2012 Six Nations Championship, Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, all the matches were televised on BBC channels. In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live. S4C televised Wales matches while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States). In the United States BBC America and BBC America HD televised some matches.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads
This is a list of the complete squads for the 2012 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Each country is entitled to name a squad of 39 players to contest the championship. They may also invite additional players along prior to the start of the championship, while the coach can call up replacement players if squad members suffer serious injury.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, England
Interim England manager Stuart Lancaster announced a 32-man England squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 11 January. Although lock Louis Deacon was named to the squad, he was ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, England
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, France
Philippe Saint-André announced a 30-man France squad for the 2011 Six Nations on 5 January. Two days later, Romain Millo-Chluski dislocated his right shoulder in a Top 14 match, potentially ruling him out for the entire Six Nations; Lionel Nallet was named as his replacement. The prop David Attoub is called up in the list for the game against Italy


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, Ireland
Ireland named an initial 24-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 18 January. A full squad was announced on 30 January, after the country's A national team, Ireland Wolfhounds, played England Saxons.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, Italy
Jacques Brunel announced his 30-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 16 January. The squad will be cut to 24 before going to Paris for the opener against France.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, Scotland
Andy Robinson announced Scotland's 36-man squad for the Six Nations on 5 January. Steven Shingler, initially chosen for the squad, was confirmed to be ineligible for Scotland by the International Rugby Board due to his caps for Wales U20. Moray Low was ruled out for 2 months, his place in the squad was taken by clubmate Ed Kalman.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, Scotland
On 24 January, Ross Ford was named captain for the Six Nations.


2012 Six Nations Championship squads, Wales
Warren Gatland named a 35-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 18 January.


2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held between February and March 2012. England won the tournament and the Triple Crown.


2012 Six-red World Championship
The 2012 Six-red World Championship (often styled the 2012 SangSom 6-red World Championship for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a six-red snooker tournament held between 2 and 7 July 2012 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The highest break of the tournament was 75, compiled by both Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy.


2012 Six-red World Championship
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 5–7 against Trump.


2012 Six-red World Championship
Mark Davis won his second Six-reds World Championship title after 2009, by defeating Murphy 8–4 in the final.


2012 Six-red World Championship, Prize money
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2012 Six-red World Championship, Round-robin stage
The top four players from each group qualified for the knock-out stage. All matches were best of 9 frames.


2012 Skate America
The 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America was the first event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on October 19–21. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.


2012 Skate America, Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 before July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.


2012 Skate America, Eligibility
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships):


2012 Skate America, Overview
Yuzuru Hanyu posted a world record score in the men's short program for a ten-point lead over teammate Takahiko Kozuka, with American Jeremy Abbott in third. Kozuka won the gold medal after placing first in the free skating, Hanyu dropped to second overall, and Tatsuki Machida rounded out a Japanese sweep of the podium by winning bronze, his first Grand Prix medal.


2012 Skate America, Overview
American Ashley Wagner led after the ladies' short program, followed by Russia's Adelina Sotnikova and American Christina Gao. Wagner then placed first in the free skating to win her first GP gold, while Gao rose to take the silver, her first GP medal, and Sotnikova slipped to third.


2012 Skate America, Overview
Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov placed first in the pairs' short program ahead of China's Pang Qing / Tong Jian and Americans Caydee Denney / John Coughlin. The pairs maintained their positions in the free skating. Volosozhar / Trankov won their third GP title, Pang / Tong finished second, and Denney / Coughlin took the bronze, their first Grand Prix medal.


2012 Skate America, Overview
Americans Meryl Davis / Charlie White won the short dance, ahead of Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje and Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev. Davis / White also placed first in the free dance to win their third consecutive Skate America title, while Bobrova and Soloviev moved up to win the silver, their fifth medal on the GP series, and Weaver and Poje took the bronze, their sixth GP medal.


2012 Skate Canada International
The 2012 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario on October 26–28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.


2012 Skate Canada International, Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the 2012 senior Grand Prix circuit.


2012 Skate Canada International, Eligibility
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores(3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships):


2012 Skate Canada International, Entries
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker withdrew from the pairs event due to the end of their partnership and Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert withdrew due to injury.


2012 Skate Canada International, Overview
Georgia's Elene Gedevanishvili won the ladies' short program by 0.24 points ahead of Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond, with Russia's Ksenia Makarova in third. Kaetlyn Osmond won the competition, but Japan's Akiko Suzuki won the free skate, climbing up from fifth to take the silver, while Japanese teammate Kanako Murakami won the bronze.


2012 Skate Canada International, Overview
Germany's Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy took the lead in the pairs' event, almost eight points ahead of Canada's Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford, while Italy's Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek rounded out the top three after the short program. The standings remained the same after the free skate, with the Germans winning by over 21 points over the Canadians, while the Italians finishing 18 points behind in bronze. Szolkowy wore tights which the ISU does not allow for men, however, the judges decided not to impose a costume deduction.


2012 Skate Canada International, Overview
Spain's Javier Fernández placed first in the men's short program, three points ahead of Canada's Patrick Chan and Japan's Nobunari Oda. Fernandez continued his lead, winning the competition decisively by ten points over the reigning two-time World Champion, with Oda taking the bronze.


2012 Skate Canada International, Overview
Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir edged out Italy's Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte by 0.01 points to win the short dance, with Russians Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko nine points behind in third. The standings remained the same after the free, with the Canadians winning by over nine points over the Italians and the Russians 17 points behind in third.


2012 Skycity Triple Crown
The 2012 Skycity Triple Crown was an Australian touring car motor race for V8 Supercars. It was held from the 15–17 June at the Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin and was the sixth round of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship and the fifteenth time that the Supercars had visited Hidden Valley since the first event in 1998.


2012 Skycity Triple Crown
The weekend consisted of two races with Jamie Whincup from Triple Eight Race Engineering winning the first race of the weekend while fellow team-mate Craig Lowndes won the longer race of the two during the weekend.


2012 Skyrunner World Series
The 2012 Skyrunner World Series was the 11th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.


2012 Skyrunner World Series
From this edition there is a new format: three different categories and four different champions including the overall champion.


2012 Slamdance Film Festival
The 2012 Slamdance Film Festival was a film festival held in Park City, Utah from January 20 to January 26, 2012. It was the 18th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, a complementary fest to the Sundance Film Festival.


2012 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
With nearly 5,000 submissions, 18 feature-length films were shown along with 75 short films and 8 special screenings selected from across the globe. The festival took place at the Treasure Mountain Inn on Main Street in Park City. Festival alumni include acclaimed directors, such as Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight'), Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses") and Oren Peli ("Paranormal Activity").


2012 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
Festivities included the Opening and Closing Night Parties at the Carhartt Lounge, panel discussions, daily happy hours and the annual Sled Off. The festival also featured Morning Coffee Master Classes with Neil Young, Jonathan Demme and Stan Lee. “These events with Stan Lee, Neil Young and Jonathan Demme are incredible opportunities to learn from some of the world's best storytellers, and a rare chance to experience the stories, wisdom, and tribulations of iconic artists and filmmakers,” said Peter Baxter, Slamdance President and Co-Founder. Demme and Young shared their stories about making the documentary Neil Young Journeys. Young also confirmed that he is working with longtime collaborator Crazy Horse on a new album. Stan Lee and director Will Hess discussed the making of their new doc With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story.


2012 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
Special screenings, included Wild In The Streets, No Room For Rockstars, Neil Young Journeys and Ed Wood's Lost Film Final Curtain.


2012 Slamdance Film Festival, Films
The feature competitions at Slamdance are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less. The festival showcased 10 Narrative Films and 8 Documentary Films, including 13 World Premieres.


2012 Slamdance Film Festival, Awards
Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter is quoted as saying, “This year's narrative and documentary competitions are stronger than ever, and these filmmakers represent the vanguard of true independent filmmaking.” The following films were honored with prizes from the Grand Jury, audience members and festival sponsors.


2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season
The 2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season was the club's 68th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's first season under the management of Ian Baraclough. It was the team's seventh consecutive season in the Premier Division. Sligo Rovers won their first title in 35 years.


2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season, Squad, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 22 October 2012


2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season, Squad, Squad statistics, Top Assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. Last updated 22 October 2012


2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season, Squad, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 22 October 2012Source:Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.Notes: League only


2012 Slough Borough Council election
The 2012 Slough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.


2012 Slough Borough Council election
14 wards (one third of the council) were up for election.


2012 Slovak Cup Final
The 2012 Slovnaft Cup Final will be the final match of the 2011–12 Slovak Cup, the 43rd season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Mestský štadión Bardejov in Bardejov on 8 May 2012 between FK Senica and MŠK Žilina. MŠK Žilina won after the match ended 3–2 after extra time.


2012 Slovak Open
The 2012 Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bratislava, Slovakia between 5 and 11 November 2012.


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


2012 Slovak Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2012 Slovak Open – Doubles
Jan Hájek and Lukáš Lacko were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Philipp Marx and Florin Mergea. Lukáš Dlouhý and Michail Elgin defeated Marx and Mergea 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–6] in the final.


2012 Slovak Open – Singles
Lukáš Lacko was the defending champion but defeated in the Semifinals by Lukáš Rosol. Rosol went on to win the title against Björn Phau 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 10 March 2012 to elect the 150 members of the National Council. The elections followed the fall of Prime Minister Iveta Radičová's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party-led coalition in October 2011 over a no confidence vote her government had lost because of its support for the European Financial Stability Fund. Amidst a major corruption scandal involving local center-right politicians, former Prime Minister Robert Fico's Direction – Social Democracy won an absolute majority of seats.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Background
On 11 October 2011, the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the parliament of Slovakia, voted on whether to approve the expansion of the European Financial Stability Fund. As Slovakia was the last eurozone country to vote on the measure, prime minister Iveta Radičová of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ) made it a vote of confidence. The motion was called on the grounds, according to the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, that Slovakia, the second poorest eurozone country, should not bail out richer countries such as Greece in the interest of bank re-capitalisation. The motion then failed by 21 votes after SaS and Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD) abstained.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Background
Smer-SD then came to an agreement with the governing coalition to support the measure in what party chairman and former prime minister Robert Fico called "the most important document of this period." He also explained the first round rejection of the measure as "saying 'no' to a rightist government, but we're saying 'yes' to the rescue fund."


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Background
As per the agreement between the two parties, foreign minister Mikuláš Dzurinda (SDKÚ) said that, in return for Smer's support, a snap election would be called: "We decided that as the first point of [Thursday's] parliamentary session, we will work on a proposal to shorten the voting period, with the goal of organising an election on 10 March. Immediately after [13 October or 14 October] we will debate proposals related to the EFSF." On 13 October, following pressure from the European Union, which was in turn warned by the United States and China to get its finances in order, the motion was passed by a vote of 114–30 with 3 abstentions.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Campaign
The number of competing political parties in the 2012 elections was the highest since the fall of communism in Slovakia in 1989. All participating parties had to register 90 days before the election and pay a fee of 16 596 euro (the fee is refunded to all parties who reach at least 2% of votes). All Slovak citizens are allowed to vote except for convicted felons in prison (only those, who were convicted for serious offenses), people declared ineligible to perform legal acts (legally insane) by court and citizens under 18 years of age.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Campaign
Numerous political scandals overshadowed the economic issues which led to the fall of the previous government:


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Campaign
In the run-up to the elections the Gorilla scandal (secret recordings of leading politicians in 2005–2006 showing political corruption) shook the political scene.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Campaign
The campaign was openly criticised for being the first one since the fall of communism in which political scandals and personal attacks replaced policy discussion. An open declaration condemning the campaign was signed by 16 prominent Slovaks, including economist Juraj Stern, actor Milan Lasica and sociologist Martin Bútora. The campaign officially started on 18 February and continued up to, and including, election day.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Opinion polls
In January 2012, polls projected that a new centre-right party, Ordinary People, would enter the National Council.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Conduct
The day before the election, about 1,000 protesters in Bratislava, the national capital, protested against the corruption brought to light by the Gorilla scandal, which later turned violent.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Conduct
Voting took place between 7:00 and 22:00 at 5,956 polling stations. The Slovak Spectator reported that former Slovak citizens who had been granted Hungarian citizenship were prevented from voting because of an amendment to the Citizenship Act in 2010 which mandated that those who acquire citizenship of another country automatically have their Slovak citizenship rescinded.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Reactions
Although Direction won an absolute majority, Fico announced on election night that he would be willing to consult with other parties if they so wished. He also said that: "The European Union can lean on Smer because we realise that Slovakia, as a small country living in Europe and wanting to live in Europe ... desires to maintain the eurozone and the euro as a strong European currency." However, no other parties were willing to form coalition with Smer, leading Fico to form the first one-party government in Slovakia since 1993.


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Analysis
The Economist called Fico "one of Europe's most successful centre-left politicians" after Smer-SD's win. It suggested that the "big loser" was the SDKÚ-DS' Dzurinda as a former prime minister "barely squeaked" into parliament and that, along with the SaS, were punished by voters for their failure to support the previous government's EU-backed Greek bailout. It further cited the high voter turnout (59.1) saying that Slovaks had "matured politically" for not abstaining or threatening to invalidate the poll, yet it still cited smaller protests that were "rowdy."


2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Analysis
It pointed to the OLaNO's newcomer status as "starry-eyed" in attempting to "harness voters' discontent" and that as a result of the party's showing it would be "breathing down KDH's neck." The Economist pointed out that this was the first time since the breakup of Czechoslovakia that any party had won an absolute majority, though Smer-SD fell seven seats short of the three-fifths majority needed to unilaterally amend the constitution.


2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum
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2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum
A referendum was held in Slovenia on 25 March 2012 on the new family code passed by the then-governing coalition led by Borut Pahor. The code was rejected with 54.55% of voters against the law.


2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum, Background
The family code bill passed by the government of Borut Pahor which expanded existing same-sex registered partnerships to have all rights of married couples, except adoption (excluding step-child adoption). The law also expanded provisions protecting the rights of children, such as outlawing corporal punishment and establishing a children's ombudsman. A conservative group "Civil Initiative for the Family and the Rights of Children", led by the activist and philosopher Aleš Primc (member of the conservative-centrist Slovenian People's Party), opposed to same-sex unions gathered the required signatures to force a referendum on the law.


2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum, Opinion polls
A February/March poll carried out by Delo found that 35.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold the law, while 26.3% said they would vote to repeal it and 20.9% were undecided. The remaining 16.9% of the respondents said they would not attend the referendum. The poll was conducted on 29 February and 1 March among 504 respondents.


2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum, Opinion polls
A Ninamedia poll for PlanetSiol.net carried out between 13 and 15 March 2012 found that 47.2% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 40.4% said they would vote to repeal it and 12.4% were undecided. The poll was based on the responses of 700 people.


2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum, Opinion polls
Another Delo poll conducted between 14 and 20 March among 709 respondents found that 46.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 29.2% said they would vote to repeal it and 16.4% were undecided. The remaining 7.5% of the respondents didn't want to respond. Among those who said that they would definitely or probably attend the referendum, 60% said that they would vote to uphold a law while 40% said they would vote to repeal it.


2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum, Results
The law was rejected by voters. Voter turnout was 30.1%.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final
The 2012 Slovenian Cup Final was a football match played between Celje and Maribor on 23 May 2012 at the Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana. It was the final match of the 2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup, the 21st season of Slovenia's football knockout competition, the Slovenian Football Cup. Celje were participating in their 6th final, they had previously won one and lost four. Maribor were appearing in their tenth final, they had previously won six and lost three. This was the last final to be held at the Stožice Stadium, future finals have been held at the Bonifika Stadium in Koper.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final
Celje entered the competition in the first round and Maribor in the second (round of 16) after receiving a bye as one of the top four clubs in the 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga. Matches up to the quarter-finals were contested on a one-off basis, with extra time and penalties being played if a match ended in a draw. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played over two legs. To reach the final Celje defeated Grad, Triglav Kranj, Interblock and Šenčur. Maribor's route to the final comprised victories over Adria, Zavrč and Rudar Velenje.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final
Watched by a crowd of 4,132, Alen Romih scored in the 36th minute giving Celje the lead at the end of the first half. Dalibor Volaš was substituted on at the start of the second half and equalised for Maribor in under a minute. The score remained 1–1 after 90 minutes and the game went to extra time. Within a minute of the start Celje restored their lead through Benjamin Verbič. Maribor levelled the scores for a second time in the 99th minute with Matic Črnic scoring. At full-time with the score being 2–2, the cup winners were to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Celje missed three of their five penalties while Maribor converted three of five to win the shoot-out 3–2.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final
The victory meant Maribor won the Slovenian Football Cup for the seventh time. They later played against their Eternal derby rivals, the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga runners-up, Olimpija Ljubljana in the 2012 Slovenian Supercup. Given Maribor had already qualified for Europe as league champions, their UEFA Europa League spot was awarded to runners-up Celje.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final, Route to the final, Celje
Celje entered the competition in the first round. They were drawn away to Slovenian Third League side Grad. Goals from Saša Bakarič and Dejan Krljanović gave Celje a 2–0 lead at half-time; each team scored one goal in the second half with Celje winning 3–1. Their second round (round of 16) draw was away to fellow PrvaLiga side Triglav Kranj. Iztok Močivnik's twelfth-minute goal was enough for Celje to progress through. Their quarter-final opponents were Second League side Interblock. The first leg was played at Interblock's home stadium.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final, Route to the final, Celje
Second half goals from Andraž Šporar and Maximiliano Klebčar gave the home side a surprise 2–0 advantage going into the second leg. Within 22 minutes of the second match Celje scored twice to wipe out Interblock's advantage and went on to win the match 7–0 to reach the semi-finals. Celje's final tie before the final was against Second League side Šenčur; with Šenčur at home first. In both legs Celje game from a goal down to draw 1–1, the second leg remained at 1–1 after extra time and Celje won the subsequent penalty shootout 8–7.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final, Route to the final, Maribor
As one of the top four clubs in the 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga Maribor were given a bye into the second round. They were drawn away to Third League side Adria. A goal from Zoran Lesjak in the first half and Dalibor Volaš in the second saw Maribor win 2–0 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Their first two legged tie of the competition was against Zavrč also of the Third League. The first match ended 1–1 and a 76th-minute goal from Etien Velikonja in the second match was enough for Maribor to reach the semi finals.


2012 Slovenian Football Cup Final, Route to the final, Maribor
Fellow PrvaLiga member Rudar Velenje were Maribor's last tie before the final. They won both legs (away first) 4–2 with forward Etien Velikonja scoring a brace in each. The 8–4 aggregate score is the highest scoring semi-final of the competition with 12 goals breaking the 11 goals record in the 2009–10 semi-final between Celje and Maribor.


2012 Slovenian Supercup
The 2012 Slovenian Supercup was the eight edition of the Slovenian Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Slovenian PrvaLiga and Slovenian Cup competitions. The match was played on 8 July 2012, in Ljudski vrt stadium between 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga runners-up Olimpija Ljubljana and 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga winners Maribor, as Maribor won both the Slovenian Cup and the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the previous season.


2012 Slovenian Supercup, Match details
Man of the Match: Željko Filipović (Maribor)Assistant referees:Anton ŠinkovecVinko VozličFourth official:Roberto PonisDelegate:Vlado Močnik


2012 Slovenian presidential election
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2012 Slovenian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 11 November 2012, with a run-off held on 2 December 2012. Slovenia's 1.7 million registered voters chose between the incumbent president Danilo Türk, the SDS/NSi party candidate Milan Zver and Borut Pahor of the Social Democrats who was also supported by the Civic List. The first round was won, contrary to the opinion poll predictions, by Pahor, with Türk placing second. In the run-off election, Pahor won with roughly two-thirds of the vote.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Election Law
Under Slovenia's election law, candidates for president require support of either:


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Election Law
Each political party can support only one candidate. In the election, the president is elected with a majority of the vote. If no candidate receives more than half of votes, the top two candidates meet in the second round of election.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Candidates, Danilo Türk
Danilo Türk, the incumbent president, announced that he would seek re-election for a second term as an independent candidate and submitted over 13,000 signatures of support to the election commission. Türk, a former United Nations diplomat and professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, entered the 2007 election as an independent candidate with the support of five political parties. Narrowly placing second in the first round, Türk won the second round in a landslide, defeating Lojze Peterle.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Candidates, Danilo Türk
Türk was supported by two parliamentary parties, Positive Slovenia and Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia, and four non-parliamentary parties, Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, Democratic Labour Party, Party for Sustainable Development, and Zares.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Candidates, Borut Pahor
Borut Pahor of the Social Democrats had already considered running for the office in the 2007 election. However, he instead decided to concentrate on the then upcoming parliamentary election where his party won and he was elected Prime Minister. In September 2011, Pahor's government lost a confidence vote amidst an economic crisis and political tensions. In the following election, Pahor was elected to the National Assembly while his party lost the plurality of the votes. In June 2012, Pahor unsuccessfully ran for re-election as president of the Social Democrats. He was defeated by Igor Lukšič by a narrow margin.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Candidates, Borut Pahor
At the same party congress, Pahor announced he would run for President of Slovenia. He received support from the Social Democrats and also from the Civic List, a Conservative Liberal party in the Slovenian center-right government coalition. Pahor also submitted over 4.400 signatures of support. He also received open support by the right-wing leader Janez Janša, which according to the newspaper Delo was the turning point in the campaign, because Pahor won due to the support of right-wing voters.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Candidates, Milan Zver
Milan Zver entered the election as a candidate of two coalition parties, Slovenian Democratic Party and Nova Slovenija. Zver, a sociologist and political scientist, served as the Minister for Education and Sports in the centre-right government led by Janez Janša in 2004–2008. In 2009, Zver was elected member of the European Parliament as a candidate of the Slovenian Democratic Party.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Candidates, Failed or withdrawn
Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti of the Slovenian National Party, who had run for office several times before, also suggested he would run, however, he later changed his decision. Monika Malešič, independent politician, also announced her candidacy. She later withdrew her candidacy due to lack of public support. Marko Kožar, independent politician, who attempted to run in 2002 and 2007 but failed to gather sufficient public support both times, announced his intention to run this year as well but later changed his mind. Other people who announced the intention to run include Miro Žitko, Ladislav Troha, Dušan Egidij Kubot - Totislo, Artur Štern, Martina Valenčič, Fani Eršte, and Milan Robič.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign
All three campaigns stated that their activities would be financially austere in accordance with the situation in the country. Each however, was marked by its own specific style. Pahor carried out a variety of voluntary jobs, and took part in a number of work actions organised by his campaign. Zver participated in numerous political and civil group rallies and similar events across the country. Türk organised a large political meeting in Križanke to inaugurate the campaign, but mostly appeared at presidential events rather than ones that were explicitly campaign oriented. An important part of the three campaigns were the live radio and television debates.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
The very first debate between the three candidates occurred on the afternoon of 23 October 2012 on Radio Slovenia. The first television debate took place in the evening of the same day on TV Slovenia. Samo Uhan, a politologist at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana, stated that the first TV debate would not case a shift in support. He described Türks' performance as presidential, Zvers' as an advocacy of the current governing coalition, and Pahor as being burdened by his negative experiences in the previous parliamentary term. Božidar Novak stated that none of the candidates were outstanding in regard to substance, but that Pahor was slightly better than the other two in terms of style. He described Türk as calm, Zver as condescending, and Pahor as likeable.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
The second TV debate was organised and broadcast by POP TV on the evening of 25 October 2012. The broadcast featured a number of interactive elements including a live analysis of web based reactions to the three candidates. According to this method, Pahor performed the best, followed closely by Zver, with Türk shown as the least successful among the three.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
The third televised live appearance of all three candidates was aired on POP TV on the evening of 2 November 2012. This broadcast had a different format. The candidates were interrogated by a journalist for 25 minutes each and only interacted with each other at the beginning of the show and between the interviews. The above-mentioned method of reaction analysis showed that both Pahor and Zver performed better than Türk.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
The fourth TV debate aired on the newly opened Planet TV on the evening of 5 November 2012. During the live broadcast, Episcenter conducted a study of how convincing each of the candidates had been. The results showed that Pahor was successful at convincing 45% of the viewers, followed by Türk with 37% and Zver with 18%. The fifth one was again hosted by TV Slovenia on the evening of 6 November.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
The final POP TV debate was broadcast live on the evening of 8 November 2012. Aside from the usual confrontation between the candidates for president it also featured a segment where the women who would become the first lady were questioned by the moderator. An analysis of web based responses indicated that Pahor made the best impression, followed by Türk and revealed Zver as the least convincing.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
The final TV Slovenia debate was broadcast live on the evening of 9 November 2012. This event also featured a segment which included the companions of the three candidates.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Campaign, First Round Debates
Election silence came into effect at midnight on the night of 9 November 2012 and lasted until 19:00 CET on the evening of 11 November when the polling stations closed.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Opinion polls, Tracking polls
During the last two weeks of the campaign, magazine Mladina, in association with Ninamedia agency, was running a tracking poll to monitor the trends of changes in support for all three candidates. The poll included n=100 daily with n=200 on the last day of the poll. The final prediction of the poll on Friday, 9 November, indicated 43.8% for Türk, 33.6% for Pahor, and 22.6% for Zver, what would result in a second round being necessary. Support for Zver was more or less stable during the two weeks, slightly above 20%.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Opinion polls, Tracking polls
Long-term trend indicated a slight fall of support for Türk with the support beginning to rise again in the last days before the election. While the poll first allowed the possibility of Türk being elected in the first round already, the final prediction stated that Türk and Pahor will face the second round.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Opinion polls, Tracking polls
Journal Delo ran a tracking poll during the last week of the campaign. Similarly, the final prediction indicated 44% for Türk, 33% for Pahor and 23% for Zver. In the last two days, the poll indicated that some of supporters of Türk migrated to Pahor.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Results and reactions, First round
The first round took place on 11 November. Contrary to predictions, the exit polls indicated that the first round was won by Pahor (41.9%), followed by Türk (37.2%) and Zver (20.8%). After 99.91% of votes counted, Pahor got 40%, followed by Türk with 35.8% and Zver with 24.2%. The voter turnout was record-low at less than 48%. For comparison, the first round of the 2007 election saw 58% of the electorate casting their votes and the 1992 election even more than 85%.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Results and reactions, First round
In his first response, Pahor expressed a surprise by the amount of support in the first round and stated that he will aim to continue to be a candidate that is not limited to one side of the political spectrum. Türk mentioned that the low voter turnout indicated the disappointment of people regarding the political situation and that the voters should decide what country they want to live in. Zver thanked his supporters and stated he was "sad" but did not decide which of the remaining two candidates he would endorse in the second round.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Results and reactions, First round
In the following days, analysts expressed opinion that Pahor now has better chances in the runoff. Pahor appeared to attract votes from both sides of the political spectrum, even one third of the voters of the SDS party. On the other hand, Türk got most of his votes from supporters of Positive Slovenia and from one third of supporters of Pahor's SD. Increasing support of Pahor during the campaign was also attributed to better performance of his in televised debates. Discrepancies between the opinion polls and the results in the first round were attributed to low voter turnout, especially as a part of Türk's supporters presumably stayed at home. Low turnout was also interpreted as people being "fed up" with the political situation in Slovenia.


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Results and reactions, Second round
Borut Pahor won the second round and the election with 67.3% of the vote. The results were first announced in an exit poll by the Mediana Institute. The result was later confirmed at 67.4% for Pahor to 32.6% for Danilo Türk by the Electoral Commission of Slovenia, with 99.7% of the votes counted. The voter turnout was 41.95%, the lowest in the history of presidential elections in Slovenia (until being surpassed by the 2017 election at 41.84%).


2012 Slovenian presidential election, Results and reactions, Second round
After the results were announced, Pahor reiterated that this "only the beginning, the beginning of something new, a new hope, a new period." Pahor stressed that people need trust, respect, and tolerance. He stated he will keep the promises he made during the campaign and will keep working to help solving the problems the nation faces. Türk congratulated his opponent and stated he will keep an active role in the politics of the country.


2012 Snooker Shoot-Out
The 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out was  a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.


2012 Snooker Shoot-Out
Nigel Bond was the defending champion, but he lost in the round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final.


2012 Snooker Shoot-Out
Barry Hawkins won the final 1-0 (61–23) against Graeme Dott.


2012 Snooker Shoot-Out, Prize fund
Winner: £32,000Runner-up: £16,000Semi-finals: £8,000Quarter-finals: £4,000Last 16: £2,000Last 32: £1,000Last 64: £500


2012 Snooker Shoot-Out, Draw
The draw for round 1 was made on 6 November 2011, on the second day of the World Seniors Championship. The draw for each round up to and including the semi-finals were random, conducted live at the venue. All matches were best of 1 frame. All times are GMT.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
The 2012 Season was Palmeiras's 98th season, and their 97th in Brazil's first division. Palmeiras also played in the usual state league, Campeonato Paulista, the national cup, Copa do Brasil and the continental cup, the Copa Sudamericana.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
Due to the renovations taking place at Palestra Itália, since 2010, for the construction of the new Arena, Palmeiras played all of their home matches in the 2012 season at the Pacaembu Stadium.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
This season was the first one, in 20 years, without the services of Palmeiras' idol goalkeeper, Marcos, after he announced his retirement from football on 4 January 2012, at the age of 38.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
11 July: Palmeiras won the Copa do Brasil, and enter on the group stage of 2013 Copa Libertadores.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
13 September: The coach Scolari was sacked after losing streak in the Campeonato Brasileiro.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
19 September: After negotiations with Paulo Roberto Falcão and Adilson Batista, Gilson Kleina was hired.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
28 September: Palmeiras was dismissed by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) and punished with the loss of four home field matches, because of the confusion involving fans in the derby against Corinthians on 16 September.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
18 November: After 10 years of relegation in Serie A, Palmeiras for the second time in his history will play in the second division of the Brazilian Championship.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
29 November: Five players were dispensed after a bad campaign in 2012 season, they are: Leandro, João Vitor, Daniel Carvalho, Obina and Betinho. And other eleven players who still have links with the club, but were not utilized by the coach Gilson Kleina: Pegorari, Carlos, Fabinho Capixaba, Luís Felipe, Gerley, Leandro Amaro, Wellington, Tinga, Patrik, Daniel Lovinho and Tadeu.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Key events
3 December: Four more players were dispensed, following the redesign plan for 2013 season: Artur, Adalberto Román, Corrêa and Thiago Heleno.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Friendlies
Palmeiras' first match in 2012 was a friendly at home against Ajax on 14 January.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Friendlies, Marcos last game
Marcos final game with Palmeiras shirt, will be a friendly between the 1999 Copa Libertadores champion team versus 2002 FIFA World Cup champion team.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa Sudamericana
The draw will be held on 29 June 2012 (postponed from original date of 26 June), 12:00 UTC−04:00 at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Squad information
Note: Sixteen players were dispensed after the end of the season: Leandro, João Vitor, Daniel Carvalho, Obina, Betinho, Pegorari, Carlos, Fabinho Capixaba, Luís Felipe, Gerley, Leandro Amaro, Wellington, Tinga, Patrik, Daniel Lovinho and Tadeu.


2012 Sokoto State gubernatorial election
The 2012 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred on February 18, 2012. PDP candidate Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko won the election, defeating ANPP Yusha'u Ahmed and 28 other candidates.


2012 Sokoto State gubernatorial election
Yusha'u Ahmed was ANPP candidate, Abubakar Yabo was CPC candidate.


2012 Sokoto State gubernatorial election, PDP primary
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 956 votes and defeating his two rivals Abubakar Gada and Yusuf Suleiman who polled no votes. He chose Muktar Shagari as his running mate.


2012 Sokoto State gubernatorial election, Results
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko from the PDP won the election defeating other 29 candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,453,857, total votes cast was 728,108, valid votes was 684,490 and rejected votes was 43,618.


2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election. The shock result of the election came in Blythe where the Independent Ratepayers ousted a Tory Incumbent. Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Shirley West had joined the Greens, having previously sat as an Independent Liberal Democrat. Following the election another Shirley West Liberal Democrat councillor, Andy Hodgson, joined the Greens, taking their total up to 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats down to 10.


2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections :


2012 Somali presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 10 September 2012. The newly appointed Federal Parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the first President of Somalia since the dissolution of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The election had previously been scheduled for 20 August, the same day that the mandate of the TFG expired, but was rescheduled for a later date.


2012 Somali presidential election, Background
Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 that saw the ouster of the Siad Barre-led government, many of the few remaining political parties gave way to autonomous or semi-autonomous regional states, or fragmented into feuding militia groups. After several unsuccessful national reconciliation efforts, a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was formed in 2004 with a mandate leading toward the establishment of a new constitution and a transition to a representative government.


2012 Somali presidential election, Background
Though there has been no government that has controlled the entirety of the territory recognised as Somalia since the Somali Civil War, there have been democratic elections in Somaliland and Puntland. In the months prior to the election, Operation Linda Nchi, backed by AMISOM, the military of Kenya and the TFG, pushed back Al Shabaab from Mogadishu and other areas to take control of bigger parts of the country than the internationally recognised government previously had. During the process there have also been several counter-attacks and bombings, including the deaths of high-profile figures. The UN-brokered Kampala Accord also ended the eight-year TFG, thus necessitating a new election. Several members of the Somali diaspora have also since returned to the country. The twice-renewed mandate of the TFG expired on 20 August.


2012 Somali presidential election, Background
Unlike in previous years, the run-up to the election, which fell on Eid al-Adha, the capital, Mogadishu, was reportedly peaceful.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
As part of the official "Roadmap for the End of Transition", Somali government officials met in the northeastern town of Garowe in February 2012 to discuss post-transition arrangements.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
After extensive deliberations attended by regional actors and international observers, the conference ended in a signed agreement between TFG President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Speaker of Parliament Sharif Adan Sharif Hassan, Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, Galmudug President Mohamed Ahmed Alim and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a representative Khalif Abdulkadir Noor stipulating that: a new 225 member bicameral parliament would be formed, consisting of an upper house seating 54 Senators as well as a lower house; the President is to be appointed through an election by appointed MPs; and the prime minister will then be selected by the president, who would, in turn, name a council of ministers.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
On 23 June, TFG and regional leaders approved a draft constitution after several days of deliberation. The National Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly passed the new constitution on 1 August, with 96% of the 645 delegates present voting for it, 2% against it and 2% abstaining. To come into effect, it must be ratified by the new parliament.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
A committee was formed to institute a new government and choose a president. The committee comprises 202 MP's and could have another 40 more representatives. On 18 August, committee co-chairperson Halimo Yarey said: "We have 202 members readied now and we are working on the reviewing of 40 others that were passed today and we hope the first parliament session will be held around [20 August]. The rest of the list is still pending because of inter-clan argument and other reasons related to a lack of fulfillment of the conditions."


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
The Technical Selection Committee is tasked with reviewing and approving a list of MPs from a list of nominations by a group of 135 traditional elders. On 17 August, the first 215 MPs were appointed, while about 70 nominees were rejected for failing the criteria to serve in parliament, which includes being Somali citizens of "sound mind," having a high school diploma and having no links to warlords or traces to "atrocities" during the civil war, as well as in accordance with the Galkayo and Garowe Principles accords.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
The TSC also based its screening procedure on detailed background information on the parliamentary candidates that was forwarded to it by the UN and African Union. The agreement also entails Somalia's four main clan families – the Darod, Dir, Hawiye and Rahanweyn – naming 30 members to the elders for nomination and 15 others suggested by a coalition of minority groups in what was called the four-and-a-half power sharing formula. Though it received praise as initiating some kind of permanent structures, it was also criticised as unfair with voting tied to clans and sub-clans in accordance with birth.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
The new parliament would consist of 275 MPs in the lower house and an undecided number of upper house MPs capped at 54 representatives. They will be tasked with electing a new president, the speaker of parliament and two deputy speakers. The election had been scheduled to occur if a quorum of two-thirds of members (184 MPs) were present. Even though the total of 275 MPs were not achieved by the end of the TFG's mandate, the necessary quorum was achieved and a vote could have gone ahead as planned.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
As UN Special Representative Augustine Mahiga said that "this historic moment marks the long-awaited end of the transitional period in Somalia. The new MPs, selected after broad-based, grass roots consultations and representing all of Somalia's clans, have been successfully screened against objective criteria and are now ready to start their important work" and that the day marked the "legal end" of TFG, 222 of the MPs were sworn by the chief justice in at an airport base, which is located by the National Police Academy, which was secured by AMISOM troops.


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
Pending the other 53 MPs the election will then be held by secret ballot. Defence Minister Hussein Arab Isse attributed the delay to a more thorough vetting process in order to avoid allegations of corruption and nepotism in order to avoid the scandals that dogged the TFG. He added that "most people that are coming into the parliament are highly educated and highly motivated."


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
Incumbent President Sharif Ahmed said of the committee that it "was given certain criteria to vet names presented to them. They don't have a right arbitrarily, to choose those on the list and who to reject. If there's a problem, members of the technical committee should go back to the council of elders, but it is unacceptable for them to overstep their mandate."


2012 Somali presidential election, Electoral system
Somalia election took place behind schedule. The final number of hopefuls permitted to take part in the presidential race ultimately depends on which of the prospective candidates meets the presidential election commission's set of minimum prerequisites.


2012 Somali presidential election, Issues
Though this was the first election in decades to feature campaigning, some unnamed yet attributed as leading candidates said they were keeping a low profile due to the tenuous security situation. Further, the 30% representation for female MPs was frowned upon by the elder advisors who said it was too great a move in accordance with Somali culture. Despite lobbying by suffragettes, only 16% representations had been agreed upon.


2012 Somali presidential election, External influence
Prior to the election, a statement from the TFG's backers, including the African Union, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, read: "The conclusion of the Transition should mark the beginning of more representative government in Somalia. Whilst parliament remains a selected rather than elected body, it is essential that it cuts its ties with the past of self-interest and warlordism, and is populated by a new generation of Somali politicians, including the proper representation of Somali women."


2012 Somali presidential election, External influence
Alexander Rondos, the European Union's special representative to the Horn of Africa, said from Mogadishu on 1 August: "We are in Mogadishu to show support because, finally, this is where the future of Somalia is being decided by Somalis. The international community welcomes the important progress that Somalia's leaders and people have made in getting to this stage."


2012 Somali presidential election, Conduct
Security was increased in Mogadishu on the day of the election with the visible sights of police and military patrols.


2012 Somali presidential election, Conduct
The chosen MPs rescheduled the election in order to complete the remaining MP selections. The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Godah Barre stated that the election would be held in two weeks' time, with a definite date expected to be announced.


2012 Somali presidential election, Conduct
On 30 August 2012, the federal parliament convened and unanimously endorsed a new committee tasked with overseeing the presidential elections. At the parliamentary session chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari, 15 MPs were named to the body, with former acting Speaker Muse Hassan Abdulle appointed as the commission's chairperson.


2012 Somali presidential election, Conduct
At a press conference on 1 September 2012, the electoral commission released a ten-point set of criteria against which all prospective candidates for president would be screened. Among the cited conditions were that presidential hopefuls should be at least 40 years of age, a Muslim, and have no criminal history. Candidates are also required to pay a $10,000 registration fee and must have secured at least 20 supporters in parliament prior to running for office. Voting was scheduled to take place on the 10th of the month.


2012 Somali presidential election, Results
Members of Parliament marked their ballot papers behind a curtain before casting them in a clear box in front of foreign envoys and hundreds of Somali men and women, with the election broadcast live on television. After the first round of voting, former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed emerged as the frontrunner, amassing 64 votes. Mohamud was a close second with 60 votes. Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali placed third with 32 votes, but later dropped out ahead of the second round along with the fourth-place Abdulkadir Osoble Ali, even though both were eligible to stand in the second round. Mohamud went on to win the second round, defeating Sharif Ahmed by 190 votes to 79.


2012 Somali presidential election, Reaction, Domestic
Somalia – Outgoing President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed conceded defeat and congratulated Hassan on his victory.


2012 Somali presidential election, Reaction, International
European Union – High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton phoned Hassan to congratulate him on his victory.


2012 Somali presidential election, Reaction, International
United Arab Emirates – President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cabled a message of congratulations to Somalia's new head of state, as did the UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as well as the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.


2012 Somali presidential election, Reaction, International
United Kingdom – British Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated Hassan on his victory. Stating that the elections were a "great step forward" for Somalia.


2012 Somali presidential election, Reaction, International
United States – White House Press Secretary Jay Carney congratulated Hassan on his victory as well as "the Somali people for completing this momentous political transition".


2012 Somaliland municipal elections
Municipal elections were held across Somaliland on 28 November 2012. Two of the existing parties, For Justice and Development and the Peace, Unity, and Development Party contested the elections alongside five newly registered political associations.


2012 Somaliland municipal elections, Aftermath
In accordance with the Constitution of Somaliland, only the top 3 parties in the election are made legal parties and allowed to contest elections for the next 10 years. The KULMIYE and UCID parties retained their party status first gained in 2002 and Waddani became the countries newest party, having come in second in the elections. All other political associations subsequently dissolved and their elected representatives joined official parties.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2012 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 19 to April 1, 2012. It was the 28th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The tournament was a part of 2012 ATP World Tour and 2012 WTA Tour, classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Premier Mandatory event respectively.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $4,828,050 each (WTA Tour and ATP World Tour).


2012 Sony Ericsson Open, Players, Men's Singles, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2012 Sony Ericsson Open, Players, Men's doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Sony Ericsson Open, Players, Women's doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Sony Ericsson Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Leander Paes /  Radek Štěpánek defeated  Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]


2012 Sony Ericsson Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Maria Kirilenko /  Nadia Petrova defeated  Sara Errani  /  Roberta Vinci, 7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4]


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but this year Bhupathi played with Rohan Bopanna and Paes, who also won the tournament in 2010, played with Radek Štěpánek. Bhupathi and Bopanna were defeated in the semifinals by Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor, who were then defeated in the final by Paes and Štěpánek 3–6, 6–1, [10–8].


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles
The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open was a tennis tournament played at Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida from  March 19 to April 1, 2012. It was the 28th edition of the Sony Ericsson Open and was played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The event was part of the 2012 ATP World Tour and 2012 WTA Tour. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title by defeating Andy Murray 6–1, 7–6(7–4) in the final. It was Djokovic's third Sony Ericsson Open title.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska were the defending champions but were eliminated in the second round by Vera Dushevina and Shahar Pe'er. Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] in the final to win the title.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion but lost to Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals, which ended Azarenka's 26 match winning streak to start the 2012 season.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska won her second Premier Mandatory title and first Miami Masters title, defeating defending finalist Maria Sharapova in straight sets. Radwańska didn't drop a set the whole tournament.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
This tournament also marks the first WTA main draw appearance of two-time Grand Slam champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, where she made the fourth round before losing to eventual champion, Radwanska.


2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards
The 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards was the first presentation for the Sorta Unofficial NZ Film Awards, a New Zealand film industry award.


2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards
Following the demise of the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards and the announcement that the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand would not hold film awards in 2012, New Zealand film industry figure Ant Timpson and nzherald.co.nz online entertainment editor Hugh Sundae announced the formation of the Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards, also known as the Moas.


2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards
The inaugural awards ceremony took place at the Civic Wintergarden in Auckland on 4 December 2012 and was webcast at the nzherald.co.nz, and broadcast on the Rialto Channel on 16 December 2012.


2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards, Nominees and Winners
Moas were awarded in 26 categories in three groups – feature film, documentary film and short film. The 2012 Moas cover the period of 15 August 2011 to 29 September 2012 for feature films and short films, and 1 August 2011 to 29 September 2012 for documentaries. Nominees were announced on 5 November 2012, with The Orator and Two Little Boys receiving 11 nominations each.


2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards, Nominees and Winners
The Orator won eight awards in feature film categories, including Best Film. In the documentary categories, Shihad: Beautiful Machine won two awards, and the short film category was dominated by Honk If You're Horny, winning three of the six award categories.


2012 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards were held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 25, 2012. The show was hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Performers included New Edition, Miguel, Ne-Yo, Keyshia Cole, Tyrese, Elle Varner, John Legend, 2 Chainz, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Levert, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton, and Marcus Canty. The evening also featured a tribute to the late Soul Train creator Don Cornelius.


2012 Soul Train Music Awards, Telecast
The Soul Train Awards were taped on November 8 and aired on BET and Centric on November 25, 2012.


2012 South Africa Sevens
The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.


2012 South Africa Sevens
New Zealand defeated France 47–12 in the final. Because of this, they (that is, New Zealand) won the title of champion of the 2012 South Africa Sevens.


2012 South Africa Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2012 South African Air Force C-47 crash
On 5 December 2012, a Douglas C-47TP Dakota of the South African Air Force crashed in the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa, killing all eleven people on board.


2012 South African Air Force C-47 crash, Accident
The aircraft was on a flight from AFB Waterkloof to Mthatha Airport when it crashed near Giant's Castle in the Drakensberg, killing all eleven people on board. Shortly before the crash at 09:45 hours South African Standard Time (07:45 UTC), the crew reported that they were flying on instruments at 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in instrument meteorological conditions.


2012 South African Air Force C-47 crash, Accident
On board  were six crew members and five passengers. Former South African President Nelson Mandela's medical team were initially reported to have been on board the aircraft, but this was later found not to be the case. An initial search by an Atlas Oryx helicopter had to be abandoned due to poor visibility.


2012 South African Air Force C-47 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was Douglas C-47TP, tail number 6840, c/n 13866. It had been built in 1943 as 43-48050 for the United States Army Air Forces and was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1944 as KG767 before being immediately transferred to the South African Air Force as 6840. In the early 1990s, the aircraft was modified with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6A turboprop engines and a fuselage extension. Based at AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town, it was mainly used in the maritime patrol role but also acted as a support aircraft for the Silver Falcons display team.


2012 South African Air Force C-47 crash, Investigation
A Board of Inquiry was convened by the South African Air Force to investigate the cause of the accident.


2012 South African Figure Skating Championships
The 2012 South African Figure Skating Championships were held at the Festival Mall in Kempton Park on 6-8 May 2012. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles.


2012 South African Ice Hockey Club Championship
The 2012 SAIHA Senior Club Championship was played between September 24 and September 30, 2012 in the South African city of Kempton Park (Gauteng). The venues are the Festival Mall Ice Arena.


2012 South African Ice Hockey Club Championship, Officials
The SAIHA selected 5 referees to work the 2012 SAIHA Senior Club Championship. They were the following:


2012 South African Ice Hockey Club Championship, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.


2012 South African Ice Hockey Club Championship, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position


2012 South African Ice Hockey Club Championship, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team
The 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. As part of their two-year transition to the FBS from the FCS, the Jaguars were not eligible for the Sun Belt championship and were not eligible to play in a bowl game. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.


2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team, Coach death
On April 11, inside linebacker coach Kurt Crain was found dead in Spanish Fort, Alabama from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Crain had been on the Jaguars staff since 2008. He was 47 years old.


2012 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2012 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Rosario, Argentina, November 8–11, 2012. The competition was organized by the Santa Fe Gymnastics Federation and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation. This was the 11th edition of the South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships for senior gymnasts.


2012 South American Basketball Championship
The 2012 South American Basketball Championship was the 45th edition of the South American Basketball Championship. Eight teams featured the competition, held in Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina from 18 to June 22 at the Stadium of Club Atlético Sarmiento. Brazil was the defending champion. The first four places qualified for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the latter of which doubled as the FIBA Americas qualifier for the 2014 World Championship.


2012 South American Cross Country Championships
The 2012 South American Cross Country Championships took place on March 4, 2012. The races were held at the Escuela de Equitación del Ejército (Army’s Equestrian School) in Lima, Perú. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.


2012 South American Cross Country Championships
Complete results and results for junior and youth competitions were published.


2012 South American Cross Country Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 85 athletes from 9 countries participated.


2012 South American Footballer of the Year
The 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Neymar of Santos on December 31, 2012.


2012 South American Footballer of the Year
Neymar became the first player since Juan Sebastián Verón in 2008 (and later in 2009) to repeat the award.


2012 South American Race Walking Championships
The 2012 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Salinas, Ecuador, on March 17–18, 2012. The track of the championship runs in El Malecón de Salinas.


2012 South American Race Walking Championships
A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given by Eduardo Biscayart for the IAAF.


2012 South American Race Walking Championships
Complete results were published. The junior events are documented on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.


2012 South American Race Walking Championships, Participation
The participation of 87 athletes from 8 countries is reported.


2012 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 2012 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, September 20–23, 2012. The competition was organized by the Colombian Gymnastics Federation and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "A"
The 2012 South American Rugby Championship "A" was the 34th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "A"
The tournament was held in Santiago, Chile. The last place team in the tournament, Brazil, will face the winner of a playoff between the winners of the 2012 South American Rugby Championship "B" division and the 2012 NACRA Caribbean tournament for a place in the 2013 tournament (which will serve a role in qualification for the 2015 Rugby World Cup).


2012 South American Rugby Championship "B"
The Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) B Division Championship in Valencia, Venezuela was played out during September 2012. The Championship will double as a 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifier, with the winner to play against the 2012 NACRA Caribbean champions, Bermuda, for the right to playoff against Brazil. The winner of this final match will be promoted to the 2013 CONSUR Division "A" Championship.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "B"
Paraguay were crowned champions, after going through their three matches undefeated, against Venezuela, Colombia and Peru.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "B", 2012 CONSUR B Championship
Number in brackets indicates the pre-tournament IRB ranking of team


2012 South American Rugby Championship "C"
The Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) Championship C Division Championship took place between 2–8 December 2012 at Estadio de la Democracia in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This was the first time CONSUR has run a 3rd division championship.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "C"
Guatemala hosted Costa Rica, Ecuador and El Salvador, with the tournament played over three games days. The tournament was conducted as a single round robin tournament.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "C"
Due to visa and travel issues, only 8 players from the Ecuador team had arrived by the first game day. As such, a game between Guatemala and a mix of the Ecuadorian players and local players was played as an exhibition game, which resulted in a 40-0 victory for the Guatemala national team. The game was officially awarded to Guatemala as a walkover, by a score of 5-0.


2012 South American Rugby Championship "C"
Costa Rica were the champions of the tournament, beating Guatemala in the final round to win the championship. Guatemala were runners up, with Ecuador finishing third, after a victory over El Salvador on the final day.


2012 South American Swimming Championships
The 41st South American Swimming Championships were held March 11–25, 2012 in Belem, Brazil.


2012 South American Swimming Championships, Medal standings
Final medal standings for the 2012 South American Swimming Championships are:


2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship
The 2012 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship was the third instance of the South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship. It was held from 9 to 25 March in Sucre and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The top three teams qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Azerbaijan.


2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, Group stage
Matches as of the regulations. If teams are tied on points, the tiebreakers are in descending order: goal difference, goals scored, direct-matches between tied teams and finally the draw.


2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, Final round
The top two teams of each group played another round-robin. Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan.


2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, Top scorers
The top-scorer award was handed to Yamila Badell from Uruguay who scored nine goals in her team's seven matches. Second place went to Brazilian Byanca Brasil who scored eight goals and third place to Brazilian Brena Carolina who scored seven times.


2012 South American U-20 Women's Championship
The 2012 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the 5th edition of the South American Under-20 Women Championship. It was held from 20 January to 5 February in Brazil. The winners, and the runners-up, were qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Japan.


2012 South American U-20 Women's Championship, Final stage
The winner and the runner-up teams qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics
The 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil, at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo from 22 to 23 September 2012. They were the 5th edition of the competition, organised under the supervision of the CONSUDATLE. A detailed report on the results was given. Brazilian shot putters Geisa Arcanjo who achieved 18.43m in the women's event, and Darlan Romani who achieved 19.93m in the men's event, were awarded the title for the best performance of the event.


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, Participation
A total of 240 athletes from 12 nations participated at the championships. Other sources count only 236 athletes. An unofficial count through the result lists resulted in 234 participating athletes:


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the full results of the 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics which took place between September 22 and September 23, 2012, at Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo in São Paulo, Brazil.


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
Heat 1 – 22 September 9:20hHumidity: 53% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: -1.2 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
Heat 2 – 22 September 9:20hHumidity: 54% – Temperature: 21.0 °C - Wind: -0.1 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
Final – 22 September 11:55hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: +0.3 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 200 meters
Heat 1 – 23 September 9:35hHumidity: 54% – Temperature: 20.0 °C - Wind: +1.6 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 200 meters
Heat 2 – 23 September 9:35hHumidity: 54% – Temperature: 20 °C - Wind: +1.0 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 200 meters
Final – 23 September 11:35hHumidity: 43% – Temperature: 24.0 °C - Wind: +1.2 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters
Heat 1 – 22 September 10:00hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 22.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters
Heat 2 – 22 September 10:00hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 23.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters
Final – 22 September 15:20hHumidity: 52% – Temperature: 23.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 800 meters
Final – 23 September 14:30hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 24.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 1500 meters
Final – 22 September 10:40hHumidity: 46% – Temperature: 22 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 5000 meters
Final – 23 September 9:00hHumidity (initial/final): 54%/55% – Temperature (initial/final): 20.0 °C/20.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 10,000 meters
Final – 22 September 16:40hHumidity: 70% – Temperature: 17.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 3000 meters steeplechase
Final – 22 September 16:20hHumidity: 63% – Temperature: 19.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 110 meters hurdles
Heat 1 – 22 September 14:00hHumidity: 48% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: -1.2 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 110 meters hurdles
Heat 2 – 22 September 14:00hHumidity: 48% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: -1.2 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 110 meters hurdles
Final – 22 September 15:50hHumidity: 52% – Temperature: 22.9 °C - Wind: -0.9 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters hurdles
Final – 23 September 14:00hHumidity: 47% – Temperature: 26.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, High jump
Final – 23 September 10:00hHumidity (initial/final): 51%/51% – Temperature (initial/final): 21 °C/21 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Pole vault
Final – 22 September 14:00hHumidity (initial/final): 49%/50% – Temperature (initial/final): 23 °C/22 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Long jump
Final – 22 September 14:35hHumidity (initial/final): 51%/52% – Temperature (initial/final): 22 °C/21 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Triple jump
Final – 23 September 15:15hHumidity (initial/final): 58%/55% – Temperature (initial/final): 23 °C/22 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Shot put
Final – 23 September 9:00hHumidity (initial/final): 54%/53% – Temperature (initial/final): 20 °C/20 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Discus throw
Final – 22 September 14:00hHumidity (initial/final): 51%/49% – Temperature (initial/final): 22 °C/23 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Hammer throw
Final – 22 September 8:00hHumidity (initial/final): 51%/58% – Temperature (initial/final): 23 °C/20 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Javelin throw
Final – 23 September 8:30hHumidity (initial/final): 63%/55% – Temperature (initial/final): 19 °C/20 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Decathlon
Final – 23 September 16:05hHumidity (initial/final): 63%/55% – Temperature (initial/final): 19 °C/20 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 20,000 meters walk
Final – 22 September 7:00hHumidity: 60% – Temperature: 21.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 4x100 meters relay
Final – 22 September 18:15hHumidity: 76% – Temperature: 16.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 4x400 meters relay
Final – 23 September 16:35hHumidity: 70% – Temperature: 18.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 100 meters
Heat 1 – 22 September 11:40hHumidity: 49% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: -0.3 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 100 meters
Heat 2 – 22 September 11:40hHumidity: 48% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: -3.7 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 100 meters
Final – 22 September 14:35hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: +0.5 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 200 meters
Final – 23 September 11:50hHumidity: 45% – Temperature: 24.0 °C - Wind: +1.2 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 400 meters
Final – 22 September 15:35hHumidity: 54% – Temperature: 20.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 800 meters
Final – 23 September 14:45hHumidity: 51% – Temperature: 24.4 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 1500 meters
Final – 22 September 14:50hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 22.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 5000 meters
Final – 22 September 17:40hHumidity: 74% – Temperature: 16.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 10,000 meters
Final – 23 September 15:00hHumidity: 51% – Temperature: 24.4 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 3000 meters steeplechase
Final – 22 September 9:40hHumidity: 46% – Temperature: 25.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 100 meters hurdles
Final – 22 September 11:20hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 23.0 °C - Wind: -1.7 m/s


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 400 meters hurdles
Heat 1 – 23 September 10:35hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 22.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 400 meters hurdles
Heat 2 – 23 September 10:35hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 22.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 400 meters hurdles
Final – 23 September 14:15hHumidity: 50% – Temperature: 24.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, High jump
Final – 23 September 14:00hHumidity (initial/final): 47%/51% – Temperature (initial/final): 25 °C/25 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Pole vault
Final – 22 September 9:05hHumidity (initial/final): 58%/47% – Temperature (initial/final): 20 °C/22 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Long jump
Final – 23 September 9:00hHumidity (initial/final): 53%/47% – Temperature (initial/final): 20 °C/23 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Triple jump
Final – 22 September 10:00hHumidity (initial/final): 50%/47% – Temperature (initial/final): 22 °C/22 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Shot put
Final – 23 September 14:00hHumidity (initial/final): 46%/51% – Temperature (initial/final): 26 °C/24 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Discus throw
Final – 22 September 9:40hHumidity (initial/final): 54%/52% – Temperature (initial/final): 21 °C/21 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Hammer throw
Final – 23 September 11:00hHumidity (initial/final): 48%/42% – Temperature (initial/final): 23 °C/25 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Javelin throw
Final – 22 September 15:35hHumidity (initial/final): 52%/54% – Temperature (initial/final): 21 °C/20 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Heptathlon
Final – 23 September 17:00hHumidity (initial/final): 52%/54% – Temperature (initial/final): 21 °C/20 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 20,000 meters walk
Final – 23 September 7:00hHumidity (initial/final): 76%/53% – Temperature (initial/final): 14.0 °C/20.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 4x100 meters relay
Final – 22 September 18:30hHumidity (initial/final): 76%/53% – Temperature (initial/final): 14.0 °C/20.0 °C


2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 4x400 meters relay
Final – 23 September 16:15hHumidity: 70% – Temperature: 19.0 °C


2012 South American Youth Championships in Athletics
The 21st South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held at the Parque San Martín in Mendoza, Argentina between October 26–28, 2012. A detailed discussion of the results was given elsewhere.


2012 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the CONSUDATLE website. Detailed result lists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.


2012 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, Team trophies
The placing tables for team trophy (overall team, men and women categories) were published.


2012 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)
Different numbers were published. One source announces 317 athletes from 11countries including 1 athlete from Costa Rica invited as guest nation. Working through the results, an unofficial count yields the number of about 308 athletes (including 1 athlete from Costa Rica as guest) in the start list. Following, the numbers in brackets refer to (athletes in published team roster/athletes in start list):


2012 South Ayrshire Council election
The 2012 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of South Ayrshire Council. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 30 Councillors being elected.


2012 South Ayrshire Council election
The election saw the Scottish Conservative Party remain the largest party on the Council though they lost 2 seats. The Scottish National Party gained 1 seat and replaced the Scottish Labour Party as the second largest party as the party also increased its vote share at the expense of the other parties. Labour retained its 9 seats an achievement as she had suffered 3 defections during 2007-2012. Independents doubled their numbers to 2 seats.


2012 South Ayrshire Council election
Following the election the Conservative Party formed a minority administration working in a Partnership Agreement with the Labour Party members. Both Independents are also supporting the administration. This replaced the previous Conservative minority administration which existed from 2007-2012.


2012 South Ayrshire 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 South Brisbane state by-election
A by-election was held for the seat of South Brisbane in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 28 April 2012, the same day as local government elections, following the decision of former Premier Anna Bligh to retire from politics. Jackie Trad retained the seat for the Labor Party.


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Background
Anna Bligh first entered the Parliament of Queensland as the Labor member for the seat of South Brisbane at the 1995 state election. She became leader of the party and Premier of Queensland following the resignation of Peter Beattie in 2007.


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Background
Bligh retained her seat at the 2012 state election with a 38.6 percent primary vote, a reduction of 9.8 points, and 55.0 percent of the two-party preferred vote, a reduction of 10.0 points. Statewide, Labor suffered a landslide defeat retaining only seven of 89 seats. Bligh immediately resigned as both premier and party leader, and on 30 March 2012 resigned from Parliament.


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Dates
Bligh intended the resignation to be timed so as to allow a by-election to be held on 28 April 2012, the same day as local government elections, but said she would understand if the new government chose a different day. Later, a question emerged over whether her resignation could be effective on 30 March as she was not formally in possession of the seat. But on 2 April, she was declared the winner, and a writ was subsequently issued for the by-election.


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Candidates
The declared candidates, in ballot paper order, were as follows:


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Candidates
* Candidate contested South Brisbane at the 2012 state election.


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Candidates
The LNP candidate was Clem Grehan who stood against Bligh at the general election when he substantially slashed her majority. Grehan gained further ground in the by-election but was not enough to win the seat.


2012 South Brisbane state by-election, Candidates
Despite coming close to winning South Brisbane in this by-election he did not run again for the LNP in the seat at the 2015 election.


2012 South Cambridgeshire District Council election
Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2012, as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2012 were last contested at the 2008 election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council.


2012 South Cambridgeshire District Council election, Summary
At this election, Conservatives were defending 10 seats while Liberal Democrats and Independents were defending 4 seats each. Labour were defending their only seat on the council in Bassingbourn. Of the councillors elected in 2008, all were running for re-election except for incumbent Liberal Democrat Liz Heazell in Haslingfield and the Eversdens, and independent Mike Mason in Histon and Impington. The incumbent councillor in Longstanton, Alex Riley, was elected as an independent in 2008, but joined the Conservatives in 2011.


2012 South Cambridgeshire District Council election, Summary
Only two seats changed hands at this election. In Haslingfield and the Eversdens, journalist Robin Page defeated the Liberal Democrat candidate by two votes, while in Linton the Conservatives defeated the incumbent Liberal Democrats by just one vote.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his sixteenth season at Carolina.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Gamecocks in the 2012 MLB Draft
The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by eighth-year head coach Steve Spurrier and played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southeastern Conference. The season finished with 11–2, 6–2 in SEC to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Gamecocks defeated Michigan 33–28 by a game-winning TD with 11 seconds remaining in the game.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason
On April 14, 2012, the Black squad defeated the Garnet squad, 38–24, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 34,513. Quarterback Connor Shaw finished the day 6–7 for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Black team, while Garnet QB Dylan Thompson was 15–20 for 168 yards and a rushing touchdown.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule
The October 6 game against Georgia played host to ESPN's College GameDay, the school's sixth time hosting the popular ESPN show.


2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Players, Depth chart
Projected starters and primary backups versus Clemson on November 24, 2012.


2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
The 2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2012 South Carolina elections
In addition to federal elections for President and the House of Representatives, South Carolina held state elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Voters elected state senators, state representatives, solicitors and local officers, and voted in a statewide constitutional referendum. The state legislative elections were dramatically impacted by a ruling by the South Carolina Supreme Court that disqualified many candidates before the primary election.


2012 South Carolina elections, South Carolina Senate
Republicans maintained their majority in the State Senate, increasing their majority from eight seats to nine.


2012 South Carolina elections, South Carolina House of Representatives
Republicans maintained their majority in the State House, increasing their majority from 28 seats to 32 seats.