2015 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign, Momentum
The idea was denounced by Labour critics of the leader as part of an attempt to mobilise factionally, leading to the deselection of moderate MPs and councillors "who are not judged politically correct by the veteran Bennite organisers behind Momentum". As of October 2015 Momentum had about 60,000 supporters, charges no membership fee, organises mostly through social media and has around 50 local groups across the UK.


2015 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign, Momentum
Labour MP and former shadow minister Emma Reynolds describes Momentum as "a parallel organisation to the Labour Party" (something which the organisation denies) and likened them to the Militant tendency. Some hard left groups have attempted to affiliate themselves with the organisation, thus causing concern among the soft left of the Labour Party. Others on the far left have criticised the group strongly.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack
On 13 October 2015, two Palestinians, armed with a firearm and a knife boarded a bus in the Israeli settlement of East Talpiot in East Jerusalem, and started attacking and stabbing the passengers. One of the assailants tried to take control on the bus and locked the bus door to prevent the passengers from escaping. Police arrived, killed one of the assailants and neutralized the other. Three civilians were killed and 15 wounded. One of the wounded succumbed to his wounds on 27 October 2015.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Attack
Elian reportedly obtained a gun and a knife in preparation for the attack, in which Gaanam agreed to participate. The two rode a motorbike from Jabel Mukaber, where they lived, to nearby East Talpiot, where they boarded a bus with the weapons concealed in their clothing. They rode the bus until more passengers had boarded, then began the attack. Gaanam shot fellow passengers, while Elian stabbed them. After Gaanam ran out of bullets, he tried to strangle a passenger. Elian was killed by security personnel who rushed to the scene; Gaanam survived.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Attack, Facebook connection
According to Micah Lakin Avni, son of one of the murdered passengers, Richard Lakin, Bahas Alian (Elian) posted a will on Facebook referring to martyrdom. Avni found other Facebook pages exhorting users to kill Jews and showing a  chart demonstrating where to stab victims. Following the attack, advocates of Palestinian terrorism posted reenactments of the attack on Facebook. Lakin's son, Micah Avni, a venture capitalist who invests in information technology companies, became an activist campaigning to persuade Facebook not to host pages that advocate terrorism.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Attack, Trial, convictions, sentencing
Balal Abu Gaanam (21,) of Jabel Mukaber, was convicted of murder. He had been a supporter of Hamas for several years. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for murder, plus 70 years' imprisonment for seven convictions of attempted murder.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Attack, Trial, convictions, sentencing
The homes of Elian and Gaanam homes were razed, and the sites sealed off by  security forces.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Victims
Chaim Haviv, 78 and Alon Govberg, 51, were killed during the attack.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Victims
Richard Lakin, 76, was shot in the head, stabbed in the chest, and succumbed to his wounds on October 27. Lakin, who grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, was a civil rights advocate and the principal of the Hopewell Elementary School in Glastonbury, Connecticut before moving to Israel in 1984 with his wife, Karen Gordon Lakin, and their children. Richard and Karen Lakin met as students at Boston University and were Freedom Riders who marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  After moving to Israel, Lakin taught English to mixed classes of Arabs and Jews.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Victims
Hopewell Elementary School erected a memorial plaque in Lakin's honor.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Impact
While Lakin's family was in his hospital room hoping that Lakin would recover, they began to see images of the attack on social media posts urging viewers to carry out similar attacks, in the words of Lakin's son, Micah Avni,  the posts included, “specific instructions on how to slice someone’s chest open and cut their intestines like what was done to my father.”


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Impact
Avni joined relatives of three other Americans who had lost relatives to terror attacks in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or the West Bank from 2014 to 2016, to file suit in New York federal court on July 12 2016 accusing Facebook of knowingly providing "material support" to Hamas." The legal claim was rejected; the court found that Facebook and other social media companies are not considered to be the publishers of material users post when digital tools used by the company  match content with what the tool identifies as interested consumers.


2015 Jerusalem bus attack, Impact
MK Revital Swid, supported by the efforts of Lakin's son, Micah Lakin Avni,  proposed the "Lakin bill" to require Facebook and other media companies to remove content that poses a danger to personal, public or state security. Although the bill did not become law, according to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, by the summer of 2016, Facebook had voluntarily removed 95 percent of 158 inciting posts, while YouTube, was removing 80 percent of 13 videos the government requested that it remove.


2015 Ji'an bus accident
The Ji'an bus accident (Korean: 지안 버스 추락 사고; Chinese: 吉林旅行团大巴车坠桥事故) occurred on July 1, 2015, in Ji'an, China, in which a bus carrying visiting South Korean civil servants went off a bridge. Ten Koreans and the Chinese bus driver were killed, and another 17 were injured (eight seriously).


2015 Ji'an bus accident
A Korean government official who traveled to China after the accident committed suicide on July 5, 2015 in Ji'an.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Location
Ji'an is a popular tourist area in Northeast China due to the province's location on the China–North Korea border, with the two countries separated by the Yalu River, and is the location of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom. It has eight tourist routes to accommodate tourists, many en route to the DPRK.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Location
South Korean officials said the accident victims were part of a 140-person delegation of mainly government employees, on a training program organized by the Local Government Officials Development Institute, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, travelling in a six-bus caravan. The group was in China to tour historical sites, including places where Korean independence fighters resisted Japan's colonial rule before the end of the Second World War.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Accident
On July 1, 2015, a bus carrying 26 South Koreans and two Chinese in Ji'an drove off a bridge into a river some 15 metres (49 ft) below. The South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the initial report. The accident occurred around 15:30 (3:30 p.m.) local time, while the bus was traveling on the Ji-dan Highway (Chinese: 集丹公路) towards the Chinese border city of Dandong. The bridge was on a highway that links Yanji, Jilin province, with Dandong in the neighbouring Liaoning province. A screenshot from CCTV footage (with a timestamp of 15:36:21) shows the bus crashing through the north side of the bridge. The bus was owned by the Xinshiji Tour Agency.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Accident
All 28 passengers were injured or killed: eight died at the scene, one died after arriving at the hospital and the Chinese driver died at the hospital the following day. The remaining 17 passengers were injured, with eight reported in intensive care. One 36-year-old passenger's injuries were described as life-threatening.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Accident
The injured were initially treated at a Ji'an hospital, then transferred to the First Hospital of Jilin University in Changchun on July 2. Eighteen students majoring in Korean at the Jilin Huaqiao University of Foreign Languages in Changchun volunteered to serve as interpreters for each of the injured and their families, who began arriving from South Korea.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Investigation
The cause for the accident is under investigation. Speeding and driver error may have led to the crash, which was captured on CCTV, Yonhap News Agency reported. No oncoming traffic was present on the bridge. A South Korean consular official in the nearby city of Shenyang was sent to the accident scene and an accident response team was formed. South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn made provisions for relevant authorities to work with China for the handling of the case. The China's Foreign Ministry reported they had contacted Seoul and would take care of funeral arrangements for the victims.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Investigation
On July 5, 2015, in a preliminary report, Ji'an officials said they had determined speeding and improper turning to be the cause of the accident. The speed limit on the mountain road was 40 km/h (approximately 25 mph), in the section of the road, and the driver was reported to be travelling a speed of 64 to 88 km/h. City officials said that tests ruled out the possibility the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Suicide of Choi Doo-yeong
On July 5, a Republic of Korea official coordinating the aftermath of  the accident was found dead in Ji'an in a suspected suicide. Choi Doo-yeong, 55, was president of the Republic of Korea's Local Government Officials’ Development Institute that organized the trip. He was found on the ground outside his hotel around 3 a.m. and is believed to have jumped to his death.


2015 Ji'an bus accident, Suicide of Choi Doo-yeong
Yonhap News Agency reported Chinese officials had ruled out homicide based on surveillance images and witness testimony. Choi had accompanied Chung Chae-gun, Korea's Vice Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs, to Ji'an after the accident to provide assistance.


2015 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open
The 2015 Zhonghong Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is the second edition of the tournament which is part of the 2015 WTA 125K series and will take in Nanchang, China, from July 27 to August 2, 2015.


2015 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open, Singles draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung and Junri Namigata were the defending champions, but Chuang chose not to participate. Namigata partnered Erika Sema, but lost in the first round to Miyu Kato and Kotomi Takahata.


2015 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles
Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2015 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles
Jelena Janković won the title by defeating Chang Kai-chen in the final, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).


2015 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Jigawa State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Jigawa State. Held on April 11, 2015, the All Progressives Congress nominee Mohammed Badaru Abubakar won the election, defeating Aminu Ibrahim Ringim of the People's Democratic Party.


2015 Jigawa State gubernatorial election, APC primary
APC candidate, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar clinched the party ticket. The APC primary election was held in 2014.


2015 Jigawa State gubernatorial election, PDP primary
PDP candidate, Aminu Ibrahim Ringim clinched the party ticket. The PDP primary election was held in 2014.


2015 Jigawa State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 4 candidates contested in the election. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Aminu Ibrahim Ringim from the People's Democratic Party, Sardauna Yanleman from All Progressives Grand Alliance and Musa Galamawa from National Conscience Party. Registered voters was 1,819,773, accredited voters was 1,217,504, 26,977 votes was cancelled, valid votes was 1,130,883. The winner, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar won by 168,598 votes.


2015 Johan Cruyff Shield
The 2015 Johan Cruyff Shield was the twentieth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The match was contested by FC Groningen, the 2014–15 KNVB Cup winners, and PSV Eindhoven, champions of the 2014–15 Eredivisie. It was held at the Amsterdam Arena on 2 August 2015. PSV won the match 3–0.


2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season
The 2015 season was Johor Darul Takzim F.C. 3rd season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.


2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season, Malaysia FA Cup, Results
Fixtures and Results of the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup. Win  Draw  Lose


2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season, Malaysia Cup, Results
Fixtures and Results of the 2015 Malaysia Cup. Win  Draw  Lose


2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season, Top Assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.


2015 Jordan Super Cup
The 2015 Jordan Super Cup was the 33rd edition of the Jordan Super Cup. It was played on 21 August 2015 at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan. The game was played between the 2014–15 league champion Al-Wehdat and the 2014–15 Cup winner Al-Faisaly. Al-Faisaly won 1-0.


2015 Ju-Jitsu World Championships
The 2015 Ju-Jitsu World Championship were the 13th edition of the Ju-Jitsu World Championships, and were held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 20 to November 22, 2015.


2015 Juba An-12 crash
On 4 November 2015, an Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft crashed near the White Nile shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport serving Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. At least 37 people were killed, including the crew of six. One adult passenger and a baby girl were the only survivors. The crash is the deadliest aviation accident to have occurred in South Sudan since independence in 2011.


2015 Juba An-12 crash, Accident
The aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Juba International Airport to Paloich Airport in the extreme northeastern South Sudan, an oil field. It departed Juba's runway 13 but impacted a hill about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) past the runway end and came to rest on the banks of the White Nile.


2015 Juba An-12 crash, Accident
Authorities in South Sudan reported that the aircraft was overloaded, with most of the passengers being oil workers. The government spokesman of South Sudan said that there were at least 18 people on board. Early reports of the number killed varied, but the total now stands at 37, according to South Sudan's Minister of Transportation, Kuong Danhier Gatluak. The crew of the plane comprised five Armenians and one Russian.


2015 Juba An-12 crash, Accident
There were initially three survivors, passenger Wuor Arop and an unrelated 13-month-old baby girl whom he had cradled, together with a third, reported to be a crew member, who later died in hospital. It is common for the security services to place family members on cargo planes to Paloich even if they are not on the manifest, according to Kenyi Galla, assistant operations manager for Combined Air Services, a company that operates chartered flights across South Sudan.


2015 Juba An-12 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an Antonov An-12BK with Tajikistani registration EY-406, serial number 01347704, built in 1971 by TAPOiCh of Soviet Union. It was operated by Allied Services Ltd, a logistics company based in South Sudan at Juba airport, leased from Tajikistan's Asia Airways.


2015 Juba An-12 crash, Investigation
An unnamed source at the Russian aviation agency said that the An-12 appeared to have been overloaded.


2015 Jubilee Trophy
The 2015 Jubilee Trophy is the national championship for women's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It will be held in Calgary, Alberta from October 8–12, 2015.


2015 Jubilee Trophy, Teams
Eight teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province excluding New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.


2015 Jubilee Trophy, Teams
Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.


2015 Jubilee Trophy, Group stage
The eight teams in the competition are divided into two groups of four teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of group play, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.


2015 Jubilee Trophy, Final round
The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.


2015 Judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2015 as of 8 August. So far 57 cases have been decided and these are ordered by neutral citation.


2015 Judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In 2015 Lord Neuberger is the President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale is the Deputy President.


2015 Judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The table lists judgments made by the court and the opinions of the judges in each case. Judges are treated as having concurred in another's judgment when they either formally attach themselves to the judgment of another or speak only to acknowledge their concurrence with one or more judges. Any judgment which reaches a conclusion which differs from the majority on one or more major points of the appeal has been treated as dissent.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Budapest
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 13–14 June 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 20–22 February 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Jeju
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Jeju City, South Korea, from 26 – 28 November 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao was held in Qingdao, China, from 20 to 22 November 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Samsun
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Samsun, Turkey, from 27 – 29 March 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 1–3 October 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 20–22 March 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Ulaanbaatar
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 3-5 July 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb
The 2015 Judo Grand Prix were held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 1-3 May 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 30 October–1 November 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Slam Baku
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam Baku was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 8-10 May 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Slam Paris
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam Paris was held in Paris, France, from 17-18 October 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam was held in Tokyo, Japan, from 4-6 December 2015.


2015 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam was held in Tyumen, Russia, from 18-19 July 2015.


2015 Judo World Masters
The 2015 Judo World Masters was held in Rabat, Morocco, from 23–24 May 2015.


2015 June rugby union tests
The 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the Summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refer to international rugby union matches that were mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere.


2015 June rugby union tests
Because of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, no test series took place. This allowed the European season to finish 2 weeks later, with the final of the 2014–15 Top 14 season taking place on 13 June. The 2015 Super Rugby season was able to run for 21 consecutive weeks, without the 3 week international break in June, to allow an earlier and shortened 2015 Rugby Championship.


2015 June rugby union tests
Although the international window did not take place, some World Cup nations opted to play uncapped matches in their World Cup preparations. Uruguay hosted Fijian A-side, the Fiji Warriors in Montevideo, with the Warriors playing Argentina's A-side Argentina Jaguars, between the 2 fixtures. With Russia not competing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, or either of World Rugby's Nations Cup or Tbilisi Cup, they toured Namibia for a two-test series.


2015 June rugby union tests
Three historic matches also took place. Samoa hosted New Zealand in Apia for the first time as an official test match, the first Pacific nation to do so. Kenya played 2 test matches, against Portugal and Spain. Portugal became the first European side to visit Kenya for an official test match.


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 27–31 May
Touch judges:David Wilkinson (Ireland)Andy Brace (Ireland)Television match official:Dermot Moloney (Ireland)


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 27–31 May
Touch judges:Luke Pearce (England)Paul Dix (England)Television match official:Sean Davey (England)


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 26 June
Touch judges:Angus Gardner (Australia)Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)Television match official:Pablo Deluca (Argentina)


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 8–11 July
Touch judges:Angus Gardner (Australia)Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)Television match official:George Ayoub (Australia)


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 8–11 July
Touch judges:Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)Jason Jaftha (South Africa)Television match official:Deon van Blommestein (Australia)


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 18 July
Touch judges:Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)Angus Mabey (New Zealand)Television match official:Shaun Elliott (New Zealand)


2015 June rugby union tests, Fixtures, 18 July
Touch judges:Raymond Oruo (Kenya)Amos Wamanga (Kenya)Television match official:Karimi Mwangi (Kenya)


2015 Junior League World Series
The 2015 Junior League World Series took place from August 16–23 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Taichung, Taiwan defeated Stephens City, Virginia in the championship game. In addition to being the second straight championship for Chung Shan LL; Taiwan became the first County/State to win three straight JLWS championships.


2015 Junior World Fencing Championships
The 2015 Junior World Fencing Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan at the Tashkent Tennis Centre from 5 to 9 April.


2015 Junior World Rally Championship
The 2015 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was the fourteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.


2015 Junior World Rally Championship
The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events, out of seven rounds, with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres. The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.


2015 Junior World Rally Championship, Calendar
The final 2015 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consisted of seven European events (up from the six used in 2014), taken from the 2015 World Rally Championship.


2015 Justice Party (South Korea) leadership election
The Justice Party held a leadership election between 6 and 18 July 2015. It was an election to elect a new leader as Cheon Ho-sun fulfilled his two-year term of office.


2015 Justice Party (South Korea) leadership election, Results
The election was held only by the votes of the party members. The first round of voting was held from 6 to 11 July 2015. Candidate Roh Hoe-chan and Sim Sang-jung, who won the first and second votes respectively, entered the final vote. The final round of voting was held from 11 to 18 July 2015.


2015 K League Challenge
The 2015 K League Challenge was the third season of the K League Challenge, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. From the 2014 season, a top place team was promoted to the K League Classic and the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th took place after the regular season ends.


2015 K League Challenge, Teams
Daejeon Citizen, the champions of the 2014 K League Challenge, and Gwangju FC, a promotion series winners, were promoted to 2015 K League Classic, then Gyeongnam FC and Sangju Sangmu were relegated from the top tier. A total of eleven teams contested the league, including a new team Seoul E-Land FC.


2015 K League Challenge, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 K League Challenge, Teams, Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.


2015 K League Challenge, League table, Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2016 K League Classic  Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs


2015 K League Challenge, Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between 2nd~4th clubs of 2015 K League Challenge and 11th club of 2015 K League Classic. If scores are tied after regular time at Semi-Playoff and Playoff, the higher placed team advances to the next phase. The same conditions do not apply to Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.


2015 K League Challenge, Promotion-Relegation Playoffs, Promotion-Relegation Playoffs, Second leg
Suwon FC secure promotion to the 2016 K League Classic season, 3–0 on aggregate.


2015 K League Challenge, Attendance
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015Source: Notes:Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.† Team played previous season in K League Classic.


2015 K League Challenge, Awards, Season Awards
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.


2015 K League Classic
The 2015 K League Classic was the 33rd season of the top division of South Korean professional football, and the third season of the K League Classic.


2015 K League Classic, Teams, Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.


2015 K League Classic, Positions by matchday
Leaders  Qualification for the Champions League  Qualification for the relegation playoffs  Relegation to the K League Challenge


2015 K League Classic, Results, Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.


2015 K League Classic, Results, Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.


2015 K League Classic, Relegation playoffs
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.


2015 K League Classic, Relegation playoffs
Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.


2015 K League Classic, Awards, Main awards
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.


2015 K League Classic, Attendance, Attendance by club
Updated to games played on 29 November 2015Source: Notes:† Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.


2015 K3 League
The 2015 K3 League was the ninth season of the K3 League.


2015 K3 League, Competition format
The 2015 season ran from March through October. The 18 teams in the league were divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A and nine in the Group B. Each team played a total of 25 games. The top three of each groups qualified to the Championship playoff.


2015 KBO League season
The 2015 KBO League season was the 34th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball league.


2015 KBO League season, Season structure, Regular season
Due to the addition of the KT Wiz into the KBO, the 2015 KBO league schedule was increased to each team playing 144 games during the regular season (each team had played 128 games during the 2014 regular season), with each team playing each other 16 times.


2015 KBO League season, Season structure, All-Star Game
In July, the best players participated in the 2015 KBO All-Star Game. The participating franchises were divided into two regions, the Dream All-Stars (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns, KT Wiz) and Nanum All-Stars (Kia Tigers, Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Nexen Heroes, NC Dinos). The Korean All-Star Game did not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series. The All-Star Game was played on 18 July 2015 at the Suwon Baseball Stadium and won by the Dream All-Stars 6–3.


2015 KBO League season, Season structure, Postseason
2015 KBO League season culminated in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. The Semi-Playoff format was tweaked. Previously, the top four teams after the end of the regular season qualified for the postseason, but in 2015, the top five teams qualified for the postseason. The team with the best record gained a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other four teams competed for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system. Starting in 2015, the fourth-place and the fifth-place teams played in a "Wildcard" game.


2015 KBO League season, Foreign hitters
Each team could have signed up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.


2015 KBO League season, Postseason, Wild Card
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.


2015 KBS Drama Awards
The 2015 KBS Drama Awards (Korean: KBS 연기대상; RR: KBS Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), took place on December 31, 2015 in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Jun Hyun-moo, Park Bo-gum and Kim So-hyun.


2015 KE172
2015 KE172, internal designation o5m72, is a distant resonant trans-Neptunian object on an eccentric orbit in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 21 May 2015 by astronomers with the Outer Solar System Origins Survey at the Mauna Kea Observatories on the island of Hawaii, United States. It came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in October 2017 at a distance of 44.1 AU (6.60 billion km). Its existence was first released in February 2018, and the observations and orbit were announced on 27 April 2018. It belongs to the most distant resonant objects known to exist.


2015 KE172, Description
2015 KE172 is one of two known resonant trans-Neptunian objects that stay in a distant 1:9 resonance with the ice giant Neptune. The other object is 2007 TC434 which was announced on 20 February 2018. They are currently the most distant resonant objects known with a secure resonant classification, and their detection allowed to estimate a 1:9-resonant population of 11 thousand objects with similar orbits and similar size. It is thought that both objects originated from the scattered disc before they became locked into a mean-motion resonance with Neptune.


2015 KE172, Description
Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, the object measures 100 kilometers in diameter, for an absolute magnitude of 8.2, and an assumed albedo of 0.09, which is a typical figure seen among the diverse populations of distant objects.


2015 KE172, Description
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 44.1–222 AU once every 1536 years (semi-major axis of 133.1 AU). Its orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.67 and an inclination of 38° with respect to the ecliptic. As of 2018, this minor planet has not been numbered.


2015 KG163
2015 KG163, also known as o5m52, is a trans-Neptunian object from the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 102 kilometers (63 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 24 May 2015, by astronomers of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey using the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope at Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, United States. With an observation arc of 2 years, it is known that it will come to perihelion around August 2022 at a velocity of 6.5 km/s with respect to the Sun.


2015 KG163
It is one a small number of detached objects with perihelion distances of 30 AU or more, and semi-major axes of 250 AU or more. Such objects can not reach such orbits without some perturbing object, which lead to the speculation of Planet Nine. Its argument of perihelion is similar to that of 2013 FT28.


2015 KH162
2015 KH162 is a large trans-Neptunian object orbiting in the scattered disc region of the outermost Solar System. The likely dwarf planet measures approximately 671 kilometers (420 miles) in diameter. First observed in 2015, and provisionally designated 2015 KH162, this minor planet is one of the most distant objects from the Sun at 60.6 AU, or twice as far as Neptune.


2015 KH162, Discovery
2015 KH162 was first observed on 18 May 2015, in the constellation of Serpens by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatories using the Subaru telescope. The discovery was announced by Scott Sheppard, David Tholen and Chad Trujillo on 23 February 2016. At the time, this minor planet was at a distance of 59.0 AU from the Sun and had a relatively bright magnitude of 21.4 for its enormous distance.


2015 KH162, Orbit and classification
2015 KH162 orbits the Sun at a distance of 41.5–82.1 AU once every 486 years (177,517 days; semi-major axis of 61.82 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.33 and an inclination of 29° with respect to the ecliptic.


2015 KH162, Orbit and classification
It is classified as a scattered disc object, or "near-scattered" object in the classification of the Deep Ecliptic Survey, that still gravitationally interacts with Neptune (30.1 AU) due to its relatively low perihelion of 41.5 AU, contrary to the extended-scattered/detached objects and sednoids, latter which stay well beyond the Kuiper cliff at 47.8 AU.


2015 KH162, Orbit and classification, Most distant objects from the Sun
2015 KH162 last came to perihelion around 1930, moving away from the Sun ever since and is currently at about 60.6 AU, twice as far from the Sun than Neptune. Its current distance makes it one of the most distant known minor planets in the Solar System (also see List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun § Known distant objects). In 2415, the object will reach its aphelion at 82.1 AU.


2015 KH162, Physical characteristics
Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 2015 KH162 measures approximately 671 kilometers (420 miles) in diameter, for an assumed albedo of 0.9 and an magnitude of 4.1. Mike Brown considers this object a dwarf planet candidate ("likely") estimating a mean-diameter of 583 km (360 mi). As of 2021, no rotational lightcurve for this object has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period and pole as well as its albedo and surface composition remain unknown.


2015 KH163
2015 KH163, is a trans-Neptunian- and scattered disc object from the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 117 kilometers in diameter. It was first observed by astronomers during the Outer Solar System Origins Survey at the Mauna Kea Observatories on 24 May 2015.


2015 KH163, Description
This minor planet is one a small number of detached objects with perihelion distances of 30 AU or more, and semi-major axes of 200 AU or more. Such objects can not reach such orbits without some perturbing object, which lead to the speculation of planet nine.


2015 KH163, Description
Based on an absolute magnitude of approximately 7.95 and an assumed albedo of 0.09, the Johnston's Archive calculated a mean-diameter of 117 kilometers.


2015 KH163, Description
2015 KH163 is located very near the 1:12 Neptune resonance of 157.8 AU (compared to its 157.2 ± 0.6 AU), meaning that it completes roughly 1 orbit for every 12 orbits Neptune makes.


2015 KML Playoffs
The 2015 KML Playoffs was the final phase of the 2014–15 KML season. The playoffs began on 7 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with TÜ/Rock defeating Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 1 in the finals. Tanel Kurbas was named KML Finals MVP.


2015 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships
The 2015 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink from 27 December to 28 December 2014. The tournament was part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season. Sven Kramer and Irene Wüst won the allround titles.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
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2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
The 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were held at the Thialf ice skating rink in Heerenveen from Friday 31 October 2014 to Sunday 2 November 2014. Although the tournament was held in 2014 it was the 2015 edition as it is part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 10,000 m
The men's 10,000 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 2 November 2014. There were 14 participants.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 10,000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Jan Bolt. Starter: Janny Smegen Start: 15:09 hr. Finish: 17:47 hr.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1000 m
The men's 1000 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 2 November 2014. There were 24 participants.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Jan Bolt  Starter: Wim van Biezen  Start: 13:26 hr. Finish: 13:57 hr.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1500 m
The men's 1500 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 31 October 2014. There were 24 participants.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1500 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Jan Bolt. Starter: Janny Smegen  Start: 17.04hr. Finish: 17.39hr.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 500 m
The men's 500 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 31 October 2014. Although the tournament was held in 2014 it was  part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season. There were 24 participants.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 5000 m
The men's 5000 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 31 October 2014. There were 20 participants.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 5000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Jan Bolt  Starter: Janny Smegen Start: 15:13 hr. Finish: 16:51 hr.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 1000 m
The women's 1000 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 2 November 2014. Although this tournament was held in 2014, it was part of the speed skating season 2014–2015. There were 24 participants.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 1500 m
The women's 1500 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 31 October 2014. Although this tournament was held in 2014, it was part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 3000 m
The women's 3000 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 1 November 2014. Although this tournament was held in 2014, it was part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 3000 m
There was qualification selection available for the next following 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup tournaments.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 500 m
The women's 500 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 1 November 2014. Although this edition was held in 2014, it was part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 500 m
There were 24 participants who raced twice over 500m so that all skaters had to start once in the inner lane and once in the outer lane. There was a qualification selection incentive for the next following 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup tournaments.


2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 5000 m
The women's 5000 meter at the 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 2 November 2014. Although this tournament was held in 2014, it was part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season.


2015 KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships
The 2015 KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships in speed skating were held in Groningen at the Sportcentrum Kardinge from 17 January to 18 January 2015. The tournament was part of the 2014–2015 speed skating season. Hein Otterspeer and Thijsje Oenema won the sprint titles.


2015 KNVB Cup Final
The 2015 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between PEC Zwolle and FC Groningen on 3 May 2015 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2014–15 KNVB Cup competition and the 97th Dutch Cup Final. Groningen beat Zwolle 2–0 to win their first ever domestic cup.


2015 KNVB Cup Final
Slovak winger Albert Rusnák was Groningen's hero of the day as he scored both goals for them.


2015 KPIT MSLTA Challenger
The 2015 KPIT MSLTA Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India from 26 to 31 October 2015.


2015 KPIT MSLTA Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 KPIT MSLTA Challenger – Doubles
Gerard Granollers and Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras won the title, beating Maximilian Neuchrist and Divij Sharan 1–6, 6–3, [10–6]


2015 KPIT MSLTA Challenger – Singles
Yuki Bhambri won the title, beating Evgeny Donskoy 6–2, 7–6(7–4)


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup
The 2015 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 26 September and ended on 7 November. It is set to be contested by the top 8 teams of the 2014 season of the Kenyan Premier League: A.F.C. Leopards, Chemelil Sugar, Gor Mahia, Muhoroni Youth, Sofapaka, Tusker and Ulinzi Stars. The winners of the tournament will receive Ksh. 1 million in prize money.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup
Tusker were the defending champions of the competition, having won their second title in the previous season after beating A.F.C. Leopards 2–1 in the final played at the Kinoru Stadium in Meru. However, they were knocked out by eventual champions Gor Mahia in the semi-finals, beating Sony Sugar in the final after extra time to pick up their second title of the competition and their third title of the 2015 season.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup, Competition format
The tournament follows a single-elimination format for the quarter-finals and the final, where the winning team immediately advances to the next round or wins the tournament, respectively.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup, Competition format
For the semi-finals, the tournament adopts a double-elimination format, where a team must win two legs to advance to the final. If both teams are equal on aggregate goals at the end of the two legs, a penalty shoot-out will be conducted to determine who advances to the final. The away goals rule also applies in this round.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 September. Teams placed first to fourth on the league table were placed in one pot, while teams placed fifth to eighth were placed in another pot.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup, Quarter-finals, Fixtures
The matches are scheduled to take place on the weekend of 26–27 September.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 27 September, after the final quarter-final between Tusker and A.F.C. Leopards.


2015 KPL Top 8 Cup, Team statistics
Updated to games played on 7 November 2015. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2015 KQ174
2015 KQ174 is a trans-Neptunian object, both considered a scattered and detached object, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The object with a moderately inclined and eccentric orbit measures approximately 154 kilometers (96 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 24 May 2015, by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii, United States.


2015 KQ174, Orbit and classification
2015 KQ174 orbits the Sun at a distance of 49.3–61.5 AU once every 412 years and 4 months (150,600 days; semi-major axis of 55.4 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.11 and an inclination of 24° with respect to the ecliptic.


2015 KQ174, Orbit and classification
The object belongs to the same group as 2004 XR190 ("Buffy"), 2014 FC72, 2014 FZ71 and 2015 FJ345 (also see diagram). With an orbital period of 412 years, it seems to be a resonant trans-Neptunian objects in a 2:5 resonance with Neptune, as several other objects, but with a lower eccentricity (0.11 instead of more than 0.60) and higher perihelia (at 49.3 AU rather than 31–41 AU).


2015 KQ174, Orbit and classification
Considered both a scattered and detached object, 2015 KQ174 is particularly unusual as it has an unusually circular orbit for a scattered-disc object (SDO). Although it is thought that traditional scattered-disc objects have been ejected into their current orbits by gravitational interactions with Neptune, the low eccentricity of its orbit and the distance of its perihelion (SDOs generally have highly eccentric orbits and perihelia less than 38 AU) seems hard to reconcile with such celestial mechanics. This has led to some uncertainty as to the current theoretical understanding of the outer Solar System.


2015 KQ174, Orbit and classification
The theories include close stellar passages, unseen planet/rogue planets/planetary embryos in the early Kuiper belt, and resonance interaction with an outward-migrating Neptune. The Kozai mechanism is capable of transferring orbital eccentricity to a higher inclination. It is in a 5:2 resonance to Neptune. It seems to belong to the same group as 2004 XR190, nicknamed "Buffy".


2015 KQ174, Physical characteristics
Johnston's archive estimates a diameter of 154 kilometers based on an assumed albedo of 0.09. This is approximately a quarter the size of "Buffy" which is estimated at around 500 kilometres (310 mi), roughly a quarter the size of Pluto.


2015 KTM British Junior Cup
The 2015 KTM British Junior Cup was the first KTM British Junior Cup season. The KTM British Junior Cup Championship is a support category for the British Superbike Championship.


2015 KZN Autumn Series
The KZN Autumn Series was a series of road cycling races held in Pietermaritzburg and Margate, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa between 27 April and 2 May 2015. The series comprised three races, the Freedom Day Classic on 27 April, the Mayday Classic on 1 May, and the Hibiscus Cycle Classic on 2 May. Both the Freedom Day Classic and the Hibiscus Cycle Classic included women's races, while all three men's races formed part of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack
The 2015 Kabul Parliament attack occurred on June 22, 2015, when members of the Taliban detonated a car bomb outside the National Assembly in Kabul then attacked the building with assault rifles and RPGs. Two civilians and seven Taliban died in the attack.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack, Background
In 2014, the US and NATO powers withdrew most of their combat troops, leaving 13,000 troops in the Resolute Support Mission to continue serving in an advisory and counter-terror capacity. From 2015 onwards, the ongoing war against the Taliban insurgency has been fought primarily by the Afghan security forces. ISIL, which has taken territory in Iraq, has declared their support for the Taliban, carrying out a suicide bomb attack in Jalalabad in April that killed more than 30 people and injured 100 others.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack, Background
The attack comes amid intensifying Taliban attacks around the Northern city of Kunduz, as part of a major offensive in an attempt to capture the city. Tens of thousands of inhabitants have been displaced internally in Afghanistan by the fighting. The Kunduz province has been a region of heavy fighting from 2009 onwards.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack, The attack
A Taliban fighter driving a car loaded with explosives managed to get through security checkpoints before detonating the vehicle outside the parliament's gates. Six Taliban insurgents with AK-47 rifles and RPGs took up positions in a construction site nearby. Members of Parliament were evacuated to safety, while security forces battled the insurgents in a two-hour gun battle. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said all seven attackers were killed by police and no MPs were wounded.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack, Casualties and responsibility
The UN mission in Afghanistan says a woman and a child were killed in the attack, and 40 civilians were injured.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack, Casualties and responsibility
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it was timed to coincide with a parliamentary speech of the new defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai.


2015 Kabul Parliament attack, Casualties and responsibility
Lt . Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi, Kabul's Chief of Police, says that the police will investigate how the attackers got so close to parliament.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015. Nasir el-Rufai of the APC took a clear lead against the incumbent governor and PDP, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero candidate in the election. The APC candidate won in 17 LGAs, while the PDP claimed the other six.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Earlier on, in January 2015, in a pre-election poll for the Kaduna gubernatorial elections organised by the ANAP Foundation, the result showed el-Rufai leading Yero by a gap of 26% in-between them; the former having 46% of total votes, and the latter 20%. 23% of the voters, however, remained indecisive.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai emerged winner in the APC gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Yusuf Barnabas Bala.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Kaduna State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election began Thursday, December 4, 2014, ending early on Friday December 5, when results were announced at about 8:30 AM at the Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex where the event was held. Nasir el-Rufai overcame four other contenders, polling 1,965 votes to become the winner of the contest. There were a total of 3,557 accredited delegates, 3,546 total vote cast of which 3,518 were valid and 28 invalid, as reported the returning officer, Prince Ekenyem Orizu.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held at Murtala Square Kaduna on December 7, 2014. After all but one of the other aspirants stepped down for him, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, the incumbent governor emerged with the highest votes, polling 970, while his only contender, Senator Haruna Aziz Zego, got a lone vote, out of a total of 972 delegate votes.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. The PDP candidate scored the highest, polling a total of 1,117,635 votes to oust the APC contestant and incumbent governor, who emerged second with 485,833 votes, while the APGA candidate came third, with 20,140 votes. There were 3,357,469 registered voters across the state, out of which 1,710,935 were accredited, but just 1,660,109 voted, according to the INEC Returning Officer.


2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
The results of the election by local government area are here, representing the two major contenders. The total valid votes of 1,629,157 represents the 14 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Yero. Blue represents LGAs won by el-Rufai.


2015 Kagame Interclub Cup
The 2015 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 40th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It took place in Tanzania from 18 July to 2 August.


2015 Kagame Interclub Cup, Broadcasting
South African sports channel SuperSport secured official rights to broadcast all matches played at the tournament, and this year secured a contract to broadcast the cup for the next 4 years.


2015 Kagame Interclub Cup, Group stage
The group stage featured thirteen teams, with 5 teams in Group A and 4 teams in Group B and C. Three teams from Group A and B and two teams from Group C advanced to the knockout stage.


2015 Kagame Interclub Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams played against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals played against each other in a third place playoff where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.


2015 Kakkonen
A total of 40 teams will contest the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 29 returning from the 2014 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom three teams in each group and the worst seventh-placed will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 27 matches, playing three times against each team of its group.


2015 Kakkonen
FC Viikingit and JIPPO were relegated from the 2014 Ykkönen, while EIF, MP, PS Kemi and VIFK were promoted to the 2015 Ykkönen.


2015 Kakkonen
FC Espoo, FC Hämeenlinna, FC Viikkarit, JBK, OLS, PK-37, SC KuFu-98, SOVO and Sporting were relegated from 2014 Kakkonen.


2015 Kakkonen
ESC, FC Kiffen, FC Kiisto, FC Santa Claus AC, FCV, KaaPo, MuSa, NJS and Sudet were promoted from the 2014 Kolmonen.


2015 Kakkonen, League tables, Promotion play-offs
Group winners will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2016.


2015 Kakkonen, League tables, Promotion play-offs
Group winnersEteläinen (Southern): FC HonkaPohjoinen (Northern): KPVLäntinen (Western): GrIFKItäinen (Eastern): Klubi-04


2015 Kakkonen, League tables, Eight-placed teams
At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the seventh-placed teams. The worst seventh-placed team will be directly relegated to the Kolmonen. The worst seventh-placed team will be determined by point average, because of an uneven number of teams in groups.


2015 Kanbawza FC season
Kanbawza Football Club (Burmese: ကမ္ဘောဇ အသင်း, pronounced [kàɴbɔ́za̰]) is a Burmese football club, based in Taunggyi, Myanmar. Based out of Yangon until 2009, the club was the Myanmar Premier League champions in 2007, and participated in the AFC President's Cup 2008 tournament. Kanbawza FC was a founding member of the Myanmar National League in 2009, and represents the Shan State. It finished fourth in the league's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009.


2015 Kandahar Airport bombing
Several suicide bombers penetrated the security of Kandahar Airfield on Tuesday, 8 December 2015, barricading themselves in an old school building that now contains shops, and sparking a battle with Afghan soldiers that lasted for many hours. The Afghan Defense Ministry stated that 50 civilians and members of the security forces had been killed, along with 11 attackers, while at least 35 people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility. The attack was co-ordinated just hours after a "Message to Obama" was posted on a video site by the Taliban, warning U.S. troops of upcoming attack.


2015 Kandhamal gang rape case
The Kandhamal gang rape case was a crime in Ranaghat, Nadia district, of the Indian state of West Bengal, in March 2015. A 71-year-old Syro-Malankara Catholic nun was gang raped by eight men who robbed a Catholic missionary school. Before the attack, school officials told police that they received death threats. The rape was initially blamed on Hindu groups without any evidence by activists like Rana Ayyub and others. However, On March 26, 2015, two men were arrested for the crimes.


2015 Kandhamal gang rape case
Two Bangladeshi nationals were detained on March 20, 2015, on suspicion of their involvement in the sexual assault of the 71-year-old nun at the Ranaghat convent school six days prior, police said. North Dinajpur Superintendent of Police S. W. Reza said that the two suspects — Mukul Alam (28) and Md Majid (29) — bore a striking resemblance to those caught on the CCTV camera at the Convent of Jesus and Mary school on March 14, one of them having 75 percent similarity.


2015 Kandhamal gang rape case, Reaction
Cardinal Baselios Cleemis met the victim in the hospital and told the press that "such inhuman acts should be stopped. We request the authorities to ensure that justice is done and made visible".


2015 Kangaroo Cup
The 2015 Kangaroo Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Gifu, Japan, on 27 April–3 May 2015.


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


2015 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles
Jarmila Gajdošová and Arina Rodionova were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2015 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles
Wang Yafan and Xu Yifan won the title, defeating An-Sophie Mestach and Emily Webley-Smith in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2015 Kangaroo Cup – Singles
Tímea Babos was the defending champion, but she chose to participate at the 2015 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem instead.


2015 Kangaroo Cup – Singles
Zheng Saisai won the title, defeating Naomi Osaka in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4.


2015 Kannywood Awards
The 2015 Kannywood Awards was the 2nd edition of the ceremony supported and sponsored by MTN Nigeria and took place in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria on January 31, 2015. The event was hosted by the Emir of Gumel, Ahmad Muhammad Sani.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015. APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won the election, defeating PDP Salihu Sagir Takai and other candidates.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje emerged APC's candidate in the primary election. He scored 5,588 votes and defeating Lawal Jafaru Isa who scored 126 votes. He chose Hafiz Abubakar as his running mate.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election
Salihu Sagir Takai emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 1,226 votes out of 1,452 cast and defeating three other candidates. Abba Murtala, Mansur Ahmed and Bello Gwarzo were the three other candidates. Murtala scored 140 votes, Ahmed scored 106 and Gwarzo scored 24. He chose Abba Murtala Mohammed as his running mate.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election, APC primary
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje emerged APC's candidate in the primary election and chose Hafiz Abubakar as his running mate. Hafiz Abubakar is a professor of Food Science at Bayero University Kano. He is also the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) at Bayero University Kano. He was a one-time Commissioner for Finance during the first tenure of Rabiu Kwankwaso between 1999 to 2003.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election, PDP primary
Salihu Sagir Takai emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election and chose Abba Murtala Mohammed as his running mate. Abba Murtala Mohammed is the son of the late Head of State in Nigeria, Murtala Muhammed.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election, Results
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the APC won the election defeating Salihu Sagir Takai and other candidates.


2015 Kano State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 5,006,713, accredited voters was 2,238,369, total votes cast was 2,109,811, valid votes was 2,073,165 and rejected votes was 36,646.


2015 Kansai Collegiate American Football League season
The 2015 Kansai Collegiate American Football League football season is the 60th season of college football play for the Kansai Collegiate American Football League.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2015 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall and the third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. The Chiefs went through a poor start in their first 6 games as they were 1–5, and lost their star running back, Jamaal Charles due to a torn ACL in his right knee during an 18–17 Week 5 loss at home against the Chicago Bears.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season
In week 16, after their 9th consecutive victory and the Baltimore Ravens defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chiefs clinched a playoff berth, their 2nd in 3 years. They are the first team since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals to start the season 1–5 and qualify for the playoffs. They also set the franchise record for the most consecutive victories, winning 10 in a row (which has since been eclipsed by the 2019–2020 Chiefs). In their Wild Card matchup, the Chiefs were set up to play against the Houston Texans. The Chiefs shutout the Texans 30–0 to earn their first playoff win in 22 years. The following week, they were defeated by the New England Patriots in the Divisional round by a score of 27–20.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season
Two Chiefs took home awards at the 5th Annual NFL Honors honoring performances from the 2015 season. Cornerback Marcus Peters won Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading the NFL in interceptions. Safety Eric Berry won Comeback Player of the Year after a Pro Bowl season the year after having his season cut short due to a lymphoma diagnosis.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Roster changes, Regular season transactions, Players involved in multiple transactions
This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Roster changes, Regular season transactions, Players involved in multiple transactions
*Indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at Houston Texans
With the win, the Chiefs started their 2015 campaign at 1–0.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
The Broncos would score 2 touchdowns in the final minute to steal the win from the Chiefs. The second touchdown was a critical fumble by running back Jamaal Charles.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
With the heartbreaking and stunning loss, the Chiefs fell to 1–1, and picked up their 7th straight loss to Denver.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
In a rematch of the 2011 game, the Chiefs fell to 1–2.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals
Cairo Santos would kick 7 field goals in this game, setting a new franchise record for most field goals in one game by a Kansas City kicker. The 7 kicks also tied an NFL record. However, the 7 field goals by Santos were not enough to beat the Bengals, as the Chiefs fell to 1–3.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
The Chiefs would build a 17–3 lead at one point, but Chicago would pull off a miraculous comeback to win 18–17. The Chiefs tried a 66-yard field goal, but Santos kick went wide right and missed everything near the goalposts. During this game, the Bears fans at times outnumbered the Chiefs fans, as Chicago fans are best known for good travel.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
With the loss, Kansas City fell to 1–4. They would also lose Jamaal Charles for the season, as he tore his ACL in this game.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
With their 5th straight loss, the Chiefs fell to 1–5.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger would not play in this game for the Steelers, so backup quarterback Landry Jones led the way for the Steelers. In his first career start, the Chiefs defense would force 3 turnovers, 2 of them interceptions, and the Chiefs would hold on to win 23–13.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions
In their first ever game in London, the Chiefs routed the crestfallen 1–6 Detroit Lions. With the win, Kansas City improved to 3–5.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at Denver Broncos
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning would set the all-time record for most passing yards in NFL history in this game, but the Chiefs defense would have themselves a day, picking off Bronco quarterbacks 5 times, 4 by Manning, 1 by Brock Osweiler, and the Chiefs routed the Broncos, 29–13.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: at Denver Broncos
With the win, the Chiefs went to 4–5, and snapped their 7-game losing streak against the Broncos.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at San Diego Chargers
With the huge win, Kansas City went to 5–5, and climbed back into playoff contention.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
With the low-scoring win, the Chiefs went to 8–5 and swept the Chargers for the second straight season.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens
Rookie Marcus Peters would put the dagger into the Ravens, as he returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown. With the win, the Chiefs went to 9–5.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Browns, led by Johnny Manziel, attempted a comeback to put a stop to Kansas City's playoff hopes, but Cleveland did not have any timeouts remaining, and they ultimately ran out of time when Manziel couldn't advance the ball down the field fast enough.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Chiefs went to 10–5 and clinched a playoff spot.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders
With their 10th straight win, the Chiefs ended their season at 11–5. They were the first team to end a season with 10 or more consecutive wins since the 2012 Broncos won 11 in a row to end their season.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Houston Texans
The Texans, who won the AFC South division with a 9–7 record, were completely crushed by the Chiefs. The Chiefs made postseason history as the first ever team to score a kick return touchdown in the opening play of the playoffs, when Knile Davis returned the opening kick 106 yards for a touchdown.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Houston Texans
After that, the game started to slow down, 3 and out Texans, 3 & out Chiefs, followed by a string of turnovers, Eric Berry's interception of Brian Hoyer, Brian Cushing's interception of Alex Smith two plays later, and a Hoyer fumble recovered by Dontari Poe on the ensuing drive. The Chiefs made a field goal on the drive, and although the team was able to get to the 2 yard line, a negative run by J. J. Watt and another interception by Hoyer ended the Texans' closest chance at scoring in the entire game. Although the Texans' defense forced a 3-and-out, Hoyer threw his third interception to Marcus Peters on the second play of their drive.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) New England Patriots
The Chiefs, who had won 11 straight, travelled to Gillete Stadium to face the Patriots, who had advanced to the AFC Championship for the last 5 years. The Patriots scored first blood with a Rob Gronkowski touchdown catch, followed by a Cairo Santos field goal for Kansas City. The pattern was duplicated in the 2nd quarter, with Tom Brady rushing for a score before Santos kicked another field goal. In the 3rd quarter, after Gronkowski scored his second TD, Alex Smith threw his first to Albert Wilson.


2015 Kansas City Chiefs season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) New England Patriots
The Patriots responded with 2 fourth quarter field goals to make the score 27–13 with 10:20 left. Although the Chiefs engineered a touchdown drive late in the game, the drive took up over 5 minutes, and the Chiefs had to force a 3 and out (with 3 timeouts) to have a chance. On 2nd down, when Brady threw the ball instead of running it to waste time, the ball was batted and miraculously caught by Julian Edelman for a 1st down, ending the game.


2015 Kansas City Royals season
The 2015 Kansas City Royals season was the 47th for the franchise, and their 43rd at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals made their second consecutive World Series appearance in 2015, after winning the American League in 2014. They won the series for the first time since 1985. The team won their first AL Central title on September 24, 2015, the first time the Royals won their division since 1985. They opened the playoffs by defeating the Houston Astros in five games in the Division Series and then defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in six games in the American League Championship Series. They defeated the New York Mets in five games in the 2015 World Series, the second World Series championship in franchise history. The 2015 Royals are the first team since the 1989 Oakland Athletics to win the World Series after having lost the series in the previous season.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
October 30: Josh Willingham, James Shields, Raúl Ibañez, Luke Hochevar, Jason Frasor, Scott Downs, and Norichika Aoki become free agents.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
November 1: Billy Butler becomes a free agent. He would sign with the Oakland Athletics.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
Week of November 5: Signed 4 players to a minor league contract, and invited 2 of them to Spring training.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
November 20: Received Reymond Fuentes from the San Diego Padres for Kyle Bartsch and promoted 2 other players.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
November 24: Jayson Nix becomes a free agent while Juan Flores signs a minor league contract.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
November 26: Received Ryan Jackson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
November 28: Received Bryan Flynn and Reid Redman from the Miami Marlins for Aaron Crow. Signed Jason Frasor and also gave Ismaldo Rodriguez to a minor league contract.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
December 2: Francisley Bueno becomes a free agent as Dany Geraldo signs a minor league contract.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
December 8: Signed Gabriel Noriega to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring training.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
December 11: Received Jandel Gustave from the Boston Red Sox for cash.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
December 14: Signed Angel Franco to a minor league contract.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
December 28: Signed 3 players to a minor league contract.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
January 4: Signed Ryan Madson to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring training.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
January 16: Signed 2 players to a minor league contract and invited them to Spring training.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Offseason
January 26: Invited 16 players to Spring training and signed J. C. Boscán to a minor league contract and also invited him to Spring training. Brian Bocock also signs a minor league contract.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros
The Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 3–0 in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, October 6, earning them the right to play the Royals in the ALDS.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 1, October 8
6:37 p.m. CDT at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 1, October 8
One season after the Royals blazed through the 2014 ALDS and ALCS with sweeps, they fell to the Astros in their first postseason game of 2015, struggling to manufacture offense against Houston's Collin McHugh. McHugh pitched six innings, holding the Royals to two runs and six hits. The only Kansas City hitter to produce runs was Kendrys Morales, who cracked a pair of solo shots off McHugh in the second and fourth innings. Morales had been the leadoff batter in the second; and in the fourth, the Royals could not put any men on base prior to Morales' second blast.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 1, October 8
Kansas City's own starter, Yordano Ventura, seemed dazed early, giving up a walk and two hits to the Astros before he recorded the game's first out. Houston then utilized sacrifice ground outs to bring home their first two runs of the game. After surrendering a third run in the second inning, Ventura, having amassed only two innings of work and having struck out two, was replaced by Chris Young following a rain delay. Young would go on to pitch four innings, the most of any Royal in the game.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 1, October 8
Young put three zeroes on the board against Houston, but the Astros did strike once against him in the fifth, taking a 4–2 lead, as George Springer hit a solo home run to left field. Houston's offense was nightcapped, appropriately, by a Colby Rasmus home run in the eighth; Rasmus had crushed a home run in the wild card game against New York to help the Astros earn a series against the Royals. A loyal crowd in Kansas City tried to unnerve Houston closer Luke Gregerson in the ninth, especially after he hit Mike Moustakas with a pitch, but the final inning was otherwise uneventful, and the Astros sealed their 5–2 Game 1 victory over the Royals with relative ease.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 2, October 9
2:47 p.m. CDT at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 2, October 9
The Royals struck back in Game 2 to force a Game 4 in Houston, but it wasn't easy. They again fell behind early as starter Johnny Cueto's struggles continued, Colby Rasmus doubling to bring in George Springer to give the Astros a 1–0 lead. They would pad it in the second with two more runs off of Cueto, courtesy of a Springer line drive that brought home Chris Carter and Jason Castro, who had previously reached on a single and walk, respectively.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 2, October 9
The Royals' offense rolled out of bed in the bottom of the second, with Salvador Pérez cracking a solo shot off of Houston's Scott Kazmir. The Astros negated the effect of the Kansas City run in the top of the third as Rasmus homered for his third consecutive postseason game. Kansas City remained resilient, however, with Alex Ríos doubling, Alcides Escobar singling on an overturned video-review call, and Ben Zobrist hitting a sacrifice ground out to bring Rios home. At the end of the third inning, Houston led 4–2. The Astros' scoring for the evening was over.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 2, October 9
Neither team posted a run in the fourth or fifth innings, but the Royals hung their first two-spot in the bottom of the sixth. After Lorenzo Cain doubled with one out, Kazmir was relieved by Óliver Pérez, who was shaky, allowing Eric Hosmer to score Cain. Kendrys Morales then singled and Mike Moustakas drew a walk. Josh Fields entered the game as Houston's third pitcher of the inning. Fields walked yet another batter, bringing home the tying run in Hosmer, before ending the inning with two consecutive strikeouts.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 2, October 9
Kansas City then took the lead in the bottom of the seventh, Escobar tripling and then being brought home by a Zobrist single. Ryan Madson was effective in relief for Kansas City in the eighth. In the ninth, closer Wade Davis struck out Jed Lowrie, but then walked Preston Tucker. Carlos Gomez entered the game as a pinch-runner for Tucker. However, in their second challenge victory of the night, a Davis pickoff throw in which Gomez was originally ruled to be safe was overturned, retiring him for the second out of the inning. José Altuve then grounded out to end the game.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 3, October 11
3:07 p.m. CDT at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 3, October 11
The Kansas City Royals' Edinson Vólquez pitched valiantly, only allowing three of four runs from Houston's power-hitting lineup, but the Astros surged ahead 2–1 in the series anyway on the back of another strong pitching performance from their own starter, Dallas Keuchel, who struck out seven Royal batters and surrendered only a solo home run, a fourth inning blast off the bat of Lorenzo Cain. Kansas City's only other run would come off of Houston relief pitching. Houston's own offense struck in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Astros posting a two-run frame to negate the Cain blast.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 3, October 11
Volquez, after striking out Carlos Gómez, walked Luis Valbuena, who was then moved over to third base by virtue of a Chris Carter double. Jason Castro then manufactured a ground ball single to score both Carter and Gomez. The Astros then hung two more runs on the Royals, one each in the sixth and seventh. Alex Gordon homered for Kansas City in the top of the ninth, a solo shot off closer Luke Gregerson, but Gregerson then gathered himself and retired the remainder of the Royals' ninth without suffering any further damage, sealing the Houston victory. The Royals now must win in Game 4 on the road to extend the series, and their season, to a Game 5.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Division Series vs. Houston Astros, Game 4, October 12
The Royals' string of clutch hits in the top of the eighth against a frazzled Houston bullpen restored life to a team that had been pushed to the brink of elimination by Astro starter Lance McCullers. Reliever Ryan Madson was credited with the win for Kansas City in spite of giving up back to back home runs in the bottom of the seventh that had a raucous Minute Maid Park crowd thinking that an Astros seat in the ALCS was all but assured. Houston's Will Harris was charged with four earned runs and Tony Sipp with one during Kansas City's eighth inning comeback.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Championship Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays had defeated the Texas Rangers three games to two in the 2015 American League Division Series.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Championship Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Game 2, October 17
This game marked the fourth time the Royals had rallied back from a multi-run deficit to win in this post-season. With the Royals trailing 3–0, Ben Zobrist led off the seventh inning with a pop-up to shallow right field. Second baseman Ryan Goins had a lead on the ball and waved off charging right fielder José Bautista only to duck out of the way at the last moment, allowing the ball to drop for what was ruled a single. The Royals went on to score five runs in the inning. This marked David Price's seventh consecutive playoff loss, tying him with Randy Johnson for the record.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, American League Championship Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Game 4, October 20
This game marked the first time in postseason history that a position player was brought in to pitch. Cliff Pennington of the Blue Jays was brought in during the 9th inning as Toronto's bullpen became increasingly thin after the Royals scoring refused to cease after numerous pitching changes. The players in the dugout and the few remaining fans left found this very amusing. Pennington gave up two unearned runs before retiring the side.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets
The New York Mets had defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to zero in the 2015 National League Championship Series.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 1, October 27
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by George Brett. Matt Harvey started Game 1 for the Mets, while Edinson Vólquez started for the Royals. Volquez's father died earlier in the day. He was not aware of his father's death until after he left the game.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 1, October 27
On the first pitch thrown by Harvey, Alcides Escobar hit an inside-the-park home run, the first in a World Series game since Mule Haas in the 1929 World Series (and the first hit by a leadoff batter since Patsy Dougherty did it for the Boston Americans (now Red Sox) in 1903). In the fourth inning, Daniel Murphy recorded the Mets' first hit, and later scored their first run on a hit by Travis d'Arnaud. Curtis Granderson hit a home run in the fifth inning to give the Mets a 2–1 lead.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 1, October 27
Eric Hosmer reduced the lead to 3–2 with a sacrifice fly, and set a new Royals' postseason run batted in (RBI) record in the process. A single by Mike Moustakas tied the game at three, but in the top of the eighth, Wilmer Flores reached on an fielding error by Hosmer, allowing Juan Lagares to score the go-ahead run and give the Mets a 4–3 lead. Alex Gordon tied the game for the Royals with a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Jeurys Familia blew his first save in six opportunities this postseason.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 1, October 27
In the bottom of the 14th inning, Escobar reached first base on a throwing error by David Wright, and Bartolo Colón gave up a base hit to Ben Zobrist, allowing Escobar to reach third base. Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly to Granderson in right field to drive in the winning run. The game ended at 1:18 AM EDT, lasting five hours and nine minutes. The game tied the record for the longest game by innings in World Series history, shared with Game 2 in 1916 and Game 3 in 2005. The loss made Colón the oldest man ever to lose a World Series game.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 2, October 28
In Game 2, Jacob deGrom started for the Mets, and Johnny Cueto started for the Royals. The Mets scored the first run of the game with a Lucas Duda single that scored Murphy in the fourth inning. In the fifth inning, the Royals scored four runs on RBI singles by Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, and Mike Moustakas. The Royals scored three more runs in the eighth inning. Cueto pitched a complete game, the first by an AL pitcher in the World Series since Jack Morris in Game 7 in 1991, as the Royals defeated the Mets and took a two games to zero lead in the series.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 3, October 30
At Citi Field, Game 3 was started by Yordano Ventura of the Royals and Noah Syndergaard of the Mets. The ceremonial 1st pitch was thrown by Mike Piazza. With no designated hitter (DH) in NL parks, the Mets started Michael Conforto, their DH for Game 2, in the outfield instead of Juan Lagares, and the Royals did not start Kendrys Morales, their regular DH. Ben Zobrist scored the Royals' first run in the first inning on a force play. The first pitch thrown by Syndergaard was over the head of Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar causing the Royals to complain.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 3, October 30
In the bottom of the first inning, David Wright responded with a two-run home run that also scored Curtis Granderson. For the Royals, Alex Ríos drove Salvador Pérez home in the second inning, and scored on a passed ball by Travis d'Arnaud, giving the Royals a 3–2 lead. Granderson hit a two-run home run in the third inning, and the Mets took a 4–3 lead. The Mets added a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Conforto, and four more in the sixth inning.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 3, October 30
The Royals made a few uncharacteristic mistakes in this game, the first coming in the fourth inning when pitcher Yordano Ventura forgot to cover the base on a ground ball to the first baseman, and the second in the sixth inning when Royals pitcher Franklin Morales triple-clutched Granderson's ground ball, allowing all runners to be safe, which led to a 2-run single by David Wright.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 3, October 30
In the 5th inning, Royals player Raúl Adalberto Mondesí made his Major League Baseball debut, pinch hitting for Danny Duffy, becoming the first player to ever make their MLB debut in the World Series.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 4, October 31
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by country singer Tim McGraw, son of the late Mets relief pitcher Tug McGraw. The starting pitchers for Game 4 are Chris Young of the Royals and Steven Matz of the Mets. Conforto scored the game's first run with a home run in the third inning, and Wilmer Flores scored later in the inning. Conforto hit another home run in the fifth inning, becoming the first rookie to hit two home runs in a World Series game since Andruw Jones in the 1996 World Series.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 4, October 31
In the sixth inning, Zobrist hit his eighth double of the postseason, tying a postseason record previously set by Albert Pujols and David Freese of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. The Royals took the lead in the eighth inning off of Tyler Clippard and Familia, who had his second blown save of the series.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 5, November 1
Volquez returned to the Dominican Republic for his father's funeral the day after Game 1, but returned to the Royals in time to start Game 5. Harvey started for the Mets. Tony Bennett performed America the Beautiful, and the first pitch was thrown by Cleon Jones, Mookie Wilson, and Darryl Strawberry.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 5, November 1
Granderson led off the first inning with a home run for the Mets, and scored the Mets' second run in the sixth inning. Harvey pitched eight shutout innings for the Mets. It appeared manager Terry Collins would go to Familia, his closer, for the ninth inning, but Harvey convinced Collins to keep him in the game. He then gave up a leadoff walk to Lorenzo Cain in the ninth inning, and the Royals got a run when Hosmer drove Cain in with a double, prompting Collins to go get Familia. Hosmer scored the tying run, and Familia blew his third save of the postseason and series; his eight save opportunities tied the postseason record set in 2002 by Robb Nen.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 5, November 1
In the top of the twelfth inning, with Addison Reed pitching for the Mets, Pérez hit a single for the Royals. Pinch running for Pérez, Jarrod Dyson stole a base and scored on a single by pinch hitter Christian Colón. After Paulo Orlando, who had substituted into the game earlier, reached base on an error by Daniel Murphy, Alcides Escobar hit a double to score Colón. Ben Zobrist was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Cain drove home three more runs with a double off Bartolo Colón. Davis pitched a shutout inning for the Royals to complete the series and win the championship; he struck out Wilmer Flores looking to end the game, series, and baseball season.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Post-season, World Series vs. New York Mets, Game 5, November 1
This marked the second consecutive year (and the fourth time in the last six years) that the home team did not win the World Series, thus the trophy presentation was done in the locker room.


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2015 Kansas City Royals season, Farm system
Outfielder José Martínez, while playing for Omaha, broke the Pacific Coast League (PCL) batting record with a .384 average and led the league in on-base percentage (OBP, .461) and was an All-Star.


2015 Kansas City mayoral election
The 2015 Kansas City mayoral election took place on June 23, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. The election will be held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.


2015 Kansas City mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Sly James, an Independent in office since 2011, won re-election to a second term in office.


2015 Kansas City mayoral election
A primary election was held on April 7 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the general election.


2015 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team
The 2015 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team represented the University of Kansas during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Hoglund Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Ritch Price, in his 13th season at Kansas.


2015 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team, Previous Season
In 2014, the Jayhawks finished the season 3rd in the Big 12 with a record of 36–26, 15–9 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Louisville Regional, with the host Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky, and Kent State. In their opening game, the Jayhawks defeated Kentucky, 10–6, but then fell to Louisville by a score of 3–6. In the loser's bracket, the Wildcats got revenge and defeated the Jayhawks, 8–6, to eliminate Kansas from the tournament.


2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by first year head coach David Beaty. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks finished the season 0–12, 0–9 in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big 12 Conference. Their winless season was only the second time in school history they finished winless, the other time being the 1954 team.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team
The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team will represent Kansas State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats will play their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Brad Hill, in his 12th season at Kansas State.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team, Previous Season
In 2014, the Wildcats finished the season 9th in the Big 12 with a record of 25–30, 5–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 24th overall and seventh straight season since taking over for his second tenure in 2009. 2015 was the 120th season in school history. K-State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Arkansas.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Previous season
The 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team finished the regular season 9-3, with losses to Auburn of the SEC, Baylor and TCU. The Wildcats had been ranked in all polls with the highest ranked in the new College Football Playoff rankings at number 7. Kansas State became bowl eligible after winning its sixth game against Texas on October 25 and was invited to play in the 2015 Alamo Bowl against UCLA. Kansas State fell short to the Bruins in San Antonio, Texas with a loss of 35–40.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Schedule
Kansas State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, TCU, and West Virginia and will travel to Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Schedule
The Wildcats hosted two non conference games against South Dakota and Louisiana Tech and traveled to its other non conference foe UTSA in San Antonio, TX.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Schedule
On December 6, 2015, Kansas State accepted an invitation to play in the 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl on January 2 in Memphis, Tennessee.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma State
Kansas State traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on the 25th-ranked Cowboys on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short of the line to gain after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma State
The error brought into question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers. SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36-34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown." The Big 12 Conference later acknowledged the error and that disciplinary actions will be addressed with both the field officials and chain crew.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State won the game on a last-minute field goal.


2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, TCU
As the winner of the 2015 TCU–Kansas State football game, TCU took the lead in the all-time series against the Wildcats, with an overall record of 5–4. The Horned Frogs' come-from-behind win marked Gary Patterson's first win as a head coach against his alma mater in Manhattan. Jaden Oberkrom tied the all-time TCU career field goal record with a 50-yd field goal in the first half. The win marked the Frogs' 14th in a row, tying the all-time TCU record for consecutive wins. TCU's 52 points notched a school-record 5-game-50+ point streak. With the win, the Horned Frogs are now 25–1 when ranked in the top 5 and 36–3 when ranked in the top 10 under coach Patterson.