2019 BZ3, Orbit and classification, Close approaches
On 27 January 2019 at UTC 23:29, 2019 BZ3 passed Earth at a nominal distance of 48,130 km (0.125 LD)   with a relative velocity of 11.37 km. Six hours later, it flew by the Moon at 350400 km. The object's next close approaches will occur on 17 December 2025 at a much greater distance of 56 LD (0.143 AU), and on 29 January 2085 at 5.5 LD (0.0142 AU).


2019 BZ3, Numbering and naming
This minor planet has not yet been numbered by the Minor Planet Center and remains unnamed.


2019 BZ3, Physical characteristics
2019 BZ3 has an undetermined spectral type. Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, the asteroid measures approximately 6 meter in diameter for an assumed albedo of 0.15 and absolute magnitude 28.8. The estimated diameter may vary between 5 and 10 meters depending on whether an albedo for a dark carbonaceous (0.05) or a bright stony (0.25) asteroid is assumed.


2019 Babergh District Council election
The 2019 Babergh District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Babergh District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships, was a badminton tournament which took place at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in China from 23 to 28 April 2019 and had a total purse of $400,000.


2019 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament
The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships was the 38th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association, with the sanction of Badminton Asia.


2019 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in Wuhan, China.


2019 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament, Point distribution
This tournament is graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.


2019 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year tournament is US$400,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Badminton Asia Championships group stage
The following results are for the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships group stage, which decide who will advance to the knockout stage.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships
The 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament was held in Suzhou, China from 20 to 28 July 2019.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Tournament
The 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was organized by Chinese Badminton Association, with sanction from the Badminton Asia. This tournament consists of team and individual events. There were 14 teams competing in the mixed team event, which had been held from 20 to 23 July, while the individual events will be held from 24 to 28 July.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Suzhou, China.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Boys' doubles
The boys' doubles tournament of the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships will be held from 24 to 28 July. Di Zijian / Wang Chang from China clinched this title in the last edition.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Boys' singles
The boys' singles tournament of the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships will be held from 24 to 28 July. Lakshya Sen from India clinched this title in the last edition.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' doubles
The girls' doubles tournament of the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships will be held from 24 to 28 July. Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Ribka Sugiarto from Indonesia clinched this title in the last edition.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' singles
The girls' singles tournament of the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships will be held from 24 to 28 July. Wang Zhiyi from China clinched this title in the last edition.


2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles tournament of the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships will be held from 24 to 28 July. Guo Xinwa / Liu Xuanxuan from China clinched this title in the last edition.


2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships
The 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships were the second edition of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong from 19 to 24 March 2019. It was organised by Badminton Asia and Hong Kong Badminton Association. The event was also known as the Tong Yun Kai Cup 2019.


2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, Tournament
The 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships officially crowned the best mixed national badminton teams in Asia. 11 teams, lacking two teams from previous edition entered the tournament.


2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, Tournament, Venue
The tournament was held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.


2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, Tournament, Draw
The draw was held at World Trade Centre Club on 28 February 2019. The group stage consisted of one group with two teams and three groups each with three teams. The first seeded team, Japan, was preassigned to Group A, while the second seeded team, China, was preassigned to Group D.


2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships squads
This article lists the squads lists for badminton's 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. Rankings stated are per tournament prospectus based on BWF World Ranking for 19 February 2019.


2019 Bagram Airfield attack
In the early morning of December 11, 2019, the Taliban attacked Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which at the time was controlled by the United States. The attackers used two car bombs which killed two civilians and injured 80 others.


2019 Bagram Airfield attack, The attack
Taliban insurgents attacked the western part of the base following the explosion. The attack was repelled by a US-led NATO forces. At 5:50 AM a 22,500 lb VBIED (Vehicle Borne IED) was detonated at Bagram Airfield abandoned medical facility that was walled off separate from the rest of the base. Six people were wounded from the blast.


2019 Bagram Airfield attack, American military response
Just minutes after the attacks, Marine advisors and their Georgian military counterparts responded to the attacks. The Marines and Georgians were in charge of perimeter security for Bagram Airfield Security Forces (BAFSECFOR). At the time of the attack BAFSECFOR was headquartered by the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, and organized as Task Force Cobalt.


2019 Bagram Airfield attack, American military response
Task Force Cobalt pushed more combat power to the site of the initial attack, mainly elements of the 348th Route Clearance Company, focusing on containing taliban fighters from entering the main portion of the base. Heavy small arms fire and rockets could be heard In the area of the initial car bomb but taliban fighters were unsuccessful from entering the main portion of the base. 16 hours after the initial attack US fighter aircraft bombed the area outside of the military base colloquially known as the Korean hospital.


2019 Bagram Airfield attack, American military response
Following the attack HHC, 307th AEB coordinated the closing of the breach in the perimeter created by the initial blast and subsequent bombings by US Forces.


2019 Baguio local elections
Local elections were held in Baguio on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the twelve councilors


2019 Baguio local elections
Retired police general Benjamin Magalong won the mayoralty race, beating outgoing vice mayor Edison Bilog, while outgoing mayor Mauricio Domogan lost to incumbent representative Mark Go, marking the first defeat in his political career.


2019 Baguio local elections
There are a total of 113,899 people who voted out of the 164,125 registered voters.


2019 Baguio local elections, Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections, Mayor
Incumbent mayor Mauricio Domogan is ineligible to run for a fourth term. He ran for the lone congressional seat.


2019 Baguio local elections, Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections, Vice Mayor
Incumbent vice mayor Edison Bilog is not term-limited but is running for City Mayor.


2019 Baguio local elections, District representative
Incumbent Representative Mark Go is running for a second term.


2019 Bahamas Bowl
The 2019 Bahamas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. It was the 6th edition of the Bahamas Bowl, and the first of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, the game was officially known as the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Behind 173 rushing yards from Bulls running back Jaret Patterson, Buffalo defeated Charlotte, 31–9.


2019 Bahamas Bowl, Teams
The game was played between the Charlotte 49ers from Conference USA (C–USA) and the Buffalo Bulls from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). This was the first time the Bulls and 49ers played against each other.


2019 Bahamas Bowl, Teams, Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). The Bulls finished their regular season in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division of the MAC. This was Buffalo's fourth appearance in a bowl game; they were 0–3 in prior bowls, most recently appearing in the 2018 Dollar General Bowl.


2019 Bahamas Bowl, Teams, Charlotte 49ers
Charlotte entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). The 49ers finished their regular season in fourth place in the East Division of C–USA. This was Charlotte's first postseason game in school history.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 31 March 2019 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race was the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the 15th time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Background, Championship standings before the race
Heading into the Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas led the World Drivers' Championship by 8 points over teammate Lewis Hamilton. Their team, Mercedes, was holding a 22-point lead over Ferrari in the World Constructors' Championships.


2019 Bahrain 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 Bahrain Grand Prix, Background, Entrants
The main title sponsor of Ferrari, Mission Winnow, returned from this race, after it was not used by the Scuderia at the previous race in Australia for legal reasons.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Background, DRS
Before the race, it was announced that an extra drag reduction system (DRS) zone would be added to the circuit. In addition to the DRS zones between turns 15 and 1 and between turns 10 and 11 an extra DRS zone was added between turns 3 and 4. This change was expected to increase the number of overtakes and promote more pit stops during the race.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Free practice
The first practice session happened without major incident and ended with a Ferrari one-two with Charles Leclerc leading Sebastian Vettel with Leclerc comfortably beating the next fastest constructor by nearly one second. The second and third practice sessions also ended with a comfortable Ferrari one-two although it was Leclerc who was leading Vettel in third practice.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Qualifying
Charles Leclerc got his first pole position of his Formula 1 career in the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Weekend with his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel in second with a time 0.3 seconds slower. After Ferrari looked substantially ahead of Mercedes in free practice, Mercedes did manage to close the gap to the Italian team, but still qualified on the second row for the race on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen was 0.5 seconds adrift from Valtteri Bottas in 4th place with Kevin Magnussen only 0.005 seconds slower than the Dutchman. Carlos Sainz Jr. split the two Haas cars in 7th and Kimi Räikkönen continuing his longest streak of Q3's in Formula 1, qualifying ninth just ahead of Lando Norris’ McLaren in 10th.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Qualifying
Pierre Gasly missed out on Q3 once again in Bahrain in the Red Bull, qualifying 13th behind Daniel Ricciardo in 11th and Alexander Albon in 12th, Sergio Pérez qualified 14th, 0.3 seconds quicker than Daniil Kvyat in 15th in his Toro Rosso.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Qualifying
Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) was the shock exit in Q1 in 17th place behind Antonio Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo and ahead of Lance Stroll, who qualified 18th. Williams once again qualify on the back row, the lead Williams George Russell 1.5 seconds away from Stroll and Robert Kubica qualified in last place with a 1:31.799 compared to the fastest time of 1:28.495.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Race
Charles Leclerc started from pole position but lost two positions to his teammate Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, who managed to get ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the first corner. Romain Grosjean and Lance Stroll tangled on the first lap with Stroll hitting Grosjean, giving the Haas damage.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Race
By the end of the first lap, Leclerc was on Bottas' tail and passed the Finn into turn 1 on lap 2, which also allowed Lewis Hamilton to take third place from Bottas. On lap 4, Carlos Sainz Jr. attacked Max Verstappen on the outside in turn 4 but the two collided, giving Sainz a puncture. On lap 6, Charles Leclerc overtook Vettel for the lead of the race into turn 1 and began to pull away quickly. Antonio Giovinazzi sent Daniil Kvyat into a spin at turn 11.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Race
Hamilton was catching Vettel throughout the race and eventually caught up to him on lap 38, making a move around the outside at turn 4. Vettel went into a spin on corner exit, saying he got surprised and lost the rear of the car. In the process he flat-spotted his tires, causing severe vibration leading to a front wing failure. Pitting to replace the front wing dropped him to 9th place. The Renaults were running 6th and 7th and made contact while battling for position into turn 1, with Daniel Ricciardo left with front wing damage.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Race
On lap 46, Leclerc was cruising in the lead but then reported an engine issue and slowed significantly, being several seconds slower than his immediate rivals, and being unlapped by cars he previously lapped. It was later revealed that one of his engine cylinders had stopped working. On lap 48 he was caught by Hamilton, who took the lead. On lap 54 Leclerc was passed by Bottas, dropping him to 3rd with Verstappen closing rapidly.


2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Race
However, with four laps remaining, the two Renaults retired with mechanical issues and brought out the safety car, which stayed out until the end of the race. As a result, Leclerc managed to hold on to 3rd place and claimed his first ever podium in Formula 1. Leclerc also had the fastest lap of the race, giving him and Ferrari one extra point for their respective championships.


2019 Bahraini protests
The 2019 protests in Bahrain was mass protests and civil unrest and popular disturbances that culminated into an uprising and violent demonstrations after mass protests against the executions by the authorities of 2 Shia men for terrorism-related charges in Bahrain in July 2019. Rioting erupted after thousands of civilians participated in popular rallies, marches, rioting, demonstrations, strikes, unrest, protests, picketing, clapping and chanting slogans against president and the Sunni-led regime, reviving the same demands of the 2011 Bahraini uprising.


2019 Bahraini protests
1 was killed after two days of nonviolent protests after he inhaled Tear gas and canisters was fired directly at him in Manama from the Police. Protesters used placards, slogans and participated in civilian-led opposition strikes to the government. Demonstrations was suppressed on July 30. On the anniversary of the 2011 Bahraini uprising, nationwide protests occurred in support of the movement and held marches like they do annually. The unrest and movement would be the largest and bloodiest since the 2017 uprising.


2019 Baja California state election
Elections were held in the Mexican state of Baja California in 2019.


2019 Baku Formula 2 round
The 2019 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 27 and 28 April 2019 at the Baku Street Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.


2019 Baku protests
The 2019 Baku protests were a series of nonviolent rallies on 8, 19 and 20 October in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The protests on 8 and 19 October were organized by the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), an alliance of opposition parties, and called for the release of political prisoners and for free and fair elections. They were also against growing unemployment and economic inequality. Among those detained on 19 October was the leader of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, Ali Karimli.


2019 Baku protests, Background
Although the Constitution of Azerbaijan allows peaceful assembly after notifying the relevant government body in advance, in practice Azerbaijani government requires such assemblies to have a permission from local municipalities. The women's request for a rally was rejected by the authorities on the grounds that the proposed site had many shops and restaurants and was therefore unsuitable.


2019 Baku protests, Protests
On 8 October NCDF organized a protest in support of the freedom of assembly. The participants gathered in front of the Baku mayor’s office, protesting against the decision of city officials to deny permission for a rally at the Mahsul Stadium in central Baku. The protesters were instead offered an area in Lokbatan, around 20 km away from Baku. Some fifty demonstrators were allowed to protest at the venue, while several dozen more who were barred from joining the protest tried to break through the police cordon. They were dispersed and some of them were detained. News media were also not allowed to cover the event. According to police, seventeen protesters were reprimanded for violating the "mass demonstrations law," while four received administrative protocols for the same reason.


2019 Baku protests, Protests
Before the 19 October protest police cordoned off several streets in central Baku, the operation of three metro stations (28 May, Jafar Jabbarly and Shah Ismail Khatai) was suspended and the internet access was restricted. The Baku Police Department declared the 19 October protest "unlawful". Hundreds of members of the Rapid Police Unit were deployed. On that day Ali Karimli was arrested and detained by police shortly after he began joining the protest in central Baku. He was released late in the evening. According to police, sixty protesters were detained, of them forty-two were released with a "warning".


2019 Baku protests, Protests
On 20 October protesting women gathered near a statue of Khurshidbanu Natavan on Baku's Nizami Street and were met with police, who demanded they leave the site. Apart from posters, the protesters also wrote the same slogans on their clothes, fearing that the posters would be torn apart by police. Several protesters wore slogans commemorating Elina Hajiyeva, a teenager who had committed suicide in Baku earlier that year because of school bullying.


2019 Baku protests, Reactions
In a statement on 19 October, the European Union called "on the authorities to release peaceful protesters remaining in detention", noting that "freedom of assembly is a fundamental human right and we expect Azerbaijan to ensure that it can be fully exercised, in line with the country’s international obligations". Member of the European Parliament Kati Piri stated that "the violence was accompanied by a state-run smear campaign against the opposition and civil society activists, including an unprecedented attack on the EU diplomats fulfilling their professional tasks". Another Member of the European Parliament Tonino Picula urged Federica Mogherini and the European Commission "to suspend further negotiations on the new agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan until the Azerbaijani government commits itself fully to the respect of fundamental rights".


2019 Baku protests, Reactions
The US embassy in Baku called on "the government to credibly investigate reports of police violence, hold accountable those responsible, and release expeditiously those who remain in detention". The embassy also noted that "freedom of assembly and freedom of speech are universal human rights guaranteed in Azerbaijan’s Constitution".


2019 Baku protests, Reactions
Former Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Benelux Arif Mammadov staunchly criticized Azerbaijani authorities  for violent crackdown of the 19 October protest.


2019 Baku protests, Reactions
Human Rights Watch criticized the Azerbaijani authorities for refusing to allow the peaceful assembly of opposition.


2019 Balakot airstrike
The 2019 Balakot airstrike was conducted by India in the early morning hours of 26 February when Indian warplanes crossed the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir and dropped bombs in the vicinity of the town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.


2019 Balakot airstrike
Pakistan's military, the first to announce the airstrike in the morning of 26 February, described the Indian planes as dropping their payload in an uninhabited wooded hilltop area near Balakot.


2019 Balakot airstrike
India, confirming the airstrike later the same day, characterized it to be a preemptive strike directed against a terrorist training camp, and causing the deaths of a "large number" of terrorists.


2019 Balakot airstrike
The following day, 27 February, in a tit-for-tat airstrike, Pakistan retaliated, causing an Indian warplane to be shot down and its pilot to be taken prisoner by the Pakistan military before being returned on 1 March. An Indian Mi-17 helicopter was brought down by friendly fire in which all six airmen on board were killed; this was acknowledged by India on 4 October 2019.


2019 Balakot airstrike
Analysis of open-source satellite imagery by the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensics Laboratory, San Francisco-based Planet Labs, European Space Imaging, and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, has concluded that India did not hit any targets of significance on the Jaba hilltop site in the vicinity of Balakot.


2019 Balakot airstrike
On 10 April 2019, 47 days after the airstrike, some international journalists, who were taken to the Jaba hilltop in a tightly controlled trip arranged by Pakistani government, found the largest building of the site to show no evidence of damage or recent rebuilding.


2019 Balakot airstrike
The airstrikes were the first time since the India-Pakistan war of 1971 that warplanes of either country crossed the Line of Control and also since both states have become nuclear powers.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Background
The Kashmir insurgency has been occurring since 1989, but a new wave of violence was witnessed during 2016 when Burhan Wani then commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter. In 2018, more than 500 people (including civilians, soldiers and militants) were killed in the violence. On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The attack resulted in the deaths of 46 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and the attacker. The perpetrator of the attack was from Indian-administered Kashmir. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. Pakistan condemned the attack, and denied any connection to it.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Background
The airstrike occurred ahead of the 2019 Indian general election. On 19 February, Pakistan's PM attributed Indian government's desire to attack Pakistan to the upcoming election. The Indian government rejected the allegation.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
On 26 February 2019, Pakistan announced the intrusion of Indian aircraft into its airspace, but asserted that the Indian fleet was intercepted, causing them to retreat, to release their bombs which hit an open area, and to dump their fuel. In a press briefing, Pakistan's Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Asif Ghafoor, stated that three IAF teams were spotted approaching the Pakistan border from various sectors in the early hours of 26 February.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
He added that the two of these teams did not cross the border following a challenge from Pakistani aircraft flying combat air patrol, but the third one crossed the Line of Control from the Kiran Valley near Muzaffarabad before being intercepted by Pakistani Air Force (PAF) jets within three minutes of the incursion. Pervez Khattak, Pakistani Defence Minister, stated that the Pakistani Air Force did not retaliate at that time because "they could not gauge the extent of the damage".


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
Later on 26 February 2019, India confirmed the airstrike, stating that the  Indian Air Force conducted them in retaliation to the Pulwama attack. The strikes were subsequently claimed to be "non-military" and "preemptive'' in nature; targeting a Jaish-e-Mohammed facility within Pakistan.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
The airstrike was the first time since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 that attacking warplanes had crossed the Line of Control.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
Indian media claimed to have confirmed from official sources that twelve Mirage 2000 jets were involved in the operation. The Indian Express further reported that the Mirage 2000s were carrying SPICE 2000 & Popeye precision-guided munitions and that they were supported by four Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Netra and Phalcon airborne early warning and control aircraft, an IAI Heron UAV and two Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refuelling aircraft.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
Furthermore Indian officials claim that four SU-30MKIs were launched from their South Punjab base and headed towards Jodhpur and on to Barmer, Rajasthan before turning West towards Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Pakistan located in the populous town of Bahawalpur. These four aircraft, tasked as decoys, successfully drew PAF fighters way south of the main attack force.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Incident
After releasing the bombs, the jets returned into Indian airspace unharmed and the Indian media claimed that whilst Pakistan scrambled its F-16 jets, they could not engage the Indian planes. Retired PAF Air Marshall Masood Akhtar opined that the air forces of both countries may have been instructed not to attack each other to avoid further escalation of conflict.


2019 Balakot airstrike, The target
There has been ambiguity among the sources as to what the exact target was, and about whether the madrassa – Taleem ul-Quran run by Masood Azhar's brother-in-law, Muhammad Yusuf Azhar, was an active JeM camp or not.


2019 Balakot airstrike, The target
According to WikiLeaks, a 2004 United States Department of Defence interrogation report stated that Balakot had "a training camp that offers both basic and advanced terrorist training on explosives and artillery." In contrast, military analysts asserted that whilst the area used to host militant camps, they dispersed after the 2005 Pakistan earthquake to avoid detection by the international aid groups providing relief in the area.


2019 Balakot airstrike, The target
Indian intelligence sources claim that the camp was located in a hilltop forest, 20 km (12 mi) from Balakot, and that it was a resort-style facility, with space and room for 500–700 militants, including a swimming pool, cooks and cleaners. The New York Times mentioned western security officials of having doubted the existence of such large-scale training camps, asserting that Pakistan no longer runs them and that "militant groups are spread out in small groups around the country".


2019 Balakot airstrike, The target
The local people varied as to the purpose of the facility. In the immediate aftermath of the strikes, whilst some claimed of it being an active Jaish training camp, others asserted it to have been a mere school for the local children and that such militant camps used to exist far earlier. On later visits by Reuters, the locals claimed that the school had been shut down about a year back and was no longer operational.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage
Neutral sources have asserted that the munitions dropped by Indian warplanes appeared to have hit several trees in a wooded area but caused no other damage, nor any casualties in the area where the attack took place. Some Western diplomats also stated that they did not believe Indian Air Force had hit any militant camp. Western security officials have cast doubt over Indian claims and asserted that there are no longer any such large scale militant camps in Pakistan.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage
India has asserted that "a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis," who were preparing for launching another suicide attack targeting Indian assets, were killed. Indian media reported that the camp was leveled, and about 200–350 JeM militants were killed though the exact figures varied across media-houses. The National Technical Research Organisation had located about 300 active mobile phones in the camp; prior to the strike. In contrast, Pakistan asserted that there were no casualties or infrastructure damage as a result of the attack.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage
Villagers from the area spoke of four bombs striking a nearby forest and field around 3 am, damaging a building, and injuring a local man. Journalists associated with the Associated Press visited the area on 26 February and saw craters and damaged trees. The villagers they met reported no casualties. A team from Al Jazeera visited the site two days after the strikes and noted "splintered pine trees and rocks" which were strewn across the four blast craters. The local hospital officials and residents asserted that they did not come across any casualty or wounded people.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage
The reporters located the facility, a school run by Jaish-e-Mohammed, at around a kilometre to the east of one of the bomb craters, atop a steep ridge but were unable to access it. Reporters from Reuters were repeatedly denied access to the madrassa by the military citing security issues but they noted the structure (and its vicinity) to be intact from the back. The press wing of the Pakistan military had twice postponed scheduled visits to the site. However, on 29 March 2019, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) took journalists to the site where the strike took place. There were around 375 students present in the Madrasa. Journalists were allowed to interview the students. They were also allowed to take photos and record videos of the site.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Satellite data assessments
Satellite-data analysis by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Nathan Ruser concluded that there is "no apparent evidence of more extensive damage and on the face of it does not validate Indian claims regarding the effect of the strikes." Michael Sheldon, a digital forensics analyst from Atlantic Council did another independent investigation on the issue which asserted that no damage was inflicted to any infrastructure around the target-site. It concluded that "something appeared to have gone wrong in the targeting process" and that the botch-up was mysterious in light of the autonomous nature of the supposedly used missiles.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Satellite data assessments
A Reuters investigation based on high-resolution satellite imagery by Planet Labs noted an unchanged landscape when compared to an April 2018 satellite photo. It noted that "there were no discernible holes in the roofs of buildings, no signs of scorching, blown-out walls, displaced trees around the madrasa or other signs of an aerial attack". Even higher quality imagery, taken from the WorldView-2 satellite, was later also analysed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and showed "that all three weapons missed by similar (but not identical) distances" suggesting "that the misses were caused by a systematic targeting error".


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Satellite data assessments
European Space Imaging also provided high-resolution image of the site where the strike took place. The satellite imagery was from 27 February 2019, a day after the strike took place. The image showed that buildings were unharmed and there was no sign of casualties at the site. Managing director Adrian Zevenbergen, claimed that "there were no signs of scorching, no large distinguishable holes in the buildings and no signs of stress to the surrounding vegetation".


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Indian officials claims
In contrast, Indian officials said that analysis of before and after images from the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) carried by an airborne platform showed that four buildings had been destroyed but did not release those images. The official stated that SAR images from the first day after the attack showed that the roofs of the building (made of corrugated galvanized iron (CGI) sheets) were missing, and were repaired after two days.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Indian officials claims
According to the official the presence of new roofs had made the assessment by technical intelligence difficult and it was up to the Indian Government to decide on the release of the classified SAR images. The Indian Air Force showed the reporters of India Today and other media houses, the high-resolution satellite pictures possessed by the IAF which according to India Today showed three holes in the roof of one of the buildings. These holes were reported as a "classic signature of a SPICE bomb strike".


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Media reports
Reuters journalists were prevented from coming near the site of the attack, three times in nine days by the Pakistani security officials. Business Today India stated that the area around Balakot had been cordoned off by the Pakistan Army and evidence such as the dead bodies were being cleared from the area. Praveen Swami writing for Firstpost claimed that Indian intelligence estimated a figure of about 20 casualties and that there were five confirmed kills per burial records.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Media reports
He also noted a JeM rally in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on 28 February, wherein Masood Azhar's brother, Abdul Rauf Rasheed Alvi mentioned India's attack of their headquarters and vowed revenge. In another piece he state that RAW analysts estimated 90 casualties including three Pakistani Army trainers, based on intercepted communications in the immediate. Swami though noted a lack of witness testimony to independently assess the validity of above claims.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Media reports
USA State Department acknowledged reports of Pakistan misusing the F-16s, although undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs didn't mention concerns about the use of F-16s in shooting down Indian fighter jets since acknowledging it in formal State Department transmission would be a clear violation of Congress approved terms for selling the fighters as it would trigger formal procedures to reprimand Islamabad when Trump administration wants to repair bilateral diplomatic relations.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Damage, Media reports
In 2021, multiple Indian news sources, including India Today, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Swarajya, Deccan Herald, LiveMint, and NDTV  reported that former Pakistani diplomat, Zafar Hilaly had allegedly admitting to 300 casualties following the air strike, based on a story shared by Asian News International (ANI) and Republic TV. Alt News, an independent fact-checker, reported that Republic TV had shared a doctored video altering Hilaly's original speech, in which he stated that the air strike was intended to cause casualties, but did not kill anyone. Following this, several of the sources, including News18, NDTV, and Times of India published a retraction of their reports.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Aftermath
The IAF put air defence systems on alert along the international border and Line of Control to respond to any possible retaliation by the Pakistan Air Force.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Aftermath
Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi summoned an emergency meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan to discuss the security situation and asserted that Pakistan reserved the right to retaliate. The prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, convened an emergency meeting to review the situation. At the end of this meeting, the National Security Council (NSC) released a statement denying the Indian claims of the destruction of any terrorist camp and described the attack as "uncalled for" whilst adding that retaliation would be forthcoming after a joint parliamentary session. He also stated that Pakistan will take international media to the area of strikes but were delayed due to adverse weather conditions.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Aftermath
ANI claimed to have released photos of the alleged JeM camp and weapons cache sourced from intelligence sources.


2019 Balakot airstrike, Reactions, India
Foreign diplomats from the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey, China, and six ASEAN nations were briefed by Indian foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale on the strike conducted. Arun Jaitley, the Indian cabinet minister of Finance stated two reasons, for Pakistan denying the effectiveness of the airstrike stating, "There are two plausible reasons. First, the Pakistan army had created a big aura about its prowess among Pakistanis, and it did not want its image dented."


2019 Balakot airstrike, Reactions, India
Jaitley noted that the second reason was more important, and stated "Had the Pakistan army admitted that our fighters bombed its buildings, the first question to be raised would have been: What was the extent of damage? Experts would have come for a survey of the buildings and asked about the people staying inside... then Pakistan would have had to reveal names of the Jaish fighters who died there."


2019 Balearic Island Council elections
The 2019 Balearic Island Council elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th Island Councils of Mallorca and Menorca and the 4th Island Councils of Formentera and Ibiza. All 76 seats in the four Island Councils were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.


2019 Balearic Island Council elections, Island Council control
The following table lists party control in the Island Councils. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.


2019 Balearic regional election
The 2019 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 10th Parliament of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. All 59 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.


2019 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Balearic Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


2019 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Balearic Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Balearic people abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado). The 59 members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Mallorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.


2019 Balearic regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 24 May 2015, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 24 May 2019. The election decree was required to be published in the BOIB no later than 30 April 2019, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 23 June 2019.


2019 Balearic regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of the Balearic Islands and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a sixty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


2019 Balearic regional election, Background
The previous election saw a left-wing majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands for the first time. After the election, on 30 June 2015, Francina Armengol was elected president, forming a government with the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB), More for Mallorca (Més) and More for Menorca (MpM), with the external support of We Can (Podemos) and the representative of People for Formentera (GxF). Xelo Huertas, of Podem, took office as the Parliament's speaker, the second authority of the region.


2019 Balearic regional election, Background
In November 2016, Podemos decided to cease two party deputies, including Huertas, for trying to benefit another party member's personal interests. On 25 January 2017, Huertas resigned as Speaker, although she continued in the Mixed Group as an independent deputy, along with Montse Seijas, the other expelled Podemos deputy. The parties of the pact, with some disputes, agreed to vote for Podemos deputy Baltasar Picornell to become new Speaker on 14 February 2017.


2019 Balearic regional election, Background
In March 2017, a fraudulent contract to the campaign manager of Més made by the regional vice president, Gabriel Barceló, appeared in the media. This fact created a crisis in the Government and ended up with the resignation of transparency minister Ruth Mateu and the withdrawal of her party, MpM, from the government, although remaining as an outer supporter.


2019 Balearic regional election, Background
In June 2017, the People's Party (PP) member Álvaro Gijón resigned from the party but continued as a deputy in the Mixed Group. The cause was a fraudulent contract for a municipal company in Palma made by the time Gijón was deputy mayor, also involving part of his family.


2019 Balearic regional election, Background
In December 2017, Barceló was accused of accepting a personal travel as a gift. This fact, along with controversies and internal disputes since March, made him resign as regional vice president and tourism minister. Barceló was relieved by Bel Busquets, of Més.


2019 Balearic regional election, Parliamentary composition
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands was officially dissolved on 2 April 2019, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands. The table below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Parliament at the time of dissolution.


2019 Balearic regional election, Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


2019 Balearic regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:


2019 Balearic regional election, Parties and candidates
The main opposition party, the People's Party (PP), held its regional congress in March 2017, electing Biel Company as new party leader over former regional president José Ramón Bauzà, who had resigned as the PP leader after the 2015 election. On 23 January 2019, Bauzà announced his withdrawal as PP member, resigning from his senator post, accusing his former party of "sowing and watering a [Catalan] nationalism" allegedly "exploited" by left-wing parties. It was later revealed that Bauzà would be running for Citizens (Cs) in the 2019 European Parliament election.


2019 Balearic regional election, Parties and candidates
In May 2017, More for Minorca (MpM) was transformed into a party, electing 2015 candidate Nel Martí as its coordinator. In December 2018, Josep Castells was elected as its 2019 candidate. In June 2018, president of the Island Council of Mallorca Miquel Ensenyat won the More for Mallorca (Més) primaries to become its candidate.


2019 Balearic regional election, Parties and candidates
In November 2018, We Can (Podemos) chose that its candidate would be Juan Pedro Yllanes, who was member of the Congress of Deputies at the time. In March 2019, Cs held its primaries, having Marc Pérez-Ribas winning over the regional leader and 2015 candidate Xavier Pericay.


2019 Balearic regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 30 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.


2019 Balestier Khalsa FC season
The 2019 season is Balestier Khalsa's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.


2019 Balestier Khalsa FC season, Transfer, Pre-season transfer, Retained
Note 1: Noor Akid Nordin moved to Albirex Niigata (S) despite signing a 2 years contract in 2018.


2019 Bali United F.C. season
The 2019 season was the fifth season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Liga 1 played by Bali United Football Club, a professional football club based in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Their 11th-place finish in 2018 meant it was their fourth successive season in Liga 1.


2019 Bali United F.C. season
This season would be Bali United's first with head coach Stefano Cugurra, who stepped in for Widodo Cahyono Putro. Coming into the season, Bali United were in the round of 32 of the Piala Indonesia for the first time in their history.


2019 Bali United F.C. season
The season would see the departures of original players such as I Made Wardana, I Gede Sukadana, Yandi Munawar, Novan Sasongko, Taufik Hidayat, Syaiful Cahya, Junius R. Bate, and Feby Eka Putra, as well as foreign recruits Nick van der Velden, Mahamadou N'Diaye, and Demerson. Players such as Haudi Abdillah, Samuel Reimas, Michael Orah, Willian Pacheco, Leonard Tupamahu, Fahmi Al-Ayyubi, Anan Lestaluhu, and Paulo Sérgio were brought in as replacements.


2019 Bali United F.C. season
On 2 December 2019, the club won their first official title since the club formed, after second place Borneo draw to PSM and followed by a 2–0 win at Semen Padang to give Bali United mathematical certainty of the title with four games to spare.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Background
The 2018 season was Widodo Cahyono Putro's second start to a season as head coach of Bali United, having taken charge in May 2017. The club had their first ever Asian competitions appearances as they competed in AFC Champions League, where they knocked out in the preliminary round 2 by Thailand's side Chiangrai United. That result made them got a consolation place in the AFC Cup, where they had poor results, finishing last in their group. Bali United reached the round of 32 in the Piala Indonesia, which would be held in 2019 season. Widodo resigned as head coach in November 2018 with Bali United was in 7th place of the table. He was replaced by Eko Purdjianto who acted as caretaker and finished the season in 11th place.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, January–April
Bali United started the season by playing away to Liga 2 team Blitar United in the round of 32 of the Piala Indonesia. Ilija Spasojević gave Bali United the lead with a header from Fadil Sausu's free kick in the 9th minute. Bali United doubled the lead when Melvin Platje taped Spasojević's pass into the net. They sealed the game in the 63rd minute when Platje scored with a penalty and secured a 3–0 win in the first leg.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, January–April
On the first day of the new month, a brace from Spasojević and goals from Irfan Bachdim and Platje secured Bali United's place in round of 16 of Piala Indonesia in a 4–0 win over Blitar United and 7–0 win on aggregate. The winning streak continues when Bali United won away against Persela. Jairo Rodrigues scored an own goal and failed to convert the penalty that was given after being saved by Wawan Hendrawan sealed 1–0 victory in the first leg. Four days later, Fadil scored a brace in the second leg at home secured a 3–0 win on aggregate against Persela and Bali United through to the quarter-finals.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, January–April
After almost two-month break because of pre-season tournament Piala Presiden, Piala Indonesia continues with the first leg of quarter-finals when they faced Persija. Shahar Ginanjar saved a penalty from Stefano Lilipaly in the 12th minute, made the score goalless in the first half. Eight minutes into the second half, Lilipaly paid for his failure with a goal after receiving a pass from Bachdim. He scored his second goal in this match in the 80th minute, before Bambang Pamungkas narrow the margin and made the score 2–1 for Bali United.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
Bali United were beaten 1–0 away by Persija in the second leg of Piala Indonesia quarter-finals, with Ismed Sofyan scored from a penalty and ended their journey in Piala Indonesia as they lose on away goals. Bali United then kicked off their league season with a home game against Persebaya on 16 May 2019. Bali United took a lead when Ilija Spasojević successfully scored after receiving a pass from Stefano Lilipaly. However, 15 minutes before the half time, Mokhamad Syaifuddin unleashed a right-foot shot and equalized for Persebaya.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
In the second half, Paulo Sérgio secured their first win of the season with a kick that hit one of the Persebaya defender and scored his first goal in his official debut. Bali United played the next game against 2017 Liga 1 champions, Bhayangkara. Yabes Roni's kick in 70th minute was enough for Bali United to got their first ever win over Bhayangkara since 2016. In their third consecutive home games after Persija requested an exchange of home status due to security reasons after the 2019 Indonesian general election in Jakarta, they got their third consecutive win after Paulo Sérgio scored a chip shot over Andritany Ardhiyasa in the 82nd minute making the score 1–0.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
Bali United flagged June off with their fourth consecutive home game against PSIS on 22 June 2019 after the week 4 match against Kalteng Putra was postponed to 26 June 2019. They also secure their fourth consecutive win after Spasojević scored with a header in the 70th minute. In the first away game of the season, Bali United played Kalteng Putra. The match was postponed from its original date of 15 June due to the FIFA international friendly match agenda for Indonesia national football team and Lebaran.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
Ricky Fajrin scored an early lead with a header from the corner kick of Paulo Sérgio. However, Kalteng Putra scored a quick goal, three minutes in the second half when Yohanes Pahabol put a pass from free-kick situation in the net and equalized. Both teams played with 10 men after Leonard Tupamahu and Diogo Campos was sent off in the 60th minute. Bali United took advantage when Willian Pacheco scored. But Antoni Nugroho equalized once again and the match ended in 2–2 draw, ended their consecutive win.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
Bali United got their first win in away games after won 3–0 against 10-men Liga 1 debutant Badak Lampung. Spasojević scored in the 33rd minute after receiving a long pass from Fadil Sausu. Fadil again made a beautiful pass for Pacheco's goal in 66th minute. Two minutes after that, Melvin Platje scored his first goal since came back from injury with a drive shot and finished the month at the top of the table.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
With the match against Borneo on 4 July was postponed, Bali United started July on the road against Barito Putera on 14 July with a 0–1 lost after Rafael Silva scored the goals 10 minutes before the game ended, while two of Bali United's goal were disallowed. This lost ended Bali United's five unbeaten run. Bali United again lost 2–0 at away to Persela, who took the lead in the first half through Alex Gonçalves in 15th and 45th minute.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
On 22 July, they finally played at home after four consecutive away games when they faced Liga 1 debutant and 2018 Liga 2 champions, PSS. Bali United took the early lead when Spasojević scored from a penalty. Asyraq Gufron scored to his own goal made the home team lead 2–0 in the first half. Yevhen Bokhashvili narrow the score after converted a penalty in 65th minute. The third penalty was awarded to this match in the 82nd minute and Platje successfully sealed the game 3–1, ended the two losing streak. Bali United's last match of the month was played at away on the 26th against Persib. A late goal from Spasojević secured Bali United a 2–0 away victory after Lilipaly scored the other goal.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
On the first day of August, they beat the newly crowned Piala Indonesia winner, PSM 1–0 at home, in which Platje scored in the 60th minute with a header. In the next home game, Bali United faced Semen Padang. Semen Padang were leading 1–0 with an own goal from Pacheco, before Bali United pulled a comeback within 2 minutes with a goal each from Fajrin and Platje just before the half-time. Bali United finished the game 4–1 with two more goals in the second half from Platje and substitutes Irfan Bachdim.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
On 15 August, Bali United beat league leaders TIRA-Persikabo 2–1 at Pakansari as Lilipaly scored a brace. This result made Bali United became the first team to beat TIRA-Persikabo this season and seized the top spot of the table once again. They went on to win their sixth match in a row on 20 August in a 1–0 away match against Madura United. Spasojević scored the only goal in the second half, while the home team finished the match with 10-men after Jaimerson Xavier was sent off.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, May–August
Four days later, Bali United resumed their winning streak after beating Arema 2–1 at home. Pacheco scored the opening goal in the 27th minute with a header. Makan Konaté scored an equalizer for Arema on 44th minute, before Spasojević scored the winning goal in the 57th minute, with a header. Bali United closed the last match at home for the first half of the season after beating Borneo in the delayed week 7 match. Spasojević opened the scoring with a shot from Platje's pass on 6th minute, and he doubled the lead in the 55th minute with a rebound shot from Fadil's free kick, before Renan Silva scored a consolation goal for Borneo in the 79th minute.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
As the match against Persipura on 1 September was postponed due to riot in Jayapura, Bali United started their September with the first match in the second half of the season as they away to Bhayangkara. Goalless draw became the final outcome of this match when one shots each from Ilija Spasojević and Stefano Lilipaly hit the crossbar. It also ended their eight winning streak. A goal from Melvin Platje earned Bali United a 1–0 win six days later, at away to the defending champions Persija.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
TIRA-Persikabo's defeat a day after meant the win for Bali United was enough to bring them a 10-point lead at the top of the table. Bali United's unbeaten streak nearly ended when Persebaya led 1–0 until in the 88 minute, before a free-kick from captain Fadil Sausu leveled and maintained their lead at the top of the table. They finished September with a narrow 2–1 win over 10-man Kalteng Putra after former Bali United's player I Gede Sukadana receive a second yellow card at the end of the first half. A header from Platje and Spasojević scored from penalty spot, extend their lead at the top of the table with 12 points and their unbeaten streak to 12 match.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
After nearly three weeks off due to match postponement and international breaks, Bali United started their October horribly as their 12 unbeaten streak came to an end when they were destroyed by Borneo six goals without reply at Segiri where Lerby Eliandry, Renan Silva (2), Terens Puhiri (2), and Rifal Lastori scored the goals for the home team. This big lost also set their worst record defeat in their history so far. Bali United managed to rise from a painful defeat with a landslide 3–0 victory against Badak Lampung four days later.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
A free-kick goal from captain Fadil and brace from Spasojević gave them an 11th win at home this season. The five-goals drama came in the 3–2 victory over Barito Putera. Penalty from Spasojević leveled the score after Barito's goal inside the 10th minute. Willian Pacheco's header from Paulo Sérgio's corner kick made the score 2–1 before the half time whistle. Sérgio again made the assist from corner kick as Platje scored the third goal of Serdadu Tridatu. Rizky Pora managed to narrowed the score to 3–2 via counterattack. This result maintained their 100% win at home and their lead at the top of the table. Their perfect record at home this season came to an end as Persela equalized after Platje scored in the first half and Pacheco was red carded.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
Bali United got their first point in November when they draw in away game against PSS. It was their first match of the four away matches in a row. They were again dropped two points against Persipura. Yohanis Tjoe scored to put Persipura in front in the 33rd minute. Bali United replied with two goals from Platje and Lilipaly, but todd Ferre in stoppage time equalized for the home team. Bali United dropped point even more where they lost 0–1 to PSIS and PSM.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
With Borneo, Persipura, and Madura United unable to won their respective matches in week 29, Bali United knew before their game against Persib that they need only four points to guarantee their status as champions. Kim Kurniawan opened the scoring for the visitors just before half-time, and in spite of Supardi Nasir's own goal equalized after Spasojević failed to converted a penalty, Persib led again with a quick counter. Bali United responded by scoring twice in six minute; Spasojević place the ball past I Made Wirawan with a back heel and Lilipaly shot after receiving long pass from Wawan Hendrawan. They closed November with only one points to clinch their first ever Liga 1 title.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
Bali United recorded a 2–0 win against Semen Padang on 2 December 2019 to secure their first league title, even though before the game ended they were confirmed to be champions because Borneo failed to win at away to PSM in a match that was completed 30 minutes earlier. Spasojević, who was re-appointed captain in this match scored a brace ensuring a 17-point advantage in the standings. After clinched the title last week, Bali United went against Persipura at home without all of their foreign players and most were not regular players.


2019 Bali United F.C. season, Review and events, September–December
Mamadou Samassa scored the goal for the visitors with a free-kick, but Irfan Bachdim keep their unbeaten streak at home alive with his free-kick. TIRA-Persikabo really ended Bali United's unbeaten streak at home with a narrow 1–0 win over the home team. At Kanjuruhan Stadium, Bali United second-tier squad lost 3–2 to Arema. Aldino Herdianto scored his first ever goal for Bali United in this match. Bali United's final game of the league season was against Madura United. They conceded goal from Aleksandar Rakić and Beto Gonçalves that tarnishes the trophy presentation at home.


2019 Balkan Athletics Championships
The 2019 Balkan Athletics Championships was the 74th edition of the annual track and field competition for athletes from the Balkans, organised by Balkan Athletics. It was held at the Pravets Sports Complex in Pravets, Bulgaria on 2 and 3 September. It was the first time that the city hosted the competition.


2019 Balkan Athletics Championships
Three championship records were broken: both 200 metres records were improved (the men's by Ukraine's Serhiy Smelyk in 20.50 seconds, and the women's by Bulgarian Ivet Lalova-Collio, who ran 22.45 seconds), while Greek men's pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis cleared a record height of 5.66 m. Lalova-Collio won a sprint double in the women's 100 metres and 200 m while Smelyk won golds for Ukraine in the 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay. Ukraine was the most successful nation at the competition, topping the medal table with 18 medals (nine of them gold). Romania also won 18 medals, though only five golds. Greece, Turkey and host nation Bulgaria all won five or more gold medals.


2019 Balkan Athletics Championships
Romanian men's throwers Andrei Gag and Alin Alexandru Firfirică successfully defended their titles. In women's jumps Mirela Demireva (high jump), Buse Arıkazan (pole vault) and Paraskevi Papachristou (triple jump) all repeated their victories from 2018. Serbia's Teodora Simović (5000 m) was the sole individual to retain a track title while her compatriot Marija Vučenović took her third straight javelin throw title.


2019 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships
The 2019 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships was the 24th edition of the annual indoor track and field competition for athletes from the Balkans, organised by Balkan Athletics. It was held on 16 February at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.


2019 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships
In a closely contested competition, Ukraine and the host nation Turkey each won four gold medals. Romania won the most medals overall, with a haul of 12, followed by Turkey on 11. Ukraine won the most women's events, with three, and Romanian won the most women's medals in total, with seven. Turkey was the most dominant in the men's side, having the highest medal total of seven and also the most gold medals, with three.


2019 Ball Hockey World Championship
The 2019 Ball Hockey World Championship was the 13th ball hockey world championship, and was held in Košice, Slovakia. The tournament began on 14 June 2019, with the gold medal game to be played on 22 June 2019. The Canada women's national ball hockey team defeated the United States women's national ball hockey team in the women's final to capture the gold medal, while the Czech Republic emerged with the bronze.


2019 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2019 Ball State Cardinals football team, Preseason, MAC media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2019 Ballon d'Or
The 2019 Ballon d'Or  (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019. Lionel Messi won the men's award for a record sixth time in his career.


2019 Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or
The nominees for the awards were announced on 6 November 2019.


2019 Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or Féminin
Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.


2019 Ballon d'Or, Kopa Trophy
Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.


2019 Ballon d'Or, Yashin Trophy
Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.


2019 Baltic Endurance Championship
The 2019 Baltic Endurance Championship was the fifth Baltic Endurance Championship season. It began at Biķernieki Complex Sports Base on 10 May and ended at Auto24ring on 21 September.


2019 Baltic Futsal Cup
The 2019 Baltic Futsal Cup was held on 2-4 December 2019 in Raasiku, Estonia. This edition featured the three Baltic teams.


2019 Baltic Open
The 2019 Baltic Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Baltic Open as part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Tennis Centre Lielupe in Jūrmala, Latvia, from 22 to 28 July 2019.


2019 Baltic Open
This tournament replaced the Moscow River Cup on the WTA Tour.


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


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


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


2019 Baltic Open – Doubles
Sharon Fichman and Nina Stojanović won the title, defeating Jeļena Ostapenko and Galina Voskoboeva in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6].


2019 Baltic Open – Singles
Anastasija Sevastova won the title, defeating Katarzyna Kawa in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4.


2019 Baltic Touring Car Championship
The 2019 Baltic Touring Car Championship was the twenty-first Baltic Touring Car Championship season. It began at Biķernieki Complex Sports Base on 10 May and ended at Auto24ring on 22 September.


2019 Baltimore Brigade season
The 2019 Baltimore Brigade season was the third season for the Baltimore Brigade in the Arena Football League. The Brigade played at the Royal Farms Arena and were coached by Omarr Smith for the 2019 season.


2019 Baltimore Brigade season, Standings
y - clinched regular season titlex - clinched playoff berth


2019 Baltimore Brigade season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2019 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2019. All times Eastern.


2019 Baltimore Brigade season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated May 16, 201924 Active, 21 Inactive


2019 Baltimore Orioles season
The 2019 Baltimore Orioles season was the 119th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, 66th in Baltimore, and the 28th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles were managed by Brandon Hyde in his first season as Orioles manager. They finished 54–108, 7 games better than their disastrous 47–115 record from their 2018 season, but they missed the playoffs for a third straight season, as they were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on August 23.


2019 Baltimore Orioles season
The season set several statistical records and quirks. The Orioles finished last in the AL East for a third consecutive season. The Orioles set a franchise record of a combined 101–223 over the previous two seasons, the worst two-season span in franchise history. The 2019 Orioles became the first team in history to yield 300+ home runs in a season, a new MLB record. They were also the first team since the 1979 Blue Jays to lose 107 or more games and not earn the first overall pick in the subsequent year's draft, as the Detroit Tigers finished 47-114, 6 1/2 games worse than Baltimore.


2019 Baltimore Orioles season
Between July 17 and 27, the Orioles hit multiple home runs in each of 10 consecutive games, an MLB record since 1901.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2019 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 24th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 12th under head coach John Harbaugh. This is the team's first season under general manager Eric DeCosta following the retirement of Ozzie Newsome.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
This season also marked the first year in which Terrell Suggs and Joe Flacco were not on the Ravens roster since 2002 and 2007, respectively, as Suggs went to the Arizona Cardinals (later released and signed by the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs) and Flacco was traded to the Denver Broncos.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
The Ravens started the season as the only NFL team with three former Heisman Trophy winners on their roster: Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram Jr., and Robert Griffin III. The Ravens were also the only NFL team to score at least 20 points in each of their games this year and the only team to score on more than half of their drives. By Week 13, the Ravens improved to 10–2 for the first time in franchise history and extended their winning streak to eight games, also a franchise record. After a win against the Buffalo Bills, the Ravens won their ninth consecutive game and improved on their 10–6 record from 2018. That win also clinched a second straight playoff berth for the team.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
Also, Jackson became only the second quarterback in NFL history to run for over 1,000 yards, and the following week, he broke Michael Vick's all-time single season quarterback rushing record during the game against the New York Jets.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
By Week 15, the Ravens had scored more points (430) in a single season than any other team in franchise history. In Week 15, they clinched their second straight AFC North title with a 42–21 victory over the Jets.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
On December 17, the NFL announced the rosters of the 2020 Pro Bowl which included 12 Ravens, the most of any team in 2019. On January 15, 2020, Orlando Brown Jr. was added to the Pro Bowl roster, which tied the 2007 Dallas Cowboys for the NFL record for most Pro Bowlers in a single season at 13. With a Week 16 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Ravens clinched the AFC #1 seed, gaining home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, and broke 500 total points, both for the first time in franchise history.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
The 28–10 Week 17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers gave the Ravens their best record in franchise history, surpassing 2006. The Ravens finished the regular season with 3,296 rushing yards, the most by any team in NFL history during a season. The Ravens became the first team in NFL history to average at least 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards per game in the same season. The Ravens outscored their opponents by 249 points, the highest point differential in the NFL in 2019. On January 3, 2020, the Associated Press released its picks for the 2019 All-Pro Team. QB Lamar Jackson, OT Ronnie Stanley, CB Marlon Humphrey, CB Marcus Peters, and K Justin Tucker were named to the first team and G Marshal Yanda was named to the second team. The five Ravens selected to the first team were the most of any NFL team.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season
In the playoffs, the Ravens were upset by the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round, 28–12. Prior to their defeat, FiveThirtyEight had the Ravens as the favorite to win the Super Bowl since before Week 12.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Schedule
The Ravens alternated home and away games every game of the season, becoming just the fourth team to do so since the NFL season expanded to 16 games in 1978.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: Baltimore Ravens 59, Miami Dolphins 10
The Ravens scored a franchise-high 42 points in the first half and Lamar Jackson threw five touchdown passes with no interceptions and became the youngest quarterback to achieve a perfect passer rating. All three of the Ravens' Heisman Trophy winners (Jackson, Mark Ingram Jr. and Robert Griffin III) were involved in scoring plays.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: Baltimore Ravens 59, Miami Dolphins 10
The Dolphins gave up 49 yards on the first play from scrimmage and a total of 643 yards in the game, the most yards any Dolphins team has surrendered in a single game in franchise history. The 59 points were also the most surrendered by any Dolphins team in a regular season game.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: Baltimore Ravens 23, Arizona Cardinals 17
Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes, bringing him to seven through two games, setting a new franchise record for the most touchdown passes in the team's first two games of a season. Jackson also ran for a game high of 120 yards. Former Ravens' sack leader Terrell Suggs did not register a single sack against his former team.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: Baltimore Ravens 23, Arizona Cardinals 17
The Cardinals were able to drive the ball within the Ravens' 5-yard line in each of the first three quarters, but the Ravens defense held them to a field goal each time.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs 33, Baltimore Ravens 28
The Ravens started the game strong with a 14-play, 84-yard touchdown drive that included a critical fourth down conversion. The Ravens attempt at a two-point conversion failed, so the Ravens led 6–0. The Chiefs responded on their next possession with an 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that was aided by a Pernell McPhee roughing the passer penalty. The Chiefs took the lead, 7–6. The Ravens offense sputtered as the Chiefs added two more touchdowns, the second of which included an 83-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Mecole Hardman. The Chiefs added a field goal and led 23–6 at the half.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs 33, Baltimore Ravens 28
The Ravens started the second half strong with an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive with all 75 yards gained on the ground. But the Chiefs responded with another touchdown. The Ravens then mounted a 13 play touchdown drive but failed for the second time in the game on a two-point conversion attempt, cutting the Chiefs' lead to 30–19. After the teams exchanged field goals, the Ravens scored on a nine-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a Lamar Jackson 9-yard touchdown run, but again, the two-point conversion failed and the Chiefs ran out the clock.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: Cleveland Browns 40, Baltimore Ravens 25
The Browns opened the scoring in the first quarter with a Baker Mayfield touchdown pass to Ricky Seals-Jones. However, the Ravens responded with a Lamar Jackson touchdown pass to Miles Boykin to tie the game at 7–7. An Austin Seibert field goal gave the Browns a 10–7 lead at halftime. In the second half, Nick Chubb had an 88-yard touchdown run to extend the Browns' lead just two plays after the Ravens had cut the score to 24–18. A Dontrell Hilliard touchdown run extended the Browns' lead to 40–18. The Ravens added a touchdown to make the final score 40–25.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: Baltimore Ravens 26, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)
The Ravens' 12 game winning streak started in Pittsburgh. They went up 3–0 with a Justin Tucker 27-yard field goal, then made it 10–0 after a 4-yard touchdown by Mark Ingram. The Steelers pulled it back to 10–7 after Mason Rudolph found JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 35-yard touchdown pass. In the second quarter, the Ravens increased their lead as Marquise Brown caught an 11-yard pass from Lamar Jackson. A pair of Chris Boswell field goals from 41 and 29 yards made it 17–13 going into halftime.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: Baltimore Ravens 26, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)
In the third quarter, Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was knocked unconscious after being hit by Brandon Carr and Earl Thomas. With backup quarterback Devlin Hodges at the helm, the Steelers took the lead in the third quarter with a James Conner 1-yard touchdown. In the fourth quarter, the Ravens tied it up at 20 apiece with a Tucker 26-yard field goal. The Steelers retook the lead on a 33-yard Boswell field goal. The Ravens forced overtime when Tucker hit a 48-yard field goal with 10 seconds left in regulation. In overtime, after a fumble by Smith-Schuster, Tucker kicked the game-winning 46-yard field goal.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: Baltimore Ravens 23, Cincinnati Bengals 17
The Bengals scored first when Brandon Wilson returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens however took the lead with a Lamar Jackson 21-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7–7 followed by Mark Ingram's 1-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, the Ravens made it 17–7 with a Justin Tucker 40-yard field goal. The Bengals followed with a Randy Bullock 22-yard field goal, to make it 17–10 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Ravens got a Tucker 49-yard field goal to make it 20–10, the quarter's only score.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: Baltimore Ravens 23, Cincinnati Bengals 17
In the fourth quarter Tucker kicked a 21-yard field goal, and the Bengals scored on an Andy Dalton 2-yard touchdown. The Bengals' onside kick attempt failed, so the Ravens recovered the ball and ran out the clock. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson became the first player in the Super Bowl era to throw for more than 200 yards and run for more than 150 yards in a regular season game.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: Baltimore Ravens 30, Seattle Seahawks 16
Five days after becoming a Raven, Marcus Peters intercepted a pass from Russell Wilson and returned it for a 67-yard pick six. Peters' interception was Wilson's first of the season, and Wilson's first interception in his last 207 pass attempts. The interception gave the Ravens a 13–10 lead but the Seahawks tied the game 13–13 by the end of the first half. Late in the fourth quarter, with the Ravens nursing a 10-point lead, the Ravens defense scored its second touchdown of the game as Marlon Humphrey returned a Seahawks fumble for 18 yards and a touchdown and put the game on ice.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 37, New England Patriots 20
The Ravens hosted the unbeaten Patriots for the teams' first meeting since 2016, handing New England its first loss since Week 15 of the previous season as Baltimore rushed for 210 yards. On the game's first drive, the Ravens converted twice on 3rd down. Seven of the Ravens plays in the first drive were runs by Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram, and Gus Edwards.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 37, New England Patriots 20
On a crucial third down, the Patriots had held and the Ravens would have been forced to try a field goal but a neutral zone infraction by Shilque Calhoun gave the Ravens a first down which led to a 3-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Lamar Jackson. On the Patriots' first possession, Tom Brady threw three straight incomplete passes, which led to a punt. The next drive the Patriots held the Ravens to a field goal. The Patriots, however had to punt again after Brady was sacked by Patrick Onwuasor.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 37, New England Patriots 20
With a 10–0 lead, the Ravens started the second quarter with another long drive, highlighted by a 53-yard run by Ingram and a 12-yard touchdown run by Gus Edwards. The Ravens then forced another Patriots three-and-out but Cyrus Jones muffed the punt and the Patriots got the ball back at the Baltimore 20-yard line, which led to a Brady to Mohamed Sanu touchdown. The Patriots added two field goals and ended the half trailing only by four, 17–13.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 37, New England Patriots 20
On the Patriots' first drive in the third quarter, the Ravens forced a Julian Edelman fumble which was returned 70 yards by Marlon Humphrey for a touchdown extending the Ravens lead to 24–13. The Patriots answered with a 4-yard rushing touchdown by James White. The Ravens then mounted an eight-minute, 14-play drive ending with a 5-yard pass to Nick Boyle to make the lead 30–20. In the fourth quarter, Earl Thomas intercepted a Brady pass and the Ravens mounted another 14 play drive ending with a Jackson 1-yard rushing touchdown, making the lead 37–20.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 37, New England Patriots 20
Marlon Humphrey's 70-yard fumble return was the longest fumble return in Ravens history. Also, Nick Boyle's touchdown was the first of his career. This was also the Ravens' first win over the Patriots since the 2012 AFC Championship Game in Gillette Stadium. Lamar Jackson became the first second year or rookie quarterback to defeat the Patriots since 2013.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: Baltimore Ravens 49, Cincinnati Bengals 13
The Ravens scored first when Lamar Jackson found Mark Andrews on a 2-yard touchdown pass. It was 14–0 after a Mark Ingram 1-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, the Bengals got a Randy Bullock 42-yard field goal; but the Ravens then pulled away as Jackson found Andrews again on a 17-yard touchdown pass to make it 21–3. Marcus Peters then returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown to make it 28–3. The Bengals came within 18 points at halftime when Ryan Finley found Tyler Boyd on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The Ravens scored three more touchdowns to open the second half. First, Jackson ran for one from 47 yards out, then Jackson found Marquise Brown for a 20-yard touchdown pass, and then Tyus Bowser returned a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: Baltimore Ravens 49, Cincinnati Bengals 13
With the win, the Ravens won five consecutive regular season games for the first time since 2006 and also had a season sweep of the Bengals for the first time since 2011. Lamar Jackson finished with his second perfect passer rating on the season, making him the second player in NFL history to perform the feat.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: Baltimore Ravens 41, Houston Texans 7
Jackson threw four touchdowns in the game, becoming the first quarterback in Ravens franchise history to throw four or more touchdowns in a game multiple times during the regular season. Jackson also rushed for 86 yards during the victory over the Texans making him the only quarterback in NFL history to rush for more than 60 yards in seven consecutive games.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: Baltimore Ravens 45, Los Angeles Rams 6
The Ravens became the fourth team in the 21st century to score touchdowns on their first six drives in a game. During the game, Lamar Jackson became the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 1,500 yards and pass for more than 3,000 yards in his first two seasons. Jackson's five touchdown passes made him the NFL's first player with that many touchdown passes in a Monday Night Football debut and the youngest player ever (22 years old) with multiple five touchdown passing games. The Ravens also won seven straight games for the first time since their 2000 Super Bowl-winning season. Jackson was also named the AFC Player of the Month for the month of November.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: Baltimore Ravens 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
The 49ers opened the game with a touchdown on their first possession, which was the first time on the season that the Ravens had allowed an opponent a touchdown on the first drive. On the following drive, 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo was sacked and lost a fumble. Two plays later, the Ravens scored on a 20-yard pass from Lamar Jackson to Mark Andrews. This was the 48th touchdown of the season and the most touchdowns by any Ravens team in franchise history.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: Baltimore Ravens 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
After a 49ers punt, Jackson orchestrated a 13-play drive culminating with him running the ball in from the 1-yard line for a touchdown. The 49ers answered with a touchdown, but the Ravens countered with a field goal and the half ended with the Ravens up by three. In the opening drive of the second half, Jackson was stripped of the ball by 49ers safety Marcell Harris at the 49ers' 20-yard line. The 49ers then completed a 14-play drive lasting almost eight-and-a-half minutes, but were forced to kick a field goal which tied the game at 17.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: Baltimore Ravens 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
Neither team could score in the fourth quarter until the 6:28 mark when the Ravens drove the ball down to the 49ers' 31 where Justin Tucker kicked a 49-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. With the win, the Ravens improved to 10–2 for the first time in franchise history and extend their winning streak to 8 games, also a franchise record. The Ravens were also the only AFC North team to defeat all four of their NFC West opponents in 2019.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: Baltimore Ravens 24, Buffalo Bills 17
Lamar Jackson became the second ever quarterback behind Michael Vick to reach 1,000 rushing yards. The Ravens improved to 11–2 for the first time in franchise history and extend their winning streak to nine games, also a franchise record. Also, a light moment in an otherwise competitive game occurred in the third quarter when some pages from Ravens special teams coach Randy Brown's playbook blew onto the field and Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White retrieved them. When the referee noticed that White was actually examining the pages, he ran over to White and snatched them from him.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: Baltimore Ravens 42, New York Jets 21
Lamar Jackson threw 5 touchdown passes and broke the NFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season as the Ravens won the AFC North title. Mark Andrews caught his eighth touchdown of the season, breaking a franchise record for most touchdowns by a Ravens tight end in a single season, previously held by Todd Heap.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 31, Cleveland Browns 15
The Browns held the Ravens scoreless for the first 28 minutes of the game while they took a 6–0 lead. But with less than two minutes remaining in the half Lamar Jackson hit Mark Andrews with 2 touchdown passes and the Ravens took a 14–6 lead into the locker room at half-time.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 31, Cleveland Browns 15
In the second half, Jackson tossed another touchdown, this time to Mark Ingram and then the Ravens running game sealed the victory with Mark Ingram and Justice Hill rushing touchdowns. Lamar Jackson's touchdown pass to Mark Andrews in the second quarter broke the Ravens single-season touchdown pass record with 34, a record previously held by Vinny Testaverde. With the win, the Ravens clinched home-field advantage for the entire AFC playoffs.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 31, Cleveland Browns 15
The Ravens defense limited the league's top rusher, Cleveland running back Nick Chubb, to 45 yards; his lowest output of the 2019 season. Chubb had gashed the Ravens' defense for 165 yards and 3 touchdowns in their week 4 match-up. On the day after the Ravens' victory over the Browns, and due to the Ravens' having clinched home-field advantage, head coach John Harbaugh announced that quarterback Lamar Jackson, guard Marshal Yanda, safety Earl Thomas III and defensive tackle Brandon Williams will be inactive for the Week 17 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Harbaugh also announced that running back Mark Ingram will not play; allowing him to recover from the calf injury he sustained in the Browns game.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: Baltimore Ravens 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
On a rain-soaked field, with Robert Griffin III at quarterback, the Ravens kept the ball on the ground for their first drive. The drive covered 40 yards, took 7 minutes off the clock and culminated with a 45-yard Justin Tucker field goal. After the Ravens defense forced a three-and-out, the Ravens offense, highlighted by a Gus Edwards 38-yard run, drove down the field again, this time settling for a Tucker 22-yard field goal. The Steelers took the lead early in the second quarter after a Benny Snell 4-yard touchdown run.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: Baltimore Ravens 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
The Ravens regained the lead, 9–7, with another Tucker field goal with 1:10 remaining in the half. The Ravens got the ball back with 54 seconds left in the half when Matt Judon sacked Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges forcing him to fumble. Justice Hill's 8-yard touchdown run capped a 23-yard drive for the Ravens, who ended the half with a 16–7 lead. After the teams exchanged field goals, the Ravens defense, late in the fourth quarter, stripped the ball from Steelers punter Jordan Berry and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. On the next Steelers possession the Ravens were awarded 2 points after Devlin Hodges was called for intentional grounding in the end zone, making the final score 28–10 Ravens.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: Baltimore Ravens 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
With the win, the Ravens finished the season with a franchise best 14–2 record surpassing their 13–3 campaign in 2006. They also swept the Steelers for the first time since the 2015 season.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Schedule
The Ravens clinched a playoff berth following their Week 14 win over the Buffalo Bills. They clinched the AFC North division following their Week 15 win over the New York Jets, guaranteeing at least one home playoff game. They clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with their Week 16 victory against the Cleveland Browns.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
Titans running back Derrick Henry accounted for most of the Tennessee offense, accounting for 205 of their 300 total yards. Meanwhile, Baltimore racked up 530 yards, but their three turnovers and four failed fourth-down conversion attempts proved too much to overcome. As a result, Baltimore became the first number 1 seed in the playoffs to lose to the number 6 seed since the New England Patriots lost to the New York Jets in 2010.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
On the Ravens' first drive of the game, Lamar Jackson threw a pass that bounced off the hands of Mark Andrews and was intercepted by safety Kevin Byard, who returned it 31 yards, with an unnecessary roughness penalty against Jackson for a horse-collar tackle adding another 15 yards and giving Tennessee a first down on the Ravens' 35-yard line. Henry then carried the ball 4 times for 22 yards on an 8-play drive that ended with Ryan Tannehill's 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jonnu Smith, who made a leaping one-handed catch in the back of the end zone.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
After getting the ball back, Baltimore drove to a 4th-and-1 on their own 45-yard line. Jackson attempted to convert with a quarterback sneak, but he was tackled by linebacker David Long Jr. for no gain on the last play of the first quarter. On the next play, Tannehill gave the team a 14–0 lead with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Kalif Raymond. Following a punt from each team, Jackson completed a 30-yard pass to Marquise Brown and a 16-yard pass to Andrews, setting up Justin Tucker's 49-yard field goal to make the score 14–3.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
Then after a Titans punt, Jackson completed a 26-yard pass to Seth Roberts, as well as two completions to Brown for gains of 16 yards and 38 yards on a 91-yard drive. Tucker finished it off with a 22-yard field goal as time expired in the half, making the score 14–6 at halftime.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
Baltimore took the second half kickoff and drove to a 4th-and-1 on the Titans' 18-yard line. Jackson again tried to convert with a run, but was stopped for no gain by linebacker Harold Landry. Two plays later on 3rd and 1, Henry took a handoff through the middle and ran for a 66-yard gain, to the Ravens' 6-yard line. Then when faced with 3rd and goal from the 3-yard line, Henry took a direct snap out of wildcat formation and threw a jump pass to Corey Davis for a touchdown.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
This gave Tennessee a 21–6 lead and made Henry the first running back to throw a touchdown pass in the postseason since Allen Rice in the 1987 season. On the first play of the Ravens' next possession, defensive end Jurrell Casey forced a fumble while sacking Jackson, which Jeffery Simmons recovered for Tennessee on the Baltimore 20-yard line. From there, the Titans drove to a 28–6 lead, scoring on a 6-play drive that ended with Tannehill's 1-yard touchdown run.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
Baltimore responded with a drive to the Titans' 36-yard line, only to lose the ball again with a Jackson pass that was intercepted by safety Kenny Vaccaro. After forcing Tennessee to punt, the Ravens finally managed to score a touchdown, moving the ball 83 yards in 10 plays, the longest a 27-yard run by Jackson. Jackson finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Hayden Hurst, but his subsequent two-point conversion pass was incomplete, keeping the score at 28–12. Tennessee's defense then pinned down Baltimore for the rest of the game, forcing a turnover on downs on the Ravens' final two possessions.


2019 Baltimore Ravens season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12
Henry finished the game with 30 carries for 195 yards, while also catching two passes for 7 yards and throwing a 3-yard touchdown pass. He became the first player to rush for over 180 yards twice in the same postseason. Jackson completed 31 of 59 passes for 365 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions, while also rushing 20 times for 143 yards. This made him the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in a playoff game. His top receiver was Brown, who caught seven passes for 126 yards.