Sporting Events on August 05
1809 : -6) Battle of Wagram - Napoleon beats archduke Charles
1904 : Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn
1991 : Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins)
2002 : Md Ali Qamar wins 48-kg boxing final beating Darran Langley
2002 : Sanamacha Chanu wins 53-Kg weightlifting at Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.
2002 : South African Swimmer Natalle du Toit receives award of Outstanding Achievement in Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 : Yugoslavia beats Canada 101-82 in Efes Pilsen Istanbul World Cup Basketball Tournament.
2002 : England announces its team for Sri Lanka ICC Championship Tourney. The team will be Captained by Nasser Hussain.
2002 : Venus Williams(USA) beats Jelena Dokic (Yugoslavia) 6-2, 6-2 in Acura Classic
2002 : Guillermo Canas beats Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-5 in finals of Masters Canda Tennis.