2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Wellington City Council, Onslow-Western Ward
The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Onslow-Western ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Wellington City Council, Southern Ward
The Southern ward is the only ward that returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council (all others returning three). It is also the only ward with an incumbent is standing down (with Celia Wade-Brown standing for the mayoralty only). At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Southern ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council
The Hutt City Council represents a population of 102,100 as of June 2009, and consists of a mayor and twelve councillors elected from six wards (Central, Eastern, Harbour, Northern, Wainuiomata, Western) elected using the First Past The Post system.


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the entire Hutt City Council area. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Central ward
The Central ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Central ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Eastern ward
The Eastern ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Harbour ward
The Harbour ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Harbour ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Northern ward
The Northern ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Wainuiomata ward
The Wainuiomata ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Wainuiomata ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Hutt City Council, Western ward
The Western ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Porirua City Council
The Porirua City Council represents a population of 51,500 as of June 2009, and consists of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from three wards: Eastern, Northern, and Western, using the Single Transferable Vote system.


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Porirua City Council, Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the entire Porirua City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Porirua City Council, Eastern ward
The Eastern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Porirua City Council, Northern ward
The Northern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Porirua City Council, Western ward
The Western ward returns three councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward are:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Upper Hutt City Council
The Upper Hutt City Council represents a population of 40,600 as of June 2009, and consists of a mayor and ten councillors elected using the First Past the Post system.


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Upper Hutt City Council, Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the entire Upper Hutt City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Upper Hutt City Council, Councillors at large
Ten councillors are elected at large from the entire Upper Hutt City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council represents a population of 55,300, and consists of a mayor, five councillors elected at large, and five councillors elected from four wards: Ōtaki, Paekākāriki-Raumati, Paraparaumu, and Waikanae, using the Single Transferable Vote system.


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the entire Kāpiti Coast District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor are:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Councillors at large
Five councillors are elected at large from the entire Kāpiti Coast District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Ōtaki ward
The Ōtaki ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Ōtaki ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Paekākāriki-Raumati ward
The Paekākāriki-Raumati ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Paekākāriki-Raumati ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Paraparaumu ward
The Paraparaumu ward returns two councillors to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Paraparaumu ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Waikanae ward
The Waikanae ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations the, candidates nominated for the Waikanae ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Masterton District Council
The Masterton District Council represents a population of 23,300 as of July 2009, and consists of a mayor, five councillors elected at large, and five councillors elected from two wards: Rural and Urban, using the First Past the Post system.


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Masterton District Council, Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the entire Masterton District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor are:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Masterton District Council, Councillors at large
Five councillors are elected at large from the entire Masterton District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Masterton District Council, Rural ward
The Rural ward returns one councillor to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Rural ward were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Masterton District Council, Urban ward
The Urban ward returns four councillors to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:


2010 Wellington local elections, Territorial authority councils, Carterton District Council
The Carterton District Council represents a population of 9,480, and consists of a mayor and eight councillors elected from two wards: Rural and Urban, using the First Past the Post system.


2010 Welsh Cup Final
The 2010 Welsh Cup Final was the final of the 124th season of the main domestic football cup competition in Wales, the Welsh Cup. The final was played at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on 1 May 2010 and marked the second time the final has been staged at the stadium. The match was contested by Port Talbot Town, who beat Bala Town 1–0 in their semi-final, and Bangor City who beat Prestatyn Town 2–0 in their semi-final.


2010 Welsh Cup Final
Welsh Premier League side Port Talbot Town were contesting a Welsh Cup final for the first time in their history. While it is Bangor City's 14th appearance in the final, who were looking to make history as the first North Wales club to win three consecutive Welsh Cups in 100 years.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Background
Port Talbot Town began the match having just finished 3rd in the Welsh Premier League to gain a spot in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round and Bangor City finished 5th, narrowly missed out on the European spot, both had finished the league two points apart. The two teams had met each other twice that season with one game won by Port Talbot Town 2–1 and the other ending one all.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Background
Bangor City went into the match as 7-time winners of the competition, they were the defending champions having won in 2009 and where looking to make a hat-trick of victories having also won the cup in 2008. Port Talbot Town appear in their first Welsh Cup final.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Route to the final, Bangor City
Bangor City started their defence of the Welsh Cup at home to fellow Welsh Premier League side Elements Cefn Druids. Elements Cefn Druids took the lead through a 19th-minute goal provided by John Rush, son of former Welsh International Ian Rush. The visitors took the lead to half time, leaving Bangor City only 45 minutes away from losing their first game in the Welsh Cup since October 2006.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Route to the final, Bangor City
The Citizens took to the field seven minutes early ready for second half and attacked from the off, Bangor found their feet early when Chris Sharp found the net, only for it to be disallowed for offside, but it was not until the 61st minute that they equalised when Jamie Reed headed one in from Marc Limbert cross. Bangor took the lead 16 minutes later when James Brewerton accepted a throw-in to slot one home. On the 81st minute the Citizens sealed their Third round spot with a header from Chris Sharp, only for Reed to get another three minutes before time.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Route to the final, Bangor City
At the end of October Bangor travelled to Cae-y-Castell, home of Cymru Alliance outfit Flint Town United.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Route to the final, Bangor City
On 30 January, Farrar Road would welcome Welsh Football League Division One club Aberaman Athletic. Despite dominating the play for most of the first half it was the visitors who would take the lead, when after 18 minutes John Phillips got the ball past Paul Smith. City rallied and came through 3–1 thanks to goals from Jamie Reed, Craig Garside and a 93rd-minute penalty from Reed.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Route to the final, Bangor City
In the last eight, played on 27 February, Bangor hosted Llanelli. An early Jamie Reed penalty settled nerves before David Morley settled things with a 90th minute piledriver.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Route to the final, Bangor City
City brushed aside Prestatyn town in the semi-final at Latham Park, Newtown. Mark Smyth and Craig Garside did the business for the Blues, who were denied further goals by the outstanding form of rotund Prestatyn goalkeeper, John-Hill Dunt.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
Swansea-based referee Dean John was named as the referee for the 2010 Welsh Cup Final on 15 April 2010. John had previously acted as the Fourth official in the 2007 Welsh Cup Final and as referee in 2005 FAW Youth Cup Final.


2010 Welsh Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
His assistants for the 2010 final were Hywel James, of Cardiff, Martin William of Wrexham, with Mike Jones also of Wrexham as the fourth official.


2010 Welsh International Open
The 2010 Welsh International Open was a professional bowls tournament. It was held between 30 January and 5 February 2010 at the City & County of Swansea Indoor Bowls Club,Swansea, Wales.


2010 Welsh International Open
Darren Burnett won in the final 9-4, 9-5 against Simon Skelton.


2010 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 2010 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Totesport.com.


2010 Welsh Open (snooker)
John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against defending champion Ali Carter.


2010 Welsh Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2010 Welsh Open (snooker), Qualifying
These matches took place between 19 and 22 January 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.


2010 Weltklasse Zürich
The 2010 Weltklasse Zürich was an outdoor track and field meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. Held on 18–19 August at the Letzigrund, it was the thirteenth leg of the inaugural IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit – and the first half of the final for 2010 (the second half being held during the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on 27 August). The women's shot put was held at Zürich Main Station on the 18th, with the rest of the events following on the 19th at the Letzigrund.


2010 Weltklasse Zürich, Diamond League champions
Belarusian athlete Nadezhda Ostapchuk originally won the women's shot put with the most points and was declared champion. After retests of Ostapchuk's samples from prior competitions showed multiple doping offenses, she was disqualified and New Zealander Valerie Adams, who had finished second at the meet and in points, was recognized as the champion.


2010 Weltklasse Zürich, Records
American athlete Jeremy Wariner also ran a world leading 44.13 in the men's 400 m, the fastest time in 2010.


2010 Weltklasse Zürich, Records
Belarusian athlete Nadezhda Ostapchuk originally threw a meeting record 20.63 m in the women's shot put, but the mark was later annulled for doping.


2010 West African floods
The 2010 Nigerien floods were floods across Niger which left over 111,000 people homeless. Niger was already suffering acute food shortages following prolonged drought in the Sahel region. As of 24 August 2010, at least 6 to 8 people had died. The Niger river was pushed to its highest levels in 80 years. The floods subsequently spread along the River Niger into Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin over the next few months. Later storms also brewed up in the CAR, Morocco and northern Algeria.


2010 West African floods, June 1–2
It was confirmed on June 2 that at least 24 people were killed across Ghana the previous weekend according to Mr Kofi Portuphy, coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation. Three regions, including the capital Accra had been flooded by heavy on the previous Sunday.


2010 West African floods, July 11
On July 11, CHF 134,948 (USD 124,353 or EUR 101,870) had been selected by the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support the Ghana's Red Cross Society in delivering primary aid to assistance about 5,000 people.


2010 West African floods, July 11
The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) was created by the International Federation in 1985 to ensure immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent disasters relief.


2010 West African floods, August 9–10
On 9 August Ghana's government issued a flood warning for three northern regions because of rising water levels at two dams in flood hit neighbouring Burkina Faso. The UN's Irin news agency said 40 people died in flooding in Ghana during June and July while 14 people had died Burkina Faso last month. The International Federation of the Red Cross said it was providing aid to flood and rain related landslide victims in the Central African Republic and in Ivory Coast. CAFOD also said it was planning to send aid to Guinea.


2010 West African floods, August 9–10
A rain induced landslide killed at least 13 people (mostly children )  in the Sierra Leoneian capital, Freetown. Heavy rain fell downstream in part of the watershed of the River Niger around Burkina Faso caused floods upstream, along the river bed as far in as in Niamey's Commune 4 precinct August 9, 2010.


2010 West African floods, August 9–10
On 10 August 2010 the Niger River floods had killed 30,000 animals, destroyed 500 homes and 20,000 people faced homelessness due to heavy rainfall in West and Central Africa according to the UN. The northern part of the  Chad is in the Sahara desert (a nation which was gripped by famine earlier this year) and recorded the heaviest rain in 50 years and hail stones the size of eggs destroyed crops in central Guinea during July, the UN said.


2010 West African floods, August 20–31
On August 20, the worst floods for 80 years hit the Shale region. The United Nations (U.N.) warned that Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and northern Nigeria were in the grip of the worst regional food crisis since 2006. In the savannah Kano, Nigeria, over 2,000 families were displaced by floods and in the nearby Jigawa region, an entire village was evacuated due to heavy flooding. Heavy flooding was occurring around parts of Lake Chad.


2010 West African floods, August 20–31
Floods hit Niger which left over 111,000 people homeless. Niger was already suffering acute food shortages following prolonged drought in the Sahel region. As of 24 August 2010, at least 6 to 8 people had died. The Niger river was pushed to its highest levels in 80 years.


2010 West African floods, August 20–31
Nigeria has seen entire northern villages washed away and aid workers have finally worked out that 200,000 were made homeless in the Niger since the rains started falling in mid-August.


2010 West African floods, August 20–31
A  Mauritania, a child was swept in a flood that have damaged bridges and many homes in the mountain town of Aioun. Heavy flooding was occurring around parts of lake Chad.


2010 West African floods, August 20–31
On August 31 thousands fled a south Sudan flood. Over 57,135 people were made homeless said Olivia Lomoro, the Sudanese undersecretary for health. The heavy and slightly premature seasonal rains hit the north of Bahr el-Ghazal state and the spread southward, with much of Aweil town  surrounding countryside under water due to the near to constant month-long down pour. South Sudan's Health Minister Luka Monoja warned that the rains, which last until October, could force out more people as he toured the disaster zone.


2010 West African floods, August 20–31
Aid agencies were working to support those who were  displaced by the floods and the Sudanese health ministry sent medical supplies and the South Sudanese humanitarian ministry is sending tents for emergency shelter and  15,000 bags of grain to replace that lost when local farms and cattle feeding sites were flooded. Most of the province was flat and covered in virtually insoluble and water resistant soil. The floods would ultimately provide water to feed the River Nile and both Sudan and Southern Egypt prepared for a heavy rise in the Nile's water depth.


2010 West African floods, September 1–19
On September 1, floods hit the Niger. The districts of Zarmagandaye, Lamorde and Karadje are three districts of the West African country's capital Niamey which were then flooded ruins. It was the worst flood by the River Niger recorded since 1929. An elderly fisherman called Abdou Ganda said he had never seen anything like it in his life.


2010 West African floods, September 1–19
On September 18–19 in Hadejia, Nigeria, the flood victims sleep wherever they can, the men search for dry spots on the roads while women and children keep piling into their houses still standing as a huge number of displaced people have returned to flood-hit villages in Northern Nigeria. Over two million people were affected by the flood waters and more than 50,000 families were still wandering homeless. Residential areas of the Kararar Rima village was also destroyed in the flood. Most of the houses were made of clay, so they easy dissolved in the flood water. As the rains fell the end of the pending famine looked close.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
By October 6, CHF 122,297 (USD 124,389 or EUR 92,163) has been allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to the Ghana Red Cross Society for immediate Support for some 3,000 households.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
Monsoon floods had been reported in the Brong-Ahafo, Eastern, Western and Northern Regions of Ghana, with many families becoming homeless in the disaster. Western Region had notification that about 6,000 people were affected and two died in the Enchi district, according to the Red Cross' initial assessment. Other badly affected areas were Chereponi, Gusheigu, West Mamprusi, East-2, Mamprusi, East Gonja, and West Gonja Districts.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
West Gonja District witnessed more than 900 houses, 11 school buildings, about 832 acres farm land and 3 road bridges destroyed and more than 500 people displaced. The Northern Region had lost 18 lives, 25 were injured, about 2,097 houses had collapsed and so far 25 people were injured. Bridges and 8,760 acres of farmlands had been destroyed and nearly 9,674 households were displaced. Presently, about 123 communities have been affected especially in the West Gonja District.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
Ghana has two seasonal rainy seasons which last from June to August in the south and August to September in the north, leading to a double-whammy of potential flooding each year.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
The  spillage of excess water over the parapet at the overfull Bagre Dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso, was expected continue and to lead to further heavy localised flooding in Burkina Faso and cause further floods in Ghana over the next few weeks.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
Both the Ghana Red Cross Society, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Gahanna police force and Gahanna military, Gahanna Government Ministries, UNICEF, USAID, The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and FAO all offered their assistance to the flooding northern region.


2010 West African floods, October 6–8
Between October 8 and 31, 2010, CHF 122,297 (USD 124,389 or EUR 92,163) had been allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to help support the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) primary aid work for  3,000 households.


2010 West African floods, October 9–18
Cotonou's residents had to board canoes in Benin on the 9th due to severe flooding. The UN said 680,000 people were homeless as more than 300,000 acres of crops were destroyed  and  81,000 livestock killed. Flooding began in mid-September when heavy rains caused the Niger River in Benin's north to overflow and break its banks. Rainfall continued across the country, ensuring the foods would continue. Heavy rains caused the collapse of an already damaged a dam in Ghana and  displaced more than 700,000 people.


2010 West African floods, October 9–18
The famine was finally relieved, but floods hit Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Benin in October, but an exceptionally heavy flood had hit some countries instead.


2010 West African floods, October 9–18
15 days of floods and torrential rain killed 43 people, left 97,815 and destroyed 55,000 homes in Benin according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs aid worker Kemoral Jadjombaye.


2010 West African floods, October 9–18
Nearly 66% of the nation was experiencing some degree of flooding and the city of Cotonou, the economic capital, was in chaos on October 18. A total of 42 of the 77 communes were flooded. Cotonou is a low-lying city and is flooded by the Oueme River nearly every year. 800 people also caught cholera, of which 7 died.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
By November 29, the WFP provided food for 25,000 victims in urgent need of assistance, which was valued at US$300,000, will include maize, beans, vegetable oil and salt, the UN agency said in a statement to the world media. The East Gonja, Kpandai, Wa East, Wa West and Krachi East District.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
The torrential monsoon weather hit many parts of the country resulting in heavy flooding that affected more than 140,000 people, which was worse by the spilling-over of excess water from the dam wall at the Bagre Dam and Kompienga Dams in Burkina Faso, which then in turn led to the overflowing of Ghana's Akosombo Dam.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
November 30 saw  the European storms spread into north Africa that evening with at least 30 people killed in Morocco after heavy rain and floods. Morocco's l MAP news agency said 24 people died when a bus was swept away by a flooding river in the coastal town of Bouznika. Four died when heavy rain brought down their homes near the central city of Khenifra and in Salé. A girl also drowned in Tiflet after a bridge collapsed into a raging river.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
Authorates in Casablanca, schools were ordered to shut 18 cm (7 inches) fell on it overnight.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
The head of Morocco's weather service 2M Al-Maghribia television the heavy rain would continue until December 2.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
Royal Air Maroc flights were delayed at the country's main airport in Casablanca as they waited for passengers who could not passengers reaching the airport in the floods.


2010 West African floods, November 29–30
Both automated teller machines and inter-bank communication systems run by the Attijariwafa Bank, in Rabat, broke down due to a build-up of static electricity in that evening's thunderstorm.


2010 West African floods, December 12–29
On December 12 Action-Aid Ghana presented some building materials to the authorities in the Central Gonja District of the country's Northern Region for distribution to the 13 communities who were severely affected by the flood disaster and have agreed to move to higher grounds. 32,000 people in 55 communities were affected by the floods, as it destroyed homes, farmlands, road and bridges among other things. By December 22, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) had given out aid-trade vouchers valued at GHc 70.00 to over 700 displaced people from 700 households affected by floods in the town of  Buipe.


2010 West African floods, December 12–29
They were to be exchanged for building materials, clothing, bedding and children's books. They could also be used to register an account with the Ghanaian National Health Insurance Scheme, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ghana and the Central Gonja District Assembly. The aim was the aiding the 33,305 People who were  made homeless recent floods which hit Northern Region. The floods hit Tamale, Ghana, the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana on December 28. December  29 saw a USAID voucher fair helped floods victims in Northern Ghana.


2010 West Bengal ferry sinking
The 2010 West Bengal Ferry Sinking was an incident which occurred on Saturday, 30 October 2010, when an over-crowded ferry carrying Muslim pilgrims sank after hitting a sand bank on the Bhagirathi River in the Indian state of West Bengal. Thus far at least 74 bodies have been recovered, with many more missing, feared swept downstream.


2010 West Bengal ferry sinking, Accident
The ferry, which had a listed capacity of 60, capsized and sank in rough waters whilst ferrying Muslim pilgrims back from a religious festival down the Bhagirathi River. It is believed up to 150 people, more than double the capacity, were on the boat at the time.


2010 West Bengal ferry sinking, Accident
The Indian Navy was called in to help with the rescue, with Navy divers and local fishermen helping to rescue survivors from the river as well as collect deceased bodies.


2010 West Bengal ferry sinking, Accident
A protest was staged on a jetty near the accident site by frustrated locals who believe the government was too slow to react to help with the disaster, despite the Navy's committing a helicopter as well as personnel to help look in case against all likelihood there are more survivors.


2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 2010 at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.


2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The teams were seeded based on their record following a 14-game conference season. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2010 West Coast Eagles season
The 2010 season was the West Coast Eagles' 24th season in the AFL. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006. West Coast played 22 games, including 12 at Subiaco Oval, winning just four and losing the remaining eighteen.


2010 West Coast Eagles season, Pre-season, Trades
West Coast was involved in one trade before the 2010 season - a three-way trade involving Brisbane Lions and Sydney. West Coast traded Brent Staker and draft picks 39 and 55 to Brisbane in exchange for Bradd Dalziell, and then traded Mark Seaby to Sydney in exchange for draft picks 22 and 118. Sydney then traded Amon Buchanan to Brisbane in exchange for pick 28.


2010 West Coast Eagles season, List, Leadership group
The leadership group was composed of the captain Darren Glass, Dean Cox, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood and Beau Waters. During the games when Glass was injured, all of these players rotated the captaincy.


2010 West Coast Eagles season, Awards, Club awards
The 2010 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Saturday, 11 September at Crown Perth. Mark LeCras was named Club Champion, Mark Nicoski received the Best Clubman award and Nic Naitanui was awarded Rookie of the Year. Mark LeCras was also leading goal-kicker, kicking 63 goals for the year. Josh Kennedy was next, with 41 goals. The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows:


2010 West Darfur gubernatorial election
The West Darfur gubernatorial election took place on 11–15 April 2010, alongside the wider Sudanese general election, to elect the Governor of West Darfur.


2010 West Darfur gubernatorial election
The race was won by the National Congress candidate; Jaafar Abdel Hakam. Hakam took over from Abu El Gasim El Haj; a member of the SLM/A faction of Minni Minnawi, who had taken over the Governorship in March 2007 as part of the terms of the 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement. Haj chose not to contest the election.


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


2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election, Background
Since the council was created in 1973 West Lancashire has alternated between the Conservative and Labour parties. The Conservatives gained control of the council in the 2002 election and since then had increased their majority. This meant that before the 2010 election the Conservatives held 33 of the 54 seats on the council as compared to 16 for Labour, 2 independents and a number of vacancies. The third party nationally, the Liberal Democrats, had no councillors in West Lancashire and did not stand any candidates in the election.


2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election, Campaign
19 seats were being contested in the 2010 election, including the normal 18 seats and one by-election. The by-election in Scott ward came after the resignation of Conservative Geoff Hammond in March, meaning that 2 councillors would be elected from the ward in 2010. As well as the Conservative and Labour parties, there were also several Green party candidates and one English Democrat who was standing in Ashurst ward.


2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election, Campaign
The Conservatives' strong majority before the election meant it was seen as being almost certain that they would remain in control of the council. They were defending 14 of the 19 seats being contested, but were still hoping to make some gains. The Conservatives pointed to their record in freezing Council Tax, while making improvements in services and local parks.


2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election, Campaign
Meanwhile, Labour pointed to their candidates and the increased turnout due to the election taking place at the same time as the general election, as factors leading them to hope they would make gains. They targeted the wards of Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott, while also hoping to make progress elsewhere in the north of the council.


2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council despite losing 3 council seats to reduce their majority to 8 seats. Labour gained the 3 seats from the Conservatives in Burscough West and both seats in Scott ward, with Labour's 41 vote majority in Burscough West being the most marginal of the election. Labour also regained a seat in Up Holland, where the former councillor, David Phythian, had served as an independent after having been suspended from Labour in 2007 due to racist comments. However the Conservative group leader, Ian Grant, was among those who held their seats with the Conservatives remaining safely in control of the council.


2010 West Memphis police shootings
Two police officers in West Memphis, Arkansas were shot and killed during a traffic stop on May 20, 2010. Police identified and killed two suspects, identified as Jerry Kane Jr., and his son, Joseph Kane. The two were later identified as members of the sovereign citizen movement. Footage of the shooting and ensuing shootout with police was shown in a season 5 episode of World's Wildest Police Videos.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Details
Around 11:36 a.m. CDT, West Memphis police officer Bill Evans initiated a traffic stop on a white Plymouth Voyager minivan that was travelling on Interstate 40 eastbound toward Airport Road. According to a spokesperson for the Arkansas State Police, Officer Evans was "running drug interdiction", and the vehicle had license plates from Ohio. Sergeant Brandon Paudert provided backup for Evans. Upon Paudert's arrival at the scene, Evans attempted to frisk Jerry Kane.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Details
Suddenly, Kane turned and attacked Evans in a scuffle down an embankment into a ditch. At that moment, Joe Kane emerged from the passenger door of the van and opened fire with an AK-47 variant. Paudert ran to the rear of Evans' police cruiser and returned fire with three shots from his .40-caliber Glock 22 handgun through the windows and taillight of Evans' cruiser, in an attempt to hit Kane firing from the other side. He then took cover behind the hood of his cruiser which was parked directly behind Evans' cruiser. Paudert fired four more times at Kane, but missed. Kane then fired multiple shots from his AK-47 variant through the hood of the car, striking Paudert in the head with a ricochet.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Details
Both officers were fatally wounded; Paudert, 39, died at the scene, and Evans, 38, died at the hospital. The suspects returned to their van and sped away. Vincent Brown, a FedEx driver from Houston, witnessed the shooting and called 911; neither officer could make an "officer down" call due to their fatal injuries. Approximately 2 hours after the incident, Crittenden County Sheriff Dick Busby and Chief Enforcement Officer W. A. Wren stopped a minivan believed to be the suspects' at a Walmart Supercenter. Officers Busby and Wren were wounded in gunfire exchanged with the suspects and were later hospitalized in critical condition.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Details
Wildlife Officer Michael K. Neal, responding to the brief standoff, rammed the suspect's vehicle, preventing their escape and saving the lives of Busby and Wren. Officer Neal exchanged fire with the Kanes through his windshield using his patrol rifle, killing Jerry Kane and wounding Joe Kane before exiting his vehicle and continuing the gun battle. Dozens of officers then surrounded the van, and after several more minutes of gunfire, Joe Kane was shot to death by police. For his heroics, Officer Neal was awarded Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the NRA.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Perpetrators
Jerry Kane (b. 1964) ran a debt evasion business, traveling the country speaking on methods of "forestalling foreclosures", lecturing that money and home loans are fictitious, and that people could simply sign a quitclaim deed and live in their houses mortgage-free. In 2006, he was indicted for forgery and theft of a car by deception in Montgomery County, Ohio, and there was an outstanding warrant at the time of his death. He had said that driver's licences were a "debt contract", and a month before the shooting, Kane was arrested in New Mexico for driving without a license.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Perpetrators
On an internet radio show, Kane said he was picked up at a "Nazi checkpoint", spent 47 hours in custody, and planned to sue for $100 per hour of custody. In fact, he was released on $1,500 bond and did not appear for his court date three days before the shooting.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Perpetrators
The day after the shootings, Arkansas State Police identified the suspects as 45-year-old Jerry R. Kane Jr. and his 16-year-old son Joseph T. Kane (b. 1993). Based on a 2004 conversation with Jerry Kane, Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly had expressed concern that Kane would pose a dangerous threat to law enforcement officers. According to Kelly, Kane had complained about being "enslaved" by a judge who had sentenced him to serve six days of community service for driving with an expired license plate and no seat belt.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Perpetrators
According to The New York Times, Joseph Kane was home schooled and by age 9, could recite the Bill of Rights and carried a toy gun everywhere he went. According to Sheriff Kelly "the child had been taught not to trust law enforcement."


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Aftermath
According to the autopsy, officers and eyewitnesses testimony, Officer Evans was shot eight times in the chest, back, and arms. Sgt . Paudert was shot fourteen times in the head, arms, legs, both hands and shoulders. Joseph Kane was shot multiple times in the chest, head, back, and arms by Officer Neal. Jerry Kane Jr. was hit multiple times in the back, arms, and legs by Officer Neal. However, as the officers approached the van, the wounded Jerry Kane tried to fire his AK-47.


2010 West Memphis police shootings, Aftermath
Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Darrell Prewitt fired three shots into the van, hitting Kane Jr. in the neck and severing his spinal cord, ending the gunfire. Crittenden County Sheriff Dick Busby was hit once in the left shoulder. Chief Enforcement Officer W. A. Wren was hit multiple times in the abdomen.


2010 West Michigan ThunderHawks season
The 2010 West Michigan ThunderHawks season was the team's fourth season as a football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-five teams competing in the IFL for the 2010 season, the ThunderHawks were members of the Atlantic East Division of the United Conference. The team played their home games at DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.


2010 West Michigan ThunderHawks season
The team was originally going to be coached by Rod Miller, but Miller left the ThunderHawks for a job in Arena Football 1, and Terry Foster was named the interim head coach.


2010 West Michigan ThunderHawks season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 26, 201019 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


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


2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
After the last election in 2008 the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, compared to six for the Liberal Democrats, two Independents and one Labour 16 seats were contested in 2010, with the council election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election.


2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
The Conservatives stood a full 16 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats had 13, Labour had eight, Greens 4 and there was one Independent candidate.


2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives won 14 of the 16 seats contested to have 40 councillors. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat after winning the other two seats contested, while both Labour and an Independent were left with one seat. 10 of the 11 councillors who stood again were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 72.45%.


2010 West Papua floods
The 2010 West Papua floods occurred on 6 October 2010 in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. The floods, which have centered on the town of Wasior in West Papua, resulted from heavy rains resulted in a river overflowing its banks, causing landslides.


2010 West Papua floods
At least 145 people have reported to have been killed in the floods, as of October 12, 2010.


2010 West Papua floods
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the area on October 12, 2010. Many survivors have been evacuated to the city of Manokwari. Large amounts of aid had been mistakenly sent to the town of Wasior in the aftermath of the flooding, despite the mass relocation of the relocation of its residents to Manokwari. Officials and NGOs blamed miscommunications for the mistake.


2010 West Papua floods
As of December 2010, there were plans to relocate 5,100, or around 7,900 people, to temporary settlements as part of a relocation program for people affected by the floods.


2010 West Papua floods
The government of Indonesia has blamed heavy rains for the severe flooding, rather than illegal logging and deforestation by locals.


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


2010 West Texas Roughnecks season
Under the leadership of head coach Chris Williams, the team played their home games at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas.


2010 West Texas Roughnecks season
The Roughnecks lost to the Amarillo Venom 36-56 in the Intense Conference Wild Card rount.


2010 West Texas Roughnecks season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 26, 201023 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2010 West Virginia Mountaineer football team represented West Virginia University in the college football season of 2010. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Bill Stewart and played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference title with Connecticut and Pittsburgh (UConn earned the conference's BCS berth via a tiebreaker). They were invited to the Champ Sports Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina State 7–23.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Marshall
Facing a 21–6 fourth-quarter deficit, West Virginia outscored Marshall 15–0 on drives of 96 and 98 yards in the final 8:28 of the game. In overtime WVU took the lead with a field goal and won 24–21 when Marshall's kicker Tyler Warner missed a 39-yard field goal attempt. The comeback win was significant because the loss would have marked Marshall's first-ever win in the series.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
WVU lost their homecoming game to Syracuse after winning eight straight in the series. The loss, which saw Geno Smith throw three interceptions (after throwing only two all season), broke the Mountaineers' 12-game home winning streak and dropped the team out of the BCS standings. Coming into the game, West Virginia was the only ranked team in the Big East.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Connecticut
West Virginia lost to Connecticut for the first time in history after WVU's Ryan Clarke fumbled at the UConn one yard line and Connecticut's Dave Teggart kicked the game-winning, 27-yard field goal in overtime. After the loss, the WVU coaching staff received criticism from fans and the media over the team's offensive struggles in two consecutive Big East conference games against Syracuse and the Huskies.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
After losing two consecutive conference games, the Mountaineers needed to win against the Bearcats to stay in the Big East race. The Mountaineers snapped a two-game losing skid against Cincinnati by getting off to a quick start behind Geno Smith's four first-half touchdown passes.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Louisville
The Mountaineers stayed in contention for the Big East title by winning 17–10 on the road in a contest highlighted by defensive performances. The West Virginia defense, at the time ranked 4th in the country and first in the Big East Conference, held the Big East's best rushing team (averaging 192 yards per game) to a total of 26 yards on the ground. The defense allowed only 3 offensive points—the other 7 coming off a Louisville fumble recovery in the end zone—and held the Cardinals to 2 of 13 on 3rd-down conversions. However, the WVU offense failed to score a second-half touchdown for the fourth time in its five conference games. The Mountaineers also remained scoreless in the fourth quarter in Big East play.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
In the 103rd edition of the Backyard Brawl, the Mountaineers remained in contention for the Big East's BCS Bowl bid by winning 35–10 at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh controlled its own destiny, and needed to win its last two games to claim the Big East title and BCS bowl berth outright, but the West Virginia defense forced 4 turnovers off of 6 Panther fumbles and an interception to defeat Pitt for the second year in a row.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
The West Virginia offense, plagued by poor performances in the second half of its previous Big East games, showed improvement by totaling 21 points in the second half and breaking its scoreless streak in the fourth quarter of conference games. The momentum heavily favored the Mountaineers after Geno Smith threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Tavon Austin to make the score 21–7 in the third quarter. Following the win, the Mountaineers appeared in the top 25 rankings, listed 24 in the BCS and 23 in the AP, for the first time since their home loss to Syracuse over a month earlier.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Geno Smith threw for a career-high 352 yards, Ryan Clarke had three short touchdown runs, and No. 23 West Virginia overcame turnover problems to beat the Scarlet Knights 35–14 to clinch a share of the Big East title. It marked the fifth shared or outright Big East title for the Mountaineers since 2003. Smith finished the season with 2,567 passing yards and 22 TDs. Both are the second most in school history behind Marc Bulger's 3,607 yards and 31 TDs in 1998.


2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
WVU extended its winning streak over Rutgers to 15, and have never lost to the Scarlet Knights in Morgantown. After defeating Rutgers in the regular season finale, WVU needed a UCONN loss to obtain berth in a BCS bowl. The Huskies defeated South Florida later that evening, and despite winning a share of the Big East title, the Mountaineers lost the head-to-head tiebreaker with Connecticut, who received the conference's BCS bowl bid.


2010 West Virginia elections
Elections were held in West Virginia on November 2, 2010. Primary elections took place on May 11, 2010.


2010 West Virginia elections, Federal, United States Senate
The 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia will be held November 2, 2010, as incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd died in office on June 28, 2010. The winner of this special election would serve the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. The special primary election will be held August 28.


2010 West Virginia elections, Federal, United States Senate
State law allowed Governor Joe Manchin to make a temporary appointment to the vacant seat. Manchin named 36-year-old Carte Goodwin, a fellow Democrat, an attorney, and former Manchin aide. Goodwin was sworn in on July 20, 2010. Hours later, Manchin announced his intention to seek Byrd's Senate seat in the special election.


2010 West Virginia elections, Federal, United States House
All three of West Virginia's seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2010. All three incumbents will be running for re-election.


2010 West Virginia elections, State
State officers, including Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and Auditor are not up for election in 2010.


2010 West Virginia elections, State, State Senate
Seventeen seats, one from each district, of the West Virginia Senate will be up for election in 2010.


2010 West Virginia elections, State, State House of Delegates
All one hundred seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates are up for election in 2010.


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


2010 West Virginia elections, State, Ballot measures
No statewide measures were certified, although two were proposed and failed:


2010 West Virginia elections, County
Each county will elect at least one County Commissioner, a County Clerk, a Circuit Clerk, and three members of its County Board of Education. Berkeley & Jefferson County will each elect two Commissioners. In addition, five Commissioners for the Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District will be elected from Cabell County.


2010 West Virginia elections, Political Party
In West Virginia's primary on May 5, voters elected members of the State Executive Committee, District Executive Committees, and County Executive Committees for the Democratic and Republican parties.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
The 2010 Cincinnati Masters (also known as the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament that were played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 14 through August 22, 2010, and the women from August 7 through August 15, 2010. It was the 109th edition of the Cincinnati Masters (82nd for the women), and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, Champions, Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Max Mirnyi 6–3, 6–4.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, Champions, Women's Doubles
Victoria Azarenka /  Maria Kirilenko defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs 7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8)


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but they lost to František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák 7–5, 6–2 in the first round. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final against Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi, 6–3, 6–4.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating Mardy Fish in the final 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2010 Cincinnati Masters. It was his fourth win at the event, his record-equaling 17th ATP Masters 1000 title overall, tying Andre Agassi's tally, and his 63rd career title overall, tying Björn Borg's tally.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions. Both were present that year, but chose to compete with different players. Black partnered with Anastasia Rodionova but lost 6–4, 6–4 in quarterfinals against Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta. Huber partnered with Nadia Petrova but lost 7–5, 6–2 in semifinals against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko won 7–6(4),7–6(8) in the final against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Akgul Amanmuradova.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles
Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2, despite Sharapova having three match points. It was Sharapova's second final defeat in as many weeks, having lost the Stanford final to Victoria Azarenka just two weeks earlier.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles
Ana Ivanovic, ranked a lowly World No. 62 entering the tournament, upset Azarenka in the first round, having trailed 2–6, 2–5 before fighting back to win the match, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2. She then went on to make her third semi-final of the year, being forced to retire against Clijsters after injuring her foot early in the match.


2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season
The 2010 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) football season was an NCAA football season played from September 2, 2010 – January 9, 2011. The Western Athletic Conference in 2010 consisted of 9 members: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaiʻi, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season
Boise State, Hawaiʻi, and Nevada all went 7–1 in conference play to share the WAC title. All three teams finished the regular season ranked in the top 25 of all four major polls. Boise State (12–1) was invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they defeated Utah 26–3. Hawaiʻi (10–4) was invited to the Hawaiʻi Bowl where they lost to Tulsa 35–62. Nevada (13–1) was invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13. The only other WAC team to be bowl eligible was Fresno State (8–5), and they were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl where they lost to Northern Illinois 17–40.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season
This was Boise State's final season as a WAC member. Amid a realignment of NCAA conferences, the school announced on June 11, 2010 that it would leave the WAC for the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Previous season
Boise State went 13–0 during the regular season, their second straight undefeated season, to win the conference championship for the second straight year and seventh time in eight years. They would be ranked No. 6 in the BCS at the end of the regular season and received an invitation to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl to become the first team from a non-automatic qualifying conference to receive an at-large berth to a BCS bowl (other non-AQ teams had received automatic bids under BCS rules). The Broncos faced BCS No. 4 ranked TCU in the first matchup of two teams from non-AQ conferences in a BCS bowl. They defeated the Horned Frogs 17–10 and finished the season No. 4 in AP and coache's polls.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Previous season
Other bowl-eligible teams in 2009 were Nevada (8–4), Fresno State (8–4), and Idaho (7–5). Nevada was invited to play in the Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl, where they lost 45–10 to SMU. Fresno State was invited to play in the New Mexico Bowl for the second straight year where they lost to Wyoming 35–28 in 2 overtimes. Idaho was invited to play in the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl where they defeated Bowling Green 43–42.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Preseason, WAC media days
During the WAC's football preview on July 26 in Salt Lake City, Boise State was selected by both the coaches and media as favorites to win the conference. They received 42 of a possible 43 first place votes in the media poll with Nevada coming in second and receiving the other first place vote. The Broncos received eight of nine first place votes in the coaches poll, but Boise State head coach Chris Petersen was not allowed to vote for his own team in first place, thus the Broncos received all 8 possible first place votes.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Preseason, WAC media days
Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year and Nevada defensive end Dontay Moch was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year. Moore and Moch were the 2009 WAC players of the year.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, WAC vs. BCS matchups
WAC teams finished the season 5–9 against teams from BCS conferences. Boise State and Fresno State defeated two each with Nevada gaining the other win.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Regular season
The WAC has teams in 4 different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (Central-Louisiana Tech, Mountain-New Mexico State, Boise State, Utah State, Pacific-Idaho, Fresno State, San Jose State, Nevada, Hawaiian-Hawaiʻi). Conference games start times are that of the home team.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Regular season
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Regular season, Week four
ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from inside Bronco Stadium on the blue turf for the No. 3 Boise State vs Oregon State game. This is the first time that College Gameday was broadcast from a WAC school.


2010 Western Athletic Conference football season, Rankings
During the season Boise State, Hawaiʻi, and Nevada were the only WAC teams to be ranked.


2010 Western Australian storms
The 2010 Western Australian storms were a series of storms that travelled over southwestern Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. One of the more intense storm cells passed directly over the capital city of Perth between 3:30pm and 5:00pm on  Monday 22 March 2010. It is the costliest natural disaster in Western Australian history, with the damage bill estimated at $1.08 billion.


2010 Western Australian storms
The storms brought extensive hail, strong winds and heavy rain, causing extensive damage to vehicles, property and trees, and flash flooding, as well as the first significant rainfall in Perth since 20 November 2009. The hail stones are the largest ever known to have occurred in Perth and were around 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, which caused extensive damage to property across the city, including schools, hospitals, universities and power infrastructure. Wind gusts were recorded at around 120 km/h (75 mph). At the peak, around 158,000 homes in Perth, Mandurah and Bunbury lost electric power.


2010 Western Australian storms
Telephone lines were cut to thousands of homes until the next day, and the storms led to an estimated A$200 million worth of insurance claims within three days, with $70 million within the first 24 hours. It was identified as the most expensive natural disaster in Western Australia's history, and was declared a natural disaster by the Premier, Colin Barnett, allowing federal and state funds to be used for disaster relief.


2010 Western Australian storms
The storm brought an end to a lengthy dry spell in Perth, with 40.2 millimetres (1.58 in) of rain falling at Mount Lawley — the fifth highest daily rainfall recorded for a March day in Perth. Over half of this fell in just 10 minutes. This was the first significant rainfall since 20 November 2009; only 0.2 millimetres (0.01 in) had fallen in the entire period. It was similar to storms which struck Melbourne on 6 March  2010.


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
During the warmer summer months, low-level surface troughs normally cross over the west coast of Australia, which often leads to isolated thunderstorm development in inland Western Australia, only occasionally reaching the coast (such as on 20 December 2009, when a storm developed south of Perth and gave the city of Mandurah 2.8 millimetres (0.11 in) of rain for the month). However, on 21 and 22 March 2010, high surface dew points and temperatures combined with a low to the west of WA caused rare northerly winds to occur. This meant any storms that formed would be pushed southwards instead of the normal easterly pattern.


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
Storms formed in the Geraldton region during the afternoon, putting an end to the city's fourth-longest dry spell, with 14.6 millimetres (0.57 in) of rainfall recorded at Geraldton. The township of Badgingarra (halfway between Perth and Geraldton) bore the brunt of storms on both days, receiving 27.6 millimetres (1.09 in). Storms also developed in inland parts of the Gascoyne, where Cue got over 80 millimetres (3.1 in) of rainfall and Mount Magnet received 57 millimetres (2.2 in).


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
The Geraldton storm moved out towards the coast during the morning, skipping Perth, but not before putting an end to nearby Mandurah's dry spell with 2.4 millimetres (0.09 in) of rainfall and later Bunbury where 9 millimetres (0.35 in) fell. Seven pole-top fires cut power to 1,200 homes across both cities.


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
A severe thunderstorm warning was later declared for the central west (around Geraldton), lower west (including the cities Perth and Mandurah), central Wheatbelt, Great Southern and southern Gascoyne regions of Western Australia at 9.45am. It was amended at 2.30pm to indicate the threat to Perth.


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
As predicted, storms began to develop in the Jurien Bay area around 2pm, bringing another 36.2 millimetres (1.43 in) to an already sodden Badgingarra. At 3pm, the main storm moved over Gingin, dropping the temperature from 26.3 °C (79.3 °F) at 3.06pm to 21.4 °C (70.5 °F) at 3.33pm, and delivering 18.2 millimetres (0.72 in) to the township. Perth was next in line for the storms, which first hit the northern suburbs around the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo, where 62.8 millimetres (2.47 in) fell in two hours at the suburb itself. Hailstones with diameters of 3–5 cm were reported around suburbs like Osborne Park, Nollamara and Craigie, while 6 centimetres (2.4 in) hailstones were measured in the inner Perth suburb of Wembley.


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
By 4pm, the Perth storm had reached the southern suburbs and damaging wind gusts had been reported at the suburb of Jandakot (96 km/h). Jarrahdale, to the southeast of Perth, received 44.2 millimetres (1.74 in) in half an hour, exceeding the conditions required for a 1 in 100-year flood in terms of a period from 15 to 30 minutes. However, the storm began to lessen in intensity and become larger, forming a multi-squall line as it moved further south. A second wave of storm activity developed behind the first set, delivering further falls to northern Perth.


2010 Western Australian storms, Storm timeline
Around 4.30pm, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Mandurah and surrounding areas. However, the storm had begun to move further inland, resulting in no hail reported in Mandurah or Rockingham and 17.4/13.4 mm at Garden Island and Mandurah respectively while inland towns such as Dwellingup and Waroona received 30.2 and 26.8mm respectively.


2010 Western Australian storms, Building damage
Around 12,000 individual insurance claims were made in the 24 hours after the storms. The damage zone was defined by a loop from Geraldton to Mandurah through Cue, Merredin and Katanning. A week after the storm, the damage bill was estimated to have reached A$650 million, and was still climbing, making it the most expensive catastrophe in Western Australian history.


2010 Western Australian storms, Building damage
Over 100 people were evacuated from apartments near Kings Park in central Perth after heavy rain cause a large mudslide.


2010 Western Australian storms, Building damage
Several high schools in Perth's northern suburbs did not open on 23 March due to extensive storm damage. According to the Education Department there was damage to about 70 per cent of classrooms at Ocean Reef High School. Shenton College, Mindarie Senior College, Duncraig Senior High School, Tuart College and Heathridge Primary School were also closed, as was Perth Modern School for students in years 8, 9 and 10.


2010 Western Australian storms, Car damage
Tens of thousands of cars were damaged by the hail. The cost of fixing the dented panels is high, so many of these damaged cars were written off by the insurance companies covering the damage.


2010 Western Australian storms, Car damage
The storm dropped a lot of large hail on both a major vehicle retail area  Osborne Park damaging millions of dollars of new and used cars (both directly and indirectly when buildings were damaged) and on the Kwinana Freeway.


2010 Western Bulldogs season
The 2010 Western Bulldogs season was the club's 85th since their introduction to the VFL/AFL in 1925. The club made, but lost, the preliminary final for the third consecutive season.


2010 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2010 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were led by third year head coach Dennis Wagner and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish tied for last place.


2010 Western Equatoria gubernatorial election
The Western Equatoria gubernatorial election took place in April 2010, alongside elections for the Governorships of Sudan's other states as part of the wider Sudanese general election, to elect the Governor of Western Equatoria. In a rare upset, incumbent SPLM Governor Jemma Nunu Kumba was defeated by the Independent candidate Col. Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro.


2010 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2010 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Hendrickson in his third year and second full season as head coach. They played their home games at Hanson Field. The team finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and a 5–3 record in Missouri Valley Football Conference play. They qualified for the playoffs, in which they were eliminated by Appalachian State in the second round.


2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos, led by sixth-year head coach Bill Cubit, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Waldo Stadium. They finished the season 6–6, 5–3 in MAC play.


2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan, along with Temple, were the only bowl eligible teams that did not receive an invitation to a postseason bowl game.


2010 Westminster City Council election
Elections for the City of Westminster London borough were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 general election and other local elections took place on the same day.


2010 Westminster City Council election
In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections, in which one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.


2010 Westminster City Council election
The Conservatives retained control of the council, and all wards continued with the same party representation as at the previous borough election in 2006. Labour won back the Church Street seat they had lost to the Conservatives at a 2008 by-election.


2010 Wests Tigers season
The 2010 Wests Tigers season was the eleventh in the joint-venture club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 16). The Tigers then came within one game of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, St. George Illawarra.


2010 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
The Wests Tigers made headlines in the pre-season with the high-profile signing of former rugby league and rugby union international, Lote Tuqiri. Back-rower Liam Fulton returned from a season in the Super League and former Sydney Roosters prop forward Jason Cayless also joined the club after a four-year stay at St Helens R.F.C.. Mark Flanagan joined the club from Super League side Wigan.


2010 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
Robbie Farah, the team's hooker, retained his role as captain of the side for the second year.


2010 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
With his first touch of the ball, new recruit Tuqiri scored the club's first try of 2010 in their round one win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at the Sydney Football Stadium. The Tigers had an exciting start to the season, winning the first four of five games to lead the competition with St George Illawarra, Melbourne Storm and the Gold Coast Titans.


2010 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
Wests eventually finished the regular season in 3rd position; the highest in the club's history. This was also their first finals appearance since winning the 2005 Telstra Premiership five years earlier. They lost to eventual premiers St George Illawarra Dragons on 25 September 2010 by a score of 13-12 to miss out on the grand final.


2010 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
Head Coach, Tim Sheens, extended his contract with the Wests Tigers to the end of the 2011 season.


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


2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
The 2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives had exactly half of the seats with 18, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats, 5 Labour and 3 independents. 36 candidates were standing for the 12 seats being contested with the Conservatives defending 7, Labour 2, independents 2 and Liberal Democrats 1.


2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives remain as the largest party with 18 of the 36 seats but without a majority. They gained one seat in Tophill West which had been previously held by independent Steven Flew before he stood down at the election. However the Conservatives lost another seat in Melcombe Regis to the Liberal Democrats, with the winning candidate Ray Banham returning to the council on which he had previously served for 10 years. Ian James narrowly held Westham East ward for the Conservatives after having defected from the Liberal Democrats in 2008, while his wife Christine James held Westham North for the Liberal Democrats.


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham, Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held. The Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Medalists
Dylan Alcott Jeremy Doyle Justin Eveson Michael Hartnett Tristan Knowles Bill Latham John Mcphail Grant Mizens Brad Ness Shaun Norris Tige Simmons Brett Stibners  Coach: Ben Ettridge


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Medalists
Laurent Blasczak Audrey Cayol Jerome Courneil Roger Deda Jerome Duran Franck Etavard Frederic Guyot Nicolas Jouanserre David Levrat Bertrand Libman Sofyane Mehiaoui Ludovic Sarron Coach: Franck Belen


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Medalists
Eric Barber Joseph Chambers Jacob Counts Nathan Hinze Jeremy Lade Matthew Lesperance Jason Nelms Michael Paye Paul Schulte Matthew Scott Steve Serio William Waller Coach: James Glatch


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Medalists
Sarah Castle Jennifer Chew Carlee Hoffman Darlene Hunter Mary Allison Milford Caitlin Mcdermott Desiree Miller Rebecca Murray Christina Ripp Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Andrea Woodson-Smith Coach: David Kiley


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Medalists
Mareike Adermann Silke Bleifuß Annabel Breuer Heike Friedrich Simone Kues Maria Kühn Maya Lindholm Birgit Meitner Marina Mohnen Edina Müller Gesche Schünemann Annika Zeyen Coach: Holger Glinicki


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Medalists
Marni Abbott-Peter Elaine Allard Chantal Benoit Tracey Ferguson Tara Feser Katie Harnock Nancy Lafleche Janet McLachlan Kendra Ohama Cindy Ouellet Jessica Vliegenthart Elisha Williams Coach: Bill Johnson


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Squads
Each of the 12 men's and 10 women's teams selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Squads
Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship squads
The following is the list of squads for each of the 12 men's and 10 women's teams competing in the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, held in Great Britain between July 7 and July 17, 2010. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.


2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship squads
Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


2010 Whites Drug Store Classic
The 2010 Whites Drug Store Classic was held from November 11 to November 14 at Swan Lake Curling Club in Swan Lake, Manitoba. In the final, defending champion Kevin Martin of Alberta defeated Darrell McKee of Saskatchewan 6–2 in 7 ends.


2010 Wichita Wild season
The 2010 Wichita Wild season was the team's fourth season as a football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-five teams competing in the IFL for the 2010 season, the Storm were members of the Great Plains Division of the United Conference. The team played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


2010 Wichita Wild season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 11, 201120 Active, 0 Inactive


2010 Widnes Vikings season
The Widnes Vikings competed in the Co-operative Championship in 2010. Widnes were the defending 2010 National League Cup champions after they won the competition in 2009.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
The Widnes Vikings unveiled their new 2010 home shirt on Tuesday 1 December 2009 in front of 300 fans at the Stobart Stadium Halton.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
Manufactured by Irish-based O'Neill's Sportswear, the shirt was specially designed with advances moisture control allowing the body to breathe easily with the garment feeling dry and cool to contribute to improved player performance.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
The main shirt sponsor was the Stobart Group, and the word 'Stobart' was written across the front of the shirt. The strip also had four coloured lines (1 black, 2 red and another black line) stretching up the left hand side of the shirt; these four lines were similar to the three red lines the Stobart Group use on their haulage vehicles.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
The shirt also featured the RFL's 'Try Assist' logo, the new name for the RFL Benevolent Fund and a new sleeve sponsor for 2010 in Halton Housing Trust. The logo of Halton Borough Council was also displayed on the right hand side of the chest on the front of the shirt.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
During the event the 2010 squad numbers were announced and fans were able to pre-order the new shirt which the Vikings will wear against Warrington Wolves in the World of Beds Cup on Boxing Day.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
For the Gateshead Thunder game in 2009, chairman Steve O'Connor offered free admission for all Vikings fans. As season ticket holders did not benefit from this special offer (as they had already paid for the game when purchasing their season ticket), the club decided they would give vouchers to the 2009 season ticket holders who renewed their season tickets during an 'Early Bird' promotion. The vouchers were for fans to use on kit manufacturer O'Neills merchandise in the January sales.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
Fans could claim discounts on Vikings items from the store, including the new 2010 strip. The discounts were: adult season ticket holders £10, concession season ticket holders £7 and junior season ticket holders £2. These discounts could only be applied when visiting the O'Neils store in Widnes town centre.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
Vikings' CEO Alex Bonney explained the thinking behind the initiative: "Steve's offer in June came when things weren't going well on the pitch and the comeback against Gateshead, plus the atmosphere generated by our fans, set the team up for the victory over Halifax in the NRC semi-final and ultimately the final victory over Barrow to give us the ability to apply for a 2012 Super League licence.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip
"While recognising that season ticket holders had already paid for this game as part of their 2009 ticket, we had planned to discount their 2010 season ticket but were heartened that a number of fans spoke to us to say that they understood the 'bigger picture' and were keen to back the club's initiative for that game without recompense. "With that in mind, and in conjunction with O'Neill's, the voucher scheme was established. "However, for those fans who do not wish to avail of this offer, we will class their voucher as a donation to the Valhalla Foundation, our award-winning charity.""


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip, Special Edition Charity Kit
On Thursday 18 March Widnes wore a specially designed "one-off" charity kit during their Co-Operative Championship match, that was broadcast live on Sky Sports against Halifax to promote the Everyman Campaign, which raises awareness of testicular and prostate cancer in men.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip, Special Edition Charity Kit
The specially designed kit was manufactured by the Vikings current kit manufacturer O'Neils. The design of the kit was featured around a "nude" look, with the shirt made to look like a bare chested male torso, and the shorts made to look like males thighs, with a fig leaf covering the genital area.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip, Special Edition Charity Kit
Fans could purchase the special edition shirt from Wednesday 10 March. The shirt cost £40 and in aid of event O'Neil's donated £5 from every shirt sale to the Everyman charity. Fans were also able to make a donation online through a special page set up by the Vikings on the Justgiving website. Fans were also able to donate on the night at the Stobart Stadium Halton as volunteers were available within the stadium to collect donations.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip, Special Edition Charity Kit
To raise further funds for the charity, fans were able to purchase the match shirts worn by the players on the night through an auction run by the club. Fans were given until 5.00 pm on Monday 22 March to submit a bid to the club. Bids opened up at a minimum price of £50.00 and bids could be submitted by e-mail or by leaving a bid in a sealed envelope at the club reception.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip, Special Edition Charity Kit
Vikings chairman Steve O'Connor said: "Nearly everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer. Unfortunately among men it is still a problem we don't like to talk about. We want to help raise awareness of the symptoms - and how to get help - and also help to raise money for such an important cause. We have chosen the Halifax game because we are expecting a big crowd so we can make a significant donation to Everyman".


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, 2010 Strip, Special Edition Charity Kit
Everyman spokesperson Tatjana Trposka said: "We are thrilled with the support we have received from Widnes Vikings. We desperately need to raise more awareness and funds to fight prostate and testicular cancers and we are another step closer thanks to the help of Widnes."


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, Transfers & Squad
It was all change for Widnes during pre-season with eight popular first team players leaving the Stobart Stadium Halton for pastures new. Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Richard Fletcher, Tim Hartley, Michael Ostick and Brett Robinson all left in transfer deals, whilst Danny Mills and Lee Paterson were released.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, Transfers & Squad
Many of the moves were forced due to RFL reducing the salary cap. Previously the Championship's salary cap operated by limiting a club's player costs to no more than 50% of the club's income and is capped at a limit of £400,000. The new figures for 2010 will be reduced to 40% and £300,000, respectively.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, Transfers & Squad
Sporting Director Terry O'Connor said: "I know some of the players leaving would prefer to stay and we would like to keep them but with the reduction of the salary cap to £300,000, we have to spend accordingly".


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, Transfers & Squad, Transfers In
Under new rulings Super League players are eligible for dual registration with a Championship club. The dual registration system is different to a loan agreement. Dual registered players can be called back at any time by their original club, when needed to play for them intermittently based upon form or injuries. When they are not needed by their original club they are eligible to play for their alternative dual registered club.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, Transfers & Squad, Transfers In
A player is only eligible for dual registration if they are outside the top 20 players (financially) of the Super League club's playing squad. Dual registered players are not allowed to feature in Challenge Cup games for their alternative club.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Off Field Activity, Transfers & Squad, Transfers In
Loan players may go to Championship Clubs or to Super League clubs but must go for a minimum of 4 weeks.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season
The international rugby league season took place between the 2009 and 2010 seasons, with the Four Nations being held in England and France. Vikings assistant coach Stuart Wilkinson assisted former Widnes star Bobbie Goulding by leading the French national team into the Four Nations, against England, Australia and New Zealand.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season
France's opening game was against England in the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster. Wilkinson and Goulding's French team started off strong taking a 12-4 lead at half time. England put in a strong second half performance scoring 30 unanswered point to win the game 34-12. Results didn't get much better for the French side as they were punished 62-12 by New Zealand in their second game of the competition and defeated 42-4 by Australia in their final game.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season
Despite losing all three games Wilkinson believes the experience will prove invaluable to him as a coach as he gained valuable insights on some new training and tactical ideas he plans to introduce to the training pitch at Widnes. He said: "It's great working with and against the game's elite and pitting your wits against the best players and coaches in the world. Since returning I've already discussed tactics with Paul at length and we'll see what we can do."


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 1: vs. Warrington
Widnes Vikings are hoping to open up their pre-season schedule with a win over Super League neighbours and fierce rivals Warrington Wolves, in the World of Beds Cup on Boxing Day. This will also be the first time the fans get the chance to see some of the Vikings new signings in action.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 1: vs. Warrington
It will be the first time former Wolves player Steve Pickersgill faces up against his old club after his transfer to the Vikings during the off season. Vikings Head Coach Paul Cullen also a former Warrington Wolves player stated that the tie is not about "me versus Warrington", it's about getting a good run-out for some of our players and raising some funds.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 1: vs. Warrington
However, freezing weather conditions led to the game being cancelled as the surface was unplayable, and road conditions treacherous for fans. The game was rescheduled for Sunday, 3 January but again the severe weather conditions resulted in the game being cancelled a second time.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 2: vs. Blackpool
Widnes Vikings assistant coach Stuart Wilkinson and conditioning coach Mick Cassidy continued their pre-season preparations by getting the Widnes side ready for a seaside clash with Blackpool Panthers in the absence of head coach Paul Cullen who was granted compassionate leave by the club whilst his wife is receiving treatment for  cancer.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 2: vs. Blackpool
The snow and ice has meant the temporary duo of Wilkinson and Cassidy have had the unenviable task of finding alternative methods of preparing the squad for the Blackpool fixture. Wilkinson is happy to do all he can to help out during a difficult time for the club, he said: "I love the coaching work that I do and I have no aspiration to be a head coach, but it's a case of needs must at the moment. We're working in an unusual circumstances and Paul will be in and out. We're all supporting Paul in the best way we can and so myself and Mick Cassidy will ensure everything runs like he wants it to."


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 2: vs. Blackpool
Despite all the effort put in on both sides to prepare for the fixture, the freezing weather conditions have again interrupted the Viking's pre season schedule. Due to snow and ice the pitch has been deemed unplayable and the Blackpool Panthers vs Widnes Vikings game was cancelled.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
2,034 fans braved the bitterly cold weather as the Widnes Vikings suffered a 42-26 defeat at the hands of Super League giants St. Helens in the Karalius Cup. This is the second time the sides have met in the Karalius Cup which was set up in honour of Vince Karalius who was a well decorated player for both Widnes and St Helens  in the 1950s, and 1960s. Vince died from cancer in 2008.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
This was the first run out the players had had in the 2010 campaign after the Vikings pre-season preparations were hampered by severe weather conditions, dubbed the  Big Freeze by the media. Severe snowfall had resulted in unplayable conditions with caused both the Warrington Wolves and Blackpool Panthers games to be cancelled. For many of the Vikings players this was the first time they had played in months and was a chance to try to cement their place in the starting line up for the upcoming Co-operative Championship season.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
Saint's arrived at the Stobart Stadium with plenty of players who are expecting to see first team action in this year's Super League campaign, with Saints imposing an early 22 point lead after four unanswered tries from Gary Wheeler, Jamie Foster, Sia Soliola and Bryn Hargreaves and 3 conversions from Jamie Foster.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
Widnes who chose to wear their new 2010 away strip for the clash soon broke through the St Helens defence with two tries from Dean Thompson who was thrust into the starting line up after Toa Kohe-Love pulled a ham string during the pre-game warm up. Shane Grady followed up with successful conversions to add the extras to make it 22-12.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
Tom Armstrong increased the St Helens lead before a superb 80 metre inter-passing run between Anthony Thackeray and Danny Hulme with Thackeray going in for the points to score the final try of the half.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
The Vikings were first off the mark in the second half with a try from Matt Strong who went in over the line from close range as he made the most of his opportunity following a fumble on possession from the Saints.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
Saints followed up with tries from Gary Wheeler and dual registered Chris Dean.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
The Saints lead was quickly closed as Matt Gardner went in for another Widnes try, but this was too little too late as the Saints held out a 10-point lead before Jamie Ellis finished off the Vikings with another St Helens try.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
After the game Saints Head coach Mick Potter was full of admiration for the Vikings. He said: "I think Widnes have got some real players in there who can really make a impact on the Championship next season. From what I seen out there James Webster could still play Super League and with Mark Smith leading them around the park they have a leader. The forwards are pretty solid too, so I think Widnes look in decent shape ahead of the season."


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 3: vs. St Helens
Vikings Head coach Paul Cullen was also impressed with the Vikings performance. He said:  "I was very happy with what I saw out there. The main thing was the players got some quality game time and got out on the pitch. The likes of Dean Thompson has come in for Toa Kohe-Love on the last minute and he has gone over for two tries and he took them well. Shane Grady has also done well."


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the French club, Carcassonne and Widnes organised this pre-season friendly in France. The match against Carcassonne, the club with best historical record in France, was well attended with more than 800 spectators.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
The Vikings had a pre-season friendly lined up against Salford City Reds the following day, taking this into account Widnes sent a combination of players from the academy and the reserve side with players ranging from sixteen to twenty one years of age.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
This was the first time that the vast majority of the young squad had experienced open age rugby against a Carcassonne consisting seasoned professionals. Two minutes in Widnes lost full back Dave Kennedy, one of our more experienced players, through injury. Kennedy was replaced by Dave Dourley. The young Vikings side stood up well against a vastly more experienced team who were match fit being in the middle of their season. After 8 minutes a towering kick from Danny Craven was pounced on by Mark Briodie to score the opening try of the match, with Craven converting for the extra points.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
The Carcassonne forwards were not making much progress but had a good kicking game. Widnes gave away a few penalties early on but were otherwise faultless in defence. A 40-20 by Dave Dourley set up a scrum out on the right and from the scrum good work by Gregg Scott and Tom Rigby sent Chris Moogan over after 23 mins.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
The Vikings were penalised for a knock on shortly after the kick off and Carcassonne made the most of the opportunity and after good work from Andreas Bauer went over wide right on 27 mins. Substitutions were coming thick and fast and the French side's half backs came into fruition. A good handling move resulted in a try under the posts after 32 mins. Carcassonne converted making it 10 – 10 at the halftime interval.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
The first set of the second half resulted in a try for Adam Lawton but the conversion was missed by Craven. Carcassonne began to make the most of their possession and on 47 mins juggled the ball over the line to score out wide on the left but failed to make the conversion.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
The Vikings were penalised for another knock on, which gave Carcassonne the ball close to the Widnes line. Carcassonne again made the most of the opportunity and scored in the corner. This was followed up by a successful  conversion to lead 20 - 14.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
Widnes' lack of match fitness was beginning to show, the Vikings made a few breaks but could not capitalise. Carcassonne kept the ball alive on their possession and their prop crashed over for another try and kicked the conversion to take the lead 26 - 14.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 4: vs. Carcassonne
Widnes had chances but were giving up possession too easily. The scoring was completed after 67 mins when another good passing move resulted in a Carcassonne try. The conversion was successful give Carcassonne a 32 - 14 lead which they held onto until the end of the match.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 5: vs. Salford
Widnes suffered another setback in the pre-season preparations after losing 36-0 to Salford City Reds at the Stobart Stadium Halton. Salford fielded their strongest possible side for the friendly match in preparation for the upcoming Super League season. Amongst the Salford line-up were three former Vikings players Karl Fitzpatrick, Stephen Tyrer and Adam Sidlow, who scored five tries between them.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 5: vs. Salford
This is the second time in a week that the Vikings have faced a Super League side after they were defeated last Tuesday (19 January 2010) by St. Helens. Widnes were missing seven senior first team players from the starting line-up, and the younger, inexperienced Vikings side could not cope with the pressure from the Super League side.


2010 Widnes Vikings season, Pre season, Fixtures/Results, Round 5: vs. Salford
Widnes had a few moments early on but a tight Salford defence was able to shut them out. The game lacked any real excitement and was very much a stop start affair, with referee James Child taking centre stage after interrupting the game 27 times for penalties. The referee was also the centre of a controversial decision when he dismissed Tommy Coyle and Karl Fitzpatrick after Fitzpatrick struck  Coyle after the hooker had delivered a loose high tackle which Widnes Head Coach Paul Cullen said wasn't a sending off offence. Fitzpatrick was then involved in a further incident when he threw his sports drink into a section of Widnes supporters before heading down the tunnel to the dressing room. As a result of the red card Fitzpatrick could miss the start of the Super League season through suspension.