was an attempt to introduce sharia law by Islamist military officers with ties to Hizbut Tahrir, an Islamist group that is outlawed in Bangladesh. The coup attempt had apparently been planned over several weeks or months with support of religious fanatics outside of Bangladesh. Military sources said that up to 16 hard-line Islamist officers were involved in the coup, with some of them being detained. Lieutenant colonel Ehsan Yusuf was arrested on 15 December 2011 and Major Zakir Hossain 31 December 2011.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Coup
Brig. Gen. Muhammad Masud Razzaq, Director of the Personnel Services Directorate described the conspiracy involving a dozen active duty and retired officers that he said was intended "to spread disaffection in the Bangladeshi Army." The Brigadier said the plot was uncovered in December following the detention of mastermind Ghulam Azam, former Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Azam, who opposed the independence of Bangladesh during and after the 1971 war, is alleged to have led the Razakar and Al-Badr formations that resisted the India-trained Mukti Bahini. A slew of arrests had taken place silently in Bangladesh through December, prompting Khaleda Zia the former Prime Minister to allege that army officers were becoming victims of "sudden disappearance".


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
On 28 December, a military court of inquiry was established to investigate the matter and punish those involved. Retired Major General Sayed Mohammad Ibrahim, a defense analyst, said the country and its democratic structures were reasonably immune to interference. "Today's news about events in the army is worrying but will not cause any damage to democracy," he said. The military spokesperson also said the initial investigations found non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) link to the plot while at least one of the officers, the fugitive Major, was linked to banned Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir.


2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
He mentioned, "Stringent legal measures will be taken against the persons involved in the conspiracy after proper investigation." The army spokesman underlined that banking on the army in the past, "different evil forces availed political gains and made abortive attempts to do so but as an institution, military still has to bear the stigma". non-resident Bangladeshi, Ishraq Ahmed, who was involved in the coup said the coup goal was topple Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from “letting Bangladesh be 'turned into a Bantustan' run by India”. Major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haq and Ishraq Ahmed are on the run.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam
The 2010-11 Bangladesh share market scam was a period of instability in the stock market from 2009 to 2011; the turmoil was in the two Bangladeshi stock exchanges, DSE and CSE. The market rose 62% in 2009, and 83% in 2010, but then declined 10% in January 2011, and a further 30% in February 2011. The crash is deemed to be a scam and exacerbated due to government failure.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Background
The stock market was in turbulence throughout much of 2009, with the long bullish trend starting to turn grim. The bullish trend was initiated by the end of the two-year political crisis and re-emergence of democracy when Awami League won the December 2008 polls, and was largely unaffected by the BDR Mutiny. The market was heavily aided by the entrance of Grameenphone into the capital market, when the index rose by 22% over a single day on 16 November 2009. Share prices continued to fluctuate, reaching the annual high in mid-2009 before plummeting by the end of 2009, with retail investors threatening a hunger strike. Notably, Bangladesh also faced such a stock market crash in 1996. Coincidentally, Awami League have been at government during both of the crashes.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Background
The market continued to be turbulent throughout 2010, with the DSE hitting its all-time high revenue and the largest fall in a single day since the 1996 market crash, within the space of a month.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
By the end of 2010, it was well known that the capital markets of Bangladesh well overvalued and overheated. The central bank had taken measures to cool the market down and control inflation by putting a leash on the liquidity.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
The conservative monetary measures adversely affected the capital market, with the market falling once on 13 December by 285 points, over 3% of the DGEN Index which stood at around 8,500 points. The capital markets suffered a second fall on 19 December, with the index falling a further 551 points, or about 7%. This 7% fall in the Dhaka Stock Exchange's index on a single day was the largest fall in the 55-year history of the Exchange, surpassing the fall of the 1996 market crash. This fall was deemed 'normal' by analysts, who believed the market was overvalued.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
Investors took to the streets with protests. Random objects like wood and papers were set on fire in front of the DSE office in Motijheel


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
Immediate measures were taken by the regulatory body the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, which, together with the Bangladesh Bank, laxed its earlier conservative measures to pacify the fall. As a result, the market ameliorated the next day by 1.9%.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
Within December 2010 and January 2011, the DGEN index fell from 8,500 by 1,800 points, a total 21% fall, with masterminds of the crash making about BDT 50 billion ($ 667 million) out of the scam.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
The market fell by 5% on 12 June, before taking a 4% plunge on 11 October, sending the market into further turmoil. The fall finally triggered small investors to go on a fast-unto-death on 16 October after forming the Bangladesh Capital Market Investors' Council . Opposition politicians declared their solidarity with the protesters. The market stood at around 5,500 index points in October 2011 from 8,900 only a year ago.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Slump
Protests continued throughout the months, the most recent ones taking place in front of the DSE office in November 2011, with protesters sitting in throughout nights.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Protests
Protests on the streets started becoming a common scene contiguous to the DSE office. The protests continued for days in January and February, often resulting in clashes between the police and the protesters.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Protests
After the market fell further subsequently, small investors started going on hunger strikes separately, before forming the Bangladesh Capital Market Investors' Council  on 16 October and going on a fast-unto-death. Opposition politicians declared their solidarity with the protesters.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Protests
Protesters stayed overnight by the DSE office starting 16 October and were dispersed on day two by the baton-charging police. Protesters, including the head of the council, were arrested, although the police denied arresting any protester. Protesters also demanded complete trade suspension at the DSE until the Prime Minister intervened to fix the market.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Protests
Finance Minister Muhith faced staunch criticism for the handling of the market crash; he admitted his failure in attending the debacle. He also attracted criticism for refusing to disclose the names of those accused of chicanery by the probe committee in April 2011. Protests were also fueled by the Finance Minister's comments on the secondary markets in October 2011, when he said, "I don't know how it will get right." Opposition and protesting investors had called for his resignation.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Probe
A probe committee was formed to investigate the stock market crash on 24 January 2011, with former Bangladesh Bank Governor Ibrahim Khaled heading the four-man high-powered committee.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Probe
The committee provided their findings after three months, on 7 April. It identified an array of chicanery performed by some 60 influential individuals that resulted in the recent market crash. The committee interviewed all members of both the DSE and CSE, and consulted journalists and analysts before presenting their report. The committee found various irregularities, including the existence of omnibus accounts, that allowed some market players to make exorbitant profits at the expense of the retail investors.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Probe
Among the 60 identified primarily included chairman of Beximco and the mastermind of the 1996 market crash Salman F Rahman, former DSE president Rakibur Rahman, SEC chairman Ziaul Khandaker, SEC member Mansur Alam and BNP politician Mosaddek Ali Falu. The report mentioned that pro-government business tycoons, including Salman and Rakibur, exerted influence within the SEC by influencing the appointment of its members. The report ended with recommendations to reform the SEC drastically and asked the government to publish the names of the influential players and to remain cognizant in countering their influences.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Probe
The report resulted in the dismissal of SEC chairman Ziaul along with other SEC members accused. However, the Finance Minister AMA Muhith stated that the State would neither disclose the names of the accused officially nor take punitive measures without further investigation, although no dates for fresh probes have been declared. M Khairul Hossain was appointed as the replaced for Ziaul.


2011 Bangladesh share market scam, Bailout
The market stabilisation fund (MSF) was conceived by the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) in late October 2011 as a method to increase liquidity in the market and increase share prices, worth BDT 50 billion ($ 667 million). Banks have reportedly kept buying shares despite suffering from liquidity crises themselves, and not selling any shares. However, share indices kept plummeting throughout the time period. However, prices rose by 7% ahead of the Prime Minister's emergency meeting about the market.


2011 Bani Yas International Tournament
The Bani Yas International Tournament is a yearly football tournament that takes place in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates that began in 2010.


2011 Banja Luka Challenger
The 2011 Banja Luka Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 12 and 18 September 2011.


2011 Banja Luka Challenger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Banja Luka Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Marco Crugnola /  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo def. Jan Mertl /  Matwé Middelkoop, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8]


2011 Banja Luka Challenger – Doubles
James Cerretani and David Škoch were the defending champions but decided not to participate.


2011 Banja Luka Challenger – Doubles
Marco Crugnola and Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the tournament. They defeated Jan Mertl and Matwé Middelkoop 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8] in the final.


2011 Banja Luka Challenger – Singles
Marsel İlhan was the defending champion but decided not to participate.


2011 Banja Luka Challenger – Singles
2nd seed Blaž Kavčič claimed the title, defeating 1st seed Pere Riba 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2011 Bank of America 500
The 2011 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 15, 2011, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the 31st race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the fifth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Matt Kenseth for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Kyle Busch finished second, and Carl Edwards clinched third.


2011 Bank of America 500, Report, Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races; the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. The standard track at Charlotte Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also had a five degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 140,000 spectators.


2011 Bank of America 500, Report, Background
Heading into the fifth race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Ford driver Carl Edwards was leading the Drivers' Championship with 2,161 points; Chevrolet driver Kevin Harvick was second with 2,160 points, one point behind Edwards. Behind Edwards and Harvick in the Drivers' Championship, Jimmie Johnson was third with 2,157 points in a Chevrolet, and Brad Keselowski was fourth with 2,150 points. Matt Kenseth was fifth with 2,149, four points ahead of Kurt Busch. Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Jeff Gordon rounded out the first ten positions in the Drivers' Championship. Chevrolet had already secured the Manufacturer's Championship one week earlier after the Hollywood Casino 400, and entered the race on 204 points, 43 points ahead of Ford on 161 points and 50 points ahead of Toyota. Jamie McMurray was the race's defending winner.


2011 Bank of America 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the race; the first on Thursday, which lasted 90 minutes. The second and third were both on Friday afternoon. The first Saturday practice lasted 45 minutes, while the second lasted 60. Kasey Kahne was quickest with a time of 28.205 seconds in the first session, 0.018 seconds faster than Paul Menard. Greg Biffle was just off Busch's pace, followed by Mark Martin, Regan Smith, and Marcos Ambrose. Denny Hamlin was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Edwards's time.


2011 Bank of America 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Stewart clinched the 13th pole position of his career, with a time of 28.131 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kenseth. Edwards qualified third, A. J. Allmendinger took fourth, and Biffle started fifth. Ryan Newman, Menard, Kahne, Johnson and Trevor Bayne rounded out the first ten positions. The three drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Geoffrey Bodine, Scott Speed, and Josh Wise.


2011 Bank of America 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Once the qualifying session completed, Stewart commented, "I was watching guys' lap times, and looking at the sheet to seeing what they practiced, and it wasn't as much [of an increase] as what we've seen. I think, obviously, we've had a lot of cloud cover today and cool temperatures here the last couple of days, so I don't think the track changed as much and got as hot during the day as what we typically see here. I think that's the reason that we didn't have the big pick-ups. But you still anticipate that, at night, the guys are going to pick up speed. It just seems like the air's a little muggier right now. I don't know whether that hurt horsepower or even created more drag and kind of evened everything out."


2011 Bank of America 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the second practice session, Keselowski was fastest with a time of 28.810 seconds, less than a tenth of a second quicker than second-placed Kahne. Newman took third place, ahead of Kurt Busch, Stewart and Kyle Busch. Johnson was only quick enough for the 10th position. In the third and final practice, Kahne remained quickest with a time of 28.700 seconds. Menard followed in second, ahead of Biffle and Johnson. Jeff Burton was fifth quickest, with a time of 28.855 seconds. Newman, Ambrose, Gordon, Allmendinger, and Kurt Busch rounded out the first ten positions.


2011 Bank of the West Classic
The 2011 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was a part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 26 through July 31, 2011. It was the first women's event on the 2011 US Open Series. Unseeded Serena Williams won the singles title.


2011 Bank of the West Classic, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2011 Bank of the West Classic, Finals, Doubles
Victoria Azarenka /  Maria Kirilenko defeated  Liezel Huber /  Lisa Raymond, 6–1, 6–3


2011 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles
Lindsay Davenport and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but only Huber chose to participate. She played alongside Lisa Raymond and they reached the final.


2011 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles
There Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko won the title, defeating the American pair 6–1, 6–3.


2011 Bank of the West Classic – Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to qualifier Marina Erakovic in the second round.


2011 Bank of the West Classic – Singles
Serena Williams, ranked world no. 169 at the time, won the title by defeating Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–1 in the final. This win was Williams' first WTA title since her win in Wimbledon on July 3, 2010, it was on her third tournament of the year following injuries and health problems sustained with the 2010 season.


2011 Bank of the West Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Bank of the West Classic – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Bank of the West Classic.


2011 Barbados Premier Division
The 2010–11 Barbados Premier Division (officially the Digicel Premiere League for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. The season began on 13 February and concluded on 3 July. The league champions were Youth Milan, who won their second title, and their first since 2006.


2011 Barbados Premier Division, Related Competitions, CFU Club Championship
As champions of the 2010 Barbados Premier Division, Notre Dame SC were allowed entry into the 2011 CFU Club Championship, to compete in the First elimination stage of the preliminary round. However, due to travel costs, Notre Dame declined to participate in the tournament. The last time a Barbadian club entered the tournament was in the 2000 CFU Club Championship in which Notre Dame finished second in their group during the first round, failing to qualify for the championship round.


2011 Barcelona City Council election
The 2011 Barcelona City Council election, also the 2011 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
The City Council of Barcelona (Catalan: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.


2011 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Barcelona and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:


2011 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.


2011 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Barcelona, as its population was over 1,000,001, at least 8,000 signatures were required.


2011 Barcelona City Council election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 21 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Barcelona.


2011 Barcelona Ladies Open
The 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 5th edition of the Barcelona Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the David Lloyd Club Turó in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from April 25 through May 1, 2011.


2011 Barcelona Ladies Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a Lucky Loser spot:


2011 Barcelona Ladies Open, Champions, Doubles
Iveta Benešová /  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová def. Natalie Grandin /  Vladimíra Uhlířová, 5–7, 6–4, [11–9]


2011 Barcelona Ladies Open – Doubles
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions, but Roberta Vinci chose not to continue her performance before the quarterfinals. Czech pair Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová in the final 5–7, 6–4, [11–9] to claim the title.


2011 Barcelona Ladies Open – Singles
Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Roberta Vinci reached her third final in a row here and won against Lucie Hradecká, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.


2011 Barcelona Ladies Open – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the women qualifying draw of the 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open.


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
The 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell (also known as the Torneo Godó) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the event known this year as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, from April 16 through April 24, 2011. The defending champion was Fernando Verdasco, but was absent from the tournament in 2011.


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Points and prize money, Prize Money
The Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell has slightly raised the prize money for this year’s edition, which turns it into one of the highest paid tennis tournaments in its category. The singles winner will go home with €290,000 (€4,000 more than last year).


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a Lucky loser spot:


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Champions, Doubles
Santiago González /  Scott Lipsky def. Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 5–7, 6–2, [12–10]


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Zimonjić partnered up with Jürgen Melzer, while Nestor played alongside Max Mirnyi. These pairs were both eliminated by eventual champions Santiago González and Scott Lipsky, who won in the final against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 5–7, 6–2, [12–10].


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final, 6–2, 6–4, to win his record-extending sixth title at the Barcelona Open.


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles
Fernando Verdasco was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year.


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell.


2011 Barcelona Sporting Club season
Barcelona Sporting Club's 2011 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 58th year in professional football, and the 53rd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. In the first stage of the Serie A, Barcelona finished 8th and failed to qualify to the season-ending finals. In the Second Stage, the club finished 2nd and failed again to qualify to the season-ending finals because of the overall board.


2011 Barcelona Sporting Club season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
Barcelona played three friendly matches in addition to La Noche Amarilla, the club's official presentation for the season. Their opponent for La Noche Amarilla was Deportes Tolima from Colombia.


2011 Barcelona Sporting Club season, Competitions, Serie A, First stage
The First Stage of the season ran from January 30 to June 19.Barcelona finished 8th and failed to qualify to the season-ending Finals and the 2012 Copa Libertadores during this stage.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election
The Barnsley Central by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Barnsley Central which took place on 3 March 2011. The by-election resulted in the Labour Party holding the seat with an increased majority.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Background
On 19 June 2009, Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley of the Labour Party was one of dozens of MPs identified by  The Daily Telegraph as having made "phantom" claims for council tax on their parliamentary expenses. Illsley claimed over £10,000 for council tax in four years although he was only charged £3,966 for his Band C property in Lambeth in this period. He regularly submitted claims for £200 a month, which meant that he did not have to submit receipts. He was re-elected in the 2010 general election, but shortly after, on 19 May 2010, he was charged with three counts of false accounting. He was subsequently suspended from the Labour Party and continued to sit as an Independent Labour MP.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Background
On 11 January 2011, Illsley pleaded guilty to three charges. Sentencing was postponed for four weeks, during which Illsley remained an MP and therefore continued to receive a Parliamentary salary. A prison sentence of more than 12 months would have meant Illsley being automatically disqualified from Parliament under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1981, but a sentence of 12 months or less would not. The Speaker ruled that Illsley's case was sub judice and therefore no motion to expel him from the House of Commons could be debated until after sentencing.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Background
Labour leader Ed Miliband and others called on Illsley to resign, and Illsley announced on 12 January 2011 that he would do so. Illsley resigned on 8 February, two days before sentencing. The writ for the by-election was moved the following day, setting polling day as 3 March 2011. On 10 February, Illsley was sentenced to exactly 12 months.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Background
At the 2010 general election, Barnsley Central was Labour's 52nd safest seat, and has, with its predecessor seat of Barnsley been held by the party since 1935. In 2010, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party took second and third places, with only six votes separating them. The British National Party was the only other party to retain its deposit.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Candidates
Barnsley Council confirmed the Statement of Persons Nominated on 16 February.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Candidates
Labour Party members of the Barnsley Central constituency chose Dan Jarvis as their candidate on 27 January 2011. Jarvis, a Major in the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment who served in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan, is the first Labour candidate for this constituency or its predecessor to be born outside Yorkshire since 1938.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Candidates
On 10 February it was disclosed that Conservative Party leader David Cameron had approached former Yorkshire cricketer Darren Gough, known to be a party supporter, with an invitation to fight the seat. Gough declined due to other commitments but pledged to campaign in the by-election. Later that day 32-year-old businessman James Hockney was announced as the Conservative candidate. Hockney is a South Cambridgeshire councillor who fought the neighbouring Barnsley East constituency in 2010.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Candidates
The British National Party had declared its intention to stand Enis Dalton as a candidate in the election. The Candidate for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) was Jane Collins, a miner's daughter from Pontefract.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Democrats selected journalist Dominic Carman on 12 February. The son of late barrister George Carman, he had fought Barking at the 2010 election and, as a long-time campaigner against the BNP, wrote an unofficial biography of the party's leader, Nick Griffin, which remains unpublished. (On polling day, the London Evening Standard reported that Nick Clegg had not visited the seat at all during the campaign, and was "the first Lib-Dem leader to jettison his candidate in this way since at least 1999".)


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Candidates
Independent candidate Tony Devoy stood in the same constituency at the general election with policies related to living wages and MP salary reductions. He was the Libertas.eu lead candidate at the 2009 European Parliament elections in the East Midlands region. Fellow independent Michael Val Davies campaigned on reforming the tax system, telling the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper that he had 'no chance of winning' the byelection.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Result
Labour retained the seat with a significantly increased majority, while the Liberal Democrats suffered a sharp fall in votes compared to the election 10 months previously. UKIP finished second with nearly one in eight of the votes, while the Conservatives finished third with just over 8% of the votes, and the British National Party's 6% share of the vote saw them finish fourth.


2011 Barnsley Central by-election, Result
The result was notable for being the first time that UKIP came second in a Westminster election, and for the large drops in vote share by the coalition Government members, the Liberal Democrats' sixth position attracting particular attention. This would set the pattern for many more by-elections during the 2010-2015 parliament; the Liberal Democrats would lose their deposit in 11 of 19 by-elections in Great Britain, while UKIP came second in eight contests, and would ultimately go on to win two by-elections in 2014.


2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour make 5 gains from the Barnsley Independent Group to have 43 councillors and a 23-vote majority. The Barnsley Independent Group dropped to 13 seats, while the Conservative party stayed on 6 seats and there remained 1 other independent. Labour defeated sitting councillors for the Barnsley Independent Group in Hoyland Milton, Kingstone, Old Town and Rockingham wards. They also gained Darfield where the sitting councillor had stood down at the election, with the successful Labour candidate being a former Member of the European Parliament Brian Key. The Labour leader of the council, Steve Houghton, called on his party not to be complacent after their gains, while the leader of the Barnsley Independent Group called the results "a bitter blow".


2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
Among other results, Jane Collins for the United Kingdom Independence Party, following her second place in the 2011 Barnsley Central by-election, came third in Monk Bretton ward. Meanwhile, the British National Party, after putting up 19 candidates, failed to come close to taking any seats. Overall turnout in the election was 36.3%.


2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
Councillors elected in 2007 ended their term in 2011. The change in vote shares in compared to this corresponding election.


2011 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results
Changes in vote are calculated from the corresponding elections in 2007.


2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
The 2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, Campaign
Before the election no party had a majority on the council and Conservative Jack Richardson was the leader of the council with support from the independents. The whole council was being elected for a four-year term for the first time, changing from the previous system of election by thirds. Nine sitting councillors stood down at the election.


2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, Campaign
Issues in the campaign included dog fouling, potholes, jobs and keeping the environment clean.


2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour gain 13 seats to take control over the council with 29 seats. The Conservatives were reduced to 7 seats and only managed to hold all of the seats in the 2 wards of Hawcoat and Roosecote. Overall turnout in the election was 36.28%.


2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, Election result
Both the Conservative leader of the council Jack Richardson and the Labour Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness John Woodcock put the results down to the cuts the national, Conservative led, government were making.


2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
The 2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín was the seventh round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season, and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place over 26–28 August 2011. Other than the opening stage on Friday night, all stages were run in daylight.


2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín, Introduction
The rally, which was run for the 41st time, was based in the Moravian town of Zlín. Friday saw the ceremonial start and opening super-special stage running through the streets of Zlín. On Saturday a further eight stages covering 124.04 km (77.07 mi) were run on asphalt with the final six stages, consisting of 115.08 km (71.51 mi) being completed on the Sunday.


2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín, Results
Jan Kopecký took his first win in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for over a year, holding off Freddy Loix by just 1.2 seconds, the closest finish in series history.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for 2011 proceeded according to the rules revised in July 2010. As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players. The new Expansion Era Committee, which replaced the Veterans Committee, convened in December 2010 to select from an Expansion Era ballot of long-retired players and non-playing personnel who made their greatest contributions to the sport from 1973 to the present time, called the "Expansion Era" by the Hall of Fame.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
The Hall of Fame induction class of 2011 consisted of players Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven, elected by the BBWAA, and executive Pat Gillick, elected by the Committee, who formally entered the Hall on July 24, 2011, at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
For the first time, the Hall of Fame extended its induction festivities over a weekend. On the day before the main induction ceremony, the Hall of Fame hosted the first Hall of Fame Awards Presentation. Two annual awards for media excellence, the Hall's own Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters and the BBWAA's J. G. Taylor Spink Award for writers, were presented at this ceremony. The irregularly presented Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award was also included in the ceremony. Previously, these awards were presented at the actual induction ceremony.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The BBWAA ballot was announced on November 29, 2010. The BBWAA was again authorized to elect players active in 1991 or later, but not after 2005; the ballot included candidates from the 2010 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 2005. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Results of the 2011 election by the BBWAA were announced on January 5, 2011. The writers' ballot consisted of 33 players–14 candidates returning from the 2010 ballot, plus 19 first-time candidates, the most since the 1991 ballot's 24 newcomers. Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate who received votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. Write-in votes were not permitted.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
A record 581 ballots were cast (including five ballots which supported no candidates), with 436 votes required for election. A total of 3,474 individual votes were cast, an average of 5.98 per ballot. Any candidate who received votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be inducted. Those candidates who received less than 5% of the vote will not appear on future BBWAA ballots, but may eventually be considered by the Expansion Committee.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated with a dagger (†). The candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics. The candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with an asterisk (*).


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Dave Parker was on the ballot for the 15th and final time.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The two candidates who earned Hall of Fame induction, Alomar and Blyleven, fell short of induction in 2010 by fewer than 10 votes—the first time in history that two candidates had done so in the same election.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The newly eligible candidates included 25 All-Stars, nine of whom were not on the writers' ballot, representing a total of 60 All-Star selections. Among the new candidates were 6-time All Star Kevin Brown, and 5-time All Stars Larry Walker and Benito Santiago. The field also included three Rookie-of-the-Year Award winners Jeff Bagwell, Raúl Mondesí and Santiago. Walker won seven Gold Glove Awards for the right field position. Juan González won six Silver Slugger Awards in the outfield.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The new candidates on the 2011 ballot included three MVP Award winners: Jeff Bagwell (1994 NL), Walker (1997 NL), and González (1996 and 1998 AL). Also eligible was Rafael Palmeiro, who recorded over 3000 hits and 500 home runs, which would typically foreshadow a first-ballot election; however, his candidacy has generated controversy due to his testing positive for steroids. Palmeiro has steadfastly maintained his innocence in the steroid controversy, stating that he must have tested positive due to a tainted B12 injection.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Ongoing debate about the influence of steroids on the game in the 1990s was widely believed to have affected the vote totals for several power hitters on the ballot, including McGwire, Bagwell, Walker and Gonzalez, regardless of whether they had ever tested positive for steroid use or had even been accused of involvement with steroids; the top five vote-getters were either pitchers or middle infielders with relatively few home runs.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Walker's candidacy was also affected by voters' assessment of his extreme home/away statistical splits, attributed by many to the fact that he spent slightly more than half his career with hitter's paradise Coors Field as his home park, though he also spent several years playing in the more pitching-friendly Olympic Stadium. Many candidates may simply have been seeking to remain on the ballot for 2012, when a generally weaker field of candidates is expected, with the most prominent new candidates including Bernie Williams, Rubén Sierra, Vinny Castilla, Eric Young, Tim Salmon, Brad Radke and Danny Graves.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Players who were eligible for the first time who were not included on the writers' ballot were: Terry Adams, Wilson Álvarez, Brian Anderson, James Baldwin, Pat Borders, Ricky Bottalico, Frank Castillo, Roger Cedeño, Jason Christiansen, Wil Cordero, Midre Cummings, Cal Eldred, John Flaherty, Buddy Groom, Jeffrey Hammonds, Dave Hansen, Félix Heredia, Denny Hocking, Al Levine, Luis López, Matt Mantei, Dave McCarty, Jim Mecir, Ramiro Mendoza, Mike Mordecai, Greg Myers, C. J. Nitkowski, José Offerman, Keith Osik, Antonio Osuna, Eddie Pérez, Jay Powell, Paul Quantrill, Steve Reed, Rey Sánchez, Ugueth Urbina, Ismael Valdez, Gabe White, Matt Whiteside, Gerald Williams and Dan Wilson.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
José Lima, who last played in the major leagues in 2006 and died on May 23, 2010, was eligible for consideration in this round of balloting – similar to the inclusion on the ballot of Darryl Kile and Rod Beck in 2003 and 2008 respectively – but was not placed on the ballot. Under Hall of Fame rules, an otherwise eligible player who dies before being retired 5 years becomes eligible in the first election held at least 6 months after his death.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Expansion Era Committee
In keeping with the new Hall of Fame voting procedure, the Historical Overview Committee identified 12 Expansion Era candidates who were judged to have made their greatest contributions from 1973 to present. Along with the 1973 to present time era, these rules defined the consideration set:


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Expansion Era Committee
Historical Overview Committee (eleven veteran BBWAA members): Dave Van Dyck (Chicago Tribune); Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun); Rick Hummel (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Steve Hirdt (Elias Sports Bureau); Moss Klein (formerly Newark Star-Ledger); Bill Madden (New York Daily News); Ken Nigro (formerly The Baltimore Sun); Jack O'Connell (BBWAA secretary/treasurer); Nick Peters (formerly Sacramento Bee); Tracy Ringolsby (FSN Rocky Mountain); and Mark Whicker (Orange County Register).


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Expansion Era Committee
The Expansion Era ballot was originally scheduled for release in October but was delayed until November 8, 2010. The 12 Expansion Era Candidates were eight players, one manager, and three executives. The sole candidate who was elected is indicated in bold italics.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Expansion Era Committee
All except Martin and Steinbrenner were living when the ballot and results were announced. Martin and Miller were holdovers from the most recent ballots covering managers and executives (2010), and Oliver was a holdover from the most recent ballot covering post-1942 players (2009).


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Expansion Era Committee
The new Expansion Era Committee (16-members appointed by the Hall's Board of Directors) was announced at the same time as the final ballot:


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Expansion Era Committee
The Committee convened at the 2010 winter meetings in Orlando, Florida with the standard 75% or 12 of 16 votes required for election and July 2011 Hall of Fame induction. Results were announced at 10:00 am EST on December 6.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
The J. G. Taylor Spink Award has been presented by the BBWAA at the annual summer induction ceremonies since 1962. Through 2010, it was awarded during the main induction ceremony, but is now awarded the previous day. It recognizes a sportswriter "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing". The recipients are not members of the Hall of the Fame but are featured in a permanent exhibit at the National Baseball Museum.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
The three nominees for the 2011 award were Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun, Bill Conlin of the Philadelphia Daily News, and Joe Giuliotti of the Boston Herald. This was the third consecutive year Elliott had been nominated and the second for Giuliotti.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Under BBWAA rules, the winner was to be announced either during the 2010 World Series or at the 2010 winter meetings. The winner of the 2011 J. G. Taylor Spink Award, announced at the winter meetings, was Bill Conlin, who received 188 votes from the 434. Elliott received 160 votes. Joe Giuliotti got 83 votes. Three blank ballots were among those submitted.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Ford C. Frick Award
The Ford C. Frick Award, honoring excellence in baseball broadcasting, has been presented at the induction ceremonies since 1978. Through 2010, it had been presented at the main induction ceremony, but is now presented the previous day. Recipients are not members of the Hall of Fame but are permanently recognized in an exhibit at the museum. To be eligible, an active or retired broadcaster must have a minimum of 10 years of continuous major league broadcast service with a ball club, a network, or a combination of the two.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Ford C. Frick Award
The honor is based on four criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans. The recipient was announced on December 8, 2010 at the winter meetings, following a vote by the same committee that selected seven of the finalists (below).


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Ford C. Frick Award
Ten finalists were announced in October 2010. In accord with guidelines established in 2003, seven were chosen by a committee composed of the living recipients along with broadcasting historians and columnists. Three were selected from a list of candidate by fan voting in September 2010 at the Hall's Facebook page.


2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Ford C. Frick Award
Five candidates were living when the ballot was announced—the active McCarver, Nadel, and Van Horne; and the retired Cárdenas and Doucet.