Zakumi Zakumi Zakumi the Leopard was the Official Mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a cheerful, sporty anthropomorphized leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA", the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in several African languages, referencing the year 2010. Za is a code for South Africa and kumi means ten in many African languages so it signifies South Africa 2010. Zakumi the leopard's birth date coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa. The group A match
Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award awards were discontinued, in favor of a single award, one for each league. Below is a list of winners by year, name, team, league, and position. Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award The "Sporting News" Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award established in 1946 by "Sporting News". For the first three years (1946–48) and again in 1950, there was a single award. In 1949 and since 1951, the award has been given to a rookie from both the American League and National League. In 1961 and from 1963 through 2003, "Sporting News"