2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Doubles
Group A is led by the dominant team of the year, twins Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. They are joined by the teams of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. Against their group Bryan/Bryan are 26–9, Dodig/Melo is 2–3, Qureshi/Rojer is 3–9, and Fyrstenberg/Matkowski is 9–18.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Doubles
The Bryans lead every match–up in their group. They are 5–1 against Dodig/Melo, being 2–1 in the year, with the twins winning their last meeting at the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Masters. Against the team of Qureshi/Rojer they lead 7–1, having met once this year at the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Masters, with Bryan/Bryan winning. Finally, against the Polish duo of Fyrstenberg/Matkowski they lead 16–7, winning their only meeting in 2013 at the 2nd round of the BNP Paribas Masters.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Doubles
In the match–up between Dodig/Melo and Qureshi/Rojer, Dodig/Melo won their only meeting and that was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in 2013. Against Fyrstenberg/Matkowski, Qureshi/Rojer has two wins each, meeting three times in 2013, with Qureshi/Rojer leading 2–1 and winning their last encounter at the second round of Shanghai Rolex Masters. On the final match–up, Fyrstenberg/Matkowski and Dodig/Melo have never met before.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Doubles
Group B is composed of US Open finalists Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares, and champions Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek. The group is completed by Spanish teams of Marcel Granollers and Marc López, and David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco. In their match–up against their group Peya/Soares 5–4, Granollers/López is 1–10, Marrero/Verdasco is 8–3, and Paes/Štěpánek is 4–1.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Doubles
Peya/Soares has a decent record against each member of their group. Against Granollers/López they lead 2–1, winning their two meeting in 2013 with the last one at the semifinals of the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. In the other two match–ups, the Austrian–Brazilian pairing has an even record, having two wins a piece against Marrero/Verdasco and one win a piece against Paes/Štěpánek. Marrero/Verdasco leads 2–1 in their 2013 matches, including their last match at the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, while Paes/Štěpánek won their only meeting in 2013 against the Austrian–Brazilian duo in the final of the US Open.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Doubles
Granollers/López has never won a match against the other two teams. Marrero/Verdasco won all their six matches against their compatriots, including three this year, with the last one at the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Paes/Štěpánek on the other hand is 2–0 against Granollers/López, with their latest encounter being at last year's ATP World Tour Finals in the round robin. In the final head–to–head Paes/Štěpánek won their only match against Marrero/Verdasco at the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals, Champions, Doubles
David Marrero /  Fernando Verdasco def. Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]


2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles
Marcel Granollers and Marc López were the defending champions, but were knocked out in the round robin stage. David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco won the title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7].


2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles
Defending champion Novak Djokovic successfully defended his title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Singles tennis title at the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals.


2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won initially to sort out a superior/inferior player, then head-to-head records; 5) ATP rankings


2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won initially to sort out a superior/inferior player, then head-to-head records; 5) ATP rankings


2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The twenty-fourth edition of the ATP Masters Series. The champion of each Masters event is awarded a 1,000 rankings points.


2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
The 2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2013 beach volleyball season.


2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.


2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Awards
The 2013 AVP year-end award winners were announced on November 19. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.


2013 AZ60
2013 AZ60 is a small Solar System body (extended centaur) from the scattered disk or inner Oort cloud. 2013 AZ60 has the 8th-largest semi-major axis of a minor planet not detected outgassing like a comet (2013 BL76, 2005 VX3 and 2012 DR30 have a larger semi-major axis).


2013 AZ60
2013 AZ60 came to perihelion in November 2014 at a distance of 7.9 AU from the Sun (inside of the orbit of Saturn). With an absolute magnitude (H) of 10.2, 2013 AZ60 has an estimated diameter of 40 km. Comet Hale–Bopp, which is roughly the same size, was not discovered until it was 7.2 AU from the Sun and had started outgassing CO. 2013 AZ60 may be discovered to be cometary as it comes to perihelion. It comes to opposition at the start of April.


2013 AZ60
After leaving the planetary region of the Solar System, 2013 AZ60 will have a barycentric aphelion of 827 AU with an orbital period of 8500 years. In a 10 million year integration of the orbit, one of the 3-sigma clones is ejected from the Solar System.


2013 AZ60, Physical characteristics and orbit
A 2016 study found 2013 AZ60 to have a comet-like albedo of 2.9% (darker than any other known ejected centaur) and a color typical of D-type asteroids. It is unknown if it is a so-called "super comet" or an extinct comet, considering its large distance from the Sun. It was also determined that 2013 AZ60 has a diameter of 62.3±5.3 kilometers, larger than initially believed. A light curve analysis found it to have a rotation period of 9.39±0.22 hours, typical of asteroids its size. No significant satellites were detected.


2013 AZ60, Physical characteristics and orbit
It was also found that 2013 AZ60 is on an extremely unstable orbit, with a ~64% chance of being ejected from the Solar system in 1 million years, and a ~25% chance of being ejected in the next 500,000 years, as well as a 4.2% chance of its orbit venturing into the neighborhood of Earth.


2013 Aalesunds FK season
The 2013 season was Aalesund's 7th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their first season with Jan Jönsson as the club's manager. Aalesund competed in the Tippeligaen, finishing 4th, and the cup where they reached the third Round, losing to Ranheim of the Adeccoligaen.


2013 Aalesunds FK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Aalesunds FK season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Aalesunds FK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Aalesunds FK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Aalesunds FK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Aaron's 499
The 2013 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on May 5, 2013, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, United States. Contested over 192 laps on the 2.66–mile (4.28 km) tri-oval, it was the tenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. David Ragan of Front Row Motorsports won the race, his second career Sprint Cup win. Teammate David Gilliland finished second, while Carl Edwards, Michael Waltrip, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5.


2013 Aaron's 499
The race weekend was marred by rain, with qualifying being rained out. During the race, the event was stopped for three hours due to the weather at the track. Edwards, Johnson and Matt Kenseth battled for the win, but on the green–white–checker finish, Ragan and Gilliland claimed the lead during the final lap.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Background
Talladega Superspeedway is a four turn tri-oval track that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long. The track's turns are banked  at 33 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 18 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only two degrees. The racetrack has a seating capacity for 109,000 spectators. Brad Keselowski was the defending race winner after winning the event during the 2012 race.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Background
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 343 points, while Carl Edwards stood in second with 300 points. Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. followed in the third and fourth position with 297 points each, seven ahead of Clint Bowyer in fifth. Keselowski, with 284, was in sixth; six points ahead of Kyle Busch. Eighth-placed Greg Biffle was one point ahead of Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard in ninth and tenth, and fourteen ahead of Aric Almirola in eleventh. Jamie McMurray completed the first twelve positions with 245 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 64 points, five points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third after recording only 43 points during the first nine races.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Background
There were 45 cars on the initial entry list, though it was reduced to 44 after Mike Bliss withdrew. All but four teams had entered the first nine races of the season; Elliott Sadler was attempting his second race of the season, Trevor Bayne was attempting his third, while Scott Speed (six) and Michael McDowell (eight) were also part-timers attempting the race. Sadler had to qualify for the race on speed due to being too low in owners points.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held in preparation for the race; both on Friday, May 3. The first session lasted for 45 minutes, while second session was 60 minutes long. During the first practice session, Edwards, for the Roush Fenway Racing team, was quickest ahead of Truex, Jr. in second and Marcos Ambrose in third. Joey Logano was scored fourth, and Ryan Newman managed fifth. Matt Kenseth was sixth, while Denny Hamlin and his relief driver Brian Vickers were scored seventh. Johnson. Jeff Gordon, and Kahne rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Practice and qualifying
Keselowski was quickest in the second and final practice session, ahead of David Stremme in second and Kahne in third. Almirola was fourth quickest, and Travis Kvapil took fifth. Tony Stewart, Gordon, McMurray, Bobby Labonte, and Edwards followed in the top ten.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Practice and qualifying
Qualifying was affected by wet weather soaking the track, therefore canceling the session and making first practice times determine the qualifying grid. Edwards, after finishing the first practice in first, was rewarded the pole position. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Truex, Jr. Ambrose was third, Logano took fourth, and Newman started fifth. Kenseth, Hamlin, Johnson, Gordon and Kahne rounded out the first ten positions. The only driver who failed to qualify for the race was Elliott Sadler.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
The green flag flew at 12:10 PM CDT (1:10 PM EST) Martin Truex, Jr. led the first five laps, but Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap six to begin his domination of the race. The first caution flew for fluid on the track on lap 23 after Trevor Bayne had blown an engine. During pit stops, Denny Hamlin climbed out of his car to surrender the rest of his day to Brian Vickers. Under NASCAR rules, Hamlin started the race and was credited with any results earned.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
The second caution flew on lap 43 for The Big One: which occurred when Kyle Busch touched Kasey Kahne entering turn 1, and collected an additional twelve cars, including Truex, Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Burton, David Stremme, Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Casey Mears, Scott Speed, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon. After the crash, Kyle Busch stated, "I was trying to go to the outside of him, but he just moved up in front of me and I wasn't expecting it. I tried to go to the outside of him and before I could get to the outside of him, I got in the back of him."


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Matt Kenseth continued to lead most of this stretch, with Jimmie Johnson close behind in second. On lap 124, the third caution flew for rain. Just before the caution, Kenseth and Johnson had been shuffled back by Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and his teammate Carl Edwards. Edwards made a move for the lead and beat Stenhouse by one-half-an-inch for the lead when the third yellow came out. As the rain quickly intensified over the speedway, the red flag flew for 3 hours and 36 minutes as the track was dried. The initial shower was brief, but just as the track was almost dried, a heavier thunderstorm soaked the speedway.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Hours later after the track was dried, the restart began and Kenseth regained the lead. The race ran green through a round of green-flag pit stops. Johnson took the lead after pit stops, hoping to become the first driver since himself in 2006 to win the Daytona 500 and the spring Talladega race in the same year. Kenseth, who had the best car, was in the mix as well, along with Edwards, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip, and Bowyer in a six-car breakaway. The fourth caution then came out on lap 175 when Michael McDowell hit the wall in turn 2.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
With ten laps left in the race, darkness was creeping in. On lap 182, the fifth caution of the race came out for a large crash on the backstretch. It started when Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. tried to squeeze between the outside wall and J.J. Yeley. Yeley got loose, shot across the track, turned across the front of Marcos Ambrose and into the right-rear of Kurt Busch, collecting another ten cars, including Ryan Newman, Danica Patrick, Terry Labonte, Clint Bowyer, McMurray, Bobby Labonte, Waltrip, David Stremme, Truex and Gordon.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Busch took the worst hit as his car turned sideways, flipped over once and landed on top of Newman, then was struck by Bobby Labonte and Bowyer after landing back on the ground. It marked the first time the Gen-6 car had rolled over. When interviewed Newman angrily said to reporters that NASCAR should not have ordered them to race in the dark conditions by saying that if they could not finish the race in daylight, they should call it official.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
With two laps to go and with darkness imminent, NASCAR cancelled the three green-white-checker rule for the race and announced a decision to only have one attempt to finish under green, which it had also done the night before in the Nationwide race. On the restart, Kenseth, Johnson, and Edwards battled for the lead and their struggle allowed Front Row Motorsports drivers David Ragan and David Gilliland to slip by on the final lap.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Ragan cleared the leaders in turn 3 and held off both Johnson, Gilliland, Edwards, and Michael Waltrip to take his second career win, his first since winning the 2011 Coke Zero 400. It was the first win in NASCAR for FRM. With Ragan's teammate Gilliland finishing 2nd, Front Row Motorsports received a stunning 1–2 finish.


2013 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
There were five cautions for 31 laps and 30 lead changes between 17 different drivers throughout the course of the race. The race took seven hours to complete.


2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election
The Aberdeen Donside by-election, 2013 is a by-election that was held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Aberdeen Donside on Thursday 20 June, following the death from cancer of the constituency's MSP, Brian Adam.


2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election
The seat was created as Aberdeen North following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. In the first election to the Scottish Parliament the seat was won by the Scottish Labour Party, but was gained by Brian Adam (who had contested, but lost, the seat in 1999) for the Scottish National Party in the next election. He held the seat in 2007 and 2011 with increased majorities. In the last election, Adam held the seat with a majority of 7,175 votes.


2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the SNP became the first ever majority government of the Scottish Parliament, winning 69 seats out of 129. Prior to Adam's death, however, the SNP only held a majority of one (following the election of Tricia Marwick as presiding officer and the departure of three other MSPs). This meant that if the SNP lost the by-election then the government would lose its overall majority.


2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election
SNP list MSP for the North-East region, Mark McDonald, resigned his seat to contest the constituency by-election. McDonald held the seat for the SNP, but with a significantly reduced majority on a lower turnout.


2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election, Election
Nine candidates contested the election, with their detail published on 17 May 2013.


2013 Aberdeen Donside by-election, Scottish Parliament Election result, 2011
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


2013 Aberto Rio Preto
The 2013 Aberto Rio Preto was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which is part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil between 7 and 13 October 2013.


2013 Aberto Rio Preto, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aberto Rio Preto, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2013 Aberto Rio Preto – Doubles
Frederico Gil and Jaroslav Pospíšil won the last edition of the event in 2011, but chose not to compete. Colombians Nicolás Barrientos and Carlos Salamanca defeated Brazilians Marcelo Demoliner and João Souza 6–4, 6–4.


2013 Aberto Rio Preto – Singles
Ricardo Mello was the last champion of the event in 2011, but decided not to compete. João Souza won the title 7–6(7–0), 6–3 against Alejandro González


2013 Aberto de São Paulo
The 2013 Aberto de São Paulo was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in São Paulo, Brazil between 31 December 2012 and 6 January 2013.


2013 Aberto de São Paulo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aberto de São Paulo, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aberto de São Paulo – Doubles
Fernando Romboli and Júlio Silva were the defending champions but Romboli decided not to participate. Silva played alongside Thiago Alves but they lost in the first round. James Cerretani and Adil Shamasdin won the final 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [11–9] against Federico Delbonis and Renzo Olivo to capture the title.


2013 Aberto de São Paulo – Singles
Thiago Alves is the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Gastão Elias. Horacio Zeballos defeated Rogério Dutra da Silva 7–6(7–5), 6–2 in the final to win the title.


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul
The 2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul was a professional tennis tournament played on Clay. It was the Second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil between 23 and 29 September 2013.


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players used Protected Ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players used Special Exempt to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul – Doubles
Marcelo Demoliner and João Souza were the defending champions but  decided not to compete together. Souza teamed up with Víctor Estrella, but lost in the final. Demoliner teamed up with Thiemo de Bakker but lost in the semifinals.


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Máximo González won the title, defeating Estrella and Souza in the final, 3–6, 6–1, [10–5].


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul – Singles
Simon Greul was the defending champion, but chose not to compete.


2013 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul – Singles
Facundo Argüello won the title, defeating Máximo González in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the men's tournament (13th for the women), and part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place in Acapulco, Mexico between 25 February and 2 March 2013.


2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco were the defending champions but Verdasco decided not to participate. Marrero successfully defended the title alongside Łukasz Kubot, defeating Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
David Ferrer was the three-time defending champion, but he lost to Rafael Nadal in the final, 0–6, 2–6.


2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja won the title, defeating Catalina Castaño and Mariana Duque Mariño in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–1).


2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
Sara Errani was the defending champion and she retained her title, beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–0, 6–4.


2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
The 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats played their first transition season of at the FCS level. However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They were led by second-year head coach Ken Collums. Home games were played at Shotwell Stadium. This was a transition season for the Wildcats. As a transitioning school from D2 to D1, the Wildcats were ineligible for the FCS Playoffs and the D2 playoffs.


2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
They played a mixed schedule of schools from the FBS, FCS, NAIA, and D-II. The Wildcats joined the Southland Conference for football in the 2014 season, and it counted as the 2nd year in a 4-year transition into the Division I level that will make them eligible for the FCS Playoffs in 2017–18. They finished the season 6–5.


2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, Broadcasts
All Abilene Christian games were broadcast on KTLT, also known as , and in Dallas on  as part of the Abilene Christian Wildcats Cumulus radio network.


2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, Broadcasts
Audio and video of all home games is being offered live through Stretch Internet via . Audio of all road games is also available through ACU TV. Locally Wildcats home games are shown on KTES-LP This TV tape delayed Tuesday nights.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Yas Marina Circuit on 3 November 2013. The race was the seventeenth round of the 2013 season, and marked the 5th running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The race, contested over 55 laps, was won by Sebastian Vettel, driving a Red Bull. Mark Webber finished second, and by Nico Rosberg driving a Mercedes was third. Vettel won the race 30.8s ahead of his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber. Vettel's victory equalled Alberto Ascari and Michael Schumacher's record in 1953 and 2004 record for most consecutive wins in a season. This was Red Bull's 100th podium. Adrian Sutil scored his last World Championship points at this race, as well as Paul di Resta.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Background, Partial solar eclipse
During the race it was possible to observe a partial solar eclipse from 17:22 local time to 17:39 local time when the Sun set, and this was shown briefly during the race live broadcast.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Background, Tyres
Like the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, tyre supplier Pirelli brought its white-banded medium compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the yellow-banded soft compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice
Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton were top in the first practice session.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice
Red Bull drivers were fastest in the second practice session with Vettel leading Webber by a tenth of a second.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice
During third practice Mercedes and Red Bull were close at the top and the session ended with Vettel two-tenths of a second ahead of Webber who in turn was less than a hundredth of a second faster than Hamilton's Mercedes


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Webber qualified in pole position ahead of his Red Bull teammate Vettel who qualified in second. The Mercedes drivers of Hamilton and Rosberg qualified on the second row of the grid. Fernando Alonso was the highest placed driver in the World Championship standings who failed to qualify for the final round of qualifying.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Jules Bianchi was penalised before the start of qualifying five places on the grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying, Post-qualifying
Kimi Räikkönen was excluded from qualifying and was relegated to twenty-second place on the grid having originally qualified fifth place on the grid after his car failed a floor deflection test.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race began with Vettel in second on the grid overtaking Webber into the first corner and then leading until the chequered flag. Rosberg moved up to second position, while Kimi Räikkönen, starting from the back of the grid, broke his front-right suspension after contact with Giedo van der Garde, causing Räikkönen to retire from the race. German Nico Hülkenberg, during his first pit-stop was deemed to have been unsafely released and was given a drive through penalty. Grosjean, advanced from sixth on the grid to fourth after the start.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Race
During the first half of the race, Felipe Massa led his team-mate Alonso, but was overtaken by Alonso in the latter stages of the race. After Alonso's second pit-stop, he came out of the pitlane and moved around backmarker Jean-Éric Vergne, going off the racetrack with all four wheels in a move that consequently caused Massa to run wide into turn five. Vettel won the race by 30.8s over Webber.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Post race
During the cool down lap Vettel and Webber performed doughnuts. As Vettel had done one after the previous race in India, this time he incurred no penalty from the stewards.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Report, Post race
Alonso was sent for precautionary medical checks after a kerb impact measured at 25g.


2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Classification, Qualifying
Notes:  - Kimi Räikkönen qualified fifth, but was disqualified from qualifying when his car failed a floor deflection test. - Jules Bianchi qualified twentieth, but penalised five grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change and started from twenty-first after Räikkönen was disqualified from qualifying.


2013 Aceh earthquake
The 2013 Aceh earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on July 2 with a moment magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The strike-slip earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured 276 others in the province of Aceh (on the northern end of Sumatra) where approximately 4,300 homes were damaged or destroyed.


2013 Aceh earthquake, Background
Earthquakes are common in Sumatra as it lies at the convergent boundary where the Sunda Plate is subducting beneath the Indo-Australian Plate. The plates are converging obliquely at a rate of 60 mm per year and the right lateral component is accommodated by strike-slip faulting within Sumatra, mainly on the Great Sumatran fault. In 2004, Sumatra was devastated by the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami that killed tens of thousands in the area and 230,000 people around the Indian Ocean. In 2009, an earthquake near Padang on Sumatra killed more than 1,000. In April 2012, an 8.6-magnitude quake killed five people in Aceh.


2013 Aceh earthquake, Earthquake characteristics
At 2:37pm local time (07:37 UTC) on July 2, 2013, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) with an epicenter near Sumatra's northwestern tip, 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Bireun. It occurred on the Semangko Fault. The quake lasted approximately 15 seconds and was felt from regional capital Banda Aceh to Bener Meriah. The quake was powerful enough to cause concern in Banda Aceh, 320 miles (510 km) from the epicenter, and shaking was felt as far as Malaysia. At least fifteen aftershocks occurred, with three powerful ones registering magnitudes of 4.3, 5.5 and 5.2.


2013 Aceh earthquake, Damage
As of July 5, the official death toll stood at 35, with eight people still missing. A further 276 people were injured. The Bener Meriah and Central Aceh districts were hardest hit by the quake.


2013 Aceh earthquake, Damage
In Bener Meriah, nine deaths were reported. More than 100 people were hospitalized due to their injuries and 537 houses were badly damaged in the district. A further 252 houses suffered minor damage. Several hundred residents slept outdoors the night of July 2, afraid to return to their homes for fear of aftershocks. "There were strong aftershocks last night and people didn’t want to go back home, so they stayed in the open overnight," commented an official, "but we don’t have enough tents".


2013 Aceh earthquake, Damage
In Central Aceh, 26 deaths were reported. A mosque collapse killed six children and trapped 14 others. Rescuers dug through the rubble throughout the night of July 2–3, but did not locate any of the trapped children. Numerous landslides occurred in the district and 1,368 houses were destroyed. A further 2,135 houses suffered minor damaged. On July 3, a local official commented "People are still frightened, especially after the aftershocks last night. Nobody dared to stay at home. Everyone slept on the roads or in car parks." The main hospital was overcrowded with patients, causing tents to be set up outside to handle the overflow.


2013 Aceh earthquake, Response
A government plane and helicopter were sent in to assist local police and soldiers in rescue efforts. Several roads were destroyed in the quake or blocked by landslides, hampering rescue efforts. Power and cell phone tower outages made communications difficult. Three truckloads of bottled water, food, and other supplies were dispatched to the region. The Aceh Disaster Mitigation Office said more help would be provided when they had better data on what was needed.


2013 Aceh earthquake, Response
On July 3, 40 billion rupiah (approximately US$4 million) was allocated for emergency relief efforts. A one-week emergency response period, which can be extended if necessary, was enacted in Bener Meriah. Five shelters were set up in Bener Meriah and 10 in Central Aceh.


2013 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships
The 26th Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Odivelas, Portugal  16–28 October 2013.


2013 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The Acropolis International Tournament 2013 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 27 until August 29, 2013. It was the 26th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Italy, Lithuania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.


2013 Acropolis Rally
The 2013 Acropolis Rally was the sixth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Loutraki, Corinthia, and started on 31 May and was concluded on 2 June after fourteen special stages, totaling 306 competitive kilometres.


2013 Acropolis Rally, Report
Jari-Matti Latvala took his first win of the 2013 season, and his first win for Volkswagen on the Acropolis Rally. The opening forty-seven kilometre stage proved to be difficult, claiming three high-profile victims in Sébastien Ogier, Mads Østberg and Mikko Hirvonen in short order, and Evgeny Novikov emerged as the surprise early leader, building up a thirty-second advantage at the end of the first leg. The Russian's lead was short-lived, as he developed a puncture early in the second leg and was forced to limp back to the service park.


2013 Acropolis Rally, Report
Latvala took control of the rally while Andreas Mikkelsen in the third factory-supported Polo R began to work his way up through the points-paying positions. He ultimately missed out on a podium finish of his own, as Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville each took their second podium finish of the season with second and third place respectively. Latvala's result was briefly challenged by Citroën, who believed his car was in violation of the technical regulations, but the protest was dismissed and Latvala's result was confirmed, allowing him to secure second place in the drivers' championship standings behind team-mate Ogier.


2013 Acropolis Rally, Entry list
Eleven World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were sixteen WRC-2 entries and tend for the JWRC.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival
The 6th Adelaide Film Festival took place in Adelaide, Australia, from 10 to 20 October 2013. This was Amanda Duthie's first year as Festival Director (after eight years at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and eight years at the Special Broadcasting Service during the 1990s), having taken over from Katrina Sedgwick. Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton served as the festival's patrons.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival
Scott Hicks received the 2013 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival
The poster this year depicts Screen Worship, which celebrates work for all screens—cinema, television, phone and computer.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Development
The 2013 festival "ran alongside the Adelaide Festival of Ideas for the first time, with a move from 'mad March' to mid October".


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Development
The festival featured 166 titles from 48 countries, including 28 world premieres, 47 Australian premieres and 34 South Australian projects. The line-up included 14 works (including seven features) which were supported by the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Development
The festival opened with Tracks and "with no less than two camels on the red carpet with Robyn Davidson, the author of the book on which John Curran’s film is based". The festival closed with A Story of Children and Film directed by Mark Cousins.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Development
The Turkish film Jin, directed and written by Reha Erdem, was the winner of the Foxtel Movies International Award for Best Feature Film. This was the first time the Adelaide Film Festival offered a Best Documentary Award. It was sponsored by Flinders University and the inaugural award went to Blush of Fruit.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Competition, Juries
The following people were selected for the Foxtel Movies International Feature Jury:


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Competition, In Competition
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Awards
The International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Turkish film Jin, directed and written by Reha Erdem.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Awards
The Best Documentary Award was won by the Vietnamese/Australian film Blush of Fruit.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Awards
The Audience Award for Most Popular Feature was won by Charlie's Country.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Awards
The Audience Award for Most Popular Documentary was won by Once My Mother.


2013 Adelaide Film Festival, Awards
The Audience Award for Most Popular Short was won by The Gallant Captain.


2013 Adelaide Football Club season
The 2013 AFL season was the 22nd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.


2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds season
The 2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds season saw Adelaide Thunderbirds compete in the 2013 ANZ Championship. With a team  captained by Natalie von Bertouch and featuring Erin Bell, Carla Borrego, Renae Hallinan, Rebecca Bulley and Sharni Layton, Adelaide Thunderbirds won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Having previously won the 2010 ANZ Championship, Thunderbirds became the first team to win a second championship. Thunderbirds secured the minor premiership with a 64–48 win over Northern Mystics in Round 13. They subsequently defeated Melbourne Vixens 49–39 in the major semi-final and	Queensland Firebirds 50–48 in the grand final to win the championship.


2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds season, Players, 2013 roster
Manager: Catherine ForemanOperations Manager:Rebekah WebsterPhysiotherapist: Andrew HopkinsStrength and conditioning: Andrew MaynardDamian MaynardPerformance Analysis:Tim RawlinsDoctor:Dr Angela MoranDietician:Natalie von Bertouch Chaplain:Emma GeorgeLeadership Coordinator:Karen Betro


2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds season, Melbourne Vixens Summer Challenge
The main pre-season event was the Summer Challenge, hosted by Melbourne Vixens at the State Netball Hockey Centre on 23 and 24 February.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta)
The 2013 AdvoCare 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 1, 2013, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, United States. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fourth win of the season, while Joey Logano finished second. Martin Truex, Jr., Kurt Busch, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the 2,332-foot (711 m) front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the 1,800-foot (550 m) back stretch are banked at five. The track's racing surface width varies from 55 feet to 60 feet. Denny Hamlin was the race's defending winner after winning the event in 2012.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Background
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 821 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 803 points. Carl Edwards followed in the third with 768, eight points ahead of Kevin Harvick and twenty-nine ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 730, was in sixth; twenty-two ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Kasey Kahne was three points ahead of Greg Biffle and sixteen ahead of Joey Logano in ninth and tenth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 168 points, eleven points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third with 124 points.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on August 30, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on August 31, 2013, were 55 and 50 minutes long. In the first practice session, Brad Keselowski was the quickest with a best lap time of 29.168 seconds. Edwards followed in second, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kurt Busch in third and fourth. Bowyer was scored fifth-quickest with a best lap time of 29.491, more than three-tenths slower than Keselowski. Logano, Martin Truex, Jr., Mark Martin, Biffle, and Kenseth completed the top-ten.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Practice and qualifying
During the qualifying session, Rookie of the Year contender, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. recorded his first Sprint Cup Series career pole position with a lap time of 29.227 seconds and a speed of 189.688 mph (305.273 km/h). Edwards, who completed his lap in 29.330 seconds, will start alongside Stenhouse on the grid, in front of Montoya, Hamlin, and Jeff Gordon. Kenseth, with a lap time of 29.492 seconds, was scored sixth  ahead of Truex and Earnhardt in seventh and eighth. Kyle Busch and Johnson completed the first ten grid positions with lap times of 29.570 and 29.572 seconds.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Practice and qualifying
In the first Saturday session, Edwards was quickest with a fastest lap time of 30.224 seconds, six-thousandths of a second faster than Kahne in second. Keselowski managed to be third-quickest with a fastest lap time of 30.290. Bowyer and Kenseth followed in the fourth and fifth positions. Johnson, Kyle Busch, Montoya, Harvick, and Biffle completed the first ten positions. In the final practice session, Johnson was quickest with a time of 29.735 seconds and a best speed of 186.447 mph (300.057 km/h). Bowyer followed in second, ahead of Edwards and Montoya in third and fourth.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Practice and qualifying
Kahne, who was second-quickest in second practice, managed fifth. In the second session, Harvick had the quickest ten consecutive lap average with a speed of 176.789 miles per hour (284.514 km/h), while Edwards had the best average in the final session with a speed of 179.527 miles per hour (288.921 km/h).


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Race, Start
The race went underway at 7:30 p.m. EDT, with Juan Pablo Montoya leading the field to the green flag, A couple of laps later, the first caution came out on lap 25, this was a scheduled competition caution, the race restarted on lap 30 and the second caution came out for a one car wreck in the entrance of pit road by Kasey Kahne, the race restarted on lap 39, with Carl Edwards, the race leader.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta), Report, Race, Second half
Debris on the track brought out the third caution on lap 58, the race restarted on lap 63 with Jeff Gordon the race leader, A couple of laps later, the fourth caution came out on lap 193 when Clint Bowyer blew an engine, the race restarted on lap 198, The fifth caution came out on lap 206 when Denny Hamlin spun out in the back straightaway, the race restarted on lap 212 with Joey Logano the race leader, the sixth caution came out with 42 laps to go when Jimmie Johnson spun out, the race restarted with 33 laps to go, the seventh caution came out when Brian Vickers caught the grass, with 31 laps to go, the race restarted with 28 laps to go, the eighth caution came out for a two-car wreck involving Jeff Burton and Austin Dillon, the race restarted with 22 laps to go with Martin Truex Jr. the race leader, Kyle Busch won his race at Atlanta.


2013 AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix)
The 2013 AdvoCare 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 10, 2013, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the thirty-fifth as well as the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for Richard Childress Racing. Kasey Kahne finished second, and Jimmie Johnson clinched third.


2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl
The 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2013 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 38th edition of the game otherwise known as the Independence Bowl, it matched up the Boston College Eagles from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Arizona Wildcats from the Pac-12 Conference. The game kicked off at 11:30 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. Arizona defeated Boston College by a score of 42–19. This was the final edition with nutritional supplement company AdvoCare as the title sponsor, and the only edition not to include "Independence Bowl" in the official name.


2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Teams
Boston College finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 ACC). Arizona's record was 7–5 (4–5 Pac-12).


2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Teams
The game featured the nation's top two running backs in BC's Andre Williams who was the 2013 Doak Walker Award winner and a Heisman Trophy finalist and in Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey who was also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. Williams and Carey were FBS ranked first and second respectively in yards per game and both were consensus 2013 All-Americans, with Williams being a unanimous choice.


2013 Aegon Championships
The 2013 Aegon Championships (also known traditionally as the Queen's Club Championships) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 111th edition of those championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, in the club's 127th year between 10 and 16 June.


2013 Aegon Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aegon Championships, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aegon Championships, Rally against cancer
Following the finals on the last day, Andy Murray took part in a charity event called "Rally against Cancer" alongside former British no. 1 Tim Henman, in which they faced off against Murray's coach, former world no. 1 and 8-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl, and world number 6 Tomas Berdych. The event was organised in order to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, after British Davis Cup player Ross Hutchins was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at the end of 2012.


2013 Aegon Championships, Rally against cancer
Following the one set affair, in which the Brits emerged victorious, Murray and Henman then teamed up with a number of British celebrities, including comedians Jimmy Carr, Michael McIntyre and Jonathan Ross, actor Eddie Redmayne, businessman Sir Richard Branson and mayor of London Boris Johnson. The initial target for the event was £100,000, however this was exceeded by over £50,000 during the event. Furthermore, Murray donated his entire prize money pot of around £73,000 towards the charity.


2013 Aegon Championships – Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Mirnyi decided not to participate. Nestor played alongside Robert Lindstedt, but lost to Marin Čilić and Juan Martín del Potro in the second round. Bob and Mike Bryan won the title after defeating Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 4–6, 7–5, [10–3] in the final.


2013 Aegon Championships – Singles
Marin Čilić was the defending champion, but was defeated 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 in the final by Andy Murray. Winning in the final meant Murray became the first British player to win three titles at the Queen's Club since Arthur Lowe in the 1920s.


2013 Aegon Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Aegon Championships – Singles, Qualifying, Seeds
The top six seeds received a bye into the second round.


2013 Aegon Classic
The 2013 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 32nd edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, between 10 and 16 June 2013. Unseeded Daniela Hantuchová won the singles title.


2013 Aegon Classic, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aegon Classic – Doubles
Tímea Babos and Hsieh Su-wei were the defending champions, but Babos decided not to participate. Hsieh played alongside Daniela Hantuchová, but they withdrew in the quarterfinals due to Hsieh upper respiratory illness. Third seeded Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua won the final over Cara Black and Marina Erakovic with the score of 7–5, 6–4.


2013 Aegon Classic – Singles
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2013 Aegon Classic – Singles
Melanie Oudin was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ajla Tomljanović.


2013 Aegon Classic – Singles
Daniela Hantuchová won the title, defeating Donna Vekić 7–6(7–5), 6–4 in the final.


2013 Aegon Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple
The 2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Barnstaple, United Kingdom, on 28 October–3 November 2013.


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple – Doubles
Akgul Amanmuradova and Vesna Dolonc were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players decided not to participate in 2013.


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple – Doubles
Naomi Broady and Kristýna Plíšková won the tournament, defeating Raluca Olaru and Tamira Paszek, 6–3, 3–6, [10–5].


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple – Singles
Annika Beck was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but retired after losing the first set of her semifinal against Kristýna Plíšková.


2013 Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple – Singles
Marta Sirotkina won the tournament, defeating Plíšková in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(8–6).


2013 Aegon International
The 2013 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 39th edition of the event for the women and the 5th edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2013 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2013 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 17 June through 22 June 2013.


2013 Aegon International, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aegon International, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aegon International – Men's Doubles
Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins were the defending champions, but could not compete together this year due to Hutchins being out with ongoing illness. Fleming competed alongside fellow Brit Jonathan Marray but lost in the final against top seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares, 6–3, 3–6, [8–10].


2013 Aegon International – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but he retired from professional tennis in September 2012. Feliciano López won the title beating in the final Gilles Simon, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–0 for the third title of his career, first since 2010.


2013 Aegon International – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Aegon International – Women's Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez were the defending champions, but they chose not to compete this year. First seeded Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik defeated Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the final with the score 6–3, 6–3.


2013 Aegon International – Women's Singles
Tamira Paszek was the defending champion, but retired in the first round with a thigh injury against Caroline Wozniacki.


2013 Aegon International – Women's Singles
Elena Vesnina won the title, defeating Jamie Hampton in the final 6–2, 6–1.


2013 Aegon Trophy
The 2013 Aegon Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 3–9 June 2013.


2013 Aegon Trophy, ATP entrants, Singles, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aegon Trophy, ATP entrants, Doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aegon Trophy, ATP entrants, Doubles, Other entrants
The following pair received entry from the qualification into the doubles main draw:


2013 Aegon Trophy, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Aegon Trophy – Men's Doubles
Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot were the defending champions but they decided not to participate. Jamie Murray and John Peers defeated Ken and Neal Skupski 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–6] in the final to win the title.


2013 Aegon Trophy – Men's Singles
Benjamin Becker was the defending champion but lost to Matthew Ebden 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 in the final.


2013 Aegon Trophy – Women's Doubles
Eleni Daniilidou and Casey Dellacqua are the defending champions, having won the event in 2012. Dellacqua chose not to defend her title; Daniilidou partnered up with Coco Vandeweghe, but they lost in the quarterfinals.


2013 Aegon Trophy – Women's Doubles
Maria Sanchez and Nicola Slater won the title, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Sharon Fichman in the final, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8].


2013 Aegon Trophy – Women's Singles
Urszula Radwańska is the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but chose not to defend her title.


2013 Aegon Trophy – Women's Singles
Petra Martić won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2013 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships
The 8th Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Arques, France  November 4–10, 2013.


2013 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships
Championships was also qualification event for 2015 European Games in mixed pairs and groups.


2013 Afghan Premier League
The 2013 Afghan Premier League was the second season of Afghan Premier League, the Afghan league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season began on 22 August 2013 with the group stage and ended the season with the final on 11 October 2013. Toofaan Harirod head into the season as the defending champions. In the final, Shaheen Asmayee F.C. won their first title, beating Simorgh Alborz F.C., 3–1, in extra time.


2013 Afghan Premier League, Format
For the second season of the Afghan Premier League the Afghanistan Football Federation and Moby Group, the co-founders and the organizers of the league, decided to have the league start in three stages. To expand the league to the Provinces of Afghanistan the organizers decided to have stage one begin with regional tournaments which would eventually provide team selection for the eight Afghan Premier League teams. In total there will be eight different regional tournaments in May and June 2013 with each tournament featuring around four to six teams. Along with the Afghan-based regional teams there will also be one team on Afghan refugees from Iran and one team of Afghan refugees from Pakistan entering the regional round in the Center and East tournaments respectively.


2013 Afghan Premier League, Format
The idea of the regional tournaments is to allow younger players a chance at becoming a professional footballer. At the end of the regional tournaments the best 26 players from the participating teams in each region will be selected to the Afghan Premier League team that is based in that specific region.


2013 Afghan Premier League, Format
Finally in order to select the final 18-man squad for the official Afghan Premier League season, a special televised tournament during the holy month of ramadan called Maidan-e-Sabz will air in which judges, coaches, and even the voting fans will decide who will be the final 18 players for each team. Before this stage begins, at the beginning of ramadan, the coaches and trainers from each team will select the best 15 players out of 26 players in which during the holy month the best 15 players will play against the remaining non-selected 11 players in intra-squad matches.


2013 Afghan Premier League, Format
At the end of each week's show the television audience will be asked to send in their votes for their top player in each position and those results will be taken into consideration by the judges. The judges for this show will be certified coaches from the Afghanistan Football Federation; they will decide their top 3 players from the 11 players for each team.


2013 Afghan Premier League, Format
Finally, the second edition of the Afghan Premier League will officially kick-off on 22 August 2013 at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium with the group stage going on till 27 September 2013. The semi-finals will be played in a two-legged format in October with the Final taking place on 11 October 2013.


2013 Afghan Premier League, Teams
A total of 8 teams will contest the league. All 8 teams are spread out across Afghanistan, but all the matches would be played at the Afghanistan Football Federation stadium in Kabul. The eight teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 in the 18 game total league which will conclude on 19 October 2012 with the Grand Final.


2013 Afghan presidential palace attack
The 2013 Afghan presidential palace attack occurred on 25 June 2013, in a highly secure zone of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.


2013 Afghan presidential palace attack
The attack, claimed to be carried out by the Taliban, occurred at the eastern gate of the presidential palace around 6:30 a.m. AFT, where a group of reporters were gathering for security checks ahead of a presidential news conference. Between seven and eight explosions, alleged to be suicide bombers by the Taliban, occurred outside the palace. The explosions were later followed with an intense exchange of gunfire between the three or four Taliban fighters, and Afghan security officials, which lasted 90 minutes.


2013 Afghan presidential palace attack
Obtaining fake identification, badges and vehicle passes, five of the eight Taliban members were able to clear high-level security clearances, driving two Land Cruisers similar to those used by international soldiers to penetrate the heavily fortified security zone in Kabul. All insurgents were killed in the ensuing battle with security forces.


2013 Afghan presidential palace attack
The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Afghanistan station located nearby the presidential palace was also struck by two rocket-propelled grenades during the attack. Targeting the CIA's office in the Ariana Hotel, the Taliban attacked inside one of the most heavily restricted areas of Afghanistan, in downtown Kabul where the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force are located. The headquarters of the Afghan Ministry of Defense was also targeted in the Taliban attack.


2013 Afghan presidential palace attack
With no immediate reports of civilian casualties, it remains unclear whether several Afghan schoolchildren who were caught in the crossfire between the Taliban and security forces were harmed. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was inside the palace at the time, was not injured. The attack resulted in the deaths of three palace security guards, and all eight of the Taliban fighters.


2013 Africa Cup
The 2013 Africa Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). This tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2014 editions of it, served as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 1A
Division 1A was held between 10 and 14 July 2013, at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The competing teams will be (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses:


2013 Africa Cup, Division 1A
Due to losing the third place playoff, Uganda will be demoted to 2014 Africa Cup Division 1B, and was eliminated from 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 1B
Division 1B was held between 11 and 15 June 2013, at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, Senegal. The competing teams were (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses):


2013 Africa Cup, Division 1B
Namibia won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1A in the 2014 Africa Cup.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 1C
Division 1C was held between 22 and 29 June 2013, at the Ecole Supérieur des Travaux Publics - Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny Sud in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 1C
Ivory Coast won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1B in the 2014 Africa Cup.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 2
Starting in 2013, Division 2 was divided into North and South Groups.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 2, North
The North Group tournament was held in Niamey, Niger between 3 and 10 June 2013. Due to winning, Niger qualified for the Division 1C tournament which took place three weeks following.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 2, South
The South Group tournament was held in Rwanda on 22 June 2013. In addition to Rwanda and Burundi, it was supposed to also feature Swaziland and Tanzania, however they were unable to attend.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 2, South
Rather than a full tournament, a single game was held at Stade Amahoro, with Rwanda defeating Burundi with a score of 22 - 0.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 3
Starting in 2013, there is now at third division, split into North and Central groups.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 3, Central
The Central Group tournament was to be held in Democratic Republic of the Congo between 26 and 31 August 2013. However, 26 August came and went with no information about fixtures, and none of the games were played.


2013 Africa Cup, Division 3, North
The North Group tournament was to be held in Egypt between 10 and 13 October 2013. However, no games were scheduled by October 8, and no news about rescheduling was ever released.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Starting from this edition, the tournament was switched to being held in odd-numbered years instead of even-numbered years so that it does not clash with the FIFA World Cup.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations
South Africa hosted the tournament for the second time, after previously hosting the 1996 African Cup of Nations. The 2013 tournament is the highest attended edition of the Africa Cup of Nations under the current, 16-team format. The South African team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mali, following a penalty shoot-out. Zambia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria won its third Africa Cup of Nations championship with a 1–0 victory over Burkina Faso in the final. Nigeria participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CAF.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
On 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria. CAF agreed to award the next three editions from 2010 to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya respectively. They assigned Angola in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which submitted a joint bid in 2012, and Libya for 2014.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
This edition was awarded to Libya for the second time after 1982 African Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
Two-time former host Nigeria is the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 tournaments, in the event that any of the host countries fails to meet the requirements established by CAF.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection
The 2014 tournament was pushed forward to 2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid year-clash with the FIFA World Cup.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Host selection, Libyan withdrawal
Due to the Libyan Civil War, Libya traded years with South Africa, so that South Africa hosted in 2013 and Libya will be hosting in 2017. This was ratified in September 2011 at CAF's Executive Committee in Cairo, Egypt.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Qualification
A total of 47 countries entered the qualification, including South Africa, which automatically qualified. Libya was not allowed to keep its automatic qualification after being stripped of its hosting rights due to the Libyan Civil War. Many teams made their return to the finals in this tournament. The hosts, South Africa returned after a 4-year absence. Ethiopia appeared for the first time since 1982 (a 31-year absence). Other teams absent from the 2012 finals that featured in 2013 were Nigeria, Togo, DR Congo, and Algeria. Cape Verde made its finals debut. Teams that didn't qualify for this tournament from the 2012 African Cup of Nations were both co-hosts, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal, Sudan, Guinea and Botswana. South Sudan was ineligible to participate as the qualifying competition had already started by the time its membership of CAF was confirmed.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Venues, Host cities
The South African Football Association opened bidding to all 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities however a maximum of seven venues would be used. The final list of stadiums was initially to be announced by 30 March, but was pushed back to 4 April, 20 April, and then 3 May 2012.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Venues, Host cities
The venues were announced on 4 May 2012. FNB Stadium hosted the opening match and the final. The other venues selected for matches were Mbombela Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Royal Bafokeng Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Venues, Host cities
The average daytime temperature of the host cities ranges from 25.0 °C (77.0 °F) to 30.3 °C (86.5 °F).


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Match ball
The official match ball for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was manufactured by Adidas and named the Katlego, which means "success" in Sotho language. The name was chosen by African football fans via an online voting competition where it beat alternate names, Khanya (light) and Motswako (mixture).


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Mascot
The official mascot of the tournament was Takuma, a hippo wearing sports kit in South Africa's official yellow and green. The mascot was designed by Tumelo Nkoana, a 13-year-old South African student from Hammanskraal in Gauteng.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on 24 October 2012 in Durban. Positions A1 and C1 were already assigned to the hosts (South Africa) and holders (Zambia) respectively. The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010 and 2012 editions.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
South Africa (host; assigned to A1) Zambia (title holder; assigned to C1) Ghana (22 pts) Ivory Coast (22 pts)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
Mali (12 pts) Tunisia (10 pts) Angola (9 pts) Nigeria (8 pts)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
Algeria (6 pts) Burkina Faso (5 pts) Morocco (4 pts) Niger (3 pts)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Draw
Togo (2 pts) Cape Verde (0 pts) DR Congo (0 pts) Ethiopia (0 pts)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Group stage
The schedule of the final tournament was released on 8 September 2012.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Group stage
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Knockout phase
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Team statistics
Updated to games played on 10 February 2013. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Media
South African public broadcaster SABC was the host broadcaster of the tournament. It paid R65 million (US$7.5 million) for the rights, which entitle it to transmit all of the games across its radio and television platforms.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2013 to determine the winner of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The match was held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg which also hosted the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. The tournament's closing ceremony was held just prior to kick-off. The decision was announced in May 2012. The final was contested between Nigeria and Burkina Faso.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Sunday Mba scored the only goal as Nigeria won the final 1–0. Hence, Nigeria then represented CAF at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980 and 1994, and were losing finalists in 1984, 1988, 1990 and 2000. Despite this, Nigeria were not favorites coming into the tournament due to a decline in its fortunes, as a result of which Nigeria did not even qualify for the tournament in 2012. New coach Stephen Keshi had brought young, home-based players such as Sunday Mba and Godfrey Oboabona, and foreign-based players like Victor Moses, Vincent Enyeama, Emmanuel Emenike, Brown Ideye, Mikel John Obi and Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé who were crucial to Nigeria's run in the tournament.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
Their first match was a 1–1 draw to Burkina Faso, where Nigeria scored through Emenike but Burkina Faso's Alain Traoré cancelled out the lead with moments to go. They then drew with defending champions Zambia 1–1, as another late goal from a Penalty kick by Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene cancelled out Emenike's second goal of the tournament. In their last group game against Ethiopia, they were going out to Zambia for a worse booking record, but thanks to Chelsea F.C. midfielder Moses, the Nigerians won 2–0 and advanced at the expense of the defending champions.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
In the quarters, they defeated pre-tournament favorites Ivory Coast 2–1 in a shocking upset where Emenike and Mba scored goals. Keshi's gamble of including six home-based players in the squad paid further dividends as Nigeria crushed Mali 4–1 in the semis (goalscorers Echiejele, Ideye, Musa and Emenike) If the disputed goal is included, Emenike will be the tournament's joint top scorer with four goals along with Ghana's Mubarak Wakaso coming into the final.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
On the other hand, Burkina Faso had reached the semi-finals of the tournament once when they hosted in 1998, but they had never won an away match in AFCON and had a winless streak of 26 matches. In addition to that, in 2012, they exited at the group stage of the AFCON without a win, and were almost eliminated by the Central African Republic in qualifying, before Alain Traore saved them from elimination. Traore also saved them from a defeat against Nigeria in the opening Group match.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
The turnaround came with a 4–0 thrashing of Ethiopia, where Traore, Jonathan Pitroipa and Djakaridja Kone all scored, before drawing with Zambia 0–0 to send the reigning champions home for the first time since 1992. In a difficult pitch in Nelspruit, Pitroipa's extra time goal brought a 1–0 victory over Togo in the quarterfinals.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
In a stadium which had virtually become Burkina's home ground after playing four matches there, they defeated Ghana in the semis through penalties after Aristide Bance and Ghana's Mubarak Wakaso both scored in a 1–1 draw, and underdogs Burkina Faso under Belgian coach Paul Put had qualified to their maiden final.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
As statistics stood after the semifinals, Emenike was Nigeria's top scorer with 4 goals and Traore was Burkina Faso's top scorer with 3 goals, but he had been ruled out of the tournament after the group stages due to thigh injury.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Background
On 8 February 2013, after receiving a protest made by the Football Association of Burkina Faso, the Africa Cup of Nations Organizing Committee ruled to overturn the second yellow card received by Burkina Faso forward Jonathan Pitroipa in the semifinal, meaning he was eligible to play in the final.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Match, Summary
Despite the narrow margin of victory, Nigeria's win was considered a comfortable one, and the outsiders Burkina Faso were described as looking tired.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Match, Summary
Early play in the match was characterised by bursts down the wings from Victor Moses, and two close chances for the Super Eagles. The first was a seventh-minute header from Efe Ambrose off a Moses' free kick, and the second a Brown Ideye shot that flew over the crossbar. Burkina Faso showed little threat in the first half, and spent a lot of time in their own territory. Sunday Mba scored the only goal of the game after 40 minutes, when he collected a deflected shot, flicked the ball over Mohamed Koffi with his right foot, then volleyed the goal with his left.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Match, Summary
Nigeria had several chances to extend their lead in the second half, but none were converted. In the 77th minute, Wilfried Sanou forced a fingertip save from Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to prevent an equaliser.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Post-match
Burkina Faso head coach Paul Put conceded that his team "showed Nigeria a bit too much respect in the first half", but contended that "The whole of Burkina Faso can be proud of their players."


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Post-match
Nigeria head coach Stephen Keshi declared "Winning this is mainly for my nation". Looking forward to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup he said "To represent Africa in Brazil at the Confed Cup is an honour for Nigeria." This victory made Keshi the second man, after Mahmoud El-Gohary, to win the Cup of Nations as both player and coach.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
Group A of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 19 January until 27 January. It consisted of South Africa (hosts), Angola, Morocco and Cape Verde. The matches were held in the South African cities of Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A, Matches, South Africa vs Cape Verde
Assistant referees:Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda)Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)Fourth official:Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A, Matches, Angola vs Morocco
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Koman Coulibaly (Mali)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A, Matches, Morocco vs Cape Verde
Assistant referees:Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)David Laryea (Ghana)Fourth official:Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A, Matches, Morocco vs South Africa
Assistant referees:Yéo Songuifolo (Ivory Coast)Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Fourth official:Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Group B of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 20 January until 28 January. It consisted of Ghana, Mali, Niger and Congo DR. The matches were held in the South African cities of Port Elizabeth and Durban.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Ghana vs. Congo DR
Assistant referees:Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Marwa Range (Kenya)Fourth official:Gehad Grisha (Egypt)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Mali vs. Niger
Assistant referees:Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)Fourth official:Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Ghana vs. Mali
Assistant referees:Yéo Songuifolo (Ivory Coast)Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Fourth official:Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Niger vs. Congo DR
Assistant referees:Redouane Achik (Morocco)Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)Fourth official:Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Niger vs. Ghana
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)Fourth official:Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Congo DR vs. Mali
Assistant referees:Redouane Achik (Morocco)Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Group C of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 21 January until 29 January. It consisted of Zambia (holders), Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. The matches were held in the South African cities of Nelspruit and Rustenburg.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso
Assistant referees:Redouane Achik (Morocco)Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia
Assistant referees:Peter Edibe (Nigeria)Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Fourth official:Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Ethiopia vs. Nigeria
Assistant referees:Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda)Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)Fourth official:Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
Group D of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 22 January until 30 January. It consisted of Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Algeria and Togo. The matches were held in the South African cities of Rustenburg and Nelspruit.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Daniel Bennett (South Africa)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Algeria vs. Ivory Coast
Assistant referees:Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)Fourth official:Gehad Grisha (Egypt)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Togo vs. Tunisia
Assistant referees:Marwa Range (Kenya)Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Fourth official:Bernard Camille (Seychelles)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 2 February, and ended with the final on 10 February. The matches were held in the South African cities of Port Elizabeth, Durban, Rustenburg, Nelspruit, and Johannesburg.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Ghana vs. Cape Verde
Assistant referees:Yéo Songuifolo (Ivory Coast)Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Fourth official:Gehad Grisha (Egypt)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria
Assistant referees:Redouane Achik (Morocco)Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Burkina Faso vs. Togo
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Bernard Camille (Seychelles)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Semi-finals, Burkina Faso vs. Ghana
Assistant referees:Béchir Hassani (Tunisia)Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)Fourth official:Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa automatically qualified as the host country.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
A total of 47 countries entered the competition, including South Africa, which automatically qualified.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The remaining 46 teams competed in the qualifiers. In each of the three rounds, teams were drawn into two-legged home-and-away knock-out ties. Aggregate goals are used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The 15 winners of the second round qualified for the finals.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The draw for the preliminary round and the first round was made on 28 October 2011 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The draw for the second round was made on 5 July 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa, after the first round was completed.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea Gabon Ghana Guinea Libya Mali Morocco Niger Senegal Sudan Tunisia Zambia


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Algeria Benin Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Gambia Guinea-Bissau


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Tanzania Togo Uganda Zimbabwe


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Preliminary round
São Tomé and Príncipe won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the First round against Sierra Leone.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Uganda won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Algeria won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
2–2 on aggregate. Togo won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Sierra Leone won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Malawi won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Congo DR won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won the penalty shootout and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Central African Republic won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Cape Verde won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Liberia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Seeding
The 30 teams which qualified for the second round were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010, and 2012 editions. For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Seeding
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Seeding
If two countries are equal in the number of points in the above classification the number of points that they have accumulated throughout all their matches played in the last 3 final tournaments of the CAN determined their ranking (on the basis of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a match lost).


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Seeding
The teams were divided into two pots based on the ranking. Each tie contained one team from each pot. The order of legs for each tie was determined by draw.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Mali won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
3–3 on aggregate. Angola won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Nigeria won 8–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
1–1 on aggregate. Zambia won the penalty shootout and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Cape Verde won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
2–2 on aggregate. Tunisia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Niger won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
5–5 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Ivory Coast won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Togo won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Second round, Matches
Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament held in South Africa from 19 January until 10 February 2013.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads
The Confederation of African Football confirmed 9 January as the deadline for final squad submissions ahead of the tournament. The African confederation wanted all 23-man squad lists sent to its Cairo headquarters by midnight GMT on 9 January. Failing to do so would result in a fine and infringing countries will only be allowed to take a 22-man squad to the finals.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads
Along with their 23-man squads, countries were allowed to bring a delegation of 17 officials.


2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group D, Algeria
A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 10 December 2012. A 24-man list was announced on 18 December 2012, with Ishak Belfodil, Mokhtar Benmoussa, Antar Boucherit, Madjid Bougherra, Hamza Boulemdaïs, Ismaël Bouzid, Farouk Chafaï, Abdelmoumene Djabou, Moustapha Djallit, Rafik Djebbour, Ahmed Gasmi, Abderahmane Hachoud, Féthi Harek, Hamza Koudri and Mohamed Zemmamouche being left out of the team. On 22 December 2012, Djamel Abdoun dropped out of the squad after an injury, thus leaving the team with a final 23-man squad.


2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
The 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards were held on 9 March 2014 and co-hosted by Big Brother Africa presenter IK Osakioduwa and StarGist’s host, Vimbai Mutinhiri. Ivie Okujaiye and Olu Jacobs were honored with the TrailBlazer and Industry Merit Awards respectively.


2013 African Badminton Championships
The 2013 African Badminton Championships or African Badminton Cup of Nations was held in Rose Hill, Mauritius between 14-20 August and organised by the Badminton Confederation of Africa.


2013 African Fencing Championships
The 2013 African Fencing Championships were held in Cape Town, South Africa from 25 to 29 June.


2013 African Handball Champions League
The 2013 African Handball Champions League was the 35th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 3–12 in Marrakech, Morocco, contested by 11 teams and won by Espérance Sportive de Tunis of Tunisia.


2013 African Handball Champions League
Espérance de Tunis qualified for the 2014 IHF Super Globe.


2013 African Handball Champions League, Draw
Aljazeera Sports Club Espérance de Tunis Kano Pyramid HC Mouloudia Primeiro de Agosto Stade Mandji


2013 African Handball Champions League, Draw
Al Ahly SC Al-Hilal SC Club Africain FAP Yaoundé Wydad Smara


2013 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
The 2013 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 29th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the international handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from April 19–27, 2013 in Hammamet, Nabeul and Tazarka, in Tunisia, contested by 13 teams and won by Al Ahly of Egypt.


2013 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, Preliminary rounds, Group B
* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals      Relegated to 9-12th classification** Penalty for failing to pay participation fees


2013 African Judo Championships
The 2013 African Judo Championships were the 34th edition of the African Judo Championships, and were held in Maputo, Mozambique from 18 April to 19 April 2013.


2013 African Junior Athletics Championships
The 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eleventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held at the Germain Comarmond Stadium in Bambous, Mauritius from 29 August – 1 September. A total of 223 athletes from 29 nations competed. Neither pole vault event was held, due to a lack of entries, and the decathlon and heptathlon competitions were also not contested.


2013 African Junior Athletics Championships
Originally scheduled to be held in South Africa, a dispute between Athletics South Africa and the national sports ministry resulted in the cancellation of holding rights in June 2013. Bambous, the 2009 host, stepped in at short notice to hold the event.


2013 African Junior Athletics Championships
The medal table was a closely contested affair. Nigeria had the most gold medals with nine in its haul of 19 medals. South Africa had seven golds, but had the highest overall total with 24 medals. Ethiopia also had seven golds, and had the second highest medal haul with 22. Egypt (five golds, 11 in total) and Kenya (four golds, 17 in total) were the next best performing nations. Of the 29 participating nations, 15 reached the medal table. Nigeria performed well in the sprinting events, Ethiopia and Kenya shared most of the middle- and long-distance running medals, while South Africa and Egypt took many medals in the field events.


2013 African Junior Athletics Championships
Wind affected most of the sprints and jumps events, slowing the track times and carrying the jumpers to further distances. Two championship records were improved during the competition: Sabelo Ntokozo Ndlovu cleared 15.92 m (52 ft 2 3⁄4 in) in the men's triple jump and Ahmed Hassan set a new standard of 19.59 m (64 ft 3 1⁄4 in) in the men's shot put.


2013 African Junior Athletics Championships
Several athletes won multiple individual medals. Among them, Martin Moses Kurong was the men's 10,000 m winner and 5000 m bronze medallist, Geraldine Ann Duvenhage and Mohamed Kalifa were double silver medallists in the men's and women's shot put and discus throw events, and Tegest Tamangnu Yuma was runner-up in both the women's short sprints. South Africa's Duwayne Boer was the long jump winner and took bronze in the triple jump. Nigeria's Ese Brume was the women's long jump winner and triple jump runner-up, as well as a gold medallist in the 4×100 metres relay. South Africa's Megan Wilke won the javelin throw and surprisingly she also took the high jump silver medal.


2013 African Junior Athletics Championships
Nigeria's 200 m champion, Divine Oduduru, progressed to the junior level after his sprint double at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships. The Ethiopian duo Tigist Gashaw and Dawit Seyaum were first and second in the women's 1500 metres, switching their placings from the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics.


2013 African Rally Championship
The 2013 African Rally Championship is the 33rd season of the African Rally Championship (ARC). This Championship is the FIA regional rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 1 in Côte d'Ivoire, and is scheduled to end November 3 in Madagascar, after eight events.


2013 African Rally Championship
Ugandan driver Jas Mangat leads the championship by eight points over Zambian driver Mohamed Essa and ten over Zambian driver Jassy Singh. Mangat won the Tanzania Rally, was third in the Zambia International Rally and was the second ARC competitor to finish in the Safari Rally. Essa won the Zambia Rally and was the first ARC driver to finish the Safari Rally. Singh has two second places in the ARC from rallies in South Africa and Tanzania. The points victors of Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire and Rally South Africa have had no other finishes.


2013 African U-17 Championship
The 2013 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Morocco from 13 to 27 April. The top four teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2013 African U-17 Championship, Qualification
The qualifiers began on 7 September 2012 with the preliminary matches taking place, while the final round matches were played on 2 December 2012. At the end of the qualification, seven teams joined the hosts, Morocco.


2013 African U-17 Championship, Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.


2013 African U-17 Championship, Squads, MRI controversy
All players in the competition went through a mandatory MRI test which investigates bony fusion of the left distal radius (wrist). Several players were considered to be over-age by CAF and they were not eligible for the competition. The tests took place on 12 April, one day before the competition began leaving no time for a replacement players to be found. Ivory Coast, Congo and Nigeria each had three players found to be ineligible.


2013 African U-17 Championship, Squads, MRI controversy
CAF released the names of the players who were found to be over-age: