diff --git a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
index 830d7e5b..f2fe09b1 100644
--- a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
+++ b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
@@ -128,22 +128,17 @@ class NameParser(object):
                     result.episode_numbers = [ep_num]
 
             if 'air_year' in named_groups and 'air_month' in named_groups and 'air_day' in named_groups:
-                if 'sports' in cur_regex_name:
-                    year = int(match.group('air_year'))
-                    month = match.group('air_month')
-                    day = int(re.sub("(st|nd|rd|th)", "", match.group('air_day')))
-                else:
-                    year = int(match.group('air_year'))
-                    month = int(match.group('air_month'))
-                    day = int(match.group('air_day'))
+                year = int(match.group('air_year'))
+                month = match.group('air_month')
+                day = int(match.group('air_day'))
 
                 try:
-                    if 'sports' in cur_regex_name:
-                        dtStr = '%s-%s-%s' % (year, month, day)
-                        result.air_date = result.sports_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtStr, "%Y-%b-%d").date()
-                    else:
+                    try:
                         dtStr = '%s-%s-%s' % (year, month, day)
                         result.air_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtStr, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
+                    except:
+                        dtStr = '%s-%s-%s' % (day, month, year)
+                        result.air_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(dtStr, "%d-%b-%Y").date()
                 except ValueError, e:
                     raise InvalidNameException(e.message)
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/name_parser/regexes.py b/sickbeard/name_parser/regexes.py
index d76ed2ae..4e5be696 100644
--- a/sickbeard/name_parser/regexes.py
+++ b/sickbeard/name_parser/regexes.py
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ sports_regexs = [
     ('sports_event',
      # Show.Name.123.Event.Nov.23rd.2010.Source.Quality.Etc-Group
      '''
-/////////////////////p,.l..................      ^((?P<series_name>.+?)[. _-]+)?
-     ((?P<air_day>\d{1,2}).+)[. _-]+
+     ^((?P<series_name>.+?)[. _-]+)?
+     ^((?P<event>.+?)[. _-]+)?
+     ((?P<air_day>\d{1,2}))[. _-]+
      (?P<air_month>\w{3,})[. _-]+
      (?P<air_year>\d{4})
      [. _-]*((?P<extra_info>.+?)
diff --git a/sickbeard/naming.py b/sickbeard/naming.py
index 4bd52fb1..26762c0e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/naming.py
+++ b/sickbeard/naming.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def validate_name(pattern, multi=None, file_only=False, abd=False, sports=False)
             logger.log(u"Air date incorrect in parsed episode, pattern isn't valid", logger.DEBUG)
             return False
     elif sports:
-        if result.sports_date != ep.airdate:
+        if result.air_date != ep.airdate:
             logger.log(u"Sports air date incorrect in parsed episode, pattern isn't valid", logger.DEBUG)
             return False
     else:
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def _generate_sample_ep(multi=None, abd=False, sports=False):
         ep._release_name = 'Show.Name.2011.03.09.HDTV.XviD-RLSGROUP'
         ep.show.air_by_date = 1
     elif sports:
-        ep._release_name = 'Show.Name.2011.Mar.09.HDTV.XviD-RLSGROUP'
+        ep._release_name = 'Show.Name.09.Mar.2011.HDTV.XviD-RLSGROUP'
         ep.show.sports = 1
     else:
         ep._release_name = 'Show.Name.S02E03.HDTV.XviD-RLSGROUP'