2014 Tour of Flanders for Women, Race report
Once the Paterberg was behind her, Van Dijk made easy work of the final 13 km to the line. The reigning world time trial champion hit a speed of 55 km/h as she powered to her first victory of the year and had built up an advantage of more than a minute by the time she finished. Armitstead's second place is her third podium of the year, from three world cup races, and will keep hold of the lead in the competition. Behind Van Dijk her Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team mate Lizzie Armitstead won the sprint of the chasing group ahead of Emma Johansson.


2014 Tour of Flanders for Women, Reaction
Ellen van Dijk responded: "We came to the race with a super strong team today. I went, according to our plan, on the Kruisberg and kept it full blast. The old road, a hard climb with cobbles, is new to the race route and I knew that if I was strong I could make a gap there. After that I had to simply give it everything I had until the finish, a time trial to the line, and just hoping that it was enough.


2014 Tour of Flanders for Women, Reaction
Lizzie was behind and I knew it would be really frustrating for Johansson and Longo Borghini that she would be able to finish off the work of the team, if they did manage to catch me. The way it turned out was really the ideal scenario. I came into form exactly at the right time to deliver this performance. Due to being sick in the winter, the spring campaign started slower than other years, but I kept feeling better and better every week. With this as an absolute peak. I'm unbelievably happy with it. If you've been so close so many times in the World Cup, it makes it so nice now I've won and great that it happened here in Flanders."


2014 Tour of Flanders for Women, World Cup standings
Standings after 3 of 9 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup races.


2014 Tour of Hainan
The 2014 Tour of Hainan was the 9th edition of the Tour of Hainan, an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China. The race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race, held as part of the 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour.


2014 Tour of Hainan, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Hainan. These included three UCI ProTeams, three UCI Professional Continental, twelve UCI Continental teams and two national teams.


2014 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
Tour of Iran 2014 is 28th round of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place between June 17 till June 22, 2014 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 6 stage.


2014 Tour of Norway
The 2014 Tour of Norway was the fourth edition of the Tour of Norway cycle race. It was a part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour.


2014 Tour of Norway, Teams
There were 18 teams that competed in the race. With the exception of MTN–Qhubeka (with five riders), each team entered six riders for the race.


2014 Tour of Norway, Classification leadership table
In the 2014 Tour of Norway, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively) for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. Additionally, there were a points classification, awarding a green jersey, and mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a polka dot jersey. The fourth jersey represents the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only young riders were eligible. There was also classification for teams.


2014 Tour of Oman
The 2014 Tour of Oman was the fifth edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 18 to 23 February 2014, in Oman.


2014 Tour of Oman
For the second year in a row, the race was won by Team Sky rider Chris Froome – becoming its first repeat winner – after he won the queen stage of the race, to Jabal al Akhdar, on the penultimate day and held the race leader's red jersey to the finish, the next day, at the Matrah Corniche. Froome's winning margin over runner-up Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team was 26 seconds, and Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Rigoberto Urán completed the podium, 5 seconds down on van Garderen and 31 seconds in arrears of Froome.


2014 Tour of Oman
In the race's other classifications, André Greipel won the points classification for Lotto–Belisol, after winning three stages during the race, while the young rider classification was won by Romain Bardet (Ag2r–La Mondiale), as he was the best placed rider under the age of 25, in thirteenth overall. The combative classification – to which points from mountains and sprints were awarded towards – was won by Preben Van Hecke of the Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise team, while Team Sky won the teams classification, after also placing Sergio Henao inside the top ten overall, as well as Froome.


2014 Tour of Oman, Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Oman. These included thirteen UCI World Tour teams and five UCI Professional Continental teams.


2014 Tour of Qatar
The 2014 Tour of Qatar was the 13th edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 9 and 14 February 2014, in Qatar.


2014 Tour of Qatar
The race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Niki Terpstra, who won the opening stage of the race and held the lead throughout. Second place went to his teammate Tom Boonen, who won two stages and the points classification, while third place went to Jürgen Roelandts of the Lotto–Belisol squad.


2014 Tour of Qatar
The young rider classification was won by another Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, while the teams classification was also won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, after five of the team's eight riders – Terpstra, Boonen, Van Keirsbulck (seventh), Stijn Vandenbergh (eighth) and Andrew Fenn (ninth) – finished in the top ten overall.


2014 Tour of Qatar, Teams
Nineteen teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Qatar. These included thirteen UCI World Tour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams and the Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team.


2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake
The 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake is the 13th edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qinghai Province, China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is run at the highest category (apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and is rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.


2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Teams
Twenty-two teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake. These included five UCI Professional Continental and seventeen UCI Continental teams.


2014 Tour of Slovenia
The 2014 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji 2014) was the 21st edition of the Tour of Slovenia, a part of the UCI Europe Tour. It started in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 19 June 2014 and ended in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on 22 June 2014.


2014 Tour of Turkey
The 2014 Tour of Turkey was the 50th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It was held from 27 April to 4 May 2014, and was won by Adam Yates. British cyclist Mark Cavendish won four stages and the points classification.


2014 Tour of Utah
The 2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was the eleventh edition of the Tour of Utah, a seven-stage professional cycling race which took place from August 4–10, 2014. It covered 753.8 miles (1,213.1 kilometres), and 57,863 feet (17,637 metres) of total climbing. 16 men's professional cycling teams competed in the 2014 edition, with 6 of these teams also being featured in the 2014 Tour de France, with riders representing 24 different countries. For the second year in succession, the race was won by Tom Danielson of the Garmin–Sharp squad.


2014 Tour of Utah, Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Utah. These included six UCI ProTeams, three UCI Professional Continental and seven UCI Continental teams.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 1
The first of the seven stages took place in Cedar City, and was won by Moreno Hofland of the Belkin Pro Cycling team.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 2
Stage 2 from Panguitch to Torrey was won by Michael Schär of the BMC Racing Team.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 3
In Stage 3, from Lehi to Miller Motorsports Park, Moreno Hofland of the Belkin Pro Cycling team won his second stage beating out Andrea Palini of the Lampre–Merida team in a sprint finish.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 4
Stage 4, going from Ogden to Powder Mountain, was won by Tom Danielson, of the Garmin–Sharp team.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 5
Stage 5 began in Evanston, Wyoming and finished in Kamas, and was won by Eric Young of the Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies team.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 6
The sixth stage, from Salt Lake City to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, was won by former Tour de France winner Cadel Evans, of the BMC Racing Team.


2014 Tour of Utah, Stages, Stage 7
The seventh and final stage of the Tour took place in Park City, and Cadel Evans recorded his second stage win in consecutive days.


2014 Tour of Zhoushan Island
The 2014 Tour of Zhoushan Island is a stage race held in China, with a UCI rating of 2.2. It was the eleventh stage race of the 2014 Women's Elite cycling calendar.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country
The 2014 Tour of the Basque Country was the 54th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country. It started on 7 April 2014 in Ordizia and ended on 12 April in Markina-Xemein, and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial. It was the ninth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country
The race was won for the third time by Spanish rider Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo, who won the race's opening stage after a late-stage move and eventually held the overall lead for the rest of the race. Contador won the general classification by 49 seconds over runner-up Michał Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) while Ag2r–La Mondiale's Jean-Christophe Péraud completed the podium, 15 seconds behind Kwiatkowski and 64 seconds down on Contador. Kwiatkowski and Péraud had both started the final stage outside the top three placings, but moved up due to their more proficient performances in the time trial.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country
With five third place finishes from the six stages, Kwiatkowski was also the winner of the white jersey for the points classification, taking the lead on the final stage from the Movistar Team's Alejandro Valverde; Valverde also dropped from second to fifth overall in the general classification.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country
Cannondale rider Davide Villella was the winner of the mountains classification, having held that lead from start to finish, while the sprints classification was won for the second year in a row by a rider from the wildcard team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA; Omar Fraile won the classification, after Amets Txurruka had done so in 2013. The teams classification was won by BMC Racing Team, with three of their riders finishing in the top 15 overall.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country, Teams
As the Tour of the Basque Country was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Only Caja Rural–Seguros RGA was given a wildcard place, thus completing the 19-team peloton.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country, Classification leadership table
In the 2014 Tour of the Basque Country, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2014 Tour of the Basque Country, and the winner of the classification was the winner of the race.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country, Classification leadership table
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white dots. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.


2014 Tour of the Basque Country, Classification leadership table
The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, marked by a blue jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage, with the exception of the final individual time trial stage. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.


2014 Tours police station stabbing
On 20 December 2014, a man in Joué-lès-Tours near the city of Tours in central France entered a police station and attacked officers with a knife, shouting "Allahu Akbar" and injuring three before he was shot and killed. The attack was categorised as a case of religiously inspired terrorism by Europol, and has been reported by Europol as well as mappings by CNN and AFP as inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).


2014 Tours police station stabbing, Perpetrator
The attacker was identified as Bertrand Nzohabonayo, age 20, a French citizen and former rap musician born in Burundi in 1994, he was known to the police for minor crimes but was not on any watchlist. The attacker had taken Bilal as his new name upon conversion to Islam, and had been posting Islamist material on his Facebook page, including a photograph of the black flag of the Islamic State.


2014 Tours police station stabbing, Perpetrator
In Burundi, police arrested the attacker's brother, a man with known Islamist sympathies and claimed that they had informed French authorities the previous year that both brothers should be regarded as suspect due to their extreme religious views.


2014 Tours police station stabbing, Motivation
The Financial Times described the attack, along with the vehicle-ramming attacks on 21 December in Dijon and 22 December in Nantes as "the first ISIS-linked attacks" in France. According to The Globe and Mail, the attack was "apparently inspired by a video" circulated by ISIL calling on French Muslims to attack non-Muslims using vehicles. According to David C. Rapoport of the University of California, Los Angeles, these three attacks can be understood in the context of the rise of the Islamic State in Syria.


2014 Tours police station stabbing, Motivation
"In September 2014, after the U.S. organized its airstrikes, the Islamic State’s chief spokesman called on Muslims in Western countries to find an infidel and ‘smash his head with a rock’, poison him, run him over with a car or ‘destroy his crops’. Two months later a video released in French contained virtually the same message and a series of strange 'lone wolf' attacks followed on three consecutive days, the perpetrators declaring “'God is Great' in Arabic. Three policemen were stabbed in Joué-lès-Tours, and vehicles were used to run over eleven pedestrians in Dijon and ten in Nantes."


2014 Tours police station stabbing, Aftermath
The attack was categorised as "religiously inspired terrorism" by Europol, as reported to them by France. Following this attack, the 2014 Dijon attack and 2014 Nantes attack, which were deemed to be unrelated, the French government heightened the nation's security.


2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, the election of the directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, and the European Parliament elections. Voting in Blackwall & Cubitt Town Ward was postponed due to the death of a candidate.


2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
As of 6 March 2017 the composition of the Borough Council was: 22 Labour, 9 Independent Group Councillors, 5 Peoples Alliance of Tower Hamlets, 5 Conservatives, 3 Independents and 1 Liberal Democrat.


2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, Reduction in council size
The Tower Hamlets (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 reduced the size of the Council and created new electoral wards.


2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, Reduction in council size
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England began the process of changing the size of Tower Hamlets Council in 2012. The new wards for the elections in 2014 are as follows.


2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 2014–2018 by-elections
A by-election for the ward of Stepney Green was held on 11 June 2015, after the sitting councillor, Alibor Choudhury, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by an election court.


2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 2014–2018 by-elections
A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 2 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat.


2014 Townsville Football Cup
The 2014 Townsville Football Cup was a friendly association football tournament played in the Townsville, Australia. It began on Sunday, 24 August 2014, and ended on Saturday, 30 August 2014. The participating teams were Sydney FC, Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets and Northern Fury. The Northern Fury team were unable to play their final fixture (due to having a National Premier Leagues Queensland match scheduled the next day in Brisbane) and were replaced by a composite North Queensland All Stars team.


2014 Towson Tigers football team
The 2014 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. As members of the Colonial Athletic Association, they finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in tenth place.


2014 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The 2014 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 40th annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the second race of the 2014 IndyCar Series season. It took place on April 13, 2014 in Long Beach, California on its temporary street circuit. It was won by Mike Conway.


2014 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Classification, Race results
Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2014 Toyota Owners 400
The 2014 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 26, 2014, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the ninth race of the 2014 Sprint Cup Series championship. Joey Logano recorded his fifth career win in this race. Jeff Gordon finished second, while Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (16th), Justin Allgaier (21st), and Austin Dillon (27th).


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Previous race
On the final restart of the Bojangles' Southern 500, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. got an excellent start to get ahead of Kevin Harvick, but Harvick with four tires passed Dale on two and took the victory at Darlington Raceway. “This is the one race I told Rodney (Childers, crew chief) I wanted to win,” said Harvick. “We were able to put it all together, but this is the Southern 500, this is as big as it gets in NASCAR racing. It feels great.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Previous race
It’s allowed us with the way the points system is to go for wins and not have to worry about the bad weeks too much,” he said. “Really proud for these guys and looking forward to the last 10." “It's a little disappointing to come that close because I know I don't really run that well here and the opportunities to win are going to be very few compared to other tracks,” said Earnhardt Jr. “It hurts a little bit to come that close because we worked so hard to try to win races.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Previous race
Running second is great but nobody is going to really remember that. But we're proud of it.” “Yeah, just very happy to finish there in the top three,” said Johnson. “I thought we had a shot at a win. I think if things stayed green after our last pit stop, we had a good chance at it, good shot at it. I'm happy with (crew chief) Chad's (Knaus) decision to go with two, and there were enough cars that took two that it gave us a little bit of a cushion, maybe enough of a cushion to make it four or five laps there.”


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Report, Background
Richmond International Raceway is a four-turn short track that is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long. The turns are banked at fourteen degrees. The front stretch is banked at eight degrees and the back stretch is banked at two degrees. Richmond can seat 97,912 people. Kevin Harvick was the defending race winner after winning the event in 2013.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Report, Background
During the time between Darlington and Richmond, Swan Racing announced, on April 17, 2014, that they were closing shop and reevaluating their financial situation and put the team's prospects of competing at Richmond in doubt. "The team has been unable to secure the kind of sponsorship required to effectively operate the team," the team said in a statement. "As a result, the team management is exploring every available option. We hope to be in a position to provide a detailed update in the near future."


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Report, Background
On April 23, Swan Racing sold both of its teams to different shops. Anthony Marlowe merged his ownership of the number 26 car with BK Racing and the number 30 car was sold to Xxxtreme Motorsports. Cole Whitt stayed in the number 26 car for Richmond, but Parker Kligerman was not in the number 30 car and was without a ride for the foreseeable future. J. J. Yeley took his place.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Report, Background
"I am very relieved to know that the Nos. 26 and 30 teams will be in good hands, and will continue to compete for the remainder of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season," Davis said in a statement. "Most importantly, most of the team members have the opportunity to continue their employment in the sport and to support their families. This was critically important to me."


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Toyota Owners 400 was released on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 4:16 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-five drivers were entered for the race.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Practice, First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.280 and a speed of 126.880 mph (204.194 km/h).


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Practice, Final practice
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 21.733 and a speed of 124.235 mph (199.937 km/h).


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Qualifying
Qualifying was rained out so the starting lineup was set by first practice results. Kyle Larson earned his first career pole as a result. “We came here and tested last year for Goodyear and had a good baseline and was pretty confident with our qualifying trim without getting used to the car yet,’’ Larson said. “Then we switched over to race trim and we were good in that, so excited about that.’’ Dave Blaney and Michael McDowell failed to qualify for the race.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Kyle Larson led the field to the green at 7:14 p.m., but the field didn't make it to turn 1 before the caution flew on the first lap when Larson drifted down in front of Clint Bowyer before he cleared him and got turned around. To make matters worse, Larson caught the tail end of the field exiting pit road and hit the rear of Landon Cassill but only suffered a minor denting in of the faux grill. While Richmond International Raceway, like Bristol Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, isn't very aero-sensitive, the damage was close enough to the actual grill to cause concern. Brad Keselowski took over the lead as a result.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The race restarted on lap eight and the field made it through the lap with no accident.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
A scheduled competition caution (second of the race) flew on lap 41 because of overnight downpours. Travis Kvapil stayed out to lead a lap before making his stop the next lap and handing the lead back to Harvick.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Debris in turn 4 brought out the third caution on lap 99. Landon Cassill stayed out to lead a lap before pitting. Jeff Gordon took over the lead.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Cole Whitt had a right-front tire failure on lap 157 and chunks of burning rubber from his car scattered onto the racing surface past the exit of pit road. This brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 161. Clint Bowyer had a similar tire failure that caught fire and melted the right-front fender of the car. Gordon and Brad Keselowski swapped the lead with the former being pitted behind the start/finish line. He beat Brad off to resume leading the field.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 226 after Reed Sorenson cut down his right-front tire and missed the entrance to pit road. Gordon swapped the lead on pit road with Joey Logano, but came out the leader.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 296 after Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. had a right-front tire failure that caught fire after hitting the wall in turn 4. Gordon swapped the lead on pit road with his teammate Dale Earnhardt, Jr., but this time, Jeff Gordon got beat off pit road.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Joey Logano retook the lead with 95 laps to go.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
As is the case with short track races, drivers start becoming agitated and more aggressive in the closing stages of the race. Marcos Ambrose found himself being hit from behind on multiple occasions.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Jeff Gordon took back the lead with 63 laps to go.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Matt Kenseth took the lead with 39 laps to go.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
Debris in turn 3 brought out the seventh caution of the race with 33 laps to go.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The race restarted with 24 laps to go and the caution flew for the eighth time after Kyle Busch turned into Justin Allgaier and then into his teammate Denny Hamlin to send him spinning in turn 3.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The race restarted with 18 laps to go and Joey Logano got a terrible restart that caused him to hold up the inside line.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The ninth caution of the race flew with 16 laps to go after J. J. Yeley blew his engine in turn 1.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
The race restarted with nine laps to go. Matt Kenseth couldn't stave off the two car challenge for the lead with Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski. Gordon got into the rear of Keselowski and this allowed Joey Logano to get back to the lead. He built an insurmountable lead with three laps to go over Jeff Gordon to score the victory. "It feels great,” said Logano. “I want to start winning some races in the Chase now. These cars right now are so good and (Team) Penske is doing such a great job with these cars right now.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race
I am just the lucky guy that gets to drive these things." "I had a blast tonight," said Gordon, who remained on top of the point standings. "Great short-track racing here at Richmond. And to have a race car like that to drive from 25th up to the front was so much fun."


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race, Post-race
Brad Keselowski was not happy with Matt Kenseth and showed his displeasure during the cool down lap when he brake-checked Matt. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. tried to rundown Keselowski after he ran into Kenseth because of Brad, but was stopped by an official and directed to the garage area while Brad continued to the top five impound area on pit road. “Yeah it was a wild finish,” said Keselowski, who confronted Kenseth on pit road after the race.


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race, Post-race
“It just came down to really a four way battle between the 2 (Keselowski), the 20 (Kenseth), the 24 (Gordon) and 22 (Logano) and we had a great car for the short runs and we got up there challenging for the lead. The 20 car ran me off the race track so I made sure to give him a bump and that was what Joey needed to win the race. I had a shot at winning the race and he ran me off the track. It was just a mind-boggling move to me. ... I thought it was uncalled for."


2014 Toyota Owners 400, Race, Post-race
The tempers didn't end on pit road. In the garage area, Casey Mears had got in a scuffle with Marcos Ambrose which ended with the latter appearing to punch the former in the face; Ambrose was fined $25,000 and Mears $15,000 (and put into probation until May 28) for the fight.


2014 Toyota Premier Cup
The 2014 Toyota Premier Cup was the 4th Toyota Premier Cup. It's a single-game cup competition organized by the Toyota  and Football Association of Thailand. It features Buriram United the winners of the 2013 Thai League Cup and Nagoya Grampus an invited team from the 2013 J.League Division 1 (Japan). It features at Thammasat Stadium. It is sponsored by Toyota Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.


2014 Toyota Racing Series
The 2014 Toyota Racing Series was the tenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheeler motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series, which consists of five meetings of three races, began on 11 January at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and ended on 9 February with the 59th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding.


2014 Toyota Racing Series, Race calendar and results
The calendar for the series was announced on 4 July 2013, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February. The series will visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time. The Highlands round will be supporting the V8SuperTourer series, whereas the Teretonga and Timaru rounds will be supporting the New Zealand V8s. Both touring car championships will be part of the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild.


2014 Toyota Racing Series, Championship standings
In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance. All races counted towards the final championship standings.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350
The 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on June 22, 2014, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the first of two road course competitions on the schedule. Carl Edwards won the race, his second win of the season and first on a road course in Sprint Cup competition. Jeff Gordon finished second, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jamie McMurray, and Paul Menard rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon (17th), Cole Whitt (27th), and Kyle Larson (28th).


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Previous week's race
Jimmie Johnson took the lead with ten laps to go to win the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. This was his first career win at Michigan. "We had figured out every way to lose this race," Johnson said after winning at Michigan for the first time in 25 tries. "And today we were able to get it done. "We really were in a win-win situation," he added. "Those guys still had to come to pit road to make it to the end. Once I got an idea of how the race was unfolding, I knew we were in the catbird seat and were able to take advantage of it. When it came down to strategy in the end, which we all knew it would at Michigan, Chad nailed the strategy."


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Report, Background
The course, Sonoma Raceway, is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sonoma Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km). Martin Truex, Jr. was the defending race winner from 2013.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Report, Background
Two teams elected to replace their standard drivers with road course ringers. Boris Said took over the Go FAS Racing No. 32 Ford, while Tomy Drissi drove the No. 66 Toyota for Identity Ventures Racing.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 was released on Monday, June 15, 2014 at 1:03 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Practice, First practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 75.039 and a speed of 95.470 mph (153.644 km/h).


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Practice, Final practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 74.634 and a speed of 95.988 mph (154.478 km/h).


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Qualifying
Jamie McMurray won the pole with a new track record time of 74.354 and a speed of 96.350 mph (155.060 km/h). "This race is about having good strategy and having a little bit of luck," McMurray said. "It's about not getting run into in Turn 4 or Turn 7 on a restart. I've run enough races here that I've had every issue you could have with running out of gas ... to getting wrecked in Turn 7 on a restart because someone from 15th dive-bombed me into the corner with no chance of making it." "Well that wasn't what we expected," Bowyer said. "We were fast all day (Friday), just didn't have enough grip and missed Turn 4. We will just have to pass a few more cars (Sunday)."


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Race, First half, Start
The race was scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. Eastern time, but started seven minutes later, with Jamie McMurray leading the field to the green. A. J. Allmendinger put pressure on him for the first few laps but was unable to take the lead. Defending race winner Martin Truex, Jr. made an unscheduled stop on lap seven for a vibration, while Allmendinger wrested the lead from McMurray on lap nine. Kyle Busch nicked Brad Keselowski in turn 11, which forced Keselowski down the order by 8 spots.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Race, First half, Start
While describing his car as "bad", Keselowski reckoned he "deserved to get spun out". Kevin Harvick took the lead from Allmendinger on lap 22, before the first caution of the race came out on lap 31 after Landon Cassill blew an engine. During pit stops under the caution, Allmendinger retook the lead. Allmendinger led the field to the green on the restart on lap 35. Casey Mears got boxed in at turn 7a and sustained heavy damage that forced him to make an unscheduled pit stop the next lap, while Kasey Kahne also sustained damage.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Race, Second half
McMurray retook the lead from Allmendinger on lap 54, before he pulled off to pit and handed the lead to Jeff Gordon. Harvick was able to take the lead from Gordon, when Gordon pitted on lap 58. The second caution of the race occurred on lap 61, as Ryan Truex stalled in the esses. Most of the cars on the lead lap stayed out, with Harvick leading the field to the restart on lap 65. Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Harvick exiting turn 4, before the third caution of the race came out on lap 71 for debris.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Race, Second half
Joey Logano stayed out during the cycle of pit stops under caution to take the lead. The race restarted on lap 75 with Clint Bowyer taking the lead from Logano, going into turn 7a. The fourth caution flew for a hard wreck in the esses. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s car hopped over a curb, and collided with Matt Kenseth and sent him head on into the tire barriers. He was able to extricate himself from his wrecked car.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Race, Second half, Closing stage
The race restarted on lap 80 with Bowyer leading the field but he surrendered the lead to Marcos Ambrose in turn 1. Johnson also passed Bowyer for second, going into turn 11. Bowyer was then turned around by McMurray and was then hit by Harvick. Harvick's stranded car forced the race to go under caution for the fifth time. The race restarted with 25 laps to go with Ambrose leading the way but he lost the lead to Carl Edwards. Earnhardt, Jr. pinned Allmendinger into the wall coming to the line, causing substantial damage to Allmendinger's car. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was hit by Brian Vickers to bring out the sixth caution, with 20 laps to go.


2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Race, Second half, Closing stage
The race was restarted 16 laps to go and Edwards held off a last lap charge by Gordon to win for the first time on a road course, in NASCAR. He later described his race as "real tough", and his victory as "very special". Gordon stated that he had been "overdriving" his car, and he wished he "had just stayed smooth and stuck with it", while chasing Edwards towards the end. The victory would be the one and only road course victory Edwards would win in the NASCAR Cup Series.


2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.


2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, Results, By ward, Altrincham ward
In June 2017 Councillor Matthew Sephton was suspended from the Conservative Party after being arrested and charged with making and sharing indecent images of children. He continued to serve as an independent councillor until January 2018 upon his being found guilty and sentenced to two years, nine months imprisonment.


2014 Trampoline World Championships
The 30th Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships was held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, from November 7–9, 2014.


2014 Trampoline World Championships, Men's results, Individual Trampoline
The men's individual trampoline final was held on November 9.


2014 Trampoline World Championships, Men's results, Double Mini
The men's double mini event was held on November 8.


2014 Trampoline World Championships, Women's Results, Individual Trampoline
The women's individual trampoline event was held on November 8.


2014 Trampoline World Championships, Women's Results, Double Mini
The women's double mini event was held on November 9.


2014 Trampoline World Championships, Women's Results, Tumbling
The women's individual tumbling final was held on November 8.


2014 Trans-Am Series
The 2014 Trans-Am Series was the 46th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It began March 2, 2014. The series featured TA, TA2, and TA3 groups, with TA3 split into two sub-groups. TA3-International was for select cars meeting SCCA GT-2 class rules, while TA3-American Muscle was for current-generation "pony cars" meeting NASA's American Iron class specifications.


2014 Trans-Am Series
In the main TA class, the top four championship positions as well as all race victories were taken by drivers competing in Chevrolet Corvettes. It was won by defending champion Doug Peterson, who won five races over the course of the season. Peterson won the championship by 33 points ahead of 2012 champion Simon Gregg, who finished every race with a top-five finish without winning a race.


2014 Trans-Am Series
One point further behind in third place was Amy Ruman, who won races at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Daytona International Speedway; Ruman's latter victory ensured she became the first woman to claim a solo overall victory in a professional automobile race at Daytona. Other victories were taken by drivers who did not contest the whole season; Paul Fix won successive races at Lime Rock and Virginia International Raceway, while R. J. Lopez and Ron Fellows won on one-off appearances at Homestead and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park respectively.


2014 Trans-Am Series
Cameron Lawrence won a second successive TA2 title, winning seven races at the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro, and latterly in the season, a Dodge Challenger. Cameron Lawrence finished 21 points clear of Adam Andretti, a three-time race winner at the wheel of a Camaro (and the first member of the famous Andretti family to ever compete in the Trans Am Series). Third place went to the only other winner in the class, Ron Keith, who won at Brainerd. TA3-International class honors went to Jason Berkeley, a three-time race winner during the season.


2014 Trans-Am Series
He won the class by six points ahead of Norman Betts, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. A further eight points behind in third place was Russ Snow, who won races at Road Atlanta and Daytona. Other drivers to win races were Lee Saunders, who won at Sebring and Mid-Ohio, while single race wins were taken by Jerry Greene (Brainerd), Clint Sawinski (Road America) and Michael Camus (Homestead).


2014 Trans-Am Series
Six wins in the final seven races was enough to give Ernie Francis, Jr. the class title in TA3-International. Francis finished 50 points clear of his nearest rival in class, Chuck Cassaro. Todd Napieralski finished a further four points behind in third place, having won at Road Atlanta and Brainerd. The only other winners in class were Dean Martin, who won the opening two Floridian races at Sebring and Homestead, and Joe Chan, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the Manufacturers' Championships, Chevrolet won all four titles on offer.


2014 Trans-Am Series, Series development
It was announced on January 10, 2014, that Hoosier would become the control tire supplier for Trans-Am.


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game
The 2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game was held on January 11 and 12 at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff, Alberta. The total purse for the event was CAD$100,000.


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game, Teams
The top ten teams in the Canadian Curling Association's rankings system in the previous year were nominated, and the top four fan voting selections for each position (skip, third, second, lead) will play in the competition. The players that will compete are listed as follows:


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game, Teams, Roster
The teams are listed in draft order by skip. Skips selected their teammates in a snake order, and were not allowed to choose their own teammates unless necessary. The draft was conducted on January 10.


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game, Teams, Roster
A donation was made to the Banff Community Foundation on behalf of E. J. Harnden, who was selected last among the players.


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game, Results
Brad Gushue, who had last pick in the draft, was given the choice of picking his opponent in the semifinal, and Gushue chose to play Team Jeff Stoughton in the first semifinal.


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game, Results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).


2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game, Results, Final winnings
The final prize winnings for each team are listed below:


2014 Travelers Curling Club Championship
The 2014 Travelers Curling Club Championship was held from November 24 to 29 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.


2014 Travelers Men's NOCA Provincials
The 2014 Travelers Men's NOCA Provincials, the provincial men's curling championship for Northern Ontario, were held from February 5 to 10 at the McIntyre Curling Club in Schumacher, Ontario. The winning Jeff Currie rink represented Northern Ontario at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops.


2014 Travelers Men's NOCA Provincials, Teams
The defending champion Brad Jacobs rink did not participate in the event, as they are representing Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.


2014 Travelers Tankard
The 2014 Travelers Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The winning Mark Bice team (skipped by Greg Balsdon) represented Ontario at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.


2014 Travelers Tankard, Teams
*Mark Bice skipped the team through the Zone and Regional playdowns, and thus the team was named after him. Greg Balsdon returned to the lineup as Skip for the Provincial Championship after missing 2 months due to injury. The team plays as a 5-man squad regularly during the Tour season.


2014 Travelers Tankard, Qualification
Southern Ontario zones ran from December 6–15, 2013 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 4–5. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the Glenn Howard rink from the Coldwater and District Curling Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.


2014 Travelers Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 6
December 14 at the Port Perry Community Curling Club in Port Perry


2014 Travelers Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 7
December 14–15, at the Richmond Hill Curling Club, Richmond Hill


2014 Travelers Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 8
December 14–15, at the Weston Golf & Country Club, Toronto


2014 Travelers Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 13
December 7–8, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton


2014 Tre Valli Varesine
The 2014 Tre Valli Varesine was the 94th edition of the Tre Valli Varesine single-day cycling race. While previous editions were held in August, the 2014 edition was raced on 18 September. The organizers of the race planned to attract more top-rank riders by moving the date of the race towards closer to the World Championship, so that cyclist who planned to compete in the World Championship could participate to the Tre Valli Varesine in preparation. The race started in Luino and concluded in Varese, after 199.4 km.


2014 Tre Valli Varesine
The race has been won by Michael Albasini of Orica–GreenEDGE, ahead of Italian riders Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani–CSF) and Filippo Pozzato (Lampre–Merida).


2014 Tre Valli Varesine, Teams
A total of 23 teams and 181 riders took part to the race


2014 Trek Factory Racing season
The 2014 season for the Trek Factory Racing cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2014 Trek Factory Racing season
On June 26, 2013, Trek Bicycle announced that it has reached an agreement with the current owner of the RadioShack team, Leopard SA, to take over its WorldTour license and ownership of the squad in 2014.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
The 2014 Trenton Freedom season was the first season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). One of 8 teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2014 season.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
In August 2013, Owners Dennis Williams and Michael Schubiger announced their intentions to bring an indoor football team back to Trenton, New Jersey. The owners held name the team contest, and picked the name "Freedom," as well as named Adam Turkel to be the team's first head coach and general manager. When looking for a league to play in, Williams and Schubiger both were lobbying to become members of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). In September, the team officially became the 7th member of the PIFL for the 2014 season. In November 2013, the team announced that they were replacing Turkel with Kevin O'Hanlon as the team's inaugural coach.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
The Freedom began their inaugural season on March 30, 2014 at home, defeating the Richmond Raiders 52–17. Quarterback Warren Smith threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more. Defensive Back Domonic Joseph was named PIFL Defensive Player of the Week. The Freedom lost their first road game, 48–47 at the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. Wide receiver Antoine Rivera caught 13 passes for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
The Freedom rebounded in their second home game for a 66–63 win over the Columbus Lions. The Freedom suffered their second road loss, 42–36 at Lehigh Valley April 26, but linebacker Jeffery Morgan earned the franchise's second PIFL Defensive Player of the Week honor by scoring a pair of touchdowns. Success continued at home May 3, as the Freedom rallied with 16 points in the last two minutes to edge Richmond, 33–32, with Marques Slocum earning PIFL Defensive Player of the Week. The winning trend at home continued May 11 with a 52–39 triumph over the Harrisburg Stampede as William Hollis was named PIFL Defensive Player of the week, the team's third straight selection.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
With a 52–42 win at Richmond, May 17, the Freedom recorded the franchise's first-ever road victory. The following week, back at home, the Freedom avenged two earlier losses to Lehigh Valley with a 55–42 victory to push their record to a PIFL-best 6–2 atop the National Conference.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
The Freedom, with a 57–49 win at Harrisburg June 7, clinched a PIFL playoff berth in its first season in moving to 7–2.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
With a 49–47 comeback win over the defending PIFL champion Alabama Hammers June 14, the Freedom clinched the regular-season National Conference title and a home playoff game in the franchise's first season.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
The Freedom dropped a 52–49 decision to the Georgia Fire in the team's final regular-season home game.


2014 Trenton Freedom season
The Freedom finished the regular season with an 8–4 record, the 2nd best in the league, but were defeated by the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks in the National Conference Championship Game by a score of 49–38.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season
The 2014 Tri-Cities Fever season was the team's tenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and fifth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2014 season, the Kennewick, Washington-based Tri-Cities Fever were members of the Intense Conference. Founded in 2005 as part of National Indoor Football League, the Tri-Cities Fever moved to the af2 in 2007 then jumped to the IFL before the 2010 season.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season
Under the leadership of owner/general manager Teri Carr and head coach Adam Shackleford, the team played their home games at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington. Shackleford's staff includes assistant coach Cleveland Pratt and defensive line coach Kimo von Oelhoffen. The Fever Girls are the official dance team.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season, Off-field moves
Fever players participate in community programs, including the "After School Matters" after-school program and "Backpack Program" food assistance program at Eastgate Elementary in the Kennewick School District.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season, Awards and honors
On March 5, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 2 Players of the Week. Tri-Cities Fever linebacker Boris Lee was named Special Teams Player of the Week. Wide receiver Jackie Chambers received an Honorable Mention for offense. Defensive back Lionell Singleton received an Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Brady Beeson received an Honorable Mention for special teams play. On March 12, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 3 Players of the Week. Tri-Cities Fever defensive back Lionell Singleton received a second Honorable Mention for defense.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season, Awards and honors
On March 19, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 4 Players of the Week. Tri-Cities Fever defensive back Donyae Coleman received an Honorable Mention for defense and kick returner Lionell Singleton received a third Honorable Mention for special teams play. On March 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 5 Players of the Week. Tri-Cities Fever kicker Brady Beeson and kick returner Dennis Rogan each received an Honorable Mention for special teams play. This is Beeson's second of the season.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season, Awards and honors
On April 9, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 7 Players of the Week. Tri-Cities Fever running back Keithon Flemming and wide receiver Harry Peoples received an Honorable Mention for offense. Defensive back Lionell Singleton received an Honorable Mention for defense. On April 23, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 9 Players of the Week. Tri-Cities Fever quarterback Houston Lillard was named as the Offensive Player of the Week. Defensive back Donyaé Coleman received an Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Brady Beeson and kick returner Harry Peoples each received an Honorable Mention for special teams play.


2014 Tri-Cities Fever season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 3, 201424 Active, 2 Inactive→ More rosters


2014 Triglav Trophy
The 2014 Triglav Trophy was held on 2–6 April 2014. It was an international figure skating competition held annually in Jesenice, Slovenia. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
The 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield was the fifth season of the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, which is a knockout tournament competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. W Connection entered as the cup holders having defeated North East Stars 4–3 in a penalty shootout in the 2013 final. Continuing from previous seasons, the competition not only allowed the winner and runner-up healthy purses at the end of the tournament, but more so give an added incentive for more goals to be scored throughout the tournament.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
In particular, the winner of the competition was awarded TT$30,000 plus an additional TT$3,000 for every goal scored in the final, TT$2,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$1,000 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals. Whereas, the runner-up was awarded TT$10,000 plus TT$1,500 for every goal scored in the final, TT$1,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$500 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Qualification
Since the league expanded to nine clubs for the 2013–14 TT Pro League season, the competition re-introduced the qualifying round to narrow the number of teams prior to the quarterfinals. Seeding was determined from the league standings at the end of fixtures held on 29 March 2014. W Connection entered the competition as the league leader and top seeded team in the competition. The remaining top seeds were Central FC, North East Stars, and Point Fortin Civic after placing second, third, and fourth, respectively, in the league table at the time of the draw.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Qualification
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 31 March 2014 at the Capital Plaza in Port of Spain. The quarterfinal matches to be played on 4 April in Ato Boldon Stadium resulted in Central FC facing Caledonia AIA and Point Fortin Civic against Defence Force. The following night in Couva, W Connection will face the winner of the qualifying round between the bottom two in the league table, San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers, and North East Stars against Police.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Schedule
The schedule for the 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, as announced by the TT Pro League:


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results
All matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results, Qualifying round
The competition kicked off with the qualifying round between the San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers, which represented the bottom of the 2013–14 TT Pro League league table. The San Juan Kings used goals on either side of the half from Jean-Luc Rochford and Micah Lewis, respectively, to advance to the quarterfinals to face W Connection.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results, Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, all four of the higher seeds progressed. In the early match in Couva on 4 April, Central FC easily defeated the Stallions of Morvant/Laventille with a 4–0 win, which included a first-half brace from Willis Plaza. However, the Akini Adams stole the spotlight in the late match between Point Fortin Civic and Defence Force. Acting as a stand-in goalkeeper, Adams saved two kicks in the penalty shootout, after the match ended 1–1, to help Point Fortin advance to the semifinals.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results, Quarterfinals
After the match, Adams dedicated the win to his brother Akeem Adams, who died on 30 December 2013 from a heart attack suffered in September while playing for Ferencváros in Hungary. The following day, W Connection won convincingly over San Juan Jabloteh after scoring three goals in the first half. North East Stars used a brace from Keron Cummings to upend Police and advance to the semifinals.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results, Semifinals
On 11 April, W Connection and Central FC won their semifinal contests to advance to the final on 25 April at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. In the first semifinal, Central FC defeated North East Stars 2–0 following goals from their two young strikers; Dwight Quintero and Rundell Winchester on either side of half-time. W Connection used a lone goal from Hashim Arcia in the 53rd minute to defeat Point Fortin Civic 1–0.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results, Final
In the final on 25 April, Central FC scored two goals in succession from Rundell Winchester and Marvin Oliver to power the Couva Sharks to their first Goal Shield title. For his performance in the final, Winchester was named the Most Valuable Player after providing his second goal of the tournament and setting up the winning goal from Oliver.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl
The 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl is the tenth season of the Digicel Pro Bowl, which is a knockout football tournament for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. For the fourth consecutive season, the Pro Bowl concluded the Pro League calendar. Additionally, for the third year the winner of the Pro Bowl was invited to compete in the Digicel Charity Shield to open the 2014–15 Pro League season.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl
W Connection entered as the Pro Bowl holders having defeated North East Stars by a score of 4–3 in a penalty shootout after the match ended in 0–0 in regulation during the 2013 final in Hasely Crawford Stadium. The competition commenced on 2 May with all nine Pro League teams competing in single elimination beginning with the qualifying round and concluded on 23 May with the final.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, Qualification
After the expansion of the TT Pro League back to nine teams competing during the 2013–14 season, the Pro Bowl re-introduced the qualifying round to determine the eighth team to enter the draw for the quarterfinals. The lowest two teams in the league table, San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers, were drawn into the qualifying round held on 2 May 2014 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, Qualification
The random draw for the quarterfinals took place on 8 May at the Digicel corporate box in Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. W Connection entered the competition as the defending Pro Bowl winners and were drawn against Caledonia AIA in the later quarterfinal match-up at Hasely Crawford Stadium. The remaining quarterfinal match-ups resulted in the winner of the qualifying round to face Police in the first match at the Mucurapo venue. In the match-up of the round, re-admitted Pro League club Point Fortin Civic were drawn against 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl winners Defence Force in Couva. The final quarterfinal match also held at the Ato Boldon Stadium, North East Stars will face recently crowned 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield winners Central FC.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, Schedule
The schedule for the 2014 Digicel Pro Bowl, as announced by the TT Pro League:


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, Results
All matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.


2014 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, Results, Qualifying round
The Pro Bowl began with the qualifying round between the bottom two clubs, San Juan Jabloteh and St. Ann's Rangers, in the Pro League during the 2013–14 season. With two second-half goals from Brent Sam and Neil Mitchell, the San Juan Kings advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2–0 win.


2014 Tripura local elections
On 15 July 2014 elections to local bodies were held in the Indian state of Tripura. The Tripura State Election Commission announced the election date on 28 April 2014. This was the fifth panchayat election since the introduction of directly elected panchayats in Tripura in 1994. The number of eligible voters stood at 1,108,190.


2014 Tripura local elections
The Tripura State Election Commission announced the election to be held for 6,111 seats in a total of 591 gram panchayats (village councils), 419 seats in 35 panchayat samitis and 116 seats for 8 zilla parishad (district councils). There were 2,615 polling stations. In total 13,754 candidates were in the fray. Moreover, by-polls for 4 seats in urban bodies were also held. Candidates of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) were elected unopposed in 980 gram panchayat seats, 381 panchayat samiti seats and 2 zilla parishad seats. In 2 gram panchayat seats elections were postponed due to death of candidates. In two gram panchayats, in Bishalgarh and Kadamtala, election was postponed for a day due to misprinting of ballot papers.


2014 Tripura local elections
Fifty percent of the seats in Tripura local elections are reserved for women. The quota for women is a result of a law passed by the Tripura Legislative Assembly in 2010. Another novelty for Tripura panchayat elections was the introduction of the 'None of the Above' (NOTA) option on the ballot papers.


2014 Tripura local elections
Ahead of the polls, the Tripura State Election Commission requested that the government in Delhi would deploy forty paramilitary companies to ensure that the elections could be held peacefully. The Tripura state government pledged to provide more than 12,000 security personnel for the polls. Voting began at 07.00 IST. More than 85% of the eligible voters had cast their votes. Polling was largely peaceful, with sporadic incident of scuffles between sympathizers of different parties reported. Counting of the votes began at 44 counting halls on 18 July 2014. The counting was conducted with protection from Central Paramilitary Forces.


2014 Tripura local elections
The results were declared on 19 July 2014. The CPI(M)-led Left Front won majority of seats in 563 of the 591 gram panchayats (compared to 414 gram panchayats in 2009). The Left Front won a majority of seats in each of the panchayat samitis and zilla parishads. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats in 18 gram panchayats. The Bharatiya Janata Party won five gram panchayats and the All India Trinamool Congress three. Commenting on the election victory, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar stated that "Through this verdict the people of Tripura have demonstrated and reiterated their faith and confidence in the Left Front government."


2014 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2014 Tro-Bro Léon was the 31st edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 20 April 2014. The race was won by Adrien Petit.


2014 Trofee Maarten Wynants
The 2014 Trofee Maarten Wynants was a one-day women's cycle race held in Belgium on 17 May 2014. The race had a UCI rating of 1.2.


2014 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
The 2014 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio was the 16th running of the women's Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, a women's bicycle race in Italy. It was the second race of the 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup season and was held on 30 March 2014 over a distance of 121.4 kilometres (75.4 miles), starting and finishing in Cittiglio.


2014 Trofeo Città di Brescia
The 2014 Trofeo Città di Brescia was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Brescia, Italy between November 10 and November 16, 2014.


2014 Trofeo Città di Brescia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Trofeo Città di Brescia – Doubles
Illya Marchenko and Denys Molchanov won the title, defeating Roman Jebavý and Błażej Koniusz in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.


2014 Trofeo Città di Brescia – Singles
Illya Marchenko won the title, defeating Farrukh Dustov in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2.


2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel
The 2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bergamo, Italy between 10 and 16 February 2014.


2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Doubles
Karol Beck and Andrej Martin were the defending champions; however, the latter decided not to participate that year, and Beck is playing alongside Michal Mertiňák instead.


2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Doubles
Beck and Mertiňák won the title, defeating Konstantin Kravchuk and Denys Molchanov in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–6].


2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Singles
Michał Przysiężny was the defending champion, but decided to participate in 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships instead.


2014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Singles
Bolelli won the title, defeating Jan-Lennard Struff in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4.


2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray
The 2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Manta, Ecuador between 30 June and 6 July 2014.


2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Sergio Galdós were the defending champions but Galdós did not participate that year and Arévalo played alongside Cesar Ramirez and lost in the semi-finals to Chase Buchanan and Peter Polansky.


2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Doubles
Chase Buchanan and Peter Polansky won the title, defeating Luis David Martínez and Eduardo Struvay in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Singles
Michael Russell was the defending champion, but did not participate that year.


2014 Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Singles
Adrian Mannarino won the title, defeating Guido Andreozzi in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.


2014 Tromsø IL season
The 2014 season is Tromsø's first in the Norwegian First Division since 2002, following their relegation at the end of the 2013 season.


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


2014 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Trophée d'Or Féminin
The 2014 Trophée d'Or Féminin  was the 18th edition of a women's cycle stage race held in France. The tour was held from 23 August to 27 August, 2014. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.2. The overall winner was Elisa Longo Borghini.


2014 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2014 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France between 1 and 7 September 2014.


2014 Trophée des Alpilles, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Trophée des Alpilles, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered into the singles main draw as alternates:


2014 Trophée des Alpilles, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2014 Trophée des Alpilles – Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Konstantin Kravchuk won the title, beating David Guez and Martin Vaisse 6–1, 7–6(7–3)


2014 Trophée des Alpilles – Singles
Nicolas Mahut won the all French final, beating Vincent Millot 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3


2014 Trophée des Champions
The 2014 Trophée des Champions (English: 2014 Champions' Trophy) was the 19th edition of the French supercup. The match was played at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. This was the sixth consecutive time the competition has taken place on foreign soil, and its first time in Asia.


2014 Trophée des Champions
The match was between Paris Saint-Germain, the winners of the 2013-14 Ligue 1 season, and the 2014 Coupe de France Final winners En Avant Guingamp. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, having defeated Bordeaux in the 2013 edition, which was played in Gabon. They successfully defended their trophy by defeating Guingamp 2–0, their fourth victory in eight editions of the tournament.


2014 Trophée des Champions, Match, Summary
In the 9th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimović opened the scoring by controlling Javier Pastore's pass with his heel and then volleying the ball. Ten minutes later, Ibrahimović doubled PSG's lead with a penalty after Lars Jacobsen brought down Hervin Ongenda. After 32 minutes, Guingamp had a chance with their own penalty, after Marquinhos fouled Claudio Beauvue, but Mustapha Yatabaré's shot was saved by Salvatore Sirigu.


2014 Trophée Éric Bompard
The 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Meriadeck Ice Rink in Bordeaux on November 21–23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final.


2014 Troy Trojans football team
The 2014 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 24th-year head coach Larry Blakeney and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9 overall and 3–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2014 Troy Trojans football team
On October 5, Blakeney announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 season. He finish his career with a 24-year record of 178–112–1.


2014 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Curtis Johnson and played home games at Yulman Stadium. They were in their first year of membership in the American Athletic Conference, and it was the Green Wave's first season on its Uptown campus since the 1974 season. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2014 Tulane Green Wave football team, Game summaries, Houston
After the Wave took a 31–17 lead late in the 4th quarter, the Cougars scored a touchdown and then recovered an onside kick, driving into the red zone. On the last play of the game though, Parry Nickerson made his second interception of the night as time expired. With starters Sherman Badie and Lazedrick Thompson injured for the game, all 31 of the Green Wave's points were scored by true freshmen – Teddy Veal, Dontrell Hilliard, Leondre James, and Andrew DiRocco. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak to Houston, and an 18-game losing streak in games played outside the state of Louisiana.


2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10 overall and 2–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Blankenship was fired at the end of the season. He finished with a four-year record of 24–27.


2014 Tulsa Shock season
The 2014 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their fifth in Tulsa. Tulsa still hasn't made the playoffs after moving from Detroit.


2014 Tulsa Shock season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Shock's selections in the 2014 WNBA Draft.


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


2014 Tunis Open
The 2014 Tunis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tunis, Tunisia between 28 April and 4 May 2014.


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


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


2014 Tunis Open – Doubles
Dominik Meffert and Philipp Oswald were the defending champions, but did not compete.


2014 Tunis Open – Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Adil Shamasdin won the title, defeating Stephan Fransen and Jesse Huta Galung in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).


2014 Tunis Open – Singles
Adrian Ungur was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mate Delić.


2014 Tunis Open – Singles
Simone Bolelli won the title, defeating Julian Reister in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 26 October 2014. Campaigning started on 4 October 2014. They were the first free regular legislative elections since independence in 1956, and the first elections held following the adoption of the new constitution in January 2014, which created a 217-seat Assembly of the Representatives of the People. According to preliminary results, Nidaa Tounes gained a plurality of votes, winning 85 seats in the 217-seat parliament, beating the Ennahda Movement (69 seats) and many smaller parties.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election
Presidential elections were held a month later on 23 November.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 217 members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People were elected in 33 constituencies. There were 27 multi-member constituencies in Tunisia varying in size from four to ten seats and electing a total of 199. There were also six overseas constituencies electing a total of 18 seats: two constituencies in France electing five seats each, one three-seat constituency in Italy, a single-member constituency in Germany, a two-member constituency covering the rest of Europe and the Americas, and a two-member constituency covering the Arab world and the rest of the world. Seats were elected by party-list proportional representation, using the largest remainder method.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Opinion polls
Poll results are listed in the table below in chronological order, showing the most recent polls last.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Results
According to the final results released by the Independent High Authority for Elections, Nidaa Tounes took the lead in the election, winning 86 seats in the 217-seat parliament. Ennahda Movement came second with 69 seats losing 16 seats compared to 2011 elections. The biggest losers were CPR of Moncef Marzouki and Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties who were members of a coalition government formed with Ennahda Movement following 2011 elections, and opposition party Current of Love (formerly Aridha Chaabia). On the other hand, there was a noticeable emergence of smaller parties like the UPL of businessman Slim Riahi with 16 seats,  Popular Front with 15 seats and Afek Tounes with 8 seats.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Results
Initially, the Elections Authority decided to sanction Nidaa Tounes in Kasserine electoral district by withdrawing one seat following reported irregularities conducted by partisans. However, the decision was overturned by the administrative court after an appeal by Nidaa Tounes. The ruling took away the only seat obtained by Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties leaving the party with no presence in parliament.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Reactions, Domestic
Ennahda's Lotfi Zitoun said the party had "accepted this result and congratulate[s] the winner."


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Reactions, International
The result was hailed internationally for its democratic viability as the only one of the major Arab Spring uprisings, including Libya and Egypt, that is not convulsed by instability and turmoil.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Reactions, International
In the United States, President Barack Obama hailed the free, fair and non-violent elections as a "milestone," while Secretary of State John Kerry said it was an example of "why Tunisia remains a beacon of hope, not only to the Tunisian people, but to the region and the world."


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Reactions, Other
Comparisons were also drawn to holding Tunisia as a model for Lebanon amidst its own turmoil.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Government formation
With Nidaa Tounes having won a plurality it had the right to name a prime minister and form a government in coalition. Beji Caid Essebsi said it was too early to talk of a coalition government – including one with Ennahda. Instead he said the 2014 Tunisian presidential election will give direction to the formation of a new government.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Government formation
On 5 January 2015, Nidaa Tounes nominated independent Habib Essid as Prime Minister and asked him to form a new government. He was chosen over former trade unionist Taieb Baccouche "because he is independent and has experience in the areas of security and the economy," said the speaker of Congress, Mohamed Ennaceur. The nomination of a politician who had served under former autocratic president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali however was widely criticized. Popular Front leader Hamma Hammami stated that with Essid as prime minister, "the real power" would rather be in the presidential palace.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Government formation
On 23 January 2015, Essid surprisingly presented a minority cabinet including 10 ministers from Nidaa Tounes and three from the liberal Free Patriotic Union, after the other liberal power Afek Tounes was said to have abruptly pulled out of the coalition. Without Afek Tounes, the two parties could, however, only count on 102 of the 217 seats. Both Ennahda and the Popular Front announced to vote against the proposed government.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Government formation
On 4 February 2015, Essid proposed a unity government consisting of independent politicians, ministers of Nidaa Tounes, the two liberal parties UPL and Afek Tounes, and a minister of the Islamist Ennahda. The next day, Essid's new proposal found a strong majority in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, when 166 of the 217 legislators approved his new government.


2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, Government formation
The government lasted until new elections were held in October 2019; a new government formed in February 2020.


2014 Tunisian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Tunisia on 23 November 2014, a month after parliamentary elections. They were the first free and fair presidential elections since the country gained independence in 1956, and the first direct presidential elections after the Tunisian Revolution of 2011 and the adoption of a new Constitution in January 2014.


2014 Tunisian presidential election
As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a second round between incumbent Moncef Marzouki and Nidaa Tounes candidate Beji Caid Essebsi took place on 21 December. Official results released on 22 December showed that Essebsi won the elections with 55.68% of the vote.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
Protests in Tunisia began in December 2010 with riots in Sidi Bouzid after Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight in protest against the confiscation of his fruit and vegetable cart. The riots then spread across the country and continued into 2011. Days after a curfew was imposed in the capital Tunis amid continuing conflagrations, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali left the country.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
Ben Ali's Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi briefly took over as acting president before he handed power over to parliamentary speaker Fouad Mebazaa after the head of Tunisia's Constitutional Court, Fethi Abdennadher, declared that Ghannouchi did not have the right to take power and Mebazaa would have 60 days to organise a new general election. For his part, Mebazaa said it was in the country's best interest to form a national unity government.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally considered changing its name (retaining the "Constitution" part in some form) and running in the general election on an anti-Islamist platform. However, the party was banned on 6 February 2011 and dissolved on 9 March 2011.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
Upon being elected in 2011, the Troika coalition made a "moral pledge" to cede power within a year. However, Ennahdha and its allies, the Congress for the Republic and Ettakatol, were still in power and the Constituent Assembly had not finalized a new constitution. This led to the opposition accusing the government of overstaying their implicit term and also of using intimidation to try to silence dissent. The opposition also accused the government of using the Constituent Assembly to push through legislation that would enable them to stay in power.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
Former speaker of the Assembly, Ettakatol's Mustapha Ben Jaafar, then supported the opposition's call for a non-partisan government after he dissolved the assembly in August. Ennahda, on the other hand, feared that some parts of the opposition were trying to keep it from regaining power and had been emboldened by the August 2013 Egyptian raids. At the same time, a Gallup poll suggested that Tunisians were losing faith in their government.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
The head of the Higher Political Reform Commission, Yadh Ben Achour, warned that Tunisia risked anarchy if the transitional period was not handled with care, as institutions and mechanisms of the state were either in disarray or still tainted by links to Ben Ali's regime. Ben Achour also stated that the commission was unsure whether it would be better to reform the constitution or elect a constitutional assembly to write a completely new one, but that it had to be decided soon, as the public was growing tired of waiting.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Background
He also confirmed elections would not be held by 15 March 2011 as theoretically stipulated by the constitution, pointing to force majeure as legitimate grounds for taking longer until the election. The election was delayed further by the annulment of 36 candidates who were elected to Tunisia's Board of Elections. The election board was created by giving the candidates' lists to the Constituent Assembly, thus bypassing the judiciary, which cannot review plenary sessions of the Constituent Assembly. The electoral law, which did not include a ban on former regime officials running from office, was approved on 1 May 2014. The filing period for presidential candidates lasted from 8 September until 22 September.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Dates
The interim government announced on 25 February 2011 that the election would be held by mid-July "at the latest". The constitution of Tunisia mandates an election to occur within 45 to 60 days of the Constitutional Council's declaration of the presidency being vacant, but there were calls by the opposition to delay the elections and hold them only within six or seven months, with international supervision. The elections were then delayed until late 2013. On 15 March 2013, the constituent assembly voted 81–21 to hold elections between 15 October 2013 and 15 December 2013.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Dates
As a result of the assassination of Mohamed Brahmi and ensuing protests, which called for the dismissal of the government and the dissolution of the government, that turned violent, Prime Minister Ali Larayedh set 17 December as the date of the election. He said: "This government will stay in office: we are not clinging to power, but we have a duty and a responsibility that we will exercise to the end. We think that the National Constituent Assembly will complete the electoral code by October 23 at the latest so elections can be held on December 17."


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Dates
This followed Education Minister Salem Labiadh submitting his resignation and calls by Ennahda ally Ettakatol to dissolve the government. Lobni Jribi said: "We have called for the dissolution of the government in favour of a new unity government that would represent the broadest form of consensus. If Ennahda refuses this suggestion, we will withdraw from government." A government of independents was sworn in on 29 January 2014.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Candidates
Ennahda announced on 8 September 2014 that it would not put forth a presidential candidate. Beji Caid Essebsi submitted his candidacy on 9 September 2014. Kamel Morjane, a foreign minister under former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, announced on 13 September 2014 that he would run for the presidency. Incumbent president Moncef Marzouki announced on 20 September 2014 that he would run for re-election. Other candidates included Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, Ahmed Najib Chebbi, Mustapha Ben Jafar and Mondher Zenaidi. 27 candidates were allowed to run out of the 70 who applied. Five candidates withdrew before the election: Abderraouf Ayadi, Abderrahim Zouari (throwing his support to Essebsi), Mohamed Hamdi, Noureddine Hached and Mustapha Kamel Nabli.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Protests
Following the assassination of Brahmi, protests continued in Tunisia by liberals. After weeks of such protests supporters of the incumbent Ennahda party rallied in Kasbah Square, where rallies had occurred during the Tunisian revolution, on 3 August following a call from the party. The protesters chanted "No to coups, yes to elections."


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Protests
Ennahda National Constituent Assembly (NCA) member Nejib Mrad's statement on the following Tuesday on Mutawassit TV that an overthrow was under way took Tunisian national media by storm. Following Ennahda spokeswoman Yusra Ghannouchi telling Al Jazeera that the country did not want a repeat of "the Egyptian scenario," party MP Nejib Mrad released a statement on 13 August on Mutawassit TV stating the aforementioned. However, party Vice President Walid Bennani later said: "There's no coup d'etat in Tunisia. There’s an opposition party that wants to dissolve the government. The opposition also still wants to repeat the Egyptian scenario.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Protests
That can't happen. There is no option [for an alternative to rise to] power. There's no resemblance between the two cases." Party leader Rachid Ghannouchi agreed to work with the Tunisian General Labour Union to find a compromise solution to the political impasse. He said that this was "a starting point for national dialogue;" however he rejected calls for Ali Laarayedh's government to resign saying that "the coalition government will not resign and will continue its duties until national dialogue reaches a consensus agreement that guarantees the completion of the democratic transition and the organisation of free and fair elections."


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Protests
The UGTT's leader, Hussein Abbassi, announced that an agreement had been reached between the ruling and opposition parties for the incumbent Prime Minister to resign at the end of 2013 and allow for an interim government, a new constitution to be written and a new election held. Mehdi Jomaa was named the caretaker Prime Minister.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Campaigning
The Ennada party has declined to officially endorse a presidential candidate. El Binaa El Watany, the Democratic Current, the Construction and Reform Party, Binaa Maghrebin, the National Movement for Justice and Development, and the Congress for the Republic announced support for Moncef Marzouki. The Afek Tounes party declared that it backs Beji Caid Essebsi for the presidency. The Al-Aman party endorsed Ahmed Nejib Chebbi's candidacy. Tounes Baytouna expressed support for Marzouki's campaign.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Results
In the first round, Beji Caid Essebsi and Moncef Marzouki gained the most votes (39% and 33%, respectively), making it to the runoff. Hamma Hammami came in a distant third at 8%. Essebsi was the top candidate in most of the governorates in northern Tunisia, with Marzouki receiving the most votes in Tunisia's southern governorates. Hammami won a plurality of the votes in Siliana Governorate.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Results
After the run-off polls closed on the night of 21 December 2014, Essebsi claimed victory on local television, and said that he dedicated his win to "the martyrs of Tunisia". The following day, results of the election showed that Essebsi beat his rival Moncef Marzouki by 55.68% of the vote, despite initial claims by Marzouki's spokesman that Essebsi's claim of victory was "without foundation". Marzouki himself said that Essebsi's claim was "undemocratic", but did not comment following the official results. However, his campaign's Facebook page congratulated Essebsi. The Associated Press said that the election was free and fair with 60% of voters participating, which was less than the first round's 70%.


2014 Tunisian presidential election, Results
In the capital Tunis, several hundred Essebsi supporters gathered around the Nidaa Tounes headquarters to celebrate his victory, waving national flags, singing and honking car horns. However, riots broke out in the southern city of El Hamma. Police used teargas to disperse many who came out to protest his victory because he was part of the old Ben Ali regime. The protesters were reported by Reuters to have burned tires while shops were closed, chanting "No to the old regime". Protesters also set fire to a Nidaa Tounes office in Tataouine.


2014 Turkish Super Cup
2014 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 41st edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match was contested between the 2013–14 Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe and the 2013–14 Turkish Cup winners Galatasaray, making the game the 378th edition of Kıtalar Arası Derbi. The game was a rematch of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup, which was won by title holders Galatasaray.


2014 Turkish Super Cup, Background
The fixture was the sixth overall national super cup matchup between the teams since 1966, and the third matchup since 2006 and 2013. Galatasaray last won the cup in 2013 against Fenerbahçe, while Fenerbahçe last won the cup in 2009 against Beşiktaş. In their previous finals, Galatasaray won in 1996, 2012 and 2013 editions, while Fenerbahçe in 1973 and 1985.


2014 Turkish Super Cup, Path to the final
Fenerbahçe were champions in the regular season, finishing nine points ahead of Galatasaray. In the regular season, Fenerbahçe collected 74 points by 23 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. They were trailed by Galatasaray, who collected 65 points by 18 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses.


2014 Turkish Super Cup, Path to the final
Although runners-up of the league, Galatasaray performed better in the domestic cup. They entered the tournament at the fourth round. They won their fourth round match against Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor. In the fifth round, they beat Balıkesirspor. In the group stage, they were drawn against Antalyaspor, Elazığspor, and Tokatspor but were second position in the group. The semi-finals were the toughest home and away matches for Galatasaray, as they struggled against Bursaspor but were winners. In the 2014 Turkish Cup Final they were crowned champions against rivals Eskişehirspor by a decisive 1–0 win. This was a 15th win for Galatasaray since 1962, its first edition.


2014 Turkish local elections
Local elections (formal: Local authority general elections, Turkish: Mahalli İdareler Genel Seçimi or simply Yerel Seçimleri) were held in Turkey on 30 March 2014, with some repeated on 1 June 2014. Metropolitan and district mayors as  well as their municipal council members in cities, and muhtars and "elderly councils" in rural areas (and also in mahalles within urban areas) were elected. In light of the controversy around the elections, it was viewed as a referendum on the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. About 50 million people were eligible to vote.


2014 Turkish local elections
A local government re-organisation took place before the election, lowering the total number of elected officials from 38,592 to 23,132. Almost 1,500 beldes (small municipal towns) had their municipalities abolished, meaning that a significantly fewer number of mayors were elected compared to the 2009 local elections. Most provinces no longer elect any provincial councillors. The number of metropolitan municipalities, however, rose from 16 to 30.


2014 Turkish local elections
The elections were marred by allegations of electoral fraud and violence, with both opposition and ruling party candidates alike refusing to recognise a wide variety of results. Significant cases of fraud in Ankara and Yalova were referred to the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey for reviewal.


2014 Turkish local elections
Allegations of misconduct included the untimely power cuts in several areas while the votes were being counted (claimed to be caused by cats entering transformers), intimidation by government forces such as the European Union Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and the Anatolian Agency in electorally strategic districts, the theft and burning of votes cast for opposition candidates and the recording of opposition votes as invalid or blank. The elections had been controversial due to allegations of government corruption, voter bribery and the lack of up-to-date voter records beforehand.


2014 Turkish local elections
Regardless, the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) declared victory in the early hours of 31 March, gaining 42.89% of the vote, 818 municipalities and 11,309 councillors. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) came second with 26.34%, 232 municipalities and 4,320 councillors, announcing that it would be filing complaints against alleged electoral manipulation. By 4 April 2014, numerous municipalities changed mayors following recounts. Gradual post-election revelations of alleged widespread irregularities in several cities sparked pro-democracy protests after provisional results were announced, while the Electoral Council declared results in some areas null and void.


2014 Turkish local elections
A repeat of the elections in these areas took place on 1 June. These most notably occurred in Yalova and Ağrı, in which the ruling AKP had lost by a small margin to the CHP and BDP respectively on March 30. In a first of a series of trials relating to electoral fraud claims, a returning officer was sentenced to five years in prison in June 2015 after being found guilty of transferring CHP votes to the AKP.


2014 Turkish local elections, Background
Turkish local elections are held every five years in order to elect mayors to 30 metropolitan municipalities, 1,008 district municipalities and 2,187 town municipalities. In addition, an excess of 53,450 neighbourhood leaders (muhtars) are elected, though most are non-partisan and do not have any declared political allegiance. Elderly and municipal council compositions were also elected through a separate ballot. The previous elections were held on 29 March 2009 and were won by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's AKP with 38.8% of the vote.


2014 Turkish local elections, Background, Local government reform
Before the elections, the numbers of councillors and mayors were reduced during the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation. During the reorganisation, 1,040 beldes were abolished, leaving the number of small town municipalities at 394 and contributing to the reduction in the number of mayors elected in 2014 in comparison to 2009.