April 2005 in Sports - 15 April 2005

15 April 2005

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (22pts) beat Leicestershire (1pt) by an innings and 216 runs.
  • Universities:
    • Kent drew with Cardiff UCCE
    • Nottinghamshire drew with Loughborough UCCE
• Football (soccer): UEFA hands down its punishment to Internazionale for the unruly behaviour of their fans during their Champions League match against AC Milan. AC has been awarded a 3–0 victory in the match and will advance to the semifinals to face PSV Eindhoven. In addition, Inter must play their next four UEFA home matches in an empty stadium, with the possibility of two more empty stadium matches if fans cause more trouble during a three-year probation period. (Reuters/Yahoo!)
• Auto racing: Just 5 days after opening his Champ Car title defense by winning at Long Beach, Sébastien Bourdais beats NASCAR driver Mark Martin to win the second round of the International Race of Champions season at Texas Motor Speedway.(AP via Yahoo!)