2005 in sports

Athletics

Men's 100 metres - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium on June 14th.
European Cup June 19
- Men's overall standings - Germany
- Women's overall standings - Russia

Auto racing

Paris Dakar Rally winners
- Motorcycle: Cyril Despres, France, KTM 660 Rally, Team Gauloises KTM, Time 47:27:31, Penalty 9:00
- Car: Stéphane Peterhansel, Jean-Paul Cottret, France, Mitsubishi Pajero Evo, Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports, Time 52:31:39, Penalty n/a
- Truck: Firdaus Kabirov, Aydar Belyaev, Andrei Mokeev, Russia, Kamaz 4911, Team Kamaz-Master, Time 71:13:55, Penalty n/a
World Rally Championship
- Monte Carlo Rally - Won by Sebastien Loeb in a Citroën Xsara.
- Uddeholm Swedish Rally - Won by Petter Solberg in a Subaru Impreza WRC
- Corona Rally Mexico - Won by Petter Solberg in a Subaru Impreza WRC
Grand-Am
- 24 Hours of Daytona
  - The overall and Daytona Prototype class victories were won by Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor, and Emmanuel Collard in the #10 Suntrust Racing Pontiac Riley.
  - The GT class victory was won by Wolf Henzler, Dominik Farnbacher, Shawn Price, and Pierre Ehret in the #71 Farnbacher Racing USA Porsche GT3.
NASCAR
- Daytona 500 - Won by Jeff Gordon in the #24 DuPont Chevrolet.
- Coca-Cola 600 - Won by Jimmie Johnson in the #48 Lowes Chevrolet.
- Brickyard 400 - Won by Tony Stewart in the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet.
International Race of Champions
- Race 1 - Daytona International Speedway - won by Mark Martin.
- Race 2 - Texas Motor Speedway - won by Sebastien Bourdais.
Formula One
- Australian Grand Prix - won by Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault).
- Malaysian Grand Prix - won by Fernando Alonso (Renault).
- Monaco Grand Prix - won by Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren-Mercedes).
- United States Grand Prix - won by Michael Schumacher (Scuderia Ferrari).
  - This race; however, wasn't without controversy as only 6 of the 20 drivers participated. Because of safety issuse with the tires, the Michelin-shod teams pulled out to the utter disappointment of the fans.
American Le Mans Series
- 12 Hours of Sebring
  - The overall and LMP1 class victories were won by JJ Lehto, Marco Werner, and Tom Kristensen in the #1 Champion Racing Audi R8.
  - The LMP2 class was won by Ian James, Chris McMurry, and Jeff Bucknum in the #10 Miracle Motorsports Courage C65.
  - The GT1 class was won by David Brabham, Peter Kox, and Darren Turner in the #57 Aston Martin Racing DBR9.
  - The GT2 class was won by Lucas Luhr, Patrick Long, and Jorg Bergmeister in the #31 Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.
Champ Car World Series
- Long Beach Grand Prix - won by Sebastien Bourdais in the Newman/Haas Racing #1 Lola/Cosworth.
Indy Racing League
- Indianapolis 500 - won by Dan Wheldon in the Andretti Green Racing #26 Dallara/Honda.
  - Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to lead a lap in the Indianapolis 500. She wins the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year award after finishing fourth, the highest finishing position by a woman in the race's history.
24 Hours of Le Mans
- The overall and LMP1 class victores were won by JJ Lehto, Marco Werner, and Tom Kristensen in the #3 Champion Racing Audi R8. Kristensen becomes the only driver to have won 7 overall victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
- The LMP2 class was won by Thomas Erdos, Mike Newton, and Warren Hughes in the #25 RML Lola MG.
- The GT1 class was won by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen in the #64 Chevrolet Corvette C6R.
- The GT2 class was won by Lea Hindery, Mike Rockenfeller, and Marc Lieb in the #71 Alex Job Racing/BAM! Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.

Basketball

NCAA Champions

Men's Division I: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 in the final.
Women's Division I: Baylor defeats Michigan State 84-62 in the final.
Men's Division II: Virginia Union defeats Bryant 63-58 in the final.
Women's Division II: Washburn defeats Seattle Pacific 70-53 in the final.
Men's Division III: Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeats Rochester 73-49 in the final.
Women's Division III: Millikin defeats Randolph-Macon 70-50 in the final.

Professional competitions

April 13 – April 24 - Defending champions Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Jiangsu Dragons 3 games to 2 in the best-of-five Chinese Basketball Association finals.
May 8 - Maccabi Tel-Aviv successfully defends the Euroleague title, defeating TAU Cerámica of Spain 90-78 in the final.
May 30 – June 5 - Maccabi Tel-Aviv sweeps (3-0) the Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the playoff finals of the Israel Premier League.
June 12 - Strasbourg defeat Nancy 72-68 in the French Pro A Championship play-offs Final.
June 8 – June 16 - Fortitudo Bologna defeat Olimpia Milano in the Italian Serie A Championship Finals: 3 games to 1.
June 9 – June 23 - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Detroit Pistons 4 games to 3 to win the franchise's third NBA title and 2nd in 3 years. Tim Duncan was named NBA Finals MVP for the third time in his career. Only three others have accomplished this feat. (Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and Shaqueille O'Neal)

Cricket

See also 2005 in cricket.

January 10 - The ICC World XI (344 for 8) beat the ACC Asian XI (232) by 112 runs to win the first one-day international for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal. It is the first time an ODI has been played that has not been between two cricketing nations.
January 10 - Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 226 runs to record their first ever test match victory.
July 2 - England and Australia tie the deciding NatWest Series trophy match at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia - Maglia rosa (Overal winner): Paolo Savoldelli (Italy, Discovery Channel Team)
Tour de France
- Maillot jaune (Overal winner): Lance Armstrong (USA, Discovery Channel Team)
- King of the Mountains (Polka dot jersey): Michael Rasmussen (Denmark, Rabobank)
- Points Classification (Green jersey): Thor Hushovd (Norway, Crédit Agricole (cycling team))
- Young Rider (White jersey): Yaroslav Popovych (Ukraine, Discovery Channel Team)
- Team: T-Mobile Team

Football (American)

January

Day	Score	Winner	Loser	Event
1	24 - 21	Georgia Bulldogs	Wisconsin Badgers	Outback Bowl in Tampa
	38 - 7	Tennessee Volunteers	Texas A&M Aggies	Cotton Bowl
	30 - 18	Florida State Seminoles	West Virginia Mountaineers	Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida
	30 - 25	Iowa Hawkeyes	LSU Tigers	Capital One Bowl
	38 - 37	Texas Longhorns	Michigan Wolverines	Rose Bowl
	35 - 7	Utah Utes	Pittsburgh Panthers	Fiesta Bowl in Sun Devil Stadium
3	16 - 13	Auburn Tigers	Virginia Tech Hokies	Sugar Bowl
4	55 - 19	USC Trojans	Oklahoma Sooners	Orange Bowl to win the NCAA Division I-A Football National Championship
8	27 - 20	St. Louis Rams	Seattle Seahawks	NFC Wildcard Round playoffs
8	20 - 17 OT	New York Jets	San Diego Chargers	AFC Wildcard Round playoffs
9	49 - 24	Indianapolis Colts	Denver Broncos	AFC Wildcard Round playoffs
9	31 - 17	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	NFC Wildcard Round playoffs
15	20 - 17 OT	Pittsburgh Steelers	New York Jets	AFC Divisional Round playoffs
	47 - 17	Atlanta Falcons	St. Louis Rams	NFC Divisional Round playoffs
	45 - 17	East team	West team	East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco
	24 - 21	South team	North team	Gridiron Classic in Orlando
16	27 - 14	Philadelphia Eagles	Minnesota Vikings	NFC Divisional Round playoffs
16	20 - 3	New England Patriots	Indianapolis Colts	AFC Divisional Round playoffs
22	20 - 13	East team	West team	Hula Bowl in Kahului, Hawaii
23	27 - 10	Eagles	Falcons	NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia
23	41 - 27	Patriots	Steelers	AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh

February

Day	Score	Winner	Loser	Event
6	24 - 21	Patriots	Eagles	Super Bowl XXXIX
13	38 - 27	AFC	NFC	Pro Bowl

June

Day	Score	Winner	Loser	Event
12	51 - 48	Colorado Crush	Georgia Force	ArenaBowl XIX

Football (Rugby Union)

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2005 (Hong Kong Sevens) - Fiji defeat New Zealand 29-19 in the final.
Six Nations Championship - Wales win the Grand Slam.
Heineken Cup - Toulouse defeat Stade Français 18-12 in the final.
World Sevens Series - New Zealand
Super 12 - The Crusaders defeat the Waratahs 35-25 in the final.
Zurich Premiership (England) - Leicester Tigers win the league, Wasps win the playoffs.
Celtic League (Ireland, Scotland, Wales) - Ospreys
TOP 16 (France) - Biarritz defeat Stade Français 37-34 in the final.
National Provincial Championship (New Zealand) - To be determined
Currie Cup (South Africa) - To be determined

Football (Soccer)

German referee Robert Hoyzer admits to having accepted large sums of money from a gambling syndicate to fix matches. The resulting scandal, which has yet to play out completely, becomes a major embarrassment to Germany as it prepares to host the

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May 18: UEFA Cup Final - CSKA Moscow becomes the first Russian club to win a major European club competition, defeating Sporting Lisbon 3-1 on Sporting's home field in Lisbon.
May 21: FA Cup Final - Arsenal defeat Manchester United 5-4 on penalties after regular time and extra time end 0-0.
May 25: UEFA Champions League final - Liverpool defeat AC Milan 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in Istanbul to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time.

GAA

April 16 - The annual congress of the Gaelic Athletic Association votes to open up Croke Park and allow soccer and rugby to be played there under certain circumstances. It is expected that this will pave the way for the Republic of Ireland national football team and the Irish national rugby union team to use Croke Park during the redevelopment of their home ground, Lansdowne Road.

Golf

For fuller coverage see 2005 in golf.

Major championships

7-10 April: The Masters - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title, and his 9th major. He temporarily returned to Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
16-19 June: U.S. Open - Michael Campbell came from behind in the fourth round to win his first major with an even par score. He was the first New Zealander to win a major since Bob Charles won the British Open in 1963.
14-17 July: The Open Championship - Tiger Woods leads wire-to-wire at the historic St. Andrews golf course and wins his second Open Championship, and 10th major, by 5 strokes.
11-15 August: PGA Championship - Phil Mickelson wins his second major championship, scoring a birdie on the final hole to win the tournament by one stroke (-4) over Davis Love III on the lower course of the Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey. The tournament finished Monday after a rain delay on Sunday.

Women's majors

March: Kraft Nabisco Championship - Annika Sörenstam won her eighth major.
June: LPGA Championship - Annika Sörenstam cruised to a three shot win to claim her second major of the year and ninth of her career. Fifteen year old Michelle Wie was runner-up.
June: U.S. Women's Open - Birdie Kim holes a 30-yard sand shot on the 72nd hole to set the stage for a two-shot win over teenage amateurs Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lang.
July: Women's British Open -

Money list/order of merit winners

Other happenings

6 March: Tiger Woods wins the Ford Championship at Doral and returns to Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
20 March: Vijay Singh's tied second place finish at the Bay Hill Invitational restores him to Number 1 after just two weeks.
22 May: Vijay Singh returns to Number 1. Neither he nor Woods played the previous weekend, but Singh lost fewer old points than did Woods, enabling him to surpass Woods.
13 June: Woods and Singh exchange places atop the World Rankings once again.

Handball

2005 World Men's Handball Championship played in Tunisia
- Gold medal: Spain
- Silver medal: Croatia
- Bronze medal: France

Ice Hockey

February 16 - The 2004-05 NHL season was canceled by league commissioner Gary Bettman. This was the first time that a North American professional sports league had to cancel a season due to a labor dispute.
June 1 - Kelly Cup - Trenton Titans defeat Florida Everblades 4 games to 2 to win the Kelly Cup.
June 10 - Calder Cup - Philadelphia Phantoms defeat Chicago Wolves 4 games to 0 to win the Calder Cup.
The Philadelphia Flyers top two minor league affiliates, the ECHL Trenton Titans and the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms, both win their respective championship series.
July 22 - The 2004-05 NHL lockout ends when a new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHLPA is reached.

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League (US):

The Toronto Rock defeat the Arizona Sting 19-13 in theNLL.
Les Bartley, former coach and GM of the Toronto Rock, dies later that week.
Gary Gait, of the Colorado Mammoth, retires along with his twin brother Paul ending an era of lacrosse.

NCAA Division I (US) (Collegiate):

Johns Hopkins University obtains the No. 1 seed in the post-season tournament, and wins the championship in Philadelphia on 30 May to go unbeaten.

Northwestern University wins their first NCAA Division I championship as they won the Women's Lacrosse Championship.

Skiing

Alpine skiing
- Anja Pärson (Sweden) won the Women World Cup title.
- Bode Miller (USA) won the Men World Cup title.

Snooker

Welsh Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Stephen Hendry 9-8
Malta Cup: Stephen Hendry beats Graeme Dott 9-7
Rileys Club Masters: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats John Higgins 10-3
Irish Masters: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Matthew Stevens 10-8
China Open: Ding Junhui beats Stephen Hendry 9-5
World Championship: Shaun Murphy beats Matthew Stevens 18-16

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Flat races

May 1 - Virginia Waters wins the One Thousand Guineas Stakes.
May 6 - Summerly wins the Kentucky Oaks.
June 3 - Eswarah wins the Epsom Oaks.
June 26
- Hurricane Run wins the Irish Derby.
- Wild Desert wins the Queen's Plate.

Triple Crown Races

United Kingdom
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes (April 30) - Footstepsinthesand.
- Epsom Derby (June 4) - Motivator.
- St. Leger Stakes (September 10).

United States
- Kentucky Derby (May 7) - Giacomo, a 50-to-1 longshot wins with MIke Smith in the irons.
- Preakness Stakes (May 21) - Afleet Alex, who almost lost his rider, Jeremy Rose at the top of the stretch, wins.
- Belmont Stakes (June 11) - Afleet Alex.

Steeplechases

March 19 - Kicking King wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
April 9 - The Grand National is won by the pre-race favourite Hedgehunter, ridden by Ruby Walsh.

Tennis

Australian Open
- Men's Singles - Marat Safin defeats Lleyton Hewitt 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4.
- Women's Singles - Serena Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0.
French Open
- Men's Singles - Rafael Nadal defeats Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5.
- Women's Singles - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1.
Wimbledon
- Men's Singles - Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 6-4.
- Women's Singles - Venus Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7.

2005 Summer Deaflympics

The 2005 Deaflympics were held from the 5th to 16th of January in Melbourne, Australia. This is only the second time the games have been held in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fourth time outside of Europe since their beginning in 1924.

Scheduled Events

July 16 to July 31 - 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal (Quebec, Canada)
August 6 to August 14 - 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki (Finland)
August 27 - The 136th running of the Travers Stakes horse race.
September 10 - The 229th running of the St. Leger Stakes horse race.
September 20 to September 25 - 2005 World Cycling Championship in Madrid (Spain)
October 2 - The 84th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race.
October 29 - The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships horse races.
November 1 - The 145th running of the Melbourne Cup horse race.

Deaths

January-March

January 4:
- Paul Darragh, 51, Irish equestrian showjumper
- Bud Poile, 80, member of Hockey Hall of Fame
January 10 - Tommy Fine, 90, former MLB player and the only pitcher ever to hurl a no-hitter in the Caribbean World Series
January 18 - Bob Moch, 90, 1936 Summer Olympics Rowing Gold Medal Winner
January 22 - César Gutiérrez, 61, one of three players in Major League Baseball history with a 7-for-7 game
January 25 - Nettie Witziers-Timmer, 81, Dutch athlete
January 26 - Charles Martin, 46, former NFL football player
February 2 - Max Schmeling, 99, German boxer, former world heavyweight champion
February 13:
- Nelson Briles, 61, former MLB pitcher and broadcaster
- Maurice Trintignant, 87, French racing driver
February 14 - Dick Weber, 75, bowling legend
February 20 - Jimmy Young, 56, American boxer, former heavyweight contender
February 22 - Reggie Roby, 43, former NFL football player
February 23 - All Along, 26, French racehorse; 1983 U.S. Horse of the Year
February 26 - Max Faulkner, 88, British golfer
March 1 - Brian Luckhurst, 66, English cricketer
March 2 - Rick Mahler, 51, former MLB pitcher
March 3 - Rinus Michels, 77, Dutch football manager
March 6 - Chuck Thompson, 83, former baseball broadcaster
March 13:
- Danny Gardella, 85, former MLB outfielder
- Frank House, 75, former MLB catcher
March 16 - Dick Radatz, 67, former MLB pitcher
March 26 - Marius Russo, 90, pitcher who helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1941 and 1943
March 27 - Bob Casey, 79, the only public address announcer in Minnesota Twins history

April-June

April 7:
- Cliff Allison, 73, former formula one driver
- Bob Kennedy, 84, former MLB player and manager
April 13 - Don Blasingame, 73, a MLB All-Star, who also managed two of Japan's professional baseball teams
April 23 - Earl Wilson, 70, a leading pitcher for the 1968 World Series champion Detroit Tigers and first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball
May 6 - Lee Stine, 91, a Chicago White Sox pitcher in the 1930s, who surrendered the pitch that gave Lou Gehrig his 14th career grand slam.
May 26 - Chico Carrasquel, 77, Venezuelan shortstop, the first Latin American player to appear in a MLB All-Star Game.
May 30 - Juan Pedro Villamán, 46, the Spanish-language Red Sox broadcaster since 1995.
June 1 - George Mikan, 80, former basketball star for the Minneapolis Lakers in the early days of the NBA. Voted one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996.
June 7 - Larry Carrier, 82, co-founder of Bristol Motor Speedway.
June 28 - Dick Dietz, 63, an All-Star catcher who played for the Giants, Dodgers and Braves from 1966-73.

July

July 4 - Hank Stram, 82, former Kansas City Chiefs coach. Led the Chiefs to their only Super Bowl title (Super Bowl IV).
July 13 - Mickey Owen, 89, a catcher who was a four-time All-Star and the third National League catcher to ever record an unassisted double play.
July 30 - Ray Cunningham, 100, recognized as the oldest living former MLB player

August

August 4 - Sue Gunter, 66, Hall of Fame women's college basketball coach.
August 8 - Gene Mauch, 79, major league baseball manager.
August 11 - Ted Radcliffe, 103, an All-Star player and manager in the Negro Leagues.