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31 AUGUST 2005

of the Florida Marlins becomes the second player in Major League Baseball history to hit a Grand Slam in his first major league at bat. It had only previously been done in 1899 by pitcher Bill Duggleby . The Marlins nonetheless lose 10-5 to the St. Louis Cardinals . {Link without Title}

Cricket

--- (238, Styris 63, Astle 61; Blignaut 4-46; Ewing 3-31) beat Zimbabwe (211, Blignaut 50; Bond 4-17) by 27 runs. New Zealand qualify for the final. (Cricinfo)

--- (269 for 9, Tharanga 60, Jayawardene 50) beat Bangladesh (181 for 9, Maharoof 3-29) by 88 runs. (Cricinfo)

30 AUGUST 2005

Football

--- England striker Michael Owen signs a four-year deal to move to Newcastle United from Real Madrid , for a reported transfer fee of £17 million. {Link without Title}

29 AUGUST 2005

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)

28 AUGUST 2005

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

27 AUGUST 2005

wins from the pole.

, fourth Test at Trent Bridge

--- England , who scored a first innings of 477, bowl Australia out for 218 and captain Michael Vaughan enforces the Follow-on , the first time Australia has followed on since 1988 . The third day ends with Australia at 222-4 and 37 runs away from forcing England to bat again. (BBC)

Football :

--- Spanish Premier League Opening Day Matches

-- Alavés 0-0 Barcelona

-- Valencia 1-0 Real Betis

-- Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Real Sociedad

--- Serie A : Opening Day Matches

-- Livorno 2-1 Lecce

-- Fiorentina 2-1 Sampdoria

--- FA Premier League

-- Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Chelsea

-- West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Birmingham City

-- West Ham United 1-2 Bolton Wanderers

-- Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

-- Man City 2-1 Portsmouth

-- Fulham 1-0 Everton

-- converts a penalty in the second minute.

-- Liverpool v Arsenal was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the European Super Cup .

--- Leeds Rhinos 24-25 Hull FC

Rugby Union :

---In the penultimate match of the Tri Nations Series in Dunedin , the All Blacks ( New Zealand ) use a late try from Keven Mealamu to edge the Springboks ( South Africa ), the defending Tri Nations champions, 31-27. This maintains the All Blacks' unbeaten record against the Springboks at Carisbrook . Joe Rokocoko adds two tries for the All Blacks, who can secure the Tri Nations crown by defeating the Australia Wallabies next week. (BBC)

26 AUGUST 2005

Football :

--- UEFA Super Cup

-- Liverpool 3-1 CSKA Moscow ''( Aet )''

- Djibril Cissé scored twice as a substitute — a game-tying goal in the 81st minute and the winning goal in the 103rd minute — to lead the UEFA Champions League titleholders past the winners of the UEFA Cup at Stade Louis II in Monaco . Cissé also assisted on the team's final goal, a header by Sanz Luis García in the 112th minute. UEFA web site

---Domestic Leagues

--The inaugural Hyundai A-League association football competition kicks-off, heralding a new era in Australian domestic football. (Official Website)

25 AUGUST 2005

(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 bold. (UEFA.com)

--Southern/Mediterranean zone

- Red Star Belgrade 4-0 Inter Zaprešić

- Maccabi Petach Tikva 6-0 FK Baskimi

- AC Omonia 2-1 Dinamo Bucureşti

- Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 OFK Beograd ( Away Goals )

- Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2–2 APOEL ( Aet )

- HNK Rijeka 2–1 Litex Lovech (away goals)

- Besiktas 5–1 FC Vaduz

- FK Vardar 1–1 Rapid Bucureşti

- Levski Sofia 3–0 NK Publikum

- Široki Brijeg 4–2 FK Zeta

- NK Domžale 1–1 FC Ashdod (away goals)

--Central/Eastern zone

- BATE Borisov 0–2 Krylya Sovetov Samara

- Metalurh Donetsk 2–1 MFC Sopron

- Wisla Plock 3-2 Grasshoppers (away goals)

- Grazer AK 1–0 Nistru Otaci

- Austria Vienna 2–2 MŠK Žilina

- Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 SV Pasching (away goals)

- FK Teplice 2–1 MTZ-RIPO Minsk

- Dukla Banská Bystrica 0–0 Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski

- Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4–0 FC Banants

- FC Zürich 4–1 Legia Warsaw

--Northern zone

- Linfield 2–4 Halmstads BK

- B36 2–2 Midtjylland

- Allianssi 0–2 Brann

- KRC Genk 3–0 Liepajas Metalurgs

- Viking FK 2–1 Rhyl

- Dundee United 2-2 MyPa (away goals)

- Carmarthen Town 0–2 FC København

- Keflavík 0-2 Mainz 05

- Cork City 0-0 Djurgårdens (away goals)

- Tromsø 0–1 EfB (aet, 3-2 on Penalties )

24 AUGUST 2005

Basketball :

---The University Of Cincinnati gave men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins a Wednesday (8/24) 2 PM (US EDT) deadline to either resign or be fired. Huggins chose to resign after 16 scandal-filled years with the Bearcats.

Football :

---, traditional rivals of Owen's former club Liverpool , had a bid for the player turned down by the Spanish club {Link without Title} .

-- Arsenal 4–1 Fulham

-- Chelsea 4–0 West Bromwich Albion

-- Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur

-- Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle United

--- UEFA Champions League 2005 - 06 , Third Qualifying Round, second leg. Teams progressing to the group stage shown in bold.

-- Club Brugge 1–0 Vålerenga IF

-- Rangers 2–0 Anorthosis Famagusta

-- Debrecen 0–3 Manchester United

-- Villarreal 2–1 Everton

-- Slavia Praha 0–2 Anderlecht

-- Ajax 3–1 Brøndby

-- Werder Bremen 3–0 FC Basel

-- Internazionale 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk

23 AUGUST 2005

Sports: The NCAA will allow Florida State University to keep their "Seminoles" nickname after the school appealed, citing the cooperation of the Tribe in their efforts as part of the school's traditions.

Football :

--- English Premier League :

-- Birmingham City 0-3 Middlesbrough

-- Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa

-- Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City

--- UEFA Champions League 2005 - 06 , Third Qualifying Round, second leg. Teams progressing to the group stage shown in bold. (UEFA.com)

-- AS Monaco 2 – 2 Real Betis

-- Panathinaikos 4 – 1 Wisła Kraków ( A.e.t. )

-- Udinese 3 – 2 Sporting Lisbon

-- FC Thun 3 – 0 Malmö FF

-- FK Partizan 0 – 0 Artmedia Bratislava (a.e.t.) ''Artmedia win 4-2 on Penalties .''

-- Rosenborg 3 – 2 Steaua Bucharest

-- Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 1 Rapid Vienna

-- Liverpool 0 – 1 CSKA Sofia

--- UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005-06, Finals, second leg. Teams progressing to the UEFA Cup shown in bold. (UEFA.com)

-- Lens 3 – 1 Cluj

-- Valencia 0 – 0 Hamburg

-- Marseille 5 – 1 Deportivo

21 AUGUST 2005

Auto Racing :

--- wins the Inaugural Turkish Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso and Juan Pablo Montoya . (Formula1.com)

--- gambles on fuel in the waning laps to win the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway .

--- wins his fifth race of the season, tying the IRL record for most wins in a season.

guard Thomas Herrion collapses in the locker room and dies about an hour after a preseason game in Denver . The cause of death was not immediately known. (AP)

--- in the 52nd minute.

--- scores in the 73rd minute of the game to secure Chelsea's first win over Arsenal in league play since 1995 . {Link without Title}

Cricket :

--- of the series between Africa and Asia at Kingsmead is rained off, and the match declared a no-result. The series is drawn one-all. (Cricinfo)

--- record their first win over Australia Women since the 1993 World Cup. Chasing 201 to win, Australia were limited to 198 for 7 with two Wicket s in the final Over . Australia lead 2-1 in the 5- ODI series. (Cricinfo)

20 AUGUST 2005

Auto Racing :

---Two spectators are killed and six seriously injured, when, during a qualifying run at the Mount Vernon Raceway in Mount Vernon, Illinois , the car of Kevin Beattie has its throttle get stuck, leaving it unable to turn. Beattie's car flies into the stands, leaping over the fence, resulting in the tragedies. (USAToday.com)

Cricket :

--- 2005 Afro-Asian Cup : Asia XI (267 for 7) beat Africa XI (250) by 17 runs to level the 3-ODI series 1-1. (Cricinfo)

---: Semi-finals:

-- Hampshire (199 for 2) beat Yorkshire (197 for 9) by 8 wickets. (BBC)

-- Warwickshire (236 for 7) beat Lancashire (137) by 99 runs. (BBC)

--Hampshire will play Warwickshire in the finals on September 3 , 2005 .

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