Source: Daily_Mail
Review of the sporting year - June
Another sporting year is coming to an end, and once again 2010 has delivered the goods. An Olympic Winter Games, a World Cup and so many other marvellous events have kept us enthralled for the past twelve months. [LNB]Relive some of those memories with Sportsmail's monthly guide to another year to remember.[LNB] June 1 Arsenal winger Theo Walcott was the surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad. Leighton Baines, Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone, Scott Parker, Adam Johnson and Darren Bent also missed the cut. Robin Soderling beat top seed Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 in their quarter-final at the French Open, ending Federer's run of 23 successive grand slam semi-finals and his own 12-0 losing record against the world No 1. Crystal Palace were saved from extinction after an agreement was reached in principle for the CPFC 2010 consortium to buy the club and their Selhurst Park ground. [LNB] Missing the cut: Walcott was a surprise omission from Capello's World Cup squad [LNB]2 The FA confirmed that Fabio Capello signed an amended contract just hours before the team flew out for the World Cup finals to commit his future to England until after Euro 2012. Arsenal announced they rejected an offer from Barcelona for midfielder Cesc Fabregas, adding that they had 'no intention of selling' their captain. West Ham confirmed they would make an announcement about their new manager within the next 24 hours, with former Portsmouth boss Avram Grant thought to be the front-runner. [LNB]3 Rafael Benitez left Liverpool by mutual consent after six years as manager, following a turbulent season which saw the Reds finish a disappointing seventh in the Barclays Premier League. West Ham announced that Avram Grant had been appointed as their new manager on a four-year contract. The 55-year-old's arrival was subject to being granted a work permit. Back-row forward Andy Powell was ruled out of Wales' June 5 clash against South Africa and their tour to New Zealand because of a thigh injury. [LNB]4 England captain Rio Ferdinand was ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a knee injury in training. Michael Dawson was called up as a replacement, with Steven Gerrard named as skipper. Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba broke his arm in a friendly victory over Japan but was not ruled out of the World Cup. Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien signed a two-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until 2015. [LNB] Out: Ferdinand was ruled out of England's World Cup campaign after colliding with Emile Heskey in training [LNB]5 Germany defender Jerome Boateng agreed to join Manchester City from Hamburg on a five-year deal. Italy's Francesca Schiavone won the women's French Open title after defeating Australia's Samantha Stosur 6-4 7-6 (7/2) at Roland Garros. Workforce, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore, won the Derby at Epsom. [LNB]He's at it again: Nadal won a fifth French Open with victory over Soderling in Paris [LNB]6 England beat Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford to complete a 2-0 series victory. Steven Finn took five wickets and debutant Ajmal Shahzad three as the Tigers crumbled. Rafael Nadal won the French Open title for a fifth time after beating Robin Soderling 6-4 6-2 6-4 at Roland Garros. Fourteen spectators and two policemen were hurt in a stampede around the pre-World Cup friendly between North Korea and Nigeria. [LNB]7 Hull formally parted company with former manager Phil Brown, who had been placed on 'gardening leave' by the club on March 15. Mark Webber signed a new contract to remain at Red Bull for the 2011 Formula One season. St Mirren named Danny Lennon as their new manager. [LNB]8 Manchester City confirmed Martin Petrov, Sylvinho and Benjani Mwaruwari would leave the club in the summer. Portugal and Manchester United winger Nani was ruled out of the World Cup due to a collarbone injury. Fulham signed defender Philippe Senderos from Arsenal on a three-year deal. [LNB]9 Neil Lennon was appointed as the new manager of Clydesdale Bank Premier League Celtic. Chelsea confirmed that Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Juliano Belletti were to be released by the club. Patrick Vieira signed a new one-year contract at Manchester City. [LNB]10 Inter Milan confirmed Rafael Benitez had signed a two-year deal to take charge of the Italian and European champions. The Rugby Football Union announced Shontayne Hape would make his Test debut for England against Australia in Perth. The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime in game six to win the Stanley Cup. [LNB]11 South Africa drew the opening match of the World Cup with Mexico 1-1 in Johannesburg. France failed to win their opening match at a World Cup finals for the third successive time after playing out a dull goalless draw with 10-man Uruguay. Defending champion Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal suffered early exits at the AEGON Championships at Queen's against Mardy Fish and Feliciano Lopez respectively. [LNB]Read Michael Walker on how an opening day draw at the World Cup put a smile on the face of Africa Bad day at the office: Green conceded this howler in England's opening game against the United States [LNB] 12 GoalkeeperRobert Green's error handed the United States an equaliser as Englanddrew their World Cup Group C opener 1-1 in Rustenberg. Argentina beatNigeria 1-0 while South Korea defeated Greece 2-0. England's rugbyunion side were beaten 27-17 by Australia in the first Test in Perth.[LNB]13 Slovenia beat Algeria 1-0, Serbia went down 2-0 to Ghana while Tim Cahill was sent off as Australia were thrashed 4-0 by Germany in the day's World Cup action. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button claimed a McLaren one-two at the Canadian Grand Prix. Denmark's Thomas Bjorn won his first European Tour title for four years with a comprehensive five-shot victory at the Estoril Open de Portuga. [LNB]14 Fears were raised over Ledley King's fitness to play again in the World Cup as the Tottenham defender battled a groin injury. World Cup holders Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Paraguay in their opening match, while Holland beat Denmark 2-0 and Japan were 1-0 winners over Cameroon. The Swiss Federal Court ruled that Adrian Mutu must pay Chelsea £14.3million in compensation for breaching his contract with the club when he failed a drugs test. [LNB]15 Brazil began their quest for a sixth world crown with a 2-1 victory over North Korea at Ellis Park, while Ivory Coast and Portugal opened their World Cup campaigns with a goalless draw and New Zealand snatched a last-gasp 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Rangers confirmed principal stakeholder Murray International Holdings was 'no longer actively marketing its controlling stake in the club for sale'. Matt Banahan was cited for an alleged dangerous tackle following England's 15-9 victory over the Australian Barbarians. [LNB]Read Sportsmail's Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel on Brazil's opening win against North Korea16 Europeanchampions Spain suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Switzerland as they begantheir World Cup Group H campaign in Durban. Chile claimed a 1-0 winover Honduras in the other group game in Nelspruit. South Africa lost3-0 to Uruguay in Pretoria and were in danger of early elimination fromthe World Cup finals after one point from two games in Group A. MattBanahan was suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of adangerous tackle and was ruled out of the remainder of England's tourto Australia. [LNB] Big surprise: Gelson Fernandes scores the only goal as Switzerland upset the eventual winners [LNB]17 Sunderland signed Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from Sint Truidense for an undisclosed fee. Former Scotland boss George Burley was appointed Crystal Palace manager. In World Cup Group B, Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick as Argentina beat South Korea 4-1 and Greece won their first World Cup finals match, beating Nigeria 2-1. France, the 1998 champions, were all but eliminated by a 2-0 Group A loss to Mexico. [LNB]18 England's World Cup hopes were left hanging by a thread after an awful goalless draw against Algeria in Cape Town. The United States came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Slovenia while Serbia beat Germany 1-0. The FA complained to FIFA after a fan managed to get into the England dressing room and confront David Beckham in the aftermath of their game. Birmingham striker Kevin Phillips signed a new one-year contract. [LNB]Read Sportsmail's Matt Lawton on an embarrassing night for England in Cape Town Say what you really mean, Wayne: Rooney has a special message for England fans after the draw against Algeria[LNB]19 England striker Wayne Rooney issued an apology 'for any offence caused' after complaining at being booed following the 0-0 draw with Algeria. France and Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home from the World Cup after refusing to apologise to manager Raymond Domenech following a rant during half-time in the defeat against Mexico. England beat Australia 21-20 in the second rugby union Test in Sydney. [LNB]20 Former England captain John Terry revealed the team would be meeting Fabio Capello following the poor start to the World Cup. The France players refused to train in support of Nicolas Anelka before releasing a statement, read to the media by coach Raymond Domenech, which read: 'All players without exception want to declare their opposition to the FFF decision to exclude Nicolas Anelka.' Brazil qualified for the last 16 with a 3-1 victory over Ivory Coast in Group G.[LNB] 21 Fabio Capello said John Terry had made a very big mistake' by criticising the England manager in a press conference. Portugal thrashed North Korea 7-0, while Spain recorded a 2-0 win over Honduras and Chile edged out Switzerland 1-0. Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer began his Wimbledon campaign by coming from two sets behind to beat Colombian Alejandro Falla 5-7 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7/1) 6-0 in the first round. [LNB] Roger that: Federer scraped through his first-round tie at SW19 following a five-set win over Falla [LNB]22 France suffered a humiliating first-round exit from the World Cup as they lost 2-1 to South Africa in a match which saw captain Patrice Evra dropped to the bench. Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams cruised through her first-round match at Wimbledon as she defeated Portugal's Michelle Larcher De Brito 6-0 6-4. Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal both progressed as well. England beat Australia by four wickets in the first NatWest Series one-day international at the Rose Bowl. [LNB]23 Jermain Defoe scored the only goal of the match as England won their final World Cup group match against Slovenia 1-0. Results elsewhere ensured their last-16 clash would be against old rivals Germany. The other last 16-match decided on the night pitted Ghana against the United States. The final set of John Isner and Nicolas Mahut's second-round match at Wimbledon was tied at a world record 59-59 before play was suspended for the day. [LNB]24 Reigning world champions Italy were dumped out of the World Cup after a 3-2 defeat to Slovakia. John Isner eventually secured victory in his record-breaking first-round tie against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon, taking the final set 70-68 after a match lasting 11 hours and five minutes. Nicolas Anelka signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Chelsea until 2012.[LNB]Read Laura Williamson on an amazing marathon match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut 25 Spain ensured their place in the last 16 of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Chile, who also went through from Group H. Brazil and Portugal played out a goalless draw to qualify for the last 16 from Group G. John Isner unsurprisingly had nothing left in the tank after his win over Nicolas Mahut, losing 6-0 6-3 6-2 in the second round of Wimbledon to Holland's Thiemo de Bakker - who had himself beaten Colombia's Santiago Giraldo 16-14 in a fifth set in the first round. [LNB]26 Uruguay became the first team through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after they beat South Korea 2-1. Ghana joined them with a 2-1 extra-time win against the United States. Andy Murray beat Gilles Simon of France 6-1 6-4 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) claimed pole for the European Formula One Grand Prix in Valencia ahead of his team-mate Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). [LNB]27 England were dumped out of the World Cup in the last 16 after a humiliating 4-1 defeat against Germany in Bloemfontein. Joachim Low's side booked a quarter-final with Argentina after Diego Maradona's men beat Mexico 3-1. Sebastian Vettel won the European Grand Prix ahead of the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as Mark Webber walked away from a huge 190mph crash. England secured an unassailable 3-0 lead in the NatWest series against Australia with a one-wicket win at Old Trafford. [LNB]Read Matt Lawton on England's humiliating World Cup defeat against old rivals Germany Nightmare for England: Lukas Podolski fires home another goal for Germany in Bloemfontein[LNB]28Andy Murray beat Sam Querrey in straight sets to book a Wimbledonquarter-final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Fifth seed Andy Roddick lostto Yen-Hsun Lu in five, while in the women's draw Caroline Wozniackiand Jelena Jankovic bowed out. Brazil beat Chile 3-1 to set up a WorldCup last-eight match with Holland, 2-1 winners over Slovakia.Jean-Pierre Escalettes confirmed he was to resign as president of theFrench Football Federation following the nation's shambolic World Cupcampaign.[LNB]29 Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the WorldCup, where they will face Paraguay after the South Americans beat Japan5-3 on penalties. FIFA president Sepp Blatter apologised to Englandover Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany and said goal-linetechnology was back on the agenda. Five-time champion Venus Williamswas beaten by world number 82 Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in theWimbledon quarter-finals. [LNB] Making his Mark: Webber's Red Bull was sent airborne following a 190mph collision with Kovalainen [LNB]30 Manchester City signed Spain midfielder David Silva on a five-year deal from Valencia for a fee in the region of £25million. England lost the fourth ODI to Australia by 78 runs at The Oval to make the series 3-1. Andy Murray advanced to the semi-finals of Wimbledon with a four-set win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Defending champion Roger Federer crashed out in four to Tomas Berdych while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both advanced with victories over Robin Soderling and Yen-Hsun Lu respectively.[LNB] Sportsmail's month-by-month review of the year - JanuarySportsmail's month-by-month review of the year - FebruarySportsmail's month-by-month review of the year - MarchSportsmail's month-by-month review of the year - AprilSportsmail's month-by-month review of the year - May[LNB] Explore more:People: Matt Banahan, David Beckham, Raymond Domenech, Sepp Blatter, Patrick Vieira, David Silva, Martin Petrov, Ledley King, Thomas Bjorn, Michael Dawson, Adam Johnson, Kevin Phillips, Joe Cole, Michael Essien, Rafael Nadal, Fabio Capello, Yen-Hsun Lu, Ryan Moore, Rafael Benitez, Darren Bent, Didier Drogba, Jenson Button, Diego Maradona, Jermain Defoe, Novak Djokovic, John Terry, Mark Webber, Andy Roddick, Tim Cahill, Michael Ballack, Theo Walcott, Gilles Simon, Andy Murray, Martin Samuel, Tomas Berdych, Sebastian Vettel, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Cesc Fabregas, Steven Gerrard, Nicolas Anelka, Roger Federer, Andy Powell, Lewis Hamilton, Robin Soderling, Frank Lampard, Tom Huddlestone, George Burley, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Wayne Rooney, Philippe Senderos, Michelle Larcher De Brito, Serena Williams, Nani, Phil Brown Places: Barcelona, Sydney, Liverpool, Cape Town, Birmingham, Scotland, Chile, Germany, Algeria, North Korea, Cameroon, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Honduras, Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Denmark, Ghana, Colombia, The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, South Africa, France, Portugal, Nigeria, Wales, Japan, Paraguay, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Africa Organisations: Rugby Football Union
