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Name the footballer who won the FIFA Golden Boot award for best striker of the tournament at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?

Published: Saturday, Jul 17, 2010, 8:55 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

1. Name the footballer who won the FIFA Golden Boot award for best striker of the tournament at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
David Villa (Spain)
Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Thomas Mueller (Germany)
 
Villa, Forlan, Mueller and Wesley Sneijder were all tied on five goals apiece at the end of the tournament. But the 20-year-old German won the Golden Boot as he also had the highest number of assists, three. Mueller also picked up the FIFA Young Player award for his impressive performance.
2. Which NBA team did LeBron James join after he became a free agent in July 2010?
New York Knicks
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
 
Speculation about the future of ‘King James’ reached a fever pitch in the US when his free agency period began in July. James and his management fuelled the rumours by not announcing their plans until a special one-hour broadcast on national television. James said he would be joining Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade in Miami in search of the elusive NBA title, thereby ending one of the biggest transfer sagas in the history of US sports.
3. Which Formula One driver rented a motorhome for his mother for the British Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Mark Webber
 
The Formula One champion had to rent a motorhome for his mother, Simone, after a fire swept through the hotel where she was saying near Silverstone. The blaze started just two doors down from where Simone had been staying.
4. Name the Australian cricketer who said he would retire after the 2011 World Cup in India?
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
Brett Lee
 
The injury-prone Australian fast bowler said he wanted the World Cup in India to be his swansong, saying “To me a World Cup in India in 2011, because of my love for India and the stuff I do over there, would be a great way to finish, I would have thought.” The 33-year-old, who has already retired from Test cricket, still wants to represent Australia in T20s and ODIs at the moment.
5. Who won the first stage of the 2010 Tour de France in Rotterdam?
Sylvain Chavanel
Fabian Cancellara
Alberto Contador
 
Cancellara took the lead in the 8.9km prologue of the Tour de France in Rotterdam. Chavanel took the lead in Stage 2, but he struggled on the cobblestones of Stage 3 and Cancellara retook the overall lead.

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