2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome. The event was won by American Ryan Lochte. In the final, Lochte broke his own world record of 1:50.08 set in 2010 with a time of 1:49.63, thus becoming the first individual under 1:50 in the event.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The men's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle
In June 2013, Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner was stripped of the bronze medal after testing positive for levomethamphetamine.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 – 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre butterfly
The men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 – 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 – 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 – 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre butterfly
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 – 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre individual medley
The women's 100 metre individual medley event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 – 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The women's 4x100 metre medley relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly
The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 – 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome. This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 800 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 2012 Women's European Championship or "European Cup" was the 17th annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams and the ninth official continental championship. Only eight teams took part - the lowest entry since 1996 and also the first time since 1996 that Scotland, Wales and Ireland did not take part. The leading four teams played in Group A in Rovereto, Italy between 13 and 19 May, and the other four played at Enköping between 3 and 7 May. The latter tournament also started Europe's Women's Rugby World Cup qualification process, with both finalists qualifying for the continent's qualification tournament in 2013.


2012 FIRA Women's European Championship
Most of the absences were due to Unions prioritising sevens rugby, in advance of the 2013 Sevens World Cup. Even the teams attending the Group A tournament were weakened by clashes with the London, Amsterdam and Rome Sevens tournaments. England were least affected as their players only missed the first round of games, but several French players from the Six Nations did not play in this tournament, while most of the Spanish team from 2011 Women's European Trophy were selected for the Amsterdam Sevens in preference to Rovereto.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series
2012 Sevens Grand Prix Series was the 11th round of the Sevens Grand Prix Series (formerly known as the European Sevens Championship) for rugby sevens organised by the FIRA – Association of European Rugby. The series was held in three phases  (GPS 1-3) hosted by France (Lyon), Russia (Moscow) and Denmark (Odense). The tournament was won by France, who defeated Portugal 21–12 in the final. England, winner of the first two phases of the tournament, were considered to be favourites but eliminated by France in the quarter-finals. England were the overall champions of the tournament.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series, Qualification
The top 12 teams in 2011 qualified for GPS 1 in Lyon. Team rankings after GPS 1 decided the standings for GPS 2 in Moscow, which decided rankings for GPS 3. For GPS 3, Denmark got direct 16th spot and three more teams from Division A promoted for the Grand Prix Series.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series, Results, GPS 1
The twelve teams were divided into two pools (A and B), with six members each. Each of the teams played with the other members in its pool once and then the two top teams in each of the two pools moved over to semifinals, the winners of which played against each other in the finals.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series, Results, GPS 1
Portugal and England succeeded to final. Portugal lost only one pool (pool A) match against France with a points difference of nil to 31, whilst English team did not lose a single match. In the semifinals, England played against fellow home nation Wales and Portugal faced Spanish team. The final of Grand Prix Series 1 was played in between England and Portugal on 3 June 2012, which was won 14–26 by England and thus won the first leg of the 2012 Sevens Grand Prix Series.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series, Results, GPS 2
The Grand Prix Series 2 held in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on 30 June and 1 July 2012. England and France were the top teams of pool A and pool B, respectively. Both of the teams won all their pool matches. England defeated Spain in the semifinal with a points difference of 22 to 7, and France entered the final after winning the lowest-scoring match of the GPS 2 against Russia, winning the match by 7–0. The final of the GPS 2 held on 1 July between England and France, which was won by the English team by 21–15.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series, Results, GPS 3
Sixteen teams participated in the Grand Prix Series 3 held in Odense on 7 and 8 July 2012. It was the final phase of the 2012 Sevens Grand Prix Series. The sixteen teams were divided into four pools (A, B, C and D), with four members each. Each of the teams played with the other members in its pool once and then the two top teams in each of the four pools moved over to quarter-finals. The winner of each quarter-final match succeeded to semifinals and the winners of which played against each other in the finals.


2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series, Results, GPS 3
England, winner of the first two rounds of the competition, were considered to be the favourites, but they lost to France in quarter-finals. In the final, France and Portugal competed for the Championship Cup. France, maintaining their winning streak, defeated Portugal by 21–12.


2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
The 2012 European Women Sevens Championship was the tenth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship.


2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series, Europe Emerging Nations 2012
(*As an additional team, Poland II were automatically placed 5th in the pool)


2012 FIRS Intercontinental Cup
The 2012 FIRS Intercontinental Cup was the thirteenth edition of the roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played in November 13, 2012 at the Palacio de los Deportes de Riazor, in A Coruña, Spain. HC Liceo La Coruña (winner of the 2011–12 CERH European League) won the cup for a record fifth time, defeating Club Atlético Huracán (winner of the 2011 CSP South American Club Championship).


2012 FIRS Men's B-Roller Hockey World Cup
The 2012 FIRS B-World Cup was the 15th edition of the Roller Hockey B World Championship, . This is an Official competition organized by CIRH. The competition was hosted in Canelones, Uruguay from 24 November to 1 December.


2012 FIRS Men's B-Roller Hockey World Cup, Venues
Canelones was the host city of the tournament, and the Rink was enclosed the Sergio Matto stadium.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
The 2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships was the 18th World Championships, an annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place between 8–14 July 2012 in Colombia.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
United States won the tournament by defeating Canada 6–4 in the Final game to capture their 14th title; the Americans finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 6–0–0. The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating Italy 4–3 in the bronze medal game. The tournament's top scorer was Colombia's Nicolas Fierro Torres. United States' Dustin Roux was named the most valuable player of the tournament.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Venues
All games were played at the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Rosters
Each team's roster for the 2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships consisted of at least 6 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster prior to the event.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Nations
The following 16 nations qualified for the tournament. 1 nation from Australia, 6 nations from Europe, 3 nations from North American and 6 nations from South America are represented.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Seedings and groupings
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2012 FIRS World Championship final rankings. The teams were grouped by seeding (in parenthesis is the corresponding final ranking).


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.


2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position


2012 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup
The 2012 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup or Recife 2012 was the 11th edition of the women's roller hockey world cup. It was held in Recife, Brazil from November 10 to November 17, 2012 and it was contested by fourteen teams, two less than the previous edition. France defeated 4-times champion Spain in the final to win the World Cup for the first time.


2012 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2012 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 19th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic for men and the 1st for ladies.


2012 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Mixed team was also introduced for the 1st time in history.


2012 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Season began on 20 July 2012 in Wisła, Poland and ends on 3 October 2012 in Klingenthal, Germany.


2012 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Continental Cup.


2012 FIS Speed Ski World Cup
The 13th FIS Speed Ski World Cup season began on 26 February 2012, in Pas de la Casa-Grandvalira, Andorra, and was concluded on 18 April 2012, at Verbier, Switzerland.


2012 FIU Panthers football team
The 2012 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Mario Cristobal and played their home games at FIU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the Panthers final season as members of the Sun Belt as they have accepted an invitation to join Conference USA on July 1, 2013. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Head coach Mario Cristobal was fired at the end of the season after posting a 27–47 record in six seasons.


2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
The 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 8th edition of the event. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 13 to 19 October 2012.


2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World 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


2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, held from October 13 to 19, 2012 in Doha, Qatar.


2012 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the sixth edition of the – since 2010 – annual event. It was held in Doha, Qatar from October 13 to 19, 2012.


2012 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loserIn case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria:number of matches won, sets ratio and points ratio


2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.


2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Competing nations, Play-off
Chinese Taipei wins by total points of the two legs 141–138


2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Pool standing procedure
1. Match points2. Numbers of matches won3. Sets ratio4. Points ratio


2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 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


2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Calendar
Though FIVB did not officially release or confirm the pool schedule until April 2012, almost all continental divisions posted the pool schedule on December 2011. The original list was released December 19, 2011; three days later on December 22 a new list was released to the public, with 4 minor changes involving Brazil's, Dominican Republic's and Germany's Pools. On April 2012 FIVB confirmed officially the pool schedule that was released December 22, 2011.


2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Preliminary round, Ranking
China (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the Final round.


2012 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 23rd edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 18 May to 8 July 2012. The Final Round was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.


2012 FIVB Volleyball World League, 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


2012 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification
The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification was a qualification tournament to determine the final two spots for the 2012 World League. It was held from 29 July to 21 August 2011.


2012 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification, Teams
* Because of 15th place  Japan to play all its 2011 World League matches abroad due to the nuclear and radiation concerns in Japan, FIVB decided to guarantee Japan a vacancy in the 2012 edition. * *  China beat  Iran 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, 25–18, 25–19) in the Asian Qualifier in Taicang, China on 11 July 2011.


2012 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification, 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


2012 FIVB Volleyball World League squads
Below there are the squads from the participating teams of the 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League.


2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship squads, held from October 13 to 19, 2012 in Doha, Qatar.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determine the remaining four competitor spots for Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The event also doubles as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament; the best three teams plus the best Asian team (outside the top-three ranking) will compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
Host nation Japan are joined by the three best-ranked teams from the Asian Continental Championship, plus (according to the FIVB World Rankings, as of 4 January 2012) the two best-ranked teams from Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) that did not qualify in the European qualification tournament, the best-ranked team from North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) that did not qualify in the NORCECA qualification tournament, and the best-ranked team from Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) or Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB) that did not qualify in the respective qualification tournament.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Standings
The competition system for the tournament is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 7 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy
The last game of the tournament which Japan lost to Serbia 2–3 was controversial in that it was allegedly a fixed match. The FIVB then conducted an investigation into whether the Japanese women's team deliberately lost against Serbia before concluding that there was no evidence to prove the existence of match fixing.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Background
Before the controversial match Japan had gained 11 points to put them in 5th place, while Serbia had 12 points placing them 3rd.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Background
For the last game, the qualification outcome could be fallen into one of these three scenarios.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Match details and consequences
In the 1st set, Japan took an 8–5 edge at the first technical time out. After that Serbia leveled the score at 10–10. Erika Araki spiked to let Japan led 16–14 at the second TTO and then drilled a spike right down the middle to give Japan the set 25–18. Serbia returned to claim the 2nd set 21–25. Japan came back on the 3rd set with a 10-point lead, then 16–6, 18–8, 20–10 and 22–12 before closing the set 25–19. After the 3rd set, Japan had qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics, so they didn't have to play seriously. However in the 4th set, Japan was up 19–16 before Serbia made 6 consecutive points, ending with a win for Serbia at 21–25.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Match details and consequences
After the match, Masayoshi Manabe, coach of Japan, released a statement.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Match details and consequences
We knew this was the last day. Everybody was nervous. We knew we had to get two sets. Yoshie Takeshita is ill from mental and physical exhaustion after this match. We told the players at the morning meeting that we had to give it full power tonight. We have to work on our serve reception in the two months leading up to the Olympics.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Match details and consequences
Serbia's win also meant it qualified ahead of Thailand, which aimed to reach the Olympics for the first time. Had Japan beaten Serbia, Thailand would have also won a ticket to London along with Japan. But, in this case, Japan would have been placed in a tough group in London alongside defending champions Brazil, the world number-one United States, Asian champions China and the new European force Turkey. Thai captain, Wilavan Apinyapong, was disappointed but said that the Olympic Games remained their ultimate dream and everything.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Investigation
On May 28, 2012, the day after the match, the FIVB by Wei Jizhong released this statement


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Investigation
The FIVB has investigated the allegation of match fixing. The conclusion of the FIVB control committee in place is that there is no evidence to prove the existence of match fixing. The reports received from the national federations of Japan and Serbia told us the same. Some witnesses in attendance at the match gave the same judgement.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Investigation
The FIVB also said that it stood firmly against match fixing and would revise the system of future Olympics qualifiers to reduce even further the possibility of any manipulation.


2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Controversy, Reaction
Some media suspected the investigation result and said that something didn’t seem right. Thai social media sites were bombarded with messages expressing dissatisfaction over the judgement and a Japanese volleyball official insisted that the allegation was unfounded.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, played by sixteen countries with the final round held in Ningbo, China.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Argentina
The following is the Argentina roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, China
The following is the China roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Chinese Taipei
The following is the Chinese Taipei roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Cuba
The following is the Cuba roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Dominican Republic
The following is the Dominican Republic roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Germany
The following is the Germany roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Italy
The following is the Italy roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, South Korea
The following is the South Korea roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Poland
The following is the Poland roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Puerto Rico
The following is the Puerto Rico roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Serbia
The following is the Serbia roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Thailand
The following is the Thailand roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Turkey
The following is the Turkey roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, United States
The following is the United States roster in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2012 FK Haugesund season
The 2012 season was Haugesund's third season in the Tippeligaen following their promotion in 2009 and their 4th season with Jostein Grindhaug as manager.


2012 FK Haugesund season, Squad
As of 23 August 2012Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FK Haugesund season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FKF Division One
The 2012 FKF Division One was the inaugural season of FKF Division One and the 49th second division season since it began in 1963. It began on 3 March with Kariobangi Sharks and Congo JMJ United in Zone A and on the same date with Kakamega Homeboyz and Kisumu Municipal in Zone B, and ended on 18 November with Nairobi Stima and MOYAS in Zone A and on the same date with Timsales and Yanga in Zone B.


2012 FKF Division One
Compared to the 2010 season of the then Nationwide League, the 2011 season of the FKL and KFF Nationwide League was considered to be a lot better because of major improvements in integrity of referees and playing surfaces. The major complaints of occurrences in 2010 were significantly reduced after the establishment of the NFL Oversight Committee, which closely monitored Football Kenya Limited's running of the league.


2012 FKF Division One
Halfway through the season (after 19 matches), Kakamega Homeboyz had been unbeaten with a record of 10-9-0 (10 wins, 9 draws, no losses). They would have become only the second club in Kenya to complete an unbeaten season, after Gor Mahia in the 1976 Kenya National Football League, but were beaten 1−0 against Nakuru AllStars on 22 July 2012, ending their unbeaten record of 23 games.


2012 FKF Division One
On the other hand, H.B.C. Mlimani hadn't won a single match after 19 games (with a record of 0-3-16: no wins, 3 draws, 16 losses) and were en route to becoming the first club in Kenya and only the fifth in modern football to complete a domestic season without winning a match. However, through a walkover they were awarded over Yanga on 29 September 2012, their winless run of 28 games came to an end.


2012 FKF Division One
On 31 August, Mathare Youth disbanded and therefore pulled out of the league, after which the FKF decided to scrap all of their second round results. This meant that all teams that had played against Mathare Youth had their points revoked or given back, depending on the results of the matches, and all upcoming fixtures involving Mathare Youth were cancelled. As a result, the season would end with every other team having played 37 games instead of 38, and the total number of matches would add up to 361, 19 games less than the usual 380.


2012 FKF Division One
Since the league had 19 teams left, in accordance with an FKF ruling, this meant that the 16th-placed team was also to be relegated according to the rules of the league.


2012 FKF Division One
As of 7 October 2012, Yanga, having 10 points with 6 matches left to play, are to be relegated at the end of the season as 18 possible points from 6 possible wins would level them with Comply, who are also in the relegation zone. H.B.C. Mlimani, having 6 points with 7 matches left to play, are also to be relegated at the end of the season as 21 points from 7 possible wins would ultimately give them 27 points, one less than Comply, as of the same date.


2012 FKF Division One
On 4 November 2012, Bandari and Kakamega Homeboyz earned early promotions to the Kenyan Premier League. As of that date, Bandari earned 76 points from 35 matches, 8 points ahead of second-placed Mahakama, who earned 68 points from 36 matches. With 2 matches left to play for the latter, 2 wins would take them to 74 points, which would not be enough to reach the former. Kakamega Homeboyz earned 87 points from 36 matches, also 8 points ahead of the second-placed team, Nzoia United, who earned 79 points from 36 matches.


2012 FKF Division One
2 wins from 2 matches left to play for the latter would take them to 85 points, which would not be enough to reach the former. However, third-placed Agrochemical, with 78 points from 35 matches, can catch up to the leaders, but with a +29 goal difference, they would have to score 25 goals in and win their remaining 3 matches to reach the top of the table.


2012 FKF Division One, Changes from last season
After the 2011 season, the FKL Nationwide League and the KFF Nationwide League were fused, meaning that two teams were to be promoted and four relegated, and that only two from the Provincial Leagues could be promoted due to the current format of having two zones of 16 teams each.


2012 FKF Division One, Teams, Stadia and locations, Zone A locations
Zone A clubs are from the Nairobi, Central, Eastern and Coast provinces.


2012 FKF Division One, Teams, Stadia and locations, Zone B locations
Zone B teams are from the Western, Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces.


2012 FKF Division One, Teams, Stadia and locations, Zone B locations
1 Kabrass United changed their name back to West Kenya Sugar to promote their club sponsors of the same name.


2012 FKF Division One, Sparki Youth scandals, Coast United match cancellation
Sparki Youth and Coast United were punished by the FKF through a deduction of 1 point and 1 loss added to their tallies for willingly deciding not to face each other on 1 May, after it was first believed that the FKF had postponed the match.


2012 FKF Division One, Sparki Youth scandals, Admiral referee assault
During their match against Admiral on 22 September, main referee Martin Wekesa was knocked on his genitalia, after which he was further assaulted and left hospitalised by a group of individuals just as he was about to show a red card to Sparki Youth striker Tobias Baraza for a second bookable offence. By the time the match was abandoned in the 88th minute, Admiral were leading 1−0 following a penalty scored by Roosevelt Blaty in the 63rd minute.


2012 FKF Division One, Sparki Youth scandals, Admiral referee assault
Following the attacks, the FKF's National Executive Committee held a meeting on 26 September to decide on the fate of the match and punishment to be given. Admiral were awarded a win with 3 points and their 1-goal, while the following individuals in contract at Sparki Youth were punished as follows:


2012 FKF Division One, Sparki Youth scandals, Admiral referee assault
Mohammed Kheri had since spoken out on his innocence in the assault, saying he tried to shield the referee and even gave him first aid and called for a car to rush him to hospital. No formal appeal, however, has been submitted to the FKF so far.


2012 FKF President's Cup
The 2012 FKF President's Cup was the 41st season of Kenya's top domestic cup competition. The deadline for application was 30 July, and 32 clubs had registered for participation to the tournament after paying a mandatory KSh. 15,000 fee, with a final list of 34 teams. The quarter-finals were played on 6−7 October, while the semi-finals and the final were played on 17−18 November and 21 November respectively, after the end of the 2012 Kenyan Premier League.


2012 FKF President's Cup
Two teams were to be knocked out in the first round (playoff matches) to decide who would advance to the second round.


2012 FKF President's Cup
By winning the tournament, Gor Mahia earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, and will play Tusker, the winners of the 2012 Kenyan Premier League, at the 2013 Kenyan Super Cup.


2012 FKF President's Cup, Teams
The following is the final list of teams that participated in the tournament.


2012 FKF President's Cup, First round
Playoff matches in the first round between Muranga United, Maua United, Taqwa and Tetu Stars were played to decide who would advance to the second round.


2012 FKF President's Cup, First round
Murang'a United were awarded a walkover as Maua United withdrew from the tournament.


2012 FKF President's Cup, First round
Taqwa were knocked out of the tournament due to "technicalities".


2012 FKF President's Cup, Bracket
The FKF decided to change the quarter-final fixtures, meaning that A.F.C. Leopards and Kenya Revenue Authority were now to face Karuturi Sports and Sofapaka respectively.


2012 FKF President's Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round of matches was held on 30 July 2012 and ties were played from 4 August to 12 August. Having been beaten, Malindi United, Bidco United, MOYAS and Shabana Kisii still withdrew from the tournament.


2012 FKF President's Cup, Third round
The third round of matches was played on the weekend of 1−2 September in various venues, all at 15:00 UTC+3 time.


2012 FKF President's Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on the weekend of 6–7 October. The FKF changed two of the fixtures for the round, meaning that A.F.C. Leopards and K.R.A. were now to meet Karuturi Sports and Sofapaka respectively. The decision raised many eyebrows as questions arose regarding the true motive behind the FKF's decision.


2012 FKF President's Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals are being played on the weekend of 17–18 November. They were to be played on the weekend on 20–21 October, but the dates were pushed so as not to clash with the Kenyan Premier League schedule.


2012 FKF President's Cup, Final
The final was played on 20 November at the Nyayo National Stadium. Gor Mahia won 3–0 on penalties to win the title a record 10th time.


2012 FN
2012 FN is an Apollo asteroid and a near-Earth object that has a 1 in 4 billion chance of impacting Earth on 7 March 2113. It is estimated to be 5 meters in diameter, which means that it poses no threat if it impacts Earth. An impact would have the kinetic energy of about 3 kt of TNT, and would probably result in an air burst in the upper atmosphere. It is the least threatening asteroid listed on the Sentry Risk Table. The very short observation arc of only 3 hours results in a very poorly constrained orbit, and it could just as easily be 2 AU from Earth on 7 March 2113.


2012 FP35
2012 FP35 is an Apollo asteroid about 11 meters in diameter, that made some close approaches to Earth. It orbits the Sun every  583.2 days,  in an ellipse between 0.749 AU  and 1.983. It was discovered on March 24, 2012 by the Catalina Sky Survey.


2012 FP35
This asteroids was calculated to have passed roughly 0.22 AU (33,000,000 km; 20,000,000 mi) from Earth on September 20, 2015. It came within 0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi) of Earth on March 26, 2012. The asteroid is about 7–15 meters in diameter.


2012 FP35
The size of the asteroid is estimated from the absolute magnitude.


2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger
The 2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Sacramento, California, United States between 28 May and 3 June 2012.


2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Doubles
Asia Muhammed and Yasmin Schnack won the title, defeating Kaitlyn Christian and Maria Sanchez in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4).


2012 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Singles
Maria Sanchez won the title defeating Jessica Pegula in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.


2012 Fagiano Okayama season
The 2012 Fagiano Okayama season saw Fagiano Okayama compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season. Fagiano Okayama also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.


2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge
The 2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the second event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 30 March–1 April at the Symmons Plains Raceway, near Launceston, Tasmania.


2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge
Race 3 of the championship was won by Victorian Ford driver Will Davison from Ford Performance Racing. Race 4, held the following day was won by fellow Victorian, Jamie Whincup driving a Holden for Triple Eight Race Engineering. Davison's third place in race four made him the leading performer of the event.


2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge, Report, Race 1, Qualifying
! 1 Dean Fiore Purple 2013| | | | | |-! 2 Mark Wintebottom 2012| | | | | |-! 3 Scott Mclaucghin 2014| | | | | |-! 4 Jamie Whincup 2012 4th to 1st| | | | | | ! 5 Chaz Mostert 2016 Yellow| | | | | |-! 6 David Reynolds 2012| | | | | |-! 7 Todd Kelly 2012| | | | | | ! 8


2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge, Report, Race 1, Qualifying
Fabian Coulthard 2016 Pink| | | | | |-! 9 Craig Lowndes 2013| | | | | |-! 10 Jason Bright 2012| | | | | |-! 11 Rusell Ingall 2012| | | | | |-! 12 Taz Douglas 2012 Orange And White| | | | | |-! 13 David Russell 2012 Lime Green| | | | | |-! 14 Garth Tander 2012| | | | | |-! 15 Shane Van Gisbergen 2012| | | | | |-! 16 Jonathon Webb 2012| | | | | |-! 17 Steven Johnson 2012|  | | | |-! 18 James Moffat 2012| | | | | |-! 19 Lee Holdsworth 2012| | | | | |-! 20 Tim Slade 2012| | | | | |-! 21 Rick Kelly 2012| | | | | |-! 22 James Courthney 2012| | | | | |-! 23 Michael Caruso 2012| | | | | |-! 24 Steve Owen 2012| | | | | |-! 25 Tony Dalberto 2012| | | | | |-! 26 Michael Patrizi 2012| | | | | |-! 27 Will Davison 2012| | | | | |-! 28 Dale Wood 2014| | | | | |-i 29 Cameron Waters 2012 Dark Greenllllll-i 30 Ash Walsh Wendys 2015 Light Pink Heart White


2012 Falkirk Council election
Elections to Falkirk Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 32 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.


2012 Falkirk Council election
The election saw Labour remain the largest party on the Council despite being outpolled in terms of votes by the Scottish National Party. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party saw their vote share fall but held their Council seats and Independents returned 3 seats as they did in the 2007 Local Elections.


2012 Falkirk Council election
Following the election, the controlling administration consists of 14 Labour members, 2 Conservative and 1 Independent (Cllr Buchanan). Opposition is 13 SNP members and 2 Independent (Cllrs Spears and McCabe). The Council Leader is Cllr Craig C Martin, Provost is Cllr Reid and the Depute Provost Cllr Patrick.


2012 Falkirk Council election, Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show
The 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show was the 2012 edition of the Falsterbo Horse Show, the Swedish official show jumping horse show. It was held as CSIO 5* and CDI 5*.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show
The first horse show were held 1920 in Falsterbo, in 1969 the first show jumping derby was held here.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show
The 2012 edition of the Falsterbo Horse Show was held between July 12, 2012 and July 15, 2012.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of Sweden
The 2012 FEI Nations Cup of Sweden was part of the 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show. It was the sixth competition of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup and was held on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 2:30 pm. The competing teams were: Ireland, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Belgium.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of Sweden
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of Sweden
(grey penalties points do not count for the team result)


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, JMS Falsterbo Derby
The Falsterbo Derby is an important show jumping competition at the 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show. The sponsor of this competition is JMS. A Derby is a show jumping competition with special fences like walls or natural fences build of wood (another example of a derby competition in show jumping is the British Jumping Derby).


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, JMS Falsterbo Derby
This competition will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2012 at 3:45 pm. The competition is a show jumping competition with one round and one jump-off.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
The 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show is the venue of the first competition of the World Dressage Masters (WDM) – rider ranking, season 2012/2013.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
All competitors had started first in the Grand Prix de Dressage at Saturday. The eight best-placed competitors of the Grand Prix de Dressage were allowed to start in the A-Final (the Grand Prix Freestyle). If some of best-placed competitors had want to start in the B-Final, the same number of competitors, who are placed after the best-placed competitors, move up in the A-Final.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
The Grand Prix Spécial is the B-Final of the World Dressage Masters competitions at 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show. The B-Final was held as Grand Prix Spécial, the competition with the highest definite level of dressage competitions. This year the shorter 2012 Olympic version was ridden.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
The B-Final of the World Dressage Masters competitions at 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show was held on July 15, 2012 at 10:00 am. It was endowed with 20,000 €.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final)
The Grand Prix Freestyle, the A-Final of the World Dressage Masters, is a Freestyle dressage competition. The level of this competition is at least the level of a Grand Prix de Dressage, but it can be higher than the level of a Grand Prix Spécial.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final)
The Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show was held on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 12:15 noon. It was endowed with 70,000 €.


2012 Falsterbo Horse Show, Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was the mayor show jumping competition of the 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show. The sponsor of this competition was Longines. It was held on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm. The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds, the height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters.


2012 Family Circle Cup
The 2012 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event in the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place from March 31 to April 8, 2012. It was the 40th edition of the tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the only event of the Clay courts season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$749,160


2012 Family Circle Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová. The wildcard team then defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final 5–7, 6–4, [10–6].


2012 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was not allowed to participate because there were already two top 6 players in the draw.


2012 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Serena Williams won the title, defeating Lucie Šafářová in the final 6–0, 6–1.


2012 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2012 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
The 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 15, 2012 at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho in the United States. The sixteenth edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Toledo Rockets from the Mid-American Conference against the Western Athletic Conference champion Utah State Aggies, and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Rockets accepted their invitation after earning a 9–2 record in the regular season, while the Aggies accepted theirs after earning a 10–2 record. Utah State won the game 41–15.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams
Since 2001, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl has given an automatic bid to a team from the Western Athletic Conference. However, this was the final year of the bid, as the WAC ceased sponsorship of football following the season. Coincidentally, the WAC's bid was given after the Big West Conference (whose champion had the automatic bid) ceased sponsoring football following the 2000 game.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams
The Mid-American Conference has held their automatic bid since 2010, following the Toronto-based International Bowl ceasing operations.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, Toledo
In one of the more successful seasons in the conference's history, the Rockets were one of the MAC's more successful teams, finishing with a 6–2 conference record, good for a tie for second place in the West Division (though losing the tiebreaker to the Ball State Cardinals). After the season, the Rockets accepted their invitation to the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, Toledo
This would be the Rockets' first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, Utah State
The Aggies came off of one of their most successful seasons in school history, finishing 6–0 in WAC play and winning the conference's final outright championship. In fact, the Aggies' only two losses of the season by a margin of no more than three points (to the Wisconsin Badgers by a score of 16–14 and their Old Wagon Wheel rivals the BYU Cougars by a score of 6–3). After defeating the Idaho Vandals to finish their regular season record at 10–2 (winning ten games for the first time in school history), the Aggies accepted the fourth invitation of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season to the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, Utah State
This would be the Aggies' third Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, following the inaugural 1997 game against the Cincinnati Bearcats as well as the 2011 game against the Ohio Bobcats, both of which the Aggies lost. It would also be the Aggies' final game as a member of the WAC before they moved to the Mountain West Conference in 2013.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Game summary
Toledo got the ball to start the game and executed a 5-play, 49-yard drive that resulted in a 37-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer for the first points of the game. On the ensuing Utah State drive, the Aggies managed one first down prior to punting away after two plays for losses of yardage as well as an illegal substitution penalty. Later in the quarter, Utah State got the ball back and executed a drive that culminated with a 62-yard rushing touchdown by Chuckie Keeton. That was the last score of the quarter.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Game summary
The second quarter began with a 9-play, 50-yard drive for Toledo that was capped off with a 37-yard field goal by Detmer, his second of the game from that distance. After exchanging punts, Utah State executed an 86-yard drive in the final 1:39 that resulted in a successful 27-yard field goal by Nick Diaz.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Game summary
Since Toledo got the ball at the start of the game, Utah State got possession at the beginning of the second half. Like Toledo did on the first drive of the first half, Utah State marched down the field but settled for a field goal after an 8-play, 45-yard drive. The ensuing Toledo drive ended with an interception, but Utah State failed to capitalize and ended up punting it back to Toledo. Heading into the fourth quarter, the score remained 13–6 Utah State.


2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Game summary
Toledo began the quarter by putting together a 14-play, 74-yard drive. Since they were down by seven points, however, they decided to go for it on fourth and one at the Utah State nine-yard line, but were stopped short by the Utah State defense. After a Utah State fumble on their ensuing possession, Toledo was able to score on a 29-yard field goal by Detmer. The next three drives for Utah State all ended the same way, a Kerwynn Williams touchdown run. In the course of three minutes, Williams ran for three touchdowns to put Utah State on top 41-15, which would end up being the final score.


2012 Fareham Borough Council election
The 2012 Fareham Borough Council elections took take place on 3 May 2012 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council.


2012 Fareham Borough Council election
The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Lib Dems, in Fareham North West, which saw Dave Whittingham unseat Eric Dunn.


2012 Fareham Borough Council election
The closest to an upset came in Stubbington where 22-year-old Christopher Wood for the UK Independence Party came second with 34.4% of the vote, behind the Conservative's Kay Mandry, who won 38.8%.


2012 Fareham Borough Council election, Election results
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 13 seats compared to 2 for the Liberal Democrats.


2012 Farmers Classic
The 2012 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Los Angeles. It was the 86th edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the Emirates Airline  US Open Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the campus of UCLA, from July 23 through July 29, 2012, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel. During the early rounds, Rhythm & Blues group "The Spinners," and "Sax and the City" performed at the Classic. Sam Querrey from California, fellow American James Blake, France’s Nicolas Mahut and Belgium’s Xavier Malisse, the tournament’s reigning doubles champion, were participants of this year's tournaments.


2012 Farmers Classic
Defending champion, Querrey, who grew up in nearby Thousand Oaks, defeated Ričardas Berankis for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29, 2012. Xavier Malisse teamed up with Ruben Bemelmans this year to win the doubles championship. Querrey would also join fellow Americans, Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors as the only three men to win 3 or more titles in the Open Era. The 2012 tournament marked the last time an ATP World Tour tournament would be held in Los Angeles.


2012 Farmers Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Farmers Classic, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Farmers Classic – Doubles
Xavier Malisse, with fellow countryman Ruben Bemelmans, defended his title, defeating Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7] in the final. Mark Knowles and  Malisse were the defending champions but Knowles decided not to participate.


2012 Farmers Classic – Singles
Ernests Gulbis was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2012 Farmers Classic – Singles
Sam Querrey won the title, defeating Ričardas Berankis in the final, 6–0, 6–2. This was Querrey's third title at the event.


2012 Farmers Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2012 Faroe Islands Cup
The 2012 Faroe Islands Cup was the 58th edition of the Faroe Islands domestic football cup. It started on 24 March 2012 and ended with the final on 25 August 2012. EB/Streymur were the defending champions, having won their fourth cup title the previous year. The winner of the competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012 Faroe Islands Cup
Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The Preliminary Round involved only teams from 1. deild, 2. deild and 3. deild competitions. Teams from the highest division entered the competition in the First Round.


2012 Faroe Islands Cup, Preliminary round
Three clubs from the 2. deild and one club from the 3. deild entered this round. The matches took place on 24 March 2012. The draw for this round of the competition was made on 13 February 2012.


2012 Faroe Islands Cup, First round
The two winners from the Preliminary Round, all ten clubs from the Faroe Islands Premier League and four clubs from the 1. deild entered this round. These matches took place on 9 April 2012. The draw for this round of the competition was made on 13 February 2012.


2012 Faroe Islands Cup, Semifinals
The ties were played over two legs on 9 May and 23 May 2012.


2012 Faroe Islands Premier League
2012 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventieth season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. The season began on 24 March 2012 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and FC Suðuroy, and ended on 6 October 2012. EB/Streymur won their second league title. B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions.


2012 Faroe Islands Premier League, Teams
07 Vestur and B71 Sandoy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result. 07 Vestur were relegated after just one season in the league while B71 Sandoy left after a two-year stay.


2012 Faroe Islands Premier League, Teams
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions FC Suðuroy and runners-up TB Tvøroyri. FC Suðuroy returned to the top flight after a one-year absence, while TB Tvøroyri returned after a six-year absence.


2012 Faroe Islands Premier League, Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 27 rounds. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games had to be at home and at least one had to be away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season, with the top five teams of the previous season having 5 home games.


2012 Faroese municipal merger referendum
A municipal merger referendum was held in the Faroe Islands on 3 May 2012. Proposals were put forward for merging the thirty existing municipalities  into seven new municipalities, with voters in each of the proposed new areas voting on the merger. The proposition was rejected in six of the seven proposed new municipalities. As a result, none of the mergers went ahead.


2012 Faroese municipal merger referendum, Background
Proposals for municipality mergers and delegating powers to municipalities had been discussed for 20–25 years prior to the referendum. The Centre Party, People's Party and Social Democratic Party were in favour of voluntary mergers, whilst the Self-Government Party, Republic and Union Party favoured creating the mergers by legislation. Progress advocated for drafting legislation on the mergers and submitting it to voters through a referendum.


2012 Faroese municipal merger referendum, Background
In the autumn of 2011, the Faroese government announced that it would be transferring responsibility for elderly care and primary education from 1 January 2014, and that the number of municipalities would need to be reduced from the 30 that existed at the time. A referendum on the merger proposals was announced by Interior Minister Kári P. Højgaard on 20 December 2011, which was based on section 7 of the Act on Voluntary Municipal Mergers and Inter-municipal Cooperation on Statutory Services. Anyone eligible to vote in municipal elections was able to vote in the referendum.


2012 Faroese municipal merger referendum, Results
Vágar, where the merger process was already underway, was the only proposed municipality area in which voters approved the proposals. Although there were majorities in some individual municipalities, these were largely areas that were expected to become the centre of the new municipality; only three of the peripheral municipalities voted in favour.


2012 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fourth staging of the annual World Netball Series, and the first to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held at Vector Arena in Auckland, the first time it had moved from its previous host nation England.


2012 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2012 tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in 2012. New Zealand won the final against England, to record their third World Netball Fast5 series title.


2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, Overview, Date and venue
The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland New Zealand over three days, from 9–11 November. All matches were held at Vector Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000.


2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, Overview, Format
20 matches were played over three days, under new Fast5 rules. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The four highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team played the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd played 3rd. The winners of these two matches contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams contested the third- and fifth-place playoffs.


2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, Teams
The competition was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the IFNA World Rankings: Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, England, Malawi and South Africa.


2012 Fatah–Hamas Cairo Agreement
The 2012 Fatah–Hamas Cairo Agreement was a reconciliation accord between the ruling Palestinian  National Authority Fatah, and the fundamentalist organization Hamas, which currently rules over the Gaza Strip. Signed in May 2012 by Fatah's President Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas' leader Khaled Mashal, the objective of the agreement was the formation of an interim government in preparation for the elections for a new Palestinian government. However, the agreement soon fell apart, and steps of major reconciliation were not made until January 2013.


2012 Fatah–Hamas Cairo Agreement, Background
The Israeli and Palestinian conflict began in 1948 when the state of Israel was established. Both sides are fighting over the same land and neither will simply give away the land, due to the land having deeper religious meaning for Palestinians and Israelis alike. Israel is currently in control of the land and have strict boundaries and rules for the Israelis to follow. Although Israel is in control, they cannot just drive the Palestinian people out of the land so they intend to drive them out by mistreating them, hoping they will flee the land. This is an ongoing battle for power and a resolution does not seem to be near. Both sides have come to many different agreements in the past, but they never seem to be met and the battle for power continues.


2012 Fatah–Hamas Cairo Agreement, Background
Tensions between political parties Fatah and Hamas have gone on since 2007. Problems between the two parties have been numerous, but namely arguments have risen on how to deal with Israel. Hamas has written off any type of settlement with Israel, believing that it should not have a right to exist in the first place, while Fatah has agreed in the past to work with Israel. On February 8, 2007, Hamas and Fatah signed the Fatah–Hamas Mecca Agreement. In April 2011, they signed an agreement in Cairo, which intended to end the Fatah–Hamas conflict.


2012 Fatah–Hamas Cairo Agreement, Background
On February 7, 2012, the parties signed the Doha agreement in the Qatari capital Doha, placing Abbas at the head of an interim government of independent technocrats charged with organizing elections later in 2012. The accord, however, failed on implementation. Other agreements that attempted to bridge peace between the two parties were the 2011 Cairo Agreement, the Fatah-Hamas Mecca Agreement, the 2012 Doha Agreement, and the 2014 Beach Refugee Camp Agreement.


2012 Fatah–Hamas Cairo Agreement, The Agreement
On May 20, 2012, Hamas and Fatah signed another agreement in Cairo, this time to prepare for elections for the new united government of the West Bank and Gaza. The new agreement took steps to carry out the previous Fatah–Hamas Doha Agreement, including the registering of new voters in the Gaza Strip and the formation of an interim government from May 27. Neither party was able to come to a compromise with each other's requests. Fatah's took issue with Hamas over the latter's power in the Gaza Strip, citing that Hamas should give up some of its control. Hamas, on the other hand, would not agree to compromise so long as Fatah continued to appease Israel. The agreement was put on hiatus until May 2012, due to both parties reaching a standstill. The negotiations over the agreement were terminated due to continued disagreements between the parties.


2012 Fatehpur violence
2012 Fatehpur Violence refers to the attack on the minority Hindu community in the Fatehpur village under Kaliganj upazila in Satkhira District in south-western Bangladesh on the 31 March 2012.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Background
On 26 March 2012, on the occasion of the Independence Day the students of Fatehpur High School staged a play adapted from the short story 'Huzur Kebla' by eminent Bangladeshi politician and litterateur Abul Mansur Ahmed. The text is included in the  syllabus of Bengali in the university degree courses. Three days later, on 29 March 2012, Dainik Drishtipat and Dainik Alor Parash, two Jamaat-e-Islami supported local newspapers reported that blasphemous remarks about the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, were made in the drama. Though the news was proved to be false later on, tensions began to mount once the news spread.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Background
On 30 March, South Sripur Union Parishad member Abu Jafar Sanpui filed a case with Kaliganj police station accusing a dramatist, a headmaster and an assistant headmaster. Police arrested the headmaster and the assistant teacher and send them to jail.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Background
A group of Muslims and mullahs held noisy demonstrations after Jumma prayers on Friday, blocking roads for hours.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Attacks
On Saturday, people from neighbouring areas began to gather in Fatehpur village under the banner of Touhidi Janata. Hundreds of people from Krishnanagar and Bishnupur unions and other areas assembled outside the Fatehpur village of South Sripur union. At around 9 a.m. they attacked the Fatehpur High School and Fatehpur Government Primary School with sticks, iron rods and machetes. Then they attacked the houses of Shahinur Rahman and his three brothers and set them on fire. In the Banshtala market, they set fire to the shop of Abdul Hakim Sardar, a member of the administrative committee of Fatehpur High School. Then as the sun set the Muslims burnt down the house of 7 Hindu families including Mita Rani Hazra. They also robbed valuable things from those houses.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Attacks
On Sunday afternoon, rumour spread that Lalita Sardar, a Hindu housewife from Chakdaha village had made another blasphemous remark about Muhammad. People began to gather in the Sardar residence. In the evening, Firoz Kabir Kajal, the president of Nazimganj Bazar Committee arrived at their house along local Union Parishad members. They began to pressurize Lalita to publicly apologize for her blasphemous remarks. During this meeting about two hundred youths from nearby villages gathered near their house and threatened to kick the family and send them to India.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Attacks
At around 7 pm thousands of teenagers and youths were called to the spot from the different villages of Kaliganj Upazila. The outsiders gathered around the houses of the minority Hindus and began to pelt stones and brick bats in their houses. The Hindu men, women and children fearing for their lives, began to run towards safety. The attackers then broke open their houses and looted their valuables, including jewelry, garments, land deeds and other valuable documents. They also snatched the jewelry box from Lalita Sardar.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Attacks
After securing the loot in safe havens, the miscreants doused the houses in petrol and set them on fire. The houses of 10 Hindu families were looted and set on fire. The loot and arson took place in the presence of the police. The fire brigade was blocked from entering into the area until the houses were completely burnt. The District Magistrate, District Superintendent of Police, the Additional D.I.G. (Khulna Range) and RAB officers arrived at night and tried to bring things under control.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Aftermath
A week after the attacks, the majority of the Hindu victims still remained terrorized. Members of many of the families haven't returned to their houses.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Aftermath
On Wednesday, 11 April 2012 District Commissioner of Satkhira District canceled declaration of the daily drishtipat because of provocating the attack on Hindu families and failure to answer show cause order of the High Court.


2012 Fatehpur violence, Protests
Mainstream Bangladeshi media completely maintained a silence over this incident. Then as the Hindu Students of Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University protested against the persecution. Bangladeshi media highlighted this event. Students of Dhaka University Jagannath Hall staged demonstrations putting up barricades on Shahbag-Matsya Bhaban road on Thursday, 5 April 2012 morning. Nearly 500 students brought out a procession from their dormitory in the morning and later took position at Shahbagh around 10:30 am. They demanded tougher actions against the people responsible for the incident. Earlier, on Wednesday night, the students blocked Elephant-Matsya Bhaban road for an hour on the same issue. Bangladesh Hindu Mohajot also protested against the incident.


2012 Fed Cup
The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan.


2012 Fed Cup
The final took place at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on 3–4 November. The home and defending champions Czech Republic defeated the first-finalists Serbia, to win their seventh title and equal the record for second-most titles won by a country since the competition's beginning.


2012 Fed Cup
Czech Republic was the only country except United States and Australia to hold both Davis Cup and Fed Cup at the same time. The Czechs did the same in 2012. Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych also scored Hopman Cup victory at the same year.


2012 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. The United States, Japan, Slovakia and Australia played in the 2013 Fed Cup World Group while Ukraine, Belgium, Spain and Germany played in World Group II.


2012 Fed Cup, World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. The winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, while the losers continued in the World Group II Play-offs.


2012 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.


2012 Fed Cup, Rankings
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2012 Fed Cup.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The nine teams were divided into two pools of four and five teams. The winners of both pools played off to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom two places in each pool play-off to determine which nation was relegated to Americas Zone Group II for 2012.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The nine teams were divided into one pool of four and one pool of five teams. The top two teams of both pools played off to decide which nation was promoted to the Americas Zone Group I for 2012.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2011 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for sixth and ninth. The top team advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II for the next year.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advanced to World Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, 3rd to 4th Play-Offs
The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Americas Zone Group II in 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom teams faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom teams faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for the next year.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first and second placed teams of each pool were drawn in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of each rounds advanced to Group I for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, 5th to 6th Play-Offs
The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs, 7th to 8th Play-Offs
The fourth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the seventh and eighth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top two teams played for advancement to the 2013 Group I.


2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top two teams played for advancement to the 2013 Group I.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the 2013 Group I.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2012 Fed Cup.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The winners of both pools played off to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finished last in each pool play-off to determine which nation was relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The ten teams were divided into two pools of five teams. The winners of both pools played off to decide which nation was promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team was relegated down to the Group II for the next year.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they'd get a chance to advanced to World Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, 3rd to 4th Play-Offs
The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The loser of each round was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2012.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the ten teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top team advanced to 2013 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional Round
The first placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round. The winner advanced to the Group I for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 3rd to 4th Play-Off
The second placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 5th to 6th Play-Off
The third placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 7th to 8th Play-Off
The fourth placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the seventh and eighth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 9th to 10th Play-Off
The fifth placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the ninth and tenth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the 2013 Group I.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2012 Fed Cup.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations relegated to Group II for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for 2013. Third-placed nations played-off against fourth placing nations with the losing teams facing relegation to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III
The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, 5th to 8th Play-Offs
The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, 9th to 12th Play-Offs
The third placed teams of each pool except Pool A were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first-placed teams of each pool played against the second-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The third-placed teams of each pool played against the fourth-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group III.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2012 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to Group I, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group III.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2012 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to Group I, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group III.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III were the final stages of the Group III Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first and second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to Group II in 2013.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs, 5th to 7th Play-Offs
The third and fourth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs, 9th to 10th Play-Offs
The fifth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the ninth and tenth placed teams.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Pool A
Group A of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams and the bottom teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the Group II.


2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Pool B
Group B of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2012 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams and the bottom teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the Group II.


2012 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Czech Republic was the defending champion, and they successfully defended their title by defeating first-time finalists Serbia in the final.


2012 Fed Cup World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the losing nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.


2012 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
The 2012 World Group II Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2013 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.


2012 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2013 World Group, while losing nations joined the 2013 World Group II.


2012 FedEx 400
The 2012 FedEx 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 3, 2012 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps, it was the thirteenth race of the 2012 season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports took his second win of the season, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Matt Kenseth finished third.


2012 FedEx 400
There were seven cautions and seventeen lead changes among seven different drivers during the race. Johnson's win maintained his fifth-place position in the drivers' championship, 33 points behind leader Greg Biffle and twelve ahead of Martin Truex, Jr. in sixth. Chevrolet led the Manufacturer Championship with 90 points, sixteen ahead of Toyota and 23 ahead of Ford in third.


2012 FedEx 400, Report, Background
Dover International Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at nine degrees with the backstretch. The racetrack has seats for 135,000 spectators.