2014 Carlton Football Club season, Playing list changes
The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the conclusion of the 2014 season.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Season summary, Pre-season matches
The first two practice matches were played as part of the 2014 NAB Challenge, and were played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals. The final practice match was not part of the NAB Challenge, and was played under premiership season rules.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Notable events
In 2014, the club celebrated the 150th anniversary of its foundation in 1864. The club arranged several events in recognition of the milestone:


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Notable events
On 3 June, third-year defender Josh Bootsma was sacked from the club, with a year and a half remaining on his contract. The club's action was in response to an incident in which Bootsma sent explicit photographs over social media application Snapchat, which breached both Carlton's and the AFL's codes of conduct. The club also revealed that Bootsma had a history of problems with behaviour and dedication, having had a history of tardiness at training. Bootsma had played fourteen games for the club, but none in 2014.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Notable events
Mitch Robinson and Jeff Garlett were involved in a brawl outside a night venue on Lonsdale Street at 5am on the morning of Sunday 3 August, which left Robinson with a fractured eye-socket. The players lied to the club about the incident, with Robinson claiming to have fractured his eye-socket in a boxing session at training.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Notable events
As a consequence, the club fined Garlett $2,500 and refused to select him in the senior team for the following week – he had been dropped to the Northern Blues several weeks earlier, and was confirmed by the coaching staff as having shown enough form in the VFL to be brought back to the seniors immediately before the incident – and Robinson was fined $5,000, and did not play again for the season due to his injury. Neither player played another game for the club, as both were put up for trade at the end of the season: Garlett was traded to Melbourne, and Robinson was delisted after no deal was secured.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Notable events
Robinson was cleared of wrongdoing by police, and Garlett pleated guilty to behaving in a riotous manner. The men on the other side of the attack pleaded guilty to affray and recklessly causing injury to Robinson, and were sentenced to 300 hours' community service.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, John Nicholls Medal
The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 17 September. The John Nicholls Medal, for the best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, John Nicholls Medal
The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Bryce Gibbs, who polled 105 votes. It was Gibbs' first John Nicholls Medal. Simpson won ahead of Marc Murphy and Kade Simpson. The top ten is given below.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, John Nicholls Medal
The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:-


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, Leading Goalkickers
Jarrad Waite was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season, with 29 goals. It was the first time Waite had won Carlton's goalkicking, in the last of his twelve seasons with the club.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, AFLPA Awards
For each of the AFLPA awards, one or three Carlton players were nominated following internal vote of Carlton players; Marc Murphy was also nominated for the Best Captain award by default. No Carlton player placed in the top five for his award.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, Other awards
Bryce Gibbs was Carlton's only nominee in the 40-man squad for the 2014 All-Australian team. He was not selected in the final team of 22.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, Other awards
The following Carlton players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, Other awards
Buckley was Carlton's first Rising Star nominee for more than three years; Carlton's previous nominee, Jeff Garlett (nominated Round 19, 2010) was in fact playing his 100th career game in the same match in which Buckley was nominated. Neither Buckley nor Menzel polled a vote for the final award.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, Other awards
Levi Casboult was one of the three nominees for the 2014 AFL Mark of the Year for the high mark he took from the back of a pack of five other players against Hawthorn in Round 13.


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Individual awards and records, Other awards
Two former Carlton players were among the six people inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2014:


2014 Carlton Football Club season, Northern Blues
The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Blues during the 2014 season. It was the twelfth season of the clubs' affiliation, which had been in place since 2003. Carlton senior- and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the Carlton team were eligible to play for either the Northern Bullants seniors or reserves team in the Victorian Football League. As in 2013, home games were shared between the VFL club's traditional home ground, Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground, Visy Park. The Northern Blues finished 11th out of 16 in the VFL with a record of 7–11, missing the final eight by ten premiership points and percentage.


2014 Carolina Challenge Cup
The 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup was the 11th staging of the tournament. The tournament began on February 22 and ended on March 1.


2014 Carolina Challenge Cup
The defending champions, Chicago Fire, will not be participating in the 2014 edition of the tournament. Instead, D.C. United, Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders FC will be the three participants in the tournament, in addition to the host, Charleston Battery.


2014 Carolina Panthers season
The 2014 season was the Carolina Panthers' 20th in the National Football League and their fourth under head coach Ron Rivera.


2014 Carolina Panthers season
The Panthers captured their second straight NFC South division title and qualified for the postseason for the first time in back-to-back years despite failing to improve on a 12–4 record and finishing with a losing record of 7–8–1. Additionally, they became the first team in NFC South history to have back to back division titles and also became the second team to win a division title with a sub-.500 record after the 2010 Seattle Seahawks, and would be followed by the 2020 Washington Football Team, a team that Rivera also coached. The Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals in the Wild Card round, but lost to Seattle in the Divisional round.


2014 Carolina Panthers season
The Panthers' four-game winning streak to close out the regular season, combined with a 14–0 start the following year, was tied with the 2003–2004 New England Patriots for the third longest regular season winning streak in NFL history, at 18.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Schedule, Preseason
The Panthers' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Derek Anderson made his first start as Panthers QB, substituting for Cam Newton who was nursing a rib injury he'd suffered during the preseason. The change in QB didn't appear to faze the team, as the Panthers won their first season opener in six years, 20-14. They started the season 1-0 and improved to 1-0 without Newton starting.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Newton returned to the starting lineup with some added padding around his ribs. The game's highlight was a defensive interception against Lions star WR Calvin "Megatron" Johnson. With the win, the Panthers improved to 2-0 and 16-5 when Newton doesn't commit a turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
This was the first Sunday Night Football home game for the Panthers since 2009. With the loss, the Panthers dropped to 2-1. Newton left the game due to injury but he fumbled the ball. This dropped the team to 10-20 when he commits a turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Baltimore Ravens
This game marked the first time WR Steve Smith Sr. played against his former team after being cut in the offseason. He was clearly fired up, recording over 100 yards receiving and two touchdown receptions. With the loss, the Panthers record was 2-2. The team dropped to 16-6 when Newton doesn't commit a turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
With the win, the Panthers improved to 3-2. They would also improve to 11-20 when Newton commits at least one turnover. Unknown at the time, this would be the team's last victory for over two months.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals
Both teams went back and forth scoring and holding the opposing offense without scoring. This would be the highest-scoring overtime tie in NFL history, as well as the first tie in Panthers history as their record stood at 3-2-1. The team's record then stood at 11-20-1 when Newton commits a turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at Green Bay Packers
With the loss, the Panthers dropped to 3-3-1. The team also dropped to 11-21-1 when Newton turns the ball over.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the Panthers dropped to 3-4-1. The team also dropped to 11-22-1 when Newton commits at least one turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints
With the loss, the Panthers dropped to 3-5-1. The team would sit at 11-23-1 when Newton turns the ball over.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles
On Monday Night Football, Carolina barely put up a fight. The Eagles easily won the game, their defense sacking Cam Newton nine times. This dropped the Panthers record to 3-6-1. They also fell to 11-24-1 when Newton commits at least one turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons
With their fifth straight loss, the Panthers headed into their bye week at 3-7-1. Also the team dropped to 11-25-1 when Newton commits a turnover. This would be Carolina's last home loss until week 3 of 2016 against Minnesota.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings
With the loss, the Panthers dropped to 3-8-1 and 11-26-1 when Newton commits at least one turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at New Orleans Saints
With their 6-game losing streak snapped, the Panthers improved to 4-8-1. The team also improved to 17-6 when Newton doesn't commit a turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QB Derek Anderson was pressed into service for the second time in 2014, as Newton had injured his back in a car accident earlier that week. Once again, Anderson led the Panthers to a close victory over Tampa Bay, completing a season sweep and improving the team's record to 5-8-1. Anderson improved his starting regular season record as a Panther to 2-0.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Panthers improved to 6-8-1 and 12-26-1 when Newton turns the ball over at least once.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons
The Panthers finished their season in Atlanta against the Falcons with the NFC South title and the NFC's #4 seed on the line. They would blowout Atlanta and finish the season out 7-8-1. The team would also improve to 18-6 when Newton doesn't commit a turnover.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. #5 Arizona Cardinals
The win over the Cardinals improved the Panthers' overall record to 8-8-1, with the defense turning in a record performance, holding Arizona to 78 total yards. Their record stood at 13-26-1 when Cam turns the ball over.


2014 Carolina Panthers season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Seattle Seahawks
The loss made the Panthers finish 8-9-1 overall and 13-27-1 when Newton turns the ball over.


2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season
The 2014 Carolina RailHawks season will be the club's eighth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.


2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season
The season will follow the Spring / Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 12 and lasting for 9 games until June 8, while the Fall season will begin the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and will last 18 games until November 1. The winner of the Spring championship will again host the 2014 Soccer Bowl.


2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season, Competitions, NASL Spring Season
The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games.


2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season, Competitions, NASL Fall Season
The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road. The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent.


2014 Carolina RailHawks FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
The RailHawks will compete in the 2014 edition of the Open Cup.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election
The 2014 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background
At the last election in 2012 the Conservatives held control of the council with 25 councillors, compared to 15 for the Canvey Island Independent Party and 1 independent. However, since then the UK Independence Party had won 2 Castle Point seats at the 2013 Essex County Council election and planned to stand 8 candidates at the 2014 Borough Council election.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background
14 of the 41 seats on the council were contested at the 2014 election.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives lost their majority on the council after the UK Independence Party gained 5 seats. The UK Independence Party gains came in Appleton, Cedar Hall, St George's, St Peter's and Victoria wards, with 87-year-old UK Independence Party candidate Ron Hurrell defeating the Conservative leader of the council, Pam Challis, in St Peter's ward. Meanwhile, in the European elections that were held at the same time the UK Independence Party won 48% of the vote in Castle Point, almost double that of the Conservatives.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, Election result
On Canvey Island the Canvey Island Independent Party regained a seat in Canvey Island South, which they had lost to a defection. The results left the Conservatives as the largest party on the council with 20 seats, while the Canvey Island Independent Party had 16 seats and the UK Independence Party had 5 seats.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election the Conservative group on the council chose Colin Riley as their new leader defeating the former deputy leader of the council Jeffrey Stanley by 2 votes, while Alan Bayley became the leader of the UK Independence Party group. Both the Canvey Island Independent Party and UK Independence Party initially proposed a coalition between all 3 parties to run the council, but following the Conservative leadership election decided against coalition and Colin Riley became the new leader of the council at the head of a Conservative minority administration.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, By-elections between 2014 and 2015
A by-election was held in Canvey Island East on 30 October 2014 after Canvey Island Independent Party councillor Gail Barton was removed from the council for not attending any council meetings for 8 months. The UK Independence Party did not put up a candidate for the by-election, instead supporting the Canvey Island Independent Party candidate, while the Canvey Island Independents agreed to support the UK Independence Party at the 2015 general election. However the seat was gained by independent candidate Colin Letchford with a majority of 66 votes over the Canvey Island Independent Party.


2014 Castle Point Borough Council election, By-elections between 2014 and 2015
Meanwhile, following the by-election, councillor Stephen Cole defected from the Canvey Island Independent Party to the Conservatives, with the agreement between the Canvey Island Independent Party and the UK Independence Party being cited as a factor in his decision. This meant following the by-election and defection the Conservatives regained a one-seat majority on the council with 21 seats, compared to 14 for the Canvey Island Independent Party, 5 for the UK Independence Party and 1 independent.


2014 Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600
The 2014 Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600 was a motor race for V8 Supercars. It was the twelfth event of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship, held from 24–26 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit on the Gold Coast, Queensland.


2014 Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600
Race 31 saw the Tekno Autosports entry of Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb take the chequered flag after qualifying on pole. Championship leader Jamie Whincup and co-driver Paul Dumbrell came home in second position. Mark Winterbottom originally finished third, but was penalised for bumping into Tim Slade on the final lap. Slade and co-driver Tony D'Alberto were promoted to third.


2014 Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600
Whincup and Dumbrell took out Race 32 and the Pirtek Enduro Cup for 2014. Garry Rogers Motorsport's Scott McLaughlin, and Frenchman Alexandre Prémat, came second after starting on pole. The Nissan Altima of Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore rounded out the podium. The second race finished time certain following extended periods of the safety car.


2014 Castrol Townsville 500
The 2014 Castrol Townsville 500 - Driven by TAFE Queensland was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the seventh event of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 4–6 July at the Townsville Street Circuit, at Townsville, Queensland.


2014 Casuarina by-election
A by-election for the seat of Casuarina in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kon Vatskalis, who retained the seat at the 2012 election with a 59.3 percent primary and two-party vote. It was held on the same day as the 2014 Vasse by-election in Western Australia.


2014 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2014 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2014 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 15 June 2014. Enea Bastianini took his first podium finish in the Moto3 class in what was just his 7th race.


2014 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
A non-binding Catalan self-determination referendum, also known as the Citizen Participation Process on the Political Future of Catalonia, was held on Sunday, 9 November 2014, to gauge support on the political future of Catalonia. While also referred to as "Catalan independence referendum", the vote was rebranded as a "participation process" by the Government of Catalonia, after a "non-referendum popular consultation" on the same topic and for the same date had been suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
The ballot papers carried two questions: "Do you want Catalonia to become a State?" and "Do you want this State to be independent?" The second question could only be answered by those who had answered Yes to the first one. The Catalan government gave notice on 10 November, the day after voting, that 2,305,290 votes had been cast overall, but it did not provide a percentage figure for the turnout. Estimates for the turnout as published by the news media ranged from 37.0%, as given in The Economist and El País among others, to 41.6% as per the Catalan government's preliminary data. 80.8 % of the cast votes supported the Yes–Yes option, 10.1% the Yes–No, 4.5% the No option.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
Holding a referendum about the "political future of Catalonia" in 2014 was one of the items of the governance agreement ratified by Artur Mas from Convergence and Union (CiU) and Oriol Junqueras from Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) on 18 December 2012, that allowed Artur Mas to be voted in as President of the Generalitat of Catalonia for a second term.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
On 19 September 2014, the Catalan parliament approved a call for a referendum on independence. Eight days later Artur Mas announced that the vote was to be held on 9 November 2014. The same day the Spanish government announced that it would block the effort by appealing to the Constitutional Court of Spain. The Court decided to hear the Spanish government's case on 29 September 2014, and provisionally suspended the vote. The Catalan Government subsequently announced the "temporary suspension" of the referendum campaign.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
On 14 October, Artur Mas proposed a "process of citizen participation" as an alternative to the original referendum. The Spanish government announced that it would also block this effort by appealing to the Constitutional Court, which decided to hear the Spanish government's case on 4 November 2014, and provisionally suspended the vote. The Catalan Government, however, pushed forward with the "citizen participation" process, in defiance of the Constitutional Court, and voting took place as planned on 9 November 2014.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Unofficial Catalan independence referendums
In 2009 and 2011 unofficial referendums took place in hundreds of Catalan towns as one of the many actions included in the independentist-wing-parties' platforms; in the referendums the pro-independence option won an overwhelming majority of the votes cast, although the participation rate was very low.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Demonstrations in Barcelona
In 2010 and 2012 different demonstrations took place in Barcelona. The first one took place on 10 July 2010. It featured a Catalan regionalist ideological leadership. The second one on 11 September 2012 was openly in favor of Catalan independence and had as a slogan "Catalonia, next state in Europe". As a consequence of this second demonstration, the Rt. Hon. Artur Mas, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia at that time, called a snap election, and the "Agreement for Freedom" was negotiated between Artur Mas (CiU "Conservativel local party") and Oriol Junqueras (ERC, Republican and socialistic-style left party).


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Demonstrations in Barcelona
The Protest "Som una nació, nosaltres decidim" on 10 July 2010 at the junction of Passeig de Gràcia and Carrer d'Aragó.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Demonstrations in Barcelona
The Demonstration "Catalunya, nou estat d'Europa" of 11 September 2012. Estelada hanging between Carrer de Mallorca and Carrer de València, along Passeig de Gracia.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Demonstrations in Barcelona
The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Artur Mas and Oriol Junqueras, signing the 2012–2016 governability agreement on 19 December 2012.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Free Catalan Territories
Also, during 2012, dozens of Catalan towns declared themselves Free Catalan Territory stating that "the Spanish legislation and regulations have effect only in Spain, so this town will wait for new legislation and regulation from the Catalan Government and the Parliament of Catalonia."


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Resolution of the Catalan Parliament for Holding an Independence Referendum
The Catalan independence referendum is planned to take place during the tenth legislature of the Parliament of Catalonia. According to a resolution adopted by the Parliament of Catalonia on 27 September 2012:


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Resolution of the Catalan Parliament for Holding an Independence Referendum
The Parliament of Catalonia confirms the need for the people of Catalonia to be able to freely and democratically determine their collective future and urges the government to hold a referendum during the following legislature.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2009–2012, Resolution of the Catalan Parliament for Holding an Independence Referendum
The resolution was adopted after the general policy debate. It received 84 favourable votes, 21 against and 25 abstentions. The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Artur Mas, declared in a speech to Parliament that it was time for the people of Catalonia to exercise the right of self-determination.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2013, Declaration of Sovereignty
On 23 January 2013 the Parliament of Catalonia adopted by 85 favourable votes, 41 against, and 2 abstentions the "Declaration of Sovereignty and of the Right to Decide of the Catalan People". It states that "The people of Catalonia have – by reason of democratic legitimacy – the character of a sovereign political and legal entity." Five Socialist MPs did not vote. It is based on the following principles: sovereignty, democratic legitimacy, transparency, dialogue, social cohesion, Europeanism, legality, role of the Catalan Parliament and participation.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2013, Declaration of Sovereignty
In accordance with the democratically expressed will of the majority of the Catalan public, the Parliament of Catalonia initiates a process to bring to promote the right of the citizens of Catalonia to collectively decide their political future.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2013, Declaration of Sovereignty
The political parties Convergence and Union (CiU) (50 yes), Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) (21 yes) and Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (ICV-EUiA) (13 yes) totally supported the statement of sovereignty. On the other hand, the People's Party of Catalonia (PPC) (19 no) and Citizens – Party of the Citizenry (C's) (9 no) totally opposed the proposal. 15 members of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) voted against; 5 did not vote despite being present in the Chamber, thus disobeying the orders of the party whips to vote against the proposal. Finally, the Popular Unity Candidature (CUP) gave a "critical yes", with 1 vote in favour and 2 abstentions.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Background, 2013, Declaration of Sovereignty
On 8 May 2013 this purely political declaration was provisionally suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Date and wording
On 12 December 2013, the Government of Catalonia announced that a deal between Catalan nationalist parties had set the date and wording for the referendum on independence. The date would be 9 November 2014 and that it will contain a question with two sections: "Do you want Catalonia to become a State?" and "In case of an affirmative response, do you want this State to be independent? ".


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Date and wording
The date was chosen as it would allow for discussions with the Spanish Government in order "to stage the consultation legally", but the Spanish Government stated shortly thereafter its intention to block the referendum, stating: "Such a poll will not be held." Mariano Rajoy, Spanish Prime Minister, said that the referendum would be considered illegal and that "any discussion or debate on this is out of the question".


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Date and wording, Ballot questions
According to the consultation decree, "in the consultation there is a first question followed successively by a second question, and they are worded as follows: a) Do you want Catalonia to become a State? (Yes/No); If so: b) Do you want this State to be independent? (Yes/No). You can only answer the question under Letter b) in the event of having answered "Yes" to the question under Letter a)." The "participation process" that has replaced the "non-referendum consultation" maintains the same two questions.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Date and wording, Eligibility
The participation process does not have an official electorate. The vote has been called by the Catalan government for people who are at least 16 years of age on 9 November 2014 and who meet one of the following criteria:


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Date and wording, Eligibility
Catalan people who are resident in other Spanish regions, and Spanish citizens who live in Catalonia but are not resident there, cannot vote.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Date and wording, Eligibility
Estimates of the number of people eligible to vote range between 5.4 million and 6.2 million.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legality
On 25 March 2014, the Spanish Constitutional Court finally ruled that the sovereignty part of the "Declaration of Sovereignty and of the Right to Decide of the Catalan People" was "unconstitutional and null", and therefore did not allow a self-determination referendum to be held in Catalonia. It however allows the part of the right to decide (allows to check the Catalan people's opinion by a legal consultation). The Catalan government declared that this ruling would "have no effect on the process".


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legality
On 8 April 2014, the Spanish Congress rejected the Catalan parliament's request to give it the power to organize the self-determination referendum. The bill was voted down 299 (PP, PSOE, UPyD, UPN and Foro Asturias) to 47 (CiU, Izquierda Unida, PNV, BNG, Amaiur, ERC, Compromís and Geroa Bai), with one abstention (NC-CC).


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legality, Catalan government's legal initiatives
On 19 September 2014 the Parliament of Catalonia approved by 106 favourable votes, 28 against, the Consultation law. According to pro-consultation parties, this law will provide the legal basis for the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Artur Mas, to hold the consultation (non-binding self-determination referendum) on independence from Spain on 9 November.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legality, Catalan government's legal initiatives
On 27 September 2014, Catalan President Artur Mas signed a decree calling for a consultation on independence. On 29 September 2014, the Spanish Constitutional Court provisionally suspended the vote. The Catalan Government subsequently announced the "temporary suspension" of the referendum campaign.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legality, Catalan government's legal initiatives
On 14 October, the Catalan President proposes a "process of citizen participation" as an alternative for the original referendum The Spanish government announced that it would block the effort by appealing to the Spanish Constitutional Court, which decided to hear the Spanish government case on 4 November 2014, which provisionally suspended the vote. The Catalan Government announced they would push forward with the vote, in defiance of the Constitutional Court of Spain. On 5 November, Catalan representatives complained against the Spanish Government to international organizations for blocking self-determination.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Positions, Catalonia
Position of the parties with parliamentary representation in Catalonia (sorted by votes):


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Positions, Rest of Spain
The Spanish Government "will not allow" and "will not negotiate" on Catalonia's self-determination vote.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Positions, Rest of Spain
Position of the parties with parliamentary representation in the Parliament of Spain (sorted by seats):


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Positions, Rest of Spain
The Basque Government supports the Catalan agreement to hold the referendum and calls on the Spanish government to recognise the referendum and allow it to be celebrated.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Opinion polling, Attitudes in Catalonia, Surveys with the referendum questions
Since December 2013, several surveys have been carried out on the two stated questions of the referendum. The "Yes/Yes"-option indicates the percentage of voters in favour of Catalonia becoming an independent state and the "Yes/No"-option indicates the percentage in favour of Catalonia becoming a state but against independence. Voters who vote in the first question no, are against Catalonia becoming a state.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Opinion polling, Attitudes in Catalonia, Long-term surveys
Trends in support for Catalan independence can be observed by comparing more recent surveys with that carried out by Spain's Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas in 1996, which asked "Personally, would you support or reject Catalonia becoming independent? ".


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Results
The Catalan government indicated that 2,305,290 votes were cast overall, out of 5.4m eligible voters. The Catalan government did not provide a final turnout percentage figure. Turnout estimates published by media outlets range between 37.0%  and 41.6% (the latter figure, based on the Catalan government's preliminary data). 80.8 % of the cast votes supported the Yes-Yes option, 10.1% the Yes-No, 4.5% the No option.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Results
Turnout varied greatly across the 41 administrative districts of Catalonia. It was higher than 50% in twelve of them, whereas in two it was lower than 25%. The proportion of Yes-Yes votes over the total electorate ranged between 12.9% (Val d'Aran) and 56.9% (Priorat). In the most populous district (Barcelonès) turnout was 32.5% and the overall proportion of Yes-Yes votes reached 24.9%.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Results, By District
Below is a table outlining the results of the referendum by district. The table does not consider turnout.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Results, Reactions
Catalan president Artur Mas said the vote was "a lesson in democracy." Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called the vote a "deep failure" because "two-thirds of Catalans did not participate" and he claimed it violated a ruling of the Constitutional Court.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legal consequences
On 6 February 2017, a trial against the former president of the Government of Catalonia Artur Mas, the former vice president Joana Ortega and the former Catalan education minister Irene Rigau was held by the Supreme Court of Catalan Justice. They are accused of serious civil disobedience and perverting the course of justice for having authorized the unofficial vote on 9 November 2014 in defiance of its prohibition by the Constitutional Court of Spain. Prosecutors were calling for Artur Mas to be disqualified from office for 10 years, while Ortega and Rigau for 9. The trial focused on the events since the suspension decided by the Constitutional Court on 4 November 2014, until the beginning of the popular vote, on 9 November.


2014 Catalan self-determination referendum, Legal consequences
In the event, in March 2017 Mas was barred from public office for two years by a court in Barcelona for organizing an illegal vote in defiance of the Spanish courts. He was also fined 36,500 euros; Joana Ortega and Irene Rigau, were also convicted, barred 21 months and 18 months, respectively, as well as receiving lesser fines.


2014 Catalunya GP2 Series round
The 2014 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on May 10 and 11, 2014 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain as part of the GP2 Series. It was the second round of the 2014 season. The race weekend supported the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix.


2014 Catalunya GP2 Series round
Stéphane Richelmi took pole position in the feature race, but Johnny Cecotto Jr. took the victory, ahead of DAMS' Jolyon Palmer and Carlin driver Felipe Nasr finished third. Tom Dillmann finished in eighth position, and thus started on pole for the sprint race. Nasr took his first GP2 Series win in the sprint race, ahead of Palmer and Dillmann.


2014 Categoría Primera A season
The 2014 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2014 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) is the 67th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Atlético Nacional come in as the defending champions having won both titles in the 2013 season.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Format
The format for the Apertura tournament will have a variation due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and will be similar to the format used in 2011. It will be divided into three stages. The First Stage will be contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Format
The top eight teams after eighteen rounds will advance to a knockout round, where they will be pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which will be played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of the final will be declared the tournament champion and will participate in the 2015 Copa Libertadores. The Finalización tournament will keep the format used in the 2013 season.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Apertura, First stage
The First Stage began on January 24 and consisted of eighteen rounds and a series of regional rivalries on the ninth round. The top eight teams out of this stage will advance to the knockout stage. The first stage ended on April 20.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, First stage
The First Stage began on July 18 and consisted of eighteen rounds and a series of regional rivalries on the ninth round. The top eight teams out of this stage advanced to the knockout stage. The first stage ended on November 9. Starting from this tournament, Itagüí will compete under the name Águilas Doradas since the club was expelled from Itagüí in May 2014, and will move to Pereira, playing their home games at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas. The club eventually changed its name to Águilas Pereira in order to reflect this move.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, Semifinals
The Semifinal stage began on November 13 and ended on December 7. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
A separate table is kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table includes an average of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation, Promotion/relegation Playoff
The second worst team in the relegation table, Uniautónoma played Quindío, the 2014 Categoría Primera B runner-up, for a berth in the 2015 Categoría Primera A season. As the Primera A team, Uniautónoma played the second leg at home. The winner was determined by points, followed by goal difference, then a penalty shootout. Uniautónoma defeated Quindío 2-0 on aggregate score and will remain in the top tier for the 2015 season.


2014 Categoría Primera A season, Aggregate table
An aggregate table including all games that a team plays during the year is used to determine First Stage berths to both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The best-placed non-champion will go to the first stage of the 2015 Copa Libertadores and the 2nd and 3rd best-placed non-champions will go to the first stage of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.


2014 Categoría Primera B season
The 2014 Categoría Primera B season is the 25th season since its founding and is officially called the 2014 Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons.


2014 Categoría Primera B season, Format
The season consisted of two tournaments: the 'Torneo Apertura' and the 'Torneo Finalización'. The Apertura tournament will be divided into three stages. The First Stage will be contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more.


2014 Categoría Primera B season, Format
The top eight teams after eighteen rounds will advance to a knockout round, where they will be pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which will be played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of this final qualifies for the season final. Meanwhile, the Finalizacion tournament will have a format of eighteen rounds with a round of regional derbies in the ninth round.


2014 Categoría Primera B season, Format
At the end of the first eighteen rounds, the eight best-placed team will advance to the Semifinal round where teams will be sorted into groups and play a short double Round-robin tournament group stage. The winner of each group will advance to the Final round, which will consist of two legs. The winner will also advance to the season final at the end of the Torneo Finalización, with its winner being promoted to the Categoría Primera A.


2014 Categoría Primera B season, Torneo Finalización, Semifinals
The Semifinal stage began on November 2 and will end on November 26. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group will advance to the finals.


2014 Categoría Primera B season, Promotion/relegation Playoff
Quindío, the 2014 Categoría Primera B runner-up, played the second worst team in the Categoría Primera A relegation table, Uniautónoma for a berth in the 2015 Categoría Primera A season. As the Primera A team, Uniautónoma played the second leg at home. The winner was determined by points, followed by goal difference, then a penalty shootout. Uniautónoma defeated Quindío 2-0 on aggregate score and will remain in the top tier for the 2015 season.


2014 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
The first election to Causeway Coast and Glens District Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.


2014 Cavan County Council election
An election to Cavan County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 18 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. In addition both Belturbet Town Council and Cavan Town Council were abolished.


2014 Cavan County Council election
Ahead of the 2014 election Cavan was redrawn into three electoral areas, a reduction in one from four, and the number of councillors was reduced to 18, from a previous total of 25.


2014 Cavan County Council election
Fianna Fáil had a good set of elections and only lost one seat overall when compared to 2009. By contrast Fine Gael lost 6 seats and their overall majority. This was one of the few Councils where Sinn Féin did not make gains as the party returned with the same number they had held in 2009.


2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Intermediate Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1925. The winners get to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. Lacken have won the most titles, having been victorious 4 times. The current Intermediate football champions are Killeshandra who defeated Shercock in the 2013 decider.


2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Format
14 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Intermediate Football Championship.


2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Format
4 teams will play in a Preliminary Round, the 2 winners will enter Round 1 while the two losers will  enter the "back door side" of the draw. 12 teams, made up of the 2 Preliminary Round winners and the 10 teams already through to Round, 1 will compete in Round 1 with 6 winners qualifying for the quarter final (Round 4). The 6 losers from Round 1 will join the 2 losers from the preliminary round on the "back door" side of the draw. These 8 teams will then be drawn against each other in Rounds 2 & 3 with the eventual two winners qualifying for the quarter final (Round 4). From Round 4 on (quarter finals) the competition will be "knock out". Quarter Final/Semi-final pairings will be based on an open draw.


2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Format
The Preliminary Round & Round 1 are Championship proper while Rounds 2 & 3 are "back door" Rounds


2014 Cavan Junior Football Championship
The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third-tier Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The current champions are Kill, who defeated Arva in the 2013 decider on a scoreline of 1-14 to 1-13.


2014 Cavan Junior Football Championship, Format
10 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Junior Championship in 2014.


2014 Cavan Junior Football Championship, Format
Teams have been drawn into 3 groups, one 4 team (Group 1) and two 3 teams, (Group 2 & 3). The group stages will be played on a league basis. Where teams finish on equal points group placings will be decided in accordance with rule 6.20 of the GAA Official Guide 2013.


2014 Cavan Junior Football Championship, Format
The top team in each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The runner up in group 2 and 3 will play off, with the winner qualifying to play in a further play off against the runner up in group 1. The winner of this play off will qualify for the semi-final.


2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The 2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 106th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.


2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Ballinagh were the defending champions after they defeated Cavan Gaels in the previous years final.


2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Killeshandra returned to the senior grade this year after winning the 2013 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.


2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Cavan Gaels made up for the previous year's final defeat and beat Kingscourt Stars in the final by a point. This was their 13th Senior Championship and their first since 2011.


2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013 championship season.


2014 Ceará gubernatorial election
The Ceará gubernatorial election will be held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Ceará. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election will be held on the 26th of October. Governor Cid Gomes is ineligible to run due to term limits.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season
The 2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the third season of the Cedar Rapids Titans as a professional indoor football franchise in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2014 season, the Cedar Rapids Titans were members of the league's United Conference.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season
The Titans played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The team is led by head coach Mark Stoute, the 2013 Indoor Football League Coach of the Year. The Titans Dolls dance squad is led by dance team director Lindsay Wray.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season, Off-field moves
After playing its first two seasons in the 4,000 seat Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, the team made a twice-delayed move to the newly renovated 6,900-seat U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids for its home games. The team also changed practice facilities for the 2014 season, moving from SportZone in Hiawatha to the Game Winning Entertainment Sports Center in northeast Cedar Rapids.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season, Roster moves
The coaching staff for 2014 includes head coach Mark Stoute (the 2013 Indoor Football League Coach of the Year) and initially included assistant coaches Sean Ponder, Michael Custer, Derrick Reaves, and Ed Flanagan. By April 2014, coaches Ponder, Reaves, and Flanagan had left the team while Terry Bates signed on as defensive backs coach and Ameer Ismail joined as defensive coordinator.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season, Awards and honors
On February 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 1 Players of the Week. Honorable Mentions were made for wide receiver Carl Sims for offense and kicker Rockne Belmonte for special teams play. On March 12, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 3 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans running back LaRon Council was named as the Offensive Player of the Week. Defensive lineman Xzavie Jackson received an Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Rockne Belmonte and kick returner Robert Brown each received an Honorable Mention for special teams play.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season, Awards and honors
On March 19, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 4 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans running back LaRon Council received an Honorable Mention for offense. Kicker Rockne Belmonte received a third Honorable Mention for special teams play. On March 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 5 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans linebacker Pasquale Vacchio was named as the Defensive Player of the Week. Kicker Rockne Belmonte was named as the Special Teams Player of the Week. Wide receiver Bryan Pray received an Honorable Mention for offense. On April 2, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 6 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans kicker Rockne Belmonte received his fourth Honorable Mention this season for special teams play.


2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season, Awards and honors
On April 9, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 7 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans defensive lineman Kyle Jenkins was named as the Defensive Player of the Week. Quarterback Spencer Ohm received an Honorable Mention for offense. Defensive back Ricky Johnson received an Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Rockne Belmonte received his fifth Honorable Mention for special teams play. On April 23, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 9 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans kicker Rockne Belmonte was named as the Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season. Kick returner Robert Brown received an Honorable Mention for special teams play.


2014 Central American Championships in Athletics
The 25th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico Palacio de los Deportes UNAH in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, between June 20–22, 2014.


2014 Central American Championships in Athletics
A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women. In total, 6 championships records were set. Guatemala won the overall team trophy.


2014 Central American Championships in Athletics, Medal summary, Women
* : No points for team trophy. * *: 16-year old Arely Esmeralda Morales from  Guatemala was 3rd in 55:35.92 competing as guest.


2014 Central American Championships in Athletics, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 170 athletes from 7 countries participated.


2014 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2014 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics took place between May 23–25, 2014. The event was held at the Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes in Managua, Nicaragua. Organized by the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA), it was the 27th edition of the Junior (U-20) and the 22nd edition of the Youth (U-18) competition. A total of 86 events were contested, 22 by junior boys, 22 by junior girls, 21 by youth boys, and 21 by youth girls. A total of 17 new championship records were set. Overall winner on points was Guatemala.


2014 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics, Team trophies
The placing table for team trophy awarded to the 1st place overall team (boys and girls categories) was published.


2014 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics, Participation
A total number of 332 athletes (191 boys and 141 girls) were reported to participate in the event.


2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico. The Games featured 36 sports, with most occurred in Veracruz, but some occurred in Boca del Río, Xalapa, Córdoba, Tuxpan, and Coatzacoalcos


2014 Central American and Caribbean Games women's volleyball squads
This article shows all participating women's volleyball squads at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, held from November 15 to 22, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.


2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held at the Complejo Deportivo Bicentenario in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, between 4–6 July 2014.


2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
In the junior category, a total of 43 events were contested, 21 by boys and 22 by girls, whereas in the youth category, a total of 42 events were contested, 21 by boys and 21 by girls.


2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation webpage.


2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal table
An unofficial medal count is in agreement with published official numbers.


2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 431 athletes from 24 countries participated.


2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears finished the season 6–6 overall and 5–3 in conference play to finish in a three way tie for third place.


2014 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
The 2014 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–5 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2014 Central League Climax Series
The 2014 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2014 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2014 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 11 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 18.


2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Bahamas Bowl where they lost to WKU.


2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
On January 22, 2015, head coach Dan Enos resigned to take the offensive coordinator position at Arkansas. He finished at CMU with a record of 26–36.


2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team
The 2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team represented the University of Central Oklahoma during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 109th season of Broncho football. The Bronchos played their six home games at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma, which has been Central Oklahoma's home stadium since 1965. The 2014 team came off a 2-8 record for the second season in a row. The 2014 team was headed by third year head coach Nick Bobeck. 2014 was the Bronchos 3rd as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The team finished the regular season with an 8-3 record and made the program's first appearance in the Mineral Water Bowl.


2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team, Preseason outlook
The conference rankings were released on August 5. In a repeat of last year's preseason rankings Central Oklahoma was ranked 10th in the Coaches Poll and 11th in the Media Poll.


2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team, Media
Every Central Oklahoma game was broadcast on KNAH 99.7 F.M. for the second consecutive season.


2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team, Media
As part of the MIAA network slate of games, the Missouri Southern State and Nebraska–Kearney games aired locally on a tape delayed basis on the Sunday night following the games. The MIAA reserved the last week of the TV schedule to be a flex game with significant importance to conference. The Bronchos game against Pittsburg State was added to the TV schedule.


2014 Centrobasket
The 2014 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2014 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top 4 teams qualify for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. The tournament was held in the city of Tepic in Nayarit, Mexico from August 1 to August 7.


2014 Centrobasket, Participating teams
Puerto Rico, Panama, Jamaica and Dominican Republic qualified as the 4 first places in the 2012 Centrobasket


2014 Centrobasket, Participating teams
The Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands and Cuba qualified from the 2014 FIBA CBC Championship, which took place from July 1 to July 5 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. ()


2014 Centrobasket, Participating teams
El Salvador and Costa Rica qualified from the 2013 COCABA Championship, which took place from July 26 to July 28 in San Salvador, El Salvador. ()


2014 Centrobasket, Preliminary round
The draw for the 2014 Centrobasket Championship was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 9, 2014. Ten teams were drawn into two pools with five teams in each.


2014 Centrobasket, Final Rankings
The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. With Mexico being named host, they were automatically qualified for the Championship. This meant an extra spot was open, which was given to the 5th place team, Panama.


2014 Centrobasket Women
The 2014 Centrobasket Championship for Women was held in the city of Monterrey, Mexico from June 22 to June 26, 2014.


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack
On 16 July 2014, militants from the Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion attacked two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains killing fourteen Tunisian soldiers and injuring twenty-five. The 2014 Chaambi Mountains attack is the deadliest militant skirmish involving the Tunisian Armed Forces since their independence in 1956.


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack, Background
Since the 2011 uprising that led to the ousting of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia has faced an unprecedented rise in radical Islamism, with hardline fundamentalists became more influential. Islamist militants have been increasingly present around the porous border with Algeria. The previous year, some of them were able to capture and execute eight Tunisian soldiers. Government forces have been battling militants in the Chaambi Mountains region since early 2013 and it was declared a "closed military zone".


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack, Attack
The attacks happened during the evening while the soldiers were breaking their fast to eat during Ramadan. At 7:40 p.m., 60 militants divided in two groups simultaneously ambushed two checkpoints which were set up by the military to control the Chaambi Mountains region. The militants shot from many angles using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Five soldiers died of their wounds and nine burned to death when their tent caught fire. Twenty others were injured and the wounded were taken to a hospital in Kasserine. Another soldier went missing but his body was found the next day around a kilometer from the site of the initial clashes, raising the death toll to 15.


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack, Attack
Tunisia's Defense Minister Ghazi Jeribi said that the attackers infiltrated the region from the borders with Algeria and that the assailants included Tunisians, Algerians and "foreign mercenaries". One of them was killed and was identified as a Tunisian jihadist.


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack, Reactions, Domestic
President Moncef Marzouki announced a three-day period of mourning for the country and ordered flags to be flown at half mast. Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa condemned the attacks and vowed they would not go unpunished. He said that they gave a bad image to an "open and tolerant Tunisia" and were aimed at obstructing the country's democratic process. Jomaa announced a crackdown on terrorism by strengthening of border control and all networks recruiting fighters for jihad in other countries, most notably Syria. Land forces chief, Maj. Gen. Souhail Chmangi said that this is a state of "open warfare".


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack, Reactions, Domestic
The incident also drew condemnation by most of Tunisia's political movements. Many criticized the government for its failure to prevent such attack and the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) for not drafting a law that would equip the country well enough to fight the threat of terrorism. As a result, members of the NCA held a debate the following day. where fifteen articles of the draft counter-terrorism law were ratified. "People accuse the NCA of procrastination in drafting the terrorism law, and we are not,” said Kalthoum Badr Eddine, the commission's president.


2014 Chaambi Mountains attack, Reactions, Domestic
Béji Caïd Essebsi, leader of Nidaa Tounes, delivered a statement following the attacks. "The war against terrorism requires a strong, national political union which contrasts with the previously adopted strategies driven primarily by laxity and procrastination," he said. Popular Front spokesman Hamma Hammami said that Tunisia is "now paying the price for ideological, [...] political, and legislative laxity". Some Islamist groups also condemned the attacks. Ridha Belhaj, spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir, said: "We consider this attack to be criminal and treacherous. What is more dangerous than the act itself is its timing. [ ...] Every time there is a political crisis, a similar incident occurs". On its Facebook page, Ennahdha called on political forces, national organizations, and all supporters of freedom in Tunisia to participate in a march after Friday prayers the next day.


2014 Chalinze by-election
The Chalinze by-election was a by-election held in Tanzania for the parliamentary constituency of Chalinze. It was triggered by the death of Saidi Bwanamdogo, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) who had held the seat for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi since 2010. The by-election took place on 6 April 2014 and the CCM candidate won by a landslide.


2014 Challenge Cup
The 2014 Challenge Cup (also known as the Tetley's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th staging of the rugby league tournament.


2014 Challenge Cup
The defending champions Wigan Warriors were knocked out in the quarter finals 4 - 16 at home to the Castleford Tigers, who went on to make the final, but lost 10 - 23 to the Leeds Rhinos.


2014 Challenge Cup, First round
The draw for the first round of the 2014 Challenge Cup was held on 8 January 2014 and broadcast live from the studios of BBC Radio Humberside by current Hull F.C. prop forward Chris Green and former player Shaun Briscoe.


2014 Challenge Cup, First round
The first round took place on the weekend of 1 and 2 February 2014, although three fixtures did not take place until the following Saturday - 8 February 2014.


2014 Challenge Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round took place on 6 February 2014 and was drawn by former Wigan Warriors player Kris Radlinski and the owner of Salford Red Devils, Marwan Koukash.


2014 Challenge Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round took place on 24 February 2014 and was made at the University of Gloucestershire's Park Campus in Cheltenham by the university's pro vice-chancellor Maxine Melling and Kevan Blackadder, the editor of the Gloucestershire Echo.


2014 Challenge Cup, Third round
The third-round fixtures were drawn from two pools. Pool A comprised the 14 Championship teams plus four Championship 1 teams drawn at random. From this pool two teams were drawn and awarded a bye into the fourth round, the two teams drawn were Featherstone Rovers and London Skolars. The need to award byes came from the decision by the French teams invited into the competition to withdraw at a late stage.


2014 Challenge Cup, Third round
The remaining five Championship 1 sides and the 11 winners of second-round matches formed Pool B. All the third round fixtures comprised a team from Pool A vs a team from Pool B. The team with home advantage was also determined randomly for each fixture.


2014 Challenge Cup, Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round took take place at 3:45 pm on 18 March 2014 from Quay House, MediaCityUK, and was broadcast live on BBC 5 Live Extra, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Humberside. The fourth round saw the entry of the 14 First Utility Super League clubs, including holders Wigan Warriors, who joined the 16 winners of the third-round ties along with Featherstone Rovers and London Skolars, who received byes in the third round.


2014 Challenge Cup, Fourth round
The home teams were drawn by the Mayor of Wigan, Councillor Billy Rotherham; the away teams by David Barker, representing sponsors Tetley's.


2014 Challenge Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round of the Tetley's Challenge Cup was played over April 3–6.


2014 Challenge Cup, Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place live on BBC TV after the end of the 4th round match between Huddersfield Giants and St Helens. Home teams were drawn by Alex Murphy and away teams by Garry Schofield. Fixtures were played over the weekend of 26–27 April 2014. BBC TV broadcast the game between Leeds Rhinos and St Helens on Saturday 26 April.


2014 Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the Quarter finals was held on Monday 28 April 2014 at 18:30 and televised on the BBC News channel. The home teams were drawn by Jason Robinson and the away teams by Paul Sculthorpe. Ties were played between June 5–8, 2014.


2014 Challenge Cup, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals was held on Sunday 8 June 2014 following the Bradford/Warrington game, which was televised on BBC Two. The draw was conducted by Eorl Crabtree and Brian Noble. The ties were played on the weekend of 9–10 August 2014.


2014 Challenge Cup, Final
The final of the 2014 Challenge Cup took place on 23 August 2014 at Wembley Stadium with the match kicking off at 15:00 BST. The match was shown live on BBC One. Leeds Rhinos won the game 23–10.


2014 Challenge Cup, Final, Teams
Castleford Tigers: Luke Dorn; Kirk Dixon, Jake Webster, Michael Shenton, Justin Carney; Marc Sneyd, Liam Finn; Andy Lynch, Daryl Clark, Craig Huby, Oliver Holmes, Weller Hauraki, Nathan Massey. Substitutes: Frankie Mariano, Scott Wheeldon, Jamie Ellis, Lee Jewitt.


2014 Challenge Cup, Final, Teams
Leeds Rhinos: Zak Hardaker; Tom Briscoe, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Ryan Hall; Kevin Sinfield, Danny McGuire; Kylie Leuluai, Rob Burrow, Jamie Peacock, Brett Delaney, Carl Ablett, Jamie Jones-Buchanan. Substitutes: Paul Aiton, Ryan Bailey, Ian Kirke, Liam Sutcliffe.


2014 Challenge Cup, UK Broadcasting rights
The tournament was jointly televised by the BBC and Sky Sports on the third of their five-year contracts. The BBC screened, live, one match from each of the fourth and fifth rounds, two from the quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final. Sky screened the two quarter-final games not being shown by the BBC.


2014 Challenge Cup, UK Broadcasting rights
Sky Sports televised the other two quarter final matches live. The first was Widnes Vikings and Keighley Cougars and the second was Leeds Rhinos and Leigh Centurions


2014 Challenge Cup Final
The 2014 Challenge Cup Final was the 113th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2014 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 23 August 2014, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos. The game saw Leeds beat Castlefordby 23 points to 10.


2014 Challenge Cup Final, Background
The 2014 Challenge Cup Final would be Castleford Tigers's first cup final of the Super League era, having last featured as runners-up to Wigan Warriors in the 1992 Challenge Cup Final. By contrast, their opponents, Leeds Rhinos, have featured in nine Challenge during that period since 1992 but only winning one of them, the 1999 Challenge Cup Final, the last at the original Wembley Stadium.


2014 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Castleford Tigers
As a 2013 Super League team, Castleford Tigers entered in at the fourth round. They drew Championship side Batley Bulldogs beating them by 48 points to 10. The fifth round saw the Tigers face Championship opposition again, in the form of Sheffield Eagles, who they beat 60 points to 16. The quarter finals saw them comfortably beat eventual Super League runners-up Wigan Warriors 16 points to 4, before a semi-final victory over Widnes Vikings put them in the final.


2014 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Leeds Rhinos
As a 2013 Super League team, Leeds Rhinos also entered in at the fourth round. A fourth round thrashing of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 60 points to 6 placed them in the fifth round where a comfortable victory over eventual Super League champions St Helens, winning by 20 points. The Rhinos faced Championship side Leigh Centurions, beating them 25 points to 12, before beating Warrington Wolves in the semis who'd eventually finish one place above them in the league.


2014 Challenge Cup Final, Post match
Leeds Rhinos won their first Challenge Cup in 15 years, having last won in 1999 and having achieved six  runners-up places in that time frame. This marked their twelfth victory in the competition.


2014 Challenge Tour
The 2014 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.


2014 Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.


2014 Challenge Tour, Tournament schedule
The 2014 schedule is set out below. The Kharkov Superior Cup, scheduled for 11–14 September, was cancelled. The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.


2014 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2014. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2014 earned their European Tour card for 2015.


2014 Challenge Tour graduates
* European Tour rookie in 2015T = Tied   The player retained his European Tour card for 2016 (finished inside the top 110). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2016, but retained conditional status (finished between 111–149). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2016 (finished outside the top 149).


2014 Challenge Tour graduates
Lampert earned a direct promotion to the European Tour after his third win of the season in August, while Hébert earned his third win at the season-ending Challenge Tour Grand Final.


2014 Challenge Trophy
The 2014 Challenge Trophy was hosted in Vaughan, Ontario from October 8–13, 2014. It is the Canadian national championship for men's amateur soccer teams on the 4th and 5th levels of the Canadian soccer league system.


2014 Challenge Trophy, Relegation tournament
Last placed teams from the group stage were entered into a relegation round-robin tournament to determine overall classifications for 9th through 12th place.


2014 Challenge Trophy, Knockout round
The top two teams from each group in the group stage advanced to the knockout round. All teams played three matches, as teams that lost in the knockout round still advanced to face other losing teams to determine final classifications for 3rd through 8th place.


2014 Challenge Trophy, Winning team roster, London Marconi
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup
The 2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago, Chile between 14 and 20 April.


2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Doubles
Marcelo Demoliner and João Souza were the defending champions, but decided to compete São Paulo instead.


2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Doubles
Christian Garin and Nicolás Jarry won the title when Jorge Aguilar and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo withdrew.


2014 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Singles
Thiemo de Bakker won the title, defeating James Duckworth in the final, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–1.


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso
The 2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Salinas, Ecuador between February 24 and March 2 2014.


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players gained entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso – Doubles
Sergio Galdós and Marco Trungelliti were the defending champions, but Trungelliti decided not to compete. Galdós plays alongside Ariel Behar.


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso – Doubles
Roberto Maytin and Fernando Romboli won the title, defeating Hugo Dellien and Eduardo Schwank in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso – Singles
Alejandro González was the defending champion, but chose to compete at the 2014 Brasil Open.


2014 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso – Singles
Víctor Estrella Burgos won the title, defeating Andrea Collarini in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition, for men, and 4th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $50,000, for men, and $25,000, for women, in prize money. It took place in Granby, Quebec, Canada between July 14 and July 20, 2014.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Doubles
Érik Chvojka and Peter Polansky were the defending champions, but Polansky decided not to participate this year. Chvojka partnered with Lukáš Lacko, but lost in the first round to Philip Bester and Brayden Schnur.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Doubles
Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak won the title, defeating Jordan Kerr and Fabrice Martin 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–5] in the final.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Singles
Frank Dancevic was the defending champion, but decided to compete for the Philadelphia Freedoms of the World TeamTennis instead.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Singles
Hiroki Moriya won the title, defeating Fabrice Martin 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles
Lena Litvak and Carol Zhao are the defending champions, having won the event in 2013, but decided not to play together. Litvak played with Marcela Zacarías and lost in the first round to Miharu Imanishi and Miyabi Inoue, while Zhao played with Erin Routliffe.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles
Hiroko Kuwata and Riko Sawayanagi won the title after Erin Routliffe and Carol Zhao gave them a walkover in the final because of an injury.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Singles
Risa Ozaki is the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but chose not to participate.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Singles
Miharu Imanishi won the title, defeating Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski
The 2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament and part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of $40,000 in prize money. It took place in Rimouski, Canada between March 17 and March 23, 2014.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski – Doubles
Sam Groth and John-Patrick Smith were the defending champion, but they did not play together. Sam Groth played alongside Chris Guccione and lost in the quarterfinals to Ehward Corrie and Daniel Smethurst. John-Patrick Smith decided not to compete this tournament.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski – Doubles
Edward Corrie and Daniel Smethurst won the title, defeating Germain Gigounon and Olivier Rochus in the final, 6–2, 6–1.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski – Singles
Rik de Voest was the defending champion but decided not to compete.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski – Singles
Sam Groth won the title, defeating Ante Pavić in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay
The 2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada between October 20 and October 26, 2014.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles
Marta Domachowska and Andrea Hlaváčková were the defending champions, but Domachowska chose not to participate, whilst Hlaváčková chose to participate in Poitiers instead.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles
The top seeds Ysaline Bonaventure and Nicola Slater won the title, defeating Sonja Molnar and Caitlin Whoriskey in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Singles
Ons Jabeur was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Poitiers instead.


2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Singles
Julie Coin won the tournament, defeating Jovana Jakšić in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil
The 2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador between November 10 and November 16, 2014.


2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Stephan Fransen and Wesley Koolhof were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Máximo González and Guido Pella won the title, defeating Pere Riba and Jordi Samper-Montaña in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5].


2014 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Leonardo Mayer was the two-time defending champion, but he did not participate that year. Pablo Cuevas won the title, after Paolo Lorenzi withdrew from the final.


2014 Challenger Ficrea
The 2014 Challenger Ficrea, presentado por ultra was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in León, Mexico between 31 March and 6 April 2013.


2014 Challenger Ficrea, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Ficrea, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Challenger Ficrea – Doubles
Chris Guccione and Matt Reid were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Chris Guccione will play alongside Samuel Groth.


2014 Challenger Ficrea – Doubles
Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione won the title, defeating Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2014 Challenger Ficrea – Singles
The 2014 Challenger Ficrea was a professional tennis tournament play on hardcourts. In its 2014 Challenger Ficrea Singles, Donald Young was the defending champion, but decided not to compete.


2014 Challenger Ficrea – Singles
Rajeev Ram won the title, defeating Samuel Groth in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2014 Challenger La Manche
The 2014 Challenger La Manche was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cherbourg, France between February 24 and March 2, 2014.


2014 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received special exempt into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players used Protected Rankings to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana were the defending champions, but decided to compete at the ATP Challenger Guangzhou instead. Henri Kontinen and Konstantin Kravchuk won the title, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti in the final, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7].


2014 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Jesse Huta Galung was the defending champion, but chose to compete at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships instead. Kenny de Schepper won the title, defeating Norbert Gomboš in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3.


2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella
The 2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Biella, Italy between 8 – 14 September 2014. It returned for the first time since 2010.


2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella, Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella – Doubles
James Cerretani and Adil Shamasdin were the defending champions, but chose not to compete this year.


2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella – Doubles
Marco Cecchinato and Matteo Viola won the title, defeating Frank Moser and Alexander Satschko 7–5, 6–0 in the final.


2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella – Singles
Björn Phau was the defending champion from the last tournament in 2010, but chose not to compete this year.


2014 Challenger Pulcra Lachiter Biella – Singles
Matteo Viola won the title, defeating Filippo Volandri 7–5, 6–1 in the final.


2014 Challenger Team Città di Padova
The 2014 Challenger Team Città di Padova was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Padova, Italy between 23 and 29 June 2013.


2014 Challenger Team Città di Padova, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger Team Città di Padova, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Challenger Team Città di Padova – Doubles
Roberto Maytín and Andrés Molteni won the title, defeating Guillermo Durán and Máximo González in the final, 6–2, 3–6, [10–8].


2014 Challenger Team Città di Padova – Singles
Máximo González won the title, defeating Albert Ramos in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2014 Challenger of Dallas
The 2014 Challenger of Dallas was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Dallas, United States between 3 and 9 February 2014.


2014 Challenger of Dallas, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Challenger of Dallas, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2014 Challenger of Dallas, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2014 Challenger of Dallas – Doubles
Alex Kuznetsov and Mischa Zverev were the defending champions but lost to Alex Bogomolov, Jr. and Jordan Kerr in the quarterfinals. Top seeded Australians Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione won the title over wildcards Ryan Harrison and Mark Knowles.


2014 Challenger of Dallas – Singles
Rhyne Williams was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinal to Malek Jaziri.


2014 Challenger of Dallas – Singles
Johnson won the title, defeating Malek Jaziri in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Champion Hurdle
The 2014 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 11 March 2014. It was the 84th running of the Champion Hurdle.


2014 Champion Hurdle
The winner was J. P. McManus's Jezki, a six-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Jessica Harrington, who was winning the race for the first time. The winning jockey was Barry Geraghty, who had won the race on Punjabi in 2009.


2014 Champion Hurdle
The only previous winner of the race was Hurricane Fly, who had won in 2011 and 2013. A. P. McCoy opted to ride My Tent Or Yours rather than Jezki. All nine of the runners had previously won at Grade I level. Our Conor was fatally injured in a fall at the third hurdle.


2014 Champion of Champions
The 2014 Dafabet Champion of Champions was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 9 November 2014 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.


2014 Champion of Champions
Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title beating Judd Trump 10–7 in the final.


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


2014 Champion of Champions, Players
Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners of the following non-rankings events: 2014 Masters, 2014 Championship League, 2015 World Grand Prix and 2014 Players Championship Grand Final. Remaining places were then allocated to winners of European Tour events (in the order they were played) and then to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners of the 2014 Six-red World Championship, 2014 Snooker Shoot-Out and 2013 World Seniors Championship.


2014 Champion of Champions, Players
Only 13 different players won one the 24 qualifying tournaments. The remaining three places were allocated to the three highest ranked players who had not already qualified, based on the world rankings after the 2014 Bulgarian Open.


2014 Champions League Twenty20
The 2014 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) was the sixth edition of Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 13 September to 4 October 2014.


2014 Champions League Twenty20
Mumbai Indians were the defending champions but failed  to qualify. The final was played on 4 October 2014, the Chennai Super Kings won their 2nd CLT20 title after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final by 8 wickets chasing a total of 181. Suresh Raina scored unbeaten 109*off 62 balls.


2014 Champions League Twenty20, Format, Prize money
The total prize money of $6 million will be distributed among the Champions League T20 participating tWinners


2014 Champions League Twenty20, Squads
On 22 August 2014, the 12 participating teams announced their final 15-man squads for the tournament.


2014 Champions League Twenty20, Statistics, Most runs
The following are the top five highest run scorers in the main tournament.


2014 Champions League Twenty20, Statistics, Most runs
The leading run-scorer of the main tournament awarded the Golden Bat award.


2014 Champions League Twenty20, Statistics, Most wickets
The following are the five leading wicket-takers of the main tournament.


2014 Champions League Twenty20, Statistics, Most wickets
The leading wicket-taker of the tournament awarded the Golden Wicket award.


2014 Champions League Twenty20 squads
This is a list of the squads that qualified for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20.


2014 Champions Professional Indoor Football League season
The 2014 Champions Indoor Football season was the second and final season of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). With players like Clemson's #20 Antonio Clay with the Kansas Koyotes. It was the result of the brainchild of Sioux City Bandits owner Bob Scott. The regular season began on Friday, February 28 when the Lincoln Haymakers lost to the Wichita Wild in Nebraska, 62–10. It finished on Saturday, June 7. The league champion was the Wichita Wild, who defeated the Sioux City Bandits by a score of 46–41 in the 2014 Champions Bowl. The season MVP was Rocky Hinds of the Wichita Wild. The CPIFL merged with the Lone Star Football League over the offseason, to create Champions Indoor Football (CIF).


2014 Champions Tennis League
The 2014 Champions Tennis League was the first edition of the Champions Tennis League.


2014 Champions Tennis League, Format
In 2014, the CTL saw 13 matches played over a 10-day period between 17 and 26 November 2014. Each tie consisted of 5 sets, with each considered as a match. The winner of a match was the player/doubles team that won 6 games. The winner of the tie was the team that won the highest number of games across all 5 sets. The winners' prize money was Rs. 1 crore, while the runner-up prize was Rs. 50 lakhs.


2014 Champions Tour
The 2014 Champions Tour was the 35th season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season consisted of 26 official money events with purses totaling $51,650,000, including five majors. Bernhard Langer won five tournaments, including two majors, and led the money list, scoring average list and the Charles Schwab Cup.


2014 Champions Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2014 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they will have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.


2014 Championship 1
The 2014 Championship 1, known as the Kingstone Press Championship 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country.


2014 Championship 1
One team will be promoted from Championship 1, due to the restructure of Super League and the Championship, The top five sides will contest the play-offs the winner will be promoted. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.


2014 Championship 1
The only cup competition the teams will compete in is the 2014 Challenge Cup after the Northern Rail Cup was scrapped for 2014.


2014 Championship 1, 2014 structure
The competition features the seven teams that did not win promotion at the end of 2012 Championship 1: Gateshead Thunder, Gloucestershire All Golds, Hemel Stags, London Skolars, Oldham, Oxford Rugby League and South Wales Scorpions. The two new teams to the division for 2014 are Hunslet Hawks and York City Knights, who were relegated from the RFL Championship.


2014 Championship 1, Season table
This table is correct as of 01 September 2014. Source:  and .


2014 Championship 1, Season table
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.


2014 Championship 1, Season results
The regular league season sees the 9 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 18 matches. At the end of the season, five teams will contest a playoff for a place in the new Championship structure. Five clubs will be relegated to the Championship 1 from the Championship.


2014 Championship 1 season results
This is a list of the 2014 Championship 1 season results. Championship 1 is the third-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2014 season starts on 2 March with the Grand Final at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, Greater Manchester.


2014 Championship 1 season results
The 2014 season consists of two stages. The regular season was played over 18 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the nine teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away. This means that teams will play 16 games and will have two bye-rounds, where they will not play a game. In the Championship 1, a win was worth three points in the table, a draw worth two points apiece, and a loss by less than 12 points during the game earned one bonus point. Defeats by more than 12 points yielded no points.


2014 Championship 1 season results
At the end of the regular season, due to restructuring the teams who finish the regular season between first and fifth will enter the play-offs with the winner claiming promotion.


2014 Championship League
The 2014 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 6 March 2014 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.