800 metres World women's 800 metres champion Caster Semenya is left out of South Africa's team for the upcoming African Championships.
Spain Spain defeats the Netherlands by a score of one goal to nil in extra time of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with Andrés Iniesta scoring the winning goal.
Total solar eclipse A total solar eclipse occurs in the south Pacific Ocean with thousands viewing the event on Easter Island.
Augusti Vila Spanish film-maker Augusti Vila wins the main prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic for his film "The Mosquito Net".
Police Police in northern Eleuthera, The Bahamas, capture Colton Harris-Moore, a 19-year-old fugitive known in the United States as the "Barefoot Bandit".
Liberia Liberian deputy parliamentary speaker Togba Mulbah is released after briefly being held under house arrest in Monrovia for allegedly ordering the beating unconscious of a policeman.
Attacks Two bomb attacks in the Ugandan capital Kampala kill at least 64 people; the Somali militant group Al-Shabab, which has pledged loyalty to al-qaida, is suspected of being behind the attack.
Colombia Ten Colombian soldiers are killed after entering a minefield while pursuing FARC rebels trying to blow up electrical towers.
Libya Libyan ship, Amalthea, carrying activists and 2,000 tonnes of food and medicine to Gaza, is met with a cold response by Israel which launches intense efforts to prevent it reaching its destination.
Democratic Party The DPJ-led ruling coalition loses its majority in the upper house of the Diet of Japan.