2010 Southeast Asian haze, Preventive measures, ASEAN Agreement
In order to successfully monitor and minimize the effects of slash and burn activities, the use of techniques to detect emissions and to interpret fire patterns is crucial. Hence, the implementation of the development of a Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS) was endorsed by ministers during the meet as a measure to monitor hotspots and to predict susceptible fire outbreak areas. This system provides the ability to monitor the ignition, occurrence and spread of forest fires based on various conditions such as weather, fuel and soil.


2010 Southeast Asian haze, Preventive measures, ASEAN Agreement
ASEAN has also set a goal to be a haze-free region by 2020.


2010 Southeast Asian haze, Preventive measures, ASEAN Agreement
However, Indonesia may be at risk of losing their leadership position in ASEAN despite being one of ASEAN's founders and having one of the largest economy in Southeast Asia if the government does not uphold and tighten the rules and regulations on illegal logging.


2010 Southeast Asian haze, Preventive measures, Education
The education of smallholders is imperative for a notable improvement in the transboundary haze. Although Indonesia's government has banned the clearing of land using the slash and burn method, farmers often disregard the law and continue to clear land illegally using burning practices. This is mainly due to the weak law enforcement and the reluctance to change based on hardened beliefs.


2010 Southeast Asian haze, Preventive measures, Education
Even though the Indonesian government has attempted to educate and motivate the public on adopting fire-free land clearing alternatives, many smallholders still believe that the benefits of the slash and burn method still outweigh the cost of fire-free land clearing practices. Hence, Indonesia has implemented incentives in the form of rewards and assistance to those who are willing to adopt fire-free land clearing alternatives and to those who comply with Indonesia's zero burning policy. For instance, smallholders are rewarded with funds should they have manage to have a year free of unpermitted burning practices.


2010 Southeast Asian haze, Preventive measures, Education
Thus, in order for a change to happen, education and public support is important in aiding smallholders to grasp the magnitude and negative impact the slash and burn method has on the environment and neighbouring countries.


2010 Southeast Emmy Awards winners
Pittman, Mike Dreaden, Misti Turnbull, Reena Bhardwaj, Don Bailey, David Mast, Elizabeth Turner, John Pruitt, Jovita Moore, Richard Elliot, Ross Cavitt, Tom Regan, Mike Petchenik, Mark Arum, Lori Geary, Jeff Dore, David Chandley, Justin Farmer, Ryan Young, George Howell, Jason Durden, Billy Hong, Alvin Bryant, Casey Nichols, Chuck Rakestraw, Alan Hand, Erin Frederickson, Dave Darline, Damon McGhee, Luis Argumedes, Oscar Carrillo de Albornoz, Leonard Raglin, Levar James, Chuck Parker, Lacey Lecroy, Tina Commodore, Rick Preston, Robert Thornton, Marjorie Riley, Ken Wattley, Connie Whittaker, Shelia Schutt, Damien Rodriguez, Laura Reed, Kellie Burkett, Courtenay Emacio, Andy Artis, Eric Dodd


2010 Southeast Emmy Awards winners
Ellen Crooke, Al Ashe, Jill Becker, Jason Becknell, Stephen Boissy, Kathleen Bourn, David Brooks, Tracy Carmony, Jerry Carnes, Richard Crabbe, Paul Crawley, Sam Crenshaw, Keith Cromwell, Ionna Dafermou, Duffie Dixon, Steve Flood, Kym France-Wilson, Gary Franklin, Jon Gerard, Jim Basile, Karyn Greer, Ted Hall, Kenny Hamilton, Richard Hardwick, Shawn Hoder, Valeria Hoff, Chris Holcomb, Annie Jimmerson, JoJo Johnson, Bill Jones, Fred Kalil, Beki Kanter, Michael King, Drew Kwederas, Jennifer Leslie, Bill Liss, Matt Livingston, Donna Lowry, Kendra Mackey, Bruce Mason, Travis Maurer, Ben Mayer, Ashley McDonald, Ross McLaughlin, Chesley McNeil, Ron Nakfoor, David Ries, Charles Olmstead, Paul Ossmann, Erika Facey-Palmer, Tyson Paul, Matt Pearl, Marc Pickard, Kenny Price, Alexander Quince, Nick Ramey, Dan Reilly, Shawn Reynolds, Birnur Richardson, Kevin Rowson, Jon Samuels, Jon Shirek, Pete Smith, Gary Stilwell, Chris Sweigart, Marcita Thomas, Michael Thomas, Dave Tonogan, Randy Waters, Jaye Watson, Keith Whitney, JulieWolfe, Brenda Wood, Mike Zakel, Bill Kalway, Deven Miller, Marlene Henderson, Mike Hoffman, Eddie Collins, Kevin Sheridan, Leonard Mason, Bryan Hendrix, Kathy Knapp, Philip J. Humes


2010 Southeast Emmy Awards winners
McCaskill, Ruta Abolins, Scott Auerbach, Toby Graham, Christina Davis, Mary Boyce Hicks, Lauren Chambers, Stacie L. Walker, Anthony Omerikwa, Kendra Abercrombie, Jack English, Ray Moore, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Andrea Young, Margie Compton, Craig Breaden, Russ Jamieson, Courtney Thomas, Aggie Ebrahimi, J.D. Brandon


2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
The 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Redhawks played their home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. With fifth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks finished the season 9–3 (7–1 in conference play) and in first place in the OVC. The team also made the second round of the FCS playoffs and lost to eventual FCS champion Eastern Washington. This season was the first and only winning season in Samuel's tenure from 2006 to 2013 as Southeast Missouri State head coach. It was also Southeast Missouri State's first winning season since 2002 and first-ever FCS playoff appearance.


2010 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL from May 26th through May 30th. LSU won the tournament for the third straight season and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2010 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Regular Season results
The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.


2010 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Format
The 2010 tournament will once again feature a "flipped bracket". This means that after two days of play the undefeated team from each bracket will move into the other bracket. This reduces the number of rematches teams will have to play in order to win the tournament. Additionally, the tournament will be debuting a "pitch clock," limiting the amount of time that pitchers have to throw the ball to 20 seconds. This rule will not be in effect when runners are on base.


2010 Southeastern Conference football season
The 2010 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 2, 2010 with South Carolina defeating Southern Miss on ESPN.


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Preseason
Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin left after his first season in Knoxville for Southern Cal. Kiffin was replaced by Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley. Dooley opened his first season on September 4 against University of Tennessee – Martin.


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Preseason
Kentucky head coach Rich Brooks retired after seven seasons in Lexington, ending a coaching career that lasted over 40 years. As agreed on in 2008, Brooks was replaced by his offensive coordinator Joker Phillips, who began his first season as head coach on September 4 against archrival Louisville.


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Preseason
In July 2010, Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson unexpectedly retired. He was replaced on an interim basis by Robbie Caldwell, who had the dual titles of Vanderbilt assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2009. Caldwell made his Vanderbilt head coaching debut on September 4 against Northwestern.


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Rankings
Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt went unranked throughout the season in the rankings shown below (AP and Coaches polls, and BCS standings).


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Regular season
Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, SEC vs. BCS conference opponents
NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, All-SEC
The following players were named by the AP All-SEC team:


2010 Southeastern Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, National award winners
The following SEC players listed below have been named to the national award semifinalist and finalist lists.


2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
The 2010 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.


2010 Southern 100 Races
2010 Southern 100 Races were held between Monday 12 July and Thursday 15 July on the 4.25-mile Billown Circuit near Castletown, Isle of Man.


2010 Southern 100 Races
The main event was won by Ryan Farquhar claiming victory in the 2010 Southern 100 Solo Championship race, held over 2 legs after Michael Dunlop crashed at Iron Gate on lap 5. The 2010 Southern 100 Races consisted of twelve races including four combined races with Ryan Farquhar, Michael Dunlop and William Dunlop taking the most wins with three victories each. The two 400cc races were won by Roy Richardson and Alastair Howarth respectively, with Chris Palmer winning the second of the 125cc combined races.


2010 Southern 100 Races
In the other combined classes, the inaugural 650cc twin-cylinder race was won by Ryan Farquhar and a 600cc class win for Wayne Hamilton in the combined 1000cc/600cc race. The 600cc support race produced a first time winner for local Isle of Man competitor Paul Smyth and other first time winners included Klaus Klaffenböck/Dan Sayle winning both Sidecar Races and William Cowden in the Senior Support Race.


2010 Southern 100 Races, Results, Race 1; 2010 Senior Race final standings
Tuesday 13 July 2010 5 laps – 21.25 miles Billown Circuit (Reduced Race Distance)


2010 Southern 100 Races, Results, Race 1; 2010 Senior Race final standings
Fastest Lap : Ian Lougher, 2' 30.098 101.933 mph on lap 5


2010 Southern 100 Races, Results, Race 10; 2010 Southern 100 Races Solo Championship final standings
Thursday 15 July 2010 8 laps – 34.00 miles Billown Circuit (Reduced Race Distance held over 2 parts)


2010 Southern 100 Races, Results, Race 10; 2010 Southern 100 Races Solo Championship final standings
Fastest Lap : Ryan Farquhar, 2' 18.112 110.780 mph on lap 2


2010 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 26 through May 30. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was The Citadel's eighth SoCon tournament win.


2010 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.


2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 5–8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first and quarterfinal rounds took place at Bojangles' Coliseum. The semifinals and championship game were played at Time Warner Cable Arena. The semifinals were broadcast on SportsSouth and the championship game was broadcast on ESPN2. The winner of the tournament, the Wofford Terriers, received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was Wofford's first appearance.


2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
Chattanooga and UNC Greensboro split their season series. Chattanooga was 1–1 against division leader Appalachian State, while UNC Greensboro was 0–2.


2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
First TeamKellen Brand, Appalachian StateDonald Sims, Appalachian StateAndrew Goudelock, College of CharlestonNoah Dahlman, WoffordJamar Diggs, WoffordSecond TeamTony White, Jr., College of CharlestonBen Stywall, UNC GreensboroHarouna Mutombo, Western CarolinaTim Johnson, WoffordCameron Rundles, Wofford


2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
The 2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coach Dale Lennon in his third season and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.


2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
The 2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his third year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play and were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, where they were defeated by Louisville, 31–28.


2010 Southern Nevada Coyotes baseball team
The 2010 Southern Nevada Coyotes baseball team represented the College of Southern Nevada in the 2010 NJCAA baseball season. This season is most notable for their team leader, seventeen-year-old outfielder (who also got plenty of playing time as a catcher and pitcher) Bryce Harper. Harper got national attention during his only season at CSN, winning the prestigious Golden Spikes Award and becoming only the second player not from a Division I university to win the award (the other being Alex Fernandez in 1990).


2010 Southern Nevada Coyotes baseball team
Behind the hitting of Harper, and the leadership of coach Tim Chambers, the Coyotes had their best season to date, with a record of 52–16, and a playoff finish as semifinalists of the JUCO World Series at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colorado. Following this season, Harper would be the first overall selection in the 2010 MLB Draft. In his MLB Career with the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies, Harper has been a multiple time All-Star the 2012 National League Rookie of the year, and the 2015 National League MVP.


2010 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 26–29. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Lamar, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2010 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. They played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.


2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 10–13, 2010 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Had the #1 seed Sam Houston State Bearkats not won the conference tournament, they would have received an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT.


2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, receive a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.


2010 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
The 2010 Southland Conference tournament was held at Bobcat Softball Complex on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas from May 13 through May 15, 2010. The tournament winner, McNeese State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast over the regionally syndicated Southland Conference Television Network for the first time with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network. Doug Anderson and LaDarrin McClane called the games.


2010 Southland Conference Softball Tournament, Format
The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland Softball Tournament. The tournament was played in a double-elimination format with a maximum of eleven games.


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


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election
In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years. Southwark has 21 wards, each electing 3 councillors giving a total number of seats as 63.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election
The Labour Party gained overall control, which they had previously had until 2002, replacing the previous Lib Dem-Conservative coalition. The Labour Party increased their vote substantially, which it was suggested was caused by the high turnout. Turnout was approximately double that of the 2006 elections, due to the general election being held on the same day.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Brunswick Park
John Friary was a sitting councillor for Camberwell Green ward


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, College
Gordon Nardell was a sitting councillor for The Lane ward


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Peckham
Ola Oyewunmi was elected for Labour in 2006. The change in his vote is relative to his performance then as a Labour candidate, rather than the top Liberal Democrat candidate.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Riverside
Aubyn Graham was a sitting councillor for Peckham Rye ward


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Riverside
Christopher Page was a sitting councillor for Camberwell Green ward


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, South Bermondsey
Ade Lasaki was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2006. The change in his vote is relative to his performance then as a Liberal Democrat, rather than the second-placed Labour candidate.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Surrey Docks
Robert Smeath was a sitting councillor for Peckham Rye ward


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Village
Robin Crookshank Hilton was elected as a Conservative in 2006. The change in her vote is relative to her performance then as a Conservative, rather than the top Liberal Democrat candidate.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections 2010–2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Friary.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections 2010–2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Keadean M. Rhoden.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections 2010–2014
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Tayo A. Situ.


2010 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections 2010–2014
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Helen Morrissey.


2010 Soweto Open
The 2010 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 12 and 18 April 2010.


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


2010 Soweto Open, Champions, Doubles
Nicolas Mahut /  Lovro Zovko def. Raven Klaasen /  Izak van der Merwe, 6–2, 6–2


2010 Soweto Open – Doubles
George Bastl and Chris Guccione were the reigning champions; however, Bastl retired in 2009 and Guccione chose to participate in Baton Rouge instead. Nicolas Mahut and Lovro Zovko won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Raven Klaasen and Izak van der Merwe.


2010 Soweto Open – Singles
Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion, but chose not to compete this year. Dustin Brown won in the final 7–6(7–2), 6–3 against Izak van der Merwe.


2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds
The 2010 Belgian GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on August 28 and 29, 2010 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa in Belgium. It was the eighth round of the 2010 GP2 Series and the seventh round of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was run in support of the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix. In GP3, Robert Wickens cut championship leader Esteban Gutiérrez's (who did not score a point over the weekend) lead by winning race 1 in torrential conditions, following a tyre gamble. Another clever tyre gamble earned Adrien Tambay a first victory in race 2.


2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report
Michael Herck originally scored pole, but the former Belgian was one of a dozen drivers to be penalised after qualifying for going too fast under yellows. Home driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio got pole instead, ahead of championship leader Pastor Maldonado.


2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Pastor Maldonado took another feature race victory at Spa-Francorchamps to increase his winning record in the series, although he only just managed to hang on under heavy pressure from Alvaro Parente at the end of the race. The Rapax driver was struggling with his car and almost certainly would not have held off Coloni stand-in Parente for another lap. Parente, who led most of the race before making a late stop, closed rapidly on the series leader during the final lap, but was just too far back to make a move at the Bus Stop.


2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Feature Race
Another stand-in driver, Romain Grosjean (subbing for injured Ho-Pin Tung at DAMS), took third place after fellow podium contenders Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Sergio Pérez ran into trouble. D'Ambrosio, who started on pole but lost the lead to Maldonado when both pitted together, eventually retired. Pérez (Addax) took third on the first lap and kept the spot after the stops, but lost that when he had to serve a drive-through for pitlane speeding. A first-lap accident involving Sam Bird (ART) and Dani Clos (Racing Engineering) caused a safety car interruption, but the race ran green from the restart on lap four. Dani Clos was later diagnosed with a back injury after the race, so missed the Sprint Race. Rodolfo González got 8th, so took sprint race pole, ahead of Giedo van der Garde, who did very well in getting 9th after starting 23rd.


2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds, GP2 Report, Sprint Race
Mexico's Sergio Pérez made up for the disappointment in the feature race by taking victory in the reverse-grid GP2 race at Spa-Francorchamps. After starting second, the Addax driver made light work of pole man Rodolfo González (Arden), running much quicker through Eau Rouge and passing him at Les Combes on the first lap. Pérez never relinquished the lead thereafter. The race was punctuated by three safety cars for accidents – including crashes by Christian Vietoris, Charles Pic and Jules Bianchi – and debris on the track. González later dropped behind Pérez's team-mate Giedo van der Garde and feature race runner up Alvaro Parente (Scuderia Coloni). Championship leader Pastor Maldonado retired at Les Combes on the first lap, so Pérez's win keeps his mathematical chance of closing up the Venezuelan's big points lead alive.


2010 Spanish Athletics Championships
The 2010 Spanish Athletics Championships was the 90th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Spain. It was held on 17 and 18 July at the Complejo Deportivo de Avilés in Avilés, Asturias. It served as the selection meeting for the 2010 European Athletics Championships. A total of 617 athletes (341 men and 276 women) competed at the event.


2010 Spanish Athletics Championships
The club championships in relays and combined track and field events were contested separately from the main competition.


2010 Spanish Athletics Championships
The original winner of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase, José Luis Blanco in 8:33.12 minutes, was later disqualified as his drug test at the competition came back positive for erythropoietin.


2010 Spanish Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 Spanish Figure Skating Championships (Spanish: Campeonato De España De Patinaje Sobre Hielo 2009-10) took place between 12 and 13 December 2009 at the Palacio del Hielo in Majadahonda. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. Javier Fernández and Sonia Lafuente, who were unopposed in the senior categories, had been chosen to represent Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics prior to the event.


2010 Spanish Figure Skating Championships
Skaters from France and Italy competed as guests in the junior ladies, junior ice dancing, and novice ladies events, and their results were discounted from the final standings.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix
The 2010 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Telefónica 2010) was the fifth round of the 2010 Formula One season. It was held on 9 May 2010 at the Circuit de Catalunya. It was the first European race of the 2010 season, and was ultimately won by Red Bull's Mark Webber after the Australian qualified on pole and led every lap of the race.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Background
The lead-up to the first practice session saw the media focus on several major upgrades various teams had introduced in time for the start of the European season. Mercedes abandoned the use of an airbox mounted atop the engine cowling, in favour of a rigid vertical rollbar and two pronounced air intakes directly behind the driver's cockpit. Virgin's solution to their problem of having a too-small fuel tank was to bring a longer chassis to accommodate a larger fuel tank and a brand-new fuel feed system that would allow them to run as light as possible during qualifying.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Background
The VR-01 was also given a "shark fin" engine cowling. However, owing to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland that had disrupted air travel across Europe at the time of the previous race, only one chassis was able to make it to Barcelona, to be used by Timo Glock. Following several dramatic engine problems that had affected both them and their customer teams, Ferrari were given permission by the FIA to modify their engines.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Background
In the wake of controversy that arose from accusations that their generic Marlboro "barcode" decal contained subliminal advertising, Ferrari removed all traces of it from their car for the weekend. Elsewhere, Hispania signed former Jaguar driver Christian Klien as a test driver, running him in the place of Karun Chandhok for the first practice session.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Background
Klien's FIA Super Licence – the licence that allows a driver to race in Formula One – was reported to have expired as he had not raced in over three years (his last appearance being at the 2006 Italian Grand Prix), which would have prevented him from leaving pit lane and taking to the circuit. Klien took part in the session, with reports claiming that his racing licence had been renewed just ten minutes before the session began.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
The first practice session was incident-free, save for Sauber's Pedro de la Rosa falling victim to a gearbox failure. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button topped the timing sheets for McLaren, with Michael Schumacher experiencing a resurgence to finish third after a poor opening to his 2010 campaign. The German later admitted that the team's updates to the W01 had inspired more confidence in him. Local favourite Fernando Alonso was eighth for Ferrari, sandwiched between the Renaults of Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov. Heikki Kovalainen was once again the fastest of the new teams, his Lotus T127 finishing four seconds slower than Hamilton and less than two behind the Williams of Nico Hülkenberg.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
Hülkenberg would later provide drama in the second session, when an off-track excursion at the exit of Campsa resulted in an impact with the wall that tore the front wing off. Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari stopped on the circuit with just a few minutes remaining in the session, with the recovery truck hitting a bridge as it returned the stricken car to the pits. The session was topped by Sebastian Vettel, followed closely by team mate Mark Webber and Schumacher once again setting the third-fastest time. Alonso improved to fourth, while the McLarens of Hamilton and Button slipped backwards; Hamilton finishing fifth and Button ninth. Jarno Trulli supplanted team mate Kovalainen as the fastest of the new teams.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
The third session was marked by separate incidents by Petrov and Kamui Kobayashi, both of whom found a puddle of standing water in the middle of the Repsol corner just minutes apart. Kobayashi survived unscathed, but Petrov spun and crashed. The damage to his R30 was extensive enough to warrant the team changing his gearbox, earning himself a five-place grid penalty. Similar penalties were applied to both Virgin Racing cars after the team failed to notify the FIA of changes to their gear ratios before the deadline, and to Hispania's Karun Chandhok, who replaced his gearbox.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
Qualifying was a race to see who would place third on the grid as the Red Bulls of Webber and Vettel setting the fastest times in each of the three session. Webber went on to take pole position. Q1 saw the elimination of the six newcomers – a running theme throughout the season – as well as the Williams of Rubens Barrichello. Barrichello claimed he had been unable to understand his engineer while out on the circuit.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
The Circuit de Catalunya has a history of radio-related problems; during practice sessions for the 2009 race, Mark Webber reported being able to hear Spanish truck drivers talking to one another over CB radios. Lotus was once again the fastest of the newcomers, with Trulli and Kovalainen qualifying nineteenth and twentieth respectively, ahead of the two Virgins and the two Hispanias.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
The second session was similarly themed, as Sutil, de la Rosa, Hülkenberg, Petrov, Buemi, Alguersuari and Liuzzi all fell away. Just four tenths of a second separated all but Aluguersuari and Liuzzi from making it into Q3. Elsewhere, Mercedes elected not to send Michael Schumacher out to join everyone else late in the session as they were confident his time would be enough to see him through to the final session. Ferrari committed to a similar course of action in 2009, with the end result being that Kimi Räikkönen was eliminated early on.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
The final ten-minute period was once again dominated by Red Bull, with Webber to the fore. Hamilton edged out local hero Alonso for third on the grid, while Button narrowly missed out on putting his MP4-25 alongside his team-mate. Schumacher slotted into sixth place, followed by Kubica, Nico Rosberg, Felipe Massa and Kobayashi.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Practice and Qualifying
Ferrari were later fined US$20,000 (in keeping with the sport's strict financial penalty rule) for an unsafe release that saw Alonso deployed directly into the path of Rosberg; the young German was forced to swerve in the direction of the pit wall – and came close to contact with it – in order to avoid a collision.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
The front-row starting Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel started well off the line, and even though they were challenged by Lewis Hamilton and local hero Fernando Alonso on the long dragrace to the first corner, they maintained their positions with polesitter Webber leading. Reigning world champion Jenson Button and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher kept fifth and sixth, but there was light contact between Robert Kubica and Kamui Kobayashi which sent both falling down the order. Nico Rosberg in the second Mercedes was forced to take evasive action and ran onto the grass.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
Kobayashi's BMW Sauber team-mate Pedro de la Rosa had a similar altercation with Sébastien Buemi that resulted in a puncture for the Spaniard, while Buemi was demoted to last on the road. The incident would later morph into a greater problem for de la Rosa, forcing him to retire with accident damage. The other first-lap incident saw an early exit for Bruno Senna, his Hispania spearing into the barriers at the same corner as the Buemi-de la Rosa incident. Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen was the only driver who failed to start the race when his gearbox software attempted to select two gears at the same time.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
The Red Bulls, especially Webber, slowly started pulling away from Hamilton, but the rate at which he pulled away was not as quick as one would have expected. The gap to Hamilton increased by two or three tenths of a second per lap, not by a full second as suggested in practice and qualifying. The first and only round of pit stops came shortly after lap fifteen, and a mistake by Red Bull cost Vettel four seconds, and a place to Hamilton.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
McLaren also did not have a perfect pitstop with Button, the result being that he came out behind Schumacher at the end of turn 1. Button was later critical of the German's swipe across the circuit to claim the position. He spent the rest of the race looking at the Mercedes' rear wing.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
The sole surviving Hispania of Karun Chandhok was caught up in two separate incidents in the final sector of the circuit. The first saw contact between his car and Felipe Massa's Ferrari as the latter attempted to lap him as they negotiated the corner before the final chicane; Massa, who had been lacking speed all weekend, experienced a better-handling car with a damaged front wing.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
A pitstop would have meant dropping down at least two or three places for Massa and since the handling of the car wasn't hampered much due to the damage, the team took the decision of not bringing Massa in for a front wing change. The second of Chandhok's incidents saw Jaime Alguersuari chop across his front end at the same corner, knocking his front wing off. Chandhok was forced to pit, but retired a lap later with suspension damage caused by the collision; Alguersuari was given a drive through penalty for his efforts. His team-mate Buemi had been penalised earlier after rejoining the track in unsafe manner, just ahead of Jarno Trulli.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
Williams gambled on a two-stop strategy for Nico Hülkenberg, a mistake that shunted the German driver down the order where he was caught up in a duel with a struggling Rosberg. Sébastien Buemi was the only other retirement, stopping on lap forty-four with hydraulics problems.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race order settled down with Webber leading from Hamilton and Vettel. Alonso was fourth, ahead of the Schumacher-Button scrap which Massa also joined, with Sutil, Kubica and the recovering Rubens Barrichello in the Williams completing the top ten. On lap fifty-four, Vettel went wide at turn six, with a suspected front brake failure and had a trip across the gravel. This damaged his tyres, and he came in for inspection and also for a new set of tyres, which dropped him behind Alonso.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
It was soon evident that he was struggling with brake issues, and thus Vettel had to slow down for the rest of the race to nurse his brakes and finish the race. On lap sixty-five – the penultimate lap of the race – Hamilton lost second place when he suffered a left-front tyre puncture followed shortly by a blowout at turn three, which punted him into the wall, although far less violently than when a similar accident claimed then McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen at the 2008 race.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
He was classified as finishing fourteenth as he had completed 90% of the winner's race distance, his accident gifting second place to Alonso and allowing the fading Vettel back onto the podium for third. Vitantonio Liuzzi suffered a similar fate to Hamilton when his engine gave up on the same lap, the Italian stopping on the circuit.


2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race
Mark Webber crossed the finish line first, becoming the tenth driver in ten Spanish Grands Prix to win from pole. Alonso finished second, with Vettel third and the unresolved Schumacher-Button scrap seeing the former World Champion home before the defending champion. Massa finished sixth, followed by Sutil, Kubica, and Barrichello and Alguersuari, who were a lap down. Jarno Trulli's Lotus was the first of the new teams to finish the race, whilst Virgin Racing notched up their first double-finish of the season, despite Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi driving different versions of the VR-01. The final result meant that Button kept his championship lead going into the next round by just three points, while the same amount separated McLaren from Ferrari in the constructors' standings, with Red Bull only a further three points behind.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform
The Reform of Labor Laws in Spain was approved by the Congress of Deputies on September 9, 2010.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform
The reform of labor laws in Spain had its origin in an executive order of the Government, June 2010, during the second term of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as president, and entered into force on June 18 after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform
The executive order was ratified by the Congress of Deputies with 168 votes for (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), 8 votes against (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya-Izquierda Unida-Initiative for Catalonia Greens, Bloque Nacionalista Gallego and Nafarroa Bai) and 173 abstentions (People's Party, Convergencia i Unio, Basque Nationalist Party, Coalición Canaria, Union del Pueblo Navarro and Union, Progress and Democracy).


2010 Spanish Labor Reform
A bill addressing implementation was approved unanimously in spring 2010, first in the Congress, then with amendments in the Senate. The majority of the amendments impacted workers' rights and workplace conditions, and a majority of the amendments were eliminated when the bill was returned to the Congress. The Congress gave final approval on September 9.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform
The reform represents a modification of the above-mentioned June 18 decree. During the bill's time in the Senate, the PSOE and the PNV concurred on the bill's final form, with input from the Galician Nationalist Bloc (Bloque Nacionalista Gallego, BNG). The PSOE voted in favor, the PNV abstained, and the remaining political groups voted against.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform
The reform provoked a general strike. One month afterward, one of the labor leaders who had marched at the head of the Madrid protest, Valeriano Gómez, was appointed Labor Minister.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Suspension of collective agreement
The reform made it possible for employers and workers to suspend collective agreements in case of economic downturn. The aim was to enable companies to reduce employment costs caused by generous sector agreements and help them to adjust costs rather than terminate contracts.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Short time working in case of economic downturn
The reform introduced the German-style government subsidized short-time working, where companies can reduce the working week and the state unemployment system compensates the affected workers with partial unemployment payments.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Personal unemployment insurance fund
Creation of a personalized fund based on a number of days per year worked replacing dismissal indemnities and which can be used by the employee in case of loss of work or alternatively to supplement pensions once retired.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Reduced attractiveness of temporary contracts
Penalization of the use of successive temporary contracts. After 3 years of temporary contracts a company would be obliged to take on the worker on a permanent basis. The compensation payable to workers on temporary contracts was also increased to 12 days per year worked to reduce the gap versus permanent contracts.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Reduction of compensation payments for layoffs
Reduction from 45 days compensation to 33 days per year worked for all permanent contracts signed from 2011 onwards.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Government Fund to cover dismissal indemnities
Introduction of an Austrian-inspired system to reduce the cost to employers of dismissing workers while seeking to maintain a high level of employee security (flexisecurity). The government proposed a mutualization of part of the compensation payments due by employers in case of laying off workers.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Cheaper dismissals for companies facing losses
Easier and cheaper rules for layoffs. Companies facing loses would be entitled to pay reduced compensation of 20 days per year worked rather than the normal 45 days if a company was facing loses.


2010 Spanish Labor Reform, Main elements of reforms, Dismissals for absence
In case absenteeism exceeds 2.5% a company could fire a worker who was absent for more than 20% of days in a 2-month period.


2010 Spanish general strike
The 2010 General Strike in Spain was a general strike called for Wednesday, 29 September 2010 in Spain by the two main Spanish trade union centrals—Comisiones Obreras and Unión General de Trabajadores—against the labor reform of 2010, promoted by the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and approved in the Congress of Deputies on 9 September 2010, entering into force on 19 September 2010, and against the reform of the public pension system announced by the Government of Spain.


2010 Spanish general strike
Other unions (CGT, USO), national and international organizations and associations (Attac) joined the call. The strike was against labour reform, wages cut in public sector and pension freezes. It was organised by CCOO, UGT and CGT. Ten Million workers went out of work to participate in the strike. In the specific cases of Navarra and the Basque Country, the LAB and ELA unions convened the strike for June 29, 2010.


2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, officially the Gran Premio bwin de España, was the second round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 30 April–2 May 2010 at the Circuito de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Jorge Lorenzo snatched a last-lap win in the MotoGP race to move top of the world championship standings.


2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
This event would be the last podium for Japanese Moto2 rider, Shoya Tomizawa; who finished in second place, before his death on 5 September 2010 at the San Marino Grand Prix.


2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, Moto2 classification
The Moto2 race was red-flagged on the second lap after a fluid spill caused many riders to fall in the same turn. The race was later restarted, with the distance shortened to 17 laps from the original 26.


2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.


2010 Sparkassen Giro
The women's race of the 2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum took place on 8 August 2010. It was the 10th women's edition of the Sparkassen Giro Bochum. The race started and ended in Bochum, Germany and spanned 74 km (46.0 mi). 57 of the 97 participants finished. The race is a UCI 1.1 category race.


2010 Sparkassen Giro, Race
The 2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum was won by the Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk (Team HTC–Columbia Women), who won the sprint from a breakaway group of nine riders in wet and miserable conditions. Tiffany Cromwell and Maaike Polspoel finished second and third with over three times the length of a bicycle behind Van Dijk.


2010 Sparta Prague Open
The 2010 Sparta Prague Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place at Tennis Club Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic between 10 and 16 May 2010.


2010 Sparta Prague Open, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Sparta Prague Open, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2010 Sparta Prague Open, Finals, Doubles
Ksenia Lykina /  Maša Zec Peškirič defeated  Petra Cetkovská /  Eva Hrdinová, 6–3, 6–4


2010 Sparta Prague Open – Doubles
Ksenia Lykina and Maša Zec Peškirič defeated Petra Cetkovská and Eva Hrdinová in the final 6–3, 6–4 to win the Women's Doubles title at the inaugural Sparta Prague Open.


2010 Sparta Prague Open – Singles
Number one seed Lucie Hradecká defeated unseeded Ajla Tomljanović 6–1, 7–6(7–4) in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the inaugural Sparta Prague Open.


2010 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election
Election of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was held on 24 June 2010. Miroslava Němcová clashed with Lubomír Zaorálek. Němcová defeated Zaorálek and was elected the new Speaker.


2010 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election, Background
Speaker election was held after legislative election that concluded with victory of centre-right parties. Civic Democratic Party decided to nominate Miroslava Němcová while Czech Social Democratic Party nominated Lubomír Zaorálek. TOP 09 and Public Affairs agreed to support Němcová for the position.


2010 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election, Voting
Voting took place on 24 June 2010. Němcová received 118 votes while Zaorálek 79. Němcová became the first female Speaker of the Chamber. Němcová stated that she wants to keep two goals of the governing coalition - to cut spending and to do politics as a public service.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix was the 65th edition of the official World Championship and the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix
The only rider to win more than one round, Tomasz Gollob claimed his first Speedway Grand Prix title after over a decade in the sport. Jarosław Hampel completed a Polish 1–2, claiming his first SGP win in Denmark ahead of Gollob. Reigning champion Jason Crump finished third in the standings; the tenth successive season in which Crump finished in the top three places.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification
For the 2010 season there was 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification, 2009 Grand Prix
The top eight riders from the 2009 championship qualified as of right:


2010 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification, Grand Prix Challenge
The top eight riders from the 2009 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification, Nominations
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2009 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 13, 2009.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The 2010 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification were a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the three riders who qualified for the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix. The top eight riders finishing the 2009 Grand Prix series automatically qualified for 2010. The final round of qualification – the Grand Prix Challenge – took place on 18 September 2009, in Coventry, England. The Grand Prix Challenge was won by Magnus Zetterström who finished ahead of Chris Holder and former Grand Prix rider Jarosław Hampel. All three riders qualified for the 2010 Grand Prix.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Domestic Qualifications
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund nominated five riders and two track reserve in February 2009. Avto-Moto Zveza Slovenije nominated three riders in March 2009.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Domestic Qualifications, Czech Republic
Autoklub of the Czech Republic nominated six riders in October 2008: Lukáš Dryml, Aleš Dryml, Jr., Luboš Tomíček, Jr., Adrian Rymel, Matěj Kůs and Filip Šitera. A last rider, who will be started in SGP Qualification will be nominated in 2009.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Domestic Qualifications, Poland
The top three riders from 2008 Golden Helmet Final qualified for Grand Prix Qualification (Damian Baliński, Jarosław Hampel and Adrian Miedziński). Four riders will be qualified after Domestic Final. Last rider and one reserve will be nominated by Main Commission of Speedway Sport. Two Polish 2009 Speedway Grand Prix permanent (Rune Holta and Grzegorz Walasek will be started in Domestic Final. Tomasz Gollob (#3) and Sebastian Ułamek (#14) will be not started.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Grand Prix Challenge
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
The 2010 FIM Valvoline Croatian Speedway Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 29 at the Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
It was scheduled to take place on August 28. However, the meeting was delay because the track was deemed unsuitable by the FIM Jury due to adverse weather conditions. The event will be re-staged on the next day at 12pm. It was second Grand Prix meeting which was re-staged at Sunday, after 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
The first-ever Croatian Grand Prix was won by Greg Hancock from the United States, who beat British Chris Harris, World Champion Jason Crump and Fredrik Lindgren of Sweden in the Final. It was his eleventh Grand Prix winning. Hancock also won first-ever British (1995), Czech Republic (1997), Australian (2002) and Latvian (2006) Grands Prix. Croatian Grand Prix was 130th-ever Grand Prix meeting in history. Today winner, Greg Hancock is only rider who started in all 130 events. It was first final in the 2010 season without any Pole.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jurica Pavlic as Wild Card, and Matija Duh and József Tabaka both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by second Qualified Substitutes rider Davey Watt. The Draw was made on August 27 at 13:00 CEST by the Deputy-Mayor of Međimurje County.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia, Riders
It was the SGP debut for Matija Duh of Slovenia. Duh replaced Holder in Heat 19 and finished 4th scoring 0 points.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
The 2010 FIM Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 22 May at the Stadium Marketa in Prague, Czech Republic.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
The Grand Prix was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob, who beat Nicki Pedersen, Jarosław Hampel and Magnus Zetterström in the final.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Starting positions draw
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Matěj Kůs as Wild Card, and Luboš Tomíček, Jr. and Zdeněk Simota both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on 21 May at 13:00 CEST by Tomáš Chalupa, the Mayor  of the municipal district Prague 6.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
The 2010 FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 5 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
The Danish Grand Prix was won by Pole Jarosław Hampel, who beat Tomasz Gollob, Chris Harris and Hans N. Andersen in the final.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Riders
Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by first Qualified Substitutes Piotr Protasiewicz. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Leon Madsen as Wild Card, and Nicolai Klindt and Patrick Hougaard both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on June 4 at 13:00 CEST by Hans Christian Schmidt, Danish Ministry of Transport.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
The 2010 FIM OtoMoto.pl European Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 24 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Jason Crump from Australia, who beat Pole Jarosław Hampel, Russian Emil Sayfutdinov and Polish wild card Janusz Kołodziej.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Janusz Kołodziej as Wild Card, and Damian Baliński and Maciej Janowski both as Track Reserves. Potential candidate for wild card was Australian Leigh Adams, who is riding for Unia Leszno since 1996, and who is an honorary citizen of Leszno. The Draw was made on April 23 at 13:00 CEST by President (=Mayor) of Leszno Tomasz Malepszy.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe, Riders
Three Poles, Hampel, Kołodziej and Baliński are all riding for Unia Leszno, whose home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, in the 2010 season in Poland.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
The 2010 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix was the six race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 10 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Great Britain.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
The British Grand Prix was won by Australian Chris Holder, who beat World Champion Jason Crump, Pole Jarosław Hampel and Dane Hans Andersen in the Final. It was first ever Holder' GP winning.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Scott Nicholls as Wild Card, and Ben Barker and Daniel King both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov was replaced by second Qualified Substitutes Davey Watt. The Draw was made on 9 July at 13:00 CEST by four-time World Champion Barry Briggs of New Zealand.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
The 2010 FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 11 September at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano, Italy.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
The Italian Grand Prix was won by World Championship leader Tomasz Gollob, who become 2010 World Champion. Gollob won last year SGP also. Tomasz Gollob beat Chris Harris, Greg Hancock and Nicki Pedersen in the final heat.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Mattia Carpanese as Wild Card, and Mattia Cavicchioli and Andrea Maida both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by second Qualified Substitutes rider Davey Watt. The Draw was made on September 24 by Nicola Turello, Mayor of Pozzuolo del Friuli.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic
The 2010 FIM Dansk Metal Nordic Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 11 September at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic
The Nordic Grand Prix was won by Championship leader Pole Tomasz Gollob who scoring maximum 24 points and he beat Dane Kenneth Bjere, World Champion Australian Jason Crump and Dane Nicki Pedersen in the Final.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Niels Kristian Iversen as Wild Card, and Nicolai Klindt and Patrick Hougaard both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by second Qualified Substitutes rider Davey Watt. The Draw was made on September 10 by the FIM Jury President Ilkka Teromaa.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
The 2010 FIM Toruń Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the fifth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 19 June at the MotoArena Toruń in Toruń, Poland.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
The Polish Grand Prix, first hosted in Toruń, was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob, who beat Poles Rune Holta and Jarosław Hampel and Jason Crump of Australia. It was first time in SGP history, when podium was won by riders from the same country.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Adrian Miedziński as Wild Card, and Artur Mroczka and Maciej Janowski both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by first Qualified Substitutes Piotr Protasiewicz again. The Draw was made on June 18 at 13:00 CEST by Michał Zalewski, President (=Mayor) of Toruń.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Riders
Hans N. Andersen, Chris Holder and Adrian Miedziński is all riding for Unibax Toruń, whose home track is at the Motoarena, in the 2010 season in Poland.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II
The 2010 FIM Bydgoszcz Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the eleventh and final race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on October 9 at the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II
The Bydgoszcz Grand Prix was won by Polonia' rider Andreas Jonsson who beat Chris Harris, wild card Janusz Kołodziej and Rune Holta in the Final.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II
There was a second time, when two Grand Prix event in Poland was named of Poland after 1999' Wrocław and Bydgoszcz meetings.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Janusz Kołodziej as Wild Card, and Przemysław Pawlicki and Artur Mroczka both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by first Qualified Substitutes rider Piotr Protasiewicz. The Draw was made on September 24 at 13:00 CEST by Deputy President of Bydgoszcz Maciej Grześkowiak.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
The 2010 FIM Scandinavian Speedway Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 14 August at the G&B Arena in Målilla, Sweden.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
The Grand Prix was won by Pole Rune Holta who beat World Champion Jason Crump, new Grand Prix leader Tomasz Gollob and host rider Fredrik Lindgren. It was second GP winning by Holta, after 2008 Swedish Grand Prix in Gothenburg.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Thomas H. Jonasson as Wild Card, and Linus Sundström and Ludvig Lindgren both as Track Reserves. The draw was made on 13 August by the Jury President Jørgen L. Jensen.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
The 2010 FIM Dig Deep Streetwear Swedish Grand Prix was the second race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 8 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Swedish Grand Prix was won by Dane Kenneth Bjerre who beat Tomasz Gollob, Andreas Jonsson and Greg Hancock in the final. It was first GP winning for Bjerre.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonio Lindbäck as Wild Card, and Simon Gustafsson and Dennis Andersson both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on May 7 at 13:00 CEST.


2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2010 Speedway Swedish Individual Championship
The 2010 Speedway Swedish Individual Championship was the 2010 edition of the Speedway Swedish Individual Championship. The Final took place on September 18 at the G&B Arena in Målilla, Kalmar County. The Championship was won by the defending champion Andreas Jonsson, who beat Fredrik Lindgren, Magnus Zetterström and Thomas H. Jonasson in the final heat. All top three riders riding in the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix.


2010 Speedway Swedish Individual Championship
The Under-21 Championship, which was held one day before the senior Final, was won by Dennis Andersson. Andersson beat Linus Eklöf, Linus Sundström and Simon Gustafsson in the final heat. Andersson also won the 2010 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.


2010 Speedway Swedish Individual Championship, Results, The Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2010 Speedway Swedish Individual Championship, Under-21 Championship, The U-21 Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2010 Speedway World Cup
The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the tenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it finally took place between 25 July and 1 August, and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the finals and two qualification rounds were held in May 2010 to determine the final two places.


2010 Speedway World Cup
Poland won the World Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, amassing 44 points in the final. Denmark finished second with 39, while Sweden finished third for the third successive year, with 35 points.


2010 Speedway World Cup, Qualification
The top six nations from the 2009 Speedway World Cup (Poland, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Great Britain and Denmark) were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was held in Lonigo, Italy and was won by Finland. Qualifying Round Two was held in Abensberg, Germany.


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 1
The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the first race of the 2010 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 25 July 2010 at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 1
It was scheduled to take place on July  24. However, the meeting was delay because the track was deemed unsuitable by the FIM Jury due to adverse weather conditions. The event was re-staged on the next day at 3pm.


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 1, Results
The event was dominated by host team and the defending champion Poland team who scored 68 points in 25 heats - the highest score ever recorded in the competition for a four-team event (since the 2004 Speedway World Cup). Denmark (45 points, without injury former three-time World Champion Nicki Pedersen) and Russia (31 points, without injury star Emil Sayfutdinov) goes into the Race-off. Czech Republic (only 8 points) were knocked out of the competition.


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 1, Results
It was the Speedway World Cup debut for two riders: Artem Laguta of Russia (8 pts), and Martin Málek of Czech Republic (0 pts).


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 1, Heat details
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 2
The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the second race of the 2010 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 26 July 2010 at the Norfolk Arena in King's Lynn, England.


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 2, Results
The event was won by host team Great Britain who scored 51 points. Australia (48 points, without injury former three-time World Champion Jason Crump, former captain Leigh Adams, Ryan Sullivan) and Sweden (40 points, without injury star Andreas Jonsson) goes into the Race-off. Finland (14 points) were knocked out of the competition, but were classified 7th place in World Cup, beating Czech Republic (8 points in Event 1).


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 2, Results
It was the Speedway World Cup debut for three riders:  Darcy Ward of Australia (8 pts), Magnus Zetterström of Sweden (5 pts) and Timo Lahti of Finland (0 pts).


2010 Speedway World Cup Event 2, Heat details
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2010 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth and the final race of the 2010 Speedway World Cup season. The event took place on August 1, 2010, at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.


2010 Speedway World Cup Final
The race was initially scheduled for July 31; it was cancelled after Heat 4, however, when the track was deemed unsuitable by the FIM Jury due to adverse weather conditions. The race was re-staged on the next day at 3pm.


2010 Speedway World Cup Final, Heat details, Day 2
The declared teams for the event were announced after practice on July 30, 2010.


2010 Speedway World Cup Final, Heat details, Day 2
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2010 Speedway World Cup Qualification
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2010 Speedway World Cup Qualification
The 2009 Speedway World Cup Qualification (SWC) was a two events of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the two national teams who qualify for the 2010 Speedway World Cup. According to the FIM rules the top six nations (Poland, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Great Britain and Denmark) from the 2009 Speedway World Cup were automatically qualified.


2010 Speedway World Cup Qualification, Heat details, Qualifying Round One
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2010 Speedway World Cup Qualification, Heat details, Qualifying Round Two
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2010 Speedway World Cup Race-off
The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Race-Off was the third race of the 2010 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 29 July 2010 at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.


2010 Speedway World Cup Race-off, Results
The Race-off was won by host team Denmark (48 pts), and they qualify to the Final. Sweden (47 pts) was quality also. The last two teams, Australia (36 pts) and Russia (19 pts) were knocked out of the competition, and were classified 5th and 6th place in World Cup. Only one rider did not participated in the Event One or Two (Andreas Jonsson replaced Daniel Nermark in Sweden team). Both "Jokers" (Povazhny in Heat 12 and Holder in Heat 15) finished 4th and scoring 0 points.


2010 Speedway World Cup Race-off, Heat details
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2010 Spengler Cup
The 2010 Spengler Cup was held in Davos, Switzerland, between 26 and 31 December 2010. All matches were played at host HC Davos's home Vaillant Arena. The number of teams was expanded from five to six in comparison to previous seasons, and split into two groups of three. The two groups, named Torriani and Cattini, were named after legendary Swiss hockey players Bibi Torriani and Hans Cattini.


2010 Spengler Cup, Knockout stage
Key: * – final in overtime. * * – final in shootout.


2010 Spengler Cup, Television
Several television channels around the world covered many or all matches of the Spengler Cup. As well as most Swiss channels, here is a listing of who else covered the tournament:


2010 Spokane Shock season
The 2010 Spokane Shock season was the fifth season for the franchise, and the first in the current incarnation of the Arena Football League, coming from the AF2, which dissolved following the 2009 season. The team is coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Standings
z - Clinched division and conference's best recordx - Clinched playoff berth


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season schedule
The Shock, coming off of their ArenaCup X victory in the 2009 AF2 season, opened the 2010 season at home against the Iron on April 2. Their final regular season game was on the road against the Sharks.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 20, 201022 Active, 11 Inactive


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Milwaukee Iron
The Shock were unable to keep up with the Iron and dropped their first game of the season. Turnovers assisted their downfall, losing a fumble on their first possession, and giving up an interception that was returned for a touchdown on the final play of the 1st half. The Shock were able to get within a touchdown of the Iron, but turned the ball over again late in the 4th quarter which led to a Milwaukee touchdown, putting the game out of reach. Spokane was able to score a touchdown on their ensuing drive, but as they did, the clock read zeroes and the game was over.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Milwaukee Iron
Making his AFL debut, quarterback Kyle Rowley completed 29 of 35 passes for 259 yards and 7 touchdowns, but also threw 3 interceptions. Huey Whittaker led all receivers with 97 yards and 4 touchdowns.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 2: at Utah Blaze
The Shock had their first win of the year after routing the host Utah Blaze. Spokane's defense did not allow a point in the 1st half, as the only two touchdowns scored by the Blaze were a pair of kickoff returns. Quarterback Kyle Rowley threw for 224 yards and 6 touchdowns. Markee White led all receivers with 118 yards and 2 touchdowns.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings
The Shock defeated the Battle Wings in an offensive shootout for their second win of the year. The Shock's defense held the Battle Wings' P.J. Berry to just 4 receptions and 2 touchdowns, forcing Bossier–Shreveport quarterback Raymond Philyaw to look for other receivers. In the 4th quarter, Roderick Mosley came up with an interception that he returned 9 yards for a touchdown, allowing the Shock to pull ahead by a score of 65–47. The teams traded touchdowns for the rest of the game, and the clock eventually ran out on Bossier–Shreveport which gave the win to Spokane. Kyle Rowley finished the game with 316 yards and 8 touchdowns. All of his touchdown passes were to Raul Vijil, Markee White, or Huey Whittaker. Those three receivers combined for 301 yards.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
The Shock lost to the previously winless Gladiators at home in the final seconds of the game, giving up 5 touchdowns to Cleveland in the final quarter. There were four lead changes in the final minute of the game. Spokane took a 61–59 lead with 46 seconds to go on a 2-yard touchdown reception by Huey Whittaker. Cleveland responded with a 27-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds left, going up 65–61 following a missed extra point.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
The Shock engineered a 5-play drive that covered 45 yards and ended with a 4-yard touchdown catch by Raul Vijil with 8 seconds remaining, and they went up 68–65. However Cleveland's Brent Holmes took the ensuing kickoff 56 yards back for a touchdown, allowing the Gladiators to go up 72–68 with just 1.8 seconds left. Eddie Thompson received the final kickoff for the Shock as the clock ran out, but Spokane was allowed to run one final play thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Cleveland after their go-ahead score. Kyle Rowley's pass to Markee White fell incomplete, ending the game amidst the protests the Shock's fans, who wanted a defensive pass interference penalty called.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Rowley had a season-high 375 passing yards in the game along with 9 touchdowns, but also threw 2 interceptions. Huey Whittaker was the leading receiver with 11 catches for 149 yards and 3 touchdowns.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 15: at Cleveland Gladiators
With their ninth straight win and a loss by the Arizona Rattlers, the Shock clinched the West Division.


2010 Spokane Shock season, Regular season, Week 16: at Iowa Barnstormers
Improving their win streak to ten games, combined with a loss by the Chicago Rush, the Shock were certain to finish with the best record in the National Conference.


2010 Sport Club Internacional season
The 2010 season is the 101st season in Sport Club Internacional's existence, and their 40th in the Campeonato Brasileiro, having never been relegated from the top division. On 18 August 2010, Internacional won their second Copa Libertadores title after they defeated Guadalajara 3–2 in the second leg of the final to clinch a 5–3 aggregate win.


2010 Sport Club Internacional season, 2010 Copa Libertadores, Round of 16
Internacional 3–3 Banfield on points. Internacional advanced on away goals.


2010 Sport Club Internacional season, 2010 Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals
Estudiantes 3–3 Internacional on points. Internacional advanced on away goals.


2010 Sport Club Internacional season, 2010 Copa Libertadores, Semifinals
São Paulo 3–3 Internacional on points. Internacional advanced on away goals.


2010 Sporting Challenger
The 2010 Sporting Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. This was the ninth edition of the tournament which is part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Turin, Italy between 28 June and 4 July 2010.


2010 Sporting Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Sporting Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Carlos Berlocq /  Frederico Gil def. Daniele Bracciali /  Potito Starace 6–3, 7–6(5)


2010 Sporting Challenger – Doubles
Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Frederico Gil and Carlos Berlocq by 6–3, 7–6(7–5).


2010 Sporting Challenger – Doubles, Main draw, Draw
Note: Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo / Jiří Vaněk and Paul Capdeville / Diego Junqueira, which were supposed to play with Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace in the semifinals, chose to not compete. Italian pair received "bye" into the final.


2010 Sporting Challenger – Singles
Potito Starace is the defending champion. Starace lost in the final against Simone Bolelli 6–7(7–9), 2–6.


2010 Sporting Cristal season
The 2010 Sporting Cristal season is the 55th season of the team's existence.


2010 Sporting Cristal season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Sporting Cristal season, Squad, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Sporting Cristal season, Squad, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2010 Sporting Cristal season, Primera División Peruana, Second stage
The Second Stage will begin September. Each winner of each Liguilla will qualify for the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.


2010 Sports Racer Series
The 2010 Sports Racer Series is the inaugural running of the Sports Racer Series, an Australian motor racing series for small engined sports racing cars. The series began at the 2010 Clipsal 500 on 11 March and was scheduled to conclude at Eastern Creek Raceway on 24 October. A shortfall of entrants at the Phillip Island caused the cancellation of that event, and since then technical regulation clashes with the New South Wales series on which the remainder of the national series was to piggy-back, has seen no further events take place.


2010 Sports Racer Series, Calendar
The 2010 Sports Racer Series will consist of six events:


2010 Sports Racer Series, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2010 Sports Racer Series.


2010 Sports Racer Series, Teams and drivers, Drivers' points
Points were awarded 38-35-33-32-31-30 etc. based on race positions in each race, in each class. Points based on official series website.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters
The 2010 Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was the 2010 edition of the CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament, the Canadian official show jumping horse show at Spruce Meadows (Calgary, Alberta). It was held as CSIO 5*.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters
With over $2 million in prize money it is the  one-week horse show with the highest prize money in the world.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters
The first edition of the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was held 35 years ago in 1976. The BMO Nations Cup, at this time the only outdoor Show Jumping Nations Cup in North America, is held since 1977.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters
The 2010 edition of the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was held between September 8, 2010 and September 12, 2010.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, ENCANA Cup
The ENCANA Cup was the main show jumping competition of Friday, September 10, 2010 at 2010 Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament. It was held at 4:15 pm. This competition was a show jumping competition with one round and one jump-off, the fences were up to 1.60 meters high.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, FEI Nations Cup of Canada
The BMO 2010 Nations Cup (FEI Nations Cup of Canada) was part of the 2010 Spruce Meadows Masters.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, FEI Nations Cup of Canada
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The fences were up to 1.60 meters high.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, FEI Nations Cup of Canada
It was held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 12:00 pm. The competition was endowed with 350,000 C$.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, CN International Grand Prix
The $1,000,000 CN International, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2010 Spruce Meadows 'Masters', was the major show jumping competition at this event. The sponsor of this competition was Canadian National Railway. It was held on Sunday, September 12, 2010.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, CN International Grand Prix
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The fences were up to 1.60 meters high. If two riders, which were not qualified for the jump-off, had the same number of faults after two rounds, the time of the first round would have counted for the position in the final ranking.


2010 Spruce Meadows Masters, CN International Grand Prix
With a prize money of 1,000,000 C$ it is, together with the Pfizer-1,000,000 US-$-Grand Prix in Saugerties, NY, USA (which was held at the same day), the show jumping competition with the highest prize money in the world.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
The main parties contesting in the election were the party of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse, the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), the main opposition United National Front (UNF) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) of Sarath Fonseka. President Rajapakse was previously reelected as president in January 2010.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
As expected, the UPFA secured a landslide victory in the elections, buoyed by its achievement of ending the 30 year Sri Lankan Civil War by defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May 2009. The UPFA won a large majority in the house, obtaining 144 seats, an increase of 39 since the 2004 election. The main opposition UNF is won 60 seats, a decline of 22. The minority Tamil party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won 14 seats, down from the 22 they won in 2004, and the DNA, contesting for the first time, won 7 seats. The UPFA however fell short of its goal of obtaining a two-thirds supermajority in the house, which it would have needed to change the constitution on its own. The election saw the lowest voter turnout since independence.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
While the elections were initially scheduled to be concluded on 8 April, irregularities in two districts led the Commissioner of Elections to hold re-polls on 20 April. Final results were announced the following day, a day before the new parliament was scheduled to meet for the first time.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Background
General elections are usually held every six years in Sri Lanka, to elect 225 members to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The country is divided into 22 electoral districts, and each district is assigned a specific number of seats depending on the districts population, with 196 seats distributed among the districts. At the election, parties contesting in a given district are awarded a certain number of seats available from the district based on the number of votes obtained in the whole district. The remaining 29 seats are distributed amongst the contesting political parties based on the percentage of the national vote received by each party.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Background
The previous parliamentary election was held on April 2, 2004. The newly formed UPFA alliance became the largest group in Parliament by winning 105 of the 225 seats, allowing it to form a minority government with the support of the sole Eelam People's Democratic Party MP. On April 6, 2004, President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa, the leader of the UPFA, as the new Prime Minister. The rest of the government were sworn in on April 10, 2004. The new parliament was sworn in on April 22, 2004.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Background
Since then a number of defections and counter-defections from the opposition have increased the number of government MPs to 129, most of whom have been rewarded with ministerial posts:


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Background
This has allowed the UPFA form a stable government for six years.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Background
Following the expiration of the second term of President Kumaratunge, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse defeated the leader of the United National Party and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe in the 2005 Presidential election. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Ratnasiri Wickremanayake. Under Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan military defeated the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group in May 2009, ending the 30 year Sri Lankan Civil War and significantly increasing Rajapaksa's popularity in the country. Rajapaksa rode this wave of popularity to win the 2010 Presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka by a large margin.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Details
With the term of the 13th Parliament (also known as the 6th Parliament) scheduled to end in April 2010, Rajapaksa dissolved parliament on February 9, 2010, paving the way for fresh elections. Nominations took place between February 19 and February 26, and the date of the election was set for April 8, 2010. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election, for which 11,102 polling stations were set up. Of this, 415,432 people were eligible to cast their vote via postal voting. Final votes were counted at 1,387 counting centers around the country.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Details
Since the 2004 election, there were four changes to number of seats allocated to each electoral district. Anuradhapura and Gampaha gained one seat each while Colombo and Kurunegala lost a seat each.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Contesting parties
All the constituent parties of the ruling UPFA contested under its banner. The parliamentary opposition parties (UNF, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and (TNA), who had come together to support common opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka at the presidential election, were unable to form a common alliance to contest in the election. Therefore, the UNF and the TNA contested alone, while Fonseka and the JVP allied to form a new alliance called the Democratic National Alliance (DNA). Fonseka was the DNA's chief candidate in Colombo district.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Contesting parties
The UPFA, UNF and DNA contested in all 22 electoral districts while the TNA contested in the 5 districts in the north and east. The UNF contested under the name and symbol of the United National Party, as it had done in the previous two parliamentary elections. The TNA contested under the name and symbol of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi, as it did in the last parliamentary election.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Contesting parties
A record 7,680 candidates contested for the 196 district seats.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Violence and violations of election laws
Sri Lankan elections have a history of violence, misuse of state resources, and other violations of election laws. 274 incidents had been reported to the police up to 5 April. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) recorded 413 incidents up to 7 April. The CMEV has stated that it is impossible to say if the election had been "free and fair". People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) recorded 270 incidents up to 7 April. The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has stated that the election was not free and fair. CaFFE condemned the police and election commissioner for not enforcing electoral law. The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) also recorded a number of violations. A significant feature of the violence was intra-party clashes between UPFA candidates.


2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, Violence and violations of election laws
On the day of the election, there were a number of elections violations reported around the country. The violations in the Nawalapitiya electorate of the Kandy District were serious enough for the Elections Commissioner to nullify the voting in some areas of the electorate and order a re-poll. Results from the Trincomalee District were also suspended as some ballot papers had been stolen. Re -polling for the effected polling areas took place on April 20.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 26 January 2010. The elections were announced on 23 November 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to seek a fresh mandate prior to the expiration of his term in 2011. Nominations were accepted on 17 December 2009.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election
Rajapaksa, who was elected president for a 6-year term in November 2005, was the candidate of the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance. General Sarath Fonseka, a former commander of the Sri Lankan Army, was his main opponent in the election. Fonseka had been endorsed by a number of main opposition parties, including the United National Party and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election
President Rajapaksa proceeded to win re-election, over 57% of all votes cast. Fonseka received over 40%, carrying the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. The remaining twenty candidates all garnered less than 0.5% of the popular vote.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Background
In 2005, Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected to his first term as president, defeating former prime minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, the United National Party (UNP) candidate. Before the election, Mahinda Rajapaksa was Prime Minister under President Chandrika Kumaratunga. Rajapaksa won a narrow victory, by 190,000 votes, or 50.29% of the popular vote. The separatist Tamil Tigers had called for a boycott of the election in the Northern and Eastern provinces, resulting in a minimal turnout, which the opposition claimed resulted in their defeat.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Background
The Constitution of Sri Lanka allows the president to ask for a fresh election after four years into his first term of office (per the Constitution, a President is elected to a six-year term). Accordingly, President Rajapaksa informed the Commissioner of Elections on 23 November 2009 of his intention to hold a presidential election before the end of his current term of office.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Background, Preparations
Dayananda Dissanayake, the Commissioner of Elections, announced on 27 November 2009 that the presidential election would be held on 26 January 2010. Nominations for the election were accepted on 17 December 2009. Sri Lankans registered with the Department of Elections and eligible to vote totalled 14,088,500, up from 13,327,160 in the November 2005 presidential elections. Over 11,000 polling booths were set up across the country for receiving ballots.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Candidates, Mahinda Rajapaksa
President Rajapaksa decided to end his six-year term almost two years early, that he might seek a fresh mandate and a longer term based on contemporary political successes that greatly increased his popularity. These included the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as well as the end of the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War in May 2009. These were accomplishments the previous three presidents of Sri Lanka had tried and failed to secure. Having succeeded where they had failed, Rajapaksa's United People's Freedom Alliance achieved unprecedented victories in the provincial council elections that followed the end of the war.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Candidates, Sarath Fonseka
General Sarath Fonseka is considered a national hero for bringing an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War while serving as commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 2005 to 2009. However, following the military victory, tensions grew between President Rajapaksa and Fonseka, who later accused Rajapaksa of sidelining him after the end of the conflict. Opposition parties expected early elections and approached Fonseka, asking him to run as a "common candidate" for the opposition against Rajapaksa. After weeks of rumours, Fonseka eventually retired from the military in November 2009 and announced his candidacy two weeks later. He ran as the New Democratic Front's candidate, using the swan symbol.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Candidates, Minor candidates
Apart from Rajapaksa and Fonseka, twenty other candidates had their nominations accepted, and appeared on ballot papers.


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Candidates, Minor candidates
Buddhist monkWithdrew candidacy on 14 January and endorsed Mahinda Rajapaksa


2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Candidates, Minor candidates
One nomination—J.A. Peter Nelson Perera of the Sri Lanka Progressive Front—was rejected on technical grounds. Five independent candidates ran as minor contenders. This made for the greatest number of candidates in a presidential election in Sri Lankan history, breaking the record of 13 in the 2005 presidential election.