March 2006 in Sports - March 1, 2006 (Wednesday)

March 1, 2006 (Wednesday)

• Cricket
  • West Indies in New Zealand
    • Match 4 in the 5 match One Day International series.
      • New Zealand defeat the West Indies by 91 runs in Napier. New Zealand go up 4–0.
        • New Zealand continued their fine form this series, with Lou Vincent scoring 102 in the Black Caps 324–6 off 50 overs. In reply, the inability to create and maintain partnerships cost the West Indies any chance at winning, with only Runako Morton scoring more the fifty, going on to make 110 not out. The West Indies will be hoping the arrival of Brian Lara can inspire them to avoid a whitewash in the final match in Auckland. cricinfo
• NCAA Men's College Basketball
  • Florida State 79, (1) Duke 74: Despite 30 points from J. J. Redick and 20 from Shelden Williams, the Blue Devils go down to their first ACC defeat of the season in Tallahassee.
• Football results: Friendly internationals. With exactly 100 days to the start of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, managers try to finalise their squads:
  • Switzerland 3 – Scotland 1 (Reuters).
  • Northern Ireland 1 – Estonia 0 (Reuters).
  • England 2 – Uruguay 1 (Reuters).
  • Wales 0 – Paraguay 0 (Reuters).
  • Republic of Ireland 3 – Sweden 0
  • Russia 0 – Brazil 1
  • Italy 4 – Germany 1
  • France 1 – Slovakia 2
  • Netherlands 1 – Ecuador 0
  • Portugal 3 – Saudi Arabia 0
  • Spain 3 – Côte d'Ivoire 2
  • Poland 0 – United States 1
  • Belgium 2 – Luxembourg 0 Match abandoned after 64 minutes due to a snowstorm.
  • Macedonia 0 – Bulgaria 1
  • Israel 0 – Denmark 2
  • Croatia 3 – Argentina 2
    • In a dramatic match, Croatia's Ivan Klasnić scored in the 3rd minute, but was cancelled thirty seconds later by a Carlos Tévez goal, and two minutes later Lionel Messi gave Argentina the lead. Darijo Srna equalised late in the second half and Dario Šimić scored an injury time header to give victory to Croatia. (Fox Sports Australia)
  • Iran 3 – Costa Rica 2 (Soccerway), (Guardian)

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