July 2005 in Sports - 13 July 2005

13 July 2005

• Ice hockey: NHL labor dispute
  • The National Hockey League and its players' union, the NHL Players Association, have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that will end the league's 10-month lockout. The six-year agreement is subject to approval by the NHLPA membership on 21 July and the league's Board of Governors (owners) on 22 July. (TSN)
• Football: UEFA Champions League 2005–06 – First Qualifying Round, first leg
  • Haka 1 – 0 Pyunik (UEFA.com)
  • Dudelange 0 – 1 Zrinjski (UEFA.com)
  • Glentoran 1 – 2 Shelbourne (UEFA.com)
  • HB Tórshavn 2 – 4 Kaunas (UEFA.com)
  • Liverpool 3 – 0 TNS (UEFA.com)
  • Gorica 2 – 0 Tirana (UEFA.com)
• Cycling: 2005 Tour de France
  • Stage 11 of the Tour, 173 km from Courchevel to Briançon. Before the stage begins, Italian rider Dario Frigo is excluded and arrested when performance enhancing drugs are discovered in his wife's car. In the first stage to have not one but two "Hors Categorie" climbs (the highest categorisation for mountains, indicating maximum difficulty), the Col de la Madeleine (2000 m) and the Col du Galibier (2645 m – the highest point of this year's Tour) T-Mobile's Kazakh rider Alexander Vinokourov wins in a sprint, just ahead of Colombian Santiago Botero. Lance Armstrong's group finishes one minute and a quarter behind, so the American keeps the Maillot Jaune, while its former wearer, Jens Voigt of CSC is eliminated for not finishing within the time limit.
  • Armstrong remains 38 seconds ahead of Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank), and his next closest rival is Christophe Moreau. The only majorly movement in the general classification is Vinokourov making up some time on the leaders. The other jerseys have not changed hands, and the lanterne rouge, the last placed rider in the race (presently Iker Flores) is more than two and a quarter hours down on Armstrong. (Le Tour)