30 May 2005 (Monday) 2005 English cricket season: National League, Division One: Lancashire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 6 wickets Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 4 wickets Essex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 6 wickets Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 32 runs National League, Division Two: Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 6 wickets Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset(0pts) by 2 wickets Surrey (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by 43 runs Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 60 runs Football: In the English Football League Championship playoff final to determine the last of three teams to earn promotion to the Premier League, West Ham United defeat Preston North End 1–0 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. (BBC) Multiplex, the Australian company building the new Wembley Stadium in London announces that it will lose £45 million on the project, because of cost overruns and construction delays. The completion date is pushed back three months to March 2006, but the company repeats its assurance that the stadium will be ready to stage next year's FA Cup final in May. The company's executive chairman quit last Friday when the news first emerged. Multiplex has reduced its 2005 profits forecast from A$235 million to A$170 million. (Independent), (Australian Financial Review) 29 May 2005 (Sunday) 2005 English cricket season: County Championship, Division Two: Leicestershire (19pts) beat Derbyshire (5pts) by 4 wickets National League, Division Two: Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 1 run Scotland (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 1 wicket Motorsport: Indy Racing League: Dan Wheldon wins the 89th Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, Danica Patrick records the highest finish amongst female drivers in the race's history and the year's field of rookie drivers, finishing fourth. Formula One: Fernando Alonso wins the European Grand Prix after Kimi Räikkönen crashes on the last lap with a suspension failure. (Formula 1.com) NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson wins a wild Coca-Cola 600 on a last lap pass of Bobby Labonte, becoming the first driver to win the 600 three straight years. The race is marred by 22 caution flags, which sets an all-time record in Nextel Cup. Cycling: Paolo Savoldelli wins the 2005 Giro d'Italia. (BBC) Pakistani cricket tour of West Indies West Indies complete a 4-day victory over Pakistan in their first of two Test matches, bowling them out for 296 to end with a 276-run victory. Ice hockey: The London Knights defeat the Rimouski