2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 1: St. Petersburg
Will Power won the pole position, leading a Team Penske sweep of the first four positions on the grid. Power took the lead at the start, and led 75 laps. During the final round of pit stops, Juan Pablo Montoya grabbed the lead after he managed a quicker pit stop than Power. In the closing laps, Power chased down Montoya, and narrowed the gap to less than a second with 11 laps to go. Power tried to pass Montoya for the lead in turn 10, but the two cars touched, damaging Power's front wing. Montoya held the lead, and went on to win, his first road course victory in IndyCar racing since 1999.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 2: New Orleans
IndyCar made its first visit to NOLA Motorsports Park for the second round of the series. Lightning during qualifying in the middle of Round 1B cancelled the entire session, with the grid determined by entrant points, placing Juan Pablo Montoya on pole courtesy of having won the opening race in St. Petersburg. He was joined on the front row by Penske teammate Will Power.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 2: New Orleans
The weather had eased on race day though not completely cleared, seeing the race begin in wet conditions. Montoya led the race early as conditions improved prompting a number of drivers to gamble on a switch to dry tires. Tony Kanaan and Ryan Hunter-Reay both stopped after 11 laps, a decision which proved too early as Kanaan spun off soon after. Conditions rapidly improved though and two laps later the leaders pitted for dry tires which promoted James Hinchcliffe into the lead, courtesy of an earlier stop. From there on the race was dictated by a series of caution periods as the drivers continued to struggle in the mixed conditions, the final caution period coming as Hunter-Reay, Sébastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud crashed together.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 2: New Orleans
The series had announced a 1-hour and 45 minute time limit in the event of a wet race. Due to this time limit being reached in addition to the cautions, the race ended under yellow following the 3-car crash involving Hunter-Reay, Bourdais, and Pagenaud. Hinchcliffe won the race.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 3: Long Beach
Hélio Castroneves won the pole position with a track record of 1:06.7442, beating Sébastien Bourdais's mark set in Champ Car in 2006. Castroneves's Penske teammate Juan Pablo Montoya started alongside on the front row. At the start, Castroneves got the jump, and led into turn one.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 3: Long Beach
During the first sequence of green flag pit stops on lap 29, Castoneves was briefly held in his pit box to avoid collision with Tony Kanaan, who was entering the stall just ahead. The delay cost Castroneves valuable track position, and allowed Scott Dixon to take over the lead. During the second round of pit stops on lap 55, Dixon was narrowly able to hold the lead, and cruised to victory, his first career win at Long Beach. With Dixon comfortably out in front, and Castroneves in second, the closing laps focused on a furious four-car battle for third place, led by Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud. Fifth place went to Tony Kanaan.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 4: Birmingham
With a second consecutive pole position, Hélio Castroneves took the front row with a time of 1:07.1925 alongside teammate Will Power, while a third-place effort by Simon Pagenaud made it another Penske 1-2-3 qualifying lock-out. Josef Newgarden took his first career victory, the fourth different winner in the four races thus far in the season.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 4: Birmingham
Castroneves led early in the race, but lost the lead on lap 19 after another pit stop problem. The right-front tire changer lost a wheel nut, and that allowed Josef Newgarden to come to the lead. In the second half, Newgarden led, Scott Dixon was second, and Castroneves was third, but Graham Rahal was on a different pit strategy. As the leaders were attempting to save fuel and make it to the finish, Rahal pit on lap 70. With a full load of fuel, and new red option tires, Rahal went on a spirited charge to catch the leaders. He shaved 18 seconds off of Newgarden's lead, and passed Scott Dixon for second on the final lap. Newgarden held off the charge and won by just 2.2 seconds.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 4: Birmingham
Castroneves ran out of fuel on the final lap, forcing him to pit, and he dropped to 15th. Will Power recovered from a collision exiting the pits (and subsequent drive-through penalty) on lap 24 to come home fourth. With Castroneves dropping to 15th at the finish, teammate Juan Pablo Montoya maintained the championship lead.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 5: Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Will Power won the pole position for the second annual Grand Prix of Indianapolis, continuing a dominating trend in 2015 for Penske Racing during qualifying. Penske cars qualified 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, with Ganassi's Scott Dixon (2nd) situated on the outside of the front row.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 5: Grand Prix of Indianapolis
At the start, a multi-car tangle in turn one saw Scott Dixon spin out in front of the entire field. Hélio Castroneves (in his milestone 300th Indy car start) was involved in contact, as was Josef Newgarden, and others. Will Power took the lead and dominated the race, leading 65 of 82 laps. Power became the fifth different winner in as many races for 2015.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 6: Indianapolis 500
2008 winner Scott Dixon started from pole position for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. In a Three way shootout over the 14 remaining laps with Will Power and Scott Dixon, Juan Pablo Montoya was crowned his second Indianapolis 500 title.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 7: Detroit (Sat.)
A southwesterly cold front drenching the circuit for Saturday's heat 1 of the Belle Isle Detroit Grand Prix, it was Will Power on pole position. In a wet race on the composite circuit, Carlos Munoz took his first IndyCar win, lapping through 9th place in the process. Runner-up was Marco Andretti; Simon Pagenaud finished 3rd.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 8: Detroit (Sun.)
The remnant of yesterday's cold front lingered in a fog over a soaking wet Belle Isle circuit for Sunday's heat 2 of the Detroit Grand Prix. Qualification scrubbed, the grid formed up on the basis of driver points, Juan Pablo Montoya on pole position, with Will Power alongside, row 1. The first 37 laps were run caution free. Yet, 50% of the last 31 laps run under caution, seldom were there ever more than three consecutive green flag laps run, over the remaining portion of the race. The driver hasn't gotten his strategy correct, Sébastien Bourdais led to the stripe with 6 laps to go, gaped the field, and earned his first win of the 2015 season, Takuma Sato finished 2nd, Graham Rahal - 3rd.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 9: Texas
Under a clear sky, high heat, and 63% humidity, 23 cars took to the D-shaped 1.5 mile Texas Motor Speedway circuit with Will Power on pole position. Ganassi drivers Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan finished first and second respectively, 7.8 seconds apart, with second-place Kanaan about 10 seconds ahead of third-place Hélio Castroneves.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 10: Toronto
With light rain as the field approached for the green flag, starter's orders called for a mandatory single-file rolling start. Will Power earned pole position; Josef Newgarden won the race, holding off his CFH Racing teammate Luca Filippi by 1.4 seconds, ahead of third-place Castroneves, fourth-place Power and Sébastien Bourdais in fifth.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 11: Fontana
Simon Pagenaud won pole position, followed by Hélio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Ed Carpenter, Juan Montoya and Tony Kanaan. The lead would subsequently alternate 80 times throughout the 500-mile race, an IndyCar Series record. On lap 241, Sato collided into Will Power, taking them both out of the race. This would set up a late sprint to the finish when the green flag waved on lap 247.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 11: Fontana
On the penultimate lap of the race, the final incident of the day occurred when Sage Karam and Juan Pablo Montoya pinched Ryan Hunter-Reay into Ryan Briscoe, the latter of whom was sent airborne at a speed of 210 miles per hour (340 km/h). This allowed Rahal to complete the final two laps to the checkered flag under caution, for his first win of the year.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 12: Milwaukee
Josef Newgarden picked up his first career pole in the Verizon Indycar Series. The first caution didn't came until 114 when James Jakes lost an engine in turn 1. The second caution didn't fly until 131 when Ryan Briscoe spun and hit his country mate Will Power in turn 4. The 3rd and final caution came in lap 222 when Justin Wilson lost an engine in turn 1. Sébastien Bourdais eventually lapped the entire field. He managed to hold off Hélio Castroneves and Graham Rahal to pick up his 2nd win of the year. Sébastien Bourdais got his first oval win since 2006 and the 34th of his career, tying Al Unser Jr.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 13: Iowa
Hélio Castroneves picked up his 3rd pole at Iowa. The start was waved off when Hélio Castroneves jumped his country mate and friend Tony Kanaan. The first caution waved on lap 10 when Championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya crashed in turn 2. The second caution came on lap 25 when Charlie Kimball and Stefano Coletti got together in turn 3. The third caution waved on lap 108 when Justin Wilson got up high in turn 2, eventually cutting a tire down. The fourth caution came out on lap 172 when Charlie Kimball crashed in turn 2.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 13: Iowa
The fifth caution came on lap 195 when Stefano Coletti crashed in turn 2. The sixth and final caution waved on lap 262 when Takuma Sato hit the wall in turn 2. Ryan Hunter Reay held off Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam to pick up his first win of the season. Ed Carpenter got out of his car after the race and confronted at the 20 year old rookie driver from Nazareth Pennsylvania Sage Karam.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 14: Mid-Ohio
Scott Dixon captured the pole at Mid Ohio, his 2nd pole of the season. he was followed by Will Power, Sébastien Bourdais, Hélio Castroneves, Josef Newgarden, and Charlie Kimball. Early on Josef Newgarden ran Will Power off track in turn 4, the first caution came out when Charlie Kimball spun in turn 6, after getting his tire cut down from Will Power. The first restart came on lap 7. The 2nd caution came out when Stefano Coletti spun Takuma Sato in turn 4, and there was debris in various locations around the track. The next restart came on lap 26.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 14: Mid-Ohio
The 3rd caution came when Sage Karam spun between turns 4 & 5. The next restart came on lap 70. The final caution came when Rodolfo González spun Charlie Kimball in turn 4. The final restart came on lap 84 when Graham Rahal held off a hard charging Justin Wilson for the win. Graham Rahal picked up his 2nd win of the season and 3rd of his career tying Ed Carpenter for wins, he was followed by Justin Wilson and Simon Pagenaud. Graham Rahal gained 33 points on Championship Leader Juan Pablo Montoya. The margin from 1st to 2nd in the championship was from 42 to 9.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 15: Pocono
Hélio Castroneves picked up his 4th pole of the season, and first at Pocono Raceway. The start was waved off twice when Hélio Castroneves jumped his teammate Simon Pagenaud. They finally waved the green flag on lap 2. The 2nd caution came when Jack Hawksworth lost a tire in turn 1, eventually Sage Karam and Juan Pablo Montoya dodged the lost tire from Jack Hawksworth. The restart came on lap 36. The 3rd caution came when Sébastien Bourdais wrecked in turn 2.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 15: Pocono
The restart came on lap 42, the 4th caution came when Jack Hawksworth and Charlie Kimball getting together in turn 1. The next restart came on lap 92, the 5th caution came when Graham Rahal and Tristan Vautier crashed in turn 3. The next restart came on lap 103, the 6th caution came when debris from Ed Carpenter had contact from James Jakes, eventually the debris was on the frontstretch. The next restart came on lap 114, the 7th caution came when Tony Kanaan spun and hit the wall in turn 2.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 15: Pocono
The next restart came on lap 138, the 8th caution came when Marco Andretti spun and hit wall in turn 2. The next restart came on lap 148, the 9th caution (season's record) came when a fox ran from the infield and through the catchfence. The next restart came on lap 166. The 10th caution came when Hélio Castroneves crashed in turn 1. The next restart came on lap 172. The 11th caution came when rookie Sage Karam spun and hit the wall in turn 1.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 15: Pocono
As debris was strewn from the car, the nosecone section made contact with Justin Wilson's helmet inflicting severe brain damage. The unconscious Wilson then crashed into the infield at turn 1. The final restart came on lap 193, the 12th and final caution came on lap 197 when Rookie Gabby Chaves lost an engine. Ryan Hunter Reay picked up his 2nd win of the season, and 2nd out of the last 3 races, he held off Josef Newgarden and Juan Pablo Montoya for the win.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 15: Pocono
The race set a new record of caution flags flew at an Indycar race, the record was previously held by the 2007 Indianapolis 500. On August 24, Justin Wilson succumbed to his injuries 24 hours after the race. He had been in a coma following the injury he had received during the race. His death marked the first fatality for the Dallara DW12 and the first since Dan Wheldon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the IZOD IndyCar World Championship.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 16: Sonoma
Heading into the final race of the 2015 season, six drivers had a mathematical chance of winning the championship. Those drivers were Juan Pablo Montoya, Graham Rahal, Scott Dixon, Will Power, Hélio Castroneves, and Josef Newgarden. Championship Contender Will Power picks up his 6th pole of the season, 5th at Sonoma, and his 35th pole in his career. He was followed by the other 4 championship contenders Newgarden (2nd), Montoya (5th), and Rahal (6th). The drivers who are not in the championship started in the top 6: Ryan Hunter Reay (3rd) and Simon Pagenaud (4th).


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 16: Sonoma
Other championship contenders Dixon started 9th and Castroneves started 15th. The race ran the first 32 laps without a caution until Luca Filippi brought out the first caution when he slow on the track. The first restart came on lap 38, it didn't take long to get the 2nd caution came on lap 39 when Championship Leader Juan Pablo Montoya took out his championship rival and teammate Will Power in turn 4. The next restart came on lap 42, the 3rd caution came on lap 65 when James Jakes crashed in turn 9.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 16: Sonoma
The next to last restart came on lap 69. The fourth and final caution came on lap 71 when Jack Hawksworth spun Carlos Muñoz in turn 7. The final restart came on lap 73, late in the race Sébastien Bourdais spun Championship Contender Graham Rahal in turn 7 and there was no caution for that because Graham Rahal got the car going, Bourdais got a drive thru penalty for avoidable contact. After the race Rahal got out of his car and went to confront Bourdais.


2015 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Round 16: Sonoma
Dixon won his third win at Sonoma Raceway, third of the year, and back to back wins at Sonoma Raceway like Will Power did in 2010 and 2011. Scott Dixon won his 4th championship tying Dario Franchitti, Sébastien Bourdais and Mario Andretti for U.S. open wheel titles. Dixon was followed by Ryan Hunter Reay and Charlie Kimball. Scott Dixon won the tiebreaker over Juan Pablo Montoya because Dixon had 3 wins to Montoya's 2.


2015 Inter-Provincial Championship
The 2015 Inter-Provincial Championship is the third season of the Inter-Provincial Championship, the domestic three-day (though not officially first-class) cricket competition of Ireland. The competition is played between Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North West Warriors.


2015 Inter-Provincial Cup
The 2015 Inter-Provincial Cup was the third edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a One Day cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 4 May to 30 August 2015. Three teams competed; Leinster Lightning, North West Warriors and Northern Knights, with Leinster Lightning being the defending champions. Leinster Lightning retained their title, after going undefeated in the tournament.


2015 Intermediate League World Series
The 2015 Intermediate League World Series took place from August 2–8 in Livermore, California, United States. Seoul, South Korea defeated Wellington, Florida in the championship game.


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey
The 2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Monterrey, Mexico, on 21–27 September 2015.


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey – Doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Mariana Duque were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey – Doubles
Belgian-duo Ysaline Bonaventure and Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Marina Melnikova and Mandy Minella in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9].


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey – Singles
An-Sophie Mestach was the defending champion, but she chose to compete in Albuquerque instead.


2015 Internacional Femenil Monterrey – Singles
The second seed Ysaline Bonaventure won the title, defeating qualifier Montserrat González in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2015 International Champions Cup
The 2015 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a series of friendly association football tournaments. It was the first tournament played separately in Australia, China and the United States.


2015 International Champions Cup
The Australian edition of the tournament featured three teams played across three matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 18, 21 and 24. Real Madrid were the first club to announce their involvement. Manchester City and Roma were later confirmed to take part in the Australian tournament. The Chinese edition of the tournament featured Real Madrid, Milan and Inter Milan playing a total of three matches in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai.


2015 International Champions Cup
Real Madrid won both the Australian and the Chinese competitions.


2015 International Champions Cup
The North American edition of the tournament featured 10 teams but some games were played in Mexico, Canada, Italy and England. Each team involved in the US edition played four games, except the three United States-based teams that only played two games. Select Major League Soccer (MLS) matches between the ICC competing teams counted towards the point total to allow MLS teams to have four games count on the table. 2014 International Champions Cup winners Manchester United were the first team to confirm their involvement in the US edition.


2015 International Championship
The 2015 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 October and 1 November 2015 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.


2015 International Championship
Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Tian Pengfei in the qualifying round.


2015 International Championship
John Higgins won his 28th ranking title, defeating David Gilbert 10–5 in the final.


2015 International Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2015 International Championship, Qualifying
These matches took place between 30 September and 3 October 2015 in England. Matches involved Ricky Walden, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham, were played on 25 October 2015 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election
A special election for one judge of the International Criminal Court was held during the resumption of the 13th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court which took place in The Hague from 24 to 25 June 2015.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election
The election became necessary after one judge elected in the 2011 election was unavailable: Miriam Defensor-Santiago had resigned from the bench on 3 June 2014.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Background
The judge elected at this election was chosen to complete the term, until 10 March 2021, of the judge he replaced.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Background
The election was governed by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Its article 36(8)(a) states that "[t]he States Parties shall, in the selection of judges, take into account the need, within the membership of the Court, for:


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Background
Further rules of election were adopted by a resolution of the Assembly of States Parties in 2004.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Nomination process
Following these rules, the nomination period of judges for the 2015 special election lasted from 18 February to 31 March 2015 and could have been extended up to three times if there had been a lack of candidates from a group for which a minimum voting requirement was in place. The following persons were nominated:


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Nomination process
The nomination dated 31 March 2015 of A.B.M. Khairul Haque of Bangladesh was withdrawn on 13 April 2015.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Minimum voting requirements
Minimum voting requirements governed part of the election. This is to ensure that article 36(8)(a) cited above is fulfilled. For this election, the following minimum voting requirements existed; they could have been adjusted once the election is underway.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Minimum voting requirements
Regarding the List A or B requirement, there was no minimum voting requirement.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Minimum voting requirements
Regarding the regional criteria, there was a voting requirement for one judge from the Asia-Pacific States.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Minimum voting requirements
Regarding the gender criteria, there was no minimum voting requirement.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Minimum voting requirements
The regional criterion could have been adjusted even before the election depending on the number of candidates. Paragraph 20(b) of the ASP resolution that governs the elections states that if there are less than double the number of candidates required for each region, the minimum voting requirement shall be a (rounded-up) half of the number of candidates; except when there is only one candidate which results in no voting requirement.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Minimum voting requirements
The regional criterion can be dropped if after four ballots the seat is not filled.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Ballots
On 24 June 2015, Raul Cano Pangalangan of the Philippines was elected.


2015 International Criminal Court judges election, Ballots
The ballot took place on 24 June 2015. The voting totals were as follows:


2015 International Cup of Nice
The 2015 International Cup of Nice (French: 2015 Coupe Internationale de Nice) was the 20th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Nice, France. It was held on October 14–18, 2015. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level, and in singles on the junior level.


2015 International Darts Open
The 2015 International Darts Open was the fifth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, between 19–21 June 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2015 International Darts Open
Michael Smith won his second European title after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–3 in the final.


2015 International Darts Open
Van de Pas ended Michael van Gerwen's winning streak of 21 games on the 2015 European tour and hit the two best checkouts (167 and 158) of the tournament en route to the final.


2015 International Darts Open, Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.


2015 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Riesa on 18 June) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (also held on 18 June). The following players took part in the tournament:


2015 International GT Open
The 2015 International GT Open season was the tenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 26 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 1 November, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.


2015 International League season
The 2015 International League season began on April 9 and culminated on September 7, 2015. Following the regular season, the Governors' Cup playoffs were played from September 9–19, 2015.


2015 International League season
The 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game was held on Wednesday, July 15 at Werner Park in Papillion, Nebraska, home of the Omaha Storm Chasers. The International League All-Stars defeated the Pacific Coast League All-Stars, 4–3, for their eleventh win in the series.


2015 International League season
The Columbus Clippers defeated the Indianapolis Indians, 3 games to 2, to win their tenth Governors' Cup.


2015 International League season
The Cippers, however, were defeated by the PCL champion Fresno Grizzlies, 7–0, in the 2015 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game at Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season
The 2015 International Premier Tennis League season (2015 IPTL season, officially the 2015 Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League Presented by Qatar Airways season pursuant to sponsorship agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and Qatar Airways) is the second season of the professional team tennis league contested by five teams in Asia.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Format
The teams compete in a customized round robin format of matches in each host country. The top two teams at the end of the round robin stage qualify for the final. The winner of the final is declared the champion.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Format
In the 2015 season, the league has terminated the "last set importance" which gave the trailing team an opportunity to continue playing if they win the fifth set as played out in the 2014 season. In the 2015 season, the fifth set continues in the conventional way, where the first team to score 6 games wins the set, with a 13-point tie-breaker to decide the winner, if the two teams are tied at 5–5.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Format
If the two teams are tied (in terms of games won) at the end of the five Sets, a super shoot-out is played in a men's singles format to determine the winner of the match. It is played as a 19-point super tiebreaker. The first team to win 10 points, 9–9 final point wins the Super Shoot-Out and hence the Match. A 2-point difference is not required, and it is not time bound (unlike the 2014 season). The match-winner is the team that wins the most games and hence points, at the end of the five sets.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Format
The league standings are determined on the basis of the win-loss percentage of overall games won versus lost therefore making every game played count. The two teams with the best percentage ratios qualify for the finals. In the event that two teams are tied for the second place, the following criteria determines which team qualifies for the finals:


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Teams
Five teams will compete in the 2015 IPTL season. Japan Warriors is set to become the fifth team to participate at the IPTL.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Teams, Draft results
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the tournament and was replaced by Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka by Singapore Slammers. Dustin Brown replaced Thanasi Kokkinakis. Milos Raonic replaced Borna Ćorić. Édouard Roger-Vasselin replaced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Philipp Kohlschreiber replaced Vasek Pospisil. Pierre-Hugues Herbert replaced Lucas Pouille. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni replaced  Daniela Hantuchová. Alja Tomljanović replaced Sabine Lisicki.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Standings
Standings are determined by percentage of games won. Top two teams qualify for final.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Standings, Position summary
The following table shows the day-by-day position of each team in the league standings.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
The final was held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 20 December In Singapore.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
After an 18-day 5-nation tour the Indian Aces, with 8 eight wins out of 11 this season, and the Singapore Slammers, last on the league table in first edition, but finishing a strong second this season, played the final of a prize money of USD 1 million (USD 500,000 for the runners-up), which was won by the Slammers 26-21.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) (Male) for IPTL 2015 was Ivan Dodig (Aces) whilst Belinda Bencic (Slammers) was adjudged the MVP (Female) for their performances through the season.


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
On behalf of the League, Founder and Managing Director, Mahesh Bhupathi said “We got off to a great start last year, added another team in the second year, were broadcast in 155 countries across the world – so it speaks well for the success for the IPTL. Next year is an Olympic year, so I don’t see us adding another team, but we’ll continue building on from here.”


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
Stan Wawrinka: “Do not be fooled: everybody knows why we play this event."


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
Marcelo Melo: “Stan asked to play with me, which was great. He’s such a great player. I think he helped me more today than I helped him! It was great to have him as my doubles partner today!”


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
Nick Kyrgios: “Last year we had some good players but I don't think we had the same chemistry as a team, to be honest. We all got along pretty well from day one. Our energy on the bench was great and when we lost we supported each other and came back each day and gave our best. Every game counts so that was key. My team as a whole worked a lot better together this year.”


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
He added, “For me this is a massive opportunity to be in the same team with Stan - Grand Slam Champion, Marcelo - number one doubles player in the world, Carlos - one of the greatest players to have ever played. For me sitting on the bench its massive watching them and seeing how they train. The relationships I now have. That's priceless!”


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
Dustin Brown: “It's been great. I watched IPTL last year on my TV so to be part of it this year it’s been great. Ii was very happy when I got the call after Wimbledon. Our team bonded really well and to be on personal terms with guys I used to only see on TV or play on the Play Station, is fantastic. It's great to be able to call these guys and ask for help. We have a really good chemistry on and off the court and that definitely made the difference in us getting the win today.”


2015 International Premier Tennis League season, Final
Belinda Bencic: “I had a great year and I am very happy to have been in this position. It really helps me with next year and my preparations. I am really looking forward to 2016 and I'd like to be back for the IPTL.”


2015 International Rules Series
The 2015 International Rules Series (officially the 2015 EirGrid International Rules Test) was contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian footballers from Australia. The 19th series of International rules football since the concept's inception in 1984, Australia entered the test as defending champions, following their 10-point victory in the solitary test match in 2014. The match was played at the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Croke Park, on Saturday, 21 November.


2015 International Rules Series
As per the previous year, the series was a single one-off test match, with the winner of the test match claiming the Cormac McAnallen Cup. Ireland were the winners of the series, defeating Australia by 4 points.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Irish team
Newly elected GAA President Aogan O' Fearghail had the luxury of choosing a new Irish management team, after the traditional two-year stint for former manager Paul Earley expired at the conclusion of the previous series. In March 2015, the GAA announced former All-Ireland winning Armagh manager Joe Kernan as the new manager of the Irish team.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Irish team
For us to be able to put on the green jerseys that [Irish soccer and rugby players] wear with such pride, you see the national anthems and the emotion, we’d just love to have that feeling and that opportunity


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Irish team
Kernan spoke of a desire to emphasise the skills component of the game in his selection policy. He was joined on the selection panel by Pádraic Joyce, Darragh Ó Sé and Dermot Earley. On 24 October 2015, the GAA announced that Dublin's three-time All-Ireland winning forward Bernard Brogan would be appointed captain of the Ireland team for test match against Australia. Speaking of the appointment, Brogan stated "it is both an honour and a privilege to not only represent Ireland, but to captain the national team too.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Irish team
As footballers, opportunities to play for Ireland and pit our skills against athletes from other nations and codes are few and far between and next month we will test ourselves against arguably the strongest ever Australian team to come here." Mayo footballer and two-time All Star Lee Keegan was named vice-captain.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Irish team
Ireland manager Joe Kernan announced the 23-man Irish squad on 11 November 2015. Footballer of the Year Jack McCaffrey is among nine All Stars selected in the panel. In total 12 counties from all four provinces were represented in the squad, with All-Ireland champions Dublin leading the list with five players selected.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Australian team
Australia retained their selection policy of selecting only players who had received All-Australian honours in their careers. The team also retained the services of last year's successful management team, featuring four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson and assistants Ross Lyon and Chris Scott.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Australian team
It's going to be tough. I'm sure [Ireland] will be smarting a little bit after lowering their colours to us last year. They will have looked at the quality of our players and the way that we played and trying everything they can to win this game and get the trophy back in Ireland


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Australian team
The Australian team held a training camp at a New York college in the week preceding the test match, in a bid to offer further incentive to players considering accepting an offer to play in the team. Retired 400 game player and perennial Australian goalkeeper Dustin Fletcher underwent a fitness test in September 2015 with the view to concluding his football career by playing in his fifth International Rules Series.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Australian team
The Australian squad was announced on 16 October 2015. Among the squad was multiple All-Australian and recent Geelong pick-up Patrick Dangerfield, last year's Jim Stynes Medallist Luke Hodge and Hawthorn premiership players Sam Mitchell and Jarryd Roughead. Of the 22-man squad, only four players – Roughead, Andrew Gaff, Dyson Heppell and Jake Stringer – had not represented Australia in International rules football before. Fourteen of the players who represented Australia in the 2014 test match returned for the 2015 version. On 2 November 2015, Port Adelaide forward Chad Wingard, originally selected in the 22-man team, was withdrawn on account of a persistent knee injury. His place in the side was taken by Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne.


2015 International Rules Series, Background, Australian team
The Australian management team announced the formation of a 5-man leadership group on 12 November 2015 at the commencement of their week-long training camp in New York City. Harry Taylor, Nick Riewoldt, Robert Murphy, Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell were named as squad leaders with Hawthorn's Luke Hodge selected as captain of the team. A warm-up match against New York GAA scheduled to be played on 14 November 2015 was cancelled, with the team instead playing an internal scratch match at the training base of NFL franchise the New York Jets.


2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina
The 2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy between 3 and 9 August 2015.


2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina – Doubles
Íñigo Cervantes and Juan Lizariturry were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year.


2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina – Doubles
Italians Paolo Lorenzi and Matteo Viola won the tournament, defeating Lee Hsin-han and Alessandro Motti in the final.


2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina – Singles
Filip Krajinović was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Máximo González.


2015 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina – Singles
Paolo Lorenzi won the tournament, defeating González in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
The 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship (often simplified to the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship) was an FIA-sanctioned international auto racing series for V8 Supercars. It was the seventeenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the nineteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Mark Winterbottom of Prodrive Racing Australia secured his first championship title with one race remaining, winning nine races during the season, while Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams' Championship. The Enduro Cup was won by Garth Tander and Warren Luff, driving for the Holden Racing Team.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers
Holden, Nissan and Volvo were all represented by factory-backed teams. Ford reduced its commitment as a prelude to a complete exit from the series at the end of the season, while Mercedes-Benz continued to be represented without any factory support.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Season calendar, Calendar changes
The Auckland event moved from April to November, while the Winton and Perth events swapped positions on the calendar.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Season calendar, Format changes
Each Super Sprint event featured two hours of Friday practice which incorporated testing time for the teams. The Townsville event reverted to its original 400-kilometre format, with a 200-kilometre race held on both Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday races of Super Sprint events were contested over a shorter distance of 60 kilometres per race, compared to the 100-kilometre races held in 2014. No twilight races were held. After holding a fourth race on the Friday in 2013 and 2014, the Auckland event was reduced to three races, the same as all other Super Sprint events.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Other changes
The season saw the commencement of a new television deal, with Foxtel and Network Ten taking over the broadcasting rights from Seven Network. All races are being shown live on Foxtel's Fox Sports with six events – Adelaide, Townsville, Sandown, Bathurst, the Gold Coast and Sydney – also being televised live on Ten. Ten also broadcasts limited highlights of the other events. The television series Inside Supercars and Supercars Life were also launched by Fox Sports to accompany their coverage. Ten revived their motorsport magazine series RPM to accompany their own coverage.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Other changes
The number of test days allocated to each team was reduced from four to three. A compulsory two-day test was held at Sydney Motorsport Park on 7–8 February 2015, with teams allocated one further day of private testing that could be used at their discretion. The amount of track time on Fridays at eight rounds has been increased to account for the reduced number of test days.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Other changes
From Darwin, in response to processional racing in the 60 km SuperSprint races, the V8 Supercar Commission changed tyre allocations to give teams a set of soft compound rubber for the second race.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Jamie Whincup began his title defence in a strong manner, taking pole position for both of the Saturday races. He went on to win the first race of the weekend ahead of Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard. Scott McLaughlin, after qualifying third, failed to start the race after his car's oil pump failed on the warm-up lap. Whincup dropped down the order in the second race due to a puncture, while Coulthard took victory with James Courtney and Craig Lowndes rounding out the podium.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
McLaughlin jumped the start and served the resulting ten-second penalty under safety car conditions, which led to another ten seconds being added to his race time, while Mostert hit the wall at turn eight and retired from the race. Michael Caruso also hit the wall at turn eight after contact with David Reynolds led to a puncture. Will Davison, after retiring from the first race, failed to start the second after a clutch failure on the warm-up lap. Courtney won the final race of the weekend on Sunday ahead of Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Whincup and Mostert made contact on the last lap while battling for fourth, which led to Mostert hitting the wall and being collected by James Moffat. Both Mostert and Moffat failed to complete the lap. Marcos Ambrose, after struggling on Saturday, qualified inside the top ten on Sunday and finished twelfth. Courtney left the event with the championship lead ahead of Coulthard and Tander.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint
As in 2014, Triple Eight Race Engineering won all three races at the Symmons Plains event. Having qualified on pole position for both of the Saturday races, Craig Lowndes went on to comfortably win both races. Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup filled the runner-up positions, while James Courtney finished third in both races. Will Davison, after taking third place at the beginning of the first race, was turned around by Courtney later on the first lap. Davison labelled Courtney as "arrogant" after the latter claimed that contact from behind pushed him into the back of Davison.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint
Courtney was not penalised for the incident, despite Davison's team Erebus Motorsport protesting the stewards' original decision. Lowndes again took pole position for the Sunday race but made contact with David Reynolds at the first corner, causing Reynolds to spin and earning himself a drive-through penalty. This handed the lead to Whincup, who went on to win the race ahead of Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen. The result saw Whincup move into the championship lead ahead of Courtney and Lowndes.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Ubet Perth Super Sprint
Chaz Mostert took his first V8 Supercar pole position when he qualified fastest for the first race of the Ubet Perth Super Sprint. His teammate Mark Winterbottom qualified second and went on to score pole position for the second race. Winterbottom made a better start than Mostert in the first race and the pair went on to finish first and second, while Craig Lowndes finished in third. Jamie Whincup, after qualifying in 21st place, managed to finish in 15th place but lost the championship lead to Lowndes. Winterbottom won the second race ahead of Whincup and Fabian Coulthard.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Ubet Perth Super Sprint
With Lowndes finishing fifth, Winterbottom took the championship lead. Mostert took his second pole in qualifying for the Sunday race. The session saw Lee Holdsworth make a mistake at turn six and his car rolled onto its side after digging into the sand trap. Despite starting off the front row, Mostert and Winterbottom finished fourth and 15th respectively after their tyre strategy was ruined by a safety car on lap 48. Will Davison won the race, taking Erebus Motorsport's second ever victory, after passing Lowndes for the lead with five laps remaining. Coulthard finished third despite starting 24th. With Winterbottom finishing down the order, Lowndes left the event with the championship lead.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint
Prodrive Racing Australia carried their strong form into the Winton event. Chaz Mostert claimed the opening race, his first for the season, ahead of his teammate Mark Winterbottom, while Michael Caruso claimed Nissan Motorsport's first podium finish for the year. Winterbottom won the second race of the weekend, with Rick Kelly scoring another podium for Nissan Motorsport, while Mostert finished in third place after starting from pole. The Holden Racing Team endured a difficult race after James Courtney carried too much speed into the first corner and took his teammate Garth Tander out of the race.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, NP300 Navara Winton Super Sprint
Lee Holdsworth, driving a customer Holden Racing Team car, also suffered damage in the incident. Mostert took his fourth consecutive pole position in qualifying for the third race, becoming the first driver to achieve the feat since Winterbottom in 2011. Mostert was leading at the halfway mark of the race when he dropped his left-rear wheel onto the grass on the entry to turn four, causing him to spin into the tyre wall. Winterbottom inherited the lead and went on to win the race ahead of Fabian Coulthard and Craig Lowndes. Despite finishing on the podium, Lowndes lost the championship lead to Winterbottom.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Skycity Triple Crown Darwin
Chaz Mostert won the first race of the Skycity Triple Crown ahead of teammate Mark Winterbottom. Rick Kelly took his second podium finish in three races by finishing third. James Courtney had taken pole position but tangled with Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander on a restart after a safety car period, with Courtney penalised for his role in the incident. Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and Jason Bright also received points penalties for various incidents during the race.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Skycity Triple Crown Darwin
Lowndes recovered in the second race to score his 100th career victory in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars, becoming the first driver to reach the mark. Tim Slade finished second ahead of Mostert. Rick Kelly had qualified on pole position for the first time since 2011 but collided with Fabian Coulthard at the first corner and received a drive-through penalty. David Reynolds took pole position for the Sunday race but Coulthard took the lead at the start. Coulthard lost the lead when he went off the track while lapping Andre Heimgartner, losing places to Reynolds and Mostert.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Skycity Triple Crown Darwin
Reynolds himself ran off the circuit in trying to avoid the lapped Michael Caruso, cutting off a portion of the track in the process. After retaking his place behind Caruso, Reynolds held off Mostert to take victory. A delaminated tyre for Lowndes towards the end of the race dropped him to fifteenth, allowing Winterbottom to extend his championship lead to 95 points.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Castrol Edge Townsville 400
Mark Winterbottom further extended his championship lead by winning both races of the Castrol Edge Townsville 400. He qualified second for the first race behind teammate Chaz Mostert but took the lead at the start and then held off David Reynolds in the closing stages of the race. Fabian Coulthard finished third while Mostert drifted to eighth late in the race due to a rear suspension problem. Scott McLaughlin took his first pole position of the season in qualifying for the second race ahead of Mostert and Reynolds.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Castrol Edge Townsville 400
McLaughlin lost positions to Reynolds and Mostert in the opening part of the race before retiring when his car lost a power steering belt. Winterbottom moved up to second after the final pit stop and was able to take the lead from Reynolds. The Holden Racing Team drivers James Courtney and Garth Tander showed good pace late in the race, moving up to second and fourth respectively, but were unable to catch Winterbottom. Reynolds finished third while Mostert again faded in the closing stages, finishing sixth. With Craig Lowndes and Fabian Coulthard both experiencing difficulties during the weekend, Winterbottom left the event with a championship lead of 248 points.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint
Prodrive Racing Australia continued their strong form at the Ipswich Super Sprint, winning all three races. Mark Winterbottom won both of the Saturday races, taking the lead from second place on the first lap of each race. Scott McLaughlin took his first podium of the season by finishing second in the first race, while Winterbottom's closest championship rival Craig Lowndes finished third. Jason Bright suffered heavy damage at the first corner of the race, running into the back of David Wall who slowed after Dale Wood spun Todd Kelly.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint
Lowndes improved one position in the second race to finish behind Winterbottom, whose teammate Chaz Mostert finished third. James Moffat was disqualified from both of the Saturday races due to a technical infringement. Mostert took an easy victory in the Sunday race ahead of Lowndes and Winterbottom. Todd Kelly retired due to an engine failure late in the race, prompting an emotional outburst with Kelly exclaiming "why me?" before swearing a number of times.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint
James Courtney was ruled out of the Sydney Motorsport Park event following Friday practice, where he was hit by a piece of pit equipment which had been flung into the air by a low-flying helicopter. He was replaced by his endurance co-driver, Jack Perkins, for the rest of the event. Chaz Mostert continued his strong qualifying form, taking pole position for both of the Saturday races. He went on to win the first race ahead of his teammate Mark Winterbottom while Jamie Whincup finished third, his first podium finish since the Ubet Perth Super Sprint.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint
Dale Wood was penalised for reckless driving after deliberately running into Nick Percat on the slowdown lap after the race. The pair had come together during the race which resulted in Wood spinning. Whincup won the second race ahead of Fabian Coulthard and Mostert. Mostert took his second win of the weekend in the Sunday race, half of which was held in wet conditions, leading home the two Brad Jones Racing cars of Coulthard and Jason Bright. Bright was spun by Shane van Gisbergen in the closing stages but cut across the grass from turn four to turn eight to retain his position.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Wilson Security Sandown 500
Prodrive Racing Australia scored a one-two finish at the Wilson Security Sandown 500, with Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen taking victory ahead of teammates Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters. The Tekno Autosports pairing of Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb finished in third place. Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell started from pole position and led for the majority of the race, but a puncture, caused by a bracket dislodged by a pit crew member during a pit stop, saw them finish in fifteenth place. Russell Ingall returned to the series to substitute for the injured James Courtney.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Wilson Security Sandown 500
Ingall partnered Jack Perkins, the pair finishing ninth after starting from twenty-fourth place on the grid. The pairings of Will and Alex Davison and Todd Kelly and Alex Buncombe both finished multiple laps down, the former pair due to a starter motor problem at a pit stop and the latter due to Buncombe running off the track. The only retirement during the race was the car of Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin with steering failure.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Wilson Security Sandown 500
Winterbottom extended his championship lead over Mostert to 198 points, while David Reynolds, who finished fifth with Dean Canto, moved up to third place in the standings after Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards only managed to finish thirteenth. Winterbottom was fined $3000 for performing a celebratory burnout on the main straight after he finished the race.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Chaz Mostert was ruled out for the remainder of the season after sustaining leg and wrist injuries in a major accident during qualifying for the Bathurst 1000. The crash also injured three marshals. The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards, who took their sixth and fourth victories respectively, while Mostert's teammates, Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen finished second. Garth Tander and Warren Luff completed the podium. David Reynolds had qualified on pole position, setting the fastest time in a rain-affected Top Ten Shootout, but he and Dean Canto could only finish sixth.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell led for most of the race, but Whincup ignored a call to pit during the last safety car period. He then went on to pass the safety car, resulting in a drive-through penalty which dropped the car to eighteenth place. The safety car had been brought on to the track after Scott Pye crashed heavily at the top of the circuit, suffering a fractured rib. With Mostert not taking part in the race, Winterbottom extended his championship lead to 399 points over Lowndes, who moved up to second in the points standings, with Reynolds in third and Mostert falling to fourth place.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Castrol Gold Coast 600
James Courtney returned from injury at the Castrol Gold Coast 600, driving in a race for the first time since the Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint. Having replaced Courtney at the previous two events, Russell Ingall moved to Prodrive Racing Australia to replace the injured Chaz Mostert and partner Cameron Waters. Mark Winterbottom had a difficult weekend, allowing Craig Lowndes and David Reynolds to reduce his championship lead. Winterbottom was released into the path of Garth Tander following a pit stop in the Saturday race.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Castrol Gold Coast 600
This damaged the suspension on Winterbottom's car and the time lost while repairs were made dropped him to 23rd place. His team, Prodrive Racing Australia, also received a 50-point penalty in the Teams' Championship. The race was won by Shane van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb, who started from pole position and led for most of the race. Reynolds and Dean Canto finished second ahead of Lowndes and Steven Richards.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Castrol Gold Coast 600
Courtney and Jack Perkins, using an alternative fuel strategy which saw the car pit twice during a mid-race safety car, won the Sunday race ahead of Rick Kelly and David Russell, who used a similar strategy. Garth Tander and Warren Luff, who pitted only once during the safety car period and then pitted for fuel later in the race, finished third. The result saw Tander and Luff win the Pirtek Enduro Cup. With Lowndes finishing fourth and Winterbottom in eleventh, the latter's championship lead was reduced to 258 points.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, ITM 500 Auckland
Jamie Whincup dominated the ITM 500 Auckland, winning two of the three races and finishing second in the other. Whincup won from pole position in the first race with Shane van Gisbergen and David Reynolds completing the podium. Scott Pye originally finished in fourth place but was relegated to fifth after cutting a chicane in the closing laps to keep ahead of Craig Lowndes. Lowndes led for the first half of the second race before his left-rear tyre failed at the end of the main straight, causing Lowndes to spin and collide heavily with a wall.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, ITM 500 Auckland
The car had to be taken to a local panel shop in order for the necessary repairs to be carried out, with the car not fully fixed until the following morning. Lowndes' demise allowed Reynolds to take victory ahead of Whincup and Scott McLaughlin. Whincup won the third race ahead of Lowndes while Scott Pye achieved his first career podium. Championship leader Mark Winterbottom endured a difficult race, being spun early on before recovering to finish in eleventh place. Reynolds moved into second place in the championship after a strong weekend, 239 points behind Winterbottom and one point ahead of Lowndes.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint
A number of driver changes took place in the lead-up to the Phillip Island Super Sprint: Chris Pither replaced Andre Heimgartner at Super Black Racing; Dean Canto replaced Ashley Walsh at Erebus Motorsport; and Paul Dumbrell replaced Nick Percat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. Craig Lowndes further reduced Mark Winterbottom's championship lead by winning two races during the weekend. After qualifying third for the first race, Lowndes made a good start to overtake Jamie Whincup and Scott McLaughlin before the first corner, with the three drivers finishing the race in that order.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint
A major talking point of the race was an incident between David Reynolds and Shane van Gisbergen, where van Gisbergen nudged Reynolds into a high-speed spin on the back section of the circuit. Van Gisbergen denied any wrongdoing, claiming that Reynolds cut across him, but was penalised 25 championship points. Whincup won the second race ahead of McLaughlin and Lowndes. Winterbottom qualified on pole for the Sunday race, but it was Lowndes who won the race with McLaughlin and Whincup again finishing on the podium. Winterbottom finished fourth after being pushed wide by Whincup on the final lap, though he described the pass as "a fair move". The result saw Winterbottom's championship lead come down to 179 points over Lowndes, with Reynolds dropping out of championship contention.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Coates Hire Sydney 500
Jamie Whincup continued his strong late-season form by winning the first two races of the Coates Hire Sydney 500. Mark Winterbottom qualified on pole position for the first, with his championship rival Craig Lowndes qualifying last after hitting the wall. Whincup took the lead from Shane van Gisbergen during their pit stops and led to the finish, with van Gisbergen finishing second ahead of Jason Bright. Winterbottom drove a conservative race to finish fifth, while Lowndes made it to fifteenth place. Winterbottom secured the championship by finishing third in the second race behind Whincup and David Reynolds.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Event summaries, Coates Hire Sydney 500
Van Gisbergen took victory in the third race despite making contact with James Courtney in the opening laps. Courtney spun into the wall and his car suffered damage, but van Gisbergen was not penalised. Whincup finished second ahead of Rick Kelly and Winterbottom. The result saw Winterbottom win the championship by 238 points over Lowndes, with Reynolds in third a further 98 points behind. Van Gisbergen and Whincup, after enjoying a strong weekend, moved up to fourth and fifth in the championship.


2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, Championship standings, Points system
Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 300 points per event.


2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal
The 2015 Torneio Internacional de Natal de Futebol Feminino (also known as the 2015 International Tournament of Natal) was the seventh edition of the Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino, an invitational women's football tournament held every December in Brazil. Previously held in the cities of Brasília and São Paulo, 2015 is the first year the tournament was held in Natal. The tournament ran from December 9–20, 2015.


2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal, Format
In the first phase, the four teams play each other within the group in a single round. The two teams with the most points earned in the respective group, qualify for the next phase. In the final stage, the first and second teams placed in the Group contest the final. If the match ends in a tie, the team with the best record in the first phase is declared the winner. The third and fourth teams placed in the group contest the third place play-off. If the match ends in a tie, the team with the best record in the first phase is declared the winner.


2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal, Venues
All matches took place at Arena das Dunas in Natal.


2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal, Knockout stage
No penalty shoot-out were held. If tied, the team with better group stage record win the match.


2015 Internationale Jänner Rallye
The 2015 Internationale Jänner Rallye was the first round of the 2015 European Rally Championship season, held in Austria between 4–6 January 2015.


2015 Internationale Jänner Rallye
The rally was won by Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jarosław Baran.


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne
The 2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Poitiers, France, on 26 October–1 November 2015.


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but chose to participate at the 2015 WTA Finals instead.


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Doubles
Andreea Mitu and Monica Niculescu won the title, defeating Stéphanie Foretz and Amandine Hesse in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–8].


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Singles
Tímea Babos was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the 2015 WTA Finals instead.


2015 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Singles
Monica Niculescu won the title, defeating Pauline Parmentier in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and will be part of the International-level tournament category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Strasbourg, France, on 17–23 May 2015.


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year. Chuang Chia-jung and Liang Chen won the title, defeating Nadiia Kichenok and Zheng Saisai in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [12–10].


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Monica Puig was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Samantha Stosur.


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Third-seeded Stosur went on to win the title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3.


2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles, Qualifying, Seeds
The top two seeds and Océane Dodin received a bye into the qualifying competition.


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
The 2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Blois, France between 15 and 22 June 2015.


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Doubles
Tristan Lamasine and Laurent Lokoli were the defending champions, but Lokoli decided not to participate this year. Lamasine played alongside Jonathan Eysseric, but they lost to James Cluskey and Alexandre Sidorenko in the first round.


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Doubles
Rémi Boutillier and Maxime Teixeira won the tournament, defeating Guilherme Clezar and Nicolás Kicker in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [10–8].


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Singles
Máximo González was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament in the quarterfinals.


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Singles
Mathias Bourgue won the tournament defeating Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2.


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
The 2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France between 9 and 15 November 2015.


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the main draw as a protected ranking:


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Doubles
Sander Arends and Adam Majchrowicz won the title, defeating Aliaksandr Bury and Andreas Siljeström in the final 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] .


2015 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Singles
Benoît Paire won the title, defeating Lucas Pouille in the final 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9–7) .


2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia
The 2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Brescia, Italy, on 1–7 June 2015.


2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Doubles
Sanaz Marand and Florencia Molinero were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Doubles
Laura Siegemund and Renata Voráčová won the title, defeating María Irigoyen and Stephanie Vogt in the final, 6–2, 6–1.


2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Singles
Aliaksandra Sasnovich was the defending champion, but she chose to participate at the 2015 Open Féminin de Marseille instead.


2015 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Singles
Stephanie Vogt won the title, defeating qualifier Andrea Gámiz in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte
The 2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Andria, Italy between November 23 and November 29, 2015.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte – Doubles
Patrick Grigoriu and Costin Pavăl are the defending champions, but they lost in the first round to Egor Gerasimov and Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–1, 6–4 .


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte – Doubles
Marco Chiudinelli and Frank Moser won the title, defeating Carsten Ball and Dustin Brown in the final 7–6(7–5) , 7–5 .


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte – Singles
Ivan Dodig won the title, defeating Michael Berrer in the final 6–2, 6–1 .


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza
The 2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Vicenza, Italy between 25 and 31 May May 2015.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as special exempt:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Doubles
Andrej Martin and Igor Zelenay are the defending champions, but Martin did not return to defend his title. Zelenay plays alongside Mateusz Kowalczyk, they lost already in the first round to Guido Andreozzi and Nicolás Jarry.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Doubles
Facundo Bagnis and Guido Pella won the tournament, defeating Italians Salvatore Caruso and Federico Gaio in the final.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Singles
Filip Krajinović was the defending champion, but he did not participate, as he played at 2015 French Open during that week.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Singles
Íñigo Cervantes won the tournament, defeating John Millman in the final.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia
The 2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cordenons, Italy between 15 and 23 August 2015.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw as an alternate:


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Doubles
Potito Starace and Adrian Ungur were the defending champions, but Starace did not participate this year. Ungur plays alongside Flavio Cipolla, but lost in the first round to Andrej Martin and Igor Zelenay.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Doubles
Martin and Zelenay won the tournament, defeating Dino Marcan and Antonio Šančić in the final.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Singles
Albert Montañés was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2015 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Singles
Filip Krajinović won the tournament, defeating Adrian Ungur in the final.


2015 Iowa Barnstormers season
The 2015 Iowa Barnstormers season was the team's fifteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Iowa Barnstormers are members of the United Conference. The team plays their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in the Des Moines, Iowa.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, led by 17th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. Despite modest expectations entering the season, the team finished 12–2 overall and 8–0 in Big Ten play to win the West Division. After losing a classic to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game, the Hawkeyes were invited to the 2016 Rose Bowl where they were beaten by Stanford. The team established a new single-season school record for wins.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, #2 (FCS) Illinois State
Iowa was in control of this opening day game but wasn't able to pull away until well into the third quarter. The Hawkeyes had a balanced offensive attack with nearly 450 yards of total offense with Daniels getting over 100 yards on the ground.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa State
It was an emotional week leading up to the game because former All-Big Ten Safety Tyler Sash and basketball legend Roy Marble died. The Hawkeyes honored Sash by wearing the number 9 (Sash's jersey number at Iowa) in place of the Tigerhawk on one side of their helmets.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa State
C. J. Beathard threw three touchdown passes to lead the Hawkeyes to victory. He also added two long runs and was named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
The Hawkeyes never trailed in this physical matchup, and Marshall Koehn booted a 57-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa the win. His effort was good enough to earn Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, North Texas
The Hawkeyes dominated from start to finish in this lopsided victory. The final result isn't even indicative of how much Iowa rolled over the Mean Green as Iowa called off the dogs in the second half but still continued to score. Jordan Canzeri rushed for 4 touchdowns to tie the Iowa single-game record.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Following a season opening loss to #3 Alabama, the Badgers entered this game ranked #19 after three straight convincing wins (outscoring those opponents 114–3). Wisconsin kicked a field goal on the game's opening possession to take an early 3–0 lead. The Hawkeyes capitalized on two second quarter miscues to take a 10–3 advantage into the locker room. Wisconsin tacked on a field goal in the 3rd quarter, making it 10–6. Midway through the 4th quarter, the Hawkeyes recovered a costly Wisconsin fumble on a 2nd and goal play from the Iowa 1-yard line.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
The Badgers reached the Iowa 16 on their final possession, but a 4th down pass fell incomplete with 36 seconds remaining and the Hawkeyes ran out the clock, ending a classic defensive battle. Cornerback Desmond King collected his second two-interception game of the season and was named co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Jim Thorpe Defensive Player of the Week.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Wisconsin was 71–9 in 80 games at Camp Randall Stadium dating back to the final game of the 2003 regular season and ending with this game. Incredibly, Iowa was 4–1 in those games with Wisconsin going 70–5 against all other opponents.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
After this game, Wisconsin held a 44–43–2 edge in the rivalry.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Senior running back Jordan Canzeri carried the ball 43 times (school record) for 256 yards (third-best in school history) and a touchdown. He also had a receiving touchdown, and earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Despite entering the game very banged up, and losing RB Jordan Canzeri early in this one, Iowa dominated the Wildcats. Sophomore Akrum Wadley became the second Iowa running back to go over 200 yards in Big Ten play (in 2015). He finished with 204 yards and a school record-tying 4 rushing touchdowns, and was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
The 30-point Hawkeye victory spoiled Northwestern's Homecoming and the 20-year Reunion of the 1995 Big Ten Championship team.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
The Hawkeyes never trailed in this game with the Terrapins. However, the game's result was still in doubt well into the fourth quarter until a pick six by eventual Jim Thorpe awardee and future NFL player Desmond King all but assured the victory for Iowa.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Every time it looked like Iowa might pull away, Indiana came back to keep it close in this back-and-forth game. One of the most critical plays of the contest came on a C. J. Beathard diving touchdown with only 17 seconds remaining before halftime. The play was reviewed as it looked like he might have lost possession before crossing the goal line but it was ultimately ruled a touchdown.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Minnesota returned to Kinnick Stadium for the annual Floyd of Rosedale game with a lot of momentum from last year, when they routed Iowa 51–14 in the Twin Cities. Minnesota, despite losing David Cobb to the NFL last year and going through a mid-season coaching transition, had a lot to prove as they entered the undefeated #5 Iowa's home stadium in an attempt to deliver the upset. Mitch Leidner, who had not lived up to expectations early in the season, was coming off a good run of games, and had two weeks earlier come within a 4th-down pass at the 1 to beating a hot Michigan team.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Minnesota hung on well to the Hawkeyes but were unable to stop the Iowa halfbacks. LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for nearly 200 yards, and CJ Beathard scored on a play action bootleg in the red zone, reminiscent of Iowa great Chuck Long's game-winning bootleg against Michigan State in 1985.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Iowa kept building on its lead all night, and LeShun Daniels Jr. broke through the box to run it in 51 yards in the final 3 minutes. With Minnesota down two scores, Shannon Brooks took the offense on a high-energy no-huddle drive through the air that took less than 1 minute to score. Minnesota's onside kick failed, and Iowa took the win, 40–35.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
The Hawkeyes jumped ahead 20–0 early in the second quarter and, after Purdue closed to within 20–13, scored 20 of the game's final 27 points for the 40–20 triumph. The win on Senior Day secured Iowa's first unbeaten record at Kinnick Stadium since the 2004 season (6–0), and matched the 7–0 mark at home from the 2003 season.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
Senior Jordan Lomax led the Hawkeyes with 13 tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble in earning Lott IMPACT Player of the Week honors.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The Hawkeyes finished their first unbeaten regular season since the 1922 season, establishing a single-season school record with 12 wins. Iowa intercepted four passes (Parker Hesse returned one for a touchdown to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors), and Jordan Canzeri ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. With wins over Iowa State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska, Iowa recaptured all four rivalry trophies in 2015.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game)
Iowa turned the ball over twice in the first half – a fumble leading to the Spartans first points and an interception in the end zone – but led 6–3. Michigan State dominated the third quarter in time of possession and yardage, and tacked on two field goals to lead 9–6. Trailing entering the 4th quarter for the first time all season, the Hawkeyes responded in a big way with an 85-yard touchdown pass from C. J. Beathard to Tevaun Smith that gave Iowa a 13–9 lead with 14:49 remaining. After exchanging punts, Michigan State marched 82 yards in 22 plays and took 9:04 off the clock. The game-winning score came on a 1-yard touchdown run with 27 seconds left.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
The Hawkeyes received a bid to the 2016 Rose Bowl after dropping in the College Football Playoff ranking to #5 in their loss to Michigan State, which came as a surprise to much of sports media who believed that Ohio State would jump the loser of the Big Ten Championship Game.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Since the Rose Bowl traditionally gives a bid to the winner of the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences, and due to the new College Football Playoff system where the conference champion was likely to enter the playoff, the Rose Bowl committee had announced prior to the Big Ten Championship Game that they would give a bid to the second highest-ranked Big Ten team if a Big Ten team entered the playoff, since it was clear that the winner of the Big Ten Championship Game would finish in the Top 4 ranking.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
#5 Iowa was named the home team and #6 Stanford was named the away team. Sports analysts had anticipated the contest to be exciting, due mainly to the matchup between Iowa's strong run defense and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Iowa's run defense finished the season ranked 14th, allowing only 121 yards per game and having defeated historically rushing teams like Wisconsin, Indiana, and Nebraska. Contrarily, Christian McCaffrey led the FBS in the 2015 season with 3,864 all-purpose yards, which came from punt/kick returns, runs from scrimmage, and passes out of the backfield.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Christian McCaffrey caught a short pass and turned it into a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. The Hawkeyes were unable to stop him, as he averaged 9.6 YPC (172 yards on 18 carries), returned a punt for a touchdown, and converted many third downs. Though he did not rush for any touchdowns from scrimmage, he proved to be the primary playmaker for Stanford, catching a third (4) of Kevin Hogan's passes. McCaffrey was such an offensive threat that Hogan was able to make large gains with the read option, including a wide-open first-quarter option TD run.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Iowa was unable to get their run game going, rushing as a team for 1.3 YPC (48 yards on 38 carries). The longest Iowa runs came from LeShun Daniels, Jr. and Akrum Wadley (14 and 12 yards, respectively), as well as a 14-yard scramble by Beathard. Iowa's inability to establish a run game closed up Iowa's potential for play-action passing, which has been Beathard's bread and butter all season.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Jordan Canzeri, Iowa's power halfback, was unable to churn significant yardage, and 3rd-team halfback Akrum Wadley (who had a 200-yard game at Northwestern, when Daniels and Canzeri were both injured) split ballcarrying duties with Daniels in the second half. Iowa's halfbacks, their biggest threat all season, were overall unable to garner any significant yardage on the ground; Derek Mitchell, Jr., Iowa's 4th-team halfback, saw significant action lining up in the backfield and caught 4 passes for 41 yards, and Wadley also contributed to the pass game by catching 3 for 60.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Stanford shut Iowa out in the first half 35–0, with Stanford's 35 points the most scored in the first half of a Rose Bowl in its entire 102-year history. Stanford's 21–0 first-quarter lead was also the most first-quarter points scored by one team in Rose Bowl history. Christian McCaffrey gained a total of 368 all-purpose yards, setting another Rose Bowl record.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
By the second half, Stanford's explosiveness slowed down, scoring just 10 second-half points versus their 35 first-half points. Iowa did not score until the 3rd quarter when placekicker Marshall Koehn kicked a field goal after converting on 4th down earlier in the drive; Beathard threw 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter, with Koehn missing one of the two PATs.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Iowa had a slight advantage in time of possession, possessing the ball for almost 33 minutes, though they were simply unable to make meaning out of their possessions. Iowa also outgained Stanford through the air by a slim margin, with 239 yards to Stanford's 223.


2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Iowa remained a symbol of old-school Big Ten power football, with most of their completed passes thrown to tight ends and halfbacks. Matt Vandeberg caught a touchdown pass, but star wideout Tevaun Smith only recorded 2 short receptions.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Rhoads. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team
On October 26, 2015, Mark Mangino was replaced as offensive coordinator with Todd Sturdy, formerly the passing game coordinator, on an interim basis. On November 23, Rhoads was fired. He stayed on to coach the final game of the season on November 28. He finished at Iowa State with a seven-year record of 32–55.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Previous season
The 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team finished the regular season 2–10, with wins over only non conference play, Iowa and Toledo. The Cyclones became ineligible for a bowl game after losing its seventh game against Kansas on November 8.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Awards, National Team of the Week
Following the 24–0 shutout of Texas on the weekend of October 31, the 2015 Iowa State football team received the AutoNation National Team of the Week by the FWAA.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Awards, National Team of the Week
This was its third shutout over a Big 12 opponent in school history, the previous against Kansas 34–0 on November 23, 2013. The Cyclones gained 426 yards in total offensive while the defense allowed only 204 yards, which is the third-lowest total an ISU defense has allowed vs. a Big 12 opponent in school history. Also, this was the fewest yards allowed vs. a FBS team in the Paul Rhoads era. The dominating ISU defense held Texas to nine plays in ISU territory with seven of these on Texas's final drive.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Awards, National Team of the Week
This was Texas’s first shutout loss against an unranked team since November 18, 1961, when TCU shutout #1 ranked Texas 6–0.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Awards, National Team of the Week
For Iowa State, Mike Warren, the nation’s best freshman rusher, picked up 157 yards on the ground on 32 carries and added the first ISU touchdown, the fourth-best rookie rushing effort in school history. Joel Lanning got his first career start at quarterback, rushing for 64 yards and completing 19 of 37 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown pass to Dondre Daley and no interceptions. Freshman Joshua Thomas punched in the third ISU touchdown, his sixth of the season, tying a Cyclone freshman record set by Alexander Robinson in 2007.


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Awards, National Team of the Week
This was the Cyclones first home win over the Longhorns in six tries


2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Awards, Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Harris was honored as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for games ending October 31, 2015. Harris's seven tackles and one interception led the Cyclones crushing shutout of Texas 24–0. Jordan is the third Cyclone to receive National Player of the Week honors: WR Todd Blythe on October 30, 2005, and LB Jesse Smith on October 25, 2009.


2015 Ipswich Borough Council election
Elections to Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 2015. Despite losing 4 seats to the Conservatives, the Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, albeit with a reduced majority. The Conservatives won 5 additional seats (4 from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats) and polled more votes than Labour overall. The Liberal Democrats lost a seat and won no seats. UKIP and the Green Party won no seats.


2015 Iran Futsal's 2nd Division
The 2015 Iranian Futsal 2nd Division will be divided into three phases.


2015 Iran Futsal's 2nd Division
The league will also be composed of 28 teams divided into four divisions. All divisions of 7 teams, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 12 matches each.


2015 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 2015 Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held on 19 September 2015 at Shelbourne Park. The winner Ballymac Matt picked up the first prize of €125,000 that was on offer. The competition was sponsored by Boylesports.


2015 Irish Greyhound Derby, Final result, Competition Race Report
Laughil Blake headed the Irish Derby entries after missing the English Greyhound Derby. Farloe Blitz joined him at the top of the ante-post betting after his English Derby campaign. Only one British connection travelled to Ireland to take part. Laughil Blake was taken out coughing before the first round and was retired to stud. When the action started Ballymac Matt went fastest during both the first and second rounds (29.43 & 29.47); Farloe Blitz impressed but Slippery Fred, Laughil Duke and Riverside Pat were all eliminated. The night before the tricky third round a greyhound called Tyrur Van Gaal broke the track record, stopping the clock at 29.10; van Gaal had failed to make it past the first round.


2015 Irish Greyhound Derby, Final result, Competition Race Report
Ballymac Matt recorded a third successive fastest round win in round three, setting a time of 29.44. Peregrine Falcon remained the only other greyhound unbeaten recording 29.50 and Samiya looked good with a 29.46 success. Big names Farloe Blitz, Paradise Maverick and Sidarian Vega all squeezed through to the quarter-finals after third-place finishes in their respective heats, but Oaks champion Ballydoyle Honey failed to progress.


2015 Irish Greyhound Derby, Final result, Competition Race Report
The quarter-finals saw Farloe Blitz bounce back to his best and easily winning the first heat; Rural Hawaii & Samiya made it no further. Heat two was won by Ballymac Matt, but his win time was bettered by other heat winners for the first time in the competition. The final two heats went to Gaytime Hawk and Peregrine Falcon; the former recorded 29.34 and the latter remained unbeaten. Paradise Maverick and Sidarian Vega both disappointed and made it no further.


2015 Irish Greyhound Derby, Final result, Competition Race Report
As the semifinals got underway, it was the four quarter-final heat winners that were the favourites to claim a place in the final on September 13. Gaytime Hawk picked up the weaker heat from Farloe Rumble and Kirby Memorial Stakes champion Cable Bay. The much stronger second heat resulted in Farloe Blitz from trap 2 defeating Ballymac Matt from 1 with Peregrine Falcon claiming third from Save the Don.


2015 Irish Greyhound Derby, Final result, Competition Race Report
In the final Farloe Blitz was hot favourite after drawing the red jacket, but on paper the final looked very competitive. As the traps opened Farloe Blitz controlled the race as he maintained a nice lead from the start, but Ballymac Matt was prominent and pulled back Farloe Blitz on the run-in despite losing ground at the third bend. Ballymac Matt deserved the win, and Farloe Rumble finished strongly to take third place. Ballymac Matt later won the 2015 Irish Greyhound of the Year.


2015 Irish budget
The 2015 Irish budget was the Irish Government budget for the 2015 fiscal year, which was presented to Dáil Éireann on 14 October 2014.


2015 Irish budget
The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan outlined the taxation measures with Brendan Howlin detailing the spending. The government reversed some of the austerity measures that were introduced over the past six years with extra spending and tax cuts worth just over €1bn.


2015 Irish constitutional referendums
The government of Ireland held referendums on 22 May 2015 on two proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland which had been recommended by the Constitutional Convention. The amendment to permit same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland was approved by 62%-38% of the voters. The other amendment would have reduced the age of candidacy for the President of Ireland from 35 to 21, but voters rejected it by 73%-27%. A Dáil by-election in Carlow–Kilkenny was held on the same day. Other amendments were considered but not proceeded with, including reducing the voting age from 18 to 16, and sanctioning the establishment of a Unified Patent Court.


2015 Irish constitutional referendums, Same-sex marriage
Voters were asked whether to add to the Constitution that "marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex". The proposal was supported by the Government as well as all major political parties, and was approved by 62.07% of voters.


2015 Irish constitutional referendums, Presidential candidacy age
Voters rejected a proposal to reduce the age of eligibility to run for president from 35 to 21 by a 73% to 27% margin.