2010 UEFA Super Cup, Background
Although the 2009–10 Champions League was not Inter's first European title, the Super Cup was not established until eight years after their last European Cup win in 1965 and the UEFA Cup winners did not qualify for the Super Cup until after the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was disestablished in 1999 (Inter last won the UEFA Cup in 1998); they have never won the Cup Winners' Cup. Atlético's 1962 Cup Winners' Cup win also came before the establishment of the Super Cup.


2010 UEFA Super Cup, Background
Inter and Atlético Madrid had never played against each other in European competition, and both teams had exact 50% records against teams from the other's country: in 37 matches against Spanish opposition, Inter had both won and lost 13 matches, with the remaining 11 ending as draws, while Atlético had won six, lost six and drawn two matches against Italian opposition.


2010 UEFA Super Cup, Venue and ticketing
The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.


2010 UEFA Super Cup, Venue and ticketing
Approximately 30% of the 18,500 seats in the stadium were reserved for fans of each of the two teams involved; these tickets were available from the two clubs. Approximately 1,500 of the remaining tickets went on sale to the general public via the UEFA website on 5 July 2010; applications closed on 16 July. If the number of applications exceeds the number of tickets available, a random ballot will occur to determine ticket allocation.


2010 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)Manuel Navarro (Switzerland)Additional assistant referees:Stephan Studer (Switzerland)Cyril Zimmermann (Switzerland)Fourth official:Sascha Kever (Switzerland)


2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
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2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
The 2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was held at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in Getafe, Spain, on 20 May 2010. It was the first final of the competition after the rebranding from Women's Cup to the Champions League. The final saw Turbine Potsdam beat Lyon 7–6 on penalties after a 0-0 draw after extra time.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship football tournament took place between 8 April and 26 June. Germany was the defending champion. Spain won the final on penalties 4–1 against the Republic of Ireland.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Spain, Ireland and third placed Germany qualified to the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, Qualification, First qualifying round, Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best six runner-up teams from the first qualifying round, only the results against the first and the third teams in each group were taken into account.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, Qualification, Second qualifying round
The host nations of the four one-venue mini-tournament groups are indicated in italics.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, Final tournament
The winners of the two semifinal matches qualified directly to the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Trinidad and Tobago. The losers of the semifinal matches contested in a third-place match to determine who receives the last qualifying spot for the 2010 World Cup.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2010 Final Tournament was held in Macedonia between 24 May and 5 June 2010. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament, beginning with the First qualifying round. The first 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
Top two teams from each group and the best third-placed team entered in a Second qualifying round along with Germany who automatically qualified. The 24 teams were drawn into 6 groups.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
Then, the group winners and the runners-up team with the best record against the sides first and third in their pool join hosts Macedonia at the Final Tournament.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
11 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
The 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship First qualifying round was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. 44 teams are split into 11 groups of 4 and teams in each group play each other once. The top two teams in each group and the best third-placed team will enter the 2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship Second qualifying round.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship first qualifying round, Summary
Teams that have secured a place in the  2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship Second qualifying round were.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship first qualifying round, Summary
Serbia was best third-place finisher, being the only third placed team to draw one of its games against the top two in their group.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship second qualifying round
The 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Second qualifying round was the final qualifying round for the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and followed the 2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round. 23 teams came through that first round and were joined by top seed Germany.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship second qualifying round
The draw was made in Nyon on 11 November at 09.30CET. The 24 teams will be drawn into 6 groups of 4 teams, the winner of each group as well as the best runner-up will join hosts Macedonia in the finals next May and June.


2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship second qualifying round, Ranking of group runners-up
Match against fourth placed team are not counting in this ranking.


2010 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
The 2010 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship was the 9th men's UEFS futsal championship, held in Kaliningrad and Gusev (Russia) from May 3 to 8, with 11 national teams in the competition.


2010 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
European Union of Futsal (UEFS) organizes the European Championship biennially.


2010 UEMOA Tournament
The 2010 edition of the UEMOA Tournament was the fourth edition of the competition. It took place between 7 and 14 November 2010 in Niamey, Niger.


2010 UFL Championship Game
The 2010 UFL Championship Game was the concluding game of the United Football League's 2010 season. The game was staged at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday, November 27, 2010, and saw the Las Vegas Locomotives repeat as league champions, defeating the Florida Tuskers by a 23–20 score.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Background
The UFL did not settle on a Championship Game site until mid-season, choosing to rely on a formula that took into consideration "advance ticket and merchandise sales, energy for all events prior to the season starting, and team record" to determine a site. The Omaha Nighthawks, who hosted the first sellout game in league history and the first game with over 20,000 tickets sold, were chosen as the hosts for the championship game on October 18, 2010.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Background
The game was the last scheduled event at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which served as the Nighthawks' home field in 2010 (the team moved to TD Ameritrade Park in 2011). The selection of Omaha required the UFL to move the date for the title game, from Friday, November 26 to Saturday, November 27 (the former date stood in conflict with a Nebraska Cornhuskers home game in Lincoln, a rivalry game with Colorado that is traditionally held on the day after Thanksgiving).


2010 UFL Championship Game, Background
Las Vegas, the UFL's defending champions, lost their season opener to Florida, 27–20, but pulled off a five-game winning streak after a Week 2 bye, securing a berth in the title game after Week 7. Before earning that spot, however, starting quarterback Tim Rattay went down with a ruptured Achilles tendon, and was placed on the injured reserve list. With Rattay out for the rest of the season, the Locos relied on backup quarterbacks Drew Willy and Chase Clement for the team's final three regular season games, the last two of which resulted in losses, giving the Locos a 5–3 record going into the title game.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Background
The Tuskers, who lost to the Locos in the 2009 title game and were now under the leadership of new coach Jay Gruden, began with the aforementioned Week 1 win at Las Vegas that was followed by late-second losses at Sacramento and to Las Vegas at home. Going into Week 8, the Tuskers had a 2–3 record and were in danger of being eliminated from playoff contention. At that point, the Tuskers decided to sideline 2009 league MVP Brooks Bollinger, who was suffering from a rib injury, in favor of backup Chris Greisen. The Tuskers would pull off convincing home wins over Omaha and Hartford, but still needed a 27–10 win at Omaha on Week 10 to secure a Championship Game berth. (Had the Tuskers lost, Sacramento would have advanced on tiebreakers.)


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, First half
The game started on a furious pace, with Florida taking the ball first and going on a 12-play, 84-yard scoring drive that ended with Tuskers quarterback Chris Greisen dodging a Las Vegas blitz for a five-yard touchdown run that gave the Tuskers a 7–0 lead. On the second play of the ensuing drive, Locos quarterback Chase Clement connected with a wide-open Andrae Thurman for a 75-yard touchdown pass, the longest Locos offensive play of the year, to tie the game at 7–7. The Tuskers then went on another lengthy scoring drive, ending with a 22-yard field goal by Nick Novak to give the Tuskers a 10–7 lead with 3:13 left in the first quarter.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, First half
The pace of the game would then start to slow down with no scoring until 5:56 remained in the second quarter; ending the Locos' first sustained drive of the game (including converting three third downs into first downs), Clement executed a play-action fake and found another wide-open receiver, tight end George Wrighster, from 30 yards out for a 14–10 Locos lead. Things got a little heated on the ensuing Tusker drive, with Florida hampered by a 15-yard personal foul to receiver John Standeford before punting to the Locos.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, First half
Las Vegas then executed a drive that saw them move down to the Florida 13; the drive stalled, however, with a false start penalty (five yards and a 10-second run-off of the clock) leading to a pass attempt by Clement winding up out of the end zone as time expired in the first half (after which Locos coach Jim Fassel was heard insisting to the referee that :01 was left, enough time for the Locos to run one more offensive play before heading to the locker rooms).


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, Second half
The pace of the game would pick up again in the third quarter. After a three-and-out Locos' drive began the second half, the Tuskers took the ball down the field for another scoring drive, ending with a two-yard scramble for a touchdown by Greisen, his second scoring run of the day, to give Florida a 17–14 lead.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, Second half
The Locos would retake the lead on the next drive, a five-play, 61-yard march ending with two plays by running back Hakim Hill, a 13-yard reception immediately followed by a 37-yard run down the right sidelines that gave the Locos a 21–17 lead with 5:53 left in the third quarter. (Hill and Marcel Shipp handled the running load in place of DeDe Dorsey, who did not play due to knee and thigh injuries.)


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, Second half
The following two drives ended with passing errors; a Tusker drive ended when Adrian Awasom broke up a Griesen pass on fourth-and-two at the Vegas 35, but the next Locos drive ended with Florida defensive back Keiwan Ratliff intercepting a pass intended for Brian Hernandez with 1:55 elapsed in the fourth quarter.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, Second half
Ratliff's interception, the only turnover of the game, turned into a Tuskers offensive drive that led them to the Las Vegas 4-yard line (thanks to a 36-yard reception by Maurice Hicks and resulted in a 21-yard field goal by Nick Novak that drew Florida to within 21–20 of Las Vegas with 7:48 left in regulation.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, Second half
A three-and-out by the Locos gave the Tuskers the ball back, but on first-and-10 at their own 14, a low shotgun snap got past Greisen, who recovered in his end zone only to be sacked by Josh Cooper for a Las Vegas safety and a 23–20 score. The ensuing Locos drive ended in a punt, after which Greisen and the Tuskers, starting on their own 10 with 1:47 left, marched down to the Vegas 22 (the end point of a 23-yard throw to Cortez Hankton).


2010 UFL Championship Game, Game recap, Second half
After two incomplete passes (a spike by Greisen and an attempt in the end zone to Calvin Russell, who was tightly covered—and may have been interfered with—by Coye Francies), Nick Novak came on to attempt a 40-yard game-tying field goal with :06 remaining; a delay of game penalty pushed Novak and the Tuskers back five yards to the Vegas 27, where Novak's kick from 45 yards out on the final play of the game was blocked by Alfred Malone and recovered by the Locos, giving Las Vegas a 23–20 victory and their second consecutive UFL title.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Most Valuable Player
Locomotives quarterback Chase Clement was awarded the UFL Championship Game's Most Valuable Player award after the game. Clement went 16-for-25 for 237 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and added 30 yards on five carries.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Broadcasting
On television, the game was carried on Versus, with Craig Minervini on play-by-play, Doug Flutie handling color commentary, and Ryan Nece and Damon Hack reporting on the sidelines. The game also was simulcast in HD on YouTube, where viewers could watch four alternative camera angles as well as submit questions and comments via Facebook and Twitter, which were read off during Versus' commercial breaks by HDNet's UFL sideline reporter, Ron Kruck.


2010 UFL Championship Game, Broadcasting
Radio coverage of the game was provided the Tuskers' and Locomotives' radio flagships (respectively, WTKS-FM in Orlando and KWWN in Las Vegas) as well as KOZN in Omaha, the flagship station of the Omaha Nighthawks.


2010 UFL Cup
The 2010 United Football Cup was the second edition of the United Football Cup, a Philippine football tournament, that ran from October 16, 2010 to January 22, 2011. This edition consisted of 19 teams, which were separated into four groups with a single round-robin played in each to divide the groups into top-two and bottom-two clusters. The top two of every group qualified for the knock-out stage while the bottom-two clubs of each set, however, battled for the Plate. The eight teams who made it to the knock-out stages were given the right of playing in the league first division while teams who played for the Plate proceeded to the league second division.


2010 UFL Cup
Kaya were originally part of Group C. However, they withdrew from the cup. In accordance with Article 39 Section 1 of the UFL Rules and Regulations, Kaya were fined P200,000 for their move. They were replaced by Philippine Navy in Group C.


2010 UFL Cup
Global FC defeated Philippine Air Force to secure their first title while Loyola beat Pasargad in the plate finals.


2010 UFL Draft
The 2010 UFL Draft was the second draft of the United Football League. The draft took place on Wednesday, June 2, beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. The draft was held over a period of 12 rounds during which each of the five UFL teams was allowed one pick per round, in reverse order of 2009 finish, with the expansion Omaha Nighthawks picking first and the champion Las Vegas Locomotives picking last in each round. In Rounds 7–12, the selection order rotated forward each round. During rounds one and two, each team had five minutes to make their selection of a player. During rounds three through twelve, each team had three minutes to make their selection of a player. The round-by-round results were announced via each team's official Twitter feed.


2010 UFL Draft
Players selected in the draft remain on each team's Reserve/Unsigned list until formally added to the roster by virtue of a negotiated contract.


2010 UFL season
The 2010 United Football League season was the second season of the United Football League. The regular season ran from September 18 to November 20 and featured five teams playing eight games each (twice against each of the other teams) over a 10-week span. The 2010 season was a relatively competitive one as no team won more than five games, and no team lost more than five. The season ended with the 2010 UFL Championship Game on November 27 at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, where the Las Vegas Locomotives defeated the Florida Tuskers, 23–20.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
The UFL based its plans for 2010 in part on the lessons learned from its inaugural season in 2009, a year the league considered a modest "dress rehearsal". One of the lessons learned from 2009 was that the league performed better in cities that did not have an NFL presence.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
To that end, the league relocated two of their 2009 franchises away from NFL markets: The New York Sentinels were relocated to Hartford, Connecticut (where they played one home game in 2009) and were renamed the Hartford Colonials, while the California Redwoods, a team based in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2009, were moved to Sacramento, California and became the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Rentschler Field and Hornet Stadium were the respective home venues for the Colonials and Mountain Lions.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
Along with the above franchise shifts, the league set forth to add two new franchises; San Antonio, Texas was considered as the leading candidate for a new team along with Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Omaha. Civic leaders in San Antonio were cool to the league's advances, however, citing previous failed football teams in the city and the fear that the UFL's presence would hinder the University of Texas at San Antonio's launch of its Division I college football team in 2011. Instead, the league added just one franchise for 2010, the Omaha Nighthawks, who spent 2010 at Rosenblatt Stadium before moving downtown to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha for 2011.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
Three of the four charter teams retained their ownership from the previous year, though some sold portions of their teams to minority owners. The lone exception was the Florida Tuskers; Stuart Sternberg pulled out of ownership after the 2009 season and filed legal action against the league for funds he believes is owed to his company, Sunburst Entertainment Group. After spending the offseason and the first four weeks of the season under league ownership, a group led by Joe Theismann purchased the Tuskers in October 2010. NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson agreed to purchase the Omaha Nighthawks. Mark Cuban also loaned the league $5 million in April 2010; in January 2011, he filed a federal lawsuit against the league after they had yet to repay the loan.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
To account for the odd number of teams (five), each team played an eight-game schedule over a 10-week span (as opposed to six games in seven weeks during 2009); two bye weeks for each team were included. The schedule's double round robin format remained intact. Also, all of the games were being played in the teams' home stadiums, as opposed to the neutral site "barnstorming" approach used for some of the 2009 games.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
In another change from 2009, the UFL strengthened local exposure of its teams, including radio coverage (see Broadcasting below) and the establishment of training camps and practices at sites in each team's market. (During 2009, the teams trained and practiced in two sites, Orlando and Casa Grande, Arizona.) Additionally, each team gained their own uniform identity for 2010, loosening them from the standard league colors (green, blue, black, silver) and uniform template used in 2009.


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
The 2010 season was a high-water mark for the league. The Sacramento and Omaha franchises were rousing successes with their fanbases, regularly playing to sold-out stadiums with over 20,000 fans a week. The league's salaries would be the highest in its history, peaking at $200,000 a year for a starting quarterback (a level comparable to the National Football League's minimum per-game salary); as such, the league was able to sign prominent NFL veterans such as Daunte Culpepper (Sacramento) and Jeff Garcia (Omaha).


2010 UFL season, League changes for 2010
The inability to sustain that level of spending and the systemic lack of sustainable revenue sources to match it became evident shortly after the season, prompting the league's slow unraveling over the course of the next two seasons. The league had intended to lose money the first two seasons in an effort to sell their product to television for a rights fee high enough to sustain spending at 2010 levels, but the networks refused to buy a rights package, instead insisting on payment from the league for television coverage.


2010 UFL season, Broadcasting
The 2010 season was the second and final year in the UFL's initial broadcast deals with HDNet and Versus; HDNet carried 10 regular season games, while Versus carried 8 games plus the championship game. In addition, the league gained its first partnership with a regional network—the New England-based NESN, which carried 2 Hartford Colonials home games. The league website provided live and archived video streaming for all games, while YouTube provided a live HD simulcast of Versus' Championship Game broadcast with additional content.


2010 UFL season, Broadcasting
Also, UFL games were carried on radio for the first time, with each team having their own flagship station:


2010 UFL season, Standings
y-denotes team has clinched a 2010 UFL Championship Game berthx-denotes team has been eliminated from championship contention


2010 UFL season, Championship Game
The 2010 UFL Championship was held on November 27, 2010 (two days after Thanksgiving) and involved the Las Vegas Locomotives and Florida Tuskers, who finished first and second, respectively, in the league standings. The Locomotives won the championship game for the second straight year, beating the Tuskers 23-20 behind an MVP performance by quarterback Chase Clement and a blocked field goal by defensive lineman Alfred Malone on the final play.


2010 UFL season, Championship Game
The game was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, which was chosen as host venue on October 18, 2010, after the league employed a formula that took into consideration "advance ticket and merchandise sales, energy for all events prior to the season starting, and team record" to determine the site. (The first-year Nighthawks sold out each of their 4 home games, including the first UFL game with over 20,000 in attendance.)


2010 UFL season, Attendance
The UFL's attendance generally improved from its inaugural season; in that year, the average attendance was 9,678 spectators per game, with one game as low as 4,312 fans and the highest-attended game at less than 18,187. For the 20 home dates in the 2010 regular season, crowd numbers ranged from a high of 23,554 (Las Vegas at Omaha on October 28) to a low of 8,451 (Hartford at Las Vegas on October 23).


2010 UFL season, Attendance
The league's newest markets—Omaha, Sacramento, and Hartford—were the front runners in attendance, with the Nighthawks selling out all 4 of their home games and never failing to draw less than 21,000 to Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. The Mountain Lions and Colonials saw marked improvements from their 2009 seasons in the San Francisco and New York markets, respectively.


2010 UFL season, Attendance
After being the attendance leaders in 2009, both Las Vegas and Florida suffered noticeable declines at the turnstiles during 2010. The crowd decrease for the Locos, coupled with a high rate of rent at Sam Boyd Stadium, led the league and team management to consider a smaller, more affordable home stadium for 2011, such as Cashman Field.


2010 UFL season, Attendance
Note that in the table below, numbers for the Sacramento Mountain Lions are rounded to the nearest 500 spectators; Sacramento did not give out exact ticket counts and only offered estimates.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 85th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Levy payments for greyhound racing went down again from £10 million to £8.5 million. Betting exchanges were impacting major bookmakers which in turn affected greyhound racing. Jimmy Lollie finished the year with a remarkable 35 open-race wins after winning the semi-final of the Scurry Cup at Belle Vue. Trained by Seamus Cahill the brindle dog went on to be voted greyhound of the year which was unusual for a sprinter. He was withdrawn from the final of the Scurry but did win the National Sprint, set four new track records  and passed 50 career wins.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
Portsmouth Stadium under the control of manager Eric Graham closed under controversial circumstances. Within weeks of the unsuccessful application for a lease renewal Graham stated that the company would be wound up with immediate effect.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Tracks
There was a new track in Limerick when the Limerick Greyhound Stadium was opened in October by minister of agriculture, fisheries and food Brendan Smith. It was built on the site of the old Greenpark Racecourse costing €18 million. The Irish Greyhound Board's latest showpiece had the facilities and comforts of a world-class stadium. The new venue was also served by a new tunnel linking Clare and Limerick.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
Toomaline Jack was an unlucky loser in the Grand National final, the Dolores Ruth trained Irish entry set a new hurdle track record but went lame leaving Plane Daddy to win the first prize. The Greyhound Racing Association decline continued with open race prize money decreases including the St Leger; the event was won by Droopys Bradley.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
Philip Rees Jr., a long-time successful Wimbledon trainer died aged 67. Champion trainer Mark Wallis joined Yarmouth from Harlow; Yarmouth had just undergone track improvements at the cost of £190,000. Matt Dartnall joined Swindon and Patrick Curtin joined Monmore. Seamus Cahill won his first trainers championship held at Doncaster and Carol Evans was sacked from Sheffield after being fined by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain following investigations into unusual betting patterns on Betfair accounts. A former leading on-course bookmaker Tony Morris died in March, aged 73.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
Bad weather during December resulted in many meetings cancelled all over the country. The Henlow Gold Cup suffered when several attempts to run the event were cancelled. Elsewhere huge numbers of greyhounds were required to grade on again (re-qualify) at many tracks, after they ran out of time under the sport's 28 day rule. Temperatures on Boxing Day (daytime) meetings were held at temperatures of minus 7 Celsius and below.


2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
Three former leading trainers Pam Heasman, Arthur Hitch and Terry Duggan all died (Heasman aged 85, Hitch and Duggan aged 77).


2010 UK Championship
The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.


2010 UK Championship
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.


2010 UK Championship
John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title. Higgins had trailed 5–9 and required a snooker in the seventeenth frame to remain in the match. With this win he regained the number one position in the rankings.


2010 UK Championship, Controversy
A controversial incident occurred in the twelfth frame of the Last 32 tie between John Higgins and Stephen Lee. While on a break of 34, Higgins potted the blue in a middle pocket and finished on the next red close to the pink spot. Higgins noticed that the pink had not been spotted correctly and asked the referee to re-spot the pink ball.


2010 UK Championship, Controversy
This drew consternation from commentators Willie Thorne and Neal Foulds, who agreed that this should not have been allowed as Higgins had potted the blue on his previous shot, which rendered the fact that he noticed the incorrect position of the pink academic as he had already continued play after the pink was replaced. Ken Doherty and Steve Davis, covering the event for BBC, agreed with this and suggested that the referee should have refused. Lee did not point out the mistake and Higgins went on to win the frame.


2010 UK Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2010 UK Championship, Qualifying
These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


2010 UK Independence Party leadership election
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) leadership election of 2010 was triggered on 17 August 2010 with the resignation of the incumbent leader, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, following difficulties during the 2010 general election campaign, with the result announced on 5 November 2010. Lord Pearson of Rannoch had been leader of the party since the previous leadership election, less than a year earlier. Jeffrey Titford was appointed interim leader during the summer by the UKIP National Executive Committee. Nigel Farage won the election with over 60% of the vote.


2010 UK Independence Party leadership election, Candidates
All candidates required support from 51 members of UKIP in order to appear on the ballot. The following candidates were confirmed as standing in the election:


2010 UK Independence Party leadership election, Candidates
MEP Nikki Sinclaire originally announced she had hoped to stand for the leadership, as did MEP Godfrey Bloom who stated he would stand if Nigel Farage decided not to do so. Gerard Batten initially intended to stand, but withdrew and gave his support to Congdon. Lord Monckton also was considering standing but decided not to run.


2010 UK Music Video Awards
The 2010 UK Music Video Awards were held on 12 October 2010 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 20 September 2010. American rock band OK Go won Video of the Year for "This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine vsn)" directed by James Frost, Synn Labs and OK Go.


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
OK Go - "This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine vsn)"  (Directors: James Frost, Synn Labs, OK Go)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
Charlotte Gainsbourg ft. Beck - "Heaven Can Wait"  (Director: Keith Schofield)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
Jay Z ft. Swizz Beatz - "On to the Next One"  (Director: Sam Brown)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
SOUR - "Hibi No Neiro"  (Directors: Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Who-Fu (Magico&Masayoshi))


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Video Genre Categories
Example - "Watch the Sun Come Up (Devil's Gun Zeitgeist Remix)"  (Director: Ben Newman)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
Gorillaz - "On Melancholy Hill"  (Animators: Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candeland)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
Jay Z ft. Swizz Beatz - "On to the Next One"  (Editor: Amanda James)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
Biffy Clyro - "God and Satan"  (TK: Simone Grattarola at Rushes)


2010 UK Music Video Awards, Craft and Technical Categories
The Prodigy - "Take Me to the Hospital"  (Director: Paul Dugdale)


2010 UK Open
The 2010 Rileys Darts Zones UK Open was the eighth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, from 3–6 June 2010, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.


2010 UK Open
It was eventually won by Phil Taylor who defeated Scotland's Gary Anderson 11–5 to make it his fourth UK Open and second consecutive championship. Earlier in the tournament, Anderson was the on the wrong side of a nine-dart finish from Mervyn King.


2010 UK Open
In the fourth round of this tournament, Phil Taylor beat Kevin Painter 9–0 with a 3–dart average of 118.66, which at the time was the all-time highest 3–dart average for a televised darts match. It was eventually beaten on 25 February 2016 in the 2016 Premier League Darts meeting in Aberdeen, when Michael van Gerwen averaged 123.40 in beating Michael Smith 7–1.


2010 UK Open, 2010 UK Open Qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged between February and May 2010 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:


2010 UK Open, Format and qualifiers
The tournament featured 138 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 96 players and ties in the list, who played a minimum of three events received a place at the final stages.


2010 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)
The Rileys qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent round.


2010 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.


2010 UK Open, Format and qualifiers, Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)
10 players qualified as BDO representatives from Avon, Bedfordshire, East Stirlingshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lothian, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Warwickshire. These counties were rewarded one spot each in the UK Open for voting in favour of listening to Barry Hearn's proposed takeover of the BDO.


2010 UK Open, Prize money
For the second consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.


2010 UK Open, Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 13 May.


2010 UK Open, Nine Dart Finish
Mervyn King hit a nine dart finish in his fourth round match against Gary Anderson, however he lost the match 9-8.


2010 UK Open, World Record
Phil Taylor hit the highest televised average in history in his 9-0 victory over Kevin Painter, finishing the match with a three-dart average of 118.66.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers
The 2010 UK Open Qualifiers were a series of eight dart tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Along with 37 Players Championship events, they comprised the 2010 PDC Pro Tour. The tournaments qualified 96 players to the 2010 UK Open.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Prize money
Each of the eight qualifiers had a prize fund of £31,200 with a £6,000 winner's share, matching the UK Pro Tour events. Cumulative earnings formed the UK Open Order of Merit.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Prize money, Order of Merit
The UK Open Order of Merit was formed by adding the earnings of all players that played more than three of the qualifying events. The top 32 on order of merit received byes into the third round, with the rest of the top 64 receiving byes into the second round, and the remaining players entering in the first and preliminary rounds alongside the Amateur and BDO qualifying players.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Prize money, Amateur and BDO qualifying players
32 amateur players also qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Prize money, Amateur and BDO qualifying players
A final 10 players qualified as BDO representatives from Avon, Bedfordshire, East Stirlingshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lothian, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Warwickshire.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 1
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 1 was the first of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon on Sunday 21 February.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 2
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 2 was the second of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Moorways Centre in Derby on Sunday 28 February.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 3
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 3 was the third of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 14 March.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 4
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 4 was the fourth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the K2 Centre in Crawley on Sunday 21 March.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 5
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 5 was the fifth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday 11 April.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 6
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 6 was the sixth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Moorways Centre in Derby on Sunday 18 April.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 7
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 7 was the seventh of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 25 April.


2010 UK Open Qualifiers, Qualifier 8
The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 8 was the last of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 9 May.


2010 UK quango reforms
Following the 2010 United Kingdom general election, the UK Government announced plans to curb public spending through the abolition of a large number of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations (quangos). On 23 May 2010, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne unveiled a £500million plan to reduce the budget deficit by abolishing or merging many quangos. This was styled in the national press as a "bonfire of the quangos", making reference to Girolamo Savonarola's religiously inspired Bonfire of the Vanities ("falò delle vanità"). The cuts and closures received criticism in some quarters, but was generally welcomed by the business community.


2010 UK quango reforms, Categorisation of reform
On 14 October, the government released a document entitled  outlining plans for each quango. The document broadly classified each quango into one of four groups, viz. –


2010 UK quango reforms, Categorisation of reform
The document also contained a description of which ministry of state or government department the organisation was part of.


2010 UK quango reforms, Quangos to be abolished with reservations
Some or all functions of these quangos was to be transferred to civil service, local government, other quangos, expert committees, charity or the private sector.


2010 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2010 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Kevin Morris and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen played their road opener on September 18 against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in a game that drew the largest crowd ever to attend a UMass football game. UMass also played their first game in program history at Gillette Stadium, their future home beginning in 2012, on October 23 in the Colonial Clash against New Hampshire. The team finished with a record of 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play.


2010 UMass Minutemen football team, Roster
Classes Key:Fr – Freshman; first year player. So – Sophomore; second year player. Jr – Junior; third year player. Sr – Senior; fourth year player. Bold – Team captain. RS – Used a redshirt this season or previously.


2010 UNAF U-17 Tournament
The 2010 edition of the UNAF U-17 Tournament took place in July 2010. Tunisia hosted the tournament.


2010 UNAF U-20 Tournament
The  2010 UNAF U-20 Tournament was an invitational association football tournament that took place in Algeria during March and April 2010. The tournament was organised by UNAF. All games took place in Algiers.


2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament
The 2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament is an association football tournament open to the Under-23 national teams of UNAF member countries. The tournament took place between 13 December and 18 December 2010 in Morocco with matches held in the cities of El Jadida, Casablanca and Mohammédia. Cameroon was invited to the tournament to replace Tunisia.


2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament
Algeria won the tournament after beating all three teams and finishing the group stage with 9 points. Morocco finished in second place with 6 points, 2 wins and a loss.


2010 UNICEF Open
The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, from 13 June through 19 June 2010. Sergiy Stakhovsky and Justine Henin won the singles titles.


2010 UNICEF Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău defeated  Lukáš Dlouhý /  Leander Paes 1–6, 7–5, [10–7]


2010 UNICEF Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Alla Kudryavtseva /  Anastasia Rodionova defeated  Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova 3–6, 6–3, [10–6]


2010 UNICEF Open – Men's Doubles
Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman were defending champions, but they lost in the semifinals against Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău. Lindstedt and Tecău won the final 1–6, 7–5, [10–7] against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes.


2010 UNICEF Open – Men's Singles
Benjamin Becker was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the semifinals against Janko Tipsarević.Sergiy Stakhovsky won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Tipsarević.


2010 UNICEF Open – Women's Doubles
Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but Pennetta decided not to participate. Errani partnered up with Roberta Vinci, but they lost in the semifinals against Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova. Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova won in the final 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] against King and Shvedova .


2010 UNICEF Open – Women's Singles
Tamarine Tanasugarn was the defending champion, but she lost against Anastasia Rodionova in the first round. First-seeded Justine Henin won the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Andrea Petkovic.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2010 UNLV Rebels football team was the 43rd varsity football team to represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Rebels played in the Mountain West Conference and compete each season against the remaining eight members of the conference and one permanent interstate rival: Nevada. The Rebels played a 13-game schedule due to their non-conference road game at Hawaii. The Rebels also had non-conference games against Wisconsin and at Idaho and West Virginia. Bobby Hauck was in first season as the head coach of the Rebels football program, having previously coached at the University of Montana. The Rebels played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season
At the 2010 Mountain West Conference Media Day, UNLV was picked to finish eighth in the conference, due to their tough schedule which consisted of nine teams that went to bowl games in the previous season and included tough games with Wisconsin, at West Virginia, at Idaho, at Hawai'i and Nevada-Reno. Also at the Media Day, junior wide receiver Phillip Payne was voted to the preseason All-Mountain West Conference team, marking the fourth consecutive season that a UNLV wide receiver had been selected to the preseason All-MWC team.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season
At the end of August 2010, linebacker Ronnie Paulo, safety Alex De Giacomo, offensive tackle Matt Murphy and center John Gianninoto were named as team captains for the 2010 season. Less than a week before the start of the season, first-year head coach Bobby Hauck announced that junior Mike Clausen had beat out senior incumbent Omar Clayton for the starting quarterback position and would start in the season opener against Wisconsin.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On November 15, 2009, the Las Vegas Sun announced that Mike Sanford would be let go as head coach following the completion of the season on November 28, 2009. In five years as UNLV's head coach, Sanford posted a 16-43 overall record, a 7-32 record in the Mountain West and a 0-5 record against UNLV's arch rival, Nevada-Reno. Sanford's overall winning percentage of .271 was the second worst in the program's history, only Jeff Horton's .228 (13-44 in five years) was worse.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
Jerry Koloskie, at the time UNLV's interim athletic director, stated that Sanford's dismissal was a "performance-based issue"  In Sanford's five seasons as head coach at UNLV, the team didn't have a single winning season, with their best records under Sanford's tenure being back-to-back 5-7 records in 2008 and 2009. On December 22, 2009, Sanford was hired by new Louisville head coach, Charlie Strong, to be Louisville's offensive coordinator.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On December 22, 2009, newly hired athletic director, Jim Livengood, hired Montana head coach to become the tenth head coach in the program's history. Hauck and former head coach Dennis Franchione were interviewed for the vacant position, Hauck on December 20, 2009 and Franchione on December 21, 2009. Hauck would receive a second interview on December 22, 2009 to iron out contract negotiations. Hauck's contract was for three years which would be a three-year contract with a $350,000 annual salary and $150,000 in completion bonuses. Other coaches other than Hauck and Franchione that were rumored as candidates for the head coaching position were Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, Idaho's head coach Robb Akey and former Washington head coach Tyrone Willingham.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On January 4, 2009, it was reported that six of Hauck's assistants from Montana would join his staff at UNLV, including former offensive coordinator Rob Phenicie and defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson who took the same positions with UNLV. Ty Gregorak was named recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach, Chad Germer (Offensive line), Dominic Daste (Tight Ends) and Cedric Cormier (Wide Receivers) were hired by Hauck as well. Utah defensive backs coach J.D. Williams was hired by Hauck to be his assistant head coach, pass defense coordinator and defensive backs coach. Currently, Hauck still has two vacant positions, but Hauck stated that filling those voids would not be an immediate priority.


2010 UNLV Rebels football team, Pre-season, Recruiting
Hauck met with most of the returning Rebels players within the first few days of his introduction as the new head coach and the players stated that they had quickly become fond of their new head coach. Within a month, Hauck was able to receive commitments from high school prospects in Southern Nevada, a problem that plagued Sanford during his tenure. Hauck was even able to get three star defensive end Ian Bobak who had originally committed to in-state rival UNR.


2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States.


2010 US Open (tennis)
The tournament was initially going to finish with Men's Singles final on September 12, but was postponed due to rain on the last day and just before the men's tournament final. In the previous two years the tournament was also postponed because of weather.


2010 US Open (tennis)
Juan Martín del Potro and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Del Potro, due to a wrist injury, opted not to defend his title. Clijsters successfully defended her title with a score of 6–2, 6–1 in the final against Vera Zvonareva.


2010 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Serena Williams' withdrawal
Three-time champion and World No. 1 Serena Williams officially announced her withdrawal from the US Open on 20 August due to foot surgery. Her withdrawal also meant that she and older sister Venus could not pair up to defend the doubles title they won in 2009, and allowed WTA No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to be installed as the top seed for the tournament, where she was defeated in the semi-finals by Vera Zvonareva.


2010 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Serena Williams' withdrawal
It was the first time since 2003 in which Serena Williams was forced to miss her national championships due to injury, the first Grand Slam tournament she missed through injury since Wimbledon in 2006, the first time since the 2007 Australian Open in which the women's World No. 1 missed a Grand Slam tournament and the first time in the WTA's 35-year rankings history that the World No. 1 missed the US Open.


2010 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Serena Williams' withdrawal
Other notable withdrawals included two-time champion Justine Henin, as well as men's defending champion Juan Martín del Potro, Tommy Haas, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Ivo Karlović and Mario Ančić. Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Kim Clijsters and John Isner had all been in doubt after suffering minor injuries during lead-up tournaments but all were cleared to play.


2010 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Victoria Azarenka collapses
In a second round match played in 40-degree heat, Belarusian 10th seed Victoria Azarenka collapsed whilst trailing Gisela Dulko 1–5 in the first set. Azarenka was subsequently taken to hospital in a wheelchair where she was diagnosed with mild concussion and later released a statement saying that a mishap in the gym, and not the heat, caused her to collapse during the match. Her second round retirement represented her worst ever performance at the US Open, having never previously fallen before the third round. It was also the second time she was forced to retire from a match at a Major, when she retired in near identical circumstances against Serena Williams at the 2009 Australian Open.


2010 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Spanish performance
The men's tournament was well known for the excellent performances of Spanish players. Of the sixteen Spaniards that started in the 128-man draw, six of them reached the fourth round: Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer, Feliciano López and Albert Montañés. There were two all-Spanish fourth round matches, guaranteeing two Spaniards in the quarter-finals: Nadal vs. López and Ferrer vs. Verdasco (the latter winning in a final set tiebreak). In a rematch of their 2009 Australian Open semi-final, Nadal defeated Verdasco in straight sets in the all-Spanish quarter-final, and went on to become the first Spaniard since Manuel Orantes in 1975 to win the US Open.


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan def. Rohan Bopanna /  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4).


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Women's Doubles
Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova def. Liezel Huber /  Nadia Petrova, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Mixed Doubles
Liezel Huber /  Bob Bryan def. Květa Peschke /  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 6–4, 6–4.


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Boys' Doubles
Duilio Beretta /  Roberto Quiroz def. Oliver Golding /  Jiří Veselý, 6–1, 7–5


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Girls' Doubles
Tímea Babos /  Sloane Stephens def. An-Sophie Mestach /  Silvia Njirić, walkover


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Maikel Scheffers /  Ronald Vink def. Nicolas Peifer /  Jon Rydberg, 6–0, 6–0


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer /  Sharon Walraven def. Daniela Di Toro /  Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 6–3


2010 US Open (tennis), Events, Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Nick Taylor /  David Wagner def. Johan Andersson /  Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)


2010 US Open (tennis), Champions Invitational
The Champions Invitational returned for the fifth year with 16 former Grand Slam tournament champions and finalists. It was a doubles only event for the first time, but employed the fan-friendly World TeamTennis format for the second consecutive year. Players were divided into four teams of four players each that were named after members of the US Open Court of Champions. All teams played two matches from Wednesday, September 8, through Saturday, September 11. For the first time, prize money was awarded to the competitors based on their team's order of finish.


2010 US Open (tennis), Champions Invitational
The invitees for this year's event included a host of past US Open champions, including sixteen-time US Open champion Martina Navratilova, two-time women's singles champion Tracy Austin (1979, 1981) and 1988 men's singles champion Mats Wilander, as well as the Champion Invitational's first "Hall of Fame team": 2010 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva, who teamed to win three US Open women's doubles titles, and Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, collectively known as The Woodies, who won back-to-back men's doubles championships in 1995 and 1996.


2010 US Open (tennis), Champions Invitational
Also scheduled to compete were U.S. Fed Cup Captain and two-time Grand Slam singles finalist Mary Joe Fernandez, 1989 French Open champion Michael Chang, 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, 1997 French Open champion Iva Majoli, 1996 Wimbledon runner-up MaliVai Washington and 1999 US Open finalist Todd Martin.


2010 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 23, 2010. Rankings and points were before as of August 30, 2010.


2010 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds, Men's Singles
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.


2010 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds, Women's Singles
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.


2010 US Open (tennis), Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws and in the qualifying draws.


2010 US Open (tennis), Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2010 US Open (tennis), Qualifier entries
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering the main draw.


2010 US Open (tennis), Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.


2010 US Open (tennis), Prize money
All prize money is in dollars ($); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.


2010 US Open Series
In tennis, the seventh edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), includes ten hard court tournaments that started on July 19, 2010 in Atlanta and ended in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29, 2010. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament that will host both a men's and women's event. The series included two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events to headline the series.


2010 US Open Series, Point distribution for series events
To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player had to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open. Roger Federer received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship.


2010 US Open Series, US Open Series standings
The final standings below include all players who received points in at least two tournaments.


2010 US Open Series, Week 1, ATP – Atlanta Tennis Championships
Americans Andy Roddick and John Isner headlined the event. In the second round, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt was upset by Lukáš Lacko, but the Slovak was unable to follow up the win and instead Kevin Anderson reached his first ATP Tour semifinal. Mardy Fish took out doubles partner Andy Roddick to set up an all-American final against second seeded Isner. Fish outlasted Isner to win the title.


2010 US Open Series, Week 2, ATP – LA Tennis Open
World number four Andy Murray and American Sam Querrey headlined the event. Despite rocky starts in the tournament, Murray and Querrey held their seedings and faced off in the tournament's final. Querrey successfully defended his title by saving a match point and upsetting Murray in two hours and twenty-two minutes.


2010 US Open Series, Week 2, WTA – Bank of the West Classic
Samantha Stosur and former world number ones Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, and Ana Ivanovic headlined the event. Shahar Pe'er became the only seed not to advance to the quarterfinals, falling to Russian Maria Kirilenko in the second round. Victoria Azarenka defeated top seeded Stosur in the semifinals en route to winning the championship.


2010 US Open Series, Week 3, ATP – Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych, Andy Roddick, Los Angeles champion Sam Querrey, and Atlanta champion Mardy Fish headlined the event. The second round welcomed a plethora of upsets with seven of the sixteen seeds falling, including the number six seed Querrey. The upsets continued as Berdych and third seeded Fernando Verdasco were knocked out in the quarters. Wildcard David Nalbandian took advantage of the open draw and won the final against Marcos Baghdatis.


2010 US Open Series, Week 3, WTA – Mercury Insurance Open
The Serbian pair of Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic along with world number five Samantha Stosur headlined the event. By defeating Melanie Oudin, Stosur reached her ninth quarterfinal of the year, breaking away from Li Na who also had eight quarterfinal appearances in 2010. Stosur's stride, however, was cut short by Flavia Pennetta who improved to a 3-0 record over the Australian. In a dramatic final, Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, meaning three players (Victoria Azarenka, Kuznetsova, and Radwańska) will head into Cincinnati with 70 points each on the Olympus US Open Series.


2010 US Open Series, Week 4, ATP - Rogers Masters
Past champions Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Novak Djoković, headlined the event. Of the final sixteen players left in the draw, only eight of them were seeded, with Gaël Monfils being the only player from the bottom half of the seeds to advance to the tournament's third round. Washington champion, David Nalbandian, increased his winning streak to eleven after upsetting world number five Robin Söderling in the third round. Federer won a dramatic night match against Tomáš Berdych to guarantee, for the first time at the Rogers Masters, a final four showdown against the top four ranked men in the world, joining Nadal, Djoković, and Murray. Murray upset Nadal and Federer and successfully defended his title.


2010 US Open Series, Week 4, WTA - Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Defending champion Jelena Janković, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, and Maria Sharapova headlined the event. Azarenka, the Stanford champion, suffered the first major upset of the tournament, losing in the first round to former world number one Ana Ivanovic, who entered the tournament ranked World No. 62 and having lost 17 of her last 29 matches dating back to August 2009, despite having served for the match at 5–4 in the second set. French Open champion Francesca Schiavone was the biggest second round casualty, going down to Elena Vesnina.


2010 US Open Series, Week 4, WTA - Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
The third round brought three more stunning results as top seeds Janković and Wozniacki, as well as Vera Zvonareva were all defeated in straight sets. The quarter-finals went to rank, with the exception of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who joined Ivanovic, as a surprise semifinalist of the tournament. The two semi-finals saw Clijsters and Sharapova both advance in contrasting circumstances; Clijsters won through after Ana Ivanovic was forced to retire in the first set due to a foot injury, whilst Sharapova needed three sets to defeat Pavlyuchenkova. Despite having championship points, Sharapova lost to Clijsters in a blockbuster final.


2010 US Open Series, Week 5, ATP - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
World number one Rafael Nadal joined past champions Roger Federer and Andy Murray along with Novak Djoković and Andy Roddick to headline the event. Marcos Baghdatis had a dream run to the semifinals defeating Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych and Wimbledon champion Nadal in back-to-back matches. An inspired Mardy Fish also added to his summer success by defeating defending champion, Murray, and Roddick in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. In the final, Federer took out Fish in a match that had only one break of serve.


2010 US Open Series, Week 5, WTA - Rogers Cup
Jelena Janković, Caroline Wozniacki, US Open Series tournament winners Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Kim Clijsters joined defending champion Elena Dementieva to headline the event. The tournament saw the withdrawal of big-name Grand Slam champions Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova and also lost its top seed, Janković, in the second round. Azarenka and Kuznetsova rebounded from their first round losses in Cincinnati to reach another semifinal in the US Open Series, while Cincinnati champion, Clijsters, lost her second consecutive match against Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals. In the end, Wozniacki would only drop 5 games in each of her last three matches to win the tournament.


2010 US Open Series, Week 6, ATP – Pilot Pen Tennis
Marcos Baghdatis, Thomaz Bellucci and Fernando González headlined the event. Of the top eight seeds, only top-seeded Baghdatis was able to reach the quarterfinals, where he was then upset by ninth seed Sergiy Stakhovsky. After battling past Viktor Troicki in the semifinals, Denis Istomin fell to Stakhovsky in three sets in the final.


2010 US Open Series, Week 6, WTA – Pilot Pen Tennis
Two-time defending champion and recent Montreal champion Caroline Wozniacki joined Roland Garros finalist Samantha Stosur and Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone to headline the event. All four of the tournament's wildcards reached the quarterfinals, where two of them, Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova (who took Ana Ivanovic's original wildcard slot after the Serb withdrew due to the foot injury she suffered at Cincinnati), advanced to the semifinals. Only five days after winning in Montreal, Wozniacki won her third consecutive title in New Haven. The win also secured her first place in the 2010 US Open Series.


2010 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Márton Fucsovics and Hsieh Cheng-peng were the defending champions, but Hsieh did not enter the junior competition this year. Fucsovics played alongside Máté Zsiga, but they lost to Guilherme Clézar and Tiago Fernandes in the second round. Duilio Beretta and Roberto Quiroz won their second Grand Slam Boys' Doubles title in the year after winning at the French Open. They defeated Oliver Golding and Jiří Veselý 6–1, 7–5 in the final.


2010 US Open – Boys' Singles
The Boys' Singles tournament of the 2010 US Open started on Sunday, September 5, the seventh day of the main tournament.


2010 US Open – Boys' Singles
Bernard Tomic was the defending champion, but he did not defend his title as he had stopped playing junior tournaments in 2010, despite still being eligible to do so as a 1992 birth.


2010 US Open – Boys' Singles
Jack Sock, who received a wildcard into the singles main draw, won this tournament after defeating his compatriot, tenth-seeded Denis Kudla, in the final.


2010 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (September 12)
Some matches had put off to an additional unscheduled Day 15 due to inclement weather.


2010 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Valeria Solovieva and Maryna Zanevska were the defending champions but did not enter the junior competition this year.


2010 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Tímea Babos and Sloane Stephens won the title, because their opponents An-Sophie Mestach and Silvia Njirić withdrew before the final match. This was their third Grand Slam girls' doubles title in the year after winning at the French Open and at the Wimbledon Championships. Babos has reached all four junior doubles finals in one single calendar year.


2010 US Open – Girls' Singles
The Girls' Singles tournament of the 2010 US Open started on Sunday September 5, the seventh day of the main tournament.


2010 US Open – Girls' Singles
Heather Watson was the defending champion, but was no longer eligible to compete as a junior that year.


2010 US Open – Girls' Singles
Daria Gavrilova won this event, after beating her compatriot Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2010 US Open – Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Martin Damm and Filip Polášek 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4.


2010 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan won in the final 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), against Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.


2010 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. It was his ninth major title, and he completed the career Golden Slam with the win. Nadal became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same calendar year, as well as the first man in history to win the Surface Slam (majors on clay, grass, and hard courts in the same calendar year). He lost only one set during the tournament, to Djokovic in the final.


2010 US Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Juan Martín del Potro chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August. Del Potro thus became the third man in the Open Era not to attempt to defend the US Open title, after Ken Rosewall in 1971 and Pete Sampras in 2003.


2010 US Open – Men's Singles
For the first time in history, no American man was seeded in the top 8 at the US Open.


2010 US Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2010 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko and Pablo Cuevas.


2010 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan won the title, defeating Květa Peschke and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in the final 6–4, 6–4.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet and Stefan Olsson were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to eventual champions Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink. Dutch pair won this event, after won 6–0, 6–0, against Nicolas Peifer and Jon Rydberg in the final.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Nicolas Peifer, unseeded Frenchman surrendered the final match and Shingo Kunieda defend his 2009 title without play.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Nick Taylor and David Wagner successfully defended their 2009 title by beating Johan Andersson and Peter Norfolk 7–5, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles
Peter Norfolk was the defending champion, but was defeated by the United States' David Wagner.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles, Draw, Round Robin
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer were the defending champions, but only Vergeer tried to defend her title. She partnered with Sharon Walraven and they won this tournament, after won in the final 6–3, 6–3, against Daniela Di Toro and Aniek van Koot.


2010 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer successfully defended her 2009 title by defeating Daniela Di Toro 6–0, 6–0 in the final.


2010 US Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions. However, Serena withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury and Venus chose to participate in the singles event only. Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final. This match was played over two days due to heavy rainfall on September 12.


2010 US Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open.


2010 US Open – Women's Singles
World No. 1 and three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament due to foot surgery sustained following from an exhibition match in Munich. This promoted defending finalist Caroline Wozniacki to the top seed and she was in contention to gain the WTA no. 1 ranking by winning the title, but lost to Zvonareva in the semifinals.


2010 US Open – Women's Singles
This was the final major appearance for 2004 finalist and former world No. 3 Elena Dementieva; she was defeated in the fourth round by Samantha Stosur.


2010 US Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2010 USA Cycling Professional Tour
The 2010 USA Cycling Professional Tour is the fourth year of this elite men's professional road bicycle racing series organized by USA Cycling.


2010 USA Cycling Professional Tour
David Zabriskie (342 points) and Team Columbia-HTC (469 points) are the defending champion of the overall individual and team titles, respectively.


2010 USA Cycling Professional Tour, Events
The 2010 USA Cycling Professional Tour consists of the following 8 one-day races and stage races:


2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships was held at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the two-day competition took place February 27–28 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. The championships in combined track and field events were held two weeks later from March 6–7 at Gladstein Fieldhouse  at Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana.


2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The competition served as the selection meet for the United States team for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, held in Doha, Qatar. Five American national champions went on to become world champions: Bernard Lagat in the 3000 meters, Christian Cantwell in the shot put, Debbie Dunn in the 400-meter dash, Lolo Jones in the 60-meter hurdles and Brittney Reese in the long jump.


2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23–27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and promoted the entire week as "Membership appreciation week." Highlights of the meet were televised on ESPN and NBC.


2010 USA Sevens
The 2010 USA Sevens took place on February 13 and February 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. It was the first edition of the USA Sevens to be held in the Las Vegas area; the tournament had been hosted by the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California from 2004 to 2006, and by San Diego from 2007 to 2009. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens.


2010 USA Sevens
Samoa won the Cup final 33–12 over New Zealand. Samoa was led by Mikaele Pesamino, who scored 11 tries in the tournament, including two intercept tries against New Zealand in the final. The Plate went to defending series champion South Africa, the Bowl was won by the homestanding USA, and the Shield went to Scotland.


2010 USA Swimming Championships
The 2010 ConocoPhillips National Swimming Championships were held from August 3 until August 7, 2010 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, California.


2010 USA-Brazil Challenge
The 2010 USA - Brazil Challenge was held February 5–7, 2010 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota. The challenge pitted the Brazilian National Curling Team against the Pete Fenson rink of Bemidji, Minnesota, representing the United States. The winning team  represented the second Americas team at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship.


2010 USAC Silver Crown Series
The 2010 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series season was the 39th season of the USAC Silver Crown Series. The series began with the Copper on Dirt at USA Raceway on February 20, and ended on October 16 at the Rollie Beale Classic at Toledo Speedway. Bud Kaeding began the season as the defending champion, and Levi Jones was the season champion.


2010 USC Trojans football team
The 2010 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Trojans were led by head coach Lane Kiffin, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Hawaii Warriors
The Trojans began the season by taking advantage of the NCCA's Hawaii scheduling exemption which permits an extra non-conference game when traveling to Hawaii, which allowed them a 13-game schedule without a bowl game. The game turned out to be an offensive showcase, with Matt Barkley throwing a USC record-tying five touchdowns.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Virginia Cavaliers
In their home debut the Trojans hosted the Virginia Cavaliers, who played their first game ever in the state of California. Compared with the previous match's high-scoring, the game remained close with the Cavaliers failing by only three points.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota Golden Gophers
USC extended its victory streak against Big Ten schools to 11 games in a road win against the embattled Golden Gophers, who lost their previous game to FCS foe South Dakota. Minnesota went on to fire its head coach Tim Brewster later in the season. The game was also the 19th straight nonconference win by the Trojans, a streak that would be broken later in the season by Notre Dame.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Washington State Cougars
Southern California began their conference schedule after dropping six spots in the AP rankings since the preseason poll despite going undefeated. Washington State scored on their opening drive, but the Trojans went on to score 50 points in a blowout, earning Lane Kiffin a 4-0 record, the best start of a USC coach's tenure since Jess Hill in 1951.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
For consecutive years, head coach Steve Sarkisian's Washington Huskies upset the Trojans by kicking a last-second field goal. Sarkisian was an assistant coach at USC prior to taking over the program at Washington.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
Erik Folk, who hit the game-winning field goal for Washington, was named Pac-10 special teams player of the week. He went 4-for-4 on field goals and completed two PAT attempts. The previous year, Folk kicked a 22-yarder to defeat the Trojans 16-13.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Stanford Cardinal
For the second week in a row USC lost in the final seconds of the game by a field goal, as Stanford kicker Nate Whitaker made a 30-yarder as time expired. It marked the first time since 2000 that Stanford defeated the Trojans at Stanford Stadium, and the first time since 2001 that USC has lost two games in a row.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, California Golden Bears
Matt Barkley once again tied the USC mark for touchdown passes in a game by throwing five to put the Trojans up 42-0 at halftime. USC rested its starters in the second half, allowing 14 points, but still prevailed by 34 points.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Oregon Ducks
The Ducks came into the game ranked 1st in the AP poll. The previous three weeks a team ranked number one had lost, but the Trojans were unable to continue this streak. USC had a three-point lead in the third quarter, but Oregon scored all the game's remaining points and won by margin of three touchdowns.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Arizona State Sun Devils
The Trojans eked out a single-point victory against Arizona State thanks to a rare defensive two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. After the Sun Devils scored a touchdown to put them in the lead by four points Torin Harris blocked the extra point and ran it back to the opposite end-zone, cutting ASU's newly found lead to two. Kicker Joe Houston later kicked a 29-yard field to put the Trojans in the lead, which they maintained during the game's final minutes.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Arizona Wildcats
USC beat Arizona to extend its win streak in Tucson to nine with a 160-yard performance by Marc Tyler and avenged their season-ending loss from the previous year.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Oregon State Beavers
The Trojans lost their third straight game in Corvallis and lost Matt Barkley to injury late in the second quarter. Oregon State's 36–7 victory marked the worst defeat for USC against the Beavers in 96 years.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Playing with its backup quarterback Mitch Mustain, USC lost to Notre Dame and ended its victory streak against its arch rival dating back to 2001. The Fighting Irish scored the go-ahead touchdown with 2:23 remaining in the game, and the Trojans failed to convert a two-minute drill after a pass to Ronald Johnson that would have resulted in a touchdown and the probable win was dropped. Mustain later threw an interception that ended the game and gave Notre Dame the victory.


2010 USC Trojans football team, Game summaries, UCLA Bruins
After losing to rival Notre Dame the week before, USC bounced back to close their season with a win over cross-town rival UCLA to retain the Victory Bell. Quarterback Matt Barkley returned after missing the previous week and threw one of the team's two touchdown passes. Allen Bradford led the Trojans by gaining 212 yards rushing and catching a 47-yard touchdown throw to extend the victory streak against the Bruins to four.


2010 USL W-League season
The 2010 W-League Season was the league's 16th. The regular season began in May and ended in July. The playoffs began in late July and ended in August.


2010 USL W-League season, Changes from 2009 season, Teams Leaving
10 teams folded or left the league after the 2009 season:


2010 USL W-League season, Standings
Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals. Purple indicates division title clinchedGreen indicates playoff berth clinchedYellow indicates team would qualify for playoffs in current positionRed indicates team is eliminated from playoffs


2010 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
The W-League champion will earn an automatic bye into the W-League Semifinals, with the highest-placed team in the division not making the playoffs will earn a playoff berth.


2010 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion.


2010 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The 2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 73rd season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2010-11 began on July 10, 2010 and the host school for the season was De La Salle University.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
UST finished seventh at the end of the double-round eliminations. They won four games against ten losses, giving head coach Pido Jarencio his worst win-loss record in the UAAP.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
They had an average winning margin of 3.0 points and an average losing margin of 7.7 points.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
Two of their games went into overtime. The first was an 87–81 win over the UP Fighting Maroons in the first round, and the other was a 76–81 double-overtime loss to the Adamson Falcons in the second round.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The Tigers tied Adamson's 2008 record of most three-point shots made in a game which they did twice, both in the first round. They made 16 three-point shots in their overtime win against UP and then repeated the feat against Adamson for a 55.2 field goal percentage.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
The Growling Tigers have lost Season 72 MVP and scoring leader Dylan Ababou as well as Khasim Mirza and Allein Maliksi to graduation, while Tiger Cubs and incoming college freshmen Kyle Neypes and Cedric Labing-isa, both of whom were shoo-ins to the UST Senior team decided to join the rival NU Bulldogs.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
This year's roster includes Season 72 Rookie of the Year Jeric Teng, three-point specialists Jeric Fortuna and Tata Bautista, and big man Chris Camus among a handful of veterans. Nearly half of the roster are rookies with Ilocos Norte standout Ed Daquioag who was a former high school teammate of Bautista and Cebuano guard Edcor Marata, who was named NBTC's Most Outstanding Player leading the pack.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Preseason tournaments
In October 2009, speculations that head coach Pido Jarencio had been fired began to surface. This was related to the past unsuccessful seasons that followed their 2006 championship. Manila Bulletin had written an article about it on October 5, but IPEA officials, namely Director Fr. Ermito de Sagon and Assistant Director Mrs. Felicitas Francisco were quick to dismiss them as rumors. Jarencio's live contract will expire in March 2010 and from then officials will make an assessment of his tenure. The coach himself dismissed the rumor during an interview in July. He had confirmed receiving offers from the NU Bulldogs, but also said that he "never thought of leaving UST unless they didn't want him there anymore."


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Preseason tournaments
According to Jarencio, "UST did not join the major preseason tournaments for fear it would affect the morale of the players." Another reason for skipping the summer tournaments, was the problems that they encountered in recruiting players. UST Tiger Cubs standouts Neypes and Labing-isa have decided to play for the National University Bulldogs after graduation and are currently undergoing residency. Neypes was actually included in the Bulldogs' roster when they competed in the 2010 Filoil Preseason Cup.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, UAAP Season 73 games results
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 & Balls.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Aftermath
Because the Growling Tigers did not participate in any major summer preseason tournaments, they were not scouted by the other UAAP schools and were able to pull off wins early in the first round of eliminations. They were even third in the standings at 3–2 at one point late in the first round.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Aftermath
Like the other UST Growling Tigers teams, the 2010 squad had heavily relied on their three-point shooting, and when their shots had failed to connect, the losses began to pile up, mostly on double-digit deficits.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Aftermath
According to head coach Pido Jarencio, this team was more of a stop-gap in preparation for the university's quadricentennial celebration. "Some of the players I recruited are really made for 2011."


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Aftermath
One of the players that he was referring to was incoming Cameroonian rookie Karim Abdul who had undergone a one year residency and will be able to suit up for the Tigers next season to beef up the team's short front line.


2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Aftermath
Jarencio who has a deep pool of players from the Team B training team, has plans for a major revamp on the current team. "If nothing happens (to UST) next year, I will exit the team," added the coach.


2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
The 2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tulsa, United States between 13 and 19 September 2010.


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


2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma, Champions, Doubles
Andrew Anderson /  Fritz Wolmarans def. Brett Joelson /  Chris Klingemann, 6–2, 6–3


2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma – Doubles
David Martin and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions. Ram chose not to participate, Martin partnered up with Lester Cook, but they lost to Andrew Anderson and Fritz Wolmarans in the semifinals. South African players won this tournament. They defeated qualifiers Brett Joelson and Chris Klingemann 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma – Singles
Taylor Dent was the champion in 2009, but he retired in the first round match, against Oleksandr Nedovyesov due to fatigue. Bobby Reynolds won the title after defeating Lester Cook in the final 6–3, 6–3.


2010 USTA LA Tennis Open
The 2010 USTA LA Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Carson, United States between May 24 and May 30, 2010.


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


2010 USTA LA Tennis Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2010 USTA LA Tennis Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as an alternative:


2010 USTA LA Tennis Open, Champions, Doubles
Brian Battistone /  Nicholas Monroe def. Artem Sitak /  Leonardo Tavares, 5–7, 6–3, [10–4]


2010 USTA LA Tennis Open – Doubles
Harsh Mankad and Frederik Nielsen were the defending champions, but Nielsen chose not to compete this year. Mankad partnered up with Samuel Groth, but they lost in the semifinals against Brian Battistone and Nicholas Monroe.Battistone and Monroe won in the final 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] against Artem Sitak and Leonardo Tavares.


2010 USTA LA Tennis Open – Singles
Michael Russell was the defending champion, but he chose to compete at the French Open instead. Donald Young defeated 6–4, 6–4 Robert Kendrick in the final.


2010 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
The 2010 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS college football season. The Skyhawks were led by head coach Jason Simpson in his fifth season. They played their home games at Hardy M. Graham Stadium and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference.


2010 UTEP Miners football team
The 2010 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price, who served his seventh season at the post. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas and were members of Conference USA in the West Division. The Miners finished the regular season 6–6, 3–5 in C-USA play, and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl versus BYU. While UTEP lost the matchup, 52–24, the Miners improved upon their 4–8 record from the previous season. UTEP averaged 29,350 fans per game.


2010 Uber Cup group stage
This article lists the complete results of the group stage of the 2010 Uber Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2010 Uber Cup knockout stage
This article lists the complete results of the knockout stage of the 2010 Uber Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2010 Ugandan landslide
The 2010 Ugandan landslide occurred in the Bududa District in eastern Uganda on 1 March 2010. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain between 12 pm and 7 pm that day. At least 100 people were believed to have been killed, and 94 bodies were found.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Casualties
A spokesman for the Ugandan Red Cross stated that rescuers had recovered 50 bodies, whilst a Ugandan government minister has put the death toll at over 100. The chairman of the eastern Bududa district suggested that the death toll could be as high as 300. Hundreds more people are missing and presumed dead, including up to 60 children who took refuge in a nearby health centre that was subsequently destroyed.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Effects
The landslide struck villages on the slopes of Mount Elgon, including Nameti, Kubewo, and Nankobe. with 85 homes being destroyed in Nameti. Many areas in the affected villages were buried by the landslides, with houses, markets, and a church destroyed; many roads were also blocked. Officials and aid workers have warned that there may be further landslides, as heavy rain continues to fall in the region.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Effects
In Butaleja, over 6,000 homes from the sub-counties of Kachonga, Masimasa, Kimuntu and Nawangofu were affected by the rains, with two primary schools in Nabehere and Lubembe becoming flooded. The Mbale-Busolwa road was also closed due to flooding. The Red Cross expects further potential floods in the Moroto, Katakwi and Nakapiripirit districts of the country.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Emergency response
Tarsis Kabwegyere, a government minister, stated that a response team had been sent in to help with rescue efforts, whilst the Uganda Red Cross provided doctors. Michael Nataka, the Uganda Red Cross Secretary General, has also stated that the military has been called upon to aid in the rescue operation. Wanjusi Wasieba, a Bududa District Commissioner, said that the rescue effort was being hampered by the poor terrain of the region, which limits the ease of access for emergency vehicles.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Emergency response
The Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru, has advised people living on affected mountain slopes to evacuate. Those living in lower-lying, flood-prone areas have also been advised to move to safer locations.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Emergency response
Rescue workers had to use hand tools to dig through the mud to rescue survivors. The day following the landslide, soldiers and surviving villagers began rescue work. Military helicopters have begun ferrying survivors to an area 20 kilometres away.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Causes
The landslides followed a period of unusually heavy rain in the region, which is known for its coffee production. The region's climatic conditions normally create a dry period between the wet seasons; however, parts of Uganda and neighbouring Kenya had seen more rainfall than normal that year. Scientists have suggested that global climate change is affecting rainfall patterns in East Africa, with an increase in extreme and unexpected rainfall. Landslides are not uncommon in the region during the wet season, although the scale of this disaster has been described as more severe than even those.


2010 Ugandan landslide, Causes
Deforestation may have also played a role, said the Ugandan government. Dark green forest grows on the slope above the slide area. A strip of pale green land, free of settlements, separates the forest from the slide. This region had been deforested since 2007, according to the government analysis. On a steep slope, trees anchor the soil. Deforested mountains are very prone to landslides.


2010 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The 2010 Ukrainian Amateur Cup was the fifteenth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 11 August 2010 and concluded on 31 October 2010.


2010 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2010 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that was played place at the Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, on 16 May 2010. The match was the 19th Ukrainian Cup final and was contested by Metalurh Donetsk and Tavriya Simferopol. The final was the second time a Ukrainian Cup final was held in Kharkiv. The Ukrainian Cup winners qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round. Tavriya played in their second cup final after last appearing in 1994, where the side lost to Chornomorets Odessa on penalty kicks (5–3) after the matched finished 0–0 after extra time. Metalurh Donetsk were playing in their first cup final.


2010 Ukrainian Cup Final, Road to Kharkiv
All 16 Ukrainian Premier League clubs do not have to go through qualification to get into the competition; Tavriya and Metalurh therefore both qualified automatically for the competition.


2010 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
Tavriya had met Metalurh Donetsk previously in the Ukrainian Cup competition in the quarter-Final of the 2003–04 edition. In that match, Tavriya advanced on penalty kicks 10–9 after the score finished 1–1 after extra time.


2010 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships took place between December 20 and 23, 2009 in Dnipropetrovsk. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. The results of the national championships were used to choose the teams to the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 European Championships.


2010 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2010 Ukrainian Super Cup became the seventh edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, which is an annual football exhibition game contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions.


2010 Ukrainian Super Cup
The match was played on 4 July 2010 in Zaporizhia at the Slavutych Arena which was completely rebuilt four years before.


2010 Ukrainian Super Cup
This year the Super Cup was contested by league winner Shakhtar Donetsk and cup winner Tavriya Simferopol. Shakhtar won it by thrashing Crimeans 7–1.


2010 Ukrainian government formation
The first Azarov government was Ukraine's cabinet from March 2010 until December 2012, when the second Azarov government was appointed by president Viktor Yanukovych.


2010 Ukrainian government formation, Background
On March 9, 2010 the Verkhovna Rada amended its regulations to define a parliamentary coalition as an alliance of parliamentary factions and individual parliamentary deputies constituting the majority of the parliament’s constitutional composition while the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in September 2008 had defined a parliamentary coalition as an alliance of parliamentary factions that consists of at least 226 parliamentary deputies. The reason for that was a hardship of creating a coalition out of the three parliamentary factions Bloc Lytvyn, Communist Party of Ukraine, and Party of regions, combining only 219 and few members short of the necessary number.