2014 Malaysia FA Cup
Kelantan were the defending champions. Pahang FA lift the cup at Shah Alam Stadium on 7 June 2014 after defeating Felda United F.C. 2–1.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup
Pahang FA has qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup as the competition winner.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup, Format
30 teams will participate in this tournament instead of 32 in the 2013 edition. 2013 winners Kelantan and runners-up Johor Darul Takzim have received byes for this edition and will progress straight into the Round of 16.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup, Format
Just like the previous edition, the first two rounds would be single matches. The quarter finals and semi finals would be played over two legs while the final will be played at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam between Pahang FA and Felda United, on 7 June.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup, Matches
The draw for the Piala FA 2014 was held at Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam on 29 November 2013.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup, Matches, Round of 32
The first round will commence on 21 & 22 January 2014.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup, Matches, Round of 16
1 Johor were awarded a 3–0 victory due to T-Team walking off at half time with the result at 2–1 to Johor.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup, Final
The final was held at Shah Alam Stadium on 7 June 2014.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup Final
The 2014 Malaysia FA Cup Final was a football match which was played on 7 June 2014, to determine the champion of the 2014 Malaysia FA Cup.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup Final
The final was played between Pahang and Felda United. Pahang won 2–1 to win their second Malaysia FA Cup title after winning it in 2006, thus qualifying for the group stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup Final, Venue
The final was held at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam.


2014 Malaysia FA Cup Final, Match details
Assistant referees: Muhammad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin (Malaysia) Mohd Abd. Suki Said (Malaysia)Fourth official: Wan Muhammad Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Malaysia)


2014 Malaysia FAM League
The 2014 Malaysia FAM League (referred to as the FAM League) is the 62nd season of the Malaysia FAM League since its establishment in 1952. The league is currently the third level football league in Malaysia. Penang are the defending champions and currently play in the second level of Malaysian football, Malaysia Premier League.


2014 Malaysia FAM League
Kuantan FA won the league with two matches to spare, their first title in their 2-year FAM League participation, after a 1-1 draw with MOF F.C. on 20 June 2014, while Kuala Lumpur FA clinched second place with one match to spare, after a 2-1 win over Perak YBU F.C. on 25 June 2014. Both teams gain promotion to 2015 Malaysia Premier League as a result.


2014 Malaysia FAM League, Teams
The following teams will be participate in the 2014 Malaysia FAM League. In order by the number given by FAM:-


2014 Malaysia FAM League, Teams, Team summaries, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Malaysia Futsal Cup
Malaysia Futsal Cup is a tournament held annually by Football Association of Malaysia.


2014 Malaysia Futsal Cup
The 2014 edition is the 1st season of Malaysia Futsal Cup and will begin on 12 February with a preliminary round and will finish on 16 February 2014 with the final, held at . A total of 8 teams of men's and women's category will take part in this prestigious competition. The teams are divided into 2 groups of 4. The group leaders and runners-up teams in the groups after 3 matches qualify to the semifinals.


2014 Malaysia Futsal Cup, Format
In this competition, the top 8 men's teams from 2013–14 National Futsal League and top 8 wpmen's teams from 2013–14 Women's National Futsal League qualifies. The teams will be drawn into two groups of four teams.


2014 Malaysia Futsal Cup, Group stage (men's category), Group B
1 Quilmes were awarded a 3-0 victory due to 3 red cards received by T-Team 7 seconds from end of full-time. The result was 8-4 to Quilmes.


2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold
The 2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold was the fourth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia from 25–30 March 2014 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2014 Malaysia Premier League
The 2014 Liga Premier (English: 2014 Premier League), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the ninth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.


2014 Malaysia Premier League
The Liga Premier champions for 2014 season was PDRM. The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2015 Liga Super.


2014 Malaysia Premier League, Teams
A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including 8 sides from the 2013 season, two promoted from the 2013 Malaysia FAM League and two relegated from 2013 Liga Super.


2014 Malaysia Premier League, Teams
On 27 May 2013, Penang earned promotion from the 2013 Malaysia FAM League. They returned to the second division after being absent for 2 years. This is the second season that Penang are in the Premier League. This was followed by neighbours, PBAPP. The two teams replace Betaria and Kuala Lumpur who were all relegated to the 2014 Malaysia FAM League.


2014 Malaysia Premier League, Teams
Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated from 2013 Liga Super. They are replacing Sarawak and Sime Darby who get promotion to 2014 Liga Super.


2014 Malaysia Super League
The 2014 Liga Super (English: 2014 Super League) also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.


2014 Malaysia Super League
The season was held from 17 January and concluded on 25 June 2014.


2014 Malaysia Super League
The Liga Super champions for 2014 was Johor Darul Ta'zim.


2014 Malaysia Super League, Major changes
The following are the key changes of 2014 Liga Super season as compared to the previous season:


2014 Malaysia Super League, Teams
A total of 12 teams compete in the 2014 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2013 season and champions and runners-up of the 2013 Liga Premier.


2014 Malaysia Super League, Teams
Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated at the end of the 2013 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.


2014 Malaysia Super League, Teams
2012 Liga Premier unbeaten champions Sarawak and runners-up Sime Darby secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.


2014 Malaysia Super League, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier
The 2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier was the second super series tournament of the 2014 BWF Super Series. The tournament took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from January 14–19, 2013 and had a total purse of $500,000. A qualification was held to fill four places in all five disciplines of the main draws.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, formally known as the 2014 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 30 March 2014 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Background
Like the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix, tyre supplier Pirelli brought its orange-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the white-banded medium compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Background
Prior to the race, there was a minute's silence as a mark of respect to the passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over the Indian Ocean three weeks prior. Drivers also carried messages on their cars and helmets.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes on pole position, the 33rd of his career. He thus equalled Jim Clark for most poles of a British Formula One driver. Behind him was Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Lewis Hamilton dominated the race, flying away at the start. Nico Hülkenberg also had a good start from seventh place, briefly battling with Kimi Räikkönen before getting stuck up behind Fernando Alonso. Sergio Pérez did not start the race due to a gearbox issue.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
There was a first lap incident when Pastor Maldonado and Jules Bianchi collided with one another, effectively ending the race for both of the drivers when they received mechanical complications. Bianchi would later receive a penalty for his actions despite Marussia officials' claims that the incident was due to a collision with Toro Rosso's Jean-Éric Vergne hitting the back of the Marussia. At the end of the first lap, the top four – Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo – had effectively escaped the rest of the pack and the grid was unchanged until the last ten laps of the race.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Hülkenberg fought a lengthy battle with Alonso for fourth place, ultimately losing it due to Alonso's fresh tyres, as Force India were the only team in the top five to have successfully executed a two-stop pit strategy, while the others stuck to three stops. Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas and Jenson Button battled for sixth place, during which Massa received the radio message, "Felipe, Valtteri is faster than you," reminding him of his years as a number-two driver for Ferrari.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Both the Saubers of Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutiérrez had retired after Sutil experienced an electrical failure and Gutiérrez experienced a gearbox failure, preventing him from getting out of neutral gear. Ricciardo was having a good race until his third pit-stop, when he was released before his left-front tyre was correctly fastened. He then had to be pushed back into the pits. He then experienced the failure of his front wing, leading him to make the decision to retire.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Räikkönen had a terrible race from the start after Kevin Magnussen's McLaren clipped his right rear tyre going into the first corner on lap 2, causing a puncture. He ultimately finished twelfth, 0.1 seconds behind the Lotus of Romain Grosjean. Hamilton led every lap of the race and set the fastest lap and thus took the first Grand Chelem of his career, giving Mercedes their first 1-2 finish since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, after Rosberg finished second and Vettel third.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Alonso came in fourth after a last-lap battle with Hülkenberg who finished fifth, almost forty seconds ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button, who was able to hold off both of Williams' drivers, Massa and Bottas, who finished seventh and eighth respectively giving Williams a one-point lead over Force India. Magnussen finished ninth for McLaren and the top ten was completed by Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso. Kamui Kobayashi  and Marcus Ericsson finished thirteenth and fourteenth for Caterham, effectively putting them ahead of Marussia in the Constructors' Championship standings.


2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Daniel Ricciardo was given a 10-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Red Bull Racing team released his car in an unsafe manner from his pit box. Kevin Magnussen and Jules Bianchi both received two penalty points each, along with Valtteri Bottas after Bottas was accused of impeding Ricciardo during qualifying.


2014 Malaysian Open
The 2014 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from April 14 to 20 at the Royal Selangor Golf Club. This tournament had been discontinued, but was restarted when the rights were bought off the tournament in Palermo, Italy.


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


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


2014 Malaysian Open – Doubles
Shuko Aoyama and Chang Kai-chen were the defending champions, but decided not to participate this year.


2014 Malaysian Open – Doubles
Tímea Babos and Chan Hao-ching won the title, defeating Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Saisai in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2014 Malaysian Open – Singles
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Dominika Cibulková.


2014 Malaysian Open – Singles
Donna Vekić won her first WTA title, defeating Cibulková in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4).


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur
The 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 22 and 28 September 2014.


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


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


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles
The 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 22 and 28 September 2014.


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles
Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen were the defending champions, but lost to Andre Begemann and Julian Knowle in the first round.


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles
Marcin Matkowski and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5].


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles
João Sousa was the defending champion, but lost to Benjamin Becker in the first round. Kei Nishikori won the title, defeating Julien Benneteau in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4.


2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case
The Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case occurred on 9 May 2014 when the Malaysian diplomat Mohammed Rizalman bin Ismail was arrested by the New Zealand Police and charged with burglary and assault with intent to rape after allegedly following a 21-year-old woman, Tania Billingsley, to her home. Following an Official Information request filed by members of the New Zealand media, the New Zealand Government released details of the Rizalman case to the New Zealand public. The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was criticised for allowing Rizalman to leave the country, which was blamed on miscommunication between the foreign ministries of the two countries.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case
Malaysia eventually agreed to send the diplomat back to assist in investigations. On 24 October 2014, Rizalman returned to New Zealand after the Malaysian Government received a formal extradition request from the New Zealand Government. On 30 November 2015 Rizalmann pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault in this case. On 4 February 2016, Rizalman was sentenced to nine months' home detention. On 4 November, Rizalman was deported back to Malaysia after serving his sentence.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Diplomatic career
Prior to his first posting to New Zealand in 2013, Rizalman was a warrant officer in the Malaysian Army. He worked as an Assistant Defence Attache at the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington. Rizalman is also known to have a wife and three children. During his time in New Zealand, Rizalman and his family resided in the Wellington suburb of Newlands.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Alleged burglary and sexual assault
On 9 May 2014, Rizalman was arrested by the New Zealand Police after following a 21-year-old Wellington woman home and allegedly assaulting her. The following day, he appeared in the Wellington District Court and was charged with burglary and intent to rape, which carry a ten-year prison sentence. Rizalman claimed diplomatic immunity and was allowed to return to Malaysia on 22 May 2014.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Alleged burglary and sexual assault
While the New Zealand Government has asserted that it wanted Rizalman to remain in the country to face trial, miscommunication between Malaysian and New Zealand officials led the Malaysian Government to believe that the New Zealand Government would not object to repatriating Rizalman and trying him before a Malaysian military court. According to the Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, the Malaysian Government was always willing to waive immunity and to allow Rizalman to be tried in New Zealand. Details of the case were not divulged to the general public until early July 2014. Following his return to Malaysia, Rizalman was checked into a Malaysian military hospital for psychiatric evaluation. He was also scheduled to face a military board of inquiry and potentially a court-martial.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Media coverage
On 30 June 2014, the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key confirmed that an unidentified foreign diplomat had departed New Zealand following a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault that had occurred in Wellington in May 2014. The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade requested that the diplomat's home country waive his diplomatic immunity but the request was refused. Following an Official Information request filed by Fairfax Media on 1 July 2014, the New Zealand Government released Rizalman identity and details of the case to the New Zealand public.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Media coverage
The New Zealand Government also released documents which said that the Malaysian Government had refused to waive diplomatic immunity in the alleged rape case and had sought to have the charges dropped and the case sealed. This contradicted a statement by the Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman that New Zealand had allowed Rizalman to invoke his diplomatic immunity and to return to Malaysia.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Media coverage
John Key also assured the Malaysian Government that Rizalman would receive a fair trial in New Zealand and that there was no danger to his life, stressing that New Zealand had already abolished the death penalty. On 2 July 2014, the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak confirmed that his government would return Rizalman to Malaysia to face charges. The New Zealand Police also confirmed that Rizalman was being charged with burglary and assault with intent, offences which carry a jail term of ten years. News reports of the Rizalman case in New Zealand sparked public criticism of the Fifth National Government for allowing the diplomat to return to his home country. Meanwhile, the Malaysian Government was criticised by the opposition and Malaysian activists for protecting an alleged rapist.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Media coverage
On 9 July 2014, it was reported that the alleged rape victim, Tania Billingsley, had voluntarily waived her right to name suppression by appearing on the New Zealand television channel 3 News's 3rd Degree Program. She demanded that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully apologise to her for the Government's handling of the case. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was also criticised for mishandling the Rizalman case by sending the Malaysian Government confusing signals which gave the impression that the New Zealand Government was willing to allow Rizalman to return to Malaysia. This contradicted the Prime Minister's official position that Rizalman should face justice in New Zealand. John Allen, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, also apologised to Billingsley on behalf of the Ministry.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Media coverage
The right-wing New Zealand blogger Cameron Slater drew controversy within the New Zealand blogosphere for speculating on his blog Whale Oil that the alleged sexual assault case had resulted from a break-up between Rizalman and Tania Billingsley. Slater also criticised the Green Party MP Jan Logie for supporting Billingsley in her criticism of the Government's handling of the case. In response, the left-wing blogger Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury criticised Slater for resorting to victim blaming.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Extradition to New Zealand
On 3 October 2014, the New Zealand Government formally applied for Rizalman's extradition with the Malaysian authorities. The application was heard and granted by the Malaysian Sessions Court on 16 October 2014. According to Prime Minister John Key, the extradition process was complicated by the lack of an extradition agreement between Malaysia and New Zealand but he also stressed that lawyers from both countries were working hard to speed up the extradition process. On 24 October 2014, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Rizalman had boarded a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Auckland on Friday morning. He was escorted by two New Zealand police officers and two Malaysian Defence Ministry officials. According to The Star newspaper, Rizalman had expressed his wish to voluntarily return to New Zealand.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
After an overnight stay in Auckland, Rizalman appeared in the Wellington District Court on 25 October 2014. His lawyer Donald Stevens, QC did not apply for bail and Rizalman was remanded in custody to reappear on 28 October 2014. The presiding Justice of the peace, Hewitt Humphrey, allowed the media to film and record the proceedings, but not the defendant. On 28 October 2014, Judge Arthur Tomkins granted Rizalman bail to a temporary, undisclosed location but imposed several restrictions including the surrender of his passport, an overnight curfew, not contacting the alleged victim Tania Billingsley, and travel restrictions. He was ordered to reappear the following week to formalise bail conditions. Judge Tomkins also granted the media permission to film and record Rizalman during the hearing.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
On 3 November 2014, Rizalman successfully applied to have his bail address changed at the Wellington District Court. Judge Bruce Davidson also extended the defendant's curfew hours from 10pm–7am to 7pm–7am. He is scheduled to reappear in court on 26 November 2014 to enter a plea on the two charges of burglary and assault with intent to commit rape. The Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister, Datuk Hamzah Zainudin has expressed his confidence that Rizalman would receive a fair hearing in New Zealand, stating that the two countries shared "clear and solid legal principles and processes."


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
On 21 November 2014, Rizalman pleaded not guilty to the charges he was facing. He has elected for a trial by jury and will return to the Wellington District Court on 19 February 2015. On 2 December 2014, Rizalman applied to have his bail conditions relaxed. This appeal was denied by the Wellington District Court on 3 December for reasons that have been suppressed.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
On 19 February 2015, Mohammed Rizalman made a brief appearance in the Wellington court where he was remanded for trial. He is also scheduled to reappear in court in April 2015. A decision will also be made whether his case will be heard at district or high court level. On 10 March 2015, several New Zealand news media reported that Rizalman was scheduled to be tried before the High Court in Wellington in November 2015.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
On 30 November 2015 Rizalmann pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault in this case. Related charges of assault and burglary were then dropped. Following his guilty plea, Rizalman attended a disputed facts hearing on 4 December. During the hearing, Rizalman admitted defecating outside of Billingsley's house and entering the building without his pants or underwear. However, he denied the Crown prosecutor Grant Burston's assertion that it was part of a black magic ritual to put a charm on her and claimed that he had to make an emergency toilet stop.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
In addition, Rizalman admitted that he was a long-time consumer of cannabis and had bought high-strength cannabis while stationed as a diplomat in New Zealand. His defence lawyer Donald Stevens also alleged that Rizalman's behavior during that night was influenced by extenuating circumstances including mental illness; which has been contested by the prosecution.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
On 15 December 2015, Justice David Collins accepted the Crown's contention that Rizalman had a sexual motive when following Billingsley to her Wellington home. In addition, the judge also ordered for a pre-sentence report and another report to assess Rizalman's suitability for home detention, which could be served at the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington. On 4 February 2016, Rizalman was sentenced to nine months' home detention. He served his sentence at a house in Wellington instead of the Malaysian High Commission. Rizalman's sentencing was criticized by the victim Tania Billingsley, who described it as a "kick in the guts". She also criticized the shortness of his home detention term and the lack of treatment for his sexual offending.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Legal proceedings
On 4 November 2016, Rizalman was deported back to Malaysia after completing his sentence.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Ministerial inquiry
As a result of the Rizalman-Billingsley case, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) was criticised for allowing Rizalman to return to Malaysia rather than face charges in New Zealand. MFAT's handling of the case was the subject of a Ministerial Inquiry led by the former Treasury Secretary John Whitehead. On 8 November 2014, it was reported that MFAT's Deputy Director of Protocol, Mary Oliver, had resigned from her job due to criticism from the Prime Minister over her handling of the case.


2014 Malaysian diplomat indecent assault case, Tania Billingsley sexual assault case, Ministerial inquiry
On 16 December 2014, John Whitehead's Ministerial Inquiry released a critical report which outlined 21 "specific recommendations for procedural changes designed to ensure that we have no repetition of these events." It was also reported that MFAT's Director of Protocol Caroline Bilkey had relinquished her position and reassigned as New Zealand's new Ambassador to Brazil. On 5 February 2016, the Foreign Minister Murray McCully confirmed that these 21 procedural changes had since been fully implemented by MFAT. A copy of the email from MFAT's protocol division that had been blamed for the confusion regarding Rizalman's return to Malaysia was also released on the news website stuff.co.nz.


2014 Malaysian federal budget
The Malaysian federal budget for 2014 fiscal year was presented to the Dewan Rakyat by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Najib Razak on Friday, 25 October 2013.


2014 Malaysian federal budget, Total revenues and spending, Expenditures by budget function
These tables are in million MYR. The budget for the 2014 fiscal year (also demonstrating the basic budget structure) can be found below.


2014 Malaysian federal budget, Supplementary supply bill
On 24 March 2014, the Government tabled the Supplementary Supply (2013) Bill 2014 to seek for an additional expenditure for services for the year 2013 amounting to MYR2.392 billion (MYR2,392,077,572). Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan tabled the bill for the first reading  at the Dewan Rakyat.


2014 Malaysian federal budget, Supplementary supply bill
A total of 12 ministries, departments and agencies had applied for the supplementary expenditure which is an allocation to the Statutory Fund amounting to RM2,099,876,700; Public Service Department (RM55.6 million); Prime Minister’s Department (RM53.4 million) and the Ministry of Works (RM50 million). In addition, the supplementary expenditure also involved the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia; Foreign Ministry; The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry; Home Ministry; and the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water. The other ministries included the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Science, Technology and Innovations Ministry; and the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government.


2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 26 October 2014.


2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Details
In MotoGP, world champion Marc Márquez took his 12th win of the season, matching Mick Doohan's record of most premier class victories in a single season, from 1997. The podium was completed by the two Movistar Yamaha riders; Valentino Rossi finished in second place and Jorge Lorenzo finished in third place. Márquez's result was also good enough for Honda to claim the manufacturers' championship, with a race to spare. Dani Pedrosa was also in contention during the race, but suffered two crashes and had to retire from the race. The result sealed fourth place in the championship for Pedrosa. Andrea Iannone did innot competed this race due to being injured in a crash during a practice session. Pol Espargaró also crashed during a free practice session, setting his bike aflame.


2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Details
In the Moto2 category, a third-place finish for Esteve Rabat was enough for the Marc VDS Racing Team rider to clinch the Moto2 world championship with a race to spare. Rabat had started the race from pole position, but eventually trailed his title rivals Maverick Viñales and Mika Kallio home. It was Viñales' third victory in four races, and ensured that the battle for the runner-up placing in the championship would go down to the final race in Valencia; Kallio held the advantage by 15 points over Viñales.


2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Details
In Moto3, Efrén Vázquez took his second victory of the season – and of his career – ahead of Jack Miller and Álex Rins. Championship leader Álex Márquez finished only fifth, reducing his championship lead over Miller to eleven points. Post-race, Marquez's Estrella Galicia 0,0 team protested the results and the riding manner of Miller, riding for the rival Ajo Motorsport team. Race directors ultimately decided that no further action was warranted.


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


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet
The 2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet is an ongoing campaign by the government of Malaysia where several citizens were arrested and charged for allegedly making seditious statements in contravention of Section 4 of the Sedition Act 1948. The term "sedition dragnet" is widely used by the Malaysian media to describe the campaign.


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet, Background
The Sedition Act is considered by opposition politicians and activists to be an outdated draconian law introduced by the British colonial government which aims to stifle freedom of expression. Government officials however consider the Sedition Act as necessary to maintain peace in the country.


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet, Background
Another controversial piece of legislation, the Internal Security Act (ISA), was repealed in 2012 by the Najib Razak administration and replaced with the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 following mounting criticism of the ISA, another colonial era law which had allowed for preventive detention and extrajudicial detention.


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet, Background
Activists and politicians have complained that the dragnet was carried out despite prime minister Najib's earlier promises to repeal the Sedition Act.


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet, Arrests
Among the people arrested were opposition politicians Khalid Abdul Samad, N. Surendran and Teresa Kok while among non-politicians who were arrested were Universiti Malaya law professor, Azmi Sharom and Malaysiakini journalist Susan Loone as well as other political activists.


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet, Arrests
Muhammad Safwan Anang who was convicted under the Sedition Act on 5 September 2014 was charged earlier in 2013 together with PKR's Tian Chua, PAS' Tamrin Ghafar Baba, student activist Adam Adli and social activists Harris Ibrahim and Hishamuddin Rais in relation to their role in allegedly inciting the people to change government through illegal means and is arguably not part of this sedition dragnet. All persons listed below were arrested or charged under the Sedition Act unless specified otherwise.


2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet, Related charges
Former Perak chief minister Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was charged for criminal defamation under Section 500 of the Penal Code in August 2014 for a statement made in a speech in 2012 about prime minister Najib Razak. Meanwhile, PKR Vice President Rafizi Ramli was charged for provocation of breach of peace under Section 504 of the Penal Code.


2014 Maldives FA Cup
The 2014 Maldives FA Cup was the 27th edition of the Maldives FA Cup.


2014 Maldives FA Cup Final
The 2014 Maldives FA Cup Final is the 27th Final of the Maldives FA Cup.


2014 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament
The 2014 Second Division Football tournament was the 7th edition of the Second Division Football Tournament. The winners were TC Sports Club, which were awarded promotion to the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League after claiming second position in the 2015 Dhivehi League play-off.


2014 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament, Controversies
On 29 March 2015, Football Association of Maldives (FAM) finalized a disciplinary action against VB Addu, regarding the incident occurred during their match against TC Sports Club in September 2014. VB Addu refused to play the match after their player, Ismail Shahud Ali was sent-off in the 49th minute for using foul language on referee. After inspecting the report of match commissioner and match officials, the FAM disciplinary committee ended up deciding that VB Addu lost the match 3–0 under 26th bullet of FAM disciplinary code.


2014 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament, Controversies
Moreover, 1 point was deducted from them, with reference to the 26th bullet of FAM disciplinary code and 2nd and 12th point of FIFA disciplinary code's bullet 56. VB Addu FC was also fined by MVR 5000, while Ismail Shahud Ali was fined by MVR 1000 and banned for 4 matches.


2014 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament, Controversies
With this deduction of a point, VB Addu dropped places to the bottom of the 2014 Second Division Football Tournament standings and got relegated to the 2015 Third Division Football Tournament, while the least positioned Vyansa automatically moved up and retained at the Second Division Football Tournament for the 2015 season.


2014 Maldivian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 22 March 2014. The Progressive Party of Maldives and its allies won 53 seats.


2014 Maldivian parliamentary election, Background
The elections were held after the controversial presidential elections in which Abdulla Yameen defeated Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldivian Democratic Party. Following the elections the Supreme Court dismissed the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission for contempt of court. The MDP protested, but did not boycott the parliamentary elections.


2014 Maldivian parliamentary election, Background
One the day before the elections Qasim Ibrahim of the Jumhooree Party requested that the Supreme Court to delay the elections due to the Election Commission not having a full complement of members. However, his request was rejected.


2014 Maldivian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 85 seats in the People's Majlis were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. The Majlis was expanded from 77 to 85 seats.


2014 Malin landslide
On 30 July 2014, a landslide occurred in the village of Malin in the Ambegaon taluka of the Pune district in Maharashtra, India. The landslide, which hit early in the morning while residents were asleep, was believed to have been caused by a burst of heavy rainfall, and killed at least 151 people. Rains continued after the landslide making rescue efforts difficult.


2014 Malin landslide, Cause
The landslides were caused after heavy rainfall that had begun the previous day, with the village receiving 108 mm (4 in) of rain on 29 July and continuing throughout the following day. The environmental destruction that resulted in the landslide is believed to have had many causes. The major cause was the negligence of geological facts before any developmental process. Another cause cited as contributing to the landslide was deforestation in the area. Deforestation removes not only trees but also root structures that hold together the soil.


2014 Malin landslide, Cause
Through deforestation, the soil of the surrounding land was made loose, and experts argue that deforestation was the primary undelaying anthropogenic cause of the landslide. One additional reason was changing agricultural practices –  villagers had recently shifted from cultivation of rice and finger millet to wheat, which required leveling of steep areas, which contributed to the instability of the hills. Also, the construction of the nearby Dimbhe Dam ten years ago was considered as a possible reason. The instability of the hillsides was due to the construction activities, which are often done without careful analysis of environmental consequences. Stone quarrying, among other types of construction, was specifically blamed by Sumaira Abdulali of the Awaaz Foundation, for the instability of the hillside. A 151 people and 300 cattle were killed in the tragedy


2014 Malin landslide, Casualties
Although initial reports stated that the landslide had killed 17 people, officials expected the death toll to exceed 150. As of 4 August 2014, the death toll had reached 134. The bodies so far recovered were of 50 men, 64 women and 20 children. Later estimates indicated more than 160 people, and possibly up to 200. About 44 to 46 separate houses were believed to have been buried in the landslide.


2014 Malin landslide, Management
The landslide was first noticed by a bus driver who drove by the area and saw that the village had been overrun with mud and earth. Emergency services, including 378 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force, were mobilized to the area, and 8 victims had been rescued from the landslide prior to the evening of 30 July. Nevertheless, rescue efforts had been hampered by poor road conditions and continuing rains. Authorities have also expressed pessimism about the possibility of recovering any of the trapped people alive. As of 31 July, 22 people had been rescued alive from the landslide.


2014 Malin landslide, Management
On 4 August, the survivors of the landslide were ordered by the district administration to move out of Malin. Apart from the Security Forces, members of voluntary organizations and locals also helped in rescue operations. On 7 August, rescue operations officially drew to a close, with the final death toll estimate resting at 151.


2014 Malmö FF season
The 2014 season was Malmö FF's 103rd in existence, their 79th season in Allsvenskan and their 14th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished first, 2013–14 Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the semi-finals, Svenska Supercupen where they won the competition against IF Elfsborg and the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League where they were knocked out in the group stage. Malmö FF also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2015 season, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen.


2014 Malmö FF season
This season was the first time since the 2005 season that the club played consecutive seasons in European competition. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 1 March, league play started on 30 March and concluded on 1 November. The season concluded with the last Champions League group stage match on 9 December.


2014 Malmö FF season
For the second consecutive season, the club had to appoint a new club captain as Jiloan Hamad left the club after the previous season. Midfielder Guillermo Molins was chosen as Hamad's successor as club captain, Markus Rosenberg took over the captaincy temporarily after the first half of the season as Molins was out with an injury for the rest of the year. Åge Hareide was appointed as the club's new manager on 9 January 2014, this was after Rikard Norling announced his resignation on 27 November 2013.


2014 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history. They were also the first Swedish club to qualify in 14 years since Helsingborgs IF in the 2000–01 season. The club won their second consecutive league title, their 18th Swedish championship title and 21st Allsvenskan title on 5 October 2014 when they defeated AIK in an away fixture at Friends Arena in the 27th round of the league. Malmö FF became the first Swedish club to win back to back league titles in eleven years, the last club to achieve this feat was Djurgårdens IF in 2003. The last time Malmö FF won consecutive league titles was in 1989 and consecutive Swedish championships in 1975.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
The league season started on 30 March 2014 and concluded on 1 November 2014. The official season fixtures were released on 20 December 2013. Malmö FF started the season with a home fixture against newcomers Falkenbergs FF on 30 March, Malmö FF won the match 3–0. The season featured a summer break due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup held between 12 June and 13 July, Malmö FF played no league matches between 1 June and 6 July. The club played its last league fixture of the season away against Åtvidabergs FF on 1 November, Åtvidaberg won the match 2–1.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
The club got off to a strong start with four wins in the first matches against Falkenbergs FF, IFK Göteborg, Gefle IF and Örebro SK, not conceding a goal until the fourth match. As a result of this Malmö FF took the lead in the league table from the first round of matches. The club's first loss of points came in the fifth round with a 2–2 home draw against Djurgårdens IF, a club which Malmö FF had lost both matches against in the previous season.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
After bouncing back with a win in the sixth round in an away fixture against IFK Norrköping, the club lost its first league match at home against BK Häcken 1–2. Nevertheless, Malmö FF held on to pole position in the league table and proceeded to win three matches in a row after the loss against Häcken. This string of matches included the Scanian derby away against Helsingborgs IF, a home fixture against Halmstads BK and the away fixture against Mjällby AIF, a club Malmö FF had never previously defeated at Strandvallen.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
The eleventh round of league play saw Malmö FF meet pre-season favourites AIK in a home fixture that ended 2–2 after Malmö FF had come back from a 0–2 score. The last fixture of the spring season was an away fixture against IF Elfsborg at Borås Arena on 1 June, the venue where Malmö FF secured last season's league title. Malmö FF won the match 1–0 and created a six points margin down to Elfsborg and Kalmar FF who were positioned second and third respectively.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
After the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Malmö FF faced IF Brommapojkarna in an away fixture on 6 July, a match that finished in a 1–1 draw after a fairly uneventful match. This was followed up with a 3–0 home win against Åtvidabergs FF before another away draw against Kalmar FF. After having played 15 out of 30 league fixtures Malmö FF were still six points ahead of the team in second place, AIK. The club maintained the six-point gap in the two following fixtures, by winning 3–1 at home against Kalmar and defeating newcomers Falkenberg 5–2 on the road.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
The six-point gap was reduced down to a four-point lead after a drawn home fixture against IFK Göteborg in the 18th round as AIK won their fixture in the same round. However, the lead was again increased to six points in the following round as Malmö FF turned 0–2 at half-time against Örebro at home to 3–2 in full-time in the 19th round. The lead was increased further to a seven-point gap in the 20th round when Malmö FF tied an away fixture against Gefle at the same time as AIK lost against Örebro.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
Following a home win against Norrköping, Malmö FF entered a period of win-less games starting with a 2–0 loss against Djurgården in the 22nd round. This decreased the club's lead to four points in the league table. Malmö FF followed to play two draws, 3–3 in the away fixture against Häcken where the club came back from a 3–1 deficit and 1–1 in the Scanian derby at home against Helsingborg where Markus Rosenbergs late goal was equalized in the following minute by the away team.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
This was the first time Malmö FF played three matches without a win since May 2013. However, AIK and other teams chasing Malmö FF in the top of the table failed to capitalize on the club's shortage of points and Malmö FF's lead was instead increased to six points with only six matches left to play. In the next round, Malmö FF defeated Halmstad away, this was the club's seventh successive victory at Örjans Vall since 2007. The win meant an eight-point difference to the nearest competitor in the table, Elfsborg.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
The lead was increased to nine points in the following round as Malmö FF won the home against Mjällby, 4–1, while Elfsborg saw themselves passed by IFK Göteborg. These results made it possible for Malmö FF to secure the league title in the 27th round in the away game against title competitors AIK at Friends Arena on 5 October. As IFK Göteborg and Elfsborg lost their matches before kick-off between Malmö FF and AIK, the club needed a draw to secure the title. The club's 18th Swedish championship and 21st Allsvenskan title was won after a 3–2 win against AIK. The result meant a 12-point lead with only nine points left to play for in the last three fixtures.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
With nothing left to play for in the last three matches, Malmö FF only managed to gather three points out of nine. In the 28th round the club hosted Elfsborg at home, Elfsborg won the match 2–1 after two goals in the second half for the guests. The last home game of the season against Brommapojkarna ended in a 2–0 win in a match full of chances for the home team. The last match of the league season took place on 1 November at Kopparvallen against Åtvidaberg.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Allsvenskan
Malmö FF took the lead in the first half with a goal from former Åtvidaberg player Anton Tinnerholm who joined Malmö FF in the summer of 2014. Åtvidaberg managed to turn the game around and won 2–1, the last goal being scored by Kristian Bergström who had previously played for Malmö FF. This goal also made Bergström the league's oldest goalscorer of all time at 40 years of age. After the game, Malmö FF were presented with the league trophy Lennart Johanssons Pokal.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Cupen
Malmö FF qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen in the 2013 season by beating Sävedalens IF 6–0 on 21 August 2013. The club was seeded first in the group stage draw after finishing first in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The groups were drawn on 13 November 2013 and Malmö FF were drawn against three clubs from the 2013 Superettan, fourth-placed Degerfors IF, fifth-placed Hammarby IF and sixth-placed Ängelholms FF. The group stage was played between 1 and 15 March 2014 before the start of the league season.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Cupen
The first match was a home fixture against Degerfors IF at Malmö IP on 1 March, Malmö FF won the match 7–1 after a hat-trick by Simon Kroon. The second match was an away fixture against Ängelholms FF on 8 March, a Scanian derby, Malmö FF won the match 3–0. The fixture was played at Malmö IP as Ängelholms IP was not approved for play, Ängelholm was technically designated as the home team for the fixture.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Cupen
The third and final match was a home fixture against Hammarby IF on 15 March at Malmö Stadion which Malmö FF won 3–2, this was the first meeting between the two clubs since Hammarby was relegated to Superettan after the 2009 Allsvenskan season. With an attendance of 8,276 Malmö FF set a new record attendance for a match in the Svenska Cup group stage.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Cupen
Malmö FF won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals where they faced fellow Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna. The quarter-finals were drawn on 17 March, the club was seeded in the draw after finishing as one of the four best group winners. The quarter-final was played at home on 22 March, Malmö FF won the match 2–0. The semi-finals were drawn on 25 March with Malmö FF drawn against rivals Helsingborgs IF in a home fixture. The Scanian derby was played at Swedbank Stadion on 1 May with Helsingborg winning the match 2–0. Helsingborg advanced to the final at Friends Arena on 18 May where they lost to IF Elfsborg.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Cupen
The draw for the second round of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen was held on 7 August. Malmö FF faced Division 1 side IS Halmia at Örjans Vall on 15 November. The match was initially planned to be played in August but was postponed due to Malmö FF's participation in the qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Malmö FF won 2–1 after extra time and progressed to the group stage to be held in March 2015.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Supercupen
Malmö FF qualified for the 2014 Svenska Supercupen by winning the 2014 Allsvenskan on 5 October 2014. The match was played at home at Malmö Stadion on 9 November 2014 and the club's opponents were the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen winners IF Elfsborg. This was the second successive and third time in total that the club competed in Svenska Supercupen. Malmö FF won their second successive title after winning 5–4 on penalties after the match had ended 2–2 after extra time. Isaac Kiese Thelin scored Malmö FF's first goal in the 89th minute of ordinary time, equalizing Elfsborg's 1–0 lead.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, Svenska Supercupen
In the second half of extra time Emil Forsberg made it 2–1 to Malmö FF before Elfsborg could equalize to 2–2 after having scored a penalty in the 120th minute. In the penalty shoot-out Malmö FF scored in five out of six penalties while Elfsborg scored four, Erdal Rakip scored the match-winning penalty.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
Malmö FF qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League by merit of finishing first in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The club entered the competition in the second round of qualification. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 23 June, Malmö FF was unseeded in the draw. The club was drawn against the 2013 Latvian champions FK Ventspils. This was only the second time that Malmö FF faced Latvian opposition in European competition, and the first time since 1996.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
The first leg of the fixture was played at home on 16 July and ended in a 0–0 draw after a game of few chances from either side. The away fixture at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions was played on 23 July and ended with a 1–0 win for Malmö FF, thus taking them through to the third qualifying round with 1–0 on aggregate.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
Malmö FF faced Czech side Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round, Malmö FF were unseeded in the draw held on 18 July. The first leg was played at the Generali Arena in Prague on 29 July and ended in a 4–2 defeat for Malmö FF after leading 2–1 at half-time. The second leg was played on 6 August at Swedbank Stadion in Malmö and ended with a 2–0 win for Malmö FF. The tie ended in a 4–4 draw with Malmö FF advancing due to the away goals rule. This was the second time Malmö FF faced a club from the Czech Republic in European competition and the first time since 1996.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
The draw for the play-off round was held on 8 August, Malmö FF was unseeded in the draw. The club was drawn against Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg. This was the third time Malmö FF faced Austrian opposition in European competition, the last time being in the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League against Austria Wien. The first leg of the tie was played at Red Bull Arena in Wals-Siezenheim on 19 August. The match ended in a 2–1 defeat for Malmö FF after Emil Forsberg scored a late goal in the 90th minute.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
The second leg was played at home at Swedbank Stadion on 27 August and ended in a 3–0 win for Malmö FF which made it 4–2 on aggregate. Thus the club qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. They were also the first Swedish club to qualify in 14 years since Helsingborgs IF in the 2000–01 season.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 August 2014 in Monaco, France. Malmö FF were seeded in pot 4 which consisted of the lowest ranked teams. The club was drawn against 2014 UEFA Champions League finalists and Spanish champions Atlético Madrid, Italian champions Juventus and Greek champions Olympiacos. Malmö FF played their first match of the group stage, an away fixture against Juventus on 16 September, and concluded the group stage on 9 December with an away fixture against Olympiacos.


2014 Malmö FF season, Summary, UEFA Champions League
In the six group stage matches Malmö FF gathered three points and ended up in fourth place, thus being knocked out of the Champions League and further European competition for the 2014–15 season. In the six matches the club won one match, the home fixture against Olympiacos 2–0, and lost the other five matches. Olympiacos was also the only team that Malmö FF managed to score against, scoring two in the home match and two in the 4–2 away loss.


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


2014 Malmö FF season, Players, Squad, Youth players with first-team appearances
Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2014.


2014 Malmö FF season, Players, Squad, Youth players with first-team appearances
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Malmö FF season, Players, Disciplinary record
Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.Notes: Allsvenskan only


2014 Malmö FF season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+1).


2014 Malta Open darts
2014 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2014.


2014 Malta migrant shipwreck
In September 2014, it was announced by the International Organization for Migration that a ship sank off the Malta coast on September 11, 2014, killing around 500 migrants. There were nine survivors. The ship left Damietta, Egypt, on September 6 and sank five days later on September 11. Two Palestinian survivors of the wreck accuse the traffickers of intentionally sinking the vessel after the refugees would not agree to transfer to a different ship.


2014 Maltese Super Cup
The 2014 Maltese Super Cup was the 32nd Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Maltese Premier League and the FA Trophy. The game was played between Valletta, champions of the 2013–14 Maltese Premier League, and Birkirkara, who beat Hibernians in the final of the 2014–15 FA Trophy. Played at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Birkirkara won the match 2–1.


2014 Maltese presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in Malta on 1 April 2014. Labour Party MP and Minister of the Family and Social Solidarity Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was unanimously elected to become the next President of Malta on 4 April 2014.


2014 Man Booker Prize
The 2014 Man Booker Prize for fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 14 October 2014. Until 2014, only novels written in English and from authors in the Commonwealth, including the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe were eligible for consideration; however from 2014 rules were changed to extend eligibility to any novel written in English. It is therefore the first time in the award's history that authors from the United States of America have been included.


2014 Man Booker Prize, Judging panel
The panel of judges is chaired by A. C. Grayling and comprises Jonathan Bate, Sarah Churchwell, Daniel Glaser, Alastair Niven and Erica Wagner.


2014 Man Booker Prize, Nominees, Longlist
A longlist of thirteen titles was announced on 23 July 2014.


2014 Man Booker Prize, Nominees, Shortlist
The shortlist of six novels was announced on 9 September 2014. It was composed of:


2014 Man Booker Prize, Winner
On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The judges spent three hours deliberating before announcing the winner. Grayling described the historical novel as a "remarkable love story as well as a story about human suffering and comradeship".


2014 Manchester City Council election
The 2014 elections to Manchester City Council were held on 22 May 2014, on the same day as the 2014 United Kingdom local elections and the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election. One-third of the council were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018.


2014 Manchester City Council election, Election result
Changes in vote share are compared to the 2012 election.


2014 Manchester City Council election, Ward results
Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2010 and are denoted with an asterisk. Changes in ward vote share are compared to the 2010 election.


2014 Manchester City Council election, Ward results, Higher Blackley
Councillor Anna Trotman stood down for family reasons and was replaced in February 2016 by Paula Sadler, also of Labour in a by-election.


2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season
The 2014 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 26th season of competitive football and its first season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, having been promoted from the FA Women's Premier League.


2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season
In September, the team made club history by reaching their first ever cup final, beating Chelsea to reach the final of the FA WSL Cup. Drawn against Arsenal, they won 1–0 to lift the first major honour in their history.


2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season, Non-competitive, Pre-season
N.B. Games against Celtic played as 60-minute matches only. Line-ups rotated between games.


2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season, Squad information, Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season, Awards, Football Association England Women's Player of the Year award
Awarded annually to the player chosen by a public vote on the Football Association website


2014 Manila Mavericks season
The 2014 Manila Mavericks season is the inaugural season of the franchise playing in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, Founding of franchise
On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be based in Bangkok.


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, Inaugural draft
The Bangkok franchise (as the Mavericks were still known at the time) participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Bangkok were


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, Move to Manila
On 10 May 2014, before the founder and owner of the franchise had been revealed to the general public, IPTL announced that the Bangkok franchise would be moved to Manila, Philippines due to political unrest in Thailand. On 19 June 2014, IPTL introduced Francis Lumen as the owner of the Manila franchise. The ownership group that moved the team to Manila comprises Filipinos Hans T. Sy, Jean Henri D. Lhuillier, Kevin Belmonte and Haresh Hiranand along with Bala Swaminathan. Sy is president of SM Prime Holdings, inc., the largest shopping mall and retail operator in the Philippines. Lhuillier is an entrepreneur and diplomat. He is president and chief executive officer of P.J. Lhuillier Incorporated, a conglomerate in the pawnbroker, financial services, retail, hotel and restaurant management, information technology, sports, and real estate industries. Lhuillier is also the honorary consul general of San Marino to the Philippines.


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, Team name
By June 2014, the Manila franchise had been named the Manila Mavericks.


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, Home venue
On 23 July 2014, the Mavericks announced that their home matches would be played at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila. On 29 August 2014, IPTL announced that the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, the first choice as a home for the Mavericks, had opened up the dates of the team's home matches making it possible for the Mavericks to play there.


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, Maria Sharapova and Treat Huey join the team
On 23 July 2014, the Mavericks announced that they had signed Maria Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Шара́пова) to replace Victoria Azarenka who would be unable to play for the team due to an ankle injury. The Mavericks also signed the top-ranked Filipino player Treat Huey.


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Season recap, First coach
On 27 October 2014, Treat Huey was named the Mavericks' first coach.


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Match log
Key: MS = men's singles; MD = men's doubles; WS = women's singles; MXD = mixed doubles; LS = legends' singles; OT = overtime (additional games played in extended fifth sets); SO = men's singles super shoot-out


2014 Manila Mavericks season, Television coverage
Television coverage in the Philippines of Mavericks matches was provided by ABS-CBN.


2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Manitoba, was held from January 8 to 12 at the Tundra Oil & Gas Place in Virden. The winning Chelsea Carey team went on to represent Manitoba at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal.


2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).


2014 Manitoba municipal elections
The Canadian province of Manitoba held municipal elections on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Election day was held on July 25, 2014 for several beach resorts including Winnipeg Beach, Dunnottar and Victoria Beach. Mayors, councillors, and school board trustees were elected. Candidate registration opened on May 1, 2014 and closed on September 16, 2014.


2014 Manitoulin District municipal elections
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Manitoulin District of Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2014 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2014 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 65th in the club's history. Coached by Geoff Toovey and co-captained by Jamie Lyon and Jason King, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 2nd (out of 16). Having made their 10th consecutive finals series, the Sea Eagles were knocked in the second week of play-offs by eventual grand finalists, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Manly were leading the NRL Table for the greater part of the season, only to place 2nd after losing to the Cowboys.


2014 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Pre-season
The Sea Eagles competed in the 2014 NRL Auckland Nines tournament during the pre-season, the first time the 9-a-side knockout competition was held. Manly won 1 of 3 games.


2014 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Departures
Manly suffered the loss of Glenn Stewart after Salary Cap problems. Stewart, went to South Sydney Rabbitohs and will play there on a 2-year contract. Manly players (including Glenns brother Brett ) wanting out of the club.


2014 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Departures
Many rumours were flying around about Anthony Watmough and Daly Cherry-Evans going to Parramatta.


2014 Manx Grand Prix
2014 Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling including the Manx Grand Prix and the Classic TT Races were held between Saturday 16 August and Friday 29 August 2014 on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course.


2014 Maranhão gubernatorial election
The Maranhão gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Maranhão in Brazil. If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election would have been held on 26 October. Governor Roseana was ineligible to run due to term limits. Former Embratur President Dino, who lost to Sarney in 2010, won a landslide election against Senator Lobão Filho to become the sole Governor from one of the two Communist parties.


2014 Marbella Cup
The 2014 Marbella Football Cup was held in February 2014 in Marbella, Spain. Four teams participated in the tournament, one from Bulgaria, one from Sweden, one from China and one from Romania. This tournaments was a predecessor of the current Marbella Cup tournament.


2014 Marburg Open
The 2014 Marburg Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Marburg, Germany between 23 and 29 June 2014.


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


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


2014 Marburg Open – Doubles
Andrey Golubev and Evgeny Korolev were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2014 Marburg Open – Doubles
Jaroslav Pospíšil and Franko Škugor won the title, defeating Diego Sebastián Schwartzman and Horacio Zeballos in the final 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Marburg Open – Singles
Andrey Golubev was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.


2014 Marburg Open – Singles
Horacio Zeballos won the title, defeating Thiemo de Bakker in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season
The 2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 WTA Tour. Sharapova began the season, having only played one match since the previous June due to a shoulder injury,  at the Brisbane International. After failing to defend her points during the winter and spring hard court season, Sharapova almost dropped out of the Top 10. She rebounded by dominating the clay court season which saw her win Stuttgart, Madrid and the French Open. Her only loss on clay came to a resurgent Ana Ivanovic. She then won her first hard court title since the 2013 BNP Paribas Open at the China Open. Her season ended on 24 October 2014 following her elimination from the round robin stage at the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore. She ended the year ranked no. 2 behind Serena Williams.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Brisbane International
Sharapova began her season at the Brisbane International, having pulled out of the event in the previous two seasons. Her comeback began with a straightforward 6–3, 6–0 win over Caroline Garcia. She then received a walkover before her second round match with home favourite Ashleigh Barty, with Barty citing a left adductor tear as reason for her withdrawal. In the quarterfinals, Sharapova played world #30 Kaia Kanepi and prevailed in three sets, having lost the opener to the Estonian. Sharapova's run ended in the semifinals with a 6–2, 7–6 (7) defeat to world #1 Serena Williams. The defeat was Sharapova's fourteenth consecutive defeat to Williams, a run stretching back to 2004. Despite the defeat, Sharapova's world ranking climbed slightly to world #3, overtaking Li Na.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Sharapova's next tournament was the first major of the year, the Australian Open, an event she had previously won in 2008. She was seeded third and was defending heavy points from the previous years semifinal, which she lost in straight sets to Li Na. Sharapova began her title bid against American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and prevailed 6–3, 6–4. She then faced Italian Karin Knapp in the second round and ultimately won 6–4, 4–6, 10–8, in a match that lasted for almost three and a half hours.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Following the match, the tournament was criticized from some quarters, for allowing the match to continue under the closed roof on Rod Laver Arena, despite play being stopped on all other courts due to the tournaments Extreme Heat policy. Sharapova later played down the complaints stating "I think you just get numb to [the heat], it just doesn't faze you any more. I'm happy – these are the matches that you work for." Next, Sharapova had a much easier time in the third round, defeating French 25th seed Alizé Cornet in straight sets 6–1, 7–6.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Her run however came to an end in the fourth round, when she lost in three sets to the Slovakian 20th seed (and eventual finalist) Dominika Cibulková. Sharapova had won the first set 6–3, but the lost the next two sets to be eliminated from the competition. Sharapova's ranking fell two places to world #5 after the tournament.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Paris Open GDF Suez
Following defeat at the Australian Open, Sharapova entered the Premier level Open GDF Suez in Paris as the top seed. Her confectionery venture Sugarpova was one of the tournaments primary sponsors. She began the event with a straightforward 6–0, 6–1 victory over world #31 Daniela Hantuchová, her ninth consecutive win over the Slovak after losing their opening meeting in 2004. She then progressed through the quarterfinals with a 6–2, 6–2 win over Kirsten Flipkens, before losing to compatriot and eventual champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinal match. Sharapova had again won the first set, before Pavlyuchenkova came back to win in three, to claim her first career victory over Sharapova. Sharapova's ranking remained steady at world #5 after the event.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, BNP Paribas Open
After not playing during the month of February, Sharapova returned to action at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. She was the defending champion at the event, having beaten Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2 in the 2013 final. As the fourth seed, Sharapova received a bye in the first round and thus began her title defence in the second round, facing German world #86 Julia Görges. Sharapova made short work of her opponent, winning 6–1, 6–4. In the third round, Sharapova faced 22-year-old qualifier Camila Giorgi for the first time in her career. Despite being the heavy favourite to progress, Sharapova was stunned by Giorgi in three sets, losing the defence of her title 3–6, 6–4, 5–7. The early defeat proved costly for Sharapova's ranking, which dropped two further places to world #7 after the event.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, 2014 Sony Open Tennis
After her early loss at Indian Wells, Sharapova looked to bounce back at the Sony Open Tennis event in Key Biscayne, Florida. Sharapova entered the tournament having been the beaten finalist on five previous occasions, including the last three editions of the competition, losing against Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwańska and Serena Williams respectively. Despite her ranking having dropped to #7, she entered the tournament as the fourth seed and again received a bye to the second round.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, 2014 Sony Open Tennis
There, Sharapova played her first career meeting with Japan's Kurumi Nara and won in straight sets 6–3, 6–4, to set up a third round match against world #26 Lucie Šafářová. Though Sharapova failed to convert two match points in the second set (and eight overall), she eventually overcame her Czech opponent on her ninth match point, winning 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 to advance to the fourth round. She next faced Kirsten Flipkens, and despite never previously losing a set to her opponent (including at their previous 2014 meeting in Paris), she lost the first set 3–6.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, 2014 Sony Open Tennis
However, Sharapova then regrouped and won the following two sets 6–4, 6–1 to advance the quarterfinals. There, Sharapova earned her first top ten victory of the year, seeing off world #8 Petra Kvitová 7–5, 6–1, to set up a semifinal rematch against Serena Williams. However, despite making a strong start, Sharapova once again fell foul of the world #1, losing 6–4, 6–3. The defeat was Sharapova's third semifinal loss of 2014, each to the eventual winner of the tournament. Sharapova again dropped slightly in the rankings to world #9, her lowest position since returning to the top 10 in 2011.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Sharapova began her clay court season at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. She entered the tournament having never previously lost at the event, and as the two-time defending champion following her victories over Victoria Azarenka and Li Na in the 2012 and 2013 finals respectively.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Seeded sixth, Sharapova began her campaign facing Lucie Šafářová for the second time in 2014, and their match proved just as dramatic as their previous encounter in Key Biscayne, with Sharapova ultimately prevailing in three hours and twenty four minutes, 7–6, 6–7, 7–6, having previously being two points from defeat in the final set. The second round proved to be far more straightforward for Sharapova, as she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–4, 6–3 to avenge her earlier defeat to the Russian in Paris.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
In the subsequent quarterfinals, Sharapova beat top seed and world #3 Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets, and then advanced to her third consecutive Stuttgart final by comfortably beating Sara Errani 6–1, 6–2 in the semifinals, setting up a title decider with world #12 Ana Ivanovic. The match was the first final to be contested between the pair since the 2008 Australian Open, won by Sharapova.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Ivanovic started the final strong, winning the first set 6–3 and taking a 3–1 lead in the second, however Sharapova then recovered, winning 11 of the remaining 13 games to claim her third consecutive title at Stuttgart with a 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 win. The victory secured Sharapova's first title of the year, and the first since her previous visit to the event. Stuttgart is the first title that Sharapova has ever won on three occasions in her career.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Mutua Madrid Open
Next, Sharapova traveled to Spain, for the Mutua Madrid Open, a Premier Mandatory event. She entered the tournament as the eighth seed, defending finalist points after her defeat to Serena Williams in the 2013 title decider. Following a comfortable first round victory over Klára Koukalová, Sharapova was forced to rally from a 1–4 deficit in the final set against Christina McHale in the second round, eventually prevailing 6–1, 4–6, 6–4. In the third round, Sharapova continued her dominance over Australian Samantha Stosur, earning a 6–4, 6–3 victory, her twelfth over Stosur in fourteen career meetings.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Mutua Madrid Open
Sharapova was once again involved in a narrow three setter in her quarterfinal match, beating world #2 Li Na 2–6, 7–6, 6–3. She then beat Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 6–4 in the semifinal, to earn a berth in the Madrid final for the second time in a row. This time she faced world #5 Simona Halep for the title, but started slowly, losing the first set 6–1. From there however, Sharapova slowly regained her dominance in the game, and eventually came out the victor, earning her first Madrid title and her second overall in 2014 with a 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 victory. Following the match, Sharapova's world ranking recovered slightly back to world #7. She remains unbeaten on clay in 2014 and is currently on an eleven match winning streak.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Aiming for her third consecutive title, and to keep her unbeaten clay court record alive, Sharapova went to Italy to contest in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, a Premier 5 tournament. As she entered the tournament as the eighth seed, she had a bye in the first round. Sharapova struggled through her second round match against Monica Puig, coming back from a 2–1 deficit in the first set and a 4–1 deficit in the second to win the match 6–3, 7–5. In the third round, Sharapova faced eleventh seed Ana Ivanovic, who she defeated in Stuttgart. Despite Sharapova winning their last six meetings, she lost to Ivanovic 1–6, 4–6.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
Sharapova was seeded seventh at this year French Open. She played Ksenia Pervak, Tsvetana Pironkova and Paula Ormaechea in the opening rounds, and dominated all three matches in straight sets, including a "double bagel" over Ormaechea. In round four Sharapova played Australian 19th seed Samantha Stosur. She dropped the first set and found herself 3–4 down in the second, before improving and winning all nine of the remaining games. In the quarter final, Sharapova faced Garbiñe Muguruza who had knocked out Serena Williams in the second round.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
Sharapova started slowly, losing the first set 1–6 and being broken in the second set. However, she again made a late comeback and came out the 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 winner, to set up a fourth consecutive French Open semifinal. Here, she played Eugenie Bouchard, the 18th seed. For a third consecutive match, she came from a set down to win the match 4–6 7–5 6–2. In the grand final, her opponent was Romanian 4th seed, and Grand Slam final debutante, Simona Halep.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
In what was later described as one of the best Grand Slam finals in years, Sharapova claimed the first set 6–4, before losing the second set tiebreak to Halep. Despite struggling early in the third set, Sharapova's experience prevailed and after over three hours, she emerged victorious with a 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 win, claiming her fifth Grand Slam title, and second at the French Open. After the tournament, Sharapova's ranking improved to World #5, and she also claimed top spot in the WTA's "Road to Singapore" leaderboard. Following the early end to her 2013 season, Sharapova additionally only has 101 points to defend until the end of the year.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Grasscourt Season, Wimbledon
Sharapova was seeded fifth at this year Wimbledon, defending second round points after her shock defeat to Michelle Larcher de Brito in 2013. She quickly improved on her previous result, with quick wins over local wildcard Samantha Murray and qualifier Timea Bacsinszky. She then continued her strong start over grass-court specialist Alison Riske 6–3, 6–0 to set up a fourth round clash with world #7 Angelique Kerber to whom she lost 6–7 6–4 4–6 after saving six match points in the final set.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series & US Open, Rogers Cup
Sharapova began the 2014 US Open Series at the Rogers Cup, where she gained a top 4 seeding for the first time since the Sony Open in March, by virtue of Li Na's withdrawal from the tournament with a knee injury. Receiving a bye through the first round, Maria opened up her campaign against Garbiñe Muguruza, whom she had defeated in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros earlier in the year.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series & US Open, Rogers Cup
Following a quick start by her opponent, which saw Sharapova fall behind a set and a break, Maria broke back in the fourth game of the second set and won eleven of the last thirteen games to win the match 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. In her third round match, Sharapova faced Muguruza's doubles partner Carla Suárez Navarro.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series & US Open, Rogers Cup
Another slow start saw Sharapova fall into a quick 0–5 deficit in the first set and although she was able to hold and break Suárez Navarro's serve for 2–5, Carla broke to win the first set 2–6. Sharapova was twice a break down in the second set at 0–2 and 1–3 but she broke back both times and leveled the match by winning the set 6–4. The match had been littered with rain delays and the final one of the match saw Sharapova come out to another slow start in the third set, which Sharapova consequently lost 2–6. This was Maria's first loss to Suárez Navarro, tying their head-to-head at one apiece.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series & US Open, Western & Southern Open
Sharapova next participated at the tournament in Cincinnati, where she was previously the champion in 2011. Sharapova was seeded fifth, and advanced to the quarterfinals with wins over Madison Keys and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She then earned her third win of 2014 against world #2 Simona Halep in a lengthy three set match. In the semifinals, Sharapova met Ana Ivanovic for the third time in the year. Despite coming back from a set down, Sharapova missed two match points in the final set and went on to lose 2–6, 7–5, 5–7.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series & US Open, US Open
Sharapova was seeded 5th at the final Grand Slam of the year. She comfortably dispatched of compatriot Maria Kirilenko in the first round, before advancing again, this time in three sets over Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru. In the third round, Sharapova defeated 26th seed Sabine Lisicki in straight sets to set up a fourth round tie against tenth seed Caroline Wozniacki, but lost there to the eventual finalist, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Asian hard court season, Wuhan Open
After almost a month of inactivity, Sharapova returned to the tour at the inaugural tournament at Wuhan. As the fourth seed, she received a bye in the first round, before facing Svetlana Kuznetsova for the first time in over three years, defeating her compatriot in three sets. Her run at the tournament came to an abrupt end in the next round, when she was stunned by world #61 Timea Bacsinszky in two close sets.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Asian hard court season, China Open
Sharapova next played at the China Open in Beijing, her first return to the event since defeat at the hands of Victoria Azarenka in the 2012 final. She quickly advanced to the quarterfinals without dropping a set, defeating Kaia Kanepi, Elina Svitolina and avenging her Montreal defeat to Carla Suárez Navarro. She then defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova for the second time in two weeks, this time at the loss of only four games, to claim a semifinal berth against Ana Ivanovic.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, Asian hard court season, China Open
Despite enduring a lengthy final service game that contained three aces and four double faults, Sharapova emerged in straight sets 6–0, 6–4, to tie her 2014 rivalry with Ivanovic at two wins apiece. In the final, Sharapova faced world #3 Petra Kvitová. She was broken in the very first game of the match, but rebounded to claim the first set 6–4. Kvitová then upped her game to claim the second set, but Sharapova rebounded in the final set, claiming a 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 victory and her fourth tournament win of the year. The victory, her first at Beijing, was her first tournament victory on a hard court since Indian Wells in 2013, and her four titles of the year represented her best haul since winning five titles in 2006.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, WTA Finals
Sharapova's final event of the year came at the 2014 WTA Finals, held in Singapore for the first time. As the second seed, she was placed in the White Group alongside Petra Kvitová, Agnieszka Radwańska and Caroline Wozniacki. Sharapova started the tournament poorly, losing in three sets to Wozniacki before being pushed to the brink of elimination after a straight sets defeat to Kvitová. In spite of losing her first two matches, Sharapova entered her final match against Radwańska still able to qualify for the semifinals, provided that she won in straight sets, while Wozniacki did the same against Kvitová.


2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Year in detail, WTA Finals
Despite taking a commanding 7–5, 5–1 lead against Radwańska, Sharapova was unable to convert three match points and ultimately lost the second set on a tiebreak, eliminating her from the tournament. She went on to win the deciding set to earn her first round-robin win, but the result wasn't enough to see her into the semifinals. In the following match, Wozniacki beat Kvitová  6–2, 6–3, meaning that Sharapova would have progressed had she won the second set. In spite of the round-robin elimination, Sharapvoa retained her ranking position, finishing 2014 ranked second behind Serena Williams.


2014 Marin Čilić tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Marin Čilić in 2014, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2014 Marin Čilić tennis season, Yearly records, Head-to-head matchups
Stan Wawrinka had a 54–21 (72.0% of wins) match win-loss record in the 2014 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 6–3 (66.7% of wins). The following list is ordered by number of wins:


2014 Marion Blue Racers season
The 2014 Marion Blue Racers season was the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.


2014 Marion Blue Racers season
In May 2013, the Blue Racers announced that they were leaving the CIFL again, this time to join the Xtreme Indoor Football League. The league was supposed to be run by Blue Racers owner LaMonte Coleman. However, in August 2013, the Blue Racers re-signed with the CIFL to a multi-year contract. Coleman has hired Marc Huddleston as the 2014 Head Coach and Director of Football Operations. After a 5–1 start, the Blue Racers announced that Coleman would be taking over as the team's head coach.


2014 Marion Blue Racers season
The Blue Racers recovered from a down season in 2013, by winning the CIFL's new South Division title, clinching them home-field advantage in the South Division playoffs. The Blue Racers faced off against the Northern Kentucky River Monsters in the South Division title game and won 56–40. With the win over Northern Kentucky, the Blue Racers clinched their second berth in the CIFL Championship Game. After three quarters of play, the Blue Racers were tied at 26 with the Erie Explosion in the 2014 CIFL Championship Game when Aaron Smentanka found Evan Twombly for a score. After Marion turned over the ball on downs, Richard Stokes scored again for the Explosion, which turned out to be the final score of the game, making the score 38–26.


2014 Marion Blue Racers season, Schedule, Regular season
*The Columbus War Eagles played a fill in game for the Port Huron Patriots, who forfeited the final 3 games of the season.


2014 Marist Red Foxes football team
The 2014 Marist Red Foxes football team represented Marist College in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd year head coach Jim Parady and played their home games at Leonidoff Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champion Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game, defeating the Bulldogs 26–23 to become C-USA Champions. They were invited to the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated MAC champion Northern Illinois, 52–23.


2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
The 2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League season is the second-tier club football competition in Nepal.


2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League, Teams
Of the 13 participating teams, eight remain following the 2013 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. They are joined by two teams promoted from the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League and three relegated from the 2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.


2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League, Teams
Naya Basti Youth Club was promoted from the 2012 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League. Whereas, Madhyapur Youth Association, Bansbari Football Club and Boudha Football Club were relegated from the 2012-13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.


2014 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League, Teams
Boys Union Club were promoted to the 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League from the previous season. Swoyambhu Club and United Club had to withdraw from the competition due to financial reasons and were relegated to the Martyr's Memorial C-Division League.


2014 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League
The 2014 Martyr's Memorial C-Division League season is the third-tier club football competition in Nepal. All matches were played at the ANFA Technical Centre in Chyasal. Khumaltar Youth Club won the championship and promotion to the B-Division whereas Kathmandu Club and Boys Sports Club got relegated.


2014 Maryland Attorney General election
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler was eligible to seek a third term in office, but instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland.


2014 Maryland Attorney General election
Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. The Democrats nominated State Senator Brian Frosh and the Republicans nominated attorney Jeffrey Pritzker.


2014 Maryland Comptroller election
The Maryland Comptroller election of 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Comptroller of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot ran for re-election to a third term in office.


2014 Maryland Comptroller election
Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. Franchot was re-nominated by the Democrats and the Republicans nominated former Amtrak CFO William Henry Campbell.


2014 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary
Shortly after being re-elected in 2010, incumbent Comptroller Peter Franchot began considering running for Governor of Maryland in 2014. Six potential candidates for the position of Comptroller emerged during this time: State House of Delegates Majority Leader Kumar P. Barve, State Delegate Jon Cardin, State Delegate Galen R. Clagett, former Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan, State Delegate Brian Feldman and State Senator James Rosapepe, with Barve and Rosapepe saying they would definitely run if Franchot did not. In December 2012, Franchot announced that he would not be running for governor. Barve and Rosapepe subsequently ended their campaigns and Cardin, Claggett and Duncan decided to run for other offices. In September 2013, Franchot officially declared that he was running for a third term. Feldman did not rule out challenging him but ultimately declined to do so.


2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team
The 2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Terrapins played their home games at Shipley Field, in their final season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Maryland finished the regular season with a 40–21 record, including a 15–14 record in ACC play, finishing in a tie for second place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings, behind Florida State and tied with Clemson.


2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team
Maryland earned a bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they were placed in the Charlottesville Super Regional, with South Carolina, Old Dominion, and Campbell in the Columbia Regional. Maryland defeated Old Dominion and South Carolina (twice) to advance to the Super Regional, where there lost two out of three games to eventual national runner-up Virginia.


2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team, Previous Season
In 2013, the Terrapins finished the season fourth in the ACC Atlantic Division with a record of 30–25, and 11–19 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team, MLB Draft
The following members of the 2014 Maryland Terrapins baseball team were eventually selected in the MLB Draft.


2014 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2014 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins were led by fourth-year head coach Randy Edsall and played their home games at Byrd Stadium. This marked the Terrapins' inaugural season as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Big Ten East Division after 61 seasons as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2014 Maryland Terrapins football team
The non-conference slate included a game against Syracuse, who joined the ACC in 2013 and was part of the Atlantic Division with Maryland in the Terrapins' final season in the ACC, and regional rival West Virginia, in the schools' 51st contest. Maryland finished with a 4–4 record in Big Ten play, placing third in the East Division behind ranked teams Ohio State and Michigan State. Ending the regular season at 7–5, Maryland accepted an invitation to the Foster Farms Bowl, where Stanford defeated the Terrapins, 45–21.


2014 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team
The 2014 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team was the college's 69th season of playing organized men's college soccer, and the school's first in the Big Ten Conference.