2014 Championship League
Shaun Murphy made the 103rd official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group two. This was Murphy's second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2013/2014 season. It was also the first maximum break in the history of the tournament. During the same day Neil Robertson defeated Joe Perry 3–0. During the match he made three century breaks, which took the number of his century breaks in the season to 63, breaking the record of most centuries compiled in a single season previously held by Judd Trump, who compiled 61 in the previous season. In all Robertson made 22 century breaks in this year's Championship League; a substantial contribution to his record-breaking 103 century break season.


2014 Championship League
Judd Trump won his second Championship League title by defeating defending champion Martin Gould 3–1 in the final, and earned a place at the 2014 Champion of Champions.


2014 Championship League, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2014 Championship League, Group one
Group one was played on 6 and 7 January 2014. Ricky Walden was the first player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Group two
Group two is played on 8 and 9 January 2014. Joe Perry was the second player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Group three
Group three was played on 20 and 21 January 2014. Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Group four
Group four was played on 22 and 23 January 2014. Stephen Maguire was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Group five
Group five was played on 10 and 11 February 2014. Shaun Murphy was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Group six
Group six was played on 12 and 13 February 2014. Martin Gould was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Group seven
Group seven was played on 3 and 4 March 2014. Ryan Day was the last player to qualify for the winners group.


2014 Championship League, Winners' group
The winners' group was played on 5 and 6 March 2014. Judd Trump won his second Championship League title.


2014 Champs-Élysées Film Festival
The third edition of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival was held from 11 to 17 June 2014, with actors Jacqueline Bisset and Bertrand Tavernier as Honorary Presidents and Keanu Reeves, Agnès Varda, Whit Stillman and Mike Figgis as Guests of Honor. More than 120,000 people attended the Festival, with more than 110 films screened. Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz's Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem was shown at the Closing Ceremony.


2014 Champs-Élysées Film Festival
Along with its competitive Official Selections for American feature-length films, American Shorts and French Shorts, the Festival presented a wide selection of important American and French movie premieres, the TCM Cinema Essentials, a thirteen-film selection of American classics, and the Great French Classics, a five-film selection. Both Honorary Presidents held masterclasses, and the Guests of Honor presented each a selection of their respective filmographies.


2014 Champs-Élysées Film Festival
Three Audience Prizes (Best American Feature-Length Film, Best American Short Film, Best French Short Film), a Bloggers Jury Award (Best American Feature-Length Film) and a Youth Jury Award (Favorite Film in the TCM Cinema Essentials Selection) were presented during the Closing Ceremony, held at the Publicis Cinema. Along with the US in Progress program, a new event targeted at industry professionals was held alongside the Festival: titled Paris Coproduction Village it brought together 12 international feature film projects in development looking for French and European partners, as well as 6 projects from the Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation Residence.


2014 Champs-Élysées Film Festival, Official Selection, Short Films
The Official Selection of Short Films comprises more than 30 films, which were selected by a French industry team as well as four major film school programs: University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, AFI and Columbia University’s Columbia University Film Festival for the United States and Paris-based film schools La Femis, Les Gobelins, EICAR and ARTFX for France.


2014 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open
The 2014 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand between 25 – 31 August 2014.


2014 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open – Doubles
Chen Ti and Peng Hsien-yin were the defending champions, but lost in the final.


2014 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open – Doubles
Pruchya Isaro and Nuttanon Kadchapanan won the title, beating defending champions Chen Ti and Peng Hsien-yin 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open – Singles
Blaž Kavčič was the defending champion, but elected not to defend his title. Hyeon Chung clinched his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title, beating Jordan Thompson 7–6(7–0), 6–4 in the final.


2014 Changchun Yatai F.C. season
The 2014 Changchun Yatai F.C. season is Changchun's 9th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League. Changchun will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup. Manager Šapurić was sacked for the second time by the club after a 2-3 loss to Guangzhou R&F on 20 April. His compatriot Okuka was appointed with a 1+1 contract 6 days later, and made his managerial debut for the club in a 1-3 loss against Harbin Yiteng on 4 May.


2014 Changchun Yatai F.C. season
Changchun officially stayed up after a 1-1 draw against Hangzhou Greentown in the final game but did not go through the season with many relegation fears. The iconic moment of their 2014 season was that they beat league giant Guangzhou Evergrande home and away, became only the second Chinese team to achieve that, after Guangzhou R&F in 2012.


2014 Changsha attack
On 14 March 2014, a group of armed men with knives attacked civilians in Changsha, capital of Hunan. At least 6 people died.


2014 Channel O Music Video Awards
The 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards took place on 29 November 2014 at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto. Nominees were announced on 4 September. Cassper Nyovest, K.O and Davido led the nominations with 5 each. DJ Clock's hit song "Pluto", which features the singing trio Beatenberg, followed with 4. AKA and Uhuru both received three nominations apiece. Cassper Nyovest and Diamond Platnumz both took home three awards apiece.


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International
The 2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in West Lakes, Australia between 3 and 9 February 2014.


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players used Protected Ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International – Doubles
Samuel Groth and Matt Reid were the defending champions, but Groth chose not to compete. Reid partnered with John-Patrick Smith.


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International – Doubles
Daniell and Jenkins won the title, defeating Dane Propoggia and Jose Rubin Statham in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International – Singles
Matthew Barton was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinal to Hiroki Moriya.


2014 Charles Sturt Adelaide International – Singles
Klaln won the title, defeating Tatsuma Ito in the final, 6–3, 7–6(11–9).


2014 Charleston Battery season
The 2014 Charleston Battery season was the club's 22nd season of existence. It is the Battery's fifth consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their fourth season.


2014 Charleston Battery season, Competitions, USL Pro
All times from this point on Eastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC-04:00)


2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
The 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Buccaneer Field. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.


2014 Charlestown state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 25 October 2014. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal-turned-independent MP Andrew Cornwell, who won the seat at the 2011 election with a 43.8 percent primary and 59.9 percent two-party vote.


2014 Charlestown state by-election
The last New South Wales by-election saw a 26-point two-party swing to Labor.


2014 Charlestown state by-election, Background
Charlestown, located in the traditional Labor heartland of the Hunter Region, was held by Labor without interruption from its creation in 1971 until Cornwell won the seat on a swing of 25.2 points, and 59.9 percent of the two-party preferred vote—on paper, turning it into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke. Cornwell's victory was all the more remarkable since the Liberals hadn't even put up a candidate in the 2007 election.


2014 Charlestown state by-election, Background
On 6 August 2014, a hearing of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) revealed that Cornwell had received $10,000 in illegal donations from Newcastle Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy. Following this revelation, Cornwell resigned from the Liberal Party and moved to the crossbench as an independent pending the result of the inquiry. Cornwell also admitted to the ICAC that his wife had received $10,120 from developer Hilton Grugeon, ostensibly for a painting given to the developer in 2010 which was worth much less. The money was used to pay Cornwell's PAYG tax.


2014 Charlestown state by-election, Background
On 8 August 2014, Cornwell announced that would not re-nominate for Charlestown at the next NSW election. Less than a week later, on 12 August, Cornwell announced his immediate resignation.


2014 Charlestown state by-election, Candidates
The nine candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:


2014 Charlestown state by-election, Candidates
The Liberals declined to contest the by-election, and also declined to field a candidate in the by-election in Newcastle held on the same day. NSW Liberal director Tony Nutt stated that the Liberals would not contest either by-election "as an explicit act of atonement" for the revelations, and Premier Mike Baird said that the Liberals didn't deserve to contest the seats while they were "getting (their) house in order." According to ABC election analyst Antony Green, it was the first known occasion of a sitting government in NSW opting not to contest by-elections in seats that it previously held.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team
The 2014 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also called Charlotte or UNC Charlotte) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the second season for 49ers football and they were classified as an FCS independent school, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation for the 2014 season. The team was led by head coach Brad Lambert and played its home games on campus at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the team was in their two-year transition period before reclassifying to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), they were ineligible to participate in the FCS playoffs. They finished the season 5–6.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
The coaching staff had no changes from the inaugural season.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Recruiting, Recruiting class
The following recruits and transfers have given verbal commitments to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2014 recruiting year.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Television
Local TV coverage continued on WCCB with Sam Smith calling play-by-play. Former Carolina Panther Quarterback Brett Basanez and Jeff Zell with color commentary; and Brandon Davidow from the sideline.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Radio
Radio coverage for all games was broadcast by IMG College through the Charlotte 49ers Radio Network flagship station WFNZ 610 am The Fan. The radio announcers are Matt Swierad with play-by-play, former Carolina Panther Kevin Donnalley with color commentary, and Bobby Rosinski with sideline reports.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Campbell Fighting Camels
In this rematch the Campbell Fighting Camels were looking for revenge against the Charlotte 49ers for their 52 to 7 loss in the 49ers' debut game the previous year, but the 49ers would prevail again in the return game.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Campbell Fighting Camels
The game began slowly for both teams as Charlotte would score first midway through the first quarter on a 50-yard Blake Brewer field goal. This set the new distance record for field goals at Lane-Barker Stadium. Blake Brewer would connect on a 38-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to give the 49ers a 6 to 0 lead heading to the second quarter.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Campbell Fighting Camels
The second quarter would be another low-scoring affair, with the Camels getting on the board at the close of the half on a Mitchell Brown 25-yard field goal. The score at halftime was 49ers 6, Fighting Camels 3.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Campbell Fighting Camels
The second half of scoring would start as slow as the first half, but a Kalif Phillips 1-yard rushing touchdown would be the first of three touchdowns for both him and the 49ers in the third quarter. Another 1-yard rushing touchdown was followed on the next series for the 49ers by a 10-yard rushing touchdown, both by Phillips, that would put the 49ers ahead heading into the 4th quarter by a score 27 to 3.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Campbell Fighting Camels
The Camels would get into scoring position at the end of the third quarter; but would score their only touchdown of the day on the first play of the fourth quarter on a 25-yard pass from Dakota Wolf to Ben Bolling, the subsequent 2-point conversion attempt would fail. Charlotte would tack on 6 more points on the next drive with true Freshman running back Meatron Thomas's first collegiate touchdown, a 40-yard rush; but the 2-point conversion attempt would fail. Charlotte won the game by a score of 33 to 9.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Campbell Fighting Camels
Top performers for the game include Campbell Quarterback Dakota Wolf, who passed for 187 yards and 1 touchdown. Charlotte Running Back Kalif Phillips had 13 carries for 70 yards and 3 touchdowns. Campbell Receiver Ben Bolling had 6 receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown. The announced attendance of 6,472 set a new record for Lane-Barker Stadium.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
The "Battle of the Queen City" commenced as these cross-town universities faced each other on the gridiron for the first and likely only time.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
Charlotte would score early and often, especially in the first quarter when running back Kalif Phillips would punch it in from 6 yards out to get the scoring started. On the next series for the Niners true Freshman T.L. Ford would get his first collegiate touchdown on a 24-yard pass from quarterback Matt Johnson. Kicker Blake Brewer would add 3 more points with a 26-yard field goal. Then Kalif Phillips would add another 6 points to end the quarter with a 4-yard rushing touchdown. The score heading to the second quarter was 49ers 23, Golden Bulls 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
Kalif Phillips would tack on his third rushing touchdown early in the second quarter on another 6-yard run. This would tie the team record for single game rushing touchdowns set by Phillips in the final game of the previous season at Morehead State, and matched by him in the season opener at Campbell the week before; making this Phillips' third consecutive 3 rushing touchdown game. Kicker Stephen Muscarello would tack on 3 more points with a 22-yard field goal. With no time left on the clock Blake Brewer would complete the next field goal for the 49ers from 17 yards out to make the halftime score Charlotte 36, Johnson C. Smith 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
The second half scoring would commence when J.C. Smith quarterback Keahn Wallace would have a pass intercepted by Charlotte free safety Prince Mayela which he took back for a defensive touchdown. Midway through the third quarter Blake Brewer added a 27-yard field goal, and then late in the quarter Stephen Muscarello would add a 22-yard field goal. The game would head to the final quarter with the score 49ers 49, Golden Bulls 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
Charlotte true Freshmen running back Maetron Thomas would break free for a 60-yard rushing touchdown on the second play of the fourth quarter. On their first series of the quarter the Golden Bulls would get into scoring position to threaten Charlotte's first potential shutout game, but the Eric Amaya field goal attempt from 26 yards out would be blocked by Charlotte linebacker DaQuavius Reid and the ball would be recovered for the 49ers cornerback Cortezz Nixon to preserve the shutout. The game would end with the first shutout in Charlotte program history and a final score of 49ers 56, Golden Bulls 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
Top performers for the game include Charlotte Quarterback Matt Johnson, who passed for 285 yards and a touchdown. Charlotte Running Back Kalif Phillips had 10 carries for 41 yards and 3 touchdowns. Charlotte Receiver Trent Bostick had 4 receptions for 92 yards.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
The 49ers were looking for revenge for the program's first ever loss the year before in Charlotte. They would return the favor in Durham, but not before surviving a fourth quarter scoring flurry by the Eagles.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
On the first play from scrimmage 49ers' quarterback Matt Johnson would complete a 65-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Austin Duke to give the Niners an early lead. On their next series the Niners would get kicker Blake Brewer in range for a 24-yard field goal. At the end of the quarter Brewer would add another field goal, this time from 28 yards, to take the Niners into the second quarter with a 13 to 0 lead.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
Charlotte running back Kalif Phillips would score his first touchdown of the day and the quarter with a 2-yard rush on Charlotte's first second quarter series. On the 49ers' next series Phillips would punch it in from 4 yards out, but a muffed snap would cost the Niners the extra point. Late in the half Eagles' quarterback Malcolm Bell, who had substituted in for starter Quinn Billerman a few series earlier, would complete a 24-yard pass to Anas Hasic, but 49ers safety Desmond Cooper would force Hasic to fumble. The ball was then recovered by 49ers's defensive back Branden Dozier and returned 52 yards for a touchdown. The 49ers would head into the locker room at the half with a 33 to 0 lead.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
On the 49ers' second series of the second half, running back Maetron Thomas would get the 49ers their final score of the game on 6-yard touchdown run. The score heading into the fourth quarter would be 49ers 40, Eagles 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
On the first play of the fourth quarter, the Eagles would finally get on the board with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Malcolm Bell to Adrian Wilkins. On the next series, 49ers' quarterback Lee McNeill would throw an interception to the Eagle's Jeremy Thompson, who would return it 26 yards for another Eagles' touchdown. Three plays into the Eagle's next series would result in a Malcolm Bell 15-yard touchdown pass to Jvon Simmons.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
On their next series, the 49ers would get into scoring range on a Matt Johnson 70 yard rush; but after the Niners were unable to convert another first down, Blake Brewer would miss a 24-yard field goal. On the next series the Eagles' Andre Clarke would score the Eagle's fourth touchdown of the quarter from 4 yards out. Charlotte would go 3-and-out on their next possession and return the ball to the Eagles, but on their next play Malcolm Bell's pass attempt would fall into the hands of the 49ers' defensive end Tank Norman. Despite the four-touchdown fourth-quarter effort from Central, the 49ers would hang onto the lead to complete the revenge game with the final score of 40 to 28.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, NCCU Eagles
Top performers for the game include N.C. Central quarterback Malcolm Bell, who passed for 337 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Charlotte running back Kalif Phillips had 14 carries for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. N.C. Central receiver Adrian Wilkins had 7 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
The 49ers would face their second ever CAA opponent as they traveled to nearby Elon to tackle the Phoenix.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
Elon would get into scoring position first in the game on their first series, but John Gallagher's 50-yard field goal attempt would fail. On the very next drive, Charlotte's Matt Johnson would connect on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Austin Duke. The 49ers would head to the second quarter up 7 to 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
The Phoenix would get on the board on their first drive of the second quarter on a Mike Quinn 14-yard touchdown pass to Kierre Brown to tie the score at 7 all. This would prove to be the only score of the quarter as both teams headed into halftime tied.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
Elon would score first in the second half, capping their first drive with a John Gallaghar 24-yard field goal and taking their first lead of the game. The 49ers would march down the field on the very next series and tie the score on a Blake Brewer 27-yard field goal. The Phoenix would again get Gallaghar into range and retake the lead on a 26-yard field goal. Elon would get back into field goal range late in the third quarter, but Gallaghar would miss his second field goal of the day from 42 yards out. The score headed to the fourth quarter was Elon up 13 to 10.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
The Phoenix would get into field goal range yet again on the first drive of the fourth quarter, but Gallaghar would miss his third field goal of the day, this time from 49 yards away. On the 49ers next drive Blake Brewer would split the uprights from 43 yards away to tie the game at 13 all. Midway through the quarter Elon would cap a long drive with their second touchdown of the day on a 5-yard pass; another Mike Quinn connection to Kierre Brown.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
The Niners would get into Elon territory on their next drive but Matt Johnson's pass attempt on 2nd down would be intercepted by Elon's Odell Benton. Charlotte would get the ball back with a little over a minute left in the game. The Niners would get to Elon's 22-yard line but an incomplete pass would be followed by a scrambling throw from Johnson to Corey Nesmith in the endzone corner for an apparent touchdown; but two penalties were called on the play against Charlotte.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
A holding call would be declined in favor of an illegal forward pass as Johnson had stepped over the line of scrimmage. With no time left on the clock and the penalty also carrying a loss of down, Elon would hold out and give the 49ers their first loss of the season, 20 to 13.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
Charlotte Receiver Austin Duke would become the first player in program history to gain over 1,000 yards for his career in the first half. Charlotte Running back Kalif Phillips would become the program's first rusher to also get over 1,000 yards during the second half.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Elon Phoenix
Top performers for the game include Elon Quarterback Mike Quinn, who passed for 331 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception. Elon Running Back B.J. Bennett had 18 carries for 83 yards. Elon Receiver Kierre Brown had 13 receptions for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
The 49ers were looking for revenge against their first ranked opponent of the year, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
The Bucs would score first on their second series of the game. An 11-yard touchdown pass from Austin Brown to Christian Reyes. Charlotte would tie the score two players later off a Matt Johnson 74-yard pass to Austin Duke. Later in the quarter Daniel Croghan would step in for Brown and complete a 21-yard touchdown pass to Mike Holloway to retake the lead for the Bucs. The Bucs would tack on another touchdown near the end of the quarter off a Christian Reyes 45 yard rush. The first half would end with Charleston Southern up 21 to 7 on the 49ers.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
On the first play of the second quarter Charlotte rusher Kalif Phillips would break off a 77-yard touchdown run. Halfway through the quarter Bucs quarterback Daniel Crohgan would stretch Charleston Southern's lead with a 3-yard touchdown run. On the next series Charlotte would get kicker Blake Brewer in range to make his first field goal of the day from 36 yards out. Both teams would head in at the half with the score Charleston Southern 28, Charlotte 17.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
To start the second half the Bucs would string together a 12 play drive that would be capped by another Christian Reyes 4-yard touchdown rush. On the next series 49er Matt Johnson would get a 23-yard rushing touchdown. On their next possession Charlotte would get another Blake Brewer field goal, this time from 25 yards. The score at the end of the third quarter would be Bucs up on the 49ers, 34 to 27.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
On their second play of the fourth quarter, Matt Johnson would connect on another long passing touchdown to Austin Duke for 61 yards and to tie the game again. On the next series Charleston Southern would cap a 15 play, clock-eating drive, with an Austin Brown 5-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Perera to regain the lead. The 49ers would tie it again on the next series on a Kalif Phillips 34-yard rushing touchdown. On the final drive of regulation the Bucs would get it to the 49ers' 21 yard line and run the clock down for a game-winning field goal attempt, but David Kennedy's 38-yard attempt would fail. The teams headed into overtime tied up at 41.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
The Niners would get the ball first in the program's first ever overtime period. The Niners would quickly get it to the Bucs 8 yard line, but a false start call would back them up. Matt Johnson would rush the ball to the 1-yard line, but a holding call would negate the run. The 49ers would have to settle for a field goal, but Blake Brewer's 30-yard kick would sail left. Charleston Southern would then get their turn and would win the game on another Christian Reyes rushing touchdown, this time from 1 yard out. The final score in overtime was Charleston Southern 47, Charlotte 49ers 41.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Despite the loss, the top performers for the game were all on the home team. Matt Johnson passed for 305 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 Interceptions. Kalif Phillips would have 21 carries for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns. Austin Duke would have 12 receptions for 251 yards and 2 touchdowns.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Gardner–Webb was looking for revenge after the 49ers dramatic 4th quarter, 3 touchdown come-from-behind victory of the year before; that knocked the Bulldogs from the unbeaten in FCS category and also out of the 2013 FCS polls.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Charlotte would get into scoring position on the first drive of the game, capping it with a Blake Brewer 25-yard field goal to take the early lead. On the ensuing kick return, the Bulldogs' J.J. Hubbard would return the ball 95 yards for the touchdown and Gardner-Webb's first lead. On their next possession, the Bulldogs would stretch their lead with a Juanne Blount 21-yard touchdown run. Gardner-Webb's Grayson Gregory would miss a 23-yard field goal on their next drive. The 49ers found the end zone off a Matt Johnson 59-yard touchdown pass to Demarjai Devine. The Bulldogs headed to the second quarter up 14 to 10.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
The Bulldogs missed another field goal attempt at the end of their first second-quarter drive. This time Paul Schumacher missed from 32 yards out. Halfway through the quarter, Charlotte's Blake Brewer missed a 47-yard field goal attempt. On the first play of the next drive, the Niners' Branden Dozier intercepted Lucas Beatty's pass and returned the ball 39 yards for the touchdown and the lead. The Bulldogs would get Paul Schumacher within field goal range with time running out. This time he would connect from 35 yards away to end the half. Both teams went into the locker rooms tied at 17.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
After their opening drive of the second half stalled, Gardner-Webb's Bradley Taylor would intercept Matt Johnson's pass attempt two plays into the 49ers' drive. Two plays later the 49ers would return the favor when Tyler Maxwell would be intercepted in turn by Dustin Crouser. Blake Brewer would miss his second field goal attempt of the day from 38 yards away. Both teams would head to the final quarter still tied at 17 all.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
The Bulldogs scored again on their opening drive of the quarter on a Lucas Beatty 71-yard pass to Deonte Swinton to retake the lead. They stretched their lead on their next possession on a Paul Schumacher 21-yard field goal. Two plays later Matt Johnson would be intercepted again, this time by the Bulldog's Jacob Henderson. With two and a half minutes left, on the first play of their next drive, Matt Johnson would connect an 80-yard touchdown pass with Austin Duke to get the Niners to within three. The subsequent on-sides kick was recovered by the Bulldogs. With a completed third-down conversion, Gardner-Webb ran the clock out and preserved the 27 to 24 win.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Top performers for the game include Gardner-Webb Quarterback Lucas Beatty, who passed for 362 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Charlotte Running Back Kalif Phillips had 23 carries for 94 yards. Charlotte Receiver Austin Duke had 7 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
The 49ers returned to the Low Country, this time to take on their first ever SoCon opponents in The Citadel Bulldogs.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
The Citadel would strike first on the first drive of the game. Cam Jackson would run it in from 10 yards out to get the Bulldogs on the board first. The 49ers would string together a 12 play drive on their first possession, tying the game up on an Austin Duke 15-yard touchdown run. On their next possession, the Bulldogs would put together a 14 play drive that would be capped by another Cam Jackson touchdown, this time from 9 yards out.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
On the ensuing kick return, the Citadel's Joe Crochet would force Charlotte's Tre'shun Wynn to fumble the return, which was recovered by the Bulldog's James Riley. Three plays later The Citadel would stretch their lead with an Aaron Miller 7-yard pass to Brandon Eakins. The teams would head to the second quarter with The Citadel up 21 to 7.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
Charlotte would add points first in the second quarter on a Blake Brewer 34-yard field goal. On the next series, the Bulldogs would get an Isiaha Smith 3-yard rushing touchdown. The Niners would respond with a Matt Johnson 13-yard touchdown pass to Trent Bostick on the next drive. The Citadel would respond with an Aaron Miller 4-yard rushing touchdown on the next series. Not to be outdone, Charlotte's Matt Johnson would lob an 83-yard touchdown pass to Austin Duke on the first play from scrimmage after getting the ball back. At halftime, the score would be Bulldogs 35, Niners 24.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
After the high scoring first half, the second half would begin in similar fashion. Charlotte would put together a 10 play drive, capping it with a Kalif Phillips 26-yard touchdown run to get the score within 3 points. That would prove to be the only score of the third quarter. The last quarter of regulation play would have The Citadel up 34 to 31 on the 49ers.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
The Citadel would cap a 12 play drive began in the third quarter with a Dalton Trevino 10-yard rushing touchdown to open the fourth quarter scoring. On Charlotte's first fourth-quarter possession they'd finish an 11 play drive with a Blake Brewer 29-yard field goal. On the Niners' next possession Matt Johnson would connect on a 7-yard touchdown pass to Austin Duke to get within 2 points.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
Charlotte would tie the game on the two-point conversion attempt when Matt Johnson would hand the ball off to Kalif Phillips, who then gave it to Austin Duke to pass to Dmarjai Devine in the end zone. The next possession would end with the Bulldogs regaining the lead on a Tyler Renew 2-yard rushing touchdown. With slightly more than two minutes left in regulation, Charlotte's Matt Johnson would lob another long touchdown pass, this one for 71 yards, again to Austin Duke to tie the game again. The 49ers' would enter their second overtime of the season and second in team history after both teams went 3 and out on their final possessions of regulation play. The score at the end of regulation was 49 all.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
The 49ers would get the ball first in overtime and on the first play Maetron Thomas would take it all the way to the end zone on a 25-yard rush to give the 49ers their first lead of the game. The Citadel would cap their first overtime possession with a Tyler Renew 3-yard rushing touchdown to even the score at 56. The Citadel would get the ball first in double overtime and score on their second play on an Aaron Miller 17-yard pass to Brandon Eakins.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
Charlotte would put together an 11 play drive in their first double overtime in program history, getting to the Bulldog's 4-yard line, but the game would end on a fourth down incomplete pass from Matt Johnson to Dmarjai Devine that was successfully broken up by the Citadel's Cody Richardson. The final score in double overtime was The Citadel Bulldogs 63, the Charlotte 49ers 56.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, The Citadel Bulldogs
Top performers for the game were Charlotte quarterback Matt Johnson, who passed for 358 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Citadel's Aaron Miller had 22 carries for 197 yards and a touchdown. Charlotte's Austin Duke would have 12 receptions for 254 yards and 3 touchdowns.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
After their first bye week, the 49ers were looking to "return the hospitality" that the Dukes showed them in the 49ers' first ever road loss from the year before.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
James Madison would score first on the second drive of the game. A Vad Lee 39-yard pass to Daniel Brown would give them the first of their three first quarter touchdowns. On Charlotte's next drive the Niners would get to the Dukes' 38 yard line, but Blake Brewer would miss the 55-yard field goal attempt. The Dukes would get their next score on the next series on a Vad Lee 5-yard rushing touchdown. On their next possession the Dukes would complete a twelve play drive with a Vad Lee 8-yard touchdown pass to Ishmael Hyman. With time running out in the quarter, the 49ers would get their first points of the game on the longest scoring pass play in the program's history. A 98-yard completion from Matt Johnson to Austin Duke. The score at the end of the first quarter was Dukes 21, Niners 7.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
Charlotte would get the first points of the second quarter on a Matt Johnson 1-yard touchdown pass to Richard Murphy to get then Niners within a touchdown of the Dukes. Both teams would struggle to get first downs throughout most of the quarter. Charlotte quarterback Matt Johnson would leave the game with a knee injury midway through the quarter. The Dukes would stretch their lead with less than two minutes left before the half with another Vad Lee rushing touchdown, this time from 8 yards out. The score at halftime was James Madison 28, Charlotte 14.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
The 49ers would draw back to within one score on their first drive of the second half, an eleven play drive capped by a 1-yard Kaliff Phillips rushing touchdown. The point after attempt by Blake Brewer would fail to split the uprights. Brewer would account for that miss on the Niners' next possession by making a 26-yard field goal. On the next drive James Madison would stretch their lead on a Vad Lee 5-yard touchdown pass to Andre Coble. Charlotte would answer quickly on the next drive with a Kaliff Phillips 45-yard rushing touchdown. On the final play of the third quarter the Dukes would add three points from a Ryan Maglio 49-yard field goal. The score heading into the final quarter of play was Dukes 38, 49ers 30.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
The Dukes would tack on another three points on their first series of the fourth quarter with an 18-yard Ryan Maglio field goal. Midway through the quarter Blake Brewer would add another field goal for the Niners, this time from 47 yards. The Dukes would get their final score on a Vad Lee 29-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Ravenel.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
With less than four minutes left in the game, 49ers' backup quarterback Lee McNeill would orchestrate a ten play drive and take the ball into the end zone himself on an 8-yard run to get the Niners within one touchdown of the Dukes. With one and a half minutes left on the clock the 49ers would attempt the on-side kick recovery, but fail to recover. The Dukes ran the clock out and the final score was the James Madison Dukes 48, the Charlotte 49ers 40.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, James Madison Dukes
Top performers for the game were James Madison quarterback Vad Lee, who passed for 333 yards and 4 touchdowns. Charlotte rusher Kaliff Phillips had 22 carries for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Charlotte's Austin Duke would have 7 receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
The #3/#6 ranked "Chants" drubbed the 49ers 50 to 25 at the beach the previous season. The 49ers were looking to return the favor as the Chanticleers visited the Queen City for the first time, with the second ranked team in FCS.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Coastal would score on their first drive with an Alex Ross 3-yard rushing touchdown. On the Chants' next drive De'Angelo Henderson would score a 1-yard rushing touchdown. Late in the quarter the Chants would get within field goal range but Alex Catron would miss from 37 yards out. The score at the end of the first quarter was 14 to 0 Chanticleers.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
On the second play of the second quarter the Chants would pad their score off a Devine Brown 10-yard touchdown run. The 49ers' Blake Brewer would miss a 44-yard field goal attempt on their first possession of the quarter. On the next possession the Chants would tack on another rushing touchdown, this one on an Osharmar Abercrombie 1 yard punch. On the third play of Charlotte's next drive, Lee McNeill would fumble on a sack by Parnell Williams. Roderick Holder would recover the fumble and score a 7-yard touchdown for the Chants. On their next possession, the 49ers would string together a 14 play drive to get their first score of the day; a Lee McNeill 5-yard touchdown pass to T.L. Ford. The score at the half was 35 to 7 Chanticleers.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
The Chants would score on their first possession of the second half on an Alex Ross 41-yard touchdown run. Kaliff Phillips would get Charlotte their second touchdown of the day on a 51-yard breakaway rush. On their next drive the Chants would return the favor on an Osharmar Abercrombie 4-yard touchdown run. On the ensuing kick return the 49ers's Damarrell Alexander would take the ball back 95 yards for a touchdown. Heading into the final quarter, the score was 49 to 21 Coastal Carolina.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Ryan Granger would get Coastal their only Field Goal of the day on the first possession of the fourth quarter from 32 yards out. On their first possession of the quarter, Lee McNeill would get the 49ers a 1-yard rushing touchdown. On their next possession, the Chants would put together a time-eating thirteen play drive, and cap it with a Zach Silverberg 2-yard rushing touchdown. On their next drive the 49ers' Lee McNeill would complete a touchdown pass to Justin Bolus from 18 yards out. Charlotte would attempt and on-side kick recovery, but Coastal would recover the ball and run out the clock. The final score was Coastal Carolina 59, Charlotte 34.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Top performers for the game would include Charlotte Quarterback Lee McNeill who would get 236 yards and 1 passing and one rushing touchdown in his first career start. Charlotte's Kaliff Phillips would have 26 carries for 159 yards and a touchdown. Coastal's Tyrell Blanks would have 10 receptions for 105 yards.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #4 (DIII) Wesley College Wolverines
The #4 ranked DIII Wesley College Wolverines returned to Charlotte to face the 49ers for the second time in as many years.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #4 (DIII) Wesley College Wolverines
The 49ers would score on their first possession of the game, a 4-yard Kaliff Phillips rushing touchdown. The Wolverines would return the favor on their first drive on a Joe Callahan 66-yard touchdown pass to Jamar Baynard. Charlotte quarterback Lee McNeill would fumble on the next drive on a sack by Amir Petrose, which would be recovered by the Wolverines's Roderick Caine. This would set up a Joe Callahan 9-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Slade to give the Wolverines their first lead. Later in the quarter Joe Callahan's pass would be intercepted by Charlotte's Desmond Cooper. This would lead four plays later to Kaliff Phillip's second rushing Touchdown of the quarter, from 10 yards away; the first quarter would end tied at 14 all.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #4 (DIII) Wesley College Wolverines
Wesley would retake the lead on their first drive of the second quarter, capping it with a Joe Callahan 2-yard rushing touchdown. The 49ers would tie the game again on their next possession, a twelve play drive finished by Kaliff Phillip's third touchdown run of the day, this time from 16 yards out. On their next possession the 49ers would retake the lead on a Lee McNeill 9-yard touchdown pass to Trent Bostick. On their next drive Lee McNeill would be sacked again, this time by Roderick Caine who would also recover the ball for the Wolverines. This would lead several plays later to a last play of the half 32-yard field goal by Eric Spidel to get the Wolverines within 4 points. AT halftime the score was 49ers up 28 to 24.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #4 (DIII) Wesley College Wolverines
Wesley's first drive of the second half would end on a Joe Callahan interception by the 49ers' Daquan Lucas. On the Wolverine's next drive Charlotte's Juwan Foggie would block the punt return, setting up the 49ers' only points of the quarter. Neither team would score until nearly halfway through the third quarter, when Charlotte's Blake Brewer would split the uprights from 32 yards out. The Wolverines would return the favor on their next drive, capping a fifteen play series with a 20-yard Eric Spiedel field goal. The Score heading into the final quarter of play would be 49ers 31, Wolverines 27.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #4 (DIII) Wesley College Wolverines
On the first series of the fourth quarter the 49ers' Lee McNeill would get a 12-yard touchdown pass into the hands of T.L. Ford to stretch their lead. With less than two minutes left in the game, the Wolverines would score on a Joe Callahan 1-yard run, but the two-point conversion attempt would fail. The Wolverines would make the on-side kick attempt but the 49ers would recover and run out the clock. The final score was Charlotte 38, Wesley College 33.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, #4 (DIII) Wesley College Wolverines
Top performers for the game were Wesley quarterback Joe Callahan, who passed for 356 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Charlotte's Kaliff Phillips had 36 carries for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Wesley receiver Jamar Baynard had 5 receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
For the second year in a row the 49ers closed out the season facing the Morehead State Eagles, this time inside the friendly confines of Jerry Richardson Stadium.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
Charlotte would score first on their first series of the game, a 51-yard Blake Brewer field goal. On the next series the 49ers' Jalen Holt would intercept an Austin Gahafer pass but fumble the ball back to the Eagles. Three plays later Gahafer would be intercepted again, this time by Greg Cunningham Jr. On the very next play, Kaliff Phillips would score a 59-yard rushing touchdown to pad the 49ers's early lead.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
On the next series Gahafer would have his third interception of the first quarter, this time by the 49ers' senior Desmond Cooper, playing in his final regular season collegiate game. Six plays later the 49ers would add another touchdown on a Damarrell Alexander 5-yard run. Kaliff Phillips would close out the first quarter scoring on his second rushing touchdown, this time from 37 yards out. The first quarter score was Charlotte 24, Morehead State 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
On the second play of the second quarter, Charlotte quarterback Lee McNeill would connect with Richard Murphy on a 71-yard touchdown pass. Late in the quarter Morehead State kicker Luke Boyd would miss a 48-yard field goal attempt. On the next series Charlotte's Blake Brewer would miss a 52-yard field goal attempt. The score at halftime was 49ers 31, Eagles 0.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
On the first series of the second half, Lee McNeill would complete a 21-yard touchdown pass to T.L. Ford. On the 49ers' next series Kaliff Phillips would get his third rushing touchdown, from 2 yards out. Later in the third quarter, Morehead State would find the scoreboard on an Austin Gahafer 18-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Bornhauser. Two plays later Charlotte's Demarrell Alexander would score his second rushing touchdown on a 63-yard breakaway run. Heading to the final quarter the 49ers would have a comfortable 52 to 7 lead.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
Morehead State would get the final score of the game on an Austin Gahafer 16-yard touchdown pass to Jake Raymond. After several unproductive series by both teams the clock would run out, with Charlotte closing out the season with a 52 to 7 victory.


2014 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Morehead State Eagles
Top performers would include Charlotte quarterback Lee McNeill, who would finish the day with 193 yards passing and two touchdowns. The 49ers' Kaliff Phillips would have 18 carries for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Charlotte's Richard Murphy would have 3 receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown.


2014 Charlotte Eagles season
The 2014 Charlotte Eagles season is the club's 22nd season of existence, their fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division.


2014 Charlotte Eagles season, USL Pro
All times from this point on Eastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC-04:00)


2014 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger
The 2014 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour, taking place in Charlottesville, United States from October 27 to November 2, 2014.


2014 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Doubles
Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen won the 2014 edition, defeating Lewis Burton and Marcus Willis 3–6, 6–3, [10-2].


2014 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Singles
James Duckworth defeated Liam Broady 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.


2014 Chatham Cup
The 2014 Chatham Cup was New Zealand's 87th annual knockout football competition.


2014 Chatham Cup
The 2014 competition had five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. The final, played on 7 September 2014, was won by Christchurch club Cashmere Technical, who beat Central United 2–1 for their second trophy in two years, the first club to go back to back since 1998. The Jack Batty Memorial Cup for man of the final was won by Cashmere Technical's Stu Kelly.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football and Soccerway.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Preliminary round
All teams listed below received byes to the second round.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Preliminary round
All teams listed below received byes to the third round.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Round 1
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football and Soccerway.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Round 2
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football and Soccerway.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Round 3
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football, Soccerway and New Zealand Football.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Round 4
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football, Soccerway and New Zealand Football.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football and Soccerway.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Semi-finals
All results and dates are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football and Soccerway.


2014 Chatham Cup, Results, Final
Results and date are taken from the following sources: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website, RSSSF, Capital Football and Soccerway.


2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2014 was a historic season for the Mocs.


2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The Mocs won ten games in a season for the first time in program history, won the SoCon Conference outright for the first time in program history, went undefeated in the SoCon for the first time in program history, and went to the postseason for the first time since 1984, netting a number eight seed and a first-round bye. Chattanooga beat Indiana State at home for the program's first-ever home playoff win in the Second Round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs before falling to New Hampshire, 35–30, in the Quarterfinal.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
The 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 10, 2014, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45 miles (3.94 kilometres) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his first career Sprint Cup victory. Marcos Ambrose finished second while Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson (the highest finishing rookie) and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon in 16th, just ahead of Justin Allgaier.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Previous week's race
Despite having Kevin Harvick filling his rearview mirror, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was able to maintain the lead to complete the first Pocono sweep since Denny Hamlin in 2006. Earnhardt, Jr. reflected on the sweep, stating that his team "definitely went home from the last race and made our car better" and that's what I'm proud of this team for". He also praised the strategy of his crew chief, Steve Letarte. Harvick was impressed with his car's speed in both Pocono races, and that his team "were able to capitalize on it and get a good finish".


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Report, Background
The course, Watkins Glen International, is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races on the Cup Series circuit, the other being Sonoma Raceway. The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long; the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 miles (5.5 km) and the short course to the current length of 2.45 miles (3.94 km). Kyle Busch was the defending race winner from the 2013 race.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was released on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 12:25 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Practice, First practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 68.652 and a speed of 128.474 mph (206.759 km/h). A number of drivers spun out during the first session. Danica Patrick changed engines during the session and was forced to start from the rear of the field.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Practice, Final practice
A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 68.538 and a speed of 128.688 mph (207.103 km/h). Patrick crashed her car in turn 5 and was forced to go to a backup car. NASCAR began cracking down on drivers for blend line violations during the practice sessions. Aric Almirola, Michael Annett, Clint Bowyer, Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman were issued penalties for blend line violations.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Practice, Final practice
Following the session, series leader Jeff Gordon stated that "for years we have not had that", but with the introduction of a new qualifying procedure in the 2014 season, Gordon also noted that "sometimes you just forget, but to me it's about going along with those procedures during practice and your spotter reminding you when you go out and practice; where those blend lines are and what the procedure is and just getting into a rhythm of it".


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Qualifying
Jeff Gordon won his 75th career pole with a new track record time of 68.126 and a speed of 129.466 mph (208.355 km/h); it was Gordon's first pole of 2014, and as a result, it was a record 22nd consecutive year that Gordon has won a pole in the Sprint Cup Series. Gordon had set Watkins Glen as a priority in his 2014 campaign, as he felt he had "run so poorly here recently" and that his team "loses confidence in their car and you get off track and lost a little bit.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Qualifying
That's the way it's been for us the last few times we've been here, the last several times". Marcos Ambrose joined Gordon on the front row, 0.173 seconds in arrears. He joked about Gordon beating him to pole, stating that he wished "Jeff was a little kinder to me to let me get the pole", but did state that "it was a pretty good lap though and I will take it".


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, First half, Start
The night before the race, Tony Stewart was involved in an incident – which resulted in the death of fellow competitor, Kevin Ward, Jr. – during a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, around 50 miles (80 kilometres) from Watkins Glen. Prior to the start of the race, Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition for Stewart-Haas Racing, announced that Stewart would not race and Regan Smith would drive in his place. Zipadelli confirmed pre-race that Stewart "feels strongly this is the right thing to do" and that his Stewart-Haas Racing team supported and agreed with his decision. As a result of the driver change, Smith started from the rear of the field. The race was scheduled to start at 1:19 p.m. Eastern time, but the race started five minutes late with Jeff Gordon leading the field.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, First half, Start
Kevin Harvick made an unscheduled stop on lap four to remove a bean bag from his car. Paul Menard also made an unscheduled stop for a fluid leak and took his car to the garage. Cole Whitt brought out the first caution of the race on lap 10 after his brakes locked up and he collided head on into the tire barrier in turn 1. The race restarted on lap 15, with Gordon still leading. The next lap, Brad Keselowski made contact with Matt Kenseth in turn 1 and the grill of his car caved in.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, First half, Start
Kyle Larson was running 23rd on lap 18 when he missed the turn into the inner loop, and was forced to come to a complete stop; as a result, Larson fell back to 38th. Two laps later, David Ragan and Boris Said blew the entrance to the inner loop and fell back in the running order. Alex Bowman spun in turn six and got back going again without bringing out the caution. Kyle Busch made his first stop on lap 24 and left his pit box with the fuel can stuck on the car; he served a stop-and-go penalty for removing equipment from the pit box.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half
Joey Logano served a pass-through penalty for his crew going over the wall too soon on lap 28. Kyle Busch made his third stop in four laps for a flat tire on lap 29, while Marcos Ambrose gave up second place to make his first stop of the race. Gordon made his first stop on lap 30, passing the lead to teammate Kasey Kahne. Kahne gave up the lead on lap 33 to pit and gave the lead to Ambrose. Gordon began losing power going down the back stretch and brought out the second caution of the race on lap 51. Ambrose came in to pit during the caution and Jimmie Johnson took the lead for the restart on lap 55.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Big wreck
The third caution of the race flew on lap 56 for a crash in the outer loop, a lap later, The race was red flagged to ensue cleanup on the track. Greg Biffle drifted into the runoff area on the exit of turn 5 and came across the front of Ryan Newman. Newman's car got turned and hit the Armco barrier on the right-hand side, before turning back towards traffic. It was then T-boned by Michael McDowell. McDowell's rear wheel housing broke off and punctured a hole in the Armco barrier on the left side of the track, beyond the exit of The Boot. Bowman also took damage in the wreck, while the red flag was lifted temporarily to bring the field down the front stretch.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Big wreck
"Biffle jumped up on the curb and got up and across the grass. I probably could have given him a little more room but I tried to time it so I could shoot past him and he slowed down when he got back onto the racetrack. It's disappointing. We lost (safety expert) John Melvin a couple of weeks ago and he did a lot of innovations for this sport, and it's really sad that they haven't adapted any of them here at this racetrack. The barriers, the SAFER barrier doesn't exist here. There are no concrete walls. It's a very antiquated racetrack and it isn't up to NASCAR standards at all. It's a shame that we have to have an accident like that to prove it. Hopefully something will change the next time we come back."


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Big wreck
Ryan Newman, speaking with ESPN, upon his return to pit road.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Big wreck
In a post-race interview with ESPN reporter Vince Welch, Newman was highly critical of the circuit, in regards to the Armco barriers, the damage that was caused by his car and the car of McDowell, as well as its "antiquated" safety features. Upon his return to pit road, McDowell also spoke with Welch, stating that "it seems like when I do it they are usually fairly big", referring to a previous crash that he had suffered at the 2008 Samsung 500, at Texas Motor Speedway. He also stated that he "didn't really have time to adjust or move, I just tried not to hit Ryan in the door there. I was along for the ride".


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Big wreck
The race was red flagged for 81 minutes while the Armco barriers were repaired, and as the cars started running again, Carl Edwards stayed out when the leaders came in to pit. The race restarted with 31 laps to go, and A. J. Allmendinger took the lead from Edwards with 30 laps to go. Casey Mears got turned in the inner loop with 18 laps to go, before the caution flew for the fourth time with 13 laps to go, after Josh Wise stalled in the inner loop. Allmendinger led the way on the restart with nine laps to go, but the fifth caution came out very quickly when Jimmie Johnson got turned in turn 1 and made contact with Regan Smith, while Justin Allgaier was also collected.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Finish
The race restarted with five laps to go. Ambrose took the lead immediately thereafter, following a side-by-side battle with Allmendinger. The sixth caution period came out the following lap, when Denny Hamlin spun and crashed into the gravel-filled barrels at the entrance to pit road. In a non-connected incident, Alex Kennedy hit the wall on the exit of turn one, to bring out the sixth caution, the race was red flagged for a second time.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Finish
Following a delay of around 20 minutes, the race restarted, and Allmendinger held off a hard charging Ambrose with two laps to go to score his first career Sprint Cup Series victory. Upon exiting his car, Allmendinger expressed his delight at the result, stating he could not "believe we've won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race", before congratulating his entire JTG Daugherty Racing team, expressing "with this whole 47 team, [team owners] Tad Geschickter, Jody Geschickter, Brad Daugherty, all the great sponsors we have, our first Cup victory together, my first victory...I love these guys.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Second half, Finish
I just wanted it so bad for them and this team. They work so hard. I wasn't gonna let Marcos take that from me". Ambrose recorded his sixth top-three finish in Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen, but praised the performance of his late-race rival, Allmendinger. "First of all, congratulations to A. J. and the 47 team. They deserved that win. I left nothing on the table. I tried to rattle his cage and couldn't shake him. We raced fair and square to the end there. It was a tough couple laps but it was fair. We were both giving it to each other pretty hard. No harm, no foul. We just came up a little short".


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
On Wednesday, August 13, Kevin Harvick's team was penalized for a rules infraction due to the bean bag that forced Harvick to make an unscheduled stop on lap 4, in order for the object to be removed. The infraction was levied as a P3 level penalty, outlined in Section 12-4.3 of the 2014 rule book:


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
• A. Violation examples could include but are not limited to:


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
• 1(c): Unapproved added weight and/or weight affixed improperly (e.g. Unapproved added weight (size and material)); unapproved added weight location, but not of a nature rising to a higher numbered penalty.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
The infraction violates the following sections in the rule book:


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
• 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing;• 20-2.3: Added car weight


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
• A. Any weight added to the car must be bolted inside the body shell in an approved weight container and in a position acceptable to NASCAR officials


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
• Added weight must be in block form of not less than five pound blocks (no pellets) and painted white with the car number or team identification permanently legible on it.


2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Race, Post race penalties
As a result, crew chief Rodney Childers was fined $25,000.


2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election
The 2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Ward results
Note: the election in Charlton Park was delayed due to the death of a candidate. The election was held on 3 July 2014.


2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Ward results
Note: Ian Bickerton was the sitting councillor. He was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2010.


2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Ward results
Note: the Conservatives had previously gained the Liberal Democrat seat in Warden Hill in a by-election. This election confirmed that by-election gain.


2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 14 March 2014.


2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Build-Up
A total of 36 entries were received for the race with 2013 winner Bobs Worth the 2/1 favourite, and 2013 King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti at 7/2 second favourite.


2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Build-Up
The race was shown live on Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland.


2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Full Result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated. PU = pulled-up. NR = non runner. UR = Unseated Rider.


2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Race
The race was won by 20/1 outsider Lord Windermere who won by a short head from On His Own after a stewards inquiry. Stewards admitted that the runner-up, On His Own, had been impeded, but ruled it was minor interference that did not affect the result.


2014 Chennai building collapse
On 28 June 2014, an eleven-story under-construction building at Moulivakkam in the suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu collapsed, reasons of collapse were investigated, the collapse  killed 61 people, mostly construction workers.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Builder and building details
Prime Trust Heights was a residential project developed by Prime Sristi Housing Pvt Ltd. Trust heights consisted of two eleven-storied apartment blocks situated at No.52 Kundrathur Main Road near Porur junction. Tower The Faith had four apartments of 2 bhk and Tower The Belief had four apartments of 3bhk in each floor. Units were priced at 5250 per sq/ft.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Collapse
After heavy rain on Saturday, June 28, lightning struck exposed iron reinforcements at the top of the building at 5.30pm. The electric charge quickly flowed throughout the entire superstructure until it reached the concrete, load-bearing columns in the basement. The concrete crumbled as the charge dispersed, destroying the columns, which resulted in collapse, trapping many constructions workers under the debris.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Rescue operations
Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue force along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Arakkonam base managed the rescue operations. The final death toll was 61 people consisting constructions workers from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Gajapati district of Odisha.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Investigation
A single Judge investigation committee and a SIT team were formed by Tamil Nadu government to investigate the cause of the disaster. The major reason for this disaster was due to the carelessness of the builders in Chennai. The chief engineer handling the construction accepted his mistake and was fined by the police.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Aftermath
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) currently scrutinizing construction violations of all new multi-story buildings in and around Chennai. Justice R. Regupathy Commission that inquired into the circumstances led to the collapse of the multi-storeyed building at Moulivakkam in which 55 persons were killed and many injured, has made series of recommendations including a comprehensive legislation for making insurance package compulsory for builders. The incident took place on June 28, 2014.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Aftermath
The report of the commission that was tabled in Assembly on Tuesday suggested comprehensive legislation or vitalisation of the existing legislation so that essential features like insurance package creating triangular responsibilities among bank, builder and customer could me made.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Aftermath
Introducing penal provisions, insisting upon the construction firms taking up mega projects to deposit a sizable sum in fixed deposit for 10 years are the other measures recommended by the commission.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Aftermath
Justice Regupathy also recommended reconstitution of the CMDA at the foundation level by forming a committee consisting of a technical officer of the agency, a law officer, experts in soil investigation, foundation design, structural engineering to compulsorily monitor all mega projects. "Apart from ensuring quality and compliance issues, the main task of the committee should be to inspect the site at all crucial stages, particularly during earth working for foundation, foundation concerting, laying the roof of basement floor and laying of the roof at each floor," Justice Regupathy stressed.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Aftermath
The commission has made a strong case for constituting a special squad to check primarily all mega projects taking place in and around the City limits so that recurrence of any bad incidents could me immediately stopped.


2014 Chennai building collapse, Aftermath
The commission has also recommended constitution of a committee so that the loss caused to the individuals who booked the flats and the injury and damage incurred by neighbouring residents. "Their buildings may be assessed and necessary recommendations may be made by such committee and compensation can be disbursed," the Judge said.


2014 Chennai train bombing
The 2014 Chennai train bombing is the explosion of two low-intensity bombs on the early hours of 1st May 2014, Thursday at Chennai Central railway station. The Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express which came from Banglore and was going towards Guwahati was standing on platform 09 of Chennai Central railway station, when two blasts occurred in two coaches S4 and S5. The bombing killed one female passenger and injured at least fourteen others.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Attack
The Guwahati-bound train from Bangalore, 12509-Guwahati–Bangalore Kaziranga Express, was scheduled to arrive at Chennai Central around 5:30 a.m. (IST), but it had arrived late around 7:05 a.m. (IST). While the train was stationed at Platform 9 of the railway station, two bombs exploded at the buffer of S4 and S5 coaches at 7:15 a.m. (IST). Upon hearing the explosion, panicked passengers rushed out of the train. One of the bombs had exploded under the seat of a 24-year-old woman, who was employed with Tata Consultancy Services in Bangalore. She was the only person killed in the attack, was travelling to her home town Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. Of the fourteen injured passengers, five were admitted in serious condition at Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Aftermath, Investigation
The damaged bogies were detached and the train was searched by a bomb-disposal squad and was then allowed to carry on with its onward journey. Following the incident police have mounted a massive search operation in all the trains. The cause of explosion and device used for it were being probed. A suspect who had been detained by Tamil Nadu Police was found to be innocent.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Aftermath, Investigation
An investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been ordered. A National Investigation Agency team was sent to Chennai to assist in the case. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa ordered a CB-CID probe into the blasts.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Aftermath, Investigation
Initial investigation revealed that the bombs might have been planted in the train five to six hours before it blasted. Also, the devices used in the bomb were found to be similar to the one used in Patna rally bombing that occurred six months before.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Aftermath, Security measures
Immediately after the blasts, security was tightened across the major crowded areas of the state. Alerts have been sounded in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh, with police checking all major railway stations across the state. Also, a high security red alert has been declared in the capital city of New Delhi.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Aftermath, Compensation
The deceased identified as 24-year-old women travelling from Bangalore to Vijayawada, had been sitting in the seat where the explosion occurred. Union railway minister, Mallikarjun Kharge announced an ex-gratia of ₹ 1 lakh (100,000 Rupees, approximately US$1667) to the family of the dead woman, ₹ 25,000 for grievously injured and  ₹ 5,000 for those with minor injuries. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also announced a solatium of ₹ 100,000 to the family of the dead, ₹ 50,000 to those who suffered serious injuries and ₹ 25,000 to other injured people.


2014 Chennai train bombing, Aftermath, Fake bomb report
On the day following the bombing, an anonymous call about a bomb Express Avenue mall in Chennai was made, which resulted in closing of the mall for public for a few hours on 2 May and after searching the mall for suspicious objects, police declared it as a hoax. Similar bomb threat calls were made to an education institution and a suburban railway station in Chennai on the day after the bombing, which prompted the police to issue warning against such activities. Law enforcement was kept on alert for a while following the explosion and subsequent threats.


2014 Chennaiyin FC season
The 2014 season was Chennaiyin FC's inaugural season in the first tournament of the newly formed Indian Super League.


2014 Chennaiyin FC season, Preview
Chennai city was one of the 9 cities that were selected for franchise bidding, when the ISL was founded in 2013. However, on 11 April 2014 it was reported that Chennai's main bidder, a consortium led by Sunil Gavaskar would drop out due to commitments with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Later, Bangalore franchise was terminated after their owners dropped out following a dispute with the organizers. Initially reports came out that the ISL organizers were looking for bidders for new owners for the Bangalore franchise before it was revealed that Ronnie Screwvala and actor Abhishek Bachchan would together bid for a Chennai team instead of a Bangalore franchise.


2014 Chennaiyin FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Cherwell District Council election
The 2014 Cherwell District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
The 2014 Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit was the first doubleheader of the 2014 IndyCar Series season, hosting Rounds 6 and 7 of the 2014 IndyCar Series season. Will Power won Race 1, and Hélio Castroneves won Race 2.


2014 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Race 1 results
Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2014 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Race 2 results
Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2014 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Race 2 results
Graham Rahal was involved in a lap one crash but was able to continue until the damage became too bad to continue.


2014 Chhattisgarh attack
On 11 March 2014, 15 Indian security personnel and one civilian were shot dead in an attack engineered by Naxals.


2014 Chhattisgarh attack, Incident
The Central Reserve Police Force and police were traveling from the village of Tongpal to Jeeram Ghati. According to The Hindu, "The team was engaged in an area domination exercise to sanitise the area for troop movements and also to provide security to road construction workers." While traveling, one hundred men surrounded them and began opening fire, killing 15 security personnel and one civilian, and injuring three. The shooting lasted under 15 minutes and after the rebels were able to loot weapons, equipment and ammunition from the wounded and dead. Local police had sounded the alarm about Maoist activity in the region but the security operation was not cancelled.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths
In November 2014, 15 women died after undergoing mishandled sterilization operations performed in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. In addition to the 15 deaths, 70 women were hospitalized in critical condition, 20 of whom were put on mechanical ventilation.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Background
Each of the women was paid to undergo the procedure. Reports have differed on how much, with some saying the amount was 1,400 rupees, while others said it was 600. The government of India sometimes pays women to be sterilized in order to curb population growth in the country.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Sterilisations
On November 8, 2014, Dr. R. K. Gupta and an unnamed assistant carried out tubectomies on around 140 women in two different camps in Pendari, Bilaspur district. He was then honored by the Chhattisgarh government for carrying out the record number of sterilizations.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Sterilisations
However, the women fell ill on November 10, 2014, two days after the surgery. By that night, eight of them had died, and their deaths were announced the following day. By November 13, 2014, 13 deaths were reported with seventy hospitalized and some admitted in AIIMS.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Investigation
S.K. Mandal, the chief medical officer in Chhattisgarh, suggested that the doctor who performed the operations was under pressure to meet government-set targets for a number of sterilizations that had to be performed.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Investigation
According to an unnamed medical official, by performing 83 sterilizations in six hours, the doctor had breached guidelines requiring surgeons to perform no more than 30 sterilizations per day. The unnamed doctor reacted by saying that the women were well when they left the hospital. In a telephone interview, he attributed their vomiting and abdominal pain to antibiotics they had been given. Mandal described the doctor in question as a "very senior and respected surgeon".


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Investigation
The exact cause of the deaths remains unclear. According to Amar Singh, the deputy health director of Chhattisgarh, the women appeared to have died from either blood poisoning or hemorrhagic shock.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Investigation
The leader of the investigation, police inspector S.N. Shukla, said that preliminary investigations suggested that the deaths were caused by either contaminated equipment or adulterated medicines. According to district medical officer M.A. Jeemani, results of autopsies performed on some of the women who died suggested that the administration of tainted medicines might have caused the women's deaths. On November 15, two senior Chhattisgarh officials stated that tablets of ciprocin that had been linked to the deaths contained zinc phosphide, a chemical often used in rat poison. This conclusion arose from a preliminary report, and samples of the tablets have been sent to other laboratories for verification. The company responded to this finding by releasing a statement which said that information about the incident had been exaggerated, denying that the pills they produced were contaminated.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Investigation, Arrests
After being condemned by Chief Minister Raman Singh, on 12 November, Dr. Gupta was arrested and subsequently suspended. He said, "It was not my fault - the administration pressured me to meet targets. The surgeries went well but the problem was with the medicines given to the women." The case was presided over by Mahadev Katulkar.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Investigation, Arrests
On November 14, 2014, the Director of Mahawar Pharma, the company that supplied medicines used in the sterilizations, was arrested and charged with fraud, and the company's drugs were banned from consumption.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Response
Chief Minister Raman Singh blamed negligence for the incident, and as a result, four health officials were suspended by the state, including the district's chief medical officer. The government promised to pay the equivalent of about $6,600 to each of the affected families.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Response
Unnamed local health officials denied any responsibility for the deaths, with some suggesting added pressure from the government to perform many operations in a short space of time. Chhattisgarh Health Minister Amar Agarwal said that the government has banned six unnamed medicines for such operations pending the investigation.


2014 Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths, Response
A team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences reached Bilaspur to probe the incident. Few other surgeons from the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh were called on to assist in this crisis.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. Prior to the raid the school had been closed for four weeks due to deteriorating security conditions, but the girls were in attendance in order to take final exams in physics.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
57 of the schoolgirls escaped immediately following the incident by jumping from the trucks on which they were being transported, and others have been rescued by the Nigerian Armed Forces on various occasions. Hopes have been raised that the 219 remaining girls might be released, however some girls are believed to be dead. Amina Ali, one of the missing girls, was found in May 2016. She claimed that the remaining girls were still there, but that six had died. As of 14 April 2021, seven years after the initial kidnapping, over 100 of the girls remain missing.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
Some have described their capture in appearances at international human rights conferences. Boko Haram has used the girls as negotiating pawns in prisoner exchanges, offering to release some girls in exchange for some of their captured commanders in jail.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
The girls kidnapped in Chibok in 2014 are only a small percentage of the total number of people abducted by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Amnesty International estimated in 2015 that at least 2,000 women and girls had been abducted by the Islamic terrorist group since 2014, many of whom had been forced into sexual slavery.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Background
The terrorist group Boko Haram wants to institute an Islamic caliphate in Nigeria and is in particular opposed to western-style modern education, which they say lures people away from following Islamic teaching as a way of life. By 2014, tens of thousands of people had been killed in attacks perpetrated by the group, and the Nigerian federal government declared a state of emergency in May 2013 in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa during its fight against the insurgency.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Background
The resulting crackdown led to the capture or killing of hundreds of Boko Haram members, with the remainder retreating to mountainous areas from which they began increasingly to target civilians. However, the campaign failed to stabilise the country. A French military operation in Mali also pushed Boko Haram and AQIM terrorists into Nigeria.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Background
Boko Haram began to target schools in 2010, killing hundreds of students by 2014. A spokesperson for the group said such attacks would continue as long as the Nigerian government continued to interfere with traditional Islamic education. 10,000 children have been unable to attend school as a result of activities by Boko Haram. Boko Haram has also been known to kidnap girls, whom it believes should not be educated, and use them as cooks or sex slaves.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Background
On 6 July 2013, armed men from Boko Haram attacked Government Secondary School in Mamudo, Yobe State, killing at least 42 people. Most of those killed were students, with some staff members among the dead. On 29 September 2013, armed men from Boko Haram gained access to the male hostel in the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, killing forty-four students and teachers.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Background
Boko Haram's attacks intensified in 2014. In February, the group killed more than 100 Christian men in the villages of Doron Baga and Izghe. That same month, 59 boys were killed in the Federal Government College attack in northeastern Nigeria. In March, the group attacked the Giwa military barracks, freeing captured militants. The Chibok abduction occurred on the same day as a bombing attack in Abuja in which at least 88 people died. The road leading to Chibok is frequently targeted due to the fact that there is little to no government protection for commuters for the village. Boko Haram was blamed for nearly 4,000 deaths in 2014. Training received from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has helped Boko Haram intensify its attacks.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Background
Jonathan N.C. Hill of King's College London, has suggested that Boko Haram kidnapped these girls after coming increasingly under the influence of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and asserts that the group's goal is to use girls and young women as sexual objects and as a means of intimidating the civilian population into compliance. Hill describes the attacks as similar to the kidnapping of girls in Algeria in the 1990s and early 2000s.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
On the night of 14 April 2014, members of the Islamic jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, a majority Christian village. A few hours prior to the raid, residents in Chibok had received phone calls from neighbouring villages warning them of the incoming attack, who had witnessed convoys containing armed insurgents driving in the direction of the town. The kidnappers broke into the school, pretending to be soldiers of the Nigerian Armed Forces and dressed in matching military uniforms.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
The militants also engaged approximately 15 soldiers based in Chibok, who were unable to stop the attack as the militants had superior numbers and firepower, and no reinforcements were sent by the Nigerian Military during the course of the attack. A soldier and a police officer were killed during the course of the raid. The attack lasted for about 5 hours, during which houses in Chibok were also burned down.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
According to accounts given by some of the girls, including a diary written by two of the girls (Naomi Adamu and Sarah Samuel) whilst in captivity, the militants had intended to steal a piece of machinery and were initially unsure what to do with the girls. They told the girls to get out and come with them.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
Some girls were loaded into vehicles and the rest had to walk several miles until other trucks came to take them away, possibly into the Konduga area of the Sambisa Forest, a former nature reserve covering 60,000 km2 where Boko Haram were known to have fortified camps. An unidentified senior military source believed that the girls may have been split up and placed in different Boko Haram camps, around Lake Chad, the Gorsi mountains and the Sambisa forest. 57 girls were able to escape by jumping from the trucks in which they were being transported.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
In the immediate aftermath of the attack, local vigilantes and parents searched the Sambisa forest in an attempt to locate and rescue some of the kidnapped girls, however were unsuccessful in finding any of the captives.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
The school had been closed for four weeks before to the attack due to deteriorating security conditions, however students from multiple schools and villages were in attendance at the time of the raid to take final exams in Physics. There were 530 students registered to participate in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination at the Government Girls Secondary School, although it is unclear how many were in attendance at the time of the attack. The children were aged from 16 to 18 years of age and were in their final year of school.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
There was initial confusion over the number of girls kidnapped, with the Nigerian military initially incorrectly claiming in a statement that the majority of the girls had escaped or been released and only eight were still unaccounted for. Parents said that 234 girls were missing, however according to the local police approximately 276 children were taken in the attack, of whom 53 had escaped by 2 May. It is widely accepted that initially 276 girls were kidnapped. Other reports gave various other figures for the number of kidnapped and missing students.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Kidnapping
Amnesty International condemned the Nigerian government, stating that it believed that the Nigerian military had a four hour advance warning of the kidnapping but failed to send reinforcements to protect the school. The Nigerian military later confirmed that they had a four-hour advance notice of the attack but stated that their over-extended forces were unable to mobilize reinforcements.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
The overwhelming majority of the kidnapped girls who were Christian were forced to convert to Islam. The girls were forced into marriage with members of Boko Haram, with a reputed bride price of ₦2,000 each ($6/£4). Sightings of the students were reported by villagers living in the Sambisa Forest, considered a refuge for Boko Haram.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
Others reported seeing the students crossing into the neighbouring countries of Chad and Cameroon with the militants, though Kashim Shettima, the governor of Borno State in Nigeria, said on 11 May that he had sighted the abducted girls and claimed that they had not taken across the borders into either country. The Nigerian Military enlisted help from local volunteers and vigilantes in order to search forests close to Nigeria's borders by 21 April. Local residents were able to track the movements of the students with the help of contacts across north eastern Nigeria. A diary written by some of the kidnapped students described how some were able to escape, but were returned to Boko Haram by local villagers and whipped as punishment.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
On 2 May, the Nigerian police said that the exact number of students kidnapped was unclear and asked parents to forward the names and photos of kidnapped girls so an official count could be made. The police blamed damage to school records during the attack as a reason for the confusion. Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan spoke publicly about the kidnapping for the first time on 4 May, saying the government was doing everything it could to find the missing girls. At the same time, he criticized parents for not supplying enough information about their missing children, claiming that they were not fully cooperating with the police.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
The Guardian reported that the British Royal Air Force conducted Operation Turus in response to the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping by Boko Haram in Nigeria in April 2014. A source involved with the operation told the Observer that "the girls were located in the first few weeks of the RAF mission", and that "we [the RAF] offered to rescue them, but the Nigerian government declined", because they viewed the matter as a "national issue" to be resolved by Nigerian intelligence and security services.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
Sir Andrew Pocock, British High Commissioner to Nigeria at the time of the kidnapping, said that a couple of months after the kidnapping a group of up to 80 of the Chibok girls were seen by American 'eye in the sky' technology but nothing was done. About 80 girls, a camp and evidence of vehicle movement were spotted next to a local landmark called the 'Tree of Life' in the Sambisa forest.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for the kidnappings in a video released shorty after 1pm on 5 May. Shekau claimed that "Allah instructed me to sell them...I will carry out his instructions", and that "Slavery is allowed in my religion, and I shall capture people and make them slaves." He said the girls should not have been in school and instead should have been married since girls as young as nine are suitable for marriage. Another video was released a week later, which showed about 130 girls dressed in a hijab and a long Islamic chador.


2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Aftermath, Events in 2014
This was the first public sighting of the girls since they were abducted from Chibok. In this video, Shekau acknowledged that many of the girls were not Muslims, however stated that some had converted to Islam and that they would "treat them well the way the Prophet Muhammad treated the infidels he seized". Shekau also mentioned that he would not release the girls until captured Boko Haram militants in prison were released, raising the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the Nigerian government.