2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, State elections in Styria
Each won one basic mandate in the regional district that includes Graz, the capital, and a second one by aggregating their statewide votes. The Greens won five basic mandates outright, three of them in the Graz district, and received one more in the second stage of the seat-allocation process, bringing their total of 6, thereby doubling their strength in the Landtag. The turnout in this election was 64.5%, the lowest in history.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, State elections in Styria
As a result of the large shifts in voter support among the parties, the constellation of power in Styria came to mirror that at the federal level: Multiple variants of possible coalitions led by the ÖVP as the leading party were possible, but a coalition government with the Greens as a junior coalition partner would have required the inclusion of a third small party.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, State elections in Styria
While coalition negotiations between the ÖVP and the Greens were continuing at the federal level, they were concluded in Styria in only three weeks. On Monday, December 16, 2019, ÖVP and SPÖ presented an agreement for a joint government dubbed „Koalition weiß-grün“ (White-Green Coalition), which eschewed reference to the two parties' traditional political colors (black and red, respectively). The newly formed coalition was also promoted as a "Partnership for Reform" and a "Partnership for the Future."


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, State elections in Styria
Notwithstanding the novel branding, this pact was a new edition of a conventional "grand coalition" between Austria's traditional center-right and center-left parties. Reflecting the ÖVP election win, the new government was led by Hermann Schützenhöfer (ÖVP) as Governor. Anton Lang (SPÖ) was the deputy governor. Because of the shift in respective electoral support for the two parties, the ÖVP had one more seat in the provincial government, filled by ex-minister Juliane Bogner-Strauß.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, State elections in Styria
The Styrian Landtag met on Tuesday, 17 December, for its inaugural session. The immediate task of the re-constituted body consisted of electing its three presiding officers (one each from the three largest parties), installing in the new state government pursuant to the coalition agreement, and designating Styria's nine representatives in the Bundesrat, the upper chamber of Austria's bicameral national parliament.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
On 29 December the ÖVP and the Greens informed the media that their coalition negotiations are close to coming to fruition. This followed a series of one-on-one talks between Kurz and Kogler that continued over the weekend and into the new week, with a few details remaining to be worked out. Prospective ministers were to pay courtesy calls to federal president Van der Bellen, who wished to confer with each one of them prior to them being sworn in. The public presentation of the coalition government was expected as early as 2 January 2020. According to the Salzburger Nachrichten, the post of ministers of the Interior, Foreign Relations, Finances, Economy, Instruction and Agriculture will be given to ÖVP members, while the posts of ministers of Infrastructures, Environment, Justice, Health and Social Affairs will go to the Greens.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
The coalition agreement on a joint government program and on the allocation of ministerial portfolios must, however, be approved by the rank and file of the Green party at a national party congress (Bundeskongress) called for that purpose, in keeping with the party's commitment to Basisdemokratie, which can be translated as bottom-up or grassroots democracy, here as an organizational principle within the party. The invitation to the Congress was delivered by email shortly before midnight on Saturday.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
The party's internal rules required at least one week notice, and the delegates had yet to see the full text of the coalition agreement on which they were to vote. Therefore, the party's ratification of the negotiated coalition agreement through its 276 delegates at the party congress could not take place until 4 January 2020. The earliest swearing-in date could have been 7 January 2020 because the Monday the 6th is a national holiday in Austria.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
Even if approval was likely, the Green Party Congress (dubbed BuKo) was to give an idea of how unified the party is, and whether internal fissures will jeopardize its leadership's role and effectiveness as junior partner in the anticipated ÖVP–Green coalition government, the first of its kind at the federal level.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
On New Year's Day, 22:00 local time, in a joint televised appearance, Sebastian Kurz and Werner Kogler announced the successful conclusion of their coalition talks and formation of a new joint government, with the formal government program to be released on 2 January. They complimented each other and thanked Austrians for their patience. Between them, the two parties had 97 seats, a five-seat majority.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
Kurz said a very good result had been achieved; not just a deal based on the least common denominator. He again stressed that two parties had received their respective mandates from the voters for different reasons: Tax relief and a hard line against illegal immigration and "political Islam" in the case of the ÖVP; the imperative to fight climate change in the case of the Greens.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
Kogler acknowledged that the negotiations were not easy, given the different orientations and policy positions of the two parties, and expressed a commitment to assume governing responsibility for the entirety of the Austrian "population", rather than just those who had voted Green or those who possess the right to vote. That larger constituency includes children and noncitizens. By expressing support for social policies to address child poverty and the challenges of other socially disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly, Kogler reaffirmed that the Green party stands for more than the environmental agenda.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
Also invoked was another core issue associated with the Green Party: Transparenz. While this is easily translated as transparency, it is a somewhat more expansive concept in Austrian political discourse that encompasses open government, freedom of information, ethics in public life, and the fight against corruption. The need for the latter was highlighted by the Ibiza affair that precipitated the fall of the previous coalition (Kurz Government I) and necessitated premature national elections in 2019, following a vote of no-confidence in the National Council.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
The joint announcement also paid homage to the idea that policymaking need not be a zero-sum game, and that the parties' divergent policy goals and priorities with respect to tax relief and environmental policy measures can be reconciled and pursued through compromise, with due consideration of their disparate impact on different income strata in the population, and ameliorative policy measures (Sozialausgleich). Kurz made an analogous point about protecting the country's border (ÖVP priority) and protecting the environment (Green priority).


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
Kogler echoed President van der Bellen's message of national unity by quoting him for the proposition that "if you love your country, you don't split it."


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, ÖVP-Green coalition agreement reached by party negotiating teams and leaders
The joint announcement was brief and cordial. No mention was made of a carbon tax or any specific policy measures or of the allocation of portfolios in the new government, at least half of which are expected to be assumed by women. No questions were entertained from members of the media.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, Green Party Congress ratifies coalition pact
On 4 January 2020, a national party convention cleared the way for the Greens to share governing power with the conservatives New People's Party (ÖVP) in a Kurz-Kogler Cabinet, to be sworn in next week.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, Green Party Congress ratifies coalition pact
276 Green Party delegates from across the country met in Salzburg for a party congress required by the party's charter to formally approve the party's participation with the ÖVP on the terms spelled out in the coalition pact hammered out by Kurz and Kogler, and their respective negotiating teams, over the course of three month following the snap elections of 2019. The vote, taken on the open floor by show of hands with voting cards, was overwhelmingly in favor: 205 votes out of 220 (or 93.18%), with only 15 voting against.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, Green Party Congress ratifies coalition pact
The floor vote followed an open-mic session in which speakers had two minutes each to make statements, which some delegates used to voice criticism about the party having made too many concessions on core Green principles and positions, such as with respect to expansion of police powers and pretrial detention of persons deemed public security risks, and policies that reflect a contempt for human rights. Lack of progress on the issue of non-discrimination against homosexuals was also invoked as a reason to oppose the alliance with the Conservatives.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, Green Party Congress ratifies coalition pact
A motion for a secret convention vote was resoundingly rejected.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, Green Party Congress ratifies coalition pact
The designation of the five Greens to assume positions in the new Government—a selection that had been made and approved unanimously by the party's expanded executive committee—was put to a convention floor vote separately, and received near-unanimous approval with 99.25% of the votes, with only one No vote and one abstention. Among the Green members of the new Government is a former refugee from Bosnia, who will head the ministry of justice.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, Swearing-in of the new government
On Tuesday, 7 January 2020, President Van der Bellen swore in the new ÖVP-Green government at the Hofburg (11AM local time).


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, First state elections following formation of ÖVP–Green coalition
Regional elections for the Landtag of Burgenland, Austria's easternmost and least populous state, were held on January 26, 2020, and yielded an unexpected outcome: An absolute majority for the Social Democrats (SPÖ), who had governed the State in a coalition with the FPÖ. Both parties are currently in opposition to the ÖVP-Green coalition government at the national level. The Burgenland elections were called ahead of schedule, following the Ibiza affair.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, First state elections following formation of ÖVP–Green coalition
Both FPÖ and SPÖ suffered major setbacks in the national parliamentary elections of 2019 and in the 2019 Landtag elections in neighboring Styria, but nevertheless became the junior partner in an ÖVP-SPÖ coalition there. Burgenland uses a more personalized election system for Land election in which a preference vote for a candidate trumps the vote for a party list, with a 4% threshold to keep out the smallest parties. Of the six lists that competed, two did not surpass the threshold, including the NEOS.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, First state elections following formation of ÖVP–Green coalition
According to preliminary results, the SPÖ garnered close to 50% of the votes, which translates into a majority in the provincial legislature, making a coalition with another party unnecessary. SPÖ leader and incumbent Governor Hans Peter Doskozil had steered pragmatic course, focusing on traditional Socialist objectives, such as higher wages, and had taken a more restrictive stance on immigration than the national SPÖ. He succeeded in his bid to demonstrate that the SPÖ is still capable of winning elections if it stays attuned to what the people want. Doskozil benefited from high personal popularity and from the "Governor-bonus" despite being handicapped in his re-election campaigning by a subdued voice related to vocal cord problems.


2019 Austrian legislative election, Government formation, First state elections following formation of ÖVP–Green coalition
The New ÖVP received 30.6% of the vote while support for the FPÖ dropped to 9.7%. The Greens held steady with 6.5% but performed worse than had been projected. Seventy-five percent of the 250,181 registered voters turned out. Commentators and pundits expected that the SPÖ's overwhelming victory under Doskozil in Burgenland would have repercussions for the SPÖ at the national level, both with respect to the composition of its leadership, and the party's search for its place in Austria's evolving political landscape.


2019 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2019 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 11 August 2019.


2019 Auto Club 400
The 2019 Auto Club 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 17, 2019, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was won by Kyle Busch, his 200th win across all three of NASCAR's national divisions.


2019 Auto Club 400, Report, Background
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.


2019 Auto Club 400, First practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 40.137 seconds and a speed of 179.386 mph (288.694 km/h).


2019 Auto Club 400, Qualifying
Austin Dillon scored the pole for the race with a time of 39.982 and a speed of 180.081 mph (289.812 km/h) after no drivers completed a lap in the final round of qualifying.


2019 Auto Club 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 40.940 seconds and a speed of 175.867 mph (283.031 km/h).


2019 Auto Club 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 40.759 seconds and a speed of 176.648 mph (284.287 km/h).


2019 Auto Club 400, Media, Television
The race was the 19th race Fox Sports covered at the Auto Club Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Auto Club winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called the race in the booth for Fox. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.


2019 Auto Club 400, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 2001 race winner Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field raced their way down the front stretch.


2019 Auto Club 400, Media, Radio
Kyle Rickey called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field raced their way through turns 1 and 2 & Dan Hubbard called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field raced their way through turns 3 and 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch had the pit road duties for MRN.


2019 Ayawaso West by-election
The Ayawaso West by-election took place on 31 January 2019 after the death of the incumbent MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on 21 November 2018. Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party was elected with 69% of the vote.


2019 Ayawaso West by-election, Violence
Violence erupted in the area of the La-Bawaleshie polling station two hours after the election had started, though there was no death recorded there where casualties. Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George was assaulted and 18 people were wounded by gunshot. According to YEN.com, the perpetrators were masked men, and alleged to be National Security Operatives. YEN.com.


2019 Ayawaso West by-election, Commission
In February 2020, a 3-member commission was established by the GoG to investigate into the violence during the by-election. It was claimed to be set-up by Mahamudu Bawumia with the permission of Nana Akufo-Addo.


2019 Azadi march
The 2019 Azadi march was a protest march led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) in Islamabad, Pakistan from 28 October 2019. The march opposed Prime Minister Imran Khan, demanding his resignation, and new elections. No women were part of the protests. The protest involved tens of thousands of protesters.


2019 Azadi march, Background
Islamists had accused the government of Imran Khan of Zionism, Qadianiat and authoritarianism ever since he delved into politics. These allegations would increase when Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan herself claimed that he was a Zionist puppet.


2019 Azadi march, Background
Later on further controversies would corroborate their allegations including accusations of 2018 general elections, appointment of Ahmadi economist Atif Mian as an advisor in the EAC on 1 September 2018, the alleged visit to Pakistan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 25 October 2019 and later acquitting of Asia Bibi who was convicted of Blasphemy, the arresting of Khadim Hussain Rizvi and other TLP leaders on 23 November 2018, arresting of members of the other two main opposition parties Maryam Nawaz(August 2019) and Asif Ali Zardari(June 2019) and accusations of bribing Members of the Parliament which were raised  during a No confidence motion against Senate Chairperson Sadiq Sanjrani and Deputy Chairperson Saleem Mandviwalla in August 2019 when 64 parliamentarians of 53 parliamentarians required raised their hands yet 50 parliamentarians voted in the secret ballot. The country had also underwent a Debt crisis and Inflation in 2019 during his regime.


2019 Azadi march, Background
In June 2019 the party had announced that it would hold a great march towards the capital.


2019 Azadi march, Background
It was decided that the Government, with its firm belief in upholding democratic ideals, would allow the proposed Azadi March, if it takes place within the ambit of law and the Constitution as interpreted in the decisions of the Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court


2019 Azadi march, Background
On 4 October 2019 Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman announced that the Azadi March would commence on 27 October 2019 in order to force the Prime Minister to resign, it was to reach Islamabad by 31 October 2019, Fazl had said that the march will commence from karachi. On 11 October 2019 Maulana Fazl ur Rehman had an important meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said al maliki regarding the political situation of the country and persuaded him to call of the Azadi March.


2019 Azadi march, Background
The two major Pakistani opposition parties, PPP and PML-N had said that although they would not join the Azadi March physically yet they would provide support to JUI-F in the Azadi March. After a meeting on 14 October 2019, ANP president Asfandyar Wali Khan said that he would lead the Azadi March if Maulana Fazl ur Rehman is arrested. On 21 October 2019 two JUI (F) leaders, Maulana Shafiq-ur-Rehman and Maulana Muhammad Irshad, were arrested when they were caught inciting people against the government to join the Azadi March in Shams Colony, Islamabad.


2019 Azadi march, Background
The government would then form a seven member committee headed by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak consisting of Education minister Shafqat Mahmood, Religious Minister Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Minister for planning development and special initiatives Asad Umar to negotiate with the opposition led Rehbar committee to end the Azadi March however the Committee demanded the resignation of Imran Khan. Once the Committee returned to Prime Minister Imran Khan the government allowed the Azadi March as long as it be held within ambit of law.


2019 Azadi march, Background
NACTA would later on alert the leaders of various political parties, especially those participating in the Azadi March regarding the danger of terrorist attacks. On 26 October 2019 JUI-F Islamabad General Secretary Mufti Muhammad Abdullah and Islamabad's Deputy Commissioner signed an agreement that the march will not enter the Red Zone in exchange for a NOC. At a news conference at Bannu Akram Durrani, the head of the Rehbar committee, announced that the participants of the Azadi March would not enter the Red Zone.


2019 Azadi march, Background
The government created a two-layer security ring for the protection of the Red Zone and had placed hundreds of containers at roadsides and greenbelts in case of need, the government also took additional security measures to protect the Faizabad Interchange and important entry points like Rawat and Tarnol. The protesters would ensure that the participants do not leave their designated value, public rights would not be violated and would hold responsibility for internal security. The government on the other hand would neither create hurdles for the protestors nor block their food supply.


2019 Azadi march, Background
According to JUI-F plans after having a speech in Sohrab Goth regarding Kashmir the marchers will depart from the area after being joined by caravans from Hub, after being joined by more caravans at Rohri bus stand, Sukkur the marchers will enter Punjab through Ubauro. Marchers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would gather at meeting areas in Peshawar, Mardan, Charsadda, Nowshera and Buner for solidarity with Kashmir before joining at a meeting point on Grand Trunk Road. A JUI-F convoy lead by Maulana Abdul Wasey would also start from Baleli road, Quetta and reach Islamabad via the Loralai-Dera Ghazi Khan route, marchers would also come from Chaghi, Nushki, Gwadar and Turbat. Shortly before the Rally started on 27 October, JUI-F leader Mufti Kifayatullah was arrested in Islamabad.


2019 Azadi march, The March
On 27 October 2019 JUI (F)'s Azadi March left Karachi's Sohrab Goth area for Islamabad by using the M-9 motorway, thousands of people including seminary students participated in the march, additional convoys from the PPP, PML-N and ANP also joined the march.


2019 Azadi march, The March
Meanwhile thousands of people under the leadership of Maulana Abdul Wasey also left the Kuchlak area of Quetta to pass through Loralai then Dera Ghazi Khan to reach Islamabad and join the Azadi March, the party had also hired a large number of transportation vehicles including buses, according to a senior member of opposition the number of buses had already exceeded 400. Earlier the day of 27 October Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman's container got stuck on an overhead bridge which caused a delay for a few hours.


2019 Azadi march, The March
Other then JUI (F) leadership PPP leaders Raza Rabbani and Saeed Ghani who on 26 October 2019 had announced to join the march from Jamshoro, PML-N leaders Mohammad Zubair and Nehal Hashmi and ANP leaders Shahi Syed were also onboard the leading container. At 7:00pm the Caravan reached Hyderabad and after a short rest left for Sakrand to reach Sukkur.


2019 Azadi march, The March
The caravan then spend a night at Sukkur where they were joined by PPP leaders Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Nisar Khuhro and Nasir Hussain Shah before preparing for a large rally in that city. On 28 October 2019 Fazl-ur-Rahman along with Nisar Khuhro would criticize the government and in particular PEMRA for media censorship. On that day the general secretary of JUI (F) Abdul Ghafoor Haideri would reassure the government that the protesters would gather in a ground at Islamabad at H-9 but not enter the Red Zone after meeting Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat in Islamabad.


2019 Azadi march, The March
On the evening of 28 October 2019 the caravan reached Daharki to go to Multan. According to CPO(City Police Officer) of Multan Zubair Dreshak the marchers were preparing to raid the Fatima Jinnah Housing Scheme in Multan, CPO Zubair had claimed to arranged excellent security measures. The marchers coming from Dera Ghazi Khan and Muzaffargarh were to take bypass from Bahawalpur chowk to reach Multan. Meanwhile on the way to Multan three speeding vehicles crashed into each other at Ghotki, no casualties occurred.


2019 Azadi march, The March
Once the Azadi March caravan entered Punjab Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman thanked Sindh leader Rashid Mahmood soomro for making good arrangements in Sindh for Azadi March, the Azadi March arrived at Multan on 28 October 2019. After an overnight stay at Multan the caravan then headed for Lahore where they were supposed to arrive at 29 October 2019. On the night of 29 October 2019 the March reached Sahiwal, which lied in between Lahore and Multan. The March was then expected to reach Lahore in the next four to five hours.


2019 Azadi march, The March
Many political parties had set up camps at Lahore to welcome the Azadi March, JUI (F) had set camps at Data Darbar and Thokar Niaz Beg, Jamiat Ahle Hadith has set up a camp at Batti chowk on Ravi road. PML-N had set its camp at Chauburji while PPP had set its camp in Samanabad while the Traders community had its camp at Multan Chungi and Yateem Khana. On the wee hours of 30 October 2019 the Azadi March arrived at Lahore.


2019 Azadi march, The March
Later on the March would enter Muridke in Sheikhupura where the PML-N Legislator Rana Tanveer Hussain welcomed the march, Maulana Fazl ur Rehman then did a speech there to pray for the health of Nawaz Sharif. The Azadi March then entered Kamoke in Gujranwala. The DC Islamabad then announced that metros will not be functional on 31 October 2019. According to the plans the march participants were to stay overnight at camps in Gujar Khan near Rawalpindi before marching to the capital.


2019 Azadi march, The March
According to the plans by JUI-F Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief Atta-ur-Rehman the JUI (F) caravan will depart from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 October 2019, Caravans will depart from Peshawar, Chitral, Dir, Kohistan, Shangla, Torghar, Bajaur and Mohmand to arrive at October 31 2pm at Rashakai Interchange. Caravans from South and North Waziristan, Kurram Agency, Orakzai and Kohat will arrive at Peshawar. Caravans from Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram and Haripur were expected to unite at Hasan Abdal at 4pm.


2019 Azadi march, Aftermath
Media censorship had reportedly increased and sources suggest that it had exceeded the media censorship of the Military regime of Zia-ul-Haq. The march was called-off on 13 November 2019 and was converted to a blockade of major roads as 'Plan-B'. After Nawaz Sharif left Pakistan for the UK on an air ambulance on 19 November 2019 for treatment the blockade 'Plan-B' was called-off as well. ‘Plan C’ of the Azadi march included opposition parties in Balochistan held rallies and protests across the region against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s government.


2019 Azadi march, Aftermath
However, as of January 2020 Imran Khan remained the prime minister, with the march failing in its primary objective as Pakistan's powerful military backed the incumbent government, according to Reuters news agency. Analysts have divergent opinions on the march's failure, some say it failed as the military backed the government, while others argued that the opposition itself was divided, as the two main opposition parties had 'stayed away' from the sit-in protests.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 SOCAR Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 28 April 2019 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race was the 4th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, marked the 3rd time that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had been run as a World Championship round, and the 4th time that the Baku circuit has been part of the Formula One World Championship (the 2016 race was run as the European Grand Prix).


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Background, Championship standings before the race
Heading into the race Lewis Hamilton held a 6-point advantage in the Drivers' Championship over Valtteri Bottas with Mercedes holding a 57-point advantage over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Background, Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand in drivers for either the race or practice.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Background, Penalties
In the lead up to the weekend it was announced that Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi would be receiving new control electronics for the Grand Prix. As this was his third set of control electronics he was given a 10 place grid penalty.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Free practice
The first practice session ended after only 12 minutes (the session was scheduled for 90) after the Williams car driven by George Russell was badly damaged when it hit a loose drain cover. The cover, between turns two and three, appeared to be loosened when Charles Leclerc's Ferrari passed over it earlier. The truck towing Russell's car back to the pit lane then hit a pedestrian bridge, leaking hydraulic fluid onto the track and Russell's car.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Free practice
As a result of these two incidents, race director Michael Masi cancelled the session, in order to check the other manholes on the circuit and to check the damage to the pedestrian bridge. Williams determined Russell's chassis needed replacing meaning he would not be allowed to run in the second practice session. The session therefore ended with only the two Ferraris setting lap times with Leclerc ahead of Sebastian Vettel.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Free practice
The first major incident of second practice was Lance Stroll crashing 15 minutes into the session at turn 2. Daniil Kvyat also crashed at turn 7 with about 25 minutes to go. At the end of the session Pierre Gasly was instructed visually to bring the car to be weighed, however he missed the visual cue and continued to his garage where the mechanics performed work on the car, changing the tyres in a practice pit-stop. This was against the rules and as a result Gasly was forced to start the race from the pit lane. The session ended with the Ferrari of Leclerc fastest followed by his teammate Vettel.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Free practice
Third practice passed without incident with Leclerc finishing the session fastest ahead of Vettel.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Qualifying
The first qualifying session ended when Robert Kubica's Williams crashed into the wall. During the session, Pierre Gasly had set the fastest lap ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Nico Hülkenberg, Romain Grosjean, Lance Stroll, George Russell, and Robert Kubica were eliminated. In the second qualifying section, Charles Leclerc crashed exactly into the same wall Kubica had crashed earlier, ending his qualifying session. During the session, Max Verstappen had set the fastest lap, followed by Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo, Alexander Albon, Kevin Magnussen, and Pierre Gasly were eliminated in Q2. Valtteri Bottas took pole position after setting a lap time of 1:40.495, beating his teammate Lewis Hamilton.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
The opening lap occurred without any accidents or incidents. Lewis Hamilton initially challenged Valtteri Bottas for the lead taking the inside line from his teammate into turns 1 and 2. Bottas retained his lead on the outside of both corners and had extended it by the end of the lap. Max Verstappen lost 4th place to Sergio Pérez whilst Charles Leclerc fell from 8th to 10th after being overtaken by Carlos Sainz Jr. and Daniel Ricciardo.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
Verstappen recovered 4th place on lap 6 and Leclerc passed Pérez to take 5th on the following lap. Leclerc then overtook Verstappen on the pit straight at the end of lap 9. Sebastian Vettel was the first of the front-runners to make a pit stop at the end of lap 11 entering in 3rd place and emerging in 5th. Race leader Bottas made his stop on the following lap exiting the pits in 4th place ahead of Vettel. Hamilton, who had inherited the lead, made his pit stop a lap later emerging in 4th place behind his teammate and handing the race lead to Leclerc.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
On lap 14 Robert Kubica was issued with a drive-through penalty. The stewards found that Williams had released Kubica into the pit lane earlier than permitted at the start of the race, a rule the team were not aware of. Verstappen made his pit stop from 2nd place at the end of the same lap emerging from the pits in 6th behind teammate Pierre Gasly who was yet to stop. Verstappen later passed Gasly on lap 17.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
On lap 25 Romain Grosjean locked up his brakes at turn 15 and went up the escape road before rejoining the track dropping him from 11th down to 15th place. On lap 31 Bottas retook the lead of the race from Leclerc who was still yet to make his pit stop.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
Shortly afterwards an incident occurred between Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo, who were running in 10th and 11th respectively, at turn 3. Ricciardo attempted an overtake on Kvyat on the inside of the corner but locked up his brakes sending him down the escape road. Kvyat was forced to miss the corner to avoid turning into the Renault and came to a stop before his car hit the wall. Ricciardo then reversed into Kvyat whilst attempting to rejoin the track causing damage to both cars which was sufficient to retire them from the race. Both cars were able to return to the pits avoiding the need for a safety car.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
By lap 34 Leclerc had been passed by Hamilton and Vettel as his tyres degraded. He made his pit stop at the end of the lap emerging in 6th place behind Pierre Gasly and almost 20 seconds behind Verstappen after having been ahead of both Red Bulls before Verstappen's first stop. A lap later Leclerc made it past Gasly to take 5th. The order of the top five was now Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel, Verstappen and Leclerc.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
Lap 39 saw both Gasly and Grosjean retire from the race with driveshaft and brake issues respectively, this marked Grosjean's third retirement in four races. Grosjean made it back to the pits but Gasly pulled into an escape road causing a brief virtual safety car whilst his Red Bull was recovered.


2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race
Valtteri Bottas crossed the line to take his fifth career victory. Lewis Hamilton finished in second place securing Mercedes' fourth consecutive one-two finish of the season with Sebastian Vettel taking third place. Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap and was awarded Driver of the Day. After the race Ricciardo was issued with a three-place grid penalty for the following race in Spain for causing the accident with Kvyat. Ricciardo stated that his reversing manoeuvre was "just a sense of urgency and a bit of panic" and that he was not aware of the Toro Rosso behind him. Kvyat responded by saying "These things happen, it's racing" and that he would "buy [Ricciardo] a rear view mirror for the next race!"


2019 B&L Transport 170
The 2019 B&L Transport 170 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 10, 2019, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Contested over 75 laps on the 2.26-mile (3.64 km) road course, it was the 21st race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.


2019 B&L Transport 170, Background, Track
The track is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid -Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus.


2019 B&L Transport 170, Background, Track
The track opened as a 15-turn, 2.4 mile (3.86 km) road circuit run clockwise. The back portion of the track allows speeds approaching 180 mph (290 km/h). A separate starting line is located on the backstretch to allow for safer rolling starts. The regular start / finish line is located on the pit straight. There is grandstand seating for 10,000 spectators and three observation mounds alongside the track raise the capacity to over 75,000.


2019 B&L Transport 170, Practice, First practice
Justin Haley was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 85.386 seconds and a speed of 95.201 mph (153.211 km/h).


2019 B&L Transport 170, Practice, Final practice
Jack Hawksworth was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 85.383 seconds and a speed of 95.204 mph (153.216 km/h).


2019 B&L Transport 170, Qualifying
Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 84.231 seconds and a speed of 96.506 mph (155.311 km/h).


2019 B&L Transport 170, Race, Summary
Austin Cindric started on pole and dominated Stage 1 despite Ray Black Jr. causing a caution on lap 4 for stalling and Jack Hawksworth spinning on the frontstretch. Cindric pitted with two laps remaining in the stage, giving the Stage 1 win to Chase Briscoe. On lap 28, Brandon Brown spun into a sand pit and got stuck. In the restart, Chris Dyson ran into Cole Custer, heavily damaging Dyson's car and forcing him to leave the race. For the next restart, Justin Allgaier and Noah Gragson spun simultaneously and collected numerous cars before Stephen Leicht lost a wheel and ended up ripping the door off David Starr's car. Hawksworth managed to win Stage 2 in his first NASCAR start.


2019 B&L Transport 170, Race, Summary
Scott Heckert went off-course and crashed into the tire wall with 19 laps remaining. Briscoe, Regan Smith, and Will Rodgers  stayed out while the leaders pitted. When the green flag waved, Briscoe quickly passed Smith but was soon caught by Cindric and Christopher Bell. Cindric soon pulled away, and ultimately took the win with a 3 second lead over Bell.


2019 BAUHAUS-galan
The 2019 BAUHAUS-galan was the 52nd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. Held on 30 May 2019 at Stockholm Olympic Stadium, it was the third leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. 38 events were contested with 13 of them being point-scoring Diamond League disciplines.


2019 BAUHAUS-galan, Diamond League results
Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for one of two Diamond League finals (either Zürich or Brussels depending on the discipline). First place earned eight points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in ninth place or lower.


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open
The 2019 BB&T Atlanta Open was a professional tennis tournament to be played on hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, United States between July 22 and 29, 2019. It was the first men's event of the 2019 US Open Series.


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open – Doubles
Nicholas Monroe and John-Patrick Smith were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Monroe played alongside Frances Tiafoe, but lost in the first round to Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela. Smith teamed up with Ben McLachlan but lost in the quarterfinals to Jack Sock and Jackson Withrow.


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open – Doubles
Dominic Inglot and Austin Krajicek won the title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [11–9].


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles
John Isner was the two-time defending champion and had won the title five times in the last six years, but he lost in the second round to Reilly Opelka. This was only the second time out of ten in the Atlanta Open's history that Isner failed to reach the singles final.


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles
Alex de Minaur won the title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).


2019 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 took place on 15 December 2019 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.


2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The event was broadcast live on BBC One, and hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. Lewis Capaldi performed "Hold Me While You Wait" and "Someone You Loved" during the memorial to those sportspeople who died in the past year and Emeli Sandé performed "Shine" to commemorate the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.


2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Nominees
The nominees for the award were revealed on 25 November 2019. On the night of the final, the public were allowed to vote for one of only six contenders pre-selected by "an expert independent panel".


2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Nominees
The winner of this award was Ben Stokes with Lewis Hamilton in second and Dina Asher-Smith in third.


2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also presented:


2019 BBL Playoffs
The 2019 BBL Playoffs were the concluding postseason of the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga season. The Playoffs started on 18 May and ended 23 June 2019.


2019 BBL Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format from 18 to 28 May 2019.


2019 BBL Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played in a best of five format from 2 to 9 June 2019.


2019 BBL Playoffs, Finals
The finals were played in a best of five format from 16 to 23 June 2019.


2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia
The 2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Valencia, Spain between 23 and 29 September 2019.


2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Doubles
Irina Khromacheva and Nina Stojanović were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Doubles
Irina Bara and Rebeka Masarova won the title, defeating Andrea Gámiz and Seone Mendez in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2).


2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Singles
Paula Badosa was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Singles
Varvara Gracheva won the title, defeating Tamara Korpatsch in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.


2019 BC Lions season
The 2019 BC Lions season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 66th overall. The Lions were eliminated from post-season contention following a week 18 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos on October 12, 2019.


2019 BC Lions season
The Lions played without Wally Buono as head coach or general manager for the first time since the 2002 season following his final appearance last year. Buono was replaced as head coach by DeVone Claybrooks, who entered his first season as a head coach and is the 26th head coach in franchise history. Current general manager, Ed Hervey, who was in his second season in that role.


2019 BC Lions season
The Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia for the tenth straight year.


2019 BC Lions season
Claybrooks was fired as head coach after one season on November 6, 2019.


2019 BC Lions season, Offseason, Foreign drafts
For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Lions held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.


2019 BC Lions season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Lions traded their first-round pick in 2019 to Winnipeg for a first round pick in 2018. The Lions exchanged their second-round pick for Tyrell Sutton and a third-round pick and they traded their third-round pick for Davon Coleman and a sixth-round pick.


2019 BC Lions season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate American playersBold indicates global players updated 2019-11-02 • 45 Active, 9 One-game Injured,7 Six-game Injured, 11 Practice


2019 BC Men's Curling Championship
The 2019 BC Men's Curling Championship presented by Barkerville Historic Town & Park and Nufloors the provincial men's curling championship for British Columbia, was held January 29 to February 3 at the  West Fraser Centre in Quesnel. The winning Jim Cotter team represented British Columbia at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.


2019 BDO & WDF calendar
2019 BDO & WDF season of darts comprises every tournament of British Darts Organisation and World Darts Federation. The category or prize money of the tournaments may be vary depending on darts organization.


2019 BDO & WDF calendar
BDO and WDF most important tournaments are the BDO World Darts Championship and WDF World Cup.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2019 BDO World Professional Darts Championship was the 42nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 34th and final staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship
Glen Durrant was the two-time defending men's champion after beating Mark McGeeney, 7–6 in the previous year's final.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship
Durrant successfully defended his title to become the first three times consecutive BDO Men's World Champion since Eric Bristow in 1986, and the first male player in history to win his first three world championship finals.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship
Lisa Ashton was the two-time defending women's champion, after winning her fourth world title, with a 3–1 win over Anastasia Dobromyslova in 2018, but was defeated in the first round by Mikuru Suzuki.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship
Suzuki went on to become the fifth BDO Women's World Champion, after defeating Lorraine Winstanley 3–0 in the final. In doing so, she hit the highest ever average in a Women’s World Championship Final.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship
Three-time champion Martin Adams missed out on the event for the first time since his debut appearance in 1994.


2019 BDO World Darts Championship, TV coverage
Eurosport and Quest began a three-year deal to cover the event.


2019 BDO World Trophy
The 2019 BDO World Trophy was a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation. It was held between 30 August and 1 September 2019 at King George's Hall, Blackburn, England.


2019 BDO World Trophy
Glen Durrant and Fallon Sherrock were the defending champions, after beating Michael Unterbuchner (10–7) and Lorraine Winstanley (6–3) respectively in the finals of last year's edition. However, Durrant was unable to defend his title after his switch to the PDC, while Sherrock lost 4–3 to Mikuru Suzuki in the first round.


2019 BDO World Trophy
Jim Williams claimed his maiden major title by beating Richard Veenstra 8–6 in the men's final, while Lisa Ashton won her third World Trophy after a 6–2 win over Anastasia Dobromyslova in the women's final.


2019 BDO World Trophy, Competitors, Draw bracket
The draws were made on 4 August 2019 at the BDO AGM.


2019 BE5
2019 BE5 is a sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid classified under the Aten group. It was discovered on 31 January 2019, by the Zwicky Transient Facility at the Palomar Observatory. The asteroid was discovered one day after it had made a close approach to Earth from a distance of 0.00784 AU (1.173 million km; 3.05 LD).


2019 BE5, Orbit and classification
2019 BE5 orbits the Sun at an average distance of approximately 0.61 astronomical units (0.0913×10^9 km; 0.0567×10^9 mi), taking 0.48 years or 174 days to complete one full orbit. It has an orbital eccentricity of 0.659 and a low inclination of 1.44 degrees to the ecliptic. The orbit of 2019 BE5 extends from 0.21 AU at perihelion to 1.01 AU at aphelion, crossing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, and Earth. As a result, it frequently makes close passes to these planets.


2019 BE5, Orbit and classification
2019 BE5 is classified as an Aten asteroid, which means that it is an Earth-crossing asteroid that has an orbital semi-major axis less than 1 AU but a aphelion distance greater than Earth's perihelion distance of 0.983 AU. Its orbit has a very small minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) with Earth, estimated to be approximately 0.00001043 AU (0.00406 LD), or 1,560 km (970 mi). Despite this small Earth MOID, a possible collision with Earth in the next 100 years has been ruled out by NASA's Sentry impact prediction system. With an absolute magnitude of 25.1, 2019 BE5 is too small to be classified as a potentially hazardous object.


2019 BE5, Orbit and classification, Close approaches
On 30 January 2019, one day prior to its discovery, 2019 BE5 made a close pass by the Moon and Earth from within 0.01 AU (3.9 LD). The asteroid made its closest approach to the Moon from a distance of 0.00830 AU (1.242×10^6 km; 3.23 LD) at 09:38 UTC, and then made its closest approach to Earth ten hours later, from a distance of 0.00784 AU (1.173×10^6 km; 3.05 LD) at 19:36 UTC.


2019 BE5, Physical characteristics
Given an absolute magnitude of 25.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.05–0.25, 2019 BE5 is estimated to have a diameter between 25–55 metres (0.016–0.034 mi).


2019 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards was a recognition ceremony held on TV on October 9, 2019 from the Atlanta's Cobb Energy Center. The nominations were announced on September 12, 2019.


2019 BET Hip Hop Awards
After notching four wins at the previous year's festivities, Cardi B lead with 10 nominations in 2019.


2019 BET Hip Hop Awards
There was a three-way tie for second most nominations as DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and J. Cole each nabbed eight nominations. Despite his passing earlier the year, Nipsey Hussle received five nominations. As for newcomers, Megan Thee Stallion snagged five, while DaBaby garnered four.


2019 BET Hip Hop Awards, Winners and nominees, Single of the Year
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.


2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament
The 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament (also known as Walton U-18 Football Tournament for sponsorship reason), It was the 3rd edition of BFF U-18 Football Tournament, a youth club football tournament in Bangladesh hosted by the Bangladesh Football Federation. The main goal of this tournament to produce future football players for Bangladesh national football team and clubs.


2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, Draw
The draw cremony were held at BFF house at Motijheel, Dhaka on 31 July 2019. The 12 teams were divided into 4 groups. Top two teams from each group will qualified for Quarter-Finals.


2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, Goalscorers
There have been 55 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.89 goals per match.


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open
The 2019 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts sponsored by BNP Paribas. It was the 24th edition of the Luxembourg Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 14 to 20 October 2019.


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open, Doubles entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles
Greet Minnen and Alison Van Uytvanck were the defending champions, but chose not to defend their title.


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles
Coco Gauff and Caty McNally won the title, defeating Kaitlyn Christian and Alexa Guarachi in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2019 BGL Luxembourg Open – Singles
Jeļena Ostapenko won the title, defeating defending champion Julia Görges in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2019 BK Häcken season
The 2019 BK Häcken season is BK Häcken's 79th season of existence, and its 19th season competing in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of football in Sweden. The club has been a fixture in the Allsvenskan each season since 2009. In addition to the 2019 Allsvenskan, BK Häcken will compete in the Svenska Cupen, and the UEFA Europa League.


2019 BK Häcken season, Transfers and loans
From January 1, 2019. Arrivals include players returning from loans. Departures include players out on loan.


2019 BMW Open
The 2019 BMW Open (also known as the BMW Open by FWU for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the event and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 29 April until 5 May 2019.


2019 BMW Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 BMW Open – Doubles
Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions, but Dodig chose not to participate and Ram chose to compete in Estoril instead.


2019 BMW Open – Doubles
Frederik Nielsen and Tim Pütz won the title, defeating Marcelo Demoliner and Divij Sharan in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2019 BMW Open – Singles
Alexander Zverev was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cristian Garín in the quarterfinals.


2019 BMW Open – Singles
Garín went on to win the title, defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–1).


2019 BMW Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 BMW PGA Championship
The 2019 BMW PGA Championship was the 65th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 19–22 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.


2019 BMW PGA Championship
Danny Willett, co-leader after three rounds with Jon Rahm, won by three strokes from Rahm with Christiaan Bezuidenhout in third place.


2019 BMW PGA Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Play was suspended because of darkness with 5 players still to complete their second round. They completed their second round early on Saturday morning.


2019 BMW PGA Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Overnight co-leaders Jon Rahm and Danny Willett both scored 68 and they extended their lead over the rest of the field from two strokes to three. Three players were tied for third place: Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Justin Rose who both scored 69 while Shubhankar Sharma scored 66. Ross Fisher scored 66, finishing with an albatross 2 at the final hole, coming home in 29. Rory McIlroy scored 65, the best round of the day, but was still 9 strokes behind the leaders.


2019 BNP Paribas Open
The 2019 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2019 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2019. It was the 46th edition of the men's event and 31st of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2019 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 4 through March 17, 2019, on outdoor hard courts.


2019 BNP Paribas Open
All top 75 ranked WTA and ATP Tour singles players were included in the initial entry list, but two-time champion Maria Sharapova announced her withdrawal three weeks before the tournament due to a right shoulder injury.


2019 BNP Paribas Open
Juan Martín del Potro and Naomi Osaka were the defending champions in the men's and women's draw respectively. Del Potro withdrew before the tournament began due to a knee injury. Osaka lost in the fourth round to Belinda Bencic.


2019 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 4, 2019.


2019 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but was defending points from an ATP Challenger Tour tournament.


2019 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 25, 2019. Rankings and points before are as of March 4, 2019.


2019 BNP Paribas Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles
John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions, but Sock could not participate due to injury. Isner played alongside Sam Querrey, but lost in the first round to Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Horacio Zeballos won the title, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–3].


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
Dominic Thiem defeated Roger Federer in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2019 Indian Wells Masters. It was his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title. Thiem became the first Austrian to win a Masters 1000-level title since Thomas Muster won the 1997 Miami Open.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a knee injury before the tournament began.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Doubles
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Naomi Osaka was the defending champion, but lost to Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Bianca Andreescu won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. Andreescu became the first wildcard to win the title in the tournament's history and the youngest Indian Wells champion since Serena Williams in 1999. This also marked the second year in a row where a player won the tournament without having won a WTA singles title prior.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Osaka retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking despite failing to defend her title. Petra Kvitová, Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Karolína Plíšková were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament.


2019 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
The 2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the twelfth edition of the tournament and part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in Bordeaux, France between 29 April and 5 May 2019.


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Doubles
Bradley Klahn and Peter Polansky were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Doubles
Grégoire Barrère and Quentin Halys won the title after defeating Romain Arneodo and Hugo Nys 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles
Reilly Opelka was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles
Lucas Pouille won the title after defeating Mikael Ymer 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open
The 2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It will be the 2nd edition of the tournament which is part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Sopot, Poland between 29 July and 4 August 2019.


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open – Doubles
Mateusz Kowalczyk and Szymon Walków were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Kowalczyk partnered Karol Drzewiecki but lost in the final to Andre Begemann and Florin Mergea. Walków partnered Marcin Matkowski but lost in the first round to Jeremy Jahn and Pedro Martínez.


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open – Doubles
Begemann and Mergea won the title after defeating Drzewiecki and Kowalczyk 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] in the final.


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open – Singles
Paolo Lorenzi was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Aslan Karatsev.


2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open – Singles
Stefano Travaglia won the title after defeating Filip Horanský 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 in the final.


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie
The 2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia between 31 December 2018 and 6 January 2019.


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Doubles
Hugo Nys and Tim Pütz were the defending champions but only Nys chose to defend his title, partnering Elliot Benchetrit. Nys lost in the first round to Salvatore Caruso and Kenny de Schepper.


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Donald Young won the title after defeating André Göransson and Sem Verbeek 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles
Noah Rubin was the defending champion but lost in the final to Mikael Ymer.


2019 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles
Ymer won the title after defeating Rubin 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2019 BO
2019 BO is a tiny near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group. It was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 7 January 2019. It passed within 0.18 lunar distances, or 69,192 kilometres (42,994 mi) from Earth.


2019 BOSS GP Series
The 2019 BOSS GP season is the 25th season of the BOSS GP series. The championship begun on 28 April at Hockenheim and finished on 13 October at Imola.


2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
The 2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, with one round in Belgium. The 2019 season is the fourth organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also features the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season will commence at Oulton Park on 20 April and end on 15 September at Donington Park, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.


2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar was revealed on 8 November 2018. The series supports British GT at all events, excluding the 17-18 August round at Silverstone Circuit.


2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and three, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, will be awarded extra points for positions gained from drivers' respective starting positions.


2019 BSL Playoffs
2019 Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) Playoffs will be the final phase of the 2018–19 Basketbol Süper Ligi season. The playoffs starts on 21 May 2019. Fenerbahçe Beko were the defending champions.


2019 BSL Playoffs
The eight highest placed teams of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. In the quarter-finals a best-of-three was played, in the semi-finals a best-of-five and in the finals a best-of-seven playoff format was used.


2019 BSL Playoffs
Anadolu Efes competed against Fenerbahçe Beko in the finals, won the series 4-3 and got their 14th championship.


2019 BSWW Mundialito
The 2019 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Praia da Nazaré in Nazaré, Portugal, from 13 August to 15 August 2019. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.


2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix
The 2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It was held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on 13 April 2019. The race was the third round of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.


2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Background
This event was run in conjunction with the Grand Prix of Long Beach in the IndyCar Series, held a day after the IMSA event, on 14 April.


2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Background
On 4 April 2019, IMSA released a technical bulletin regarding the Balance of Performance for the race. In the Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class, the Acura ARX-05 was made 20 kilograms lighter, and received an increase in turbo boost, along with the Nissan DPi. The Mazda RT24-P was restricted in its boost, while being made five kilograms lighter. The Cadillac DPi-V.R, which won the previous two events of the 2019 season, was given a 10 kilogram increase. In GT Le Mans (GTLM), there were less significant changes. The Porsche 911 RSR was lightened by 10 kilograms, while the Ford GT had a slight reduction in boost.


2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Background, Entries
On 3 April 2019, the entry list for the event was released, featuring 19 cars in total. There were 11 cars in the Daytona Prototype International class, and eight entries in GT Le Mans (GTLM). The Le Mans Prototype (LMP2) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes would not be participating in the event. There were few changes to the full-season lineups in either class. Kyle Kaiser, who joined the #50 Juncos Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 24 Hours of Daytona, returned to the car alongside full-season driver Will Owen on a one-race deal.


2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Background, Entries
The Thursday before the race, it was announced one of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing's full-season drivers, Joey Hand, would be unable to compete due to suffering symptoms of the flu. His place would be taken by one of their endurance-event drivers, Sébastien Bourdais, who would also be competing in the IndyCar event.


2019 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying, Qualifying Results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .


2019 BWF International Challenge
The 2019 BWF International Challenge is the thirteenth season of the BWF International Challenge.


2019 BWF International Series
The 2019 BWF International Series is the twelfth season of the BWF International Series.


2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
The 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships was held from 20 to 25 August 2019 in Basel, Switzerland.


2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, Host city selection
After Basel was selected to be the host of 2019 BWF World Championships in March 2019, the organizing team proposed to hold the able-bodied badminton world championships together the para-badminton world championships. The proposal was approved by Badminton World Federation thus marking the first time Para-Badminton World Championships is held together with World Badminton Championships in the same venue.


2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's singles SL3
The men's singles SL3 tournament of the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships took place from 20 to 25 August.


2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's singles WH1
The men's singles WH1 tournament of the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships took place from 20 to 25 August.


2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's singles WH2
The men's singles WH2 tournament of the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships took place from 20 to 25 August.


2019 BWF World Championships
The 2019 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.


2019 BWF World Championships, Host city selection
Basel was chosen to be the host of the 2019 edition of the championships over 2020 Summer Olympics host city, Tokyo. The bid were approved by the Badminton World Federation during a council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification
These are the lists of entries of 2019 BWF World Championships qualification.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Overview, Events
This event holds men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Overview, Number of players/member association quota
This event's total limit of eligibility players is 400 players, the following charts are the rules and the distribution.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Men's singles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Women's singles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Men's doubles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Women's doubles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2019 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Mixed doubles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2019 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles
The men's doubles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships takes place from 19 to 25 August.


2019 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.


2019 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Championships – Men's singles
The men's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships took place from 19 to 25 August.


2019 BWF World Championships – Men's singles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.


2019 BWF World Championships – Men's singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships takes place from 19 to 25 August.


2019 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.


2019 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles
The women's doubles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships takes place from 19 to 25 August.


2019 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.


2019 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Championships – Women's singles
The women's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships takes place from 19 to 25 August. The Badminton World Federation has conducted a re-draw of the women's singles event in 9 August, because a player had mistakenly been included in the entry list.


2019 BWF World Championships – Women's singles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.


2019 BWF World Championships – Women's singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships
The 2019 BWF World Junior Championships was the twenty-first edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. It was held in Kazan, Russia at the Kazan Gymnastics Center from 30 September to 13 October 2019.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships, Host city selection
The original winner of the bid was Prague, Czech Republic, which was awarded the event in November 2017 during Badminton World Federation meeting at Jamaica, with Tipsport Arena as the proposed venue. Prague later withdrew and the Badminton World Federation later re-awarded the event to Kazan in November 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton event hosts from 2019 to 2025.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' doubles
The boys' doubles of the tournament 2019 BWF World Junior Championships will be held from 7 to 13 October 2019. The defending champions is Di Zijian/Wang Chang from China.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles
The boys' singles of the tournament 2019 BWF World Junior Championships will be held from 7 to 13 October 2019. The defending champions is Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' doubles
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2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' doubles
The girls' doubles of the tournament 2019 BWF World Junior Championships will be held from 7 to 13 October 2019. The defending champions is Liu Xuanxuan/Xia Yuting from China.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles
The girls' singles of the tournament 2019 BWF World Junior Championships held from 7 to 13 October 2019. Goh Jin Wei from Malaysia was the champion in the last edition.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles of the tournament 2019 BWF World Junior Championships will be held from 7 to 13 October 2019. The defending champions is Leo Rolly Carnando/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil from Indonesia.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event
The teams event of the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships was held from 30 September to 5 October 2019. The event was also known as the 2019 Suhandinata Cup. China was the champion of the last edition held in Markham, Canada, and also 13-time defending champion in this event.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event
43 countries representing all five continental federations competed in this event. The group draw was done on 8 September. First seed, Indonesia were drawn with Finland and Uganda in group A1. Russia as the host were drawn with Canada, Macau, Hong Kong and Malaysia in group B.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event group stage
The group stage of the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event is the first stage of the competition. It will hold at Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia, from 30 September to 5 October.


2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event group stage, Group composition
The draw for 41 teams competing in the tournament were announced on 4 September 2019.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships
The 2019 BWF World Senior Championships, officially YONEX BWF World Senior Badminton Championships Katowice 2019, was a badminton tournament which was held from 4 to 11 August 2019 at Spodek in Katowice, Poland.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 35+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 35+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 40+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 40+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 45+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 45+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 50+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 50+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 55+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 55+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 60+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 60+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 65+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 65+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 70+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 70+ events.


2019 BWF World Senior Championships – 75+
These are the results of 2019 BWF World Senior Championships' 75+ events.


2019 BWF World Tour
The 2019 BWF World Tour (officially known as the 2019 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 27 tournaments were divided into five levels: Level 1 was the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000 (three tournaments), Level 3 called Super 750 (five tournaments), Level 4 called Super 500 (seven tournaments) and Level 5 called Super 300 (11 tournaments). Each of these tournaments offered different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool was offered at the Super 1000 level.


2019 BWF World Tour
One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 level 6, also offered BWF World Tour ranking points. Although this level was not part of the BWF World Tour, it was an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the BWF World Tour tournaments. When the 10 Level 6 grade tournaments of the BWF Tour Super 100 were included, the complete tour consisted of 37 tournaments.


2019 BWF World Tour, Statistics, Performance by countries
Below are the 2019 BWF World Tour performances by country. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2019 BWF World Tour, Statistics, Performance by categories
Accurate as of the MD final (5/5 matches) of the BWF World Tour Finals.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals
The 2019 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour. It was held from 11 to 15 December 2019 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament
The 2019 BWF World Tour Finals was the second edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals, Representatives, Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Final ranking used was released on 26 November 2019, and not counting the results from the Syed Modi International. Players who won titles at the 2019 BWF World Championships are marked in bold.


2019 BWF World Tour Finals, Representatives, Representatives by nation
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).


2019 BWF season
The 2019 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2019 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2019 consisted of:1. BWF Tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events)


2019 BWF season
3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3) BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.


2019 BWF season
The Sudirman Cup were teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.


2019 BWF season
The 2019 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.


2019 BWF season, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2019 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented.


2019 BWF season, BWF Player of the Year Awards
The followings are the nominees of the BWF Player of the Year Awards 2019.


2019 BWF season, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the BWF Rankings top 100 for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2019 season:


2019 BYU Cougars baseball team
The 2019 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acts in his seventh season as head coach of the Cougars. After being picked to finish first in the conference in 2018, BYU suffered through a season with many injuries on both sides of play. The end result was a 22–28 season with BYU finishing tied with Pacific at 11–17 for ninth place in conference play. The result led Littlewood to clean house in the off-season, and BYU enters 2019 with 20 new players on the roster: 17 newcomers and 3 returning missionaries. The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the WCC Pre-season poll.


2019 BYU Cougars baseball team, Rivalries
BYU has two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. The Cougars will also participate in the Kleberg Bank College Classic.


2019 BYU Cougars baseball team, Radio Information
For the second consecutive season BYU Baseball will be broadcast as part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network, and for the first time ever every BYU Baseball game will be broadcast on radio. Brent Norton returns to provide play-by-play for his 27th consecutive season, with Jason Shepherd or Greg Wrubell subbing in when Brent is unavailable. Tuckett Slade will provide analysis for most games, but a small selection of former players will also be used. Games will once again be carried on KOVO and BYU Radio.


2019 BYU Cougars baseball team, Radio Information
KOVO will have five exclusives (Gm. 1 Feb. 16, Mar. 8, Mar. 12, Mar. 23, and Apr. 6), BYU Radio's KUMT will have one exclusive (Feb. 21), and BYU Radio will carry three others exclusively across all their stations (Gm. 2 Feb. 16, Mar. 7, and Mar. 19). The Mar. 5 game will have hour one only on KOVO before BYU Radio JIP's the game at 7 PM MST. All other games will air on both KOVO and BYU Radio.


2019 BYU Cougars football team
The 2019 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kalani Sitake, and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the eighth year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent.


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On January 14, 2019 Ryan Pugh was announced as the new offensive coordinator at Troy leaving a vacancy on the offensive staff. On February 14, 2019 Eric Mateos was named the offensive line coach.


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Schedule
Following their win over Idaho State on November 16, the Cougars accepted an invitation to the 2019 Hawaii Bowl.


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, at Tennessee
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, USC
Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Washington
Uniform combination: (Throwbacks) white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, at South Florida
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Boise State
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, at Utah State
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Liberty
Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, at UMass
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, navy pants w/ white accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, at San Diego State
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents


2019 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Hawai'i
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
The 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents BYU during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are coached for a 25th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 19 of the 24 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach.


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (3rd season) and Steve Magleby (2nd season) with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (6th season) and McKinzie Young (8th season). The Cougars came off of a season where they were first in the WCC and went 13–5–1, 8–1–0 in the WCC. The Cougars were picked to finish as co-champs by the WCC media.


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Media, Television & Internet Streaming
Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and WCC Network (the new name for TheW.tv) will once again serve as the primary providers. Information on these television broadcasts can be found under each individual match.


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Media, Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
For a sixth consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell will provide play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd filling-in when Wrubell has football duties. Analysts will rotate. ESPN 960 and BYU Radio will act as the flagship stations for women's soccer.


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Alabama
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters:  & Hayley MacDonald (SEC+)Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Mississippi State
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters:  &  (SEC+)Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Southern Utah
Series History: BYU leads series 2–0–0Broadcasters: Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (WCC Network & BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Utah
Game Name: Deseret First DuelSeries History: BYU leads series 22–7–2Broadcasters:  &  (BYUtv)  & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Texas A&M
Series History: Texas A&M leads series 1–0–0Broadcasters:  & Carla Haslam (BYUtv)Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Utah Valley
Game Name: UCCU Crosstown ClashSeries History: BYU leads series 4–0–0Broadcasters:  &  (UVUtv/WAC DN) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Kansas
Series History: BYU leads series 3–1–1Broadcasters:  &  (ESPN+) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Kansas State
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters: , , &  (ESPN+) Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Long Beach State
Series History: BYU leads series 7–3–0Broadcasters: Jacob Hughey & Carlos Hernandez (Big West TV) Greg Wrubell & BJ Pugmire (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-UC Irvine
Series History: BYU leads series 3–1–0Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv) Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Santa Clara*
Series History: Santa Clara leads series 7–2–4Broadcasters:  (WCC Network) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Pepperdine*
Series History: Pepperdine leads series 6–4–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Brian Dunseth, & Jason Shepherd (byutv.org)Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Pacific*
Series History: BYU leads series 6–1–0Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv)Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Saint Mary's*
Series History: BYU leads series 8–0–1Broadcasters: Greg Wrubell &  (WCC Network & BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Portland*
Series History: BYU leads series 9–4–0Broadcasters:  (WCC Network)  Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-San Diego*
Series History: BYU leads series 8–3–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Carla Haslam (BYUtv) Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz–San Francisco*
Series History: BYU leads series 7–2–0Broadcasters:  & Jim Duggan (WCC Network) Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Gonzaga*
Series History: BYU leads series 11–0–0Broadcasters: Mark (WCC Network) Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Loyola Marymount*
Series History: BYU leads series 8–1–1Broadcasters: Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (WCC Network & BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-NCAA 1st Round: Boise State
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters: Spencer Linton & Carla Haslam (BYUtv) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-NCAA 2nd Round: Louisville
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Jason Shepherd (BYUtv) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-NCAA Sweet 16: NC State
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv) Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM)


2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-NCAA Elite 8: Stanford
Series History: Stanford leads series 4–3Broadcasters:  &  (P12+ STAN) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYUR 107.9 FM/ESPN 960)


2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
The 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by fifth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.


2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
BYU comes off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Stanford in the national semifinal.


2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
The Cougars would put together another impressive season with a 25-4 record. However two losses in conference play caused the Cougars to finish second in the WCC. The Cougars were granted an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were given the #14 seed, allowing them to host the first two rounds. BYU would be swept by Utah in the 2nd Round to finish the season at 26-5. After the tournament was completed BYU finished ranked #17 in the nation.


2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, Announcers for televised games
All home games will be on BYUtv or WCC Network (formerly TheW.tv). Most road game will also be televised or streamed.


2019 BZ3
2019 BZ3 is a very small near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 6 meters (20 feet) in diameter. It was first observed by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 28 January 2019, just hours after the asteroid's sub-lunar flyby of Earth at less than 0.12 lunar distance.


2019 BZ3, Orbit and classification
2019 BZ3 is an Apollo asteroid, the largest subgroup of near-Earth objects. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.96–3.6 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,268 days; semi-major axis of 2.29 AU). Its orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.58 and an inclination of 11° with respect to the ecliptic. The body still has a high orbital uncertainty of 5 and 7, respectively. Its observation arc of only 8 days begins with its official first observation at Mount Lemmon Observatory on 28 January 2019.


2019 BZ3, Orbit and classification, Close approaches
2019 BZ3 has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.000457 AU (68,000 km), which corresponds to 0.18 lunar distances (LD). Due to its very small size, however, 2019 BZ3 is not a potentially hazardous asteroid, which are required to be approximately 140 meters (460 ft) in diameter, that is, to be brighter than an absolute magnitude of 22.