Sports Update - 2010

FIFA World Cup 2010:

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup that took lace in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The 2010 finals marked the first time a European nation had won the tournament outside of its home continent, as well as the first time that two different European teams had become world champions in succession.

Spain got their first ever FIFA world cup.

 The 19 tournaments that have been contested have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.

Titles by team so far:

Brazil – 5(1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

Italy – 4(1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)

Germany – 3(1954, 1974, 1990)

Argentina – 2(1978, 1986)

Uruguay – 2(1930, 1950)

France – 1(1998)

England – 1(1966)

Spain – 1(2010)

Final Positions of 2010 FIFA World Cup:

Champions: Spain

Runner-up: Netherlands

Third place: Germany

Fourth place: Uruguay

Awards:

Golden Ball Winner(best player): Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

Golden Boot Winner(top goal scorer) & Best Young Player(best player under 21 years): Thomas Mueller(Germany)

Golden Glove Winner(best goalkeeper): Iker Casillas(Spain)

FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain

Wimbledon Championship 2010:

The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place in Wimbledon, London, UK.

Rafael Nadal won his second Wimbledon title against Tomas Berdych and his 8th Grand Slam title.

 Serena Williams won the ladies tennis Wimbledon 2010 final against the Russian Vera Zvonareva and notched up her fourth Wimbledon win together with her 13th Grand Slam title.

India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title. With this victory, Paes surpassed his one-time doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi in winning the most Grand Slam titles for India. Paes now has six doubles and six mixed-doubles titles. Bhupathi has 11 Grand Slam titles -- four doubles and seven mixed doubles titles.

List of 2010 winners:

S.no		Winners	Runners
1.	Men’s Single	Rafael Nadal(ESP)	Tomas Berdych(CZE)
2.	Women’s Single	Serena Williams(USA)	Vera Zvonareva(RUS)
3.	Mixed Doubles	Leander Paes (IND) / Cara Black (ZIM)	Wesley Moodie(RSA) / Lisa Raymond(USA)
4.	Men’s Doubles	Jurgen Melzer(AUT) / Philipp Petzschner(GER)	Robert Lindstedt(SWE)/ Horia Tecau(ROU)
5.	Women’s Doubles	Vania King(USA) / Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ)	Elena Vesnina(RUS)/ Vera Zvonareva(RUS)