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* May 18 – [[UEFA Cup]] [[2005 UEFA Cup Final|final]] – [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] became the first [[Russian Premier League|Russian]] club to win a major [[UEFA|European]] club competition, defeating [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisbon]] 3–1 at [[Estádio José Alvalade|Sporting's home field]] in Lisbon.
* May 25 – [[UEFA Champions League]] [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] – [[Liverpool F.C.|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 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 Club World Championship 2005|FIFA World Club Championship]], a six team tournament replacing the former [[European/South American Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]. In the final one week later [[Brazil]]ian team [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]] won the competition narrowly beating [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions]] [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0.
* December 18 – [[Boca Juniors]] defeated [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM Pumas]] on penalties after the second leg game for the [[Copa Sudamericana 2005]].
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==Baseball==
* October 22 – [[
* October 26 – [[2005 World Series|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==
{{main|2005 in basketball}}
* [[2005 NBA Finals|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.
* [[2005 WNBA Finals|WNBA Finals]] - [[Sacramento Monarchs]] defeat [[Connecticut Sun]] to win their only title.
* [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|Men's Division I]] – [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] defeats [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|Illinois]], 75–70, in the [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|Championship Game]]. It is [[Tar Heels]] coach [[Roy Williams (coach)|Roy Williams]]'s first national title. * [[2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|Women's Division I]] – [[Baylor University|Baylor]] defeats [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]], 84–62, in the final. It is the first Women's National Title game in several years to not involve either [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]] or [[University of Connecticut|UConn]]. Baylor coach [[Kim Mulkey-Robertson]] becomes the first woman to win NCAA Division I basketball titles as a player and coach.
* [[2004-05 Euroleague|Euroleague]] – [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] successfully defends the [[Euroleague]] title, defeating [[Saski Baskonia|TAU Cerámica]] of Spain, 90–78, in the [[2005 Euroleague Final Four|final]].
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*# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] – [[Folklore (horse)|Folklore]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Mile]] – [[Artie Schiller]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Sprint]] – [[Silver Train (horse)|Silver Train]]
*# [[Breeders' Cup Turf]] – [[Shirocco]]
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==[[Lacrosse]]==
'''[[Major League Lacrosse]] (USA)'''
* [[Baltimore Bayhawks]] defeated [[Long Island Lizards]] 15–9 to win the [[2005 Major League Lacrosse season|Steinfeld Cup]].
* MLL announces four expansion teams to start play in [[2006 MLL season|the 2006 season]] and create a Western Conference: Chicago, [[Denver]], Los Angeles and San Francisco.
'''[[2005 National Lacrosse League season|National Lacrosse League]]'''
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* [[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 [[2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|
* [[Northwestern University]] wins their first [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[2005 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship|NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship]].
'''European lacrosse'''
* November 10 – Austrian Lacrosse Association (ÖLAXV) is founded.
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{{See also|2005 in Pancrase}}
==[[Motorsport]]==
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* July 5 at [[Suncorp Stadium]], Brisbane – [[2005 State of Origin]] is won by [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] in the third and deciding match of the series against [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] before 52,436
* August 27 at [[Millennium Stadium]], Cardiff – [[2005 Challenge Cup]] tournament won by [[Hull F.C.]] 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 [[2005 NRL Grand Final|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 [[2005 Super League Grand Final|Grand Final]] before 65,728
* November 26 at [[Elland Road]], Leeds – [[2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations]] tournament culminates in [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]'s 24–0 win over [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] in the final before 26,534
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* [[2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand]] – The [[British & Irish Lions|Lions]] suffer a 3–0 whitewash to [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]], as well as losing to the [[New Zealand Māori rugby union team|New Zealand Māori]] side. It was the first time in 22 years that a Lions side had lost every Test match on tour.
* [[2005 Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] – [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] wins for the 6th time. The All Blacks also picked up the [[Bledisloe Cup]] in the process.
* [[2004–05 Heineken Cup|Heineken Cup]] – [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]] defeat [[Stade Français]] 18–12 in the [[2005 Heineken Cup Final|final]].
* [[2005 Super
* [[2004–05 Premiership Rugby|Zurich Premiership]] (England) – [[Leicester Tigers]] win the league, [[Wasps RFC|Wasps]] win the playoffs
* [[2004–05 Celtic League|Celtic League]] – [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]
* [[2004–05 Top
* [[2005 National Provincial Championship|National Provincial Championship]] (New Zealand): [[Auckland RFU|Auckland]] defeat [[Otago RFU|Otago]] 39–11 in the final
* [[2005 Currie Cup|Currie Cup]] (South Africa) – [[Free State Cheetahs|Cheetahs]] defeat [[Blue Bulls]] 29–25 in the final
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==Swimming==
* 11th [[2005 World Aquatics Championships|World LC Championships]] held in Montreal
* 23rd [[Swimming at the 2005 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] held in
* 9th [[European SC Championships 2005|European SC Championships]] held in Trieste, Italy
** Germany wins the most medals (13); Germany and Poland win the most gold medals (5)
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==[[Triathlon]]==
* [[2005 ITU Triathlon World Championships|ITU World Championships]] held in [[Gamagōri, Aichi|Gamagōri]], Japan
==Volleyball==
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==[[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]]==
* [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]] held in [[Doha]], Qatar
* [[2005 European Weightlifting Championships|European Championships]] held in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
==[[Multi-sport event]]s==
* Fourth [[2005 East Asian Games|East Asian Games]] held in [[Macau]], China
* 20th [[2005 Summer Deaflympics|Summer Deaflympics]] held in Melbourne, Australia
* 23rd [[2005 Southeast Asian Games|Southeast Asian Games]] held in [[Manila]], Philippines
* First [[2005 Asian Indoor Games|Asian Indoor Games]] held in [[Bangkok]], Thailand
* Seventh [[World Games 2005|World Games]] held in [[Duisburg]], Germany
* 15th [[2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] held in [[Almería]], Spain
* XXIII [[2005 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] held in [[
** Russia tops the medal table with a total number of 65 medals, including 26 golds.
* XXII [[2005 Winter Universiade|Winter Universiade]] held in [[Innsbruck]], Austria
** Austria tops the medal table with a total number of 21 medals, including 10 golds.
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