2005 in sports

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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

College football Bowl Championship Series (2004 season):

January 4 – Orange Bowl – Southern California Trojans won 55–19 over the Oklahoma Sooners: USC wins the NCAA Division I-A Football National Championship

National Football League –

February 6 – Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville, Florida

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

Australian Football League

The Sydney Swans win the 109th AFL Premiership, defeating West Coast Eagles 8.10 (58) to 7.12 (54), the club's first premiership in 72 years

Brownlow Medal awarded to Ben Cousins, captain of the West Coast Eagles

Leigh Matthews Trophy also awarded to Cousins

Coleman Medal awarded to Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda

See also Australian Football League season 2005

2005 Australian Football International Cup won by New Zealand

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.

Bowling

February 20 - Chris Barnes wins the 62nd US Open

April 3 - Patrick Allen wins the PBA Denny's World Championship

April 10 - Steve Jaros wins the PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions

Patrick Allen is named the Player of the Year for 2004-2005

November 20 - Mike Scroggins wins the USBC Masters

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

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

Men's Competition – Sven Nys

Women's Competition – Hanka Kupfernagel

Field hockey

Men's Champions Trophy: Australia

Men's Champions Challenge: Argentina

Women's Champions Trophy: Netherlands

Women's Champions Challenge: New Zealand

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

Men's champion: Stéphane Lambiel, Switzerland

Ladies' champion: Irina Slutskaya, Russia

Pair skating champions: Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, Russia

Ice dancing champions: Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Russia

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

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship – Cork 1–21 died Galway 1–16

Liam MacCarthy Cup –

Christy Ring Cup – Westmeath 1–23 died Down 2–18

Nicky Rackard Cup – London 5–8 died Louth 1–5

National Hurling League –

Gliding

World Gliding Championships (Women's), Klix, Germany

15-metre Class Winner: Mette Pedersen, Denmark; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27B

Standard Class Winner: Jana Veprekova, Czech Republic; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b

Club Class Winner: Hana Vokrinkova, Czech Republic; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus

World Gliding Championships (Junior), Husbands Bosworth, United Kingdom

Standard Class Winner: Mark Parker, Great Britain; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8

Club Class Winner: Christoph Nacke, Germany; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS1

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

British Amateur – Brian McElhinney

U.S. Amateur – Edoardo Molinari

European Amateur – Marius Thorp

Women's professional

Kraft Nabisco Championship – Annika Sörenstam won her eighth major

LPGA Championship – Annika Sörenstam

U.S. Women's Open – Birdie Kim

Women's British Open – Jeong Jang

LPGA Tour money leader – Annika Sörenstam won $2,588,240

Handball

2005 World Men's Handball Championship: Spain

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Kicking King

Grand National – Hedgehunter

Flat races

Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Makybe Diva for the third time in succession

Canada – Queen's Plate won by Wild Desert

Dubai – Dubai World Cup won by Roses in May

France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Hurricane Run

Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Hurricane Run

Japan

Deep Impact won the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), and Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) to become the first horse since 1994 to win the Japanese Triple Crown.

Japan Cup won by Alkaased

English Triple Crown Races:

2,000 Guineas Stakes – Footstepsinthesand
Epsom Derby – Motivator
St. Leger Stakes – Scorpion

United States Triple Crown Races:

Kentucky Derby – Giacomo
Preakness Stakes – Afleet Alex
Belmont Stakes – Afleet Alex

Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:

Breeders' Cup Classic – Saint Liam
Breeders' Cup Distaff – Pleasant Home
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Intercontinental
Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Stevie Wonderboy
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Folklore
Breeders' Cup Mile – Artie Schiller
Breeders' Cup Sprint – Silver Train
Breeders' Cup Turf – Shirocco

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.

May 29 – Memorial Cup – London Knights defeat Rimouski Océanic 4–0 to win the Memorial Cup.

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

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

The Toronto Rock defeat the Arizona Sting to win the Champion's Cup.

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 Gait 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 May 30 to go unbeaten.

Northwestern University wins their first Division I NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.

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.

Motor racing

Formula One –

Fernando Alonso clinches the World Drivers' Championship.

Renault F1 clinches the Formula One constructors' title.

World Rally Championship won by Sébastien Loeb for the Citroën Total World Rally Team.

Stock car racing (NASCAR):

Daytona 500 – won by Jeff Gordon in the # 24 DuPont Chevrolet.

Coca-Cola 600 – won by Jimmie Johnson in the # 48 Lowe's Chevrolet.

Brickyard 400 – won by Tony Stewart in the # 20 Home Depot Chevrolet.

2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion – Tony Stewart.

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.

Australian V8 Supercar

2005 V8 Supercar champion – Russell Ingall.

Champ Car World Series

2005 Champ Car World Series champion – Sébastien Bourdais.

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.

2005 IRL IndyCar Series champion – Dan Wheldon.

Radiosport

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

Rugby league

February 4 at Elland Road, Leeds – 2005 World Club Challenge match is won by the Leeds Rhinos who defeated the Bulldogs 39–32 before 37,208

April 22 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – in the 2005 ANZAC Day Test, Australia defeat New Zealand 32–16 before 40,317

July 5 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 2005 State of Origin is won by New South Wales in the third and deciding match of the series against Queensland before 52,436

August 27 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff – 2005 Challenge Cup tournament won by Hull with a 25–24 win over Leeds Rhinos before 74,213

October 2 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney – 2005 NRL season culminates in the Wests Tigers 30–16 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in the Grand Final before 82,453

October 15 at Old Trafford, Manchester – Super League X culminates in Bradford Bulls 15–6 win over Leeds Rhinos in the Grand Final before 65,728

November 26 at Elland Road, Leeds – 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament culminates in New Zealand's 24–0 win over Australia in the final before 26,534

Rugby union

110th Six Nations Championship series is won by Wales who complete the Grand Slam

2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand – The Lions suffer a 3–0 whitewash to the All Blacks, 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.