2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Classifications
There were also six minor classifications. The rider who had scored most points at intermediate sprints was awarded a blue jersey with white polka dots. The best rider on one of the African national teams was awarded a green jersey and the best rider on the Gabonese national team was awarded a blue jersey. The best African team was awarded a beige jersey, though again these were not worn during racing. There was a combativity classification.


2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Classifications
After each stage, the rider who had made most effort and demonstrated good sportsmanship during each stage was awarded points, and the rider with the most points at the end of the race was awarded a yellow and green jersey. Finally, there was a jersey awarded each day for the Gabonese rider who had been in the longest breakaway; the longest breakaway by a Gabonese rider in the whole race was awarded the jersey after the final stage. This jersey was blue and white, in the Gabonese national colours.


2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Classifications
There was also an orange jersey awarded to the winner of each stage, to be worn in the following day's stage.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election
The 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election was triggered on 8 May 2015 by the resignation of Harriet Harman as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom following the party's defeat at the 2015 General Election. Harman, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, became Acting Leader following Leader Ed Miliband's resignation. Harman announced on the same day that she would step down as Deputy Leader, with her resignation taking effect when the new Leader and Deputy Leader are elected.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election
Five candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the deputy leadership election: Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Caroline Flint, and Tom Watson. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and closed on Thursday 10 September 2015, with the results being announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. Voting was by Labour Party members and registered and affiliated supporters, using the alternative vote system.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election
Tom Watson was elected deputy leader with 50.7% of the vote on the third ballot.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, Procedure
The leadership election, triggered by Harman's resignation, took place under the reformed rules adopted from the proposals of the February 2014 Collins Report, which was led by Ray Collins. The plan entailed a shorter election than the one that took place in 2010, with a new deputy leader in place before Labour's party conference in September 2015.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, Procedure
The review changed the way in which Labour elects leaders. Under the former system, a three-way electoral college chose the leader, with one-third weight given to the votes of the Parliamentary Labour Party (i.e. Labour members of the House of Commons) and Labour members of the European Parliament; one-third to individual Labour Party members, and one third to the trade union and affiliated societies sections. Ed Miliband famously won after a large victory in the third of these colleges.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, Procedure
Following the Collins review, this system was replaced by a "one member, one vote" (OMOV) system. Candidates were elected by members and registered and affiliated supporters, who all received a maximum of one vote. This meant that, for example, members of Labour-affiliated trade unions needed to register as Labour supporters in order to vote.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, Procedure
In order to stand, candidates needed to have been nominated by at least 15% of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) – 35 MPs. The vote, as in previous elections, was held by the alternative vote (instant-runoff) system. The leadership election was held under the same rules.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, Procedure
A meeting of Labour's National Executive Committee took place on 13 May 2015 to set a timetable and procedure for the two elections.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, Candidates for Deputy Leader, Declined
Flint was viewed as a Blairite, while Watson was viewed as having close links to the trade unions. One party source was anonymously quoted in the Financial Times as comparing a potential contest between Flint and Watson to the hotly contested 1981 deputy leadership election between Denis Healey and the leftist Tony Benn.


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, MP nominations for candidates
To be placed on the ballot, candidates for deputy leader must have obtained the nominations of 35 MPs. The number of MPs next to the candidate's name includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the 35 MPs needed. Members with bold numbers succeeded to get the 35 nominations needed to make the ballot. Nominations for candidates by MPs were:


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, MP nominations for candidates
Before dropping out of the race on 17 June, Rushanara Ali had the following 24 nominations: Roberta Blackman-Woods, Paul Blomfield, Lyn Brown, Dawn Butler, Julie Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Clive Efford, Fabian Hamilton, Helen Hayes, Tristram Hunt, Rupa Huq, Sadiq Khan, Seema Malhotra, John Mann, John McDonnell, Chi Onwurah, Teresa Pearce, Matthew Pennycook, Yasmin Qureshi, Dennis Skinner, Andy Slaughter, Keir Starmer, Chuka Umunna


2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election, MP nominations for candidates
Before dropping out of the race on 11 June, John Healey had the following 20 nominations: Sarah Champion, Clive Efford, Holly Lynch, Kevin Barron, Andy Slaughter, Clive Betts, Ruth Cadbury, Simon Danczuk, Louise Ellman, Fabian Hamilton, Harry Harpham, Madeleine Moon, Paula Sherriff, Derek Twigg, Paul Blomfield, Ivan Lewis, Gordon Marsden, Chris Leslie, Teresa Pearce


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was an internal Labour Party poll which was triggered by the resignation of Ed Miliband as Leader of the Labour Party on 8 May 2015, following the party's defeat at the 2015 general election. Harriet Harman, the Deputy Leader, became Acting Leader but announced that she would stand down after the leadership election. It was won by Jeremy Corbyn in the first round.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
Four candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the election: Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, and Liz Kendall. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and closed on Thursday 10 September 2015, and the results were announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. Voting was by Labour Party members and registered and affiliated supporters, using the alternative vote system.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
Support for Corbyn, who entered the race as a dark horse candidate, and the release of opinion polls which showed him leading the race, led to high-profile interventions by a number of prominent Labour figures including Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Jack Straw, David Miliband, and Alastair Campbell, among others, many of whom argued that Corbyn's election as leader would leave the party unelectable.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
Despite these interventions, Corbyn was elected in the first round receiving 59.5% of the votes, winning in all three sections of the ballot. Less than a year later, a leadership challenge saw another leadership election, where Corbyn again won, with an increased share of the vote.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Procedure
The leadership election, triggered by Ed Miliband's resignation, took place under the reformed rules adopted from the proposals of the February 2014 Collins Report, which was led by Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury, and was itself partly the result of calls for inquiry and reform relating to the 2013 Falkirk Selection Scandal. The plan entailed a shorter election than the one that took place in 2010, with a new leader being in place before Labour's party conference in September 2015.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Procedure
The review changed the way in which Labour elects leaders. Under the former system, a three-way electoral college chose the leader, with one-third weight given to the votes of the Parliamentary Labour Party (i.e., Labour members of the House of Commons and Labour members of the European Parliament), one-third to individual Labour Party members, and one third to the trade union and affiliated societies sections. Following the Collins review, the electoral college was replaced by a pure "one member, one vote" (OMOV) system. Candidates are elected by members and registered and affiliated supporters, who all receive a maximum of one vote and all votes are weighted equally. This meant that, for example, members of Labour-affiliated trade unions needed to register as Labour supporters to vote.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Procedure
To stand, candidates now needed to be nominated by at least 15% of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), i.e. 35 MPs, at that time. The vote, as in previous elections, was held under the alternative vote (instant-runoff) system. The deputy leadership election was held under the same rules.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Procedure
In late August, the Labour Party reported that about 552,000 members and supporters were eligible to vote; about 292,000 full members, 148,000 affiliated supporters (members of trade unions and socialist societies who opted to affiliate), plus 112,000 registered supporters.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Procedure, Timetable
A meeting of Labour's National Executive Committee took place on 13 May 2015 to set a timetable and procedure for the two elections.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Procedure, Timetable
The deadline on 12 August 2015 to join as a member or supporter was extended by 3 hours due to heavy demand making the party website difficult to use.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Candidates, Nominated
To be placed on the ballot, candidates for leader had to obtain the nominations of 35 MPs. An MP who nominates a candidate does not have to subsequently support, or vote for, that candidate. Some MPs have stated that they nominated only to ensure that candidate got onto the ballot paper.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Candidates, Nominated
The number of MPs next to the candidate's name below includes the candidate, who can count as one of the 35 MPs needed. Public nominations for candidates by MPs were as follows:


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Candidates, Nominated
Before dropping out of the race on 12 June, Mary Creagh had 10 nominations: Sarah Champion, Jo Cox, Neil Coyle, Thangam Debbonaire, Helen Hayes, Susan Jones, Mike Kane, Stephen Kinnock, Tulip Siddiq


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Candidates, Nominated
A total of 26 Labour MPs did not nominate any candidate: Graham Allen, Ben Bradshaw, Alan Campbell, Rosie Cooper, Mary Creagh, Stella Creasy, John Cryer, Angela Eagle, Natascha Engel, Caroline Flint, Barry Gardiner, Roger Godsiff, Harriet Harman, Meg Hillier, Lindsay Hoyle, Alan Johnson, Sir Gerald Kaufman, Ed Miliband, Rob Marris, Ian Murray, Graham Stringer, Mark Tami, Keith Vaz, Tom Watson, David Winnick, Rosie Winterton


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
Burnham was praised for having both "a radical left-wing vision" and being credible enough "to unite the party and win back power", as well as for being someone who "actually listens to party members and the public".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
Burnham attracted press criticism for claiming £17,000 a year from the taxpayer to rent a London flat, despite owning another within walking distance of the House of Commons. A spokesman for Burnham said that renting out the original flat was necessary to "cover his costs" as parliamentary rule changes meant he was no longer able to claim for mortgage interest expenses. Burnham was criticised for saying that Labour should have a woman leader "when the time is right", with the New Statesman saying that he had "tripped over his mouth again".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
Cooper was praised by the Huffington Post for her hard work in local constituencies during the leadership contest and for her preparation for the Local Government Association hustings.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
She has been criticised both for thanking David Miliband for putting her as his second choice (after Liz Kendall) and for her "broken, downbeat delivery".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
Corbyn's leadership bid was the subject of fierce discussion within the media. Janan Ganesh in the Financial Times argued that the election of Corbyn "spells disaster" for the Labour Party. Owen Jones argued in The Guardian that the reason Corbyn was so popular was because he "offers a coherent, inspiring and, crucially, a hopeful vision" addressing social injustice and economic inequality, comparing the surge of support for Corbyn to the popularity of both UKIP in England and the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Scotland.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
In June 2015, Kendall's leadership bid received praise from The Sun, who said that she is the "only prayer they [the Labour Party] have". The Sun also praised her for saying 'the country comes first' in response to Andy Burnham who said 'the [Labour] Party always comes first' in the Newsnight Labour leadership hustings. Commentators from across the political spectrum have said that Kendall is the leadership candidate that the Conservatives "fear the most".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Media reaction
However, the Huffington Post criticised her, saying "Liz Kendall just doesn't seem to have it, she seems to be always on the verge of tripping over her own words, as if she is perpetually being caught off guard."


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity
One of the most notable features of the election was the large increase in Labour Party membership, and the registration of significant numbers of the new affiliated and registered classes of voting supporters, during the period of the campaign. Concern was expressed that the new rules were unfairly benefiting Corbyn, and there might be a legal challenge, but in the event the result was so decisive these concerns were not pursued after the election.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity
In June 2015, the Conservative-identifying political commentator Toby Young wrote in the Telegraph encouraging Conservatives to join Labour to vote for Jeremy Corbyn, his reason being "to consign Labour to electoral oblivion". This trended on Twitter as #ToriesforCorbyn and the attempt, as well as Labour's response, were subject to criticism. Two days later the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) wrote also in support of Corbyn. Following this, Labour MP John Mann called for the election to be halted.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity
Acting leader of the party Harriet Harman responded by calling on constituency parties to check new members, but stated that Labour has "a robust system to prevent fraudulent or malicious applications." Labour MP Fabian Hamilton stated there was "no evidence" that groups were trying to infiltrate the election. Leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall also responded by saying there was no evidence of infiltration, and while not dismissing the claims, Corbyn stated he only wanted "genuine Labour supporters" to vote for him.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Rejected voters
It emerged in early August 2015 that 260 former candidates from the Green Party, Left Unity and the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition had attempted to become registered supporters but would now be blocked from voting. Shortly before this it was revealed that Conservative MP and former junior minister Tim Loughton had been caught applying to become a registered Labour supporter, subsequently claiming that his intention was to "blow the gaff on what a complete farce the whole thing is".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Rejected voters
Veteran Labour MP Barry Sheerman also joined calls for the election to be "paused" over the fears of infiltration by other parties. The Labour Party told representatives of the four candidates at a meeting on 11 August that 1,200 members and supporters of other parties had been excluded and a further 800 were under investigation. Harriet Harman at the time admitted that as many as 100,000 people may be blocked from voting.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Rejected voters
The number of those rejected would eventually reach 56,000, around 9.1% of the 610,753 considered eligible to vote at the start of the contest. According to the party, 45,000 of those were rejected for not being on the electoral register.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Rejected voters
Labour also confirmed that it would cancel supporters' votes after they had been cast if it was found that they were members of other parties. A number of high-profile individuals were blocked from voting, including Marcus Chown, Jeremy Hardy, Douglas Henshall, Ken Loach, Francesca Martinez, Mark Serwotka, Pete Sinclair, Mark Steel, Luke Wright and Toby Young.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Rejected voters
Andrew MacKinlay, a former Labour MP, further alleged that Labour was attempting to rig its own leadership election against Corbyn; a view shared by comedian Jeremy Hardy. Such allegations became known to the media – and particularly Corbyn supporters – as the "Labour Purge", with #LabourPurge trending on Twitter. Claims of such a "purge" of Corbyn supporters were rejected by Harman who insisted that the exclusion processes were impartial to candidates. Scottish newspaper The National printed a page-long satirical cartoon speculating further vote-rigging by Labour's leadership.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Missing ballots
With less than 24 hours to go before the voting deadline, the party closed their telephone helpline. The move came during widespread complaints from "thousands" of voters who were missing emailed or physical ballot papers. The Guardian reported that one of their sources in the leadership camps stated that "the party has basically decided to stop taking calls and if you don't have a vote, you're now basically not getting one." The party refused to confirm how many ballot papers had actually been sent. Andy Burnham publicly criticised the number of missing ballots and the closure of the phone line.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Dispute over election integrity, Missing ballots
Labour MP David Lammy called for a full inquiry into the missing ballot papers. Of the 200 people his team phone called in London on the eve of the deadline, one in five were missing their ballots.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling
The polls in this section have been undertaken by media pollsters known to use industry standard polling methods.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling
The polls below were conducted after nominations for the leadership ballot closed.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling
Where there is more than one line for a poll, this is for when a candidate has been eliminated and their second or third preference votes passed onto another candidate.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling, Polling of eligible voters
The polls below show voting intention amongst those eligible to vote in the leadership election.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling, Polling of Labour voters
The polls below asked Labour supporters across the country how they would vote in the leadership election if they were eligible.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling, Polling of British voters
The polls below asked voters across the country how they would vote in the leadership election if they were eligible.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling, Polling of London voters
The polls below asked voters in London how they would vote in the leadership election if they were eligible.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Opinion polling, Polling before close of nominations, Labour members
The polls below were conducted before nominations for the leadership closed and therefore include Labour politicians who were not in the final four candidates who were nominated.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Result
Turnout for the vote was 422,871 (76.3%) of the 554,272 eligible voters, with 207 spoilt ballots. 343,995 votes (81.3%) were cast online, the UK's largest online ballot.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Ed Miliband, former party leader, offered his support to Corbyn and urged other Labour MPs to do so, though he ruled himself out of taking on a position in Corbyn's shadow cabinet, to focus on representing his constituency. Kezia Dugdale, leader of Scottish Labour, declared that "politics has changed" and people desired a "radical change", with Corbyn's election to the leadership showing that Labour had "listened to that call". Carwyn Jones, leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister of Wales, congratulated Corbyn and urged the party to embrace the fact that the campaign had "energised a huge number of people who were previously disengaged from party politics" and unite around their new leader.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Corbyn's rivals for the leadership each reacted to the result. Andy Burnham said that Jeremy Corbyn was a politician with "very deep beliefs, very strong principles" which voters would embrace. Burnham later replaced Yvette Cooper as Shadow Home Secretary after she announced that she would not serve on a Labour frontbench led by Corbyn and that she would instead focus on playing a role in the upcoming EU membership referendum.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Following the close of voting, Liz Kendall made a speech reflecting on her campaign stating that, after the New Labour government, there was never any debate in relation to the direction the party should go, and it had created a split "between the party and the country". All three of Corbyn's opponents in the leadership election stated they would support Corbyn, that the result should be accepted and the party should focus on attacking the Conservative government.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
During the announcement of Corbyn's victory, Jamie Reed resigned as a Shadow Health Minister, citing his difference in opinion, with the new leader, over the replacement of the Trident missile system.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Chris Leslie (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer), Yvette Cooper (Shadow Home Secretary), Chuka Umunna (Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills), Rachel Reeves (Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions), Emma Reynolds (Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government), Tristram Hunt (Shadow Secretary of State for Education), Mary Creagh (Shadow Secretary of State for International Development) and Liz Kendall (Shadow Minister for Care and Older People) also confirmed they would not serve in Corbyn's shadow cabinet.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister, stated that Corbyn's win would make the Labour Party a threat "to our national security, to our economic security and to the security of your family". This echoed the same warning from other Cabinet ministers, including Michael Fallon, current Secretary of State for Defence, and from an email sent by Conservative Campaign Headquarters to party members. However Nick Hurd, former Minister for Civil Society, and Daniel Hannan, MEP for South East England, both warned their party against "complacency". Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, said that the result demonstrated that Labour had given up on being in government, and that many Labour MPs would show "despair at his appointment".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, congratulated Corbyn but added his concerns about the new Labour leader's immigration policies. Before Corbyn's win, Farage stated that Corbyn's "sweeping emergence on the Left of British politics, where he has helped re-engage many who had given up on politics, is a good thing for our democracy".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats, commented on the "massive space in the centre ground of British politics" that had been opened up, due to the perceived shift leftwards by Labour, and suggested that the Liberal Democrats would be able to appeal more directly to "sensible, moderate, progressives who are opposed to what the Conservatives are doing, but cannot bring themselves to support a party of the hard left". The President of the Liberal Democrats, Sal Brinton, accused Labour of abdicating "its responsibilities" as a party of effective opposition. Willie Rennie, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, said that Corbyn's success meant a "return to the damaging see saw politics of the past". Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, attacked Corbyn as the "opposite of what this country needs", accusing Labour of returning to its 1970s policies.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales released a statement saying that her party would be "delighted" to work with Corbyn on a range of issues where they share common ground.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland, praised Corbyn on winning the leadership contest but claimed that Labour's failure to defeat the Conservatives at the next general election would further the cause for Scottish independence and leave the SNP as the only real opposition.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru congratulated Corbyn and urged the Labour Party to join with her party's MPs in opposing "Tory policies that are causing great harm to people in Wales and beyond".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Alasdair McDonnell, leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party commended Corbyn on an "incredible election campaign" and urged him to work towards returning Labour to an electable position, as well as opposing Conservative policies.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Political reaction to the result, Domestic
Mike Nesbitt, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party called on Corbyn to maintain Labour's policy towards Northern Ireland and "support agreements brought forward by the local parties".


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Analysis
Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said that it was not surprising that Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership contest, as all the candidates except for Corbyn essentially supported the Conservative government's austerity policies. As Krugman noted, not only the candidates but also the Labour moderates implicitly agreed with their opponents' idea that the government budget should always be balanced by the austerity policies. Krugman argued that it was a false claim that the Labour party, in power during 1997–2010, spent far beyond their means and caused a debt crisis.


2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), Analysis
Economist Joseph Stiglitz, also a Nobel prize winner, argued that the Labour party platform was different from what a leftist party must do, saying that Labour had not opposed austerity programmes. He added that Corbyn's camp offered a left-wing agenda and therefore Stiglitz was not surprised at all that Corbyn became the contender for the leadership contest.


2015 Ladies European Tour
The 2015 Ladies European Tour is a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which takes place from February through December 2015. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).


2015 Ladies European Tour, Schedule
The table below partially shows the 2015 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.


2015 Ladies Neva Cup
The 2015 Ladies Neva Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth of the tournament which is part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 23 February to 1 March 2015.


2015 Ladies Neva Cup, Women's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Ladies Neva Cup – Doubles
Nikola Fraňková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were the defending champions, having won the previous event in 2008, however both players chose not to participate.


2015 Ladies Neva Cup – Doubles
Viktorija Golubic and Aliaksandra Sasnovich won the title, defeating Stéphanie Foretz and Ana Vrljić in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2015 Ladies Neva Cup – Singles
Magdaléna Rybáriková was the defending champion, having won the previous event in 2008, however she chose not to participate.


2015 Ladies Neva Cup – Singles
Qualifier Jeļena Ostapenko won the title, defeating Patricia Maria Țig in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2.


2015 Ladies Tour of Norway
The 2015 Ladies Tour of Norway was the second edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway, a women's cycling stage race in Norway. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.2 race. It was won by Megan Guarnier of Boels–Dolmans.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar
The 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar was the 7th edition of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. It was organised by the Qatar Cycling Federation with technical and sports-related assistance from Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (category 2.1). It took place from Tuesday 3 February until Friday 6 February 2015 and consisted of 4 stages. 15 teams of 6 riders took part. The event was broadcast live by beIN Sports.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Teams
15 teams were announced for the race on 27 January 2015.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Preview
The defending champion and winner of four of the six editions of the race, Kirsten Wild, did not start in the Ladies Tour of Qatar to prepare for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. 2014 runner-up Amy Pieters took her place as leader of the Team Liv–Plantur squad. Former Tour of Qatar winner Ellen van Dijk and Lizzie Armitstead, who won the 2014 UCI World Cup and a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games led the reinforced Boels–Dolmans in the race.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Preview
The Wiggle–Honda team sent Giorgia Bronzini, the former world champion and Chloe Hosking who had finished twice on the podium. Swedish Emma Johansson and Valentina Scandolara from Italy, winner of the Santos Women's Tour earlier in 2015, were part of the Orica–AIS squad. Shelley Olds led the Bigla Pro Cycling Team. Other important riders were Lucinda Brand and Shara Gillow heading up the Rabo–Liv and Tiffany Cromwell, Lisa Brennauer and Trixi Worrack with Velocio–SRAM.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stages, Stage 1
With almost no wind, 87 riders started besides the Museum of Islamic Art in the centre of Doha. Without a breakaway, the pack remained bunched all the way to the first intermediate sprint at 28 kilometres (17 miles). After 37.5 kilometres (23.3 miles), Xiu Jie Jiang escaped. Her advantage went from 45 seconds at 42 kilometres (26 miles) to a maximum of 1' 20" at 61 kilometres (38 miles) and made it to the second bonus sprint after 68.5 kilometres (42.6 miles). Later she was caught by the bunch.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stages, Stage 1
On the last straight by the beach in Dukhan, Annalisa Cucinotta was led out by her teammates and won the stage ahead of two other Italian riders Giorgia Bronzini and Marta Tagliaferro. As well as wearing the golden leader's jersey, Cucinotta also led the points classification (silver Jersey). Another Italian rider Arianna Fidanza wore the white pearl jersey for the best young rider.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stages, Stage 2
The 85 remaining riders took off for the longest stage of the event, 112.5 kilometres (69.9 miles) in length, heading north to Madinat ash Shamal. After 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) the bunch broke up into several groups under the due to cross winds. There was a front group of 16 cyclists and build up an advantage of 3 minutes. Six ladies pushed harder and pulled away: Chloe Hosking, Elisa Longo Borghini (both Wiggle–Honda), Emma Johansson (Orica–AIS), Lizzie Armitstead, Ellen van Dijk (both Boels–Dolmans) and Trixi Worrack (Velocio–SRAM).


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stages, Stage 2
In the final 13.4-kilometre (8.3-mile) lap, despite an early solo attempt from van Dijk, the leaders stayed together. Counting on the presence of her teammate Armitstead, van Dijk gave it another go just after the final kilometre mark. Making the best of her power, she would not be caught and made it victoriously to the line for a second stage success in Qatar, by three seconds ahead of Worrack and Armitstead. Winner of the 2011 Ladies Tour of Qatar, van Dijk captured the overall leader's golden jersey by four seconds over Armitstead. The silver jersey also switched shoulders and went to Worrack while Beatrice Bartelloni claimed the Pearl White jersey for the best young rider.


2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stages, Stage 3
The 85 remaining riders took off for the 93.5-kilometre (58.1-mile) stage heading north. Alison Tetrick and Liu Yanan both tried to ride away from the pack in the opening kilometres but their solo efforts only lasted for a few kilometres. With 25 kilometres (16 miles) to go the main favourites rode away. Fourteen ladies gathered together at the front including seven of the top ten riders in the general classification. In the closing moments of the stage, despite the attempts of several riders, around thirty girls bunched up again with just under three kilometres to go. Helped out by her Boels Dolmans teammates, Lizzie Armitstead won the sprint of the group. With the time bonuses won at intermediate sprints and the finish, Armitstead took over the golden leader's jersey from her teammate Ellen van Dijk by eight seconds, with Chloe Hosking (Wiggle–Honda) a further second back.


2015 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 2015 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by 16th year head coach Frank Tavani and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 1–10, 0–6 in Patriot League play to finish in last place.


2015 Lafayette shooting
On July 23, 2015, a mass shooting occurred at the Grand 16 movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. 59-year old John Russell Houser, opened fire during a showing of the film Trainwreck, killing two people and injuring nine others before committing suicide.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Shooting
The shooting occurred in theater 14 during the 7:10 p.m. screening of Trainwreck, held at the Grand 16 movie theater in Lafayette. John Russell Houser, 59, went to the theater alone, bought a ticket ten minutes late into the movie, and sat for several minutes in the theater's second-to-last row. Along with Houser, there were 25 people in the theater and 300 people in the building. He was armed with a Hi-Point Model JCP .40-caliber handgun and equipped with two 10-round magazines. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., Houser stood up, pulled out the handgun from his pants, and started shooting indiscriminately while walking down the steps. He fired at least 13 rounds and reloaded once. He killed two people and injured nine others.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Shooting
The first two people Houser shot were sitting directly in front of him. The shooting was contained to one theater. After the shooting ended, Houser exited the theater through a side door and apparently tried to head for his vehicle while blending in with survivors. However, upon noticing police sirens, he retreated back inside the building and fired three more shots at fleeing moviegoers before committing suicide.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Shooting
Four officers responded to the scene in less than a minute after receiving a 7:28 p.m. report of the shooting. After witnessing audiences fleeing and hearing gunshots, they made their way into the auditorium. Upon entering the theater, two-and-a-half minutes after arrival, they found Houser dead; he had fatally shot himself in the mouth. His body remained inside the theater for several hours. After the shooting, it was discovered that he had a blood alcohol level of 0.1, while the legal limit to drive is 0.08.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
Following the shooting, the other local Grand Theatre was also closed, while the entire area was locked down as law enforcement officials searched for additional shooters. The Louisiana State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Lafayette Parish Sheriff, and Lafayette Police Department police participated in the investigation. Police believe the shooter acted alone, but have not confirmed a motive.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
Upon investigation, officials found that Houser had been staying in a nearby motel, part of the Motel 6 chain, and discovered wigs, glasses, and disguises. This led officials to believe that he intended on escaping before being cornered by police, leading to his suicide. Furthermore, he illegally switched his license plates near an exit door to the theater, and in his motel room.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
On late Thursday night, the police investigated Houser's car, a blue 1995 Lincoln Continental, and found two suspicious objects with wires inside. Fearing that the items might be an explosive, the police halted the investigation. On the morning of July 24, they called the bomb squad, who blew up its windows and trunk. Similarly, investigators found three objects in the theater that they feared could be explosives and had them examined with a robot. An apartment complex behind the theater was evacuated as a precaution. The objects in the theater and in the car all turned out not to be dangerous. A search of the car later turned up more disguises.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
Investigators recovered a 39-page journal belonging to Houser, which contained the name of the theater and the time and date of the screening of Trainwreck, along with random notes and observations. However, the journal did not provide a clear motive behind the shooting. Investigators were also studying posts he made online to determine a motive for the shooting. They finished processing the crime scene at the theater on July 27.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
Questions were raised about how Houser was able to obtain the gun used in the shooting. It was initially reported that he had been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment in 2008, which would have legally prohibited him from purchasing firearms. However, it was later determined that he was able to purchase the gun because a judge never committed him and instead had him undergo a mental health evaluation. Once the evaluation was done, medical authorities either had to release him, convince him to commit himself voluntarily for treatment, or petition a court to force him to undergo treatment. They never petitioned the court, but it was unclear if Houser was released or voluntarily committed. His 2008 evaluation was never officially reported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
The Grand 16 theater was shut down after the shooting. It reopened four months later on November 19, after a ceremony honoring the victims.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Aftermath
On January 13, 2016, police released a 589-page report of the shooting and photos of Houser's motel room.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator
John Russell Houser (November 22, 1955 – July 23, 2015) had a history of anti-government and far-right views, including those on race, gender, and the future of the U.S.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Personal life
The perpetrator, who had been estranged from his family, was described as a wayfarer and a drifter. According to law enforcement, he was raised in Columbus, Georgia, and graduated from Columbus High School and Columbus Technical College. According to an online LinkedIn account belonging to him, he also attended Columbus State University and Faulkner University. He owned a number of bars in Georgia. He once attended law school but dropped out. His last recorded residence was in Phenix City, Alabama, where he purchased his firearm at the Money Miser Northside Pawn shop in February 2014. In 2006, he tried to get a concealed carry permit, but he was denied it due to his arson arrest and domestic violence complaint.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Mental health problems
Houser was said to have mental health issues, for which he was treated in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, he underwent a mental health evaluation. According to his wife, he suffered from bipolar disorder.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Mental health problems
He also had some previous arrest and complaint records including arson, domestic violence, stalking, and selling alcohol to a minor, although these records were at least a decade old. In 2008, his wife and daughter, along with his daughter's then-fiancé and his parents, issued a protective order against him during his mental health evaluation. The order cited his violent and erratic behavior and reasoned that he had tried to stop his daughter and her fiancé from marrying. Houser's wife also hid his guns away from him for protection. After the order was issued, his family members apparently ceased contact with him.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Mental health problems
In 2014, when faced with the threat of eviction from his home in Alabama, Houser booby-trapped the house by twisting out and igniting the gas starter tube in the fireplace, after removing the logs, in an attempt to make the house catch on fire. In March 2015, a week after his wife filed for divorce, Houser called her and threatened her, then went to a retirement community where his mother lived. There, he threatened to commit suicide outside if she didn't give him money. The mother called his wife and was urged by her to have him hospitalized. Instead, she gave him $5,000.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Prior to the shooting
Houser is said to have entered Louisiana around July 2 or 3 and spent his time exploring the state along Interstate 10, apparently searching for a location to attack. During the week of July 13, he visited a food bank in Lake Charles twice and requested aid from them. He had been at the Grand 16 theater at least once before, and had also visited several other movie theaters in the state. According to witnesses at one theater, he was dressed up to look like a woman and was behaving erratically. He also appeared to have made some getaway plans.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Prior to the shooting
Houser's only known connection to Lafayette was an uncle who once lived there, but died in 1980. It was believed by investigators that he was traveling to Texas and Lafayette was simply a stopping point.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Prior to the shooting
On July 27, The Hollywood Reporter reported that investigators believed he chose to commit the shooting in a theater playing Trainwreck due to its feminist themes and characters, as well as its lead actress's Jewish background. He was said to have been a misogynist and praised the actions of Adolf Hitler on online message boards.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Perpetrator, Prior to the shooting
An investigation by the SPLC into the shooter's social media posts revealed that he was a supporter of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn, former Klansman David Duke, the Westboro Baptist Church, antisemitism, the aforementioned Adolf Hitler and Timothy McVeigh as well as asking on an online forum where he could join white power groups. Additionally, he praised the Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof and stated that he was "green but good" and "But thanks for the wake up call Dylann" as well as expressing homophobic, misogynistic, and racist anti-black sentiments in his journal.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Victims
Two women were killed by Houser in the shooting. One died at the scene, while the other died at a nearby hospital. They are:


2015 Lafayette shooting, Victims
The injuries of the survivors ranged from light to critical and were inflicted either from gunshots and/or during accidents while fleeing. The victims' ages ranged from the late teens to their 60s. Among the injured were the cousin of Louisiana Representative Charles Boustany and her husband. Egedahl, the last victim discharged, left Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center on August 14. One victim was shot four times.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Responses to the shooting, Theater and film response
Amy Schumer, who wrote and starred in the film being shown as the shooting occurred, posted on her Twitter account, "My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana." She later joined U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, a cousin of her father's, in calling for stricter gun control and increased mental health funding. Schumer expanded on the shooting and her views on gun control in her best-selling book The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, where she talked about the two murder victims at length; she referred to the gunman's vile personal views and sickness and did not write his name.


2015 Lafayette shooting, Responses to the shooting, Theater and film response
Universal Studios, the film's distributor, also released a statement, saying, "All of us at Universal Pictures send our heartfelt sympathies to the victims of this senseless tragedy and their families in Louisiana."


2015 Lafayette shooting, Responses to the shooting, Theater and film response
The theater and its parent company, the Southern Theatres, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Security was increased at the other Grand movie theater in Kenner, Louisiana, and at the Esplanade Mall in Kenner. They later issued a statement, in which they said, "All of us offer our thoughts and prayers to the victims and the community of Lafayette. We are grateful to all local officials and to the governor for their efforts."


2015 Lagos State gubernatorial election
An election for Governor of Lagos State took place on 11 April 2015. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Akinwunmi Ambode, who is a former accountant general of Lagos State, defeated People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidate Bolaji Ogunseye. The governor and deputy governor are elected on the same ticket.


2015 Lagos State gubernatorial election, APC primary
APC candidate Akinwunmi Ambode defeated 12 other contestants to clinch the party ticket. He won with 3,735 votes to defeat his closest rival, Obafemi Hamzat (who received 1,201 votes), and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who came in a distant third with 182 votes.


2015 Lahore factory disaster
The 2015 Lahore factory disaster resulted when a shopping bag factory located at Sundar Industrial Estate near Lahore, Pakistan collapsed on 4 November 2015, killing at least 45 people and trapping about 150. The recovery was led by the Board of Management Sundar Industrial Estate with support from the Pakistan Army, Rescue 1122 and Bahria Town Rescue Team.


2015 Lahore factory disaster
A large rescue operation included a team of army engineers and urban search-and-rescue personnel. Messages had been received via mobile phones from people trapped in the rubble. The challenge of getting heavy machinery to the site of the collapse hampered the rescue effort, according to an official as of 4 November .


2015 Lahore factory disaster
The disaster has had a seminal effect on the operation and management of all industrial estates and their bye laws.


2015 Lale Cup
The 2015 Lale Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20–26 April 2015.


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


2015 Lale Cup – Doubles
Petra Krejsová and Tereza Smitková were the defending champions, but Krejsová chose to participate at the 2015 Hardee's Pro Classic whilst Smitková chose not to participate.


2015 Lale Cup – Doubles
The top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok won the title, defeating Russian-duo Valentyna Ivakhnenko and Polina Monova in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2015 Lale Cup – Singles
Denisa Allertová was the defending champion, but she chose to participate at the 2015 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix instead.


2015 Lale Cup – Singles
Shahar Pe'er won the title, defeating Kristýna Plíšková in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team
The 2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and are members of the Southland Conference. The team is coached by Jim Gilligan in his 39th season at Lamar.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Previous Season
In 2014, the Cardinals  finished the season 8th in the Southland with a record of 31–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the first round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Preseason
The Cardinals were predicted to finish 8th in the Southland in the preseason Coaches and Sports Information Director polls.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Preseason
On February 5, three Cardinals were named to Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Brandon Provost, playing catcher for the Cardinals, was named as a 1st Team All-Conference member, and Reed Seeley, as third baseman, and Kyle Markhum, as designated hitter, were named as 2nd Team All-Conference members.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, February
Head coach Jim Gilligan achieved his 1,300th career win in the February 13 season opener pitting the Cardinals against the New Mexico State Aggies. He joined five other active college coaches with 1,300 or more career wins.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Season, March
The Cardinals opened March play with a non-conference loss to Texas–Pan American in Edinburg, TX. The month closed with the Cardinals losing another non-conference game against the Rice Owls. The Cardinals began conference play in March with series against Northwestern State, Central Arkansas, and New Orleans building a conference record of 3–6. The Cardinals also played two other conference foes during the month, Nicholls State and Abilene Christian, but those games were scheduled as non–conference games. The team had a 7–11 overall record during the month of March with a 13–15 for the season to date.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, April
The Cardinals opened April play with a conference win against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at home. The month closed with a home loss to Texas Southern. The Cardinals split all four of the conference series only winning the series against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. At the end of April, the team finished with a 5–7 conference record for the month and an 8–13 season to date conference record. In non-conference play, the Cardinals recorded one victory against Grambling State and had losses to LSU, Baylor, and Texas Southern. The team had a 6–10 overall record during the month of April with a 19–25 for the season to date.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, May
The Cardinals opened May play with a five-game losing streak. The team ended the month with a record of 2-6 and were eliminated as a possible contender in postseason play on May 9. The team ended the season with a 21–31 overall record and a 10–19 record in conference play. The Cardinals ended the season in 12th place in Southland Conference play.


2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team, Schedule
Note:  Nicholls State and Abilene Christian series games were scheduled as non-conference games.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team
The 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team
The Cardinals finished the season with a 5–6 record overall. In Southland Conference play, the Cardinals finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with a 4–5 conference record.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, TV and radio media
All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, TV and radio media
Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the American Sports Network or ESPN3) was streamed by Lamar University's .


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season
In 2014, the Cardinals finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in Southland play. The eight win overall and five win conference record matched the Cardinals' best overall win record in both categories as a four-year program.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season, Team records
In addition to matching season and conference wins, several other team marks were broken. Caleb Berry broke the team record for passing touchdowns in a season with thirty-three (33). Mark Roberts broke the record for receptions in a season with forty-six (46) receptions, with thirteen (13) of those for touchdowns. He also became the first Cardinal to gain over 1,000 yards in receptions. Additionally, playing for the Cardinals only two seasons, Roberts ended up as the team's career touchdown reception leader with seventy-nine (79).


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season
Another player transferred in after signing day. Defensive end, David Owens, transferred to the Cardinals from Hampton University in February.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season, 2015 recruits
Lamar signed 26 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "Class of 2015 Signees" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2015 recruits included 23 players from high school and 3 transfers. All three of the transfer players transferred from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season, 5th Crawfish Bowl
The 5th Annual Red-White Crawfish Bowl was held Saturday, March 7. The team was divided into Red and White teams as in previous years. A draft of ten rounds was held with each side picking players of the same position. Offensive linemen were not drafted. They played for both teams. The White team got the first pick of the draft since the Red team got first pick of coaches. The draft was streamed live over Lamar's Big Red Sports Network.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Before the season, 5th Crawfish Bowl
The game was divided into four ten-minute quarters with a 15-minute half time. Kickoffs, kick returns, and turnovers were live. Field goals and extra points were not live. The White team  won 7–3 with all scores in the second quarter.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Schedule
Lamar University announced its 2015 football schedule on February 24, 2015. According to the announcement, the 2015 schedule consisted of eleven games with an expanded conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games included the season opener against the Bacone College Warriors, a NAIA member from the Red River Athletic Conference, followed by an away game against the NCAA Division I (FBS) Big 12 Conference member, Baylor Bears. Five of the games, including four Southland Conference games, were played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium. There were no consecutive home games in the schedule.


2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, Schedule
Source: ** The Houston Baptist/Lamar game was televised on tape delay.


2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo
The 2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo season is the seventh season of the European Super Trofeo, the third season of the North American Super Trofeo and the fourth season of the Asian Super Trofeo. Every championship features six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 50 minutes. 2015 marks the first season of the Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo.


2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo
The 2015 Super Trofeo World Final will be held from 19 to 22 November at Sebring International Raceway.


2015 Lampre–Merida season
The 2015 season for Lampre–Merida began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2015 Lancaster City Council election
Local elections were held for Lancaster City Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other 2015 United Kingdom local elections. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.


2015 Lancaster City Council election, Boundary review
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England reviewed the local boundaries of Lancaster council in 2014.


2015 Lancaster City Council election, Boundary review
The number of councillors elected to Lancaster will not change although some electoral wards have been redrawn and renamed. The changes are made official by the Lancaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.


2015 Landstede Brose Tournament
The 2015 Landstede Brose Tournament was a friendly exhibition basketball tournament held in the Landstede Sportcentrum in Zwolle on September 19 and September 20, 2015. The tournament is sponsored by Brose Fahrzeugteile.


2015 Lao Premier League
Statistics of Lao Premier League in the 2015 season. The league is composed of clubs starts on 28 February 2015. Hoang Anh Attapeu are the defending champions, having won their first league title in 2014.


2015 Lao Premier League, Format
Over the course of a season, which runs annually from January to July, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away'. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record for that season.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship
The 2015 Laois Senior Football Championship is the 125th edition of the Laois GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Laois, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Laois in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship
Portlaoise were the defending champions after they defeated Arles/Killeen in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title and also claimed a nine-in-a-row of titles (their 32nd altogether) when beating Emo in the final replay at O'Moore Park on 24 October 2015 by 2-13 to 0-7.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship
This was Ballyfin's first year at the senior grade after winning the Laois Intermediate Championship in 2014.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 1
All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 2, Round 2A
The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the Quarter Finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 2, Round 2B
The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.


2015 Laois Senior Football Championship, Round 3
The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the Quarter-Finals.


2015 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
The 2015 Laois Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The championship began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 27 September 2015.


2015 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
The championship was won by Clough/Ballacolla who secured the title following a 0-20 to 1-14 defeat of Camross in the final. This was their 25th championship title and their first in two championship seasons.


2015 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
Rathdowney-Errill were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the second round.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl
The 2015 Las Vegas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015, at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Whitney, Nevada. The 24th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl featured the BYU Cougars against the Utah Utes, earning the game the moniker the Holy War in Sin City (named for the "Holy War" rivalry game and the "Sin City" nickname for Las Vegas). The game sold out 24 hours after the matchup was announced. It began at 12:30 p.m. PST and aired on ABC. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple, it was officially known as the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams
The game featured the BYU Cougars against their state rival, the Utah Utes. It was the 96th meeting in their Holy War rivalry, with Utah leading the series 57–34–4 entering the game. Their previous meeting was in 2013, when the Utes defeated the Cougars 20–13 in Provo. In addition to determining the Las Vegas Bowl Champion, the game decided the 2015 Beehive Boot champion.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams, BYU Cougars
After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, bowl director John Saccenti extended an invitation for the Cougars to play in the game, which they accepted.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams, BYU Cougars
This was the Cougars' sixth Las Vegas Bowl, extending their record for most appearances in the game. So far, the Cougars are 3–2 in the Las Vegas Bowl, having appeared in five consecutive games from 2005 until 2009.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams, BYU Cougars
It was the final game at BYU for head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who accepted the same position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4, and for assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck, Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga, who accepted positions on Virginia's new coaching staff.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams, BYU Cougars
During the postgame interviews, Tom Holmoe stepped in during one segment and announced that Kalani Sitake had been officially hired to be the new head coach of BYU.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams, Utah Utes
The Utes had started the season with 6 straight victories, rising to as high as #3 in the Playoff rankings. However a loss to USC derailed hopes for a playoff bid and conference championship. They lost two of their next five games and finished as co-champions of the South Division. They did not play in the Conference Championship due to their loss to USC. Also, they won the previous year's Las Vegas Bowl, defeating former conference mates Colorado State 45–10.


2015 Las Vegas Bowl, Teams, Utah Utes
On December 6, it was announced that the Utes were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl. This was their fifth overall Las Vegas Bowl appearance. The Utes posted a 3–1 record overall in the Las Vegas Bowl entering this game.


2015 Las Vegas Challenger
The 2015 Las Vegas Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the revamped tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. Challenger level events had ended in Las Vegas in the year 2000. It took place in Las Vegas, United States between 19 and 25 October 2015.


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


2015 Las Vegas Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2015 Las Vegas Challenger – Doubles
This was the first edition of the tournament, Carsten Ball and Dustin Brown won the title beating Dean O'Brien and Ruan Roelofse in the final 3–6, 6–3, [10–6].


2015 Las Vegas Challenger – Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament, Thiemo de Bakker won the title defeating Grega Žemlja in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–1.


2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season
The 2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season was the first  and only season for the expansion franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Aaron Garcia and played their home games at Thomas & Mack Center. The Outlaws finished their inaugural season 5–12–1, with the tie being a cancelled home game against the VooDoo. Though they qualified for the playoffs, the league announced on August 9 that the Outlaws (along with the VooDoo) would cease operations effective immediately, and would therefore not participate in the playoffs.


2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.


2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated August 6, 201523 Active, 20 Inactive


2015 Las Vegas mayoral election
The 2015 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on April 7, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.


2015 Las Vegas mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Carolyn Goodman, an Independent in office since 2011, sought and won a second term in office.


2015 Las Vegas mayoral election
Had no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff election would have been held on June 2.


2015 Las Vegas mayoral election, Campaign
The major candidates were incumbent mayor Carolyn Goodman, an independent, and councilman and mayor pro-tempore Stavros Anthony, who was affiliated with the Republican Party.


2015 Las Vegas mayoral election, Campaign
A major item of debate was a attempt by Goodman to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to the city's downtown with a taxpayer-funded stadium. Stavros had been an outspoken critic of the project, and had opposed the project in the 4–3 City Council vote in favor of it.


2015 Las Vegas mayoral election, Campaign
Anthony's campaign spent more than $280,000, while Goodman's campaign spent more than $755,000.


2015 Latin American Series
The 2015 Latin American Series was the third edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP).


2015 Latin American Series
The competition took place at Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City from January 27 to February 1, 2015.


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards, recognizes the best-selling albums, songs, and performers in Latin music in 2014, as determined by their chart performance on Billboard's weekly charts. The ceremony was broadcast live on Telemundo on April 30, 2015, from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards
American singer-songwriter Romeo Santos won 10 awards including Artist of the Year. Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias was also a multiple winner in categories such as Hot Latin Song of the Year for "Bailando" and Latin Pop Album of the Year for Sex and Love. Special awards were also handed out. Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American Carlos Santana was honored with the Billboard "Spirit of Hope Award".


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees for the Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on February 9, 2015, during the broadcast of the morning show Un Nuevo Día. American singer Romeo Santos received the most nominations, with 21; Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias earned 19 nominations. Santos and Iglesias broke the record held by reggaeton performers Tito El Bambino and Don Omar in 2010 and 2013, respectively, for the most nominated act in a single ceremony. Colombian artist J Balvin was nominated seven times, while Mexican acts  Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga received six. Five-time nominated artists include Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, American band Santana and American singer Prince Royce. The nominees and winners are determined by sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data, from February 1, 2014 –January 31, 2015, as it is compiled by Billboard magazine every week.


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, Winners and nominees
Santos resulted the most awarded performer, earning ten accolades, including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Top Latin Album (Formula, Vol. 2) and Tropical Album of the Year (Formula, Vol. 2), among others. Iglesias received nine awards, including Latin Pop Album of the Year (Sex & Love), Latin Pop Song, Airplay Song, Hot Latin Song, and Streaming Song of the Year for the single "Bailando". Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was honored with the Billboard "Spirit of Hope Award".


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger ().


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, Ceremony
The American telecast on Telemundo drew in an average 6.4 million people during its three hours of length, with the network ranking first in the ratings in the 18–34 demographic in New York, Miami, Houston and Phoenix, regardless of language. The telecast included musical performances by several artist including the opening number by American singer Marc Anthony and Gente De Zona with the track "La Gozadera"; American singer Jennifer Lopez sang a tribute medley to the Tejano artist Selena, featuring the brother, sister and husband (A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla, Chris Perez, respectively) of the latter.


2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, Ceremony
Dutch act Afrojack and American artist Ne-Yo joined Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi, while Brazilian artist Roberto Carlos also performed. Reggaeton performer Wisin along Carlos Vives and Daddy Yankee gathered on stage to sing "Nota de Amor"; Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was joined by Puerto-Rican singer Juanes to perform "Black Magic Woman" and "La Flaca".


2015 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger
The 2015 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard court. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Traralgon, Australia between 26 October – 1 November 2015.


2015 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2015 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Doubles
Dayne Kelly and Marinko Matosevic won the title, beating Omar Jasika and Bradley Mousley 7–5, 6–2


2015 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Singles
Matthew Ebden took the title, beating countryman Jordan Thompson 7–5, 6–3


2015 Latvian First League
The 2015 Latvian First League (referred to as the komanda.lv Pirmā līga for sponsorship reasons) started on 29 March 2015 and ended on 7 November 2015.


2015 Latvian First League, Changes from last season, Team changes
The following teams have changed league since the 2014 season.


2015 Latvian First League, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.


2015 Latvian Higher League
The 2015 Latvian Higher League is the 24th season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 13 March 2015.


2015 Latvian Higher League, Teams
FC Jūrmala relegated at the end of last season, and was replaced by FB Gulbene, which returned to the highest level after two years. Because FC Daugava did not obtain a license to play in the 2015 Higher League, and FK Daugava was dissolved before the beginning of the new season, the league started with 8 participants. On 3 June 2015, FB Gulbene was expelled from the top league and their results expunged on suspicion of match-fixing.


2015 Latvian Higher League, League table, Relegation play-offs
The 7th-placed side will face the runners-up of the 2015 Latvian First League in a two-legged play-off, with the winner being awarded a spot in the 2016 Higher League competition.


2015 Latvian presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 3 June 2015. Raimonds Vējonis of the Green Party was elected President and took office on 8 July. According to the European Green Party, he is the first of their members to become a head of state of a European Union member state.


2015 Latvian presidential election, Election
Incumbent Andris Bērziņš announced in April 2015 that he would not seek a second term.


2015 Latvian presidential election, Election
The ruling coalition failed to agree on a joint candidate, with the Union of Greens and Farmers nominating Defence Minister Raimonds Vējonis (who also had the support of most of Unity's MPs), while the National Alliance nominated European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits (who also had the support of Unity's Lolita Čigāne and For Latvia from the Heart's Ringolds Balodis).


2015 Latvian presidential election, Election
Two opposition parties also nominated candidates – the Latvian Association of Regions nominated its MP Mārtiņš Bondars and the Social Democratic Party "Harmony" nominated its MP Sergejs Dolgopolovs.


2015 Latvian presidential election, Election
In the first round of votes in the Saeima, no one was elected. In the second round, Mārtiņš Bondars received the fewest votes and was eliminated, and in the third round, Sergejs Dolgopolovs was eliminated. In the fourth round, the only candidates remaining were Egils Levits and Raimonds Vējonis. Levits got 26 votes for, Vējonis got 46 votes for. In the final round, Vējonis was elected with 55 votes for and 42 votes against (99 lawmakers voted in total, but one vote was invalid).


2015 Latvian presidential election, Reactions
Vējonis stated that "I would like to improve relations with Russia... but while Russian rockets and heavy weapons remain in Ukraine, that's not really possible". He promised increasing national security while promoting environmentalism.


2015 Latvian presidential election, Reactions
Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma of Unity announced that she was pleased with the result.


2015 Launceston Tennis International
The 2015 Launceston Tennis International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition (for men) and fourth edition (for women) of the tournament which is part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money for both genders. It took place in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on 8–15 February 2015.


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


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


2015 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Singles
Bjorn Fratangelo won it, beating Chung Hyeon in the final by a score of 4–6, 6–2, 7–5.


2015 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Doubles
Monique Adamczak and Olivia Rogowska were the defending champions, however both players chose not to participate.


2015 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Doubles
The top seeds Han Xinyun and Junri Namigata won the title, defeating Wang Yafan and Yang Zhaoxuan in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–6].


2015 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Singles
Olivia Rogowska was the defending champion, however she chose not to participate.


2015 Launceston Tennis International – Women's Singles
Daria Gavrilova won the title, defeating Tereza Mrdeža in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2015 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 12 April 2015 at the Royal Opera House, London. The ceremony was hosted by Lenny Henry. A highlights show was shown on ITV shortly after the live event ended.


2015 Laurence Olivier Awards, Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 26 February 2014 and 25 February 2015 in a theatre represented in membership of the Society of London Theatre was eligible for consideration, provided it had performed at least 30 performances.


2015 Laurence Olivier Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 9 March 2015 in 28 categories.


2015 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 18 productions, including one opera, received multiple nominations:


2015 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following seven productions, including one opera, received multiple awards:


2015 Le Samyn des Dames
The 2015 Le Samyn des Dames was the fourth running of the women's Le Samyn, a women's bicycle race in Hainaut, Belgium. It was held on 4 March 2015 over a distance of 112.0 kilometres (69.6 miles) starting in Quaregnon and finishing in Dour. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.2 category race.


2015 Le Samyn des Dames, Race
Due to the high speed in the beginning of the race, the bunch broke into several groups. The first group got an advantage of 25 seconds, but later it all came together. Within the last two laps of a 24.7-kilometre (15.3-mile) circuit there were the first mountain sprints. The first sprint was won by Anna van der Breggen ahead of Chloe Hosking and Ellen van Dijk, of which Van der Breggen and Van Dijk were the two riders who broke away on a mountain in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad a few days earlier and won the race.


2015 Le Samyn des Dames, Race
Due to the mountain sprint the peloton broke in several groups. After the second mountain sprint won by Sofie De Vuyst ahead of Elena Cecchini and Emma Johansson, Gracie Elvin tried to escape but was pulled back a bit later. In the last lap six riders (Johansson, Ashleigh Moolman, Van der Breggen, Hosking, Megan Guarnier and Amy Pieters) from the front group escaped with 20 kilometres (12 miles) to go and got a maximum advantage of 1 minutes and 10 seconds with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) to go. Johansson reached the third mountain first, ahead of Guarnier and Moolman.


2015 Le Samyn des Dames, Race
In the final 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) after the last cobbled section, van Dijk started chasing at the head of the peloton and was able to close the gap with the front group. She also was a good lead-out for her Boels–Dolmans team mate Chantal Blaak who won the peloton sprint. Van der Breggen finished second and Johansson third.


2015 League 1 Cup
The 2015 League 1 Cup or 2015 iPro Cup  for sponsorship reasons is the first year in the tournaments existence. 16 teams are playing in this years tournament, no team in a division higher than the Championship One. The tournament is seen as a replacement for the recently ceased Northern Rail Cup however teams from the Championship are not eligible to compete.


2015 League of Ireland Cup
The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, was the 42nd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.


2015 League of Ireland Cup, Teams
Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round


2015 League of Ireland Cup, First round
The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. The First Round games were played on 9 and 10 March 2015.


2015 League of Ireland Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round took place on 18 March. The draw was regionalised, based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 April.


2015 League of Ireland Cup, Quarter finals
The draw for the quarter finals took place on Wednesday 15 April. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May.


2015 League of Ireland Cup, Final
The EA Sports Cup Final was played on Saturday 19 September. The match took place at Eamonn Deacy Park, following a coin-toss for home advantage, and was screened live on Setanta Sports. St Patrick's Athletic won the tie on penalties, following a scoreless draw.


2015 League of Ireland Cup Final
The 2015 League of Ireland Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 League of Ireland Cup, played between Galway United and St Patrick's Athletic. The match was played on 19 September 2015 at 6.05 pm. Galway's route to the final involved them being drawn at home in every round and beating Finn Harps, Cockhill Celtic, Bohemians and Dundalk. St Pat's however were drawn away from home in every round and knocked out Crumlin United, Cork City and Shamrock Rovers en route to the final. The game played out as a 0–0 draw after 120 minutes, with Pats' young goalkeeper Conor O'Malley's save winning the cup 4-3 on penalties for the Inchicore side.


2015 League of Ireland First Division
The 2015 League of Ireland First Division season was the 31st season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by eight teams. Wexford Youths won the title and Finn Harps were also promoted after winning a play off.


2015 League of Ireland First Division, 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 League of Ireland First Division, Overview
The 2015 First Division featured eight teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches during the season. Wexford Youths secured their first League of Ireland First Division title and promotion to the Premier Division with a 3–0 victory against Athlone Town  at Ferrycarrig Park. The Youths goals came from Danny Furlong, Eric Molloy and Aidan Keenan.


2015 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/relegation playoffs
The second and third placed First Division teams, Finn Harps and UCD, played off to decide who would play Limerick, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2016 Premier Division.


2015 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/relegation playoffs
Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2016 Premier Division. Limerick are relegated to the 2016 First Division.


2015 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 31st season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. Dundalk were champions and Cork City finished as runners-up.


2015 League of Ireland Premier Division, 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 League of Ireland Premier Division, Overview
The 2015 Premier Division consisted of 12 teams. Each team played each other three times for a total of 33 games. The season began on 6 March and concluded on 30 October. On 9 October, with three games still remaining, Dundalk retained the title after a 1–1 draw with Shamrock Rovers.


2015 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/relegation playoff
Limerick, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division played off against Finn Harps, the winner of the 2015 First Division play off, to decide who would play in the 2016 Premier Division.


2015 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/relegation playoff
Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2016 Premier Division. Limerick are relegated to the 2016 First Division.


2015 League of Legends World Championship
The 2015 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the fifth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from October 1 to 31 in various cities across Europe: the group stages in Le Dock Pullman, in Paris, France; the quarterfinals at the Wembley Arena in London, England, United Kingdom; the semifinals in the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium; and the finals at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.


2015 League of Legends World Championship
The 16 teams qualified by either winning a professional league or a regional qualifying tournament. There was a 16 team round-robin group stage followed by an 8 team single elimination bracket. The games were officially streamed on Twitch, YouTube and Azubu in several languages. The BBC also streamed the tournament online on BBC Three but for United Kingdom IP addresses only. A peak of around 14 million concurrent viewers watched the finals, according to official sources.


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Teams
The following teams qualified to participate in the tournament's group stage:


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Heo Seung-hoon (허승훈)	Kim Yeu-jin (김의진)	Fabian Diepstraten	Martin Larsson	Bora Kim	Luis Sevilla Petit


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Andrei Pascu	Jean-Victor Burgevin	Yoo Sang-ook (유상욱)	Petter Freyschuss	Raymond Tsang	Neil Hammad


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Shek Wai Ho (石偉豪)	Tong Yang (童扬)	Ming Kai (明凯)	Heo Won-seok (허원석)	Tian Ye (田野)	Ji Xing (姬星)


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
An Le	Hai Du Lam	Nicolaj Jensen	Zachary Scuderi	Daerek Hart	Royce Newcomb


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Darshan Upadhyaha	Jake Puchero	Eugene Park	Yiliang Peng	Zaqueri Black	Tony Gray


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Chen Yi (陳奕)	 Xue Zhao-Hong (薛兆鴻)Liu Shu-Wei (劉書瑋)Chou Chun-An (周俊諳)	Kang Chia-Wei (康家維)	Chen Yan-fu (陳彥甫)


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Chou Lu-Hsi (周律希)	Hung Hau-Hsuan (洪浩軒)	Huang Yi-Tang (黃熠棠)	Ha Jong-hun (하종훈)	Hsiung Wen-An (熊汶銨)	Hu Shuo-Jie (胡碩傑)	Chen Ju-Chih (陳如治)


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Rosters
Pawat Ampaporn	Chayut Suebka	Nuttapong Menkasikan	Juckkirsts Kongubon	Sorawat Boonphrom	Akarawat Wangsawat


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Venues
Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin were the four cities chosen to host the competition.


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Group stage
The group stage was played in a best of one double round-robin format, with the top two teams from each of the four groups advancing to the knockout stage, for a total of eight teams. The group stage started on October 1 in Le Dock Pullman, Paris and concluded on October 11. In Group B, ahq e-Sports Club and Cloud9 both ended in a 3–3 tie, resulting in a tiebreaker won by ahq e-Sports Club to win second place in the group.


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Knockout stage
The bracket stage started on October 15 in Wembley Arena in London, continued to Brussels Expo in Brussels, and concluded on October 31 with the grand finals hosted in Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin. The knockout stage has been streamed on BBC Three, while the final will be streamed on ESPN3. The bracket stage is played in a best of 5 format. In the grand final, SK Telecom T1 beat KOO Tigers 3 to 1, dropping their only game of the whole tournament.


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Viewership numbers
The final was expected to have over 30 million people streaming it online. The finals were watched by 36 million people, with a peak concurrent viewership of 14 million viewers.


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Controversies, Obscenity incident
During the final day of the group stage in Paris, Cloud9's Hai "Hai" Lam made an obscene gesture towards an opponent while on stage. Hai was fined €500.


2015 League of Legends World Championship, Controversies, Technical issues
In game 2 of the quarterfinals between Fnatic and EDward Gaming, an in-game bug occurred to Fnatic's Kim "Reignover" Ui-Jin which prevented the game from continuing, forcing the game to be remade from scratch. EDG lost 0–3 to FNC, but because the remade of game 2, in which FNC had an advantage over EDG, EDG was taunted "lost 0–4 in a BO5" in China. After investigating the issue, Riot Games chose to disable Gragas, the champion Reignover was playing, for the rest of the tournament, along with Lux and Ziggs, champions who were deemed susceptible to the same issue.


2015 League1 Ontario season
The 2015 Men's League1 Ontario season was the second season of play for League1 Ontario, a Division 3 semi-professional soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.


2015 League1 Ontario season
This season saw the return of all nine teams which completed the previous season, as well as the addition of three new teams for the Men's Division. The 2015 season also marked the birth of League1 Ontario's Women's Division, which starts play with seven teams.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Changes from 2014
Three new teams (Oakville Blue Devils, ProStars FC, and Sanjaxx Lions) joined the Men's Division for this season, resulting in a twelve-team competition for that side. As a result, the group stage of the Men's cup will change from two five-team groups to four three-team groups.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Changes from 2014
The Cataraqui Clippers changed their name to the Kingston Clippers starting in this season.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Standings
Each team will play 22 matches as part of the season; one home and one away against every other team in the league. There are no playoffs at the end of the season; the first-place team will be crowned as league champion and will face the PLSQ league champion in the Inter-Provincial Cup.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Cup
The cup tournament is a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all twelve teams from the men's division take part. It is not a form of playoffs at the end of the season (as is typically seen in North American sports), but is more like the Canadian Championship or the FA Cup, albeit only for League1 Ontario teams. All matches are separate from the regular season, and are not reflected in the season standings.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Cup
The cup tournament for the men's division consists of two phases. The first phase is a group phase, where four groups of three teams play in a single round-robin format. From each group, the top two teams advance to the knockout phase, which consists of a quarterfinal, semifinal, and final.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Cup
Each match in the group stage must return a result; any match drawn after 90 minutes will advance directly to kicks from the penalty mark, with the winner receiving two points in the standings, while the loser receives one point. Likewise, any knockout round matches which are tied after full time head directly to penalty kicks instead of extra time.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Inter-Provincial Cup Championship
The Inter-Provincial Cup Championship was a two-legged home-and-away series between the league champions of League1 Ontario and the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec – the only Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer leagues based fully within Canada.


2015 League1 Ontario season, Top goalscorers
This table includes goals scored in all competitions, including both league and cup matches.


2015 Lebanese Elite Cup
The 2015 Lebanese Elite Cup is the 18th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. The competition started on 11 September through to the final on 27 September. This tournament includes the six best teams from the 2014–15 Lebanese Premier League season.


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open
The 2015 Lecoq Seoul Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament for women and the first edition for men. It was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Seoul, South Korea, on 11–17 May 2015 for men and 18–24 May 2015 women.


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open – Men's Doubles
Gong Maoxin and Peng Hsien-yin won the title, defeating Lee Hyung-taik and Danai Udomchoke in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open – Men's Singles
Go Soeda won the title, defeating Chung Hyeon in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open – Women's Doubles
Chan Chin-wei and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but Chuang chose not to participate. Chan partnered Lee Ya-hsuan and successfully defended her title, defeating Hong Seung-yeon and Kang Seo-kyung in the final, 6–2, 6–1.


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open – Women's Singles
Misaki Doi was the defending champion, but she chose to participate at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup instead.


2015 Lecoq Seoul Open – Women's Singles
Riko Sawayanagi won the title, defeating Jang Su-jeong in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2015 Leeds City Council election
The 2015 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections across the UK.


2015 Leeds City Council election
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2011.


2015 Leeds City Council election
No political party gained or lost any seats and the Labour Party retained all 22 of their contested council seats and their majority control of the council since 2011.


2015 Leeds City Council election, Election summary
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


2015 Leeds City Council election, Ward results
The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the 2011 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.


2015 Leeds International Piano Competition
The 2015 Leeds International Piano Competition was the 18th edition of the tournament, and it was held in the University of Leeds and the Leeds Town Hall from 26 August to 13 September 2015, with the Hallé Orchestra acting in the final conducted by Mark Elder. Russian pianist Anna Tcybuleva won the competition.


2015 Leeds International Piano Competition, Reactions
Andrew Clements from The Guardian found that while Tcybuleva's playing in the final was fluent:


2015 Leeds International Piano Competition, Reactions
Clements further commented that "only Petersen and Kim gave any sense that they chose music they genuinely loved" (Rachmaninov's 1st and Beethoven's 4th respectively), while describing Pisarenko as "another pianist with steely technique and limited musical imagination in the current Russian mould."


2015 Leeds Rhinos season
This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the Rhinos 20th season in the Super League. Leeds Rhinos were reigning Challenge Cup winners and became only the third team in the Super League era to win the treble, winning the Challenge Cup, Super League Leaders' Shield and the 2015 Super League Grand Final.


2015 Leeds Rhinos season, Club vs. Country
As part of their 2015 tour of Great Britain the New Zealand national rugby league team played a match against Leeds, winning 34 - 16. The match was the first time Leeds had played the Kiwis since 1992. The match celebrated the 125th anniversary of Headingley Stadium. Prior to the match, Leeds had defeated New Zealand once in eleven matches between the two teams.