September 2005 in sports

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13 September 2005

Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League 2005-06 - Group stage - Matchday 1 (UEFA.com)
- Group E: A.C. Milan 3–1 (1–0) Fenerbahçe
- Group E: PSV 1–0 (1–0) Schalke 04
- Group F: Lyon 3–0 (3–0) Real Madrid
- Group F: Olympiakos 1–3 (1–1) Rosenborg
- Group G: Chelsea 1–0 (1–0) Anderlecht
- Group G: Real Betis 1–2 (0–2) Liverpool
- Group H: Rangers 3–2 (1–0) Porto
- Group H: Artmedia Bratislava 0–1 (0–1) Internazionale
  - See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06.

12 September 2005

Baseball: Barry Bonds went 1-for-4 with a ground rule double in his first game of the 2005 season as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres by a 4-3 score at SBC Park.
Cricket:
- The 2005 Ashes: England draw the fifth and final Test in the series against Australia to secure a 2–1 victory in the series overall. Michael Vaughan thus becomes the first England captain to lead his team to an Ashes victory for 18 years. (Cricinfo)
NFL:
- The NFL will have the New Orleans Saints play four home games in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium on the school's main campus and three games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
- Monday Night Football:
  - Atlanta Falcons 14, Philadelphia Eagles 10 — The Falcons got a measure of revenge in their NFC Championship Game rematch at the Georgia Dome. Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter and Falcons cornerback Kevin Mathis are ejected before the game after getting into a fight. Another fight almost breaks out after the Falcons get upset with the Eagles for gathering on their Falcons logo at midfield. (Yahoo!) (NFL.com)
Ice hockey: Mark Messier announces his retirement from the National Hockey League. The 25-year veteran is the only player to captain two different teams to Stanley Cups. His jersey number will be retired by the New York Rangers. (TSN)

11 September 2005

Tennis: Roger Federer wins the U.S. Open mens' singles title with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 victory over Andre Agassi. (Yahoo/AP)
Golf: The United States Solheim Cup team, captained by legend Nancy Lopez, wins the event at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, defeating Europe 15½ points to 12½ points. The U.S. has won all Solheim Cups contested on home soil. Meg Mallon sinks the Cup-clinching putt to defeat England's Karen Stupples in their singles match 3&1. (LPGA.com)
Auto racing:
- IRL: Dan Wheldon wins his sixth race of the season, setting a new record for victories in an IRL season, also all but clinching the series title.
- Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen wins the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, his sixth this year, tying him with Fernando Alonso for the most this season. The win means Alonso wait at least one more race before he can clinch the World Drivers' Championship with Alonso's lead 25 points. If the margin number stays between 20 and 30 after Sao Paulo two weeks from now, the title will be his. (Formula1.com)
NFL Week 1:
- New Orleans Saints 23, Carolina Panthers 20 — A last-second field goal by John Carney wins it for the Hurricane Katrina displaced Saints at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Yahoo/AP)
- Dallas Cowboys 28, San Diego Chargers 24 — Drew Bledsoe goes 18-for-24 with three touchdowns in his Cowboys debut, Keyshawn Johnson scores the go-ahaead touchdown with 3:10 remaining, and Aaron Glenn intercepts Chargers QB Drew Brees in the end zone with 30 seconds left. (Yahoo/AP)
- Kansas City Chiefs 27, New York Jets 7 — The Chiefs force seven fumbles, two of which were recovered by the defense, in a rout of the Jets. (Yahoo/AP)
- Miami Dolphins 34, Denver Broncos 10 — Nick Saban gets his first victory as an NFL head coach. (Yahoo/AP)
- Detroit Lions 17, Green Bay Packers 3 — The Lions intercept Brett Favre twice and hold the Packers to 56 rushing yards. Packers wide receiver Javon Walker tears his right knee and will miss the rest of the season. (Yahoo/AP)
- Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Tennessee Titans 7 — Rookie Willie Parker rushes for 161 yards and Ben Roethlisberger threw for two touchdowns. (Yahoo/AP)
- Buffalo Bills 22, Houston Texans 7 — Bills quarterback J.P. Losman throws a touchdown pass to offensive tackle Jason Peters in his first NFL start. (Yahoo/AP)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, Minnesota Vikings 13 —Rookie Alex Smith scored two touchdowns, "Cadillac" Williams ran 71 yards for a third, and the Bucs' defense intercepts Daunte Culpepper three times at the Metrodome. (Yahoo/AP)
- New York Giants 42, Arizona Cardinals 19 — The Giants score five touchdowns in the second half, one of them on a 95-yard kickoff return by Willie Ponder. (Yahoo/AP)
- Cincinnati Bengals 27, Cleveland Browns 13 — Carson Palmer throws for 280 yards and two touchdowns in spoiling new Browns head coach Romeo Crennel's debut. (Yahoo/AP)
- Jacksonville Jaguars 26, Seattle Seahawks 14 — Matt Hasselbeck throws three interceptions as the Jaguars win in their season opener. (Yahoo/AP)
- San Francisco 49ers 28, St. Louis Rams 25 — The 49ers hold off a late comeback attempt to win Mike Nolan's head coaching debut. Rookie Otis Amey returns a punt for a touchdown. (Yahoo/AP)
- Washington Redskins 9, Chicago Bears 7 — Running back Clinton Portis runs for 121 yards. (Yahoo/AP)
- Indianapolis Colts 24, Baltimore Ravens 7 — Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was 21 for 35 for 254 yards and two touchdowns as the Colts spoiled the Ravens' season opener at M&T Bank Stadium.

10 September 2005

Auto racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup
- Chevy Rock and Roll 400: Kurt Busch took the green flag and clinched a spot in the 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup and proceeded to win the race in Richmond, Virginia. Four of his Roush Racing teammates — Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Greg Biffle — are all in the final ten-race playoff for the championship. The remaining five are Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeremy Mayfield and Rusty Wallace. Jamie McMurray, who enter the race one point ahead of Newman in the final spot, crashed in an incident with Mike Garvey after they accidentally wrecked Ricky Rudd during Lap 352. Both Elliot Sadler and Jeff Gordon, who participated in the inaugural chase last year, missed the chase this year, as did arguably the circuit's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (NASCAR.com)
Baseball: The San Francisco Giants announce that star outfielder Barry Bonds will play his first game of the season on September 12 against the San Diego Padres after recuperating from operations on his right knee over the winter. (Yahoo/AP)
College football: Charlie Weis becomes the first Notre Dame head coach to begin his career with back-to-back wins on the road since Knute Rockne in 1918, with a 17-10 win over #3-ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Yahoo/AP)
- In the first meeting ever between the two teams, #2 Texas, inspired by some 4th-quarter heroics from Heisman Trophy candidate Vince Young, beat #4 Ohio State 25-22 before an estimated crowd of 110,000 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.
Tennis: At the U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters defeats Mary Pierce 6-3, 6-1 in the women's singles final to capture her first Grand Slam title. (Yahoo/AP)

8 September 2005

NFL: 2005 Kickoff Game
- New England Patriots defeat Oakland Raiders, 30-20. (ESPN)

7 September 2005

Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches (FIFAWorldCup.com)
- Europe
  - Netherlands 4-0 (3-0) Andorra
  - Denmark 6-1 (3-1) Georgia
  - Lithuania 0-1 (0-0) Bosnia-Herzegovina
  - Belgium 8-0 (3-0) San Marino
  - Belarus 1-4 (1-3) Italy
  - Hungary 0-1 (0-0) Sweden
  - Moldova 1-2 (1-0) Slovenia
  - Spain 1-1 (1-0) Serbia and Montenegro
  - Cyprus 1-3 (1-1) Switzerland
  - Azerbaijan 0-0 Austria
  - Republic of Ireland 0-1 (0-0) France
  - Poland 1-0 (0-0) Wales
  - Liechtenstein 3-0 (1-0) Luxembourg
  - Kazakhstan 1-2 (0-0) Greece
  - Malta 1-1 (0-1) Croatia 103 Croatian fans were arrested for rioting after the shock result.
  - Faeroe Islands 0-2 (0-0) Israel
  - Czech Republic 4-1 (0-0) Armenia
  - Norway 1-2 (0-2) Scotland
  - Latvia 1-1 (0-1) Slovakia
  - Ukraine 0-1 (0-0) Turkey
  - Finland 5-1 (3-0) Macedonia
  - Russia 0-0 Portugal
  - Bulgaria 3-2 (1-2) Iceland
  - Northern Ireland 1-0 (0-0) England Northern Ireland's first victory over England since 1972, and their first at home since 1927.
- CONCACAF
  - Costa Rica 2-0 (1-0) Trinidad and Tobago
  - Mexico 5-0 (1-0) Panama Mexico secures their World Cup place.
  - Guatemala 0-0 USA
NHL: The San Jose Sharks' Vincent Damphousse retires after 18 years in the league. (Yahoo!)

6 September 2005

Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches (FIFAWorldCup.com)
- Oceania
  - Solomon Islands 1-2 (0-1) Australia Australia, after winning 9-1 on aggregate, advances to play the 5th placed team in the South American qualification group for a place in the Finals in Germany next June.
- Asia: FIFA annul the result of last Saturday's play-off match between Uzbekistan and Bahrain because of an error by referee Toshimitsu Yoshida, when an Uzbekistan penalty was disallowed and Bahrain was awarded a free kick. The tie will be replayed on 8 October with the leg in Bahrain on 12 October. (BBC)
Cricket: Videocon Tri-Series final: New Zealand (278 for 4, Astle 115*, Fleming 61); Sehwag 3-44) beat India (276, Kaif 93*, Sehwag 75; Oram 4-58) by six wickets to win the Videocon Tri-Series. This was India's fifth successive final loss. (Cricinfo)
NHL: New Jersey Devils defenseman and captain Scott Stevens retires after 22 years in the league. Stevens played on all three of the Devils' Stanley Cup-winning teams to date, and he played more games than any defenseman ever. (Yahoo!)

5 September 2005

NFL: Jerry Rice announces his retirement from football. The 42-year-old declined a role with the Denver Broncos as only a fourth wide receiver. Rice retires holding most of the NFL's career records in receiving. (ESPN)
PGA Tour: Olin Browne wins the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts with a final score of 14-under. It's Browne's first win on Tour since the 1999 Bank of America Colonial. (PGATour.com)
Canadian football: Canadian Football League Labour Day Classic (Week 11):
- A successful field goal by Hamilton kicker Jamie Boreham with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter gives the Tiger-Cats victory over the Toronto Argonauts, 33-30. It is only Hamilton's second win of the season. TSN
- The Edmonton Eskimos manage to build a 20-1 lead at the half, but had to hang on to win 25-23 over the Calgary Stampeders. TSN