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30 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League, Division One:
    • Lancashire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 6 wickets
    • Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 4 wickets
    • Essex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 6 wickets
    • Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 32 runs
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 6 wickets
    • Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset(0pts) by 2 wickets
    • Surrey (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by 43 runs
    • Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 60 runs
• Football:
  • In the English Football League Championship playoff final to determine the last of three teams to earn promotion to the Premier League, West Ham United defeat Preston North End 1-0 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. 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Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Takanohana Kenshi 貴ノ花健士 (born Hanada Mitsuru; February 19, 1950 - May 30, 2005) was a Sumo wrestler from Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Fazal Mahmood, also known as Hero of The Oval ( February 18 1927 &ndash May 30 2005) was a Pakistani Cricketer regarded Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Juan Pedro (JP Villamán ( April 5 1959 - May 30 2005) was a Dominican - American Sportscaster who served as Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Alfonso (Chico Carrasquel Colón ( January 23 1928 &ndash May 26 2005) was a Venezuelan Shortstop in Major League Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Lee Elbert Stine ( November 17 1913 - May 6 2005) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Theofiel ("Theo" Middelkamp ( Nieuw-Namen, February 23, 1914 &ndash Kieldrecht, May 2, 2005) was a Deaths in 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over News by date January 1: Motorcycling - Robbie Maddison News by date January 1 - College Football - In a game Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champions Paul Hamm, USA, Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match by match round-up Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April Table The table showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows Matches of 17 April Derbyshire v Kent (17 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Five games were played Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match Tables Championship totesport League Match details Somerset v Durham UCCE (9-11 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts Tables totesport League totesport League Scotland v Durham (1 May Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts Durham (2pts Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. (BBC)
  • Multiplex, the Australian company building the new Wembley Stadium in London announces that it will lose £45 million on the project, because of cost overruns and construction delays. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The completion date is pushed back three months to March 2006, but the company repeats its assurance that the stadium will be ready to stage next year's FA Cup final in May. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The company's executive chairman quit last Friday when the news first emerged. Multiplex has reduced its 2005 profits forecast from AUD 235 million to AUD 170 million. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas (Independent), (Australian Financial Review)

29 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Leicestershire (19pts) beat Derbyshire (5pts) by 4 wickets
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 1 run
    • Scotland (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 1 wicket
• Motorsport:
  • Indy Racing League: Dan Wheldon wins the 89th Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Five games were played Table The table showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows Matches of 17 April Derbyshire v Kent (17 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Tables totesport League totesport League Scotland v Durham (1 May Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts Durham (2pts The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful English Auto racing driver The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway Indiana (an Enclave of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Meanwhile, Danica Patrick records the highest finish amongst female drivers in the race's history and the year's field of rookie drivers, finishing fourth. Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit Wisconsin) is an American Auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series
  • Formula One: Fernando Alonso wins the European Grand Prix after Kimi Räikkönen crashes on the last lap with a suspension failure. Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time The European Grand Prix (sometimes referred to as the Grand Prix of Europe) is a Formula One event that was reintroduced during the mid-1980s and has been held Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen born October 17, 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish Formula One race car driver currently (Formula 1.com)
  • NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson wins a wild Coca-Cola 600 on a last lap pass of Bobby Labonte, becoming the first driver to win the 600 three straight years. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length Stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi Texas) is an American Race car driver and drives the #43 Cheerios The race is marred by 22 caution flags, which sets an all-time record in Nextel Cup.
• Cycling:
  • Paolo Savoldelli wins the 2005 Giro d'Italia. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Paolo Savoldelli (born May 7, 1973 in Clusone, Province of Bergamo) is an Italian Road racing cyclist for L The 88th Giro d'Italia was held in 2005 from May 7 to May 29 running for about 3500 kilometers (BBC)
• Pakistani cricket tour of West Indies
  • West Indies complete a 4-day victory over Pakistan in their first of two Test matches, bowling them out for 296 to end with a 276-run victory. Pakistan toured West Indies for three ODIs and two Tests in May and June 2005. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations
• Ice hockey:
  • The London Knights defeat the Rimouski Océanic 4-0 to win the 2005 Memorial Cup. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The London Knights are a Junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues The Rimouski Océanic are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL The 2005 Memorial Cup was held May 21 - 29, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London Ontario.

28 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Test match:
    • England (528 for 3 declared) beat Bangladesh (108 and 159) by an innings and 261 runs in the first Test of their two-Test series at Lord's. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year There were seven Test matches played in England in 2005. The first two were against Bangladesh, the bottom-ranked test team The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket (BBC)
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Surrey (10pts) drew with Kent (9pts)
    • Middlesex (12pts) drew with Sussex (10pts)
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Essex (12pts) drew with Yorkshire
• Boxing
  • Julio César Chávez Jr. beats Adam Wynant by a knockout only 42 seconds into round one, Jesus Gonzales outpoints Dumont Welliver over eight rounds, Jesús Chávez outpoints Carlos Hernandez over twelve rounds, and Julio César Chávez outpoints Ivan Robinson over ten rounds in an undercard nicknamed Adios Chávez (Goodbye Chávez)boxrec.com
• Rugby union:
  • In the Super 12 final at Jade Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, the homestanding Crusaders take a 35-6 lead in the second half and ease to a 35-25 win over the NSW Waratahs, earning their fifth title in the competition. Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, For this fighter's father also a boxer see Julio César Chávez Julio César Chávez Carrasco (born February 16, 1986 in Jesus Ernesto Gonzales (born 1985 is a Mexican - American former amateur boxer who was considered by Boxing critics to be the United States Jesús Gabriel Sandoval Chávez (born November 12, 1972) is a Mexican professional boxer. Carlos Hernadez(born January 23, 1971 in Los Angeles California) is a boxer. Julio César Chávez González (born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican professional boxer Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds AMI Stadium, formerly Jade Stadium and Lancaster Park, is a sports stadium situated in Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The New South Wales Waratahs (referred to as HSBC Waratahs for sponsorship reasons the Waratahs or simply the ' Tahs) are an Australian This is the last Super 12 competition, as it will become the Super 14 in 2006 with the addition of two new teams. (BBC)

27 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Nottinghamshire (22pts) beat Gloucestershire (4. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their 5pts) by an innings and 27 runs
    • Surrey are docked 8pts for ball-tampering in their earlier match against Nottinghamshire
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Somerset (21pts) beat Northamptonshire (8pts) by 6 wickets
  • National League, Division One:
    • Glamorgan (227 a/o) (4pts) beat Worcestershire (174 a/o) (0pts) by 53 runs
  • MCC University matches:
    • Durham UCCE drew with Durham
    • Lancashire beat Oxford UCCE by 10 wickets

26 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Warwickshire (19pts) beat Hampshire (3pts) by 10 wickets

25 May 2005

• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League Final, at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul. Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Match details Somerset v Durham UCCE (9-11 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match by match round-up Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence ("UCCEs" and first-class opposition Durham UCCE played three first-class games in 2005 They started their first-class season on a batting paradise in Taunton, which secured them their first draw of Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Oxford UCCE started their 2005 first-class season with a weak draw against a Gloucestershire side that opted to use the game as batting practice Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Atatürk Olympic Stadium ( Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı) located in İkitelli a district in the western outskirts of İstanbul, is the largest-capacity stadium of Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
  • Liverpool defeat AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament AC Milan are 3-0 ahead after the first half, but Liverpool score 3 goals in the 54th, 56th and 60th minutes to tie the game. It's Liverpool's 5th European Cup title.
• American football:
  • The National Football League approves the purchase of the Minnesota Vikings for US$600 million. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been An investment group led by Zygi Wilf takes over the team from previous owner Red McCombs. Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf (born April 22, 1950 in Germany) is the principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football Billy Joe "Red" McCombs (born 1927 is the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, a former owner of the

23 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Hampshire (22pts) beat Glamorgan (3pts) by 9 wickets
    • Kent (20pts) beat Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 2005 (3pts) by 196 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (10pts) drew with Yorkshire (9pts)
    • Lancashire (11pts) drew with Somerset (7pts)
    • Worcestershire (21pts) beat Essex (4pts) by 8 wickets
  • MCC University match:
    • Warwickshire beat Cambridge UCCE by 18 runs
• Rugby union:
  • In the sendoff game for the British and Irish Lions before they embark on their tour to New Zealand at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the lackluster Lions are nearly upset by an inspired second-choice Argentina side. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence ("UCCEs" and first-class opposition Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire Cambridge UCCE had a good start to their 2005 first-class season setting Essex a target of 270 to win after declaring in their second innings on 255 for 4 Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993 suffering a 3–0 whitewash at the hands of The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches Jonny Wilkinson, making his first international appearance since the 2003 Rugby World Cup, converts a penalty with the last kick of the match to salvage a 25-25 draw. Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. (BBC)

22 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Tour match:
    • Northamptonshire drew with the Bangladeshis
  • National League, Division One:
    • The match between Middlesex (95-5 in 21 overs) and Gloucestershire (40-2 in 7 overs) was abandoned as a draw (2pts each)
• Golf:
  • PGA Tour: Kenny Perry wins the Bank of America Colonial in Fort Worth by seven strokes over second place Billy Mayfair. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year First-class matches The tour started with a comfortable draw against British Universities at Fenner's, before stuttering to a disastrous innings defeat against Sussex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April First-class matches The tour started with a comfortable draw against British Universities at Fenner's, before stuttering to a disastrous innings defeat against Sussex Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match by match round-up Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Professional wins (13 PGA Tour wins (12 1991 (1 Memorial Tournament 1994 (1 New England Classic The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Professional career Mayfair turned professional in 1988 and has won five events on the PGA Tour, including the 1995 Tour Championship. Perry won this same event just two years ago. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. (Yahoo!)
  • LPGA: Paula Creamer, just 18, becomes the LPGA's second-youngest first-time winner ever, and the tour's youngest in 50 years, defeating second place finishers Jeong Jang and Gloria Park by one shot to win the Sybase Classic in New Rochelle, New York. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are Amateur career Creamer started playing golf when she was 10 years old Gloria Hee Jung Park (Korean 박희정 (born in Seoul on 27 February 1980) is a South Korean Golfer who plays mostly on US-based The Sybase Classic, in full The Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite, is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the New Rochelle ( French: Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in the south-east portion of the U This Thursday, Creamer will graduate from high school. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution (Yahoo!)
• Motorsport:
  • Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen wins the Monaco Grand Prix for his second consecutive win, defeating WilliamsF1 drivers Nick Heidfeld, whom, with a second place, scores his best finish ever, and Mark Webber, who gets his very first podium. Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen born October 17, 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish Formula One race car driver currently The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967 Nick Lars Heidfeld, frequently referred to as Quick Nick, (born May 10 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German Early career Mark Webber was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, son of Alan the local Motorcycle dealer Räikkönen leads every lap once again, duplicating the feat he accomplished in Spain two weeks ago. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. (Formula1.com)
• Rugby union:
  • In an all-French Heineken Cup final at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Toulouse defeat Stade Français (Paris) 18-12 in extra time. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual Rugby union competition involving leading Murrayfield is a sports Stadium in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Stade Français CASG (usually known as Stade Français and Stade Français Paris) are a French professional Rugby union club based in the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Toulouse is the first club to win the competition three times. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Pakistan complete their clean sweep of the West Indies, winning the third match of the ODI series by 22 runs to take the series by 3-0. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Despite the win, they stay fifth in the ICC ODI Championship, tied on points with South Africa. ICC ODI Championship is an international competition run by the International Cricket Council in the Sport of Cricket for the 10 nations that play

21 May 2005

• Boxing:
  • Lamon Brewster retains his WBO world Heavyweight title with a first round knockout of Andrzej Gołota. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, "Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973 in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American Heavyweight professional The World Boxing Organization ( WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional Boxing world champions Andrzej Gołota (in the US often referred to as Andrew Golota; born January 5 1968) is a professional boxer from Poland Boxrec.com
• Motorsport:
  • NASCAR: Mark Martin wins the 2005 NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Mark Martin may refer to Mark Martin (racecar driver (b 1959 American racecar driver Mark Martin (cartoonist, American cartoonist The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston until 2004 then the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge from 2004 until 2007 is a race open to race winners Brian Vickers wins the transfer race, the NEXTEL Open, in controversial fashion, spinning pole-sitter Mike Bliss coming to the start-finish line on the final lap, much to Bliss' dismay. Brian Lee Vickers (born October 24 1983 in Thomasville North Carolina) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston until 2004 then the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge from 2004 until 2007 is a race open to race winners Michael Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie Oregon) is a NASCAR driver (NASCAR.com)
  • Indianapolis 500: Kenny Bräck qualifies for the Indy 500, his first race since a life-threatening crash at Texas Motor Speedway in 2003. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Kenneth "Kenny" Brack (born March 21, 1966 in Arvika, Värmland) is a Race car driver from Sweden. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U Bräck, replacing defending champion Buddy Rice (who, ironically, replaced Bräck in 2004), runs faster than pole-sitter Tony Kanaan but will start 23rd because he qualified after last Sunday's Pole Day. Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an Auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a Brazilian Race car driver of Lebanese (AP/ESPN)
• Football (soccer):
  • For the first time in history, the FA Cup final goes to a penalty shootout. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament After Arsenal and Manchester United finish regular time and extra time tied 0-0, Arsenal wins the Cup by winning the shootout 5-4. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann saves United's second shot by Paul Scholes, and Gunners captain Patrick Vieira scores the winning shot. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Jens Lehmann (German jɛns ˈleːman born November 10, 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently Paul Aaron Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is an English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese -born French - Cape Verdean international This will be the last final held at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, as the 2006 final will be played at the new Wembley Stadium in London. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
• Thoroughbred Horse Racing:
  • The post-time favorite, Afleet Alex, defeats Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo (who finished third) in the Preakness Stakes held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, and therefore extends the U.S. Triple Crown drought to 27 years, the longest in racing history. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Afleet Alex (born May 9 2002 in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred Race horse who in 2005 won two of America's classic races, The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Giacomo is a Male Given name, Italian version of James. It may be refer to People Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924 The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Physical attributes The track has a one-mile dirt oval and a seven Furlong turf oval The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three (AP/ESPN)
• Ice hockey:
  • The London Knights defeat the Rimouski Océanic 4-3 in overtime, in the first game of the 2005 Memorial Cup. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The London Knights are a Junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues The Rimouski Océanic are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL The 2005 Memorial Cup was held May 21 - 29, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London Ontario.
• Cricket:
  • Pakistan (258/8) beat West Indies (218) by 40 runs at Gros Islet, St Lucia to take an unassilable 2-0 lead in the 3-ODI series. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Gros Islet is the newest town in Saint Lucia, having been recently promoted from a village to a town

20 May 2005

• Cricket:
  • Greg Chappell is appointed new coach of India. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. (Wisden Cricinfo)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League Division Two:
    • Warwickshire (260/8) beat Derbyshire (208) by 52 runs (BBC)
    • Surrey (253/5) beat Scotland (252/7) by 5 wickets (BBC)
• Tennis: Citing an ankle injury, Serena Williams withdraws from the French Open, which begins on Monday. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows Matches of 17 April Derbyshire v Kent (17 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables totesport League totesport League Scotland v Durham (1 May Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts Durham (2pts Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Joachim Johansson, citing an injury to his right elbow, also withdraws. Joachim Johansson (born July 1 1982 is a professional male tennis player from Sweden.

19 May 2005

• Cricket: Ray Jennings is sacked as coach of South Africa after six months in charge and replaced by Mickey Arthur. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Ray Jennings (born August 9, 1954 in Vanderbijlpark) is a former South African Cricketer He was one of South Africa's leading The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa John Michael (Mickey Arthur (born May 17, 1968) is the current coach of the South African National Cricket team.

18 May 2005

• Cricket:
  • Pakistan (192) beat West Indies (133) by 59 runs in the 1st One Day International at St Vincent. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea.
  • 2005 English cricket season: Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Round Two:
    • Sussex (197/6) beat Nottinghamshire (195/9) by 4 wickets (BBC)
• Football (soccer); UEFA Cup Final, at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over Cricket competition played in England Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting, one of the country's biggest clubs Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Sporting 1 – 3 CSKA Moscow (UEFA.com)
    • This is the first time a Russian team has won a major European football club competition. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central

17 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Tour match:
    • Sussex beat Bangladesh by an innings and 226 runs
  • Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Round Two:
    • Kent (257/4) beat Derbyshire (130) by 127 runs (BBC)
    • Hampshire (219/4) beat Glamorgan (214) by 6 wickets (BBC)
    • Surrey (232/7) beat Gloucestershire (230/8) by 3 wickets (BBC)
    • Lancashire (196/4) beat Essex (195/9) by 6 wickets (BBC)
    • Northamptonshire (238) beat Middlesex (219) by 19 runs (BBC)
    • Warwickshire (235/9) beat Leicestershire (152) by 83 runs (BBC)
    • Yorkshire (241/9) beat Worcestershire (227/8) by 14 runs (BBC)
• Indianapolis 500:
  • After an accident last week left him unable to qualify this past weekend, defending Indy 500 champ Buddy Rice will not compete at this year's race. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year First-class matches The tour started with a comfortable draw against British Universities at Fenner's, before stuttering to a disastrous innings defeat against Sussex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match First-class matches The tour started with a comfortable draw against British Universities at Fenner's, before stuttering to a disastrous innings defeat against Sussex The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over Cricket competition played in England Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Five games were played Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an Auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar (Indianapolis500.com)

16 May 2005

• Golf:
  • PGA Tour: Jack Nicklaus announces his final tournament will be The Open Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest Golf course in the world. (GolfWeb.com)
• A jeep driven by Portuguese midfielder Jose Bosingwa leaves the road and plunges down an embankment in northern Portugal. Jeep is an Automobile Marque (and registered trademark of Chrysler. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. José Bosingwa da Silva (born August 24, 1982 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese -born Portuguese footballer currently contracted To keep a Road or rail line straight and/or flat and where the comparative cost or practicality of alternate solutions (such as diversion is too prohibitive the land over Bosingwa and his four passengers, all football players, were injured, one seriously Sandro Luis, who plays a third division club in the Azores Islands, underwent surgery and doctors indicated he may not play again. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from (Reuters South Africa)

15 May 2005

• Indianapolis 500:
  • Defending IndyCar series champion Tony Kanaan wins the pole position for the 2005 race. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a Brazilian Race car driver of Lebanese Danica Patrick, 23 years old, earns the best start for a female driver by taking the fourth position. Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit Wisconsin) is an American Auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series (Indianapolis500.com)
• Golf:
  • PGA Tour: Ted Purdy gets his first PGA Tour win at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas with a 15-under overall score, one shot better than overnight leader Sean O'Hair. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Professional wins (3 PGA Tour wins (1 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Nationwide Tour wins (1 See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Professional career O'Hair entered PGA Tour Qualifying School regularly from 1999 but was unsuccessful at his first five attempts (PGATOUR.com)
• Cricket:
  • South Africa (141/3) beat West Indies (138/7) by 7 wickets in the fifth and final One Day International at Trinidad, sealing a 5-0 series whitewash. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and (Wisden Cricinfo)
  • 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup: Namibia (31. The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a Cricket competition for (then 12 nations from Asia Africa North The Namibia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international Cricket matches 5pts) beat Uganda (17pts) by 3 wickets in Kampala. The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international Cricket matches Kampala is the Capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1208544 (2002 it is the largest city in Uganda Uganda are eliminated, Namibia will play Kenya on 2-5 June to determine which African team progresses to the semi-finals. The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international Cricket matches
  • 2005 English cricket season:
    • National League Division One:
      • Essex (217/5) beat Glamorgan (216/7) by 5 wickets (BBC)
      • Lancashire (218/3) beat Northamptonshire (215/7) by 7 wickets (BBC)
      • Hampshire (353/8) beat Middlesex (248) by 105 runs (BBC)
      • Worcestershire (190) beat Nottinghamshire (174) by 16 runs (BBC)
    • National League Division Two:
      • Durham (256/4) beat Yorkshire (205) by 51 runs (BBC)
      • Leicestershire (194-9) beat Surrey (134) by 60 runs (BBC)
• Ice hockey:
  • 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships:
    • Czech Republic is the World Champion after beating Canada 3–0. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match by match round-up Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April Table The table showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows Matches of 17 April Derbyshire v Kent (17 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 30-May 15 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. Coaching history Olympics 1994 – Ivan Hlinka 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener 2002 – Josef Augusta History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions Bronze medals goes to team Russia, which defeated team Sweden 6–3. 2008 IIHF World Championship team See 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters 2007 IIHF World Championship team 2008 World Championship team 2006 teams Olympic record 1920 - Finished in 4th place 1924 - Finished
• Football (soccer):
  • Final-day drama in the English Premier League:
    • West Bromwich Albion, which started the day at the bottom of the table, win 2-0 at home over Portsmouth. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. Losses by Norwich City and Southampton and a draw by Crystal Palace, combined with the West Brom win, relegate the other three teams and make West Brom the first team in Premier League history to survive relegation after being in last place at Christmas. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. (BBC)
    • In what amounted to a playoff for the final UEFA Cup place, Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer saves a Robbie Fowler penalty in stoppage time to preserve a 1-1 draw at Manchester City. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972 in North Richmond New South Wales) is an Australian football player Robert Bernard 'Robbie' Fowler, (born 9 April 1975 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English footballer A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club A successful Fowler conversion would have sent Man City to Europe at Boro's expense. (BBC)

14 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Kent (10pts) drew with Hampshire (10pts)
    • Surrey (22pts) beat Glamorgan (6pts) by 276 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Yorkshire (17pts) beat Leicestershire (5pts) by 6 wickets
    • Northamptsonshire (12pts) drew with Essex (6pts)
    • Worcestershire (22pts) beat Derbyshire (5pts) by 9 wickets
• Boxing: Winky Wright defeats Felix Trinidad by a twelve round unanimous decision in a WBC Middleweight title eliminator. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Five games were played Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971, in Washington DC) is an American boxer, the former undisputed Félix 'Tito' Trinidad Jr (born January 10 1973 is a Puerto Rican professional boxer considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, (Boxrec.com)
• NASCAR Nextel Cup: After finishing second one too many times (at least, if you ask him), Kasey Kahne records his first Nextel Cup Series win at the Chevy American Revolution 400 in Richmond, defeating Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw Washington) is a race car driver in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. The Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond Richmond International Raceway (RIR is a 3/4-mile (12 km D-shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County. Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971 in Columbus Indiana) is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur in NASCAR 's Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NASCAR.com)
• Golf: 22-year-old Sean O'Hair, who endured abuse from his father as an aspiring professional, leads at 12-under after three rounds of the PGA Tour's EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Professional career O'Hair entered PGA Tour Qualifying School regularly from 1999 but was unsuccessful at his first five attempts The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. (PGATOUR.com leaderboard)
• Lacrosse: The Toronto Rock defeat the Arizona Sting 19-13 in the Air Canada Centre to win the Champion's Cup, the championship of the National Lacrosse League. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The Toronto Rock are a Lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Arizona Sting were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. The The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. (Sportsnet.ca)

13 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Middlesex (21pts) beat Gloucestershire (4pts) by 340 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (20pts) beat Lancashire (3pts) by 9 wickets
• Golf: Tiger Woods misses his first cut in 7 years on the PGA Tour. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Before this, he had made the cut for a tour-record 142 consecutive tournaments. (ESPN.com)

12 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Tour match:
    • The Bangladeshis drew with the British Universities
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Sussex (21pts) beat Warwickshire (2pts) by an innings and 87 runs
• Football (soccer):
  • American businessman Malcolm Glazer, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, wins control of UK football team Manchester United F.C. after securing a 70% share. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year First-class matches The tour started with a comfortable draw against British Universities at Fenner's, before stuttering to a disastrous innings defeat against Sussex First-class matches The tour started with a comfortable draw against British Universities at Fenner's, before stuttering to a disastrous innings defeat against Sussex The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence ("UCCEs" and first-class opposition Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Malcolm Irving Glazer (born 25 May 1928 in Rochester, New York) is an American businessman and sports-team owner The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered (BBC) (ABC News) (NY Times)

11 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Somerset (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 16 runs
• Football (soccer):
  • Highly-rated midfielder John Obi Mikel goes missing during a Norwegian cup match he was watching involving his team F.C. Lyn Oslo. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows Matches of 17 April Derbyshire v Kent (17 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Somerset v Durham UCCE (9-11 April Match drawn Tables totesport League totesport League Scotland v Durham (1 May Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts Durham (2pts Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mikel John Obi (the preferred order of naming however he is also known as John Obi Mikel or John Mikel Obi) (born April 22 1987 in Jos The Norwegian Men's Football Cup ( no: Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football Football Club Lyn Oslo is a Norwegian professional football club and a department of the Sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn, whose members The player had been dropped for the game following death threats he had received after he chose to sign for Manchester United F.C. ahead of Chelsea F.C.. The player, who was under armed guard, is believed to have left Norway accompanied by a football agent. BBC
  • Goalkeeper Ignacio Gonzalez of the Chilean club team Espanola is arrested for punching referee Enrique Osses on the field during a match against the San Felipe team. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Ignacio María "Nacho" González Gatti (born 14 May 1982 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer playing as a Midfielder Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee Gonzalez faces a 50-game suspension. Evening Times Online
• Cricket:
  • South Africa beat West Indies by one run in the third One Day International at Bridgetown, Barbados. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. West Indies looked to be cruising to victory, needing four off the final over with three wickets in hand, but Charl Langeveldt came up with a hat-trick to win the match for South Africa. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Charl Kenneth Langeveldt (born on 17 December 1974 in Stellenbosch, South Africa is a South African ODI and Test Cricketer He is one of three A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts South Africa thus took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-game series.

10 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • MCC Universities:
    • Loughborough UCCE beat Worcestershire by 8 wickets
• Horse racing: Bellamy Road, the badly beaten favourite in the Kentucky Derby, will not race at the Preakness Stakes or the Belmont Stakes due to a leg injury. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence ("UCCEs" and first-class opposition Loughborough UCCE played three first-class matches in 2005 They started their first-class season on the wrong end of a draw against Sussex. Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York.

9 May 2005

• 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  • Nepal (32pts) beat the United Arab Emirates (11pts) by 172 runs. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a Cricket competition for (then 12 nations from Asia Africa North The Nepal national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nepal in international Cricket matches The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international Cricket matches However the UAE win the Asian group and progress to the semi-finals in Namibia after Nepal's game against Hong Kong was ravaged by rain. The Hong Kong cricket team is a team representing the Chinese Special administrative region of Hong Kong in international Cricket.
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Gloucestershire (22pts) beat Glamorgan by 7 wickets
    • Hampshire (19pts) beat Middlesex (5pts) by 64 runs
    • Nottinghamshire (22pts) beat Surrey (3pts) by an innings and 71 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (19pts) beat Somerset (5pts) by 4 wickets
    • Essex (21pts) beat Leicestershire (3. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all completed matches is as follows Links to detailed coverage of the 2005 season Match details Round one Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county Cricket teams Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details Somerset v Durham UCCE (9-11 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April 5pts) by 6 wickets
    • Lancashire (22pts) beat Derbyshire (3pts) by an innings and 72 runs
    • Yorkshire (20pts) beat Northamptonshire (5pts) by 10 wickets

8 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs (D/L method)
    • Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 44 runs (D/L method)
• Basketball:
  • Euroleague Final Four in Moscow:
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv successfully defends its title with a 90-78 win over TAU Cerámica. Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Five games were played Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Northamptonshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (9-10 April Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Table The table showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows Matches of 17 April Derbyshire v Kent (17 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Tables totesport League totesport League Scotland v Durham (1 May Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts Durham (2pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m EuroLeague WomenThe Euroleague (EL is one of the professional Basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv (מכבי "אלקטרה" תל-אביב is a professional Basketball team based in Tel Aviv, playing in the Saski Baskonia SAD is a Spanish professional Basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz. (Euroleague.net)
    • In the third-place game, Panathinaikos erases a 22-point deficit in the third quarter and defeats Final Four hosts CSKA Moscow 94-91 in double overtime. Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P See also CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional Basketball club often referred to as " Red Army " for its past (Euroleague.net)
  • NBA: The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash is named the NBA's most valuable player, becoming the first Canadian to win the award. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born 7 February 1974 is a Canadian professional Basketball player who plays Point guard for the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In 1996, Nash was drafted 15th overall by the Suns, making him the lowest-drafted player ever to be named MVP.
• Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen wins the Spanish Grand Prix, leading every lap in the process. Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen born October 17, 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish Formula One race car driver currently The 2005 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held from May 6 to May 8 2005, at Circuit de Catalunya. (Formula1.com)

7 May 2005

• Horse racing: Giacomo, a 50-1 longshot with Mike E. Smith up, beats a field of 20 horses to win the 131st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Giacomo is a Male Given name, Italian version of James. It may be refer to People Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924 Longshot is a fictional Marvel Comics Superhero best known as a member of the X-Men. Mike E Smith (born August 10, 1965 in Roswell New Mexico) is an American Jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May History The track is named for John and Henry Churchill who leased 80 acres (320000 m² of land to their nephew Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr (AP/Louisville Courier-Journal)
• Cricket: A player from Warwickshire County Cricket Club, the defending County Champions, has tested positive for a recreational drug. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county He is the second Warwickshire player who has tested positive in seven months. (Cricinfo)
• Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Williams 6-0 to win the Premier League
• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR: Greg Biffle wins the Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway from Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne. Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands) nicknamed "The Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver Washington) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. Jeffery Michael Gordon Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw Washington) is a race car driver in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. (NASCAR.com)

6 May 2005

• Basketball:
  • Euroleague semifinals in Moscow:
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv 91, Panathinaikos 82 (Euroleague.net)
    • TAU Cerámica 85, CSKA Moscow 78 (Euroleague.net)
  • NBA:
    • The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash is expected to be named the league's MVP on Sunday. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m EuroLeague WomenThe Euroleague (EL is one of the professional Basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv (מכבי "אלקטרה" תל-אביב is a professional Basketball team based in Tel Aviv, playing in the Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P Saski Baskonia SAD is a Spanish professional Basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz. See also CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional Basketball club often referred to as " Red Army " for its past The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born 7 February 1974 is a Canadian professional Basketball player who plays Point guard for the (Yahoo!)
    • NBA playoffs: The Washington Wizards defeat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 to win their opening-round series 4-2. The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern It's the Wizards' first playoff series win since 1982. (Ohio News Network)

5 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • C&G Trophy, Round One:
    • Derbyshire beat Durham by 1 wicket
    • Worcestershire beat Scotland by 10 wickets
• Football (soccer):
  • The English Football Association confirms that the top four finishers in this season's FA Premier League will qualify for next season's Champions League even if Liverpool F.C. win the CL and finish below fourth in the Premiership. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over Cricket competition played in England Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Five games were played Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (North Match details April Durham won all four Tables Championship totesport League Match details Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13-16 April Tables totesport League totesport League Scotland v Durham (1 May Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts Durham (2pts Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The FA says it will continue to lobby UEFA for Liverpool to receive a place in the CL should it win the competition and finish below fourth place in the league. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. (BBC)
  • UEFA Cup Semi-finals, 2nd leg (teams progressing to the final in Lisbon in bold). The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
    • CSKA Moscow 3 – 0 Parma (UEFA.com)
    • AZ Alkmaar 3 – 2 Sporting (after extra time) (UEFA.com)
• Formula One: The FIA bans BAR for the next two races for running what is alleged to have been an illegal car at the San Marino Grand Prix. See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting British American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005 The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held from April 22 to April 24 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. (Formula1.com)

4 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • C&G Trophy, Round One:
    • Essex beat Devon by 180 runs
    • Glamorgan beat Suffolk by 143 runs
    • Gloucestershire beat Berkshire by 85 runs
    • Hampshire beat Shropshire by 7 wickets
    • Lancashire beat Buckinghamshire by 51 runs (D/L method)
    • Leicestershire beat Somerset by 3 wickets
    • Middlesex beat Northumberland by 10 wickets
    • Nottinghamshire beat Wales Minor Counties by 6 wickets
    • Surrey beat Staffordshire by 3 wickets
    • Sussex beat Bedfordshire by 8 wickets
    • Warwickshire beat Holland by 23 runs
    • Yorkshire beat Ireland by 6 wickets
• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League Semi-final, 2nd leg (team progressing to the final in Istanbul in bold). Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over Cricket competition played in England Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (South Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Group Stage (Midlands/Wales/West Match details April Their Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South Match details April The first game Tables Championship totesport League Match details April It took until 30 April before Lancashire could celebrate In the Sport of Cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a One-day Tables Championship totesport League Match details Leicestershire v Durham (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Somerset v Durham UCCE (9-11 April Match drawn Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April Middlesex Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April Tables Championship totesport League Match details Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April Surrey (12pts Tables Championship totesport League Match details Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April Match Tables Championship totesport League Match details MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April MCC beat Warwickshire The Dutch cricket team is a national Cricket team representing the Netherlands. Tables Championship totesport League Match details Essex v Yorkshire (13-16 April Essex (12pts The Ireland cricket team is the Cricket team representing all Ireland (i Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
  • PSV Eindhoven 3 – 1 AC Milan (UEFA.com)

3 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • C&G Trophy, Round One:
    • Nottinghamshire beat Denmark by 8 wickets
    • Kent beat Wiltshire by 9 runs
• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League Semi-final, 2nd leg (team progressing to the final in Istanbul in bold). Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over Cricket competition played in England Tables Championship totesport League Match details Nottinghamshire v Loughborough UCCE (13-15 April The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international Cricket matches Tables Championship totesport League Match details Kent v Cardiff UCCE (13-15 April Match drawn Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
  • Liverpool 1 – 0 Chelsea (UEFA.com)

2 May 2005

• Snooker: Qualifier Shaun Murphy beats Matthew Stevens 18-16 to win the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England (BBC)
• 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  • Nepal (8. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long Shaun Murphy (born August 10, 1982 in Harlow, England) is an English professional Snooker player and the 2005 Matthew Stevens (born 11 September 1977, Carmarthen Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker player The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a Cricket competition for (then 12 nations from Asia Africa North The Nepal national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nepal in international Cricket matches 5pts) drew with Hong Kong (5pts) in Kathmandu
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League Division One in 2005:
    • Gloucestershire (4pts) and Hampshire (0pts) by 60 runs
    • Glamorgan (4pts) and Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 4 runs (D/L method)
  • National League Division Two in 2005:
    • The match between Durham (2pts) and Sussex (2pts) was abandoned as a No Result after rain
    • Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 99 runs (D/L method)

1 May 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League Division One in 2005:
    • Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 3 wickets (D/L method)
    • Lancashire (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 1 run (D/L method)
    • Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 98 runs
  • National League Division Two in 2005:
    • Somerset (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 8 wickets
    • Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 19 runs
    • Yorkshire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by 3 wickets
    • The match between Scotland (2pts) and Durham (2pts) was abandoned as a No Result
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Past sports events by month

• 2005 in sports: January February March April
• 2004 in sports: June July August September October November December

(For earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months)

Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track 2005 in sports: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August 2005 in sports: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2005 in sports: ← – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – 2005 in sports: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → See also 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → See also 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → 2004 in sports: June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → See also

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