January 2006 in Sports - 18 January 2006 (Wednesday)

18 January 2006 (Wednesday)

  • Cricket: Zimbabwe Cricket announces that the Zimbabwean cricket team will not play Test cricket in 2006
  • Football:
    • FA Cup third round replays
      • Manchester United 5–0 Burton Albion: Talented teenager Giuseppe Rossi doubles his tally of senior goals for the season to four.
      • Everton 1–0 Millwall (BBC)
    • Women's football: Kristine Lilly becomes the first player in history, male or female, to reach 300 international appearances. She scores the opening goal and assists on the second as the USA defeats longtime rival Norway 3–1 in the Four Nations Tournament in Guangzhou.

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