2005 Maldives civil unrest, Mohamed Nasheed's arrest
On August 12, 2005, to mark the first anniversary of the Black Friday, members of  the Maldivian Democratic Party and pro reformists started gathering near Republican Square. Despite heavy police and  National Security Service (NSS) presence, at around 4:30pm local time Mohamed Nasheed along with other several leading members of the party, decided to gather at Republican square. Security was tight around Malé due to the  obvious perceptibility of such a demonstration to mark this anniversary. Two days before, on August 10, 2005, NSS announced that they will be conducting a huge training in Malé for four days, starting from August 11, 2005.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Mohamed Nasheed's arrest
Despite heavy police presence, Mohamed Nasheed decided to sit right in the center of the Republican square with his  colleagues. Minutes later he was approached by a team of Maldives Police Service. They approached him and asked him to  simply "go away" from there. Nasheed demanded to know why he was asked to leave while he is not committing anything illegal. The leader of this team responded by saying such gatherings are illegal and they will have to remove him by force if not obeyed within five minutes. To this ultimatum, Nasheed responded by saying.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Mohamed Nasheed's arrest
"You will give us five minutes, after that what? You will beat us to death?" At one time Nasheed asked the police to join them, since he is not inciting violence but peacefully sitting there. Since he refused to leave the spot, the police team moved towards the flag pole few meters away.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Mohamed Nasheed's arrest
At around 4:23 p.m., riot police moved into Republican Square. Soon they surrounded Mohamed Nasheed and other members of the party present with him. Nasheed and his colleagues still refused to leave the area. Members of riot then forcefully removed them and taken into nearby NSS headquarters. Footage of this event was obtained by Minivan News, run from outside the country. Along with Nasheed and shortly after that, several others were arrested.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Demolition of the Dhunfini tent
Before Nasheed's arrest several members of the MDP went to Dhunfini Haruge (a large tent where MDP conducts most of its activities) for Black Friday remembrance as previously planned. The arrest of Nasheed was instantly learnt by the people present at Dhunfini tent. They started calling for the resignation and the immediate unconditional release of Nasheed in addition to their speeches to mark the Black Friday.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Demolition of the Dhunfini tent
When Nasheed was arrested his supporters near Republican Square expressed their discontent over the matter. Within two hours of his arrest his supporters were on the roads near the Republican Square shouting anti-government chants. By 9:30 p.m., they gathered behind the parliament building with banners calling for the release of people detained earlier. After sometime rallied towards the Dhunfini Haruge. The crowd at Dhunfini vowed not to leave the tent until the government released the members of MDP.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Demolition of the Dhunfini tent
On the early morning of August 13, 2005, police raided Dhunfini Haruge (MDP meeting point) and demolished the stage, podium and destroyed the speaking facilities, claiming that they had found weapons (sharpened iron rods) on the premises. Police cordoned off several areas in the capital of Malé, around the National Security Services, Shaheed Ali Building (Police Headquarters), Republic Square, People's Majlis and Maldivian Democratic Party Headquarters.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, More arrests
Several arrests were made during the morning hours of August 13, 2005, to prevent further demonstrations. Some key people arrested included:


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
By late afternoon, around 3:00 p.m. on August 13, 2005, MDP members started gathering outside MDP Headquarters - area that was held by the police. By 7:00 p.m. local time the crowd had turned into a large demonstration. This crowd was dispersed by the police using pepper spray.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
By about 7:45 p.m. the crowd, once again re-assembled on Majeedhee Magu (one of the main roads in the capital) demanding the  immediate release of their Chairman Mohamed Nasheed. Riot police arrived on the scene to disperse the demonstrators, but  they held off calling for the immediate resignation of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The police used various  methods including baton charges, tear gas, pepper spray and high pressure water cannons on the  crowd throughout the night.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
Police arrested several demonstrators, whom by 11:00 p.m. had turned to throwing stones on the riot control policemen. The mob grew violent as the police tried to stop them. There were reported casualties of both police and civilians.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
On August 14, 2005, a curfew was declared starting from midnight to 4:30 a.m. in Malé. Despite the curfew, people refused to go home. The police controlled the situation by 1:00 am with more arrests. In the morning of August 14, 2005 more people were arrested including CHSE chemistry teacher Imad Solih and Abdul Majid, MDP member and a businessman.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
The third night of the demonstration, second night of the unrest, started after Ishaa prayers on August 14, 2005. Street protest began in Malé at 7:30 p.m. near Athamaa Palace - a hotel. This turned to be the most violent of three nights. An angry mob confronted the riot police with petrol-soaked burning tennis balls, bricks, stones and other objects. The unrest was controlled by 1:30 am of August 15, 2005. By the third night some 160 people were arrested and transferred, reportedly, to Feydhoo Finolhu - an uninhabited island of Malé Atoll - and Girifushi (an island used by the military for training purposes).


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
Both NSS and Police were accused of verbally abusing the crowd, throughout the unrest, which fueled the violence further. On one incident they were accused of storming into a mosque and verbally abusing the people praying. On the other incident it was reported a pregnant women, Aminath Massha, was beaten by NSS personnel. NSS denied these accusations on state owned television, Television Maldives, saying they had not beaten up any pregnant women nor had they stormed into the mosque.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest
The opposition has criticized the government of provoking the public, and then using it as a means to arrest senior figures within the opposition to suppress the political activities.


2005 Maldives civil unrest, Unrest in other atolls
Unrest also broke out in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll and Addu Atoll following Mohamed Nasheed's arrest.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 22 January 2005. At the time of the elections political parties were banned, so all candidates ran as independents. Supporters of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom emerged as the largest group in the People's Majlis.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election, Background
The elections were originally planned for 31 December 2004, but were postponed following the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 25 December which severely affected the islands.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election, Campaign
Whilst all 149 candidates ran as independents, their political affiliation were well known.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election, Conduct
Twenty opposition supporters were arrested on election day after recording election officials attempting to close a polling station whilst there were still voters waiting to cast their vote.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election, Results
Supporters of the Government emerged as the largest group in the People's Majlis, although the exact numbers were unclear; the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party claimed government supporters had won only 22 seats to their 18, whilst the government claimed to have 30 MPs and the MDP only eight.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election, Results
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the Minivan Daily reported that pro-Government candidates won 20 seats.


2005 Maldivian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Following the elections, political parties were legalised on 2 July 2005.


2005 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen, qualification for The UEFA Champions League and The UEFA Cup for the 2005 season.


2005 Malmö FF season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 19 OctoberSource: Malmö FF and Malmö Stadion


2005 Malta Cup
The 2005 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 31 January to 6 February 2005 at the Hilton Conference Centre in Portomaso, Malta.


2005 Malta Cup
Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–7 against Graeme Dott. This was the 36th and final ranking event he won in his 27-year professional career.


2005 Malta Cup, Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 30 November and 3 December 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.


2005 Malta Open darts
2005 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2005.


2005 Maltese local elections
Local elections were held in Malta on 12 March 2005. The Malta Labour Party won an absolute majority. Approximately 68% of the eligible voters turned up on election day. In Malta the vast majority of the electorate normally votes on election days, with turnout sometimes averaging above 92% for general elections.


2005 Maltese local elections
The number of councillors for each locality is determined according to the population in the locality, where 5 is the minimum and 13 the maximum number of councillors. This decision has been strongly criticized and many Nationalists too did not agree with such 'strategic measures', as quoted by the Maltese Prime Minister, Lawrence Gonzi. The Nationalist Party has been accused of threatening democracy in Malta by reducing the number of candidates just minutes before the closing stipulated time for accepting nominations. Two localities (Marsa and Zejtun, both famous for being Malta Labour Party strongholds) did not vote in these elections because of this reason.


2005 Malé League
The 2005 Malé League was the fifth season of the Malé League. Top 6 teams qualify the to 2005 Dhivehi League while bottom 2 teams relegated to the 2006 Second Division.


2005 Manihiki by-election
The 2005 Manihiki by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Manihiki. It was held on 8 February 2005, shortly after the 2004 general election, and was precipitated by an electoral petition finding the result in the seat to be a dead tie. Both parties to the petition, Prime Minister Robert Woonton and Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna had agreed that in the event of a draw the question should be decided by the voters, and so Woonton resigned. As a result, Jim Marurai became Prime Minister.


2005 Manihiki by-election
Woonton subsequently decided not to contest the election for personal reasons. The election was won by Henry Puna.


2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 59th in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by Michael Monaghan, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2005 Telstra Premiership, finishing 8th (out of 15), just reaching the finals series. The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in their first play-off match by minor premiers, the Parramatta Eels.


2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
Manly-Warringah made an unexpected bright start to the 2005 season, at one stage leading the competition outright after round seven. However their season was marred early by the dismissal of John Hopoate who was given a 17-match ban for striking Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks forward Keith Galloway in the round two match. Steve Matai made his first grade debut in that match, a late replacement after John Hopoate was suspended, then sacked by the club. Furthermore, the season overall was dominated by the team's fear of playing matches at night, with most of their defeats occurring under lights. This was pointed out by the Channel Nine commentators prior to its round eight, Friday night match against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium (which was in fact Manly's first Friday night match in six years) which the Sea Eagles indeed lost by a scoreline of 38–12.


2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
Controversial physiologist, Steve Dank was working with the Sea Eagles this season. Manly's Ben Kennedy, Steve Menzies and Anthony Watmough were selected to play in the 2005 State of Origin series for New South Wales.


2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
This season also marked the beginning of the Sea Eagles' rivalry with the Melbourne Storm. In round three, both teams had won their opening two matches leading into an early-season top-of-the-table match which Manly won 25–18. Although Manly's time at the top of the ladder was short-lived, it proved that Manly could compete with the best sides in the competition.


2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
The Sea Eagles suffered a late-season form slump with injuries plaguing the club, however wins over the Broncos in round 22 and the Raiders in the final round ensured their first finals appearance since 1998. They were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs following 46–22 loss to the minor premiers Parramatta.


2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
The club's leading try scorer was Brett Stewart with 16. Their leading point scorer was Michael Witt with 140.


2005 Marche regional election
The Marche regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.


2005 Marche regional election
Gian Mario Spacca (The Daisy, then Democratic Party) defeated Francesco Massi (Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, at the time, now member of The People of Freedom) by a landslide.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series
Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the fourth seed. She reached the semi-finals, defeating Grand Slam debutant Li Na and the previous year's US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova en route, before being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Serena Williams in an epic three set thriller on Rod Laver. Sharapova, had several match points in the final set, but ended up losing it 6-8.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Indian Wells & Miami
Sharapova reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the first time, but she would suffer the ignominy of a double bagel defeat, failing to win a single game against Lindsay Davenport. This would turn out to be Sharapova's only career defeat against Davenport. She fared much better in Miami though, beating the likes of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Venus Williams en route to the final. In the final, she lost in straight sets to Kim Clijsters.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
Sharapova first clay event of the season was the Berlin Open where she was the first seed. She lost in straight sets in the quarters, to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne. Her next tournament was the Internazionali B.N.L D'Italia Open. She lost in the semifinals to Swiss Patty Schnyder, in three sets after winning the first set. Her final clay tournament of the year was the French Open where she reached the quarterfinals. In the quarters she lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne, for the second and final time in the season.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season
Sharapova successfully defended her title in Birmingham, defeating future rivals Samantha Stosur and Tatiana Golovin, before defeating, future world number one, Jelena Jankovic in a three set final.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season
As the defending champion at Wimbledon, Sharapova navigated her way through to the semi-finals without the loss of a set (and serve, with the exception of her third round victory against Katarina Srebotnik), before being defeated by eventual champion Venus Williams; the defeat ending a 22-match winning streak on grass dating back to the 2003 Wimbledon 4th Round.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
A week before the start of the US Open, Sharapova claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, succeeding Lindsay Davenport. Subsequently, she was named top seed at a Major tournament for the first time, at the US Open, where she reached the semi-finals to complete the feat of having reached at least the quarter-final stage at each of the four Majors.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
Sharapova won her first four matches for the loss of just 12 games, before being sternly tested by compatriot Nadia Petrova in the quarter-finals, before winning in three sets. In the semi-finals, she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters in three sets. This marked the fourth consecutive Major tournament in which Sharapova was defeated by the eventual champion. Despite this defeat, Sharapova reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking following the tournament, having improved from her third round showing from 2004.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Fall series
Sharapova's first of two fall tournaments was the 2005 Beijing Open. She had a lot of points here, after making it to the semifinals last year falling to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova. She won her first match in a rollercoaster three setter, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Then she won her second round easily, in straight sets. In her semifinal match versus Maria Kirilenko, she had to retire the match due to injury.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Fall series
Sharapova's Next tournament was the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. In her opening round match versus Anna-Lena Grönefeld, she was up 6-1, 4-2, when Grönefeld had to retire the match due to injury. Her next match was versus fellow Russian and future World No.1, Dinara Safina. Sharapova lost after taking the first set 6-1. This was her first loss after winning the opening set since May.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, WTA Tour Championships
Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships for the second year in a row, having picked up three titles during the season. She was drawn in the Green Group along with Lindsay Davenport, Patty Schnyder and Nadia Petrova. Sharapova won two of her three matches, the only loss coming to Petrova in the last match. Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in her group; thus, the semi-final saw her drawn against Amélie Mauresmo, in which she was defeated in straight sets, bringing an end to her 2005 season.


2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2005, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2005 Maroubra state by-election
A by-election was staged in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly district of Maroubra on 17 September 2005. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member and Premier Bob Carr (Labor). The by-election was timed to coincide with two other state by-elections in Macquarie Fields and Marrickville.


2005 Maroubra state by-election
The by-election saw the Labor Party retain the seat with the election of candidate Michael Daley.


2005 Maroubra state by-election, Background
On 27 July 2005, New South Wales Premier Bob Carr announced his resignation as Premier. Carr had been leader of the New South Wales Labor Party since 1988. He led the party to government at the 1995 state election and his government was subsequently re-elected at the 1999 and 2003 elections. Carr's resignation took effect on 4 August 2005. At roughly 10 years 4 months, he served the longest continuous service of any Premier of New South Wales.


2005 Maroubra state by-election, Results
Elections returns gave Labor candidate Michael Daley a comfortable victory. The opposition Liberal Party opted not to contest the seat.


2005 Marrickville state by-election
A by-election was held in the State Electoral District of Marrickville in New South Wales, Australia on 17 September 2005. The by-election was prompted by the resignation of the sitting member Deputy Premier Andrew Refshauge (Labor) on 10 August 2005, in the wake of the resignation of Premier Bob Carr. The by-election was timed to coincide with two other state by-elections in Macquarie Fields and Maroubra.


2005 Marrickville state by-election
The main contenders were the ALP's Carmel Tebbutt, who had been a member of the Legislative Council since 1998 and was the wife of Anthony Albanese, the member for the local federal electorate of Grayndler, and Greens candidate Sam Byrne, who at that time was the deputy mayor of Marrickville. The Liberal did not stand a candidate.


2005 Marrickville state by-election, Results
Carmel Tebbutt was elected with 49.79% of the primary vote and 55.07% of the two-candidate preferred vote after preferences were distributed. However, this was a 5.63% swing to the Greens, and Sam Byrne's 38.96% primary vote was the highest for a Greens candidate in New South Wales electoral history.


2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marshall was led by first-year head coach Mark Snyder and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This marked the Herd's inaugural season as a member of Conference USA and the C-USA East Division after spending the previous 8 seasons as a member of the Mid-American Conference.


2005 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2005 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 53rd season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its first within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his fifth season as head coach.


2005 Maryland Terrapins football team, 2006 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.


2005 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team
The 2005 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2005 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 60th season of the university fielding a program. The Terrapins were led by 13th year head coach, Sasho Cirovski.


2005 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team
The 2005 season was one of the program's best seasons in history, as they won their second NCAA National Championship in program history, and third claimed overall national championship in men's soccer. It was their first title since 1968.


2005 Masters (snooker)
The 2005 Masters (called the 2005 Rileys Club Masters for sponsorship purposes) was the 2005 edition of the non-ranking Masters professional snooker tournament. It was held from 13 to 20 February 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre, London. The tournament was the 31st staging of the competition and was the sixth of nine World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) main tour events in the 2004/2005 season. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC and by Eurosport in Europe.


2005 Masters (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan, the 2004 world champion, won the tournament, defeating 1999 Masters winner John Higgins ten frames to three in the final to claim his first Masters tournament victory since 1995. It was O'Sullivan's second Masters title in his fifth appearance in the final. O'Sullivan became the sixth player in Masters history to win the tournament more than once. In the semi-finals Higgins beat Peter Ebdon 6–3 and O'Sullivan defeated Jimmy White 6–1. Ding Junhui made the tournament's highest break of 141 in his first round match against Ken Doherty. The Masters preceded the Irish Masters and followed the Malta Cup.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary
The Masters was first held in 1975 and is part of the Triple Crown events of the game of snooker alongside the World Snooker Championship and the UK Championship; it does not have official ranking status. The 2005 tournament, held between 13 and 20 February at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, was the sixth of nine World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) main tour events of the 2004/2005 season, following the Malta Cup and preceding the Irish Masters. The defending Masters champion was Paul Hunter, who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in the 2004 final.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary
Sponsored by the national sports member company Rileys Club for the first time, it had a total prize fund of £277,500, and the host broadcasters were the BBC and Eurosport. All matches were the best-of-11 frames until the final, which was played to the best-of-19 frames. While Hunter had a poor form since making the semi-finals of the Grand Prix tournament, he said he was unworried, "I have been preparing for events in the same way and I'm not going to change my game. It's just one of those things at the moment and once I get a run of wins under my belt I'll be fine."


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Format and wild-card round
Defending champion Hunter was the first seed with world champion O'Sullivan seeded second. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the two wild-card selections, Stephen Maguire (ranked 24) and Ding Junhui (ranked 76). Maguire had won the UK Championship the previous November and was making his Masters debut.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Format and wild-card round
Ding played seed 16 Marco Fu and won 6–4. Trailing 4–2 after Fu took the opening four frames with breaks of 100 and 57, Ding responded to win the next four frames with breaks of 50 and 77 in the seventh and eighth frames to win. Graeme Dott was 2–1 behind fellow Scot Maguire when he clinched five of the next seven frames with breaks of 98, 92, 83, 62 and 54 to win 6–4. It was Dott's first victory at the Wembley Conference Centre in his fourth Masters appearance.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
In his first round match world number 13 and three-time Masters champion Steve Davis overhauled Hunter 6–5. Breaks of 70 and 82 put Davis into a 2–0 lead. The match went to a final frame decider that Davis led with a score of 58–0. He missed a routine red ball shot, and Hunter countered with a 46 break, only for him to miss a shot. A brief safety shot exchange ensued before Davis undercut the final red ball 12 ft (140 in) down the side cushion and into the top right-hand corner pocket.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
Davis then potted the coloured balls to win. Peter Ebdon took 1 hour and 45 minutes to whitewash his opponent David Gray 6–0 with breaks of 106, 96, 110, 69 and 96; Gray did not pot a single ball in the final three frames. After the match, Ebdon attributed the result to losing weight through physical activity. The 2004 Players' Championship winner Jimmy White edged out Matthew Stevens 6–5. Trailing 5–3 White needed two snookers and a clearance to get back into contention. He achieved this when Stevens narrowly missed a long-range red ball shot. White then compiled a break of 115 to force a final frame decider in which he outscored Stevens 88–0 to progress into the quarter-finals.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
O'Sullivan began his match against Dott with a break of 64 and then made his 21st century break of the 2004/2005 season with a 130 in the second. Dott tied the match at 3–3 with a 41 clearance. O'Sullivan then clinched the next three frames with breaks of 72 and 85 with a 51 clearance to win 6–3. John Higgins, the 1999 Masters champion. faced fellow Scot Chris Small. Higgins won the opening four frames with 106, 60, 47 and 48 runs. Small prevented a whitewash by taking frame five.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
Higgins lost the chance of a maximum break in frame six when he missed the sixth black ball shot while on 65 points. He then won frame seven and the game 6–1. At age 17 Ding became the youngest quarter-finals player in Masters history when he defeated Ken Doherty, the 1997 world champion, 6–1; Doherty contracted an ear infection three days earlier . Doherty won frame two as Ding took the first, third and fourth frames with the tournament's highest break (a 141 clearance) and further runs of 81 and 52. Doherty lost frame five after missing the black ball and then the sixth with a missed shot on the pink. He then forced a re-spotted black ball finish in frame seven that Ding won.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
Two time Masters and world champion Mark Williams played the 1994 tournament winner and world number 10 Alan McManus. McManus made breaks of 63 and 54 to lead 2–1. Williams complied breaks of 67, 54, 116 and a 66 clearance to defeat McManus 6–3 after the latter missed a straightforward red ball shot in the eighth frame. In the final first-round game Stephen Hendry played world number 12 Stephen Lee. Hendry led the match throughout from breaks of 61, 78, 110 and 82.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
He amassed an unchallenged 325 points to win 6–1 and claim his 40th match victory at the Masters. Hendry missed the chance to achieve a seventh career maximum break when attempting a 13th black ball shot in frame five; he was out of position from a four-cushion positional shot and was required to pot the blue ball. Lee stated afterwards that he was considered ending his snooker career had he not improved his confidence and playing ability.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
In the opening quarter-final match, Ebdon defeated Davis 6–1. After some advanced tactical play on the table Ebdon opened out an early lead of 3–0 with breaks of 60, 62 and 78. Although Davis took a solitary frame, Ebdon continued to break-build with runs of 88, 68 and 66 to win the match. The victory enabled Ebdon to reach the semi-finals of the Masters for the first time in his career since the 1995 tournament. The second quarter-final match had Higgins play fellow Scot Hendry.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Higgins built a 5–1 lead from breaks of 101, 62 and 59; Hendry lacked composure during this period. Hendry did compile a 108 century break in frame seven before Higgins won frame eight to claim a 6–2 victory. Hendry bemoaned his loss of form, "I don't know where that came from. You are going to have days when you don't play well. You would be a robot if you didn't but my head wasn't right and I played dreadfully." Higgins shared his opponent's view, "I'm just happy in my own mind to be playing better because if you are not happy within yourself you won't win, no matter who you are playing."


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
White overcame Williams to win 6–5. White had a 3–0 advantage, producing a break of 73, a 51 clearance and a 30 break in the third frame. Williams spoke to referee Paul Collier to suggest that the table's top cushion had too much bounce and White concurred. Both players agreed to have an early mid-session interval as table fitters took 25 minutes to correct the table's mechanics. Williams clinched the next three frames with a trio of half-centuries to tie the match at 3–3.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
White and Williams shared the following four frames to force a final frame decider that White won. The WPBSA issued a statement that examination of the table confirmed that there was no change in playing conditions and stated it would investigate whether static in the arena affected it. O'Sullivan took 104 minutes to defeat Ding 6–2 and outscored him 444–43 in the final five frames. Trailing 2–1 O'Sullivan won the following five frames with breaks of 77, 92, 123 and 67, saying afterwards, "With two players capable of scoring heavily there is always a danger of one of them running away with the game."


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on 19 February. The first semi-final was between Ebdon and Higgins. The match began with Higgins compiling breaks of 67 and 69 to lead 2–0. It appeared he would increase his lead by one frame in the third, before he missed a black ball and Ebdon produced a clearance to win the frame. Higgins took frame four and Ebdon achieved a 96 break to win the fifth. Ebdon lost a 40-minute sixth frame to Higgins, who then secured frame seven after fluking a red ball midway through.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
A run of 79 from Ebdon pressured Higgins; the latter clinched frame nine to win the match 6–3. After the game Higgins admitted he thought of his 6–5 loss to Dott in the semi-finals of the Malta Cup in January because he missed some important shots that provided Ebdon with opportunities, "What happened in Malta came back into my mind and put me under pressure. You rarely see great semi-finals because there's so much riding on the match. I needed a few chances but I'm delighted to get through to the final and pleased to be back playing to a decent standard."


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
In the other semi-final, White, who competed in a record-breaking 11th Masters semi-final, was defeated by O'Sullivan 6–1. O'Sullivan produced two consecutive breaks of 76 and 97 in the first three frames to lead 3–0 as White did not strike a single ball for 35 minutes. In frame four, White prevented O'Sullivan from whitewashing him with a run of 75. O'Sullivan subsequently made breaks of 49, 36, 106, 41 and 36 in the next three frames to eliminate White from the tournament in 97 minutes.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
O'Sullivan said after the match a free-flowing game was to be expected with White, "It was a bit like a derby match in football where there was one player doing well coming into the match and one not doing so well but where anything could happen amongst the excitement with all the adrenaline flowing." White admitted he had been unable to challenge his opponent, "I had a couple of chances and didn't do anything with them. You can't do that against Ronnie. But it's been a great week and I've really enjoyed myself."


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
The match was both O'Sullivan's and Higgins' third appearance in a final at the Masters. In the best-of-19 frame final, held before 2,500 people, O'Sullivan defeated Higgins 10–3 to win second Masters title and his first since the 1995 tournament. He joined Cliff Thorburn, Alex Higgins, Hendry, Davis and Hunter as the sixth player to win the Masters more than once. It was his third title of the 2004/2005 season after winning Grand Prix in October and the Welsh Open in January. The victory earned O'Sullivan £125,000 and brought his season's cumulative total to £240,750.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
The media stated the match was the most dominant performance in a Masters final since the 1988 tournament match in which Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0. John Dee of The Daily Telegraph wrote of the match, "Never before has snooker reached the high standard which O'Sullivan displayed on the Wembley stage", and the reporter for the Irish Examiner called O'Sullivan's win "breathtaking".


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
In the afternoon session, O'Sullivan took the first frame with a break of 95, after jousting with Higgins in a safety shot battle for a quarter of an hour. Higgins followed with breaks of 54 and 76 in the second and third frames to go 2–1 ahead. Entering the mid-session interval, O'Sullivan equalled the score at 2–2 with a 107 break. He took the lead with a half-century run in the fifth frame. Higgins potted two balls as O'Sullivan produced runs of 58 and 97 in frames six and seven.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
Trailing 32–0 in the eighth frame, O'Sullivan missed a pink ball shot to a centre pocket, allowing Higgins to produce a 53 run, and leave O'Sullivan requiring two snookers after a four-point foul. Although O'Sullivan obtained the necessary points, Higgins won the frame on the blue ball to leave it 5–3 at the conclusion of the first session. In the evening session, O'Sullivan took 62 minutes to produce breaks of 79, 75 and 134 to win the match and the tournament.


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
O'Sullivan had a 97 per cent of potting rate success to Higgins' 89 percent at the end of the final and brought his total season century breaks to 25. 1991 world champion and BBC analyst John Parrott likened the statistic to O'Sullivan's 17–4 victory over Hendry in the semi-finals of the 2004 World Snooker Championship, "It is a pleasure to watch. He played every shot in the book and each time the cue ball landed on a sixpence."


2005 Masters (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
After his victory O'Sullivan said he was playing better than before, "I played good frames from start to finish. And to do it against a player of John's calibre makes it more satisfying. There's no better place than Wembley or Sheffield to produce your best and so this win is very satisfying." Higgins labelled O'Sullivan "a total genius" due to his high level of playing standard, "Somehow the rest of us have got to try and catch up. It was great to watch even though I was on the receiving end. I know some other top players can produce stuff like that but Ronnie was inch perfect every time."


2005 Masters (snooker), Wild-card round
The wild-card round was played with two seeded players and two wild card entrants. Players denoted in bold are the winners of their matches.


2005 Masters (snooker), Main draw
Numbers given to the left before players' names show the seedings for the top 16 players in the competition. Players in bold denote match winners.


2005 Masters (snooker), Final
Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores and the winning finalist. Breaks over 50 are shown in brackets.


2005 Masters (snooker), Century breaks
There were 19 century breaks compiled by nine different players during the tournament. The competition's highest break, a 141, was made by Ding in the opening frame of his first round match against Ken Doherty.


2005 Masters Tournament
The 2005 Masters Tournament was the 69th Masters Tournament, played from April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.


2005 Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods, 29, won his fourth green jacket on the first hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco. Rain was a factor the whole week, and delayed much of the play. The purse was $7.0 million with a winner's share of $1.26 million. It was the ninth of Woods' fifteen major championships.


2005 Masters Tournament
This Masters was the last as competitors for three former champions: Tommy Aaron (1973), Billy Casper (1970), and six-time winner Jack Nicklaus.


2005 Masters Tournament
Ryan Moore was low amateur at 287 (−1), the best score by an amateur since 1978, and earned an exemption to the 2006 tournament.


2005 Masters Tournament
Jerry Pate, a non-playing invitee, won the 46th Par-3 contest on Wednesday with a five-under 22.


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
1. Masters championsTommy Aaron, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (10,16,17), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer (10), Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (10,11,12,14,15,16,17), Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, José María Olazábal, Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,13,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (11,14,16,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,14,15,16,17), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)Jim Furyk (16,17), Retief Goosen (10,11,14,15,16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
3. The Open champions (last five years)Ben Curtis, David Duval, Ernie Els (10,12,13,14,16,17), Todd Hamilton (12,14,16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
4. PGA champions (last five years)Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel, David Toms (14,15,16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
5. The Players Championship winners (last three years)Fred Funk (11,14,15,17), Davis Love III (10,14,16,17), Adam Scott (14,15,16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
6. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-upLuke List (a), Ryan Moore (a,8)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
10. Top 16 players and ties from the 2004 MastersPaul Casey (16,17), K. J. Choi (14,16,17), Chris DiMarco (13,14,16,17), Sergio García (14,16,17), Pádraig Harrington (16,17), Charles Howell III (14,17), Nick Price, Kirk Triplett (14), Casey Wittenberg


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
11. Top eight players and ties from the 2004 U.S. OpenRobert Allenby (16,17), Steve Flesch (14,16,17), Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama (14,16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
12. Top four players and ties from the 2004 Open ChampionshipLee Westwood (16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
13. Top four players and ties from 2004 PGA ChampionshipJustin Leonard (16,17), Chris Riley (16)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
14. Top 40 players from the 2004 PGA Tour money listStephen Ames (16,17), Stuart Appleby (16,17), Chad Campbell (16,17), Stewart Cink (16,17), Darren Clarke (16,17), John Daly (16), Luke Donald (15,16,17), Carlos Franco, Jay Haas (16,17), Mark Hensby (16,17), Tim Herron (17), Zach Johnson (16,17), Jonathan Kaye (16,17), Jerry Kelly (16,17), Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling (16), Jesper Parnevik, Kenny Perry (16,17), Ted Purdy, Rory Sabbatini (16,17), Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank (16,17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
15. Top 10 players from the 2005 PGA Tour money list on March 28Tom Lehman (17), Joe Ogilvie


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
16. Top 50 players from the final 2004 world rankingThomas Bjørn (17), Ángel Cabrera (17), Joakim Haeggman, David Howell (17), Trevor Immelman, Freddie Jacobson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17), Thomas Levet, Peter Lonard (17), Nick O'Hern (17), Ian Poulter (17)


2005 Masters Tournament, Field
17. Top 50 players from world ranking published March 28Tim Clark, Graeme McDowell, Craig Parry


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Sixty-eight players were on the course when darkness suspended the first round since the start of the round was delayed by over five hours due to heavy morning rain. The round was completed Friday morning. Chris DiMarco shot a five-under 67 to take the first round lead. Vijay Singh and Luke Donald were at 68, one stroke behind in second. Tiger Woods struggled through much of his round ending at two over par. After the round, Woods was questioned by rules officials for an illegal putting stance on the 14th before getting the all-clear. In his final appearance, Billy Casper shot the worst round in Masters history on Thursday, a triple-digit 106 (+34), but the round was unofficial because he withdrew. Three-time champion Nick Faldo withdrew while playing the ninth hole due to back spasms.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Rain suspended play for much of the day and the second round spilled into Saturday. Chris DiMarco posted another five-under 67 to take a four-stroke lead at the halfway point. Thomas Bjørn also shot a 67 to take second place by himself at −6. Tiger Woods recovered from his poor first round with a six-under 66, six strokes back in third place.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Moore (−2), List (+2), Eaton III (+14), Wilson (+20).


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Chris DiMarco continued his hot ways shooting a three-under 33 on the front nine before play was suspended due to darkness. His −13 through 45 holes was four strokes better than Tiger Woods, who shot a five-under 31 on the first nine holes. Thomas Bjørn stayed in contention with a two-under 34 for nine holes and was −8 for the championship.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Tiger Woods resumed play on Sunday morning on the back nine and made four consecutive birdies to card a 7-under 65 and take the 54-hole lead. Dating back to play on Saturday, Woods birdied seven straight holes in the third round, tying a record by Steve Pate. Chris DiMarco struggled in with a 41 (+5) back nine for a third round 74 (+2), losing seven shots to Woods in the final nine holes. DiMarco's troubles began when his second shot at the 10th went into a bush and was unplayable. After a drop, he chipped onto the green and two-putted for the double bogey, which ended a streak of 44 holes at par or better.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
A thrilling final round came down to a two-man duel between Tiger Woods and Chris DiMarco. DiMarco narrowed the three shot lead to one by the 11th with a second birdie in three holes after Woods had dropped a shot at the 10th. The lead stretched back to two when DiMarco bogeyed the 12th at the heart of Amen Corner, but a stunning approach on 14 set up a birdie for DiMarco and cut the gap back to one.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Both players birdied 15 and set up a dramatic and memorable 16th hole. With DiMarco sitting comfortably in the center of the green Woods pulled his tee shot just off the green; with about 50 feet (15 m) between him and the hole, and considering the difficulty of the lie, co-commentator Lanny Wadkins remarked that "this is one of the toughest pitches on the entire place here", and that "there's a good chance he doesn't get this inside DiMarco's ball", who had left himself a good 20 feet (6 m) away.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Aiming at least 20 feet (6 m) to the left of the pin and intending to use the sloping green to run the ball towards the hole, Woods proceeded to play what was voted in 2019 as the greatest shot in Masters history. The ball crept towards the cup and appeared to stop on the lip of the hole before toppling in for a dramatic birdie, prompting lead commentator Verne Lundquist to give the now iconic piece of commentary: "Well... here it comes... Oh, my goodness... OH, WOW! In your life have you seen anything like that!?". DiMarco missed his birdie putt and the lead grew back to two with just two to play. However, Woods pushed his drive on 17 leading to a bogey, cutting the lead to one as they went to the 72nd hole.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Woods' approach on 18 ended up in the greenside bunker while DiMarco ended up just short of the green. DiMarco's chip for birdie hit the pin and rebounded ten feet away when it could easily have jammed in the hole. Woods hit his chip to 14 feet (4 m), but missed his par putt to win. DiMarco calmly sank a ten-foot (3 m) putt to force a playoff.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Retief Goosen had the round of the day, firing a five under 67 which was the only round better than DiMarco's 68.


2005 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Playoff
The previous six sudden-death playoffs (going back to 1979) at Augusta began at the 10th hole; this was the first to start at the 18th hole, where both put their drives in the fairway. DiMarco hit his approach to the very front section of the green and the ball backed off the green a bit, ending up in almost the exact spot he was at the end of regulation. Woods knocked his approach to 15 feet (4.6 m) past the flag. DiMarco then chipped up to around a foot and tapped in for par. After taking a long time to study the putt, Woods buried his birdie putt to win his fourth green jacket and ninth major title. It was the second consecutive major that DiMarco lost in a playoff following his loss in the PGA Championship in 2004 to Vijay Singh.


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
"Here it comes ... Oh, my goodness! ... OH, WOW! IN YOUR LIFE, have you seen anything like that?!" - CBS's Verne Lundquist's famous call of Tiger Woods' chip-in on the 16th hole.


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
"Chris is a tough competitor and a fighter. He's never going to back off and he proved that again." - Tiger Woods on the gutsy final round of runner up Chris DiMarco.


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
""I was just trying to throw the ball up there on the hill and let it feed down there and hopefully have a makeable putt. All of a sudden, it looked really good, and it looked like how could it not go in, and how did it not go in, and all of a sudden it went in." - Tiger Woods on his remarkable chip on 16.


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
"I went out and shot 68 around here on Sunday, which is a very good round, and 12-under is usually good enough to win. It was just that I was playing against Tiger Woods." - Chris DiMarco on his runner up finish.


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
"I would let it hurt if I gave it away but I didn't. I really didn't." - Chris DiMarco


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
"You know I played him as hard as I could down the stretch, birdieing a bunch of holes coming down the back nine and putting it on him really. And since I put that behind me and went out and put a good number on the back nine, I feel very good." - Chris DiMarco on his final round.


2005 Masters Tournament, Quotes
"That was a hard-fought week with the rain delays, I didn't get off to the greatest of starts." - Tiger Woods on the long week of golf.


2005 Masters of Darts
The 2005 Masters of Darts was a unique darts tournament as it was the first televised confrontation between the darts players of the two rival organisations, the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). There had been two "champion versus champion" matches held, but this tournament was the first major event featuring players from each organisation.


2005 Masters of Darts
This inaugural Masters of Darts took place between February 7 and February 13, 2005 at the ExpoCenter in Hengelo, The Netherlands. The best four players from both federations were invited. The tournament was arranged by PenH Events, who managed to secure a three-year contract with Raymond van Barneveld, a BDO player at the time, taking part in the tournament. The host broadcaster was RTL5 in the Netherlands, who had also secured a three-year deal to broadcast the event. However, the tournament was not held in 2006 and by the time it was revived for 2007, SBS6 took over as Dutch broadcasters for the event.


2005 Masters of Darts
This event made the best post-match interview of all time after Co Stompe defeated Wayne Mardle 4-1 on day 3. Mardle swore in his interview without knowing that it was live. He found out when he said to the interview "these are the questions you should be asking when we're live" and the interview responded "oh we're live now, there you are on television" with Mardle sheepishly responding "why wasn't I told". The question is WHY WASN'T WAYNE TOLD!


2005 Masters of Darts, Prize Fund
Total prize money for the event was €395,000 with the tournament winner securing €150,000 making it one of the richest prizes in darts.


2005 Masters of Formula 3
The 2005 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the fifteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 12 June 2005. It was won by Lewis Hamilton, for ASM Formule 3.


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état
The 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état was a military coup that took place in Mauritania on 3 August 2005. The President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was ousted by the Armed Forces of Mauritania and replaced by the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (CMJD), headed by Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, while Taya was in Saudi Arabia attending the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. A constitutional referendum, parliamentary and presidential elections were scheduled and the coup leaders vowed not to contest any of the elections. The military government ended with the presidential election on 11 March 2007.


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, Background
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya had reigned over Mauritania since he had taken power from Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla in a bloodless coup d'état in December 1984. Mauritania had also seen coup attempts in June 2003 and August 2004. The 2003 attempt had been led by Saleh Ould Hanenna, and the August 2004 attempt was allegedly led by army officers hailing from Hanenna's ethnic group. Motives for the coup included Taya's alignment with America and being one of only three countries in the Arab world to start formal diplomatic ties with Israel. The coup was also motivated by opposition to Taya's suppression of some opposition parties and his occasional military purges.


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, Coup details
While Taya was attending the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia on 3 August 2005, members of the Presidential Guard surrounded the presidential palace and other important ministries. Shots were heard throughout the capital, clearing the streets of Nouakchott. The coup leaders also took control of state run radio and TV stations. In an official message on Mauritanian television, the coup leaders declared, "The armed forces and security forces have unanimously decided to put a definitive end to the totalitarian acts in the past few years of the defunct regime under which our people have suffered greatly in the last few years."


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, International reaction
Domestically, the coup had support from the population, with some in the capital honking their car horns in support. The African Union expressed concern and condemned all seizures of power. The Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan, "was deeply troubled", stating that he wanted the dispute to be resolved peacefully. The then President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, denounced the coup, stating "the days of tolerating military governance in our sub-region or anywhere [are] long gone".


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, Aftermath
Taya was on the plane back to Mauritania when the coup happened, forcing him to land in Niger. He eventually made his way to Qatar. And now works as a teacher at a Qatar military school.


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, Aftermath
After the coup, the African Union demanded a return to "constitutional order" in Mauritania, and suspended Mauritania's membership in the African Union. The Mauritanian military government ended after a fair presidential election was held in 2007, in which Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was elected. Mauritania's membership in the African Union was returned following the 2007 elections.


2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, Aftermath
However, after it was found out that Abdallahi had opened channels of communications with Islamic hardliners thought to be associated with Al-Qaeda, and had used public funds to build a mosque in the palace, he was overthrown by a coup in 2008 led by members of the 2005 coup, resulting in Mauritania being once again suspended from the African Union.


2005 Mauritian general election
General elections were held in Mauritius on 3 July 2005, with polls counted on 4 July.


2005 Mauritian general election
The Alliance Sociale, a coalition led by the Mauritian Labour Party (PTr) and including the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval (PMXD), the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (MSN), Les Verts (Greens), the Republican Movement, and the Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (MMSM), won the election with 42 of the 70 seats (38 elected directly, and another 4 nominated under the country's "best loser" system). The PTr leader, Navin Ramgoolam, was subsequently appointed Prime Minister on 5 July, with Rashid Beebeejaun as his deputy. Three other coalition leaders were elected, but the Les Verts leader failed to oust outgoing Prime Minister Paul Bérenger from his constituency.


2005 Mauritian general election
24 seats were won by Bérenger's coalition, consisting of the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) and the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM); of these, 22 were directly elected and 2 nominated as "best losers". Pravind Jugnauth, the MSM leader, lost his seat to an Alliance Sociale candidate.


2005 Mauritian general election
The two seats reserved for the island of Rodrigues were won by the Rodrigues Movement (OPR); another 2 OPR members were appointed as "best losers."


2005 Mauritian general election
8 of the 70 seats are allocated to "best losers," appointed to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented.


2005 Mauritian general election, Results
The total number of votes is higher than the population because Mauritians get to vote for up to 3 times in a single election.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, home of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2005. The game was the 28th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Proceeds from the 2005 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Bend and Fort Wayne, Indiana and their Ronald McDonald House programs.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2005 Game
The game was telecast live by ESPN. At first glance, the 2005 edition of the McDonald’s All American boys team seemed to lack the “star power” of the 2003 and 2004 squads as they invaded  Notre Dame’s Joyce Center in March 2005. That perception was soon put to rest as seven players were taken in the 2005 NBA Draft.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2005 Game
Unlike most all-star events, the 2005 McDonald’s Game was a close contest that brought much excitement to the  Joyce Center. The East held a hefty lead most of the game and ended the first half with a 22-point lead thanks to high flying Gerald Green (former Dallas Maverick), who led all scorers with 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Greg Paulus had nine assists and 13 points, making 7-of-8 free throws in the final 2 minutes to help the East hang onto the115-110 victory.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2005 Game
Other key contributors for the East included, shooting guards Louis Williams and Eric Devendorf (Syracuse), who recorded 14 and 13 points respectively.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2005 Game
The West team had several players who helped lead the charge from their 22-point deficit. Mario Chalmers (Miami Heat) led the West with a team high 20 points, five steals and five assists. Martell Webster (Portland Trail Blazers) started the game with two consecutive three-point baskets on his way to 16 points for the contest. Small forward Julian Wright (New Orleans Hornets) had a solid performance with 14 points, four assists and three rebounds.


2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, home of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2005. The game was the 4th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
Proceeds from the 2005 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Bend and Fort Wayne, Indiana and their Ronald McDonald House programs.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2005 Game
The fourth annual McDonald’s All American Girls game showcased one of the best displays of teamwork over the past four years.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2005 Game
The West was led by stellar play from game MVP Courtney Paris (Chicago Sky) who contributed 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. She helped set the pace when the West went on a 20-5 run to break the game open. The West shot a solid 56% from the floor in the second half and 50% from beyond the arc. Paris’ brilliant play was matched by teammate Alexis Gray-Lawson (California) who poured in 12 points and dished out three assists and three steals. The Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year Abby Waner (Duke) added nine points, four rebounds and three assists for the West.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2005 Game
Other key contributors for the West were Lindsay Schrader (Notre Dame) and Ashley Paris (Los Angeles Sparks) who dropped in nine and eight points respectively.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2005 Game
The East received a game-high 19 points from Marissa Coleman (Washington Mystics) and 12 points from Carrem Gay (Connecticut Sun). Kia Vaughn (New York Liberty) ripped down seven boards to go along with her four points.


2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 79th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Gaeil Colmcille's first year in this grade since 1986, after 18 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2004. .


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Ratoath were promoted after claiming the 2004 Meath Junior Football Championship title, their first year in the Intermediate grade since being relegated in 1972 and only their 2nd ever period as an intermediate club.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 2 October 2005, Duleek claimed their 5th intermediate championship title when they defeated Syddan 2-7 to 2-6 after a replay, succeeding Wolfe Tones as Intermediate champions.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Drumree were relegated after 7 years as an intermediate club.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2004 championship season.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 4 top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the quarter finals. The 2 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a relegation play off.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
The two bottom finishers from the group stage qualify for the relegation final.


2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi finals are two group winners and the quarter final winners.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2005 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
The Knock-Out stages of the Championship were surrounded by controversy as Navan O'Mahonysl, were expelled from the Championship due to the use of an extra substitute in extra-time of the semi final. The game started in controversy too as Dunboyne had full forward Robbie Brennan sent off in contested circumstances after 5 minutes following a clash with Meath player Kevin Reilly. Having missed a first half penalty, 14 man Dunboyne led at the end of regular time but a last minute point in injury time put the game into extra time.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
Having 14 men for the whole semi final appeared to catch up with Dunboyne and O Mahony's ran out winners by 2 points in an ill tempered game. However having used 2 subs in normal time, the Navan club were permitted to use 3 more in extra-time but used 4. What was more galling for the Navan club was the fact that the illegal player failed to even touch the ball late on in their two-point win.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
Having been advised by the Meath County board officials of the infraction at the game, Dunboyne left the decision to the Meath County Board who then asked Dunboyne to offer a replay following a campaign from the O'Mahony's club. O'Mahonys appealed their expulsion to the Meath County Board and later to the Leinster Council. On 6 October 2005, the GAA's Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) upheld the ruling of both boards after a 4 hour meeting at Navan's Ardboyne Hotel. Navan O'Mahonys, who themselves lost twice in the group stages earlier, were left with the unique achievement of being the only club to beat the eventual champions twice in the one campaign.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
Skryne were the defending champions after they defeated Simonstown Gaels in the previous years final.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
Wolfe Tones were promoted after claiming the 2004 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first Intermediate win.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 9 October 2005, St. Peter's Dunboyne claimed their 2nd Senior Championship title when they defeated Blackhall Gaels 1-8 to 0-8 in a keenly fought local derby game. Denis Gallagher raised the Keegan Cup for Dunboyne while Ger Robinson claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship
Dunderry were relegated after 15 years in the senior grade.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2004 championship season.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 4 top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the quarter finals. The 2 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a relegation play off.


2005 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
In Group A, 3 teams finished on equal points with each team beating each other in head-to-head results. To decide who would play Kilmainhamwood (Bottom Group B) in the Relegation Final, a Preliminary Relegation Play Off was played between Cortown, Ballinlough and Dunderry.


2005 Meath by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Meath constituency in Ireland on Friday, 11 March 2005. It followed the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) John Bruton on 31 October 2004 to take up his new position as European Union Ambassador to the United States.


2005 Meath by-election
Tommy Reilly, the original Fianna Fáil candidate, was forced to stand down due to some land rezoning issues.


2005 Meath by-election
On 15 February 2005 the campaign began in earnest when it was announced that polling would take place on 11 March. Seven candidates contested the vacant seat, with victory going to the Fine Gael candidate, Shane McEntee.


2005 Meath by-election
On the same day, a by-election took place in Kildare North, both were the final occasions which the Progressive Democrats contested by-elections.


2005 Medibank International
The 2005 Medibank International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 113th edition of the Medibank International, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the 113th edition of the tournament and both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 9 to 15 January 2005.


2005 Medibank International, Finals, Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupati /  Todd Woodbridge defeated  Arnaud Clément /  Michaël Llodra, 6–3, 6–3


2005 Medibank International, Finals, Women's Doubles
Bryanne Stewart /  Samantha Stosur defeated  Elena Dementieva /  Ai Sugiyama, walkover


2005 Medibank International – Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but Björkman did not compete this year. Woodbridge partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi and successfully defended his title, by defeating Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Medibank International – Men's Doubles
It was the 37th title for Bhupathi and the 83rd (and final) title for Woodbridge in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 1st title for both players in the season.


2005 Medibank International – Men's Singles
Hewitt successfully defended his title, defeating Ivo Minář 7–5, 6–0 in the final.


2005 Medibank International – Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but Black did not compete this year. Stubbs partnered with Lisa Raymond and were eliminated in first round.


2005 Medibank International – Women's Doubles
Bryanne Stewart and Samantha Stosur won the title by walkover, as Elena Dementieva (partnering with Ai Sugiyama) had to withdrew due to a heat illness. It was the 1st title for Stewart and the 1st title for Stosur, in their respective doubles careers.


2005 Medibank International – Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2005 Medibank International – Women's Singles
Alicia Molik won the title by defeating Samantha Stosur 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 in the final. It was the 1st title for Molik in this season and the 5th title in her career.


2005 Medibank International – Women's Singles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes (2,134 men and 1,080 women) from 21 countries participated. There were a total of 258 medal events from 27 different sports.


2005 Mediterranean Games, Medal table
The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.


2005 Mediterranean Games, Mascot
The mascot is a multicolored Indalo, which is a cave painting possibly representing a man holding an arch over his head. Indalete, who was inspired by this ancestral figure, has a kind, likeable and very youthful appearance.


2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl featured the South Florida and the NC State Wolfpack. The game was the fourth edition to this bowl game, as well as the first shutout in the game's history. The game was played on Saturday, December 31, 2005, and kickoff was at 11:00 AM EST. It remained the only shutout South Florida ever suffered, until November 12, 2009 when South Florida lost to Rutgers 31–0 for its first shutout in South Florida's regular season. South Florida was in its first bowl in program history.


2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The game was a defensive slugfest the entire way through. Quarterback Marcus Stone threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Brian Clark to put NC State up 7–0. With 19 seconds left in the half, Andre Brown scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. South Florida had scoring chances, but did not capitalize on any. They lost two fumbles and one interception in the end zone.


2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl
NC State capped a marvelous finish, finishing at 7–5, after starting the season 2–4. South Florida finished the game with 295 yards of total offense, including 118 rushing yards by Andre Hall. Overall, NC State's defense played magnificently. Stephen Tulloch was named the game's MVP by recording 15 tackles, three sacks, and one forced fumble.


2005 Meistriliiga
2005 Meistriliiga was the 15th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. TVMK won their first title.


2005 Meistriliiga, Season overview
FC TVMK's first title-winning Meistriliiga campaign came in some style with strikers Tarmo Neemelo and Ingemar Teever scoring most of the goals and veteran midfielder Andrei Borissov leading the team from midfield. Narva Trans finished in bronze-medal position after years of being fourth in the final table, while FC Flora have been busy rebuilding their squad and therefore not too upset by a disappointing fourth position finish. FC Kuressaare went out of the league via play-offs and Dünamo's defensive displays were awful and the team never seemed to have any kind of chance in staying up.


2005 Meistriliiga, Season overview
Tarmo Neemelo in the end scored 41 goals for the champions, and earned a move to top Swedish club Helsingborgs IF, Maksim Gruznov of Narva Trans scored 26 goals, Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko of FC Flora and Ingemar Teever for the champions scored 19 goals each. The latter secured a free transfer to Swedish outfit Östers IF.


2005 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-off
Kuressaare kept their place in the Meistriliiga, after Pärnu Tervis decided not to make the promotion.


2005 Meistriliiga, Results
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.


2005 Melanesian Championships in Athletics
The 2005 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place between April 22–24, 2005. The event was held at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae, Papua New Guinea, in conjunction with the Papua New Guinea National Athletics Championships. Detailed reports were given for the OAA.


2005 Melanesian Championships in Athletics
A total of 31 events were contested, 18 by men and 13 by women.


2005 Melanesian Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage. Complete results can be found on the Athletics Papua New Guinea and for the first two days on the Oceania Athletics Association webpages.


2005 Melbourne Cup
Here's Makybe Diva, a nation roars for a hero, she's starting to wind up. 300 left to go now, Makybe Diva's racing up, Envoy trying to go with her, they've got to Portland Singa and Lachlan River, here comes Leica Falcon and Xcellent. But Makybe Diva clear with 100 meters to go, Xcellent runs to second, On a Jeune runs on, but a champion becomes a legend! Makybe Diva has won it!


2005 Melbourne Cup
The 2005 Melbourne Cup was the 145th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2005 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.


2005 Melbourne Cup
It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of seven, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Glen Boss. Makybe Diva broke her own weight carrying record by winning with 58 kg. Makybe Diva is the only horse to win three successive Melbourne Cups. Her retirement was announced with the third and final victory.


2005 Melbourne Cup, Final moments
As they left the straight, round the turn and along the back straight it was:


2005 Melbourne Storm season
The 2005 Melbourne Storm season was the 8th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 6th out of 15 teams and making the finals. The season began with two big wins over the Knights and Dragons, each by more than 30 points. The form line followed a similar path to the previous season though as the team struggled to string consecutive wins together and hovered around the lower part of the eight for much of the season before ultimately finishing sixth once again.


2005 Melbourne Storm season
Future star Greg Inglis made his debut in Round 6. Storm finished the season with the second best defence in the competition and again went to Suncorp Stadium in Week One of the finals, producing the same result to defeat the Broncos. However for the third straight season the side was unable to progress past the semi final stage, losing to the Cowboys. At the end of the season, Storm legends Robbie Kearns and Matt Geyer were inducted as inaugural life members of the Club.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Season Summary, Jerseys
For the 2005 season, Melbourne signed a new apparel contract with Reebok. The home jersey remained largely unchanged from the 2001-02 design, but now with a simple navy blue T-shirt style collar. This meant the home jersey did not feature gold for the first time in team history.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Season Summary, Jerseys
A new white clash jersey was designed, featuring a large gold thunderbolt with purple block shadowing, which was partially obscured by the jersey advertiser Adecco. The clash jersey was worn with different navy blue shorts featuring the thunderbolt design on the right.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Season Summary, Jerseys
The clash jersey was worn on seven occasions during the regular season (rounds 5, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 26); with Melbourne only winning on one occasion against Wests Tigers. Both finals games were also played with Melbourne wearing the clash jersey.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2005.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Statistics
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2005 NRL season.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Feeder Teams
Under a new affiliation agreement, Melbourne split their reserve players between two feeder clubs during the 2005 season. The agreement with Norths Devils continued for an eighth season, with players who were dual-registered in Queensland travelling to Brisbane each week to play with in the Queensland Cup. Melbourne also formed an affiliation with foundation New South Wales Rugby League club North Sydney Bears for some players to play in the NSWRL Premier League.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Feeder Teams
In a repeat of the 2004 season, the Devils finished second on the ladder, but were bundled out of the finals in straight sets.


2005 Melbourne Storm season, Feeder Teams
Coached by Gary Freeman, the Bears finished tenth and missed the finals, with Alex Chan, Ian Donnelly, Jamie Feeney and Tevita Metuisela attracting praise from Freeman for their efforts.


2005 Melbourne thunderstorm
The 2005 Melbourne Thunderstorm was a severe weather event that occurred between 2 February and 3 February 2005 which produced 120 mm (or about 4.7 inches) of rain in Melbourne, the highest total since records began. Every suburb in Melbourne, parts of eastern Victoria and the Geelong/Bellarine Peninsula were affected by the storm.


2005 Memorial Cup
The 2005 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2005 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was held May 21–29, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. It was the 87th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Cup tournament featured the champions from the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Kelowna Rockets; the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Rimouski Océanic; the Ottawa 67's representing the Ontario Hockey League (OHL); and the host team. Since the host team, the London Knights, won the Ontario Hockey League championship against the Ottawa 67's, the 67's earned the right to represent the OHL as the League runner-up.


2005 Memorial Cup
The Knights had never won the Memorial Cup, unlike the other three teams, despite having a franchise for longer than any of the other three teams (40 seasons). The year 2005 marked both London's first-ever OHL championship and first Memorial Cup victory in its 40-year history.


2005 Memorial Cup, Coverage
Media attention was unusually high, with the television ratings the highest ever recorded for the tournament. There were several reasons for this increase in media attention:


2005 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2005 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.


2005 Men's African Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Men's African Volleyball Championship was in Egypt, with 10 teams participating in the continental championship.


2005 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 2005 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the National Squash Centre from 9–17 October 2005. Anthony Ricketts won the title defeating James Willstrop in the final.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the first edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, from September 11 to September 17, 2005.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
The number one and two were promoted to the "B"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, while no team was relegated to the "D"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II
The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II was the first edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II, the fourth level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 5 to 10 September 2005 in Kordin, Paola, Malta.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II
Denmark won the first edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II and were promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I together with Azerbaijan.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the tenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held on the complex of the hockey club ATV Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany from 28 August to 4 September 2005.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
For the first time, there were just eight teams competing instead of twelve. From 2005 on the competition has been held every two years, while the lower-ranked teams got their own championship, divided into a Nations Trophy ("B"-nations) and a Nations Challenge ("C"-nations).


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Spain won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. The hosts and four-time defending champions Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 9–1.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads
This article lists the confirmed squads lists for 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship from August 28 to September 4, 2005 at the complex of hockeyclub ATV Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy
The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the first ever edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Rome, Italy from 11 to 17 September 2005.


2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy
The number one and two were promoted to the "A"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, while the number seven and eight were relegated to the "C"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I.


2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 24th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by two nations – Serbia and Montenegro and Italy, namely in their respective capitals, Belgrade and Rome. Championship took place from September 2 to September 11, 2005.


2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship, Teams
Preliminary competitions consisted of two groups with six teams each, based in Rome and Belgrade, with first two teams from each groups progressing to semi-finals.


2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship, Final ranking
Team RosterMatej Černič, Alberto Cisolla, Mirko Corsano, Paolo Cozzi, Alessandro Fei, Michal Lasko, Luigi Mastrangelo, Alessandro Paparoni, Cristian Savani, Giacomo Sintini, Luca Tencati, and Valerio Vermiglio. Head Coach: Gian Paolo Montali.


2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification
The 2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification was the qualifying event for the 24th edition of the event, hosted in Belgrade and Rome from September 2 to September 11, 2005 and organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. The qualifying matches were all played in 2004. The four group winners and two highest scorers qualified.


2005 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2005 Men's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The Final Four was held in Kazan, Russia from 23 to 24 July 2005.


2005 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
The 2005 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 1 to 8 October 2005.


2005 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
The hosts and three-time defending champions South Africa won their fourth title and qualified for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup by defeating Egypt 3–2 in penalty strokes in the final. Ghana won the bronze medal by defeating Nigeria 2–0.


2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1–9, 2005.


2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Argentina earned a spot at the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa, Spain after defeated Korea in the final.


2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge, Umpires
Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):


2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 27th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Chennai, India from December 10–18, 2005.


2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Umpires
The following umpires were nominated by International Hockey Federation (FIH) for this tournament:


2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters
The 2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the eleventh edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 12 to 14 August 2005, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Competition Format
The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match.


2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
The 2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the eighth edition of the men's Hockey Junior World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national under-21 national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 29 June to 10 July 2005 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.


2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Results, Second round
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.


2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 317 goals scored in 62 matches, for an average of 5.11 goals per match.


2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
The 2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy was the third edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 14 to 21 August 2005, and featured eight of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy
Pakistan won the tournament for the first time, defeating Australia 4–3 in the final.


2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Competition format
The eight teams were split into pools of four, with each team participating in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams of each pool contested the final, with the teams consecutively competing in classification matches based on pool standings.


2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Awards
The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:


2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 68 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.


2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 – May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria (Championship); Debrecen, Hungary (Division I - Group A); Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Division I - Group B); Zagreb, Croatia (Division II - Group A); Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (Division II - Group B); Mexico City, Mexico (Division III). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2006 competition. It was a major professional tournament, because of the 2004–05 NHL labor dispute. This international event was the 69th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The championship was won by the Czech Republic.


2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship
The Championship division was contested from April 30 to May 15, 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. Participants in this tournament were placed into groups of four with the top three teams in each group advancing to the qualifying round. Teams which finished last in the group were sent to the relegation round where the top bottom teams were relegated to the 2006 Division I tournament. Within the qualifying round teams were split into two groups of six with the top four advancing to the playoff round and the bottom two eliminated from advancing. The playoff round was a knockout stage towards the gold medal game. The Championship was played in Vienna, Austria. The Czech Republic won the gold medal game, defeating Canada 3–0. While Germany and Austria were relegated to Division I for 2006.


2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I
Division I was contested from April 17 to April 23, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Debrecen, Hungary. Group B's games were played in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Norway and Italy finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to the Championship division for 2006. While China finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were relegated to Division II for 2006.


2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II
Division II was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Zagreb, Croatia. Group B's games were played in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Croatia and Israel finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to Division I for 2006. While Turkey finished last in Group A and Iceland last in Group B and were relegated to Division III for 2006.


2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III
Division III was contested from March 7–13, 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico won the championship and gained promotion, along with South Africa, into the 2006 Division II tournament.


2005 Men's Indoor Pan American Cup
The 2005 Indoor Pan American Cup was the third edition of the Indoor Pan American Cup. It were held from 9 to 11 December 2005 in Kitchener, Canada. Five teams competed in the men's tournament while four teams competed in the women's tournaments. Canada (men and women) and Trinidad & Tobago (men) were qualified for the 2007 Men's and Women's Hockey World Cup.


2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries in the NORCECA zone, which encompasses North America, Central America and the Caribbean, from September 8 to September 16, 2005 in the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, (Canada).


2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, held from September 8 to September 16, 2005 in the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, (Canada).


2005 Men's Oceania Cup
The 2005 Men's Oceania Cup was the fourth edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 15–19 November in Suva, Fiji.


2005 Men's Oceania Cup
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2006 FIH World Cup.


2005 Men's Oceania Cup
Australia won the tournament for the fourth time, defeating New Zealand 5–1 in the final.


2005 Men's Oceania Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 54 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 13.5 goals per match.


2005 Men's Pan American Junior Championship
The 2005 Men's Junior Pan-Am Championship was the 8th edition of the Pan American Junior Championship for men. It was held from 16 to 27 February 2005 in Havana. Cuba.


2005 Men's Pan American Junior Championship
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2005 Junior World Cup, held in Rotterdam, Netherlands in June and July 2005.


2005 Men's Pan American Junior Championship
Argentina won the tournament for the 8th time, defeating Chile 7–0 in the final. Mexico won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 4–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.


2005 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the event, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). It was hosted in Ginasio Jones Minosso in Lages, Brazil from September 14 to September 18, 2005.


2005 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2005 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Hong Kong from 29 November to 4 December 2005. Amr Shabana won his second World Open title, defeating David Palmer in the final.


2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2005 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation,  which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Islamabad, Pakistan and took place from December 8 to December 14, 2005. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Pakistan Squash Federation. The England team won his third World Team Championships beating the Egyptian team in the final.


2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships, Participating teams
A total of 22 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For Iran, it was their first participation at a world team championship.


2005 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2005 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (1st tournament) took place in Qatar from 3 August to 11 August.


2005 Mercedes Cup
The 2005 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the Mercedes Cup, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2005 ATP Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 18 July until 24 July 2005. Rafael Nadal won the singles title.


2005 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles
José Acasuso /  Sebastián Prieto defeated  Mariano Hood /  Tommy Robredo 7–6(7–4), 6–3


2005 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Jiří Novák and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions, but Štěpánek did not compete this year. Novák teamed up with Petr Pála and lost in the first round to František Čermák and Leoš Friedl.


2005 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
José Acasuso and Sebastián Prieto won the title by defeating Mariano Hood and Tommy Robredo 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final.