2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Ransoming
During the ransoming process, the Cázares were allowed to talk with the hostages on three occasions. In their first phone conversation, the victims talked about their concern for their wives and children. Their second conversation, however, was a lot shorter and emotional for the Cázares. By 27 July, the kidnappers said they needed a final cash delivery to release their captives. The Cázares sent the money to Matamoros from Texas and eagerly awaited at a prearranged location for a white van that was supposed to deliver their relatives. The van never came and the phone line the family used to contact the kidnappers was out of service. Weeks after that, the family decided to contact law enforcement.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
Once the Cázares decided to ask for help from law enforcement, the local police stated that they were going to investigate the case. However, about a month later, they wrote to the Cázares saying the case was outside their jurisdiction. The family tried to contact the police by e-mail and telephone, and even attempted to contact the mayor of Matamoros, Alfonso Sánchez Garza, but their messages were not answered.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
On 13 September 2011, the Cázares issued a formal complaint at the Public Ministry of Matamoros (Spanish: Ministerio Público de Matamoros) and the case was opened by state authorities in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. A family member who was a U.S. citizen also contacted the FBI and asked them for help with the case. It was brought to the attention of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who promised to support the investigation. A few weeks after that, one of the alleged kidnappers was arrested in Texas following a traffic violation. That same month, a Tamaulipas' anti-kidnapping squad began to work on the case and collected testimony from the Cázares who had been kidnapped and released.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
In October 2011, Mexican Navy soldiers visited the three houses where the Cázares were abducted to investigate the crime scenes. In November 2011, Mexican security forces arrested two suspects on federal charges for drug and weapons offenses. According to the agency's investigator, Manuel Adolfo Benavides Parra, the Cázares identified the two men as part of the Gulf Cartel kidnapping ring. However, since the two suspects were arrested under federal charges, his agency was prevented from interrogating them.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
At the same time, a Tamaulipas law enforcement official stated that the case was under state jurisdiction and refused to comment on the two detainees arrested for federal offenses. U.S. authorities also did not provide details on the other alleged suspect arrested in Texas. In November 2011, a friend of the Cázares managed to put them in contact with Deputy Interior Secretary Felipe Zamora Castro, a high-ranking official within the Mexican government, who said he was willing to help with the kidnapping investigation.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
A couple of days after being in contact with the family, however, Zamora died in a helicopter accident along with Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora. In December 2011, the Cázares case was received by Gualberto Ramírez, coordinator of the Anti- Kidnapping Unit of the now-defunct Subprocuraduría de Investigación Especializada en Delincuencia Organizada (SIEDO), Mexico's organized crime investigatory agency.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
By 2012, the Cázares claimed the Tamaulipas' agency had not questioned potential suspects or eyewitnesses to the kidnapping, nor had they visited the locations relevant to the case. The Cázares have insisted that authorities should start by investigating the house where they were taken following their kidnapping, given that it is located just a block away from a busy street in Matamoros. In March 2012, an electricity bill was found on the door of the premises.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
The bill showed that there was significant electricity use during the month the family was kidnapped, and the last time someone paid the bill was in January 2011. A neighbor who lived near the house where the Cázares were held hostage said he did not know who the owners of the property were but acknowledged seeing suspicious activity during the evenings.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Initial proceedings
On 7 March, about 10 months after the kidnappings, Gérald Martin, the general consul of France in Mexico, told the Cázares family that a squadron of Mexico's Federal Police had been dispatched to Matamoros to work on the case directly. The family claims, however, they are not sure if the investigation was carried out. They said they did not receive any documents concerning the investigation. By October 2012, a criminal court in Jalisco, under Judge Francisco Martín Hernández Zaragoza, was assigned to investigate the case. The family claims they do not know the details of his investigation.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, Mexico
Exactly six months after the kidnapping, on 9 January 2012, the Cázares sent a letter to Mexico's former President Felipe Calderón titled "Request Special Military and Police Assistance Regarding a Kidnapping in Matamoros" (Spanish: Solicitud de ayuda militar y policial especial respecto a un secuestro en Matamoros).


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, Mexico
Copies of the document were also sent to other high-ranking government officials including: Marisela Morales, the attorney general of Mexico; Eugenio Javier Hernández Flores, the former governor of Tamaulipas; Egidio Torre Cantú, governor of Tamaulipas; Rick Perry, governor of Texas; Alejandro Poiré Romero, former secretary of Interior; Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, former secretary of Foreign Affairs; Rodolfo Quilantán Arenas, Mexican consul in Brownsville, Texas; Carlos de Icaza González, Mexico's ambassador to France; Francisco González Díaz, Mexico's ambassador to Germany; Gérald Martin, the general consul of France in Mexico; Guillermo Galván Galván, the secretary of National Defense; General Erwin Rodolfo Solórzano Barragán of the Mexican Army; Jaime Domingo López Buitrón, director of the Center for Research and National Security; Rafael Lomelí Martínez, former secretary of Public Security in Tamaulipas; Bolívar Hernández Garza, former Tamaulipas attorney general; Raúl Plascencia Villanueva, director of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission; Luis González Plascencia, head of Mexico City's Human Rights Commission; Antonio Aranibar Quiroga, Mexico's ambassador to the Organization of American States; and Edgardo Buscaglia, a professor at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and organized crime expert.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, Mexico
Three days later, the Mexican government replied to the request and stated that the case was given to the Procuraduría Social de Atención a Víctimas de Delitos, a government agency specializing in aiding victims of violence. The Cázares claimed, however, that that government agency never contacted them. Attorney General Morales responded the next day by appointing José Cuitláhuac Salinas Martínez, the deputy attorney general of the SIEDO, to work directly on the case.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, Mexico
Ludivine Barbier, a French-native and wife of Rodolfo Cázares, gathered 72,041 signatures through Change.org in late 2012, and asked Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to help bring her husband back. The petition was also directed to politicians Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Luis Videgaray Caso, and Erwin Manuel Lino Zárate. In the petition, Barbier complained that Mexican authorities had been silent about the case, and the police have ignored them for over a year.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, Mexico
She stated that Peña Nieto had to improve his image abroad and argued that if her petition managed to gather signatures from all over the world, he would have no other option but to work on the case. Barbier also joined in solidarity with Frédérique Santal, the sister of Olivier Tschumi, a Swiss native who was kidnapped in Cuernavaca, Morelos in 2010 and remains disappeared. In December 2012, both met in Paris with Mexican peace activist Javier Sicilia, who handed over a petition Mexico's ambassador to France. The petition intended to ask Peña Nieto to enact a law protecting victims of violence in Mexico. Barbier also gave the petition letter for Peña Nieto to Juan Andrés Ordóñez Gómez, who managed the administrative duties of the Embassy of Mexico in France and substitutes for Carlos de Icaza González.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
Given the delays and the perceived unwillingness of Mexican law enforcement to investigate the case, the Cázares have sought help abroad. Barbier also reached out to Europe and wrote letters to the governments of France and Germany (the former because Rodolfo Cázares was a French citizen and the latter because he was a symphony conductor with legal residence there). In France, she issued a formal complaint and sent a letter to France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy. In addition, Barbier reached out to the media to talk about the kidnapping and called for the freedom of her husband and family.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
"He is the eighth Frenchman kidnapped in the world, but officially there are no more than seven," said Barbier in a 12 October interview with Le Parisien. France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development responded by saying they were working on the case with Mexico and that Rodolfo Cázares could count on all the consular support he needed due to his French citizenship. She also managed to convince France's President François Hollande to talk about the case with Peña Nieto during his visit to the Élysée Palace on 17 October.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
She also expressed her interest in involving First Lady Valérie Trierweiler. On 5 December, Barbier contacted Gérald Martin and sent a letter to Los Pinos presidential residence asking for an interview with Peña Nieto. On 11 December, the French government stated that Rodolfo Cázares was not considered a political hostage and thereby was not included in the list of Frenchmen kidnapped abroad. This came after Barbier demanded that French authorities classify her husband as a political hostage. Barbier believes French authorities were not interested in the case. They were concerned primarily with solving the case surrounding Florence Cassez, a French native who was arrested in Mexico and given a 60-year sentence for reportedly participating in a kidnapping.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
Barbier also contacted German authorities to work on the case together with them and Mexican authorities. The arts community where Barbier's husband Rodolfo Cázares worked in Bremerhaven attempted to create a fundraiser for the family to help pay his ransom to the kidnappers. Ingeborg Fischer-Thein, chairman of the International Association of Wagner Societies, where Rodolfo was a member, sent a letter to Germany's and the International Music Council saying the community was looking for ways to help in the case. Fundraisers were carried out at music events and at the apartment complex where Rodolfo and Barbier lived in Bremerhaven.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
The city's mayor Melf Grantz, along with local leader Artur Beneken, showed their interest in the case and contacted the Embassy of Mexico in Berlin on 6 December 2011. The Cázares also contacted the German Foreign Affairs Minister and with Bernd Neumann, who was the representative of the Federal Government for Culture; with the Embassy of Mexico in Berlin and with more municipal authorities in Bremerhaven. The Media and Public Relations Department of the Embassy of Germany in Mexico City stated that they were saddened by the kidnapping, but the case was out of their jurisdiction because Rodolfo was not a German citizen.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
The family also tried to reach out to the United States and involve it in the case too. Though the five men that are disappeared hold only Mexican citizenship, three of the abductees hold U.S. citizenship and others are legal residents of the U.S. The family wants to the U.S. to investigate the case because they believe the Gulf Cartel fears the involvement of U.S. authorities.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Letters to heads of state, International support
The family also sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama and to Pope Benedict XVI, and asked the latter to speak about the case with President Calderón during his visit to Mexico in March 2012. Barbier also sent letters to Catholic cardinals in the archdioceses of New York, Berlin, Paris, and Munich and Freising, asking them to pray for her family members that were missing. They received the same petition letters the family sent to President Calderón in their respective languages.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
The motive for the kidnapping is officially unknown, but several lines of inquiry suggest a number of reasons behind the mass abduction. One version is the family was kidnapped because one of the Cázares' grandfathers had a mistress whose sons were involved with Los Zetas, a rival criminal group of the Gulf Cartel. According to Barbier, her husband's grandfather had an illegitimate son known as Rodolfo Cázares (alias "Rudy" and/or "El Rudy"). She believes Rudy was involved with Los Zetas. Barbier stated that during the abduction the kidnappers asked them several times for "El Rudy".


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
However, she said her family did not have any contact or relationship with Rudy's family branch. Barbier stated that the kidnappers soon recognized their mistake and released her and some of her family members. In Barbier's opinion, the Gulf Cartel easily confused the Cázares men with the real target because some of them are also named "Rodolfo". Mexican investigators believe the Gulf Cartel kidnapped the Cázares family to get hold of Rudy. He was a former member of the Gulf Cartel but had left the group to join Los Zetas. In April 2012, however, he was arrested with four other people in Olmito, Texas, for aggravated robbery and organized crime charges. The police said he was a local recruiter and drug operator for Los Zetas.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
Another line of investigation alleges the Cázares family was kidnapped because the Gulf Cartel was looking for Francisco Ricardo Cázares (alias "El Paco"), a drug operator from San Benito, Texas, and the alleged son of one of the victims. Police reports from Tamaulipas describe "El Paco", and a man known as Rodolfo Cázares and his sister Angie Cázares, as the main suspects in a series of grenade attacks carried out in Matamoros in 2010. Law enforcement officers identified "El Paco" as a member of Los Zetas.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
Federal sources allege that Rafael Cárdenas Vela (alias "El Junior"), a former high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel and regional boss of Matamoros, ordered the abduction of the Cázares family as a reprisal for the attacks. The grenade attacks were carried out in the Municipal City Hall, the Municipal Police Station, the Ministerial Police Station, in the Mexican Army barracks, and in a store in the downtown area. At least nine civilians were injured in the attacks.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
According to federal investigator Rosario G. Sandoval Medina, former high-ranking Gulf Cartel boss Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez confirmed that Cárdenas Vela had ordered the mass kidnapping. Cárdenas Vela became the regional boss of the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros in March 2011, four months before the kidnappings. He was eventually arrested in Texas in October 2011. The SEIDO federal agency, under the directorship of José Cuitláhuac Salinas Martínez, promised to obtain an agreement with U.S. law enforcement to question him about the case. The family, however, expressed their disappointment with both Mexican and U.S. authorities for failing to cooperate.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
In February 2013, one of the Cázares family members confirmed to the press that legal procedure to interrogate Cárdenas Vela had not born fruit. One of the family nephews stated he once saw the vehicles the kidnappers were driving (which were stolen from the Cázares) in Matamoros. He reportedly called police to let them know, but they were unable to locate the vehicle or the kidnappers.


2011 Matamoros mass kidnapping, Possible motives and investigation
On 28 May 2014, the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) issued an official diary offering a monetary reward of MXN$1,500,000 (approximately US$101,931) to anyone who provides information leading to the five abductees: Rodolfo Cázares Garza, Manuel Alberto Cázares Garza, Héctor Cázares Garza, Rodolfo Ignacio Cázares Solís, and Rubén Luna Mendoza. Another monetary reward of the same amount was offered to anyone who can provide information that leads to the identity, location, and/or arrest of the people who planned and/or executed the kidnapping. The payment methods vary and are under the discretion of the PGR. The PGR vowed that the information provided, as well as the person(s) providing it, would be strictly reserved and anonymous. The reward information was published in several daily newspapers across northeastern Mexico that week.


2011 Matchworld Women's Cup
The 2011 Matchworld Women's Cup was the first edition of the Matchworld Women's Cup, a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football (soccer). Held in Switzerland in June 2011, matches were staged in Savièse, Apples and Naters. Denmark won the four team tournament which also featured New Zealand, Colombia and Wales. They played against each other in a single round-robin tournament with the group winner also being the winner of the tournament.


2011 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2011 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament played from November 11 to November 23, 2011. It was the 28th annual holding of the Maui Invitational Tournament, which began in 1984, and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 21 to 23. The Duke Blue Devils won the tournament title, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks in the championship game on November 23 by a score of 68–61. Duke's Ryan Kelly was named the MVP of the tournament. With the victory, Duke won the Maui Invitational Tournament for the fifth time in five appearances, improving the program's overall record at the Maui competition to 15–0.


2011 Maui Invitational Tournament, Opening Round
The Opening Round was played on November 11, 14 and 15 at various sites around the country.


2011 Maui Invitational Tournament, Championship Round
The Championship Round will occur from November 21–23 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.


2011 Mauritian League
The 2011 Mauritian League (also known as Barclays League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixty-seventh season of the Mauritian League since its establishment in 1935. The 2011 fixtures were released in February 2011. The season began on 26 February 2011, and concluded on 26 June 2011. ASPL 2000 won the 2011 Mauritian League, winning their 5th title, their first since 2005.


2011 Mauritian League
Due to the preparation of the Mauritius national football team for the 2011 edition of the Indian Ocean Games, the season was shortened. From the 14 teams originally competing (Etoile de L'Ouest was later removed from the league, see Controversies), the top eight qualified for a new professional league, named the Super League, to begin play after the conclusion of the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2012. The rest of the teams were placed into the new Premier Division, which will start play at the same time. Centre Technique National François-Blaquart are not subject to promotion or relegation. The restructuring of the Mauritian league system was done in an attempt to further professionalize Mauritian football.


2011 Mauritian League, Rule changes
The league introduced a cap on the number of foreign players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs will have to declare a squad of no more than three players of foreign origin, in an attempt to encourage the growth of Mauritian footballers. The league now also uses CD Narsil technologies to record transfers. This is in compliance with mandates issued by FIFA.


2011 Mauritian League, Rule changes
To compete in the league, teams have to have either a club house or a room equipped with telephone, fax, and/or e-mail with a full-time administrative secretary. They must also have a permanent training ground, preferably equipped with projectors. The team must have at least 12 players signed to a professional contract, and each team must have a U-20 youth team. The MFA will also require that teams hire a qualified coach, holding at least a C license, a doctor and a physio.


2011 Mauritian League, Rule changes
The allocation fees for each team also increased. 1,000,000 rupees were allocated to each team.


2011 Mauritian League, Teams
All of the Mauritian League teams submitted their squads on the 31 January 2011 deadline.


2011 Mauritian League, Teams
A total of fourteen teams competed in the league this year, including twelve sides from the 2010 Mauritian League and two promoted teams from the 2010 National Second Division. Late into the season, Etoile de L'Ouest was removed from the league (see Controversies).


2011 Mauritian League, Teams
U.S. Bassin-Beau/Rose Hill were relegated to their regional league. Cercle de Joachim and U.S. Highlands were promoted to the Mauritian league.


2011 Mauritian League, Teams, Personnel
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 Mauritian League, Results
Before Etoile de L'Ouest were removed from the league, each team was to play 13 games, for a total of 91 games. After Etoile de L'Ouest was removed, each team ended up playing a total of 12 games for a total of 78 games. All results involving Etoile de L'Ouest were nullified in relation to final standings.


2011 Mauritian League, Controversies
On 5 March 2011, after a game in which ASPL 2000 beat AS Rivière du Rempart 2–0, ASRR accused ASPL 2000 of fielding an ineligible player, Jonathan Ernest, due to yellow card accumulation. The MFA looked into the matter, and ruled in favor of ASRR, suspending Ernest for two weeks and forcing the game to be replayed in May. ASPL 2000 won that game as well 1–0.


2011 Mauritian League, Controversies
On 8 June 2011, after a game in which Petite Rivière Noire SC beat ASPL 2000 2–1, ASPL 2000 accused Petite Rivière Noire of fielding an ineligible player, Stéphane Badul, due to yellow card accumulation. Ironically, ASPL 2000 had been accused of the same thing two months prior. The MFA once again looked into the case, and once again ruled in favor of the accuser. This time, however, the punishment was much harsher, as they suspended Badul for six months (putting his chances of representing Mauritius in the 2011 IOG in the air) and fining Petite Rivière Noire 3000 rupees.


2011 Mauritian League, Controversies
ASPL 2000 was also awarded the game 3–0. Petite Rivière Noire expressed outrage at how harsh the penalty was, while the Ernest incident resulted in far less consequences. After this case, the MFA agreed to look back into the Ernest case, which was very similar but much more lenient on the accused.


2011 Mauritian League, Controversies
On 22 June 2011, after a meeting was held by the National Managing Committee of the MFA, it was determined that Etoile de L'Ouest SC was not fit to compete in the Mauritian League after losing by wide margins in the previous few games and being very unprofessional, which included fielding only 8 players in one game. With immediate effect, the team was removed from the league and all games that the team played were nullified.


2011 Mauritian League, Republic Cup
On 13 March 2011, the Republic Cup was played between Pamplemousses SC and Petite Rivière Noire SC.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack
The 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack occurred on 1 April 2011 when a group of demonstrators attacked the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing seven foreigners, including three United Nations staff members and four Nepalese guards. Additionally, five protesters died in the violence.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Incident, Antecedent
The violence began as a protest against the burning of the Quran in the United States, overseen by an American pastor, Terry Jones, on 20 March 2011. The incident was denounced by President Hamid Karzai in a press release on 24 March, and again in a speech on 31 March. News report that most Afghans learned of the incident through Karzai's announcement.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Incident, Riot
A riot erupted in Mazar-i-Sharif on 1 April 2011 during the protest over the burning of the Qur'an in the US. Estimates of the number of protesters ranged from "hundreds" to as many as 2,000. The protest began near the city's Blue Mosque shortly after Friday prayer, with protesters chanting "Death to the USA, death to Israel." During the sermon, which is part of the Friday prayer, worshipers were told by three mullahs to begin protesting in favor of the arrest of Pastor Terry Jones, who led the Qur'an burning.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Incident, Riot
Atta Muhammad Nur, the provincial governor of Balkh, said that some Taliban insurgents were among the protesters who used the event as an opportunity. Protesters were able to overwhelm forces of the Afghan National Police and UN guards; a local police official said that "[police] tried to stop them, but protesters began stoning the building and finally the situation got out of control." The mob burned down a part of the United Nations compound, toppled guard towers and heaved blocks of cement down from the walls. It was reported that the victims were killed by weapons that the demonstrators had wrestled away from the United Nations guards. Around twenty seven people, who Nur said were "insurgents," were later arrested.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Incident, Riot
Afghan National Security Forces turned down an offer of assistance from PRT Mazar-i-Sharif during the protests, according to K.Bringéus at Sweden's Embassy in Kabul.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Incident, Casualties
A UN spokesperson said that "three international UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) staff members were killed, and four international armed security guards were killed." Two of the UN dead were reported to have been beheaded. It was the deadliest attack ever against United Nations personnel in Afghanistan.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Incident, Casualties
The three UN staff workers who were killed were Swedish human rights officer Joakim Dungel, Romanian political affairs officer Filaret Motco, and military advisor and Royal Norwegian Air Force officer Lt. Colonel Siri Skare. The four Nepalese guards who lost their lives defending the compound were Dil Prasad Gurung, Chhabi Lal Purja Pun, Min Bahadur Thapa, and Narayan Bahadur Thapa Magar.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Response
After the incident, a state of emergency was declared in Mazar-i-Sharif. Roads near the city were blocked, and cars were inspected by army and police forces. Staffan de Mistura, the senior UN representative in Afghanistan, traveled to Mazar-i-Sharif hours after the incident.


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, Response
UN regulations state that after attacks on UN-personnel, recall of staff, and suspension of UN operations, have to be considered. Previously, an attack in 2009, which killed five UN workers, led to temporary relocation of workers to Dubai. Despite these regulations, a spokesperson said that there was "not a question of us pulling out. The U.N. is here to stay."


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, U.S. involvement claims
On 4 September 2012, a Norwegian journalist claimed to have discovered secret Swedish documents which proved that the masses were guided by Afghan agents, hired by the U.S. military, to turn in the direction of the UN headquarters to avert an attack on the American consulate. This according to a classified report done by the Swedish foreign ministry. This was featured in the Norwegian television channel NRK Brennpunkt documentary "Hvem Drepte Siri og Joakim (Who killed Siri and Joakim)".


2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack, U.S. involvement claims
The Norwegian foreign ministry subsequently made a request to the Swedish foreign ministry about the report and received a copy. Norwegian State Secretary Gry Larsen said there were no grounds in the report to say that the Americans intentionally asked the demonstrators to go to the UN offices. Brennpunkt documentary director Odd Isungseth said the documentary never portrayed it as the Americans leading the protestors to the UN offices but that their Afghan agents actions to divert the mob is what caused them to go in the direction that led to the UN fatalities.


2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2011. The game was the 34th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2011 Game
The 2011 game was played at the Chicago Bulls' United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 2011.


2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. A timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009.


2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2011. The game is the 10th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.


2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2011 Game
All-star games are typically showcases for offense, not defense, but the 2011 event featured a defense described as vigorous. Not coincidentally, one of the players, Elizabeth Williams, who would go on to win the Most Outstanding Player award, likes to play defense. Despite her interest in defense, it was her offense that helped earn the award. With minutes left in the game, and a comfortable lead, the East coach pulled the starters, including Williams, to give the crowd a chance to applaud their performance. However, one of her teammates pointed out that her 22 points was a single point shy of the McDonald's scoring record. She was re-inserted in the game, and with 42 seconds left, scored on a layup to set the scoring record. The East team won the game 78–66.


2011 McDonald's Burnie International
The 2011 McDonald's Burnie International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Burnie, Australia between 31 January – 6 February 2011.


2011 McDonald's Burnie International, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 McDonald's Burnie International, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 McDonald's Burnie International, Champions, Men's Doubles
Philip Bester /  Peter Polansky def. Marinko Matosevic /  Rubin Jose Statham, 6–3, 4–6, [14–12]


2011 McDonald's Burnie International, Champions, Women's Doubles
Natsumi Hamamura /  Erika Takao def. Sally Peers /  Olivia Rogowska, 6–2, 3–6, 10–7


2011 McDonald's Burnie International – Men's Doubles
Matthew Ebden and Samuel Groth were the defending champions; however, they were defeated 2–6, 6–3, [6–10] by Paolo Lorenzi and Grega Žemlja in the quarterfinals. Philip Bester and Peter Polansky won the title, defeating Marinko Matosevic and Rubin Jose Statham 6–4, 3–6, [14–12] in the final.


2011 McDonald's Burnie International – Men's Singles
Bernard Tomic was the defending champion. He reached the semifinals, where he lost 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7) to Chris Guccione. Guccione withdrew before his match against Flavio Cipolla in the final. As a result, Cipolla won the tournament.


2011 McGrath Cup
The 2011 McGrath Cup  is a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Munster GAA. The competition differs from the Munster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. Kerry retained the trophy after a 0-13 to 1-7 win against Clare at Dr Crokes grounds, Killarney, on 29 January.


2011 McNeese State Cowboys football team
The 2011 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by sixth-year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–3 in Southland play to finish in third place.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 85th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was St. Ultan's first year in the grade since 2008. They were relegated after 2 years as a senior club.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 25 September 2011, Moynalvey claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Gaeil Colmcille 0-15 to 1-10, succeeding Nobber as Intermediate champions.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Cortown were relegated from this grade in 2011, after 5 years as an Intermediate club.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2010 championship season.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Participating teams
The teams taking part in the 2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
In the group stage there are three groups called Group A, B and C. The top two teams from each group go through to the knock-out stages of the tournament and the teams that finish last in the three groups will play in the relegation playoff.


2011 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Relegation Play Off
Game 1: St Ultans 0-11, 1-10 St Michaels, Kells, 21/8/2011,


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2011 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship
Skryne were the defending champions after they defeated Seneschalstown in the previous years final.


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship
Nobber were promoted after claiming the 2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first year in the senior grade since being relegated in 1991 and only their 2nd ever period as a senior club.


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 16 October 2011, Summerhill claimed their 6th senior championship title when they defeated Dunshaughlin 0-14 to 1-9 after extra-time in a replay. Tony McDonnell raised the Keegan Cup for the 'Hill while Adrian Kenny claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship
Trim were relegated after 62 years as a senior club. Skryne are the only club to have operated at the senior grade for longer.


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2010 championship season.


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship, Participating teams
The teams that took part in the 2011 Meath Senior Football Championship are:


2011 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and B and the top 2 finishers in Group C will qualify for the quarter finals. The 3 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a round-robin relegation play off. The loser will be relegated to the Intermediate division.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
The 2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 4 September 2011 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Erwin Sellering retained its majority and continued in government.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Issues and campaign, Christian Democratic Union
The Christian Democrats 30-page election platform was called "clear and decisive". The platform includes education policy, finances and population change.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Issues and campaign, Christian Democratic Union
The Christian Democrats campaigned with the slogan "C wie Zukunft" ("C for Future"). This was intended to link the first letter of both the party's and the frontrunner Lorenz Caffier's name with the positive term "future". However, recipients understood that the CDU suggested to write the word "Zukunft" with a "C". This earned the conservatives scorn and derision.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Issues and campaign, Social Democratic Party
Social Democrats focused on issues of economy, labor, energy change, social justice, family and education.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Issues and campaign, Social Democratic Party
In the government SPD plans same time to cancel the tax release of the hotels and restaurants with a value of 1.7 billion euros, collect 2 billion euros by the higher peak tax and further 1.7 billion euros by increase of the nuclear plant fuel tax.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Issues and campaign, The Left
The Left platform includes employment and economic rights, social justice, environmental protection and more democratic participation.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Election result
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) were the clear winners of election with 35.7 percent of the votes. It increased 5.5 percentage points over the last election in 2006. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) support fell by 5.7 percent, ending up with 23.1 percent. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) got only 2.7 percent of the vote, a massive drop of 6.9 percent compared to the last election, when it received 9.6 percent. The FDP failed to qualify for the Landtag for the fifth time in  the last six state elections. The FDP Chairman Philipp Rösler claimed responsibility for failing to qualify for the Landtag. The Green Party reached the 5% minimum and qualified for the first time in Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Greens have now  seats in all of Germany's 16 state parliaments.


2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Election result
The far right National Democratic Party (NPD) won in excess of 30% of the votes in 2 of the districts in this election and 26% to 29% in some communities near Anklam and Torgelow. In Koblentz, the NPD finished 15% higher than the CDU and the SPD. Leaders of some of the parties have come out and stated their opposition and shock at the success of the NPD. Rösler also stated that "it is shocking that the radical right-wing NPD has received twice as many votes as the FDP". SPD leader Erwin Sellering wasn't happy about the NPD re-entering the Landtag and stated "It’s a shame that they’ve made it in again and very regrettable".


2011 Mecsek Rallye
The 2011 Mecsek Rallye, officially Canon 45. Mecsek Rallye, was the eighth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally – held as a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for the first time – took place over 10–11 September 2011 with all stages held in daylight.


2011 Mecsek Rallye, Introduction
The rally, which was run for the 45th time, was based in the Mecsek mountain city of Pécs, in the Baranya County of Hungary. The opening events took place on 9 September, starting in Széchenyi square, in the old town of Pécs with a special musical performance, composed by Tibor Bogányi, the conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, for brass winds and car horns.


2011 Mecsek Rallye, Introduction
Following the short concert the racers drove from the square to the Pécs Plaza, where the ceremonial start was held and the rally was officially opened by Csaba Nagy, deputy mayor of Pécs, Erik Bánki, president of the Tourist and Sports Committee of the Parliament and Zsolt Gyulay, head of the National Automobilesport Federation of Hungary. The prologue was staged in the late afternoon on a 1.2 km (0.75 mi) track and was won by local driver Dávid Botka ahead of Bruno Magalhães.


2011 Mecsek Rallye, Introduction
The rally began the next day; initially eight asphalt stages covering 144.46 km (89.76 mi) were scheduled for Saturday, however, due to safety reasons the final stage of the day was cancelled. The closing six stages, consisting of 107.40 km (66.74 mi) were completed on Sunday.


2011 Mecsek Rallye, Results
Andreas Mikkelsen led the rally from start, but was forced to retire on the penultimate stage after he hit a log, with Jan Kopecký taking the lead and held on to take took his second consecutive IRC victory on the rally, by just 0.8 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville, in the closest finish in Intercontinental Rally Challenge history.


2011 Medallion Shield
The 2011 Medallion Shield commenced in December 2011 with 38 teams participating. The 102nd Medallion Shield final was won by Sullivan Upper School.


2011 Medallion Shield, Format
Each team is assigned to a seeding group which determines the stage at which that team joins the competition. Each stage is run on a single tie knock-out basis, with replays for drawn games when necessary.


2011 Medallion Shield, Format
In 2010-11 the top eight seeded teams were Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Limavady Grammar School, Methodist College Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Sullivan Upper School, The Royal School, Armagh and Wallace High School.


2011 Medallion Shield, Record of matches played, Round 2
Round 2 was marred by the death of a Carrickfergus Grammar School pupil Ben Robinson who collapsed near the end of their tie against Dalriada School and later died in hospital. The results in round 2 were as follows.


2011 Medallion Shield, Record of matches played, Round 2
Losing teams from round 1 and 2 enter the Medallion Trophy.


2011 Medallion Shield, Record of matches played, Round 4
Round four saw the entry of the top eight seeded teams with the following results.


2011 Medallion Shield, Final
The final was contested by Sullivan Upper School, Holywood and Limavady Grammar School, Limavady. This was Sullivan's second final, winning their previous final in 2002 against Regent House. Limavady Grammar School was appearing in its first final. The final was played at Ravenhill on 22 March 2011.


2011 Medallion Shield, Final
The Sullivan Upper team was coached by former Ireland Rugby Captain and Scotland coach Willie Anderson.


2011 Medallion Shield, Subsidiary finals
Methodist College Belfast beat Ballymena Academy in the Plate, Rainey Endowed School beat Grosvenor Grammar School in the Bowl final and Dalriada School defeated Foyle and Londonderry College in the Trophy final.


2011 Medibank International Sydney
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 9 to 15 January 2011.


2011 Medibank International Sydney, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Medibank International Sydney, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:


2011 Medibank International Sydney, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw via a lucky loser spot:


2011 Medibank International Sydney, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Medibank International Sydney, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:


2011 Medibank International Sydney, Finals, Men's doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý /  Paul Hanley defeated  Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5]


2011 Medibank International Sydney, Finals, Women's doubles
Iveta Benešová /  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated  Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions after defeating Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr in the 2010 final. However, they chose to not defend the title as a team as the split at the end of the 2010 season. Nestor tried to defend his title with new partner Max Mirnyi, but they lost to Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet in the first round. Unseeded Lukáš Dlouhý and Paul Hanley won this tournament. Their triumph in the final was surprising, because they defeated 1st seeds Bob and Mike Bryan 6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5].


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Singles
Marcos Baghdatis was the defending champion after defeating Richard Gasquet in the 2010 final but had to withdraw from the tournament in 2011. Gilles Simon won the championships by beating 4th seed Viktor Troicki 7–5, 7–6(4) in the final.


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye to the second round.


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions after defeating Tathiana Garbin and Nadia Petrova in the 2010 final. However they did not defend the title together, after splitting halfway through the 2010 season. Black partnered with Anastasia Rodionova as the fourth seed, but they were eliminated in the first round, by Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei. Huber played with Petrova as the second seed. They lost to Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the semifinals. This pair reached the final and won this tournament, by defeating 3rd seeds Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Singles
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but retired from the sport at the end of the 2010 season.


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Singles
Li Na won the title, defeating Kim Clijsters in the final 7–6(7–3), 6–3.


2011 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds receive a bye to the second round.


2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck
On 6 April 2011, a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank 32 nautical miles (59 km; 37 mi) south of Lampedusa and 96 nautical miles (178 km; 110 mi) southwest of Malta. An emergency response involving the Italian Coast Guard resulted in the rescue of an initial 48 survivors and the retrieval of 20 bodies. A fishing boat picked up an additional three survivors. At least a further 130 people were not found after the shipwreck.


2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck, Incident
The boat left from Zuwara in northwestern Libya on 4 April, amongst the first to leave the country after the unrest began in March. According to the International Organization for Migration, the capsized boat was believed to be carrying up to 300 North Africans and other migrants, mainly from Bangladesh, Chad, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan. Among them were five children and forty women, of whom only two survived.


2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck, Incident
A distress signal was received by the Italian Coast Guard at around 4:00 am local time on the morning of 6 April, from approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Lampedusa. A Coast Guard spokesman indicated that the sinking was probably the result of high seas caused by strong winds and that the initial rescue effort was hampered by darkness and bad weather. Italian naval and air force assets were involved in locating the missing passengers, along with an aircraft from the Armed Forces of Malta. Five further people were located and rescued.


2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck, Reaction
A United Nations High Commission for Refugees spokeswoman suggested that improved coordination was required in the identification of people migrating from Africa to Europe. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed "deep sorrow" at the loss of life.


2011 Medway Council election
The 2011 Medway Council unitary authority election took place on 5 May 2011. The Conservative Party won a majority on the council with 35 Councillors, The Labour Party came second with 15 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats third with 3 councillors. There are 2 independent councillors, There are a total of 55 seats on the council.


2011 Medway Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
The 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, the sixth edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 31, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
This was the first year the game was known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. The game was previously known as the Texas Bowl in 2010 and is not to be confused with the previous Meineke Car Care Bowl held in North Carolina which is now called the Belk Bowl.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
The game, which was telecast at 11:00 a.m. CT on ESPN and available for streaming online via ESPN3, featured the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference versus the Texas A&M Aggies of the Big 12 Conference.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
Texas A&M won the game 33–22. It was the Aggies’ first bowl victory since they won the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in the Astrodome in the same city of Houston, Texas in 2001. The win broke a string of 5 consecutive bowl losses for the Aggies.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
The game MVP was Aggie quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who went 27 of 40 in passing with 329 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Tannehill also added 10 rushing yards.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
Aggie offensive lineman Joseph Villavisencio was killed in an automobile accident on December 22, 2011, after leaving a Texas A&M team charity event and heading home for the Christmas holiday. The Aggies and Wildcats both honored Villavisencio by wearing black and white helmet decals bearing the words “Joey V” and his number 67.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
The Aggies dedicated the game to Villavisencio and former Head Coach Mike Sherman who was fired on December 1, 2011, after the conclusion of the regular season.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
The Aggies were led by Interim Head Coach Tim DeRuyter. Coach DeRuyter would receive his first win as a Head Coach before heading to Fresno State to take over the head coaching duties there. New Aggies’ Head Coach Kevin Sumlin was present at the game and watched from the press box. Coach Sumlin was interviewed by the ESPN announcers during the course of the third quarter where Coach Sumlin discussed the excitement surrounding Texas A&M’s move to the Southeastern Conference in 2012.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
The Aggies were playing in their final game as a member of the Big 12 Conference, and gave the Big 12 its only victory in four attempts in the Texas Bowl. Beginning in the 2012 season, the Aggies joined the Southeastern Conference.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Results
Northwestern lost its ninth consecutive bowl game after winning its only bowl in the 1949 Rose Bowl.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary
Northwestern had 12 offensive possessions in total, but had  to punt on 7 of its first eight possessions. Though they scored two touchdowns in their final four possessions, they could not overcome the Aggies.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary
Northwestern took its only lead of the game early in the second quarter, 7–3. However, the Aggies put up 27 points before the Wildcats scored again.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Texas A&M
The Aggies went without their top two running backs during the season in the game. Junior Christine Michael was lost for the season in the game against Oklahoma after suffering a torn ACL in his knee. Senior Cyrus Gray sat out his second straight game after suffering a stress fracture in his left shoulder against Kansas. Gray participated in all pre-bowl practices, but was held out in a game-time decision (without playing, Gray finished his career at Texas A&M ranked third in career rushing with 3,298 yards). Third-string, Sophomore running back Ben Malena responded for the Aggies. He carried 23 times for 77 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Malena added 6 receptions for 36 yards.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Texas A&M
Jeff Fuller accumulated 7 receptions for 119 yards, his season high, and scored one receiving touchdown. Ryan Swope recorded 8 receptions for 105 yards.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Texas A&M
Lou Groza award-winner Randy Bullock went 4 for 4 in field goals, connecting from 24, 40, 47 and 31 yards. He added 3 extra points as well.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Texas A&M
The Aggies sacked the Wildcats’ quarterback eight times in the game.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Northwestern
Dan Persa led the Wildcats in passing, going 25 of 37 for 213 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions. Persa led the traditional offense for the Wildcats while Kain Colter ran the wildcat offense. Colter went 2 of 3 in passing for 13 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Northwestern
Colter was also the Wildcats' leading rusher, adding 65 yards on 17 carries and one rushing touchdown. In addition, Colter caught 3 passes for 12 yards and converted one two-point conversion on the day. Venric Mark carried 3 times for 7 yards and scored one touchdown.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Northwestern
The Wildcats' leading receiver was Demetrius Fields who caught 7 passes for 73 yards. Nine other Wildcat receivers would have receptions in the game. The only receiving touchdown was by Tim Riley.


2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Summary, Northwestern
Safety Brian Peters intercepted a pass from Aggie quarterback Ryan Tannehill early in the fourth quarter that the Wildcats were able to convert into a touchdown.


2011 Meistriliiga
The 2011 Meistriliiga was the 21st season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 5 March 2011 and concluded on 5 November 2011. The defending champions Flora won their ninth league title.


2011 Meistriliiga, Teams
Lootus finished the 2010 season in last place and were relegated to the 2011 Esiliiga as a result, ending their one-year stay in the Estonian top flight. Taking their place were Ajax, who finished the 2010 Esiliiga first among promotion-eligible clubs and third overall. They returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.


2011 Meistriliiga, Teams
Tulevik terminated their affiliation with Flora and continued as an independent club in the II Liiga. FC Viljandi was created to ensure top level football would remain in the city of Viljandi.


2011 Meistriliiga, Teams
In addition, the 9th place Meistriliiga club, Kuressaare, faced the 4th placed Esiliiga club, Kiviõli Tamme Auto in a two-legged play-off for a place in the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off, 4–2 on aggregate, and thus retained their place in the league.


2011 Meistriliiga, Results
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.


2011 Meistriliiga, Results, Relegation play-off
At season's end, the 9th place club in the Meistriliiga participated in a two-legged playoff with the runners-up of the 2011 Esiliiga for one place in the following year's competition.


2011 Meistriliiga, Results, Relegation play-off
Kuressaare retained their place in the league, winning 5–1 on aggregate.


2011 Melbourne Cup
The 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup, the 151st running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 3:00 pm (AEDT), at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. Dunaden won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux in the closest finish in Melbourne Cup history.


2011 Melbourne Cup
The winning jockey, Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, had arrived in Australia less than a day previously as a late replacement for Craig Williams.


2011 Melbourne Cup
Six out of the first seven finishers were international horses. Third placed Lucas Cranach was the best locally trained finisher and fourth placed was the pre-race favourite, the 2010 winner, Americain.


2011 Melbourne Cup
In related events the federal government's parliamentary question time was brought forward half an hour in order that it would conclude before the race began.


2011 Melbourne Cup, Field
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2011 Melbourne Football Club season
The 2011 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 112th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.


2011 Melbourne Football Club season
In January, the club announced Brad Green as captain, taking over the reins from the recently retired James McDonald. Aaron Davey, Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers were named vice captains while youngsters Nathan Jones and Jack Grimes were promoted to the leadership group. Dean Bailey was re-appointed coach, but was sacked after a near-record 186-point loss to Geelong in Round 19.


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 1
Debut(s): Luke TapscottBrownlow Votes: Ryan O'Keefe  (Sydney) 3 votes, Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ben McGlynn  (Sydney) 1 voteRecord: 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw (100.00%)Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Ricky Petterd  Addam Maric


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 2
Brownlow Votes: Cyril Rioli  (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Matt Suckling  (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell  (Hawthorn) 1 voteRecord: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (78.2%)Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Addam Maric  Neville Jetta


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 3
Milestones: Rohan Bail  (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Liam Jurrah  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Luke Power  (Brisbane Lions) 1 voteRecord: 1 Win, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (87.7%)Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Cale Morton  Jack Watts


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 4
Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Mark Jamar  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (116.2%)Ladder Position: 7th Substitutes: Jack Watts  Liam Jurrah


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 6
Milestones: Mark Jamar (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Dean Cox  (West Coast) 3 votes, Matt Priddis  (West Coast) 2 votes, Jack Darling  (West Coast) 1 voteRecord: 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (100.4%)Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Lynden Dunn  Jordan Gysberts


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 7
Milestones: Luke Tapscott (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Colin Sylvia  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Mark Jamar  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (119.4%)Ladder Position: 7th Substitutes: Austin Wonaeamirri  Jack Grimes


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 8
Brownlow Votes: Todd Goldstein  (North Melbourne) 3 votes, Andrew Swallow  (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Aaron Edwards  (North Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 3 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Draw (109.1%)Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell  Rohan Bail


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 9
Debut(s): Michael Evans Milestones: Nathan Jones (100th AFL Game)Brownlow Votes: Brendon Goddard  (St Kilda) 3 votes, Leigh Montagna  (St Kilda) 2 votes, Sam Gilbert  (St Kilda) 1 voteRecord: 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Draw (105%)Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Matthew Bate  Luke Tapscott


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 10
Debut(s): Daniel Nicholson Milestones: Joel Macdonald (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Mitch Robinson  (Carlton) 3 votes, Chris Judd  (Carlton) 2 votes, Marc Murphy  (Carlton) 1 voteRecord: 3 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (98.8%)Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson  Matthew Warnock


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 11
Debut(s): Jeremy Howe, Max Gawn Milestones: Jeremy Howe (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jordan Gysberts  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Trengove  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 4 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (102.6%)Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson  Colin Sylvia


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 12
Brownlow Votes: Sharrod Wellingham  (Collingwood) 3 votes, Travis Cloke  (Collingwood) 2 votes, Chris Tarrant  (Collingwood) 1 voteRecord: 4 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (93.7%)Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Michael Evans  Neville Jetta


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 13
Milestone: Max Gawn (1st AFL Goal), Daniel Nicholson (1st AFL Goal)Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Tom Scully  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brad Green  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 5 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (102.2%)Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell  Colin Garland


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 14
Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, James Frawley  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Watts  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 6 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (104.3%)Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Cale Morton  Joel Macdonald


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 15
Debut(s): Sam BleaseMilestones: Colin Garland (50th AFL Game)Brownlow Votes: Daniel Giansiracusa  (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Ryan Griffen  (Western Bulldogs) 2 votes, Callan Ward  (Western Bulldogs) 1 voteRecord: 6 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (99%)Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Sam Blease  Jamie Bennell


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 17
Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Colin Sylvia  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ricky Petterd  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 7 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (100.6%)Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jeremy Howe  Tom Scully


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 18
Brownlow Votes: Brad Sewell  (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Luke Hodge  (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell  (Hawthorn) 1 voteRecord: 7 Wins, 8 Losses, 1 Draw (97%)Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell  Addam Maric


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 19
Brownlow Votes: Joel Selwood  (Geelong) 3 votes, Steve Johnson  (Geelong) 2 votes, Corey Enright  (Geelong) 1 voteRecord: 7 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 Draw (86.8%)Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Matthew Bate  Brent Moloney


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 20
Brownlow Votes: Chris Judd  (Carlton) 3 votes, Bryce Gibbs  (Carlton) 2 votes, Marc Murphy  (Carlton) 1 voteRecord: 7 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw (83.7%)Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Matthew Bate  James Strauss


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 21
Brownlow Votes: Andrew Gaff  (West Coast) 3 votes, Andrew Embley  (West Coast) 2 votes, Jeremy Howe  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 7 Wins, 11 Losses, 1 Draw (82.2%)Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson  Luke Tapscott


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 22
Milestones: Aaron Davey (150th AFL Game), Ricky Petterd (50th AFL GameBrownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Foley  (Richmond) 2 votes, Nathan Jones  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 7 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (82.9%)Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Brad Green  Jeremy Howe


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 23
Debut(s): Tom McDonaldBrownlow Votes: Colin Garland  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Sam Blease  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 8 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (84.9%)Ladder Position: 12th Substitutes: Jeremy Howe  Liam Jurrah


2011 Melbourne Football Club season, 2011 season, Home and away season, Round 24
Debut(s): Jack FitzpatrickMilestones: Stefan Martin (50th AFL Game), Jack Fitzpatrick (1st AFL Goal)Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney  (Melbourne) 3 votes, Brett Ebert  (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Steven Salopek  (Port Adelaide) 1 voteRecord: 8 Wins, 13 Losses, 1 Draw (85.3%)Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Luke Tapscott  Sam Blease


2011 Melbourne Storm season
The 2011 Melbourne Storm season was the 14th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in first place, taking out the minor premiership.


2011 Melbourne Storm season
Storm enjoyed a strong start to the season with a 7–3 record from the opening 10 rounds. Their run of stellar form continued, losing just two games for the remainder of the season. Both of those came on the eve of the finals but the team was still able to win the Minor Premiership, finishing two points clear of Manly. After beating Newcastle 18–8 in the Qualifying final, Storm's season was prematurely ended with a home preliminary final loss to the Warriors. Melbourne again finished the season with the competition's best defence. At the Dally M awards, the Club featured prominently. Gareth Widdop also enjoyed a breakout season, playing 25 games while making 16 line breaks and providing 16 try assists.


2011 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Jerseys
In 2011 the Storm jerseys were made by Kooga. They retained their predominantly purple home jersey from 2010 and also their predominantly white away jersey from 2010.


2011 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Jerseys
On 4 February 2011 Crown Casino was named the naming rights sponsor of the Storm in 2011 and chest sponsor on the jersey. Suzuki is also continuing as major sponsors as well with their name appearing on the sleeves. There is no sponsorship on the back of the jersey. Makita also announced a continuation of their sponsorship and their name will continue to appear on the shorts.


2011 Melilla Assembly election
The 2011 Melilla Assembly election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 5th Assembly of the Autonomous City of Melilla. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system
The Assembly of Melilla was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Melilla. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Melilla and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.


2011 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system
The 25 members of the Assembly of Melilla were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.


2011 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system
The Mayor-President was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of members, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In case of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.


2011 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in Melilla. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


2011 Melilla Assembly election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 13 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Melilla.


2011 Memorial Cup
The 2011 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 20–29, 2011 in Mississauga, Ontario. It was the 93rd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced on May 10, 2010 that the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were chosen to host the event at the Hershey Centre. Other tournament participants included the Owen Sound Attack from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Saint John Sea Dogs from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Kootenay Ice from the Western Hockey League (WHL).


2011 Memorial Cup
The Majors won the right to host the event over the Barrie Colts, Kingston Frontenacs and Windsor Spitfires.


2011 Memorial Cup
The Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3–1 in the final to win the title for the first time, and as a result, became the first team based in Canada's Maritime Provinces to win the Memorial Cup.


2011 Memorial Cup, Round-robin Standings
Note: Kootenay finished fourth based on head-to-head round-robin matchups, but defeated Owen Sound in the tiebreaker game.


2011 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2011 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least sixty minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.


2011 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Goaltending
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)


2011 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
The IX Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner was held in Poland from 26 to 28 August 2011. Like the previous edition, 4 teams participated in the tournament.


2011 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner, Qualification
All teams except the host must receive an invitation from the organizers.


2011 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2011 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Larry Porter and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the East Division


2011 Memphis Tigers football team
Head coach Larry Porter was fired at the end of the season after going 3–21 in two seasons.


2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship was held in Tangier, Morocco, from September 23 to September 29, 2011.


2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The 2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the first edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy and it took place from 3 September to 11 September 2011 in Ordos, China.


2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The top six teams (India, South Korea, Pakistan, China, Malaysia and Japan) from the 2010 Asian Games participated in the tournament which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final positions. The tournament was combined with the 2nd Women's Asian Champions Trophy.


2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The tie-breaker in a knockout match was a one on one between the striker and the goalkeeper. The striker had to start from the 23-meter line and was given only eight seconds to score. This way of tie-breaker was used as part of a testing phase by FIH.


2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
India won the tournament after defeating Pakistan in the final. The Indians won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after regulation and extra time ended scoreless, and became the first champion of the tournament.


2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 75 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.


2011 Men's Asian Individual Squash Championships
The 2011 Men's Asian Individual Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2011 Asian Individual Squash Championships, which serves as the individual Asian championship for squash players. The event took place in Peang in Malaysia from 26 to 30 April 2011. Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan won his first Asian Individual Championships title, defeating Ong Beng Hee in the final.


2011 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2011 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 21st edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.


2011 Men's Australian Hockey League
The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.


2011 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
The format included five-round matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.


2011 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.


2011 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
The teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.


2011 Men's Australian Open (squash)
The Men's Australian Open 2011 is the men' edition of the 2011 Australian Open, which is a tournament of the PSA World Series event (Prize money : 150 000 $). The event took place in Canberra in Australia from 8 to 14 August. Ramy Ashour won his first Australian Open trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final.


2011 Men's Australian Open (squash), Prize money and ranking points
For 2011, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the 4th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the European field hockey championships, and the first edition with the new name. It was held from the 8th until the 14th of August 2011 in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2013 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Czech Republic and Poland qualifying.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the Men's EuroHockey Championship III.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, Results, Fifth to eighth place classification, Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 4th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 23 to 30 July 2011 in Catania, Italy.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists, Azerbaijan and Italy, qualifying.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship III, Qualified teams
The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship III, Results, Fifth to seventh place classification, Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV was the fourth edition of the EuroHockey Championship IV, the fourth level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Athens, Greece from 2 to 7 August 2011.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
Turkey won their first EuroHockey Championship IV title and were promoted to EuroHockey Championship III.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 13th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 20 to 28 August 2011 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
This tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2012 Olympics, with the finalists and the team finishing in third position earning a spot. However, because England finished in the top three, the fourth team (Belgium) qualified instead, as England cannot qualify as a nation for the Olympics (they automatically participated as Great Britain).


2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The hosts Germany won its seventh title by defeating the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. The defending champions England won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 2–1.


2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Results, Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Austria and Czech Republic from 10 to 18 September 2011.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship, held in Austria and the Czech Republic from 10 to 18 September 2011.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Austria
The following is the Austrian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Belgium
The following is the Belgian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Bulgaria
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Czech Republic
The following is the Czech roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Estonia
The following is the Estonian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Finland
The following is the Finnish roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, France
The following is the French roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Germany
The following is the German roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Italy
The following is the Italian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Poland
The following is the Polish roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Portugal
The following is the Portuguese roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Russia
The following is the Russian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Serbia
The following is the Serbian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Slovakia
The following is the Slovak roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Slovenia
The following is the Slovenian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads, Turkey
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.


2011 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Košice, Slovakia, on July 16.


2011 Men's European Volleyball League
During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four.


2011 Men's European Volleyball League
12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field.


2011 Men's European Volleyball League, Final four
The final four was held at Košice, Slovakia on July 16/17, 2011.


2011 Men's European Volleyball League squads
Below there are the squads from the participating teams of the 2011 Men's European Volleyball League.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships
The 13th Men's World Fistball Championships was held from the 7th to 13 August 2011 in Austria. A total of 24 teams qualified for the World Championships, with those 24 teams initially split into four pools of three teams for the preliminary rounds. These preliminary rounds were followed by qualifying matches leading into the quarterfinals, semifinals, and then a final. In addition, classification matches were held for places three to twelve to determine final placings. Germany was crowned World Champion after defeating defending champions Austria 4:2 in the final, recording their record 10th Men's Fistball World Championship.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships
The preliminary rounds were held in Kremsmünster, Linz, Salzburg and Wien, the quarterfinals in Linz, and the classification and finals matches at Waldstadion in Pasching.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships
This was the third time a Men's Fistball World Championships was held on Austria soil, after the inaugural 1968 World Championships in Linz, and the 1990 World Championships in Vöcklabruck.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Participants
The World Championships were played with 12 participants, qualifying from the 24 member states and 11 partner associations of the International Fistball Association.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Participants, Qualifications
From the listed 35 member associations of the IFA, 12 teams qualified (highlighted) for the 2011 Men's Fistball World Championships.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Participants, Qualifications
Europe:  Albania,  Denmark,  Germany,  Italy,  Catalonia,  Austria,   Switzerland,  Serbia,  Iceland,  Malta,  Cyprus,  Poland,  Sweden,  Belgium,  Moldova,  France,  Ukraine,  Hungary,  Belarus,  Greece,  Czech Republic


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Participants, Qualifications
America:  Argentina,  Brazil,  Chile,  United States,  Paraguay,  Uruguay,  Mexico,  Peru


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Structure
All matches of the World Championships were played to three winning sets (best of five sets) except for the Semifinals, Third Place Playoff and Final; which were played to four winning sets (best of seven sets).


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Structure, Second Round
All matches in the second round took place in Kremsmünster and Linz.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Structure, Final Round
The matches being played for the Final, Third Place Playoff and Classification matches were played at Waldstadion in Pasching.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Venues
All matches were played across 5 locations in Austria, with the final round held in Pasching.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Schedule, Preliminary Rounds
Group A and B matches were played in Vienna, Group C and D in Salzburg


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Schedule, Preliminary Rounds, Qualifying Playoff
Preliminary round runners-up of each group played off to qualify for Group E in the second round. The runners-up of Group A and B played off in one match, while the runners-up of Group C and D played off in the other. The winners qualified for Group E in the second round, while the losers were placed into Group F.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Schedule, Second Round
The games of the second round took place in Kremsmünster and Linz.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Schedule, Semifinals
The winners of each Semifinal moved into the Final, while the losers played off for third place.


2011 Men's Fistball World Championships, Schedule, Classification Matches
The Classification Matches were held at the Waldstadion in Pasching.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from November 26 to December 4, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating India 4–3 in the final.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I, Teams
The FIH announced the eight participating teams on December 16, 2010.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II
The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the second edition of the for men. It was held in Lille, France from July 2–10, 2011.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, officially known as the Owen G Glenn FIH Men's Champions Trophy, was the 33rd edition of the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed India as the host country, and announced New Delhi as the host city on February 4, 2011. The tournament dates were December 3 to December 11, 2011. However, on September 6, 2011, the FIH announced that India would no longer host the tournament due to a governance issue, and announced Auckland, New Zealand as the new host on September 13, 2011 with the same time schedule. The tournament was held at North Harbour Hockey Stadium.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia won the title for the fourth consecutive and twelfth time total by defeating Spain 1–0 in the final.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Host city change
For the 33rd edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, India was elected to host the tournament by the FIH on February 4, 2011. But due to an ongoing governance issue with the Indian Hockey Federation, the FIH announced that India would no longer host the competition, instead; Auckland, New Zealand hosted the tournament. New Zealand businessman Owen Glenn was instrumental in gaining the hosting rights for New Zealand. He funded Hockey New Zealand to gain the hosting rights.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Host city change
The tournament was expected to have a television audience of approximately 38 million people. It being the largest hockey event in New Zealand's history. Auckland's mayor Len Brown said: "this event should inject around $1 million of new money into New Zealand's economy. The teams and officials directly involved in the event should generate over 4,000 visitor nights alone."


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Qualification
The new qualification criteria was determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH), as follows:


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 124 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.


2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge
The 2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge was the second edition of the INSEP Challenge, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Paris, France, from July 26 to 31, 2011, and featured five of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge, Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, and the hosts, France, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 53 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5.3 goals per match.


2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
The 2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy was the fourth edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 29 June to 2 July 2011, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
The Netherlands won the tournament for the second time, finishing top of the ladder at the conclusion of the pool stage.


2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
The tournament was held in conjunction with the Women's FIH Champions Trophy.


2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Competition format
The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. Standings at the conclusion of the pool stage determined final placings.


2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2011 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.


2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 75th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2012 competition. Finland won the championship with a 6–1 win in the final game against Sweden.


2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship
The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 29 April to 15 May 2011. Slovakia hosted the event with games being played in Bratislava and Košice.


2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I
Division I competition took place April 17 to April 23, 2011. Group A games were played in Budapest, Hungary and Group B was played in Kyiv, Ukraine. Prior to the start of the tournament the Japanese national team announced they would withdraw, citing the recent earthquake and tsunami. The IIHF council voted unanimously to allow Japan to maintain their seeded position in their respective tournaments for 2012, and the fifth placed team would be relegated.


2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II
Participants in Division II tournament were in two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Melbourne, Australia, from April 4 to April 10, 2011. Group B's games were played in Zagreb, Croatia, from April 10 to April 16, 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.


2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III
Division III was held from April 11 to April 17, 2011. This tournament was contested in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. Israel won all five of its games by a combined score of 57-9, and was promoted to the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II.


2011 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
The 2011 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup for men. It was played from 8 February through 13 February 2011 in Poznań, Poland. For the first time in history, teams from five continents were represented.


2011 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Germany was the two-time defending champion and won it for the third time.


2011 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2011 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from June 22–27, 2011 in Panama City, Panama.


2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held at Thessaloniki, Greece from July 17–31, 2011.


2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Oceania withdrew their participation at this year's tournament, Norway replaced the Oceanian team.


2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Uruguay withdrew from this year's edition, Venezuela replaced them as the first substitute of the Pan-American continent.


2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
In a rematch of the 2009 final Germany defeated Denmark 27–18 in the final.


2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, Format
The 24 teams were allocated into six groups with the first four advancing to the eighthfinals in a knock-out system until the final.


2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, Preliminary round
The draw took place at April 16, 2011 at 12:00 local time in Thessaloniki, Greece. The schedule was announced on June 21.


2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played from 29 August to 3 September 2011 in the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup, held in November in Japan.