beat Northamptonshire (5pts) by 10 wickets 8 May 2005 (Sunday) 2005 English cricket season: National League, Division Two: Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs (D/L method) Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 44 runs (D/L method) Basketball: Euroleague Final Four in Moscow: Maccabi Tel Aviv successfully defends its title with a 90–78 win over TAU Cerámica. (Euroleague.net) In the third-place game, Panathinaikos erases a 22-point deficit in the third quarter and defeats Final Four hosts CSKA Moscow 94–91 in double overtime. (Euroleague.net) NBA: The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash is named the NBA's most valuable player, becoming the first Canadian to win the award. In 1996, Nash was drafted 15th overall by the Suns, making him the lowest-drafted player ever to be named MVP. Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen wins the Spanish Grand Prix, leading every lap in the process. (Formula1.com) 7 May 2005 (Saturday) Horse racing: Giacomo, a 50–1 longshot with Mike E. Smith up, beats a field of 20 horses to win the 131st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (AP/Louisville Courier-Journal) Cricket: A player from Warwickshire County Cricket Club, the defending County Champions, has tested positive for a recreational drug. He is the second Warwickshire player who has tested positive in seven months. (Cricinfo) Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Williams 6–0 to win the Premier League Auto racing: NASCAR: Greg Biffle wins the Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway from Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne. (NASCAR.com) 6 May 2005 (Friday) Basketball: Euroleague semifinals in Moscow: Maccabi Tel Aviv 91, Panathinaikos 82 (Euroleague.net) TAU Cerámica 85, CSKA Moscow 78 (Euroleague.net) NBA: The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash is expected to be named the league's MVP on Sunday. (Yahoo!) NBA playoffs: The Washington Wizards defeat the Chicago Bulls 94–91 to win their opening-round series 4–2. It's the Wizards' first playoff series win since 1982. (Ohio News Network) 5 May 2005 (Thursday) 2005 English cricket season: C&G Trophy, Round One: Derbyshire beat Durham by 1 wicket Worcestershire beat Scotland by 10 wickets Football (soccer): The English Football Association confirms that the top four finishers in this season's FA Premier League will qualify for next season's Champions League even if Liverpool F.C. win the CL and finish below fourth in the Premiership. The FA says it will continue to lobby UEFA for Liverpool to receive a place in the CL should it win the competition and finish below fourth place