2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
One week later the quarter finals took place and in heat 1 Lenson Bocko posted an impressive 29.27 and propelled himself forward as the new favourite, the brindle dog had also recorded 29.27 in the previous round but this time he beat the field by seven and a half lengths, Run Happy and Deadly Dynamite took the two distant qualifying places with Grangeview Ten last. Heat 2 saw the surprise elimination of Ballymac Copper who ran under par, Sophies Man took the race followed by Boylesports King and Mucky Brae.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
Magical Bale's class showed once again as he won heat 3 from Ballydoyla Valor and the previously undefeated Killmacdonagh in a very strong race that also saw the end of the challenge from Droopys Pension and Slippy Cian. The final heat was won by Murts Boher from Our Surprise and Music Tooour Ears but Lenson Blinder was eliminated.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the semi finals Lenson Bocko consolidated his tag as favourite when winning all the way in heat 1 from the consistent Run Happy with Boylesports King taking the final qualification place. A rare dead-heat in the second heat between Mucky Brae and Our Surprise meant that three greyhounds qualified for the final with a time of 29.32sec because the first heat had also been won in that time. The last to take a place in the final was the dangerous Killmacdonagh who looked so strong in the early part of the competition and with a trap 1 draw in the final looked a real danger to Lenson Bocko; Magical Bale finished fifth and failed to make it through.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The final was a five dog heat following the withdrawal of Our Surprise and as the traps rose it was Mucky Brae that broke best but Run Happy and Lenson Bocko were both gaining ground on the run up to the first bend. Run Happy took the lead on the rails as Mucky Brae and Lenson Bocko impeded each other with latter better placed in second place as they came out of the second bend. Poor starts by Killmacdonagh and Boylesports King left them trailing the leading trio on the back straight.


2019 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition report
Mucky Brae began to fade by the third bend leaving Killmacdonagh no path to contest and by the third Lenson Bocko was challenging Run Happy sitting about a length behind. As they turned for the home straight it looked like two-way battle for the line but Boylesports King was finishing strongly and was also gaining with every stride. Just a few yards from the finish Lenson Bocko finally reeled in the long time leader and won by a neck, the line came too early for Boylesports King who would have won if the distance had been five yards longer.


2019 Irish budget
The 2019 Irish budget was the Irish Government budget for the 2019 fiscal year was presented to Dáil Éireann on 9 October 2018 by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, his second as Minister for Finance.


2019 Irish local elections
The 2019 Irish local elections were held in all local authorities in Ireland on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. Each local government area is divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) where three to seven councillors are elected on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.


2019 Irish local elections, Administrative changes
There was one change to the local government areas since the 2014 elections, with a transfer of land from County Cork to Cork city under the Local Government Act 2019.


2019 Irish local elections, Administrative changes
Reviews of the county boundaries near Drogheda, Athlone, and Carlow (Graiguecullen) recommended no change. A review recommending transfer of Ferrybank from Kilkenny County Council to Waterford City and County Council was rejected by minister Simon Coveney after objections from Kilkenny.


2019 Irish local elections, Administrative changes
Two Local Electoral Area Boundary Committees were established in 2017 under the Local Government Reform Act 2014 and reported on 13 June 2018. The government accepted all recommendations and the boundaries of municipal districts and LEAs were consequently revised by statutory instruments signed on 19 December 2018 by John Paul Phelan, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.


2019 Irish local elections, Administrative changes
In 2014, most districts had a single LEA and all LEAs, back then,(except for Cork city) had between 6 and 10 councillors, whereas in 2019 LEAs will had between 3 and 7 councillors and some large municipal districts on the west coast had two LEAs to account for the greater distances involved for elected representatives.


2019 Irish local elections, Administrative changes
Under the 2014 Act, the municipal districts containing the area of the former borough councils of Clonmel, Drogheda, Sligo and Wexford are designated as borough districts. The Boundary Committee proposed also designating census towns over 30,000 as borough districts, which would include the towns of Bray, Navan and Dundalk. A change to this designation was made by statutory instrument but was later reversed as incompatible with the 2014 act.


2019 Irish local elections, Mayoral plebiscites
Plebiscites took place in Cork City Council, Limerick City and County Council and Waterford City and County Council on whether to create the office of directly-elected mayors with executive functions who will act as an ex officio member and chair of the council. These plebiscites were held under Part 6 of the Local Government Act 2019. The proposal was approved in Limerick City and County and rejected in both Cork City and Waterford City and County.


2019 Irish local elections, Election timetable
The elections were held in accordance with the Local Elections Regulations 1995 as amended. Relevant dates are as follows:


2019 Irish local elections, Campaign
Fine Gael head office issued a pre-election circular to its candidates on strategy for negotiating post-election power-sharing deals with other parties or groups. It prohibits deals with Sinn Féin, except where a council shares power across all groups (typically via D'Hondt method allocation of posts).


2019 Irish local elections, Campaign
Garda inquiries were launched in relation to an unusually large number of postal vote applications in the Ballymote–Tubbercurry LEA, and alleged irregularities around 200 names added to the supplementary electoral register in the Killarney LEA.


2019 Irish local elections, Campaign
Ellie Kisyombe, a Malawi-born refugee running for the Social Democrats in Dublin's North Inner City LEA, was retained after a review of inconsistencies in her account of her asylum history and time in Direct Provision, which caused several party members to resign in protest. The principal of Cadamstown national school in County Kildare was criticised for a letter to parents praising Fianna Fáil councillors over those of Fine Gael in dealing with the school.


2019 Irish local elections, Campaign
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stated after the poll that news of a personal injury claim taken by Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey in the week preceding the elections had caused reputational damage to Fine Gael.


2019 Irish local elections, Results by party
Republican Sinn Féin and Independent Left are not registered parties; therefore their candidates appear on the ballot as Non-Party.


2019 Irish local elections, Results by party
People Before Profit and Solidarity candidates ran under the electoral alliance Solidarity–People Before Profit.


2019 Ironman World Championship
The 2019 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 12, 2019 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii that was won by Jan Frodeno of Germany and Anne Haug of Germany. It was the 43rd edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and awarded a total purse prize of $650,000. For Haug it was her first Ironman World Championship win. For Frodeno it was his third Ironman World Championship win. Frodeno set a new overall course record previously set in 2018.


2019 Island Games
The XVIII Island Games (officially the 2019 NatWest Island Games) was held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar between 6 and 12 July 2019. This was the second time that the territory has hosted the games, the first being in 1995.


2019 Island Games
The games did not include archery, cycling, football, or volleyball, which had been in all previous games since 1985, due to the lack of venues. They were replaced by tenpin bowling, judo, and squash. Gibraltar's sports facilities were greatly redeveloped throughout 2018. Cycling was subsequently included on the list of events on the Games official website, while the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was announced as a substitute for the lack of football.


2019 Island Games, Host
The Faroe Islands were initially scheduled to stage the 2019 games, with the 2021 games taking place in Menorca, but in 2014 the hosts were swapped following issues with the Faroese facilities being ready in time. Menorca then withdrew from hosting the 2019 games in July 2015 following a change in government. After the Isle of Man and 2015 hosts Jersey confirmed that they would not apply as replacements, Gibraltar announced in August their intention to host the games, and were officially announced as hosts in April 2016.


2019 Island Games, Host
On 2 May 2018 it was announced that Ynys Môn would hold an unofficial football tournament to replace the absence of the sport in the actual Games. Islands that are regulars to the Games were expected to attend.


2019 Island Games, Participating islands
22 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games. Both Rhodes and Frøya did not participate in this edition.


2019 Island Games, Sports
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.


2019 Islands District Council election
The 2019 Islands District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 10 elected members to the 18-member Islands District Council.


2019 Islands District Council election
In the historic landslide victory, Islands District Council became the only council where pro-democrats gained the majority of the elected seats but failed to take control of the council due to the 8 ex-officio seats. However, the pro-democrats 7 of the 10 elected seats and ousted DAB legislator Holden Chow from his seat.


2019 Israel State Cup Final
The 2019 Israel State Cup Final decided the winner of the 2018–19 Israel State Cup, the 83th season of Israel's main football cup. It was played on  15 May 2019 at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, between Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Yehuda.


2019 Israel State Cup Final, Background
Maccabi Netanya had previously played 4 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 1 time. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2014, in which they lost 1–0 to  Ironi Kiryat Shmona, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1978, beating Bnei Yehuda 2–1.


2019 Israel State Cup Final, Background
Bnei Yehuda had previously played in 7 finals, winning 3. Their most recent appearance in the final was tin 2017, in which they won  4–3 on penalties against Maccabi Tel Aviv.


2019 Israel State Cup Final, Background
Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Yehuda had played each other one time was in 1978,  Maccabi Netanya won 2-1.


2019 Israel State Cup Final, Background
The two teams played each other three times during the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League season until the final. In the first instance Bnei Yehuda won 3–1, in the two other times the games end draw 1-1 and 0-0.


2019 Israel Super Cup
The 2019 Israel Super Cup is the 24th Israel Super Cup (29th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. This is the fourth time since 1990 that the match was staged after a planned resumption of the cup was canceled in 2014.


2019 Israel Super Cup
The game was played between Maccabi Tel Aviv, champions of the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, winners of the 2018–19 Israeli State Cup. Tel Aviv won 1-0.


2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup
The 2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, is the 14th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.


2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup
On September 28, 2019, Hapoel Jerusalem  have won the title for the fifth time after an 84–83 dramatic win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final. Suleiman Braimoh was named the Tournament MVP.


2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four
The 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four, for sponsorship reasons the Winner League Final Four, the concluding tournament of the 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League. The event was hosted at the Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv from June 10 until June 13, 2019.


2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four
Maccabi Tel Aviv have won the title for the 53rd time after defeating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 89–75 in the Final. John DiBartolomeo was named the Final Four MVP.


2019 Israeli Beach Soccer League
The 2019 Israeli Beach Soccer League was a national beach soccer league event that took place between 14 June and 26 July 2019, in Netanya, Israel.


2019 Israeli Beach Soccer League
Schedule of matches was published on the official Facebook page of Israeli Beach Soccer League.


2019 Israeli Beach Soccer League, Group stage
All kickoff times are of local time in Netanya, Israel (UTC+02:00).


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
The 2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held following the announcement of the resignation of Avi Gabbay as leader of the Labor Party on 7 June 2019, after almost two years as leader, which he led into its worst election result in its history during the April 2019 Israeli legislative election.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
The candidates were Amir Peretz, Itzik Shmuli, and Stav Shaffir. The vote of party members was held on 2 July 2019. Amir Peretz won the leadership election with 47% of the vote.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Background
Labor Party leader Avi Gabbay, who faced pressure to resign since he led the party in the April elections to its worst-ever showing, announced on 19 May 2019 that he would not run to keep his leadership of Labor, and that the party will hold primaries to select a new leader for the upcoming September elections.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Background
The leadership election was officially called on 7 June 2019.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Election rules
Leadership elections in the Israeli Labor Party happen in a two-round vote, with the two leading candidates from the first round advancing into a run-off. If a candidate wins over 40% of the vote in the first round, he wins automatically, and the second round is cancelled.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates
Three major candidates ran in the Labor leadership election (and one minor candidate, David Landsman). All three major candidates were current Knesset members of the Labor Party. Due to the Labor Party's low standing in the polls, the campaign mainly focused on what parties the Labor Party should unite with to increase its power and remain above the Electoral threshold.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Amir Peretz
Amir Peretz is a current Labor Party MK. Peretz led the Labor Party between 2006 and 2007; as leader of the Labor Party he brought the party to 19 seats in the Knesset and it became the second largest party in the Knesset. Notably, he received a large number of votes in Likud strongholds. After the elections, he joined Ehud Olmert's government as the Minister of Defense and served in that role from 2006-2007. After losing the leadership of the Labor Party to Ehud Barak, he left the party to join Tzipi Livni's Hatnuah.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Amir Peretz
As part of Hatnuah, he served as Minister of the Environment from 2013-2014. During the Labor-Hatnuah joint list known as the Zionist Union, he returned to the Labor Party. In the primaries leading up to the April 2019 elections, Peretz fell behind some of the younger members of his party, and was placed sixth on the party's list. After the party's failure in the April elections, Peretz became his party's most veteran MK.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Amir Peretz
Peretz declared his candidacy for leader of the Labor Party on 2 June 2019. Peretz's campaign was focused on showcasing his many endorsements by former Labor Knesset Members and other leftist figures, and makes use of his iconic mustache as its logo and the slogan "Now Amir". Peretz has declared his intention to remain independent of Ehud Barak's party, and to refrain from uniting with Meretz; instead, he has declared that he wishes to invite Orly Levy's Gesher, Tzipi Livni's Hatnuah, Yuval Diskin, and Gadi Eizenkot to enter a joint list with the Labor Party. Peretz has been criticized by the other leadership candidates of putting his personal interests in front of the interests of the leftist bloc due to his refusal to give up leadership of the leftist bloc to Ehud Barak.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Itzik Shmuli
Itzik Shmuli is a current Labor Party MK. Shmuli was elected chairman of the National Union of Israeli Students in October 2010. As the leader of the Students Union, Shmuli was one of leaders of the 2011 Israeli social justice protests, along with fellow leadership candidate Stav Shaffir and the social activist Daphni Leef. Shmuli and Shaffir joined the Labor Party in 2012, and became the young faces of one of Israel's oldest parties. During his time in the Knesset, Shmuli was focused on matters of social justice (such as increasing funds for the elderly). Shmuli is a member of the LGBT community, and is an activist for LGBT rights. In the primaries leading up to the April 2019 elections, Shmuli won the first place, with 90% of the vote, and was placed third on the party's list.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Itzik Shmuli
Shmuli declared his candidacy for leader of the Labor Party on 12 June 2019. Shmuli's campaign uses the slogan "Believing in Labor" and was focused on restoring the belief lost in Labor after its failure in the April elections. Shmuli has declared his intention to unite with Ehud Baraks new party "on his first day in office" even if Barak received the leading position in such an alliance. Like Barak, Shmuli supports a wide coalition including all the parties in Israel's left-centre bloc.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Stav Shaffir
Stav Shaffir is a current Labor Party MK. Shaffir came into the public eye as one of leaders of the 2011 Israeli social justice protests, which she led together with fellow leadership candidate Shmuli and social activist Daphni Leef. Shaffir joined the Labor Party in May 2012, and in the 2013 Israeli legislative election, she was elected to the Knesset at age 27, becoming the youngest MK in Israeli history. During her tenure in the Knesset, Shaffir focused on matters of social justice (such as rent regulation), financial transparency, and feminism. In the primaries leading up to the April 2019 elections, Shaffir fell just short of her partner and rival Shmuli, winning the second place. Shaffir was placed fourth on the party's list for the April elections.


2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election, Candidates, Stav Shaffir
Shaffir declared her candidacy for leader of the Labor Party on 7 June 2019. Shaffir's campaign focused on her social record as MK and her youth, using the slogan "Starting again" and using Orange as its campaign color due to Shaffir's iconic Ginger hair. Shaffir has declared her intention to create a leftist bloc with Ehud Barak's new party, Meretz, and other leftist forces, but has criticized Shmuli for "selling the party" to Barak, and has said that she will take a harder stance on keeping Labor a major part of this bloc. Shaffir has suggested she may leave Labor if she doesn't win the leadership primary; she left Labor on 25 July 2019, and joined the Democratic Union, an alliance of Meretz and the Israel Democratic Party.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq
The 2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq began as unidentified drone or aircraft bombings of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) bases in Iraq starting on 19 July 2019. The strikes targeted Iranian proxy groups, based in Iraq, as well as IRGC operatives.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq
Several Iraqi, Iranian and Israeli officials have blamed Israel for the attacks, though Israel had initially neither confirmed nor denied its role. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted responsibility for the attacks on 20 August 2019, claiming that "Iran is not immune anywhere". Israel confirmed responsibility for the strikes on 22 August 2019, which was later followed by a US confirmation.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Amirli strike
On 19 July 2019 unidentified drones bombed a base belonging to the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces base in Iraq, close to the town of Amirli. An airstrike wounded two Iranians after it struck a base that housed advisers from Iran and Lebanon, while a second strike hit a weapons depot, causing a large fire and the destruction of several ballistic missiles. The US Central Command CENTCOM denied responsibility for the bombing.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Amirli strike
Iran reported on July 30 that the attack had killed a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Abu Alfazl Sarabian.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Camp Ashraf strike
On 27 July 2019 Camp Ashraf, one of the biggest bases in Iraq, was attacked by what Iraqi military sources described as one or more Israeli Air Force jets. The attack struck a consignment of ballistic missile launchers and living quarters of IRGC officers and PMF personnel. Some sources reported that up to 40 people were killed in the attack. According to Iraqi and Iranian sources the attacks were carried out by Israeli F-35 aircraft.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Southern Baghdad strike
Explosions rocked a PMF weapons depot in southern Baghdad on 12 August killing one and injuring 29 civilians. A spokesman for Iraq's Interior Minister said that an examination of the warehouse showed that the explosion was not caused by an internal failure but by a third party that attacked the warehouse and caused a fire.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Southern Baghdad strike
Iraq closed its airspace to all unauthorized flights on 13 August, including to the US coalition. Iraqi Prime Minister also ordered all military camps and munitions warehouses to be moved outside Iraqi cities following the explosions that killed one civilian and wounded 29.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, 30th Brigade's headquarters strike
On 17 August, unidentified warplanes targeted the 30th Brigade's headquarters, which is affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Balad strike
Blasts hit a PMF arms depot on 20 August close to the Balad Air Base. A PMF source said the arms depot was specifically targeted by an aerial bombardment.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Al-Qa'im
On 25 August 2019 a PMF convoy was hit by two drones near the Syrian–Iraqi border town of Al-Qa'im, killing six, including a senior commander. PMF blamed Israel for the attack. It came as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was making a speech in response to an alleged Israeli attack at their stronghold in Dahieh, Lebanon.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Hit strike
On 20 September, loud explosions were reported at a warehouse near the city of Hit in Anbar Province, northwest of Baghdad. Sky News Arabic reported that after the blast, shells were launched into neighboring areas, indicating an arms depot may have been hit. Al-Arabiya also reported that the warehouse was used to store weaponry and belonged to the Popular Mobilization Forces. al-Arabiya quoted an Iraqi officer claiming there was a drone in the area at the time of the explosions. As result of the explosions, 21 Iraqi militants of the Popular Mobilization Forces were killed.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Timeline, Tafuf Brigade strike
On 22 September, violent explosions caused by airstrikes took place at a base belonging to "Liwa al-Tafuf" 13th Brigade of the Popular Mobilisation Units. An Iraqi security official told The New Arab that drones may have been used in the attack.


2019 Israeli airstrikes in Iraq, Responsibility
On 22 August 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel had been carrying out operations against Iran in Iraq, saying "We are working against Iranian consolidation—in Iraq as well." US officials also confirmed that Israel was behind the attacks later in the day.


2019 Istanbul earthquake
2019 Istanbul earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the south-west of Istanbul on 26 September 2019 at 13:59 local time.


2019 Istanbul earthquake
One person died due to a heart attack and 43 people were injured. The earthquake was felt in Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Kırklareli, Kocaeli and Sakarya.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Background
North Anatolian Fault system is a strike-slip fault system located in the northern side of Anatolian plate, which lies between relatively stationary Eurasian plate in the north and the Arabian plate in the south. Approximately 1500 km in length, the North Anatolian fault system passes about 20 kilometers south of Istanbul. Strong earthquakes occur at certain intervals along the fault.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Background
The last large earthquakes in the fault system happened in 1999. In 17 August the earthquake in İzmit (7.4 Mw) killed 17.480 people. In 12 November, another earthquake in the nearby city of Düzce (7.2 Mw) killed 845 and injured 4.948.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Background
Many seismologist agree that there is a very high chance for a 7 or higher magnitude earthquake before 2030; which will be caused by the breaking of the North Anatolian fault line under Marmara Sea, just south of Istanbul.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Earthquake
Three days before the main earthquake, on 23 September, there was a 4.6-degree shock in the south-west of Istanbul. Two hours before the earthquake, at 12:00 noon, a 2.9 earthquake took place in Silivri.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake happened at 13:59 local time at the western edge of the Kumburgaz section of North Anatolian Fault under the Sea of Marmara, at a depth of 6.99 km as a strike-slip movement. Different sources states the magnitude as 5.7 Mw and 5.8 ML.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Damage
Schools and hospitals were evacuated after the earthquake. Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya announced the schools were closed for the day. AFAD suggested not to enter to the damaged buildings. A 4.1 magnitude aftershock was reported 25 minutes after the main shock.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Damage
The first announcement by the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated 8 injured. Later announcements stated a total of 43 injured mostly from panic, and one person with known heart illness dead due to a heart attack.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Damage
188 aftershocks with maximum magnitude of 4.1 were recorded after the earthquake. A total of 473 buildings were reported as damaged to AFAD.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Damage
A minaret of Avcılar Hacı Ahmet Tükenmez mosque collapsed. Three protected old buildings were damaged in Balat, and later demolished by the municipality later in the day. Take-offs and landings to Sabiha Gökçen Airport were temporarily halted, but flight operations resumed after the runway was checked for potential damage and deemed safe.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Damage
AFAD reported damage to walls of the city near İstanbul Biruni University, cracks in some buildings in some neighborhoods, damage in two buildings in Sultangazi and Eyüp, and evacuation of a building in Şirinevler.


2019 Istanbul earthquake, Damage
Mobile phone coverage of Türk Telekom, Turkcell, and Vodafone were interrupted nationwide for some time after the earthquake, while mobile internet services and landlines were not affected.


2019 Istria Cup
The 2019 Istria Cup was the 7th edition of Istria Cup, a friendly women's association football tournament played in the Croatia.


2019 Italian Athletics Championships
The 2019 Italian Athletics Championships was the 109th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and took place in Brixen from 26 to 28 July.


2019 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
2019 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships was the 50th edition of the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships and were held in Ancona.


2019 Italian Basketball Cup
The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 14 to 17 February 2019 in Florence, at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA season.


2019 Italian Basketball Cup
Vanoli Cremona went to win its first Cup ever by beating New Basket Brindisi 83–74 in the Finals. Drew Crawford was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.


2019 Italian Basketball Cup, Qualification
Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA regular season.


2019 Italian Basketball Supercup
The 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).


2019 Italian Basketball Supercup
Banco di Sardegna Sassari went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 83–80 in the Finals. Curtis Jerrells was named MVP of the competition.


2019 Italian Basketball Supercup
It was played at the PalaFlorio arena in Bari on 21 and 22 September 2019.


2019 Italian Basketball Supercup, Participant teams
Qualified for the tournament were Vanoli Cremona and New Basket Brindisi, as Italian Cup finalists, Banco di Sardegna Sassari and Umana Reyer Venezia as LBA Playoffs finalist.


2019 Italian F4 Championship
The 2019 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the sixth season of the Italian F4 Championship. Norwegian driver Dennis Hauger dominated the championship, winning twelve out of the 21 races, helping his team Van Amersfoort Racing to become teams' champions. The rookie championship was won by Mercedes junior Paul Aron, who won two races in the overall championship. Hauger's closest challenger Gianluca Petecof won four races, and Roman Staněk, Joshua Dürksen and Giorgio Carrara won one race each.


2019 Italian F4 Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar was revealed on 1 December 2018. Adria International Raceway and Circuit Paul Ricard were replaced in the series schedule by circuits in Hungary and Austria, Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring respectively. The cancelled race from Misano World Circuit was rescheduled to run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Round 5 as a fourth race. Hungaroring round supporting Euroformula Open and Red Bull Ring round supporting International GT Open. Misano World Circuit other all rounds supporting Formula Regional European Championship


2019 Italian F4 Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship.


2019 Italian GT Championship
The 2019 Italian GT Championsip was the 28th season of the Italian GT Championship, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the Italian auotomobile club (ACI). The Champsionship consisted of four Sprint race evnets and four Endurance race events. At each Sprint race event there were held two races. The Season started on 5 april in Monza and ended on 18 october in Monza.


2019 Italian Grand Prix
The 2019 Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 September 2019 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. The race was the 14th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 89th running of the Italian Grand Prix and the 84th time the race had been held at Monza.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Background, Championship standings before the race
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 65-point lead over teammate Valtteri Bottas in the Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors' World Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 145 points.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Background, Entries
The drivers and teams entered were the same as those for the previous race with no additional stand-in drivers for the race or practice.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Practice
The first practice session was affected by rain and saw Charles Leclerc finish the session fastest followed by Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris. The session was interrupted three times, firstly when Kimi Räikkönen spun and got stuck in the gravel trap at turn 11. Sergio Pérez also crashed his car on the exit of turn 10 and finally when Pierre Gasly beached his car on the kerbs at turn 2. The session was also filled with spins from a number of other drivers.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Practice
The second practice session was dry for the first hour before it started raining and the session once again saw Leclerc set the fastest time but this time it was Lewis Hamilton who was second fastest and Sebastian Vettel was third. The third practice session was delayed and shortened by 10 minutes following an accident during the support Formula 3 race and finished with Vettel fastest followed by Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q1 and Q2
The first 18 minute qualifying session, Q1, was temporarily red-flagged with 4:34 remaining, when Sergio Pérez's car lost power on the inside of turn 3. Max Verstappen, already facing grid penalties for replacing power unit components, did not set a time in the session. Verstappen and Pérez were eliminated in Q1, as were both Williams drivers, Robert Kubica and George Russell, and the Haas of Romain Grosjean. The session finished with Charles Leclerc fastest for Scuderia Ferrari.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q1 and Q2
In the second qualifying (Q2) session, the other Haas of Kevin Magnussen was eliminated, as were both Toro Rosso drivers, Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat. Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi was the final driver eliminated in Q2, beaten by his teammate Kimi Räikkönen for the last spot for the third qualifying session (Q3) by 0.002 seconds. Racing Point driver Lance Stroll made it into Q3 for the first time in 2019. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of Q2 which meant that Mercedes led a session for the first time in the weekend.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q3
Q3, only 12 minutes long, was red-flagged at 6:35 left when Räikkönen lost control of his car and spun out wide into the tyre barriers at turn 11. After Räikkönen's car was cleared and the session resumed, two of the remaining nine drivers had still not set a time; Red Bull's Alexander Albon, and Stroll. When the session restarted, no team wanted to be the first to send their driver out as Monza is a track where slipstreaming is a significant advantage. As time began to wind down, speculation grew as to who would leave the pit lane first. The Q3 drivers did not make their way out of their garages until there were two minutes left in the session, with Renault driver Nico Hülkenberg leading the pack.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q3
When he got to turn 1, Hülkenberg missed the turn and instead navigated through the run-off slip road past Turn 1. This action led to him being accused of deliberately taking the run-off in an effort to let other drivers past. Stroll and Carlos Sainz Jr, the next two drivers back, slowed their traversal of Turn 1, allowing enough time for Hülkenberg to again enter the track ahead of them.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q3
By the time the tight pack of drivers, led by Sainz and Hülkenberg, reached turn 3 on their out-laps, the margin of error allowing for drivers to reach the start line by the end of the Q3 session time was virtually gone. Ultimately, only Sainz and Leclerc successfully completed their out laps. All seven drivers behind them were caught out and thus crossed the line too late to have an opportunity to set a time in the second half of Q3. Sainz, the only driver who made a meaningful attempt, was unable to improve his first Q3 time enough to move out of seventh. The result meant that neither Albon or Stroll set a lap time.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q3
There was strong criticism of what had happened in the final minutes of Q3. Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner's interpretation of Hülkenberg's move was that it was "obviously done on purpose", and beyond stating that the result was "all just a bit silly", interpreted the scenario with a widely reported expletive. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff described Hülkenberg's chicane cut and the collective drivers' out-lap slowdowns as "junior class", and "not worthy of Formula 1."


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q3
Hülkenberg, Sainz, and Stroll were called in by the race stewards to be investigated for "driving unnecessarily slowly" on their Q3 out laps. The stewards further investigated Hülkenberg for potentially "leaving the track without a justifiable reason". Hülkenberg was cleared of wrongdoing with respect to leaving the track. The stewards stated, "In this case we are unable to determine that the driver deliberately left the track."


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report, Q3
All three of the drivers were reprimanded for driving too slowly, which they admitted they did do, and which the stewards concluded "played a significant role in the backing up of cars at a critical stage of the final out lap for Q3". The race stewards concluded the investigation of the three drivers with the remark, "The Stewards strongly recommend that the FIA expedite a solution to this type of situation".


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The top four drivers on the grid maintained their positions through turn 1 as the race began, with Charles Leclerc turning pole position into an early race lead. Max Verstappen, who started 19th on the grid, made contact with Sergio Pérez, damaging his front wing and requiring an early pit stop to replace it.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 6, Sebastian Vettel, running a strong 4th, lost control and spun to a stop at turn 9, his car halfway onto the grass. In an attempt to rejoin as quickly as possible, Vettel veered into the path of Lance Stroll, who was in 7th. Vettel struck Stroll, damaging his own front wing, and further causing Stroll to spin out. When Stroll tried to rejoin the track, he in turn forced Pierre Gasly to drive through the gravel run off to in an attempt to avoid Stroll.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Vettel was forced to replace his front wing at the end of lap 6, leaving him in last place. Stroll was pushed down to 13th. Race stewards investigated the double-incident. They penalised Vettel with a ten second stop-go penalty, and Stroll with a drive-through penalty. Neither driver would recover to finish in the top ten. Vettel also received three penalty points on his FIA Super Licence for the incident.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Pit stops
By lap 19, the top three drivers (Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Valtteri Bottas, in order) were in a pit window to replace the aging soft tyres they started their races on. Hamilton was the first to do so, replacing his with medium tyres. Leclerc pitted on lap 20, but elected instead to use the longer lasting but slower hard tyre. Bottas, who also chose the medium tyre, would not pit until lap 27. All three drivers returned to racing in the same order they'd been in before their pit stops.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Pit stops
Carlos Sainz retired from the race on lap 27, after an error fitting his right front tyre in the pits forced him to stop near the exit to pit lane; this caused a brief virtual safety car. Shortly after, Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso suffered a mechanical breakdown just past turn 1, causing a second virtual safety car while his car was pushed to safety.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Pit stops
In the meantime, Leclerc's lead would be challenged for the remainder of the race by the Mercedes drivers behind him. After Leclerc and Hamilton's pit stops, Hamilton came close on several occasions to overtaking Leclerc, more than once less than one second behind and enabling him to use DRS. Both drivers exchanged occasional driving errors and Leclerc was warned once for pushing Hamilton off track. Hamilton consistently stayed close to Leclerc, but was unable to overtake him for the race lead. On lap 42, Hamilton locked up his tyres at turn 1, allowing Bottas to pass him into 2nd position. Bottas, who had medium tyres eight laps younger than Hamilton's, was able to challenge Leclerc for the lead just as Hamilton had done. Bottas came within one second of Leclerc on multiple occasions in the race's later stages, but, like Hamilton, he could not overtake Leclerc.


2019 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Race finish
The Grand Prix ended with Leclerc claiming his second consecutive race win and Ferrari's first win in Italy since Fernando Alonso won the 2010 edition of the race. Bottas was less than a second behind to take 2nd, and Hamilton, who made a late-race pit stop for soft tyres set the fastest lap of the race and took the last step of the podium. Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg finished strong in 4th and 5th positions, promoting Renault into 5th in the Constructor's championship. This also meant that they were only 18 points behind fourth placed McLaren. Alexander Albon managed a 6th place finish for Red Bull, finishing one second behind Hulkenberg. Pérez and Verstappen, who both started at the back of the grid, ended in 7th and 8th. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) finished 9th and Lando Norris (McLaren) finished in tenth, the final points paying position.


2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship
The 43rd 2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship (Italian: Campionati Senior - Serie A maschile - Anno Sportivo 2018-2019) was held from November 10, 2018 to April 14, 2019 in two stages: the group stage (round robin) from November 10, 2018 to March 24, 2019 and the playoff stage from April 13 to 14, 2019.


2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship
The winners of the championship were "Team Retornaz" (skip Joël Retornaz), who beat the "Trentino Cembra" team (skip Amos Mosaner) in the final. The bronze medal was won by the "Cembra 88 (Rizzolli)" team (skip Luca Rizzolli).


2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship
The championship was held in conjunction with the 2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship.


2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship, Competition format
First was the group stage (Round robin), where the teams played among themselves in a four-round round robin system. If two teams had the same number of wins, they were ranked among themselves according to the result of two their matches; if the number of victories for three or more teams is equal, teams were ranked according to the results of the sum of Draw Shot Challenge (DSC, in centimetres; the smaller value, the higher the rank).


2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship, Competition format
The four best teams go to the second stage, the playoff, using the Page playoff system (two best teams, following the results of the group round, hold a match for a direct bye to the final (playoffs-1). The 3rd and 4th teams played, with the winners going to the semifinals (playoffs-2). The semifinal was between the loser in the first match and a winner in the second. In the finals, gold was to the winner of the 1 vs. 2 playoff game and the winner of the semifinal. Losers in the semifinals and the playoffs-2 game played for bronze medal.


2019 Italian Mixed Curling Championship
The 2019 Italian Mixed Curling Championship (Italian: Campionato Mixed - Anno Sportivo 2018-2019) was held from November 17, 2018 to March 17, 2019 in two stages: the group stage (round robin) November 17–18, 2018 and February 16–17, 2019 and the playoff stage from March 16 to 17, 2019.


2019 Italian Mixed Curling Championship
The winners of the championship were the team Team Virtus Mixed (skip Stefano Perucca), who won the team Magica Fireblock (skip Denise Pimpini) in the final. The bronze medal was won by the team Sporting Club Pinerolo (skip Lorenzo Maurino), who won the bronze match against the team Jass On The Rocks (skip Alberto Arienti).


2019 Italian Mixed Curling Championship, Round Robin
(Qualificazione - Girone unico)Was held in Pinerolo at November 17–18, 2018 and February 16–17, 2019


2019 Italian Mixed Curling Championship, Playoffs
(Finale)Was held in Pinerolo from March 16 to 17, 2019


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (Italian: Campionati Mixed Doubles - Anno Sportivo 2018-2019) was held from October 13, 2018 to January 27, 2019 in two stages: the group stage (round robin) from October 13, 2018 to December 28, 2018 and the playoff stage from January 25 to 27, 2019.


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
24 teams took part in the championship, with the best 8 teams promoted to the playoff stage.


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The winners of the championship were the Amos Mosaner / Alice Cobelli team, who beat the Joël Retornaz / Angela Romei team in the final. The bronze medal was won by the Lorenzo Maurino / Emanuela Cavallo team, who won the bronze match against the Fabrizio Gallo / Anna Maria Maurino team.


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Team Amos Mosaner / Alice Cobelli represented Italy in the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and finished in 18th place.


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Round Robin, Group A
(Qualificazione - Girone Pinerolo)Was held in Pinerolo from October 13 to December 16, 2018


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Round Robin, Group B
(Qualificazione - Girone Cembra)Was held in Cembra from November 30 to December 28, 2018


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Round Robin, Group C
(Qualificazione - Girone Cortina)Was held in Cortina d'Ampezzo from December 17 to 28, 2018


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Round Robin, Group D
(Qualificazione - Girone Sesto S. Giovanni)Was held at the Palasesto venue in Sesto San Giovanni from October 29 to December 17, 2018


2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Playoffs
(Finale)Was held as "double knockout" in Cembra from January 25 to 27, 2019


2019 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2019 Italian Open (also known as the Rome Masters or the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 15–21 May 2019. It was the 76th edition of the Italian Open and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2019 WTA Tour.


2019 Italian Open (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 6 May 2019. Rankings and points before are as of 13 May 2019.


2019 Italian Open (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.


2019 Italian Open (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2019 Italian Open (tennis), ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Italian Open (tennis), WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2019 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2019 Italian Open. It was his record-extending ninth Italian Open title and a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 title.


2019 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Nick Kyrgios was defaulted from his second round match after multiple penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct. As a result, Kyrgios forfeited all points and prize money earned from the event.


2019 Italian Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


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


2019 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Ashleigh Barty and Demi Schuurs were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Barty played alongside Victoria Azarenka and successfully defended the title, defeating Schuurs and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the final, 4–6, 6–0, [10–3].


2019 Italian Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka.


2019 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Johanna Konta in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2019 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Osaka retained the top ranking following Halep's loss in the second round.


2019 Italian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


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


2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship
The 43rd 2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship (Italian: Campionati Senior - Serie A femminile - Anno Sportivo 2018-2019) was held from November 2, 2018 to April 14, 2019 in two stages: the group stage (round robin) from November 2, 2018 to March 31, 2019 and the playoff stage from April 13 to 14, 2019.


2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship
The winners of the championship were the "Dolomiti FONTEL Gaspari" team (skip Diana Gaspari), who beat the "3S Luserna Luca Lovero" team (skip Veronica Zappone) in the final. The bronze medal was won by the "CC Tofane F - Hotel Menardi" team (skip Federica Apollonio).


2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship
The championship was held in conjunction with the 2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship.


2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship, Competition format
At the first, group stage (Round robin), the teams play among themselves in a four-round round robin system. If two teams had the same number of wins, they were ranked among themselves according to the result of two their matches; if the number of victories for three or more teams is equal, teams were ranked according to the results of the sum of Draw Shot Challenge (DSC, in centimetres; the smaller value, the higher the rank).


2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship, Competition format
The four best teams go to the second stage, the playoff, using the Page playoff system (two best teams, following the results of the group round, hold a match for a direct bye to the final (playoffs-1). The 3rd and 4th teams played, with the winners going to the semifinals (playoffs-2). The semifinal was between the loser in the first match and a winner in the second. In the finals, gold was to the winner of the 1 vs. 2 playoff game and the winner of the semifinal. Losers in the semifinals and the playoffs-2 game played for bronze medal.


2019 Italian bus hijack
On 20 March 2019, a school bus in Crema, Italy was hijacked by its driver Ousseynou Sy, who attempted to set it on fire. Sy, whose origins are Senegalese, said his motive was to avenge the deaths of African migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Police freed the children before he set the vehicle on fire. In July 2020, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for forced confinement with terrorist intent.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Perpetrator
Sy was born in France in 1972, to Senegalese parents. He moved to Italy in 2004, becoming a citizen through marriage to a woman from Brescia. He lost contact with his two children after their separation; he said during his attack that he had three daughters who had drowned in the sea.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Perpetrator
Sy worked as a bus driver since 2004. His license was suspended in 2007 for drink driving. In 2010 he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, and received an 18-month suspended sentence in 2018. In the aftermath of his hijack, Italy called for regular checks on school bus drivers' criminal records, as Sy's employers Autoguidovie were unaware of his prior offenses.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Attack
The school bus from Crema was returning from the gymnasium with 51 children, two teachers and a janitor on board when Sy doused the aisle with petrol and announced that he was hijacking it towards Linate Airport in Milan. He gave zip ties to the adults and ordered them to tie up the children.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Attack
Some on board managed to ring the police, who attempted to block the bus and to negotiate with Sy. The Carabinieri broke the rear windows to free those on board, at which point Sy lit a lighter and torched the bus. Twelve children were hospitalised with shock, bruising or smoke inhalation.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Attack
A 13-year-old boy called Ramy Shehata was hailed as a hero for his part in the rescue. While pretending to pray in Arabic, he rang his father who informed the police. Shehata, whose parents are Egyptian, was not born with Italian citizenship. He was later awarded with citizenship by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, whose policies are usually anti-migrant.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Investigation
Investigators found that Sy acted alone, and had no connection to Islamic extremism. He had sent videos to friends telling Africans to "rise up", and had bought petrol and restraints in preparation. He was of sound mind when committing the crimes.


2019 Italian bus hijack, Investigation
In July 2020, Sy was convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison. In his statement, he denied wrongdoing and railed against Salvini.


2019 Italian by-elections
The 2019 Italian by-elections were the elections called to fill seats of the Parliament that were become vacant after the 2018 general elections.


2019 Italian by-elections, Overview
The new Italian electoral law approved in 2017 and nicknamed Rosatellum, provides the election of members of Parliament in 232 single-member districts for the Chamber of Deputies and in 116 for the Senate of the Republic. Whenever a seat of this kind becomes vacant, a by-election is called, and a new representative is elected.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Sardinia 1: Cagliari
The by-election in the district of Cagliari, Sardinia was held on 20 January 2019, to elect a deputy for the seat left vacant by Andrea Mura, whose resignation was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 27 September 2018.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Sardinia 1: Cagliari
The deadline for the presentation of names for the candidacy to the seat was set for 17 December 2018. Four candidates filed papers for running: journalist Andrea Frailis for the Centre-left coalition, Daniela Noli for the Centre-right coalition, councillor and engineer Luca Caschili for the Five Star Movement, and volleyball coach Enrico Balletto for CasaPound Italia.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Sardinia 1: Cagliari
Noli and Balletto were making a second attempt at election to Parliament after missing out in the 2018 general elections: the former was nominated in second place on her list behind the elected Ugo Cappellacci in the plurinominal district of southern Sardinia, while the latter ran in the single-member district of Cagliari for the Senate of the Republic.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Sardinia 1: Cagliari
Frailis, not affiliated to any party, competed with the support of the new "Progressives of Sardinia" coalition, formation created for the occasion, which unites both the Democratic Party and other formations, such as Free and Equal, that in Parliament formed the previous year two separate groups. Frailis has however announced that in the event of his election he would join the Democratic Party.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Sardinia 1: Cagliari
The election was characterised by a very low turnout, equal to 15.54%. The two most populous municipalities registered the highest and lowest turnout: Cagliari with 17.17% and Quartu Sant'Elena with 12.46%. Andrea Frailis, the candidate of the Centre-left coalition, was elected deputy with 40.40% of the votes, while Daniele Caschili and Daniela Noli stopped respectively at 28.92% and 27.80%. It is worth noting that Frailis received maximum votes only in the municipalities of Cagliari, Quartu Sant'Elena and Monserrato, namely the municipalities of the first belt of the city hinterland. These being the most populous municipalities, have determined the victory.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Trentino-Südtirol 4: Trento
On 22 October 2018, elections took place in Trentino to elect both the Governor and the Council of the Autonomous Province. Deputy Giulia Zanotelli of Cles was elected Councillor, and therefore, on 9 January 2019, she resigned from the seat at the Chamber of Deputies, triggering the by-election in the district for her replacement.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Trentino-Südtirol 4: Trento
Candidates of the Centre-right coalition (League, Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy), the Democratic Autonomist Alliance (Democratic Party, Future, Union for Trentino, Free and Equal, Federation of the Greens, Italian Socialist Party) and the Five Star Movement took part in the election, while the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party did not file candidacies.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Trentino-Südtirol 4: Trento
The by-election was held on 26 May 2019, in concurrence with another by-election in the district of Pergine, Trentino, and several other elections of the European Parliament (spanning from May 23 to May 26).


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Trentino-Südtirol 6: Pergine Valsugana
On 22 October 2018, Deputy Maurizio Fugatti of Avio was elected  as Governor of the Autonomous Province of Trentino; in consequence of that, he resigned from the Chamber of Deputies on 9 January 2019, in order to assume his new office. Candidates of the Centre-right coalition (League, Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy), the Democratic Autonomist Alliance (Democratic Party, Future, Union for Trentino, Free and Equal, Federation of the Greens, Italian Socialist Party) and the Five Star Movement took part in the election, while the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party did not file candidacies.


2019 Italian by-elections, Chamber of Deputies, Trentino-Südtirol 6: Pergine Valsugana
The by-election was held on 26 May 2019, in concurrence with the other by-election in the district of Trento, Trentino, and with the several elections of the European Parliament (spanning from May 23 to May 26).


2019 Italian government crisis
The 2019 Italian government crisis was a political event in Italy that occurred between August and September 2019. It includes the events that follow the announcement of the Minister of the Interior and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, that he would revoke League's support of the cabinet and ask the President of the Republic to call a snap election. This provoked the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and resulted in the formation of a new cabinet led by Conte himself.


2019 Italian government crisis, Background
In the 2018 Italian general election, no political group or party won an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament. On 4 March, the centre-right alliance, in which Matteo Salvini's League emerged as the main political force, won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, while the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) led by Luigi Di Maio became the party with the largest number of votes. The centre-left coalition, led by Matteo Renzi, came third. As a result, protracted negotiations were required before a new government could be formed.


2019 Italian government crisis, Background
The talks between the Five Star Movement and the League resulted in the proposal of the so-called "government of change" under the leadership of university professor Giuseppe Conte, a law professor close to the M5S. After some bickering with President Sergio Mattarella, Conte's cabinet, which was dubbed by the media as Western Europe's "first all-populist government", was sworn in on 1 June.


2019 Italian government crisis, Background, Political crisis
In August 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Salvini announced a motion of no confidence against Conte, after growing tensions within the majority. Salvini's move came right after a vote in the Senate regarding the progress of the Turin–Lyon high-speed railway, in which the Lega voted against an attempt of the M5S to block the construction works. Many political analysts believe the no confidence motion was an attempt to force early elections to improve Lega's standing in Parliament, ensuring Salvini could become the next Prime Minister. On 20 August, following the parliamentary debate in which Conte harshly accused Salvini of being a political opportunist who "had triggered the political crisis only to serve his personal interest", the Prime Minister resigned his post to President Sergio Mattarella.


2019 Italian government crisis, Government formation
On 21 August, Mattarella started the consultations with all the parliamentary groups. On the same day, the national direction of the Democratic Party (PD) officially opened to a cabinet with the Five Star Movement, based on pro-Europeanism, green economy, sustainable development, fight against economic inequality and a new immigration policy. However, the talks with President Mattarella resulted in an unclear outcome, thus Mattarella announced a second round of consultation for 27 or 28 August.


2019 Italian government crisis, Government formation
In days that preceded the second round, a confrontation between PD and M5S started, while the left-wing Free and Equal (LeU) announced that they would support a potential M5S–PD cabinet. On 28 August, PD's leader Nicola Zingaretti announced at the Quirinal Palace his favorable position on forming a new government with the Five Stars with Giuseppe Conte at its head. On same day, Mattarella summoned Conte to the Quirinal Palace for the 29 August to give him the task of forming a new cabinet.


2019 Italian government crisis, Government formation, Approval by M5S membership
On 1 September, Five Star's founder Beppe Grillo strongly endorsed an alliance with the PD, describing it as a "unique occasion" to reform the country. After two days, on 3 September, the members of the Five Star Movement voted on the so-called "Rousseau Platform" in favor of an agreement with the Democrats, under the premiership of Giuseppe Conte, with more than 79% of votes out of nearly 80,000 voters.


2019 Italian government crisis, Government formation, Investiture votes
On 9 September 2019 the Chamber of Deputies granted the confidence to the government with 343 votes in favour, 263 against and 3 abstentions. On the following day the confidence was confirmed in the Senate with 169 votes in favor and 133 against.


2019 Italian local elections
The 2019 Italian local elections will be held on different dates; most on 26 May 2019, together with the 2019 European election, with a second round on 9 June. Direct elections will be held in 3,843 out of 7,918 municipalities; in each of these, mayor and members of the City Council are going to be elected. Of the 3,841 municipalities, 30 are provincial capitals.


2019 Italian local elections
The elections in Sicily were held on 28 April, with a second ballot on 12 May. The elections in Sardinia were held on 16 June with a second ballot on 30 June.


2019 Italian local elections, Voting system
All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same voting system. Under this system, voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support, although it is not guaranteed.


2019 Italian local elections, Voting system
The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of seats for each party is determined proportionally.


2019 Italian local elections, Results
Majority of each coalition in the municipalities which have a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants:


2019 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2019 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia on 2 June 2019.


2019 Italian protests
The 2019 Italian protests was a wave of mass demonstrations and unprecedented wave of massive protest rallies and economic marches led by unions, students and employees demanding the fall of the government of Matteo Salvini and better economic conditions and economic policies to be scrapped. The anti-government movement began in February, in Milan and Turin, protesting economic conditions and began to follow calls for mass demonstrations. Demonstrators marched and chanted using placards and designs, letters, gatherings, meetings and speeches as a tactics to rally and March.


2019 Italian protests
Rallying and rallies called for supporters was held weekly in February–March, protesting in their hundreds of thousands with yellow vests and workers used vests of different colours against the governmental policies and in support of Deputy PM Luigi Di Maio. Protesters called for the government, to resign and kept on mounting pressure on government officials. Popular protests consorted of carnivals, parades and chanting, clapping and Union-led slogans depicting the government. In the movement, there was some anarchist-style violence, especially during the strikes in Turin, when anarchist protesters threw projectiles at police.


2019 Italian protests
Opposition and street protests to Matteo Salvini continued in Milan, where protesters denounced the right-wing government. Large crowds demanded democratic reforms and the populist government to resign while using balloons, phone lights, candles, flags and ribbons. Rallies led by labour unions and millions of ordinary civilians occurred in May–June and September–October, demanding climate action, fall of government and denouncing far-right policies. Protesters used human chains to link them up and in squares, hundreds of thousands protested with using their arms and making signals and symbols with their arms.


2019 Italian protests
Tens of thousands participated in General strikes in Verona and Rome, on the anniversary of the 1922 Italian general strike and campaigned to denounce violence against women. In some cases, chaos erupted when Riot police would fire Tear gas at protesters in towns amid dozens participate in rallies, and demonstrators would be slashed with batons.


2019 Italian regional elections
The Regional elections in Italy took place during 2019 in five regions out of twenty: Abruzzo (10 February), Sardinia (24 February), Basilicata (24 March), Piedmont (26 May) and Umbria (27 October).


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team
The 2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team represents Italy at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. Italy qualified for the World Cup by taking the 2nd place in the European Second Round Group J. The team has been coached by Romeo Sacchetti.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup championship that is organized by FIBA.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Background
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup represents the 18th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup where for the first time 32 teams from all over the world compete in the tournament. Italy has not qualified since the 2006 edition in Japan where it reached the playoffs. This year, with coach Sacchetti, the Italian national team aims to achieve at least the Olimpics qualifying tournament, which means qualify to the second round of World Cup.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Roster
The final 12-man roster was announced on 29 August. Originally Nicolò Melli was included as well, but he was ruled out on the World Cup because of his knee surgery.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Trentino Basket cup
Four teams took part in the Trentino Basket Cup: Ivory Coast and Italy, that were preparing for the World Cup. While Romania and Switzerland were preparing for the Eurobasket 2021.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Verona Basketball Cup
All the four team playing at the Verona Basketball Cup have been qualified for the World Cup: Italy, Russia, Senegal and Venezuela. The tournament is played in a round robin Format and the Russian team won the competition.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Acropolis Cup
The tournament is scheduled to be held from 16 to 18 August in Athens, Greece.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, AusTiger Cup
The tournament is scheduled to be held from 23 to 27 August in Shenyang, China.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary Round
Italy was drawn into Group D with Angola, Philippines, and the Serbia and will play all of its group phase matches in Foshan at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center from 31 August to 4 September.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary Round, Philippines vs. Italy
This will be the second game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup. The Italians won the first meeting in 1978, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary Round, Italy vs. Angola
This will be the second game between Angola and Serbia in the World Cup. The Italians won the first meeting in 1990, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Preliminary Round, Italy vs. Serbia
This will be the first game between Italy and Serbia in the World Cup. Serbia won in its last competitive game against Italy, in EuroBasket 2017.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Tournament, Second round
Italy finished second in the preliminary group and advanced to the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It will play against two top finishers of Group C, Spain and Puerto Rico, in Wuhan.


2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Conclusion
Italy ended the championship at the 10th place overall, position that allows Italy the qualification to the Olympic qualifying tournament.


2019 Ivirua by-election
A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Ivirua on 21 January 2019. The by-election was called following the death of sitting MP Tony Armstrong.


2019 Ivirua by-election
The election was contested by four candidates: Agnes Armstrong, wife of former MP Tony Armstrong, for the Democratic Party; former deputy Prime Minister Teariki Heather for the Cook Islands United Party, Daryl Rairi for the Cook Islands Party, and independent Jason Teremoana. The by-election was won by Agnes Armstrong.


2019 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
The 2019 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series was held at the home field of the team with the best regular season record on May 18 and 19. The series matched the top two teams from the Ivy League's round robin regular season. The winner of the series, Harvard, claimed the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2019 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Ivy League of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 16 and 17, 2019 at the John J. Lee Amphitheater on the campus of the Yale University in New Haven. League co-champions Harvard and Yale met in the final with Yale winning 97–85. Yale received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Yale lost 74–79 in the first round to (3) LSU.


2019 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The top four teams in the Ivy League regular-season standings qualify for the tournament and are seeded according to their records in conference play, resulting in a Shaughnessy playoff. If a tie for any of the top four positions exists, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2019 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament was a women's college conference tournament held March 16 and 17, 2019, at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Princeton defeated Penn to earn the Ivy League's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament.


2019 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Only the top four teams in the 2018–19 Ivy League regular-season standings will participate in the tournament and be seeded according to their records in conference play, resulting in a Shaughnessy playoff.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season
The 2019 Ivy League men's soccer season was the 65th season of the conference sponsoring men's varsity soccer. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in November 2019.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season
Princeton entered the 2019 season as the defending conference champions by virtue of having the best regular season record. The Ivy League is one of three NCAA Division I men's soccer conferences that do not have a conference tournament to determine their NCAA Tournament berth (the other two are the Pac-12 and the West Coast Conferences).


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season
Princeton was unable to defend their title, as Yale won their first Ivy League championship since 1989.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Background, Previous season
The 2018 season was the conference's 64th season sponsoring men's varsity soccer. Princeton won the Ivy League championship with a 5–1–1 record. In the first round, Princeton played Michigan. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, ended with a 14-round penalty shoot-out. There, Princeton lost 10–11 on penalty kicks to Michigan.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Background, Coaching changes
There have been no coaching changes during the 2018–19 offseason.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Regular season, Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Rankings, Regional rankings - USC Northeast Region
The United Soccer Coaches' Northeast poll features teams from the Ivy League, America East, NEC, and MAAC.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Alex Touche, Penn (Jr., D)Enzo Okpoye, Yale (So., M)Ryan Bayne, Cornell (Sr., D)Jacob Schachner, Princeton (Sr., GK)Elian Haddock, Yale (So., GK)Mark Winhoffer, Yale (Jr., M)Joey Bhangdia, Penn (Jr., M)John Scearce, Cornell (Sr., M )Miguel Yuste, Yale (Sr., M)Walker Gillespie, Princeton (Fr., F)John Denis, Columbia (Sr., M/F)Kevin O'Toole, Princeton (Jr., M)


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Henry Baldwin, Dartmouth (Sr., D)Justin Lobe, Yale (Sr., D)Connor Drought, Cornell (Fr., D)Kai Lammers, Penn (Fr., D)Cole Morokhovich, Princeton (Sr., D)Alex Budnik, Dartmouth (So., GK)Uri Zeitz, Columbia (Fr., M)Danny Schiller, Brown (Sr., M)Braden Salvati, Dartmouth (Sr., M/D)Ryan Matteo, Yale (Sr., M)Dawson McCartney, Dartmouth (Jr., M)Matt Chow, Brown (Sr., F)


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Owen Schwartz, Brown (Fr., D)Matthew Swain, Columbia (Sr., M/F)Matthew Glass, Harvard (Sr., M)Alex Charles, Princeton (So., D)Jeremy Haddock, Yale (So., D)Derek Waleffe, Brown (So., M)Brandon Bartel, Penn (Sr., M)Andrew Stevens, Columbia (So., M)Emeka Eneli, Cornell (So., F)Danny Laranetto, Columbia (Sr., M)Harry Fuller, Cornell (Jr., M )Ohad Yahalom, Dartmouth (So., M)Moulay Hamza Kanzi Belghiti, Princeton (So., M)Zach Kalk, Dartmouth (Sr., M)Paolo Carroll, Yale (So., F)Jake Kohlbrenner, Penn (Jr., F)


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, 2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held in January 2020. No players from the Ivy League were selected in the SuperDraft.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Homegrown players
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.


2019 Ivy League men's soccer season, Homegrown players
No players from the Ivy League signed homegrown contracts with their parent MLS clubs.


2019 Iwate gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 8 September 2019 to elect the next Governor of Iwate.


2019 J&T Banka Prague Open
The 2019 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament, and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic, from 29 April to 4 May 2019.


2019 J&T Banka Prague Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 J&T Banka Prague Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 J&T Banka Prague Open – Doubles
Anna Kalinskaya and Viktória Kužmová won the title, defeating defending champions Nicole Melichar and Květa Peschke in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–7].


2019 J&T Banka Prague Open – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2019 J&T Banka Prague Open – Singles
Jil Teichmann won her first career WTA title, defeating Karolína Muchová in the final 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4.


2019 J.League Cup
2019 J. League Cup is the 27th J.League Cup, which began on 6 March 2019.


2019 J.League Cup
The official title is 2019 J.League YBC Levain Cup (2019 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) due to the sponsorship of Yamazaki Baking. The winners would have earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at the same time.


2019 J.League Cup, Format
J.League announced the schedule and the matchdays up to the semifinals on December 14, 2018, and full fixture of the matches including the final (on October 26, at Saitama Stadium 2002) on 23 January, 2019.


2019 J.League Cup, Format
All 18 teams playing in the 2019 J1 League will participate. In addition, depending on the result of the 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, one or two teams from 2019 J2 League with the best performance in the previous season (i.e., Kashiwa Reysol and V-Varen Nagasaki, the 17th- and 18th-placed teams in 2018 J1 League, respectively) may participate.


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Group stage
Participants of 2019 AFC Champions League group stage (ACL) receive byes for the group stage and the play-off stage.


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Group stage
As a result, 16 teams will play the group stage. 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams by the performance of 2018 J1 League and 2018 J2 League (parenthesized below).


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Group stage
Each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match will be played for 90 minutes (without extra time).


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Group stage, Group stage tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams in a group are ranked by points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If the points are tied, the following tiebreakers are applied:


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Group stage, Group stage tiebreakers
In case of ranking third-placed teams across the groups, the following criteria is used:


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Play-off stage
The number of play-off stage participants depends on the number of teams advanced to ACL group stage.


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Play-off stage
The play-off stage is played as two-legged ties of two teams each. The away goals rule, an extra time (away goals rule is not applied for the scores in the extra time), and a penalty shoot-out are used if needed.


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Prime stage (Knockout stage)
The prime stage (knockout stage) is played by 8 teams who advanced to ACL group stage and won the play-off stage.


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Prime stage (Knockout stage)
The quarterfinals and the semifinals are played as two-legged ties (same as the play-off stage). The final is a single game.


2019 J.League Cup, Format, Prime stage (Knockout stage)
The video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used during the knockout stage.


2019 J.League Cup, Schedule
The schedule, except for the final, was announced on 14 December 2018. All matches of the group stage and the play-off stage will be played on Wednesdays.


2019 J.League Cup, Prime stage (Knockout stage)
The draw for the prime stage was held on July 28 at Fuji TV Odaiba headquarters, Tokyo.


2019 J.League Cup, Prime stage (Knockout stage)
For each tie in the bracket (except the final), the team on top will play the second leg at home.


2019 J.League Cup, Prime stage (Knockout stage), Quarter-finals
F.C. Tokyo played their home match on NACK5 Stadium Omiya instead of their regular home stadium Ajinomoto Stadium.


2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
The 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, officially known as the 2019 J. League YBC Levain Cup / CONMEBOL Sudamericana Championship Final (Japanese: ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ/CONMEBOLスダメリカーナ 王者決定戦2019 KANAGAWA), was the 12th edition of the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship (previously referred to as the Suruga Bank Championship until 2018), the club football match co-organized by the Japan Football Association, the football governing body of Japan, CONMEBOL, the football governing body of South America, and J.League, the professional football league of Japan, between the champions of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamericana.


2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
The match was contested between Japanese team Shonan Bellmare, the 2018 J.League Cup champions, and Brazilian team Athletico Paranaense, the 2018 Copa Sudamericana champions. It was hosted by Shonan Bellmare at the Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka in Hiratsuka on 7 August 2019.


2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
Athletico Paranaense won the match 4–0 to win their first title.


2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, Format
The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was played as a single match, with the J.League Cup winners hosting the match. If tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Abdul Hannan Bin Abdul Hasim (Singapore)Ong Chai Lee (Singapore)Fourth official:Letchman Gopala Krishnan (Singapore)


2019 J1 League
The 2019 J1 League, also known as the 2019 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2019 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993.


2019 J1 League, Clubs
A total of 18 clubs contested the league. There were only two changes from 2018, since Kashiwa Reysol and V-Varen Nagasaki were relegated to the 2019 J2 League while Júbilo Iwata defeated Tokyo Verdy in the promotion/relegation play-off. 2018 J2 League champions Matsumoto Yamaga returned to the J1 League after three seasons of absence, while Oita Trinita returned to the top tier after six seasons.


2019 J1 League, Foreign players
As of 2019 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.


2019 J1 League, Promotion–relegation playoffs
In the first two rounds of the 2019 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2019 J1参入プレーオフ), if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is the team with the best J2 League ranking. In the final match against the J1 team, if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the J1 team wins.


2019 J1 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 7 December 2019Source: Notes:† Promoted from J2.。


2019 J2 League
The 2019 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (Japanese: 2019 明治安田生命J2リーグ, Hepburn: 2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J2 Rīgu) season is the 48th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 21st season since the establishment of J2 League.


2019 J2 League, Clubs
After eight seasons of good success, Kashiwa Reysol had to say goodbye to the first division. The same happened to V-Varen Nagasaki, which came back to J2 after their debut season in the first tier. In their place, Matsumoto Yamaga and Oita Trinita left J2 after getting promoted, while Tokyo Verdy lost the promotion/relegation play-off against Jubilo Iwata. Also another four teams changed category: Roasso Kumamoto and Kamatamare Sanuki left J2, while their places will be taken by newly-arrived FC Ryukyu and Kagoshima United FC will play their first J2-season ever in their history.


2019 J2 League, Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is limitless, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Iran and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.


2019 J2 League, Foreign players
Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition.


2019 J2 League, Promotion–Relegation Playoffs
In the first two rounds of the 2019 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2019 J1参入プレーオフ), if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is the team with the best J2 League ranking. In the final match against the J1 team, if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the J1 team wins.


2019 J2 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 24 November 2019Source: Notes:† Last year in J1 League。‡ Last year in J3 League。


2019 J3 League
The 2019 J3 League, referred to as the 2019 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese: 2019 明治安田生命J3リーグ, Hepburn: 2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is the 6th season of J3 League under its current name.


2019 J3 League, 2019 season Clubs
2018 season saw two teams promoted to J2 League: FC Ryukyu won the championship by nine points over second-placed Kagoshima United FC, which confirmed their promotion to the 2019 J2 League season with still one game to play. From second division, there was a double automatic relegation for the first time: Kamatamare Sanuki are back to third tier after five seasons, but they were promoted in 2013 from Japan Football League, when J3 League was planned. The same goes for Roasso Kumamoto, who are back in the third level of Japanese football after more than a decade.


2019 J3 League, 2019 season Clubs
Also, Japan Football League saw the promotion of Vanraure Hachinohe, who came third in JFL and they booked their first professional season in their history.


2019 J3 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 8 December 2019Source: Notes:† Relegated from J2。‡Promoted from JFL.


2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open
The 2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Alicante, Spain between 1 and 7 April 2019.


2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


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


2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Doubles
Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Doubles
Thomaz Bellucci and Guillermo Durán won the title after defeating Gerard Granollers and Pedro Martínez 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] in the final.


2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Singles
Pablo Andújar was the defending champion and successfully defended his title.


2019 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Singles
Andújar won the title after defeating Pedro Martínez 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


2019 JEGS 200
The 2019 JEGS 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on May 3, 2019, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 200 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the sixth race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.


2019 JEGS 200, Practice, First practice
Raphaël Lessard was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 23.226 seconds and a speed of 154.999 mph (249.447 km/h).


2019 JEGS 200, Practice, Final practice
Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.936 seconds and a speed of 156.958 mph (252.599 km/h).


2019 JEGS 200, Qualifying
Brett Moffitt scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.303 seconds and a speed of 161.413 mph (259.769 km/h).


2019 JEGS 200, Race, Summary
Brett Moffitt started on pole and led the first stage of the race, though Johnny Sauter trailed him closely. Sheldon Creed was able to catch up to Sauter and move up into contention thanks to lapped traffic. When Creed caught up to Moffitt, they approached Spencer Boyd and Ray Ciccarelli running side-by-side. The lapped trucks held up both Moffitt and Creed, allowing Sauter to take and hold on to the lead, winning the stage.


2019 JEGS 200, Race, Summary
Creed got off pit road quickly and managed to lead 59 of the next 61 laps. A caution occurred due to Austin Wayne Self crashing on the front stretch, causing all of the drivers to make their final pit stops for the race. Creed fell behind while Ben Rhodes assumed the lead. Afterwards, Creed spun exiting Turn 2 and hit Todd Gilliland, heavily damaging the front of his truck, ultimately eliminating him from the race after his strong run.


2019 JEGS 200, Race, Summary
Sauter was able to pass Rhodes for the lead with 30 laps to go, and held off a charging Brett Moffitt to claim his 24th career Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory and his third straight win at Dover.


2019 JLT Community Series
The 2019 JLT Community Series was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2019 home and away season. It featured 18 matches across two weekends. For the sixth year in a row, the competition did not have a grand final or overall winner. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the AFL Live app.


2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
The 2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twenty-fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Champaign, Illinois, United States between November 11 and November 17, 2019.


2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles
Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles
Christopher Eubanks and Kevin King won the title after defeating Evan Hoyt and Martin Redlicki 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Singles
Reilly Opelka was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Singles
Jeffrey John Wolf won the title after defeating Sebastian Korda 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team  represents Jackson State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach John Hendrick and play their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018 season 5–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Preseason, Preseason polls
The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in third place in the East Division.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Preseason, Preseason all–SWAC teams
The Tigers placed two players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Game summaries, vs. Bethune–Cookman
Bethune-Cookman defeated Jackson State 36-15 Sunday at the 15th MEAC/SWAC Challenge from Georgia State University Stadium. The Tigers' offense started quickly and showcased their ability to create the big play. On the second play of the game freshman quarterback Quincy Casey was flushed to the right and found Terrell Kennedy III wide open along the hash and put the Tigers in the red zone. Senior Adrian Salazar converted a field goal and put the Tigers up 3-0.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Game summaries, vs. Bethune–Cookman
The Tigers' defense controlled the game throughout the first half and held the Wildcats to 105 yards of total offense and forced four punts. On the Tigers second drive of the third quarter freshman quarterback Jalon Jones found Warren Newman for a 33-yard pitch and catch to put the Tigers up 15-7.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Game summaries, vs. Bethune–Cookman
Despite the setback, JSU totaled 506 yards in total offense. That was the most since Oct. 24, 2015 when JSU defeated UAPB 37-3 and tallied 469 yards of offense. The last time the Tigers produced 500 yards of total offense was October 26, 2013 when JSU defeated Prairie View A&M 51-38. Nearly half of the 506 yards came on the ground. Senior Jordan Johnson rushed for a game-high 81 yards and scored a touchdown. Junior Keyshawn Harper added 60 yards and freshman Tyson Alexander rushed for 43 yards, including a long of 36 yards. The team finished with 233 rushing yards. Sophomore DD Bowie tallied a game-high 105 yards on five receptions and Newman added 49 yards receiving.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Game summaries, vs. Bethune–Cookman
Junior quarterback Derrick Ponder passed for 130 yards and did not throw an interception. All-American linebacker Keonte Hampton added a game-high 11 tackles – seven solo stops and one tackle for loss. Seniors Quedarrion Barnett and CJ Anderson each sacked the quarterback. Senior Tyler Rogers and junior Jakaiszer Glass each finished with five tackles.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Game summaries, at South Alabama
On the road and playing an opponent from the FBS, the Tigers played with the Jaguars from the opening kickoff until the final seconds melted off the clock.


2019 Jackson State Tigers football team, Game summaries, at South Alabama
South Alabama needed a huge second half to escape JSU 37-14. USA scored on its first possession of the game, but JSU countered with a drive of its own. The JSU offense orchestrated a 11-play, 75-yard drive that finished with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Derrick Ponder to Warren Newman. The Jaguars added two more scores (failed on both extra-point attempts) and went into halftime with a 19-7 advantage.