2005 in sports

World Championships - Complete results see 2005 World Championships in Athletics IAAF Golden League - Russian triple jumper Tatyana Lebedeva is the sole winner of the USD 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 from 2001 on from the books, including a then world-record time of 9.78.

[edit] Marathon

[edit] International Races

April 10 â€”

Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands

Men's Winner: Jimmy Muindi (KEN) 2:07:50 Women's Winner: Lornah Kiplagat (MAR) 2:27:36

May 15 â€”

Enschede Marathon, Netherlands

Men's Winner: John Kelai (KEN) 2:11:44 Women's Winner: Abidi Tigist (ETH) 2:33:01

August 13 â€”

IAAF World Championships Marathon, Helsinki, Finland

Men's Winner: Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:10:10

August 14 â€”

IAAF World Championships Marathon, Helsinki, Finland

Women's Winner: Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 2:20:57

December 4 â€”

Fukuoka Marathon, Japan

Men's Winner: Dimitry Baranovsky (UKR) 2:08:29

[edit] National Champions

April 10 â€”

Debrecen, Hungary

Men's Winner: Miklos Zatyko â€” 2:22:58 Women's Winner: Ida Kovacs â€” 2:43:15

April 10 â€”

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Men's Winner: Kamiel Maase â€” 2:12:50 Women's Winner: Lornah Kiplagat â€” 2:27:35

April 17 â€”

London, England

Men's Winner: Jonathan Brown â€” 2:09:31 Women's Winner: Paula Radcliffe â€” 2:17:42

April 24 â€”

Helsinki, Finland

Men's Winner: Petri Saavalainen â€” 2:24:37 Women's Winner: Mira Tuominen â€” 2:49:08

May 29 â€”

Ottawa, Canada

Men's Winner: James Finlayson â€” 2:18:20 Women's Winner: Lyudmila Korchagina â€” 2:32:18

July 3 â€”

Brisbane, Australia

Men's Winner: Brett Cartwright â€” 2:18:16 Women's Winner: Jackie Fairweather â€” 2:34:34

[edit] Auto Racing

Paris Dakar Rally winners

Motorcycle: Cyril Despres, France, KTM 660 Rally, Team Gauloises KTM, Time 47:27:31, Penalty 9:00 Car: StÃ©phane 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 SÃ©bastien Loeb in a CitroÃ«n 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 Championships:

SÃ©bastien Loeb, driver for the CitroÃ«n team, secures the World Driver's title.

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.

Championships:

Daytona Prototype - Max Angelelli & Wayne Taylor GT - Craig Stanton

NASCAR â€“ Main articles: 2005 in NASCAR, 2005 in NASCAR Busch Series, 2005 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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. 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion - Tony Stewart.

International Race of Champions - IROC XXIX

Race 1 - Daytona International Speedway - won by Mark Martin. Race 2 - Texas Motor Speedway - won by SÃ©bastien Bourdais. Race 3 - Richmond International Raceway - won by Mark Martin. Race 4 - Atlanta Motor Speedway - won by Martin Truex Jr. 2005 IROC champion - Mark Martin

With the championship, Martin breaks the tie for most championships that he previously shared with Dale Earnhardt.

Main article: 2005 Formula One season

This race; however, wasn't without controversy as only 6 of the 20 drivers participated. Because of safety issues with the tires, the Michelin-shod teams pulled out to the utter disappointment of the fans.

French Grand Prix - won by Fernando Alonso (Renault). British Grand Prix - won by Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren-Mercedes). German Grand Prix - won by Fernando Alonso (Renault). Hungarian Grand Prix - won by Kimi RÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen (McLaren-Mercedes). Turkish Grand Prix - won by Kimi RÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen (McLaren-Mercedes). Italian Grand Prix - won by Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren-Mercedes). Brazilian Grand Prix - won by Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren-Mercedes). Japanese Grand Prix - won by Kimi RÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen (McLaren-Mercedes). Chinese Grand Prix - won by Fernando Alonso (Renault).

Fernando Alonso clinches the World Driver's Championship. Renault F1 clinches the Formula One constructors title.

Le Mans Series 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 JÃ¶rg Bergmeister in the #31 Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.

Petit Le Mans

The overall and LMP1 class victories were won by Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela in the #2 Champion Racing Audi R8. The LMP2 class was won by Clint Field, Jon Field, and Liz Halliday in the #37 Intersport Racing Lola B05/40/AER. The GT1 class was won by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen in the #4 Chevrolet Corvette C6R. The GT2 class was won by Craig Stanton, Patrick Long, and Jorg Bergmeister in the #31 Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.

Championships:

LMP1 - Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela LMP2 - Clint Field GT1 - Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta GT2 - Patrick Long and Jorg Bergmeister

Champ Car World Series

Long Beach Grand Prix - won by SÃ©bastien Bourdais in the Newman/Haas Racing #1 Lola/Cosworth. 2005 Champ Car World Series champion - SÃ©bastien Bourdais.

Toyota Atlantic champion - Charles Zwolsman.

Main article: 2005 in IRL

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.

Main article: 2005 24 Hours of LeMans

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.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

2005 DTM champion - Gary Paffett.

Australian V8 Supercar

2005 V8 Supercar champion - Russell Ingall.

Race of Champions

Nations Cup

Won by Team Scandinavia - Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekstrom.

Individual Race of Champions

The 2005 Champion of Champions - Sebastien Loeb.

[edit] Baseball

Main article: 2005 in 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.

[edit] Basketball

[edit] National Basketball Association

The 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. 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 Shaquille O'Neal. The match-up between the Spurs and Pistons, though panned by the media and low-rated, is the first NBA Finals to match the last two NBA champions in over a decade.

Phil Jackson comes out of retirement and rejoins the Los Angeles Lakers.

Due to backlash against its players, the NBA institutes a controversial dress code, requiring business casual attire at all team functions.

for more, see 2005 NBA Playoffs and 2005 NBA Finals

[edit] NCAA Champions

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. 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.

[edit] International Competitions

August 17 - August 21 - Australia wins the Oceania Championship August 15 - August 24 - Angola wins the African Championship, defeating Senegal 70-61 in final. September 8 - September 16 - China wins the Asia Championship September 16 - September 25 - Greece wins the European Championship

[edit] Other Professional competitions

January 31 â€“ February 11 - The Barangay Ginebra Kings defeated the Talk N' Text Phone Pals, 4 games to 2, in the 2004-05 Philippine Basketball Association All Filipino Cup Finals. April 13 â€“ 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 CerÃ¡mica of Spain 90-78 in the final. May 30 â€“ 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 â€“ June 16 - Fortitudo Bologna defeat Olimpia Milano in the Italian Serie A Championship Finals: 3 games to 1. July 1 â€“ July 10 - The San Miguel Beermen defeated the Talk N' Text Phone Pals, 4 games to 1, in the 2005 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference Finals. National Basketball League (Australia): Sydney Kings defeated the Wollongong Hawks 3-0 in a best-of-five finals series.

[edit] Boxing

May 7 â€“ Diego Corrales defeats JosÃ© 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 16â€“ Jermain Taylor, 2000 US Olympic Boxing Bronze Medalist, defeats Bernard Hopkins for the Undisputed Middleweight Title ending Hopkins' 10 year Title Rein. Hopkins made 20 successful title defenses before losing to Taylor, that is the current record in the Middleweight Division, Carlos Monzon is in second with 14 successful defenses.

November 13 to 20 â€“ World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China

Light Flyweight (â€“ 48 kg): Zou Chiming (PR China) Flyweight (â€“ 51 kg): Lee Ok-Sung (South Korea) Bantamweight (â€“ 54 kg): Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) Featherweight (â€“ 57 kg): Alexei Tichtchenko (Russia) Lightweight (â€“ 60 kg): Yordanis Ugas (Cuba) Light Welterweight (â€“ 64 kg): Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) Welterweight (â€“ 69 kg): Erislandi Lara (Cuba) Middleweight (â€“ 75 kg): Matvey Korobov (Russia) Light Heavyweight (â€“ 81 kg): Yerdos Dzhanabergenov (Kazakhstan) Heavyweight (â€“ 91 kg): Aleksandr Alekseyev (Russia) Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Odlanier Solis (Cuba)

[edit] Cricket

January 10 - The 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.