2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
At the time Østre Landsret followed the previous court but in July 2014, the Højesteret ruled that the police could in fact not investigate the seized material until the main case, which later began in December 2014, had concluded in the same court. However, the state prosecutor indicated that they believed the police would be unable to satisfactorily investigate parts of the scandal if they were not allowed to use the material. Concretely, the police wished to search for the words "nurse", "police", and "source". The investigation met further problems when one of the involved persons was declared too ill to be interviewed.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
In January 2015, the Højesteret came to a ruling in the main case that gave the police the right to search Aller's digital storage. The ruling stated that:


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
After considering the concrete circumstances of the case, including the nature of the illegal activity and the seizure's significance in possibly casting light on these activities as well as the lack of societal impact of releasing information about the celebrities' private lives, the Højesteret decided that adherence to source protection must be waived in favour of furthering investigation of the illegal activities. The seizures were therefore in agreement with both the Retsplejelov [court procedural law] and the European Convention on Human Rights.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
Copenhagen's Vestegns Politi consequently began searching the material, which filled 13 terabytes.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
The Danish Data Protection Agency also investigated to determine whether Se og Hør had violated Danish privacy law. They chose not to investigate Nets because that company instead fell under the jurisdiction of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Additionally the Digitaliseringsstyrelse (Agency for Digitisation) demanded a statement from Nets regarding the security of their handling of NemID.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
Nets themselves carried out an internal investigation and published their initial findings on 5 May 2014. They acknowledged the finding of "patterns in behaviour indicating that abuse may have occurred" and stated that the illegal actions appeared to have been carried out by an IBM employee. Later findings were passed directly to the police without public announcement. The police, Nets, and IBM all investigated not just the apparent credit card information leakage to Se og Hør but also whether any further leaks had occurred, especially any involving NemID.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
The insurance agency Topdanmark demanded an explanation from IBM, which they used for IT services.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
Aller Media initiated an external investigation led by the lawyer Henrik Stagetorn and PwC employee Mikkel Sthyr. The results were initially expected within a few weeks. However, the impartiality and extent of the investigation was quickly criticised. Aller Fonden owned over 50% of the shares in Aller Holding A/S; the director of the former, law professor Linda Nielsen, chose to resign as she did not believe the investigation was sufficiently thorough. The investigation was weakened by the non-cooperation of several of the involved parties, including the former Se og Hør journalist Kasper Kopping.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries
The leaks of information to Se og Hør from SAS and Copenhagen Airport led to transport minister Magnus Heunicke ordering an investigation by the Danish Transport Authority.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Reaction of the parliament
Several members of the Folketing officially asked questions regarding the case. Amongst others, in May 2014 Enhedslisten's Pernille Skipper asked the Folketing's Retsudvalg whether PET had received tip-offs in connection with the surveillance. PET's answer via the Ministry of Justice confirmed that tip-offs had been received as early as November 2011 stating that "Se og Hør apparently have access to certain information about celebrities' flights and credit card usage". The then Justice Minister Karen Hækkerup commented that it was "a damn shame" that PET had dropped investigation into the case.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Reaction of the parliament
The Se og Hør case and various other incidences of problematic personal data protection led to the Folketing's Retsudvalg and Kulturudvalg requiring the government to accept extra binding security responsibilities in June 2014. This caused the creation of two working groups to, amongst other activities, investigate the possible need for an IT minister.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Charges and sentences
The law professional Oluf Jørgensen commented that based on the details published in the media immediately after the breaking of the scandal, he believed that legal "aggravating circumstances" were at play in the case. Frans Mortensen, another legal expert, was in agreement and specifically thought it probable the Danish Penal Code's paragraph 263 would apply. This allows for up to 6 years of imprisonment. This was significant because unless aggravating circumstances could be proven, it would be impossible to prosecute Se og Hør's former chief editor Henrik Qvortrup; having left the magazine in 2008, he was protected by the statute of limitations in the event that he had been sufficiently involved to draw charges.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Charges and sentences
On 6 May 2014, the alleged hush-hush source himself was charged and attended a hearing under paragraph 263 of the Danish Penal Code. However, the police expected to prosecute several other persons and indeed Henrik Qvortrup was charged and heard a few weeks later. Se og Hør's former news chief Lise Bondesen was charged in late June. By December 2014, a total of eight persons had been charged in connection with the case: the source, Ken B. Rasmussen, Qvortrup, former chief editor Kim Henningsen, editor Per Ingdal, journalist Kasper Kopping, Bondesen, and Aller Media A/S (as a juridical person).


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Charges and sentences
In November 2015, 20 days in Autumn 2016 (distributed between 9 September and 24 November) were set aside for court proceedings related to the case. In July 2016, eight persons and Aller Media A/S were indicted (under Danish law, charging is distinct from indictment, with the former being an indication by police that they believe an individual to have committed a crime and the latter being the public prosecutor's office's filing of intention to prosecute to the court). Among those indicted were Qvortrup, Henningsen, Ingdal, Kopping, and the source. The court at Glostrup announced the verdict on 24 November 2016.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Charges and sentences
Ingdal received a not guilty verdict. Qvortrup was sentenced to one years' suspended imprisonment, three months' unconditional imprisonment, and 200 hours of community service. Henningsen received one year's suspended imprisonment. Rasmussen and Kopping both received suspended sentences of four months. The source was sentenced to one year and six months' unconditional imprisonment; they appealed but the sentence was upheld at Østre Landsret on 8 August 2017. Finally, Aller Media were ordered to pay a fine of DKK 10 million.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Investigation and inquiries, Charges and sentences
In 2017, a lawyer representing 19 of the surveillance victims sued Aller Media for DKK 6 million.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context
The case concluded whilst Gottfrid Svartholm was under remand in Denmark, accused of cyber crimes against Danish authorities and companies; at the same time, foreign media continued to report on Edward Snowden's leaks about state surveillance.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context
The scandal broke during a time where Aller Media were experiencing a fall in the readership of many of their magazines. Following the revelations, Se og Hør's print circulation fell by over 18,000 to below 100,000. The magazine's reader numbers (in print and online) also fell with 100,000 fewer readers in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. The scandal affected Aller's profits; the company reported a deficit of almost DKK 8 million for the financial year 2013/2014. Journalists had in the past been found to be one of the least trusted professions in Denmark, and the scandal led to a further decrease in publicly-perceived trustworthiness.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Media debate
The wider use of rewards for tip-offs by the tabloid press was debated. Culture minister Marianne Jelved described the rewards as unethical but conceded that they were not illegal and that she therefore did not wish to become involved in regulatory changes. Se og Hør's chief editor Nils Pinborg initially defended the rewards but later chose to suspend the system after Jelved's comments. Ekstra Bladet had a similar system, which chief editor Poul Madsen chose to continue. However, Ekstra Bladet's rewards of between DKK 500 and 1,000 were significantly lower than those at Se og Hør. In contrast, other Danish media including DR, Politiken and Fyns Amts Avis do not pay their sources. Politiken in particular does not consider source payment to be "a trustworthy and ethical way to work".


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Media debate
The independent press regulator decided not to initiate an investigation since they did not consider the revealed details explicit evidence that Se og Hør had used sensitive information. It did however encourage "the press to itself consider the question of paid sources and to decide whether there is a need to enshrine more specific advice in the guidelines about good press etiquette followed by the press itself". In a continuation of this announcement, the chief of the Danish Union of Journalists, Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, stated that he personally did not consider "paid sources to have a home in journalism".


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Media debate
Aller Media had not registered its editorial database and was not alone in this. Other unregistered Danish media included Metroxpress, Berlingske Nyhedsbureau, Nordjyske Stiftstidende, Søndagsavisen, Ingeniøren, Radio24syv, and several of the regional divisions of TV 2. These organisations were thus in possible conflict with data protection legislation. The head lawyer at the journalism trade association Danske Medier believed there could be a "potentially huge problem" if many people exercised their right to have their information deleted from the unregistered databases.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Media debate
As a result of the Se og Hør case, politicians suggested a tripling of both the fines in press-related legal cases and the prison sentences for libel. Bent Falbert, a former editor-in-chief at Ekstra Bladet, called this "an uncivilised  measure" and suggested that the freedom of the press in Denmark was in danger.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
Banks and providers of credit card payment services are usually expected to have very effective IT security. Nets, along with all other payment service providers, must be certified under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and when the scandal broke had last been certified in 2013 by the British firm Foregenix. However, the security emphasis is on protection of card numbers as opposed to the transaction data leaked by the source. Furthermore, the standard does not deal with attacks by insiders with system access; employees must therefore be implicitly trusted by the service provider.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, which is responsible for regulation of IT security at 407 financial organisations operating in Denmark, had performed very few inspections in the period leading up to the leaks; from 2008 to the breaking of the scandal in 2014, just 29 inspections of any firm had been carried out in total. Commenting on these numbers, Venstre's business spokesperson Kim Andersen said that he "thought this area appeared to be seriously underprioritised and that the responsible ministers should have egg on their faces". Lars Pram, the director at the consumer rights organisation Forbrugerrådet Tænk, considered the inspection record to be "quite simply not good enough".


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
In a comment on the case, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote that "insiders are always the greatest threat" but also noted that "there are simply some people that must be trusted ... it isn't more complicated than that". Kamp suggested that such security workers should be given a sufficient salary and employment benefits with "freedom under responsibility and mutual trust and understanding". Additionally, he recommended peer review of any system work to spot irregularities.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
The Se og Hør case, together with Gottfrid Svartholm's charges, demonstrated that personal data could apparently be copied form domestic mainframes without Danish IT security professionals noticing; it was respectively journalists and the Swedish police that spotted the problem. Kamp specifically considered the use of IBM's mainframes by companies to be "deeply, deeply out of date" and that they should be "out of Danes' private lives". He commented on problems with IBM's mainframes, security model, software and general IT organisation:


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
It has reached the stage where it is impossible to configure and maintain an IBM mainframe without giving IBM's workers wide-ranging access, and therefore more and more firms struggling with mainframe-based IT are choosing to outsource maintenance to IBM in the first place.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
IT security expert Peter Kruse from CSIS Security Group did not consider the Se og Hør case to be an isolated one and wrote regarding IT outsourcing that his "general impression was that IT leaders at different levels, and not least IT security leaders in Denmark, have found it unusually difficult to get budgets allowing measures controlling whether contractors live up to companies' own security policies and expectations". As an example, the Danish Data Protection Agency confirmed that in two cases they experienced councils not knowing where citizens' personal data was after outsourcing to private IT companies.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, IT security
Journalist Dorte Toft called for a more active role for the Data Protection Agency and hoped that a new EU directive on data protection would come into force.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
The Danish activist Peter Kofod, writing on the Danish blogging platform DenFri in a post titled "En dybfølt tak til Se & Hør" (English: "A heartfelt thanks to Se & Hør"), commented that while Edward Snowden's NSA leaks provoked a subdued response amongst the Danish media, politicians, and "gossiping class", the Se og Hør case shifted media focus to surveillance and caused a number of influential people to recognise this surveillance as a problem. Kofod's opinion was reflected in an editorial by Information's editor-in-chief Christian Jensen, who called the contrast in reactions "surveilllance hypocrisy". Berlingske journalist Mads Kastrup wrote:


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
Currently, the greatest irony is that for several years we have been those asking ourselves what kind of story would be needed to make the public and politicians take surveillance, massive control of citizens, and the risk of abuse of personal and private data seriously...


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
and noted that the use of the hush-hush source by Se og Hør was exactly such a story.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
A week after the scandal broke, Edward Snowden wrote a piece for Berlingske that remarked "[t]he Se & Hør allegations are a reminder that until the Folketing takes action to get to the bottom of the mass surveillance problem, our rights are risk".


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
Altinget.dk's editor-in-chief Rasmus Nielsen wrote that "the Nets scandal is unfortunately just another step in the weakening of the citizen compared to the state, search egines, data harvesting and so on". He gave another example of public workers' access to the CPR database.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
The revelations about the hush-hush source appeared the same weekend that Berlingske began a series of articles on surveillance under the title "Sporet" (English: "The trail"). As a way of encouraging debate about data registration and logging, the minister Sofie Carsten Nielsen and the Folketing member Jens Joel agreed to allow the newspaper to harvest their personal data. The paper managed to obtain 2,047 Dankort transactions, 18,047 emails, 313,303 telephonic data (including SMSs and phone logs), flight bookings, tax information, and private pictures. Berlingske's access, however, appears to have been far more wide-ranging than that used by the hush-hush source. The Folketing's foreman called the series "an interesting experiment" and hoped that it would pave the way for "a much-needed debate" about the Danes' data. However, discussion of "Sporet" was almost entirely swamped by the hush-hush source revelations.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
Another dimension to the Nets case appeared a few days before the hush-hush source revelations became public; in the US, a judge ordered Microsoft to surrender personal data from their European data centre to the American authorities. Microsoft appealed and the order was upheld late in July 2014 at a district court. Danish legal professionals specialising in IT worried that this opened the possibility for American-owned firms operating in Denmark, such as KMD and CSC, to be forced to supply American authorities with Danes' personal data.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
This could, for example, be data from borger.dk (Danish state self-service portal) or the CPR database. Nets had, at around the same time, been sold to an American private equity firm, leading to rumours that Nets would also be subject to American law.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Surveillance debate
In the Folketing there was little agreement on which jurisdiction Nets was subject to; the Social Democrats' business spokesperson Benny Engelbrecht maintained that Danish data security law applied indepdenpent of the owner while Enhedslisten's Frank Aaen took the Microsoft case to mean that "there is no doubt that if Nets has American owners, then Nets will automatically fall under American legislation".


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Similar cases
The case had several similarities to the earlier and infamous News of the World phone hacking scandal, the latter of which was referred to by the politician Ellen Trane Nørby when commenting on the former.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Similar cases
Aller Media has previously experienced similar problems with the Norwegian version of Se og Hør. That scandal broke when the Norwegian Se og Hør-journalist Håvard Melnæs published (in Norway) the book En helt vanlig dag på jobben (English: Just a normal day at the office), in which he revealed that the magazine paid cash to sources at credit card companies and airlines. The existence of the sources was confirmed in a note by the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Se og Hør Odd Johan Nelvik.


2014 Se og Hør media scandal, Wider context, Similar cases
In April 2014, another case came to public attention; a well-known 33-year-old DJ from Copenhagen allegedly used a trojan to hack a wide range of celebrities' computers, gaining access to files and webcams. Investigations in the media found that 182 people had been hacked and that the offences had taken place from August 2012 to March 2014. As with the hush-hush source, the DJ was charged under the Danish Penal Code's paragraph 263 section 2.


2014 Seanad by-election
A by-election was held for a vacancy in the Cultural and Educational Panel of Seanad Éireann on 20 October 2014. The vacancy was caused by the election of Fine Gael's Deirdre Clune to the European Parliament. It was won by Independent candidate Gerard Craughwell.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election system
In vacancies in the vocational panels, the electorate in by-elections consists of Oireachtas members only. To be nominated, a candidate required the signature of nine TDs or Senators. The electorate to fill the casual vacancy was the 225 members of the Oireachtas.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election system
All votes were cast by postal ballot, and were counted using the single transferable vote. Under this system, voters can rank candidates in order of their preference, 1 as their first preference, 2 for second preference, and so on.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election
Fine Gael Senator Deirdre Clune was elected to the European Parliament for the South constituency at the 2014 European Parliament election on 23 May. This created a vacancy in the Cultural and Educational Panel.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election
Gerard Craughwell put himself forward in August 2014 as an independent candidate, initially a symbolic gesture to protest against the usual practice of the government using its parliamentary majority to secure the election of its chosen candidate. Craughwell secured nomination from members of the technical group and Fianna Fáil.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election
On 12 September 2014, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys wrote to John McNulty, a businessman who had run unsuccessfully for Donegal County Council in the 2014 local elections, offering him a place on the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA); he accepted on 15 September, and before nominations closed on 18 September Fine Gael nominated him for the by-election to fill the Seanad vacancy.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election
Opposition politicians protested that McNulty's IMMA appointment was abusive and had been made solely to bolster his eligibility for the Cultural and Educational Panel; Humphreys took responsibility for the appointment and refused to state whether others had pressed her to make it. McNulty resigned from the IMMA board on 25 September, stating its rules prohibited board members from running for election.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election
On 30 September, McNulty withdrew his name from consideration in the by-election, stating that "to contest the election would be an ongoing distraction from the critical work of Government"; however, as the period to formally withdraw had elapsed, his name remained on the ballot paper and he requested that electors not vote for him. Many electors voted for McNulty regardless, with Craughwell winning the election held on 10 October.


2014 Seanad by-election, Election
On 23 February 2016, in a televised debate before the 2016 general election, Enda Kenny appeared to concede for the first time that it was his decision to nominate McNulty to IMMA, later backtracking somewhat.


2014 Seattle Mariners season
The 2014 Seattle Mariners season was the 38th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 15th full season (16th overall) at Safeco Field. They were competitive all season and were not eliminated from post-season contention until the last day of the season, finishing with a respectable 87–75 record and third place in the AL West.


2014 Seattle Mariners season, Players stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Put out attempting to steel base; AVG = Batting average


2014 Seattle Mariners season, Players stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV=Saves; SVO = Saves Opportunity; IP = Innings pitched; H =Hits; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR= Home Run allowed; BB = Walks allowed;  SO = Strikeouts


2014 Seattle Mariners season, Players stats, Fielding
Note: G = Games played; INN = Innings; TC = Total chances; A = Total assists; E = Total errors committed; SB = Stolen bases allowed; CS = Caught stealing; PB = Passed balls; FPCT = Average of errors per total chances


2014 Seattle Reign FC season
The 2014 Seattle Reign FC season is the club's second season of play and their second season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
Following an inaugural 2013 season that saw the team finish 7th out of 8 teams, the roster was significantly overhauled by Head Coach and GM Laura Harvey, with only 9 players returning for the 2014 season. In November, the team acquired US National team forward Sydney Leroux in a trade with the Boston Breakers. Two days later, theysigned Scottish international Kim Little — who had previously played for Harvey at Arsenal — after acquiring her NWSL rights in a trade with the Washington Spirit.


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
In the January 2014 NWSL College Draft, the team selected Amanda Frisbie of Portland (1st round),  Megan Brigman of North Carolina (2nd round), and Ellen Parker of Portland (4th round). In February, they announced that they would be moving home stadiums from Starfire Sports in Tukwila to Memorial Stadium, located near downtown Seattle in Seattle Center. On February 10 they announced the signing of their third international player, adding Japanese national team midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi on loan from Japanese club side INAC Kobe Leonessa.


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Regular season
During the 2014 season, the Reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games. During the 16 game stretch, the Reign compiled a 13-0-3 record. The streak came to an end July 12, 2014 in a match against the Chicago Red Stars that ended 1-0 in favor of the Red Stars. The team finished first in the regular season clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time. Following the regular season, the team earned several league awards.


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Regular season
Kim Little won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards; Laura Harvey was named Coach of the Year; Kendall Fletcher, Jess Fishlock, Little and Nahomi Kawasumi were named to the NWSL Best XI team while goalkeeper Hope Solo and defenders Lauren Barnes and Stephanie Cox were named to the Second XI team.


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Playoffs
After defeating the Washington Spirit 2-1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2-1 by FC Kansas City during the championship final.


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


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Competitions, Regular season, Regular-season standings
Last updated: September 5, 2014Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2014 Seattle Reign FC season, Squad statistics
Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2014 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 39th in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
The season began with a 36–16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game. After struggling to a 3–3 record, which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, they went on a 9–1 run to finish the season, which included a sweep of their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who battled with them the whole season.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
They repeated as NFC West champions and finished in a three-way tie with the Packers and Cowboys for the NFC's best record, but earned the No. 1 seed based on tiebreakers, securing home-field advantage for the second consecutive season. This was the first time that a defending Super Bowl champion retained the No. 1 seed in the next season since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers. They were also the first team overall to repeat as the #1 seed in the NFC since the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles; and the first NFL team to do so since the 2013 Denver Broncos.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
The Seahawks fielded the #1 rushing attack in the league with Marshawn Lynch finishing the year with 1,306 yards and a league leading 13 rushing touchdowns. In addition to Lynch, Russell Wilson had one of the most prolific running quarterback seasons ever with a career high 849 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns along with a league leading 7.2 yards per attempt.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
The Seahawks opened the playoffs with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, becoming the first defending champion since the 2005 Patriots to win a playoff game the following season. In one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, the Seahawks advanced to Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Green Bay Packers 28–22 in overtime after trailing 16–0 at halftime and 19–7 with less than three minutes left in regulation.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
In doing so, they became the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as conference champions, the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions, the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the #1 seed in the playoffs since the 1990–1991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the #1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982–1983 Washington Redskins.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season
In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned and failed to become the first back-to-back champion since the 2004 New England Patriots, as well as the first NFC team to do so since the 1993 Dallas Cowboys. This was also the first time head coach Pete Carroll met his former team, the Patriots, and his successor, Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, as Carroll was the Patriots head coach from 1997-1999, the last head coach before Belichick was hired in 2000.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Seahawks started their 2014 season at home against the Packers, the first meeting since the controversial 'Fail Mary' game in 2012. With the win, they became the first defending Super Bowl champion team since 2011 (also Packers) to win their regular season opening game for a 1-0 start.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
This is the first game in NFL history to end in a score of 36-16. In all five years that Pete Carroll was head coach of the Seahawks, so far, he has had at least one game end in a score never before achieved.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at San Diego Chargers
This would be their largest margin of defeat since their 13-23 loss to the Cowboys in 2011.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
This would be the first Super Bowl rematch (Super Bowl opponents in the previous year who face each other again in the current year) since 1997. Although the Broncos would rally in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime, the Seahawks scored a touchdown in overtime to win. They entered their bye week at 2–1.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Washington Redskins
Percy Harvin had three touchdowns in this game negated by penalties. This was his penultimate game with the Seahawks.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 30-23. The Seahawks suffered only their second home loss since Russell Wilson became the starting quarterback at the start of the 2012 season (the other loss was to the Cardinals in Week 16 of the 2013 season). Wilson struggled mightily, going 14/28 for only 126 yards with 1 rushing touchdown, 0 touchdown passes, and a game sealing interception. The defense also gave up several big plays, including a 3rd and 20 first down conversion in the 4th quarter. The conversion eventually led to a touchdown that put the Cowboys up 27-23. The 30 points that were allowed by the Seahawks were the most they allowed in any home game in the Wilson era. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3-2 on the season.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: at Carolina Panthers
This was the first Seahawks road game to be televised by CBS since 2001, their last year in the AFC West.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the win, not only did the Seahawks knock the 49ers out of the playoffs, but they also swept the 49ers for the first time since 2007.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
With this win, the Seahawks completed a comeback against the Cardinals they started in week 12 from 3 games back in the division with 6 to play. They also swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2010.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams
With this win, Seattle clinched the NFC West, a first round bye, and home field advantage throughout the playoffs for the second consecutive season.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #1 seed in the NFC.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. #4 Carolina Panthers
The Seahawks defeated the Panthers 31-17, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to win a playoff game since the 2005 Patriots, and advanced to their second consecutive NFC Championship game. They hosted the Green Bay Packers, who defeated the Dallas Cowboys 26-21.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Championship Game: vs. #2 Green Bay Packers
After trailing 16-0 in the 3rd quarter and 19-7 with just over 2 minutes remaining, Russell Wilson, who threw 4 interceptions in the game, rallied Seattle to a much needed touchdown to bring the score to 19-14 with 2:09 left in regulation. The Seahawks then recovered an onside kick to re-gain possession of the football. After a relatively quick drive, Marshawn Lynch scored on a 24-yard touchdown run, making the score 22-19 after a successful 2-point conversion with 1:25 left.


2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Championship Game: vs. #2 Green Bay Packers
Aaron Rodgers then drove the Packers to the Seattle 30 yard line, where Mason Crosby kicked a 48-yard field goal to tie and send the game into overtime. Seattle then won the coin toss and drove 87 yards in 6 plays, capped by consecutive 35 yard completions, the first on 3rd-and-6 from the Seahawks own 30 yard line to Doug Baldwin, and the second a touchdown pass from Wilson to Jermaine Kearse to win the game 28-22. With the win, the Seahawks became the first defending champion to return to the Super Bowl since the 2004 Patriots. Additionally, they ended the Packers' season the same way it began, as they lost to the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in the Kickoff Game.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season
The 2014 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, this was the 34th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background
The Sounders came into the 2014 season following a disappointing 2013, winning no silverware for the second consecutive season. The off season saw higher than usual turnover and transfers amid reports of locker room tension.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Roster
Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 3, 2014.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Competitions, MLS regular season, Standings
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Competitions, MLS regular season, Standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Competitions, MLS regular season, Results summary
Source: Match resultsPld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record, Additional suspensions
Clint Dempsey was suspended for two matches by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for "violent conduct" during the home match against Toronto FC on March 15, 2014. He was eligible to return for the away match against Portland Timbers on April 5, 2014.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers
The 2013-2014 offseason was a very active one for Sounders FC, especially compared to years past and to other teams in MLS. For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In
Seattle Sounders FC's 2013-2014 winter included bringing in several new faces to further supplement the returning core. Forward Kenny Cooper (trade with FC Dallas for Adam Moffat), midfielder Marco Pappa (acquired through league Allocation Ranking rules), defender Chad Marshall (trade with Columbus Crew for an undisclosed amount allocation money and a third-round draft pick), and goalkeeper Stefan Frei (trade with Toronto FC for a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2015 SuperDraft) are the most high-profile names. These four are expected to step into the first eleven, or at least see significant playing time.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In
Other players acquired include midfielder Tristan Bowen (trade with Chivas USA for Mauro Rosales), forward Chad Barrett (acquired with thirteenth pick in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft), and defender Jalil Anibaba (trade with Chicago Fire for Patrick Ianni and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado).


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In
Seattle also signed Stanford's Aaron Kovar and Wake Forest's Sean Okoli to Homegrown Player contracts. Both players played for Sounders FC's academy team before beginning their respective college careers.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In
Seattle selected Damion Lowe, Stefano Rijssel, Fabio Pereira, and Jimmy Ockford in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, Out
There were many departures of contributing players during Seattle Sounders FC's 2013-2014 off-season. Most notably, on December 17, 2013, Sounders traded forward Eddie Johnson to D.C. United for allocation money.


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, Out
Other notable off-season departures included midfielders Mauro Rosales (traded to Chivas USA for Tristan Bowen and the second Allocation Ranking for the 2014 season), Steve Zakuani (selected in Re-Entry Draft by Portland Timbers FC), Adam Moffat (traded to FC Dallas in exchange for Kenny Cooper), defenders Marc Burch (selected in Re-Entry Draft by Colorado Rapids), Patrick Ianni and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (traded to Chicago Fire), and goalkeeper Michael Gspurning (declined contract option).


2014 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, Loan out
During the Winter between the 2013 and 2014 seasons, midfielder Clint Dempsey joined his former club, Fulham FC in England's Premier League, for a two-month loan spell. Because Major League Soccer's season begins in Spring, and the Premier League begins in Fall, Dempsey did not miss any of Sounders' competitive matches, though he was not with the team for pre-season training. During the loan period, Fulham's manager René Meulensteen was replaced by Felix Magath, prompting some concerns from Sounders supporters that Dempsey was not getting the competitive experience that was the purpose for the loan.


2014 Seattle Storm season
The 2014 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.


2014 Seattle Storm season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Storm's selections in the 2014 WNBA Draft.


2014 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2014 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect one third of the council. It was held as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs
The 2014 Segunda División B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final playoffs for promotion from 2013–14 Segunda División B to the 2014–15 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each of the four Segunda División B groups join the Playoffs de Ascenso and the four last placed teams in Segunda División will be relegated to Segunda División B. It also decides the teams which placed 16th to be relegated to the 2014–15 Tercera División.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group winners have the opportunity to promote directly and become the overall Segunda División B champion. The four group winners will be drawn into a two-legged series where the two winners will be promoted to the Segunda División and will enter into the final for the Segunda División B champion. The two losing semifinalists will enter the playoff round for the last two promotion spots.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group runners-up will be drawn against one of the three fourth-placed teams outside their group while the four third-placed teams will be drawn against each other in a two-legged series. The six winners will advance with the two losing semifinalists to determine the four teams that will enter the last two-legged series for the last two promotion spots. In all the playoff series, the lower-ranked club will play at home first. Whenever there is a tie in position (e.g. like the group winners in the Semifinal Round and Final or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw will determine the club to play at home first.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Group Winners Promotion Play-off, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 12 May 2014, 16:30 CEST.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Group Winners Promotion Play-off, Matches, Semifinals
The aggregate winners will be promoted and qualified to the 2013–14 Segunda División B Final. The aggregate losers advance to the second round promotion play-off for non-champions.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Non-champions Promotion Play-off, First round, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 12 May 2014, 16:30 CEST.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Non-champions Promotion Play-off, Second round, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 26 May 2014, 16:30 CEST.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Non-champions Promotion Play-off, Third round, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 9 June 2014, 16:30 CEST.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Relegation play-off, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 12 May 2014, 16:30 CEST.


2014 Segunda División B play-offs, Relegation play-off, Matches, Finals
The losers of this tournament will be relegated to the 2014–15 Tercera División.


2014 Segunda División play-offs
The 2014 Segunda División play-offs took place in June 2014 and has  determined the third team which will be promoted to the top division. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) are taking part in the promotion play-offs.


2014 Segunda División play-offs
The regulations are the same as the previous season: in the semifinals the fifth placed team faces the fourth, while the sixth placed team faces the third. In case of a draw, extra time  was played but there   was a penalty shoot-out; the winner will be the best positioned team. The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 11 June, and the second leg on 15 June at home of the best positioned team. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on 19 June and the second leg on 22 June, with the best positioned team also playing the second leg at home.


2014 Segunda División play-offs, Overview
The two non-seeded teams, Córdoba and Las Palmas qualified for the final game. Both teams won away in the second leg of the round.


2014 Segunda División play-offs, Overview
In the finals, a goal of Ulises Dávila in the 94th minute gave the promotion place to Córdoba CF. Just one minute before, the game was stopped due to an invasion of the pitch of several fans of Las Palmas, who wanted to celebrate the promotion before time.


2014 Segunda División play-offs, Overview
After the playoffs, Real Murcia was relegated to Segunda División B due to financial irregularities.


2014 Segundona
The 2014 Segundona was the 20th season of the second-tier football league in Angola. The season runs from 27 July to November, 2014. Académica do Lobito the current league champions, were promoted to the 2015 Girabola.


2014 Segundona
The league comprises 3 series of 6, 5 and 6 teams with the winner of each series being promoted to the 2015 Girabola. At the end of the regular season, the three series winners will play a round-robin tournament to determine the league champion.


2014 Segundona
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla
The 2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Barranquilla, Colombia between 24 and 30 March 2014.


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


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


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla – Doubles
Facundo Bagnis and Federico Delbonis were the defending champions, but they did not play together. Facundo Bagnis played alongside Diego Sebastián Schwartzman, while Federico Delbonis did not participate.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla – Doubles
Facundo Bagnis and Diego Sebastián Schwartzman lost in the semifinals to Pablo Cuevas and Pere Riba.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla – Doubles
Pablo Cuevas and Pere Riba won the title, defeating František Čermák and Michail Elgin in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla – Singles
Federico Delbonis was the defending champion, but decided not to compete.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla – Singles
Pablo Cuevas won the title, defeating Martin Kližan in the final, 6–3, 6–1.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Bogotá
The 2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Bogotá was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000+H in prize money. It took place in Bogotá, Colombia, on 11–17 August 2014.


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


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Bogotá – Doubles
Andrea Gámiz and Adriana Pérez were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2011, but both players chose not to participate.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Bogotá – Doubles
The second seeds Lara Arruabarrena and Florencia Molinero won the title, defeating Melanie Klaffner and Patricia Mayr-Achleitner in the final, 6–2, 6–0.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Bogotá – Singles
Mariana Duque was the defending champion, having won the previous event in 2011, but lost in the semifinals to Johanna Larsson.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Bogotá – Singles
Lara Arruabarrena won the tournament, defeating Larsson in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


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


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


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Cali – Doubles
Guido Andreozzi and Eduardo Schwank were the defending champions, but Guido Andreozzi decided not to compete alongside Schwank. Schwank played alongside Bagnis


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Cali – Doubles
Facundo Bagnis and Eduardo Schwank won the title, defeating Nicolás Barrientos and Eduardo Struvay in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Cali – Singles
Facundo Bagnis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Marco Trungelliti.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Cali – Singles
Gonzalo Lama won the title, defeating Trungelliti 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín
The 2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000+H in prize money. It took place in Medellín, Colombia, on 31 March – 6 April 2014.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Men's Doubles
Austin Krajicek and César Ramírez won the title, beating Roberto Maytín and Andrés Molteni 6–3, 7–5


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Men's Singles
Austin Krajicek won his maiden ATP Challenger Tour singles title, beating João Souza 7–5, 6–3


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Women's Doubles
The Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín was a new addition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Women's Doubles
Irina-Camelia Begu and María Irigoyen won the inaugural tournament, defeating Monique Adamczak and Marina Shamayko in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–2).


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Women's Singles
The Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín was a new addition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Women's Singles
Verónica Cepede Royg won the inaugural tournament, defeating Irina-Camelia Begu in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira
The 2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Pereira, Colombia between 22 and 28 September 2014.


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


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira – Doubles
Nicolás Barrientos and Eduardo Struvay were the defending champions and successfully defended their title by defeating Guido Pella and Horacio Zeballos 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] in the final.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira – Singles
Santiago Giraldo was the defending champion, but chose to play in the Shenzhen Open instead.


2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira – Singles
Víctor Estrella Burgos won the title, defeating João Souza 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2014 Selangor FA season
The 2014 Selangor FA Season is Selangor FA's 9th season playing soccer in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. This was Mehmet Durakovic's first season as manager and coach of the team. He replaced the interim manager, P. Maniam, who in turn had been serving in that capacity after Irfan Bakti Abu Salim resigned in 2013.


2014 Selangor FA season
Selangor FA began the season on 18 January 2014. They will also compete in three domestic cups; The FA Cup Malaysia, Malaysia Cup and also in an international cup; AFC Cup.


2014 Selangor FA season, Competitions, Selangor FA Results
Fixtures and Results of the Malaysia Super League 2014 season. Win  Draw  Loss


2014 Selangor FA season, Statistics, Squad 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 Selantik coal mine explosion
The 2014 Selantik coal mine explosion took place on 22 November 2014 in Selantik, Pantu at Sri Aman Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Four people died and at least 30 others are injured in a coal mine explosion at Selantik coal mine near Pantu town about 23 kilometres from Sri Aman town.


2014 Selantik coal mine explosion, Background and causes
The mine was operating since 2006. A total of 119 workers working in the mine with 49 are from North Korea, 29 from Myanmar, 19 from Indonesia, 15 from China and 10 from Bangladesh. The Malaysian Institution of Engineers preliminary investigations claimed the incident was probably caused by a spark from a faulty fan which caused an explosion in the tunnel, adding underground mines have concentrations of naturally occurring methane or other flammable gases such as carbon monoxide or hydrogen sulphide. The Sarawak state government had then set up a committee comprising representatives from state and federal agencies to investigate the incident.


2014 Selantik coal mine explosion, Aftermath
Thirty victims were sent to the hospitals, with four of them warded at Sri Aman Hospital and 26 at the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching. Subsequent report from local news had reported that three workers had died during the explosion. The dead has been identified as Tun Tun Win from Myanmar, Pang Chung Hyok from North Korea and Mardianto from Indonesia. All the victims managed to run out from the mine but the three who died were said to have consumed water which affected their internal organs due to the intense heat of their bodies.


2014 Selantik coal mine explosion, Aftermath
Another three victims has been sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Sabah. The mine had been sealed off over the next 48 hours due to high levels of methane and flooding in the lower passages, Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department had recorded a reading of 20 per cent, which any reading between 20 and 40 per cent means the air is ideal for ignition. The department's also worried as the mine producing more carbon dioxide, adding that rescuers no longer trusted the company's supervisors and engineers as many switches inside the mine might not have been insulated properly. On 25 November, another victim, an Indonesian known as Acmad Zidin died while receiving treatment at the Sarawak General Hospital.


2014 Senior Bowl
The 2014 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featured players from the 2013 college football season, and prospects for the 2014 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 21, 2013. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.


2014 Senior Bowl
The game was played on January 25, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams, with the South team winning the game 20–10. Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons and Gus Bradley of the Jacksonville Jaguars served as the North and South head coaches, respectively.


2014 Senior Bowl
Coverage of the event was provided on the NFL Network.


2014 Senior League World Series
The 2014 Senior League World Series took place from August 10–16 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Houston, Texas defeated Willemstad, Curaçao in the championship game.


2014 Senior Open Championship
The 2014 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 28th Senior Open Championship, held from 24–27 July at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 12th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.


2014 Senior Open Championship
World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer led wire-to-wire and broke the tournament scoring record, finishing at 18-under-par. The 2014 event was Langer's second Senior Open Championship title and his fourth senior major championship victory.


2014 Senior Open Championship, Venue
The 2014 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Royal Porthcawl. Royal Porthcawl hosted the Senior Open Championship for a second time in 2017.


2014 Senior Open Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 competitors: 135 professionals and 9 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 21 July for players who were not already exempt.


2014 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, First round
Bernhard Langer posted a six-under-par 65 on day one to lead by two shots.


2014 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Langer extended his lead to seven shots after a second round 66, entering the weekend at 131 (−11). Colin Montgomerie and Chris Williams finished the second round in a tie for 2nd at 138 (−4). Tom Pernice Jr. shot the round of the day, a 64 (−7), which included eight birdies and one bogey.


2014 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Lutz (+2), Zahringer (+7), Reynard (+8), Ambridge (+17), Bell (+17), Kinghorn (+18), Lehew (+25), Gold (+26), Cooper (+32)


2014 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Langer shot a third consecutive round in the 60s with a third round 68 (−3), and extended his lead to eight shots over Rick Gibson, who shot a 66 (−5). Colin Montgomerie fell back into a tie for seventh place after shooting a 40 (+4) on the back nine and finishing the day with a 72 (+1).


2014 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Bernhard Langer shot a final round 67 (−4) to win his fourth senior major championship and his second Senior Open Championship by 13 strokes. Langer finished with a record score of −18, breaking the previous scoring record by one stroke, which had been held by Tom Watson and Carl Mason. Scoring was difficult on Sunday as only 10 players broke par during the final round, and Langer's four-under-par 67 was the lowest score of the day. Colin Montgomerie recovered from a third round 72 (+1) with a final round 69 (−2), finishing in second place.


2014 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Rick Gibson finished in a tie for third after a final round 75 (+4), which included seven bogies and three birdies. Bob Tway also struggled in the final round, shooting a 76 (+5), which included two double bogies and a triple bogey on the par-4 3rd hole. Dunlap, Watson, Williams, and Couples shot final rounds of 75, 77, 80, and 78, respectively.


2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger
The 2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Seoul, South Korea, on 21–27 April 2014.


2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger – Doubles
The Seoul Open Women's Challenger was a new addition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger – Doubles
Chan Chin-wei and Chuang Chia-jung won the inaugural tournament, defeating Irena Pavlovic and Kristýna Plíšková in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger – Singles
The Seoul Open Women's Challenger was a new addition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 Seoul Open Women's Challenger – Singles
Misaki Doi won the inaugural tournament, defeating Misa Eguchi in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–3).


2014 Seoul mayoral election
The 2014 Seoul mayoral election was held on 4 June 2014 as part of the 6th local elections.


2014 Seoul subway crash
The 2014 Seoul subway crash, or the Sangwangsimni station rear-end accident (Korean: 상왕십리역 추돌 사고; Hanja: 上往十里驛追突事故), occurred on May 2, 2014 KST, when two subway cars collided in Seoul, South Korea.


2014 Seoul subway crash
The district prosecutors later determined 388 people were injured (24 severely injured), while initially media reported 238 injuries. The two trainsets that were involved in the accident have since been withdrawn from service.


2014 Seoul subway crash, Crash
At 03:30 pm KST (06:30 GMT) of May 2, 2014, a subway train in Seoul crashed into another one on Line 2 at Sangwangsimni Station.


2014 Seoul subway crash, Crash
9 months after, the district prosecutors later determined 388 people were injured (24 severely injured), while initial media coverage reported 238 injuries. About 150 of them suffering bruises and other minor injuries were sent to the nearby hospitals and even the Hanyang University Medical Center. This was confirmed by Fire officer Kim Kyung-su who said only two people suffered fractures and serious bruises.


2014 Seoul subway crash, Crash
According to witnesses, one train was hit from the rear by another incoming train while leaving Sangwangsimni station in the east of Seoul. Another witness said many passengers forced the doors open and escaped onto the tracks after ignoring the onboard announcement which told them to stay inside the cars. The decision by many passengers to ignore instructions was likely due to distrust in authorities after the Sinking of MV Sewol and Daegu subway fire, where instructions to remain onboard resulted in several fatalities.


2014 Seoul subway crash, Crash
YTN television reported one subway car was derailed, so passengers had to walk a short distance along the tracks to the station. A government emergency official said that many passengers were injured as they jumped from the subway cars onto the tracks. Yonhap said the train stopped due to mechanical problems after the second train ran into the back of it. It also said that 'a failure in the moving train's automatic distance control system' may have been the cause, while officials were still investigating the accident.


2014 Seoul subway crash, Causes and investigations
The CEO of Seoul Metro later revealed that a faulty Automatic Train Stop signaling system was responsible for the incident. The signaling fault was discovered 14 hours before but remained unfixed at the time of collision. Seoul Metro official Jeong Su-young said that the driver of the moving train applied the emergency brake after noticing a stop signal, but the train could not stop in time. Local news reports revealed 'providing instructions to passengers about what to do' were largely delayed.


2014 Seoul subway crash, Legal proceedings
On 1 February 2015, the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office indicted 5 train employees and released a prosecution report. On 31 August 2016, the court ruled all 8 suspects guilty.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team
The 2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team represented Serbia at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. Serbia qualified for the World Cup by taking the 7th place in the 2013 EuroBasket. The Serbian team won the silver medal at the tournament.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Roster
On 23 July 2014, coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced a preliminary squad for the World Cup. Due to injury Vladimir Lučić, Vasilije Micić, Ognjen Kuzmić and Nemanja Dangubić canceled their participation at the end of July. On 19 August 2014, Nemanja Nedović was ruled out due to a foot injury. On 24 August 2014, Vladimir Micov left the national team, before the final roster was published two days later. The following is the Serbia roster for the World Cup.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round
In their first game, Serbia had an easy win against Egypt, with Miloš Teodosić scoring 15 points to lead the Serbs. The Serbs then faced France in their next game. The French trailed at halftime, but Edwin Jackson converted three three-pointers to keep France close. Boris Diaw tied the game with four seconds left, then Joffrey Lauvergne scored from the free-throw line, to give Serbia their first loss. In the next game, Hamed Haddadi's 29 points weren't enough for Iran, as Serbia won 83–70. Haddadi was foiled when Serbia forced him to commit his fourth foul, just before halftime.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round
Although the Serbian players who guarded Haddadi also battled foul trouble, they pulled through in the end. The Serbs then lost to Brazil, with Marcus Vieira making 6 three-point shots. Serbia were assured of a final round berth by their last group game against Spain, but lost 73–89, to finish fourth in the group.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round, Egypt
This was the first competitive game between Egypt and Serbia.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round, France
This was the first game between Serbia and France in the World Cup. The two teams have met twice in the EuroBasket, with France winning in 2011, and Serbia winning in 2013.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round, Iran
This was the first competitive game between Iran and Serbia.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round, Brazil
This was the first competitive game between Serbia and Brazil.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary round, Spain
This was the second meeting between Serbia and Spain in the World Cup. Serbia defeated Spain in their meeting at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Spain won the last competitive game against Serbia at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final round
Serbia faced Group B winners Greece in the round of 16. After the Greeks had their first lead of the game late in the first half, Nikola Kalinić scored on a three-point play that gave them the lead for good. Serbia limited Greece to 13 points in the third quarter, en route to a win. Bogdan Bogdanović had a game-high 21 points, and four other Serbs scored in double figures, to send Serbia to the quarterfinals. All Group A teams qualified to the quarterfinals, with Brazil netting a rematch with Serbia.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final round
With Brazil within striking distance throughout the game, Tiago Splitter and Nenê were assessed technical fouls in the third quarter; Serbia had a seven-point possession, and never trailed again. France then defeated Spain, to arrange a rematch with Serbia in the semifinals. Serbia had a 9–0 run in the second period, to give them a 30–15 advantage. France cut the lead to ten, early in the fourth quarter. Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier made three-pointers, to cut the deficit to four points, with five minutes left.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final round
Teodosić and Bogdanović scored their own three-pointers, to pad the lead to nine, when the French converted more three-pointers to cut the lead to three, with 48 seconds left. Thomas Heurtel converted both free-throws to cut the lead to one point, but Teodosić missed a field-goal. Heurtel split his free-throws off Teodosić's foul, then Serbia scored four points, Batum made a three-pointer for France, and Marko Simonović made both free-throws to seal the win for Serbia.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final round, Round of 16
This would be Serbia's and Greece's first World Cup game against each other. Greece had previously won their last competitive match at FIBA EuroBasket 2011.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final round, Quarterfinals
This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. Brazil earlier defeated Serbia in the preliminary round.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final round, Semifinals
This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. France earlier defeated Serbia in the preliminary round.


2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Final
In the final Serbia hit their first seven shots from the field and jumped out to a quick 15-7 lead. The advantage was short lived as the U.S went on a 14-0 run with all the points scored by Kyrie Irving and James Harden. Irving finished the first half with 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field. He made all four of his three point attempts in the first half. DeMarcus Cousins, subbing for Anthony Davis who picked up two quick fouls, dominated the boards. As a team, the Americans made 12 of their first 16 treys.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 16 March 2014, with nineteen electoral lists competing for 250 members of the National Assembly. The election was called early, after tensions in the coalition led by Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), who ruled the country since 2012. President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolić scheduled the election at the same time as previously announced Belgrade City Assembly election. According to the preliminary results based on 99.08% of counted votes, the turnout was 53.09%, with 3.22% votes invalid.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election
Serbian Progressive Party with minor partners won the election by a landslide, winning 48.35% of votes and an absolute majority of 158 seats in the assembly. Its former partner Socialist Party of Serbia with partners matched its previous achievement with 13.49% and 44 seats, while only two more non-ethnic lists surpassed the 5% threshold: the Democratic Party (DS) with 6.03% and 19 seats, and the list led by former president Boris Tadić with 5.70% (18 seats). A number of long-time parliamentary parties, notably Democratic Party of Serbia, United Regions of Serbia and Liberal Democratic Party failed to reach the 5% threshold.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election
Since the 2000 elections which followed ousting of Slobodan Milošević's government, no party has won an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Aleksandar Vučić, seen as the future Prime Minister, announced formation of new government by 1 May, and did not exclude possibility of forming a wider ruling coalition despite the absolute majority of SNS in the parliament.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Background
Following the last election, the coalition gathered around the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won a plurality. After two months of negotiations, the Serbian Progressive Party formed a coalition government with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Ivica Dačić (SPS) became prime minister, while Aleksandar Vučić (SNS) became first deputy prime minister. The former ruling party and now main opposition, Democratic Party (DS), suffered heavy losses in the election but retained a majority in Belgrade, a coveted position in Serbian politics. An internal split within the DS over leadership following the election further weakened its position with Belgrade mayor, Dragan Đilas (DS) losing a non-confidence vote.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Background
With SNS ratings at an all-time high and growing tension within the ruling coalition, first deputy PM Aleksandar Vučić called for early parliamentary elections to be held. Some analysts believe that Vučić holds the most influence in the government. Despite speculation that he would not, prime minister Ivica Dačić agreed to hold early parliamentary elections. On 29 January, President Tomislav Nikolić responded to the calls by dissolving parliament and scheduling early elections for 16 March 2014.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia is a unicameral parliament with 250 seats. The entire country is a single whole electoral unit, with all votes accumulated together and then MPs allocated in accordance to the D'Hondt method. The electoral threshold is set at 5%. However, electoral lists that are officially submitted as aiming to represent one of the country's registered national minorities have no barrage set. That means that, according to the valid electoral law, such a list needs to win 0.4% of the total votes in order to secure its 1st MP seat.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Electoral system
Despite the rejection of the Kosovan Albanians and in context of the Kosovo problem, the voting will also be organized on the territory of Kosovo, as per UNSCR 1244 (1999) and the Kumanovo Technical Agreement. However they will be handled, and not just overseen, by the OSCE.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Electoral system
A total of 8,262 voting stations have been prepared on the territory of Serbia (excluding Kosovo). On 1 March the RIK had declared that in Serbia there is a total of 6,767,324 eligible voters, which is some twelve thousand less than in 2012. The RIK subsequently formed 90 voting stations for the disputed territory of Kosovo.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Observers
The Center for Free Elections and Democracy, CeSID, will be the only domestic observer. Among the international organizations that Serbia is a member of, neutral observers will come from OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, OSCE Mission in Serbia, as well as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. One international org. Serbia is not a part of has also sent its observes; namely, the Commonwealth of Independent States. Albania and Russia have sent their observing missions from their domestic Commissions, as well as the American, British and Bulgarian embassies in Belgrade. The elections will also be observed by the Common Network of International Observers from Japan.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Electoral lists
The following are the official electoral lists published by the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK).


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SNS-led coalition
The Serbian Progressive Party renewed their coalition with the minister Velimir Ilić's party New Serbia and the Movement of Socialists of minister Aleksandar Vulin, as it was in the previous election (2012) when President Nikolić headed the coalition. The coalition was this time joined by Rasim Ljajić's Social Democratic Party and Vuk Drašković's monarchist Serbian Renewal Movement (who along with themselves bring their internal coalition partner, the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia, which was once a partner of the Democratic Party), the former previously running with the opposition Democratic Party and the latter the likewise opposition Liberal Democratic Party. In accordance to the coalition treaty, SPDS is to receive at least 10 seats, NS and the SPO-DHSS coalition individually 5, while PS 3.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SNS-led coalition
The Strength of Serbia Movement of the tycoon under criminal charges in flight Bogoljub Karić was at the previous election a coalition partner; this time not being officially so, the list still does contain its members as official candidates. The same is the case with the Coalition of Refugee Associations in the Republic of Serbia, the People's Peasant Party and the Association of Small and Medium Companies and Entrepreneurs of Serbia.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SNS-led coalition
Of the several parties of national minorities that ran along the last time, all have broken off cooperation except for the Bosniak People's Party, which has just like Karić's Movement also candidates on the list. SNS' list also contains former prominent Social Democrat Ljiljana Nestorović, and architect Branka Bošnjak (previously in the URS).


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SNS-led coalition
The Progressives' list is backed by a party in union with SDPS, the Sandžak Democratic Party, as well as the Sandžak People's Party, which signed an agreement of endorsement. On 9 February, the Civic Initiative of Gora had decided to support SNS, and the next day the same did the Movement of Laborers and Peasants. SNS has also received endorsement from the Dinara-Drina-Danube Movement, the United Peasant Party, as well as its former coalition partner that got 1 MP at the previous election, the Roma Party. Through Ljajic's mediation, by March the Movement of Frontiersmen and the Diaspora had agreed to endorse this electoral list.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SNS-led coalition
In the previous election, the SNS got 55 seats within its coalition, while NS 8 and PS 1. The other minor coalition partners that are present on the list in this election had won in total 6 seats. Of the formerly partners of the opposition; with the Democratic Party, SDPS received 9 seats within its coalition, while DHSS 1; SPO got 4 within its coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SPS-PUPS-JS
The second list is identical to the previous election, the coalition of the three parties led by the now outgoing Prime Minister, around his Socialist Party of Serbia. JS leader Dragan Marković "Palma" announced that JS will this time ask for participation in the government just like SPS and PUPS, rather than just endorsing it like the two previous terms, demanding a minister's position for himself in the future government.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, SPS-PUPS-JS
The coalition won a total of 44 seats on the previous election, 24 going to SPS, 12 to PUPS and 7 to JS. SPS does not include the Serbian Veteran Movement as it traditionally did, which broke off in late 2013 due to disagreeing over the most recent Kosovo policies.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Democratic Party of Serbia
The Euroskeptic Democratic Party of Serbia of ex PM Vojislav Koštunica was considering options about the formation of a "Patriotic Bloc" which would stand up to the political elite's dominating pro-EU stance, the coalition being called forth by the Dveri (with the Serbian Radical Party mentioned as a potential third coalition partner) movement. DSS stated that it has chosen not to form a block with other organizations that expressed an interest to because it feels that these organizations have not fully embraced DSS positions and that they merely want to join for the purpose of entering the parliament. DSS officially submitted to the Republic Electoral Commission its candidate electoral list on 6 February.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Democratic Party of Serbia
DSS' list also contains candidates from the Serbian Veteran Movement, a party that was originally SPS' partner but defected in late 2013 due to differences over Kosovo policies, which they perceive as treacherous. PVS received 1 seat of SPS' 25 within the SPS-PUPS-JS coalition, while DSS itself won 21 MPs.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Democratic Party of Serbia
DSS' campaign slogan is I know who I believe — the Democratic Party of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Знам коме верујем — Демократска странка Србије).


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, LDP-led coalition
The Liberal Democratic Party was originally invited to be a part of ex republic president Boris Tadić's large civic democratic bloc. After rejecting it accusing Boris Tadić for a policy of failure and the past, and failing to attempt to arrange a coalition with LSV (its partner at the 2007 elections and with whom it shares many ideological similarities), LDP had talks for joining Djilas' Democratic Party-led coalition. After those negotiations reached a moot end, LDP finally decided to form its own list. It will go in coalition with the national minority Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak, a political party founded the previous year as a fraction of BDU, and LDP's traditional ally, the Social Democratic Union. The Association of Free and Independent Trade Unions has endorsed LDP in this election too.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, LDP-led coalition
At the 2012 election, LDP won 13 seats in a coalition, while SDU got 1 MP in the same one.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Hungarian minority
On 8 February the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians had submitted its electoral list, thus becoming the first national minority to do so (according to electoral law there is no electoral threshold for national minority lists). SVM leader István Pásztor announced the plan is to secure the five MPs won at the previous election.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Serbian Radical Party
The ultra-nationalist SRS was invited to become a part of a patriotic bloc by the Dveri movement along with DSS, which it rejected because it deemed so against its beliefs of rejection towards Serbia's integration into the European Union. It decided to gather its own list, which also includes leading members from two extremist organizations: the clerofascist "Srbski Obraz" Movement (which was officially banned by the constitutional court in 2012, a decision that still awaits factual implementation) and the far-right Serbian National Movement "Ours".


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Serbian Radical Party
The coalition has received an open letter of support from Russian National Bolshevik political scientist Aleksandr Dugin and his International Eurasian Movement.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Serbian Radical Party
This list' electoral slogan is: Both Kosovo and Russia (Serbian: И Косово и Русија, I Kosovo i Rusija), satirically based on the dominant "both Kosovo and the EU" doctrine.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Democratic Party
The Democratic Party, led by Dragan Đilas, has announced that it will be in a coalition with the following parties: New Party (Nova), the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV), the Serbian Trade Union Organization Sloga (USS), and Rich Serbia (BS).


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Democratic Party
As a response to the DLR's coalition with Tadic's New Democratic Party-Greens, DS has announced negotiations with over 20 Romani NGOs and cultural and public laborers, who will endorse the electoral list for a democratic Serbia.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, New Democratic Party
Former president Boris Tadić has announced the attempts of creating a democratic bloc: the New Democratic Party, which will be made up of his followers who broke off of the Democratic Party, LSV, ZZS, some Bosniak and Hungarian minority parties and the Greens.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, New Democratic Party
In early February, the Greens of Serbia had officially decided to elect Tadić as their leader and join NDS, which will be henceforth known as "New Democratic Party - The Greens". NDS-Greens had signed an official coalition mid-February with ZZS and LSV; according to the treaty LSV shall get 6 MPs and ZZS 2, with the option for a 3rd MP for the latter should their common list win more than 10% votes.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, PF
Borislav Pelević had dreams of an anti-systematic Patriotic Front. Having it been rejected by the DSS and SRS, Dveri decided to run independently, which made the nationalist politician attempt to form his own coalition from the remaining factors, including:


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Announced candidacies
The opposition will run very fragmented. The key opposition force, Democratic Party, struck by the most recent mid-campaign resignation of honorary party and former republic president Boris Tadić, intends to run in a coalition with: the recently formed New Party of ex PM Zoran Živković, Rich Serbia (which was formerly a coalition partner of the LDP), the Associated Syndicates of Serbia "Concord" and a number of activists for human rights and civic liberties, among whom is also Aida Ćorović.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Announced candidacies
Former Serbian president and DS long-time leader Tadić broke off a fraction of the party and announced the formation of a New Democratic Party, which would supposedly be loyal to the ideas of his old party, rather than the authoritarian approach of his successor Dragan Đilas (former Belgrade mayor).


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Announced candidacies
It will be a broad political alliance of civic and pro-European political parties and movements, including the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, Together for Serbia (a political party already formed by breaking off from the DS when Đilas took over leadership from Tadić after the 2012 elections), Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians, Greens of Serbia and the "Bosniak Bloc" national minority political alliance led by minister Sulejman Ugljanin.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Announced candidacies
Tadić's initial plan was to form a broad opposition alliance that would unite under his wing everyone that is neither DS nor DSS, giving a third option with the aim of tapping the mass of the undecided. The Liberal Democratic Party was invited to be a part of his coalition, however LDP has disagreements with Tadic and dismissed him as the leader of a past Serbia and policy of failure.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Announced candidacies
After failing to form a coalition with LSV (as in 2007), LDP announced, after negotiations failed to join the bloc of Đilas' Democrats, its own list which will likely traditionally include the Social Democratic Union. Although an initial plan was to include the United Regions of Serbia in the democratic civic bloc and negotiations were held on the way, they failed due to long-term Tadic-Dinkić rivalries and URS is likely to run independently, for the first time since its formation as a political party.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Candidates, Announced candidacies
Third Serbia, a nationalist movement that broke off from Dveri after the previous elections, announced that it'll run in the election.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Results
According to the preliminary results released by the RIK at 24:00, showed the Progressive-led coalition winning 48.34% of the vote (158 seats), with the SPS-PUPS-JS coming second at 13.51% (44), Democratic-led coalition third with 6.04% votes (19) and Boris Tadić's coalition 5.71% (18).


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Results
Of the minorities, the SVM qualified with 3.01% votes and 6 MPs, SDA with 1.09% and a total of 3 seats and the Albanians' minority list with 0.89% votes and 2 seat.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Results, Seats
This election resulted in a Gallagher index of 19.45, which measures disproportionality of votes received and seats allocated to each party.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Government formation
Although SNS alone has the required minimum of 126 seats, it is expected it will maintain its pre-electoral coalition with SDPS, NS and SPO-DHSS, along with all of the lesser partners such as PS. Vučić announced negotiations with everyone, including Dačić, Tadić, the minorities and even Đilas. Dačić has noted that there were no discussions of government formation, but that SPS-PUPS-JS is ready to continue on where it left off. Đilas noted that the Democrats exclude any possibility of coalition and that they will have talks merely with President Nikolic, rejecting his call.


2014 Serbian parliamentary election, Government formation
While all of the three (Hungarian, Bosniak and Albanian) minority parties have noted that they are ready to enter the government, Ljajic has explicitly noted that SDPS will not be a part of the future ruling coalition if SDA joins it. Tadić considers the Socialists responsible for bad policy so his coalition will not join with the Progressives' if a coalition with the SPS shall be restored.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season
The 2014 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 30 December with the start of the 2014 WTA Tour, and follows on from an 18-match winning streak which began at the end of the 2013 Season. Williams finished the year at no. 1, and held the ranking for the entire year, which had not been done since Steffi Graf in 1996. It is also fourth time that Williams ended as the number 1 player in the year. Based on her performance in 2014, she was named 'World Champion' for the fifth time and the third time in a row.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Brisbane International
Williams began her season at the Brisbane International, where she was the defending champion and no. 1 seed. Williams received a bye in the first round. She played her first match of the 2014 season against German Andrea Petkovic. The pair traded breaks in the 3rd and 4th game, Williams broke once again at the ninth game and served the set out. Williams broke in the fifth game of the second set and held the break to served it out in the tenth game. Williams made 35 winners including 11 aces and 36 unforced errors in the match.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Brisbane International
In the quarterfinals, Williams faced Dominika Cibulková. In the first set, Williams broke in the eight game and closed it out the following game, Williams won the set without a dropping a point in serve. Williams broke in the ninth game of the second set to win the match. Williams hit 32 winners with 12 aces and 17 unforced errors to her opponent's 7 winners and 11 unforced errors. In the final four, Williams faced Russian Maria Sharapova. The first saw Sharapova breaking once, however, Williams broke the Russian three times including in the eight game to win the set.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Brisbane International
In the second set, there were six breaks of serve that saw the set go to a tie-break. Williams closed it out with her third match point. Williams only served 44% of her first serves in the match and made 7 double faults to Sharapova's 8. In the final, it was world no. 1 vs no. 2, as Williams took on Victoria Azarenka. In the first set, Williams came on top, needing only a break in the seventh game to close it out with an ace in the tenth game.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Brisbane International
Williams made 14 winners, 12 unforced errors, 4 aces and no double faults in the set, while Azarenka made 3, 8, 1 and 3 respectively. The second set saw Williams edge out a break early, but Azarenka won four games in a row to get the break advantage. Williams was able to get it back on serve, and broke in the eleventh game and closed out the match. Williams ended with 30 winners and unforced with 11 aces, Azarenka on other hand made 15 winners to 23 unforced errors, and a single ace to 3 double faults.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Williams entered the Australian Open as the heavy favorite to win the title and was the number 1 seed. She was coming off a 22 match winning streak that stretches from the 2012 US Open. In the first round she faced wildcard Ashleigh Barty. She broke Barty twice in the first set and served it out in the eighth game. In the second set, Williams broke Barty three times, including in the final game in the seventh game of the second to close it out in just under an hour.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Williams didn't drop a point behind her first serve in the entire match and hit 31 winners and 17 unforced errors. In the following round, Williams faced Vesna Dolonc, In the first set, Williams broke twice and served it out in the seventh game. In the second, Williams broke twice again and saved the only break point she faced in the tournament to serve it out in the eight game. Williams hit 24 winners, 10 of which were aces. In the third round, Williams took on Daniela Hantuchová.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
In the first set, Williams had only one break point and converted, while saving all six break points she faced to win the set in the ninth game. In the second set, Williams broke early, however Hantuchová broke back in the sixth game. Williams then won the last three games to win the match. Williams dispatched another 10 aces in the match. This match meant she has won the most matches in the Australian Open with 61. Williams next opponent was the 14th seed Ana Ivanovic. The first set saw Williams break in the tenth game to take the set.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
However, in the second set, Ivanovic broke Williams twice including in the ninth game to take the set. In the final set, Ivanovic broke Williams to love in the second game and that was enough to close out the match in the ninth game. The loss to Ivanovic snaps a 25 match winning streak which was her second-longest winning streak of her career. It was also Williams' first loss to Ivanovic, having won their four previous meetings in straight sets and losing no more than four games in each set. It is revealed after the match the Williams had a back injury and almost withdrew prior to her third round match.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Williams then received a wildcard in to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which saw her return to the tournament for the first since the 2009 edition of the championships. Williams being the top seed received a bye through the first round. In the second round she faced Ekaterina Makarova. Although the Russian served for the first set, Williams broke back to force a first set tiebreak. After saving two set points and winning the first set, Williams racked off six straight games to win the match and advance. In the quarterfinals she faced long-time rival Jelena Janković.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Despite winning comfortably in straight sets, Williams exchanged words with Janković in the final service game of the match over how quickly the Serb was serving. In the final four, Williams faced Alizé Cornet. Williams kept the first set on serve until being broken in the eleventh game. Williams was unable to create a break point and lost the set in the following game. Following an immediate break at the start of the second set, Williams converted her sole break point of the match in the fourth game to level. However it wasn't enough as Cornet broke for a third time at 3–3 with a forehand passing shot winner. The French No. 1 held her nerve and served out the match to love to get her first win over a world No. 1.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Sony Open Tennis
Williams returned to the Sony Open Tennis as defending champion and as the top seed she received a bye through to the second round where she faced Yaroslava Shvedova. She took the first set in a tiebreak after having to break to stay in the set. The second set was won more comfortably. In the third round Williams had to overcome an in-form Caroline Garcia. After taking the opening set Garcia fought back and took the second set by the same score.


2014 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Sony Open Tennis
Williams went up an early break in the final set, which despite being interrupted by rain, proved decisive as the world No. 1 did not face a single break point on her serve. Williams then took on fellow American Coco Vandeweghe in the fourth round. Vandeweghe met William's dominant serve with equally big serves of her own, but Williams stepped up her return game taking four of nine break point opportunities created. This win set up a fifth career meeting with fifth seeded Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals. Williams took the match comprehensively in straight sets, losing only four games.