July 2005 in Sports - 20 July 2005

20 July 2005

• American football
  • Tedy Bruschi of the NFL's New England Patriots will sit out the 2005 season as he recovers from a stroke he suffered on February 18.
• Football: UEFA Champions League 2005–06 First Qualifying round, second leg. Progressing teams indicated in bold.
  • Pyunik 2 – 2 Haka (UEFA.com)
  • Tirana 3 – 0 Gorica (UEFA.com)
  • Hafnarfjörður 1 – 2 Neftchi (UEFA.com)
  • Artmedia Bratislava 4 – 1 Kairat Almaty (a.e.t.) (UEFA.com)
  • Skonto Riga 1 – 0 Rabotnički (UEFA.com)
  • Shelbourne 4 – 1 Glentoran (UEFA.com)
  • Anorthosis Famagusta 1 – 0 Dinamo Minsk (UEFA.com)
  • Sheriff Tiraspol 2 – 0 Sliema Wanderers (UEFA.com)
  • NK Zrinjski 0 – 4 F91 Dudelange (a.e.t.) (UEFA.com)

• Cycling: Tour de France
  • Stage 17, 239.5 km from Pau to Revel. Seventeen riders break away from the peloton early in the stage, opening a lead of up to 25 minutes. At the end of the stage Paolo Savoldelli beats Kurt Asle Arvesen with the last turn of the pedals. The peloton arrives 22 minutes 28 seconds after Savoldelli, including Lance Armstrong, Ivan Basso and Michael Rasmussen. The General Classification leaders are unchanged. (Le Tour)