2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 5
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 5
The Dodgers staved off elimination in Game 5 as Zack Greinke pitched seven strong innings and the bats came alive. In the second, the Dodgers hit four singles off of Joe Kelly, the last two of which by Juan Uribe and Greinke scored a run each. The Cardinals tied the game in the third when Matt Carpenter singled, then scored on Carlos Beltrán's triple before Beltran scored on Matt Holliday's double. Adrián González's home run in the bottom of the inning put the Dodgers up 3−2.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 5
They added to their lead on home runs by Carl Crawford in the fifth, A. J. Ellis in the seventh off of Edward Mujica and González in the eighth off of John Axford. The four homers tied a Dodger post-season record that had previously been accomplished in Game 2 of the 1977 World Series and Game 1 of the 1978 NLCS. The Cardinals managed two runs off Kenley Jansen in the ninth on RBI singles by Matt Adams and Pete Kozma, but the Dodgers held on to win 6–4 and send the series back to St. Louis.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
Friday, October 18, 2013 – 8:37 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
Hoping to force a game seven, the Dodgers sent their ace Clayton Kershaw to the mound to face the St. Louis Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha in a rematch of Game two's matchup. This time, Kershaw had his worst outing of the season, as he struggled through the third inning with 48 total pitches and surrendered a total of seven earned runs, ten hits, and two walks in four innings of work. Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig committed two costly throwing errors that epitomized the frustration of that night. By contrast, Michael Wacha, backed up by solid defense and timely hits, stymied the Dodgers' offense, going seven innings and allowing just two hits and no runs.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
The Cardinals scored in the third inning when Matt Carpenter lined a double into right field after an 11-pitch battle with Kershaw. Carlos Beltrán scored Carpenter from second with a line drive single, again to right field, and advanced to second. Kershaw struck out Matt Holliday but yielded another single to Yadier Molina, which scored Beltran from second to make it 2–0 Cardinals. David Freese singled to center field to move Molina to second and Kershaw, already having an uncharacteristic night, walked Matt Adams to load the bases for Shane Robinson.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
Robinson drove in two runs with a single to right Puig, extending the Cardinals' lead to 4–0. Puig committed a throwing error by tossing the ball on a misstep and slinging it all the way to backstop over the head of catcher A.J. Ellis. Kershaw ended the inning by intentionally walking Pete Kozma and striking out Wacha.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
The Cardinals added five runs in the fifth inning. Molina singled to right field and reached second base on Puig's second throwing error of the night. David Freese singled to advance Molina to third base and Adams drove him home with a double in to make it 5–0 Cardinals. Kershaw left the game with runners on second and third after throwing 98 pitches and was replaced by reliever Ronald Belisario.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
Shane Robinson came up to the plate and reached second base on a choice out by shortstop Hanley Ramírez to catcher A.J. Ellis, who tagged out David Freese in a rundown between third and home. With runners still on second and third, Kozma was intentionally walked for the second time that night. Then Wacha hit Belisario's pitch and reached first base on a fielder's choice by second baseman Mark Ellis, who allowed Matt Adams to score after hesitating on a throw to home, making the score 6–0 Cardinals.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
Belisario was replaced by relief pitcher J.P. Howell, who allowed Robinson and Kozma to score on a sacrifice fly by Carpenter and a wild pitch to Molina respectively, stretching the lead to 8–0. Carlos Beltran closed the door on the Dodgers' postseason by singling to left field and scoring Wacha for the final run of the game, giving the Cardinals a commanding 9–0 lead. The Dodgers had one more hit, a double by catcher A.J. Ellis. The Cardinals pitching staff retired the next 12 batters to end the game.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
Winning pitcher Michael Wacha was named the NLCS MVP after winning both of his starts with a 0.00 ERA, holding the Dodgers to a .149 batting average against (BAA), two walks and 13 SO in 13+2⁄3 scoreless IP. He became the fourth rookie to win a postseason series MVP award, following Larry Sherry (1959 World Series), Mike Boddicker (1983 NLCS), and Liván Hernández (1997 NLCS and 1997 World Series).


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Game 6
The victory earned the Cardinals their 19th pennant as a franchise and their second World Series appearance in three years.


2013 National League Championship Series, Game Summaries, Composite line score
2013 NLCS (4–2): St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers


2013 National League Championship Series, Aftermath
Days after their NLCS defeat, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti and manager Don Mattingly held a joint press conference, in which Mattingly's job status was discussed. The press conference proved to be awkward and disjointed as both Colletti and Mattingly seemed at odds Mattingly's contract status. "It puts me in a spot that everything I do is questioned because I'm basically trying out and auditioning, can you manage or can’t you manage? That’s not a great position for me as a manager," Mattingly voiced.


2013 National League Championship Series, Aftermath
In 2013, when the Dodgers stumbled to start the season, falling to last place in the NL West while injuries piled up, speculation was rampant that Mattingly would be fired. Team President Stan Kasten indicated to him at the time that things needed to improve for Mattingly to keep his job. The team responded, winning 42 of 50 games during a torrid midseason stretch to take over first place and eventually won the division by 11 games over Arizona.


2013 National League Championship Series, Aftermath
Ironically, it was Colletti who was removed from his position first when the team brought in Tampa Bay's general manager Andrew Friedman to oversee Baseball Operations after the 2014 season. Colletti stayed with the team until taking a scouting job with the NHL's San Jose Sharks in September of 2019. Mattingly mutually parted with the club after the 2015 post-season and was replaced by Dave Roberts. Since the 2016 season, Mattingly has managed the Miami Marlins.


2013 National League Championship Series, Aftermath
The Cardinals and Dodgers met again during the 2014 National League Division Series with the Cardinals winning again and getting the better of 2013-2014 Cy Young and MVP 2014 winner Clayton Kershaw. Between the 2013 National League Championship Series and the 2014 National League Division Series, the Cardinals beat Kershaw in all four of his starts.


2013 National League Championship Series, Aftermath
Hanley Ramirez and Joe Kelly would eventually become teammates in Boston after Ramirez signed a free agent contract with the Red Sox during the 2014-2015 off-season (Kelly had been traded to Boston at the previous season's trade deadline). The 95-mph pitch from Kelly in the first inning of game one fractured Ramirez's rib and turned the entire series on its head. Kelly eventually became a Dodger in 2019 and even became a fan favorite. 2009-2013 Cardinal David Freese also became a popular Dodger for his clutch hitting during the twilight years of his career after being traded there from Pittsburgh in 2018. 2012-2013 Dodgers starting 2nd baseman Mark Ellis joined the Cardinals for the 2014 season, which was the last year of his career.


2013 National League Championship Series, Aftermath
The teams played again in the postseson in the 2021 National League Wild Card Game, with the Dodgers winning in the ninth on a Chris Taylor walk-off homerun.


2013 National League Division Series
The 2013 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the baseball teams to participate in the 2013 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3 based on record) and a fourth team — the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff — played in two series. TBS carried most of the games, with some on MLB Network.


2013 National League Division Series
The restriction on teams from the same division meeting in the Division Series was removed prior to the 2012 season. Therefore, the Cardinals and Pirates, both from the Central Division, were able to meet in the Division Series. Under the format used from 1998–2011, (1) St. Louis would have faced (3) Los Angeles in one Division Series, and (2) Atlanta would have faced (4) Pittsburgh in the other.


2013 National League Division Series
The Pirates made their first postseason appearance since 1992, and their first appearance in the Division Series in franchise history.


2013 National League Division Series
The Cardinals would go on to defeat the Dodgers in the NLCS, then lose the 2013 World Series to the American League champion Boston Red Sox.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis
This was the first postseason meeting between the current National League Central division rivals St. Louis and Pittsburgh.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 1
5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 1
The Cardinals set a new NLDS record with seven runs in the third inning. Adam Wainwright drew a leadoff walk, then Matt Carpenter singled before Carlos Beltrán's towering three-run home run (443 feet (135 m)), his 15th in post-season play tying Babe Ruth for eighth place on the list, put the Cardinals up 3–0. Only Derek Jeter (20) and Albert Pujols (18) among active players have more.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 1
A double, hit-by-pitch and walk loaded the bases before Jon Jay walked to force in another run, then David Freese cleared the bases with a single aided by an error to knock starter A. J. Burnett out of the game. Pedro Alvarez's leadoff home run in the fifth off Wainwright provided the only run for the Pirates. The Cardinals added a run in the bottom of the inning off Jeanmar Gomez on Daniel Descalso's forceout with runners on first and second aided by an error.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 1
Next inning Matt Adams walked with two outs before scoring the Cardinals' last run on Yadier Molina's double. Wainwright pitches seven innings allowing just one run, three hits while striking out nine. Carlos Martinez and Trevor Rosenthal pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth respectively as the Cardinals took a 1–0 series lead.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 2
1:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 2
The Pirates scored first with two outs in the second inning off Lance Lynn as Gerrit Cole drove in Pedro Álvarez with a single after Jordy Mercer was intentionally walked. Alvarez hit his second home run of the series in the third, a two-run line drive. The Pirates added to their lead in the fifth when Justin Morneau doubled with one out and scored on Marlon Byrd's double. After Alvarez walked, Seth Maness relieved Lynn and Russell Martin plated Byrd with a single.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 2
The Cardinals got on the board with a home run from Yadier Molina in the bottom of the fifth off Gerrit Cole. It was his third post-season home run. The Pirates added to their lead in the seventh inning as Martin plated Byrd again, this time via a sacrifice fly off Kevin Siegrist, then Starling Marte's lead off home run next inning off Shelby Miller capped the game's scoring at 7–1. Cole pitched six innings and three relievers held the Cardinals scoreless in the last three innings as the Pirates tied the series heading to Pittsburgh.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 3
The Pirates opened up their first non-Wild Card postseason home game in 21 years by scoring two runs in the first inning on Marlon Byrd's single with runners on second and third off Joe Kelly. The Cardinals tied the game in the fifth with a two-out two-run single by Carlos Beltrán off Francisco Liriano. The Pirates loaded the bases with one out in the sixth on a double and two walks off Kelly, who was relieved by Seth Maness, and took the lead on Russell Martin's sacrifice fly.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 3
Beltran's home run in the eighth off Mark Melancon tied the game again. The home run was Beltran's 16th playoff home run, which moved him past Babe Ruth for eighth place in postseason history. In the bottom of the inning, the Pirates got two on with one out off Carlos Martinez, who was relieved by Kevin Siegrist. Back-to-back RBI singles by Pedro Alvarez and Martin put the Pirates up 5–3. Jason Grilli pitched a scoreless ninth for the save as the Pirates took a 2–1 series lead. In the four playoff games since this one, the Pirates have failed to score 5 runs yet.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 4
Game 4 featured a pitching gem from St. Louis Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha. Wacha held the Pirates to just three base runners (one hit, two walks) through 7+1⁄3 innings pitched. It was the longest no-hitter length by a rookie pitcher since Jeff Tesreau went 5+1⁄3 innings with no hits allowed for the 1912 New York Giants. Wacha was acquired in the 2012 draft with the 19th overall pick, from the Los Angeles Angels as compensation for losing Albert Pujols. Pedro Alvarez broke up Wacha's no-hitter in the eighth with his third home run of the series.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 4
That was the only hit the Pirates got in the whole game. Matt Holliday provided all the runs the Cardinals needed with his two-run homer in the sixth. Charlie Morton, the opposing starting  pitcher, went 5+2⁄3 innings pitched, allowing just those two runs. With the Game 4 win, the Cardinals guaranteed a Game 5, making it the third straight NLDS Game 5 in as many years. Trevor Rosenthal picked up his first career post-season save.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 5
8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 5
Game 5 pivoted Game 1 winner Adam Wainwright against the Pirates' rookie and Game 2 winner Gerrit Cole. The Cardinals got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning as Jon Jay walked with two-outs and David Freese broke the tie with a two-run home run. The Cardinals added to their lead in the sixth as Jay singled home Matt Holliday to make it 3–0 off Justin Wilson.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 5
The Pirates made some two-out noise in the top of the seventh as Justin Morneau, Marlon Byrd and Pedro Alvarez all singled (the last driving home Morneau), but Wainwright was able to get Russell Martin to ground out to end the threat. As of 2018, this is the last run the Pirates have scored in the postseason. Entering the bottom of the eighth and with the Cardinals leading 3–1, they put the game out of reach as Matt Adams hit a two-run home run off Mark Melancon to make it 5–1.


2013 National League Division Series, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Game 5
After allowing a walk and single, Adams was relieved by Jason Grilli, who allowed an RBI single to Pete Kozma. Wainwright finished the complete game by striking out Alvarez with two runners on base to send the Cardinals to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wainwright joins John Smoltz as the only pitchers in postseason history with three or more wins as a starter and at least three saves. Adam Wainwright also became the 5th Cardinal to pitch a CG with one ER in a winner-take-all postseason game. This was umpire Wally Bell's final MLB game as he died five days later of a heart attack.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta
This was the second postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Braves. The Braves previously defeated the Dodgers 3–0 in the 1996 NLDS.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 1
Game 1 of the series featured a pitching match-up of Kris Medlen against Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw would go on to strike out 12 Atlanta Braves batters in seven innings, while Kris Medlen was forced out after just four innings pitched. Kershaw's 12 strikeouts was the third most strikeouts by a Dodger pitcher in the playoffs, behind only Sandy Koufax (15 in the 1963 World Series) and Carl Erskine (14 in the 1953 World Series). His six straight strikeouts in the game tied an MLB post-season record set by Tim Belcher in game 2 of the 1988 NLCS.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 1
Yasiel Puig and Juan Uribe hit one-out singles in the second, then Skip Schumaker's sacrifice fly and A.J. Ellis's double scored a run each. Next inning, Adrián González's two-run home run made it 4–0 Dodgers. Mark Ellis's RBI double next inning made it 5–0 Dodgers. The Braves scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the fourth on Chris Johnson's RBI single with two on. The Dodgers scored their last run in the sixth when Ellis singled with one out off Jordan Walden and scored on Hanley Ramirez's double. Brian Wilson and Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively for the Dodgers, who took a 1–0 series lead.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 2
In Game 2, the Dodgers struck first when Mark Ellis walked with one out in the first and scored on Hanley Ramírez's double off Mike Minor, but the Braves tied the score in the second when Evan Gattis hit a leadoff single off Zack Greinke and scored on Andrelton Simmons's two-out double. Freddie Freeman doubled to lead off the fourth and scored on Chris Johnson's two-out single to put the Braves up 2–1. In the bottom of the seventh, Brian McCann drew a leadoff walk, then Johnson singled off Chris Withrow.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 2
After a sacrifice bunt and strikeout, Paco Rodriguez relieved Withrow and intentionally walked Reed Johnson before Jason Heyward's two-run single made it 4–1 Braves. Ramirez's home run in the eighth after a walk off David Carpenter cut the lead to 4–3. Craig Kimbrel recorded the four out save and the Braves evened the series at one game each. Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons and Braves catcher Gerald Laird combined for a huge defensive play in the ninth inning throwing out Dodger's base runner Dee Gordon when he attempted to steal second base. This would end up being the final postseason game at Turner Field, as the Braves would not reach the postseason again before moving to SunTrust Park in 2017.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 3
8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 3
Game 3 featured two rookies: Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers and Julio Teherán for the Braves. It was an offensive explosion from both teams in the early innings. In the top of the first, Justin Upton doubled with one out and scored on Evan Gattis's single. After a walk, Gattis scored on Chris Johnson's single. The Dodgers loaded the bases in the second inning on two singles and a walk before Hyun-jin Ryu's sacrifice fly scored a run, then Carl Crawford's three-run home run put them up 4–2.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 3
The Braves loaded the bases in the third on three straight leadoff singles before Brian McCann's groundout and Johnson's fielder's choice scored a run each to tie the game. In the bottom of the inning, Hanley Ramírez hit a leadoff double then scored on Adrián González's single. Two outs later, Skip Schumaker's RBI single made it 6–4 Dodgers and knocked Teheran out of the game. The next inning, Carl Crawford reached on an error, then scored on Ramirez's triple off Alex Wood.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 3
After González struck out, Ramirez scored on Yasiel Puig's single before Juan Uribe's home run made it 10–4, all four runs were unearned. In the eighth, Ramirez hit an RBI single with two on and two outs off Jordan Walden, who was relieved by Luis Avilan. González and Puig then hit back-to-back RBI singles to make it 13–4. In the ninth, Jason Heyward's two-run home run off Paco Rodriguez made it 13–6 Dodgers.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 3
After allowing a walk and single, Rodriguez was relieved by Kenley Jansen, who struck out Brian McCann to end the game and give the Dodgers a 2–1 series lead. Hanley Ramirez continued his torrid NLDS by hitting two more extra base hits, tying a Dodgers franchise record for extra-base hits in a playoff series set by Steve Garvey and Duke Snider. Additionally, the 13 runs scored was a Dodgers record for a playoff game.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 3
At the age of 35 years, Chris Capuano picked up his first career post-season victory.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 4
9:37 p.m. (EDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 4
The Dodgers brought Clayton Kershaw back on short rest in Game 4 and he pitched six innings. Carl Crawford hit homers in his first two at-bats off Freddy García in the first and third, the first Dodger to do so in the playoffs since Shawn Green in the 2004 National League Division Series. The Braves put runners on second and third with one out on a single and error by Adrián González, who committed another error in the first, when Chris Johnson's single and Andrelton Simmons's groundout scored a run each, tying the game, both runs unearned.


2013 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Game 4
Elliot Johnson tripled with one out, then an RBI single by José Constanza off Ronald Belisario in the seventh gave the Braves the lead, but the Dodgers went back up on a two-run homer by Juan Uribe in the eighth off David Carpenter. Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth to preserve the 4–3 series clinching victory for the Dodgers.


2013 National League Wild Card Game
The 2013 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2013. The Pirates won by a 6–2 score and advanced to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Division Series. The game was televised on TBS, and was also broadcast on ESPN Radio.


2013 National League Wild Card Game
The game marked the first postseason appearance by the Pirates since 1992 and the Pirates' victory gave the team their first postseason series win since the 1979 World Series. This was the third postseason appearance for the Reds in four seasons. It was the sixth postseason meeting between the Pirates and Reds (the others being in the NLCS in 1970, 1972, 1975, 1979, and 1990).


2013 National League Wild Card Game
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle made his first postseason appearance since competing in the 2007 World Series as manager of the Colorado Rockies, while Dusty Baker fell to 0–3 in postseason appearances as manager of the Reds, a position from which he was relieved three days after the loss. The loss continued the Reds' postseason win drought, active since the 1995 National League Division Series.


2013 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
After a scoreless first inning and a half, the Pirates secured the first runs of the game with home runs by Marlon Byrd and Russell Martin in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Martin's home run came after Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, having his name chanted mockingly by over 40,000 Pirates fans, dropped the baseball from the mound. Martin hit a home run on the next pitch. In the bottom of the third, Pedro Alvarez hit a sacrifice-fly to Shin-Soo Choo, which allowed Andrew McCutchen to score.


2013 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
In the top of the fourth, with Choo and Ryan Ludwick on base, Jay Bruce hit a groundball single to Pirates left-fielder Starling Marte, allowing Choo to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Marte and Neil Walker scored off RBI hits by Walker and Byrd, respectively. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Russell Martin hit another home run. The Reds could only further respond with a Choo home run off of Tony Watson. The Pirates would maintain their lead and go on to win, with Jason Grilli closing the game.


2013 National League speedway season
The 2013 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by eight teams.


2013 National League speedway season, Summary
Scunthorpe Saints and Rye House Cobras were missing from 2012, and replaced by Coventry Storm and Kent Kings.


2013 National League speedway season, Final table
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points


2013 National League speedway season, Final table
Scoring system:Home loss by any number of points = 0Home draw = 1Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2Home win by 7 points or more = 3Away loss by 7 points or more = 0Away loss by 6 points or fewer = 1Away draw = 2Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3Away win by 7 points or more = 4


2013 National League speedway season, Playoffs
Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide the championship. Dudley Heathens defeated King's Lynn Young Stars in the final.


2013 National League speedway season, National League Knockout Cup
The 2013 National League Knockout Cup was the 16th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Dudley Heathens were the winners.


2013 National People's Congress
The 2013 National People's Congress (formally, the 1st Session of the 12th National People's Congress) held its annual meeting in March 2013 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The session opened 5 March and concluded on 16 March, 2013 This was the Session in which major state positions were elected.


2013 National People's Congress, Government Work Report
Below are the key points of the country's achievements in the past five years, from Premier Wen Jiabao's work report:


2013 National Premier League Queensland
The 2013 National Premier League Queensland is the first season under the new competition format in Queensland. The league consists of 14 teams across the State of Queensland. Brisbane City, Olympic FC and Redlands United joined from the Brisbane Premier League. Brisbane Strikers, QAS and Sunshine Coast Fire joined from the previous Queensland State League. Central Queensland FC, FNQ FC Heat and Northern Fury each had sides from their cities participating in the previous Queensland State League but new consortiums won bids to participate in the NPL and new identities were created, Fury taking on the identity of the former A-League club North Queensland Fury.


2013 National Premier League Queensland
Complete new entities, Western Pride FC and Moreton Bay Jets were formed while Palm Beach Sharks was drawn from the Gold Coast Premier League but were former participants in years gone past in the Brisbane Premier League.


2013 National Premier League Queensland, Regular season
The National Premier League Queensland 2013 season will be played over 22 rounds, beginning on 8 March with the regular season concluding on 18 August 2013.


2013 National Premier League Queensland, Regular season
Olympic FC went through the first round of matches undefeated with 10 wins and 1 draw. Their first loss was at the hands of Brisbane City who won their round 12 clash, 3-1. This was after Olympic defeated Brisbane City 6-2 in the inaugural NPL Queensland match.


2013 National Premier League Queensland, Regular season
The Round 3 match between Western Pride and Sunshine Coast Fire was called off at approximately the 80 minute mark due to a severe thunderstorm. Fire were leading 4-0 at the time and under the competition rules, were awarded the win.


2013 National Premier League Queensland, Regular season
The Round 10 match between Moreton Bay Jets and Western Pride was abandoned at the 80 minute mark due to an electrical floodlight failure. The Jets were leading 1-0 at the time and were awarded the victory under the competition rules.


2013 National Premier League Queensland, Regular season
Olympic FC claimed the Premiers title in Round 20 with a 3-1 victory over the Moreton Bay Jets at Goodwin Park on 4 August 2013.


2013 National Premier League Queensland, Regular season
Olympic FC, Brisbane City, Sunshine Coast Fire and the Brisbane Strikers formed the top four teams and therefore qualified for the finals series.


2013 National Premier Leagues
The 2013 National Premier Leagues was the inaugural season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. It began on 22 February 2013 and concluded on 13 October 2013. The National Premier Leagues was contested by clubs from five divisions. The divisions were ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. The winners of each respective divisional league then competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, culminating in a Grand Final.


2013 National Premier Leagues, Final Series
The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL (with the exception of South Australia, where their entrant was the winner of the Finals Series) played each other in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2013.


2013 National Premier Leagues, Final Series
The participants were matched up based on geographical proximity, as if the three Federations not participating that season (Northern NSW Football, Football Federation Victoria and Football West) were doing so. Where a team would have played a non-participating Federation that team received a bye to the next round. The series was played over three rounds using a single match home or away knock-out format.


2013 National Premier Leagues, Individual honours
Glen Trifiro of Sydney United 58 received the John Kosmina Medal for best player in the NPL Grand Final.


2013 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
The 2013 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the first National Premier Leagues Grand Final. It was played on 13 October 2013 at KGV Park in Glenorchy between South Hobart and Sydney United 58. Sydney United 58 won 2–0 to secure their inaugural National Premier Leagues title.


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season
The 2013 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 10th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for  the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
The Carolina Diamonds ceased operations after the 2012 season. NPF announced that an expansion team named the NY/NJ Comets would begin play in the 2013 season, with the Comets awarded the contracts of the Diamonds' players.


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
NPF reached a deal with ESPN to broadcast 16 games during the 2013 season.


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events, Rule changes
After the 2012 NPF season ended without a champion, NPF instituted new procedures to name a champion if the Championship Series is not finished:


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events, Rule changes
The creation of a policy and criteria, to award the Cowles Cup, in the event of inclement weather. That policy states a reserve day to play the Championships and also a tiered process for naming a champion if the Series cannot be finished. That policy is as follows:


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, College draft
The 2013 NPF College Draft was held in Nashville, Tennessee on April 1 at 8:00 pm EST in Ford Theatre located in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Akron Racers selected pitcher Rachele Fico of LSU as the first overall pick.


2013 National Pro Fastpitch season, NPF Championship
Teams are seeded by the final standings. The third- and fourth-seeded teams play each other, with the winner advancing. The second seeded team plays the winner of game one. The top seed plays a best-of-three series against the winner of game two.


2013 National Scout Jamboree
The 2013 National Scout Jamboree (United States) was the 18th national Scout jamboree held by the Boy Scouts of America from July 15, 2013 to July 24, 2013. It was the first national Scout jamboree held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia and the first jamboree to include Venturers as participants. Attendance was 40,795 Boy Scouts, Venturers, volunteers and staff.


2013 National Scout Jamboree
Compared to previous years, this jamboree operated more like a World Scout Jamboree with subcamps that promoted maximum interaction. It also served as a test at scale of the venue's facilities, since the Summit had been scheduled as the venue of the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019.


2013 National Scout Jamboree
The 2013 Jamboree was the first in over 30 years to not be held at Fort A.P. Hill, a US Army installation that had hosted every Jamboree since 1981.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Events
There were two shows at the 2013 Jamboree, both occurring at the Summit Center stadium. The first show, which occurred on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, titled "Welcome to West Virginia," was to feature Carly Rae Jepsen, but Jepsen backed out on March 5, 2013, citing the BSA's ban on openly gay and bisexual Scouts at the time. She announced her decision on Twitter saying, "As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer." Teenage recording artist   as well as country group  replaced Jepsen in the show, and were well received.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Events
The second show, which was titled "Celebration of Scouting," occurred on Saturday, July 20, 2013, and featured Mike Rowe as the keynote speaker and rock band 3 Doors Down as the musical act. Originally, the show was to be headlined by pop rock band Train, but the band rescinded its commitment on March 1, 2013, citing the BSA's ban on openly gay and bisexual Scouts. The band said it would have been happy to play the show as long as the BSA "makes the right decision before then," apparently a reference to a potential overturn of the ban.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Events
After the BSA decision to allow openly gay Scouts (but not openly gay leaders) was released on May 2013, Train did not make any statement on returning to play at the Jamboree. Instead, the group was replaced by 3 Doors Down, which was announced as the headliner group on social media during the 2013 Jamboree.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Events
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden also made an appearance at one of the shows, giving a speech to attendees at the stadium and speaking individually with a number of scouts.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Events
Another guest visitor was Gill Clay, the first grand-daughter of B-P.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Advancement
New merit badges introduced at the jamboree include Game Design, Programming, and Sustainability. A preview to the Mining in Society merit badge was also offered at the Jamboree.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features
Apart from the change of venue and time, the 2013 Jamboree introduced several new elements to the Jamboree program.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Sustainability
The goal of lessening the Jamboree's environmental impact was a prominent theme of the 2013 event, and inspired a number of initiatives in its planning and execution.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Sustainability
Water conservation was in full effect. This Jamboree was the first to ban all one-time use water bottles. The "greywater" methodology was also used: water from sinks and showers was used to flush toilets, leading the Summit to advertise a "zero gallon" water waste. Wastewater was passively treated in lagoons then used to drip irrigate the local forest, bringing water usage in a full cycle.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Sustainability
According to the BSA, almost all the lumber used to build the many onsite shower houses and latrine facilities came directly from forests on the property. Facilities did not require paint or harmful treatment for construction.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Sustainability
Contingent units and staff members were provided with an officially licensed Jamboree duffel bag. All tent and cooking gear were provided onsite by The Summit, eliminating the need for each council to transport a tractor trailer full of unit equipment and thus, reducing the cost and carbon footprint of transportation to and from the event.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Technology
As part of the "Scouting 2.0" initiative, a large emphasis on technology was made during the Jamboree. For the first time, participants were advised to carry smartphones in order to use the Jamboree's mobile application for iOS and Android. The app was designed to help Scouts, Scouters and staff navigate the area through the ArcGIS Online Platform (developed and supported by Esri), as well as provide personalized daily activity schedules to all its users.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Technology
AT&T sponsored a large part of this technology initiative. Cellular towers, many owned by AT&T, and wifi antennas were placed around the site providing mobile coverage for the Jamboree. Solar chargers were also be placed in subcamps, allowing participants to keep their devices charged on a daily basis.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, New features, Technology
Technology Quest was a half day experience that was a part of every participant's assigned weekly schedule. Scouts had a hands-on science and technology experience brought to the jamboree by major corporate, non-profit and educational partners. These included: NASA, National Geographic, Lego, AT&T, Microsoft, the Franklin Institute, Michigan Tech, West Virginia University Forensics, Team SLR from NASCAR, Destination Imagination, Parallax, Inc., National White Collar Crime Center, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy, Fairmont State University, Geocaching.com, Goal Zero, Mountain View Solar, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and more. Activities included robotics, forensics, chemistry, physics, health care, IT, DNA and biotech, and photography.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Death
Many adults from across the country came to support the Jamboree experience for over 40,000 people in attendance for over a week's time. One of the adult staff members from Beavercreek, Ohio collapsed on July 20, 2013 and was transported by ambulance to Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill where he was pronounced dead after attempts to revive him had failed. The victim, Gene Schulz, was volunteering as a merit badge counselor and a historical reenactor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The cause of death was attributed to a heart attack. No other deaths were reported.


2013 National Scout Jamboree, Controversy
There were several controversies leading up to and during the event, including exclusion of obese scouts, their longstanding anti-gay policies, and the high cost of the program as a result of issues with the construction of the Summit Bechtel Reserve vastly exceeding its initial budget.


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards
The 48th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2014, honored the best in film for 2013.


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Picture
1. Inside Llewyn Davis 2. American Hustle 3. 12 Years a Slave3. Her


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Director
1. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis 2. Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity 3. Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actor
1. Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis 2. Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave 3. Robert Redford – All Is Lost


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actress
1. Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine 2. Brie Larson – Short Term 12 3. Adèle Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Colour  3. Julie Delpy – Before Midnight


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actor
1. James Franco – Spring Breakers 2. Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club 3. Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actress
1. Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle 2. Lupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave 3. Léa Seydoux – Blue Is the Warmest Colour 3. Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Screenplay
1. Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy – Before Midnight 2. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis 3. Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Cinematography
1. Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis 2. Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity 3. Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Non-Fiction Film
1. The Act of Killing (TIE) 1. At Berkeley (TIE) 2. Leviathan


2013 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Foreign-Language Film
1. Blue Is the Warmest Colour2. A Touch of Sin 3. The Great Beauty


2013 National Women's Amateur
The 2013 USASA National Women's Amateur was the 30th staging of the tournament, 14th since the introduction of the Open competition, and the first in five years. Six teams competed in three matches each on June 28 and 29, with a final match on the 30th. The Amateur competition occurred concurrently with the U23 competition, with the Open competition staged the three days before.


2013 National Women's Open
The 2013 USASA National Women's Open was the 18th staging of the tournament, and the first under a new format that eliminates regional qualification. The finals included four Midwest teams and took place from June 25th to 27th, with the Amateur and U-23 competitions taking place the next three days.


2013 National Women's Open
The defending champions are the Chicago Red Stars who were the first professional team to enter, and win, the competition. They did not attempt to defend their title, participating in the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League instead. They were members of WPSL Elite during the 2012 edition of the Women's Cup.


2013 National Women's Open
The four teams participating in the Open Bracket of the 2013 National Women's Championships were the Des Moines Menace, Kansas City Shock, Houston Aces, and Kansas City Dynamos, the competition format being a round-robin as opposed to the previous used semifinals-to-final. The Houston Aces emerged as champions, winning all three of their matches, with the Kansas City Dynamos as runners-up.


2013 National Women's Soccer League season
The 2013 National Women's Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this was the seventh overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was (and is) operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.


2013 National Women's Soccer League season
The league started on April 13 with FC Kansas City hosting Portland Thorns FC. The last regular season matches were played on August 18, followed by postseason playoffs which culminated with a one-game final on August 31. In the final, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Western New York Flash 2–0 to win the inaugural NWSL Championship.


2013 National Women's Soccer League season, Teams, stadiums, and personnel, Player Acquisition
Players were acquired through the 2013 Allocation of national team players announced on January 11, the 2013 NWSL College Draft on January 18, and the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft on February 7, along with free agency, trading and loans.


2013 National Women's Soccer League season, Teams, stadiums, and personnel, Player Acquisition
The Portland Thorns received an allocation with a notably strong offensive record including Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair, the 2012 U.S. and Canadian Players of the Year and leading scorers for their national teams respectively, as well as a U.S. allocation (Morgan, Tobin Heath, and Rachel Buehler) that accounted for 1/3 of their national team's assists in 2012.


2013 National Women's Soccer League season, Competition format
The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 18. Each team played a total of 22 games: 11 at home and 11 away. Each team played


2013 National Women's Soccer League season, Competition format
The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs. Two semifinal games were played on August 24, with the winners advancing to the league final to be played on August 31.


2013 National Women's Soccer League season, NWSL Championship
The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. In the semifinals, the regular season winner hosted the fourth-placed team and the regular season runner-up hosted the third-placed team. The highest-seeded semifinal winner then hosted the championship final. All match-ups were one-game series (as opposed to home-and-away series).


2013 Nations Cup (women's rugby union)
The fourth Nations Cup tournament was played at the University of Northern Colorado, USA during July and August of 2013 following on from the Under-20s competition which took place at Trent College, Long Eaton, England in early July. The tournaments included teams from the United States, South Africa, England and Canada.


2013 Nations Cup (women's rugby union)
This tournament was succeeded by the Women's Rugby Super Series.


2013 Nations Cup (women's rugby union), Nations Cup 2013 (University of Northern Colorado), Final Table, Points scoring
4 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss. 1 bonus point awarded for scoring four or more tries and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points.


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International
The 2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Sydney, Australia, between 25 February and 3 March 2013.


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International – Men's Doubles
Brydan Klein and Dane Propoggia defeated Alex Bolt and Nick Kyrgios 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] in the final to win the title.


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International – Men's Singles
Nick Kyrgios defeated Matt Reid 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the title.


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International – Women's Doubles
This was a new event in 2013. Misa Eguchi and Mari Tanaka won the inaugural title, defeating Tamara Čurović and Wang Yafan in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–8].


2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International – Women's Singles
This was a new event in 2013. Wang Yafan won the inaugural title, defeating Misa Eguchi in the final, 6–2, 6–0.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 June 2013. After Parliament was dissolved on 1 March, the elections were set for 6 April. However, a Supreme Court ruling annulled the dissolution and cancelled the elections. Parliament was dissolved again on 23 May, approximately one month before the normal end of its mandate, and elections were set for 22 June 2013, however President Sprent Dabwido declared a state of emergency and brought the election forward to 8 June. Parliament first sat on June 11 and Fisheries Minister Baron Waqa, the leader of the government forces, was elected president.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Background
In February 2013 a constitutional crisis developed after two cabinet members resigned and a third was sacked by President Sprent Dabwido, leaving just two members in the cabinet, whilst the 18-member Parliament split into three factions. On 1 March Parliamentary Speaker Ludwig Scotty dissolved Parliament due to unruly behaviour by MPs, and elections were set for 6 April.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Background
Former President Marcus Stephen, who was one of the cabinet members to leave in February threatened to bring a legal challenge against the dissolution, claiming it had been carried out in an unconstitutional manner as MPs had not been given the chance to challenge the dissolution. When Stephens and seven other MPs did take the matter to the Supreme Court, it ruled that the adjournment had been carried out unconstitutionally. However, a government spokesman claimed that the Court had no power to force Scotty to reconvene Parliament.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Background
In mid-March the Supreme Court ruled that as the dissolution was null and void, the writ issued for elections in April was also null and void.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Background
Speaker Scotty resigned on 18 April and was replaced by Godfrey Thoma on 25 April. Thoma announced on 16 May that Parliament would be dissolved a week from that date. Speaker Thoma dissolved Parliament on 23 May and set elections for 22 June. On 27 May 2013 President Dabwido declared a state of emergency and re-set the election for 8 June 2013.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Electoral system
MPs are elected in eight multi-members constituencies using the Dowdall system, a modified version of the Borda count. Voters rank candidates by preference, with the first preference given a score of 1, the second preference a score of ½, the third preference a score of ⅓ and so on. Voters must rank all candidates on the ballot for it to be valid. The candidates with the highest scores win the seats in a constituency.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Electoral system
Until this election there had been 18 seats in Parliament with seven two-seat constituencies and one four-seat constituency, but following the June 2010 elections Parliament passed a bill to increase the number of seats to 19 to avoid 9–9 ties in the legislature. The extra member will be elected in the Meneng Constituency, which previously had two seats.


2013 Nauruan parliamentary election, Electoral system
A record total of 68 candidates registered for the elections.


2013 Nauruan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Nauru on 11 June 2013.


2013 Navotas local elections
Local elections was held in the city of Navotas on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. Re -electionist mayor-John Rey Tiangco won with a margin of almost 50% on his closest rival and the incumbent vice-mayor, Patrick Joseph Javier who was replaced by the winner of the vice-mayoral elections.


2013 Navotas local elections, Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. All candidates with party affiliation are supported by Partido Navoteño, the only local party in the city.


2013 Navotas local elections, Results, House of Representatives elections
Toby Tiangco is the incumbent. He is under Partido Navoteño, the ruling local party, which will contest this election at the banner of the United Nationalist Alliance. (He is also UNA's national secretary-general.)


2013 Navotas local elections, Results, City Council elections
Each of Navotas's two legislative districts elects six councilors to the City Council. The six candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district. Some who are running are the same names from 2010.


2013 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2013 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by sixth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.


2013 Navy Midshipmen football team, Roster, Depth chart
The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley
On 25 May 2013, Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in the Jhiram Ghati, Darbha Valley in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India. The attack caused at least 27 deaths, including that of former state minister Mahendra Karma and Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel. Vidya Charan Shukla, a senior Congress leader, succumbed to his injuries on 11 June 2013.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Background
Sukma district is a part of the "red corridor", the belt affected by the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. This region has been under continuous attack by the Maoists, who have been targeting police personnel and political leaders. The then Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had proposed to carry out counter offensive in the entire Bastar region but had to call off because of opposition from party leaders including Digvijaya Singh and some members of the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Background
Naxalites had called for a bandh on 25 and 26 May 2013 to protest 17 May 2013 operation against them by the security forces during an anti-Naxalite operation in which eight tribals were also killed, including three children. Naxalites were also protesting the conduct of "Vikas Yatra" of the Government and the "Parivartan Yatra" of the opposition Indian National Congress Party.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Background
Maoists carry out a campaign called "Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign" (TCOC) which runs from April to early Monsoon in July. The thick Dharba forests provided them with good cover to carry out hit and run attacks. Congress leaders were warned about the possibility of an attack during their yatra. Later investigations revealed that Raman Singh Government's Vikas Yatra was also set as a target during his 7 May 2013 visit. However the plan could not succeed. Naxalites were enraged with the mobilisation of 2500–3000 security force personnel in the region in the then recent times. Their central commission hence allowed them to target the Parivartan Ralley.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Attack
Leaders of the Indian National Congress were carrying out a Parivartan Yatra ("Change" Rally) in the state, with a convoy of 25 vehicles carrying around 200 Congress leaders and workers. They were returning from a meeting organised in Sukma and were headed to Keshloor nearby Jagdalpur along National Highway 221 which connects Chhattisgarh with Krishna district in the adjacent state of Andhra Pradesh and hold its last rally there. Almost all the senior state party leaders; former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla, former state minister Mahendra Karma, Nand Kumar Patel, Uday Mudaliyar, senior Congress leader Gopi Madhwani, and prominent woman tribal leader Phulo Devi Netam from Bastar were present.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Attack, Blast
As the convoy reached the deeply forested area of Dharba valley on Jagdalpur-Sukma Highway, 50 km from its destination, it was blocked by trees that had been felled by Maoists. The Maoists triggered an IED near the fourth vehicle in the convoy, completely damaging the vehicle and leaving a five-metre wide crater in the ground. In an attempt to flee, several vehicles collided with each other. The blast was carried out by a bomb using 27–30 kg of explosive using ammonium nitrate and electric detonators with command wire were used to trigger the blast. Investigators also found 200-meter long wires used to detonate the explosive which had been planted a few feet under the road.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Attack, Firing
As the vehicles slowed down, around 250 Maoists hiding in the adjoining hill tops of the JEERUM hills opened fire from both the sides. The personal security officers of the Congress leaders took positions and tried to defend them; firing continued for over 90 minutes. The Maoists waited for the PSOs to run out of ammunition before asking the Congress leaders to surrender. The Maoists, however, started firing indiscriminately when the Congress leaders emerged from their vehicles. Eyewitness said that when the Maoists struck, the mobile phones of all the leaders were also taken, as the attackers asked the names of the leaders, shooting some of them while leaving others alone .


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Victims
Around 28 people were killed in the attack which included twelve Congress leaders and workers, eight police and CRPF jawans and four other villagers. There was crossfire between Mahendra Karma's guards and the Naxalites, but when his defenders ran out of bullets, Karma surrendered along with various other Congress leaders. Naxalites then asked Congress leaders there to identify him. Karma came forward and identified himself. Naxalites then took him away and beat him. They then stabbed him several times and sprayed him with bullets, and then beat him again about the head with the butts of their guns. They also raised the slogans Mahendra Karma Murdabad. Autopsy revealed that 78 stab wounds were found on his body, which were made with a blunt object.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Victims
MLA Uday Mudliyar, former MP and Gopal Madhavan were among the others killed in the gun fire. Vidya Charan Shukla sustained three bullets wounds, and was among several others who were critically injured. He died on 11 June 2013 after being treated at Medanta Medicity Hospital Gurgaon. Nand Kumar and Dinesh jumped out of the car; the two were found dead a day later. Following the attack, the Naxals abducted Patel, his son and few other leaders. Around 6 pm, they asked others to leave except Patel and his son.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Victims
Their bodies were later recovered from the forest at the ambush site. Autopsy revealed that Dinesh Patel had an axe injury on his head and it led to his death. Nandkumar Patel was also stabbed multiple times and there were also bullet wounds. At least ten security personnel, all of them personal security officers of Congress leaders, were also gunned down.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Victims
According to eyewitnesses, Vidya Charan Shukla's Personal Security Officer, Prafulla Shukla, shot himself with the last bullet he was left with after the shootout, apologising and regretting that he could not protect him.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Survivors
However, many people of the convoy survived and some were released by Naxalites. Kawasi Lakhma, a Congress MLA from Konta constituency in Bastar, who was part of convoy that was attacked and was kidnapped along with Patel and his son was later released by Naxalites. Lakhma asserted that he climbed up the valley and found the motorbike of a local TV journalist who was trying to film the happenings from a hilltop. Ajit Jogi, the ex-Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, did not join the convoy as he was supposed to; he was provided a helicopter to travel as he was handicapped. Some of the survivors walked to Darbha town 12 km away, contacted police and party workers, then ferried the injured first to Darbha and later to Jagdalpur.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Perpetrators and planning
A Maoist issued a four-page media statement, signed by Gudsa Usendi on behalf of spokesperson for the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, CPI (Maoist), taking full responsibility for the attack, and narrated as the punishment for Salwa Judum founder Mahendra Karma. The statement said that Karma was the prime target of the attack along with state Congress leader Nand Kumar Patel. Though they expressed regret over the killing of low congress functionaries and other innocents. The Maoist-Naxalites who carried out the attack were the members of the Dhand Karineya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC).


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Perpetrators and planning
"Pandu", who had taken over as the 'Divisional Commander' of DKSZC after Ganesh Uike was removed, is believed to be the behind the attack. The initial firing on the convoy was through country-made weapons and later the Maoists used automatic weapons. Eyewitness said that when the Maoists struck, the mobile phones of all leaders were also snatched. The attacking Naxalites included a large number of women, and they kept communicating on their wireless sets during the operation.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Perpetrators and planning
Investigators believe the attack was carried out by Maoists belonging to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, with a small contingent of Maoists from Chhattisgarh in the outer ring. Investigations reportedly revealed that a group of 40 to 50 Maoists had been camping in the area near the blast site for five days before the attack. They recced the site and also visited the local market several times. In the note, the rebels have also put forward seven key demands. They demanded to end the Operation Green Hunt and to send back the paramilitary forces from the Dandakaranya region. They also want the naxal revolutionaries and "innocent" tribals to be released from jail unconditionally.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Perpetrators and planning
Investigators said that after the attack, the Maoists divided themselves into two groups and moved towards Odisha. One of the groups was reportedly spotted in Gupteshwar in Koraput.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
Darbha police station was at a distance of 10 km and a major CRPF camp was also nearby. However their way was blocked by trees that the Naxalites knocked down. It took security reinforcements several hours to reach the spot, as they had to walk carefully, for fear that land mines had been planted on the road leading to the area. This is because in past, it has been seen that Maoists plant mines in and around the area of attacks to target security forces rushing for rescue and relief operations.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed the situation with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders. The PM called up chief minister Raman Singh to offer para-military reinforcements. Raman Singh had returned to Raipur, cancelling his Vikas Yatra, to hold an emergency meeting of the state cabinet. A three-day state mourning was declared and all those who died in the attack were given a state funeral.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
Injured were admitted in the Maharani Medical College in Jagdalpur. Critically injured Shukla was shifted to Raipur and then airlifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. Other injured were later brought to Ramkrishna Care hospital in Raipur. Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Raman Singh and other leaders went to hospital to meet the injured.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
The Centre rushed more than 600 CRPF personnel, including the CoBRA anti-Maoist commandos, to sanitise and take control of the Naxal attack site in Chhattisgarh. The Centre has mobilised the CRPF personnel to not only take control of the area but also launch search and rescue operations as it is suspected that some people may be present in nearby jungles.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
Pranay Sahay, the Director General of CRPF, later told media that "the paramilitary force has put its best men on the job to track the "retreating steps" of the Maoists who carried out the deadly attack last week killing 27 people including state PCC chief Nand Kumar Patel and another prominent leader Mahendra Karma." According to media, the Additional Director General of the Border Security Force was stationed in Odisha to chase the Maoists who carried out the attack.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
The Prime Minister announced ₹ 500,000 each as ex-gratia relief from the National Relief Fund for families of those killed and ₹ 50,000 each for those injured. Chief Minister Raman Singh announced a separate ₹ 500,000 ex-gratia to the families of those killed, additionally asserting that the country will never bow before Naxalism. While addressing party workers at Congress Bhavan in Raipur he said, "We will pursue the perpetrators of this crime with urgency and I can assure the nation that the Government is committed to bringing them to justice." President Pranab Mukherjee said the nation will neither be overawed nor intimidated by such actions. Leader of Opposition in Loksabha, Sushma Swaraj condemned the attacks and termed it to be shocking and most unfortunate.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Rescue operation and reactions
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the Maoist-Naxalites had no faith whatsoever in the political system, democracy, electoral politics and constitutional values and all the talk of tribal welfare for them is a sham and is an excuse, and an alibi for perpetrating the violent overthrow of a democratic system. He said that Government shall "intensify" the development works in the 20–25 most affected districts. He also ruled out the possibility of talk with the Maoists stating that it was not the time to talk with them.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Post attack measures and investigation
Following a request from the Chhattisgarh government which sought more forces to provide security to political leaders as well as to engage in anti-Naxal operations, Central Government sent 2,000 additional paramilitary force personnel to the state.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Post attack measures and investigation
Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde ordered an investigation by the National Investigation Agency. It reached the state on 27 May 2013 and began its probe to find out possible lapses on the part of the central forces or the state government. Union Ministry of Home Affairs also sent an advisory to all the Naxal-hit states asking them to thoroughly review the security of political leaders – both national and regional parties and, if necessary, their protection should be upgraded. As one such measure, Chief Minister, Raman Singh was provided on the following day with Z+ protection with National Security Guard commandos.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Post attack measures and investigation
The Indian Air Force initiated the up gradation of its surveillance capacity in Maoist-hit areas after the failure of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in the attack region.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Post attack measures and investigation
The Chhattisgarh government also appointed a one-man commission under Chhattisgarh High Court judge Justice Prashant Mishra for a judicial enquiry into the attack. The commission would submit the report in three months. A special session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly was also called on 3 June 2013 to discuss the Naxal issue.


2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley, Encounter in Salaikota reserve forest
On 14 September 2013, 14 Maoist cadres were shot by the Special Operation Group (SOG) at the Salaikota reserve forest (35 km from Malkangiri) in South Odisha. These Maoists were believed to be responsible for the attack on the Congress leadership in Chhattisgarh, and had entered Malkangiri district from Chhattishgarh. The operation was performed by SOG with an intelligence input and the "BSF personnel in the background."


2013 Ncell Cup
2013 Ncell Cup 2013, the A division knockout football tournament held in December, 2013 at Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal. The Second edition of the Ncell Cup tournament, sponsored by telecommunications company Ncell, will be participated by 12 clubs ranked under the ‘A’ division. Ranipokhari Corner Team withdrew from the tournament citing financial problems and were deducted 3 points in the 2013–14 league season.


2013 Ncell Cup, Group stage
Given below facts are accurate as of 2 October 2012.


2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 26–28, 2013 at the Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf. It is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain. Medals were awarded in men's and ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Nebelhorn was the last qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics.


2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Overview
Though most Olympic spots were earned at the 2013 World Championships, six spots in each of men's and ladies' singles, four in pair skating, and five in ice dance were available at Nebelhorn for countries which remained without a berth in a discipline. Skaters from previously qualified countries also competed but only for medals; Nebelhorn could not be used to earn additional spots if a country already had one in a discipline.


2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Overview
Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won the pairs' event after placing first in both programs, while Germany's Maylin Wende / Daniel Wende and Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave took silver and bronze respectively. Great Britain's Stacey Kemp / David King, Ukraine's Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan, Estonia's Natalja Zabijako / Alexandr Zaboev, and Israel's Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski earned Olympic berths for their countries.


2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Overview
The ladies' event was won by Russia's Elena Radionova, with silver going to Japan's Miki Ando and bronze to the United States' Ashley Cain. The Olympic berths were earned by Brooklee Han for Australia, Elene Gedevanishvili for Georgia, Anne Line Gjersem for Norway, Kerstin Frank for Austria, Elizaveta Ukolova for the Czech Republic, and Isadora Williams for Brazil.


2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Overview
Japan's Nobunari Oda won the men's event for the third time, finishing over 30 points ahead of silver medalist Jason Brown of the United States and bronze medalist Jeremy Ten of Canada. Securing an Olympic spot for their country were Alexei Bychenko for Israel, Zoltán Kelemen for Romania, Michael Christian Martinez for the Philippines, Brendan Kerry for Australia, Yakov Godorozha for Ukraine, and Paul Bonifacio Parkinson for Italy.


2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Overview
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of the United States were the winners of the ice dance event ahead of Russia's Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin and Canada's Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam. China's Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun, Turkey's Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar, Australia's Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman, Japan's Cathy Reed / Chris Reed, and Spain's Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz earned Olympic spots for their countries.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wyoming
This was the Cowboys' first visit to Lincoln since 1994, when Nebraska defeated the Cowboys 42–32 en route to a national championship. The two teams last played in 2011, when Nebraska defeated the Cowboys 38–14 in Laramie. In the week leading up to the game, Pelini handed out seven Blackshirts to his defense. This was the first time during Pelini's tenure that he has handed them out prior to the start of the season. In the game, both  Ameer Abdullah and Imani Cross rushed for more than 100 yards. Despite the victory, the Nebraska defense allowed Wyoming to accumulate 602 yards of offense, the second-most allowed ever by Nebraska in a win. With Nebraska's victory they now lead the all-time series 7–0.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
The Huskers hosted the Golden Eagles for the second straight year, with the Huskers winning 49–20 in 2012. This game was originally scheduled to be hosted by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but the game was sold back to Lincoln to make more money for the visiting team after considering playing the game in New Orleans or Kansas City. Following this year's win, Nebraska now leads the series 4–1. USM won in Lincoln in 2004.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The UCLA Bruins traveled to Memorial Stadium for the first time since a 49–21 loss in 1994. This was the second game in a home-home series, with the Bruins winning in Pasadena 36–30 in 2012. Nebraska led 21–3 midway through the second quarter before UCLA scored a touchdown before halftime. In the third quarter, UCLA scored 28 straight points to take a 38–21 lead against Nebraska before adding a field goal late in the game. UCLA's win tied the series 6–6, until Nebraska took the lead after defeating the Bruins in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl. Nebraska wore alternate uniforms in this game created by Adidas. The game set a Memorial Stadium attendance record with 91,471 in attendance. The record was broken the next season in the Miami at Nebraska game, with 91,585 in attendance.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, South Dakota State
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits made their third trip ever to Lincoln, falling to the Huskers previously in 1963 and 2010. After trailing 17–14, Nebraska scored 38 straight points en route to a 59–20 win over South Dakota State. The Huskers amassed 645 yards of total offense with 310 yards passing and 335 rushing, the first time in school history that Nebraska broke the 300-yard barrier in both rushing and passing. Starting quarterback Taylor Martinez sat out this game with a turf toe injury, so backups Tommy Armstrong Jr. and Ron Kellogg III took his place.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, South Dakota State
Tommy Armstrong went 12-of-15 for 169 yards with a TD in the win, while teammate Ron Kellog was 8-of-9 for 136 yards and a 1 TD of his own. Ameer Abdullah was the top Husker rusher with 139 yards and a TD on 15 carries while Imani Cross added 60 yards rushing and 2 TDs on 10 carries. Quincy Enunwa was the top receiving target with 6 catches for 78 yards, while Tyler Wullenwaber added 47 yards and a TD on two catches. For SDSU, Austin Sumner was 19-of-29 for 238 yards with 2 INTs. Zach Zenner had 21 carries for 202 yards, the 10th most individual rushing yards ever allowed by the Huskers, and 2 TDs. Cam Jones had 6 catches for 68 yards in the loss.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Illinois made their first trip to Memorial Stadium since 1985. This was the first year of back to back trips to Lincoln for the Fighting Illini. Following this win the Huskers now lead the all-time series 8–2–1.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Purdue
This was the second meeting ever between the schools. Purdue won the only other meeting, 28–0, in 1958 in West Lafayette. Purdue scored in the final minute of the game to avoid being shut out in a 44–7 Nebraska win. Nebraska's defense held Purdue to 216 total yards of offense while recording five sacks and forcing a pair of turnovers. The Boilermakers gained 32 yards rushing in the contest. Nebraska gained 435 total yards with 184 through the air and 251 on the ground.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Purdue
Ron Kellogg III was the top passer for the Huskers, going 10-of-13 for 141 yards and a TD. Ameer Abdullah added 126 yards rushing on 20 carries with a TD and Quincy Enunwa was the top Husker receiver with four catches for 72 yards and a score. David Santos led the Huskers in tackles with five while Randy Gregory had two sacks and a fumble recovery.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Nebraska and Minnesota met for the 54th time in a series that began in 1900. Nebraska has played Minnesota more times than any other Big Ten Conference member. Coming into the game the Golden Gophers led the all-time series 29–22–2, but Nebraska had won the last 16 games in the series, including the last two since joining the Big Ten Conference.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
In the game, after jumping out to a 10–0 lead, Minnesota used its run game to beat Nebraska for the first time since 1960, ending a streak of 16 straight losses to the Huskers. The Gophers outgained the Huskers in total offense 430–328 and gained 271 yards on the ground. The game saw the return of Taylor Martinez to the starting lineup. He went 16-of-30 for 139 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. Ameer Abdullah added 165 yards rushing on 19 carries in the loss.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
This was the third straight year as Big 10 members against each other, with Northwestern winning 28–25 in 2011 and Nebraska winning in 2012, 29–28.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Jordan Westerkamp caught a tipped hail mary pass in the end zone as time expired from Ron Kellogg III to give Nebraska a 27–24 win over the Northwestern Wildcats. The Huskers outgained the Wildcats in the contest 472 yards to 326. Tommy Armstrong was 15-of-29 for 173 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs in the win. Ameer Abdullah had 127 yards rushing on 24 carries and Jordan Westerkamp had four catches for 104 yards and a TD. Nebraska moves to 5–2 all-time against Northwestern.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Nebraska mounted a late fourth quarter drive to win 17–13, tying the all-time series with Michigan at 4–4–1. The loss snaps a 19-game home winning streak under coach Brady Hoke at Michigan Stadium. The Huskers scored the first 10 points of the game in the first quarter, then Michigan scored the next 13 before Nebraska would come back with the game-winning touchdown with just over two minutes left in the game. The Huskers outgained the Wolverines in total offense 273 yards to 175 while holding Michigan to minus-21 yards rushing in the contest.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Tommy Armstrong was 11-of-19 for 139 yards with a TD, Ameer Abdullah had 27 carries for 105 yards with one rushing and one receiving TD and Quincy Enunwa had 7 catches for 69 yards to lead the Huskers offensively. Defensively, Randy Gregory came up with three sacks of Michigan QB Devin Gardner to lead a Blackshirt defense that produced seven sacks on the day.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
Michigan State, previously 0–7 against Nebraska, won their first ever game in the series with a 41–28 win over the Huskers. Nebraska outgained the Spartans in total offense 392 yards to 361 but was unable to overcome five turnovers, which resulted in 24 Michigan State points. MSU also held an advantage in time of possession at 38:37 to 21:23. Ameer Abdullah was the first runner this season to gain 100 yards on the Spartans, the number one ranked defense in the country coming into the game, with 123 yards on 22 carries.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Nebraska was able to convert a field goal in overtime to give Nebraska a 23–20 win on the road over the Nittany Lions. The Huskers tied the game at 20–20 late in the fourth quarter on a 19-yard field goal by Pat Smith to force overtime. Penn State missed a 37-yard attempt in their overtime period while Smith connected on a 42-yarder for the win. Nebraska was outgained in total offense by Penn State 387 to 360 yards. Ron Kellogg III was 20-of-34 for 191 yards with a TD. Ameer Abdullah had 25 carries for 147 yards rushing and the receiving corps was led by Jordan Westerkamp with five catches for 62 yards and Quincy Enunwa who had three catches for 42 yards and a TD.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Meeting for the Heroes Trophy. Following the Husker's loss Nebraska now leads the series by a mark of 28–13–3.


2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Gator Bowl
This year's Gator Bowl was a rematch of last year's Capital One Bowl that was won by Georgia. The Huskers led the contest en route to a 24-19 victory. UGA outgained Nebraska in total offense 416 to 307 but committed one more turnover. Nebraska was led by Tommy Armstrong who went 6-of-14 for 163 yards with two TDs and one INT. Included in that performance was a school-record 99 yard TD pass to Quincy Enunwa in the third quarter. Ameer Abdullah had 27 carries for 122 yards and a TD, his 11th 100-yard rushing performance of the season. Enunwa led in the receiving department with four catches for 129 yards and two TDs. For his efforts, Quincy Enunwa was named Gator Bowl MVP.


2013 Nebraska Danger season
The 2013 Nebraska Danger season was the third season for the Nebraska Danger as a football franchise and their third in the Indoor Football League. One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Nebraska Danger are members of the Intense Conference. The team played their home games under head coach Mike Davis at the Eihusen Arena in Grand Island, Nebraska.


2013 Nebraska Danger season, Season summary
The Danger were successful in the regular season, clinching the Intense Conference and qualifying for the IFL playoffs. The team defeated the Colorado Ice to win the Intense Conference and reach the United Bowl but fell in the championship game to the Sioux Falls Storm 40-43.


2013 Nebraska Danger season, Season summary
The Danger were named the IFL Franchise of the Year for 2013. Quarterback Jameel Sewell was named both the IFL's Most Valuable Player and its Offensive Player of the Year.


2013 Nebraska Danger season, Off-field moves
Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died which forced that team to suspend operations and the IFL to revise its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league.


2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season
The 2013 season was Negeri Sembilan's sixth season in the Malaysia Super League, the top flight of Malaysian football. The club finished 12th in the table and were relegated to the Malaysia Premier League.


2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Review, Pre-season
Negeri Sembilan put eight new faces including two import players to cover Hoben Jang Hoben squad challenges in Super League 2013 season. Two import players are striker from Argentina, Emanuel De Porras and defender of Cameroon, William Paul Modibo offered a year contract as the latest backup squad Jangs in forming a strong team and the caliber of providing high quality performances for them to compete in the league .


2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Review, Pre-season
8 new faces in squad of the 2013 season are Mohd Hamsani Ahmad, Abdul Ghani Rahman and S. Sivanesan (Felda United), Mohd Fauzi Nan (Kedah), Azmeer Yusof (Pos Malaysia), Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (Johor FC), Mohd Alafi Mahmud (MP Muar) and Mohd Radzuan Abdullah promote from Negeri Sembilan President's. Players who remain with squad are Kaharuddin, Badrulzaman, Tengku Qayyum, Norhafiz Zamani, Mohd Zulfaizham Kamis, Rashid Mamud, Muszaki, Mohd Alif, Norismaidham, Shahurain, Idris Karim, Halim Zainal, Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi, Mohd Firdaus Azizul, Shakir Ali.


2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Review, Pre-season
While the 9 pillars of migratory jangs is Qhairul Anwar and Effa Owona choose not to renew the contract and join Terengganu, Farizal Marlias migrated to Perak, Shukor Adan to ATM, S. Kunanlan to Selangor, G. Mahathevan to T-Team Titans and PBNS release defender from Czechoslovakia, Marian Farbák, Vijayan Parameswaran and Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman. Source:


2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Competitions, Malaysia FA Cup, Quarter-finals
Terengganu FA won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Semi-finals.


2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season statistics, Disciplinary record
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2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting
On 1 November 2013, two people were killed and a third injured in a drive-by shooting attack outside the offices of the Golden Dawn political party, in Neo Irakleio, Athens committed by two unknown anarchists in retaliation for the murder of Pavlos Fyssas. As of May 2021, the anti-terrorism branch of the Greek police is still investigating the incident.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, The events of the murders
On 1 November 2013, two men approached the headquarters of the Golden Dawn party in Neo Irakleio, a northern suburb of Athens, by motorcycle and fired at three Golden Dawn members located outside of the party building. Golden Dawn members Giorgos Fountoulis and Manos Kapelonis were struck and killed, and a third man, Alexandros Gerontas, was seriously injured. At least 12 bullets were fired in the attack which reportedly lasted ten seconds. A witness reported that a man got off a motorcycle, wearing a helmet, and fired at 'close range'.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, The events of the murders
The attack, which was described by police as a "terrorist attack" was caught on CCTV which has been released publicly. Two weeks later, a previously unknown anarchist militant group, 'The Fighting People's Revolutionary Powers’ claimed responsibility for the attacks in a communication to a local news outlet, and said that the attacks were in retaliation for the two months earlier murder of anti-fascist activist and rapper Pavlos Fyssas. Police were unable to verify the authenticity of this claim of responsibility.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Background of the victims, Manolis Kapelonis
Manolis or Manos Kapelonis (Greek: Μανώλης or Μάνος Καπελώνης) was 22 years old, lived in Galatsi and had studied at the Athens Hellenic College. His father had served as president of the Association of Civil Government before 2010, and is now president in Public Construction Medical Institutions. The offices of the Local Organisation Northern Suburbs opened every Monday and Friday afternoon. He was among the most active part of the ideological faction. There deputies and officers often made speeches, and their chief texts and the parliamentary candidate in Boeotia often appeared on the official website of the Golden Dawn. His funeral took place on 4 November 2013, at the Church of Ipapanti in Artemida, with the discreet presence of police, and without media coverage, upon his family's request.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Background of the victims, Giorgos Fountoulis
Giorgos or Yiorgos Fountoulis (Greek: Γιώργος Φουντούλης) was 27 years old, lived in Neo Irakleio, and had studied physiotherapy. He had friends in Golden Dawn and took part in its events and activities, distributing leaflets with Kapelonis. He helped out as a security guard at the offices of Golden Dawn of the Local Organisation Northern Suburbs, and also with Golden Dawn's on-call safeguarding service for elderly pensioners who asked for protection when shopping or collecting their pensions.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Background of the victims, Giorgos Fountoulis
He had been a Golden Dawn member for at least one year, and was one of the keenest members in the Local Organisation Northern suburbs, though was not at a high level of Golden Dawn in security matters. His father worked at the post office. His funeral took place on 4 November 2013, at the Church of St. Georgios in Irakleio. At the funeral, hundreds shouted "He Lives Forever", also singing the Greek national anthem while holding Greek flags.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Political reactions
The government, through its spokesman Simos Kedikoglou, made the following statement for the double murder: "The killers, whoever they may be, will be dealt with ruthlessly by democracy, justice and the united Greek society. Let everyone know".


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Political reactions
All political parties in Greece united in unanimously condemning the attack. The murder of the two members hit the headlines and became the first topic on the global networks in Greece and around the world. The party of Golden Dawn issued an announcement after the assassination blaming the government and the media for the murders, further accusing the government of Antonis Samaras for failing to deal effectively with terrorism while the anti-terrorist branch of the Greek police was investigating Golden Dawn for criminal offenses instead.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Political reactions
The Municipal Council of Thessaloniki condemned, by resolution, the murders of the two men in Neo Irakleio.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Political reactions
In December 2013, the government of Greece offered a reward of one million Euros, to anyone who would provide information that would lead to the capture of the murderers of Manolis Kapelonis and Giorgos Fountoulis.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Other reactions
Golden Dawn commemorated thrice in memory of Kapelonis and Fountoulis of the Golden Dawn attended by MP Members and Greek citizens. Commemorations and marches by various far-right organizations and football fans holding candles and torches, also took place in countries like Italy, Serbia and Spain; assorted fascists in London held a demonstration which characterized the victims as "Martyrs", and in cities like Rome, Milan and Madrid. Supporters of football teams Radnički Niš Hellas Verona and Lazio hung banners during a group match with slogans in support of the two victims.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Other reactions
The action drew some criticism, with The Union of Italian Jewish Communities releasing a statement which read "Any excuse, even the barbaric murder of the two young men, becomes a legal excuse to support movements that have racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia in their DNA. [ sport- ] Stadium racism is an unacceptable phenomenon and should be treated as such. That is why we hope for immediate action and strict measures by the competent authorities". Far right groups continue to remember the victims of the shooting, such as the Neo-Nazi Swedish Nordic Resistance Movement holding a commemoration of the victims on the fifth anniversary.


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Reactions to the murders, Other reactions
The mother of one of the killed Golden Dawn members was praised in the media for her 'dignified and outspoken response', saying "I want to send a message especially to our youth, who are going through such difficult times, not to create such extremism,", "Bloodshed is not the right way. Where do we live? In a jungle?"


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Claim of responsibility
Two weeks later on the 16 November Zougla announced that an unknown person contacted the station informing them the area where an envelope which contained a USB stick was placed; and that the communique was stored on it. Zougla uploaded the 18-page communique, in which a previously unknown organization, 'The Fighting People's Revolutionary Powers', claimed the responsibility for the "political executions of the fascist members of the Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party". The proclamation stated that the murders were seen by the group at least in part as retaliation for the fatal stabbing of Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn member, the communique claimed "The brazen murder of Pavlos Fissas was the drop of blood that made the glass overflow,".


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Claim of responsibility
Following the publication of the communique Golden Dawn stated that "the miserable and stupid manifesto of the cowardly murderers proves that they belong to the criminal ideological womb of the far left".


2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting, Claim of responsibility
The anti-terrorist branch of the Greek police announced in 2013 that it considered the digital proclamation as authentic that it was investigating the case. Shortly after the attacks, it was reported that police suspected urban guerrillas groups such as Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei or Sect of Revolutionaries as well as Nikos Maziotis, a member of Revolutionary Struggle who was at the time on the run from the police. No other attacks have been claimed by The Fighting Peoples Revolutionary Power As of May 2021.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 19 November 2013. The vote was repeatedly delayed, having previously been planned for 22 November 2012 following the dissolution of the 1st Constituent Assembly on 27 May 2012, but it was put off by the election commission. The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party in the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning 196 of the 575 elected seats.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Background
Following King Gyanendra's suspension of Parliament and government takeover during the Nepalese Civil War, mass protests led to him to re-instate Parliament and end the war fought by the government against the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), on the condition that the constitution would be re-written. The king's powers were also removed and an election was held in 2008 to elect a Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly was tasked with writing a new constitution; however, its deadline was extended several times, with the last one set for 27 May 2012.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Background
In the lead up to the deadline, there were several violent protests by a variety of ethnic groups outside the Parliament building. Rallies were then banned in the area and around the PM's office with riot police guarding against protests and the Nepali Army on high alert in case the situation could not be controlled. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai called for a new election on 22 November after the deadline passed, with a possibility of a state of emergency. A member of his party, Post Bahadur Bogati, announced that "it is not possible to promulgate the constitution within the deadline now. That possibility is out, 100 percent."


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Background
On the deadline day there were large protests as talks between the CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and the Madhesi Front were ongoing. The talks broke down after the incumbent CPN (Maoist)'s demands for 10 to 14 new provinces largely along ethnic groups lines, which was supported by several small Madhesi parties calling for autonomy, was opposed by the Nepali Congress and the CPN (UML). CPN (Maoist) member Narayankaji Shrestha said that "a constitution is not possible without federal states recognising the identity of ethnic groups."


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Background
The opponents of the proposal said the move could lead to tensions amongst different castes. Ram Sharan Mahat of the Nepali Congress said that the CPN (Maoist) "want[ed] to kill the assembly, not make the constitution" in order to stay in power. At a cabinet session that night CPN (UML) general secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel walked out saying that the move was "unconstitutional, neither is it based on political consensus." However, the Madhesi leader Laxman Lal Karna said that "in the afternoon, the NC and the [CPN-]UML had said there was no chance of a deal. Let us go for polls. We have done the democratic thing." The CPN (Maoist)'s Barsha Man Pun then announced the election saying that "we had no other alternative. We apologise for not being able to prepare the constitution."


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Background
The Nepali Congress claimed the delays were a ploy by the UCPN (M) to remain in power and that Maoist-led government's "unilateral decision was unexpected". However, according to an AFP interview on Rajkishore Yadav, the Maoist-led government "wanted to conduct elections in November 22" but the election commission insisted that "the lack of a workable constitution meant there were no legal provisions for holding a vote".


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Background
In mid-September 2013, an opposition one-day strike called for the cancellation of the election.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Opinion polls
In mid-2011, an opinion indicated that 45% of respondents opposed an extension of the CA's mandate. A majority of respondents were uncertain about who they would vote for. Similarly, there were calls for a fresh election by opposition politicians at the time. Most respondents also said a new constitution was the topmost priority.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Opinion polls
In the Himal Media opinion poll conducted in March 2013, voters expressed a slight preference for the Nepali Congress, 14.9%, over the CPN (UML), 11.3%, and UCPN (Maoist), 7.3%.