March 2006 in Sports - March 18, 2006 (Saturday)

March 18, 2006 (Saturday)

• Cricket:
  • Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06:
    • First Test at Newlands, Cape Town – South Africa 205 (Clark 5/55) and 197 (Clark 4/34) loses to Australia 308 (Hayden 94, Ponting 74, Symonds 55) and 95/3 (Ntini 3/28) by seven wickets. Australia leads three-Test series 1–0. Scorecard
• World Baseball Classic Semi Finals
  • Cuba 3, Dominican Republic 1
  • Japan 6, Korea 0
• Rugby Union: 2006 Six Nations Championship
  • Italy 10 – 13 Scotland
  • Wales 16 – 21 France
  • England 24 – 28 Ireland
  • France win their third Six Nations title in five years, but had to struggle to overcome Wales; they then had to wait for the England-Ireland match to take place to confirm their championship – Ireland could have taken the title if they'd beaten England by 34 clear points. Ireland settle for the Triple Crown, defeating England with a last-minute try.
• 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, First round
  • Bridgeport Region
    • At Rosemont, Illinois:
      • (4) Michigan State 65, (13) Milwaukee 46
      • (5) Kentucky 69, (12) Chattanooga 59
  • San Antonio Region
    • At Nashville:
      • (9) Washington 73, (8) Minnesota 69
      • (1) LSU 72, (16) Florida Atlantic 48
    • At Rosemont:
      • (4) DePaul 68, (13) Liberty 43
      • (12) Tulsa 71, (5) NC State 61
    • At Denver:
      • (2) Oklahoma 78, (15) Pepperdine 66
      • (7) BYU 67, (10) Iowa 62
      • (6) Florida State 80, (11) Louisiana Tech 71
      • (3) Stanford 72, (14) Southeast Missouri State 45
  • Cleveland Region
    • At Nashville:
      • (1) North Carolina 75, (16) UC Riverside 51
      • (8) Vanderbilt 76, (9) Louisville 69
  • Albuquerque Region
    • At Tucson, Arizona:
      • (5) Utah 76, (12) Middle Tennessee 71
      • (4) Arizona State 80, (13) Stephen F. Austin 61
      • (3) Baylor 74, (14) Northern Arizona 56
      • (11) New Mexico 83, (6) Florida 59
• 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Second round:
  • Atlanta Region
    • At Greensboro, North Carolina:
      • (1) Duke 74, (8) George Washington 61
    • At Jacksonville, Florida:
      • (4) LSU 58, (12) Texas A&M 57
  • Minneapolis Region
    • At Jacksonville:
      • (3) Florida 82, (11) Milwaukee 60
    • At Salt Lake City:
      • (4) Boston College 69, (12) Montana 56
  • Washington, D.C. Region
    • At Greensboro:
      • (7) Wichita State 80, (2) Tennessee 73
    • At San Diego:
      • (5) Washington 67, (4) Illinois 64
  • Oakland Region
    • At San Diego:
      • (10) Alabama vs. (2) UCLA,
    • At Salt Lake City:
      • (3) Gonzaga 90, (6) Indiana 80
• Boxing: Hasim Rahman and James Toney battle to a twelve round draw (tie) in a fight for the WBC's Heavyweight title.