See also: 2005 in sports.
DeathsSee main article: Deaths in April 2005.
Ongoing events
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Iván Calderón retains his WBO world Minimumweight title with an eighth-round knockout of Noel Tunacao, Nelson Dieppa loses his WBO world Light Flyweight title with a ten-round technical decision against Hugo Cazares in San Juan, Puerto Rico; John Ruiz loses his WBA world Heavyweight title to James Toney by a twelve-round unanimous decision at New York, New York and announces his retirement from boxing, and Christy Martin posts a second-round knockout win over Lana Alexander in Lula, Mississippi.Boxrec.com
Kaiserslautern 0–4 Bayern Munich
UEFA Champions League, semi-final, first leg:
UEFA Champions League, semi-final, first leg:
The Football Association asks UEFA to grant Liverpool a place in next season's Champions League should they win the competition this year but finish below fourth place in the FA Premier League. UEFA have indicated that they will not allow five teams from one country to take part. The FA could still place Liverpool in the Champions League if they win it – but they would have to deny the fourth placed Premiership club (currently Liverpool's intracity rivals Everton) in order to do so. (sportinglife.com)
Defending champions Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat Jiangsu Dragons in the fifth and final match of the best-of-five Chinese Basketball Association finals, winning the finals 3 games to 2. Guangdong had a 42-point fourth quarter, overcoming a 14-point deficit in the early minutes of that quarter to win the final match by eight points, 107–99.
Fernando Alonso wins a dramatic San Marino Grand Prix, beating Michael Schumacher by just 0.215 seconds. It is the closest finish in Formula One (not involving teammates) since 1992. (Formula1.com)
The 2005 NFL draft begins at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Highlights (ESPN):
In the series' first night race at Phoenix International Raceway, Kurt Busch leads over half of the laps en route to his first victory of the season at the Subway Fresh 500. (NASCAR.com)
The Los Angeles Galaxy defeats C.D. Chivas USA 3–1 in an inter-city match. A strange delay occurs in the 41st minute when the "SkyCam", a movable TV camera suspended above the ground on a cable, that ESPN2 is using crashes to the ground, sparking a -minute stoppage. The camera is removed at halftime. No one is injured when it falls.(MLSNet MatchTracker)
After starting in the back of the field after wrecking his primary car in a practice session, Greg Biffle comes back to wins the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (NASCAR.com)
Australian Peter Lonard gets his very first PGA Tour win in a very strange final round of the MCI Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. 54-hole leader Darren Clarke is at 14-under at one point in the final round, but ends up at 5-under in a 4-way tie for second place, a tie that includes 5-time tournament winner Davis Love III. Lonard finishes at 7-under.(The Golf Channel)
FA Cup semi-final: Arsenal 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers. Arsenal reach their fourth FA Cup Final in five years. (BBC)
UEFA hands down its punishment to Internazionale for the unruly behaviour of their fans during their Champions League match against AC Milan. AC has been awarded a 3–0 victory in the match and will advance to the semifinals to face PSV Eindhoven. In addition, Inter must play their next four UEFA home matches in an empty stadium, with the possibility of two more empty stadium matches if fans cause more trouble during a three-year probation period. (Reuters/Yahoo!)
Just 5 days after opening his Champ Car title defense by winning at Long Beach, Sébastien Bourdais beats NASCAR driver Mark Martin to win the second round of the International Race of Champions season at Texas Motor Speedway.(AP via Yahoo!)
New Zealand (522/9 declared) beat Sri Lanka (211 and 273) by an innings and 38 runs in the second Test at Wellington, winning the two-match series 1–0. (Wisden Cricinfo)
UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals, second leg, progressing teams in bold:
UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals, second leg, progressing teams in bold:
Pakistan (319/7) beat India (315/6) by 3 wickets in the 4th One Day International at Ahmedabad. (Wisden Cricinfo)
UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals, second leg, progressing teams in bold:
The British & Irish Lions squad for their upcoming tour to New Zealand has been named. As expected, Ireland star Brian O'Driscoll will be captain. Other highlights: (BBC)
The first round of games in the 2005 English cricket season ends, with the most notable result being the MCC's victory over the Champion County, Warwickshire by 7 wickets at Lord's in what was effectively a Test trial. (Cricinfo)
Jeff Gordon wins the Advance Auto Parts 500 in Martinsville, Virginia, after coming back from being 3 laps down early in the race. (NASCAR.com)
Sébastien Bourdais begins his Champ Car title defense the right way, beating Paul Tracy to win the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
India (356/9) beat Pakistan (298) by 58 runs in the second One Day International at Visakhapatnam. (Wisden Cricinfo)
PGA Tour: Phil Mickelson wins the BellSouth Classic at Sugarloaf after a five-man, four-hole play-off. (BBC)
South Africa (188 and 269/4) draw with West Indies (543/5 dec.) in the first Test at Guyana. (Wisden Cricinfo)
The Bahrain Grand Prix is won by Renault's Fernando Alonso
Tom Boonen wins the Tour of Flanders. He finished 35 seconds ahead of Andreas Klier. Peter van Petegem finished 3rd.
Heineken Cup quarterfinals
Newcastle United teammates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer are sent off for fighting each other. The altercation occurred in the 82nd minute of a 3–0 Premiership loss to Aston Villa at St James' Park. (BBC)
India (281 for 8) beat Pakistan (194) by 87 runs in the first One Day International at Kochi.
Heineken Cup quarterfinals
As an April Fool's joke, Bayern Munich announces on its website that it is set to sign Real Madrid and England superstar and cultural icon David Beckham. A Bayern spokesman freely admitted to the hoax. (FCBayern.de, in German) (FCBayern.de, in English) (Reuters/Yahoo!)
Heineken Cup quarterfinals