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: 2005 In Sports
- Football :
- --- Italian Referee Pierluigi Collina , widely regarded as the best referee in the world, announces his retirement following a dispute with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The dispute centred on Collina's decision to accept a sponsorship deal with Opel , who also sponsor Serie A side A.C. Milan . The deal was seen as a major conflict of interests by the FIGC and Collina was demoted to refereeing Serie B matches, in response to this Collina handed in his resignation, ending his career. BBC
- Cricket , Videocon Tri-Series :
- --- India (226 for 6, Kaif 65, Dhoni 56, Yuvraj 53 --- ; Ireland 3-54) beat Zimbabwe (65, Pathan 5-27, Agarkar 4-18) by 161 runs. (Cricinfo)
- Auto Racing :
- --- wins the Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix, his second victory of the year. Points leader Dan Wheldon was hampered by fuel problems and finished out of the race in 18th.
- --- wins his first series victory in the Molson Champ Car race in Montreal , Quebec after officials order rookie Timo Glock to let him pass on the final lap for illegally blocking another car.
- Championship Game
- ---West Oahu from Ewa Beach, Hawai'i comes from behind with a three-run sixth inning and then wins the first extra-inning game since 1971, defeating Willemstead, Curaçao 7-6 in seven innings. Michael Memea's walk-off home run provided the difference, preventing the defending champions from repeating their attempt to repeat what the Long Beach, California team did in 1992 and 1993. Rancho Buena Vista, California defeated Chiba City, Japan by a 5-4 score to win the consolation game.
- , fourth test at Trent Bridge , Nottingham
- --- England (477 & 129-7) defeat Australia (218 & 387) by three wickets to take a 2-1 series lead with one Test remaining. After Following-on Australia set England a target of 129, England survived a bowling onslaught from Shane Warne (4-31) and Brett Lee (3-51) to gain the upper hand in the series. (BBC)
- Football
- --- La Liga
-- Sevilla 1-0 Racing De Santander
-- Espanyol 0-2 Getafe
-- Celta Vigo 2-0 Málaga
-- Osasuna 2-1 Villarreal
-- Mallorca 0-1 Deportivo De La Coruña
-- Atlético Madrid 0-0 Real Zaragoza
-- Cádiz 1-2 Real Madrid
- --- Serie A
-- Udinese 1-0 Empoli
-- Lazio 1-0 Messina
-- Parma 1-1 Palermo
-- Reggina 0-3 AS Roma
-- Siena 2-1 Cagliari
-- Inter Milan 3-0 Treviso
-- Ascoli 1-1 AC Milan
-- Juventus 1-0 Chievo Verona
- --- FA Premier League
-- Middlesbrough 0-3 Charlton Athletic
-- Newcastle 0-3 Man United
- (30.5pts) beat Canada (17.5pts) by 48 runs in Toronto to go top of the Americas group.
- Manager Tony La Russa manages his 2,195th win, passing Sparky Anderson to become the third-winningest manager in the history of Major League Baseball . (ESPN)
- Football :
- --- UEFA Champions League : Group stage draw (UEFA.com)
--Group A: Bayern Munich , Juventus , Club Brugge , Rapid Vienna
--Group B: Arsenal , Ajax , Sparta Prague , FC Thun
--Group C: Barcelona , Panathinaikos , Werder Bremen , Udinese
--Group D: Man United , Villarreal , Lille , Benfica
--Group E: AC Milan , PSV , Schalke , Fenerbahçe
--Group F: Real Madrid , Lyon , Olympiakos , Rosenborg
--Group G: Liverpool , Chelsea , Anderlecht , Real Betis
--Group H: Internazionale , Porto , Rangers , Artmedia
- --- UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round, second leg, Progressing teams shown in . (UEFA.com)
--Southern/Mediterranean zone
- 4-0 Inter Zaprešić
- 6-0 FK Baskimi
- AC Omonia 2-1
- 1–0 OFK Beograd ( Away Goals )
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2–2 ( Aet )
- HNK Rijeka 2–1 (away goals)
- 5–1 FC Vaduz
- FK Vardar 1–1
- 3–0 NK Publikum
- 4–2 FK Zeta
- 1–1 FC Ashdod (away goals)
--Central/Eastern zone
- BATE Borisov 0–2
- 2–1 MFC Sopron
- Wisla Plock 3-2 (away goals)
- 1–0 Nistru Otaci
- 2–2 MŠK Žilina
- 1–1 SV Pasching (away goals)
- 2–1 MTZ-RIPO Minsk
- Dukla Banská Bystrica 0–0
- 4–0 FC Banants
- 4–1 Legia Warsaw
--Northern zone
- Linfield 2–4
- B36 2–2
- 0–2 Brann
- 3–0 Liepajas Metalurgs
- 2–1 Rhyl
- Dundee United 2-2 (away goals)
- Carmarthen Town 0–2
- Keflavík 0-2
- 0-0 Djurgårdens (away goals)
- 0–1 EfB (aet, 3-2 on Penalties )
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