no result between South Africa and New Zealand in Nathan Astle's 200th One Day International. South Africa make 79 for 2 before rain stopped play. (Cricinfo) 3 November 2005 (Thursday) New York New York Yankees outfielder Matt Lawton tested positive for boldenone, in violation of Major League Baseball drug policy, and will be suspended for the first ten games of the 2006 season. NCAA College Football AP Top 25 (24) Louisville 42, Pittsburgh 20 Michael Bush runs for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cardinals to the win. Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil sets an NCAA record by forcing his ninth fumble of the season. NBA Premiere Week Indiana Pacers 105, Miami Heat 102: Shaquille O'Neal sprained his ankle in the home opener loss for the Floridians and will be out for two to four weeks. Phoenix Suns 122, Los Angeles Lakers 112 Cricket: Sri Lanka tour of India: A team effort, with five men making above 35 and Rahul Dravid top-scoring with 63, sees India chase 262 to win against Sri Lanka. Ajit Agarkar takes five wickets for 44 runs, his second best bowling figures of his ODI career, and 87 from Marvan Atapattu was not enough to help his team avoid the loss. India takes an unassailable 4–0 lead in the 7-match series. (Cricinfo) Football: 2005–06 UEFA Cup: Group stage, matchday 2 Group A: Hamburg 2–0 Viking Stavanger Group A: Slavia Prague 4–2 CSKA Sofia Group B: Brøndby 2–0 Maccabi Petach Tikva Group B: Palermo 0–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Group C: Lens 5–0 Halmstad Group C: Sampdoria 0–0 Steaua Bucharest Group D: Middlesbrough 3–0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Group D: Litex Lovech 2–1 Grasshoppers Group E: Red Star Belgrade 1–2 FC Basel Group E: Strasbourg 2–0 Tromsø Group F: Levski Sofia 1–0 Dinamo Bucharest Group F: Heerenveen 0–0 CSKA Moscow Group G: Rapid București 2–0 Rennes Group G: VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Group H: Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Group H: Sevilla 3–0 Beşiktaş See also 2005–06 UEFA Cup. 2 November 2005 (Wednesday) NCAA College Football AP Top 25 (23) West Virginia 45, UConn 13 NBA Premiere Week Cleveland Cavaliers 109, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 87 Washington Wizards 99, Toronto Raptors 96 Indiana Pacers 90, Orlando Magic 78 Milwaukee Bucks 110, New Jersey Nets 96 Boston Celtics 114, New York Knicks 100 (OT) Detroit Pistons 108, Philadelphia 76ers 88 Minnesota Timberwolves 90, Portland Trail Blazers 86 Miami