2010 Copiapó mining accident, Tent city and the families
María Segovia, the elder sister of Darío Segovia, became known as La Alcaldesa (the Mayoress) for her organizational skills and outspokenness. As the families became more organized, the government took steps to provide some comforts, eventually providing a more private area for the relatives to avoid constant interrogation by the energetic press corps. Infrastructure such as a kitchen, canteen area, sanitary facilities and security were later added. Bulletin boards sprouted up and the local government established shuttle bus stops. Over time a school house and children's play zones were built while volunteers worked to help feed the families. Clowns entertained the children and organizations provided emotional and spiritual comfort to the waiting families. Police and soldiers were brought in from Santiago to help maintain order and security with some patrolling the desert perimeter on horseback. In many respects the camp gradually grew into a small city.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans
Exploratory boreholes were used to locate the trapped miners, with several of these subsequently used to supply the men. The Chilean government developed a comprehensive rescue plan modeled on the successful 2002 US Quecreek Mine rescue, itself based on the 1963 German Wunder von Lengede rescue operation. Both previous rescues had used a "rescue pod" or capsule to winch trapped miners to the surface one by one. Chilean rescue crews planned to use at least three drilling technologies to create bore holes wide enough to raise the miners in custom-designed rescue pods as quickly as possible. "The mine is old and there is concern of further collapses", Henry Laas, managing director of Murray & Roberts Cementation, one of the companies involved in the rescue operation, said, "The rescue methodology therefore has to be carefully designed and implemented."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans
Three large escape boreholes were drilled concurrently using several types of equipment provided by multiple international corporations and based on three different access strategies. When the first (and only) escape shaft reached the miners, the three plans in operation were:


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan A
Plan A used an Australian built Strata 950 model raise borer type drilling rig often used to create circular shafts between two levels of a mine without using explosives. Provided by South African mining company Murray & Roberts, the drill had recently finished creating a shaft for Codelco's Andina copper mine in Chile and was immediately transferred to the San José Mine. Since it weighed 31 short tons (28 t), the drill had to be shipped in pieces on a large truck convoy. The Strata 950 was the first of the three drills to begin boring an escape shaft. If the pilot hole had been completed, further drilling would have caused rock debris to fall down the hole, requiring the miners to remove several tons of debris.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan B
This drill team was the first to reach the trapped miners with an escape shaft. Plan B involved a Schramm Inc. T130XD air core drill owned by Geotec S.A. (a Chilean-American joint venture drilling company) that was chosen by Drillers Supply SA (the general contractor of Plan B) to widen one of the three 14 centimetre (5.5 in) boreholes that were already keeping the miners supplied with palomas. Normally, the drills are used to drill top holes for the oil and gas industry and for mineral exploration and water wells.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan B
This system employed Chilean Drillers Supply SA (DSI) personnel, Mijali Proestakis G.M. and Partner, Igor Proestakis Tech Mgr, Greg Hall C.E.O. (who joined his team on site for the last eight days of drilling) and their 18-centimetre (7 in) drill pipe air core drill, a team of American drillers from Layne Christensen Company and specialized Down-The-Hole drilling hammers from Center Rock, Inc., of Berlin, Pennsylvania. Center Rock's president and personnel from DSI Chile were present on-site for the 33 days of drilling.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan B
While the Schramm rig, built by privately held Schramm, Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was already on the ground in Chile at the time of the mine collapse, additional drilling equipment was flown from the United States to Chile by United Parcel Service. The percussion-technology hammer drill can drill at more than 40 meters (130 ft) a day by using four hammers instead of one.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan B
The Schramm T-130 was directed to bore toward the workshop, a space that was accessible by the miners. The T-130 became operational on 5 September and worked in three stages. First, it needed to enlarge the 14-centimetre (5.5 in) hole to a 30-centimetre (12 in) hole. It then needed to drill the 30-centimetre (12 in) hole into a 71 centimetre (28 in) diameter hole.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan B
"If we tried to drill from a 14-centimetre (5.5 in) hole to a 71-centimetre (28 in) hole, the torque would be too high and it would ... put the drill bits under too much pressure," said Schramm, Inc. Latin American Regional Manager, Claudio Soto. However by reusing the same hole, there was still added pressure on the drill. Delays occurred because of issues with the neck of the drills caused by the angle of the drilling.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan B
Rescuers were unable to drill vertically since that would require placing the heavy rig on the unstable ground where the cave-in had happened, and the rescuers also had to avoid drilling into the production tunnels above the shelter. Soto added, during the rescue, "It's a difficult hole. It's curved and deep. The hard rock has proven to be abrasive and has worn out the steel of the drill."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan C
Plan C involved a Canadian-made RIG-421 oil drilling rig operated by Calgary-based Precision Drilling Corporation. It was the last drill to be added to the rescue process and went into operation on 19 September. The rig, normally used for oil and gas well drilling, could theoretically drill a wide enough escape shaft in a single pass without a pilot hole. RIG-421 is a 43 meters (141 ft) tall Diesel-Electric Triple, which needed 40 truckloads to bring its components from Iquique, Chile, to Copiapó.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Plan C
Chosen for the rescue operation because it can drill large holes deep into the ground and is faster than mining drills, this plan suffered major setbacks due to the difficulty of aiming a large drill at such a small target. Furthermore, the hardness of the rock caused the drill bit to wander from its intended course and it then needed to be removed, resized and repositioned, slowing drilling progress. Many family members of the miners initially had high hopes for this rig, but it was forced to reduce its drill size and so lagged behind the other attempts.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Drilling results
At 08:05 CLDT on 9 October 2010, Plan B's Schramm T130XD was the first to reach the trapped miners. By 8 October, the Plan A Strata 950's pilot hole had reached only 85% of the required depth (598 meters (1,962 ft)), and had not yet started widening its shaft. Plan C's RIG-421, the only machine at the site able to drill a wide enough escape shaft without a pilot hole, reached 372 meters (1,220 ft) (62%).


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Drilling plans, Drilling results
The rescue operation was an international effort that involved not only technology, but the cooperation and resources of companies and individuals from around the world, including Latin America, South Africa, Australia, the United States and Canada. NASA specialists helped develop a sophisticated health agenda. Though international participation was critical to success, overall, it was a Chilean-led team effort. As one NASA specialist said during a visit early on in the rescue: "The Chileans are basically writing the book."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Extraction plans, Fénix rescue capsule
While the three drilling operations progressed, technicians worked on building the rescue capsules that would eventually carry the miners to safety. Several media organizations produced illustrations of the capsules' basic design.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Extraction plans, Fénix rescue capsule
The steel rescue capsules, dubbed Fénix (English: Phoenix) were constructed by the Chilean Navy with design input from NASA. The navy incorporated most of NASA's suggestions and produced three rescue pods: Fénix 1, 2 and 3, all enhanced versions of the Dahlbusch Bomb used for mine rescue. Fénix 1 was presented to journalists and the miners' relatives for their assessment.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Extraction plans, Fénix rescue capsule
The eventual capsule used to rescue the 33 men was the Fénix 2, a device 54 centimeters (21 in) in diameter, narrow enough to avoid hitting the sides of the tunnel. It had retractable wheels to allow for a smoother ride to the surface, an oxygen supply, lighting, video and voice communications, a reinforced roof to protect against rock falls, and an escape hatch with a safety device to allow the passenger to lower himself back down if the capsule became stuck.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Extraction plans, Preparations for extraction
Although drilling finished on 9 October 2010, Laurence Golborne, Chilean Minister of Mining, announced that the rescue operation was not expected to begin before 12 October due to the complex preparatory work required on both the escape shaft and the extraction system site. These tasks included a borehole inspection to determine how much of the shaft needed casing to prevent rockfalls from jamming the escape capsule. Depending on the shaft casing requirement, installation of the requisite steel pipes could take up to 96 hours. After that, a large concrete platform for the winching rig to raise and lower the capsule had to be poured while the winching rig required assembly. Finally, thorough testing of the capsule and winching system together was required.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Extraction plans, Preparations for extraction
Golborne also indicated he expected only the first 100–200 meters (330–660 ft) of the shaft to be cased, a task that could be performed in only 10 hours. In the end, only the first 56 meters (184 ft) were deemed to require casing. Assembly of a safe lifting system took an additional 48 hours.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue plans, Extraction plans, Preparations for extraction
Shortly before the extraction phase began, Golborne told reporters that rescuers estimated it would take about an hour to bring each miner to the surface. He therefore expected the lifting phase of the rescue operation to take up to 48 hours.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo
The rescue effort to retrieve the miners began on Tuesday, 12 October at 19:00 CLT. Dubbed Operación San Lorenzo (Operation St. Lawrence) after the patron saint of miners, a three-hour initial delay ensued while final safety tests were carried out. At 23:18 CLT, the first rescuer, Manuel González, an experienced rescue expert and employee of Codelco, was lowered into the mine. During the 18-minute descent, the waiting families and surface rescue team members sang the Canción Nacional, Chile's national anthem. González arrived in the collapsed mine and made contact with the miners at 23:36.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Extraction
Although Chilean officials played down the risks of the rescue, the miners still needed to be alert during the ascent in case of problems. As a result, and according to the rescue plan, the first four men to be brought up the narrow shaft were those "deemed the fittest of body and mind". Thereafter they would be best placed to inform the rescue team about conditions on the journey and report on the remaining miners. Once the four men had surfaced, the rescues proceeded in order of health, with the least healthy brought up from the mine first.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Procedure
Six hours before the rescue, each miner switched to a liquid diet rich in sugars, minerals, and potassium. Each took an aspirin to help avert blood clots, and wore a girdle to stabilize blood pressure. The miners also received moisture-resistant coveralls and sunglasses to protect against the sudden exposure to sunlight. The capsule included oxygen masks, heart monitors, and video cameras. After a miner was strapped into the 21 inches (53 cm) wide capsule, it ascended about 1 meter per second (2.2 mph), taking 9 to 18 minutes to reach the surface. Piñera was present for each arrival during the 24-hour rescue.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Procedure
After an alertness check a miner would be taken by stretcher to a field hospital for initial evaluation; none needed immediate treatment. Later they were taken by helicopter to Copiapó Hospital, 60 kilometers (37 mi) away, for 24 to 48 hours of observation.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Rescue
The original plan called for two rescue workers to descend into the mine before bringing the first miner to the surface. However, to avoid delay, rescuers decided to bring a miner to the surface in the returning capsule that had taken González down. An "empty" trial run had taken place the previous day, with the capsule stopping just 15 meters (49 ft) before the end of the shaft.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Rescue
After a further safety check, 15 minutes later miner Florencio Ávalos began his ascent from the mine. TV cameras both inside the mine and on the surface captured the event and broadcast it worldwide. Urzúa was the last to ascend.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Rescue
Each transit of the capsule, whether up or down, was projected to take 15 minutes, giving a total time of 33 hours for the rescue operation. In practice, after the capsule's first few transits, it became apparent that the trip might be shorter than the projected 15 minutes and each rescue cycle should take less than 1 hour. As the eighteenth miner was brought to the surface, Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne stated "We have advanced at a faster time than we originally planned. I foresee we might conclude the whole operation before tonight."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Rescue
After stepping free from the rescuers and greeting his son, Urzúa embraced Piñera saying, "I've delivered to you this shift of workers, as we agreed I would." The president replied, "I gladly receive your shift, because you completed your duty, leaving last like a good captain." Piñera went on to say "You are not the same after this, and Chile won't be the same either."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Rescue
A large Chilean flag that had hung in the mine chamber during the rescue was brought up by Luis Urzúa. Once all the miners had been extracted, the rescuers in the mine chamber displayed a banner reading "Misión cumplida Chile" ("Mission accomplished Chile"). Manuel González was the first rescuer down and the last up, spending 25 hours 14 minutes in the mine. Rescuers needing to sleep did so in the mine to avoid tying up the capsule on rescue-delaying journeys to the surface. When the last rescuer surfaced, Piñera covered the top of the rescue shaft with a metal lid. Altogether, Fénix 2 made 39 round trips, traveling a total distance of about 50 kilometers (31 mi).


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Order of miners and rescuers
Before the rescue, the trapped miners were divided into three groups to determine their exit order. From first to last these were: "hábiles" (skilled), "débiles" (weak) and "fuertes" (strong). This grouping was based on the theory that the first men to exit should be those more skilled and in the best physical condition, as they would be better equipped to escape unaided in the event of a capsule malfunction or shaft collapse. They were also thought more able to communicate clearly any other problems to the surface rescue team.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Order of miners and rescuers
The second group included miners with medical problems, older men and those with psychological issues. The final group comprised the most mentally tough, as they had to be able to endure the anxiety of the wait; in the words of Minister Mañalich "they don't care to stay another 24 hours inside the mine".


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Rescue operation San Lorenzo, Order of miners and rescuers
Note: Early in the disaster, the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio published a widely circulated, but incorrect, early list of the miners' names with two errors: it omitted Esteban Rojas and Claudio Acuña and wrongly included the names of Roberto López Bordones and William Órdenes. The list above is correct and up to date according to the Ministry of Mining website.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Timeline of events
This is a general chronology of the events, from the beginning:


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Reaction to the rescue
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and First Lady Cecilia Morel were present during the rescue. Bolivian President Evo Morales was also scheduled to be there but did not arrive in time to see the rescue of the trapped Bolivian miner, Carlos Mamani. Morales visited Mamani at a hospital along with Piñera later in the day. A number of foreign leaders contacted Piñera to express solidarity and pass on congratulations to Chile while rescue efforts were underway.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Reaction to the rescue
They included the Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Poland, as well as the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland, (who also wrote personally to the Chilean president and the Clare-based designers and manufacturers of the rescue drill). Other foreign leaders including Mexican President Felipe Calderón and U.S. President Barack Obama praised the rescue efforts and passed on their hopes and prayers to the miners and their families. Pope Benedict XVI left a video message in Spanish praying for the success of the rescue operation.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Reaction to the rescue
After the successful rescue, Piñera gave a speech on location in which he praised Chile, saying that he was "proud to be the president of all Chileans." He invoked Chile's recently passed Bicentennial celebrations and said that the miners were rescued with "unity, hope and faith." He thanked Chávez and Morales, amongst others, for their calls of support and solidarity. He also said that those responsible for the collapse of the mine would be punished, and that there would be a "new deal" for the workers.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue
All but two of the men went home within 48 hours of their rescue, and by 19 October all had left the hospital.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue
Doctors felt the men had coped unexpectedly well physically with their time underground. Piñera even challenged the men to a friendly football game and invited them to visit to the presidential palace and to the opening of a transcontinental highway.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue
Marc Siegel, an associate professor of medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center, said that lack of sunlight could cause problems with muscles, bones and other organs. Jane Aubin, scientific director of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, said the miners would have to be monitored closely: "They haven't been as physically active as you would want [them] to be, so they have undoubtedly experienced some muscle loss. ... Probably after that extended period of time, in both a confined space and in relative darkness, they've also probably experienced some bone loss."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue
Officials considered canceling plans for a Thanksgiving Mass for the men and their families at Camp Hope on 17 October over fears that a premature return to the site could be damaging. "It's not a good idea that they go back to the mine so soon", said psychologist Iturra.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue
Jorge Díaz, head of the miners' medical team at Copiapó regional hospital, said: "We have a group of workers who are absolutely normal people, they weren't selected from a group of applicants to be astronauts, nor were they people who underwent rigorous tests, therefore we don't know when the post-traumatic stress syndrome can appear."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue, Activities
On Sunday, 17 October 2010, six of the 33 rescued miners attended a multi-denominational memorial Mass led by an evangelical pastor and a Roman Catholic priest at "Campamento Esperanza" (Camp Hope) where anxious relatives had awaited the men's return. Some of the rescuers who helped bring the miners to the surface also attended. Reporters and cameras mobbed the miners, prompting the police to intervene to protect them. Omar Reygadas' family was swarmed by the media after they left the service, and his 2-year-old great-granddaughter started crying when pushed by the crowd. As Reygadas picked her up, the cameras zoomed in. Reygadas stayed calm but offered his only answer in response to their questions: "I've had nightmares these days", Reygadas said from inside a small tent while reporters jockeyed for position, "but the worst nightmare is all of you."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue, Activities
Based on their experience, the miners plan to start a foundation to help in the field of mine safety. Yonni Barrios said: "We're thinking about creating a foundation to solve [safety] problems in the mining industry. With this, with the experience that we had had, God help us, we should be able to solve these problems." Juan Illanes told El Mercurio: "We have to decide how to direct our project so this type of thing never happens again. It needs to be done, but these things don't happen quickly".


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue, Activities
On 24 October 2010, the miners attended a reception hosted by Piñera at the presidential palace in the capital, Santiago, and were awarded medals celebrating Chile's independence bicentennial. Outside, the men posed for photographs next to the Fénix rescue capsule that had winched them to the surface, now installed in the main square in Santiago. Afterwards, at the National Stadium, the freed miners played a football match against a team that included Piñera; Laurence Golborne, the mining minister; and Jaime Manalich, the health minister. Team "Esperanza" (Hope), led by Franklin Lobos, all wore the number "33", but lost 3–2 to the government team.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Miners post-rescue, Activities
In November 2010, miners visited Los Angeles, appearing in a taping of CNN "Heroes." On 13 December 2010, 26 of the rescued miners, including Franklin Lobos, went on invitation to a Manchester United training session at Carrington, Greater Manchester in England. In February 2011, 31 of the 33 miners were hosted by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism for an eight-day pilgrimage of Christian and Jewish holy sites.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Political
Immediately following the San José mine collapse, Piñera dismissed top officials from the Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile (SERNAGEOMIN), Chile's mining regulatory agency and vowed to undertake a major overhaul of the department in light of the accident. In the days following the collapse, eighteen mines were shut down and a further 300 put under threat of possible closure.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Political
On 25 October 2010, ahead of schedule, Piñera received a preliminary report by the Commission on Work Safety established in response to the incident. The report was a direct result of the Copiapó accident and contained 30 proposals ranging from improvements in hygiene to better coordination between local regulatory authorities. Although the commission had set 22 November 2010 as the date to deliver its final report, it reported that job safety inspections in Santiago and regions throughout Chile had allowed them to obtain a clear picture of the situation earlier than anticipated.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Political
In total, the commission held 204 hearings and reviewed 119 suggestions that came from online input. Throughout the incident, Piñera stressed that cost was of no object with regard to rescuing the miners. The operation was expensive with estimates surpassing US$20 million, excluding expenses in building, maintaining and securing "Campamento Esperanza" (Camp Hope). These costs exceed the total business debt of the mine's owner, the San Esteban Mining Company, which currently stands at around US$19 million. The state mining company Codelco contributed about 75% to rescue costs with private companies donating services worth more than US$5 million.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Political
The French credit rating agency Coface declared that the dramatic mining rescue would have a positive impact on Chile's economic reputation. "It provides to international investors an image of a country where you can do safe [sic] business", Coface's UK managing director, Xavier Denecker, said. "It gives a good impression in terms of technology, solidarity and efficiency." Coface rates countries according to the probability of private sector companies being successful. Chile holds its highest rating in South America: A2. The UK, in comparison, is rated at A3.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Legal
Following the accident, a lawsuit was filed against the San Esteban Mining Company by relatives of those trapped, while a judge froze US$2 million of its assets. A lawyer for several of the miners' families described this as a refutation of the company's claims of "not having even enough money to pay salaries".


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Legal
On 21 October, San Esteban Mining Company Operations Chief Carlos Pinilla and mine manager Pedro Simunovic issued a signed public statement insisting that no company official "had the slightest indication that a catastrophe could occur." Miner Jorge Gallardo asserted that there was no way the owners could have been unaware of the situation since he recorded everything and his daily safety reports were signed by Pinilla in person. Rescued miner Victor Zamora commented "What made me sad was that people were dying because the company did not want to have something safer and only thought about money".


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Social
Chilean writer and former miner Hernán Rivera Letelier wrote an article for the Spanish newspaper El País offering advice to the miners: "I hope that the avalanche of lights and cameras and flashes that is rushing towards you is a light one. It's true that you've survived a long season in hell, but, when all's said and done, it was a hell you knew. What's heading your way, now, comrades, is a hell that you have not experienced at all: the hell of the show, the alienating hell of TV sets.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Social
I've only got one thing to say to you, my friends: grab hold of your family. Don't let them go, don't let them out of your sight, don't waste them. Hold on to them as you hung on to the capsule that brought you out. It's the only way to survive this media deluge that's raining down on you."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Social
The Daily Telegraph UK newspaper reported that the miners have hired an accountant to ensure that any income from their new celebrity status is fairly divided, including money from expected book and film deals. The men have agreed to "speak as one" when they discuss their experiences. While still trapped, they appointed one of their group as official biographer and another their poet.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Social
The first TV documentary was aired by Nova on the US Public Broadcasting System on 26 October 2010.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Social
Podcast host Justin McElroy of advice podcast My Brother, My Brother, and Me often introduces live episodes of the podcast with a variation of "like the Chilean Miners we have reemerged in [name of city]", often to the cheers of the audience and amusement of his brothers.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Social
British comedian James Acaster began his Represent comedy special with a joke about fake "celebrity gossip," where he spread funny yet clearly fake rumors about various miners, acting as if they were mainstream celebrities.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Monument
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has suggested turning Camp Hope into a memorial or museum in honor of the men.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Monument
The Fénix 2 capsule used in Operación San Lorenzo has been placed in the Plaza de la Constitución, in front of Chile's presidential palace in Santiago, Chile. Currently, one of the backup capsules is in Copiapó and the other was sent to China for display in Chile's exhibit at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Discussions are under way for a permanent display of the capsule and possibly a museum.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Legacy and aftermath, Monument
As of December 2010, potential locations include Copiapó, the city closest to the accident site, and Talcahuano, 1,300 miles (2,100 km) to the south, where the capsules were built at a Chilean navy workshop. The Fénix 1 capsule was a featured display at the March 2011 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, Ontario, where Laurence Golborne and the rescue team were honored. Since 3 August 2011, the Fénix 2 capsule is displayed at the Atacama Regional Museum in Copiapó.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Books
While still trapped in the mine, the 33 miners chose to collectively contract with a single author to write an official history so that none of the 33 could individually profit from the experiences of others. The miners chose Héctor Tobar, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the Los Angeles Times. Tobar had exclusive access to the miners and in October 2014 published an official account titled Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Books
Tobar described the previous books published on the topic as "quick and dirty" with "almost no cooperation from the miners." These books include Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert (August 2011) by Marc Aronson; Buried Alive! : How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert (2012) by Elaine Scott; 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners (October 2011) by Jonathan Franklin.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Film
A film titled The 33 based on the events of the disaster is directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Mikko Alanne and Jose Rivera. Mike Medavoy, producer of Apocalypse Now, worked with the miners, their families, and those involved to put the film together. The movie stars Antonio Banderas as Mario "Super Mario" Sepulveda, the public face of video reports sent from underground about the miners' conditions. The actual Sepulveda expressed his enthusiasm and approval towards Banderas playing the role. Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro also stars as Laurence Golborne, the Chilean Minister of Mining at the time.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Film
The film's plot mostly focuses on the disaster and its aftermath, during which rescue teams attempt to save the trapped miners over the course of three months. According to an interview with Patricia Riggen in 2015, the miners have never been compensated monetarily for their ordeal, and many of them suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.


2010 Coppa Italia Final
The 2010 Coppa Italia Final was the final match of the 2009–10 Coppa Italia, the 63rd season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 5 May 2010 between Internazionale and Roma and was a repeat of the 2008 Coppa Italia Final. The match was won by Internazionale, who claimed their sixth Coppa Italia title with a lone Diego Milito goal giving them a 1–0 win. It was the first time Inter won the trophy since the abolition of the two-legged final.


2010 Coppa Italia Final, Previous finals
This is the fifth final between these two clubs, the four previous matches dating back to the last five years and being consecutive between 2005–2008. This incredible list of repeated finals is increasing disputes around the actual competition formula, which gives an excessive advantage to the clubs participating in the European cups, who enter the cup in the round of 16 and play single matches at home.


2010 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2010 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2009. The championship began on 1 May 2010 and ended on 24 October 2010.


2010 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 24 October 2010, Kilbrittain won the championship after a 1–12 to 0–11 defeat of Ballygarvan in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1995.


2010 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Kilworth's Adrian Mannix was the championship's top scorer with 1-57.


2010 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship, Format change
Between 2000 and 2009, teams were only permitted two defeats before exiting the championship proper. As of 2010, all teams were guaranteed a third chance to remain in the championship via a restructuring of the relegation playoffs.


2010 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2010 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 113th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 10 September 2010 and ended on 31 October 2010.


2010 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 31 October 2010, Meelin won the championship following a 1-19 to 2-09 defeat of Cloughduv in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2010 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Cloughduv's Éamonn Brosnan was the championship's top scorer with 1-19.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the fifth staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2009. The championship began on 8 May 2010 and ended on 30 October 2010.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Valley Rovers and Killavullen left the championship after their respective promotion and relegation to different grades. Carrigaline and Mallow joined the championship. Glanmire were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Newmarket.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The final was played on 30 October 2010 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Newcestown and Clyda Rovers. Newcestown won the final by 0-10 to 0-09 to claim their first championship title in the grade. It was Clyda Rovers' second successive final defeat.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Carrigaline's David Drake was the championship's top scorer with 0-39.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The championship began on 4 June 2010 and ended on 10 October 2010.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 30 July 2010, Fr. O’Neill’s were relegated from the championship following a 1-15 to 0-10 defeat by Aghabullogue.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 10 October 2010, Ballymartle won the championship following a 2-14 to 0-13 defeat of Tracton in the final. It remains their only championship title in this grade.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Tracton's Ronan Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 2-57. It remains a record cumulative score for a player in a single championship.


2010 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 14 teams from the 2009 premier intermediate championship, one relegated from the 2009 senior championship and one promoted from the 2009 intermediate championship.


2010 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2010 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 112th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2009. The championship began on 5 April 2010 and ended on 24 October 2010.


2010 Cork Senior Football Championship
Clonakilty entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Nemo Rangers at the semi-final stage.


2010 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 24 October 2010, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-08 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 18th championship title overall and their first title since 2008.


2010 Cork Senior Football Championship
Duhallow's Donncha O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-30.


2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2010 opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2009. The championship began on 1 May 2010 and ended on 10 October 2010.


2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Newtownshandrum were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Erin's Own in the quarter-finals.


2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 29 August 2010, Blarney were relegated from the championship following a 1-14 to 1-12 defeat by Blackrock.


2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 10 October 2010, Sarsfields won the championship following a 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.


2010 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2010 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Kent Austin and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 2–8 overall and 1–6 in Ivy League play to place seventh.


2010 Corpus Christi Hammerheads season
The 2010 Corpus Christi Hammerheads season was the team's seventh season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-five teams competing in the IFL for the 2010 season, the Corpus Christi, Texas-based Corpus Christi Hammerheads were members of the Lonestar East Division of the Intense Conference.


2010 Corpus Christi Hammerheads season
Under the leadership of head coach Stephen Fillmore, the team played their home games at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.


2010 Corpus Christi Hammerheads season
The Hammerheads lost to the Arkansas Diamonds 29-44 in the Intense Conference quarterfinals.


2010 Corpus Christi Hammerheads season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 26, 201023 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


2010 Corsica Football Cup
The 2010 Corsica Football Cup was a Non-FIFA football competition hosted by independent national team Corsica, the matches was played at AC Ajaccio's ground Stade François Coty and SC Bastia ground Stade Armand Cesari, four teams played, Gabon, Togo, Brittany and Corsica.


2010 Corsica Football Cup
On 21 May 2010, Corsica won the "Corsica Football Cup" at Penalty shoot-out against Gabon with the score of (1 – 1, pen. 5 – 4)


2010 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards (before 2006 known as the Whitbread Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2010.


2010 Costa Book Awards
The shortlists were announced on 17 November 2010. The winners in each category were announced on 4 January 2011.


2010 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 February 2010. The ruling party before the election, the center-left National Liberation Party, put forward former Vice-President Laura Chinchilla as its presidential candidate, while the libertarian, Movimiento Libertario nominated former legislator Otto Guevara. Opinion polls before voting started consistently put Chinchilla as the front-runner, a trend confirmed in the election-night count, which showed her garnering 46.76% of the vote.


2010 Costa Rican general election
The election was supervised by observers from several countries, as well as from the Organization of American States. The incumbent president, Óscar Arias, was ineligible to run for a second consecutive term. This was the last time as of 2019, that the National Liberation Party has gotten more than 30% of the vote, the last time to this date that they have won the Presidency, and the last time it has won any province in what is known as the Central Valley (the four provinces in the interior of the country: San José, Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago).


2010 Costa Rican general election, Presidential candidates
Two weeks before the election, Patriotic Alliance and National Integration Party's candidates, Rolando Araya and Walter Muñoz, stopped their campaigns and endorsed Citizens' Action Party's candidate Otton Solís, in an effort to build a progressive alliance against Laura Chinchilla.


2010 Costa Rican general election, Parliamentary elections
The swifting from a two-party system to a multi-party system was much more evident in this election


2010 Costa Rican general election, Parliamentary elections
For the then three major parties; PLN, PAC and ML the voting for the presidential ballot was superior to the support in the legislative, as for example PLN presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla received 46% of the votes and PLN's legislative ballot only 37%. Similarly PAC's candidate Ottón Solís with 25% presidential against 17% legislative and Otto Guevara with 20% oppose to 14% legislative. Contrary to PUSC whose candidate Luis Fishman received 3% electoral support while his party received 8%.


2010 Costa Rican general election, Parliamentary elections
This was at the time PAC's worst electoral result in its history having the smallest faction in the Parliament and ML's best result with to this date its biggest. PLN only lost one seat. Left-wing Broad Front maintained its only seat in the person of future presidential nominee José María Villalta Florez-Estrada and two Christian parties for the first time had deputies at the same time; Costa Rican Renewal Party and its provincial offshoot National Restoration.


2010 Costa Rican general election, Results, President
At 9:08 p.m. local time on election day, 7 February second-placed candidate Otton Solis conceded defeat to Laura Chinchilla, who will become Costa Rica's first female president. With approximately 40% of the vote counted, Chinchilla was consistently surpassing the 40% threshold for victory in the first round, leading Solis by 47% to 24%, with third-placed candidate Otto Guevara trailing at 21.5%.


2010 Costa Rican general election, Results, Municipal Councils
The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2010 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.


2010 Costa Rican general election, Results, Municipal Councils
The Central Canton of San José, the most populous, named 13 aldermen. Desamparados and Alajuela named 11. Others less populated (Puntarenas, Limón, Pococí, Heredia, Cartago, La Unión, San Carlos, Goicoechea, Pérez Zeledón, etc.) named 9. Others even smaller (Tibás, Grecia, Vázquez de Coronado, Montes de Oca, Siquirres, Escazú, Turrialba, etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest (Turrubares, San Mateo, Santa Ana, Mora, Montes de Oro, Talamanca, etc.) named 5.


2010 Costa Rican municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on 5 December 2010. Were the third municipal elections in the history of the country and the last on be held in December of the same electoral year due to an electoral reform that turned municipal election to be held mid-term. Because of this the Electoral Supreme Court mandate the constitutional period of the newly elected authorities to last for 6 years for one unique time. The election was for mayors of the 81 cantons, syndics and district councilors for all the country's districts and 8 Intendants for 8 especial autonomous districts.


2010 Costa Rican municipal elections
Then ruling National Liberation Party was victorious retaining all but one of the mayorships it held before and 6 of the 7 provincial capitals (all except Liberia). The historical Social Christian Unity Party was the second largest municipal force as before and main opposition party Citizens' Action Party was the third largest unable to repeat its general success in presidential and legislative vote (been the second largest in both in the latest election). The liberal Libertarian Movement and the conservative Accessibility without Exclusion achieve 2 mayors each. While other two mayors came from two local forces in Curridabat and Escazu and one only mayor was elected for the religious Christian party Costa Rican Renewal.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2010 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys, representing Oklahoma State University, from the Big 12 Conference and the Ole Miss Rebels, representing the University of Mississippi, from the Southeastern Conference that took place on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 2010 game was the first game in Cowboys Stadium after leaving its namesake venue and was the concluding game of the season for both teams involved.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
Ole Miss has the distinction of playing in the last Cotton Bowl Classic held in the old Cotton Bowl stadium and playing in the first ever Cotton Bowl Classic held in its new home at Cowboys Stadium.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
This was Ole Miss' second consecutive Cotton Bowl Classic appearance as the Rebels also played in the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic where they defeated Texas Tech 47–34.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
This was also the second meeting between Ole Miss and Oklahoma State in a Cotton Bowl Classic game. The two teams met in the 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic, which Ole Miss won 31-28 on the arm of quarterback Eli Manning.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
This was Oklahoma State's third appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Their first was a 34–0 win over TCU in 1945. This was Ole Miss' fifth appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Aside from the 2004 and 2009 games, Ole Miss defeated TCU 14–13 in 1956 and lost to Texas 7–12 in 1962.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
In this 2010 edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic, Ole Miss defeated Oklahoma State by a score of 21–7. With the win, Ole Miss became the first team to win back-to-back Cotton Bowl Classics since Notre Dame did so in 1993 and 1994. Ole Miss' Dexter McCluster was awarded the offensive MVP, making him only the second back-to-back offensive MVP in the Cotton Bowl Classic's 74-year history. The other was SMU's Doak Walker in 1948 and 1949. McCluster's 86-yard run for a touchdown was the longest actual completed run in Cotton Bowl Classic history but is not the longest officially.


2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
In the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic, Rice University's Dicky Moegle began a run from his team's 5-yard line down the sideline near the University of Alabama's bench. As Moegle passed Alabama's bench, Alabama player Tommy Lewis jumped off the bench, wearing no helmet, and tackled Moegle at the 42-yard line. The referee saw what happened and signaled touchdown therefore making it officially a 95-yard run for a touchdown. This was the last football game of any sort that Pat Summerall did play by play.


2010 Country Music Association Awards
The 2010 Country Music Association Awards, 44th Annual Ceremony, is a music award ceremony that was held on November 10, 2010, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and the show was hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.


2010 Country Music Association Awards
Miranda Lambert was the lead nominee with 9 nods, including Album of the Year, as well as Entertainer of the Year. Lambert broke a record for most CMA nominations ever received by a female artist in a single year.


2010 County Championship
The 2010 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 111th County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2011 season, while the bottom two sides from Division One were relegated.


2010 County Championship
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club won the Championship for the sixth time in their history, the first time since 2005. Essex and Kent were relegated from Division One, having been promoted only the season previous, and the two teams relegated to Division Two at the end of 2009, Sussex and Worcestershire, were promoted back into Division One at the first time of asking.


2010 Coupe Gambardella Final
The 2010 Coupe Gambardella Final was the 55th final of France's youth cup competition. The final took place on 1 May 2010 at the Stade de France in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis and served as a curtain raiser for the final of the Coupe de France. The match was contested between Sochaux and Metz. The final was shown live on France 4.


2010 Coupe Gambardella Final, Team background
Sochaux entered the final for the 3rd time in the club's history. Sochaux first appeared in the final in 1973 finishing as runners-up to Nantes. In their next two appearances, the team were crowned champions defeating Lens 1–0 in 1983 and Auxerre 5–4 on penalties in 2007 after the match ended 2–2 after 90 minutes. The 2007 team was led by Marvin Martin, Ryad Boudebouz, Sloan Privat, and Geoffrey Tulasne. All four players are now regulars in the senior Sochaux team.


2010 Coupe Gambardella Final, Team background
Metz's appearance in the Gambardella final marked their 4th appearance in the competition's ultimate match. Of the appearances, Metz have won the cup twice, first in 1981 defeating Nice 1–0, and again in 2001 handling Caen 2–0. The 2001 team was anchored by goalkeeper Ludovic Butelle and midfielders Laurent Agouazi and Ludovic Obraniak. All three players had respectable careers at Metz before moving on to other Ligue 1 clubs.


2010 Coupe Internationale de Nice
The 2010 Coupe Internationale de Nice (English: 2010 International Cup of Nice) was the 15th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Nice, France. It was held between October 13 and 17, 2010 at the Patinoire Jean Bouin. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating, and ice dancing on the levels of senior and junior.


2010 Coupe de France Final
The 2010 Coupe de France Final was the 92nd final of France's most prestigious cup competition. The final took place on 1 May 2010 at the Stade de France in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. The cup was won by Paris Saint-Germain with a 1–0 win against Monaco. A Guillaume Hoarau header in extra time was the difference between the teams.


2010 Coupe de France Final
As winners, PSG were guaranteed a UEFA Europa League place for the 2010–11 season, which they claimed after finishing 13th in Ligue 1, outside the Champions League qualification places. The final was televised on France 2, the cup's main broadcaster.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Team background
Monaco's appearance in the Coupe de France final marked their eighth appearance in the competition's ultimate match. Of the appearances, Monaco have won the cup five times, which is tied for fourth in the cup's history. Monaco's last appearance in the final dates all the way back to the 1990–91 season when they defeated Marseille 1–0 with the lone goal coming from Gerald Passi.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Team background
Paris Saint-Germain entered the final for the 11th time in the club's history. Their 11 appearances rank second best behind Marseille in French football history. Of the 11 appearances, PSG has tasted cup victory seven times, second to Marseille's ten titles. Their last victory came during the 2005–06 season when they defeated Marseille 2–1 with the goals coming from Bonaventure Kalou and Vikash Dhorasoo. PSG's last finals appearance came during the 2007–08 season. The club suffered heartbreak losing 1–0 in extra time to Lyon.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Team background
In total, Monaco and PSG have contested each other 29 times in league play with the former having the advantage winning 16 matches. PSG have accounted for only three wins, while ten were played to a draw. Monaco and PSG have faced each other five times in the Coupe de France. One of their more important meetings in the competition came during the 1984–85 season when the two met in the competition's ultimate match.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Team background
In the match – played at PSG's home stadium, the Parc des Princes – Monaco recorded a 1–0 victory with the only goal coming from French international Bernard Genghini. The club's most recent meetings came during the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season. The first match was played on 13 September 2009 at the Stade Louis II. The match ended in a 2–0 victory for Monaco, with Park Chu-young and Nenê scoring the goals. On 20 January 2010, the return match was played in Paris. The match ended 1–0 again, in favour of Monaco, with PSG goalkeeper Apoula Edel scoring an own goal for Monaco in the second half.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Match background, Ticketing
The Coupe de France final has been played every year at the Stade de France since 1998, following the stadium's completion. The stadium has a capacity of 81,338 spectators. Each club that will participate in the final will receive the same quota of tickets. The tickets were distributed to the public via each club, as well as the each club's league association. Paris Saint-Germain sold their tickets on 17 April at the service area of the Parc des Princes, the club's home stadium.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Match background, Ticketing
Monaco distributed their tickets to the public four days later on 21 April at the Stade Louis II, the club's home stadium. The Ligue de la Méditerranée de Football, whom Monaco is representing, and the Ligue de Paris Ile-de-France de Football, whom Paris Saint-Germain is representing, only distributed tickets to local clubs within each league. Tickets went on sale to the general public on 26 April. Pricing was defined by category with Category 1 seats, the highest category, being priced at €115 and Category 3, the lowest, going for €55.


2010 Coupe de France Final, Match background, Officials
On 15 April, the French Football Federation announced that referee Lionel Jaffredo of Brittany would officiate the 2010 Coupe de France final. His assistants were Frédéric Cano of Centre-Ouest and Christophe Capelli of Aquitaine, with Clément Turpin of Bourgogne serving as the fourth official. Jaffredo refereed three league matches during the season that involved Monaco: a 1–0 defeat to Sochaux, a 1–1 draw with Le Mans and another stalemate with Auxerre. Jaffredo did not referee a match contested by Paris Saint-Germain this season.


2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
La Coupe de l'Outre-Mer de football 2010 (English: The 2010 Over-Seas Football Cup) was the 2010 edition of the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer. The competition took place from September 22, 2010 to October 2, 2010 in Île-de-France, France. It was Saint Pierre and Miquelon's first appearance in the tournament.


2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, Matches, Group stage, Group A
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a win on penalties, 1 point for a loss on penalties


2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, Matches, Group stage, Group B
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a win on penalties, 1 point for a loss on penalties


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The 2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final was the 16th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 46 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel manages. The final took place on 27 March 2010 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The match was contested by Ligue 1 clubs Marseille and Bordeaux, who were the defending champions of the competition. The winner is guaranteed a UEFA Europa League place for the 2010–11 season with their appearance being dependent on whether they qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. The final and both semi-finals were broadcast live on France 3.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final
Marseille claimed its first title since its 1992–93 UEFA Champions League triumph following a 3–1 victory over Bordeaux. The goals were scored by Souleymane Diawara, Mathieu Valbuena and Matthieu Chalmé, who converted an own goal; Ludovic Sané scored Bordeaux's lone goal. Because of its Ligue 1 title, Marseille claimed the league and league cup double. It became the second-straight season a club had won the league and league cup double, with finalists Bordeaux achieving it the previous season.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Team information
Marseille entered the final having last appeared in a final of a knockout competition at the 2006–07 edition of the Coupe de France when it lost to Sochaux on penalties. Marseille's appearance in the final marked its debut in the competition's final match. Prior to this appearance, the club's best finish in the competition was reaching the semi-finals during the 2002–03 season, where it lost 0–1 to Monaco, the eventual champions. At the time, Monaco was managed by Didier Deschamps, Marseille's current manager.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Team information
Bordeaux entered the competition as defending champions having defeated Ligue 2 club Vannes in the 2009 edition of the final by a score of 4–0. Bordeaux had won the competition a record three times. They share this honor with Paris Saint-Germain. This year's appearance marked Bordeaux's sixth appearance in the competition's final match, which also is a record. The Aquitaine-based outfit attempted to become the first club in the history of the competition to successfully defend their title.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Team information
In total, Bordeaux and Marseille contested one another 49 times in league play, with the latter having the advantage winning 27 matches. Bordeaux have accounted for 17 wins, while 5 were played to a draw. The clubs had never faced one another in the Coupe de la Ligue. The clubs' most recent meeting came during the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season. The first match was played on 30 August 2009 at the Stade Vélodrome. The highly anticipated match ended in a 0–0 draw and was played in front of 55,920 spectators, the highest attended match this season in Ligue 1. On 17 January 2010, the return match was played in Bordeaux; the match ended in 1–1 with Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda scoring an own goal for Bordeaux during injury time of the first half and midfielder Benoît Cheyrou equalizing for Marseille nine minutes from time.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Team information, Injuries
Marseille entered the match without recent French international Benoît Cheyrou due to a calf injury. Fellow midfielders Bakari Koné and Fabrice Abriel were questionable for the match with the former likely to make the bench, while the latter would not. Argentine international Gabriel Heinze returned to the team after having miss three weeks due to a stress fracture in his right fibula.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Team information, Injuries
Bordeaux was without vice-captain and centre-back Marc Planus due to a knee injury. The club was also without France under-21 international Grégory Sertic, who will miss a month after breaking a toe on his right foot in the club's match against Lille held the previous weekend, as well as midfielder Abdou Traoré, who is out with a hamstring injury.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Ticketing
The Coupe de la Ligue final has been played every year at the Stade de France since 1998, following the stadium's completion. The stadium has a capacity of 81,338 spectators. Each club that participated in the final received the same quota of tickets, which were distributed to season ticket holders and through their ticket sales at a later date. Tickets went on sale to the general public on 17 March, ten days before the final. Pricing was defined by category with Category 1 seats, the highest category, being priced at €90 and Category 4, the lowest, going for €45.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Officials
On 11 March, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) announced that referee Stéphane Lannoy of Nord-Pas-de-Calais would officiate the 2010 Coupe de la Ligue final. Lannoy was pre-selected by FIFA to officiate at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and officiated his first Coupe de la Ligue final. His assistants were Éric Dansault of Centre and Laurent Ugo of the Méditerranée, with Philippe Kalt of Alsace serving as the fourth official.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Match balls
The Coupe de la Ligue final used match balls designed specifically for the Coupe de la Ligue. The "Tenor" by German football equipment manufacturer Uhlsport, the official provider of match balls in the Coupe de la Ligue, was created to emulate the Coupe de la Ligue trophy by including the cup's legendary golden spirals.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Rumored move
On 1 March 2010, it was revealed that the French government was considering moving the final to another venue in response to the fan violence that occurred during the annual Le Classique match in which the supporters of both Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille clashed resulting in a supporter being hospitalized, going into a coma, and later dying due to severe head injuries.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Rumored move
PSG supporters also attacked law enforcement who were at the match to provide security, which resulted in the arrest of over 20 PSG supporters with 16 of them being detained and banned from attending football matches in the country. In response to the news, PSG president Robin Leproux suspended ticket sales to the club's supporters for away matches.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Background, Rumored move
The resulting news led to the government to consider relocating the Coupe de la Ligue final to the Stade Gerland in Lyon in order to ensure the safety of Marseille and Bordeaux supporters with fear that they would be harmed by PSG's extremist supporters in retribution if the match remained in Paris. On 3 March 2010, the LFP confirmed that the match would remain at the Stade de France.


2010 Coventry City Council election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.


2010 Coventry City Council election
Labour gained five seats (Cheylesmore, Foleshill, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Wyken) from the Conservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from the Socialist Party. As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats.


2010 Coventry City Council election
A general election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout.


2010 Coventry City Council election, Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:


2010 Craven District Council election
The 2010 Craven District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2010 Craven District Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives were one seat short of holding a majority on the council with 15 seats. 9 seats were contested in the election with the Conservatives standing in all 9, compared to 7 Liberal Democrats, 4 Labour, 3 independents and 1 from the Youth Party. 2 sitting councillors, Manuel Camcho and Stephen Butcher stood down from Bentham and Gargrave and Malhamdale wards respectively, while Carl Lis stood as a Conservative after having been a councillor before the election as an independent, and before 1998 as a Liberal Democrat.


2010 Craven District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives make 3 gains, including in Bentham and Settle and Ribblebanks wards. The third gain came in Ingleton and Clapham ward, where Carl Lis, who had held the seat as an independent before the election, was elected as a Conservative. The gains meant the Conservatives won 6 of the 9 seats contested, compared to 2 independents and 1 Liberal Democrats. Due to the general election being held at the same time overall turnout was over 75%, with the lowest being over 68% in Sutton-in-Craven.


2010 Crawley Borough Council election
The 2010 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of  Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2010 Crimean parliamentary election
The 2010 Crimean parliamentary election were held on 31 October 2010 as a part of the general 2010 Ukrainian local elections. Unlike the previous election to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, they were conducted on the mixed member proportional representation system. In order to gain representation in the Parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a party or bloc had to garner at least 3 percent of the total vote. The Party of Regions won the elections with an overwhelming majority.


2010 Crimean parliamentary election, Background
Prior to 2009 amendments to the Crimean Constitution, the parliament's term was limited to four years. It has since been increased to five after Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed the amendments into law in April 2009.


2010 Crimean parliamentary election, Background
New elections where set for October 31, 2010 by the Supreme Council on August 4, 2010. In June 2010 the parliament had failed to fix the election date on October 31. The resolution was voted against by a number of coalition factions, including the ruling For Yanukovych! electoral bloc (that included the Party of Regions). Early July 2010, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) supported by the Party of Regions’ initiative, announced local elections on the last day of October 2010.


2010 Critérium du Dauphiné
The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 62nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné (formerly Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré) stage race, and the first since it was renamed. It took place from 6–13 June, and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and World Calendar. It began in Evian-les-Bains with an individual time trial, and ended in Sallanches.


2010 Critérium du Dauphiné
The race was won by Slovenia's Janez Brajkovič, riding for Team RadioShack. Second in the general classification was Alberto Contador of Astana, while Tejay van Garderen finished third for Team HTC–Columbia. Contador won the points classification on a tie-break with Brajkovič, Euskaltel–Euskadi's Egoi Martínez won the mountains classification and Euskaltel-Euskadi also won the teams classification.


2010 Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams
As the Dauphiné Libéré was a UCI ProTour event, the 18 ProTour teams are invited automatically, plus an additional 4 non pro tour teams. They were:


2010 Critérium du Dauphiné, Pre-race favourites
The winner of the event for the previous two years, Alejandro Valverde, had been widely tipped to do well in the event, but was banned from all of UCI registered races for 19 months from a few days prior to the event. Two time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador started the race as favourite, but emphasized that his priority was to use the race as preparation for the Tour de France, without particular concern to win it.


2010 Croatian Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2010) took place between December 19 and 20, 2009 at the Zagrebacki Velesajam in Zagreb. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and synchronized skating across the levels of senior, junior, novice.


2010 Croatian Football Cup Final
The 2010 Croatian Cup Final was a two-legged affair played between Hajduk Split and Šibenik. The first leg was played in Split on 21 April 2010, with the second leg on 5 May 2010 in Šibenik.


2010 Croatian Football Cup Final
Hajduk Split won the trophy with an aggregate result of 4–1.


2010 Croatian Football Super Cup
The 2010 Croatian Football Super Cup was the ninth edition of the Croatian Football Super Cup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Croatian First League and Croatian Football Cup competitions. The match was played on 17 July 2010 at Stadion Maksimir in Split between 2009–10 Croatian First League winners Dinamo Zagreb and 2009–10 Croatian Football Cup winners Hajduk Split.


2010 Crocodile Trophy
The 2010 Crocodile Trophy was the 16th edition of the Crocodile trophy Mountain Bike stage race. The race was held from 19 October to 28 October. The race covered 1,162 kilometres (722 mi) divided over 10 stages.


2010 Crocodile Trophy
The favourites for the overall victory all finished on the podium in the 2009 edition: Urs Huber, Bart Brentjens and Mike Mulkens. The three cyclist would finish in the same order on the podium of the 2010 edition. Among the competitors was also Jaan Kirsipuu, a former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer and multiple stage winner. Kirispuu would eventually win the general classification in the M2 class.


2010 Crocodile Trophy, Race overview
Stage 6 was neutralized due to the death of Dutch cyclist Weit Heuker. The 59-year-old died during the night of October 23–24. Out of respect the stage was neutralized and no changes were made in the general classification.


2010 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2010 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 44th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 14th (out of 16).


2010 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 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 CrossFit Games
The 2010 CrossFit Games were the fourth CrossFit Games, held on July 16–18, 2010. This year's Games were the first to be staged at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California after three years at the ranch in Aromas. The men's competition was won by Graham Holmberg, the women's by Kristan Clever, and the Team by CrossFit Fort Vancouver.


2010 CrossFit Games
This year the qualification was expanded to a two-stage process with the introduction of Sectionals, a precursor to the online CrossFit Open introduced the following year. Individual athletes had to compete in local Sectionals to qualify for the Regionals. This was also the first time that regional qualifiers were required for all games participants including individuals, affiliate teams, and masters. The masters competition was introduced this year for male and female participants over the age of 50. The number of scored events in the Games was increased to nine spread over three days of competition. With sponsorship from Progenex, each individual winner was awarded $25,000.


2010 CrossFit Games
The 2010 Games featured the debut of Rich Froning Jr., who would go on to win the Games the following four years. He had a lead going into the final event of the 2010 Games, but climbed the rope legless when he could use his legs to help with the climb, and ended up 12th in the event, allowing Holmberg to emerge the winner of the Games. This is the first Games to be streamed online.


2010 CrossFit Games, Qualification
The qualification process was expanded this season to two stages with the introduction of Sectionals, which were subdivisions of most of the Regional competitions. There were around 30 Sectionals, and the top men and women from the Sectionals were funnelled into the Regionals to qualify for the Games. An online qualifier was arranged for military personnel who cannot attend the Sectionals. The number of Regionals was reduced to 13 this year by amalgamating some regions. The workouts for the Regionals were not standardized, and each region had their own workouts. 50 men and 50 women can qualify for the finals, and these include the top 5 men and women from the 2009 Games and previous champions, but only 45 men and 41 women went on to compete in the individual competitions in this Games.


2010 CrossFit Games, Individual events
There were 9 scored events in this Games taking place over 3 days. The scoring was the same as the 2009 CrossFit Games, with the score identical with the placings (i.e. one point for first, two for second, etc. ), and the athlete with the lowest total score would win the competition. The field was reduced to 24 athletes after event 3 on Saturday, then to 16 after event 5 on Sunday.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400
The 2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 1, 2010 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the tenth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Kevin Harvick, who started seventh, clinched third.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400
Pole position driver Kyle Busch maintained the lead after the start of the race. Kyle Busch would eventually lead to the race high of 226 laps. Afterward, Gordon became the leader during the final laps. He remained the leader until Kyle Busch passed him with four laps remaining. Kyle Busch crossed the finish line first to clinch his first win of the season, and his third at Richmond International Raceway.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400
There were six caution flags and twelve lead changes among eight different drivers throughout the course of the race. The result moved Kyle Busch up two spots to third in the Drivers' Championship, 109 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and ten ahead of Matt Kenseth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, eighteen points ahead of Toyota and thirty ahead of Ford, with twenty-six races remaining in the season.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Background
Richmond International Raceway is one of  five short tracks to hold NASCAR races, the others being Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long. The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eight degrees while the back stretch has two degrees of banking. The racetrack has seats for 97,912 spectators.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Background
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers' Championship with 1,323 points, while Kevin Harvick stood in second with 1,297 points. Greg Biffle was third in the Drivers' Championship with 1,237 points, Matt Kenseth was fourth with 1,224 points, and Kyle Busch was in fifth with 1,163 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with seventy points, twenty-one points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with forty-two points, was four points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Practices and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held on Friday before the Saturday race. In the first session, the fastest drivers were Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Kyle Busch. During the second practice session, Kyle Busch, David Reutimann, Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jeff Gordon had the quickest times.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Practices and qualifying
During qualifying, forty-six cars were entered, but Michael McDowell, Max Papis, and Dave Blaney did not qualify; NASCAR's qualifying procedure only allow forty-three cars to make the race. Kyle Busch clinched the pole position with a fastest lap time of 21.247 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Reutimann. Johnson qualified third, Gordon took fourth, and Newman started fifth.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
The race, the tenth out of a total of thirty-six in the season, began at 7:30 p.m. EDT and was televised live in the United States on Fox. Conditions were clear with a high of 88 °F (31 °C). Joe Ellison, from Essex Village Community Church, began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation. Next, the Commandants own United States Marine Drum and Bugle performed the national anthem, and Heath Calhoun gave the command for drivers to start their engines.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
Kyle Busch held the lead going through the first corner with David Reutimann behind him. One lap later, Jeff Gordon moved into the third position. On lap 6, Gordon emerged in second, after passing Reutimann. Jimmie Johnson, who had started third, fell to fourth by lap 7. By lap 8, Kyle Busch had a lead of 1.5 seconds. One lap later, Kevin Harvick moved into fourth, after passing Johnson. On lap 18, Harvick moved into third, as Jamie McMurray moved to the sixth position. Six laps later, Reutimann had fallen to the fourth position, after starting second.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
By lap 35, Gordon had caught Kyle Busch for the first position, but after six laps he was two seconds behind Kyle Busch. On lap 42, the first caution came out because Joe Nemechek collided with the wall after suffering a blown tire. During this caution, drivers made there pit stops. On lap 49, Kyle Busch led on the restart.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
Afterward, Gordon moved into the third position, after passing Jamie McMurray. By lap 55, Juan Pablo Montoya had moved from nineteenth to eighth. On lap 59, Harvick moved into second, but four laps later, Gordon passed him for the second position. By lap 66, Kyle Busch had a 2.3 second lead over Gordon. After starting tenth, Clint Bowyer had moved to the fifth position by lap 68. Kyle Busch remained the leader until green flag pit stops began. On lap 143, Jeff Gordon received the lead, as Kyle Busch made a pit stop.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
Two laps later, Kyle Busch reclaimed the lead. On lap 153, the second caution came out because of debris. Kyle Busch, again, led the field to the restart. Ten laps later, on lap 170, the third caution came out because of debris. Ryan Newman, because of a two tire change, was in the lead on the restart. On lap 177, one lap after the restart, Kyle Busch took the lead away from Newman.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
Kyle Busch kept the lead until Jeff Burton passed him on lap 230. Burton led only twenty laps before Jeff Gordon claimed the lead. Jeff Gordon made a pit stop on lap 266, allowing Kevin Harvick to pass him. Green flag pit stops continued, as Carl Edwards received the lead on lap 268. Three laps later Tony Stewart passed Edwards for the lead. On lap 272, Jeff Gordon reclaimed the lead.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
By this time, the race was under green flag conditions for 102 laps, but the green flag run only continued until lap 367, 265 laps after the last restart, when the fourth caution came out. The cause for the caution was that Elliott Sadler had a tire that blew. On lap 377, Jeff Gordon led the field toward the green flag. Two laps later, though, the fifth caution, caused by a spin from Sam Hornish, Jr., came out.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Race summary
On lap 385, Jeff Gordon led the field to the green flag. Four laps later Hornish, Jr. spun and collided with the inside wall, to bring out the sixth caution. Jeff Gordon, on lap 395, led toward the restart. With four laps remaining, Kyle Busch passed Gordon for the lead. Busch kept the lead to win his first race in 2010.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Post-race
"It stinks to not win every single weekend or not every 21 weekends or 21 races. But it certainly feels nice to come out here with another good win and get another good finish."


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Post-race
Kyle Busch appeared in victory lane after his victory lap to start celebrating his first win of the season, and his third at Richmond International Raceway. Following his win, he added, "I don’t even remember what just happened. I drove it down into Turn 1 and hoped it stuck. I knew I had to baby it into Turn 3 and finally got to clear Jeff. We set sail there from there."


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Post-race
After finishing second, Jeff Gordon stated, "A little disappointed again that we are coming up short, but we are getting plenty of practice. It’s a little disappointing we haven’t won some races yet. If we keep doing this, those will come. We’ve got to keep putting ourselves in position." Gordon followed the race by saying, "I’ve been doing this long enough to know that they don’t give out trophies for leading any lap other than the last one." In the subsequent press conference, Kyle Busch said, "I can’t thank Dave enough, it’s unbelievable to be back in victory lane. A lot of people doubted what we were doing, but I never did." Gordon stated:


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Post-race
"I figured I was going to get the outside [for the last restart]. All I wanted to do was just get into Turn 1 smooth and get a good launch up off Turn 2 down the backstretch—and then make sure I got into [Turn] 3 without over-driving it. ... I knew if I could just get through Turn 3 OK and hammer down off Turn 4 and get him cleared that it would be pretty good—and it worked. That’s what I did. Did I have a plan? Was that exactly my plan? No. I was just going to drive it as hard as I could, and make whatever happened happen. It worked, just off the cuff."


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Post-race
Dave Rogers, Kyle Busch's crew chief, stated, "It would have been great to keep that many cars a lap down, but it would have been selfish. Everybody behind us was going to pit. If we stay out, we keep all those guys down. Then the seven guys behind us are going to drive by us, we’re going to lose our track position just to keep cars a lap down. It’s not worth it." The race result moved Kevin Harvick in the lead for the Driver's Championship with 1,467 points.


2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, Race report, Post-race
Jimmie Johnson, who finished tenth, was second on 1,457, ninety-nine points ahead of Kyle Busch and 149 ahead of Matt Kenseth. Greg Biffle was fifth with 1,334 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained their lead with 76 points. Toyota maintained second with 58 points. Ford followed with 46 points, six points ahead of Dodge in fourth.


2010 Croydon London Borough Council election
Elections for Croydon Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.


2010 Croydon London Borough Council election
In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years.


2010 Croydon London Borough Council election
An election petition was lodged against the result in the Waddon ward, concerning allegations that not all voters who wished to vote on election day were allowed to vote. The case, supported by the Electoral Commission as a test case, was later withdrawn at the High Court


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season
Crusaders Rugby League enter their 5th year of rugby league, their 2nd in professional rugby league, in 2010. Additionally, this will be their first known as Crusaders Rugby League after previously being known as Celtic Crusaders, and their first year playing away from Brewery Field, Bridgend, moving to Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. They will be in contention for the Super League, in its 15th season and the 2010 Challenge Cup.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, Preseason
The preseason saw the Crusaders make a number of changes firstly the Crusaders changed their name from Celtic Crusaders to Crusaders Rugby League then they got rid of previous coach John Dixon and was replaced by Brian Noble as well as gaining Nobles services Iestyn Harris and Jon Sharp joined as assistant coaches. The preseason also saw Wales take part in the 2009 European Cup which they ended up winning against Scotland 28–16, from the Crusaders 2010 Squad Jordan James, Ben Flower, Elliot Kear, Lewis Mills and Lloyd White were all named in the Wales squad.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, Preseason
The Crusaders also confirmed Wrexhams Racecourse Ground as their new home ground for 2010 they originally planned to play at Newports Rodney Parade but unfortunately they couldn't which meant they had to move their South Wales base 200 miles to North Wales. The Crusaders made a number of high-profile signings during the off season with players such as former Great Britain internationals Jamie Thackray and Gareth Raynor joining the club as well as former NRL player Michael Witt returning to the 13-man code after a 1 1⁄2-year stint with the Otago rugby union club.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, Table
Source: . Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 1
Preview:This was the first game to kick off Super League XV; the game was played at Crusaders new home ground at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground with the 2009 champions Leeds Rhinos versus the 2009 wooden spooners then known as Celtic Crusaders.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 1
Despite a steady if plucky start due to the snowy weather, Crusaders simply could not sustain the pace and shear ability of the champions. Scott Donald and Gareth Raynor exchanged tries, and the 6-all scoreline remained until the 65th minute when Leeds pulled away(scoring 5 tries in the last 20 minutes) to run out comfortable victors. Although their fitness, team chemistry and ability is questionable, if Crusaders can match every game in Super League XV with the level of commitment shown against the champions, they will prosper with a few wins especially with the defence they showed for the first 65 minutes.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 2
Preview: This match will be played at the DW Stadium in Wigan where Brian Noble will come up against the club he previously coached the Wigan Warriors. Former Parramatta Eels second rower Weller Hauraki and former Wests Tigers utility back Rhys Hanbury are expected to arrive in time for the match where they will make their debuts for the Crusaders as they(The Crusaders) still look to build their squad for the 2010 season. Weller Hauraki has been named in the Crusaders 19-man squad however Rhys Hanbury will arrive sometime late February


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 2
Wigan Warriors- Phelps, Roberts, Gleeson, Carmont, Richards, S. Tomkins, Leuluai, Fielden, Riddell, Coley, Hansen, J. Tomkins, O'Loughlin, Prescott, Paleaaesina, Deacon, O'Carroll, Mossop, Goulding.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 2
Crusaders- Youngquest, Mellars, Raynor, Witt, O'Hara, Withers, Bryant, Hauraki, Chan, Trimarchi, Dyer, Lee, Winternstein, Peek, Thackray, James, Flower, White, Lupton.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 2
The Crusaders have recorded a second loss to their 2010 Super League season with a 38–6 loss to the Wigan Warriors in front of a 13,680 crowd at the DW Stadium. Wigan tore the Crusaders apart with fullback Cameron Phelps starring in the game, setting up two tries and scoring one of his sides 7 tries. The Crusaders gave a debut to former Parramatta Eels and New Zealand Maori international Weller Hauraki who impressed on his debut.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 2
The Crusaders lacked ability to take advantage in the first half with Wigan running out to a scoreline of 20–6 by halftime with Luke Dyer scoring just before the halftime break. It was a similar story in the second half with the Crusaders struggling to get out of their own half of the field, lacking playmaking ability. The Tomkins brother(Sam and Joel) caused trouble for the Crusaders as well as Paul Deacon with his kicking game in the second half.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 3
This was the Crusaders first win of their 2010 Super League Season giving them some momentum for the in-form Hull who have won 2 from 2. The Crusaders tries came from Vince Mellars who scored 3 tries, while Gareth Raynor, Michael Witt, Frank Winterstein and Jamie Thackray also scoring, Michael Witt landed 4 conversions. For the hosts Karl Fitzpatrick, former Crusaders halfback Matty Smith and former Bulldogs NRL players Daniel Holdsworth scored the tries for Salford, while Stefan Ratchford landed 2 conversions.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 4
Preview- This will be the Crusaders second home game of the season against the in-form Hull.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 4
Crusaders hooker Tommy Lee returns from an ankle injury where he missed last week's win over Salford, he faces his old club (Hull F.C.|Hull) along with Jamie Thackray and Gareth Raynor while second rower Weller Hauraki makes his home debut and as for Hull Mike Burnett replaces Danny Tickle who suffered a groin injury in last week's win over Huddersfield and coach Richard Agar has Danny Washbrook and Jordan Turner on standby in case Sean Long and Richard Horne fail to recover from leg knocks.


2010 Crusaders Rugby League season, 2010 results and fixtures, Super League XV, Round 4
Match review-The Crusaders won their first home game of the season where the match was won in the last few minutes which is the first time they have won two games in the row since entering super league.


2010 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
The 2010 season is Cruzeiro's eighty-ninth season in existence and the club's fortieth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.


2010 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Squad
Out on loan:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore season
The 2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore season is the fourth season of the franchise and is being played in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.


2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore season, Players, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Crystal Skate of Romania
The 2010 Crystal Skate of Romania was the 11th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Romania. It was held between November 18 and 21, 2010 in Brașov. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2010 Cup of China
The 2010 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 4–7. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final.


2010 Cup of Russia
The 2010 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 18–21. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final.


2010 Cupa României Final
The 2010 Cupa României Final was the 72nd final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Emil Alexandrescu stadium in Iaşi between the Cup's holder, CFR Cluj and FC Vaslui. The trophy was won for the third year in a row by CFR Cluj after penalty kicks.


2010 Curaçao general election
Island Council elections were held in Curaçao on 27 August 2010. Early elections were necessary because the island council failed to approve a proposed new constitution with a two-thirds majority in the first reading. Before it could be adopted by a simple majority in the second reading, the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands specified that a general election had to intervene.


2010 Curaçao general election
Although the elections were held for the island council of Curaçao, its newly elected members automatically became members of the Estates of Curaçao when Curaçao received country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010.


2010 Curaçao general election, Results
Although the Party for the Restructured Antilles increased its number of seats from 7 to 8, the coalition it led lost its majority. Gerrit Schotte of the Movementu Futuro Korsou (MFK) formed a coalition with Movishon Antia Nobo (MAN) and Pueblo Soberano (PS) and thus became Curaçao's first Prime Minister on 10 October 2010.


2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 8 to 11 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the 33rd edition of the event, and it marked the fifth time that the event was held as a Grand Slam event. The total purse of the event was CAD$52,000. The event featured 32 teams, six from outside Canada. The teams played in a triple knockout format, followed by a playoff round for the eight qualifiers from the knockout round.


2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The winning team was the Chinese national team (skipped by Wang Bingyu), which received CAD$14,000 in prize money. They defeated Desirée Owen in the final. It was the first time ever that a non-Canadian team won a Grand Slam event in either a men's or women's slam.


2010 Currie Cup First Division
The 2010 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 16 July through to 15 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.


2010 Currie Cup First Division, Competition, Regular season and title play offs
There were 6 participating teams in the 2010 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.


2010 Currie Cup First Division, Competition, Regular season and title play offs
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2010 Currie Cup First Division, Competition, Regular season and title play offs
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.