August 2005 in Sports - 13 August 2005

13 August 2005

• Boxing:
  • Ricardo Mayorga wins the vacant WBC world Jr. Middleweight title with a twelve round decision over former world champion Michele Piccirillo of Italy; former WBC world Heavyweight champion Oliver McCall returns with a fourth round knockout win over Poland's Przemyslaw Saleta, and Puerto Rico's Luis Collazo retains his WBA world Welterweight title, with an eighth round knockout over former world Lightweight champion Miguel Ángel González of Mexico. All fights are part of a boxing show in Chicago, Illinois. AOL
• Cricket: 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One: Middlesex (325 & 385 for 4 dec.) drew with Nottinghamshire (181 & 128–1). (BBC)
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Northamptonshire (140 & 466 for 6 dec.) beat Derbyshire (219 & 204) by 182 runs. (BBC)
    • Yorkshire (406 & 179 for 4) drew with Somerset (581). (BBC)

• Golf: US PGA Championship: Davis Love III and second-round leader Phil Mickelson are tied for the lead after three rounds at six-under par. Thomas Björn is one shot behind, with Pat Pérez, defending champion Vijay Singh, Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington two shots behind. Tiger Woods is at even par. (Official PGA Championship Website)

• Football:
  • 2005–06 Barclays Premiership Opening Day Results Barclays Premiership Website:
    • Everton 0–2 Manchester United
    • Aston Villa 2–2 Bolton Wanderers
    • Fulham 0–0 Birmingham City
    • Manchester City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion
    • Portsmouth 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
    • Sunderland 1–3 Charlton Athletic
    • West Ham United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers
    • Middlesbrough 0–0 Liverpool

• Rugby union:
  • In the third match of the Tri Nations Series from Telstra Stadium in Sydney, the All Blacks (New Zealand) roar back from a 13–0 first-half deficit to defeat the Australia Wallabies 30–13. The away win, the first in the Tri Nations since 2003, assures New Zealand will retain the Bledisloe Cup. The one dark spot for the All Blacks is the stretchering off of star fly-half Daniel Carter late in the second half. (BBC) Update: Carter suffered a broken leg and may be out as long as three months. (BBC)