2010 Minnesota elections, State, State Auditor
Incumbent DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto is seeking re-election after her first term in office. She is being challenged by former Republican State Auditor Patricia Anderson, who lost her position to Otto in 2006.


2010 Minnesota elections, State, State Senate
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate are up for election in 2010. The DFL currently holds 46 seats in the body, compared with 21 for the Republicans. Republicans have not held control of the body since the end of the nonpartisan legislative era in 1973.


2010 Minnesota elections, State, State House of Representatives
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives are up for election in 2010. The DFL currently holds 87 seats in the body, compared to 47 for the GOP. Republicans most recently held the House from 1999 through 2007.


2010 Minnesota elections, Local
Many elections for county offices will also be held on November 2, 2010.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL), and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner. After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor. Emmer would be elected to the United States House of Representatives four years later.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election
With a margin of 0.5%, this election was one of the two closest races of the 2010 gubernatorial election cycle, the other being the election in Illinois.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Background
The 2010 gubernatorial election saw an exceptionally large field of candidates seeking endorsement from each party's respective convention. In the DFL and the Independence Parties there were protracted primary fights that extended into August. The state's three major parties participated in the general election along with four minor parties.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
After incumbent Governor Tim Pawlenty announced in June 2009 that he would not seek a third term, the field was open for Republicans to seek their party's endorsement. At the Minnesota GOP's off-year state convention in October 2009, former Representative Marty Seifert took first place in a straw poll with 37% of the vote. Representative Tom Emmer took second place with 23%, Patricia Anderson had 14%, and the rest of the participating candidates received less than 10% each.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Seifert had another victory in the February 2 precinct caucuses, winning a statewide straw poll of caucus attendees with 50% of the vote, followed by Emmer with 39%. None of the other candidates got beyond single digits. Delegates to the state convention, however, were more closely divided between Emmer and Seifert than the initial straw poll indicated. Both camps claimed a delegate lead throughout the process leading up to the state convention, but the outcome was uncertain and was ultimately decided on the convention floor.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
On April 30, Emmer won the Republican endorsement at the party's state convention in Minneapolis. After Emmer won 56% of the vote on the second ballot, Seifert withdrew from the race and threw his support to Emmer. Emmer then chose Metropolitan Council member Annette Meeks as his running mate for lieutenant governor.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Emmer won the August 10 primary, earning a spot on the November ballot.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, DFL primary
The list of candidates seeking the DFL's nomination was long going into the February 2 caucuses, with over 11 candidates having submitted their names for the candidate preference ballot. Former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton notably declined to be included on the ballot. Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak won the straw poll with 21.8% of the vote, with State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher receiving 20.1%, and "uncommitted" receiving 14.7%. The other each candidates received single-digit support.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, DFL primary
Former State Senator Steve Kelley dropped out of the race after a disappointing result in the straw poll. State Senator Tom Bakk also dropped out on March 20 after announcing at the St. Louis County Convention that he believed his chances of winning were slim.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, DFL primary
On April 24, the DFL State Convention was held in Duluth. State Senator John Marty withdrew from the race after seeing lower than expected support on the first ballot, and State Representative Tom Rukavina withdrew after the fourth ballot, endorsing Kelliher. State Representative Paul Thissen withdrew after the fifth ballot, and before the results of the sixth ballot were announced, Rybak withdrew as well, endorsing Kelliher. Kelliher was subsequently endorsed by the convention. Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner, who had not sought the DFL endorsement but was planning to run in the primary, dropped out two days later. That left Kelliher facing Dayton and former State House Minority Leader Matt Entenza in the August primary.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, DFL primary
Shortly after the end of the 2010 legislative term, all three major DFL candidates had announced their choices for lieutenant governor. On May 21, Kelliher announced that John Gunyou would be her running mate. Gunyou is Minnetonka City Manager and was state finance commissioner in Republican Governor Arne Carlson's administration. On May 24, Dayton announced Yvonne Prettner Solon as his running mate. Solon is a psychologist and three-term state senator. On May 27, Entenza announced Robyne Robinson as his running mate. Robinson is a small-business owner and former TV anchor.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, DFL primary
Dayton narrowly won the August 10 primary, earning the right to serve as his party's nominee. He was formally endorsed by the DFL on August 21.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, DFL primary, Results
At 11:50 p.m. on primary night, Dayton took the lead from Kelliher, who had held an ever-shrinking lead since the polls closed.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Independence primary
On Sunday, May 9, 2010, Tom Horner won the endorsement of the Independence Party for governor. His main opponent, Rob Hahn, said he would contest the primary.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Independence primary
Horner won the August 10 primary, defeating Hahn to earn a place on the November ballot.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, General election
Early polls showed Emmer even with his likely DFL opponents, with Horner trailing far behind, and a large percentage of voters undecided. As the race progressed, polls showed the candidates even, or Dayton with a small but significant lead. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report, CQ Politics and pollster Rasmussen Reports rated the gubernatorial election a tossup, while New York Times political statistician Nate Silver gave Dayton an 86% chance of winning and Emmer 14%.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, General election
Dayton led Emmer at the close of balloting by 8770 votes (0.42%). The margin of victory was small enough to trigger an automatic recount under state law, but analysts generally thought it unlikely that Dayton's lead would be overturned.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, General election
Dayton became just the fourth victorious Minnesota Democrat to win a gubernatorial election with a Democrat in the White House in 28 cycles.


2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election, General election, Certified Results After Recount
The recount was carried out by the Minnesota Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, as part of a State Canvassing Board, which consists of the secretary of state, two justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court, and two judges of a Minnesota district court. The vote totals were not significantly changed, and Dayton was declared the governor-elect.


2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team
The 2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team was an American football team that won the 2010 NCAA Division II national championship. The team was the first in NCAA Division II history to twice compile a perfect 15–0 record.


2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team
The team represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bob Nielson, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 15–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 595 to 190, and won the NSIC championship.


2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team
The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Delta State, 20–17, in the championship game. The Bulldogs won on a 32-yard field goal by David Nadeau as time expired.


2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team
Kiel Fechtelkotter was the team captain. Assistant coaches included Curt Wiese (offensive coordinator), Peter Lue, and Mike McHugh.


2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team
The team's statistical leaders included Brad Foss with 1,151 rushing yards, Chase Vogler with 1,913 passing yards and 2,818 yards of total offense, D.J. Winfield with 990 receiving yards, Isaac Odim with 19 touchdowns, and David Nadeau with 119 points scored.


2010 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs football team
The team played its home games at James S. Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minnesota.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence
The Mirchpur caste violence also known as the Mirchpur Dalit killings  was an incident of violence against the Balmiki Dalits by upper caste Jat villagers in the village of Mirchpur, Haryana on April 21, 2010. A 70 year old man and his polio affected disabled daughter of 17 years old were burnt alive when a mob of 300 to 1000 Jat villagers set fire to houses in the Balmiki colony where 18 houses were burnt down. 258 Dalit families fled the village over a span of the next eight years.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence
The problems started after a dog barked at a group of Jat youth while they were passing by a Balmiki colony. One of the Jat youth hurled a brick at the dog, only to be objected by a young Dalit which turned into an altercation between both parties. The Jat threatened all Balmikis with dire consequences. The Balmiki Dalits went to Jats of the village to douse the issue but they too were beaten badly.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence
On August 2018, the High court convicted 33 people for the violence and sentenced 12 to life imprisonment.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Background, Dog barking incident
On April 19, 2010, a dog belonging to one of the Balmiki Dalit villagers started barking at a group of Jat youths who were returning to the village. One of the youth took offense at the dog's barking and threw a brick at the pet dog. The Dalits were threatened with dire consequences by the Jats when the owner of the dog and his nephew came out and protested. An altercation broke out that was somehow solved by the villagers and the youth left.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Background, Dog barking incident
The Jat community members then demanded the dog owner to apologize in order to prevent any problems. When he arrived at the home of one of the Jat with his neighbor to make peace, they were badly beaten. One of them was seriously wounded and admitted to a hospital. In the First Information Report (FIR) No 166 registered at Narnaund police department, the dog was constantly referred to as a bitch.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Background, Tensions
A sizable number of young people from the Jat community assembled in the village the very next day on April 20, giving rise to fear of an impending violence among the members of the Dalit community. On the morning of April 21, while traveling near the village, one of the suspects reportedly threatened some of the Dalit young people with the burning down of their homes, leading to another heated argument between both the sides.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Background, Tensions
After these incidents, a fake news was created by the Jats that the Dalits had assaulted one of the members of their community.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Attacks
April 21, a large mob of Jats, armed with lathis, stones, petrol and oil cans, arrived in the village and began pelting rocks at the Dalit villagers. There were originally 100 to 150 members of the Jat community, but this figure went up to 300 to 400 members later. Other reports also put the figure to 1000. The outnumbered Dalits retaliated by throwing bricks, stones and whatever they can lay their hands on. One of the Jat, in the meantime, went to the village and reportedly asked all the men in the Dalit community to gather at a spot. When the men were gone, the Jats set their houses ablaze.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Attacks
The Dalit men fled towards their homes after hearing the screams of female family members and saw the Jat mob burning their houses, including that of Tara Chand's, a 70-year-old Dalit man. He was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed while treatment and his 17 year old polio affected disabled daughter was burnt alive in the house. 51 people belonging to the Balmiki group were wounded in the attack and 18 of their houses were burnt down in the Balmiki colony. Large-scale rioting and theft of property also took place during the violence.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Aftermath
Around 150 victims escaped to Delhi and took refuge at the Balmiki temple near Connaught after the incident. Nearly a dozen Dalit families fled the village during 15 days of January 2011 due to fear of attacks by the Jats. Nearly 254 families fled out of the village during the span of eight years after the violence, till 2018.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Court verdicts
The police of Haryana arrested 103 accused on August 2010 after orders from the supreme court. On January 9, 2011, 98 of the accused were transferred to Tihar Jail from Hisar Jail. On January 15, some members of the Jat community protested to start a fresh probe. The court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the case on January 20, 2011.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Court verdicts
On 10 March 2011, the Trial court ordered charges against 97 individuals. On September 24, 2011, the Trial court acquitted 82 people and 15 individuals were convicted, but no one was found guilty of murder. Three have been accused of a guilty homicide which does not amount to murder with a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and five were jailed for five years, and seven were released on probation.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Court verdicts
On October 31, 2011, three convicts were sentenced to life, five were given five years in prison with a fine of Rs 20,000 for each, and the other seven were placed on probation. On October 6, 2012, the trial court acquitted one convict from all charges who had previously absconded.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Court verdicts
The High Court upheld the conviction and imprisonment of 13 convicts and reversed the acquittal of 20 persons who were previously acquitted and convicted them on August 24, 2018.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Court verdicts
On August 2018, the court sentenced 12 out of the 33 convicted to life imprisonment. The court also found that people of the Jat community intentionally targeted houses of people of the Balmiki community, and the principal objective in the case was to "teach a lesson to people of the Balmiki community, and this was entirely accomplished by the accused individuals."


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Continued tensions
On February 2017, a clash erupted out among a group of Dalits and a group of upper-caste men in Mirchpur where 9 Dalit youths, aged between 14 and 25, were badly injured. The attack occurred at a local playground where a cycle-stunt contest was being organized, according to the villagers. It began with a dispute about a group of upper caste youngsters reportedly passing casteist comments against one of the contestants. Within moments, after several individuals from the upper castes jumped in and began violently attacking the Dalit contestant, the altercation escalated into a full-blown assault. His friends and cousins who attempted to interfere were also thrashed. The situation brought under control by the police.


2010 Mirchpur caste violence, Continued tensions
The next day 40 Dalit families left their homes in the village temporarily.


2010 Misano Superbike World Championship round
The 2010 Misano Superbike World Championship round was the eighth round of the 2010 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of June 25–27, 2010 at the Misano Adriatico circuit.


2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mississippi State has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Western Division since 1992. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, which has been MSU football's "home" stadium since 1914. The Bulldogs finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in SEC play and faced Michigan in the Gator Bowl, which they won 52–14. The team finished with a #15 final ranking in the AP Poll, making them 2010's most improved team in the SEC. Vick Ballard set the school record for rushing TD's in a single season with 19 in the 2010 season.


2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Preseason
On April 17, 2010, before a crowd of 34,127, the largest in Mississippi history, the Maroon squad defeated the White squad 26-13 in Mississippi State's spring football game held at Davis Wade Stadium Saturday evening.


2010 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
The 2010 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season.


2010 Missouri House of Representatives election
The 2010 elections for the Missouri House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on August 3, 2010. The term of office for those elected in 2010 will run for two years, starting on January 4, 2011.


2010 Missouri Senate election
The 2010 Missouri Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010. Voters in the 17 even-numbered districts of the Missouri Senate voted for their representatives. Other elections were also held on November 2. The Missouri Republican Party gained three seats and maintained control of the Missouri Senate.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election
The Missouri State Auditor election, 2010 took place on November 2, 2010. Republican Ambassador Tom Schweich defeated incumbent Democratic State Auditor Susan Montee. It was only the third time in the last four decades that a sitting auditor in Missouri was unseated. Schweich's victory made him one of only two Republicans elected to Missouri's executive branch.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Incumbent Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee had token opposition. She easily defeated her lesser known opponent in the Democratic primary.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election, Republican primary, Campaign
Missouri State Representative Allen Icet announced his candidacy in June, 2009. Ambassador Tom Schweich joined the race in July, 2009, after having considered running for US Senator. The primary was a close race. Icet had experience as the chairman of the state house budget committee and he was supported by 95 state legislators. Schweich had experience managing audits and was supported by Lieutenant Governor of Missouri Peter Kinder, former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney, four Missouri state senators, and two former United States ambassadors.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election, Republican primary, Campaign
Schweich criticized Icet for taking trips and meals from lobbyists and for the fact that the state budget rose from $19 billion to $23 billion while Icet was chairman of the house budget committee. Icet defended himself by saying that the trip he accepted was for educational purposes and by saying that most of the budget increases were due to increased federal spending and mandatory increases of things such as Medicare.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election, Republican primary, Campaign
In spite of Icet's support from most of the state legislators, Schweich was able to gain a fundraising advantage and bigger name endorsements.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election, General election, Campaign
During the campaign Montee attacked Schweich for not being a Certified Public Accountant. Schweich defended himself by pointing to his experience managing audits. During the debate Schweich argued that the state auditor ought to be more of a law enforcement official; he pointed to the fact that he has law enforcement experience, while Montee did not. Montee argued that the state auditor should be a fiscal expert; she again pointed to the fact that she was a CPA, while Schweich was not.


2010 Missouri State Auditor election, General election, Campaign
In the end, Schweich defeated Montee with 50.8% of the vote. Schweich obtained strong leads in the rural parts of the state which was sufficient to overcome Montee's leads in urban St. Louis and Jackson County.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team
The 2010 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his tenth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. The team began the season fresh off their fifth straight bowl appearance. The team hired a new public address announcer, Randy Moehlman.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team
Michael Egnew (TE), was named to the 1st-Team All-American list. He became the third MU tight end to win that honor in the last four years. The previous two were Martin Rucker (2007) and Chase Coffman (2008). Egnew led all of the nation's tight ends with 83 receptions, and his 698 receiving yards was also second-most among all tight ends, with those figures coming against the nation's 9th-toughest schedule. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 10-2 record and faced the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Insight Bowl, which they lost by a score of 27–24.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team
In early August 2010, the team voted their star running back Derrick Washington team captain. Washington had led the team in all rushing categories in each of the previous two seasons. However, just after being named captain, Washington was investigated for sexually assaulting his tutor, a female MU student, which led to a felony charge of deviate sexual assault and his suspension from the football team at the end of preseason camp. He dropped out of school shortly afterwards, and was eventually convicted of sexual assault a year later, serving 120 days of a 5-year sentence.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Recruits
All 23 listed players are verbal commits and are not binding until signing their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period February 3, 2010 – April 1, 2010. All 23 signed on February 3.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Schedule
The October 23 game against Oklahoma played host to ESPN's College GameDay, a first for the program, and drew a new record crowd of 18,000 for the show.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Oklahoma
QB Blaine Gabbert won Big 12 honors, sharing co-offensive player-of-the-week. Gahn McGaffie was named the special teams player-of-the-week.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Oklahoma
Gabbert finished 30 of 42 for 308 yards and a score. In the fourth quarter, he completed 8-of-9 passes for 95 yards and one touchdown.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Oklahoma
McGaffie returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown for Mizzou since Jeremy Maclin did it in 2008. It's the first time Mizzou has returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown since Roger Wehrli went 96 yards for a score against Iowa State in 1967.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Oklahoma
It's the first time Gabbert has been named player-of-the-week this season.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Oklahoma
This is the first time Missouri has started 7-0 since 1960.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Kansas
Gary Pinkel's 150th career win as a coach (77-48 at Missouri, 73-37-3 at Toledo).


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Kansas
Missouri has never played better defensively in a Big 12 game—and now the Tigers might never play another Big 12 game.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Kansas
In a 35-7 victory over Kansas on Saturday, the Tigers (No. 14 BCS, No. 15 AP) held their archrivals to 141 yards, the fewest they've allowed a conference opponent in the Big 12's 15 seasons.


2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Game Summaries, Kansas
In the 119th meeting between these programs, Missouri evened the all-time series (according to the NCAA record book) at 55-55-9. The Tigers have won four of the last five. Missouri wrapped up a 10-win season for the fourth time in school history and third under coach Gary Pinkel.


2010 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25–29. All eight teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Wichita State's Eck Stadium - Tyler Field in Wichita, Kansas. Illinois State won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2010 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then played a two bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single elimination final.


2010 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player
Illinois State second baseman Kevin Tokarski was named Most Outstanding Player.


2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament as part of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 4–7, 2010. The tournament was won by the Northern Iowa Panthers, who will receive the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 20th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted and won by Bradley.


2010 Missouri elections
Elections were held in Missouri on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010.


2010 Missouri elections, Federal, United States House
All nine Missouri seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.


2010 Missouri elections, State, State Senate
Half of the seats of the Missouri Senate are up for election in 2010.


2010 Missouri elections, State, State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Missouri House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.


2010 Missouri elections, State, Judicial positions
Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.


2010 Missouri elections, State, Ballot measures
Six ballot measures are certified for the 2010 statewide ballot. One of them was approved on the August 3, 2010 ballot, and the remaining five will be on the November 2, 2010 ballot.


2010 Missouri elections, Local
Many elections for county offices will also be held on November 2, 2010.


2010 Mitrovica attacks
The 2010 Mitrovica attacks in Northern Kosovska Mitrovica refer to a number of incidents that occurred on July 2, September 11 and September 28, 2010.


2010 Mitrovica attacks, July 2
An explosive device was thrown into a group of Serbs who were peacefully protesting against the Kosovo Albanians' intention to open a governmental office in the area, where Serbs live. 1 person was killed and 11 were injured. Both Kosovan and Serbian authorities condemned the attack. At the moment there are no suspects. July 3 was declared a day of mourning by North Kosovo; Mitrovica, Zvečan, Leposavić and Zubin Potok.


2010 Mitrovica attacks, July 2
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković stated that violence in Mitrovica represents a terrorist attack.


2010 Mitrovica attacks, September 11
Following the quarterfinals of the World Basketball Championship where Turkey beat Serbia, Albanians from the South crossed the bridge and instigated a fight with Serbs of the North. One Serb youth was shot and wounded in the arm by an EULEX police officer, three other lightly, a total of 7 were injured including an EULEX soldier.


2010 Mitrovica attacks, September 28
An explosion device of 200 grams of TNT destroyed a cell site of a mobile carrier that services Albanians. A 3-year old Serb girl was injured, not life-threatening. The roof space was rented out by a local Serb working for the Kosovo police. EULEX and KFOR arrived at the scene and blocked North Mitrovica.


2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup
The 2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Monza, Italy between 5 and 11 April 2010.


2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup, Champions, Doubles
Daniele Bracciali /  David Marrero def. Martin Fischer /  Frederik Nielsen, 6–3, 6–3


2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup – Doubles
James Auckland and Travis Rettenmaier were the defending champions but they chose not to compete. Daniele Bracciali and David Marrero beat Martin Fischer and Frederik Nielsen in the final (6–3, 6–3).


2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup – Singles
David Marrero was the defender of championship title, but lost to Christophe Rochus in the second round. Daniel Brands won in the final 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–4, against Pablo Andújar.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards was the twelfth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 28, 2010, at The Venetian Macao in Macau, China.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The ceremony was marred with criticism and was the first Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea. 2NE1 took home four awards, the most of the night, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. 2PM took home three including the Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave Special Award, as well as rookie group Miss A won Song of the Year for "Bad Girl Good Girl". In total, there were thirty two awards, including awards not given out during broadcast.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Background
The event marked the twelfth of the annual music awards. With its slogan "One Asia", MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the US and Canada.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Background
Artists Taeyang, DJ Doc, Gummy, Rain, Hot Potato, Far East Movement, Perfume, I Me, and Chemistry all won awards during the televised broadcast. A VTR of international artists congratulating the event was also shown including Lam Tun, Ho Gu Hua, Hong Ying, Pam Tan, Keri Hilson, and will.i.am. CNBLUE, 2AM, Jo Kwon, Ga-In who also won awards, however, were not broadcast due to lack of attendance.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Multiple awards, Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Controversy, SM Entertainment boycott
SM Entertainment, one of the largest Korean music agencies, boycotted the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, as they did in 2009. The show was under fire for fairness and employing a "no show, no award" policy where the winner must attend the ceremonies.


2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Controversy, Location
In addition, Mnet came under criticism because of the date and location of the awards. They were the first Mnet Asian Music Awards to take place outside of South Korea. They also aired on a Sunday, which means performers had to choose between SBS' The Music Trend show or the awards ceremony.


2010 Moca earthquake
The 2010 Moca earthquake, also referred to as the 2010 Puerto Rico earthquake (Spanish: temblor de Puerto Rico de 2010), occurred on May 16 at 1:16 a.m. local time in Moca, Puerto Rico. The earthquake measured 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). This was the largest earthquake to strike Puerto Rico since the 1943 Puerto Rico earthquake which measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. This was also the first moderate to major earthquake in recorded history to originate on land in Puerto Rico, as earthquakes in the region usually have their epicenter in the ocean; another earthquake with an epicenter on land (in Aguas Buenas) would occur later in December of the same year.


2010 Moca earthquake, Earthquake
The shock originated in or around the Cerro Goden fault zone (CGfz) which partially transverses Puerto Rico diagonally from northwest in Aguadilla and the Mona Passage to the southwest in Ponce. The epicenter was located about 4 miles east of Moca Pueblo in the Rocha barrio of the municipality, about 60 miles west of San Juan. Even if the earthquake was moderate in size it was felt by most, as its epicenter occurred on land.


2010 Moca earthquake, Earthquake
According to the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, the strongest shaking was felt in Moca, Añasco, Hormigueros, Lares, Ponce and Salinas. Shaking was felt throughout the island of Puerto Rico, the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, the United States Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic. At least one aftershock occurred after the main shock measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale.


2010 Moca earthquake, Earthquake
Other smaller earthquakes which were originally reported as aftershocks were in fact unrelated to this event as they occurred in a different fault zone in the Virgin Islands Platform. As the earthquake occurred on land and was smaller than 6.5 in scale it did not present any risk for generating a tsunami.


2010 Moca earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
Landslides were reported across the mountainous regions of the island, and a major landslide occurred between the municipalities of Lares and Utuado which affected Highway PR-111. There were additional reports of damage in buildings and other structures in the municipalities of Vega Baja and Florida. Cracks also appeared in a few buildings in the towns of Florida, Lares, Moca, and Vega Baja, according to Puerto Rico’s emergency management agency. The earthquake caused tall buildings in San Juan to sway and some homes in that Utuado were reported to have shifted about four inches off their foundations.


2010 Molde FK season
The 2010 season was Molde's 3rd consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 34th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They competed in Tippeligaen where they finished in 11th position, the Norwegian Cup where they were knocked out in the third round and the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked by Stuttgart in the third qualifying round. Head coach Kjell Jonevret was sacked on 30 August, with the club positioned in 14th place and in danger of being relegated, and was replaced by Uwe Rösler which saved the club from relegation with six wins and two draws in the last eight matches.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum
The Moldovan referendum of 2010 was a nationwide referendum in Moldova held on 5 September on whether or not the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to return to direct popular election of the president. Since 2001, the president had been indirectly elected by Parliament, with a supermajority of 61 seats (three-fifths of the membership) required for election. The voters are asked to answer the following question "Would you agree with the Constitutional amendment, which would allow the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova by the entire population? ", voting for one of the proposed options: “Yes (for)” or “No (against)”. Of those who had cast their vote, 87.83% chose "Yes". However, the referendum did not pass because only 30.29% of voters turned out, short of the necessary 33% for the referendum to be considered valid.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
As the constitution cannot be changed by parliamentary vote against the will of the opposition Communist Party (PCRM), which holds enough seats to block any constitutional changes by parliamentary vote, the ruling coalition decided to bypass it by holding a referendum on the question.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
The new Constitution was initially adopted by the Parliament by 50+1 votes. A national referendum was then approved by a simple majority in parliament for the people to express their opinion on the new Constitution.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
The proposal also changed the name of the state language from "Moldovan" to "Romanian." According to Ghimpu, the Romanian language must be the official language of Moldova.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe reacted initially favorably to a proposed constitutional reform, in particular to revise the existing procedure of electing president of the republic. However, after a plenary meeting in March 2010, the Commission suggested to hold early parliamentary elections instead of conducting a constitutional referendum. The Commission also stressed that the current parliament should be dissolved after adopting the proposal for constitutional reform and that this proposal should take effect for the next parliament.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
On 9 March 2010, the four leaders of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) decided to organize the referendum before June 16, 2010 in order to adopt the 2010 constitution. Ghimpu stated that he was not going to dissolve the Parliament in case of defeat on September 2010.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
The opposition Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) suggested to lower the validity threshold for future presidential elections from 61 to 51, a simple majority. However, the communists insisted that this change would be in force only after the next parliamentary elections, whereas the ruling coalition wanted to introduce the changes before such elections. After negotiations with the communists have failed, the AEI used its simple majority advantage in the parliament on 7 July 2010 to pass the referendum proposal. In addition, the electoral code was amended by lowering the necessary voter turnout from 60% to 33%, reducing the effectiveness of a boycott


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
The PCRM together with several other parties urged the voters to boycott the referendum, hoping to push the turnout below the 33% necessary for validation of the referendum’s result.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Background
Moldovan citizens living abroad were allowed to participate in the referendum. The deputy prime minister, Iurie Leancă, said that 130,000 ballot papers were requested for the 78 polling stations which opened abroad, 1,600 for each of them.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Opinion polls
According to the Chişinău-based Institute of Marketing and Polls IMAS-INC, a poll held between July 26 and August 12 showed that 91% of the people will vote "yes" (for) and that about 73% of Moldova's population was ready to take part in the referendum.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Participants
Political parties were not registered as electoral contestants in the referendum, but they could register as participants in the referendum, with the Central Election Commission of Moldova having required them to declare their position via two options: “yes (for)” or “no (against)”.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, International observers
"The Council of Europe and a European Union delegation financed 20 teams of observers on behalf of NGOs from Moldova, which went abroad. At the same time, the Council of Europe and the EU sent at least 20 observers to monitor the holding of the referendum in the country," Iurie Leancă said.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, International observers
The head of the observer mission from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Andreas Gross, praised the referendum as being well organised and corresponding to democratic standards.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Results
Prime Minister Vlad Filat suggested that the referendum's failure was due not only to the boycott called by the Communists, but also to splits within the governing alliance.


2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Aftermath
After the referendum failed to meet the 33% turnout required to validate the results, the Alliance for European Integration announced that it would consult the Constitutional Court of Moldova on dissolving parliament and holding new elections. After the Constitutional court has confirmed the need for new elections, these were scheduled for 28 November 2010.


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after parliamentary vote failed to elect a President for the second time in late 2009.


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Background
After the constitutional referendum failed to meet the 33% turnout required to validate the results, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that acting president of Moldova, Mihai Ghimpu had to dissolve the parliament and hold new elections. Ghimpu then announced that the parliament would be dissolved on 28 September 2010 and new elections would be held on 28 November 2010.


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Electoral system
The electoral threshold varied for different organizations; for electoral blocs of three or more parties it was 9%; for blocs of two parties it was 7%, and for individual parties it was 4%. Individual candidates could also run, but needed to receive at least 2% of the vote to win a seat. A total of 39 contestants; 20 political parties and 19 independent candidates. The Constitution states that the Parliament must elect the President with a majority of at least 61 votes (from a total of 101). After two failed attempts the Parliament must be dissolved and the interim president must set the date for a new parliamentary election.


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Campaign
The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM), Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), and the Liberal Party (PL) formed the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) in a grand coalition against the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM). The Alliance sought integration into the European Union (EU).


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Opinion polls
According to the Chișinău-based Institute of Marketing and Polls IMAS-INC, a poll during the period of July 26-August 12 showed 42% of respondents trusted PLDM, 35% trusted PCRM, 35% - PDM and 30% - the PL.


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Opinion polls, Exit polls
There were two exit polls made for two TV stations, both failing to predict the outcome within the margin of error:


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Results
The Communists (PCRM) won 42 seats, while the Liberal Democrats (PLDM) won 32, the Democratic Party (PDM) 15, and the Liberals (PL) 12. This gave the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) 59 seats, two short of the 61 needed to elect a President. The result thus maintained the status quo following the contemporaneous constitutional deadlock. Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe lauded the election, with the head of the Parliamentary Assembly delegation of OSCE, Tonino Picula, saying "These elections reflected the will of the people."


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Aftermath
Even though the Alliance for European Integration did not get the supermajority needed to elect the president, the leaders of the three parties of the alliance pledged a new coalition agreement on 30 December. Their new cabinet was installed on 14 January 2011, when an investiture vote took place in parliament.


2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, Aftermath
Moldova's highest court ruled on 8 February 2011 that the government could stay in place without early elections even if they were still unable to elect a new president.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round
The 2010 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 14 and May 15, 2010 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the second race of the 2010 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2's feeder formula GP3 does not appear at this event, with Formula Renault 3.5 Series replacing it on the support bill.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Free practice
Pastor Maldonado was fastest in free practice. This circuit is favorite for the Venezuelan, he won here in 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2007 and 2009 GP2 Series. Maldonado was ahead of Sergio Pérez and Christian Vietoris by 0.441 seconds. Vladimir Arabadzhiev  missed his car in Saint Devote and crashed his left rear into the wall, later Max Chilton made same mistake at the same corner but he escaped on the track.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Qualifying
Dani Clos claimed the top spot in heavy rain conditions ahead of Sergio Pérez and practice’s fastest man Pastor Maldonado, who crashed into the wall four minutes before the end of the session. This pole was the first in Clos's GP2 career. Davide Valsecchi, who set seventh fastest time in qualifying got a five place grid penalty for his accident with Pastor Maldonado.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Sergio Pérez took his maiden GP2 race win in the feature race at Monaco. The Barwa Addax driver crossed the line 0.6s clear of Pastor Maldonado, although the margin did not reflect Pérez's dominance around the Monte Carlo streets. The Mexican had led by as much as 5.2s at some points of the race, although that was eroded by a safety car following a Ho-Pin Tung's heavy crash at the Swimming Pool on lap 16.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Pérez stretched his lead back out to well over 2.0s after the restart, but while he backed off over the closing laps, he never allowed Maldonado to get close enough to attempt at a pass. The pair moved into the top two spots at the start after capitalising on a slow getaway by polesitter Dani Clos, although the Spaniard made up for it with a solid drive to third, giving him his third-straight point-scoring finish.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Feature Race
ART's Jules Bianchi was fourth, the Frenchman making up a few spots with a well-timed pitstop, but he was forced to keep an eye on his mirrors due to some late-race pressure from Coloni's Alberto Valerio. It was a less fruitful morning for Bianchi's team-mate Sam Bird, who was on track for points until suffering a severe delay in the pits that dropped the Briton back in 15th. Giedo van der Garde was sixth after having early made one of the only passing moves of the race when he overtook DAMS'


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Jérôme d'Ambrosio, but the Belgian had the last laugh when he crossed the line in eighth behind Luiz Razia, giving himself pole for tomorrow's sprint race. In typical Monaco fashion there were a few drivers whose race ended at the first corner. Max Chilton removed himself from the race by sailing into the back of Davide Valsecchi, forcing Valsecchi into the pits for repairs to his rear wing, while Trident's Adrian Zaugg was also hit from behind and forced to retire. Valsecchi got back out, only to later tag the wall and bend his suspension, forcing him to park. Having already lost Chilton at the first corner, Ocean Racing had to wait just one more lap before it could begin packing up after Fabio Leimer crashed at Mirabeau, and Coloni's Vladimir Arabadzhiev was also forced to retire with accident damage after a brush with the tyres.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
Jérôme d'Ambrosio repeated Sergio Pérez's earlier feat by winning his first GP2 race in the Sprint Race at Monaco. The Renault Junior Team driver led all the way from pole, but his early efforts to build a lead were dashed when Coloni's Alberto Valerio and Arden's Rodolfo González crashed simultaneously at different parts of the circuit and prompted a safety car. That brought D'Ambrosio back within range of Giedo van der Garde, and he had the Addax car in his mirrors for virtually the rest of the race, finally crossing the line just 0.3 seconds clear.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
There was a lot of scrapping behind them for third place, which eventually went to ART's Jules Bianchi after a determined drive and a couple of brave passing moves. Rapax's Luiz Razia had been on target for the final podium place for most of the race, but after seeing off an early challenge from Valerio (which ended with Valerio hitting the wall at the chicane), he soon found himself under pressure from Bianchi.


2010 Monaco GP2 Series round, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
The Frenchman eventually found a way past, while Razia lost another spot when he made a mistake on the penultimate lap and allowed Trident's Johnny Cecotto to slip past into fourth. Race 1 winner Sergio Pérez took the final point for sixth. Much like the Grand Prix would be, the race had many incidents, starting with Dani Clos ripping a wheel off on the barriers on lap nine and ending Racing Engineering's interest in the afternoon, with Christian Vietoris having failed to make the start due to an engine problem. There was also a number of drivethrough penalties, with the victims including Pastor Maldonado and Rodriguez for a jump start and Oliver Turvey, Davide Valsecchi, and Fabio Leimer for cutting the first corner at the start. Sam Bird got the point for fastest lap.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix
The 2010 Monaco Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2010) was the sixth round of the 2010 Formula One season. It was held in the streets of Monaco on 16 May 2010 and was won by Red Bull's Mark Webber.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Reigning World Champion and 2009 race winner Jenson Button went into the Monte Carlo round with a three-point lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and a ten-point margin over Sebastian Vettel. In total, seven drivers were in a position to take the lead of the championship had they won in the Principality.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Following concerns over the tight and narrow nature of the circuit combined with new teams Virgin Racing, Lotus and Hispania being between three and six seconds slower than the established teams over the course of a lap and therefore creating a very real possibility for a slower car compromising the flying laps of their faster counterparts, the suggestion was put forth to split the first session of qualifying into two groups of twelve cars, similar to the format used by the IndyCar Series.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
However, at the Spanish Grand Prix, one week before the Monaco race, the proposal was rejected by several teams. The FIA later set a maximum allowable lap time for qualifying, with any car that is slower than one minute and twenty-two seconds between the first and last corners facing penalties from the stewards. The concerns over slow traffic attracted criticism, with 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg saying "there used to be twenty-six drivers out there in the old days, and half of them were slow – not just half a dozen!


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
", while Lotus Racing's Jarno Trulli said that he felt drivers and teams have no cause for complaint if anyone is held up, saying "they have had plenty of time among the teams about what to do for here [Monaco], and they didn't come up with a solution. So I don't think anyone should start complaining now."


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Several small changes were made to the circuit prior to the race. These include the raising of kerbs on the exit of the Nouvelle Chicane and in the second half of the Swimming Pool complex, as a deterrent to cars cutting the chicanes. The new kerbs were clearly visible in the new yellow colour. Several sections of the circuit, including the pit lane and the northern half of the circuit from the Place du Casino to the tunnel have been re-surfaced.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Bruno Senna had damaged his Hispania F110 during practice for the race in Barcelona. As his team was unable to find the flaw in the chassis, he competed in Monaco with a damaged car, producing lap times two seconds slower than his team-mate Karun Chandhok in free practice.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
The first practice sessions were held on the Thursday of race week, as is traditional in Monaco. Fernando Alonso was the fastest driver and the only man to break the 1 min 16 sec barrier, though second-placed Sebastian Vettel set a time of 1:16 even, with Renault's Robert Kubica one hundredth of a second behind him. Virgin's Timo Glock was the fastest of the new teams, three and a half seconds slower than Alonso and one second behind Kamui Kobayashi, the last of the drivers for an established team.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
The first session was incident-free with the exception of Karun Chandhok stopping on the circuit after completing just six laps when he brushed the barriers and spun at Massanet. Kobayashi also encountered trouble, running over the chicanes at the entry to the Swimming Pool and finding the barriers. Alonso was also sighted pitting for a replacement front wing.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
The second practice session was considered wet, though the rain was not heavy enough to justify the use of the intermediate tyres. Alonso once again topped the session, this time breaking the 1 min 15 sec barrier with Nico Rosberg and Vettel rounding out the top three. Lotus' Heikki Kovalainen was the fastest of the new teams, one second adrift of Jaime Alguersuari in eighteenth position. There were no major incidents, though the anticipated traffic problem manifested on several occasions, with the Ferrari of Felipe Massa impeding Kovalainen and his Lotus as the Finn was completing a flying lap.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
The third practice session opened with a heavy accident by Alonso, the Spaniard crashing his Ferrari at Massanet after completing just six laps; his fastest recorded time for the session would ultimately be enough for sixteenth. Virgin's Timo Glock also stopped with hydraulics issues after a sequence of installation laps and failing to set a time. Renault's Kubica was the fastest of the session, edging out Alonso's Ferrari team-mate Massa by four hundredths of a second and Spanish Grand Prix winner Mark Webber third. At the end of the session, just half a second covered the top seven drivers. Lotus was once again the fastest rookie team, with Heikki Kovalainen just a tenth of a second quicker than team-mate Trulli.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Following the practice session, Ferrari judged the damage to Alonso's car to be too extensive to repair in time for qualifying. This forced the double World Champion to revert to the team's spare chassis for the race and start from pit lane.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
With Alonso out, several teams – notably Renault – sent their drivers out on the harder compound tyres, and the remaining six drivers to be eliminated were the six drivers for the new teams. Heikki Kovalainen was the fastest of them; it was the first time team-mate Jarno Trulli was out-qualified at Monaco by his team-mate. The Lotus cars were followed by the two Virgins and the two Hispanias. Despite his damaged car, Bruno Senna out-qualified Karun Chandhok. The anticipated traffic problems did not arise, and Felipe Massa set the fastest time of the session.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The second session was marked by an accident in the final few minutes, with Vitaly Petrov slipping into the tyre wall at Ste. Devote, though the session was not stopped. His time was fast enough for fourteenth although Nico Hülkenberg, Adrian Sutil and Sébastien Buemi all qualified ahead of Petrov, with Pedro de la Rosa, Kamui Kobayashi and Jaime Alguersuari also being eliminated. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was the fastest man in the session.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The third and final part of qualifying was led by Robert Kubica for over half the session, a whole second ahead of the opposition, before Mark Webber managed to set a lap time of 1:13.826 to steal pole position away from him and continue Red Bull's unbroken run of pole positions with their sixth-straight start from pole. Kubica qualified in second place, with Sebastian Vettel taking third ahead of Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth ahead of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher; team principal Ross Brawn later expressed frustrations by a mistake by the team that saw Rosberg inadvertently block his team-mate. Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello and Vitantonio Liuzzi completed the top ten.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start, Kubica attempted to block Vettel and protect second place, but the German driver held his line into Ste. Devote and won the position. Rubens Barrichello was the big winner, managing to forge through to sixth place, while Schumacher overtook his team-mate. The first lap saw Nico Hülkenberg crash in the tunnel when a front wing mounting failed.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
A problem with his clutch had previously forced him to abort his warm-up lap and line up at the back of the grid, and his accident triggered a safety car period that lasted for several laps, and Fernando Alonso took the opportunity to pit early, swapping his super-soft tyres in favour of the harder compound. It was a move that would dictate most strategies up and down the pit lane given that every car was planning on stopping just once.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Reigning World Champion and 2009 winner Jenson Button was the race's second retirement with an overheating engine – the result of a bung being left in an air intake on the grid by an engineer – ending his day on the second lap. He also parked his car on the exit to the pit lane, meaning Bruno Senna had to cross the yellow line to avoid the McLaren after completing his pitstop, due to this he did not receive a penalty.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
The first round of stops began earlier than anticipated, with the majority of teams and drivers attempting to time their stops in such a way that they would come out ahead of Alonso's Ferrari. Nico Rosberg was the exception to the rule, preferring instead to stay out in an attempt to open a buffer between himself and the Spaniard. The gamble did not pay off, however, as Rosberg eventually emerged from the pits to find himself behind Alonso and a train of cars that had exited from the pits immediately in front of him. While pit strategy dictated the running order, both Saubers and both Virgins retired from the race.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
As Webber began to solidify his lead, Rubens Barrichello suffered a suspension failure due to a loose drain cover at the top of Beau Rivage, and the Brazilian's out-of-control Williams hit the barrier and spun around, coming to a halt facing the wrong way in the middle of the track at Massanet. Karun Chandhok then ran over Barrichello's discarded steering wheel, which he had thrown out of the car after the crash. The safety car was deployed for the second time, bunching the field back up.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Webber survived the restarts with his lead intact, though the safety car would again take control of the race a few laps later. A marshal at Massanet reported that a manhole cover had come loose, and with the pressure generated by a speeding Formula One car being more than enough to rip it free of its mountings, race control deployed the safety car while the situation could be assessed. It was decided that the cover was safe, and the race resumed within three laps of the safety car taking to the circuit. It was later discovered that the loose manhole cover had been the cause of Barrichello's accident, being lifted up as the car passed over it, striking the left rear wheel and breaking the suspension.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Bruno Senna and Heikki Kovalainen joined the growing list of retirements, both exiting the race on the same lap with mechanical troubles. The safety car would again be deployed during the 70th lap and remain in place until the race's final corner when Jarno Trulli and Hispania's Karun Chandhok collided. Trulli attempted a pass at Rascasse that resulted in his Lotus mounting Chandhok's car and his wheels narrowly missing Chandhok's head. Both drivers walked away from the crash. The incident occurred just in front of race leader Webber, who avoided being caught up in the tangle. Webber went on to win a race with all but a few seconds of the last few laps run under safety car conditions during which Vitaly Petrov retired his Renault with brake problems.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
During the eight or nine seconds between Webber crossing the safety car line, with the green restart lights illuminated, and Webber finishing the race, Schumacher overtook Alonso in the final corner for sixth place to finish 5.7 seconds behind the winner. The rule 40.7 states that after the safety car has returned to the pitlane, drivers may only overtake once they have passed the white safety car line spanning the width of the circuit; in Monaco, this line is at the exit to Rascasse.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Replays showing Schumacher's manoeuvre were shown shortly after the race and controversy started with Ferrari claiming that overtaking on the last lap was not permitted, according to rule 40.13, which states: "If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pit lane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking." Mercedes principal Ross Brawn produced documents to show that the restart had taken place (thus the 40.13 rule was not applicable in his opinion) and Schumacher's position beyond the safety car line before the overtaking.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Webber's victory meant that he was the first Australian to win the Monaco Grand Prix since Sir Jack Brabham in 1959. Webber also assumed the lead in the championship on seventy-eight points, the same amount as his team-mate Sebastian Vettel (however, with two wins this season to Vettel's one, Webber is still classified as sole championship leader). Robert Kubica finished third ahead of Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton, with Alonso sixth after Schumacher's penalty. Alonso's result moved him to third in the standings, just ahead of the non-finishing Button. Red Bull's one-two finish also meant that they leap-frogged Ferrari in the constructors' standings, establishing a twenty-two point lead. Combined with Button's retirement, Lewis Hamilton's fifth place meant that McLaren fell from first to third overall.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
The stewards, including 1996 champion Damon Hill, held an enquiry after the race, and gave Schumacher a 20-second penalty for illegally passing Alonso, demoting him to 12th position. Mercedes announced its intention to appeal against the decision, although the penalty cannot be rescinded as it is classed as a drive-through penalty, a type of penalty which is not open to appeal. The team later chose not to pursue an appeal after the FIA agreed to hold talks on the subject of the safety car rules. The FIA later admitted that the rules suffered from a "lack of clarity" and sought to change the rules in order to clarify the regulations and make it easier for teams to understand exactly what was required of them in such a scenario.


2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
The safety car rule in Formula One is unique compared to other sanctioning bodies of motorsport in regards to last-lap yellow chequer finishes. Most sanctioning bodies require the safety car to lead the leader across the finish line on the final lap in case of a yellow chequer. In Formula One, the safety car does not lead the leader across the finish line on the last lap.


2010 Monmouth Hawks football team
The 2010 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by 18th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 3–5 in NEC play to tie for fourth place.


2010 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 2010 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies, charter members of the Big Sky Conference, were led by first-year head coach Robin Pflugrad and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.


2010 Montana House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010.


2010 Montana House of Representatives election
A loss of 18 seats by the Democrats resulted in the Republicans winning 68 seats compared to 32 seats for the Democrats. Republicans regained control of the House after two years of Democratic control.


2010 Montana House of Representatives election, Results, Statewide
Statewide results of the 2010 Montana House of Representatives election:


2010 Montana House of Representatives election, Results, District
Results of the 2010 Montana House of Representatives election by district:


2010 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2010 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Rob Ash and played its home games at Bobcat Stadium. The team finished the regular season with an 8–3 record, making them Big Sky Conference co-champions alongside Eastern Washington. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the second round by the North Dakota State Bison.


2010 Montana elections
Elections were held in Montana on November 2, 2010. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010.


2010 Montana elections, Federal, United States House
Denny Rehberg, Montana's current at-large Congressman, ran for re-election. He defeated Libertarian Mike Fellows and Democrat Dennis McDonald.


2010 Montana elections, State
Many state offices in Montana, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, were not up for re-election in 2010.


2010 Montana elections, State, Supreme Court Justice
On the Montana Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice No. 2 and Supreme Court Justice No. 4 were up for election.


2010 Montana elections, State, District Court Judge
Six seats were available in: District 1, Department 4; District 4, Department 4; District 11, Department 4; District 13, Department 6; District 19, Department 1; and District 21, Department 1.


2010 Montana elections, State, Public Service Commissioner
Two Public Service Commissioners, representing District 1 and District 5, were elected in 2010.


2010 Montana elections, State, State Senator
Twenty-five seats in the Montana Senate were up for election in 2010.


2010 Montana elections, State, State Representative
All one hundred seats of the Montana House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.


2010 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rally, officially 78ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the first round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The rally took place over January 19–23, 2010.


2010 Monte Carlo Rally, Introduction
The rally started in Valence on Tuesday 19 January covering 1,668 km (1,036 mi) including 405 km (252 mi) on fifteen special stages. New to the IRC Championship, a 9 km (5.6 mi) prologue was held on Tuesday evening to determine the starting order for Wednesday's stages. Stages were run both during the day and at night and included the famous Col de Turini.


2010 Monte Carlo Rally, Introduction
Entrants for the event included the current IRC Champion Kris Meeke who was seeded at number 1, Formula One driver Robert Kubica, WRC stars Mikko Hirvonen and Toni Gardemeister and Rally Scotland winner Guy Wilks. The event saw the debut of the Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car. A total of 63 crews entered the rally including nineteen S2000 cars.


2010 Monte Carlo Rally, Results
Finn Mikko Hirvonen driving the Ford Fiesta in competition for the first time and making his debut in the IRC, led the event from start to finish.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a men's tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from 10 April through 18 April 2010, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which is sponsored by Rolex for the second time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco. Second-seeded Rafael Nadal won the singles title.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
In the singles saw a relatively low number of top players as only 11 of the top 20 players were present compared to 16 the previous year, adding to only 5 top ten players were present compared to 9 the previous year. In the first round the top 8 seeds receive a bye and the action saw Nicolás Almagro, Philipp Kohlschreiber came back from a first set loss to win in three. While two-time champion and one of two former champions 9th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero made quick work of Marcel Granollers with a 6–0 6–3 victory.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
He was joined by other seeds David Ferrer, Tomáš Berdych and Juan Mónaco who earned his first victory over Jarkko Nieminen. And high-profiled names David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet also made it through, the only seed to fall was 16th seed Marcos Baghdatis who fell to Albert Montañés in straight sets. The first players who went through the third round were seeded players Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Tomáš Berdych who won in straight sets, while 4th seed Marin Čilić grinded to win in three over Igor Andreev.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
They were followed in by 5 Spaniards led by defending champion Rafael Nadal, two-time champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo who all won in straight sets and Albert Montañés. Top seed Novak Djokovic also made in through in straight sets. The second round produced major upsets mainly involving the Germans as clay-court specialist and 14th seed Juan Mónaco fell to Michael Berrer 6–4, 6–4, world no. 4 Andy Murray fell in just over an hour to Philipp Kohlschreiber and 15th seed Jürgen Melzer falling to Philipp Petzschner. In the final match of the second round saw David Nalbandian upsetting 7th seed Mikhail Youzhny 4–6, 6–3, 7-6(5), when Youzhny failed to serve it out at 5–4 in the final set.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
In the third round action saw world no. 2 Novak Djokovic delivering a 6–4, 6–4 victory over 13th seed Stanislas Wawrinka in an error filled match. Murray's conqueror Philipp Kohlschreiber continues his good form over compatriot Philipp Petzschner. 5 Spaniards out of the 6 made it through led by defending champion Rafael Nadal who dropped just his second game with a 6–0, 6–1 victory. He was joined by 9th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, who survived a marathon match over 5th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with a 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, converting in his 3rd match point.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
Spaniards Albert Montañés and David Ferrer who upset higher ranked Croatian players in Marin Čilić and Ivan Ljubičić respectively. Fernando Verdasco also advance over Tomáš Berdych coming back from a set down with a 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 victory. David Nalbandian who got in the main draw through a protected ranking progress over the lone Spaniard who fell Tommy Robredo with a 6–3, 6–4 victory.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
In the Quarterfinals saw David Ferrer progress to his first Monte Carlo Semi-final ending Philipp Kohlschreiber's run with a 7–5, 7–6(1) victory. He is now set to face defending champion Rafael Nadal who won a match-up of the lone former champions in the tournament with a 6–4, 6–2 victory over 2-time champion Juan Carlos Ferrero. In the other semifinals it will feature last year's finalist and top seed Novak Djokovic who defeated a resurging David Nalbandian 6–2, 6–3. He will now face Fernando Verdasco, who defeated compatriot Albert Montañés 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–0 to reach the semifinals.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
In the Semifinals it saw both matches goin one sided as defending champion Rafael Nadal cruised through compatriot David Ferrer with a 6–2, 6–3 victory. He will now face his third consecutive Spanish opponent in Fernando Verdasco who upset top seed Novak Djokovic with a 6–2, 6–2 victory ending his 5 match losing streak to the Serbian. It will be the first all-Spanish final at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament since Monte-Carlo in 2002 when Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Carlos Moyá.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Singles
In the final Nadal demolished Verdasco with a 6–0, 6–1 and was his third match out of 5 that he just lost a game. Nadal also only lost 6 games in a match in the tournament the most and it was against Juan Carlos Ferrero. Nadal recorded his record tying 6th Monte-Carlo title with Reginald Doherty and became the first player in the Open Era to win a tournament title for six straight years. Nadal only lost 14 games en route to the title, the fewest in the open era for any Atp tournament champion who played five matches.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Doubles
In the first round action saw all seeds receiving a bye to the second round. It also saw teams of Richard Gasquet/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Novak Djokovic/Viktor Troicki and Jürgen Melzer/Mikhail Youzhny. It also saw the team of Andy Murray and Ross Hutchins upsetting one of the top doubles team of Michal Mertiňák and František Čermák in straight sets and the Spanish duo of David Ferrer & Marc López overcoming compatriots Fernando Verdasco & Feliciano López in three sets.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Doubles
In the second round the first teams to get through were 4th seeds Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman and 5th seeds Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi who both grinded to get to the Quarterfinals. The team of David Ferrer & Marc López upset 2009 French Open champions and 3rd seed Lukáš Dlouhý & Leander Paes in straight sets. Top seed and defending champions Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić who won in straight over Jürgen Melzer / Mikhail Youzhny.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Doubles
2nd seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6th seeds Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach and 7th seeds Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley all needed a third set match tie-break to make it through the quarterfinals. 8th seeds Mark Knowles / Bruno Soares progress to the quarterfinals when Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew due to a right groin injury on Tsonga.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Doubles
In the Quarterfinals higher ranked temas eclipsed their lower ranked opponents in tight matches with defending champions Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić, Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman, Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley all coming through. The upset in the Quarterfinals was when the team of Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan fell to the re-partnership of Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 11–9 in the final set. In the Semifinals it saw defending champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić make quick work of Wesley Moodie & Dick Norman with a 6–0, 6–4 victory.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Tournament, Doubles
In the other Semifinals it saw 2003 champions Mahesh Bhupathi & Max Mirnyi scrapping through with a 6–3, 7–6(3) victory over Simon Aspelin & Paul Hanley. In the finals it saw top seed and defending champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defending their title against the team of Mahesh Bhupathi & Max Mirnyi when Bhupathi retired due to a left leg injury at 6–4, 2–0 in favor of the Canadian-Serbian duo. This was Zimonjić's fourth title and Nestors second title in the tournament.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Entrants, Notable withdrawals
The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Finals, Doubles
Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Max Mirnyi, 6–3, 3–0, ret.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions and won in the final after the retirement of Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi (while leading 6–3, 2–0).


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles
Five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Fernando Verdasco in the final, 6–0, 6–1, to win the Singles title at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was his first title in 11 months, and he lost only 14 games throughout the tournament.


2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Montepaschi Strade Bianche
The 2010 Montepaschi Strade Bianche is a cycling race that took place on 6 March 2010. It was the 4th edition of the international classic Montepaschi Strade Bianche. The previous edition was won by Thomas Löfkvist, who rode for Team Columbia–High Road


2010 Monterey Sports Car Championships
The 2010 American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patron was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during May 20–22, 2010. It was the third round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series season. The 2010 race will be the first time that the race is 6 hours, extending into the darkness for the first time.


2010 Monterey Sports Car Championships, Qualifying
The qualifying session saw Guy Smith give Dyson Racing the overall pole. Johnny Mowlem took LMPC pole for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Jaime Melo took the GT pole for Risi and reigning Porsche Supercup champion Jeroen Bleekemolen took GTC pole for Black Swan Racing.


2010 Monterey Sports Car Championships, Qualifying, Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.


2010 Monterey Sports Car Championships, Race, Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


2010 Monterrey Open
The 2010 Monterrey Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Monterrey Open and was categorized as an International tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club in Monterrey, Mexico, from March 1 through March 7, 2010.


2010 Monterrey Open
The tournament was headlined by former world no. 1 Jelena Janković, top-ranked Slovak players, Daniela Hantuchová and Dominika Cibulková, Ágnes Szávay, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Also in the field were Anabel Medina Garrigues, Aleksandra Wozniak, and 2010 Open GDF Suez finalist, Lucie Šafářová.


2010 Monterrey Open, Finals, Doubles
Iveta Benešová /  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated  Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Vania King, 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]


2010 Monterrey Open – Doubles
Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo won the tournament in 2009, but Dechy retired from tennis later in the year and Santangelo chose to not participate this year. Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová won in the final 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] against Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Vania King.


2010 Monterrey Open – Singles
Marion Bartoli was the defending champion; however, she didn't take part in these championships this year. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her first WTA singles title, defeating Daniela Hantuchová in the final 1–6, 6–1, 6–0.


2010 Montreal Alouettes season
The 2010 Montreal Alouettes season was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Alouettes won their seventh Grey Cup championship, 21–18 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, becoming the first team to repeat as Grey Cup champions since the 1997 Toronto Argonauts.


2010 Montreal Alouettes season, Roster
Italics indicate Import players updated 2010-09-20 • 46 Active, 9 Inactive, 5 PR


2010 Montreal Alouettes season, Awards and records, Milestones
On October 11, in the Alouettes home game against Calgary, Ben Cahoon became the CFL's all-time leader in pass receptions, surpassing Terry Vaughn's previous record of 1,006.


2010 Montreal Impact season
The 2010 Montreal Impact season is the 17th season of the franchise and the team played in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.


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


2010 Montreal Impact season, Players, List of 2010 transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Montreal Impact season, Players, List of 2010 transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Montreal Impact season, Players, List of 2010 transfers, Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Montreal Impact season, International caps
Players called for international duty during the 2010 season while under contract with the Montreal Impact.


2010 Montreal Impact season, Regular season stats, Disciplinary records
Last updated: June 13Source: Competitive matchesOnly competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2010 Montreal Impact season, Playoff stats, Disciplinary records
Last updated: October 18Source: Competitive matchesOnly competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2010 Montreux Volley Masters
The 2010 Montreux Volley Masters was held in Montreux, Switzerland between 8–13 June 2010. 8 teams participated in this tournament.


2010 Monza Formula Two round
The 2010 Monza Formula Two round is the third round of the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It will be held on May 22, 2010 and May 23, 2010 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds
The 2010 Italian GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 11 and 12, 2010 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, in Italy. It was the ninth round of the 2010 GP2 Series and the final round of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was run in support of the 2010 Italian Grand Prix.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Englishman Sam Bird claimed his maiden GP2 win in fine style, keeping his head through the chaos all round him to claim the chequered flag ahead of ART team-mate Jules Bianchi and countryman Oliver Turvey, while series leader Pastor Maldonado put one hand on the trophy when Sergio Pérez was punted out of the race on the third lap. Lights out and the ART pair had slow but solid starts: Bird was better placed for turn one and when Bianchi cut the corner slightly the lead was his.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Behind them chaos was descending, with Alvaro Parente and Dani Clos cutting the kerb (for later drive through penalties) ahead of a drag to the next chicane, where Luca Filippi ran too deep and took out Giedo van der Garde, prompting a safety car to clean up the mess. Immediately at the restart 2 laps later Jerome d'Ambrosio thought he'd found Bianchi napping and ran outside him at turn one before being pushed wide, with the subsequent accordion affect at the tight corner causing Romain Grosjean to stop sharply. Maldonado had nowhere to go but over his wheel, with collisions behind them stopping team-mate Luiz Razia, Marcus Ericsson and Brendan Hartley, prompting another safety car period.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Straight after the next restart Bianchi out dragged Parente to regain P2 into the first chicane, but at Ascari Michael Herck braked late and extinguished Perez's championship run against the tyre barrier. A lap later Venezuelan pitted to check for damage, with Christian Vietoris going for the early stop to push up the grid at the same time, but two laps later Maldonado was back in and mobbed by his team as he got out of the car, while on track the remaining drivers found space around them as they followed their pre-planned pit strategies.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Feature Race
At the end it was Bird who claimed the top step of the podium from team-mate Bianchi by 8.5 seconds, with Turvey driving another sensible race to join the ART pair upstairs. Behind them Vietoris' early stop paid dividends, pushing him up to fourth despite finishing the first lap in P12, with d'Ambrosio recovering to follow him home in fifth. Trident drivers Adrian Zaugg and Edoardo Piscopo delighted their mechanics by finishing sixth and seventh respectively, just ahead of Max Chilton.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
Christian Vietoris took his maiden main series win in the sprint race. He had a storming start which caught many of his rivals napping, and a controlled drive thereafter under extreme pressure, to greet the chequered flag ahead of Jerome d'Ambrosio and Sam Bird, while Pastor Maldonado failed to finish but nevertheless claimed the 2010 GP2 Series driver's championship.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
The victory was set up as the lights went out: with the front row starters very slow to get away, Vietoris made a flyer and threaded the needle to lead the field into the first turn before tearing away into the distance. Adrian Zaugg also made a good getaway but was unable to find a way through, dropping back as d'Ambrosio went wide around everyone to slot into second behind the German.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
Further back and the championship looked to be over when Sergio Pérez braked heavily and ran wide and through the gravel at the Parabolica, with Pastor Maldonado two cars back seemingly following in his rival's tracks. The Mexican held on to narrowly miss the wall and find his way back onto circuit, but the Venezuelan was less lucky and found the wall for the third time in the weekend. Bird was looking to cap off his best weekend of the season in style: a sharp getaway had him up to fourth on the road from eighth on the grid, and he quickly dispatched pole man Max Chilton at the first chicane next time through for a podium spot.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
His team-mate Jules Bianchi found his way by Chilton two laps later, but he didn't seem to have the pace of his team-mate in race conditions here, dropping time while Bird ran a string of fastest laps to catch up to the leading pair. The Englishman soon caught up to d'Ambrosio, but the nature of the fast flowing circuit meant there was little chance of a pass unless someone made a mistake.


2010 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
With the top three running nose to tail for the remainder of the race Vietoris held on for the win one second ahead of d'Ambrosio, who took second by just one tenth from Bird. Bianchi solidified third in the championship with another points finish for fourth, with Chilton hanging on for fifth against race long pressure from Oliver Turvey. But with Perez unable to improve on 13th position the championship finally belonged to Maldonado, who celebrated with his team in the pits as the chequered flag dropped for his rivals. The Venezuelan takes his place in history alongside Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Timo Glock, Giorgio Pantano and Nico Hülkenberg as the newest GP2 champion.


2010 Monza Superbike World Championship round
The 2010 Monza Superbike World Championship round was the fifth round of the 2010 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of May 7–9, 2010 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza located in Monza, Italy.


2010 Moorilla Hobart International
The 2010 Moorilla Hobart International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the event and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 10 through 16 January 2010.


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


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


2010 Moorilla Hobart International, Champions, Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung /  Květa Peschke def. Chan Yung-jan /  Monica Niculescu, 3–6, 6–3, 10–7.


2010 Moorilla Hobart International – Doubles
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but Pennetta chose not to compete. Dulko partnered with Zheng Jie, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chan Yung-jan and Monica Niculescu.


2010 Moorilla Hobart International – Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung and Květa Peschke won in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 10–7, against Chan and Niculescu.


2010 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the final round of qualifying.


2010 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles
Alona Bondarenko won in the final, 6–2, 6–4, against Shahar Pe'er.


2010 Mordovia Cup
The 2010 Mordovia Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the eight edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saransk, Russia between 26 July and 1 August 2010.


2010 Mordovia Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Mordovia Cup, Champions, Doubles
Ilya Belyaev /  Michail Elgin def. Denys Molchanov /  Artem Smirnov, 3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9]


2010 Mordovia Cup – Doubles
Michail Elgin and Evgeny Kirillov were the defending champions, but they chose to not compete together. Elgin partnered up with Ilya Belyaev and Kirillov teamed up with Andrey Kuznetsov. They met in the semifinal and Elgin/Belyaev won 6–3, 4–6, [10–1]. This pair defeated Denys Molchanov and Artem Smirnov in the final 3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9].


2010 Mordovia Cup – Singles
Iñigo Cervantes-Huegun was the defender of title, but he was eliminated after retired in first round match against Andrey Kuznetsov. Ivan Sergeyev defeated Marek Semjan 7–6(2), 6–1 in the final.


2010 Morehead State Eagles football team
The 2010 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The Eagles were led by 17th-year head coach Matt Ballard and played their home games at Jayne Stadium. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in PFL play.


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 2010 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 54th edition of the competition.


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup
The cup was won by Fath Union Sport, who beat Maghreb de Fès in the final.


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, Preliminary rounds
The preliminary rounds began in April 2010 and finished in August 2010. There were four rounds consisting of all teams from the amateur league, and teams from the second division of the professional league (from the 3rd round onwards).


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, Preliminary rounds, 4th round
The fourth and final preliminary round took place between 7 and 9, and featured 32 teams from the 3rd and 2nd division of the Maroccan football championship:


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, Last 32
The last 32 of the competition played between 13 and 19.


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, Final phases, Last 16
The last 16 of the competition played between 5 and 15.


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, Final phases, Quarter-finals
The quarter finals took place on 8 and 10 October 2010.


2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, Final
The final of the 2009–2010 Moroccan Throne Cup took place on 25 in Rabat.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech
The 2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech was a professional tennis tournament. Part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour, it took place on outdoor red clay courts in Marrakech, Morocco between 15 and 21 March 2010.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following player received Special Exempt into the main draw:


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech, Champions, Doubles
Ilija Bozoljac /  Horia Tecău def. James Cerretani /  Adil Shamasdin, 6–1, 6–1


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech – Doubles
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and Santiago Ventura were the defending champions, but they chose to compete in the 2010 Città di Caltanissetta instead. Ilija Bozoljac and Horia Tecău won in the final 6–1, 6–1, against James Cerretani and Adil Shamasdin.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech – Singles
Marcos Daniel was the defending champion, however he didn't take part in these championships this year. Jarkko Nieminen won in the final 6–3, 6–2, against Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr..


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes
The 2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Meknes, Morocco between 22 and 28 February 2010.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes, Champions, Doubles
Pablo Andújar /  Flavio Cipolla def. Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. /  Artem Smirnov, 6–2, 6–2


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes – Doubles
Marc López and Lamine Ouahab were the defending champions; however, López chose to not participate this year. Ouahab partnered up with Adrián Menéndez; however, they lost against Harsh Mankad and Adil Shamasdin in the first round. Pablo Andújar and Flavio Cipolla won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. and Artem Smirnov.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes – Singles
Rui Machado was the defending champion, but he lost in the final 5–7, 2–6 against Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat
The 2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco between 9 and 15 March 2010.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat, Champions, Doubles
Ilija Bozoljac /  Daniele Bracciali def. Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. /  Dmitri Sitak, 6–4, 6–4


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat – Doubles
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and Santiago Ventura were the defending champions; however, they lost to Pablo Andújar and Iván Navarro in the first round. Ilija Bozoljac and Daniele Bracciali won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. and Dmitri Sitak.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat – Singles
Laurent Recouderc was the defending champion, but he lost to Bastian Knittel in the second round. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against her compatriot Marcel Granollers.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger
The 2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tanger, Morocco between 15 and 20 February 2010.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a lucky loser from the qualifying draw:


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger, Champions, Doubles
Steve Darcis /  Dominik Meffert def. Uladzimir Ignatik /  Martin Kližan, 5–7, 7–5, [10–7]


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger – Doubles
Augustin Gensse and Éric Prodon were the defending champions, but they chose to not participate. Steve Darcis and Dominik Meffert won in the final 5–7, 7–5, [10–7], against Uladzimir Ignatik and Martin Kližan.


2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger – Singles
Marc López was the defending champion, but he chose to not participate this year. Stéphane Robert won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–4, against Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr..


2010 Mosconi Cup
The 2010 Mosconi Cup, the 17th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 9–12 December 2010 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.


2010 Mosconi Cup
Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–8.