28 August 2005 (Sunday)
- The 41st Notting Hill Carnival begins. (BBC)
- Cricket:
- England beat Australia by three wickets in the fourth Test to take a two-one lead in The Ashes series. The final Test will be played at The Oval from the 8 - 12 September. (BBC)
- Essex Eagles take the National League title with three matches to go thanks to a 12-run win over Hampshire Hawks. The win is their first major trophy since 1997. (Cricinfo)
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Famous quotes containing the word august:
“Until, on Vinegar Hill, the fatal conclave.
Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.
The hillside blushed, soaked in our broken wave.
They buried us without shroud or coffin
And in August the barley grew up out of the grave.”
—Seamus Heaney (b. 1939)