2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I, Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Grenoble, France from 14 to 20 April 2019.


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I, Group B
The Group B tournament  was held in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from 14 to 20 April 2019.


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II, Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Elektrėnai, Lithuania from 7 to 13 April 2019.


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II, Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25 to 31 March 2019.


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 25 to 31 March 2019. At the time of the tournament Iceland was awarded second place, this was corrected on April 3.


2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 12 April 2019.


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the twelfth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Relegation round
The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Division I, Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Radenthein, Austria from 7 to 13 January 2019.


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Division I, Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 6 to 12 January 2019.


2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Division I, Group B qualification
The Group B Qualification tournament is being held in Jaca, Spain from 12 to 18 January 2019. For 2020 it was decided to create a Division II and split the teams into two groups. The teams that did not make the semifinals were essentially relegated to Division IIB.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship
The 11th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in August 2019 in Durban, South Africa and won by the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to South Africa on 7 November 2015, ahead of the bid by New Zealand.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship
In October 2016, the number of teams participating was increased from 16 to 20. The four extra places were awarded to the Americas (1), Africa (1) and Asia & Oceania (2). The Americas are now allotted 2 spots, Africa 2 spots, Europe 10 spots, and Asia and Oceania 6 spots (with a minimum of 1 for Oceania). Due to withdrawals, in the end there will only be 1 team participating from the Americas and Africa (each), leading to 11 for Europe and 7 for Asia & Oceania.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship
This tournament also acted as the qualification tournament for Korfball at the World Games 2021, with eight teams qualifying for the World Games. The IKF aimed to have teams from up to four continents present at the World Games, therefore the top eight finishing nations qualified, with the exception that when a team finished in the top eleven as the highest finishing team from a top four continent not already having a qualifier, then this team would have qualified instead of the last placed team from an already qualified continent.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship
This de facto meant that the top five finishers were always certain of qualification, while the outcome for the teams in places six through eight depended on the continent of origin of teams up to place eleven. Additionally, Catalonia was ineligible for qualification as the World Games are contested by national instead of regional teams.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Qualification
In February 2019, the IKF announced that both  Dominican Republic and  Zimbabwe withdrew from the tournament despite both having qualified for the first time ever. First reserve of the Americas ( Brazil) was unable to step in and ultimately the first reserves of Europe ( Slovakia) and Asia ( Macau) were invited and accepted the invitation.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Draw
For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the IKF World Korfball Ranking of December 2018.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Draw
Pot 1 contained the best five teams (which were automatically assigned to pools A through E), pot 2 contained the next best five teams, and so on for pots 3 and 4, with the exception of Suriname which was placed into pot 3 instead of 4 as the IKF specified that each continental champion would at least be positioned in pot 3. Finally, it is not allowed to have four European, three Asian or two Oceanian countries in the same pool. In case this happens during the draw, the relevant country will change position with the country drawn after. In case this is not possible, the change will be made with the country that has been drawn before.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Draw
Netherlands (1, CH Europe) Chinese Taipei (2, CH Asia-Oceania) Belgium (3) China (4) Germany (5)


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Draw
England (6) Czech Republic (7) Portugal (8) Hungary (9) Australia (10)


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Draw
Hong Kong (11) Catalonia (12) Poland (13) South Africa (15, CH Africa) Suriname (21, CH Pan-America)


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Teams, Draw
New Zealand (16) Slovakia (17) Ireland (20) Japan (24) Macau (30)


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Group stage
Competing countries will be divided into five groups of four teams (groups A to E). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top three teams of each group and the best fourth-placed team advancing to the knockout stage.


2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, Venue
Two venues are used to host all games this championship. Both are located on the Westville campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.


2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge
The 2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fourteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the third season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. It began on 5 January at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on 11 October at Road Atlanta. The IMSA Prototype Challenge series is for future IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers and veteran drivers alike. Entering its 14th season, IMSA Prototype Challenge shifts to a single-class, endurance race format in 2019 with six races held on North America’s most premier road courses. The series will continue to feature the global-spec LMP3 prototypes. The endurance format pairs two-drivers per car in a six race season.


2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge, Calendar, Race schedule
The 2019 schedule was released on 2 August 2018 and features six rounds.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship
The 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 49th motor racing championship sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) (which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship). It was the sixth season of the United SportsCar Championship and fourth to be held under the name as the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It began on January 26 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 12 with the Petit Le Mans. The 2019 season marked the 50th anniversary since the founding of the International Motor Sports Association.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Classes
The Prototype class, which previously combined Daytona Prototype International cars alongside Le Mans Prototype LMP2 cars, was now split into two separate classes.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Schedule
The 2019 schedule was released on August 3, 2018 and features twelve rounds.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Entries, Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
The points system for the Michelin Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
At Daytona (24 hour race), points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring (12 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At Watkins Glen (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At Road Atlanta (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
Like the season-long team championship, Michelin Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Points systems
For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' championships, GTD
† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, and not the overall GTD Championship.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' championships, GTD
1 Originally finished 2nd in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.2 Originally finished 14th in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Team's Championships, Standings: GT Daytona
† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, and not the overall GTD Championship.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Team's Championships, Standings: GT Daytona
1 Originally finished 2nd in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.2 Originally finished 14th in class, but demoted to last after violating minimum drive time regulations.


2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Championship standings, Manufacturer's Championships, Standings: GT Daytona
† Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, and not the overall GTD Championship.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot
The 2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot II was held in Karlskoga, Sweden between 3 and 10 August. The match consisted of 30 stages over six days, and over 650 competitors Jarkko Laukia from Finland took gold in the Open division, which was the largest division of the match.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, History
Originally, the 2018 IPSC European Rifle Championship was to be held in Karlskoga in the summer of 2018, but had to be postponed to 2019 due to the 2018 Sweden wildfires. After an application to the international association for practical shooting, the Match Category was upgraded to a World Championship, making the match one of the largest shooting competitions ever held in Sweden. The match had a capacity of approximately 750 competitors.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, History
Karlskoga is known for being the home town of Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel. The venue of the match, Villingsberg's shooting range (Villingsbergs skjutfält), is owned by the Swedish Armed Forces, and the yearly Swedish Defence Forces' Practical Rifle Championship was also held in conjunction with the World Championship.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, Results, Open
The Semi Auto Open division had the largest match participation with 531 registered competitors (79.4 %). Jarkko Laukia from Finland won the Open division after having worked up a solid lead early in the match. Laukia was one of the favorites before the championship along with his experienced Finnish teammate and reigning European champion Raine Peltokoski and reigning world champion Teemu Rintala. Peltokoski managed to close in much of Laukia's lead during the final day of shooting and finished second place at 98.57%. Third place was taken by Vadim Mikhailov from Russia at 94.62%, passing reigning champion Teemu Rintala who ended up in fourth with 94.41% (0.21% behind Vadim).


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, Results, Standard
The iron sighted Standard division had the second largest match participation with 97 registered competitors (14.5 %). Sami Hautamäki won Standard with a decisive margin of near nine percent down to the next Standard competitor. In the unofficial Combined Scoring Across all Divisions, this would have put Sami at an impressive 22nd place with 86.07% of Open division winner Jarkko Laukia. The fight for the remaining podium places was a close race until the end, and ended with Joseph Easter from USA taking second place at 91.08%, while reigning champion Håvard Østgaard from Norway took third place at 90.16% of the winning score, only 0.9% behind second place.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, Results, Manual Open
The Manual Action Open division had the third largest match participation with 29 registered competitors (4.3 %). A triple Swedish win in the Manual Open individual classification was ensured by Swedish shooters Jiro Nihei, Stilianos Simeonidis and Erik Bjälkvall The Manual Open division was a close race until the last days of the match, and the top 5 being competitors finished within about 2.3% of each other. The Swedish team, consisting of the three plus Dan Liljeström, also took gold in the Manual team classification.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, Results, Manual Standard
The Manual Action Standard division had 12 registered competitors (1.8 %).


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, Shoot-Off side event
The shoot-off side event is an audience friendly one-against-one elimination cup held on 10 August, the day after the Main Match was finished. The top 8 overall finishing athletes from the Main Match as well as the top 8 category athletes within in each division were eligible for qualification.


2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, Shoot-Off side event
The Shoot-Off was broadcast live online on Facebook, and was recorded by Sveriges Television, the Swedish national public television broadcaster.


2019 ISA World Surfing Games
The 2019 ISA World Surfing Games were held at Kisakihama Beach in Miyazaki, Japan, from 7 to 15 September 2019. The event was organised by the International Surfing Association (ISA).


2019 ISA World Surfing Games, Olympic qualification
The event contributed towards qualification for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, where surfing will make its debut as an Olympic sport. In both the men's and women's competitions, the highest-placed eligible athlete from each of Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania gained provisional qualification for the 2020 Olympics. The Pan American Games provided the continental qualification places for the Americas.


2019 ISSF Junior World Cup
The 2019 ISSF Junior World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF Junior World Cup, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation


2019 ISSF World Cup
The 2019 ISSF World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


2019 ISSF World Cup
The World Cup series also acted as the qualification tournaments for the 2020 Olympic Games. India emerged as the most successful nation in the series, topping medal table in all Rifle-Pistol World Cups and Finals.


2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating
The 2019 ISU World Team Trophy is an international figure skating competition that was held from April 11–14, 2019 in Fukuoka, Japan. The top six International Skating Union members were invited to compete in a team format with points awarded based on skaters' placement. Participating countries selected two men's single skaters, two ladies' single skaters, one pair, and one ice dance entry for their team.


2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating, Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:


2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating, Scoring
Skaters competed in both the short program/rhythm dance and the free skating/free dance segments for their team. Each segment was scored separately. The points earned per placement are as follows:


2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating, Scoring
If these results do not break the tie, the competitors concerned will be considered tied. The team points will be awarded according to the placement of the skaters/couples in each discipline.


2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating, Scoring
If these criteria fail to break the ties, the teams will be considered as tied.


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour
The 2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 up to $25,000. The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is the product of reforms designed to support talented junior players in their progression to the senior game, and target the prize money effectively at professional tournaments to enable more players to make a living.


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, Statistics
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by:


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, Statistics
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after all events of the week are completed.


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (April–June)
The 2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Tour. The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (January–March)
The 2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Tour. The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (July–September)
The 2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Tour. The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.


2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (October–December)
The 2019 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for men's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Tour. The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
The 2019 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's World Tennis Tour is a second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organized by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 to $100,000. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is the product of reforms designed to support talented junior players in their progression to the senior game, and target the prize money effectively at professional tournaments to enable more players to make a living.


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, Statistics
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by:


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, Statistics
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after all events of the week are completed.


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2019 season:


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (April–June)
The 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 up to $100,000.


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (January–March)
The 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 up to $100,000.


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (July–September)
The 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 up to $100,000.


2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (October–December)
The 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is the 2019 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $15,000 up to $100,000.


2019 ITTF Challenge Series
The 2019 ITTF Challenge Series is the third season of the International Table Tennis Federation's secondary professional table tennis tour, a level below the ITTF World Tour. From this season, the ITTF Challenge Series will be split into two tiers: Challenge Plus and Challenge.


2019 ITTF Challenge Series, Schedule
The tournaments in the 2019 tour have been split into two tiers: Challenge Plus and Challenge.


2019 ITTF Challenge Series, Schedule
Below is the 2019 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:


2019 ITTF Men's World Cup
The 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Chengdu, China, from 29 November to 1 December 2019. It was the 40th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event.


2019 ITTF Men's World Cup, Qualification
A maximum of two players from each association could qualify.


2019 ITTF Men's World Cup, Competition format
The tournament consisted of two stages: a preliminary group stage and a knockout stage. The players seeded 9 to 20 were drawn into four groups, with three players in each group. The top two players from each group joined the top eight seeded players in the second stage of the competition, which consisted of a knockout draw.


2019 ITTF Men's World Cup, Seeding
The seeding list was based on the official ITTF world ranking for October 2019.


2019 ITTF Men's World Cup, Preliminary stage
The preliminary group stage took place on 29 November, with the top two players in each group progressing to the main draw.


2019 ITTF Men's World Cup, Main draw
The knockout stage took place from 29 November to 1 December.


2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup
The 2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup was a table tennis competition that took place from 1–3 February in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, organised under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).


2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup
Men's singles and women's singles events were held. Brazil's Hugo Calderano retained the men's singles title he won for the first time in 2018, while Adriana Díaz of Puerto Rico won the women's singles title for the first time. The winners and runners-up in each event qualified automatically for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.


2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup, Men's singles, Seeding
Players were seeded according to the February 2019 ITTF World Ranking.


2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup, Men's singles, Group stage
The preliminary group stage took place on 1 February. The winner of each group advanced to the main draw.


2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup, Women's singles, Seeding
Players were seeded according to the February 2019 ITTF World Ranking.


2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup, Women's singles, Group stage
The preliminary group stage took place on 1 February. The winner of each group advanced to the main draw.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup
The 2019 ITTF Team World Cup (also known as the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 6 to 10 November 2019. It was the 12th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and also served as one of the test events for the 2020 Summer Olympics.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup
China won both events, defeating South Korea in the men's team final and Japan in the women's team final.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Qualification
The host nation Japan, and each of the current continental team champions qualified for both the men's and women's events, with additional places awarded to the highest-placed teams at the 2018 World Team Championships that had not already qualified through continental events.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Men's team, Seeding
Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Men's team, Group stage
The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Men's team, Knockout stage
The knockout stage took place from 7 to 10 November.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Women's team, Seeding
Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Women's team, Group stage
The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.


2019 ITTF Team World Cup, Women's team, Knockout stage
The knockout stage took place from 8 to 10 November.


2019 ITTF Women's World Cup
The 2019 ITTF Women's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Chengdu, China, from 18 to 20 October 2019. It was the 23rd edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event.


2019 ITTF Women's World Cup, Qualification
A maximum of two players from each association could qualify.


2019 ITTF Women's World Cup, Competition format
The tournament consisted of two stages: a preliminary group stage and a knockout stage. The players seeded 9 to 20 were drawn into four groups, with three players in each group. The top two players from each group then joined the top eight seeded players in the second stage of the competition, which consisted of a knockout draw.


2019 ITTF Women's World Cup, Seeding
The seeding list was based on the official ITTF world ranking for October 2019.


2019 ITTF Women's World Cup, Preliminary stage
The preliminary group stage took place on 18 October, with the top two players in each group progressing to the main draw.


2019 ITTF World Tour
The 2019 ITTF World Tour is the 24th season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.


2019 ITTF World Tour, Schedule
The tournaments in the 2019 tour have been split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offer higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determine the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.


2019 ITTF World Tour, Schedule
Below is the 2019 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:


2019 ITTF World Tour, Grand Finals
The 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals will take place in Zhengzhou, China, from 12–15 December 2019.


2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
The 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2019 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 24th edition of the competition, and was held from 12–15 December in Zhengzhou, China.


2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
The competition featured events in five categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.


2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, Qualification
Players earned points based on their performances in the singles and doubles tournaments at the 12 events of the 2019 ITTF World Tour. The top 16 men's and women's singles players, and the top eight men's, women's and mixed doubles pairs who satisfied the qualification criteria will be invited to compete.


2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, Tournament format
The singles and doubles tournaments consisted of knockout draws, with 16 players starting each of the singles events and eight pairs starting each of the doubles events. The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour standings, not the official ITTF world ranking.


2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, ITTF Star Awards
The 2019 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Zhengzhou on 11 December.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
The 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup (also known as the 2019 Lion ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place from 5–7 April in Yokohama, Japan. The event was organised by the Japan Table Tennis Association (JTTA), under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). It was the 32nd edition of the event, and the fourth time that it had been held in Japan.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
Men's singles and women's singles events were held, and the three medallists in each event qualified automatically for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Qualification
In both the men's and women's singles events, the reigning Asian Champion and Asian Cup Champion have been invited to take part, along with the 10 highest-ranked Asian players in the January 2019 ITTF World Ranking. The final four places were awarded to regional representatives from Middle Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia. Qualification was subject to a maximum of two players from any association.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Format
The first stage of both the men's and women's singles competitions consisted of four groups playing a round robin system, where each player played the other players in their group once. The top two players in Groups A, B and C qualified directly to the second stage. The third player from Groups A, B and C joined the winner of Group D in play-off matches to decide the final two places in the second stage.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Format
The second stage consisted of a single knockout draw to decide the top eight positions.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Men's singles, Seeding
Players were seeded according to the April 2019 ITTF World Ranking.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Men's singles, Main draw
The main draw took place on 6 and 7 April.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Women's singles, Seeding
Players were seeded according to the April 2019 ITTF World Ranking.


2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, Women's singles, Main draw
The main draw took place on 6 and 7 April.


2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup
The 2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup was a table tennis event that took place from 25–26 May in Bora Bora, French Polynesia. The competition was organised by ITTF-Oceania, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It was the 11th edition of the event, and the first time that it had been held in French Polynesia. Men's singles and women's singles competitions were held, with the winner of each event qualifying automatically for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.


2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup
The ninth edition of the Pacific Cup was also held during the event, with players from Australia and New Zealand excluded from competing.


2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup, Players
A total of 16 players were invited to compete: eight men and eight women.


2019 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship
The 2019 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship was the 11th edition of the mixed relay world championships and the 7th to be held in Hamburg, Germany. The race was hosted on 7 July 2019 to coincide with the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Series Hamburg race, and featured 32 men and 32 women representing 16 countries. The race was around the Binnenalster, an artificial lake in central Hamburg. The race followed the standard mixed relay format, where each athlete would swim 300m, cycle 7 km and run 1.7 km before tagging their next teammate to do the same, with the specified gender order of female—male—female—male.


2019 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship, Course
The event was contested in the city centre of Hamburg, for the relay each of the four athletes would complete the same course one after another. The 300m swim is an out and back course in the Alster. Due to the location of the Reesendammbrücke bridge athletes were required to pass under the bridge both going out and coming back. After the swim a short run to the transition area was required. The cycle consisted of two 3.5 km laps along a flat and technical circuit.


2019 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship, Course
The course held two 180° turns as well as many 90° turns with the laps mainly following the shore of the artificial lake Binnenalster. The cycle finished at the same transition area, leading to a 1.7 km run costing of two laps of differing lengths (0.95 km and 0.75 km). Both laps where mostly flat and crossed the Reesendammbrücke bridge.


2019 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship, Course
The course was designed to be as spectator-friendly as possible, with the race being the most popular on the ITU's calendar pulling in crowds of over 250,000 gather most years.


2019 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship, Qualification
The qualification was organised by the ITU however a nation wishing to compete must send a bid to the ITU at least 60 days before the competition. From all bids the ITU gives automatic qualification to the host nation, which as for the past six years has given immediate entry for the German team. The ITU also gives the top 11 nations (excluding the host) from the previous years championship automatic qualification. Then the best placed teams in each continental championship to not have already qualified gain a spot. After this all the remaining bids are listed in order of their results form their continental championship and the remaining spaces are filled from the best placed team. If any team should withdraw from the championship the best ranked team from their continent not to have qualified will replace them.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series
The 2019 ITU World Triathlon Series is the 11th season of the World Triathlon Series, the top level international series for triathlon, since its establishment in 2009. The season consisted of eight pairs of triathlon races for both a men's and woman's competition, beginning on 8 March in Abu Dhabi, and concluding on 1 September with the grand final at Lausanne, Switzerland. The season also contained five mixed relays as part of the Mixed Relay Series which offers national teams qualifying points for the mixed team relay event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series
Mario Mola and Vicky Holland began the season as defending champions from the 2018 season. Mario Mola was hoping to defend his title and become the first triathlete to hold the title for four years in a row.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Overview, Calendar
The 2019 ITU World Triathlon Series visited ten cities, including a test run of the 2020 Olympic relay course as part of the Mixed Relay Series.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Overview, Point System
For every race a triathlete finishes they are awarded points based on their position across the line. For a normal world series event first place is awarded 1000 points and every subsequent place is awarded 7.5% less, for the first forty triathletes, for the grand final 1250 points are awarded once again decreasing by 7.5% for each place but this time awarded down to 50th.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Overview, Point System
However any triathlete outside of the time cut will not be awarded points even if they finish in a scoring position, the time cut is determined by adding 5% to the winner's time in the men's event and 8% in the women's event. A triathletes final score is the sum of their points from the grand final and their best five races of that year.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Series, Abu Dhabi
The 2019 series began with a sprint distance race in Abu Dhabi in and around the marina on Yas Island. It was the 10th time the race had been held there and the 5th time a sprint distance race was held. The swim course was held in the harbour  one 750-metre laps, before heading to transition outside of the Yas Marina Circuit. Athletes then biked five laps of a 4 km course that ran along the Formula 1 circuit. After the bike section, the competitors proceeded to complete two laps of a 2.5 km run circuit over part of the F1 track and part of the marina before finishing the triathlon at the Marina.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Series, Abu Dhabi
The competition field for the race included both defending champions Mario Mola and Vicky Holland, as well as most of the top ten athletes from last year's the overall rankings. Also competing was debutante Alex Yee who had won the most recent World cup race in Cape town.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Series, Abu Dhabi
In the woman race a small split appeared in the swim which was pushed on the bike such that by the halfway point of bike course, a breakaway of seven was fully established. The group included Americans Zaferes, Spivey and Knibb, along with Learmonth of the UK. The breakaway pushed their advantage such that they had a lead a minute on the chasers by the time they hit the second transition. Zaferes was first out onto the run and lead for the rest of the race pulling away from everyone else to win alone. Spivey floated in between first and the battle for third. Meanwhile, Knibb and Learmonth were neck-and-neck for third and finished in a sprint finish which Learmonth won.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Series, Abu Dhabi
On the men's side, whilst a split appeared in the swim and at the start of the bike leg, over the full course of the bike leg the entire field slowly regrouped such that the entire field entered transitioned at the same time. New Zealand's Hayden Wilde initially tried to create a gap on the run, but was soon chased down by the leading pair of Yee and Mola. The pair stayed together and in the lead until with 500m to go Mola upped the pace to claim first with Yee following up in second. Third across the line was Spaniard Fernando Alarza.


2019 ITU World Triathlon Series, Overall standings
In the individual events, the athlete who accumulates the most points throughout the season is declared the year's world champion. The final point standings are:


2019 IWBF Men's European Championship
The 2019 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 24th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship held in Wałbrzych, Poland  from 28 August to 9 September 2019.


2019 IWBF Men's European Championship, Squads
Each of the 12 teams selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.


2019 IWBF Men's European Championship, Squads
Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


2019 IWBF Women's European Championship
The 2019 IWBF Women's European Championship was the 17th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 30 June to 7 July 2019.


2019 IWBF Women's European Championship, Squads
Each of the 6 teams selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.


2019 IWBF Women's European Championship, Squads
Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


2019 IWF Fuzhou World Cup
The 2019 IWF World Cup in weightlifting was held in Fuzhou, China from 23 to 27 February 2019. It was also a qualification event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.


2019 IWF Fuzhou World Cup
There was 1 men's world record, 8 women's world records, and 6 junior world records set during the competition.


2019 IWF Shengxin World Cup
The 2019 Shengxin IWF World Cup in weightlifting was held in Tianjin, China from 10 to 13 December 2019. It was also a qualification event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.


2019 IWF Shengxin World Cup
There was 1 men's world record, and 1 women's world record set during the competition.


2019 Iba local elections
Elections were held in Iba, Zambales on May 13, 2019 during the 2019 Philippine general election to decide upon the positions of mayor, vice mayor, and councillors.


2019 Iba local elections, Candidates, Mayor
The incumbent mayor is Jun Rundstedt Ebdane, who has held this position since 2013.


2019 Iberia Cup
The 2019 Iberia Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Spain between 25 and 27 October 2019. The participating teams were the hosts Spain, along with Gibraltar and Portugal. The teams competed for the Iberian Cup, which was contested in the 1990s, and was last played in 2008 as a double match series between Spain and Gibraltar. Gibraltar and Portugal played their first matches with T20I status during the tournament, following the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members from 1 January 2019. Spain won the series with a 100% record.


2019 Ice Speedway of Nations
The 2019 Ice Speedway of Nations was the 41st edition of the FIM's Ice Speedway World Championship for national teams and the first in its re-branding as the Ice Speedway of Nations. The event was held at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium Togliatti, Russia.


2019 Ice Speedway of Nations
Russia won their 17th consecutive world title and also won the title for the 37th time (including Soviet Union) during the 41 years that the championships have been held.


2019 Icelandic Cup
The 2019 Icelandic Cup, also known as Mjólkurbikarinn for sponsorship reasons, was the 60th edition of the Icelandic national football cup. The 2019 Icelandic Cup final was played on 14 September at Laugardalsvöllur. The 2019 winners and current holders of the cup are Víkingur after beating FH 1–0 in the final.


2019 Icelandic Cup, Calendar
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:


2019 Icelandic Super Cup
The 2019 Icelandic Super Cup was the 48th final in the Icelandic Super Cup, an annual game between the 2018 Úrvalsdeild champions and the 2018 Icelandic Cup champions. The match was played at Origo völlurinn in Reykjavík on 18 April.


2019 Idaho State Bengals football team
The 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bengals were led by third-year head coach Rob Phenicie and played their home games at Holt Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.


2019 Idaho State Bengals football team, Previous season
The Bengals finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2019 Idaho State Bengals football team, Preseason, Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bengals were picked to finish in seventh place in both polls.


2019 Idaho State Bengals football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Bengals had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.


2019 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2019 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Petrino. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, Previous season
The Vandals finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky Conference.


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, Preseason, Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vandals were picked to finish in eighth place in both polls.


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Big Sky team
Offense – Noah Johnson – GuardSpecial Teams – Cade Coffey – Punter


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, Game summaries, Weber State
The loss was the 52nd for head coach Paul Petrino at Idaho, the most in Vandal history, passing Skip Stahley, whose record was 22–51–1 (.304) in eight seasons (1954–61).


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, Game summaries, at Portland State
Idaho was shut out by a Big Sky opponent for only the second time (1986) in over thirty years of league play.


2019 Idaho Vandals football team, NFL Draft
No Vandals were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Jake Luton of Oregon State, a Vandal quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2015, was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 189th overall.


2019 Iditarod
The 2019 Iditarod is the 47th iteration of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race held in Alaska. The race began on March 2, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, and ended on March 18, 2019, in Nome, Alaska.


2019 Iditarod
Fifty-two dog mushers participated in the race, among them former Iditarod champions Joar Leifseth Ulsom, Mitch Seavey, Martin Buser, Lance Mackey, and Jeff King; other veteran mushers such as Aliy Zirkle and Nicolas Petit; and ten rookies, including  Blair Braverman. On March 13, Peter Kaiser finished in first place, completing the course in nine days, 12 hours, 39 minutes and six seconds. Kaiser was the first Yup'ik native to win the Iditarod. Joar Leifseth Ulsom, the 2018 champion, came in a close second, finishing only twelve minutes after Kaiser. Jessie Royer placed third.


2019 Iditarod
Nicolas Petit, an early frontrunner in the race, dropped out on March 11 after his dogs refused to run farther. Along with Jessie Royer, Aliy Zirkle (fourth place) and Paige Drobny (seventh place) made history as the first three women to collectively finish in the top ten places of the Iditarod.


2019 Iditarod, Issues
The Iditarod Trail Committee's lead drug tester resigned prior to the signup, under pressure from some of the competitors. Companies Jack Daniels and Wells Fargo dropped their sponsorship of the race, possibly due to pressure from animal rights' activists.


2019 Iditarod, Issues
The general warmer climate of Alaskan winters over the past several years has mounted concerns that there is or will be a lack of snow for the race to utilize.


2019 Idol Star Lunar New Year Athletics Bowling Archery Rhythmic Gymnastics Penalty Shoot-out Championships
The 2019 Idol Star Championships Lunar New Year Special (Korean: 2019 설특집 아이돌스타 육상 볼링 양궁 리듬체조 승부차기 선수권 대회) was held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon was broadcast on MBC on February 5 and 6, 2019.


2019 Il Lombardia
The 2019 Il Lombardia was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 12 October 2019 in Italy. It was the 113th edition of Il Lombardia and the 37th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. Bauke Mollema of Trek–Segafredo became the first Dutch winner of Il Lombardia since Hennie Kuiper's victory in 1981. Also, for the first time since 1990, there were no Italian riders in the top 10.


2019 Il Lombardia, Teams
Twenty-five teams, consisting of all 18 UCI WorldTour teams and 7 UCI Professional Continental teams, of seven riders participated in the race. Of the 175 riders that started the race, 109 riders finished.


2019 Iligan local elections
Local elections held in Iligan City last May 13, 2019 as part of the Philippine general election. Registered voters elected officials for the local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the one congressman, and twelve councilors. At the end of filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) last October 2018, a total of 54 hopefuls have filed their COC for city's 15 elective positions: 4 are running for congressman, 4 for mayor, 3 for vice-mayor, and 13 for city councilors.


2019 Iligan local elections
On May 14, 2019, the incumbent mayor, vice-mayor, and congressman were declared winners by the city board of canvassers at the session hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. There were 184,058 eligible voters in the city for this election, and there were 133,537 votes cast, giving a voter turnout of 72.55%.


2019 Iligan local elections, Lone District Representative
Frederick Siao (NP) is the incumbent. He was reelected for his second term as district representative.


2019 Iligan local elections, Mayor
Celso Regencia (PDP-Laban) is the incumbent. Regencia won via landslide against businessman  Marianito Alemania (NP) and reelected for his 3rd and final term as city mayor.


2019 Iligan local elections, Vice Mayor
Jemar Vera-Cruz (PDP-Laban) is the incumbent and reelected for his second term as vice-mayor.


2019 Iligan local elections, City Councilors
Below is the result of election for city councilors. Parties are stated on their certificate of candidacies. A total of 41 hopefuls ran for 12 city assemblymen posts.


2019 Ilkley Trophy
The 2019 Ilkley Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Ilkley, United Kingdom between 17 and 23 June 2019.


2019 Ilkley Trophy, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Ilkley Trophy, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles
Austin Krajicek and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan were the defending champions but only Nedunchezhiyan chose to defend his title, partnering Purav Raja. Nedunchezhiyan lost in the semifinals to Marcus Daniell and Leander Paes.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles
Santiago González and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the title after defeating Daniell and Paes 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Singles
Sergiy Stakhovsky was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Men's Singles
Dominik Köpfer won the title after defeating Dennis Novak 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Women's Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Maria Sanchez were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Ellen Perez and Arina Rodionova.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Women's Doubles
Beatriz Haddad Maia and Luisa Stefani won the title, defeating Perez and Rodionova 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–4], in the final.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Women's Singles
Tereza Smitková was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Monica Niculescu.


2019 Ilkley Trophy – Women's Singles
Niculescu went on to win the title, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Lovie Smith.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Previous season
The 2018 team finished the season 4–8 overall, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Preseason, Preseason Big Ten poll
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Illinois was projected to finish in last in the West Division.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Schedule
Illinois' 2019 schedule began with three non-conference games, starting with Akron of the Mid-American Conference at home, a road game to UConn of the American Athletic Conference, and then at home again for Eastern Michigan of the Mid-American Conference. In Big Ten Conference play, Illinois played all members of the West Division and draws Michigan, Rutgers, and Michigan State from the East Division.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin, “KAM'S Miracle”
On October 19th, during the Homecoming Weekend, the Fighting Illini upset the undefeated No. 6 ranked Wisconsin Badgers on a 39-yard game-winning field goal by James McCourt. It was Illinois' first win against a top ranked team since 2007, when they had upset No. 1 ranked Ohio State in Columbus with a score of 28–21.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin, “KAM'S Miracle”
The weekend also marked the last nights of beloved campus bar KAM'S. KAM'S had been a popular bar on campus since 1975. In September 2019 it was announced that KAM'S would be closing on Sunday night of Homecoming 2019. The victory coincided with this closing.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State, “The Comeback In East Lansing”
Illinois started the road game off rough, giving up 14 points and only scoring a field goal in the first quarter. By halftime, they were losing 28–10 and at one point in a 28–3 deficit in the second quarter. After Halftime, both teams struggled in the 3rd quarter, scoring only 3 combined points. But the comeback started in the 4th quarter on which the first play was an Illinois touchdown on a 46-yard Brandon Peters pass to wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State, “The Comeback In East Lansing”
Then on the next Illinois possession, Reggie Corbin ran it in the end zone from 6-yards out to make the score 31–24. On the next Spartans possession, Michigan State's quarterback Brian Lewerke couldn't handle a bad snap and Illinois recovered the fumble at Michigan State's 8-yard line. Peters then tried throwing the game tying touchdown pass but it was intercepted in the end zone by MSU. On the ensuing possession, Lewerke threw an interception to Illinois defender Sydney Brown for a 76-yard touchdown.


2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State, “The Comeback In East Lansing”
But the score remained untied when Illinois kicker junior James McCourt missed the PAT to make it 31–30. Michigan State then drove down the field but only managed to kick a field goal to make the score 34–30, MSU leading with 3:17 remaining in the 4th. Illinois drove down the field, completing a 37-yard throw and catch by Peters to Imatorbhebhe and drove to the MSU 4-yard line. The Spartans defense then held and stopped the Illini on 4th and Goal but a defensive pass interference kept the game alive. Brandon Peters then completed a 6-yard, game-winning touchdown to tight end Daniel Barker with 5 seconds remaining. Illinois stopped Michigan State on the kickoff, sealing a Fighting Illini win. The victory clinched a bowl game for the Illini, their first since 2014.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team
The 2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team represented Illinois State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Redbirds played their home games at Duffy Bass Field as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by head coach Steve Holm, in his 1st season at Illinois State.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team, Previous Season
The 2018 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team notched a 22–28 (9–12) regular season record and finished tied for sixth in the MVC Conference standings. The Redbirds reached the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, where they were defeated by Bradley and Dallas Baptist. Illinois State did not receive an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated  Southeast Missouri State and Central Arkansas to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Dakota State.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team, Previous season
The Redbirds finished the 2018 season 6–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team, Preseason, MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Redbirds were predicted to finish in third place.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team, Preseason, Preseason All–MVFC team
The Redbirds had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.


2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team, FCS Playoffs
The Redbirds were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Southeast Missouri State.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game
The 2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game was a regular season NCAA college football game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Wisconsin Badgers that took place on October 19, 2019 over homecoming weekend at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. In a major upset victory, unranked Illinois overcame a 30.5 point spread and defeated heavily favored Wisconsin, 24–23, to claim their first conference victory of the season.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Background
The game took place over the University of Illinois's 109th Homecoming Weekend. Illinois had not won a Homecoming game since 2014. The Wisconsin Badgers had an undefeated record that included an impressive victory over No. 11 Michigan, and entered the game ranked No. 6 in the country in the most recent AP poll. The Badgers were considered a contender for the college football playoff and star running back Jonathan Taylor was widely considered a candidate for the Heisman Trophy, having finished sixth and ninth in Heisman Trophy voting during his first two seasons.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Background
The Illinois Fighting Illini were unranked and coming off a 4-game losing streak. They had a record of 2-4 overall, including a 0-3 conference record and a loss to Eastern Michigan. They had not defeated a ranked team since 2011, and were 30.5-point underdogs to Wisconsin.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Game Summary, First quarter
Wisconsin struck first with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jack Coan to Jake Ferguson to take a 7–0 lead with 9:45 remaining in the first quarter. Neither team would score for the remainder of the quarter, with Illinois missing a 40-yard field goal with 1:13 remaining.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Game Summary, Second quarter
Wisconsin's Collin Larsh converted a 24-yard field goal with 12:02 remaining in the quarter to put Wisconsin up 10–0. Illinois got onto the board with 5:53 remaining in the quarter on a 48-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brandon Peters to Donny Navarro to make it 10–7. Wisconsin extended their lead to 13–7 with 1:47 remaining in the half on a 44-yard Collin Larsh field goal.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Game Summary, Third quarter
An Illinois fumble early in the third quarter gave Wisconsin the ball on the Illinois 15 yard line. The Badgers quickly capitalized and Jonathan Taylor scored a 5-yard rushing touchdown to extend the lead to 20–7 with 10:31 remaining. Wisconsin was unable to extend their lead on their next drive after a missed 37-yard field goal. With 0:48 remaining in the third quarter, runningback Reggie Corbin scored Illinois's second touchdown on a 48-yard rush to make the score 20–14 heading into the fourth quarter.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Game Summary, Fourth quarter
The Badgers extended their lead to 23–14 on a 20-yard Larsh field goal with 9:46 remaining in the game. The Fighting Illini were unable to capitalize on their next possession and turned the ball over on downs to Wisconsin. However, a critical Jonathan Taylor fumble inside the 20-yard line with 7:12 remaining gave the Illini possession again. This time, the Fighting Illini were able to score on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Josh Imatorbhebhe to narrow the score to 23–21. Wisconsin regained possession with 5:43 remaining.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Game Summary, Fourth quarter
The Illini were unable to stop Wisconsin on their first set of downs as the Badgers advanced to gain a first down with 3:31 remaining. However, on the subsequent 3rd and 5, Jack Coan's pass was intercepted by Illinois's Tony Adams on the Illinois 47 yard line with 2:32 remaining. Illinois had advanced the ball to the 24 yard line with 4 seconds left when they called a timeout. Wisconsin had used all of their remaining timeouts and were unable to ice the kicker. Illinois's James McCourt converted a 39-yard field goal as time expired to win the game, 24–23.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Aftermath
Illinois fans rushed the field for the first time since the Fighting Illini defeated Michigan in 1983. Head coach Lovie Smith called the game the team's "signature win" with some commentators speculating that the game singlehandedly saved his job. Popular campus bar Kam's closed its door for the last time the day after the upset. The watering hole had been open since 1975 and was a favorite of University of Illinois students. A local apparel shop quickly printed shirts proclaiming, "It's a Kam's Miracle!" In the immediate aftermath of the game, SportsCenter declared it the biggest upset of the season. By point spread, the game is considered one of the largest upsets in college football history.


2019 Illinois vs. Wisconsin football game, Aftermath
Wisconsin went on to appear in the 106th Rose Bowl Game, which they lost in a tightly contested battle to the Oregon Ducks. Illinois finished the regular season 6–6 to become bowl eligible for the first time since Lovie Smith became the head coach. The Fighting Illini lost to the California Golden Bears in the Redbox Bowl, 35–20.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election
The 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on March 9, 2019. PDP's Emeka Ihedioha polled 38.29% of the total votes, defeating APC's Uche Nwosu who got 26.66% of popular votes, and several minor party candidates. Out of 27 LGAs, Ihedioha won in 11, while Nwosu won in 10.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election
Ihedioha emerged winner at the gubernatorial primary after defeating Samuel Anyanwu. His running mate was Gerard Iroha.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election
Of the 70 candidates who aspired for the governorship seat, 66 were male, four were female.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Imo State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election earlier scheduled for 30 September 2018 began by 4:00 pm on Monday 1 October and ended about 4:30 am Tuesday 2 October 2018, held at the Kanu Nwankwo Sports Centre, Owerri. Over 3,000 delegates were present from the 27 LGAs of the state. Former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha emerged winner with 1,723 delegate votes defeating closest rival, Samuel Anyanwu, Senator representing Imo East with 1,282 votes.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The exercise was declared to be peaceful by  the chairman gubernatorial primaries committee in Imo State, Emma Nwala, with jubilation in the air due to the election's conduct (although the delegates election was said to have been marked with irregularities). However, Anyanwu was said to have rejected the result and called for the cancellation and rerun of same. The only female contestant was also reported to have taken legal action against the winner. Other contestants include Athan Achonu who polled 63 votes, Prof. Jude Njoku 21 votes, Chukwuma Ekomaru (SAN) 7 votes and Chukwuemeka Ezeji 1 vote.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary elections in Imo State was as reported, "unsettling the party". This could be traced back to few weeks before the election. It was held from 30 September to 1 October 2018 "amidst confusion". Two of the ten contestants, Uche Nwosu and Hope Uzodinma, were declared winners, consecutively, leading to a state of confusion.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
Uzodinma was declared winner by the Chairman of Imo State governorship primary electoral committee, Ahmed Gulak, and said to have polled 423,895 votes, Prince Eze Madumere 128,325 votes, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu 10,329 votes, Sir George Eche 16,597 votes, Engr. Chuks Ololo 13,645 votes, Sir Jude Ejiogu 12,369 votes, Peter Gbujie 12,329 votes, Barr. Chima Anozie 11,071 votes, and Chris Nlemoha 9,253 votes. Nine of the 12 committee members, however, were said to have "disowned" him and declared Uche Nwosu winner. At the party's Secretariat in Owerri, nevertheless, the result, as announced by the committee secretary, Hon. Henry Idahagbon, had Uche Nwosu polling 455,655 votes, Air Commodore Peter Gbujie (rtd) 9,351 votes. The APC governorship primaries in Imo State was thereupon suspended from the party's national headquarters, with no reason given.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
Vanguard Nigeria reported the electoral committee chairman, Ibrahim Agbabiaka, announcing Uche Nwosu, the former Chief of Staff to Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha, as winner of the 2018 governorship primary in which he contested alongside nine others, at about 3:20 AM, having said to have polled 269,524 votes, Chuks Ololo 6,428 votes, Peter Gbujie 4,855 votes, Eze Madumere 2,646 votes, Jude Ejiogu 3,456 votes, Chima Anozie 3,248 votes, George Eche 2,454 votes, and Chris Nlemoha 925 votes.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The results were not, however, accepted by a coalition of aspirants called the Imo Allied forces, headed by Senator Hope Uzodinma and Eze Madumere, who claimed they were excluded from the process, even though the electoral chairman said, as he announced the results that all nine governorship aspirants were part of the process. Gulak, who earlier announced Nwosu won later returned to support the results announced by Agbaziaka.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The aggrieved party confessed to going to court to "stop" the primaries. Five of the aspirants later in October 2018 gave support to Uzodinma as being the winner, alongside a court ruling which went in his favor.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
Uche Nwosu later in December 2018 dumped APC and went ahead to become AA's gubernatorial candidate for the state, but not without having to contend in a legal battle with Myke Ikoku, the party's earlier nominee for the race, and other issues. Rt . Hon. Acho Ihim, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Imo State, who led a mass deflection alongside 17 others into the party, became his running mate.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 70 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP ex-lawmaker governorship aspirant, Senator Emeka Ihedioha, won election for a first term polling 273,404 votes, defeating AA's Uche Nwosu who came second with 190,364 votes, Ifeanyi Araraume of APGA third with 114,676 votes, Hope Uzodinma of APC fourth with 96,458 votes, and several minority party candidates. The AA candidate's candidature was later invalidated by a court, for violating the section 37 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) by obtaining nomination from two parties, APC and AA. Likewise, the APC was said to have no candidate for the election, hence, the PDP candidate's victory.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,221,008 while 823,743 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 739,485, while total number of valid votes was 714,355. Total rejected votes were 25,130.


2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election from the local government areas of the state for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 714,355 represents the 70 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Ihedioha. Blue represents LGAs won by Nwosu. White represents LGAs won by others.


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
The 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by second-year head coach Eric Morris. They finished the season 5–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 6th place.


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2018 season 6–5, 6–2 in Southland play to win a share of the Southland Conference championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Montana State.


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 11, 2019, the Southland Conference announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cardinals having five players selected.


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team, Preseason, Preseason Poll
On July 18, 2019, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in third place. UIW also received one first place vote.


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team, Schedule
UIW announced its 2019 football schedule on February 13, 2019. The schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games. Source:


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team, Postseason honors
The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2019 season:


2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team, Postseason honors
All–Southland Conference Third–TeamOL  Terence Hickman II – SeniorOL  Brandon Floores – SeniorLB  Kelechi Anyalebechi – SophomoreDB  Jaylon Jimmerson – Freshman


2019 Indanan bombings
The 2019 Indanan bombings occurred on 28 June 2019, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives in two areas of a military camp in Indanan, Sulu, Philippines killing three soldiers and three civilians. The Philippine military confirmed it was two suicide bombers that caused the attack. They also believed that the attack was conducted in a similar manner to an attack on a cathedral in Jolo in January 2019. The military also blames the Abu Sayyaf for the earlier attack.


2019 Indanan bombings, Bombings
The attacks took place at a tactical command post of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the Philippine Army in Barangay Kajatian. The first bomber detonated their improvised explosive device while being inspected at the military facility's gate while a second bomber described as an individual with a short stature wearing black and a bonnet ran into the camp shortly after the first attack. Soldiers fired shots at the second bomber who dropped to the ground causing the bomb he was wearing to detonated. The bomber was believed to be heading to the camp's barracks where there was an ongoing ceremony at the time of the attacks.


2019 Indanan bombings, Bombings
Aside from the two bombers, the blasts killed six others; three soldiers and three civilians. 14 other soldiers were left injured.


2019 Indanan bombings, Perpetrators
One of the perpetrators of the bombings was a 23 year old Filipino militant who was a member of an Abu Sayyaf faction led by Hajan Sawadjaan. The individual was identified as a first case of a Filipino national carrying a suicide attack in the country which is a cause of concern by authorities. The Filipino militant was the one responsible for the first explosion at the military camp's gate.


2019 Indanan bombings, Perpetrators
The other bomber was characterized as a person with Caucasian features and of Moroccan descent. The identity of the second bomber was a presumption by the military from visual assessment of troops and the viewing of old videos of two Moroccan boys under the custody of Sawadjaan after their father detonated himself in the 2018 Lamitan bombing.


2019 Indanan bombings, Perpetrators
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant also claimed credit for the bombings.


2019 Indanan bombings, Reactions, Domestic
President Rodrigo Duterte conferred posthumous recognition to the three soldier casualties. The soldiers who died as a result of the attack were awarded the Order of Lapu-Lapu, Rank of Kalasag. He also paid a visit to 14 soldiers injured from the attack.


2019 Indanan bombings, Reactions, Domestic
Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana voiced concern regarding the frequency of suicide bombings in the country after the Indanan bombings followed the 2018 Lamitan and January 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings which were believed to be suicide attacks.


2019 Indanan bombings, Reactions, Domestic
Personnel of the Army 1st Brigade Combat Team stationed elsewhere were deployed in Sulu to boost security efforts in the area.


2019 Indanan bombings, Reactions, Security analysts
Some security analysts from outside the Philippines noted of the attack. Zachary Abuza of the National War College in Washington described the Indanan bombings as an escalation but added that it is also a "sign of increased radicalization" while Sidney Jones said the incident brought a "lethal new ideology" in the country. Jones described that the influence of the noted that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's influence in the Philippines "remains strong" citing the recent suicide bombings in the country and recent propaganda videos of the group.


2019 Indanan bombings, Reactions, Security analysts
But Dr. Rommel C. Banlaoi, Chairman of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) and former Professor of Political Science at the National Defense College of the Philippines, argues that a suicide bombing involving a Filipino is no longer surprising as the Tausugs in Mindanao have the long history of suicide attacks during the Spanish and American colonial occupations. Dr. Banlaoi also warns that the successive incidents of suicide bombings in the country are indications that suicide terrorism is the newest face of threat in the Philippines and everybody should do their part to counter it. As early as 2006, Dr. Banlaoi was already warning about the possibility of suicide terrorism in the Philippines involving a Filipino.


2019 Indelimane attack
On 1 November 2019, a mass shooting occurred at an army post in Ménaka Region, Mali, killing 53 soldiers and a civilian. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.


2019 Independence Bowl
The 2019 Independence Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2019, with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN. It was the 44th edition of the Independence Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar, the game was officially known as the Walk-On's Independence Bowl.


2019 Independence Bowl, Teams
The bowl featured the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs of Conference USA (C-USA) against the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was the fifth meeting between the two programs and their first meeting in a bowl game; Miami had won each of their previous four meetings.


2019 Independence Bowl, Teams, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference). They were co-champions of the West Division of C-USA; UAB advanced to the C-USA Championship Game due to their regular season win over the Bulldogs. This was Louisiana Tech's fifth Independence Bowl, tying them with Ole Miss for the most appearances in the game. The Bulldogs had a record of 2–1–1 in prior editions of the bowl, most recently with their 2008 team winning that season's Independence Bowl over Northern Illinois, 17–10.


2019 Independence Bowl, Teams, Miami Hurricanes
Miami entered the bowl at 6–6 (4–4 in conference). They finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Coastal Division of the ACC. The Hurricanes started their regular season with two losses, won six of their next eight games, and then finished with two losses. The 2014 Hurricanes appeared in that season's Independence Bowl, losing to South Carolina, 24–21.


2019 Independence Bowl, Teams, Miami Hurricanes
Miami was missing several key players for the game, three due to injury and four due to NFL draft considerations.


2019 Independence Bowl, Game summary
The Bulldogs' win made them the first Group of Five team to shut out a Power Five team in a bowl game in either the Bowl Championship Series (1998–2013) or College Football Playoff (2014–present) era.


2019 Independence Cup
The Port Vila Independence Cup is a cup held in Port Vila in July. The final match is played on July 30, Vanuatu's independence day. The cup is played by eight teams that played the previous Port Vila Premier League season. So, the 2019 cup was played by the teams that played 2018-19 Port Vila Premier League


2019 Independence Cup, Teams
The 2019 Port Vila Independence Cup was played by the eight teams that played 2018–19 Port Vila Premier League. That was the last official tournament of Amicale because the team ended its football activities.


2019 Independence Cup, Quarter Finals
21 July 2019Galaxy 4x0 ShepherdsTupuji Imere 3x2 Erakor Golden StarTafea 4x3 Yatel Ifira Black Bird 1x0 Amicale


2019 Independence Cup, Semi Finals
27 July 2019Galaxy 0x1 Tupuj ImereTafea 2x0 Ifira Black Bird


2019 India Open (badminton)
The 2019 India Open (officially known as the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in India from 26 to 31 March 2019 and had a total purse of $350,000.


2019 India Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2019 India Open was the eighth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the India Open championships, which had been held since 2008. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of India with sanction from the BWF.


2019 India Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi, India.


2019 India Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.


2019 India Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$350,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 India alcohol poisoning
In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in India.


2019 India alcohol poisoning
In Uttarakhand, 32 people died after consuming illegal liquor served to them as part of a mourning ritual. Authorities say they believe the two incidents are linked, with mourners probably having made the journey from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand to transport liquor to sell.


2019 India alcohol poisoning
Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India's National Crime Records Bureau, 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in 2015 — nearly all of them men.


2019 India doctors' strike
On 11 June 2019, following the assault of two junior doctors at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) the previous night, junior doctors in Kolkata began protesting and demanded that the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, should intervene and provide adequate security to medical professionals. The protests caused a collapse of healthcare facilities in the state. Protests continued through 13 June, despite attempts at mediation, resulting in the chief minister issuing an ultimatum to the protesting doctors. The doctors ignored the ultimatum, asking the government to meet their demands for security and for the chief minister to give them a public apology.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Historical incidents
According to an Indian Medical Association survey, due to the increasing reports of violence against doctors, the main source of stress for doctors was fear of violence, followed by the fear of being sued. 62% of the doctors who answered the survey reported that they were unable to see their patients without any fear of violence, and 57% had also considered hiring security staff at their workplace.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Historical incidents
When healthcare workers were assaulted, they frequently resorted to peaceful strikes, which sometimes included termination of ward and emergency services. During such protests, it was not uncommon for the public to attack the protesters.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Historical incidents
In a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, 40% of the doctors reported being exposed to violence in the last year. The point of delivery of emergency services was the most common place of violence and verbal abuse was the most common form of violence. The most common symptoms experienced by the doctors who were subjected to violence were anger, frustration and irritability. Out of those who were exposed to violence, only 44% reported the incidents to the authorities.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Historical incidents
Instances of assaulting medical professionals in government and private hospitals is common in West Bengal and India.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Historical incidents
In an incident in early June 2019, a case was registered against a 17-year-old boy and his friend for allegedly assaulting a doctor at a hospital in Maharashtra after his father died during treatment. Even earlier in April 2019, the administration of the Kaushal Sharma Hospital filed a police complaint against the relative of a patient who slapped a doctor.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Origin of protests
Another of these incidents occurred on the night of 10 June 2019 after Mohammed Shaheed, a 75-year-old patient from Tangra, Calcutta, passed away at NRS Medical College. Eleven relatives of the deceased were upset over the patient's death and alleged that he died due to medical negligence. They claimed that the body of the deceased was not handed over to them on time. Staff at the hospital stated that the relatives also misbehaved with junior doctors. Shortly after, a mob reached NRSMCH at around 11 pm (UTC+05:30) and fought with the junior doctors.


2019 India doctors' strike, Background, Origin of protests
The clashes turned the premises into a "battleground" at night and the morning after as doctors at the facility alleged that over 200 people arrived on trucks to assault doctors and destroy hospital property. Another account states that the people arrived in cars wearing helmets to attack doctors at the hospital. Two intern doctors, Paribaha Mukhopadhyay and Yash Tekwani, who were dealing with the protests by the deceased patient's relatives, were injured in the ensuing clashes. Yash was admitted at NRSMCH with Paribaha being admitted in an intensive care unit at the Institute of Neurosciences in Kolkata after they both suffered head injuries. Paribaha suffered a deep dent in the frontal bone as suggested by a CT scan image uploaded by doctors at the hospital.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 1: 11 June 2019
On 11 June 2019, at least 50 intern doctors closed the gates of the NRSMCH to protest against the attack on the two junior doctors and demanded that the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, takes adequate action and provides security to doctors. The doctors alleged that the police took no action after the two junior doctors were assaulted the previous night. The West Bengal Doctors' Forum proposed to stop all work at the outpatient departments of all state-run hospitals in West Bengal from the next day. A member of the forum also added that emergency services would remain active at all hospitals.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 2: 12 June 2019
As protests entered the second day on 12 June 2019, patients across West Bengal were left without healthcare as junior doctors continued with the strike. On the same day, the agitation of intern doctors at the NRSMCH spilled over to all thirteen state-run hospitals and medical colleges in the city and at least six other district hospitals, causing disruption of regular medical services. Affected hospitals included the Calcutta National Medical College Hospital, Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, SSKM Hospital, R G Kar Hospital, and medical colleges in Murshidabad, Midnapore, North Bengal and Bankura.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 2: 12 June 2019
All departments, including outpatient departments and pathological laboratories were shut down following the protests of the junior doctors. Protestors said that work will not resume at the hospitals until full protection is given to medical professionals. Contrary to statements by the Doctors' Forum, emergency wards in at least three state-run hospitals, NRSMCH, SSKM Hospital and Burdwan Medical College remained closed.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 2: 12 June 2019, Mediation
West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) president and AITC MLA Nirmal Maji told Press Trust of India (PTI) that officials were trying to convince the doctors to resume work. While the protestors requested direct intervention from the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, only her deputy, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Minister of State for Health, visited NRSMCH. There were meetings between doctors and representatives of the state government. A spokesperson for the government stated that the Chief Minister was herself monitoring the situation. Mamata Banerjee's nephew, MP Abhishek Banerjee also appealed to the doctors to resume work. However, mediation was not successful and protests continued.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 2: 12 June 2019, Planned protests
Medical associations across the country threatened to strike on June 14 to protest over the rising violence against doctors, which is predicted to hit medical services across the country. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Resident Doctors' Association declared a boycott on June 14 in line with the directions of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) which directed all its state branches to stage protests and wear black badges on the day. The IMA asked state presidents and secretaries to organise demonstrations at their respective district collectors' officers between 10 am and 12 noon. The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) also called for a full medical strike on the day to protest against the assault of the doctors.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 3: 13 June 2019
As protests entered the third day on 13 June 2019, all outpatient departments of government hospitals remained closed, with only senior doctors manning emergency wards and outpatient departments at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata and Burdwan Medical College. Despite the ultimatum, protests continued with junior doctors stating that the agitation will continue until their demands for security and a public apology from the Chief Minister are met. Resident doctors at the AIIMS in Delhi worked on 13 June with bandages on their heads as a symbolic protest.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 3: 13 June 2019, Ultimatum
On 13 June 2019, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee issued an ultimatum to the doctors on strike to return to work within 4 hours (by 2 pm local time). She made the statement while visiting the state-run SSKM Hospital to talk to the junior doctors on strike. Speaking about the doctors, she said, "They are outsiders. The government will not support them in any way. I condemn doctors who have gone on strike. Policemen die in line of duty but the police don't go on a strike," further adding that the strike will not be tolerated.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 3: 13 June 2019, Resignations
At late night, the principal and medical superintendent of NRSMCH, Professor Saibal Mukherjee and Professor Sourav Chatterjee stepped down from their positions. They submitted their resignation via email to the state director of medical education.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 4: 14 June 2019
On June 14, 2019, the DMA organized a statewide medical strike in Delhi. Resident doctors at AIIMS New Delhi and Safdarjung Hospital boycotted their work. In Maharashtra, around 4,500 resident doctors suspended outpatient departments, wards and diagnostic services from 8 am to 5 pm. Emergency services at either places were not hampered. Doctors also staged a protest at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad. Protests in West Bengal went into the fourth day as outdoor facilities, emergency wards and pathological wards of many state-run hospitals remained closed. More than 700 doctors resigned from state-run hospitals, with dozens of doctors from Darjeeling and Kolkata resigning to protest the violence against doctors.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 4: 14 June 2019, Planned protests
The IMA called for a nation-wide strike on 17 June 2019. The association also stated that it will ask Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a central law to prevent violence against doctors.


2019 India doctors' strike, Protests, Day 5: 15 June 2019
As protests entered 15 June 2019, the doctors were protesting for the fifth straight day. The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association stated that 15 hospitals in Delhi held protests. The AIIMS Resident Doctors' Association issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the West Bengal government. Around 246 resignations were given by doctors working in various government hospitals in West Bengal.


2019 India doctors' strike, Aftermath
As of 14 June 2019, five people have been arrested in connection to the assault of the two junior doctors. The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that the bail prayers of the arrested were rejected.


2019 India doctors' strike, Aftermath
The incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the protests are the result of a conspiracy between the Left Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She stated that she held the BJP responsible and accused BJP party leader and Union Home Minister, Amit Shah of "creat[ing] confusion and communal tension in the state". The state BJP chief, Dilip Ghosh then alleged that the Chief Minister is not taking action against the people who assaulted the doctors, because they are "her voters".


2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash
On 3 June 2019, an Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force en route from Jorhat Airport in Assam to Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh lost contact with ground control about 33 minutes after takeoff. There were 13 people on board. After a week-long search operation, the wreckage with no survivors was found near Pari hills close to Gatte village in Arunachal Pradesh at the elevation of 12000 feet.


2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash, Passengers
There were 13 Indian Air Force personnel, eight crew members and five passengers; on board the aircraft. None of them survived the crash.


2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash, Search operation
The Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft was en route from Jorhat Airport in Assam to Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh on 3 June 2019. The aircraft took off from Johrat at 12:27 pm IST and lost contact with ground control at 1 pm IST, about 33 minutes after takeoff.


2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash, Search operation
After eight days of search operation that had been hindered by poor weather, on 11 June 2019, the wreckage of the aircraft was found near Pari hills close to Gatte village, 16 km north of Lipo in Arunachal Pradesh, at 12,000 feet elevation. The Indian Air Force had previously offered a cash reward of ₹5 lakh (US$7,000) for anyone who could share information on the aircraft. A fleet of Sukhoi-30, C-130J and An-32 aircraft and Mi-17 and ALH helicopters as well as the Indian Army, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the state police forces were deployed for the search operation. The Indian Navy's P-8i aircraft was also deployed. ISRO's Cartosat and RISAT satellites were also used.


2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash, Search operation
On 12 June  2019, a team of 15 rescuers were airdropped near the crash site, but were unable to reach the location due to rough terrain and bad weather. The next day the rescue team reached the site and reported that there were no survivors, and that they had recovered the aircraft's flight recorders.


2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
The 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, officially known as Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien Maurice 2019 or simply JIOI Maurice 2019, is the 10th edition of this multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees of Indian Ocean island nations. It was held in Mauritius from July 19 – 28, 2019.


2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, The Games, Participating IOCs
Over 2,000 athletes, from 7 countries, participated in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.


2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, The Games, Sports
A total of 14 sports will be represented in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.


2019 Indian Open
The 2019 Indian Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was due to take place between 18 and 22 September 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty in Kochi, India but was postponed due to the 2018 Kerala floods. The rescheduled Indian Open was played in Kochi from 27 February to 3 March 2019. It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.


2019 Indian Open
Qualifying took place on 15 and 16 August 2018 in Preston, England.


2019 Indian Open
John Higgins was the defending champion, having beaten Anthony McGill 5–1 in the 2017 final, but he lost to Matthew Selt in the semi-finals.


2019 Indian Open
Selt went on to win his first ranking title, beating Lyu Haotian 5–3 in the final.


2019 Indian Open
Zhou Yuelong made the first maximum break of his career in the fourth frame of his first round loss to Lyu Haotian. It was the 150th maximum in professional events.


2019 Indian Open, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2019 Indian Open, Qualifying
These matches were held between 15 and 16 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.


2019 Indian Premier League
The 2019 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 12, was the twelfth season of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. At one point other countries were considered to host the tournament, due to the Indian general elections but eventually the tournament was played entirely in India with the season commencing on 23 March.


2019 Indian Premier League
India's opening match at the 2019 Cricket World Cup was postponed from 2 to 5 June as the BCCI were directed to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between the conclusion of IPL and India's subsequent international fixture as per Lodha Committee's recommendation.