2011 UFL season, Broadcasting
But by July, when the UFL announced its season delay, no new TV partnerships had been announced; the uncertainty over labor problems with the NFL (which were beginning to reach a resolution by that time) as well as the National Basketball Association (of which TNT is a broadcast partner) left the networks in a holding pattern in regards to TV sports properties. During the same offseason, Versus's parent company Comcast purchased NBC and thus gained access to that network's NFL contract, deciding not to renew its deal with the UFL.


2011 UFL season, Broadcasting
On August 10, during its announcement of the Hartford Colonials' suspension, the UFL announced it would have one national TV partner, HDNet, to cover the 2011 season, with regional sports networks in the league's markets taking up the slack. HDNet then released a statement on September 2 denying it had ever agreed to carry any UFL games in 2011, leaving the league without any television partners.


2011 UFL season, Broadcasting
The lack of a national TV partner would force the UFL to rely solely on local TV partnerships; two UFL teams, Sacramento and Virginia, would reach deals with their regions' Comcast SportsNet networks (CSN California and CSN Mid-Atlantic, respectively) for select games, while Las Vegas and Omaha would arrange deals with local cable carriers to relay the other networks' broadcasts to their home markets. Internet streaming was also made available for the games that are televised through , a streaming video service, which also made the games available for viewers on mobile devices, a feature not available for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.


2011 UFL season, Broadcasting
The league's original business model had anticipated the league owners absorbing their losses during its first two years of operation, then securing a paying broadcast contract in 2011; without it, even at the 20,000 fans per game that the teams in Sacramento and Omaha were drawing, each team was doomed to lose approximately $6 million per year under the league's business model. The failure to secure the television contract was thus a major factor in the league's failure.


2011 UFL season, Standings
z-Virginia and Las Vegas were awarded berths in the 2011 UFL Championship Game when the balance of the regular season was cancelled on October 17x-Omaha and Sacramento would play in a post-season consolation game


2011 UFL season, Statistical Leaders
The following statistical leaders were for the 2011 UFL regular season (through the 5th of seven scheduled weeks), at which time each team had played four regular season games:


2011 UIFL season
The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29 and the postseason, will be held the following two weeks with the championship game being held at the highest remaining seed. The 2011 season went off without any teams folding or any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, finished 11–3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host an playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.


2011 UIFL season
Saginaw finished 9–5, followed by Eastern Kentucky 8–6, Huntington 7–7, Johnstown 6–8 and Canton 1–13.


2011 UIFL season
Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48–47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I Playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20–4 victory over Huntington. The 2011 Ultimate Bowl, sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9 at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI with the Sting claiming an 86–69 victory over the visiting Drillers.


2011 UIFL season
Following the elimination of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters from the playoffs, NKY owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms that allowed the River Monsters to leave the UIFL, but the team folded after rumors of joining the Continental Indoor Football League.


2011 UIFL season, UIFL Draft
The following is the breakdown of the 24 players selected by position:


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 86th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Taylors Sky claimed the headlines during the year with his 2011 English Greyhound Derby triumph but Blonde Snapper also impressed by virtue of winning the William Hill Classic and Eden Star arrived on the scene with his Puppy Derby, the Romford Puppy Cup and Laurels victories. The Scottish Greyhound Derby went to Charlie Lister for the sixth time, with the greyhound Taylors Cruise, and he also won his third trainers championship.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Charlie Lister was rewarded for his services to greyhound racing when being honoured with an O.B.E in the New Year Honours. He became the first ever trainer to be recognised and ended 2011 with six English Derbies, six Scottish Derbies, 46 major competitions, four trainer of the year awards and five trainers championship wins.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
Hopes were still high that Walthamstow Stadium could be saved, Henlow Stadium owner Bob Morton pledged to keep it alive and provide 500 jobs. However the longer it remained unused as a greyhound track the less likely it would return. Towards the end of the year plans were released by developer London and Quadrant to build 294 homes on the site which created an added supporter in favour of saving the stadium in the form of the newly formed residents association. The iconic entrance sign to the stadium would continue to be seen regardless of the outcome because it was giving a listed building status.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
Newbridge in County Kildare suffered a closure in March but was soon purchased by Morgan & Franklin Consortium headed by Managing Director, David Morgan. Morgan had worked at a senior level with Bord na gCon in the past and was also the stadium director for Semple Stadium a hurling venue. The consortium included Peter Franklin, former head of marketing at the Bord Na gCon.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
Independent stadium Ayr (Whitletts at Voluntary Park) closed after the local council had health and safety concerns.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
BAGS (Bookmakers’ Afternoon Greyhound Service) and S.I.S introduced a track championship in which Monmore won the final on home turf.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
The Northern Irish Derby was introduced and carried a £25,000 prize, the richest ever held in Northern Ireland. The event was to be held at Drumbo Park. There was a dead heat in the Cesarewitch between Farloe Kraven and Westmead Palace.


2011 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
A series of owner’s bonus series races were introduced by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, the governing body. Hall Green trainer Mark Barlow relinquished his licence after being suspended for six months by the GBGB; the prominent trainer took the decision because he felt the suspension over one of his greyhounds vomiting on course was unjust. Long serving Romford trainer Peter Payne retired after ill health. 2010 greyhound of the year Jimmy Lollie won the Festival Flyer at Sunderland and Coral Sprint at Hove before finally being retired in October after 125 races. Chris Allsopp of Monmore was trainer of the year.


2011 UK Championship
The 2011 williamhill.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 December 2011 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. This was the first time that William Hill sponsored the event.


2011 UK Championship
John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 4–6 against Stephen Maguire.


2011 UK Championship
Judd Trump won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–8 in the final.


2011 UK Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2011 UK Championship, Controversy
The format of the 2011 UK Championship was changed from previous editions. All rounds up to the semi-finals were played as best of 11 frames instead of best of 17 frames. The semi-finals and the final were played as best of 17 and best of 19 frames respectively. The changes allowed for every match in the early rounds to be played in front of television cameras and avoided the need to use two extra tables.


2011 UK Championship, Controversy
However, the changes angered some players including John Higgins, and Mark Williams, while Mark Allen called for Barry Hearn to resign as head of World Snooker, after Hearn had promised not to alter the championship when he had become the chairman in 2010. During the same interview Allen aimed a four lettered expletive at Hearn. Allen was later charged by World Snooker for bringing the game into disrepute. Hearn, following the original comments by Allen, called him a "silly little boy", to which Allen responded by gagging himself at a press conference. Allen and Hearn later sat down and had a discussion, which resolved their differences, while Allen was fined £250 for swearing in a press conference.


2011 UK Championship, Qualifying
These matches were held between 5 and 9 November 2011 at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England.


2011 UK Music Video Awards
The 2011 UK Music Video Awards were held on 8 November 2011 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 12 October, 2011. American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra won Video of the Year for "Simple Math" directed by Daniels.


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
Chase & Status ft. Liam Bailey - "Blind Faith"  (Director: Daniel Wolfe)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
Depeche Mode - "Personal Jesus (Stargate remix)"  (Directors: Patrick Daughters)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
Jargon VA ft. Tinie Tempah - "Disappoint You"  (Director: Ian Pons Jewell)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey - "Blind Faith"  (Stylist: Hannah Edwards)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
Wave Machines - "Keep The Light On"  (Choreographer: Jen Irons)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
Mark Ronson & The Business International - "Record Collection"  (Directors: Steve Milbourne, Phil Clandillon)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
The Shoes - "Cover Your Eyes"  (Directors: We Are From L.A.)


2011 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
JLS ft. Tinie Tempah - "Eyes Wide Shut" (Director: Paul Caslin)


2011 UK Open
The 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open was the ninth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 2–5 June 2011, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts", as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.


2011 UK Open
The title was won by James Wade, who defeated Wes Newton 11–8 in the final.


2011 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, 2011 UK Open Qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged in Barnsley and Wigan between February and May 2011 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:


2011 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, 2011 UK Open Qualifiers
The six players above that won a qualifying tournament all finished in the Top 32 in the merit table and thus entered the main tournament at the third round stage.


2011 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, 2011 UK Open Qualifiers
The tournament featured 172 players. As in previous years, eight UK Open qualifiers were staged across the north of England, where players' winnings were collated into the UK Open Order of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place in the third round of the final tournament. In addition, the next 76 players in the Order of Merit qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.


2011 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, Rileys qualifiers
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.


2011 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12 to 15 April.


2011 UK Open, Prize money
For the third consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.


2011 UK Open, Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 1
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 1 was the first of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Saturday 26 February.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 2
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 2 was the second of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Sunday 27 February.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 3
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 3 was the third of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Saturday 12 March.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 4
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 4 was the fourth of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 13 March.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 5
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 5 was the fifth of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Saturday 16 April.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 6
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 6 was the sixth of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Sunday 17 April.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 7
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 7 was the seventh of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Saturday 30 April.


2011 UK Open Qualifier 8
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 8 was the last of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 1 May.


2011 UK public sector strikes
The 30 November 2011 UK Public Sector Pensions Strikes were a series of strikes over the whole of the United Kingdom. 60% of schools in England were closed and 6,000 hospital operations cancelled as up to two million public sector workers went on strike.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Service disruption
The Department for Education said 58% of 21,700 state schools in England were closed, with 13% of these partially shut down. In Scotland just 30 of the 2,700 council run schools remained open. In Wales around 80% were believed shut and in Northern Ireland more than 50% of 1,200 schools were closed.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Service disruption
In the health sector, NHS managers estimated that some 6,000 out of 30,000 routine operations had been cancelled throughout the UK, as well as tens of thousands of appointments. London Ambulance Service told the BBC that it was struggling and people not in a life-threatening condition might not get an ambulance.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Service disruption
The strike saw walkouts by tens of thousands of border agency staff, probation officers, radiographers, librarians, job centre staff, court staff, social workers, refuse collectors, midwives, road sweepers, cleaners, school meals staff, paramedics, tax inspectors, customs officers, passport office staff, police civilian staff, driving test examiners, patent officers and health and safety inspectors.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Service disruption
In Wales unions reported around 170,000 workers on strike, and in Scotland around 300,000.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Service disruption
Up to 1,000 marches and rallies took place across the UK. Four arrests were made ahead of the national rally in London, two for assaulting an officer and two for possession of a weapon.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Reactions
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that the strike was a "damp squib", with many key services continuing to operate. The government claimed that the turnout was "much lower" than the two million claimed by the unions. On The One Show, BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson expressed his pleasure at the strikes leaving the roads empty, and claimed that he would kill the striking workers. "I would have them all shot", he said. "I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families". The One Show apologised at the end of the show to viewers who may have been offended by Jeremy Clarkson's comments.


2011 UK public sector strikes, Reactions
YouGov reported that 40% of British people supported teachers going on strike and 49% opposed it. Figures were similar for civil servants striking, with 38% in support and 50% in opposition.


2011 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2011 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Kevin Morris and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, with the exception of the second annual Colonial Clash, which was played at Gillette Stadium.


2011 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2011 season was the team's last as a member of the CAA, as they began their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible for post season play.


2011 UMass Minutemen football team
They finished the season 5–6, with a 3–5 record against members of the CAA. They did not occupy a spot in the CAA standings due to their transition to the FBS.


2011 UMass Minutemen football team
2 days after the final game of the season, head coach Kevin Morris was fired.


2011 UMass Minutemen football team, Schedule
Highlights of the 2011 schedule, which was the final FCS schedule for the Minutemen, included:


2011 UN63
2011 UN63, also written as 2011 UN63,  is a Mars trojan, an asteroid orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).


2011 UN63, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
2011 UN63 was first observed on 27 September 2009 by the Mt. Lemmon Survey and given the provisional designation 2009 SA170. Lost, it was re-discovered on 21 October 2011 again by the Mt. Lemmon Survey. 2011 UN63 follows a low eccentricity orbit (0.064) with a semi-major axis of 1.52 AU. This object has moderate orbital inclination (20.4°). It was classified as Mars-crosser by the Minor Planet Center upon discovery. Its orbit is relatively well determined as it is currently (March 2013) based on 64 observations with a data-arc span of 793 days. This asteroid has an absolute magnitude of 19.7 which gives a characteristic diameter of 560 m.


2011 UN63, Mars trojan and orbital evolution
Recent calculations indicate that it is a stable L5 Mars trojan asteroid with a librationperiod of 1350 yr and an amplitude of 14°. These values as well as its short-term orbital evolution are similar to those of 5261 Eureka or 2011 SC191.


2011 UN63, Origin
Long-term numerical integrations show that its orbit is very stable on Gyr time-scales (1 Gyr = 1 billion years). As in the case of Eureka, calculations in both directions of time (4.5 Gyr into the past and 4.5 Gyr into the future) indicate that 2011 UN63 may be a primordial object, perhaps a survivor of the planetesimal population that formed in the terrestrial planets region early in the history of the Solar System.


2011 UNAF U-17 Tournament
The 2011 edition of the UNAF U-17 Tournament took place in December 2011. Morocco hosted the tournament.


2011 UNAF U-20 Tournament
The 2011 UNAF U-20 Tournament was the 7th edition of the UNAF U-20 Tournament. The tournament took place in Libya, from 6 to 10 February 2011. Libya won the tournament for the first time.


2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament
The 2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament is an association football tournament open to the Under-23 national teams of UNAF member countries. The tournament took the newly constructed Stade de Tanger in Tangier, Morocco. Of the five UNAF member countries, Libya and Tunisia chose not to participate in the competition . Instead, Niger, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were invited to the tournament. However, just days prior to the start of the competition, Egypt and Qatar withdrew from the competition.


2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament
Saudi Arabia won the competition after winning their two games against Algeria and Morocco.


2011 UNICEF Open
The 2011 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 22nd edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, from 12 June until 18 June 2011. Dmitry Tursunov and Roberta Vinci won the singles title.


2011 UNICEF Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Daniele Bracciali /  František Čermák defeated  Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8]


2011 UNICEF Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová /  Klára Zakopalová defeated  Dominika Cibulková /  Flavia Pennetta, 1–6, 6–4, [10–7]


2011 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but Daniele Bracciali and František Čermák defeated them 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] in the final.


2011 UNICEF Open – Men's Singles
Sergiy Stakhovsky was the defending champion but chose to compete in the 2011 Aegon International.


2011 UNICEF Open – Men's Singles
Unseeded Dmitry Tursunov won the tournament beating Ivan Dodig 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2011 UNICEF Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 UNICEF Open.


2011 UNICEF Open – Women's Doubles
Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova were the defending champions, but Rodionova decided not to participate. Kudryavtseva played alongside Olga Govortsova, but lost in the first round to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.


2011 UNICEF Open – Women's Doubles
4th seeds Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and Klára Zakopalová won the title beating Dominika Cibulková and Flavia Pennetta 1–6, 6–4, [10–7] in the final.


2011 UNICEF Open – Women's Singles
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired earlier in the year.


2011 UNICEF Open – Women's Singles
Seventh-seeded italian Roberta Vinci won the tournament beating unseeded Australian Jelena Dokić 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


2011 UNICEF Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 UNICEF Open.


2011 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2011 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It began on 29 August and was originally scheduled to end on 11 September, but the men's final was postponed to 12 September due to rain.


2011 US Open (tennis)
Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to an abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters opted not to defend her title.


2011 US Open (tennis)
In the women's singles, Australia's Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in straight sets 6–2, 6–3 for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur thus became the first Australian female player to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.


2011 US Open (tennis)
In the men's singles, both Nadal and Novak Djokovic played the final for the second consecutive year. This time, Djokovic won 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 for his first US Open title.


2011 US Open (tennis), Points and prize money, Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.


2011 US Open (tennis), Points and prize money, Prize money
The USTA announced that the 2011 US Open purse has increased by more than one million dollars to reach a record $23.7 million. In addition to the base purse of $23.7 million, the top three men's and top three women's finishers in the Olympus US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at the US Open, providing a potential total payout of $26.3 million.


2011 US Open (tennis), Points and prize money, Prize money
Both the men's and women's US Open singles champions will earn a record $1.8 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in US dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Seniors, Men's doubles
Jürgen Melzer /  Philipp Petzschner defeated  Mariusz Fyrstenberg /  Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Seniors, Women's doubles
Liezel Huber /  Lisa Raymond defeated  Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Seniors, Mixed doubles
Melanie Oudin /  Jack Sock defeated  Gisela Dulko /  Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Robin Kern /  Julian Lenz  defeated   Maxim Dubarenco /  Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva /  Demi Schuurs defeated  Gabrielle Andrews /  Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet /  Nicolas Peifer defeated  Maikel Scheffers /  Ronald Vink, 6–3, 6–1


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer /  Sharon Walraven defeated  Jiske Griffioen /  Aniek van Koot, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–4


2011 US Open (tennis), Events, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Quad Doubles
David Wagner /  Nick Taylor defeated  Peter Norfolk /  Noam Gershony, walkover


2011 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 22 August.


2011 US Open (tennis), Wild card entries
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.


2011 US Open (tennis), Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2011 US Open (tennis), Qualifiers entries, Men's singles qualifiers entries
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 US Open (tennis), Withdrawn players
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.


2011 US Open Series
In tennis, the eighth edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), includes ten hard court tournaments that start on July 18, 2011 in Atlanta and will end in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 28, 2011. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Western & Southern Open that will host both a men's and women's event. The series includes two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events to headline the series.


2011 US Open Series, Point distribution for series events
To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player has to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open. Roger Federer received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship.


2011 US Open Series, US Open Series standings
The standings below include all players who have received points from at least two tournaments in the US Open Series.


2011 US Open Series, Week 1, ATP – Atlanta Tennis Championships
Defending champion, Mardy Fish, last year's finalist, John Isner, and 2010 semifinalist, Kevin Anderson, headlined the event. Isner was nearly the first big upset of the tournament, needing nearly three hours to defeat fellow American James Blake in the second round. Nineteen-year-old Ryan Harrison reached his first ATP Tour semifinal, but ultimately fell to Fish who defeated Isner in a rematch of last year's final.


2011 US Open Series, Week 2, ATP – Farmers Classic
Atlanta champion, Mardy Fish, and 2009 US Open champion, Juan Martín del Potro, headlined the event. Despite being unseeded, Lu Yen-hsun and Ryan Harrison brought their good form from Atlanta to achieve consecutive quarterfinal appearances in the Series. Fish also continued on with his good form, extending his winning streak to seven matches. He was joined by three unseeded players in the semifinals, including Ernests Gulbis, who went on to upset Fish in the final.


2011 US Open Series, Week 2, WTA – Bank of the West Classic
Defending champion, Victoria Azarenka, last year's finalist, Maria Sharapova, and 13-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, headlined the event. Playing her first tournament on American soil since 2009, Williams showed excellent form, serving bagels in her opening round match, and followed that win by upsetting Sharapova in the quarterfinals. With Azarenka's exit in the second round, Marion Bartoli took advantage of the open draw and advanced to the final. In only her third tournament of the year, Williams defeated Bartoli to take the title.


2011 US Open Series, Week 3, ATP – Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Gaël Monfils and defending champion, David Nalbandian, headlined the event. Atlanta champion, Mardy Fish, who also reached the final of the Farmers Classic, was forced to withdraw from the tournament, citing a bruised right heel. Serbian duo, Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarević, who were expected to reach the quarterfinals because of their seedings, joined the lower-ranked American duo, John Isner and Donald Young, in the final eight. Radek Štěpánek took advantage of Fish's withdrawal from the tournament and advanced to the final, where he took out top seed Monfils for his fifth title of his career.


2011 US Open Series, Week 3, WTA – Mercury Insurance Open
Vera Zvonareva, Andrea Petkovic, and former world number one, Ana Ivanovic, headlined the event. Sloane Stephens' upset over Julia Görges resulted in the American wildcard being the only unseeded player in the final eight, while Ivanovic's upset over Peng Shuai spoiled a semifinal lineup of the top four seeds. Despite sustaining a shoulder injury earlier in the tournament, Agnieszka Radwańska was able to reach the final for the second consecutive year and defeat top-seed, Zvonareva, for the title.


2011 US Open Series, Week 4, ATP – Rogers Cup
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and two-time defending champion, Andy Murray, headlined the event. Murray and Nadal suffered the first upsets of the tournament, with Murray losing badly to South Africa's Kevin Anderson and Nadal falling to Ivan Dodig after the Croat pulled off a comeback win. Federer followed suit, losing in the third round to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the second consecutive time in the third round, while Djokovic improved on his win and loss record of the year to 52-1. Atlanta champion and Washington runner-up, Mardy Fish, continued on with his good form on the Series advancing to his third consecutive final. In the final, Djokovic won his 53rd match of the year, defeating Fish 6-4 in the third set.


2011 US Open Series, Week 4, WTA – Rogers Cup
The top 20, including Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, and Maria Sharapova, along with Stanford champion, Serena Williams, headlined the event. Despite a long lay-off due to a foot injury, Clijsters was once again forced to retire from her opening round match citing an abdominal injury. The tournament suffered the loss of another headliner early on as defending champion, Wozniacki, was knocked out in the second round. The third round brought about more upsets, as the number three seed, Vera Zvonareva, and Sharapova lost to Agnieszka Radwańska and Galina Voskoboeva, respectively. Despite losing only six games en route to the semifinals, fourth seed, Victoria Azarenka, lost in straight sets to Stanford champion, Williams, who extended her win streak to ten matches. Williams won her second tournament of the Series, defeating Samantha Stosur in the final.


2011 US Open Series, Week 5, ATP – Western & Southern Open
Montreal champion, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, defending champion, Roger Federer, and Atlanta champion, Mardy Fish, headlined the event. The top eight seeds cruised to the quarterfinals with exception to fifth-seeded, David Ferrer, who lost his third round match to Gilles Simon. The quarterfinals brought a pair of upsets as former world number ones, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, bowed out to Fish and Tomáš Berdych, respectively. Neither player could follow up the win, and instead, Andy Murray handed Djokovic his second loss of the year after the world number one was forced to retire from the championship match.


2011 US Open Series, Week 5, WTA - Western & Southern Open
Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova, and Stanford and Toronto champion, Serena Williams, headlined the event. Wozniacki lost her opening match for the second tournament in a row, losing to American wildcard, Christina McHale, while Williams was forced to withdraw from the tournament, citing a toe injury. Russians, Zvonareva and Sharapova, advanced to the semifinals without dropping a set, joining lower-seeded players, Andrea Petković and Jelena Janković in the final four. In a battle of former world number ones, Sharapova defeated Janković in a three-set thriller.


2011 US Open Series, Week 6, ATP - Winston-Salem Open
Former world number one, Andy Roddick, and fellow American, John Isner, headlined the event. Where the top half of the draw held to seeds through to the semifinals, the bottom half of the draw saw qualifier, Julien Benneteau, advance to the final. Isner defeated Benneteau to secure a third-place finish in the Series.


2011 US Open Series, Week 6, WTA - New Haven Open at Yale
Three-time defending champion, Caroline Wozniacki, and French Open finalists, Li Na and Francesca Schiavone, headlined the event. Agnieszka Radwańska had the chance to win the Series if she advanced to the final, but lost to Petra Cetkovská in the second round. Cetkovská's run of good form continued on to the final where she faced world number one, Wozniacki. Wozniacki defeated Cetkovská for a fourth consecutive title in New Haven.


2011 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Duilio Beretta and Oliver Golding were the defending champions but did not enter this year.


2011 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Robin Kern and Julian Lenz won the title, defeating Maxim Dubarenco and Vladyslav Manafov 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2011 US Open – Boys' Singles
Jack Sock was the defending champion, but participated in the men's main draw, as he was ineligible to defend his title.


2011 US Open – Boys' Singles
Oliver Golding claimed the title by defeating Jiří Veselý 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 1 (29 August)
Top American Mardy Fish opened proceedings cruising past German Tobias Kamke 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. While, another American Ryan Harrison fell to 27th seed Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(8–6), after wasting leads in the second and third set. No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet then played the inaugural match at the newest show court, Court 17, defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets 6–4, 6–4, 6–0. Five-time champion and 3rd seed Roger Federer defeated Santiago Giraldo 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. Other seeds who cruised through were Gaël Monfils, Tomáš Berdych, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Radek Štěpánek and Janko Tipsarević. While 15th seed Viktor Troicki and 29th seed Michaël Llodra, were both pushed to a final set with Llodra prevailing over Victor Hănescu, while Troicki was the first upset of the tournament losing to Alejandro Falla.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 1 (29 August)
On the women's side former champion Maria Sharapova was pushed by Britain's Heather Watson in three sets 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. While, the American woman had mixed results, out of 8 on court 4 of them being led by 2-time champion Venus Williams, Madison Keys, Irina Falconi, and Christina McHale. Most of the top seeds also advanced to the second round, led by last year's finalist and 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva, the Russian was joined by Marion Bartoli, Samantha Stosur, Agnieszka Radwańska, Peng Shuai and Dominika Cibulková.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 1 (29 August)
The major upset of the opening day saw Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitová as she fell to Alexandra Dulgheru in straight sets 7–6(7–3), 6–3, hitting 52 unforced errors. This also marks the first time in the Open Era that a reigning Wimbledon Champion has lost in the first round of the US Open.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (6 September)
All the matches that should have been played this day were postponed due to the continued rain.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 10 (7 September)
Due to the rainy weather forecast, the Day 10 day and night sessions have been cancelled. Play will resume on Day 11 (8 September), weather permitting.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (11 September)
In remembrance of the September 11 attacks, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the US Open have, among other things, painted the digits "9/11/01" on Arthur Ashe Stadium two days in advance of Day 14's scheduled women's final. The players at the US Open have also been given a white US Open cap with the digits "9/11/01" in black block figures on the side of the cap.


2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (11 September)
For the men's final originally scheduled for 11 September, the USTA had planned for the finalists to walk through a path lined by an honor guard of New York police officers, firefighters, and Port Authority police. The USTA also had planned for the men's final a moment of silence, a military flyover, and the unfurling of a court-sized US flag at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and these events were remain as part of the women's final. Cyndi Lauper contributed by singing the national anthem at the Williams–Wozniacki semifinal match on 10 September, and Queen Latifah did the same at the women's final, the Williams–Stosur match.


2011 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Tímea Babos and Sloane Stephens were the defending champions; however, they didn't participate this year.


2011 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva and Demi Schuurs won the tournament, defeating Gabrielle Andrews and Taylor Townsend in the final, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5].


2011 US Open – Girls' Singles
Daria Gavrilova was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Duval in the second round.


2011 US Open – Girls' Singles
Unseeded Grace Min defeated first seed Caroline Garcia in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the tournament.


2011 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Ivo Karlović and Frank Moser. It marked the first time the Bryan brothers lost in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since the 2001 Australian Open, a span of 42 Grand Slam tournaments, and their first opening round loss at the US Open since 1999.


2011 US Open – Men's Doubles
Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner won the title, defeating the Polish team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third major of the year, and his fourth major overall.


2011 US Open – Men's Singles
It was the first time the men's singles champion at the US Open won the title after being match point down since Andy Roddick in 2003, with Djokovic saving two match points against Roger Federer in the semifinals. This was also the second consecutive US Open where Djokovic saved two match points against Federer en route to the final, and the fifth consecutive US Open that Djokovic and Federer played each other. With his semifinal loss, Federer failed to win a major in a calendar year for the first time since 2002.


2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick and John Isner, who both lost in the quarterfinals, became the last American men to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament until Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, a span of 22 majors.


2011 US Open – Men's Singles
This was the last major for two-time quarterfinalist and former world No. 5 Fernando González, and the last US Open appearances for 2003 finalist and former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, 2003 semifinalist and former world No. 3 David Nalbandian, and former world No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić.


2011 US Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
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2011 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The men’s qualifying singles event began on 23 August in New York and was completed over four days through to and including the 26 August.


2011 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan were the defending champions, but they lost to Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock in the second round.


2011 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Oudin and Sock went on to win the title, defeating Gisela Dulko and Eduardo Schwank in the final 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8].


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink were the defending champions, but were defeated by Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title by defeating Stéphane Houdet in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0.


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles
David Wagner and Nick Taylor successfully defended their last year's title following the withdrawal of Peter Norfolk and Noam Gershony.


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner was the defending champion, and he successfully defended his title when Peter Norfolk retired at 7–5, 3–1.


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles, Draw, Round Robin
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven were the defending champions. They defended their title, defeating Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 in the final.


2011 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title against Aniek van Koot, winning 6–2, 6–1.


2011 US Open – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions and they reached the final. Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond defeated them 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) to win the title.


2011 US Open – Women's Singles
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was her first major title. She became the first Australian woman to win a major since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships and the first Australian woman to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973.


2011 US Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.


2011 US Open – Women's Singles
This was the first time in the tournament's history that no American players were seeded at the Top 10.


2011 US Open – Women's Singles
This was the first US Open main draw appearance for future champion Sloane Stephens; she lost in the third round to Ana Ivanovic.


2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships was held at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the two-day competition took place February 26–27 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. The championships in combined track and field events were held two weeks later from March 5–6 at Gladstein Fieldhouse  at Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana.


2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Two American national records were set at the competition: Jenn Suhr cleared 4.86 m (15 ft 11+1⁄4 in) in the pole vault and Jillian Camarena-Williams threw 19.87 m (65 ft 2+1⁄4 in) in the shot put. Jenny Simpson completed a middle-distance double in the mile run and 3000 meters. Four athletes successfully defended their national titles from 2010: Bernard Lagat (3000 m), Jesse Williams (high jump), Camarena-Williams (shot put), Amber Campbell (weight throw).


2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place from June 23–26 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The results determined qualification for the American team at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, to be held in Daegu.


2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The competition was broadcast on television by three networks: ESPN2, Universal Sports and NBC.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
The 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge was the inaugural edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race. The race was held from August 22–28, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI America Tour. The race began with a short prologue time trial in Colorado Springs, wound its way through the Rocky Mountains at heights of up to 12,000 feet (3,700 m), and finished in the streets of downtown Denver.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Participating teams
Included in the participating team rosters were the top three 2011 Tour de France riders Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck. The full team list included:


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Prologue
August 22, 2011 — Colorado Springs, 5.18 miles (8.34 km)


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Prologue
The opening time trial for the race began in the Garden of the Gods national monument and followed a short downhill course that finished in downtown Colorado Springs.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 1
August 23, 2011 — Salida to Crested Butte, 99.4 miles (160.0 km)


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 1
The first stage of the race saw the riders ascending 11,315 feet (3,449 m) over Monarch Pass and ending with a short mountaintop finish up to the resort municipality of Mount Crested Butte.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 2
August 24, 2011 — Gunnison to Aspen, 131.1 miles (211.0 km)


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 2
The queen stage involved nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) of climbing, bringing the riders over two of the highest passes in Colorado: the dirt road climb of 12,126 feet (3,696 m) Cottonwood Pass, and 12,095 feet (3,687 m) to Independence Pass.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 3
Contrasting with the prologue time trial, stage 3 was a steep uphill individual test with 1,783 feet (543 m) of climbing over only 10 miles (16 km). The route was the same one used during time trials for the Coors Classic in the 80s. The record for the course, 25:48, was set in the 2008 Teva Mountain Games by Ben Day.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 4
August 26, 2011 — Avon to Steamboat Springs, 82.8 miles (133.3 km)


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 4
This stage included one sprint point, 99.1 km into the stage.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 5
August 27, 2011 — Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge, 105.2 miles (169.3 km)


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 5
Immediately after leaving Steamboat Springs, the riders ascended Rabbit Ears Pass, a steep pass with about 15 miles (24 km) of climbing and a false summit. After the descent, it's a long slow climb through some of Colorado's most popular ski resorts that culminated in a downhill finish into Breckenridge.


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 6
August 28, 2011 — Golden to Denver, 73.79 miles (118.75 km)


2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stages, Stage 6
The final stage of the race began under the "Howdy Folks!" sign on Golden's Main Street, as featured in the film American Flyers. Riders climbed Lookout Mountain, a short but steep climb in the foothills near Golden, and then descended into Denver. Once in the city, they completed six laps through downtown Denver, finishing on Broadway in front of the state capital building. The final day of the race was broadcast live on NBC.


2011 USA Sevens
The 2011 USA Sevens competition was held on February 12 and February 13 at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.


2011 USA Sevens, Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.


2011 USA Sevens, Teams
These 16 teams are invited to participate in the 2011 tournament:


2011 USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series
The 2011 USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Champ Car Series season was the 40th season of the USAC Silver Crown Series. The series began with the Sumar Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track on April 23, and ended on October 15 at the Rollie Beale Classic at Toledo Speedway. Levi Jones began the season as the defending champion and retained his title over Jerry Coons Jr. by a three point margin.


2011 USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series
It was his seventh USAC title (along with five USAC National Sprint Car titles) which tied him with Rich Vogler, A.J. Foyt, and Mel Kenyon for the most USAC open wheel titles. Jones' co-owner Tony Stewart recorded his sixth Silver Crown title and co-owner Curb Agajanian Performance Group recorded its second. Kyle Larson was the series' Rookie of the Year.


2011 USARL season
The 2011 USARL season was the inaugural season of the USA Rugby League (USARL). The league was formed in January 2011 as a breakaway competition from the American National Rugby League (AMNRL). The regular season kicked off on June 4 and ended on July 30; the Jacksonville Axemen won the minor premiership with the best regular season record. The first round of playoffs were played on August 13, 2011, with the New Haven Warriors and Philadelphia Fight winning the round. The league's Grand Final took place on August 27 between the Philadelphia Fight and the New Haven Warriors. Philadelphia won 28–26, receiving their first national championship.


2011 USARL season, Regular season
The inaugural USARL season opened with a pre-season rugby league nines tournament. Seven of the top-tier teams participated, with the Philadelphia Fight fielding two teams. Additionally, two developmental teams (the Orange County Outlaws and the Utah Avalanche) participated, along with a West Chester University student team and the visiting New Zealand Police invitational side. The New Zealand Police won the tournament over the New Haven Warriors.


2011 USARL season, Regular season
For the regular season, each team played home and away against six teams once, and one team twice, in an eight-round home and away season. Teams qualified for the playoffs based on point differential, with a win counting for 2 points, a draw for 1, a loss for 0, and a forfeit for −2. The Jacksonville Axemen won the minor premiers with the best season record.


2011 USARL season, Playoffs
The playoffs consist of a two-round single-elimination tournament in August. The season's top four teams competed in a semi-final round, with the two winners going on to the Championship Final. In the first round on August 13, the first-place Jacksonville Axemen hosted fourth-place New Haven Warriors at Hodges Stadium, and the second-place Washington D.C. Slayers hosted the third-place Philadelphia Fight at Duke Ellington Field. The games were won by New Haven and Philadelphia, who went on to the inaugural Grand Final on August 27. Philadelphia defeated New Haven 28–26, winning their first ever national championship.


2011 USC Trojans football team
The 2011 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Trojans were led by head coach Lane Kiffin in his second season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and are members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. After a triple-overtime loss to Stanford, the Trojans won their last four games, including a 50–0 win over rival UCLA in the regular-season finale.


2011 USC Trojans football team
USC ended their season ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll with a 10–2 record overall and finished first in the South Division with a 7–2 record in Pac-12 play. However, as part of a post-season ban mandated by the NCAA, the Trojans could not participate in the conference championship game or play in a bowl game. USC concluded their season with two thousand-yard receivers (Robert Woods and Marqise Lee), a thousand-yard rusher (Curtis McNeal), and a 3,000-yard passer (Matt Barkley) for the first time since the 2005 season, when Kiffin served as offensive coordinator.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Robert Woods caught 17 passes – the most ever for a USC player – gained 177 yards, and had 3 touchdowns as USC defeated Minnesota 19–17 on September 3. Quarterback Matt Barkley also set a USC record by completing 34 passes during the game; Barkley had 45 attempts and finished with 304 yards passing. Despite those offensive records, Minnesota nearly completed a second half comeback. After trailing 19–3 at the half, Minnesota kept the Trojans scoreless in the second half.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The Golden Gophers narrowed USC's lead to 2 points with 8:03 left in the game when their backup quarterback, Max Shortell, passed the ball to Brandon Green for a touchdown. Minnesota prevented USC from scoring on the ensuing possession. On their final possession, Minnesota started their drive at their own 9-yard line with 2:04 left to play. Cornerback Torin Harris intercepted a pass by Shortell to end the threat and preserve the win for USC.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
After the game, the Pac-12 Conference named Woods as its offensive player of the week. In addition to his record-breaking 17 receptions, Woods returned three kickoffs for 73 yards.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Utah
The contest between USC and Utah, the first between the two teams since Utah's win in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl, was the first conference game in the history of the new Pac-12. A game between California and Colorado was scheduled earlier in the day, but since the game was scheduled as a non-conference game years ahead of time, it did not count as a conference game in the official standings.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Utah
The Trojans pulled ahead in the first quarter 10 to zero, but Utah scored two touchdowns off of USC turnovers to close the gap to 17–14. The fourth quarter remained scoreless until the final seconds, when the Utes lined up for a 41-yard field goal to tie. The kick was blocked by Matt Kalil and recovered by Torin Harris, who returned it for a touchdown. The USC sideline rushed the field, which netted the team an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Though such penalties are dead-ball fouls and are assessed on the following play, the officials erroneously negated the touchdown and the final score was initially reported as 17–14.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Utah
Two hours after the game ended, Pac-12 officials corrected the score to 23–14. The correction was particularly significant for gambling, as the nine-point victory allowed the Trojans to narrowly edge the 8.5 point spread. Some bettors were able to cash in on either score, while some were limited to the original score, depending on casino house rules.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
USC had won the last 11 meetings, with Arizona State last defeating USC in 1999. In this game, USC led 22–21 in the third quarter, but Arizona State then scored 22 unanswered points to win 43–22.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, California
USC pulled out to a 20–0 halftime lead over the Golden Bears. Matt Barkley threw two touchdowns in the first half, to Brandon Carswell and Marqise Lee. USC tested out the No. 1 national wide receiver recruit George Farmer at running back. He gained 4 yards on 4 carries and caught 1 pass for 14 yards in the game. In the second half, Cal quarterback Zach Maynard, who struggled in the first half, heated up a little bit. He ran for a 3-yard touchdown, but it was not nearly close enough to outscore the Trojans. USC won by a final score of 30–9. Barkley finished with 195 yards and 2 touchdowns, Curtis McNeal lit up the Golden Bears defense for 86 yards and a touchdown, Lee caught 4 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. USC star receiver Robert Woods only finished with 36 yards.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Colorado jumped off to a surprising lead after a Toney Clemons 37-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Hansen. USC then scored 28 unanswered points in the 1st half. Matt Barkley threw all 4 touchdowns in the first half. Two were to freshman wide receiver Marqise Lee (33 and 25 yards), one to freshman tight end Xavier Grimble (5 yards), and one to sophomore superstar Robert Woods (15 yards). Colorado kicker Will Oliver added a 30-yard field goal right before the half. At halftime, USC led 28–10.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Colorado
In the third, Barkley hit Woods again for a 45-yard bomb that put the Trojans up 35–10. Clemons and Hansen connected again in the 4th quarter, followed by a 19-yard screen pass to USC freshman running back Amir Carlisle that sealed the win for the Trojans. Barkley broke the all-time USC record in this game for most touchdown passes in a single game with 6. He finished 25/39 with 318 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 1 INT. USC running backs Curtis McNeal and Carlisle picked up the slack with normal tailback Marc Tyler out.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Both had 10 carries, with McNeal picking up 90 yards and Carlisle getting 86. Woods and Lee were amazing though with 9 catches and 2 touchdowns each! Woods finished with 130 yards, while Lee tallied 124 yards. USC climbed to a 7–2 record, with a 4–2 record in the Pac-12. Colorado still has not picked up a conference win as they fell to 1–9 (0–6).


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Washington
After Southern California lost to Washington on last-gasp field goals in each of the last two years, the Trojans made sure the final seconds of the latest meeting did not matter at all. Marqise Lee caught a touchdown pass and returned the second-half kickoff 88 yards for a score, and Curtis McNeal had a 79-yard touchdown sprint among his career-high 148 yards rushing in USC's 40–17 victory over Washington. Matt Barkley passed for 174 yards and one touchdown while running for an early score for the Trojans, who made sure Huskies kicker Erik Folk played no significant role, as he did in each of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian's first two meetings with his former employer.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Matt Barkley tied his own school record by once again completing six touchdown passes and surpassed the conference record for total touchdown passes in a season with 39 total. He passed for 423 yards, completing 35 of 42 passes (83.3 percent), and no interceptions. Robert Woods set the conference's single-season receptions record while catching 12 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns. True freshman Marqise Lee had 13 catches for 224 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Curtis McNeal rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries (10.3 avg) to eclipse 1,000 yards on the season.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, UCLA
This marked the first time that USC had two thousand yard receivers, a three-thousand yard passer, and a thousand-yard rusher since 2005, when Kiffin was the offensive coordinator. The Trojans' defensive effort was led by safety T. J. McDonald, who had a game-high 10 tackles, including one for loss, a pass breakup, and an interception that he returned for 25 yards. Cornerback Nickell Robey, linebacker Hayes Pullard, and safety Jawanza Starling each had nine tackles. Robey also had two sacks and two pass breakups.


2011 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The Trojans, who finished first in the South Division, were not eligible for the post-season due to NCAA-imposed sanctions, so the Bruins were declared the South Division champions.


2011 USL Pro season
The 2011 USL Pro season was the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) new professional competition. The league is effectively a combination of the USL's former First and Second Divisions.


2011 USL Pro season
Following the conclusion of the regular season in August, a postseason tournament, known as the USL Pro Playoffs, took place between the top eight clubs during the season. The quarterfinals was played between August 19–20, the semifinals between August 26–28, and the championship took place on September 3.


2011 USL Pro season, Teams
USL Pro was initially set to feature 15 clubs that would be aligned into three conferences of five clubs: the "American", "National" and "International" conferences. The league announced that each club would play an unbalanced schedule with a total of 24 matches. Initially, the International Division clubs were intended to play each other four times, twice home and twice away, with four games apiece at home and away against competition from the American and National Divisions. The American and National Division clubs were intended to play each other twice: home and away, regardless of division.


2011 USL Pro season, Teams
However, on May 10, 2011, the USL formally removed the three Puerto Rico Soccer League teams and announced that all remaining teams would continue to play a 24-game schedule.


2011 USL Pro season, Teams, Personnel and Kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 USL Pro season, Results table
†Puerto Rican teams were removed from USL Pro League on 10 May. All results against them that took place to that date were kept and future games were rescheduled amongst the remaining teams.


2011 USL Pro season, Playoffs
The top four teams in each division at the end of the regular season qualified for a single-elimination playoff for the USL Pro Championship. The championship match was played at 7:00 pm on Saturday, September 3, and saw Orlando City SC defeat the Harrisburg City Islanders in a penalty shootout. Orlando City SC earned the right to host the championship match by virtue of their better regular-season record.


2011 USL Pro season, All-League Teams, First Team
F: Jhonny Arteaga (NEW), Matthew Delicâte (CHB), Maxwell Griffin (ORL)M: Yordany Álvarez (ORL), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Luke Mulholland (WIL)D: Nelson Akwari (LAB), Gareth Evans (WIL),  Rob Valentino (ORL), William Yomby (RIC)G: Miguel Gallardo (ORL)


2011 USL Pro season, All-League Teams, Second Team
F: José Angulo (HAR), George Davis IV (DAY), Jason Yeisley (PIT)M: Lewis Neal (ORL), Lawson Robinson (ANT), Jamie Watson (ORL)D: George Dublin (ANT), Colin Falvey (CHB),  Kyle Hoffer (NEW), Troy Roberts (ROC)G: Neal Kitson (ROC)


2011 USL W-League season
The 2011 W-League season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 14 and ended on July 17.


2011 USL W-League season, Changes from 2010 season, Teams leaving
Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:


2011 USL W-League season, Standings
As of 7/17/2011 Orange indicates Host Team for W-League ChampionshipPurple indicates division title clinchedGreen indicates playoff berth clinched


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The 2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 74th season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2011-12 began on July 10, 2011 and the host school for the season was Ateneo.


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The Tigers, who had celebrated their quadricentennial year, finished fourth at the end of the double-round eliminations. They won eight games against six losses. They lost to the first-seed Ateneo Blue Eagles, who had a twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
They had an average winning margin of 8.9 points and an average losing margin of 13.0 points.


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
They experienced blowout losses twice in the tournament, both during the second round: against Ateneo by 25 points, and against the NU Bulldogs by 24 points.


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
Rookie center Karim Abdul was chosen Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps for the duration of August 11-14, 2011, while third year guard Jeric Teng got the citation during the week of September 1-4, 2011.


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
Abdul led the league in rebounds with an 11.5 per game average.


2011 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, UAAP Season 74 games results
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 & Balls.


2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
The 2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tulsa, United States between 12 and 18 September 2011.


2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma, Champions, Doubles
David Martin /  Bobby Reynolds def. Sam Querrey /  Chris Wettengel, 6–4, 6–2


2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma – Doubles
Andrew Anderson and Fritz Wolmarans were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma – Doubles
David Martin and Bobby Reynolds won the title, defeating Sam Querrey and Chris Wettengel 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2011 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma – Singles
Bobby Reynolds defended his title by defeating Michael McClune 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy
The 2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Troy, Alabama, United States between 10 and 16 October 2011.


2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy, Champions, Doubles
Elena Bovina /  Valeria Savinykh def. Varvara Lepchenko /  Mashona Washington, 7–6(8–6), 6–3


2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy – Doubles
Madison Brengle and Asia Muhammed were the defending champions, but Muhammed chose not to participate. Brengle partnered up with Amanda McDowell, but lost in the first round to Gail Brodsky and Alyona Sotnikova. Elena Bovina and Valeria Savinykh won the title by defeating Varvara Lepchenko and Mashona Washington in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–3.


2011 USTA Tennis Classic of Troy – Singles
Rebecca Marino was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. Romina Oprandi won the title, defeating Varvara Lepchenko in the final.


2011 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
The 2011 Tennessee–Martin football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Skyhawks were led by sixth-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2011 UTEP Miners football team
The 2011 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price, who served his eighth season at the post. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium and were members of Conference USA in the West Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in C-USA to place fifth in the West Division. UTEP averaged 26,498 fans per game.


2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team
The 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the first year of play for UTSA. The team was coached by veteran head football coach Larry Coker. The team played its home games at the Alamodome and competed as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. It was UTSA's only season as a Division I FCS team, as the Roadrunners are scheduled to become members of the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2012. Because UTSA was transitioning to the FBS, the NCAA declared the team ineligible for the FCS playoffs.


2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA played its first game against Northeastern State on September 3, 2011, at the Alamodome, a 31–3 victory for UTSA. With an attendance of 56,743, UTSA set a record for the highest-attended game for an NCAA Division I FCS start-up program.


2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA finished their first season with a record of 4–6, and set a record for the largest average home attendance for a new football program with 35,521. This topped the previous record from South Florida of 33,038 in 1997.


2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team, Schedule
The night before the program's first game, it was reported that the Longhorn Network (LHN), the Texas Longhorns-based network, would air the final five Roadrunner home games. At the time of the initial news reports, the five scheduled UTSA games were more than the two Texas football games (against Rice and Kansas) scheduled for the network. The kickoff times for the scheduled games were moved to fit with the LHN schedule.


2011 Ugandan general election
General elections were held in Uganda on 18 February 2011. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) was re-elected for a third time, having been in power since 1986. The NRM also won 263 of the 375 seats in Parliament.


2011 Ugandan general election, Background
Museveni, a former guerilla commander, had ruled Uganda for nearly 30 years at the time of the elections. Kizza Besigye and Museveni faced each other for the third time, having previously been allies; Besigye was defeated by Museveni in the 2001 and 2006 elections.


2011 Ugandan general election, Campaign
At the time of the elections, Uganda was facing a potential oil shock, which became a campaign issue.


2011 Ugandan general election, Campaign
Eight candidates contested the presidential elections, whilst a total of 1,713 candidates ran in the parliamentary elections; 1,270 for the constituency seats and 443 for the women's seats. The NRM contested every constituency seat, putting forward a total of 364 candidates. The Forum for Democratic Change nominated 288, the Uganda People's Congress 135, the Democratic Party 120, the Uganda Federal Alliance 66, the People's Progressive Party 33, and the People's Development Party 18.


2011 Ugandan general election, Conduct
European Union observers said the election was "marred by avoidable and logistical failures, which led to an unacceptable number of Ugandan citizens being disenfranchised."


2011 Ugandan general election, Aftermath
The four-party Inter-Party Cooperation chairman Kizza Besigye said before the results were announced that the opposition "categorically rejects the outcome of the elections." He later warned that Uganda was ripe for an Egypt-style revolt after Museveni's more than two decades in power. However, the protesters failed to amass in large numbers because, as The Christian Science Monitor suggested, a failure to tally its own results through its own sms system was disrupted by the government, who also arrested hundreds of opposition field agents. They also suggested that Besigye did not believe his own claim of sparking a revolution. After losing out twice to Museveni – whose personal physician and loyal ally he once was – this third attempt seems to have shattered him.


2011 Ukraine mine accidents
The 2011 Ukraine mine accidents were two incidents which occurred at two coal mines in Eastern Ukraine on 29 July 2011. The first was an explosion at the Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine which killed at least 17 people and left nine missing. The second was an elevator collapse at a mine in the industrial city of Makiyivka, in which at least two miners were killed. The collapse also injured at least three and left 11 missing. The President of Ukraine ordered the government to set up a commission to investigate the accident.


2011 Ukraine mine accidents, Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya explosion
Shortly before 2 a.m. on 29 July 2011, an explosion went off in the Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine, which occurred 3,000 feet (915 meters) underground. The explosion killed at least 17 people and left nine missing. Investigators suspect the accident was caused by a powerful explosion of methane. Mykhailo Volynets, the head of the Independent Trade Union of Miners, called the Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya mine "one of the most dangerous in Ukraine" due to buildups of methane and coal dust. The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov planned to fly to the accident site.


2011 Ukraine mine accidents, Makiivka elevator collapse
A short time after the explosion, an elevator collapsed at the Bazhanova Coal Mine in the industrial city of Makiivka. At least two miners were killed, at least three were injured and 11 were left missing. Hundreds of other workers laboring at a different section of the mine were trying to leave through emergency exits and pathways, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Yershova.


2011 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The 2011 Ukrainian Amateur Cup was the sixteenth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 16 August 2011 and concluded on 12 November 2011.


2011 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2011 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that was played at the Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy, on 25 May 2011. The match was the 20th Ukrainian Cup Final and was contested by Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk. This was the first time a Ukrainian Cup final was played in Sumy.


2011 Ukrainian Cup Final
Since this match was between two teams that had qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, the sixth-placed team in the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League season would qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. In the draw, Dynamo was selected as the home team. After a goalless first half, Shakhtar's superiority prevailed and they won the match 2–0, enabling them to win the Ukrainian treble of the Ukrainian Super Cup, the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup.


2011 Ukrainian Cup Final, Road to Sumy
As Ukrainian Premier League members Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv did not have to go through the qualification round to get into the competition.


2011 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
This was the sixth Ukrainian Cup final between the two teams. Dynamo had defeated Shakhtar three times out of the five Cup Finals. In the last final, however, in 2008, Shakhtar was victorious. The two teams also met in a semi final in 2008–09 and in the quarter-final in 2009–10 in which Shakhtar was victorious in both games.


2011 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
Dynamo had appeared in 11 finals, winning 9, while opponents Shakhtar had appeared in 10 finals, winning 6.


2011 Ukrainian Cup Final, Post-match
On account of Shakhtar's victory and Dynamo's defeat in the final, and with both team finishing as the top two teams in the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League, the 2011 Ukrainian Super Cup would feature both teams.


2011 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships took place between December 21 and 23, 2010 in Kiev. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. The results of the competition were used to choose the teams to the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 European Championships.


2011 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2011 Ukrainian Super Cup became the eighth edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, which is an annual season opening football exhibition game contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions.


2011 Ukrainian Super Cup
The match was played on 5 July 2011 in Poltava at the Vorskla Stadium becoming second time when the game was played at the stadium.


2011 Ukrainian Super Cup
This year the Super Cup was contested by league winner Shakhtar Donetsk and cup runner-up Dynamo Kyiv. Dynamo won it 3–1.


2011 Ulisses FC season
The 2011 season was Ulisses's eleventh season in the Armenian Premier League. They finished the seasons as Champions of the Armenian Premier League and were knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Shirak in the Semifinals and by Ferencváros in the First qualifying round of the Europa League.


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


2011 Ulsan Hyundai FC season
The 2011 season was Ulsan Hyundai FC's twenty-eighth season in the K-League in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai FC will be competing in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup.


2011 Ulsan Hyundai FC season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Ulster Grand Prix
2011 Ulster Grand Prix races to be held on the Dundrod Circuit between 7–13 August 2011 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


2011 Ulster Grand Prix, Race Results, Race 6; 2011 1000cc Superbike Race 2 final standings
Saturday 13 August 2011 6 laps – 44.406 miles Dundrod Circuit


2011 Ulster Grand Prix, Race Results, Race 6; 2011 1000cc Superbike Race 2 final standings
Fastest Lap: William Dunlop, 3' 24.159 130.506 mph on lap 4


2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 123rd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. It was won by Donegal who defeated Derry in the final. It was their first Ulster title since 1992. The winning Donegal team received the Anglo-Celt Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.


2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Donegal's semi-final defeat of Tyrone and Derry's semi-final defeat of Armagh brought about the end of a long period of dominance by these two counties. Armagh and Tyrone had shared the previous eleven Ulster senior titles between them in a run stretching back to 1999. It also brought a first major trophy for Jim McGuinness's famed Donegal team, who would go on to consign the decade-long dominance of those two counties to history.


2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
The 2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th  installment of the annual Ulster Senior Hurling Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. Antrim were the defending champions and successfully claimed their tenth consecutive title, beating  surprise finalists Armagh.


2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
The draw for the Ulster championship was seeded, and took place in a single elimination format. Antrim received a bye to the final, Monaghan to the semi-final. All six other teams entered in the first round.


2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
There was no entry from the Ulster Championship to the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship proper. Antrim instead entered that competition through the preliminary round of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.


2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
The other Ulster teams were not eligible, and took part in lower tier competitions, such as the 2011 Christy Ring Cup, the second tier All-Ireland hurling championship.


2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
The number of teams in the championship for 2011, eight, was significantly in advance of historical numbers, but a slight drop from the ten  of 2010 as London and Cavan left the competition; London had been angered by their treatment by the Ulster GAA in relation to a fixture clash, and Cavan had proved uncompetitive, even in the earliest rounds, culminating in a heavy defeat to Tyrone in 2010.


2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
In order to avoid mismatches, the draw was set in set so that the weaker counties were not faced with the prospect of facing regional powers Antrim at an early stage; instead all the other counties took part in a series of elimination matches for the right to meet Antrim in the final.


2011 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships
The 2011 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships was a women's field hockey tournament held in Australia's capital city, Canberra, from 12–23 July.


2011 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships
WA won the gold medal after defeating NSW 1–0 in the final. QLD won the bronze medal by defeating the VIC 1–0 in the third place match.


2011 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2011 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 130 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.61 goals per match.


2011 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an event organised by the International Cricket Council held in Ireland in July, 2011. Ten participants competed for the six remaining places in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.


2011 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams
Two teams from each of the five ICC regions enter the World Cup Qualifier. All ten teams have been determined through regional tournaments.


2011 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Matches
All the matches of the tournament   played in Ireland. Here is the list of matches  that were played during the tournament.


2011 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Final table
This was how the final table looked like. The top 6 teams of the tournament qualified for the 2012 U-19 Cricket World Cup.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship
The 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Division A. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
The bottom team in Division A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2012.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup First Division Final


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2012.


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Teams, Team Listing
The following teams will take part in the 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship competition:


2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Promotion/Relegation play-off
SWD Eagles remained in Division A.  Griffons remained in Division B.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship
The 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division A
The bottom team in Division A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2012.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup First Division Final


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Competition, Division B
The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2012.


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Teams, Team Listing
The following teams will take part in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship competition:


2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Promotion/Relegation play-off
Border Bulldogs were promoted to Division A. Falcons were relegated to Division B.


2011 UniCredit Czech Open
The 2011 UniCredit Czech Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Prostějov, Czech Republic between 30 May and 5 June 2011.


2011 UniCredit Czech Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 UniCredit Czech Open, Champions, Doubles
Sergei Bubka /  Adrián Menéndez def. David Marrero /  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo, 7–5, 6–2


2011 UniCredit Czech Open – Doubles
Marcel Granollers and David Marrero were the defending champions but Granollers decided not to participate. Marrero played alongside Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo. In the final they lost to Sergei Bubka and Adrián Menéndez, 5–7, 2–6.


2011 UniCredit Czech Open – Singles
Jan Hájek was the defending champion, but he was eliminated by Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. Yuri Schukin won this title, after defeating Flavio Cipolla 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 in the final.


2011 Union budget of India
The Union Budget of India for 2011–2012 was present by Pranab Mukherjee, the Finance Minister of India on 28 February 2011. This budgetary proposals would be applicable from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.


2011 United Bowl
The 2011 United Bowl was the third title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on July 16, 2011, at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The top seed in the United Conference, the Sioux Falls Storm, defeated the fourth-seed Intense Conference champion Tri-Cities Fever, by a score of 37–10.


2011 United Football League
The 2011 United Football League (known as the LBC United Football League for sponsorship reasons) began with seven teams in Division 1 and eight teams in Division 2. This was the second season of the United Football League since its establishment as a semi-professional tournament in 2009.


2011 United Football League
The season started on 23 January 2011 with two matches at the University of Makati Stadium. Philippine Air Force F.C. are the current defending Champions.


2011 United Football League
The Philippine Air Force won their second title in the first division. The Manila Nomads won their first title in the second division and together with Stallion FC and Pasargad, they were promoted to the 2012 United Football League Division 1 after their good stint in the 2011 UFL Cup.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
The United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, also known as the UK-wide referendum on the Parliamentary voting system was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 (the same date as local elections in many areas) in the United Kingdom (UK) to choose the method of electing MPs at subsequent general elections. It occurred as a provision of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement drawn up in 2010 (after a general election that had resulted in the first hung parliament since February 1974) and also indirectly in the aftermath of the 2009 expenses scandal. It operated under the provisions of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 and was the first national referendum to be held under provisions laid out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
The referendum concerned whether or not to replace the present "first-past-the-post" system with the "alternative vote" (AV) method, and was the first national referendum to be held across the whole of the United Kingdom in the twenty-first century. The proposal to introduce AV was rejected by 67.9% of voters on a national turnout of 42%.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
This was only the second UK-wide referendum to be held (the first was the EC referendum in 1975) and the first such to be overseen by the Electoral Commission. It is to date the only UK-wide referendum to be held on an issue not related to the European Communities or the European Union, and is also the first to have been not merely consultative: it committed the government to give effect to its decision.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
All registered electors over 18 (British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens living in the UK and enrolled British citizens living outside) – including members of the House of Lords (who cannot vote in UK general elections) – were entitled to take part.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
On a turnout of 42.2 percent, 68 percent voted 'No' and 32 percent voted 'Yes'. Ten of the 440 local voting areas recorded 'Yes' votes above 50 per cent: four were Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh Central and Glasgow Kelvin, with the remaining six being in London.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, History, Historical context
The alternative vote and the single transferable vote (STV) for the House of Commons were debated in Parliament several times between 1917 and 1931, and came close to being adopted. Both the Liberals and Labour at various times supported a change from non-transferable voting to AV or STV in one-, two- and three-member constituencies. STV was adopted for the university seats (which were abolished in 1949). Both AV and STV involve voters rank-ordering preferences. However, STV is considered to be a form of proportional representation, using multi-member constituencies, while AV, in single-member constituencies, is not.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, History, Historical context
In 1950, all constituencies became single-member and all votes non-transferable. From then until 2010, the Labour and Conservative parties, the two parties who formed each government of the United Kingdom normally by virtue of an overall majority in the Commons, always voted down proposals for moving away from this uniform "first-past-the-post" (FPTP) voting system for the Commons. Other voting systems were introduced for various other British elections. STV was reintroduced in Northern Ireland and list-PR introduced for European elections except in Northern Ireland.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, History, Historical context
Whilst out of power, the Labour Party set up a working group to examine electoral reform. The resulting Plant Commission reported in 1993 and recommended the adoption, for elections to the Commons, of the supplementary vote, the system used to elect the Mayor of London. Labour's 1997 manifesto committed the party to a referendum on the voting system for the Commons and to setting up an independent commission to recommend a proportional alternative to FPTP to be put in that referendum.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, History, Historical context
After winning the 1997 general election, the new Labour government consequently set up the Jenkins Commission into electoral reform, supported by the Liberal Democrats, the third party in British politics in recent years and long supporters of proportional representation. (The Commission chair, Roy Jenkins, was a Liberal Democrat peer and former Labour minister.) The commission reported in September 1998 and proposed the novel alternative vote top-up or AV+ system. Having been tasked to meet a "requirement for broad proportionality", the Commission rejected both FPTP, as the status quo, and AV as options.


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, History, Historical context
It pointed out (chapter 3, para 21) that "the single-member constituency is not an inherent part of the British parliamentary tradition. It was unusual until 1885... Until [then] most seats were two-member..." (the English system established in 1276). Jenkins rejected AV because "so far from doing much to relieve disproportionality, it is capable of substantially adding to it". AV was also described as "disturbingly unpredictable" and "unacceptably unfair".


2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, History, Historical context
However, legislation for a referendum was not put forward. Proportional systems were introduced for the new Scottish Parliament and Welsh and London Assemblies, and the supplementary vote was introduced for mayoral elections. With House of Lords reform in 1999, AV was introduced to elect replacements for the remaining 92 hereditary peers who sit in the Lords.