2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2010. The game was the 9th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.


2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
Proceeds from the 2010 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Central Ohio and its Ronald McDonald House program.


2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2010 Game
The 2010 game was played at Ohio State University's Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio on March 31, 2010.


2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. The 3-point shooting challenge was first conducted in 1989, and the timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009.


2010 McDonald's Burnie International
The 2010 McDonald's Burnie International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour and 2010 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Burnie, Australia, between 1 and 7 February 2010.


2010 McDonald's Burnie International, Main draw singles entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 McDonald's Burnie International, Champions, Doubles
Matthew Ebden /  Samuel Groth def. James Lemke /  Dane Propoggia, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4), [10–8]


2010 McDonald's Burnie International, Champions, Women's Doubles
Jessica Moore /  Arina Rodionova def. Tímea Babos /  Anna Arina Marenko 6–2 6–4


2010 McDonald's Burnie International – Men's Doubles
Miles Armstrong and Sadik Kadir were the defending champions, but Armstrong chose to not participate this year. Kadir partnered up with Joseph Sirianni, but they lost 7–5, 5–7, [11–13] against Rameez Junaid and Daniel King-Turner in the first round. Matthew Ebden and Samuel Groth won the title, defeating James Lemke and Dane Propoggia 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4), [10–8] in the final.


2010 McDonald's Burnie International – Men's Singles
Brydan Klein was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, against Kittipong Wachiramanowong. Bernard Tomic won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Greg Jones.


2010 McGrath Cup
The 2010 McGrath Cup is a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Munster GAA. The competition differs from the Munster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. Originally, the preliminary round was due to be played on the first weekend on January. However,  due to inclement weather and unplayable pitches, the matches were postponed several times, finally being played on 16 January 2010.


2010 McNeese State Cowboys football team
The 2010 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–2 in Southland play).


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 84th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
No team was relegated from the Senior grade in 2009.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 3 October 2010, Nobber claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Carnaross 3-12 to 0-7, succeeding Oldcastle as Intermediate champions.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Kilmainhamwood were relegated from this grade in 2010, after 2 years as an Intermediate club.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2009 championship season.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
In the group stage, there are three groups called Group A, B and C. Two teams from each group go through to finals of the tournament. The three teams that finish last in each group go to the relegation play off.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
Game 2: Castletown 4-6, 0-10 Clann na nGael, Moynalty, 10/9/2010,


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
Game 3: Kilmainhamwood 1-8, 1-16 Clann na nGael, Castletown, 18/9/2010.


2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams in each group and the worst finished group winner. The two best finished winners in the groups were Nobber and St. Michael's who automatically qualify for the semi-finals.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2010 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 118th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage, and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship
Seneschalstown were the defending champions after they defeated Wolfe Tones, after a replay,  in the previous year's final.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship
Oldcastle were promoted after claiming the 2009 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first year in the senior grade since being relegated in 2002.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 26 September 2010, Skryne claimed their 13th Senior Championship title when they defeated Seneschalstown 0-21 to 4-8 in a very entertaining final. The game looked like it would go to extra time, but with the last kick of the game, Skryne's Paddy O'Rourke scored a 45 and sealed the win for Skryne. Aidan Tuite, the Skryne captain, lifted the Keegan Cup while Paddy O'Rourke claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship
St. Ultan's were relegated after just 2 years as a senior club.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2009 championship season:


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship, Participating teams
The teams that took part in the 2010 Meath Senior Football Championship were:


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are three groups called Group A, B and C. The three top finishers in Group A and B; and the first and second placed teams in Group C,  qualify for the quarter-finals. The three teams that finish last in their groups go through to a round-robin relegation play off. The loser gets relegated to the Intermediate Division.


2010 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
Game 1: St. Ultans 1-12,  0-17 Simonstown Gaels, Kilberry, 21/8/2010,


2010 Medibank International Sydney
The 2010 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 118th edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 10 through 16 January 2010.


2010 Medibank International Sydney
Coverage of the event was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions.


2010 Medibank International Sydney, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Medibank International Sydney, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:


2010 Medibank International Sydney, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through the virtue of being a lucky loser:


2010 Medibank International Sydney, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Medibank International Sydney, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:


2010 Medibank International Sydney, Finals, Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Ross Hutchins /  Jordan Kerr, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).


2010 Medibank International Sydney, Finals, Women's Doubles
Cara Black /  Liezel Huber defeated  Tathiana Garbin /  Nadia Petrova, 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions in 2010, but chose not to participate.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić won in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5), against Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Singles
David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Singles
In the final, Marcos Baghdatis defeated Richard Gasquet, 6–4, 7–6(2).


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye to the second round.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but chose not to compete.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 10–3, against Tathiana Garbin and Nadia Petrova.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Singles
In a rematch of last year's semifinal, Elena Dementieva successfully defended her title, beating world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final 6–3, 6–2.


2010 Medibank International Sydney – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds receive a bye to the second round.


2010 Medicaid fraud
The 2010 Medicaid fraud was a case of Medicaid fraud carried out by an Armenian-American organized crime group called the Mirzoyan–Terdjanian organization. The scam involved a crime syndicate which created 118 fake clinics in 25 states and used stolen medical license numbers of real doctors and matched them to legitimate Medicare patients whose names and billing information were also stolen. The group submitted more than $163 million in claims and received $35 million of that before they were caught. Prosecutors charged 73 individuals in several states with allegations of racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, money laundering and identity theft.


2010 Medicaid fraud, The crackdown
A scandal surfaced involving a case to defraud the Medicaid and other healthcare programs such as Medicare. With an estimated amount to be stolen totalling $163 million of which $35 million was already acquired by the criminals, it involved more than 50 ethnic Armenians living in the United States who were arrested on October 13, 2010. The operation was run by more than 400 FBI agents. In addition to FBI, IRS and local enforcement agencies in California, Georgia, New Mexico, New York and Ohio were involved in the probe.


2010 Medicaid fraud, The crackdown
The Justice Department has already indicted 73 individuals in New York and four other states. 44 defendants were indicted in New York, along with 10 in California, seven in New Mexico, six in Ohio and six in Georgia. According to the authorities, the Armenian-American organized crime group operated across 25 states.


2010 Medicaid fraud, Leadership
According to the authorities, the individuals acted within an organized crime enterprise run by Armen Kazarian aka PZO, a Soviet Union mobster part of the Vor v zakone who arrived in the US in 1996 and resided in Glendale, California. The other alleged ringleaders, Davit Mirzoyan, 34, also from Glendale and Robert Terdjanian, 35, from Brooklyn were also indicted. The authorities said most members of the organization were Armenian nationals or immigrants. The suspects have been allegedly laundering the stolen money. Prosecutors said that Kazarian travelled to New York to erase a $200,000 debt of one associate to another. When the second associate was unable to pay the fee of $100,000 for that service, his yacht was seized by Kazarian.


2010 Medicaid fraud, Charges
According to authorities, the investigation started after they received reports about theft of personal information, including Social Security numbers of 2,900 Medicare patients in upstate New York. The government claimed the group billed Medicare from phantom clinics for unnecessary medical services, or for services which were never performed, by stealing identities of both doctors and patients. According to officials, about $35 million of the bills claimed by the network was paid out by Medicaid already. A total of 118 medical clinics in 25 states were used to defraud the US health insurance program.


2010 Medicaid fraud, Charges
One of the fake clinics was run from a small office over Coney Island auto body shop. Two Queens doctors and a worker at the Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn were part of the gangster network. The U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, declared that the Mirzoyan–Terdjanian organization, an Armenian-run syndicate in New York and Los Angeles, used threats, intimidation and violence, operating in classic mafia style. Bharara said "This Armenian group allegedly employed a raft of rackets, extortion, credit-card fraud, identity theft, immigration fraud, and even distribution of contraband cigarettes and stolen Viagra"The penalties range from 10 years to life in prison. The defendants will be tried in the states where they have been indicted.


2010 Medicaid fraud, Charges
In the state of Georgia, six people, Arthur Manasarian, 58; Gegham Sargsyan, 56; Khoren Gasparian, 27; Sahak Tumanyan, 43, and his wife, Hasmik Tumanyan, 38; and Toni R. Lowery, 27, five of them being ethnic Armenians were indicted for opening, operating and filing false claims to defraud Medicaid from five fake clinics in Brunswick, Savannah and Macon such as "Brunswick Medical Supply Inc". Sargsyan and Gasparian have escaped and are believed to have possibly left the country.


2010 Medicaid fraud, Charges
One of the highest amounts of the stolen taxpayer money is attributed to the state of Ohio, where the criminals of the organization billed the state for $44 million of which $20 million was paid out. All six charged with the crime by Ohio authorities are ethnic Armenians: Karen Chilyan, Eduard Oganesyan and Arus Gyulbudakyan aka Fina Markova the leader of Ohio ring have already been apprehended while Lilit Galstyan, Julieta Ghazaryan and Marine Movsisyan are still at-large.


2010 Medicaid fraud, Outcome
On July 8, 2011, the leader of the criminal network Armen Kazarian pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. He faced up to 20 years in prison. Sentencing was scheduled for 6 October 2011. In February 2013, Kazarian was sentenced to 37 months in prison, to three years of supervised release and was also ordered to pay a $60,000 fine.


2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
The Mediterranean Futsal Cup was an international futsal competition, this was the first edition of the competition.


2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl was the ninth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game started at 12:00 PM US EST on Friday, December 31, 2010, and featured the South Florida Bulls of the Big East Conference against the Clemson Tigers of the ACC. The bowl was telecasted on ESPN and ESPN3. This game was the last game of the series to be called the "Meineke Car Care Bowl", as the bowl organizers terminated their title sponsorship agreement with the parent company of Meineke, effective in 2011.


2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Teams, South Florida
For the third straight season South Florida entered its bowl game with a 7–5 record. The 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl marked the 6th straight season that the Bulls played in the postseason. After some struggles early on, the Bulls took off late. They won four of their final six, including an overtime victory at Miami, and nearly knocked off league champion Connecticut. This was South Florida's second appearance in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. They were a 14–0 loser to NC State in the 2005 game, the school's first ever bowl appearance.


2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Teams, Clemson
The Tigers came into the game with a 6–6 record following a 2009 season in which they were the ACC Atlantic Division Champions. Clemson ranked No. 9 nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 17.75 points per game, but lost three of their final five, including the season finale to rival South Carolina. This was the Tigers first appearance in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.


2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Notes
The bowl game marked the first ever meeting between the two schools.


2010 Meistriliiga
The 2010 season of the Meistriliiga, the first level in the Estonian football system, was the 20th season in the league's history. It started in March and ended in November. The defending champions were Levadia.


2010 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-off
The 9th placed team of Meistriliiga, Kuressaare, and the fourth place team of Esiliiga, Kiviõli Tamme Auto competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2011 Meistriliiga. Kuressaare won the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in the league.


2010 Meistriliiga, Results
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.


2010 Melbourne Cup
The 2010 Melbourne Cup, the 150th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was held on Tuesday, 2 November 2010 at 3:00 PM. local time (0400 UTC).


2010 Melbourne Cup
It was won by Americain, a French-trained horse who had won the Geelong Cup at his only other Australian start. Second placing went to the lightly raced Lexus Stakes winner Maluckyday, while third placing went to dual Cox Plate winner and short-priced favourite So You Think.


2010 Melbourne Cup
The official winning time was 3:26.87 with the margins of 2.8 lengths and 0.5 lengths back to third. The race was run on a slow (6) track with persistent rain falling causing flooding and closure of the Cup Day car park.


2010 Melbourne Cup, Field
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2010 Melbourne Football Club season
The 2010 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 111th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season
Melbourne played 14 games at the MCG, 10 of which were home games. They also played a home match at TIO Stadium in Darwin against Port Adelaide in Round 9. It was Dean Bailey's third year as senior coach. James McDonald continued as the club's captain until retiring at the end of the year.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season
After a terrible start to the season getting thrashed to Hawthorn by 56 points, Melbourne began to lift their work-rate in games and indicate that they were beginning to successfully maneuver Dean Bailey's coaching-style. They began to play a fast and exciting brand of football with heavy use of the corridor and playing-on in subsequent weeks. Furthermore, unlike the 3 previous seasons, Melbourne began to cut heavy defects back to smaller deficits by preventing their opponents from scoring. This was due to Melbourne constantly gained running momentum when moving the ball outside of their defensive 50.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season
Melbourne's season was headlined by being constantly competitive on a weekly basis only losing one more time for the season by over 50 points to Geelong in Round 10. Melbourne was shown strong signs of competitiveness against the sides that eventually finished in the top 8 that year. This included a 4-point loss to the Western Bulldogs in Round 7, an 11-point loss to Fremantle at Subiaco in Round 16, a 1-point loss & a draw to the eventual premiers that year Collingwood in Rounds 2 & 12 respectively and a 73-point win to Sydney in Round 17.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season
In addition to Melbourne's promising season allowing them to achieve 8 wins and a draw with a percentage of 94.52%, it also allowed James Frawley and Mark Jamar to earn position in the 2010 All-Australian team in the back line and the interchange bench respectively.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season
In August, Melbourne announced it was officially debt free. The same night Melbourne also unveiled its new logo.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, 2010 season, Home and away season, Round 1
Debut(s): Tom Scully, James Strauss, Jack TrengoveDebut(s) for MFC: Joel MacdonaldBrownlow Votes: Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 voteRecord: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws (52.13%)Ladder Position: 16th


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, 2010 season, Home and away season, Round 2
Milestone(s): Brad Green (200th AFL game), Rohan Bail (1st AFL goal)Brownlow Votes: Aaron Davey (Melbourne) 3 votes, Alan Didak (Collingwood) 2 votes, Ricky Petterd (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 0 Wins, 2 Loss, 0 Draws (71.92%)Ladder Position: 12th


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, 2010 season, Home and away season, Round 3
Milestone(s): Jack Trengove (1st AFL goal)Brownlow Votes: Jack Grimes (Melbourne) 3 votes, Bernie Vince (Adelaide) 2 votes, James McDonald (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 1 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (83.20%)Ladder Position: 11th


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, 2010 season, Home and away season, Round 4
Brownlow Votes: Brad Green (Melbourne) 3 votes, James McDonald  (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (104.35%)Ladder Position: 9th


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, 2010 season, Home and away season, Round 5
Milestone(s): Tom Scully (1st AFL goal)Brownlow Votes: Brad Green (Melbourne) 3 votes, James McDonald (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 1 voteRecord: 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (117.07%)Ladder Position: 9th


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, China Tour
Melbourne competed in the Kaspersky Cup Exhibition Match against the Brisbane Lions on 17 October in Shanghai, China winning by 5 points. Liam Jurrah kicked 5 goals in front of an estimated 5,000 crowd.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Melbourne's annual Best and Fairest night was held on 2 September, at Crown Casino. Brad Green capped off an excellent year, winning his first Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy, finishing 18 votes ahead of defender James Frawley, and also winning the Ron Barassi Leadership Award and the Leading Goalkicker Award.


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (Second in the Best and Fairest) – James Frawley


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (Third in the Best and Fairest) – Mark Jamar


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Ivor Warne-Smith Memorial Trophy (Fourth in the Best and Fairest) – Aaron Davey


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy (Fifth in the Best and Fairest) – Colin Sylvia


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Harold Ball Memorial Trophy (Best First Year Player) – Tom Scully


2010 Melbourne Football Club season, Awards
Troy Broadbridge Trophy (highest polling MFC player in the Casey Best and Fairest) – Brad Miller


2010 Melbourne Storm season
The 2010 Melbourne Storm season was the 13th in the club's history and competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. After winning the first four games of the season, Storm's season would hit a significant challenge after Round 6 when the NRL penalised the Club for salary cap breaches with the team unable to play for points for the remainder of the season. These revelations also saw them stripped of the 2007 and 2009 Premierships and the 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premiership titles.


2010 Melbourne Storm season
Craig Bellamy and the players maintained an incredible focus to win 14 games for the year, the same number they achieved the previous season. That would have been enough to see them finish in fifth spot on the ladder. This season remains the only time Storm have missed the finals in the Bellamy era.


2010 Melbourne Storm season
Greg Inglis scored 11 tries to finish as the team's leading try scorer in his final year at Storm. Other notable players to leave included Brett White, Ryan Hoffman, Brett Finch, Jeff Lima and Aiden Tolman. However, there were several highlights during the season with youngsters Jesse Bromwich, Matthew Duffie, Luke Kelly, Rory Kostjasyn, Justin O’Neill and Gareth Widdop all bursting on the scene.


2010 Melbourne Storm season
Storm also played their first ever game at AAMI Park in Round 9. Ryan Hinchcliffe was named Storm's player of the year while Ron Gauci was installed as Storm CEO midway through the difficult season and set about rebuilding the Club over the next several seasons. Craig Bellamy continues to be highly regarded for the way he led the Club throughout 2010 and had this to say when summing up the season.


2010 Melbourne Storm season
"When we found out it was obviously devastating and the year has been a drawn-out and difficult one ever since. But we stayed competitive, we unearthed some good kids and we conducted ourselves with dignity. For that I’m proud of the boys. It’s sad to see guys go especially given the massive contribution they have had to this club". - Craig Bellamy


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary
The Storm began 2010 by travelling to England to play in the 2010 World Club Challenge. This involved a warm up game against Harlequins RL followed by the World Club Challenge a week later against Leeds Rhinos. The Storm won both games.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary
The regular season commenced with the Storm defeating Cronulla away in what was the first of three consecutive away games to begin the season. The Storm played their first home game at Etihad Stadium against St George Illawarra in front of a crowd of 25,480 which is a record home crowd, excluding finals games. They won the game which made them the only undefeated side in the League after Round 4.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Salary cap scandal
On 22 April 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of their titles of 2007 and 2009 premierships and their 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships following an alleged insider tip-off to the NRL auditing body that the club had not been complying with the NRL salary cap. The club had a long-term system of keeping two sets of books, one set displaying players incomes' complying with the NRL salary cap and another hidden set in a separate room disclosing the true player payments.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Salary cap scandal
Following evidence of salary cap breaches, Melbourne were also fined a record $1,689,000, deducted all eight premiership points received in the season and barred from receiving any further premiership points (including those for the two byes) for the rest of the season, guaranteeing them zero points and the wooden spoon for 2010.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Salary cap scandal
On 24 April coach Craig Bellamy publicly announced that he vowed to rebuild the shattered club, and welcomed the NRL's investigation into the salary cap rorting before a training session with the team which was watched by thousands of cheering supporters.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Salary cap scandal
Players were still allowed to play Test and/or State of Origin matches and for some of those players it did not affect Queensland's bid for a fifth straight Origin series victory. Later in the season the Storm were also stripped of the 2010 World Club Challenge title. The team's under-20s team was not affected.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Salary cap scandal
The Storm defeated the New Zealand Warriors 40-6 in the first match since the scandal was revealed. This was followed up with a 34-6 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville the week after.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Fixtures, Regular season - Rounds 1 to 12
During the regular season, the Storm will play their first three home games at Etihad Stadium before moving to their new purpose built and permanent home AAMI Park.


2010 Melbourne Storm season, Ladder
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.


2010 Melbourne live music rally
The 2010 Melbourne live music rally, (commonly known as the Save Live Australia's Music (SLAM) rally) was a public rally held on 23 February 2010, in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Australia. The rally was an act of protest against effects of liquor licensing laws on live music venues in the city. Attendance was estimated at 10,000 to 20,000 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Background
The Tote Hotel, located in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, closed in January 2010, due to the owners' inability to continue payments related to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)'s regulations that deemed live music venues that opened beyond 1am "high risk". Since the owners, brothers Bruce and James Milne—officially the "licence nominees" of the premises—purchased the establishment in 2001, the most profitable segment of its opening hours has been between 1am and 3am. The Tote was classified alongside mainstream nightclubs on King Street located in the city's central business district (CBD), receiving the label a "high-risk" venue.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Background
The classification "high-risk" was determined by new conditions that were reported by ABC radio on 20 January 2014. According to the new regulatory framework, all venues playing live or amplified music after 1pm were classified as "high-risk" and must employ two security guards from two hours prior to a live performance until two hours after its completion. The new laws were designed to curb so-called "alcohol fuelled violence" in Melbourne's CBD area.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Background
In a January 2010 interview with the Age newspaper, Bruce Milne stated, 27 years after the building was first erected, "I have simply run out of money. Every effort I have made, which have been reasonable, sensible compromises, have fallen on deaf ears." VCAT's ongoing receipt of the venue's liquor licence fees led to the maintenance cost of the Tote increasing by 500 per cent and Milne explained, "We don't have a long-term lease and the fees have come to a head in the last few days. I just can't afford to keep fighting."


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Background
Regulations that were initially aimed at curbing alcohol-fuelled violence were impeding upon the Tote's ability to survive even though Bruce Milne stated that he had not witnessed violence at the venue in nine years. Additionally, a local police sergeant said to the media in 2010 that the Tote was "not one of our trouble spots in the area."


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Background
A social networking group was created in opposition to the closure of the venue and on the evening of 14 January 2010, a rally was organised to protest at the venue. On 17 January 2010, a crowd of between 2,000 and 5,000 rallied outside the venue. At the time of the protest outside of the Tote, Christopher Morris, a majority shareholder in the group that owns the building that housed the Tote, explained in regard to the legislative attempt to prevent violence: "Sometimes the cost of security would be more than they'd actually take over the bar."


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
Following the Tote rally, concern over the status of live music in the city of Melbourne led to the formation of three separate organisations: SLAM (Save Live Australia's Music), a group that commenced organising a larger rally in late January-early February 2010; Fair Go 4 Live Music (FG4LM), "an informal collection of people" whose aim is "to protect and support Victoria's live contemporary music scene"; and Music Victoria, Victoria's first contemporary music industry peak body— funded by the Victorian State Government—that was founded in early 2010.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
Representing SLAM, rally co-organiser, and former Blue Ruin singer, Quincy McLean, contacted police and the Melbourne City Council on 1 February 2010 to securing a permit for a larger protest to publicise the issue that was affecting venues like the Tote, the Lomond Hotel and the Railway Hotel in North Fitzroy. McLean explained to the Age newspaper:


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
This is going to happen whether they like it or not. It's got too much momentum, it's too big to stop now. It will be like Moomba with a message. Whenever a natural disaster happens, musicians are the first to put their hand up and offer support. Now it's time for the public, who get music free online and hear it for free on the radio wherever they go, to give support back to the music they love so much. The record industry is already falling apart, from illegal downloads. So the only way musicians can make money is through live music, and now that rug is being pulled out from underneath them. It's like when the government put in the 2am Lockout [for venues]. It had failed in the UK, and then failed here again.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
With the involvement of the second co-organiser Helen Marcou, a planning meeting was then held on 2 February at the Bakehouse Studios complex in the inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond. The organisation of the rally was undertaken exclusively by volunteers without the assistance of government funding. Prior to the rally, which was scheduled for 23 February 2010, SLAM, FG4LM and Music Victoria all signed the Live Music Accord document.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
The SLAM rally began at 4pm at the Victorian State Library, where a large crowd began to grow from around 3pm. The rally's first movement was south down Swanston Street, followed by a left turn up Bourke Street. The crowd eventually arrived at the state's Parliament House building on Spring Street, where a variety of speakers and musical performances occurred. Throughout the route, members of the RocKwiz orchestra enacted AC/DC's song "Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock n' Roll)" music video, a tribute to the 34th anniversary of the video that was filmed along Swanston Street.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
McLean said to ABC radio at the rally: "I'm certainly happy with the talk the government's talking, it's a matter of getting it enacted now."


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010
Many individuals, groups and bands were in attendance at the rally, including; Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate), Tim Rogers (You Am I), Wilbur Wilde, Kram (Spiderbait), Scott Owen (The Living End), Clare Bowditch, Cut Copy, Evelyn Morris, My Disco and Amanda Palmer.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
Notable statements were made by artists as part of the SLAM rally event. The Melbourne band My Disco released an official statement prior to the rally:


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
Looking at the live music culture outside Victoria, we count ourselves lucky to live and be actively involved in the Melbourne music scene. Venue closures throughout Sydney and Brisbane have forced live music to struggle in inner city suburban homes, warehouses, art spaces and anywhere that will host it in a desperate effort to save a once flourishing community.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
As venue owners in our city now face increased licensing fees, cut backs on hours of operation and strict decibel restriction, we are forced to realize that without active community participation, Melbourne could soon become a mere shadow of what was once heralded as the greatest live music community in the southern hemisphere.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
Dempster, harmonica player for the Brunswick Blues Shooters, stated during the rally, while alongside Kelly:


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
As far as I’m concerned, the small venue is a centre of community cohesion, people know each other, and they’re drawn together. nobody goes there looking for trouble, we all know that. If there’s a few blow-ins and they’ve strayed into the wrong place and they’re trying to start something, they may as well try to start something in a local church. It’s like trying to strike a match against a damp cloth: no chance of fire.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
The government’s worried about community violence, so are we all. Music and small venues are something that enriches local identity, social responsibility and cohesion. For many of us, it’s the nearest thing to real living culture that we can experience. And we in the inner suburbs are lucky to have our small pubs and bars and restaurants. I understand the social function and humanitarian value of live music, that’s part of a way of life, as much as food, drink, conversation and laughter are.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
Shortly after my gig folded due to the financial impracticality of employing two crown controllers insisted by the liquor licensing directorate, the same body approved two clubs in the Docklands area. One with a capacity of 750 people, the other with a capacity of 1500. It’s unlikely that either of these places will employ live musicians, it’s equally unlikely that any of the patrons that frequent these places will create social networks through attending these venues. These places are anonymous. The staff will not become familiar with any one of the sea of faces that pass through.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, SLAM rally 2010, Quotes
And these faces drawn from places that know no community. From places with no other life than the shopping mall—certainly no local gigs—to get as drunk as they can, be ejected by security to continue their binge, free of identification, other than by the cold eye of the security camera on the street or the train station, where they can vent their frustration, their alienation, and their bored anger on some passing individual; as faceless to them as they have become to themselves. As for me, I’ll see you at the local gig, if it’s still there.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact
After the completion of the highly publicised SLAM rally, FG4LM proceeded to collect signatures throughout Victoria for a petition "calling on the State Government to overturn the link between live music and 'high risk' conditions on liquor licences for live music venues". The petition was eventually delivered to the Legislative Council at Parliament House on 7 April 2010 by musicians who were from the different decades within the time period from the 1930s to the 1980s.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact
Additionally, SLAM, FG4LM and Music Victoria engaged in a seven-month process to negotiate the formalisation of the Live Music Agreement that acknowledged that live music does not cause violence. However, the concluding paragraph of the petition delivered by FG4LM on 7 April stated:


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact
Despite the signing of the Live Music Accord with the State Government, the link between live music and 'high risk' still exists. More disturbingly, no venues have had their high risk conditions removed since the signing of the Accord. The music industry and the public want to see real action on this issue. We want action, not just Accords. The threat to Victoria’s vibrant live music culture remains in place. The 22000 signatures attest to the public support of live music. SLAM, FG4LM and Music Victoria will redouble their efforts to bring this issue to the attention of the public.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact
The Tote Hotel was reopened in June 2010 after new owners, John Perring, Andy Portokallis and Sam Crupi, resumed the venue's day-to-day business with the same team of employees. Tote band booker Amanda Palmer said in January 2011: "The Tote closure was a catalyst that kicked people out of their complacency and has led to some wonderful changes to contemporary music in Victoria with a lot more, hopefully, a lot more to come."


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact
Also in June 2010, the new director of Liquor Licensing, Mark Brennan, was quoted in The Age saying that live music is not dangerous and that blanket security licence conditions would not be imposed upon live venues.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact, Arts Victoria 2011 report
The completion of an Arts Victoria report, published in June 2011 and undertaken by Deloitte Access Economics, occurred due to the Victorian Government's interest in "generating new and improved forms of evidence in relation to the significance of the contribution of the Victorian venue-based live music sector." The report, launched at the Tote Hotel on 9 August 2011 by Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu, found that:


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact, Arts Victoria 2011 report
In financial terms, the report estimated that live music in venues generated an additional A$501 million in gross state product (GSP) to the Victorian economy in 2009/10. The report's conclusion reads:


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact, Arts Victoria 2011 report
Live music makes an important economic, social and cultural contribution to Victoria. Furthermore, as with any industry, the conditions affecting the ongoing commercial viability of live music are subject to a range of influences, particularly in relation to regulatory and policy developments. Careful consideration should be given to any government interventions that might directly or indirectly restrict or indeed promote the provision of live music.


2010 Melbourne live music rally, Impact, Arts Victoria 2011 report
The Live Music Agreement was followed by a new law, introduced in December 2011, resulting in the inclusion of live music in the "Objects" section of the Liquor Licensing Act.


2010 Memorial Cup
The 2010 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format tournament played during May 14–23, 2010 in Brandon, Manitoba. It was the 92nd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced on October 15, 2008, that the Brandon Wheat Kings were chosen to host the event at the Keystone Centre. Other tournament participants included the Windsor Spitfires, champions of the OHL, the Moncton Wildcats, champions of the QMJHL and the Calgary Hitmen, champions of the WHL. The Spitfires went 4–0 in the tournament, defeating Brandon 9–1 in the championship to claim their second straight Memorial Cup title.


2010 Memorial Cup, Potential hosts
The Brandon Wheat Kings, Everett Silvertips and Kelowna Rockets submitted applications to host the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup. Bid presentations took place on October 15, 2008 in Calgary, Alberta. The decision to award the hosting of the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup to Brandon was made by a majority vote of the WHL Board of Governors.


2010 Memorial Cup, Potential hosts
We are delighted to bring one of the most prestigious Canadian hockey championships – The MasterCard Memorial Cup – to the city of Brandon and the Province of Manitoba for the first time. The Brandon Wheat Kings are one of the longest standing franchises in WHL history and this community has earned the right to host our national showcase.


2010 Memorial Cup, Potential hosts
Just prior to the August application deadline, both the province of Manitoba and City of Brandon brought forth a combined $5,000,000 (CAD) in improvements to the Keystone Centre, in an effort to boost the Wheat Kings' chances at becoming host.


2010 Memorial Cup, Statistical Leaders, Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2010 Memorial Cup, Statistical Leaders, Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top goaltenders based on goals against average and save percentage with at least sixty minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA.


2010 Memorial Cup, Statistical Leaders, Goaltending
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)


2010 Memorial Cup, Media coverage
All of the tournaments' games were televised throughout Canada on Rogers Sportsnet and in the United States on the NHL Network. , Brandon's local daily newspaper, covered the entire tournament in print as well as online.


2010 Memorial Van Damme
The 2010 Memorial Van Damme was the 34th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Held on 27 August at the King Baudouin Stadium, it was the fourteenth leg of the inaugural IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit – and the second half of the final for 2010 (the first half being held during the Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland on 18–19 August).


2010 Memorial Van Damme, Records
Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot also ran a world leading 14.34.13 in the women's 5000 m, the fastest time in 2010.


2010 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
The VIII Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner was held in Poland from 20 to 22 August 2010. 4 teams participated in the tournament.


2010 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner, Qualification
All teams except the host must receive an invitation from the organizers.


2010 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2010 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Porter, who was in his first season. The Tigers played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and are members of Conference USA in its East Division. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in C-USA play.


2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships
The 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships, also known as the Asian/Oceanian Qualifying tournament for the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, are the seventh such championships in men's floorball. It was played from February 3 to February 7, 2010.


2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships
The tournament determined which 3 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, a winning team would either receive a spot in Group B (AOFC 1), Group C (AOFC 3), or Group D (AOFC 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.


2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships
There was only a preliminary round in this tournament, and the top 3 teams at the end of the round qualified for the 2010 World Championships. No placement matches were played.


2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships
Japan came into the tournament as defending champions. The tournament was organised by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) and the International Floorball Federation (IFF).


2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships
Originally scheduled to play in the tournament, India withdrew due to financial difficulties.


2010 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2010 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 20th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the Queensland city of Brisbane.


2010 Men's Australian Hockey League
The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.


2010 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
The format included five round-matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two round-matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.


2010 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.


2010 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
The teams ranked 1, 4, 6 & 8 progressed to Pool A, while teams ranked 2, 3, 5 & 7 progressed to Pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches, the top team from each pool advanced to the League Final.


2010 Men's Australian Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 255 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 5.8 goals per match.


2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
The 2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland from 25 to 31 July 2010.


2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
The Netherlands won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating the Belgium 4–1 in the final. Germany won the bronze model by defeating England 4–3.


2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Qualified teams
The following eight team qualified based on their final positions in the 2008 EuroHockey Junior Championships.


2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Results, Classification round, Fifth to eighth place classification
Points obtained in the preliminary round are carried over into Pool C.


2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2010 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 109 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.45 goals per match.


2010 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2010 Men's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries: Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from June 4 to July 11, and the final four tournament was held at the Polideportivo Aguas Vivas hall, in Guadalajara, Spain, on July 16 and 17.


2010 Men's European Volleyball League
During the league round, competing nations were drawn into two pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners and the best runner-up would qualify for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, both pool runners-up would qualify for the final four. Spain and Portugal won pool A and B, respectively, and Romania and Turkey qualified as runners-up.


2010 Men's European Volleyball League
In the final four tournament, the semi-final matches featured Portugal and Spain defeating Romania (3–2) and Turkey (3–0), respectively, to produce a rematch of the 2007 final. Portugal overturned a 1–0 Spanish lead to win 3–1 and secure its first European League title. As winner of the 2010 European League, Portugal will compete in the FIVB World League 2011 Qualification tournament.


2010 Men's European Volleyball League, Final four
The final four tournament was held at the Polideportivo Aguas Vivas sports hall in Guadalajara, Spain, on July 16 and July 17, 2010.


2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place from 29 August – 11 September at the Sports park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia.


2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The decision about host country was brought on the LEN's meeting in Eindhoven in late March 2008.


2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship, held in Croatia from 29 August to 11 September 2010.


2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 32nd edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from July 31–August 8, 2010 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.


2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Teams
Below is the teams released by the International Hockey Federation, based on criteria:


2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 104 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.


2010 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters
The 2010 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the sixteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 1–4 July 2010, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2010 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Competition Format
The tournament featured the national teams of India, Japan, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2010 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2010 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.33 goals per match.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 28 February to 13 March 2010 in New Delhi, India.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
Australia won the tournament after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final, collecting their second World Cup, after the title obtained in 1986. The Netherlands won the third-place match by defeating England 4–3.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Background
India's hosting of the event was put in doubt when the FIH reviewed the progress of the Indian Hockey Federation's "Promoting Indian Hockey" program and India's preparation for the championship, and warned that "satisfactory progress had not been made in either area". India was warned it could lose the right to host the World Cup unless satisfactory progress was made. It was confirmed on 18 July 2008 that the International Hockey Federation formally awarded the hosting rights to India.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received three extra quotas based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. In addition to the three winners of each of the three Qualifiers, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Competition format
Twelve teams competed in the tournament with the competition consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of six teams, and play followed round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. At the end of the pool matches, teams were ranked in their pool according to the following criteria in order:


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Competition format
Following the completion of the pool games, teams placing first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, a third place playoff and a final. Remaining teams competed in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament. During these matches, extra time of 7½ minutes per half was to be played if teams were tied at the end of regulation time. During extra time, play followed golden goal rules with the first team to score declared the winner. If no goals were scored during extra time, a penalty stroke competition was to take place.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Umpires
16 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament. During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored. The FIH also mandated that on a trial basis during the tournament, each team received the right to refer one decision made by an on-field umpire to the video umpire for assessment. Referrals were only permitted for decisions made within the 23 meter area relating to the award (or non-award) of goals, penalty strokes, and penalty corners. In the event that the referral was upheld, the referring team retained a right of further referral.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 199 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 5.24 goals per match.


2010 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, held between February 28 and March 13, 2010 in New Delhi, India


2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 74th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2011 competition.


2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2010 IIHF World Championship was held in Germany between May 7 and May 23, 2010 with events being held in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.


2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship
The Championship took place between sixteen teams from May 7 to May 23, 2010. Germany hosted the event with games being played in Gelsenkirchen, Mannheim and Cologne.


2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I
Division I was held from April 17 to April 25, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands. Group B's games were played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.


2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II
Division II was held April 10 to April 17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. Group B's games were played in Narva, Estonia.


2010 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III
Division III was held April 14 to April 18, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg. Group B's games were played in Yerevan, Armenia.


2010 Men's Indoor Pan American Cup
The 2010 Men's Indoor Pan American Cup was the 5th edition of the Indoor Pan American Cup, an indoor hockey competition. The tournament was held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, from 9–15 August.


2010 Men's Indoor Pan American Cup
Canada won the tournament for the third time, defeating the United States 6–3 in the final. Argentina won the bronze medal after defeating Trinidad and Tobago 4–2.


2010 Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship
The 2010 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship is the 22nd edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by CEV. It was played in Belarus from August 28 to September 5, 2010.


2010 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship
The 2010 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship is the 21st edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV).


2010 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship, Competing nations
The following national teams participated in the tournament, teams were seeded according to how they finished in the previous edition of the tournament:


2010 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2010 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the fifth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by nine countries over May 22–30, 2010, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2011 FIVB World League Qualification.


2010 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2010 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, held from May 22 to May 30, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


2010 Men's South American Hockey Championship
The 2010 Men's South American Hockey Championship was the third edition of the Men's South American Hockey Championship, the South American championship for men's national field hockey teams, organized by the PAHF. It was held from 3 to 11 April 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


2010 Men's South American Hockey Championship
The finalists, Argentina and Chile qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games. Argentina, the defending champions, won their third title in a row by defeating Chile 3–0 in the final.


2010 Men's South American Hockey Championship, Statistics, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2010 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2010 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the second official edition of the men's volleyball tournament, played by six teams over October 26 – November 1, 2010 in República de Venezuela Complex in Bolivar and Aldo Cantoni Colliseum in San Juan, Argentina. The winning team qualified for the 2010 FIVB Men's Club World Championship.


2010 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The competition was originally scheduled from October 26–30 but due to the national mourning due to the death of Argentinean ex-president Néstor Kirchner, had to be re-scheduled.


2010 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Competing clubs
Cimed Florianópolis UPCN San Juan Club Linares Deportivo Wanka (withdrew)


2010 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Final standing
Team Roster:Sebastián Solé,Gabriel Arroyo(C),			Federico Pereyra,	Iván Castellani,Lucas Ocampo,	Pablo Meana(L),	Jean Carlo Badalotti,Javier Filardi,Franco Giachetta,	Nicolás Méndez,	Edgardo Lioca,	Luciano De Cecco,Head Coach: Martín Weber


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships were the eighth men's Floorball World Championships. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
This was the first world championships under the International Floorball Federation's (IFF) FIFA-like continental qualification system. A total of 32 countries had registered for this event, which is the most nations to ever register for an IFF-sanctioned world championship event. The previous record was 29 for the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying
Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 32 countries registered for the world championships had to qualify for only 16 spots. 8 of these spots had already been pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying. This left just 8 spots for the other 24 registered countries.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying, Asia/Oceania
Qualifying in the Asia/Oceanian region for the world championships will be overseen by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC).


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying, Asia/Oceania
Only 3 out of 5 registered AOFC countries qualified. The 5 countries were as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying, Asia/Oceania
Note: India withdrew from world championships due to financial difficulties


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying, Europe
Only 4 out of 16 countries registered in Europe qualified. The 16 countries were as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying, North America
Only 1 out of 2 countries registered in North America qualified. The 2 countries were as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Groups
Ballots for the groups in this event were drawn on May 9, 2009, during one of the semi-final matches of the 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Turku, Finland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships, Groups
In the way the ballots were drawn, no team qualified from the AOFC played against each other in group stage matches, and no team qualified from Europe either.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships Qualifying Rounds were the first such qualifiers for world championships in men's floorball. Four separate qualifying tournaments were played, with European qualifications between the dates of February 3 to February 6, 2010 in the cities of Babimost and Zbąszyń in Poland, as well as in the city of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spain.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
The 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships served as the qualifying tournament for countries in the Asian/Oceanian region. The tournament was overseen by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC), and was played in Woodlands, Singapore. It was played between February 3 to February 7, 2010.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
North American qualification matches between Canada and the United States were played in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from February 5 to February 6, 2010.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
These were the first world championships under the IFF's new FIFA-like continental qualification system. A total of 32 countries registered for this event, which is the most nations to ever register for an IFF-sanctioned world championship event. The previous record was 29 for the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Qualification process
Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 32 countries registered for the world championships needed to qualify for only 16 spots. 8 of these spots were already pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying. This left just 8 spots for the other 24 registered countries.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Qualification process
Depending on the number of countries registered per continental region, that many slots were given at the world championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Qualification process, Asian & Oceanian process
Qualifying in the Asia/Oceanian region for the world championships was overseen by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC).


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Qualification process, Asian & Oceanian process
Only 3 out of 5 registered AOFC countries will qualify. The 5 countries are as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Qualification process, European process
Only 4 out of 16 countries registered in Europe qualified. The 16 countries are as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Qualification process, North American process
Only 1 out of 2 countries registered in North America qualified. The 2 countries are as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Groups
Ballots for the groups in this event were drawn on May 9, 2009 during one of the semi-final matches of the 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Turku, Finland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Groups
In the way the ballots were drawn, no team qualifying from the AOFC will play against each other in group stage matches, and no team qualifying from Europe will either.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Groups
The groups will be assembled based on qualifying as follows:


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Withdrawals, India
India withdrew from world championships due to financial difficulties on January 21, almost 2 weeks before the tournament began. In turn, the AOFC and IFF were forced to make changes to the schedule to accompany the other teams.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Withdrawals, Georgia
Although Georgia never withdrew from the world championships, they were not able to show up to their first match against Slovakia, resulting in an automatic walkover win of 5:0. This was due to flight problems caused by inclement weather.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Tiebreaking criteria
For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions are determined by the record of the tied teams in the games they played against each other in the first instance, then the goals scored and goal difference in all group matches. There is a facility for positions to be determined by a drawing of lots should 2 (or more) team records be identical and their match was a draw against each other.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Tiebreaking criteria
A win is worth 2 points, a draw is worth 1 point, and a loss is worth 0 points. No sudden victory overtime or penalty shootout will be played in the preliminary round, as matches ending in draws at the end of regulation will award both teams with a single point. Matches which are draws at the end of the playoff round will, however, continue with a sudden victory overtime period and a possible penalty shootout.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Poland)
The European Qualifying tournament in Poland determined which 2 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, the winning teams received a spot in Group A (West Europe 1) or Group B (West Europe 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Poland)
Teams in this qualification tournament represented Western Europe, as the IFF used the same criteria they use for EuroFloorball Cup qualifications in order to determine groups.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Poland), Preliminary round, Group A
All matches in Group A in the preliminary round were played in Zbąszyń, Poland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Poland), Preliminary round, Group B
All matches in Group B in the preliminary round were played in Babimost, Poland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Poland), Playoff round
At this stage in the tournament, there was no playoff bracket. Instead, the first placed team from group A faced the second placed team from group B, and vice versa. The winners of these two matches qualified for the 2010 World Championships. These matches were played in Babimost, Poland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Poland), Placement matches
At this stage in the competition, third placed teams from both groups played against each other, as well as the fourth placed teams, to determine world rankings as they did not qualify for the world championships. These matches were played in Zbąszyń, Poland.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Spain)
The European Qualifying tournament in Spain determined which 2 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, the winning teams received a spot in Group C (East Europe 1) or Group D (East Europe 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Spain)
Teams in this qualification tournament represented Eastern Europe, as the IFF used the same criteria they use for EuroFloorball Cup qualifications in order to determine groups.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Spain)
All matches in the preliminary round, playoffs, and placement rounds were played in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Spain), Preliminary round, Group C
*Note: Slovakia was awarded a 5:0 walkover win over Georgia.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Spain), Playoff round
At this stage in the tournament, there was no playoff bracket. Instead, the first placed team from group C faced the second placed team from group D, and vice versa. The winners of these two matches qualified for the 2010 World Championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, European Qualifying (Spain), Placement matches
At this stage in the competition, third placed teams from both groups played against each other, as well as the fourth placed teams, to determine world rankings as they did not qualify for the world championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Asian/Oceanian qualifying
The Asian/Oceanian Qualifying tournament in Singapore determined which 3 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, a winning team received a spot in Group B (AOFC 1), Group C (AOFC 3), or Group D (AOFC 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Asian/Oceanian qualifying
Teams in this qualification tournament represented the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC). This tournament was also known as the 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Asian/Oceanian qualifying
There was only a preliminary round in this tournament, and the top 3 teams at the end of the round qualified for the 2010 World Championships. No placement matches were played.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Asian/Oceanian qualifying
Originally scheduled to play in the tournament, India withdrew due to financial difficulties.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying
The North American Qualifying rounds of the 2010 World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from February 5 to February 6, 2010. 2 matches were played, and the winner advanced to the 2010 World Championships based on aggregate scoring.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying
Although the tournament is for North American qualifying, it was previously set up by the IFF for qualifying for the Americas, which would have included both North and South America.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying, Criticism
Only two teams out of four eligible teams registered for this event, those being Canada and the United States. The other two eligible teams were Argentina and Brazil. Brazil is the only team in the Americas which has yet to take part in an IFF-sanctioned world championship event, as Argentina was given a wild card to take part in the C-Division of the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying, Criticism
Out of these two teams, only one would qualify and receive the North America slot in Group A at the 2010 World Championships. This format has drawn a lot of criticism from floorball media, as both Canada and the United States have consistently finished at the top of their respective divisions at previous world championships, but were unable to advance due to the IFF's poorly structured division advancement/relegation format.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying, Criticism
However, even if all four eligible teams registered, only one slot at the world championships would have been given, which drew criticism as Asian/Oceanian qualifications give three slots at the world championships to six out of ten eligible teams.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying, Criticism
It is believed that the IFF may change their continental qualification format for the 2012 Men's World Floorball Championships.


2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, North American qualifying, Group F
*Note: Standings table is provided only for statistical comparison, as qualifying in this group was based on aggregate scoring rather than ranking.


2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2010 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the Sunset Beach Resort in Khobar, Saudi Arabia from 2 to 10 December 2010. Nick Matthew won his first World Open title, defeating James Willstrop in the final.


2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2010, the prize purse was $327,500. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 on 25 October off the western coast of Sumatra at 21:42 local time (14:42 UTC). The earthquake occurred on the same fault that produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was widely felt across the provinces of Bengkulu and West Sumatra and resulted in a substantial localized tsunami that struck the Mentawai Islands.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Tectonic setting
The island of Sumatra lies above the Sunda megathrust, the interface between the subducting Australian Plate and the overriding Sunda Plate. Movement on this structure has been responsible for many large historical megathrust earthquakes. The most recent sequence of large ruptures started with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and included the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake and the 2007 Sumatra earthquakes.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake
The earthquake occurred around 150 miles (240 km) west of Bengkulu, close to the Mentawai Islands, southwest of South Pagai. The USGS first reported the hypocenter of the quake at 20.5 miles (33.0 km) deep, but later changed it to 8.8 miles (14.2 km) deep and then 12.8 miles (20.6 km). The USGS also estimated the magnitude at 7.5 before revising the measurement to 7.8. The intensity was MM IV in Bengkulu and MM III in Padang.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake
The October 2010 earthquake is thought to have been a result of thrust faulting along or near the plate interface from the calculated focal mechanism and the focal depth. According to seismic hazard potentials and deformation features, the Sunda Trench can be divided into several segments. The southern segment lies to the south of Siberut Island. The rupture area of this earthquake is situated within the southern segment, where historical earthquakes include the earthquake of 1797 and the Mw ~ 9.0 1833 Sumatra earthquake.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake
Unlike in 2004, the tsunami caused by the October 2010 earthquake did not propagate westwards and other Indian Ocean nations were unaffected. It has been suggested that the tremor may have been a large aftershock of the much larger Sumatran earthquakes of September 2007. The earthquake occurred around seven hours after the eruption of Mount Merapi on the Indonesian island of Java. However, the two events are not thought to be linked.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake, Impact
The earthquake's worst effects were felt on the remote Mentawai Islands. On the island of South Pagai, the tsunami reached a height of 3 m (9 ft) and swept as far as 600 m (1800 ft) inland. According to Indonesian officials, more than 20 villages were hit by the tsunami, displacing more than 20,000 people and affecting about 4,000 households. The coastal village of Betu Monga on South Pagai was reported to have been destroyed with many residents still missing. Many residents of the villages of Peurogat and Beleerakso were also reported to be missing. Eighty percent of the houses in the North Pagai village of Muntei Baru were reported damaged or destroyed.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake, Impact
According to a spokesperson for the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), the quake was felt in several mainland towns, but no damage or deaths were reported. The Mentawai Islands may have acted as a barrier, shielding the Sumatran coast by absorbing the brunt of the tsunami. As of October 30, 2010, the confirmed death toll stands at 435, with 110 more unaccounted for. Many of the missing are believed to have been swept out to sea.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake, Impact
Relief teams were initially unable to reach the islands due to poor weather conditions and rough seas. The Indonesian military was mobilized and international aid organizations also began a relief effort. The first aid began to arrive on October 27, two days after the earthquake and tsunami.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake, Tsunami
Many villages on the islands were affected by the tsunami, which reached a height of 3 m (9 ft) and swept as far as 600 m (1800 ft) inland. The tsunami caused widespread destruction that displaced more than 20,000 people and affected about 4,000 households. 435 people were reported to have been killed, with over 100 more still missing. The subsequent relief effort was hampered by bad weather and the remoteness of the islands, which led to delays in the reporting of casualties.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake, Tsunami
A maximum tsunami run-up of 9.3 meters was recorded on the island of South Pagai. At least 75 people drowned when waves up to 5.5 meters sweptthe village Purorougat.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Earthquake, Aftershocks
Several aftershocks have been recorded since the initial quake, the more significant of which are listed below.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Early warning system problems
The BMKG issued a tsunami warning based on seismographic data. An alert was broadcast from radios and mosque loudspeakers on the mainland, prompting thousands to flee to higher ground. It was later cancelled, but officials said that a tsunami warning system installed following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami had failed to function properly. According to Indonesian officials, two of the system's buoys out at sea had been vandalized and were inoperative. The claim of a breakdown was disputed by German officials who were working with the Indonesians to maintain and develop the system.


2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami, Early warning system problems
Jörn Lauterjung, the head of the German-Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning Project, said that it had "worked very well", only one sensor had not been working and its failure had not harmed the system's operation. However, the epicentre of the earthquake was so close to the islands that a warning would probably have been too late in any case, as the tsunami only took about five to ten minutes to reach Pagai.


2010 MercedesCup
The 2010 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Stuttgart Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany from 12 July until 18 July 2010. Fifth-seeded Albert Montañés won the singles title.


2010 MercedesCup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2010 MercedesCup, Finals, Doubles
Carlos Berlocq /  Eduardo Schwank defeated  Christopher Kas /  Philipp Petzschner 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–6)


2010 MercedesCup – Doubles
František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák were the defending champions. Čermák chose not to compete, while Mertiňák chose to play with Johan Brunström. Brunström and Mertiňák lost in the quarterfinals, against Carlos Berlocq and Eduardo Schwank. This Argentinian pair won the tournament, after defeating Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner in the final 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–6).


2010 MercedesCup – Singles
Jérémy Chardy was the defending champion; however, he lost to Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the first round. Albert Montañés became the new champion, after his victory against Gaël Monfils in the final. Monfils retired during the second set.


2010 MercedesCup – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Mercury Insurance Open
The 2010 Mercury Insurance Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Southern California Open since the tournament left the tour in 2007. It was classified as one of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was played in San Diego, California, United States. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title.


2010 Mercury Insurance Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Mercury Insurance Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2010 Mercury Insurance Open, Finals, Doubles
Maria Kirilenko /  Zheng Jie defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs, 6–4, 6–4


2010 Mercury Insurance Open – Doubles
Maria Kirilenko and Zheng Jie won in the final against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs, 6–4, 6–4.


2010 Mercury Insurance Open – Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 in the final.


2010 Mercury Insurance Open – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Merton London Borough Council election
Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 6 May 2010. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a national general election.


2010 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
Labour became the largest party in Merton, defeating the incumbent minority Conservative administration. However, Labour fell three seats short of a majority, so the council remained under no overall control.


2010 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
The Liberal Democrats regained two seats in West Barnes from the Conservatives and the Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.


2010 Merton London Borough Council election, Results, UKIP defections
On 15 May 2013, four Conservative councillors defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). This included Suzanne Evans, who later became a national UKIP spokeswoman. No by-elections were called as a result of the defections.


2010 Merton London Borough Council election, By-Elections
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tariq Ahmad.


2010 Merton London Borough Council election, By-Elections
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gam Gurung.


2010 Meteor Awards
The 2010 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on Friday February 19, 2010 in Dublin. They were presented by Amanda Byram. The launch took place in La Stampa on January 7, 2010 and was attended by The Coronas and Danny O'Donoghue from The Script.


2010 Meteor Awards
Bell X1, Christy Moore, Florence and the Machine and U2 each received three nominations. U2 received no awards to the surprise of The Coronas and The Script who beat them in two of the three categories. Westlife won Best Irish Pop Act for the tenth consecutive year. The list of performing artists on the night included international acts such as Dizzee Rascal, Pixie Lott, Paolo Nutini, The Script, The Temper Trap and Westlife. Snow Patrol were also announced but later cancelled their scheduled performance.


2010 Meteor Awards
The event had sold out by early February. It was broadcast on RTÉ Two on February 21, 2010 at 21:00.


2010 Meteor Awards, Performances, Cancelled performance
Snow Patrol announced an inability to perform at the 2010 Meteor Awards after frontman Gary Lightbody broke his jaw.


2010 Meteor Awards, Most Promising New Artist of the Year
As part of the 2010 Meteor Ireland Music Awards organisers developed a new award called Most Promising New Artist of 2010. This new award was designed for any up-and-coming artist or band who were unsigned. The award itself is differentiated from the Hope of 2010 award in that the Hope award is given to an artist or band already signed to a mainstream or independent record label. An artist or band who would like to be part of the Most Promising New Artist of 2010 nominations had to submit relevant particulars before January 11, 2010. The winner of the award is expected to perform at the event, appear at Oxegen 2010 and have 150 copies of their debut single released, including artwork.


2010 Meteor Awards, Multiple nominations
Bell X1, Christy Moore, Florence and the Machine (from the UK), Snow Patrol and U2 received three nominations each.


2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 26–28. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Rider won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
A.J. Albee was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Albee was a second baseman for Rider.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 36th Metro Manila Film Festival - Philippines (MMFF) is the 36th edition of the annual film festival in Manila, held from December 25, 2010 until January 7, 2011. The Awards Night (known as "Gabi ng Parangal") was held on December 26, 2010. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters in order to showcase the locally produced films especially meant for the festival.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival
Star Cinema's Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) topped the festival, winning nine awards including the Best Picture, Best Actress for Ai- Ai delas Alas, Best Supporting Actress for Eugene Domingo, Best Director for Wenn Deramas, Best Child Performer for Xyriel Manabat, and the Most Gender-Sensitive Film Award among others.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival
Philippine "Comedy King" Dolphy, meanwhile, took the Best Actor and Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor trophies for his roles in two separate movies, Father Jejemon and Rosario respectively.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival
Cinemabuhay and Studio 5's Rosario got seven awards including the Second Best Picture and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards, among others.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Changes from previous years
The November 28, 2010 Entertainment Column in Manila Bulletin, written by Crispina Martinez-Belen, announced changes for the 2010 film festival.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Changes from previous years
First, the commercial viability criterion (box-office performance of the entries) was removed. As of 2010, the criteria for the selection of Best Picture(s) were: artistry; creativity and technical excellence; innovation; and thematic value. Entries were also judged for global appeal (70 percent) and Filipino cultural and/or historical value (30 percent).


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Changes from previous years
Another change in the 2010 festival format was a tribute to independent films with the screening of five indie films during the week preceding the festival. These films included Senior Year by Jerrold Tarog; Nasaan si Hefte by Jonnah Lim; Presa by Adolf Alix Jr.; Slow Fade by Rommel Sales; and Rindido by Noriel Jarito.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Changes from previous years
In addition, the established board of jurors was expanded to include housewives, drivers, students, teachers, etc.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Changes from previous years
Lastly, the festival logo was also changed to feature a map of the metropolis of Manila, based on the old seal of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority with seventeen stars on it symbolizing the seventeen cities and municipality of Metro Manila. The logo for the first 35 festivals featured a torch.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Official entries
These were the eight mainstream films in the film festival.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Indie films
For the first time in the 36 editions of the Metro Manila Film Festival, it paid tribute to the independent filmmakers in the country by featuring five indie films in addition to the eight mainstream movie entries in the MMFF. These films were exhibited from December 16 to 20.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Awards
The "Gabi ng Parangal" (Awards Night) was held on December 26, 2010 at the Meralco Theater and it was shown for the first time on GMA Network. Due to its obligation to show the wedding of Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez, the telecast was shown later that night on a delayed basis.


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Criticisms
On December 28, 2010, multi-awarded Filipino blogger "The Professional Heckler" wrote with sarcasm: "Several people are questioning the results of the MMDA-organized Metro Manila Film Festival 'Gabi ng Parangal'. But that's totally unfair. Awards are subjective. Besides, why expect too much from the very same people who run the metro's traffic system?" He added: "(Malacañang) Palace spokesman Atty. Edwin Lacierda headed this year's MMFF board of jurors. Ignoring criticisms, Lacierda insisted that the list of winners was 'fine-tuned' before being made public."


2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Box Office gross
The Metro Manila Development Authority was criticized for not releasing the official final earnings of the Bottom 3 films.


2010 Mexican Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 Mexican Figure Skating Championships took place between 16 and 22 November 2009 in Metepec. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior level. The results were used to choose the Mexican teams to the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 Four Continents Championships.


2010 Mexican League season
The 2010 Mexican League season was the 86th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 16 March with the match between 2009 season champions Saraperos de Saltillo and Acereros de Monclova and ended on 26 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Saraperos defeated Pericos de Puebla to win their second championship in a row.


2010 Mexican League season
The Mexican League joined the celebration of the Bicentennial of the Mexican War of Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. Both zones were renamed: the North zone to Francisco I. Madero and the South zone to Miguel Hidalgo; the championship series, Serie del Rey, was also renamed to Serie del Bicentenario (Bicentennial Series).


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections were held in fourteen Mexican states on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The gubernatorial elections were held simultaneously with other state and local elections. Elections for governor were held in Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Zacatecas.


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections
A multi-party alliance between President Felipe Calderón's National Action Party (PAN) and left-wing parties won elections in Oaxaca, Puebla and Sinaloa.


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), led by Beatriz Paredes, captured Aguascalientes and Tlaxcala from PAN and also picked up the governor's mansion in Zacatecas from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections, State Gubernatorial elections, Aguascalientes
The results indicated an Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) pick-up from the National Action Party (PAN).


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections, State Gubernatorial elections, Oaxaca
The incumbent government of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz was seen as increasingly repressive and corrupt by voters and political observers. Ruiz oversaw the crackdown on left-wing protesters in the city of Oaxaca in 2006, leading to at least seventeen deaths. Ruiz was also believed to be linked to Oaxacan paramilitary groups which are responsible to violence and deaths in rural areas of Oaxaca.


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections, State Gubernatorial elections, Oaxaca
On the day of the election, Oaxacan police arrested 39 people for possessing bomb making materials in two hotels.


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections, State Gubernatorial elections, Oaxaca
A party alliance between the state's largest vote winner, the Peace and Progress Coalition led by Gabino Cue, ousted the PRI from power.


2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections, State Gubernatorial elections, Puebla
An alliance between the National Action Party (PAN), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and smaller parties won Puebla from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). PAN-PRD pick-up.