2005 in sports

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2005 in sports

2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing[]

  • Alpine Skiing World Cup
    • Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller (US)
    • Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson (Sweden)

American football[]

  • Super Bowl XXXIX – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 24–21 over the Philadelphia Eagles (NFC)
    • Location: Alltel Stadium
    • Attendance: 78,125
    • MVP: Deion Branch, WR (New England)
  • Orange Bowl (2004 season):
    • The Southern California Trojans won 55–19 over the Oklahoma Sooners to win the BCS National Championship

Association football[]

  • May 18 – UEFA Cup Final – CSKA Moscow became the first Russian club to win a major European club competition, defeating Sporting Lisbon 3–1 at Sporting's home field in Lisbon.
  • May 25 – UEFA Champions League Final – Liverpool defeated A.C. Milan 3–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in Istanbul to win Europe's top prize for the 5th time.
  • August 31 – Boca Juniors (Argentina) won the Recopa Sudamericana 2005 4–3 on aggregate over Once Caldas (Colombia). (First leg in Buenos Aires 3–1, second leg in Manizales 1–2)
  • December 11 – Opening game of the first FIFA World Club Championship, a six team tournament replacing the former Intercontinental Cup. In the final one week later Brazilian team São Paulo won the competition narrowly beating UEFA Champions Liverpool 1–0.
  • December 18 – Boca Juniors defeated UNAM Pumas on penalties after the second leg game for the Copa Sudamericana 2005.
  • December 19 – Ronaldinho (Brazil, for male footballer) and Birgit Prinz (Germany, for female footballer) were elected FIFA World Player of the Year.

Australian rules football[]

Athletics[]

  • June 14 – Men's 100 metres – Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
  • June 19 – European Cup
    • Men's overall standings – Germany
    • Women's overall standings – Russia
  • August – World Championships held in Helsinki
  • IAAF Golden League – Russian triple jumper Tatyana Lebedeva is the sole winner of the US$1 million jackpot divided among all athletes who win their event at each of six designated meets.
  • December 13 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport bans American Tim Montgomery for two years in a case stemming from his involvement with the controversial "sports nutrition" center BALCO. Although Montgomery never tested positive for drugs, CAS found the circumstantial evidence against him overwhelming. It also struck all his results since 2001 from the records, including a then world-record time of 9.78.

Baseball[]

  • October 22 – 2005 Japan Series – The Chiba Lotte Marines sweep the Hanshin Tigers 4 games to 0.
  • October 26 – 2005 MLB World Series – The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros 4 games to 0 to win the World Series for the first time since 1917.

Basketball[]

  • NBA Finals – San Antonio Spurs win their third NBA title in the past seven years, defeating the Detroit Pistons in the first seven-game NBA Finals in eleven years.
  • Men's Division I – North Carolina defeats Illinois, 75–70, in the Championship Game. It is Tar Heels coach Roy Williams's first national title.
  • Women's Division I – Baylor defeats Michigan State, 84–62, in the final. It is the first Women's National Title game in several years to not involve either Tennessee or UConn. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson becomes the first woman to win NCAA Division I basketball titles as a player and coach.
  • Euroleague – Maccabi Tel Aviv successfully defends the Euroleague title, defeating TAU Cerámica of Spain, 90–78, in the final.
  • Chinese Basketball Association finals – defending champions Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Jiangsu Dragons 3 games to 2 in the best-of-five Chinese Basketball Association finals.
  • National Basketball League (Australia) – Sydney Kings defeated the Wollongong Hawks, 3–0, in a best-of-five finals series.
  • Bj League, a professional basketball league in Japan, predecessor for B League of Japan, a first game held on November 5.[page needed]

Bowling[]

Boxing[]

  • May 7 – Diego Corrales defeats José Luis Castillo by 10th-round knockout, for the WBO-WBC lightweight title unification. Both men were exchanging a brutal amount of punishment throughout the fight, before a dramatic tenth round in which Corrales scored a TKO after getting knocked down twice. The fight was highly regarded as one of the greatest of all-time and won Ring Magazine fight of the year.
  • July 16 – Jermain Taylor, 2000 US Olympic Boxing bronze medalist, defeats Bernard Hopkins for the undisputed Middleweight Title ending Hopkins' 10 year title reign. Hopkins made 20 successful title defenses before losing to Taylor, the current record in the middleweight division, Carlos Monzón is second with 14 successful defenses.
  • 13 to November 20 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China

Canadian football[]

  • November 27 – the Edmonton Eskimos win the 93rd Grey Cup game, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 38–35 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

Cricket[]

  • January 10 – ICC World XI (344 for 8) beat the ACC Asian XI (232) by 112 runs to win the first of two scheduled one-day internationals for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal; the second was never played. 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.
  • August 11 – Shane Warne becomes the first bowler to take 600 Test wickets.
  • September 12 – England win The Ashes.

Cycling[]

Road bicycle racing

  • Giro d'Italia – Maglia rosa (Overall winner): Paolo Savoldelli (Italy, Discovery Channel Team)
  • Tour de France won by Lance Armstrong, his record-setting seventh consecutive title.

Cyclo-cross

Field hockey[]

Figure skating[]

Gaelic Athletic Association[]

  • 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.
  • Camogie
    • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
    • National Camogie League: Galway
  • Gaelic football
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Tyrone 1–16 died Kerry 2–10
    • National Football League – Armagh 1–21 died Wexford 1–14
    • Tommy Murphy Cup – Tipperary 3–10 died Wexford 0–15
  • Ladies' Gaelic football
    • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Cork
    • National Football League: Cork
  • Hurling

Gliding[]

Golf[]

Men's professional

  • Major Championships
    • Masters Tournament – Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title and his 9th major.
    • U.S. Open – Michael Campbell
    • British Open – Tiger Woods
    • PGA Championship – Phil Mickelson
  • PGA Tour money leader – Tiger Woods won $10,628,024

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Handball[]

Horse racing[]

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey[]

Lacrosse[]

Major League Lacrosse (USA)

  • Baltimore Bayhawks defeated Long Island Lizards 15–9 to win the Steinfeld Cup.
  • MLL announces four expansion teams to start play in the 2006 season and create a Western Conference: Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

National Lacrosse League

NCAA Division I (US Collegiate)

European lacrosse

  • November 10 – Austrian Lacrosse Association (ÖLAXV) is founded.

Mixed martial arts[]

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2005 in chronological order.

Date Event Alternate Name/s Location Attendance PPV Buyrate Notes
February 5 UFC 51: Super Saturday N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11,072 105,000 This event was originally going to be held in Japan. However was moved it back to Las Vegas.
February 20 Pride 29: Fists of Fire N/A Japan Saitama, Japan 22,047 N/A N/A
March 26 K-1 Hero's 1 N/A Japan Saitama, Japan N/A N/A K-1 Hero's first event.
April 3 Pride Bushido 6 N/A Japan Yokohama, Japan N/A N/A N/A
April 9 The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A This event is credited for saving the UFC from bankruptcy and launching the MMA into the mainstream American media.
April 16 UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 14,562 280,000 Dan "The Beast" Severn was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at this event.
April 23 Pride Total Elimination 2005 N/A Japan Osaka, Japan 45,423 N/A Opening round to Pride GP 2005 middleweight tournament.
May 7 Rumble on the Rock 7 N/A United States Honolulu, Hawaii, USA N/A N/A N/A
May 22 Pride Bushido 7 N/A Japan Tokyo, Japan N/A N/A N/A
June 4 UFC 53: Heavy Hitters N/A United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA 12,000 90,000 This event was originally going to be held in Yokohama. However the lack of a sponsorship for the event moved it to Atlantic City.
June 26 Pride Critical Countdown 2005 N/A Japan Saitama, Japan N/A N/A Quarterfinals to Pride GP 2005 middleweight tournament.
July 6 K-1 Hero's 2 N/A Japan Tokyo, Japan N/A N/A N/A
July 17 Pride Bushido 8 N/A Japan Nagoya, Japan N/A N/A N/A
July 29 K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii N/A United States Honolulu, Hawaii, USA N/A N/A Event featured ten K-1 kickboxing bouts and four K-1 MMA bouts.
August 6 UFC Ultimate Fight Night Ultimate Fight Night United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
August 20 UFC 54: Boiling Point N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 13,520 150,000 N/A
August 28 Pride Final Conflict 2005 N/A Japan Saitama, Japan N/A N/A Semifinals and final to Pride GP 2005 middleweight tournament.
Maurício Rua becomes the Pride 2005 middleweight Grand Prix champion.
September 7 K-1 Hero's 3 N/A Japan Tokyo, Japan N/A N/A N/A
September 25 Pride Bushido 9 N/A Japan Tokyo, Japan 10,775 N/A Quarterfinals and semifinals to Pride GP 2005 lightweight and welterweight tournaments.
October 3 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 Ultimate Fight Night 2 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A This event was aired at the same time WWE was on, in a ratings battle.
October 3 UFC 55: Fury N/A United States Uncasville, Connecticut, USA 8,000 125,000 N/A
October 3 Pride 30: Starting Over Pride 30: Fully Loaded Japan Saitama, Japan N/A N/A N/A
November 5 The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA N/A N/A N/A
November 5 K-1 Seoul Hero's N/A South Korea Seoul, South Korea N/A N/A N/A
November 19 UFC 56: Full Force N/A United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 12,000 200,000 N/A
November 26 K-1 Hero's Lithuania 2005 N/A Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania N/A N/A N/A
December 3 N/A England London, England N/A N/A N/A
December 3 Pride Shockwave 2005 N/A Japan Saitama, Japan 49,801 N/A Finals to Pride GP 2005 lightweight and welterweight tournaments.
Takanori Gomi becomes the Pride 2005 lightweight Grand Prix champion.
Dan Henderson becomes the Pride 2005 welterweight Grand Prix champion.
December 3 K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! N/A Japan Osaka, Japan 53,025 N/A Event featured seven K-1 Hero's MMA bouts and four K-1 kickboxing bouts.

Motorsport[]

Main articles: 2005 in motorsport and List of 2005 motorsport champions

Radiosport[]

  • 6th High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia.

Rugby league[]

Main article: 2005 in rugby league

Rugby union[]

  • 110th Six Nations Championship series is won by Wales who complete the Grand Slam
  • 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand – The Lions suffer a 3–0 whitewash to New Zealand, as well as losing to the New Zealand Māori side. It was the first time in 22 years that a Lions side had lost every Test match on tour.
  • Tri Nations – New Zealand wins for the 6th time. The All Blacks also picked up the Bledisloe Cup in the process.
  • Heineken Cup – Toulouse defeat Stade Français 18–12 in the final.
  • 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 – Ospreys
  • Top 16 (France) – Biarritz defeat Stade Français 37–34 in the final
  • National Provincial Championship (New Zealand): Auckland defeat Otago 39–11 in the final
  • Currie Cup (South Africa) – Cheetahs defeat Blue Bulls 29–25 in the final
  • In the November Tests, the All Blacks (New Zealand) score a "Grand Slam" by defeating all four Home Nations (Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland) while on tour. This is the first such Grand Slam for a Southern Hemisphere team since Australia did so in 1984, and the first for the All Blacks since 1978.

Snooker[]

  • World Championship – Shaun Murphy beats Matthew Stevens 18–16

Sumo[]

  • Asashōryū Akinori wins all six basho (tournament) in 2005 (a new record) and wins eighty-four bouts (out of ninety) setting a new record for victories in a single year. His seventh straight basho championship is also a new record.

Swimming[]

  • 11th World LC Championships held in Montreal
  • 23rd Summer Universiade held in Izmir, Turkey
  • 9th European SC Championships held in Trieste, Italy
    • Germany wins the most medals (13); Germany and Poland win the most gold medals (5)

Taekwondo[]

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open
    • Men's Final: Marat Safin defeats Lleyton Hewitt
    • Women's Final: Serena Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport
  • French Open
    • Men's Final: Rafael Nadal defeats Mariano Puerta
    • Women's Final: Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Mary Pierce
  • Wimbledon Championships
    • Men's Final: Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick
    • Ladies' Final: Venus Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport
  • US Open
    • Men's Final: Roger Federer defeats Andre Agassi
    • Women's Final: Kim Clijsters defeats Mary Pierce

Triathlon[]

Volleyball[]

  • Men's World League: Brazil
  • Women's World Grand Prix: Brazil

Water polo[]

Weightlifting[]

Multi-sport events[]

Awards[]

  • Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Lance Armstrong, Cycling
  • Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Annika Sörenstam, LPGA golf

References[]

  1. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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