2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. Kyalami was added to the schedule. On 3 December, it was announced the nine-hour race in South Africa would be moved from 3 to 23 November to avoid a clash with the Rugby World Cup. The date of the California 8 Hours was confirmed on 18 January. The race was moved from Sunday to the Saturday the day before in order to better accommodate live TV.


2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Entry list
1 – Car No. 75 was nominated for manufacturer points at Round 1, but was not nominated for manufacturer points at Round 4.


2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points, with the exception of Bathurst where a car simply had to cross the finish line to be classified. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.


2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Championship standings, Drivers' championships
The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.


2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Championship standings, Manufacturers' championship
Only the top two cars of each specific manufacturer is eligible for points.


2019 Interim-Union budget of India
The Interim Union Budget of India for the year 2019 was presented by acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on 1 February 2019. Government introduced Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan.


2019 Interim-Union budget of India, Highlights
In the budget, the fiscal deficit for 2019–20 will be 3.94% of GDP. The budget set aside ₹6,000 (US$84) for farmers having up to 2 hectares of land. The amount is available in 3 equal installments of Rs.2000 each under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. ₹3,000 (US$42) per month pension after 60 years of age to unorganized sector labor under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan. Subscribers have to pay a monthly amount of Rs.100 if aged 29 years and Rs.55 if a subscriber is of 18 years of age. Income tax relief u/s 87A for income up to ₹500,000 (US$7,000). Standard deduction of ₹50,000 (US$700) for salaried class.


2019 Interim-Union budget of India, Highlights
In 2018 Budget, the outlay was revised for six key social schemes focussed on enhancing the welfare of farmers and the poor, in addition to announcing a new scheme aimed at direct cash transfers to farmers. Apart from that allocation across three other schemes focused on rural India have been raised.


2019 Intermediate League World Series
The 2019 Intermediate League World Series took place from July 28–August 4 in Livermore, California. McCalla, Alabama defeated Matamoros, Mexico in the championship game.


2019 International Challenger Baotou
The 2019 International Challenger Baotou was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Baotou, China between 26 August and 1 September 2019.


2019 International Challenger Baotou, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 International Challenger Baotou, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2019 International Challenger Baotou – Doubles
Nam Ji-sung and Song Min-kyu won the title after defeating Teymuraz Gabashvili and Sasikumar Mukund 7–6(7–3), 6–2 in the final.


2019 International Challenger Baotou – Singles
James Duckworth won the title after defeating Sasikumar Mukund 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang
The 2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Zhangjiagang, China between 18 and 24 March 2019.


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Doubles
Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ruben Gonzales and Alex Lawson.


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Doubles
Max Purcell and Luke Saville won the title after defeating Sriram Balaji and Hans Hach Verdugo 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Singles
Yasutaka Uchiyama was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Singles
Marc Polmans won the title after defeating Lorenzo Giustino 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 International Champions Cup
The 2019 International Champions Cup was the seventh edition of the International Champions Cup (ICC), a series of association football friendly matches. The competition was won by Portuguese club Benfica.


2019 International Champions Cup, Teams
A total of 12 teams participated in the competition. On June 12, Fiorentina replaced Roma due to Roma's impending participation in UEFA Europa League qualifiers (which they did not end up playing in).


2019 International Champions Cup, Venues
17 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on March 26, 2019.


2019 International Champions Cup, Matches
The match schedule was announced on March 28, 2019, and was updated on June 12 after Fiorentina replaced Roma. Each team played three matches, for a total of 18 matches.


2019 International Champions Cup, Table
The 12 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions. In addition to three points for a win and none for a loss, a penalty shoot-out win was worth two points, while a loss on penalties earned one point.


2019 International Champions Cup, Media coverage
All 18 matches were live streamed for the unsold markets and highlights were also available for all territories around the world via ICC's official websites. The rights may be including both the 2019 International Leagues Cup (La Liga-Serie A cup) matches depending on the broadcasters.


2019 International Championship
The 2019 International Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 4 to 11 August 2019 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2019/2020 season and the eighth iteration of the International Championship first held in 2012.


2019 International Championship
Northern Irish cueist Mark Allen was the defending champion, after defeating Australian Neil Robertson in the previous year's final. Allen, however, lost 9–6 to England's Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals. Reigning world champion Judd Trump won the event and his 12th ranking championship with a 10–3 win over Murphy in the final. In winning the event, Trump returned to the world number one position, that he had last held in 2013.


2019 International Championship
Trump and Allen tied for the highest break during the televised stages, both scoring 141, with Trump also making 12 centuries throughout the tournament. Qualifying for the event took place 14–17 June 2019 in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Tom Ford made the highest break of qualifying, with a maximum break, the fourth of his career, in his 6–1 win in qualifying over Fraser Patrick.


2019 International Championship, Tournament format
The event was the eighth iteration of the International Championship, having been first held in 2012. The event took place from 4–11 August 2019 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. The event was the second ranking tournament of the 2019/20 snooker season after the 2019 Riga Masters won by Yan Bingtao.


2019 International Championship, Tournament format
Qualifying for the event was held from 14 to 17 June 2019 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, featuring one first round match. Matches were played as best-of-11-frames until the semi-finals, which were played as best-of-17-frames, whilst the final was played as a best-of-19-frames.


2019 International Championship, Tournament format, Prize fund
The championship total fund was higher than that of the previous year's event, with a total of £802,000 (up from £775,000). The winner of the event received the same prize money as in previous years, at £175,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary
The championship began on 4 August 2019, with the first round alongside heldover qualifier matches. Two matches in the heldover qualifier rounds were decided on a deciding frame. Ding Junhui defeated Simon Lichtenberg despite being 5–3 behind, whilst four-time world champion John Higgins defeated amateur under 21 world champion Wu Yize despite being 4–3 behind to the 15 year old. Judd Trump in his first tournament after winning the 2019 World Snooker Championship scored three century breaks in his qualifier to defeat Jordan Brown 6–1.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Early rounds (first round–quarter-finals)
Two top-16 ranked players were defeated in first round; Mark Williams lost to Jak Jones and Barry Hawkins to Daniel Wells both 6–2. Ding Junhui defeated three fellow Chinese players in the first three rounds, overcoming Zhao Xintong, Xiao Guodong and Liang Wenbo to reach the quarter-finals. Defending champion Mark Allen conceded just four frames to draw Ding, having defeated Sam Craigie, Mark Davis (both 6–1) and Ali Carter (6–2). Allen defeated Ding 6–3 to reach the semi-finals. As the sole remaining Chinese player in the competition, some Chinese viewers were reported to have stopped watching the event.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Early rounds (first round–quarter-finals)
Graeme Dott qualified to play Shaun Murphy in the second quarter-final. Dott defeated Michael White before defeating two world champions in Stuart Bingham and John Higgins to reach the quarter-final. Murphy, who had reached only the Scottish Open final in the previous season defeated Yuan Sijun 6–5 and Riga Masters champion Yan Bingtao 6–4 before drawing a rematch of the second round match at the 2019 World Championships against Neil Robertson. Murphy defeated Robertson on a deciding frame 6–5. Murphy defeated Dott 6–4 to draw Allen in the semi-final.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Early rounds (first round–quarter-finals)
Three-time world champion Mark Selby reached the second semi-final, after defeating Liam Highfield and Ben Woollaston (both 6–3), before playing World Championship semi-finalists David Gilbert and Gary Wilson, defeating both on a deciding frame 6–5. World champion Judd Trump reached the semi-finals defeating Zhang Anda, Scott Donaldson, Joe Perry and Tom Ford.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-final–final
The first semi-final took place on 9 August 2019, between Selby and Trump. In reaching the semi-finals, Trump was guaranteed to return to world number one after the tournament for the first time since 2013. Selby won three of the first four frames to lead 3–1. However, Trump won the next four frames to lead 5–3 after the first session with breaks of 97, 108, 97 and 116. In the second session, Trump won the first three frames to lead 8–3 including two more 90+ breaks. Selby took frame 12 before Trump won the match in frame 13 with a break of 72. After the match, Trump commented "It was probably somewhere near how I was playing to win the World Championship," describing his form within the match.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-final–final
The second semi-final was a rematch of the 2019 Scottish Masters final between Murphy and Allen. Murphy won the first five frames of the match, with Allen not scoring a single point until frame four. Allen fought back to trail 3–6 after the first session. Murphy won the first frame of the second session, before Allen won the next two. Murphy won frame 13 to need just one more frame for victory. Allen won the next two frames to push the match into the interval. Murphy however won frame 15 to win the match 9–6 with a break of 66.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-final–final
The final was played as a best-of-19-frames match held over two sessions on 11 August 2019, refereed by Lyu Xilin. Trump won the first five frames of the match making a century break in frame three. Murphy, however won three of the remaining four frames of the session to trail 3–6. On the resume of the match, Trump dominated the remaining frames, winning the next four frames to win the match 10–3, completing eight half-centuries in the match. The victory was Trump's twelfth ranking event title, twelfth match unbeaten in a row, and had scored twelve centuries during the event.


2019 International Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-final–final
The win was the first time a reigning world champion won the first championship in which they had competed in after the event, since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2008. In losing the event, Murphy commented that he was "disappointed" and that had not played well: "Judd swamped me, that was how it felt."


2019 International Championship, Qualifying
Matches were played between 14 and 17 June 2019 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Matches involving Mark Allen, Sam Craigie, Ding Junhui, John Higgins, Yan Bingtao, Sunny Akani, Anthony McGill and Judd Trump, were played in Daqing. All matches were the best-of-11-frames.


2019 International Championship, Century breaks, Televised stage centuries
A total of 63 century breaks were made during the televised stages of the tournament. Judd Trump and Mark Allen shared the highest break of the tournament, with both players making a break of 141. In addition, Trump made a total of 12 centuries, eight more than any other player.


2019 International Championship, Century breaks, Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 42 century breaks were made during the qualifying tournament preceding the event, including a maximum break from Tom Ford.


2019 International Darts Open
The 2019 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany, from 13–15 September 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2019 International Darts Open
Gerwyn Price was the defending champion after defeating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the previous year's final, and he successfully defended his title, by defeating Rob Cross 8–6 in the final. It was his second Euro Tour title, while Cross failed to get over the line in his fourth consecutive European final.


2019 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 25 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2019 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 24 August), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).


2019 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.


2019 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
Michael van Gerwen and Dave Chisnall, who were set to be the 1st seed and 4th seed respectively, withdrew prior to the tournament. All seeds below Van Gerwen moved up a place and all seeds below Chisnall moved up two places. Jeffrey de Zwaan and Jamie Hughes became 15th seed and 16th seed respectively, and an extra two places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.


2019 International Friendship Championship
The 2019 International Friendship Championship was a football tournament for the national teams of Iraq, Syria and Jordan. It was scheduled to take place during the March 2019 window of the FIFA International Match Calendar.


2019 International GT Open
The 2019 International GT Open is the fourteenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 27 April at Le Castellet and will finish on 12 October, at Monza after seven double-header meetings.


2019 International GT Open, Championship standings, Points systems
Points are awarded to the top 10 (Pro) or top 6 (Am, Pro- Am, Teams) classified finishers. If less than 6 participants start the race or if less than 75% of the original race distance is completed, half points are awarded. At the end of the season, the lowest race score is dropped; however, the dropped race cannot be the result of a disqualification or race ban.


2019 International GT Open, Championship standings, Teams' Championship
Only the highest two finishing cars from a team count towards the Teams' Championship


2019 International Swimming League
The 2019 International Swimming League was the inaugural edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised eight teams composed of both women and men. The league consisted of seven short course swimming meets which took place in seven cities around the world.


2019 International Swimming League
The budget for this first edition was $20 million. The France-based team Energy Standard won the inaugural ISL title in the Final Match hosted at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.


2019 International Swimming League, Schedule
The schedule consists of six regular-season meets, followed by a Final Match in Las Vegas. At each meet four of the eight teams compete (two from American conference and two from European conference). Two of the meets are 'derby' meet, one for all four American teams and one for all four European teams.


2019 International Swimming League, Schedule, Events schedule
A total of 37 races were held in each match (the 4x50m mixed medley relay acted as a tie breaker).


2019 International Swimming League, Teams
ISL teams can have a maximum roster of 32 athletes for 2019 season, with a suggested size of each club's traveling roster of 28 (14 men and 14 women). Each club will have a captain and a vice-captain of different gender.


2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne
The 2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the twenty-third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Poitiers, France between 21 and 27 October 2019.


2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Doubles
Anna Blinkova and Alexandra Panova were the defending champions, but both players decided not to participate.


2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Doubles
Amandine Hesse and Harmony Tan won the title, defeating Tayisiya and Yana Morderger in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Singles
Viktorija Golubic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Singles
Nina Stojanović won the title, defeating Liudmila Samsonova in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–2).


2019 Internationaux de France
The 2019 Internationaux de France was the third event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, France from November 1–3. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final.


2019 Internationaux de France, Entries
The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on June 20, 2019.


2019 Internationaux de France, Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:


2019 Internationaux de France, Results, Ice dance
The rhythm dance scores for the last two teams, Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac of France and Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius of Lithuania, were revised several hours after the event due to an unspecified error.


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament and part of the International-level tournament category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France, between 19 and 25 May 2019.


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Mihaela Buzărnescu and Raluca Olaru were the defending champions, but Buzărnescu chose not to participate this year. Olaru played alongside Darija Jurak, but lost in the semifinals to Daria Gavrilova and Ellen Perez.


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Gavrilova and Perez went on to win the title, defeating Duan Yingying and Han Xinyun in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.


2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Dayana Yastremska won the title, defeating Caroline Garcia in the final 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3). Yastremska saved a match point Garcia had against her in the third set in the final before winning the title.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
The 2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Blois, France between 17 and 23 June 2019.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Doubles
Fabrício Neis and David Vega Hernández were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Doubles
Corentin Denolly and Alexandre Müller won the title after defeating Sergio Galdós and Andreas Siljeström 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–6] in the final.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Singles
Scott Griekspoor was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Tristan Lamasine.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Singles
Pedro Sousa won the title after defeating Kimmer Coppejans 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
The 2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France between 7 and 13 October 2019.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Doubles
Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Sander Arends and David Pel.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Doubles
Jonny O'Mara and Ken Skupski won the title after defeating Arends and Pel 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Singles
Elias Ymer was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Singles
Mikael Ymer won the title after defeating Mathias Bourgue 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia
The 2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Brescia, Italy between 3 and 9 June 2019.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Doubles
Cristina Dinu and Ganna Poznikhirenko were the defending champions, but lost to Andrea Gámiz and Paula Cristina Gonçalves in the quarterfinals.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Doubles
Gámiz and Gonçalves won the title, defeating Anastasia Grymalska and Giorgia Marchetti in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [12–10].


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Singles
Kaia Kanepi was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia – Singles
Jasmine Paolini won the title, defeating Diāna Marcinkēviča in the final, 6–2, 6–1.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
The 2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. It was the 27th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 22 and 28 July 2019. The tournament made a return to the WTA Tour after a five-year absence (2014–2018).


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as a special exempt into the main draw:


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Kristina Mladenovic and Katarzyna Piter were the champions the last time the tournament was held in 2013, but chose not to participate this year.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Cornelia Lister and Renata Voráčová won the title, defeating Ekaterine Gorgodze and Arantxa Rus in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–2.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Roberta Vinci was the champion the last time the tournament was held in 2013, but she has since retired from professional tennis.


2019 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Jil Teichmann won the title, defeating Kiki Bertens in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila, also known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Aterno Gas & Power Tennis Cup, was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. The event took place in L'Aquila, Italy between 19 – 25 August 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila – Doubles
Filippo Baldi and Andrea Pellegrino were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila – Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Ante Pavić won the title after defeating Luca Margaroli and Andrea Vavassori 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila – Singles
Facundo Bagnis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila – Singles
Andrea Collarini won the title after defeating Andrej Martin 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Perugia, Italy between 8 and 14 July 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia – Doubles
Daniele Bracciali and Matteo Donati were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia – Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Ante Pavić won the title after defeating Rogério Dutra Silva and Szymon Walków 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia – Singles
Ulises Blanch was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia – Singles
Federico Delbonis won the title after defeating Guillermo García López 6–0, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Vicenza, Italy between 27 May and 2 June 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Enrique López Pérez were the defending champions but only Behar chose to defend his title, partnering Gonzalo Escobar. Behar lost in the quarterfinals to Gonçalo Oliveira and Andrei Vasilevski.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Doubles
Oliveira and Vasilevski won the title after defeating Fabrício Neis and Fernando Romboli 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Singles
Hugo Dellien was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Singles
Alessandro Giannessi won the title after defeating Filippo Baldi 7–5, 6–2 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Parma, Italy between 17 and 23 June 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna – Doubles
Laurynas Grigelis and Andrea Pellegrino won the title after defeating Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar 1–6, 6–3, [10–7] in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna – Singles
Tommy Robredo won the title after defeating Federico Gaio 7–6(12–10), 5–7, 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Francavilla al Mare, Italy between 22 and 28 April 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo – Doubles
Julian Ocleppo and Andrea Vavassori were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Jonathan Eysseric and Andrei Vasilevski.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo – Doubles
Denys Molchanov and Igor Zelenay won the title after defeating Guillermo Durán and David Vega Hernández 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo – Singles
Gianluigi Quinzi was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Tomislav Brkić.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo – Singles
Stefano Travaglia won the title after defeating Oscar Otte 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixteenth (men) and fourth (women) editions of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Cordenons, Italy between 5 and 18 August 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Men's Doubles
Denys Molchanov and Igor Zelenay were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Men's Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Ante Pavić won the title after defeating Nikola Čačić and Antonio Šančić 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Men's Singles
Paolo Lorenzi was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Markus Eriksson.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Men's Singles
Christopher O'Connell won the title after defeating Jeremy Jahn 7–5, 6–2 in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì
The 2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Manerbio, Italy between 5 and 11 August 2019.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Doubles
Romain Arneodo and Hugo Nys were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Doubles
Fabrício Neis and Fernando Romboli won the title after defeating Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Singles
Roberto Carballés Baena was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Internazionali di Tennis di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Singles
Federico Gaio won the title after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran
The 2019 Internet blackout in Iran was a week-long total shutdown of Internet. It was ordered by Supreme National Security Council and imposed by the Ministry of ICT. The blackout was one of the Iranian government's efforts to suppress 2019 protests. During the blackout, Iranian citizens could only access the National Information Network. Mohammad-Javad Jahromi was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury because of his role in Internet censorship in Iran.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Extent
The 2019 blackout was the most wide-scale internet shutdown ever in Iran. It was "the most severe disconnection tracked by NetBlocks in any country in terms of its technical complexity and breadth." Although It was a near-total shutdown, top Iranian politicians still had access to the Internet. The 2019 blackout was the first-ever and longest total Internet shutdown in a large country. It was also the first blackout that effectively isolated a whole nation.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Extent
Doug Madory, the director of Internet analysis at Oracle, has described the operation as "unusual in its scale" and way more advanced.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Extent
Iranians usually use VPNs to access social media, but none of them worked during the shutdown. As a result of that, some people used Toosheh to get news and other Internet-related content.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Extent
A new study by,  Human Rights organization, Article 19 has revealed how Iranian authorities were able to cut off the internet of tens of millions of Iranian people in November 2019. And use another "local" type of Internet instead. This study outlines the structure of Iran's Internet and provides a picture of control that is unparalleled anywhere in the world. This consolidation of technologies means that Iran is in a unique position to exercise control over its citizens' Internet.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Execution
It took 24 hours for MICT to cut off people's access to the Internet. The ministry had to order a range of ISPs and mobile data providers to stop providing users with international network and connect to NIN. Some providers withdrew their routes from the Internet and some continued to announce routes but block traffic.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Execution
Although the global network was not accessible, local services including banks, state-run messaging apps, and vehicle for hire mobile apps continued to operate through National Information Network. State-owned web search engines and GPS navigation software were also enabled.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Timeline and statistics
Users first reported minor outages in Mashhad on 15 November. The disruptions increased in extent and severity with impact also visible on overall connectivity charts. Iran's largest mobile network operators, including MCI, Rightel and Irancell, fell offline on the evening of 16 November. The Internet blocking gradually increased until the country reached the point of total shutdown. There was a partial return of the Internet in eight Provinces (Ardebil, Golestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan and West Azarbaijan) at around 7pm on the 17th Nov but by 20 November, national connectivity was at 5% of ordinary levels. According to the Monash IP Observatory, the only area that was not affected by the nationwide shut-down was the historical city of Bam in the Kerman Province.


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Timeline and statistics
On 23 November, NetBlocks reported that "Internet access is being restored in Iran and connectivity levels have risen to 64%".


2019 Internet blackout in Iran, Impact
Iranians couldn't contact their friends and families abroad through the Internet. Hundreds of currency exchanges and travel agencies closed down. Movie ticket sales dropped 60%. Estimates of total damage to the economy range from $1 billion to $1.5 billion. The Washington Post reported that the blackout has had a severe impact on start-ups and small businesses.


2019 Invercargill mayoral election
The 2019 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections that were held on 12 October 2019 to elect the Mayor of Invercargill. Incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt was re-elected to his ninth term with a reduced majority.


2019 Iowa 300
The 2019 Iowa 300 was the twelfth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 300 laps at the 0.875-mile (1.4 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Simon Pagenaud claimed his third pole position of the season, while Josef Newgarden went on to win his 4th race of the season and 14th of his career.


2019 Iowa 300, Results, Race
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by Kirk Ferentz in his 21st season as head coach.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa began the year with four straight wins, including an 18–17 road victory over rival Iowa State with College GameDay present. After losing games to three ranked opponents – at No. 19 Michigan (3–10), No. 10 Penn State (12–17), at No. 13 Wisconsin (22–24) – by a total of 14 points, the Hawkeyes knocked off another rival, unbeaten No. 8 Minnesota, 23–19, to start a four-game win streak to close the season.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
After long-time athletic director Bump Elliott and legendary head coach Hayden Fry died in December, Iowa capped the 2019 season with a resounding 49–24 win over No. 22 USC in the Holiday Bowl. The Hawkeyes finished with a record of 10–3 (6–3 B1G), the sixth season with 10+ wins in the Ferentz era.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Junior kicker Keith Duncan was named Big Ten Kicker of the Year and was selected as a consensus First-team All-American. Junior offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs was named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, and later became the 10th Iowa player of the Ferentz era taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. After leading the Big Ten in sacks his sophomore season, junior defensive end A. J. Epenesa had a career-high 11.5 sacks in 2019, and was selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Michael Ojemudia and Geno Stone became the fourth and fifth Iowa defensive backs drafted between 2017 and 2020. Nate Stanley, a three-year starter at quarterback, was also selected.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Previous season
The 2018 Hawkeyes team finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Outback Bowl where they defeated Mississippi State.


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


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Schedule
Iowa's 2019 schedule began with a non-conference home game against the Miami RedHawks of the Mid-American Conference. Iowa's Big Ten Conference opener was the second week against Rutgers. They finished off their non-conference slate with a road game against in-state rival Iowa State, a member of the Big 12 Conference, and then a home game against Middle Tennessee of Conference USA.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Schedule
In Big Ten Conference play, Iowa played all members of the West Division and Rutgers, Michigan, and Penn State from the East Division.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Iowa played its first ever season-opening night game. Typical of first games under Ferentz, Iowa started out slow. The offense wasn't clicking for a great deal of the first half, but found a rhythm in the second as Iowa put up four touchdowns. The Hawkeyes had a balanced attack with 252 yards passing and 213 rushing with several running backs.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Iowa went to the air early and often in their Big Ten opener. On his second touchdown pass, Nate Stanley passed Ricky Stanzi for third all-time on Iowa's career passing touchdown list. Ihmir Smith-Marsette had a career-high 113 yards receiving and two touchdowns. The Hawkeyes defense was smothering, shutting out the Scarlet Knights and forced three turnovers.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa State
ESPN's College GameDay was in Ames for the rivalry game with Lee Corso picking Iowa State to win the match-up. There were two weather delays in the first half which effectively made it a night game. It ended up being a back-and-forth contest with Iowa kicker Keith Duncan hitting four crucial field goals to keep the Hawkeyes in the game. Iowa held the Cyclones on a critical fourth down, however Iowa State still had a chance with over a minute in regulation.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa State
An Iowa state player ran into his teammate attempting to field the punt and it resulted in a muffed ball that Iowa pounced on. With the Cyclones having spent all their timeouts already, the Hawkeyes were simply able to run out the clock and the Cy-Hawk trophy remained in Iowa City for a fifth year in a row.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Middle Tennessee
The Hawkeyes put up 644 yards of total offense (tops in the Ferentz era) as the Blue Raiders were unable to stop them. Toren Young was the most outstanding of the several Iowa backs that were able to play with 131 yards rushing on the day, and Nate Stanley had 276 yards passing and two touchdown passes to Brandon Smith. Iowa dominated ball possession, with almost 12 more minutes and forced the Blue Raiders into several three-and-outs.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The Hawkeyes wore alternate gold jerseys. Iowa entered the game not having defeated Penn State since 2010.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
Purdue refused to go away in a wild second half. Iowa had to recover two onside kick attempts in order to seal this homecoming victory. The Hawkeyes made the Boilermakers one-dimensional as almost all of their offense came through the air. This marked the 300th combined win of the Fry-Ferentz era.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Iowa entered the game having lost three of the last four games at Ryan Field. The Hawkeyes were able to shut out the Wildcats for the first time since 1981 and spoil their homecoming. Iowa stopped Northwestern on several fourth down attempts to keep them off the board and did not turn the ball over. Nate Stanley also passed Drew Tate to move up to second on Iowa's career passing touchdown list with his 62nd touchdown.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Wisconsin has won seven of the last eight games in this series. This was the first top 20 match-up between the universities since 2010.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The unbeaten Golden Gophers entered the game with CFP aspirations. Iowa was aggressive in the first half and put up three touchdowns. Minnesota was able to drive the ball but failed to score enough and left Iowa City having not defeated the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium since Kirk Ferentz's first year in 1999. The Hawkeye fans stormed the field, fairly reminiscent of a game three years prior when Iowa knocked off a 9-0 Michigan squad.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Iowa won its sixth straight in this series, and Illinois hasn't won at Kinnick Stadium since 1999. After a Tyler Goodson touchdown run capped the opening drive, junior kicker Keith Duncan contributed four field goals in a game for the third time this season. On his fourth made kick, Duncan established a new single-season Big Ten record with 27 made field goals. The win over the Illini marked the 96th Big Ten Conference win for head coach Kirk Ferentz, tying him with Hayden Fry.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
After being named a Groza finalist earlier in the week, junior kicker Keith Duncan nailed a 48-yard field goal with one second remaining to clinch the victory (and proceeded to blow kisses towards the Nebraska bench). Junior defensive end A. J. Epenesa anchored the defense with 14 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and 2 sacks. Junior Ihmir Smith-Marsette scored two long touchdowns, and freshman Tyler Goodson ran for 116 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an injury.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
Epenesa earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks, and Duncan was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight week and third time this season. The Hawkeyes extended their winning streak in the series to five games overall, and it was Iowa's fourth consecutive road victory against the Cornhuskers.


2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. USC (Holiday Bowl)
Former head coach Hayden Fry passed away just ten days prior to the game and the Iowa helmets were without Tigerhawk decals to honor his legacy on the program. Iowa's 49 points is the most in a bowl game under Ferentz, and the Hawkeyes handed USC its worst bowl loss since the 1948 Rose Bowl. Nate Stanley joined Ricky Stanzi as the second quarterback in Iowa history to win three bowl games, and also passed Drew Tate in career passing yards. Ihmir Smith-Marsette scored three touchdowns in the second quarter – a 6-yard run, 98-yard kickoff return, and 12-yard reception – to earn the game's offensive MVP. The Hawkeyes held USC to just seven points in the second half, led by the game's defensive MVP, A. J. Epenesa.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Campbell. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Preseason, Coaching changes
In January 2019, head coach Matt Campbell announced that Tom Manning would return as offensive coordinator. He had served in that role for the Cyclones in Campbell's first two years in 2016 and 2017, but worked as the tight ends coach for the Indianapolis Colts during the 2018 season. Campbell also announced the addition of former West Virginia defensive backs coach Matt Caponi as a defensive assistant.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Preseason, Big 12 media poll
The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Iowa State was predicted to finish in third in the standings.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Schedule
Iowa State's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference home games against Northern Iowa of the Missouri Valley Conference, Iowa of the Big Ten Conference, and Louisiana–Monroe of the Sun Belt Conference. In Big 12 Conference play, the Cyclones will play four home games against TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Kansas; and will play five road games against Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Kansas State.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, at Oklahoma
Both Iowa State and Oklahoma lost their previous games. Oklahoma could still be in the playoff chase by winning the remainder of their games and winning the Big 12 conference championship game. Predictions call that the Oklahoma Defense will need to slow the Cyclone offense to win the game. Coming into the game, it is listed as one of the most "compelling matchups" for the week by MSN Sports.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
Game conditions were cold and windy for the 2019 edition of "Farmageddon". Iowa State entered the game as the least-penalized team in the Big 12 Conference, but were charged with 8 penalties to Kansas State's 2 when two programs met in Manhattan. The Cyclones also struggled on third down, only converting 1 attempt at 13.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
Kansas State's Joshua Youngblood returned a kick for a touchdown on the first play of the game. That placed him at the top of the NCAA for three touchdown returns in the season this year.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
During the third quarter, each team managed a field goal but very little more happened offensively. In the fourth quarter, Kansas State managed to pull ahead 24-17 with an eight-play drive rushing drive ending in a touchdown with 10:24 left in the game. After that, Iowa State punter Joe Rivera kicked just 17 yards on fourth down, which Kansas State was able to turn in to a field goal and put the score out of reach for the Cyclones. The final score was Kansas State 27, Iowa State 17.


2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
After the game and 7-5 regular season record, CBS Sports bowl expert Jerry Palm projected that Iowa State will play Kentucky in the 2019 Liberty Bowl.


2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
The 2019 Ipswich Borough Council elections for the Ipswich Borough Council took place on 2 May: 16 seats were contested - one in each of the 16 wards and also on 26 September when a by-election took place where 1 seat was contested (Alexandra Ward).


2019 Iran floods
From mid-March to April 2019 widespread flash flooding affected large parts of Iran, most severely in Golestan, Fars, Khuzestan, Lorestan, and other provinces. Iran has been hit by three major waves of rain and flooding over the course of two weeks which led to flooding in at least 26 of Iran's 31 provinces and at least 70 people died nationwide as of 6 April, according to the officials.


2019 Iran floods
The first wave of rain began on 17 March, leading to flooding in two northern provinces, Golestan and Mazandaran with the former province receiving as much as 70 percent of its average annual rainfall in single day. Several large dams have been overflowed, particularly in Khuzestan and Golestan, therefore many villages and several cities have been evacuated. About 1,900 cities and villages across country have been damaged by severe floods as well as hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to water and agriculture infrastructure. 78 roads were blocked and the reliability of 84 bridges was questioned.


2019 Iran floods
Severity of the floods was greatly increased by converting flood routes and dry river beds for urban development without providing proper drainage infrastructure. According to an Iranian official, due to record rainfalls, more than 140 rivers have burst their banks and about 409 landslides have happened in the country. The impact of the floods was heightened because of the Nowruz holiday; many Iranians were traveling and many deaths occurred due to flash flooding on roads and highways. Around 12,000 km of roads were damaged by the flooding, about 36% of Iran's national road network. The floods caused at least $2.2 billion (2019 USD) in damages, mostly due to losses in the agricultural industry. Further, according to Red Crescent, two million people are in need of humanitarian aid due to the devastating floods.


2019 Iran floods
Civil and armed forces have been mobilized since 24 March after the command of Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, and vice President, Eshaq Jahangiri, along with several ministers as well as army commanders have traveled to the areas affected by floods. However, the lack of government aid and delayed response at the first days quickly heightened political tensions throughout the nation. Many Iranians including politicians took to social media platforms to criticize the handling of the floods by the government, specifically President Hassan Rouhani. Civilian outrage ultimately led to deadly clashes between protesters and government soldiers. The floods prompted a large outcry against the government rule which was perceived as worsening the floods through destructive measures such as the destruction of natural plant coverage, obstruction of flood outlets, and converting flood routes and dry river beds to residential areas following the Islamic Revolution.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Golestan and Mazandaran
On 20 March 2019, massive rainfall in the two provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran in Iran brought about heavy flooding. These floods resulted in financial damages to the people living in these areas and also the deaths of two children. State-run media reports indicated that flash floods had surfaced in 70 villages in Golestan and more than 200 villages in Mazandaran. Iran's Minister of Energy also reported that 360 villages in Golestan province and 193 villages in Mazandaran province had lost electricity due to floods. Coincident with Iran's national holiday, Nowruz,.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Golestan and Mazandaran
The first wave of rain began on 17 March, leading to flooding in two northern provinces, Golestan and Mazandaran with the former province receiving as much as 70 percent of its average annual rainfall in a single day. Several large dams have overflowed, particularly in Khuzestan and Golestan, therefore, many villages and several cities were evacuated. In many areas, homes and lands have been partially or totally submerged for several days. Portions of Golestan province received 50-70 percent of their average annual rainfall over a five-day period. Some areas recorded approximately 300 mm (12 in) of rainfall, equivalent to a year's-worth of rain. These amounts exceed any accumulations in the region in at least 70 years. The flooding in Golestan and Mazandaran provinces is considered a 1-in-100-year event.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Golestan and Mazandaran
On 6 April 2019, about two weeks after the flood, the town of Aqqala in the northern province of Golestan, is still covered with lethal flood. Local authorities say "they have to wait for the water to vaporize".


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Golestan and Mazandaran
The governor of Golestan province was also reportedly on vacation outside the country during the floods. Later, he was dismissed by the vice President.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Shiraz
On 25 March, flash floods following heavy rains in Southwestern Iran in the vicinity of the city of Shiraz killed 19 people and injured more than 200 others. Many people were traveling for the Nowruz holiday, and were injured or killed when their cars were swept off of roads. Rain was short but heavy, lasting in two bursts of approximately 15 minutes each; however, the impact was exacerbated by the heavy road traffic at the time. Iran's Meteorological Organisation gave warnings for further floods, as heavy rains were expected to last at least until 27 March. The leader of the Iranian Ministry of Energy has stated that climate change was a contributing factor to the flooding. As of 26 March 2019, 20 of Iran's 31 provinces are either currently flooded or facing the possibility of imminent flooding.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Shiraz
According to a dissident news organization, local sources reported that as many as 150 people were killed in the floods in Shiraz on 25 March. Official reports, however, indicated that a total of 21 people were killed in Fars Province, which includes Shiraz, by 5 April.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Shiraz
A brief but intense rainfall caused a sudden flash flood that submerged the main highway between Shiraz and Esfahan, trapping many travelers who had been leaving the city after Nowruz celebrations. City officials did not warn the people of Shiraz of the deadly weather conditions resulting in many deaths.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Shiraz
The initial investigations of the Shiraz flash floods showed that a water canal adjacent to the Quran Gate was paved over in the early 2000s for use as a road by the Shiraz municipality. The road expansion did not include a sufficient drainage system.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Lorestan
The railway between Tehran and southwestern Iran had already been shut down on 1 April following initial floods.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Lorestan
Heavy rains on 3 April, have completely overwhelmed several towns in the mountainous Lorestan province. The town of Poldokhtar in Lorestan Province was engulfed by flood water. After the floodwaters subsided, cars and homes remained sunken in thick layers of mud. According to a dissident news agency, an internal police report stated that at least 90 people were killed when floods engulfed the western city of Poldokhtar in Lorestan province. According to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, Heydari said that the conditions in Poldokhtar were "horrific".


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
Due to heavy rain fall in Zagros Mountains, Dez River and Karkheh River overflowed and water accumulated in Dez Dam and Karkheh Dam so that Karkhe dam's reservoir located in Khuzestan province, reached to 8400m³/sec. As dams reached to their maximum capacity, power ministry of Iran managed to release water.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
On 31 March the Government of Iran declared a state of emergency for Khuzestan Province. President Hassan Rouhani deployed "all available capacities" to assist victims.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
Khuzestan's governor Gholamreza Shariati ordered six towns and cities and about 70 villages located along the Karkheh River have to be evacuated, but about Ahvaz, Khuzestan's capital is not an injunction for evacuation. 47 camps in the province have been prepared to house for 30,400 people.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
In order to prevent disaster occurrence, the Karkheh Dam, which was at near capacity, was opened to discharge excessive water.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
On 8 April 2019, 20 lifeboats for rescue works in Iran floods was donated by Germany. Khuzestan Red Crescent Society Director Ali Khodadadi said officials will use them for rescue operations in Dasht-e-Azadegan, Shush, Shushtar, Ahvaz and other regions located in the southwestern Khuzestan Province.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
During the second week of April, about 200 villages had been evacuated, with 46,000 people displaced and living in emergency shelters. In total, 6 cities and 210 villages were inundated.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Khuzestan
In Ahvaz, 110 patients were evacuated from a hospital for the mentally ill on 8 April, according to a government news agency.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Tehran
A major rockfall caused by heavy rains on 31 March injured five people.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Kermanshah
At least 19,000 people were evacuated from their homes following floods on 31 March.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Isfahan
On 31 March, Golpayegan Dam located in Isfahan province near the borders with Markazi and Lorestan provinces filled, therefore the people residing in the areas near the downstream of the dam and river banks were warned to evacuate their homes.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Other cities
On 25 March, there was a warning because of flood in some 26 provinces of 31 and villages near rivers and dams in several provinces have been ordered to evacuate from rising water. In Hamedan, heavy snowfall was reported to have destroyed buildings. Water levels in Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran, rose by 42 cm by 5 April.


2019 Iran floods, Locations, Other cities
On 14 April, Officials warned people living in the east of Iran, because of heavy rains forecast.


2019 Iran floods, Causes
Using NASA's data, an atmospheric river (AR), named AR Dena, was found responsible for the record floods of March 2019 in Iran. This rare AR started its long, 9000 km journey from the Atlantic Ocean and travelled across North Africa before its final landfall over the Zagros Mountains. Water transport by AR Dena was equivalent to more than 150 times the aggregated flow of the four major rivers in the region (Tigris, Euphrates, Karun and Karkheh). This event was a compelling example of rapid dry-to-wet transitions and intensification of extremes, resulting from the climate change.


2019 Iran floods, Climate change
According to an Aljazeera report, the recent floods arose from climate change and global warming. The head of Iran's meteorology service stated that a decades-long drought has not been solved by the flood.


2019 Iran floods, Damage
The flooding caused the destruction of hundreds of millions of dollars of infrastructure and the collapse of at least 314 bridges across the country. Twenty-three of the nation's thirty-one provinces were affected. Agriculture suffered tremendous damage, with losses in the sector reaching 46 trillion rials (US$1.1 billion) by 3 April. Golestan accounted for the largest portion at 20 trillion rials (US$480 million). At least 25,000 houses were completely destroyed, while another 60,000 sustained some form of damage. 44 public libraries in Iran also suffered flood damage. According to reports from Aljazeera, out of 800 villages affected by the flood in Golestan, 95 villages are yet to recover from it.


2019 Iran floods, Damage
Mohamad Hossein Talebian, deputy chairman of Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization reported on 27 March that "cracks on the ancient reliefs in Naqsh-e Rustam in Fars province are widening in a critical way." Social media reports revealed a waterfall made by the floods that has been washing away parts of the monument. In April 1398, the floods caused severe damage to the city of Khorramabad. The construction of a new and non-expert bridge on the Khorramabad River with a very low altitude from the river level has exacerbated and flooded the streets of Khorramabad city. The Iranian authorities say that currently, a projected bill of at least $2.5 billion is needed to fix the damage, according to NBC News.


2019 Iran floods, Damage
According to Talebian, "The Persepolis remains intact as its ancient water ducts have drained flood water." The ancient water ducts also protected the Tomb of Cyrus the Great and saved the internationally acclaimed site from destruction by the floods. Excavations of Great Wall of Gorgan were also damaged due to its close proximity to a dry riverbed which experienced flooding. The floods have damaged the Aq Qala bridge in northern Iran and several other centuries-old bridges in Isfahan and Shoushtar. According to the guardian, the damages have been so severe that the Iranian authorities have stopped foreign journalists from visiting the areas that are affected the worst.


2019 Iran floods, Damage
On 15 April 2019 it was reported that a leisure center that belonged to Iran's security forces was one of the "major structures" responsible for the recent deadly flood.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
On 23 March, Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, commanded the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in the relief efforts. Civil and armed forces have been mobilized since 24 March and Eshaq Jahangiri with several ministers as well as army commanders have traveled to the areas affected by floods to help people.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
On 25 March, Shortly after the floods began the Rouhani administration proceeded to ban all third party charities to help the flood relief effort citing that all donations must be made directly to the Iranian government thus preventing foreign aid from reaching the country. On 6 April, as the Iran government has promised, all damages will be recompensed, actually for farmers.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
On 25 March, Chief Justice of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi stated that "Any shortcomings regarding the handling of the floods, failure to provide relief and aid to the survivors will be investigated".


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
On 7 April, according to Iranian Red Cross, "14,238 units of tents, 58,494 packs of blankets, 32,961 packs of ground sheets, 43,509 kg of plastic sheets, 3,083 pcs of heaters, 2,851 health sets, 1355 kitchen sets, 227,696 bottles of mineral water, 125,993 canned food, 235,405 loaves of bread, 1,877 kg of date, 41,992 kg of rice, 9,485 kg of edible oil, 3955 boxes of Biscuits, 8,710 kg of sugar, 11,753 kg of beans and 84,580 food packages" have been distributed.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
In total, "537,000 kgs of food and living items have been transferred through 556 flight hours and 1,970 relief and rescue workers were transported". The relief services include proving basic supports such as food and water "for more than 257,000 people and proving temporally shelters for more than 98,000 persons." In addition, "1138 persons were transferred to safe areas and 89 persons transferred to the clinics." According to Iranian Red Cross, several thousands of vital requirements have been distributed among those affected by floods.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
On 9 April, following the Relief efforts in Golestan province, Deputy Commander of Neynava Division of the IRGC Colonel Seyed Mousa Hosseini promised that in order to enliven people, their efforts such as feeding, relief aid, and housing is keeping until normally everyday life appears. Shahid Shoushtari field hospital belong to the IRGC Ground Force and the specialized hospital of the IRGC's Navy have been established respectively in Aqqala and also Siminshahr and Golmishan, about 78328 injured people have been cured. He added that "In the engineering sector, the IRGC’s Brigade 45 of Engineers built 20 bridges on the road between Gomishan to Bandar Turkmen in less than 60 hours."


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
Relief efforts including clearing rubble, diverting water, building dykes, and distributing supplies are performing by local communities, soldiers and volunteers. On 9 April, volunteer team including 90 trained rescue people from West Azerbaijan province went to flood-stricken regions.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts
In order to help to flood-stricken people, the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO) known as Setad has prepared essential equipment containing fresh food, blankets, drinking water, and even toys for children. Also EIKO furnished facilities (fridges, washing machines, carpets, and other necessary elements) for 15000 families and provided 4,000 cattle of 9,000 killed by the flood for families living in villages. Some temporary clinics have been established to cure wounded and give medicine. The Barakat Foundation performed most of aids as the representative of EIKO. In other hands, the organization ensured, when people return to their normal life, EIKO will be able to "provide some 3,000 job opportunities" for citizens. In Khouzistan exposed to flood risk, 140,000 rural homes were insured by Barakat Foundation.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts, International aid
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, on the order of country's Prime Minister Imran Khan, sent 32 tonnes of relief goods to Iran. The consignment comprising two shipments contained 500 tents, 3,300 blankets and emergency medical kits. The relief goods were transferred using two C-130 aircraft. Previously Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson, Dr. Muhammad Faisal, condoled with the families of the victims. The spokesperson further claimed that Pakistan is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran in rescue effort. He claimed that people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with Iranian people in their difficult time.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts, International aid
The European Union pledged to donate 1.2 million Euros to help with relief efforts.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts, International aid
On 13 April, The aid convoy including more than 100 vehicles which was sent by Iraq's Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, a major Shia resistance group arrived in Iran. The consignments have been donated to Iran's flood-stricken people living in Khuzestan and Lorestan provinces.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts, International aid
On 13 April Ali Asghar Peyvandi, the head of Iranian Red Crescent Society, said that despite non-cash assistance such as blankets, tents, sanitary wares donated from Kuwait, Turkey, Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Armenia, Pakistan, foreign cash aid has not been deposited to the Iranian Red Crescent account, So far, we have not received even a dollar or one euro. He mentioned that the reason for this is closure of the SWIFT and Iranian Red Crescent account as a result of Sanctions. Also, it is not possible for the Iranians abroad and International Committee of the Red Cross to deposit cash aid to the Iranian Red Crescent account.


2019 Iran floods, Relief efforts, International aid
In order to assist people who have been affected by the heavy flood in Iran, the WHO on the 10th of April 2019, has deployed important medical supplies in the country.


2019 Iran floods, Controversy
President Hassan Rouhani was heavily criticized for his delayed response. Rouhani suffered greater scrutiny after it was revealed that he was on vacation on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf and returned to Tehran while the floods had begun subsiding. The lack of aid and the presence of the Iranian government quickly prompted outrage among the victims of the floods. Iranians across the nation expressed their frustration by a Persian hashtag translated as "Where is Rouhani?" Iranians also began calling for Rouhani's resignation. "Mr. Rouhani, you better submit your resignation from wherever you are. Your appearance will only open up people's wounds," read another tweet. The governor of Golestan province was also reportedly on vacation outside the country during the floods. Foreign journalists were not allowed to covering the flood-stricken areas according to Atlantic Council.


2019 Iran floods, Controversy
Many Iranians took to social media platforms to criticize the handling of the floods by the regime specifically Rouhani. Swedish-Iranian academic and researcher Ahmad Reza Jalali, currently on death row after being sentenced at the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, gave an interview to U.S. government-funded Radio Farda attributing the destruction of natural plant coverage, obstruction of flood outlets, and converting flood routes and dry river beds to residential areas following the Islamic Revolution were the causes of the flash floods in Shiraz.


2019 Iran floods, Controversy
In April 2019, two weeks after the flood, Mohammad Pakpour, a commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) told the reporters there had been "no management" of the rescue or aid operations in Pol-e Dokhtar and that government officials would not "dare" to go the area because the "people are in a rebellious mood."


2019 Iran floods, Controversy
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, and Ali Larijani, speaker of the Parliament, have condemned the United States which prevents the delivery of relief aid from the International Red Cross by its sanctions against Iran. Zarif said that "This isn't just economic warfare; it's economic terrorism". On the other hand, Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State, denied accusations and blamed Iran's government for mismanagement.


2019 Iran floods, Controversy
On 12 April 2019, angry flood stricken people in Ahwaz, the capital of southern province of Khuzestan, took to the streets protesting the government's inaction to divert flood into the lagoons of Hour Al-Azim away from towns and villages.


2019 Iranian Super Cup
The 2019 Iranian Super Cup was the 5th Iranian Super Cup an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Persian Gulf Pro League and winner of Hazfi Cup. Persepolis won the 2019 Persian Gulf Pro League and 2019 Hazfi Cup, so Iran Football Association announced that Persepolis is the 2019 Super Cup winner.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone
On June 20, 2019, Iran's integrated system of Air Defense Forces shot down a United States RQ-4A Global Hawk BAMS-D surveillance drone with a surface-to-air missile over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials said that the drone violated their airspace, while U.S. officials responded that the drone was in international airspace. Both Iran and the U.S. differ on where the incident actually occurred.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone
The incident occurred amid rising tensions between the two countries and nearly resulted in an armed confrontation. U.S. President Donald Trump initially ordered a military strike against IRGC radar and missile sites before reversing the decision. Instead, the U.S. retaliated with cyberattacks on the IRGC's missile-control systems (which Iran says were firewalled), announced new sanctions against several Iranian nationals, and requested a closed-door UN Security Council meeting to address the regional tensions.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Background
The U.S. has been flying surveillance drones in support of maritime security and to spy on Iran for many years. To abide by international law, such flights must take place in international airspace. Aside from the frequent legal reconnaissance flights, Iran has protested what it alleges are violations of its sovereign air space.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Background
It has said that two U.S. spy drones crashed in Iran, a Shadow 200 (RQ-7), which it said crashed 37 miles (60 km) inside Iran in Ilam Province on July 4, 2005, and a Hermes drone near Khorramabad, about 125 miles (201 km) inside Iran, on August 25, 2005. A later program of secret drone flights within Iranian airspace, run by the American Central Intelligence Agency, came to light following Iran's capture of a stealth spy drone inside Iranian territory on December 5, 2011. The program entailed frequently sending stealth drones into Iran.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Background
According to the U.S., the drone involved in the June 2019 incident was one of four Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) RQ-4 Global Hawks built as predecessors to the MQ-4C Triton, and operated by the U.S. Navy. The drone is believed to be the largest drone in the entire fleet of the U.S military. An MQ-4C Triton has a price of $182 million (including R&D costs).


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Background
The BAMS-D flies at high altitude, but is not a stealth aircraft. It does not carry munitions.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
Iranian Major General and IRGC commander Hossein Salami said that the drone took off at 00:14 local time from a U.S. military base south of the Persian Gulf and flying toward Chabahar. He alleged that, on its return journey, it violated the Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the drone was at  when it was targeted at 04:05 local time (23:35 GMT, June 19). These GPS coordinates put it at 8.3 nautical miles (15.3 km) off Iran's coast, within the 12 nautical miles (22 km) of its claimed territorial waters.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
According to Iran, the drone was struck by an Iranian-produced 3rd Khordad SAM located near Garuk, Hormozgan Province. However, citing a Pentagon official, Newsweek reported the missile as a Russian-origin S-125 Neva/Pechora. Iranian forces displayed sections of the drone, which the foreign minister stated had been retrieved from Iranian territorial waters. According to TIME, smoke from the drone was seen as shown in a video by the U.S. military.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
The Iranian account of the drone's location at the time of the shoot-down is contested by the United States. The commander of United States Air Forces Central Command, Air Force Lieutenant General Joseph Guastella, said the "closest that the drone got to the Iranian coast was 21 miles." Later, U.S. Central Command issued a map of the RQ-4A's flight path, showing the attack position as several miles outside Iran's territorial waters. They also released an infra-red image of an apparent explosion destroying the RQ-4A taken from another aircraft at , 17.3 nautical miles (32.0 km) off Iran's coast.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
The New York Times, citing a senior official in the Trump administration, reported that there were some doubts inside the administration about whether the drone and a Boeing P-8 Poseidon manned aircraft had indeed avoided Iranian airspace throughout their entire flights. Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said that the U.S. was warned twice about the infringement of Iran's territorial limit and stated, "When it did not redirect its route and continued flying toward and into our territory, we had to shoot it at 4.05am.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
Our national security is a red line." Hajizadeh also talked about the manned American P-8 plane over Iran's territory, saying "With the U.S. drone in the region there was also an American P-8 plane with 35 people on board. This plane also entered our airspace and we could have shot it down, but we did not."


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
Iranians stated that the P-8 had heeded warnings and moved further off the Iranian coast. The P-8 is a naval aircraft that the U.S. uses for surveillance that is equipped with weapons to destroy ships and submarines. Hours later, the Pentagon confirmed the presence of a P-8 Poseidon aircraft close to the incident.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
U.S. President Donald Trump later echoed Hajizadeh's statement regarding the P-8:


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
There was a plane with 38 people yesterday, did you see that? I think that’s a big story. They had it in their sights and they didn’t shoot it down. I think they were very wise not to do that. And we appreciate that they didn’t do that. I think that was a very wise decision.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, Incident
On June 25, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev echoed the Iranian account, stating Russian military intelligence showed that the U.S. drone was shot down in Iranian airspace. Patrushev said that Iran "has always been and remains our ally and partner".


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
Following the incident, President Donald Trump tweeted that Iran had made a "big mistake". The Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines of a "potential for miscalculation or misidentification" as numerous flights began to be diverted from the Tehran flight information region. The United States also requested a June 24 closed-door United Nations Security Council meeting to address the regional tensions with Iran, according to diplomats.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
Several hours later, The New York Times, citing "multiple senior administration officials involved in or briefed on the deliberations," reported that Trump had ordered a retaliatory military strike on several Iranian radar and missile sites, but then withdrew the order. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Adviser John Bolton, and CIA Director Gina Haspel were reportedly in favor of a military response and objected to the reversal. Vice President Mike Pence initially supported limited military strikes but also agreed with the president's decision to halt them.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
Trump later confirmed that he aborted an attack, tweeting that he was in "no hurry" to attack Iran and halted his order "10 minutes before the strike" because it was only then that he learned that Iranian casualties were estimated to be 150 killed, which he said was "not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone". In an interview with NBC News, he expounded on his decision-making process, saying that though the strike package was "cocked and loaded", he had not given final approval to the operation and added that no warplanes had taken off before the reversal. He reiterated that he did not want war with Iran and was open to unconditional talks with Iranian leadership, but affirmed that they "can't have nuclear weapons" and warned that in the event of a conflict there would be "obliteration like you've never seen before".


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
A June 22 article in The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed administration officials close to internal deliberations, reported that, privately, Trump bemoaned the cost of the downed drone – around $130 million (not including R&D) – but said that it would pale in comparison in the eyes of U.S. citizens to potential Iranian casualties. One source said the collateral damage estimate of 150 killed came from the White House, not the Pentagon, which two others said guessed lower. The WSJ report also stated that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford cautioned against a strike, significantly influencing Trump's decision.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
In leaked diplomatic documents, UK ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch questioned Trump's claim that he had aborted the missile strike because it would have caused 150 casualties, saying it "doesn't stand up". "It's more likely that he was never fully on board and that he was worried about how this apparent reversal of his 2016 campaign promises would look come 2020".


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
On June 23, Bolton warned Iran to not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness" and that "no one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East. Our military is rebuilt, new and ready to go."


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Aborted military response
On June 27, a week after the incident, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein confirmed that U.S. drone operations in the region were continuing unabated despite the shoot-down. The day prior, he also downplayed the regional tensions at the time, saying he did not see a "significant change" in the Iranian military's defensive posture or capabilities.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Cyber attacks and sanctions
On June 22, it was reported that Trump had approved cyberattacks intended to disable IRGC computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches the day of the shoot-down. The cyber strikes were in development "for weeks if not months" and handled by U.S. Cyber Command in conjunction with U.S. Central Command. It represented the first offensive show of force since Cyber Command was elevated to a full combatant command in May 2018. Also on June 22, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to U.S. industries that Iran was stepping up cyberattacks of critical industries — particularly oil, gas, and other energy sectors — and government agencies, and have the potential to disrupt or destroy systems.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Cyber attacks and sanctions
On June 24, Trump announced new targeted sanctions against Iranian and Revolutionary Guard Corps leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his office. IRGC targets included Naval commander Alireza Tangsiri, Aerospace commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and Ground commander Mohammad Pakpour. The sanctions also targeted the commanders of the IRGC Navy's five districts: Abbas Gholamshahi, Ramezan Zirahi, Yadollah Badin, Mansour Ravankar, and Ali Ozma'i. The sanctions largely froze any assets under U.S. jurisdiction, blocked the targeted leaders from dollar-denominated transactions, and barred international banks from moving money on their behalf. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the sanctions would block "literally billions" in assets and that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif would also be sanctioned within the week. Zarif was later sanctioned on July 31.


2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, U.S. response, Cyber attacks and sanctions
Also on June 24, Iranian Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said the cyberattacks were firewalled, commenting "They try hard, but they have yet to carry out a successful attack." This followed a report in The New York Times, citing current and former officials, saying the Trump administration was urging U.S. military and intelligence officers to develop new methods for unconventional clandestine operations against Iran, to avoid using conventional military options.


2019 Iraq FA Cup Final
The 2019 Iraq FA Cup Final was the 28th final of the Iraq FA Cup. The match was contested between Al-Zawraa and Al-Kahrabaa, at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 26 July 2019 to be the final match of the competition. Al-Zawraa made their record 18th appearance in the Iraq FA Cup final while Al-Kahrabaa made their first appearance. Al-Zawraa won the match 1–0 with a late goal from Safaa Hadi, for the club's record 16th title.


2019 Iraq FA Cup Final
The winners of the cup, Al-Zawraa, qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 as well as the 2019 Iraqi Super Cup, where they lost on penalties to league champions Al-Shorta.


2019 Iraq FA Cup Final, Route to the Final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2019 Iraqi Super Cup
The 2019 Iraqi Super Cup was the 9th edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between the Baghdad rivals, Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa, at Al-Kut Olympic Stadium in Kut. It was played on 14 September 2019 as a curtain-raiser to the 2019–20 season. Al-Shorta made their 2nd appearance in the Super Cup while Al-Zawraa extended their record to 7 appearances. Al-Shorta won the cup on penalties for the club's first Super Cup title.


2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
The 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that was held from 5 to 17 May in Ireland. It was a tri-nation series featuring Bangladesh, Ireland and the West Indies, with all the matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs). The ODI fixtures were part of Bangladesh and West Indies' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh also played a 50-over warm-up match against Ireland A on 5 May 2019.


2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series
The West Indies were the first team to qualify for the final, after they beat hosts Ireland in the fourth match of the series. Bangladesh also qualified for the final, after they beat the West Indies in the fifth match. Bangladesh won the series, after beating the West Indies by five wickets in a rain-affected final. It was the first time that Bangladesh had won a multi-team international tournament.


2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series, Squads
In late April 2019, Taskin Ahmed and Farhad Reza were added to Bangladesh's squad. Mark Adair was added to Ireland's squad, replacing Stuart Thompson, who was ruled out due to injury. After initially naming a squad for their first two ODIs, Ireland named an unchanged squad for the remaining fixtures.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 2019 Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September, with the final being held on 21 September at Shelbourne Park. The winner was the Graham Holland trained Lenson Bocko. The brindle dog owned by the Lochead-Ponder-Whelan syndicate (Graham Box, Austin Whelan and Len Ponder) won the first prize of €140,000. The final was considered to have been one of the best in the history of the competition with three greyhounds involved in a photo finish. The winning breeder was Patrick Collins.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby
The competition was sponsored by BoyleSports and the prize money purse was €300,000, of which €140,000 went to the winner.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby
Dual 2019 English Greyhound Derby and 2018 Irish Greyhound Derby finalists Magical Bale and Clonbrien Prince were early ante-post favourites along with Jaytee Taylor but newcomers Killmacdonagh, Lenson Bocko (late Melodys Dido) and Ballymac Cooper all gained support with the latter topping the list at 12-1. Disappointingly both Priceless Blake and Skywalker Logan missed the event and there was a complete lack of entries from England.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
neck, head, 5½, 5 (lengths) 0.07 sec = one length


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The first night of the first round provided several shock eliminations starting with Easter Cup champion Clona Blaze in the very first heat. Clonbrien Prince and Burgess Bucks and also crashed out and Ballymac Cooper and Ballymac Arminta also lost on the night but progressed. Jaytee Taylor and defending champion Ballyanne Sim both ran well to reach round two. The following night saw Wolfe win the first race in a sensational 29.22 and then Kilmacdonagh won in 29.36. Magical Bale and Lenson Bocko sealed their first wins but Lenson Blinder had to settle for a runner-up spot.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The second round started just like the first round with another high-profile elimination when Ballymac Arminta crashed out. Slippy Cian and Lenson Blinder both won their races while Wolfe and Ballyanne Sim progressed despite defeats. Heats 9-16 got underway the following evening (Aug 24) and Totos Park won before a sensational heat 11 saw all three major Derby contenders progress; Kilmacdonagh impressed when beating Magical Bale and Lenson Bocko. Produce champion Grangeview Ten claimed an unusual three dog heat and finally Jaytee Taylor secured a second-place finish and Ballymac Cooper won his heat to see all the big names through on the night.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The third round was held on the 31 August and Lenson Bocko claimed the first heat in a very fast time of 29.27; Jaytee Taylor found trouble and failed to qualify. Slippy Cian took heat 2 before the John Linehan trained Droopys Pension won heat 3 to remain unbeaten. In the next heat Murts Boher surprised at 10-1 beating Lenson Blinder into second place with Droopys Hunch and Totos Park going no further.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
Heat 5 was mayhem and Grangeview Ten won the race with Wolfe knocked over and eliminated, the stewards failed to stop the race despite a greyhound turning and passing the hare in the wrong direction, luckily no greyhound was injured. Killmacdonagh and Ballymac Copper battled in heat 6 with the fawn bitch coming out on top by a head, Magical Bale bounced back top form with a win in heat 7 and finally Mucky Brae won heat 8 which saw the end of the challenge of defending champion Ballyanne Sim.