2020 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship, Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, straight relegation, and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.


2020 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship, Participating teams
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.


2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship
The 2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but began on 19 June 2021 and ended on 7 August 2021.


2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship
On 7 August 2021, Iveleary win the championship after a 3-11 to 1-06 win over Boherbue in the final at Mallow GAA Complex. It was their first championship title.


2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 6-17.


2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship, Format change
The championship had featured 16 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.


2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 3 October 2020, however, it was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. After being restarted the championship eventually ended on 7 August 2021.


2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 7 August 2021, Lisgoold won the championship after a 2-19 to 0-16 win over Harbour Rovers in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. This was their first ever championship title.


2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship, Format change
The championship had featured 14 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.


2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship eventually began on 1 August 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 21 August 2021.


2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
The final was played on 21 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Castlemartry and Russell Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in a county final in any grade. Castlemartyr won the match by 1-20 to 0-11 to claim the inaugural title.


2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship, Participating teams
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 15th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship eventually began on 25 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 1 August 2021.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The final was played on 1 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Knocknagree and Kanturk, in what was their first meeting in a final. Knocknagree won the match by 0-12 to 0-09 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Knocknagree's Fintan O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-28.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship, Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which will see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship began on 1 August 2020 and ended on 3 October 2020.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 3 October 2020, Blarney won the championship after a 1-20 to 0-15 win over Castlelyons in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 2008.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Blarney's Mark Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 1-50.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.


2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, Participating teams
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 132nd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 24 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, and eventually ended on 29 August 2021.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
The final was played on 29 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Castlehaven and Nemo Rangers, in what was their third final meeting and their first in six years. Nemo Rangers won the match by 3-07 to 0-13 to claim their 22nd championship title overall and a second title in succession.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
Steven Sherlock from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 3-36.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship, Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, straight relegation, and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship, Participating teams, Clubs
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 132nd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin on 17 April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship began on 31 July 2020 and ended on 4 October 2020.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
Imokilly were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the knockout stage after being beaten by University College Cork in the divisional final. Ballyhea were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Bishopstown.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
The final was played on 4 October 2020 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in a final in 42 years. Blackrock won the match by 4-26 to 4-18 - the first ever to be settled in extra time - to claim their 33rd championship title overall and a first title since 2002.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
Blackrock's Alan Connolly was the championship's top scorer with 5-52.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams followed by a knock-out stage, straight relegation and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would limit the number of participating club teams to 12 and see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, Format change
The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. When the championship resumed, time constraints led to a revision of the format, with the play-offs for the second best and third best third placed teams being abolished. The knockout stage was further reduced, with the best-ranking team from the group stage receiving a bye to the semi-finals and the other five qualifying teams joining the divsisional/colleges section winner in contesting three quarter-finals.


2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, Participating teams, Clubs
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.


2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship
The 2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 24 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually concluded on 19 June 2021.


2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship
The final was played on 19 June 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Éire Óg and Mallow, in what was their second meeting in that year's championship but their first meeting in a final in any grade. Éire Óg won the match by 2-13 to 1-07 to claim their first championship title and their second successive promotion.


2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship
Éire Óg's Daniel Goulding was the championship's top scorer with 2-34.


2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship, Overview, Format
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates after an expensive review process of the entire Cork championship system. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, as well as straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which provided for one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with inter-county players available.


2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the first staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship began on 31 July 2020 and ended on 4 October 2020.


2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
On 4 October 2020, Charleville won the championship after a 3-12 to 1-14 win over Fr. O'Neill's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
Charleville's Darragh Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 2-51.


2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship, Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April, with two more following in August – all with county players available.


2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election
The 2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. Because the general election did not produce a winner (elections for the mayoralty of Corpus Christi require a majority), a runoff was held on December 15, 2020.


2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election
Incumbent one-term mayor Joe McComb was defeated by city councilwoman Paulette Guajardo.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
The 2020 municipal elections in Costa Rica were local elections in Costa Rica held on Sunday, February 2, 2020 to elect all municipal offices in the country; mayors, aldermen, syndics (district council presidents), district councilors and the intendants of eight special autonomous districts, together with their respective alternates in all cases (see local government in Costa Rica). These will be the fifth direct municipal elections since the amendment to the 1998 Municipal Code and the second to be held mid-term since the 2009 reform.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
In the newly founded canton of Río Cuarto, the election of mayor and members of the City Council was held for the first time.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
As in previous elections the three main parties in number of mayors were the National Liberation Party (PLN) with 42 (losing 8 mayors including the provincial capitals of Cartago and Liberia from the previous elections in 2016), Social Christian Unity (PUSC) with 15, winning one extra mayor, and the Citizens' Action Party (PAC) with 4 (five if Montes de Oca's PAC-lead ruling coalition is counted), losing 2 from the prior reelection.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
The New Generation Party won one more mayor making a total of 4, despite not having parliamentary representation, and Social Christian Republican Party (a splinter from PUSC) won one extra mayor making a total of 2. The newly founded liberal party United We Can founded by former Libertarian deputy Natalia Diaz won the mayoralty of Oreamuno and had important support in several cantons, whilst Cartago was won by former deputy and presidential nominee Mario Redondo Poveda from Christian Democratic Alliance. The left-wing Broad Front lost its only mayor in Barva canton against the aforementioned PRSC.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
This election also saw an increase in support of local parties. We Are Moravia won in Moravia, United Communal in Turrubares, Palmares First in Palmares, Sarchí Alliance in Sarchí, Santo Domingo Advance Movement in Santo Domingo, The Great Nicoya in Nicoya, Authentic Santacrucian in Santa Cruz, Nandayure Progresses in Nandayure, Authenthic Limonense in Limón and Recovering Values in Pococí won the mayoralties of their cantons, and the already locally dominant 21st Century Curridabat was re-elected in Curridabat. Nine cantonal parties and one provincial party reached mayoralties for the first time.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
The two main evangelical parties, National Restoration and the New Republic Party, didn't win any mayors, which was noticed by the media and described as a political failure due to their larger totals in the previous general election. Lead by Fabricio Alvarado under the National Restoration banner, for the first time an Evangelical Christian party was one of the main voted ones in Costa Rica and went into the run-off against ruling PAC, reaching up to 800.000 votes despite losing the election. Alvarado quit National Restoration and founded New Republic party soon after but its results in the election were testimonial.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
66 incumbent mayors tried to get reelected, of which 24 are National Liberation Party members, among them the current mayor of San José since 1998 and former presidential candidate Johnny Araya Monge. The PLN made no official coalitions but made an alliance (unofficial mutual support) with the National Restoration Party in San Carlos Canton. The PLN presented nominees in all 82 cantons being the party with the most nominees followed by Social Christian Unity Party and National Restoration Party.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
Escazu's Arnoldo Barahona who was elected by the local Escazu's Progressive Yoke party ran his re-election through the New Generation Party.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
The ruling Citizens' Action Party presented 55 candidates and formed three coalitions; in Aserrí together with the Social Christian Unity Party in the Aserrí of Everybody coalition supporting the Social Christian candidate; in Montes de Oca where it currently have the mayor's office the Montes de Oca People coalition was kept alongside the local Gente party, the Humanist Party and VAMOS; and Alliance for Nicoya in Nicoya where the local Nicoya Party would also participate.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
Originally in the canton of San José a coalition was planned under the Chepe Coalition banner alongside the provincial VAMOS party endorsing the candidacy of the independent Fernando Cartín and nominating the two vice mayor's offices, however the Electoral Court dissolved the coalition alleging that the VAMOS party did not nominated any candidate thus Cartín still ran but as an official PAC candidate (with VAMOS still as external supporter).


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
The Social Christian Unity Party took part in two coalitions; the above-mentioned with the PAC in Aserrí, and one with the local All For Flores party in the canton of Flores named Unity for Flores. Although there were negotiations for coalitions between the PAC and the Social Christian Republican Party (PRSC) in Belén, PRSC and Unidos Podemos in Heredia and with PAC in Cartago, these finally did not materialize.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
The Broad Front made a coalition with the local party SJO Alternative named Juntos to participate in San José and with the Independent Belemite Party in the Belén Canton named Belemite Union.


2020 Costa Rican municipal elections, History
New Republic, the party of former candidate and leader of the opposition Fabricio Alvarado announced that it will not carry out coalitions with any other party, while the Libertarian Movement, once one of the largest parties in the country but now suffering a crisis, announced that it will not participate in the local elections.


2020 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2020, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN. It was the 85th edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the game was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.


2020 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams
As one of the New Year's Six bowl games, the participants of the game were determined by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The committee matched No. 7 Florida of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against No. 6 Oklahoma of the Big 12 Conference. The teams had only met once previously, a 24–14 Florida victory in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. Several players from both teams opted not to participate in the game, choosing to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft. The opt-outs included three of Florida's receivers: Trevon Grimes, Kyle Pitts, and Kadarius Toney.


2020 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Florida Gators
Florida entered the bowl with an 8–3 record. The Gators were 8–2 in SEC play, then lost the SEC Championship Game to top-ranked Alabama. The Gators' other losses were to Texas A&M and LSU. Florida defeated one ranked team during the season, Georgia. This was the Gators' first appearance in a Cotton Bowl.


2020 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma entered the bowl with an 8–2 record. The Sooners were 6–2 in Big 12 play, then won the Big 12 Championship Game over Iowa State. The Sooners had lost earlier in the season to Iowa State; their only other loss was to Kansas State. Oklahoma defeated two ranked teams during conference play; Texas and Oklahoma State. The Sooners had played in two prior Cotton Bowls, winning in January 2002 and losing in January 2013.


2020 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary, Statistics
The Sooners tied the Cotton Bowl record for most points scored, with 55, and set new Cotton Bowl records for rushing yards, with 435, and total yards, with 684.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election
The 2020 Council of the District of Columbia election was held on November 3, 2020, and a special election was held on June 27, 2020. Elections were held in four of the districts and one at-large. The Democratic Party retained its control of the city council and the council became majority female for the first time since the 1998 election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election
Councilor Jack Evans resigned from the city council causing a special election. Evans unsuccessfully ran for his seat which was won by Brooke Pinto. Incumbent councilors Robert White, Pinto, Vincent C. Gray, and Trayon White won reelection. Janeese Lewis George won election to the city council after defeating incumbent councilor Brandon Todd while David Grosso retired and was replaced by Christina Henderson.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election
This was the first city council election to have public campaign financing with $3.4 million being given to candidates and George being given the most at $281,055 during the campaign.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Background
Mayor won reelection in the 2018 election becoming the first mayor to win reelection since 2002. The District of Columbia Home Rule Act states that “not more than two of the at-large members shall be nominated by the same political party” which results in the Democratic Party being unable to run in all at-large districts. David Catania, a member of the city council from 1997 to 2015, was the last member of the Republican Party elected to the council, but changed his political affiliation to independent in 2004.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, At-large district
David Grosso, an independent member of the city council, announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020. Robert White announced that he would seek reelection on October 29, 2019.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, At-large district
Vincent Orange, who had been defeated by White in 2016 and resigned from the city council after taking a job at the United States Chamber of Commerce, announced that he would run in the election. Ed Lazere, the head of a left-wing think tank who had unsuccessfully challenged Phil Mendelson in the 2018 election, announced on March 17, 2020, that he would run as an independent candidate. Christina Henderson, a former staffer for Grosso and a legislative assistant for Senator Chuck Schumer, announced that she would run as an independent candidate. Marcus Goodwin, the president of the Young Democrats of America in Washington, D.C., announced that he would run as an independent candidate in the election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, At-large district
Alexander Padro, who had served as a neighborhood commissioner from Central Shaw for twenty years, announced that he would run as an independent candidate. Markus Batchelor, who served as vice-president of the District of Columbia State Board of Education, announced that he would run in the election as an independent candidate. Mónica Palacio, who served as director of the Office of Human Rights in Washington, D.C., ran as an independent candidate in the election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, At-large district
White won renomination in the Democratic primary without opposition. White and Henderson won in the general election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 2nd district
Patrick Kennedy, who has served as the co-chair for Jack Evans' 2016 campaign, announced on April 8, 2019, that he would run in the Democratic primary against Evans with neighborhood commissioner David Bender as his campaign manager. Jordan Grossman, who had worked as a staffer during Barack Obama's presidency and worked for Senator Amy Klobuchar, filed to run in the Democratic primary on May 15. Kishan Putta, a neighborhood commissioner from Georgetown and who had unsuccessfully ran for city council in the at-large in 2014, filed to run in the Democratic primary on June 26.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 2nd district
Brooke Pinto, who had worked for Attorney General Karl Racine in his policy office, announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination on February 12, 2020. John Fanning, a neighborhood commissioner from Logan Circle, announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination. Katherine Venice announced that she would run in election as a Republican.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 2nd district
A recall attempt had been made against Evans, but the District of Columbia Board of Elections ruled that the recall campaign couldn't collect signatures do to them not filing the proper campaign finance paperwork. Evans, the longest serving member of the city council who had served from the 2nd district since 1991, resigned on January 17, 2020, while under investigation for ethics violations and after all twelve other members voted unanimously to recommend his expulsion. His resignation caused a special election to be held. Evans announced that he would run in the special election on January 28, but later dropped out of the special election while remaining in the Democratic primary.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 2nd district
Pinto won in the special election and the Democratic nomination. She won in the general election against independent candidates Randy Downs and Martín Miguel Fernandez and Statehood Green nominee Peter Bolton.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 4th district
Brandon Todd, who had served on the city council since 2015, was the first incumbent member of the council to file for reelection. Janeese Lewis George, the former assistant attorney general, announced that she would run for the Democratic nomination and focused her campaign on attacking Todd's connection with Mayor Browser. George defeated Todd in the Democratic primary and defeated Statehood Green nominee Perry Redd in the general election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 7th district
Anthony Lorenzo Green, a neighborhood commissioner, announced on July 12, 2019, that he would run for the Democratic nomination for city council. Vincent C. Gray, who had previously served as mayor and was later elected to the city council, announced during an interview on July 17, that he would seek reelection to the city council. Veda Rasheed, a neighborhood commissioner, announced on September 9, that she would run. Kelvin Brown, who had unsuccessfully ran a write-in campaign for neighborhood commissioner, ran in the eleciton. Gray won in the Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the general election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign, 8th district
Trayon White, who had served on the city council since 2017, announced that he would seek reelection on January 20, 2020. Stuart Anderson, who had previously worked as White's campaign manager, and Mike Austin, a neighborhood commissioner, ran in the primary. White won in the Democratic primary and in the general election.


2020 Council of the District of Columbia election, Campaign finance
This was the first city council election to have public campaign financing and during the campaign $3.4 million was given to candidates. Fifty-six candidates attempted to receive public campaign financing and thirty-six qualified for the financing. Seven candidates who received public campaign financing won their elections including George who received the most at $281,055 during the campaign.


2020 Coupe de France Final
The 2020 Coupe de France Final was a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Étienne to decide the winner of the 2019–20 Coupe de France, the 103rd season of the Coupe de France. The final was originally scheduled for 25 April, but was postponed to 24 July due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in France.


2020 Coupe de France Final
On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France, including those behind closed doors, would be banned until September. The FFF were considering whether the final of the Coupe de France could be rescheduled for when events are allowed to restart. On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 24 July.


2020 Coupe de France Final
Paris Saint-Germain won the final 1–0 for their 13th Coupe de France title.


2020 Coupe de France Final, Background
Paris Saint-Germain were the runners-up of last year's edition, having lost the 2019 final to Rennes after a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in extra time.


2020 Coupe de France Final, Background
Saint-Étienne reached the final this year, having lost at the round of 32 of last year's edition to Dijon. This was the first time they reached the final since 1982, a game they lost to Paris Saint-Germain as well.


2020 Coupe de France Final, Match, Summary
The only goal of the game came in the 14th minute; Kylian Mbappé cut in from the right, with his shot being saved by Saint-Étienne goalkeeper Jessy Moulin, before the rebound fell to Neymar, who shot high to the net off the underside of the crossbar from six yards out.


2020 Coupe de France Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Bertrand JouannaudPhilippe JeanneFourth official:Eric WattellierVideo assistant referee:François LetexierAssistant video assistant referee:Frank Schneider


2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final decided the winner of the 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue, the 26th and last edition of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, contested by the 44 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final was originally scheduled for 4 April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The final took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, and was contested by Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon.


2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final
As the LFP voted in September 2019 to abolish the Coupe de la Ligue for the following season, the match was the last in the competition's history.


2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final
On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled until September. On 26 June, the LFP announced that the final was rescheduled to 31 July.


2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final
Paris Saint-Germain won the final 6–5 on penalties over Lyon, following a 0–0 draw after extra time, for their ninth Coupe de la Ligue title.


2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Aurélien BerthomieuGilles LangFourth official:Thomas LéonardVideo assistant referee:Mikael LesageAssistant video assistant referee:Johan Hamel


2020 Critérium du Dauphiné
The 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 72nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a road cycling stage race. The race took place between 12 and 16 August 2020 in France, having originally been scheduled for 31 May to 7 June, and then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. On 24 February 2020, the race organisers, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the route at a presentation in Lyon.


2020 Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams
All 19 UCI WorldTeams and three wildcard UCI ProTeams make up the twenty-two teams of seven riders each that participated in the race. Of the 161 riders that started the race, only 106 finished.


2020 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stages, Stage 5
Before the stage, Primož Roglič, who was leading the general and points classifications, abandoned the race due to the injuries he sustained from a crash the day before.


2020 Croatian Football Cup Final
The 2020 Croatian Cup Final between Rijeka and Lokomotiva was played on 1 August 2020 in Šibenik.


2020 Croatian Football Cup Final, Match details
Assistant referees:Goran Pataki (Đakovo)Goran Perica (Šibenik) Fourth official:Marko Matoc (Zaprešić) Video assistant referee:Goran Gabrilo (Split)Assistant video assistant referee:Tomislav Petrović (Valpovo)


2020 Croatian Women's Football Cup
The 2020 Croatian Women's Football Cup was the twenty-ninth season of the annual Croatian football cup competition. Eleven teams participated in the competition, all eight teams from the 2019–20 Croatian Women's First Football League and three teams from second level that applied for competition. The competition started on 22 February 2020 and was scheduled to end on 31 May 2020. Split were defending champions. Viktorija, Osijek, Lepoglava, Katarina Zrinski and Dinamo Zagreb received bye to the quarter-finals. Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the last quarter-finals match was postponed indefinitely and ultimately not held.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
The 2020 Croatian parliamentary election took place on 5 July 2020. They were the tenth parliamentary elections since the first multi-party elections in 1990 and elected the 151 members of the Croatian Parliament. 140 Members of Parliament were elected from geographical electoral districts in Croatia, three MPs were chosen by the Croatian diaspora and eight MPs came from the ranks of citizens registered as belonging to any of the 22 constitutionally recognized national minorities.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
During April 2020, there had been widespread media speculation that the election would be called earlier than originally planned, due to the uncertainty created by the still-ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Namely, though the spread of the virus had been brought under control by that time, fears still persisted that the number of infected cases could once again begin to rise in autumn and that this could, therefore, impede or even prevent the holding of the election.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
Thus, several prominent members of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) – the senior partner in the ruling coalition, (including Speaker of the Parliament Gordan Jandroković) had voiced their support for the proposal that the elections be held some time during the summer. In addition, in early May several sources from within both the ruling HDZ and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) stated that parliament could be dissolved as early as mid-May, with elections then taking place in late June or early July.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
On 14 May 2020, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković confirmed that the government had indeed reached an agreement with the parliamentary opposition on the holding of an early election and the dissolution of parliament thus took place on 18 May. This entailed that President Zoran Milanović had to formally call the election by 17 July 2020 at the latest.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
In the elections, the ruling Christian-democratic HDZ faced its main challenge from the centre-left Restart Coalition chaired by SDP leader Davor Bernardić, which consists of the SDP and several smaller parties (such as the Croatian Peasant Party, Civic-Liberal Alliance, Croatian Party of Pensioners and Istrian Democratic Assembly).


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
In addition, opinion polls had shown that a conservative coalition led by 2019 presidential candidate Miroslav Škoro – consisting of Škoro's own Homeland Movement party, some of the parties of the Croatian Sovereignists coalition and several other smaller right-wing parties – would become the third-largest grouping in parliament, while the centre-right Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) – which finished a strong third in both the 2015 and 2016 elections, and which had supported Škoro's presidential campaign, could be reduced to the role of a minor parliamentary party. Also, the Green–Left Coalition, consisting of We Can!, the New Left, the Worker's Front, ORaH, Zagreb is OURS and For the City, were expected to enter the parliament for the first time.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election
The ruling HDZ obtained an upset victory over the Restart Coalition, who had previously been leading in opinion polls for several weeks prior to the elections.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
In the previous parliamentary election, held on 11 September 2016, the center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won an upset plurality of seats - receiving 61 MPs in the parliament, while the opposition People's Coalition won 54 seats. Therefore, HDZ chairman Andrej Plenković began talks on the formation of a governing majority with the third-placed Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) party, as well as with MPs representing national minorities. Meanwhile, as a result of the defeat of his coalition the SDP chairman (and People's Coalition Prime Ministerial candidate), Zoran Milanović, announced his withdrawal from politics.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
A few weeks after the election, HDZ and Most successfully concluded their coalition talks and agreed to form a government that would rely on the outside support of the 8 Members of Parliament representing the national minorities. As a result, on 10 October 2016, Plenković presented 91 signatures of support from MPs to President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and she, therefore, proceeded to give him a 30-day mandate (expiring on 9 November 2016) to form a government.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
Thereafter, Parliament formally convened on 14 October 2016 with the election of Most chairman Božo Petrov as a Speaker, while a parliamentary vote held on 19 October 2016 confirmed the proposed Cabinet of Andrej Plenković by a vote of 91 in favor, 45 against and 3 abstentions. Thus, Plenković became the 12th Prime Minister of Croatia, while his cabinet became the fourteenth to hold the office since the first multi-party election took place in 1990 – while Croatia was still a constituent republic of SFR Yugoslavia.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
Most left the governing coalition in April 2017, amid a disagreement with the HDZ over Finance Minister Zdravko Marić's alleged withholding of information relating to financial irregularities in Agrokor - one of Croatia's largest firms, which had brought about a crisis due to Agrokor not being able to pay back its loans. Thus, as the HDZ-led government was left without a clear parliamentary majority (and a no-confidence vote in Marić was only narrowly avoided by a 75–75 split vote in Parliament), the possibility of an early election (the third in 18 months) greatly increased during May.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
However, in June the Plenković government managed to regain a parliamentary majority by forming a new cabinet, which included members of the center-left Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats (HNS-LD). Yet, the decision to enter into government with the HDZ - made by the HNS-LD's central body, was quite unexpected and thus immediately created a split within the HNS-LD. Namely, only five of the party's nine MPs decided to support the newly-formed coalition, while the remaining four (including former party chair Vesna Pusić) opted instead to form a new political party - named the Civic-Liberal Alliance (Glas), and remain in the opposition.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and his HDZ party have faced criticism from numerous activists, public figures and political opponents for allegedly dissolving the Parliament several months in advance in order to avoid holding elections during a major economic crisis (caused by the COVID-19 pandemic), which is expected to have a severe impact on Croatia in autumn, once the financial losses in the tourism sector are included in economic projections.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
Many citizens of Zagreb have accused the government and the ruling HDZ party of leaving them unprotected for several months by dissolving the Parliament and by failing to adopt the necessary legal measures to deal with the earthquake damage before doing so. Namely, instead of pursuing the adoption of a set of emergency laws, the government has decided to delay any new legal framework on this issue by at least 3 to 6 months. This caused activists from several public platforms - mainly from Green-Left coalition, to gathered on St. Mark's Square on 17 May 2020, where they remained for 24 hours in order to protest against the resolution on the early dissolution of parliament.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background
As soon as parliament was dissolved the HDZ's local branch in the city of Vukovar (the site of one of the most major and emotionally symbolic battles in the Croatian War of Independence) decided to cut its ties with the party's central organization, claiming that they felt that their city has been misused for political gain and that the government had also failed to provide it with opportunities for economic development. Thus, this former branch of the HDZ will contest the election as part of some other coalition.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background, Outgoing 9th Assembly of Parliament
The following is a partisan makeup of the 9th Assembly of the Croatian Parliament as of 18 May 2020:


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Background, Outgoing 9th Assembly of Parliament
On 18 May 2020, the 9th Assembly dissolved itself by a vote of 105 in favor.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 151 members of the Croatian Parliament are elected from 10 geographical and two special electoral districts:


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Opinion polls
The following graph depicts the evolution of standings of the two main political parties and three other parties in the poll average since last parliamentary elections.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Results
The ruling HDZ obtained an upset victory over the Restart Coalition, who had previously been leading in opinion polls for several weeks prior to the elections. The HDZ likely received a boost from public approval over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic also caused voter turnout to be the lowest since the first democratic elections in 1990, with under half of registered voters participating.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Acknowledging his party's defeat in the legislative elections, Davor Bernardić stepped down as the leader of Social Democrats.


2020 Croatian parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 6 July 2020, HDZ leader Andrej Plenković announced that he had collected the support of the necessary 76 MPs needed to form a government, following coalition negotiations. He announced that he had received support from his party and allies, the HNS – LD, the NS-R, and all 8 representatives of the national minorities.


2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 54th in the club's history. The team was coached by John Morris and captained by Wade Graham. The team competed in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership. This season marked the first since 2001 without club legend Paul Gallen, who retired at the end of the 2019 season.


2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Representative honours
The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2020. (C) = Captain


2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Representative honours
1 – Andrew Fifita was originally selected to play, but was subsequently forced to withdraw following injury.


2020 CrossFit Games
The 2020 CrossFit Games were the 14th CrossFit Games held on October 23–25, 2020, at the CrossFit Ranch in Aromas, California, United States. Mathew Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey were again the respective winners of this year's men and women competitions


2020 CrossFit Games
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced major changes to the Games season, including the postponement and relocation of the Games. The format was altered, and only 30 men and 30 women were invited to compete in an online-only first stage with the top five men and women qualifying for the final stage to compete in person. There were no teams, masters, or teens events. The Games returned to live broadcast on CBS Sports after the 2019 Games when only online streaming was available.


2020 CrossFit Games
This year both Fraser and Toomey produced the most dominant performances the Games have ever seen: Fraser won 10 of the 12 events in the last stage of the competition, while Toomey won 9. They set a further series of records in their respective competitions, such as their margin of victory, the number of consecutive event wins and cumulative event wins. This was Fraser's fifth consecutive Games title, overtaking Rich Froning's record of four, and Toomey's fourth, a new record for the women's competition.


2020 CrossFit Games, Format changes
The 2020 qualifying events started with the Open held in October 2019—the date had been moved forward from previous Opens which were usually held in February/March. The Open was won by Patrick Vellner and Sara Sigmundsdóttir. The Sanctional events began in November 2019, and the events proceeded as scheduled until March 2020 when the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic caused Sanctioned events to be postponed and then canceled amidst social distancing requirements, bans on large gatherings of people, and travel restrictions for international competitors.


2020 CrossFit Games, Format changes
The Games were initially scheduled to be held from July 29 to August 2 in Madison, Wisconsin, but the Games were postponed  a few times, and as spectators were not allowed at many venues during the pandemic, the final stage moved to the CrossFit Ranch in Aromas where the Games were first held from 2007 to 2009. Originally 332 athletes, including 239 previously invited national champions, would have participated in the Games, but due to the pandemic, only the top 20 men and women from the Open and 10 Sanctional champions from Sanction events that took place were invited. The pandemic also necessitated major changes to the format and a reduction in scale, including the removal of the teams, masters, and teens events.


2020 CrossFit Games, Format changes
The Games were split into two stages. In the first stage held from September 18–19, 60 invited athletes (30 men and 30 women) from around the world competed online in their own homes or in local gyms. Rankings for the athletes were determined at the end of the first stage; those placed number 6 to number 20 received prize money, while the top five men and women proceeded to the second stage for the final events in Aromas to compete in person.


2020 CrossFit Games, Format changes
Due to the smaller number of competitors, most events did not have a time cap, but a "full effort" rule was introduced where athletes would receive zero points if they were judged to be not giving their full effort. Scores from the first stage were not carried over to the second stage, and the scoring system in the second stage was also changed due to fewer competitors, with 100 points awarded to the winner of an event, and 75, 55, 35, 15/0 for the second to fifth placings.


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 1
There were two stages in the 2020 CrossFit Games consisting of only the individual events. In the first stage, seven events were held over two days in September where 30 men and 30 women competed from their own gyms or local CrossFit affiliates to determine the five men and women who would compete in the second stage of the finals. Each athlete was judged by a member of CrossFit's seminar staff, and their performances were recorded and sent online to the CrossFit headquarters. Four events were held on the first day (September 18), three the next (September 19). The seven events were:


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 1
Mat Fraser won four of the seven events, while Tia-Clair Toomey won the first three events in a row. Toomey also won the last event; Kara Saunders was initially announced the winner, but the error was later corrected. The ten finalists were Fraser, Noah Ohlsen, Justin Medeiros, Samuel Kwant, and Jeffrey Adler for the men, and Toomey, Brooke Wells, Haley Adams, Katrín Davíðsdóttir, and Kari Pearce for the women. Justin Medeiros, who at 21 was the youngest competitor in the men's field, was named Rookie of the Year.


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 2
The ten athletes competed in 12 events over three days (October 23–25) at the CrossFit Ranch, but some events held at the Morgan Hill Aquatics Center and Morgan Hill Sports Complex. Scoring was reset in the second stage, with greater differences in points won for individual rankings from first to fifth.


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 2, Friday, October 23, 2020
The first two events were held at the CrossFit Ranch, the next two at Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center, before returning to CrossFit Ranch for the final event.


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 2, Saturday, October 24, 2020
First three events held at Morgan Hill Sports Complex, last event at CrossFit Ranch


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 2, Sunday, October 25, 2020
First two events held at Morgan Hill Aquatics Center and Morgan Hill Sports Complex


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 2, Sunday, October 25, 2020
Fraser won ten of the twelve events, while Toomey won nine. Fraser won with the biggest margin in history (545 points); his points total of 1,150 was nearly doubled that of that the runner-up Samuel Kwant (605). Fraser was only beaten to second place by Kwant in Swim 'N' Stuff, and Jeffrey Adler in CrossFit Total. In the women's competition, all events were won by Toomey apart from Katrín Davíðsdóttir winning on Ranch Loop, Brooke Wells on Handstand Sprint, and Kari Pearce on Atalanta. Toomey margin of victory of 360 was also a record for the women's competition.


2020 CrossFit Games, Stage 2, Sunday, October 25, 2020
Fraser's fifth win in the CrossFit Games overtook Froning's record of four, while Toomey's fourth win set a record for the women. Both Fraser and Toomey also set a series of further records, such as the most number of event wins in a Games (14 for Fraser including stage 1, 13 for Toomey), most number of cumulative event wins (29 for Fraser, 24 for Toomey), and most consecutive event wins in a single Games (6 for both).


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
The 2020 season was the 99th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B – which Cruzeiro played for the first time in their history after being relegated in the 2019 season –, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro and in the Copa do Brasil.


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
All competitions were suspended between 17 March and 25 July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, which led the season to extend until 29 January 2021.


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Competitions, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
On 3 October 2019, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced that the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B would be played between 2 May and 28 November. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and the consequent suspension of all football competitions between March and June, the games were rescheduled for dates between 8 August 2020 and 30 January 2021.


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Competitions, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
On 19 May 2020, according to a FIFA decision, it was announced that Cruzeiro would start the competition with a 6-point penalty due to the non-payment of the club's debt to Al Wahda for the loan from midfielder Denílson in 2016.


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil
The drawn for the first stage was held on 12 December 2019.


2020 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Squad statistics, Assists
Includes all competitive matches. Not all goals have an assist.


2020 Cuban protests
The 2020 Cuban protests were a series of peaceful demonstrations nationwide in Cuba between June 29, 2020, and December 2, 2020, as a result of the death of Hansel Hernández, which took place on June 24, 2020, in the La Lima district, Guanabacoa, Havana, following an altercation with the local police. The reason for the altercation was that Hernández, an Afro-Cuban man, allegedly shoplifted. The latter, faced with the possibility of being arrested, tried to escape.


2020 Cuban protests
During the 1.2 miles chase, the subject threw stones at the police officers, who opened fire on Hernández, dying of a shot in the back. The government's official version is that it was only one police officer, wounded by stones thrown by the subject, who fired at Hernández. The photo of the body was uploaded to Facebook by a local pedestrian, going viral in a short time. The National Revolutionary Police Force deplored the event but said the subject had a criminal record. The event was interpreted as an act of police brutality and racism by the Afro-Cuban community, for which Hernández was called "the George Floyd of Cuba", leading to demonstrations across the island.


2020 Cuban protests
On June 29, 2020, peaceful demonstrations were held throughout the territory, and in addition to demanding justice for Hernández, they also demanded the release of opponents such as Silverio Portal Contreras. The Cuban government accused the opposition of propagating fake news; on the other hand, the government was criticized for the sources used by related media coming from a YouTube channel with accusations of racism, homophobia, and transphobia. On July 30, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba were transferred to various parts of Havana to control the demonstrations. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that the state company ETECSA cut off access to internet in Cuba to prevent an increase in demonstrations.


2020 Cup of China
The 2020 SHISEIDO Cup of China was the third event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Chongqing Huaxi Culture and Sports Center in Chongqing, China on November 6–8. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2020 Cup of China
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons. The Chinese Skating Association was the only federation to host a wholly domestic Grand Prix event.


2020 Cup of China
On July 9, 2020, the General Administration of Sport of China announced that no international sporting events would be held in China in 2020, except for 2022 Winter Olympics test events. The ISU announced on July 13 that the Cup of China would be held as scheduled in Chongqing, due to its connection to the Beijing test event, the Grand Prix Final (later cancelled). On October 29, 2020, the Chinese Skating Association announced that the event would be held with no audience present for health reasons.


2020 Cup of China, Entries
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.


2020 Cupa României Final
The 2020 Cupa României Final is the final match of the 2019–20 Cupa României and the 82nd final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 22 July 2020 between Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FCSB.


2020 Cupa României Final
Sepsi  reached their first cup final in the club's existence. The club from Sfântu Gheorghe was founded in 2011, this being the biggest achievement in their 9 years of club history. On the other hand, FCSB were playing their 32nd Cupa României final, having won the trophy 22 times.


2020 Cupa României Final
The winner qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against 2019–20 Liga I champions for the 2020 Supercupa României.


2020 Cupa României Final
FCSB won the game thanks to a goal scored by Dennis Man in the 65th minute.


2020 Cupa României Final
The game was hosted by the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played without spectators.


2020 Cure Bowl
The 2020 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2020, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. It was the 6th edition of the Cure Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by mortgage lender FBC Mortgage, the game was officially known as the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. Liberty defeated Coastal Carolina in overtime, 37–34, to clam their second consecutive Cure Bowl victory.


2020 Cure Bowl, Teams
Based on conference tie-ins, the Cure Bowl was expected to feature teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the Sun Belt Conference. The contest matched independent Liberty against Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt. The two teams had previously met 14 times, with each program winning seven times. They were due to play a regular season game in early December 2020, but it was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within Liberty's program.


2020 Cure Bowl, Teams, Liberty Flames
Liberty entered the game with a 9–1 record, having only lost to NC State, and ranked 23rd in the AP Poll. This was Liberty's second bowl game in program history; after joining FBS in 2018, the Flames defeated Georgia Southern in the 2019 Cure Bowl.


2020 Cure Bowl, Teams, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Coastal Carolina entered the game with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference play) and ranked ninth in the AP Poll. The Chanticleers defeated two ranked teams during the regular season, Louisiana and BYU, giving each of those programs their only loss. The BYU game was a hurriedly scheduled substitute for the canceled Liberty game; it had been officially confirmed only two days before kickoff. The Chanticleers were due to play a rematch with Louisiana in the Sun Belt Championship Game, but it was cancelled due to positive COVID-19 cases within Coastal Carolina's program. This was the first-ever bowl game for the Coastal Carolina program, having joined FBS in 2017.


2020 Cure Bowl, Game summary
This became the first game of the 2020–21 bowl season to go to overtime. Tied at 34–34, Liberty was poised to score a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter. With a first-and-goal at Coastal Carolina's three-yard-line with 1:20 left to play, Liberty executed a running play designed not to score, to use up time on the clock. Coastal Carolina made no attempt to stop Liberty from scoring, so Liberty's ball carrier took a knee and lost two yards on the play.


2020 Cure Bowl, Game summary
On second down, Liberty again appeared to try to stay out of the end zone, but as the Flames' running back approached the goal line, there was a fumble, which Coastal Carolina recovered. Coastal Carolina was not able to advance the ball significantly in the little time remaining, and the game went to overtime. Liberty had possession first in overtime; after running three plays that gained four yards, the Flames had a five-yard delay-of-game penalty, then successfully kicked a 44-yard field goal, to take a 37–34 lead. In Coastal Carolina's overtime possession, the Chanticleers had three incomplete passes, then attempted a 42-yard field goal that was blocked, leaving the final score at 37–34 for Liberty.


2020 Currumbin state by-election
A by-election was held for the seat of Currumbin in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 28 March 2020, the same day as the Bundamba by-election and local government elections, following the resignation of Jann Stuckey on 1 February 2020. Laura Gerber won the by-election, holding the seat for the Liberal National Party.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
The 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup was the 13th edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 5 to 11 March 2020.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, Teams
Thailand were going to compete, but withdrew on 24 February 2020, due to coronavirus fears.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, Standings
As there was an uneven number of matches played, a coefficient-system was used to determine the final positions.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, Goalscorers
There were 19 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, the 13th edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in Cyprus from 5 to 11 March 2020. The five national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads
The age listed for each player is on 5 March 2020, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads, Squads, Czech Republic
The squad was announced on 20 February 2020. On 28 February 2020, third goalkeeper Ivana Pižlová and forward Gabriela Šlajsová were added to the squad, while Andrea Jarchovská, Irena Martínková, and Markéta Ringelová were replaced by Markéta Klímová, Eliška Janíková, and Denisa Veselá for health reasons.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads, Squads, Finland
The squad was announced on 25 February 2020. Nea Lehtola replaced Olga Ahtinen on 29 February 2020. On 5 March 2020, Tuija Hyyrynen was withdrawn from the squad due to injury and replaced with Jutta Rantala. On 7 March 2020, Adelina Engman withdrew from the squad due to injury, returning to London to rehabilitate.


2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads, Squads, Slovakia
The squad was announced on 3 March 2020. Milan-based Mária Korenčiová withdrew from the squad due to coronavirus fears and was replaced by Tamara Solárová.


2020 Czech Athletics Championships
The 2020 Czech Athletics Championships (Czech: Mistrovství České republiky v atletice 2020) was the 28th edition of the national outdoor track and field championships for the Czech Republic. It took place from 8–9 August at Atletický stadion města Plzně in Plzeň, organized by the local club AK Škoda Plzeň.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour
The 2020 Czech Cycling Tour was the 11th edition of the Czech Cycling Tour, between 6 and 9 August 2020. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour, Teams
Twenty teams, consisting of six UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, ten UCI Continental teams, and the Czech national team, participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for Bahrain–McLaren, which entered six. 85 of the 147 riders that started the race finished.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
In the 2020 Czech Cycling Tour, four jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The leader of the general classification received a yellow jersey, sponsored by the Olomouc Region and Moravian-Silesian Region, and the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the race.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top fifteen in a stage. Points were also on offer at intermediate sprints. The leader of the points classification wore a green jersey, sponsored by Satum.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
There was also a mountains classification for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. The climbs were categorized, in order of increasing difficulty, as third, second and first-category. The leader of the mountains classification wore a polkadot jersey, sponsored by Emco.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
The fourth jersey was a classification for young riders classification, marked by a white jersey sponsored by the Best of British Cars (Jaguar, Land Rover). Only Hungarian riders were eligible and they were ranked according to their placement in the general classification of the race.


2020 Czech Cycling Tour, Classification leadership table
The final classification was the team classification, for which the times of the best three cyclists in each team on each stage was added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.


2020 Czech Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2020 Czech Indoor Athletics Championships (Czech: Halové mistrovství České republiky v atletice 2020) was the 28th edition of the national indoor track and field championships for the Czech Republic. It was held on 22 and 23 February at the Ostravar Aréna in Ostrava, the same venue as the annual Czech Indoor Gala.


2020 Czech Indoor Athletics Championships
The combined track and field events were held separately from 7–9 February in Prague.


2020 Czech Lion Awards
2020 Czech Lion Awards ceremony will be held in March 2021. Awards underwent changes as new Categories were added. Animated film and Web works will be newly Awarded in their respective Categories. Some categories became open for Television and Web works as a result of increase in Television work quality.


2020 Czech Lion Awards
Václav Kopta was announced to host ceremony scheduled for 6 March 2021. Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021. Shadow Country was nominated in 15 categories while Charlatan and Havel in 14 categories. Charlatan was awarded the Best film award while Shadow Country received most wins.


2020 Czech Lion Awards, Categories
New Categories include Best animated film and Best Short film. Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021.


2020 Czech Men's Curling Championship
The 2020 Czech Men's Curling Championship (Czech: MČR mužů 2020) was held in Prague from September 24 to 29, 2020.


2020 Czech Men's Curling Championship
The team "Zbraslav Klíma" skipped by Lukáš Klíma won the championship (Klíma won his fourth title as player but second title as skip).


2020 Czech Men's Curling Championship
The 2020 Czech Women's Curling Championship was held simultaneously with this championship at the same arena.


2020 Czech Men's Curling Championship, Round Robin
Three best teams to playoffs: first team to final "best of 3" series, 2nd and 3rd teams to semifinal.


2020 Czech Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2020 Czech Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (Czech: MČR mixed doubles 2020) was held in Prague from February 1 to 4, 2020.


2020 Czech Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The winners of the championship were team "Zbraslav H" (Zuzana Paulová / Tomáš Paul), who beat team "Savona 5" (Karolína Frederiksen / Radek Boháč) in the final. The bronze medal was won by team "Savona M" (Eva Miklíková / Dalibor Miklík).


2020 Czech Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The championship team will represent the Czech Republic at the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.


2020 Czech Pirate Party leadership election
The Czech Pirate Party leadership election of 2020 was held on 11 January 2020. Ivan Bartoš was reelected when he defeated Vojtěch Pikal and Mikuláš Ferjenčík.


2020 Czech Pirate Party leadership election, Background
Bartoš leads party since 2016. He decided to run for another term. Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Vojtěch Pikal and MP Mikuláš Ferjenčík decided to challenge him.


2020 Czech Pirate Party leadership election, Background
Bartoš was viewed as front-runner as he received nominations from 9 regional organisations while Pikal and Ferjenčík only one nomination each.


2020 Czech Pirate Party leadership election, Voting
Voting took place on 11 January 2020. Every member of the party was allowed to vote. In the first round voters marked which candidates are acceptable for them. Candidates with more than 50% would advance to the second round. Bartoš and Pikal advanced while Ferjenčík was eliminated. Pikal then withdraw his candidacy so the second round wasn't held and Bartoš was reelected.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the third round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno on 9 August 2020. Fabio Quartararo was the defending MotoGP race winner who aimed for his second consecutive Grand Prix win, having won the previous round.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
In the MotoGP class, Brad Binder took his first victory in the premier class, the first for a South African rider, the first non-European rider to win since Australian Jack Miller in the 2016 Dutch TT, as well the first rookie to win a Grand Prix since Marc Márquez in 2013. With KTM's victory, this race marks the first time a non-Japanese and Italian constructor won a Grand Prix since German constructor König won the 1973 Yugoslavian Grand Prix. In addition, the KTM used the WP Suspension, which is marked the first non-Öhlins suspension to win a race since 2009 Valencian Grand Prix.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The opening rounds of the 2020 championship was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Qatar, prompting the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to draft a new calendar. However, the Czech Republic Grand Prix was not impacted by this change and kept its original date.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, MotoGP Championship standings before the race
After the second round at the Andalusian Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo on 50 points, leads the championship by ten points over Maverick Viñales, with Andrea Dovizioso a further 14 points behind. In Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 61 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha, who have 56. Ducati Team sit 23 points behind the factory Yamaha in third, and are only 11 points ahead of fourth-placed LCR Honda, who have 22 points, while Pramac Racing sit 5th on 22 points.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, MotoGP Entrants
Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez from the Czech Republic round onwards while he recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP Qualifying, Q1
In Q1 Álex Rins set the fastest lap of the session with the factory KTM of Brad Binder 0.6 secs behind. Miguel Oliveira was 0.98 sec behind Rins.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP Qualifying, Q2
Quartararo initially set a lap of 1.55.990 during his first run. A few minutes later, Johann Zarco recorded a 1.55.687 to secure pole position, and Quartararo achieved second place after crashing on his final run, 0.303 seconds back. Franco Morbidelli was third fastest, 0.311 behind pole position. The rest of the top 10 were:Aleix Espargaro, Maverick Viñales, Pol Espargaro, Brad Binder, Danilo Petrucci, Joan Mir, Valentino Rossi


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP Qualifying, Q2
This was Avintia Racing first pole position in MotoGP while being Zarco's 5th overall.


2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.


2020 Czech Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2–3 October 2020 alongside regional elections, with second rounds on 9–10 October.


2020 Czech Senate election, Electoral system
One-third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. Members of the Senate are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.


2020 Czech Women's Curling Championship
The 2020 Czech Women's Curling Championship (Czech: MČR žen 2020) was held in Prague from September 24 to 29, 2020.


2020 Czech Women's Curling Championship
The team "Liboc 3" skipped by Anna Kubešková won the championship (Kubešková won her eighth title as player and skip).


2020 Czech Women's Curling Championship
The 2020 Czech Men's Curling Championship was held simultaneously with this championship at the same arena.


2020 Czech Women's Curling Championship, Round Robin
Three best teams to playoffs: first team to final "best of 3" series, 2nd and 3rd teams to semifinal.


2020 Czech regional elections
Elections to regional councils in the Czech Republic in 13 regions (except Prague) were held on 2–3 October 2020.


2020 Czech regional elections, Background
ANO 2011 won the previous election. Czech Social Democratic Party saw heavy losses and came second. 2017 Czech legislative election resulted in another victory of ANO 2011 while Social Democrats were reduced to 6th place. Traditional main right wing party Civic Democratic Party finished second followed by Czech Pirate Party and Freedom and Direct Democracy. Civic Democrats and Pirates has since then competed for the position of the main opposition party.


2020 Czech regional elections, Background
TOP 09 and Mayors and Independents negotiated about possible electoral alliance, but in December 2019, negotiations failed and parties decided to cooperate only in some regions. In February 2020 the Civic Democratic Party and TOP 09 in Plzeň region agreed to cooperate in Plzeň region allowing TOP 09 candidates to run on the Civic Democratic Party list. Similar agreements were made in Pardubice Region and Moravian-Silesian Region in which ODS allowed TOP 09 to run on its list. ODS also formed an electoral alliance with KDU-ČSL in Karlovy Vary Region and with STAn and Eastern Bohemians in Hradec Králové Region.


2020 Czech regional elections, Background
Czech Pirate Party formed  an electoral alliance with Mayors an Independents for Olomouc region in March 2020. The Pirate Party decided to not form any other regional electoral alliance .


2020 Czech regional elections, Background
Tricolour Citizens' Movement formed coalitions with Svobodní and Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic in most regions. It is the first election for the Party that formed in 2019.


2020 Czech regional elections, Background
Election lists were to be submitted no later than on 28 July 2020. 207 lists were submitted with largest portion in Moravian-Silesian Region and South Bohemian Region.


2020 Czech regional elections, Background, COVID-19 pandemic
Election would be held during COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020 it was reported that people in quarantine would be unable to vote. Opposition parties largely criticised that people would be limited on their right to vote. This led government to prepare laws to enable quarantined people to vote. It introduced 4 possibilities - drive-through voting, voting through a representative, or a special electoral commission that would come to affected people and formation of special electoral districts. Minister of Interior and leader of ČSSD stated that Parliament should accept all possibilities. TOP 09, STAN and Pirates only decided to support Drive-through voting and special electoral districts. ODS decided to support Drive-through voting, special electoral commissions but opposed the possibility of voting through a representative.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, ANO 2011
The party is running alone in all regions. The party decided to put many MPs on its lists. ANO is viewed as the front-runner. It has 5 Governors and the highest number of seats in regional councils. According to a poll conducted for ANO 2011, the party would win in most regions with Central Bohemia and Liberec region as the only regions in which ANO wouldn't win.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, ANO 2011
The party launched its Campaign on 3 September 2020 with the slogans "Shown applies" and "Actions instead of Words." Party hopes that the voters will appreciate its previous work.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
Martin Kupka became electoral manager of ODS for regional elections. He is also running for the position of the Governor of the Central Bohemian District. Other Governor Candidates include Martin Červíček former Police President, Martin Kuba and Jiří Nantl. ODS is running with other smaller parties in some regions. Kupka admitted that the Campaign of ODS is influenced by the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the Czech Republic as restrictions delayed launch of the Campaign and cause it to be focused more on Social media.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
ODS launched its campaign on 24 June 2020 with the slogan "Let's put Czechia back on its feet."


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Czech Pirate Party (Piráti)
The Czech Pirate Party launched their campaign on 22nd June 2020. It runs under the slogan "Chance to change the Future." The party is running without cooperation with other Parties. Only in Olomouc region are the Pirates running in a coalition with Mayors and Independents.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
Michal Hašek became the electoral manager of ČSSD on 23 April 2020. He was chosen by the leader of the Party Jan Hamáček.Party holds Governor seats in 5 of 12 regions. Ivana Stráská, Jiří Běhounek, Martin Netolický and Jiří Štěpán seek reelection while Josef Bernard decided to not run for another term as a Candidate of ČSSD and instead runs as a Candidate of STAN. The Party decided to form electoral coalitions in regions to mitigate expected losses. According to a poll conducted by ČSSD the party would fail to cross the 5% threshold in 10 of 13 regions. ČSSD formed electoral alliances in Pardubice, Hradec Králové, Moravian-Silesian and Ústí nad Labem regions. The party also has to face challenges from parties that split from the party including Change 2020 led by Jiří Zimola in South Bohemia, Idealists.cz in South Moravia and other regions.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
ČSSD launched its campaign on 26 June 2020. The campaign was launched via digital streaming due to 2020 coronavirus outbreak. The campaign uses slogan "People First, campaign later."


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
On 4 July 2020 the social democratic leadership rejected an electoral alliance with smaller parties in Ústí nad Labem region called Better North. Leaders of regional organisation stated, that despite the decision of the party's leadership they plan to continue with the project. They stated that the party leadership didn't tell reasons for the decision. This led to a split when party leadership decided to submit its own list in Ústí nad Labem region without consulting Ústí nad Labem branch of the ČSSD.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
Candidates on the list included former MP Jaroslav Krákora or controversial politician Petr Benda who previously ran as a candidate of National Socialists - Left of the 21st century and Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS). This list is supported by the For Sport movement. Leader of Ústí nad Labem regional organisation Miroslav Andrt stated that it was an unimaginable leadership in Prague that ignored democratic principles in the party. Regional organisation decided to submit its list Better North to run against ČSSD in the region and ČSSD members on the list suspended their membership in the party. Nomination of Petr Benda was largely criticised due to his previous affiliation with Neo-Nazi DSSS.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)
Freedom and Direct Democracy aims to win 50 seats and participate in governing of at least 2 regions. Election motto is "Honest and working people first and must get more money, safety and justice." Campaign was launched on 11 July 2020.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Mayors and Independents (STAN)
STAN launched its campaign on 31 August 2020 using garlic as a representation of its campaign, noting that garlic has a healing ability. Party leader Vít Rakušan stated, that he believes that Regions need to regenerate.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, TOP 09
TOP 09 campaign uses the slogan "Let's move with it." The party decided to form electoral coalitions with other parties in every region.


2020 Czech regional elections, Campaign, Tricolour Citizens' Movement (THO)
Tricolour Citizens' Movement runs for its first major election. The party formed coalitions with Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic, Svobodní and INDEPENDENTS. Leaders of the party plan to ride through the country in a van to campaign for the party.


2020 Córdoba Open
The 2020 Córdoba Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the Córdoba Open, and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2020 ATP Tour. It took place at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina, from 3 February until 9 February 2020. Third-seeded Cristian Garín won the singles title.


2020 Córdoba Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Córdoba Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2020 Córdoba Open – Doubles
Roman Jebavý and Andrés Molteni were the defending champions, but Jebavý chose to compete in Montpellier instead. Molteni played alongside Leonardo Mayer, but lost in the final to Marcelo Demoliner and Matwé Middelkoop, 3–6, 6–7(4–7).


2020 Córdoba Open – Singles
Juan Ignacio Londero was the defending champion, but lost to Laslo Đere in the quarterfinals.


2020 Córdoba Open – Singles
Cristian Garín won the title, defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0.


2020 Córdoba Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2020 Córdoba wildfires
The 2020 Córdoba wildfires are a series of wildfires burning through the Córdoba Province in Argentina.


2020 Córdoba wildfires
60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) are estimated to have been affected by the fires. 51 fires had been registered as of October 2020. Residents of several towns had to be evacuated. At least two persons died as a consequence of the fires.


2020 Córdoba wildfires
Provincial Justice started an investigation on the wildfires, suspecting they were started intentionally in some areas.


2020 Córdoba wildfires
Argentina was affected by several wildfires in 2020, during a pronounced drought, such as the 2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Background
The center Argentine region, primarily the Córdoba Province, has a temperate climate with a low-humidity winter. Rainfall season is limited to the spring and summer, while winters usually lack rains. This has been changing to a more humid climate, according to some opinions, due to climate change.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Background
During August 2020, the center region of Argentina experienced a drought, aggravated by an increase in winds, which favored the spread of wildfires. Particularly, the Sierras de Córdoba Mountains Range went by over 100 days without rains, with temperatures reaching 39 °C (102 °F). The El Niño–Southern Oscillation phenomenon was, by September 2020, in a neutral phase, with an increase of a La Niña phenomenon likelihood.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Background
The Córdoba vegetation cover is composed of "native mount" species (trees such as Prosopis (Spanish: algarrobos), Pepper trees (molles), Desert hackberries (talas), espinillos, quebrachos), thorny shrubs, and in mountain areas grasslands with dry grasses. This vegetation is a big combustion risk during the dry season.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Background
Winter months usually harbor the most wildfires, with August being the month with the largest number of fires. In the 1999-2017 period, 5,528 fires stroke the Córdoba Mountains, affecting 700,385 hectares (1,730,690 acres). In the 21st Century, the largest number of fires was registered in 2003, with 364 fires, and the biggest affected areas being recorded in 2013, with 106,206 hectares (262,440 acres).


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Background
95% of wildfires in Argentina are a consequence of human action, some intentional and others caused by neglect or carelessness after bonfires, the dropping of cigarette butts, or the burning of trash getting out of control. Some intentional fires are believed to have been started by ranchers to clean pastures for further agricultural or husbandry usage of lands, and others for real state use, such as the construction of gated communities.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Firefighting
Park rangers volunteered to help fight the fires. As of 1 October, seven planes were being used (6 hydrant and 1 for support), and 200 brigadiers were deployed to fight the fires.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Firefighting
Authorities had to insist on advising residents to not try to control the fires themselves, as they sometimes blocked roads while trying to do so, disturbing the firemen's work. Some volunteer firefighters claimed neighbors should be trained to help fight the fires.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Effects
The environmental damage of the fires was deemed  "unmeasurable", citing a biodiversity loss as well as a lowered catchment capacity of soils. As the fires extend, an increased likelihood of future fires is expected in areas burnt in 2020. Wildlife was also affected.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Effects
As the Córdoba Mountains' vegetation is of slow growth, between 5 and 20 centimetres a year, about 30 years are expected to be needed for the forests to recover.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Effects
Up to a 48% decrease in water capture is expected to hit the basins surrounding the burnt areas. Mountain creeks are used for human water consumption, and are already affected by droughts. They could drag ashes and burnt material, affecting drinkable water quality.


2020 Córdoba wildfires, Effects
An agricultural state of emergency was declared in the affected areas, and relief packages were established.


2020 D.C. United season
The 2020 D.C. United season was the club's 25th season of existence, and their 25th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The regular season began on February 29, 2020 (making it the first time the season began in February), and was suspended on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club's season is resumed on July 13, 2020 with the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida, where group stage fixtures counted towards the regular season standings. The season ended on November 8, 2020 with their final regular season match.


2020 D.C. United season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, United's slate of external competitions were greatly altered. The club was slated to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup beginning in April, however that tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. Additionally, United was slated to play in the 2020 Leagues Cup, a secondary knock-out tournament for the top MLS clubs which did not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. As with the Open Cup, the Leagues Cup was cancelled due to the pandemic.


2020 D.C. United season
The 2020 season has also brought changes to D.C. United's coaching staff. After a string of losses, which pushed United to last place in the Eastern Conference's standings, head coach Ben Olsen was replaced by assistant coach Chad Ashton on October 8, 2020.


2020 DC Defenders season
The 2020 DC Defenders season was the first season for the DC Defenders as a professional American football franchise. They were playing as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2020 season. The Defenders played their home games at Audi Field and were led by head coach Pep Hamilton.


2020 DC Defenders season
Their inaugural season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the XFL officially suspended operations for the remainder of the season on March 20, 2020.


2020 DC Defenders season, Season summary
During the first two weeks of the XFL season, the Defenders got off to a hot start, beating the Seattle Dragons in the first XFL game by a score of 31–19 at home, and dominating the New York Guardians at home 27–0. However, Cardale Jones and the Defenders got into a slump the next two weeks, falling to 2-2 and losing back to back games on the road; first to the Los Angeles Wildcats 39–9, and then to the Tampa Bay Vipers 25–0. The Defenders were able to rebound in week 5 thanks to Tyree Jackson, winning against the St. Louis Battlehawks at home 15-6 and improving their record to 3-2 before the XFL officially suspended operations 12 days later.


2020 DC Defenders season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Seattle Dragons
This was the first-ever XFL game, and the Defenders would have the first score (although Seattle had the first touchdown) and the first win of the XFL.


2020 DC Defenders season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Guardians
In the fourth quarter, the Defenders tried for a three-point conversion, the first three-point attempt in the XFL.


2020 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2020 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, the 77th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 4 July 2020 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Though originally scheduled for 23 May 2020, the German Football Association postponed the final on 24 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. On 11 May 2020, the DFB Executive Committee approved a resumption of the competition, with the final scheduled for 4 July, subject to political approval, using a hygiene concept similar to that implemented by the DFL in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. As with other competitions, the match was played behind closed doors without any spectators. Due to the postponement, the match was the first DFB-Pokal final to take place after June since 1974.


2020 DFB-Pokal Final
The match featured Bundesliga clubs Bayer Leverkusen, in their first final since 2009, and Bayern Munich, the title holders and record-winners of the competition in their third consecutive final. Bayern Munich won the final 4–2 to win a second consecutive and record 20th overall DFB-Pokal title.


2020 DFB-Pokal Final
With the win, Bayern completed their 13th domestic double (later completing a second continental treble), and played at home against 2019–20 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the 2020 DFL-Supercup. Because Bayern had already qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, 1899 Hoffenheim, earned qualification for the group stage of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, VfL Wolfsburg.


2020 DFB-Pokal Final, Teams
In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.


2020 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2020 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2020 DFB-Pokal Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Rafael Foltyn (Wiesbaden)Martin Thomsen (Kleve)Fourth official:Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)Video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Berlin)Assistant video assistant referee:Marco Achmüller (Bad Füssing)


2020 DFL-Supercup
The 2020 DFL-Supercup was the eleventh edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 30 September 2020. The match is usually played in July or August prior to the start of the Bundesliga. However, due to postponement of the 2019–20 Bundesliga as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the 2020–21 season was delayed until September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was played behind closed doors.


2020 DFL-Supercup
The match featured Bayern Munich, the champions of the 2019–20 Bundesliga and winners of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal (completing a domestic double), and Borussia Dortmund, the runners-up of the Bundesliga and holders of the DFL-Supercup. The match was hosted by Bayern at the Allianz Arena in Munich. In a change of format, the Bundesliga champions hosted the DFL-Supercup, having previously been hosted by the winners of the DFB-Pokal, or the runners-up of the Bundesliga in the case of a team completing the double.


2020 DFL-Supercup
Bayern Munich won the match 3–2 for their eighth Supercup title. For the first time ever, a female referee was selected to officiate the match: German referee Bibiana Steinhaus, who directed the last match of her career.


2020 DFL-Supercup, Teams
In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.


2020 DFL-Supercup, Background
The match was the second German super cup to be held at the Allianz Arena (after 2012), and the third to take place in Munich (additionally in 1994 at the Olympiastadion).


2020 DFL-Supercup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Marcel Unger (Halle)Thomas Stein (Weibersbrunn)Fourth official:Harm Osmers (Hanover)Video assistant referee:Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)Assistant video assistant referee:Frederick Assmuth (Cologne)


2020 DPMM FC season
The 2020 season will be DPMM FC's 9th consecutive season  in the top flight of Singaporean football, the Singapore Premier League. Along with the SGPL, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup. They are the defending champions for the new season.


2020 DPMM FC season
The club will also enter a domestic team to compete in the 2020 Brunei Super League.


2020 DPMM FC season
Current club captain and stalwart Wardun Yussof has announced before the start of the campaign that this will be his last season as a professional footballer.


2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards
The 2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards were the 3rd annual DStv Magic Viewers Choice Awards that took place on March 14, 2020 at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. The event recognized the biggest achievements in television, radio, music, sports, and comedy in South Africa.


2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards, Winners and Nominees
The nominations were announced on 28 November 2019, at the Multichoice Magic City in Randburg, Johannesburg.


2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards, Winners and Nominees, Favourite Song of the Year
Prince Kaybee (featuring Indlovukazi, Supta and Afro Brotherz) – "Gugulethu"


2020 DTM Trophy
The 2020 DTM Trophy was the inaugural season of the DTM support series for GT cars eligible for E2-SH and E2-SC-class FIA categories. The series will be run by ITR, the association also organising the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The championship ran as part of selected DTM race weekends in 2020, commencing in Spa-Franchorchamps on 1 August and finishing on 8 November at the Hockenheimring.


2020 DTM Trophy, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers compete in the 2020 DTM Trophy. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Hankook. The entry list was revealed on 29 July 2020.


2020 DTM Trophy, Calendar
The race calendar follows the DTM calendar, and was therefore also altered multiple times in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 DTM Trophy, Results and Standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows: