29 August 2005
- Football:
- Italian referee Pierluigi Collina, widely regarded as the best referee in the world, announces his retirement following a dispute with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The dispute centred on Collina's decision to accept a sponsorship deal with Opel, who also sponsor Serie A side A.C. Milan. The deal was seen as a major conflict of interests by the FIGC and Collina was demoted to refereeing Serie B matches, in response to this Collina handed in his resignation, ending his career. BBC
- Cricket, Videocon Tri-Series:
- India (226 for 6, Kaif 65, Dhoni 56, Yuvraj 53*; Ireland 3–54) beat Zimbabwe (65, Pathan 5–27, Agarkar 4–18) by 161 runs. (Cricinfo)
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