August 2005 in Sports - 28 August 2005

28 August 2005

• Auto racing:
  • IRL: Tony Kanaan wins the Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix, his second victory of the year. Points leader Dan Wheldon was hampered by fuel problems and finished out of the race in 18th.
  • Champ Car: Oriol Servia wins his first series victory in the Molson Champ Car race in Montreal, Quebec after officials order rookie Timo Glock to let him pass on the final lap for illegally blocking another car.
• Baseball: 2005 Little League World Series Championship Game
  • West Oahu from Ewa Beach, Hawai'i comes from behind with a three-run sixth inning and then wins the first extra-inning game since 1971, defeating Willemstead, Curaçao 7–6 in seven innings. Michael Memea's walk-off home run provided the difference, preventing the defending champions from repeating their attempt to repeat what the Long Beach, California team did in 1992 and 1993. Rancho Buena Vista, California defeated Chiba City, Japan by a 5–4 score to win the consolation game.
• Cricket: The Ashes, fourth test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
  • England (477 & 129–7) defeat Australia (218 & 387) by three wickets to take a 2–1 series lead with one Test remaining. After following-on Australia set England a target of 129, England survived a bowling onslaught from Shane Warne (4–31) and Brett Lee (3–51) to gain the upper hand in the series. (BBC)
• Football
  • La Liga
    • Sevilla 1–0 Racing de Santander
    • Espanyol 0–2 Getafe
    • Celta Vigo 2–0 Málaga
    • Osasuna 2–1 Villarreal
    • Mallorca 0–1 Deportivo de La Coruña
    • Atlético Madrid 0–0 Real Zaragoza
    • Cádiz 1–2 Real Madrid
  • Serie A
    • Udinese 1–0 Empoli
    • Lazio 1–0 Messina
    • Parma 1–1 Palermo
    • Reggina 0–3 AS Roma
    • Siena 2–1 Cagliari
    • Inter Milan 3–0 Treviso
    • Ascoli 1–1 A.C. Milan
    • Juventus 1–0 Chievo Verona
  • FA Premier League
    • Middlesbrough 0–3 Charlton Athletic
    • Newcastle 0–3 Man United