July 2005 in Sports - 30 July 2005

30 July 2005

  • Cricket:
    • Indian Oil Cup:
      • Sri Lanka 209 for 7 (Jayasuriya 43*) beat India 205 for 9 (Dravid 54 – Muralitharan 3/33) by three wickets
    • 2005 English cricket season: Twenty20 Cup:
      • Lancashire 217 for 4 (Symonds 52*, Flintoff 49) beat Surrey (Ramprakash 45, Benning 42) by 22 runs in the first semi-final. (BBC)
      • Somerset 157 for 9 beat Leicestershire 153 for 8 (Maddy 56) by four runs in the second semi-final. (BBC)
      • Somerset 118 for 3 (Smith 64*) beat Lancashire 114 for 8 (Law 59) by 7 wickets in the final, to win the Twenty20 Cup. (BBC)
  • Rugby union: In the opener of the Tri Nations Series, the Springboks (South Africa) win a closely fought match with the Wallabies (Australia) 22–16. Percy Montgomery becomes the first Springbok to score 500 points in Test matches. (BBC)
  • NHL: No surprise — the Pittsburgh Penguins select superstar prospect Sidney Crosby as the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft.
  • Football (soccer): In the 2005 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the MLS All-Stars defeat Fulham of the English Premiership 4–1 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. New England Revolution striker Taylor Twellman scores a goal and is named the game's MVP, while Jeff Cunningham of the Colorado Rapids scores twice after coming on in the 68th minute. (ESPN Soccernet) (MLSnet.com)

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