2015 Armenian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Armenia on 6 December 2015. Its amendments to the constitution put the country on a course from having a semi-presidential system to being a parliamentary republic, with the changes beginning to take place during the 2017–18 electoral cycle. The referendum passed with 66.2% of voters supporting it. Voter turnout was 50.8%, passing the 33% threshold to validate the results.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum
Opponents of the new constitution, who argued that the amendment was President Serzh Sargsyan's way to stay in power after the end of his second and last term in office, alleged that violence, coercion and electoral fraud were used to secure the vote.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Background
After being drafted by the Specialised Commission on Constitutional Reforms, the proposed amendments were sent to the National Assembly on 21 August. On 5 October, the National Assembly voted 104–10, with three abstentions to put the proposals to a vote. The Republican Party of Armenia, Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Prosperous Armenia voted in favour, whilst the Armenian National Congress and Heritage voted against. The three abstainers were members of the Rule of Law, with two of the party's MPs voting against the proposals.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in National Assembly
In the current constitution National Assembly controls the executive branch and is responsible for supervising the budget. Under the amendments, Armenian National Assembly is going to consist of at least 101 deputies, instead of 131.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in National Assembly
Moreover, according to electoral law, four seats for ethnic minorities will be allocated, one each for Russians, Yezidis, Assyrians and Kurds, respectively. Additionally proportional electoral system is going to be used in the election of National Assembly.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in National Assembly
Furthermore, under the amendments, the National Assembly may adopt a law on amnesty by majority vote of the total number of parliamentarians.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties
Within a three-day period of the commencement of the term of office of the newly elected National Assembly, the President of the Republic shall appoint as Prime Minister the candidate nominated by the parliamentary majority formed in the procedure prescribed by Article 89 of the Constitution.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties
Within a seven-day period of accepting the Government's resignation in case of the Prime Minister submitting a resignation or the office of the Prime Minister becoming vacant, the Chairman of the National Assembly shall, based on the distribution of parliamentary seats and based on consultations with the parliamentary factions, nominate the prime-minister candidate that enjoys the confidence of the majority of parliamentarians. The National Assembly shall elect the Prime Minister by majority vote of the total number of parliamentarians.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties
If a Prime Minister is not elected, a second round of the vote shall be held seven days after the vote, in which the prime-minister candidates nominated by the factions may take part. If a Prime Minister is not elected by majority vote of the total number of parliamentarians, the National Assembly shall be dissolved by virtue of law.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties
Formation of the government within a 10-day period of the appointment of the Prime Minister, the President of the Republic shall, by proposal of the Prime Minister, appoint the deputy prime ministers and the ministers. Within a 20-day period of the formation of the Government, the Prime Minister shall present to the National Assembly the program of the Government. The National Assembly shall approve the Program of the Government within a seven-day period by majority vote of the total number of parliamentarians.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties
If the National Assembly does not approve the Program of the Government and does not elect a new Prime Minister in accordance with Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 148 of the Constitution, then the National Assembly shall be dissolved by virtue of law. If the National Assembly elects the Prime Minister, but once again does not approve the Program of the Government, the National Assembly shall be dissolved by virtue of law.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties
According to the previous constitution, the prime minister should supervise the Government activities and coordinate the work of the Ministers and should adopt decisions on the organization of the Government activities. According to the new constitution, The Prime Minister shall, within the framework of the Program of the Government, determine the general guidelines of the Government's policy, direct the activities of the Government, and coordinate the work of the Government members. On specific issues, the Prime Minister may give instructions to the Government members. The Prime Minister shall lead the Security Council, the procedure of formation and operation of which shall be prescribed by law.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in judicial power
In the current Constitution, it is mentioned, that prosecutor's office is an integrated system. Moreover, the head of prosecutor's office is the Prosecutor General. This statement is the same in the draft of the new constitution. The way of the Prosecutor General's appointment is the main difference. By the Current Constitution, the Prosecutor General is appointed by the National Assembly for a six-year term. Additionally, the National Assembly shall have a recommendation from the President of the Republic. Unlike the current one, draft of the new constitution suggests another way of appointment.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in judicial power
That is: Prosecutor General will be appointed by the National Assembly by three-fifths of major votes. However, the term is the same- six years. Both constitutions emphasize the point that the same person cannot be appointed Prosecutor General for more than two consecutive terms. Another alternation is connected with the way of impeachment of the Prosecutor General. The current constitution acclaims, that the Prosecutor General can be impeached only in the cases set by law, having the suggestion of the President. Moreover, the National Assembly must reach the required limit of votes. According to the new constitution, even without the suggestion of the President, National Assembly has the power to impeach the Prosecutor General, only in case of reaching the three-fifths of votes of ministers.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in President's duties and responsibilities
The President of the Republic of Armenia shall be the head of the state. (Article 49, chapter 3)


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in President's duties and responsibilities
The President of the Republic shall be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia for a five year term of office. (Article 50, chapter 3)


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in President's duties and responsibilities
The same person may not be elected for the post of the President of the Republic for more than two consecutive terms. (Article 50, chapter 3)


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in President's duties and responsibilities
Every person having attained the age of thirty five, having been a citizen of the Republic of Armenia for the preceding ten years, having permanently resided in the Republic for the preceding ten years, and having the right to vote is eligible to be elected as President of the Republic. (Article 50, chapter 3)


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in President's duties and responsibilities
However, according to the new constitution, the president is going to be elected for 7 years, and that person cannot be elected for more than 1 consecutive term.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Changes in President's duties and responsibilities
Moreover, everyone who has attained the age of 40, has been a citizen of only the Republic of Armenia, has permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for the preceding six years, and has voting right may be elected as President of the Republic.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Electoral process
According to our current constitution, people elect the president. The candidate who has received more than half of the votes shall be elected President of the Republic.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Electoral process
If the election involves more than two candidates and none of them receives the required number of votes a second round of election shall be held on the fourteenth day following the voting. The two candidates having received the highest number of votes may participate in the second round of election of the President of the Republic. In the second round the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected President of the Republic. (Article 51, chapter 3)


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Electoral process
However, according to the new constitution, The President of the Republic shall be elected by a College of Electors that consists of parliamentarians of the National Assembly and representatives elected by local self-government bodies from among them. The candidate who receives at least a three-fifths majority vote of total number of the Electoral College members shall be elected as President of the Republic. If no candidate receives such majority, a second round of the vote shall be conducted, in which all candidates that participated in the first round may participate.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Electoral process
The candidate that receives more than half of the votes of the Electoral College members shall be elected as President of the Republic. If no candidate receives more than half of the votes of the Electoral College members in the second round, a third round of the vote shall be conducted, in which the two candidates that received the largest number of votes shall participate. In the third round, the candidate that receives more votes shall be elected as President of the Republic.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes, Changes in election and appointment of the Prime Minister and his duties, Electoral process
Furthermore, the President of the Republic of Armenia shall sign and publish a law adopted by the National Assembly. He or she shall apply to the Constitutional Court to determine the conformity of the law with the Constitution.. If the Constitutional Court decides that the law is in conformity with the Constitution, then the President of the Republic shall sign and publish the law within a five-day period.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Criticism
The referendum has been nicknamed "Sargsyan's project" by critics because it would allow incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan to de facto remain in power after his second term if the ruling Republican Party wins the new parliamentary elections. Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian stated that the proposed constitutional reform is carried out to establish a single political party-state in Armenia.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Conduct
Levon Zourabian, who led the "No" camp, claimed there had been "mass cases of ballot-stuffing, violence, pressure, vote-buying". The European Platform for Democratic Elections reported "an unprecedented number of violations". In contrast, Russian observers reported that there were no violations or incidents during the voting.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Results and reactions
Zourabian boycotted the following day's parliamentary session, and hundreds of protesters against the new constitution demonstrated in Yerevan. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deemed that the low turnout was due to the new constitution being in the interests of the government rather than the population, and decried what it saw as a lack of public debate preceding the vote. None of these allegations were supported by Russian electoral observers.


2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, Results and reactions, Analysis
Hrant Mikayelian, researcher at the Caucasus Institute, noted the referendum was heavily falsified. According to one reconstruction attempt, the "no" camp actually won the referendum with 55.3% of the vote against the 44.7% of the vote for "yes. ".


2015 Army Black Knights football team
The 2015 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy  as an independent in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by second-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium.


2015 Army Black Knights football team, Game summaries, at UConn
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT


2015 Aromitalia Vaiano season
The 2015 women's road cycling season was the sixth for the  Aromitalia Vaiano cycling team, which began as the Vaiano Solaristech in 2010.


2015 Aromitalia Vaiano season, UCI World Ranking
The 2015 UCI Women's Road Rankings are rankings based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2015 women's road cycling season.


2015 Aromitalia Vaiano season, UCI World Ranking
Aromitalia Vaiano finished 24th in the 2015 ranking for UCI teams.


2015 Arun District Council election
The Arun District Council elections, 2015 took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, electing all 54 members of the council, and taking place alongside a general election and other local elections in England.


2015 Arun District Council election
From the previous election, the council had undergone boundary changes which had reduced their number by 2. One councillor in Bersted had defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party, bringing in the first Green councillor on Arun since the authority was formed in 1973.


2015 Arun District Council election
Following the elections, the Conservatives held control of the council for their 12th term of office, with Cllr Gill Brown continuing as leader.


2015 Ashes series
The 2015 Ashes (named Investec Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons) was a series of Test cricket matches played between England and Australia for The Ashes. The venues were Sophia Gardens (Cardiff), Lord's (London), Edgbaston (Birmingham), Trent Bridge (Nottingham), and The Oval (London). Australia were the defending holders of the Ashes going into the series, having won in 2013–14. England won the series 3–2, regaining the Ashes after taking an unassailable lead with victory in the fourth Test.


2015 Ashes series, Rescheduling
Starting with this series, the four-year cycle of Ashes series in England is being brought forward by two years. Similarly, series in Australia were brought forward one year beginning with the 2013–14 series. This rescheduling was to avoid a clash with the 2015 World Cup, which was hosted by Australia and New Zealand, and future World Cup preparations. England last hosted the Ashes in 2013.


2015 Ashes series, Rescheduling
However, this rescheduling would cause England to host an Ashes series in 2019 immediately after the 2019 World Cup in England, resulting in a possible hindrance to Australia's Ashes preparations, despite the 2013–14 series being held a year earlier than scheduled to avoid the same outcome with the World Cup. The rescheduling has been criticised in some quarters as owing to greed and commercialism. The ECB have also commented that having three Ashes series in two years will also prevent any future Ashes series held in Australia from affecting World Cup preparations.


2015 Ashes series, Squads
On 31 March 2015, Australia announced a 17-man touring party for the Ashes series. England announced their squad for the first Test on 1 July. Australia fast-bowler Ryan Harris announced his retirement from cricket days before the start of the series, due to an ongoing knee injury. He was subsequently replaced by New South Wales fast bowler Pat Cummins.


2015 Ashes series, Squads
1 Cummins replaced Ryan Harris, who retired prior to the start of the series due to a knee injury. 2 Bairstow replaced Gary Ballance in the squad from the third Test onwards. 3 Plunkett and Footitt replaced James Anderson in the squad for the fourth Test due to Anderson suffering an injury. Anderson returned to the squad in place of Footitt for the fifth Test.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Having been asked to field first by England, despite the start being delayed by a prolonged opening ceremony, the Australians made an early breakthrough with the wicket of Adam Lyth (6). The arrival of Gary Ballance saw a mini-partnership develop between him and captain Alastair Cook, before Cook (20) edged a ball from spinner Nathan Lyon to wicket-keeper Brad Haddin, followed almost immediately by Ian Bell (1), trapped LBW by Mitchell Starc. That brought Joe Root to the crease to join his Yorkshire teammate Ballance.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
In what was undoubtedly the turning point in the match, Haddin dropped a fairly regulation catch from the bowling of Starc on Root's second delivery. The dismissal would have reduced England to 43/4 after they chose to bat first, but after the let off the pair raced to their respective fifties, putting on 153 runs for the fourth wicket before Ballance was trapped LBW by Josh Hazlewood for 61.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Root and Ben Stokes then shared a fifth-wicket stand of 84 before Root was caught out by Shane Watson off Starc for a total of 134, having rescued England from 43/3 to 280/5. Stokes completed his half-century before he was bowled by Starc for 52, and Jos Buttler was also out for 27 after a seventh-wicket stand of exactly 50 with Moeen Ali, but England managed to see out the day on 343/7.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Having been 26 not out overnight, Moeen Ali added another 51 runs on the morning of the second day before he was caught out by Watson off Starc. Stuart Broad's 18 was the only significant contribution to the England total among the tail, and Starc completed a five-wicket haul when he bowled James Anderson to end the England innings on 430. Australia made a steady start to their response, putting on 52 runs before David Warner was caught by Cook in the slips for 17.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Next to go for Australia was Steve Smith, recently ranked as the best Test batsman in the world, caught at short mid-on by Cook off the bowling of Moeen Ali for 33. Meanwhile, Chris Rogers reached 95 before edging a ball from Mark Wood through to Buttler to become the first player to record seven consecutive Test fifties without converting one to a century; it was also Wood's maiden Ashes wicket. A second wicket for Moeen Ali soon followed, as he caught Australia captain Michael Clarke off his own bowling. A 50-run partnership between Adam Voges and Shane Watson for the fifth wicket was ended shortly before the end of the day, with Voges caught by Anderson off Stokes for 31, leaving Australia on 264/5 at the close of play.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
The third morning started with two quick wickets, with Watson and nightwatchman Lyon departing for the addition of just one run. A flurry of runs from Haddin and Mitchell Johnson saw Australia pass 300, but the last two wickets fell for just four runs, and Australia were all out for 308, still 122 runs behind England. As England began their second innings, the Australians again made early breakthroughs, with Cook out for 12 and Ballance out for a duck, before Lyth and Bell shared a stand of 51 runs for the third wicket.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
The partnership was broken when Clarke made a one-handed catch to dismiss Lyth for 37, but Bell batted on to reach his first Test half-century in 10 innings. He and Root put on 97 for the fourth wicket before Bell was out for 60, bowled by Johnson for the Australian's first wicket of the match, following first-innings figures of 0/111. Root followed 11 overs later for exactly the same score off exactly the same number of balls, and dismissed in exactly the same manner by Hazlewood.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Stokes then made a useful 42, but after the dismissal of Buttler (7), there was a clatter of wickets, reducing England from 236/5 to 245/8 in less than three overs. Wood hit a quickfire 32 not out off 18 balls to push England towards 300, but they were eventually bowled out for 289, a lead of 411. With rain forecast for the fifth day, England knew that they would have to bowl Australia out on day 4 to ensure victory.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
With Australia chasing 412 to win, they lost Rogers for 10 early on, ending his record-equalling run of half-centuries, but a 78-run partnership between Warner and Smith looked to have stabilised the innings. The stand was broken by Moeen Ali in the final over before lunch, trapping Warner LBW for 52. Australia then lost Smith (33), Clarke (4) and Voges (1) in the five overs following the interval; in the space of six overs, they had fallen from 97/1 to 106/5.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Haddin was next to go, caught at short midwicket by Cook for 7; the England captain parried the ball up at the first attempt, but retained his focus to cling on at the second time of asking. Watson (19) did his best to reignite the innings before being trapped LBW for the second time in the match, reducing Australia to 151/7. Johnson and Starc then shared a 72-run partnership for the eighth wicket, only for Root's off spin to find both their edges to leave the tourists 169 behind with one wicket in hand.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, First Test
Root was again involved in the final wicket, as Moeen Ali tempted Hazlewood into a big shot down the ground to long on, where Root was waiting to take the catch and seal victory. For his contributions primarily with the bat, but also with the ball, Root was named Man of the Match.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Second Test
Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. After losing David Warner for 38, the duo of Chris Rogers and Steve Smith batted out the rest of day one and both scored hundreds in the process. Australia finished on 337/1 at stumps with Rogers on 158 and Smith on 129.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Second Test
Stuart Broad ended the 284-run partnership by dismissing Rogers for 173 in the sixth over of the second day. Smith continued to amass runs even as wickets fell at the other end. A few overs before tea, Smith was dismissed leg before wicket for 215 by Joe Root. After a brisk 45 by debutant Peter Nevill, Australia decided to declare when their score was on 566/8. In reply, England were reduced to 30/4 as Australian fast bowlers delivered early breakthroughs. England captain Alastair Cook then stabilised the innings with Ben Stokes and took the score to 85/4 at the close of day's play.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Second Test
Cook and Stokes continued to rebuild for England on the third day, but the wicket of Stokes just before lunch dented England's progress. Apart from a knock of 39 by Moeen Ali, Cook got little support from the remaining batsmen and was dismissed four runs short of a hundred. England were eventually bowled out for 312 after tea. Instead of enforcing the follow on, Australia decided to bat their second innings. Both their openers started to score rapidly and took the team score to 108 without loss at stumps.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Second Test
Rogers was retired hurt for 49 early during the morning session of the fourth day but that did not halt the Australian onslaught. Australia batsmen continued to pile on quick runs as they attacked the England bowlers, increasing the lead. Warner was dismissed for 83, before an aggressive 48-ball 58 from Smith and quickfire cameos from Clarke and Mitchell Marsh had taken the visitors' total to 254/2 in just 49 overs when Clarke decided to declare.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Second Test
Being set an improbable target of 509 runs to be scored in five sessions, England started poorly with none of the top-order batsmen reaching 15. England were eventually bowled out in just 37 overs for 103. Australia thus leveled the series 1–1 with a 405-run victory and Smith was named player of the match.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Third Test
Steven Finn came into the England team in place of Mark Wood. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first with an unchanged team. Australia were 72/3 at lunch before England fast bowlers took quick wickets in the second session to bowl Australia out for 136. James Anderson claimed six wickets, while Broad and Finn took two each. In reply, England rode on fifties from Ian Bell and Joe Root to finish the day at a solid position of 133/3, despite losing the wicket of Bell towards the end.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Third Test
Australia made inroads on the second morning and reduced England to 190/7. An eighth-wicket stand of 87 runs between Moeen Ali and Broad gave England a healthy lead before Australia came back to dismiss the tail and end the innings at 281, a lead of 145 for England. In Australia's second innings, a devastating spell from Finn reduced Australia from 62/1 to 92/5, with five of the top six batsmen being dismissed for single-digit scores. David Warner counter-attacked for Australia with a 62-ball 77. Australia finished the second day on 168/7, only 23 runs ahead, with Finn having five wickets to his name and England in a very strong position. But during the day Anderson had to leave the match due to side strain and would not return.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Third Test
On the morning of the third day, battling fifties from Peter Nevill and Mitchell Starc extended Australia's slender lead. England bowlers then came back to end the Australian innings at 265. Finn ended with career-best figures of 6/79. Chasing the target of 121 to win, England lost both openers cheaply, but unbeaten knocks of 65 from Bell and 38 from Root guided England to a comfortable victory by eight wickets, and a 2–1 series lead. Finn was awarded man of the match.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fourth Test
England won the toss and elected to bowl first. England made one change to their team, replacing the injured James Anderson with Mark Wood, while Shaun Marsh replaced his brother Mitchell in the Australian side. Australia were bowled out before lunch on the first day for 60 in 18.3 overs, the fewest overs a team has been bowled out for in the first innings of a Test match.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fourth Test
Stuart Broad picked up 8/15, the best bowling figures by a fast bowler in an Ashes Test, while extras outscored every one of Australia's batsmen with 14 (the top-scoring batsman was tail-ender Mitchell Johnson, with 13). In England's first innings, after Mitchell Starc took three early wickets, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put up 173 runs for the fourth wicket. Bairstow was dismissed towards the end of first day and England were 274/4 at stumps.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fourth Test
Starc dismissed Root for 130 and took two more wickets on the morning of the second day, but a quickfire lower-order partnership between Moeen Ali and Broad pushed England's total higher. England decided to declare at the brink of lunch when their total had reached 391/9. Australia's second innings began with a 113-run opening stand between Warner and Rogers. Ben Stokes took the first three Australian wickets and triggered a collapse. Adam Voges showed some resistance while wickets fell at the other end, taking Australia to 241/7 at the close of the day's play.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fourth Test
England took just 10.2 overs on the third day to claim the remaining three Australian wickets. Australia were bowled out for 253, giving England a victory by an innings and 78 runs. Stokes had figures of 6/36 in the second innings and Broad was named man of the match. England regained the Ashes with a match to spare in the series, and Ian Bell became the first England player since Ian Botham to win five Ashes series. At the conclusion of the match, Australian captain Michael Clarke announced he would retire from international cricket after the series.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fifth Test
James Anderson was not passed fit for the fifth Test, so England named an unchanged side, denying Adil Rashid his home Test debut. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood was ruled out with an ankle injury, paving the way for Peter Siddle to make a long-awaited return to Test cricket ahead of Pat Cummins, despite media reports to the contrary before the match. Mitchell Marsh was recalled ahead of his brother Shaun, while Brad Haddin was not recalled for his possible final Test match.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fifth Test
Australia dominated the match right from the start with a century opening partnership between Warner and Rogers. Steven Smith scored his 11th test century as Australia finished their innings at 481. England's reply was lacking with them ending day 2 at 107/8. England, after being bowled out for 149 in their first innings, were asked to follow on. However, by the end of the third day an innings defeat was looming with England on 203/6 and still trailing by 129 runs.


2015 Ashes series, Matches, Fifth Test
With the threat of rain washing out several sessions of the last two days, Australia started day 4 brightly and took two early wickets before rain brought an early lunch. After a lengthy lunch break, Siddle took the last two wickets to bring an end to an eventful series. This match marked the end of the international careers of both Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers.


2015 Ashes series, Aftermath
The Ashes trophy was presented to England immediately after their defeat in the fifth Test. This was criticised by The Guardian's Mike Selvey, who called the ceremony "perhaps the most incongruous champagne shower in history". Joe Root was awarded the Compton–Miller Medal for player of the series.


2015 Ashes series, Aftermath
Australian players Michael Clarke, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin retired from Test cricket at the end of the series. England moved up to third in the ICC Test Championship (from sixth at the start of the series), but remained behind Australia who stayed in second place.


2015 Ashes series, Aftermath
Cricket journalists gave a mixed opinion on the quality of the series, praising several good spells of bowling but criticising the poor standard of batting, which was seen as too aggressive and impatient for Test cricket. There was also disappointment that none of the matches lasted the full five days, with the result often obvious early on. Vic Marks said "by the end of the second day of each match we always knew who was going to win; sometimes that was obvious by the end of the first day; at Nottingham by the first interval".


2015 Ashfield District Council election
The 2015 Ashfield District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect members of Ashfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
Christine Quinn-Wilcox (Selston Independents) retained a Selston seat for the Selston Independents in the 26 November 2015 by-election.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
In November 2015 Independent Councillor Jason Zadrozny (Larwood), along with Liberal Democrats Councillors Tom Hollis (Ashfields), Rachel Madden (Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse), Anthony Brewer (Skegby), Christian Chapman (Jacksdale) and Helen Smith (Stanton Hill & Teversal), formed the Ashfield Independents party.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
These were joined by Beverly Gail Turner and Robert Sears-Piccavey (Underwood) to form the Ashfield Independents Group at Ashfield District Council. On the resignation of Beverly Gail Turner and election of Christine Quinn-Wilcox (Selston)


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
Further additions to the group, in April 2018 by former Labour Councillors Helen Hollis (The Dales), Glenys Maxwell (Huthwaite and Brierley), both sitting as independents, after a vote of no confidence in the then Labour Leader of the Council, Cheryl Butler


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
John Wilmott (Ashfield Independents) gained a Hucknall North seat from the Conservatives in the 12 October 2017 by-election.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
On 20 March 2018 Labour councillors Lee Anderson (Huthwaite and Brierley) and Chris Baron (Hucknall West) changed affiliation to the Conservatives, and Steve Carroll (Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood) left Labour to sit as an Independent.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
In April 2018 Labour Councillors Amanda Brown (Central and New Cross), Tim Brown (Central and New Cross) and Joanne Donnelly (Abbey Hill) left the Labour Group to sit as Independents.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
As a result of the above changes on 26 April 2018 The Ashfield Independents along with the rest of the Independents Group, joined by the Conservatives, forced a vote of no confidence in the Labour leadership and replaced Labour leader Councillor Cheryl Butler with Jason Zadrozny of the Ashfield Independents.


2015 Ashfield District Council election, Changes between 2015 and 2019
As of 1 May 2018 the current make up of the Council is Labour 14 (-8), Ashfield Independents 11 (+11), Conservative Party 5 (+2), Independents 5 (+3) and Liberal Democrats 0 (-5).


2015 Ashford Borough Council election
The 2015 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Asia Pacific University Games
The 2015 Asia Pacific University Games was hosted in Cebu City, Philippines. The hosting university of the inaugural games will be the University of Cebu.


2015 Asia Pacific University Games
The Cebu Coliseum was the venue of the opening ceremony of the games and the men's basketball tournament, the Cebu Capitol Social Hall hosted Table tennis while badminton was played at Metro Sports in Salinas Drive.


2015 Asia Pacific University Games, Participants
Universities from three countries participated. Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Chinese Taipei were to participate but withdrew from the competition.


2015 Asia Pacific University Games, Medal table
Incomplete, results of the individual table tennis events are unknown.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship
The 2015 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the inaugural tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the twenty-eighth continental championship for the ARFU nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The inaugural series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship
Instead of the single round-robin format used in the Asian Five Nations, the three teams played each other twice on a home and away basis. Japan, as the team finishing on top of the standings in 2015, was declared the winner. The bottom-placed team, Korea, was subject to a promotion-relegation play-off against the winner of the next lower division. However, Sri Lanka, who finished on top of Division 1, declined the opportunity to challenge.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Top 3 Challenge
Due to financial reasons, the game was cancelled and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division for 2016.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, Summary
Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 18 April 2015 – the starting date of the tournament.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, Japan
On 5 March, head coach Eddie Jones named a 31-man squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, Japan
On 11 April, Chihito Matsui and Ryohei Yamanaka was added to the squad.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, Japan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, Hong Kong
Adrian Griffiths was added to the squad for the Round 5 game with South Korea.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, South Korea
South Korea 31-man squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship, Squads, South Korea
Andre Coquillard and Park Hwan were added to the squad for the Round 5 game with Hong Kong.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
The 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual Asian Rugby Championship rugby union tournament. The Asian Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament. The main tournament is now participated by the top three teams in Asia, less teams competing at the 2014 Asian Five Nations, which saw the top five teams in Asia participate. In this edition, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea participated at the main tournament.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 1
Division 1 of the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan from May 6, 2015 to May 9, 2015.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 1, Fixtures, Final
Due to financial reasons, the Top 3 Challenge match between Sri Lanka and South Korea scheduled for  6 June 2015 was cancelled. Sri Lanka remained in Division 1 for 2016 and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 2
The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 East
The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 West
The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.


2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 Central
The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Pakistan were scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw due to financial concerns. The tournament was reduced to India and Uzbekistan playing two tests to decide the winner of Division 3 Central.


2015 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The 2015 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested by a combination of regulations with Group N competing directly against Super 2000 cars for points.


2015 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The championship began in New Zealand on 17 April and concluded in China on 1 November. The Asia Cup sub-championship will continue on until a 13 December finish in India. The championship was held over six events with a candidate event included as part of the Asia Cup.


2015 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, Championship standings
Note: 1 – 14 refers to the bonus points awarded for each leg of the rally for the first five place getters, 1st (7), 2nd (5), 3rd (3), 4th (2), 5th (1). There were two bonus legs for each rally.


2015 Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships
The 2015 Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were the 9th edition of the Asian Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Linan, Xianyou, China from September 17 to September 19, 2015.


2015 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships
The 2015 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships were the fifth edition of the Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from December 11 to December 13, 2015.


2015 Asian Age Group Swimming Championships
The 8th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships were held in October 1–7, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand.


2015 Asian Airgun Championships
The 2015 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi, India between 25 September and 1 October 2015.


2015 Asian Alpine Ski Championships
The 2015 Asian Alpine Ski Championships were the 24th Asian Alpine Ski Championships (1st senior competition) and took place from March 3–4, 2015, in Yongpyong Resort, South Korea.


2015 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 28th edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships was held from August 26 to September 5, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand.


2015 Asian Archery Championships
The 2015 Asian Archery Championships were the 19th edition of the Asian Archery Championships, and were held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 3, 2015 to November 8, 2015. This acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2015 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2015 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships were the 6th edition of the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Hiroshima, Japan from July 31 to August 2, 2015.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships
The 21st Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, China from 3–7 June 2015.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The Men's 100 metres at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 and 4 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) plus the four fastest times of those who finished fourth or lower in their heat (q) qualified.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semi Final
Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q).


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 6 and 7 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: -0.7 m/s, Heat 5: -1.5 m/s


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 and 4 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 4 and 6 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 4 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 6 and 7 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6 and 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Wuhan, China on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3 and 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The Men's shot put at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 and 4 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s, Heat 4: -0.6 m/s


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 6 and 7 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 3 and 4 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 4 and 6 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 4 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on the 6 and 7 of June.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heat
Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the two fastest times of those who finished fourth or lower in their heat


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3 and 4.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 3.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 7.


2015 Asian Baseball Championship
The 2015 Asian Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition that was held in Taiwan from September 16–20, 2015. It was the 27th edition of the tournament.


2015 Asian Baseball Championship
South Korea won the title. Japan previously won five straight gold medals in the tournament since 2003.


2015 Asian Baseball Cup
The 2015 Asian Baseball Cup was a baseball tournament which served as qualifiers for the 2015 Asian Baseball Championship. The Eastern Division of the tournament was hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia from 3–8 May 2015 while the Western Division was hosted in Islamabad, Pakistan from 23–28 February 2015.


2015 Asian Baseball Cup, Eastern Division, Preliminary round
NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).


2015 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship was a beach volleyball event, that was held from October 1 to 4, 2015 in Hong Kong, China. The competition included only women's event.


2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships
The 2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships were the 16th Asian Canoe Sprint Championships and took place from November 4–7, 2015 in Palembang, Indonesia.


2015 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament
The 2015 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament was held at the Sawai Man singh Stadium in Jaipur, India during March 13-15,2015 and serve as qualification tournament for the 2015 ITTF-World Cup. The event was organized by the Asian Table Tennis Union and the Table Tennis Federation of India. A total prize fund of US$100,000 was on offer. Chinese Xu Xin won the men's event; Singaporean Feng Tianwei won the women's competition.


2015 Asian Cycling Championships
The 2015 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Velodrome in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 4 to 14 February 2015.


2015 Asian Development Tour
The 2015 Asian Development Tour was the sixth season of the Asian Development Tour, a second-tier tour operated by the Asian Tour.


2015 Asian Development Tour, Order of Merit
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Asian Tour cards for 2016.


2015 Asian Fencing Championships
The 2015 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Singapore from 25 to 30 July 2015 at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang.


2015 Asian Formula Renault Series
The 2015 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) was the 16th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season saw the introduction of the current 2013-spec FR2.0 car, which raced along the old-spec FR2.0 cars.


2015 Asian Formula Renault Series
Starting from this season, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Class A for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Class B for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars. The season began on 20 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and ended on 11 October at the Shanghai International Circuit after six double-header events. Three of them were based at Zhuhai, where AFR joined Pan Delta Racing Festival, two of them took place at Shanghai, with the other round being held at Sepang in Malaysia.


2015 Asian Formula Renault Series, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Only drivers competing in at least three rounds are eligible for points.


2015 Asian Judo Championships
The 2015 Asian Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the Asian Judo Championships, and were held in Kuwait City, Kuwait from May 13 to May 15, 2015.


2015 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
The 2015 Milo Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from  22 ‐ 26 July 2015. It was organised by the Table Tennis Association of Malaysia under the authority of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU).


2015 Asian Karate Championships
The 2015 Asian Karate Championships are the 13th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Yokohama, Japan from September 4 to September 6, 2015.


2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 16th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 13 to 21 August 2015. The champions qualified for the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship as Asia's representative.


2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2014 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2014 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2014 edition are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th.


2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 12 to 20 May 2015. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and served as the Asian qualifier for the 2015 Men's U23 World Championship to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which the top two teams qualified for the world championship. Iran won the tournament and Purya Fayazi was the most valuable player.


2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2014 Asian U20 Championship. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2014 Asian U20 Championship. All teams not seeded were drawn. But, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Turkmenistan later withdrew. Final standing of the 2014 Asian U20 Championship are shown in brackets except the hosts who did not participate in the 2014 Asian U20 Championship.


2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Tehran, Iran from 31 July to 8 August 2015.


2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Qualification
If there are not more than 16 teams, all teams will compete in the tournament. If there are more than 16 teams, participating teams are:– The host nation– Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition– Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations


2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Qualification
There are 17 teams applied for the competition. But all teams can participate in the tournament.


2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 September 2014. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn in Tehran, Iran on 22 April 2015. But, Saudi Arabia later withdrew and Oman moved from pool A to C to balance the number of teams in each pool. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 10th.


2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 7th Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships was held in Jecheon, South Korea from 10 - 13 June 2015.


2015 Asian Rowing Championships
The 2015 Asian Rowing Championships were the 16th Asian Rowing Championships and took place from September 24–28, 2015, in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Beijing, China.


2015 Asian Sevens Series
The 2015 Asian Sevens Series was the seventh Asian Sevens Series held by Asia Rugby. The winner and runner-up of the competition gaining entry into the World Series qualifying tournament (to become a core team in 2017) at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens.


2015 Asian Sevens Series
The first leg of the 2015 Asian Sevens Series was held at the Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao on 5 and 6 September. The biggest surprise of that tournament was that for the first time since 2011 Hong Kong failed to make the finals, losing in the quarterfinals to the Chinese, 21–17. The Chinese were successful in the semi-finals defeating Sri Lanka 22–12 garnering their first cup final appearance against Japan, who defeated South Korea by 21–5 in their semi-final. The Japanese went on to win the Cup final by defeating the Chinese by 28–12. In the Plate final Hong Kong defeated Kazakhstan 27–0 and in the Bowl final UAE were successful against Singapore 15–7.


2015 Asian Sevens Series
The second leg of the series was held in Thailand on 26 and 27 September. In this leg Japan, and South Korea, successfully made their way through the competition unbeaten. Japan coming from behind to win a tense encounter 24–19, against Hong Kong in the Semi-final, scoring a golden try in sudden death extra-time. Japan then repeated their earlier result in Shanghai, easily winning the Cup 45–7 against South Korea. The Plate final was contested between UAE and China, with China securing the Plate with a 26–5 victory, whilst in the Bowl final Thailand defeated the Philippines 24–19.


2015 Asian Sevens Series
The last leg was held at the Colombo Racecourse in Sri Lanka on 10 and 11 October. Japan booked their berth in the Cup final with a 31–5 victory over China in the quarter-final and a hard-fought 26–19 win over hosts Sri Lanka in the semi-final. Hong Kong beat Chinese Taipei 33–5 in their quarter-final before hammering Malaysia 38–7 in the semi-finals. Hong Kong’s path to the final was made easier by the shock loss of South Korea to Thailand in the preliminary rounds. Japan secured a clean sweep of the series winning their third Cup by defeating Hong Kong 29–22. South Korea won the Plate final, with a 17–10 victory over Chinese Taipei.


2015 Asian Sevens Series
The winner of the 2015 Asian Sevens Series was Japan, who won all three legs, the remaining places on the podium went to Hong Kong and South Korea, with their final position determined by the difference of points.


2015 Asian Shooting Championships
The 2015 Asian Shooting Championships was held in Kuwait between November 1 and November 12. This tournament was supposed to be an Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. However, this qualification event lost its Rio Olymipics qualification status when the IOC suspended Kuwait NOC for government interference.


2015 Asian Shooting Championships
Yair Davidovitz an Israeli International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) technical delegate, was slated to supervise the event in Kuwait for the ISSF in 2015. Kuwait rejected the Israeli's visa for the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships which was originally the tournament that would offer Asian quotas for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and Davidovitz was backed by the International Olympic Committee and the ISSF, and the qualifiers were moved to New Delhi, India. The IOC said:


2015 Asian Shooting Championships
"The decision comes after the designated technical delegate from the ISSF, Yair Davidovich (Israel), who was due to supervise the event on behalf of the ISSF, was denied a visa by the Kuwaiti Immigration Department. The denial of a visa is against the non-discrimination principle of the Olympic Charter."


2015 Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Suzuki 2015 ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships were held in Pattaya, Thailand from 26 September to 3 October 2015.


2015 Asian Tour
The 2015 Asian Tour is the 21st season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.


2015 Asian Tour, Tournament results
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.


2015 Asian Tour, Tournament results
Only 50% of the prize money from major championships and World Golf Championships are counted towards the Order of Merit, but are not shown below.


2015 Asian Tour, Order of Merit
There is a complete list on the official site .


2015 Asian Water Polo Championship
The 2015 Asian Water Polo Championship was held from 16–20 December 2015 in Foshan, China. It was the Asian continental qualification for the 2016 Olympic water polo tournament.


2015 Asian Water Polo Championship
The draw was held on 21 November 2015 at 12:00. A men's and a women's tournament was held, with the winner qualifying directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships was held in Phuket, Thailand from September 3 - 12, 2015. It was the 45th men's and 26th women's championship.


2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2015 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships
The 7th edition of the Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from August 07 to August 13, 2015 in Wulanchabu, China.


2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 16th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Vietnam.


2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
Matches of the competition was held at the 7,000 capacity Hà Nam Gymnasium.


2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
The following procedures shall be followed to determine the ranking of teams in a pool:


2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 14 to 23 March 2015 at Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.


2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship is the 13th edition of the Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship which took place from 6–14 August 2015 at Almaty, Kazakhstan. The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship was held on 1 to 9 May 2015 in Pasig, Philippines. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament. The tournament served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship held in Ankara, Turkey which the top two ranked teams qualified for the world championship. China won the tournament and Liu Yanhan was the most valuable player.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
The tournament was organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, in association with Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), the newly formed national federation for volleyball in the Philippines.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in Pasig, Philippines.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, India
The following is Indian roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, Kazakhstan
The following is the Kazakhstani roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, South Korea
The following is the Korean roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, Philippines
The following is the Filipino roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, Chinese Taipei
The following is the Taiwanese roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship squads, Thailand
The following is the Thai roster in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Tianjin, China from 20 to 28 May 2015. China won their 13th championship defeating silver medalists South Korea while Thailand won the bronze medal. Chinese Zhu Ting won the Most Valuable Player award.


2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Qualification
If there were fewer than 16 teams applied for participation, all teams compete in the tournament. If there were more than 16 teams applied for participation, participated teams would be determined by:– The host nation– Top 10 ranked teams from the previous edition– Representatives from each of the five Asian Volleyball Confederation Zonal Associations


2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The host country and the top 7 ranked teams were seed in the Serpentine system. The 8 remaining teams were drawn on 11 February 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets except the host (who ranked 4th) and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (-). Japan played in the Asian Championship with their U-23 national team.


2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship is the 6th edition of the Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship organised by Handball Federation of India under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was held from 27 August - 3 September 2015 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India.


2015 Asian Wrestling Championships
The 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the Aspire Dome Volleyball Hall in Doha, Qatar. The event took place from May 6 to May 10, 2015.


2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships
The 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for Asian athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 8–11 May. A total of forty events were contested, with the events divided evenly between the sexes. The event programme mirrored that of the previous IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics, with the exception of a boy's decathlon, rather than the octathlon.


2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships
The event was established following the 78th council meeting of the Asian Athletics Association in March 2014. The body's president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad cited the creation of the championships as a way of boosting the grassroots-level development of the sport in Asia and raise the importance of continental level competition among the region's countries.


2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships
China easily topped the medal table with half of their 32 medals being gold. Chinese Taipei won the next most gold medals, with four, while India had the second largest overall medal haul at fourteen medals. Kazakhstan (three golds, eight medals) and Japan (nine medals) were the other leading nations of the tournament. A total of 27 of the participating nations reached the medal table.


2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships
The highest level performance at the competition came from Chinese girls' javelin thrower Yu Yuzhen, whose winning throw of 61.97 m (203 ft 3 3⁄4 in) was the world youth best for the 500-gramme youth implement. Yu Shu Shen of Chinese Taipei was the only athlete to win two individual titles, doing so in the boys' 100 metres and 200 metres.


2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships
An anti-doping outreach and sports ethics programme was held in conjunction with the competition, with the achievements of Liu Xiang and Koji Murofushi being held up as examples of Olympic champions from Asia who promoted an anti-doping culture.


2015 Asian Youth Netball Championship
The 2015 Asian Youth Netball Championship was the 9th edition of the tournament. The tournament was being played in Macpherson Stadium at Mong Kok, Hong Kong from 14 December to 20 December with twelve Asian national netball teams.


2015 Asian Youth Netball Championship
Sri Lanka defeated Malaysia 53–48 in the final to win the championship.


2015 Aspria Tennis Cup
The 2015 Aspria Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Milan, Italy, between 20 and 28 June 2015.


2015 Aspria Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Aspria Tennis Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Aspria Tennis Cup – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Máximo González were the defending champions, but the pair were not able to participate this year. Nikola Mektić and Antonio Šančić won the title, defeating Christian Garin and Juan Carlos Sáez in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2015 Aspria Tennis Cup – Singles
Albert Ramos-Viñolas was the defending champion, but he did not participate this year. Federico Delbonis won the title, defeating Rogério Dutra Silva, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2015 Assam State Premier League season
The 2015 Assam State Premier League is the first season of the Assam State Premier League in its new format. Assam State Premier League alias ASPL, is the top football league for association football clubs in the Indian state of Assam. The league was re-launched in May 2015 and was kicked off on 29 May and will conclude with the final on 25 July.


2015 Assam State Premier League season
Karbi Anglong Morning Star F.C. became champion of 2015 Assam State Premier League by defeating F.C. Green Valley in the final held at KASA Stadium, Diphu. As an estimated 1.97 Lakh fans poured in to witness the entire Championship.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Format
As per the new format of ASPL 2015 a total of 12 city based clubs across Assam has been divided in Two Zonal Groups - Upper Assam Zonal Group and Lower Assam Zonal Group. At the Zonal Group Stage, each club shall play all the other 5 teams in the Group twice on Home and Away basis. At the end of the Zonal Group stage, top 4 Clubs from each group shall advance to the Final stage of ASPL 2015. The Final stage shall be played on knock-out format in Home and Away basis. Once the Zonal Group stage is over, there will be a draw for the Final stage.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Key Regulations
ASPL has introduced few key regulations to ensure future, all round development of the game of football in the state of Assam. As per the regulations, each team can register a maximum of 3 overseas player out of which only a maximum of 2 can be included in the playing XI. Each club shall also have to register a minimum of 6 players from its defined catchment area aged not more than 25 years and 6 Indian players aged not more than 20 years. Each club has to also include a minimum of 1 Catchment player and 1 U-20 player in its Playing XI.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Key Regulations
As per the Regulation of ASPL 2015, each club shall be responsible to organize all of its Home matches and enjoy 70% of the gate revenue generated. The clubs shall also receive fixed assistance per match for all of its Away matches from the League.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Prize Money
ASPL 2015 offers lucrative prize money for all the participating clubs and is the highest ever for any Club competition in the state of Assam. The clubs eliminated from the Zonal Group stage shall receive INR 100,000 each as prize money. The clubs eliminated in the Quarter Final Stage shall receive INR 150,000 each. The Clubs eliminated at the Semi Final stage shall receive INR 250,000 each. The runner up shall receive INR 350,000 and the ASPL 2015 Champion club shall receive a prize money of INR 500,000.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Prize Money
In addition, there are several other prizes on offer, such as, Golden Ball winner (Best Player), Golden Boot winner (Highest Scorer), Golden Gloves (Best Goalkeeper), Best Defender, Best Midfielder, Best Overseas Player Best U-20 Player, Best Catchment Player etc.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Quarter–finals
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 July, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 July 2015.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Semi–finals
The first legs was played on 15 and 16 July, and the second legs was played on 18 and 19 July 2015.


2015 Assam State Premier League season, Final
The final was played on 25 July 2015 at KSSA, Diphu.


2015 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season
The 2015 season is Associação Portuguesa de Desportos' ninety fourth season in existence and the club's first consecutive season in the third level of Brazilian football, also the first in their history. On 20 March, president Ilídio Lico resigned as a president, being replaced by Jorge Manuel Marques Gonçalves.


2015 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season
On 8 April, after a 0–3 away defeat against São Paulo, Portuguesa was again relegated to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 for the third time in its history.


2015 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Squad information, Youth players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Appearances and goals
Last updated: 19 October 2015Source: Match reports in Competitive matches,


2015 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Goalscorers
Last updated: 19 October 2015Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2015 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Disciplinary record
As of 19 October 2015Source: Match reports in Competitive matches = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015 Astana season
The 2015 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2015 Astana–Acca Due O season
The 2015 women's road cycling season was the first for the  Astana–Acca Due O cycling team, which began in 2015.


2015 Astana–Acca Due O season, Team Roster
As of 10 March 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.


2015 Astana–Acca Due O season, UCI World Ranking
The 2015 UCI Women's Road Rankings are rankings based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2015 women's road cycling season.


2015 Astana–Acca Due O season, UCI World Ranking
Astana-Acca Due O finished 28th in the 2015 ranking for UCI teams.


2015 Asturian regional election
The 2015 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. Because regional elections in Asturias were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the 2021 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in 2011.


2015 Asturian regional election
Final results showed the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) with 26.5% of the vote (14 seats), the People's Party (PP) in second with 21.6% (11 seats) and newly created Podemos (Spanish for "We can") in a close third with 19.1% (9 seats). The Asturias Forum (FAC), which had ruled the community in the 2011–12 period, saw a dramatic loss of support, falling to fifth place with 8.2% and 3 seats, overcame by a stagnant United Left (IU/IX) and in a draw with up-and-coming Citizens (C's).


2015 Asturian regional election
Socialist leader Javier Fernández was able to retain the regional government thanks to the support of United Left, after PP and FAC joined their votes against the PSOE and with Podemos supporting its own candidate.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Background
Following the 2012 election, regional PSOE leader Javier Fernández was able to be elected as President of Asturias thanks to a confidence and supply agreement with both IU-IX and UPyD. However, in November 2013 both parties announced they were withdrawing support from the government after the PSOE voted down a proposal to reform the autonomous community's electoral law (including, among other things, a removal of the three district-division of the Principality), leaving the regional government in minority. To prevent a parliamentary deadlock, however, the PSOE unexpectedly reached an agreement with the PP to obtain its parliamentary support to avoid political instability, in what was dubbed by opponents as the duerno agreement.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Background
Incumbent Socialist Javier Fernández announced his intention to run for re-election to a second term in office, being chosen as his party's candidate without opposition. Opposition leader Francisco Álvarez-Cascos announced on 12 February 2015 that he would not stand again as Asturias Forum's candidate, with Cristina Coto being elected as the party's candidate and leader the following month. Mercedes Fernández was elected as People's Party candidate for a second consecutive time, while Gaspar Llamazares was proclaimed as the candidate for United Left after a primary election held on 24 January 2015.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Background
Finally, Ignacio Prendes, the only deputy of Union, Progress and Democracy, was expelled from the party and will contest as the candidate of Citizens (C's). Adán Fernández will substitute him as the candidate of the party.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Background
The election will be influenced by the surge of two rising parties in opinion polls: Podemos (Spanish for We can), a left-wing party created in January 2014 to contest the 2014 European Parliament election and whose success brought it to establish itself as a fully-fledged party at the national level, and centrist Citizens (C's), whose rise in opinion polls early in 2015 and its success in the 2015 Andalusian election has brought it at the center of media attention.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Background
Emilio León will stand as Podemos' candidate after being elected in a primary election process held during the last weeks of March, Citizens will also run in the election, despite an early controversy resulted in the resignation of the former party's candidate Francisco Gambarte and the party staff considering whether to stand or not in the region. Nicanor García will be the candidate, while Ignacio Prendes, expelled from UPyD, will be the second person in the list.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Background
On 21 April, it was confirmed that 19 parties will take part in the election.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Asturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Principality. Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Asturians abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows:


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the General Junta were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous ordinary election was held on 22 May 2011, setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday, 24 May 2015.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Election date
The President of the Principality had the prerogative to dissolve the General Junta and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure.


2015 Asturian regional election, Overview, Election date
In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the General Junta was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.


2015 Asturian regional election, Parliamentary composition
The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was officially dissolved on 30 March 2015, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias. The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the General Junta at the time of dissolution.


2015 Asturian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.


2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials
The 2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials the athletics meeting held by Athletics Kenya to select the representatives to the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China  The meet was held July 31 to August 1, 2015 in Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi is at high altitude in athletics terms.


2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials, Men's Results
Key:≠Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the August 10 cutoff date.


2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials, Women's results
Key:≠Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the August 10 cutoff date.


2015 Atlanta Braves season
The 2015 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 19th season of home games at Turner Field, 50th season in Atlanta, and 145th season overall.


2015 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason
The Braves offseason began in the final week of the 2014 season. The Braves were officially eliminated from the postseason contention on Sunday, September 21. On Monday, the Braves announced the termination of General Manager Frank Wren and appointed John Hart as the interim general manager. The Braves signed Hart to a three-year deal to become the Braves President of Baseball Operations a month later. Hart continued to fill the role of general manager throughout the offseason with much help from assistant general manager John Coppolella.


2015 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, Opening Day
After an offseason filled with many trades and roster movements, the Braves began the season with Julio Teherán as the starting pitcher for the second consecutive year. They took an early lead in the first inning after a Nick Markakis single scored Jace Peterson. Miami tied the game in the third inning, but a late Markakis RBI scoring Eric Young, Jr. was the difference. In the team's first save opportunity since trading closer Craig Kimbrel, newly appointed closer Jason Grilli pitched a perfect inning and the Braves won 2–1.


2015 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, Regular season
After optimistically winning the first five games of the season, the Braves' early success was short-lived. The team finished April with a 10–12 record. They had a winning record in May (15–13), but struggles within the young roster made quality starts and wins few and far between. A July 11 injury to closer Jason Grilli sealed the fate of the struggling team, lacking the skills necessary for a successful starting rotation. A 8–20 August followed, and after additional movements and trades, the team's starting rotation was virtually unrecognizable from how the season began. Shelby Miller, once thought to be a crucial starting pitcher to the team's success, lost a franchise-record 24 consecutive starts, finishing the season with a 6–17 record after receiving a run support average of 2.38 (ranked tenth worst in MLB history).


2015 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, Regular season
The Braves finished the season with a 67–95 record, third-worst in the MLB, ahead of the Cincinnati Reds (64–98) and Philadelphia Phillies (63–99).


2015 Atlanta Dream season
The 2015 WNBA season was the 8th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will begin on June 5 and end on September 13.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2015 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League and the first under new head coach Dan Quinn.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons started the season 5–0, their best start since 2012. However, the Falcons would struggle throughout the rest of the season by losing 8 of their remaining 11 games finishing at .500 for the first time in 10 years. After their Week 15 win at EverBank Field against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Falcons managed to improve their record from last season.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season
The highlight of the season was the team's Week 16 victory over their divisional rival Carolina Panthers who were 14-0 coming into the game and thus denying them a Perfect season that would've made them the second team after the 2007 Patriots to go undefeated since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at New York Giants
The Giants would lead 20–17 with below 2 minutes left, but Atlanta was able to pull off the comeback, scoring with 1:14 remaining after Devonta Freeman took it in from a yard out. New York tried to come back, but the Falcons would force a turnover on downs to end the game.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
The Falcons would trail 14–28 at one point, but they would pull off their second comeback in as many weeks, as they scored 25 unanswered points afterwards to ultimately win 39–28.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
With the win, the Falcons improved to 3–0 for the first time since 2012.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Houston Texans
The Falcons routed the Texans 48–21 at home. Atlanta would build a 42–0 lead, but Houston put up a fight, as they would outscore Atlanta 21–6 for the remainder of the game. However, the Falcons still won in a blowout.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins
the Falcons would win this game in overtime against the Redskins. In overtime, the game was sealed away after Robert Alford returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown to end the game.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins
With the win, Atlanta started 5–0 for the first time since 2012.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New Orleans Saints
The Falcons suffered their first loss of the season in New Orleans on Thursday Night Football. The Saints would lead the entire game. The Falcons would tie it, but that was the closest they would come to striking distance, as the Saints won 31–21.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Falcons would lead 21–7 at one point, but Indianapolis would rally to erase it after D'Qwell Jackson returned an interception 6 yards to tie it at 21. The Colts would eventually go down the field to win it with an Adam Vinatieri field goal from 43 yards with 52 seconds left.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Carolina Panthers
The Falcons would suffer a blowout and shutout loss to undefeated Carolina. The Falcons would struggle all day, as the Panthers romped them 38-0, their worst shutout loss since 2004.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Carolina Panthers
With the loss, the Falcons fell to 6–7. This is the first and only time they had been under .500 all season.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars
With the win, the Falcons improved to 7–7. They finished 3-1 vs AFC South.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Carolina Panthers
In a major upset win, the Atlanta Falcons defeated Carolina 20–13, spoiling the Panthers' run at a perfect season. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they were eliminated from playoff contention due to the Minnesota Vikings' 49–17 win against the New York Giants later in the day.


2015 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints
With the loss, the Falcons ended their season 8–8, and finished 1–5 against their division.


2015 Atlanta Sharks season
The 2015 Atlanta Sharks season was the second season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their second season in the AIF. After Week 5 of the regular season, the Sharks stopped playing all of their games, teams that had the Sharks scheduled either didn't play the games, or played a replacement team that did not count for a win in the league standings.


2015 Atlanta Sharks season, Roster
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