August 2005 in Sports - 6 August 2005

6 August 2005

• American Football: In the NFL's first pre-season game, the Atlanta Falcons defeat the Indianapolis Colts, 27–20 in the American Bowl tilt at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. (ESPN)

• Cricket:
  • 2005 English cricket season:
    • County Championship, Division One:
      • Hampshire (385 & 388 for 7) beat Gloucestershire (363 & 232) by 178 runs. (BBC)
      • Warwickshire (272 & 383 for 7) beat Middlesex (323 & 330) by 3 wickets. (BBC)
    • County Championship, Division Two:
      • Northamptonshire (189 & 386) beat Worcestershire (216 & 222) by 137 runs. (BBC)
      • Essex (245 & 299 for 8) beat Durham (196 & 347) by 2 wickets. (BBC)
      • Lancashire (291 & 368 for 9) beat Leicestershire (261 & 164) by 234 runs. (BBC)
  • Indian Oil Cup: West Indies (226 for 7) beat Sri Lanka (193) by 33 runs in the ODI triangular series. (BBC)

• Rugby union: In the second match of the Tri Nations Series from Cape Town, the Springboks (South Africa) upset the All Blacks (New Zealand) 22–16. The win moves the Springboks ahead of the Australia Wallabies into second in the world rankings. (BBC)

• AFL: Round 19 Results
  • Western Bulldogs 21.14 (140) def. West Coast Eagles 14.13 (97) at the MCG, Melbourne
  • Adelaide 13.22 (100) def. Melbourne 7.4 (46) at AAMI Stadium, Adelaide
  • Essendon 15.8 (98) def. by Sydney 18.10 (118) at Telstra Dome, Melbourne
  • Fremantle 13.15 (93) def. Richmond 9.12 (66) at Subiaco Oval, Perth

• NRL: Round 22 Results
  • Cronulla 40 def. Melbourne 16 at Toyota Park, Sydney
  • Bulldogs 13 def. by Newcastle 28 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney
  • New Zealand 20 def. by Parramatta 38 at Ericsson Stadium, Auckland