2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 1
The 16 first-round matches were between players ranked 17–32 and those who had made it through the qualifying stage. In this round Ian McCulloch lost 9–7 to Jamie Burnett in spite of the score tied at 4–4 at the first session's conclusion and him compiling breaks of 64, 71, 118, 52, 65 and 63. World number 18 Barry Pinches lost his match against Dominic Dale with a heavy 9–3 defeat, while Ali Carter beat Jamie Cope by the same scoreline, and Marco Fu won 9–6 over Michael Judge.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 1
Gerard Greene received a walkover to the next round after his opponent the world number 22 Quinten Hann failed to appear for the match and withdrew from the tournament for undisclosed reasons. Breaks of 84, 83, 74, 62 and 61 gave Ding a 5–3 advantage over Anthony Hamilton, and he won four successive frames in the game's second session to take a 9–3 win and progress to the second round. World amateur champion Allen claimed a 9–6 victory over 2004 UK Championship runner-up David Gray and Joe Swail won seven frames in a row en route to defeating Andy Hicks 9–3.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 1
Michael Holt defeated Ricky Walden 9–8, a match in which Holt had a frame docked. He was warned by referee Patricia Murphy for conceding a frame too early in frame eight. Holt was further cautioned for "ungentlemanly conduct" when he was heard swearing seven frames later, leading Murphy to deduct a frame because he was warned twice. That put him 8–7 behind but he recovered with a 56 break in the final frame decider. After 1991 world champion John Parrott was defeated 9–5 by Mark Davis he admitted that winning another ranking event in his career was not possible.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 1
Neil Robertson achieved a break of 123 in him narrowly beating Rory McLeod 9–8, and world number 30 Barry Hawkins achieved breaks of 118 and 100 en route to a 9–5 win over Stuart Pettman. World number 37 Stuart Bingham, the winner of the Masters Qualifying Event in November, took a 9–4 victory against Robert Milkins with successive breaks of 95, 77 and 88, while Dave Harold lost 9–7 to Nigel Bond. A break of 133 helped James Wattana beat Drew Henry 9–4, and Mark King emerged a 9–4 winner over Ryan Day.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
The winners of round one went through to face members of the top 16 in the second round. In this round world number 6 Paul Hunter, suffering from neuroendocrine tumours, won the deciding frame of his near seven-hour match over Burnett 9–8 on both the pink and black balls and Hunter received a standing ovation from the crowd. Higgins was tied 2–2 with Greene but he claimed seven of the next eight frames of the match that had a break of 145 in frame ten from Higgins who won 9–3.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
Fu came from 8–5 down against Ken Doherty to tie the match at 8–8 and force a final frame decider that Doherty won with a score of 9–8. At one point in his match eighth seed Peter Ebdon was equal 4–4 with Dale but he claimed five successive frames for a 9–4 success.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
After dominating Holt 7–1 with breaks of 110, 91, 73 and 64, number 10 seed and two-time world champion Mark Williams followed up with two of the next three frames to advance into the third round 9–2, after which he spoke of his relief that the win would prevent him from losing his top 32 world ranking status.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
World number 4 and Pot Black and Northern Ireland Trophy champion Matthew Stevens was the second highest ranked player to lose in the round when he lost 9–3 over Bingham as the match's second session lasted more than an hour. Ninth seed and 1992 UK champion Jimmy White was beaten 9–3 by Ding who led 8–0 after the first session. White won three successive frames in the second session with a best break of 106 on the pink ball in frame ten to prevent a whitewash before Ding won the match with a 77 run.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
Stephen Lee lost 4–9 to Robertson. Trailing 3–2 Robertson concluded the first session 5–3 ahead. Lee won frame nine with a break of 124 and led 52–0 before Robertson cleared with 76 for 64. Robertson added the next three frames with runs of 90, 55 and 53 to win. Six-time world champion Steve Davis led Allen 8–3 but he was temporarily prevented from winning as Allen took the score to 8–7 before Davis claimed a 9–7 success. Shaun Murphy, the surprise world champion, beat Bond 9–7 despite taking painkillers before and during the match to ease pain from prior dental surgery that saw four of his teeth removed and affected his vision.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan established a 5–3 advantage over King but he lost the first three frames of the evening session. O'Sullivan conceded the eleventh frame early, leading to a warning by referee Alan Chamberlain for transgressing tournament rules, and he later scolded O'Sullivan for draping a white towel over his face and head during a prolonged safety shot exchange in frame 15. Down 8–6 O'Sullivan made breaks 106 and 86 to force a final frame decider that King won with a run of 46. World number two and seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry overcame Wattana 9–7.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 2
Coming from 7–5 behind Hendry accumulated breaks of 100, 79, 109 and 69 with a sequence of 355 unanswered points to win 9–7. Stephen Maguire, the defending champion, took less than an hour to clinch the three match-winning frames for 9–2 victory against Swail. Of the other seeded players in round two, Graeme Dott was edged out by Mark Davis 9–8, Joe Perry overcame Hawkins 9–7 and Alan McManus lost 9–4 to Carter.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 3
In the third round Doherty and Higgins shared the first four frames of their match before Doherty made a 107 break and another century to move 4–2 in front. Higgins won two more frames to equal the score at 4–4. Doherty later made three century breaks of 127, 107 and 102 over Higgins to level 6–6 and runs of 64, 52 and 46 in the final three frames won him the match at 9–6, after which he remarked it was his best match since losing to Williams in the 2003 World Snooker Championship final.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 3
Bingham was the second player to progress to the quarter-finals with his 9–2 victory over his practice partner Mark Davis. In his match with Ding Hunter played with a loss of feeling in both of his hands and feet, as he went 7–1 behind and took one frame in the next session as Ding secured a 9–2 victory. Ebdon became the sixth top ten ranked player to be eliminated from the competition when he lost 9–7 to Carter. Having recovered from being 4–0 and 7–4 behind to equal the match at 7–7 Ebdon missed the final black ball shot on its spot on the table in the 15th frame and he lost the next frame on a brown ball.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 3
Hendry established a 6–2 advantage during the first session of his match against Williams with breaks of 136, 94 and five more over 40 as Williams did not score a single point in four frames. Hendry claimed the second session's first frame before Williams took the next which the former responded to win 9–3. Davis emerged a 9–8 victor over Maguire. Going 5–3 and then 7–4 ahead Maguire appeared set for a comfortable victory but Davis came back with safety play and a total clearance of 145.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Round 3
In the final frame Maguire missed a straightforward red ball and Davis made a 78 run for the win as Davis outscored Maguire 296–1 in the final three frames. Robertson and Murphy tied at 4–4 until the former won two successive frames. Murphy responded with breaks of 66, 90 and 88 to move 7–6 in front before both players shared frames. Robertson clinched the final frame decider with a break of 47 to win 9–8. King held a 6–2 lead over Perry at the end of his match's first session with a season-high break of 136 but Perry won seven consecutive frames to clinch a 9–6 victory.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Quarter–finals
In the quarter finals Hendry was the first player to progress to the semi-finals with a 9–7 victory against Carter. Holding a 5–3 advantage in an opening session that included an unsuccessful maximum break attempt from Carter as the cue ball was in the jaws of a corner pocket on the 14th black ball shot, Hendry extended his lead to 8–4 before Carter won three frames in a row with runs of 73, 57 and 61.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Quarter–finals
In frame 16, and on a break of 35, Carter misjudged a safety shot to split a pack of red balls and Hendry made a break of 64 to claim victory. Davis took 53 minutes to claim frame one over Doherty and he followed with the next four with runs of 54 and 81 to hold a 5–0 advantage. During frame six, Doherty fluked a re-spotted black ball to reduce the deficit but Davis restored his lead of five frames at the first session's conclusion. Doherty came from 8–4 down to narrow the margin to 7–4 and then 8–7. But Davis prevented Doherty from taking the game to a final frame decider when he executed a double shot to pot the black ball into the middle pocket and win 9–7.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Quarter–finals
Ding continued his strong form by defeating Robertson 9–5. Breaks of 102, 77, 65 and 54 gave Ding a 5–3 lead. Upon the resumption of the match Ding increased his advantage to 8–4 before he finished the match with a break of 92 to overturn Robertson's 36-point lead in frame 15. After the match Ding spoke of his happiness over the win as it ensured he would rise into the top 40 in the provisional world snooker rankings after the tournament's while Robertson praised his opponent's white ball control.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Quarter–finals
Perry edged out Bingham 9–8 to enter the UK Championship semi-finals for the second successive year and Bingham's 13-game winning streak in all competitions ended in a tightly contested match. Perry won frames one and two with breaks of 94 and 73 before Bingham's 92 and 70 breaks concluded the first session at 4–4. Bingham appeared to progress to his first career ranking tournament semi-final at 8–7 but Perry forced a final frame decider with a 100 century break. Perry won the half an hour final frame, outscoring Bingham 79–14 after potting a long-range red ball off the baulk cushion.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Semi–finals
In the semi-finals Davis reached his 100th career final, and aged 48 became the oldest finalist in a ranking tournament since Rex Williams in the 1986 Grand Prix with a 9–6 win over Hendry. Davis entered the evening session 7–1 ahead with runs of 57 and 81 but Hendry added five of the first six frames with a 130 total clearance for a new scoreline of 8–6. Hendry appeared to win frame 16 but he missed a straightforward black off its spot while 59–0 in front and Davis responded to win the match with a 66 clearance.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Semi–finals
After the match Davis said it was "a double bonus" for himself because of him beating his rival Hendry and reaching his 100th career final, "I played a really great frame to go 8–2 up and everything was going nicely, but I botched chances in the next two and then Stephen started playing better." In contrast, Hendry revealed he was indecisive when before he missed the black ball shot that lost him the possibility of winning the game, "I changed my mind about what shot to play and it's a fatal mistake to make."


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Semi–finals
The other semi-final match had Ding defeat Perry 9–4 to become the first non-British or Irish player to compete in the final of the UK Championship in its 29-year history. After going through the first frame without scoring a point Ding won the second without Perry challenging him. Ding backed it up with century breaks of 129 and 100 and a half-century of 79 to lead Perry 5–3 after the first session. Ding moved clear from Perry with three successive frames and he completed the victory with a break of 131 in the 13th frame.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Semi–finals
The result ensured Ding, the tournament's youngest player, would face its oldest competitor Davis in the final. Ding said afterwards that he did not feel up to acceptable standard upon entering the competition because of his form in the qualifying rounds but spoke of his belief that he could win. Perry admitted that his opponent outperformed him during the match but reserved praise for Ding's playing style, "I never felt like I was in the match tonight. Ding played better than me throughout. You have to rate him up there with the best now and he looks like becoming world champion in the not too distant future."


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Final
In the best-of-19-frame final Ding defeated Davis 10–6 to become the first non-British or Irish player to win the UK Championship. He became the second youngest player after O'Sullivan in the 1993 tournament to win the UK Championship, the second lowest ranked participant (world number 62) to claim overall victory, and the second 18-year old to win two career ranking titles.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Final
The victory earned Ding £70,000 in prize money; although he moved from 62nd to 31st in the provisional world rankings, it did not permit him to play in the Masters as Ian McCulloch was awarded a wild card and Shaun Murphy was seeded for all of the season's events. Ding was also not guaranteed automatic qualification to the World Snooker Championship. Nonetheless, Jon Wilde of the Evening Chronicle wrote that Ding had during the match "produced some fantastic break-building and tactical awareness that was beyond his 18 years."


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Final
In the afternoon session both players shared the match's first six frames with a break of 111 from Ding in the third. In frame seven Ding retook the lead with a break of 81 and he established a two frame lead after Davis missed a straightforward red ball shot to a corner pocket to end the first session 5–3 ahead. In the evening session Davis conceded 33 points in fouls but was still in contention until he was out of position on a run of 40 and Ding took frame nine after 38 minutes.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Final
Davis received a reprieve from Ding after missing a simple pink ball shot to claim frame ten, but he missed a blue ball to the middle pocket while on a break of 39 in the eleventh because he concentrated solely on manoeuvring the cue ball. It allowed Ding to produce a 77 clearance and he followed it with 52 and 78 runs in the 12th frame to lead 8–4 at the mid-session interval. When play resumed Davis made a break of 72 to lower his deficit but Ding immediately re-established a four-frame advantage in frame 14. A break of 74 enabled Ding to lead frame 15 as Ding could not land the required snookers needed. At 9–6 Davis played a poor positional shot on the green ball and Ding cleared the table up to the pink ball to win the match and the tournament.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Final
After the match Ding spoke through an interpreter to thank the audience for their support, "This is the second-most important ranking tournament, so it is a great pleasure to win it. York is a big step for me. I've gained loads of confidence and experience here." He also said that he felt additional pressure than in the China Open but spoke of his hope that more Chinese players would venture to England to play snooker.


2005 UK Championship, Summary, Final
Davis praised Ding's playing style and spoke of his expectation that more Chinese players would take up snooker, "Ding was stronger than me throughout the final and played great. He deserved to win. He played some really good stuff. He produced some excellent safety shots and strong break-building. I expect more players from China will emerge on the back of this. Some very good players are already coming through there."


2005 UK Championship, Main draw
Numbers to the left of the players' names are the tournament seedings. Players in bold indicate match winners.


2005 UK Championship, Main draw, Final
Scores in bold denote winning frame scores and the winning finalist. Breaks over 50 are shown in brackets.


2005 UK Championship, Qualifying
The qualifying took place between 31 October and 5 November at Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales. Players in bold denote match winners.


2005 UK Championship, Century breaks, Televised stage centuries
There were a total of 50 century breaks complied by 24 different players during the main stage of the event. Three players, Davis, Higgins and Holt had the highest break of the event, a 145.


2005 UK Championship, Century breaks, Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 35 century breaks were achieved during the qualifying stages of the competition. Mark Allen scored the highest of the qualifying stage, a 139.


2005 UK Open
The 2005 Budweiser UK Open was the third year of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. 170 players took part in the competition, which was held at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, between 10–12 June 2005.


2005 UK Open
Phil Taylor eventually took the trophy with a 13–7 final victory over Mark Walsh.


2005 UK Open
The tournament also featured Phil Taylor's third televised nine-dart finish in his semi-final victory over defending champion Roland Scholten.


2005 UK Open, 2004/2005 UK Open Regional Finals
26 September 2004 (Welsh) Phil Taylor 2–0 Tom Wilson 17 October 2004 (Irish) Phil Taylor beat Mark Walsh  12 November 2004 (Scottish) Andy Smith 2–1 Gary Anderson 19 January 2005 (North East) Steve Hine 2–0 Bob Anderson 6 February 2005 (South West) Andy Smith 2–0 Andy Jenkins 6 March 2005 (Southern) Denis Ovens 2–1 Mark Dudbridge 20 March 2005 (North West) Alex Roy 2–1 Ronnie Baxter 10 April 2005 (Midlands) Jimmy Mann 2–0 Mark Walsh


2005 UK Open, Saturday 11 June, Last 32 to final
Random draws were made after each round, draw bracket has been compiled retrospectively.


2005 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2005 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen finished second in the North division of the A-10 with a record of 7–4 (6–2 A-10).


2005 UNAF U-20 Tournament
The 2005 UNAF U-20 Tournament was the 1st edition of the UNAF U-20 Tournament. The tournament took place in Tunisia, from 16 to 22 December 2005. Tunisia wins this first tournament.


2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup
The 2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 23rd edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the seventh year of the current format using the name UNCAF Interclub Cup. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Sixteen teams representing seven football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying games on July 26, 2005. The tournament ended with a two-legged final between Olimpia of Honduras and Alajuelense of Costa Rica.


2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup
The first leg was played in  Tegucigalpa, Honduras on November 23, 2005 and ended with Alajuelense earning a 1-0 victory. The second leg was played in  Alajuela, Costa Rica on November 30, 2005 with Olimpia winning 1-0. Alajuelense then won the UNCAF Interclub Cup in a penalty shootout by the score of 4-2. The top three finishers in the tournament, Alajuelense, Olimpia, and Deportivo Saprissa, qualified for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


2005 UNCAF Interclub Cup, Final
Alajuelense, Olimpia, Deportivo Saprissa advance to 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.


2005 UNCAF Nations Cup
The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.


2005 UNCAF Nations Cup squads
Below are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005.


2005 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2005 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada


2005 US Open (tennis)
The 2005 US Open was the fourth and final Grand Slam of 2005. It was held between August 29, 2005 and September 11, 2005. The "9/11/01" sign to remember the 9/11 attacks was not featured on the court. It was, however, featured during the 2011 U.S. Open final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, and the 2016 U.S. Open final between Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, respectively.


2005 US Open (tennis)
Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2004 title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final. Svetlana Kuznetsova was unsuccessful in her title defence, losing in the first round against compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova. Kim Clijsters won her first Grand Slam title after four previous Grand Slam final losses. It was the first of three US Open titles for Clijsters, also winning in 2009 and 2010. This was the first time that future US Open (Tennis) champion Andy Murray was featured in the tournament.


2005 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeating  Jonas Björkman /  Max Mirnyi, 6–1, 6–4


2005 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Women's doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Samantha Stosur defeating  Elena Dementieva /  Flavia Pennetta, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3


2005 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Mixed doubles
Daniela Hantuchová /  Mahesh Bhupathi defeating  Katarina Srebotnik /  Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–2


2005 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Alex Clayton /  Donald Young defeating  Carsten Ball /  Thiemo de Bakker, 7–6(3), 4–6, 7–5


2005 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Nikola Fraňková /  Alisa Kleybanova defeating  Alexa Glatch /  Vania King, 7–5, 7–6(3)


2005 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Brendan Evans and Scott Oudsema were the defending champions, but did not compete in the Juniors in this year.


2005 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Alex Clayton and Donald Young won in the final 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–5, against Carsten Ball and Thiemo de Bakker.


2005 US Open – Boys' Singles
The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players.


2005 US Open – Boys' Singles
In 2005, Andy Murray was the defending champion in the boys' singles event, but did not complete in Juniors this year. The event was won by Ryan Sweeting of the Bahamas who beat Jérémy Chardy of France, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2005 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Marina Erakovic and Michaëlla Krajicek were the defending champions, but Michaëlla Krajicek did not compete in the juniors that year.


2005 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Marina Erakovic played alongside Victoria Azarenka and withdrew from the quarterfinals.


2005 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Nikola Fraňková and Alisa Kleybanova won the tournament, defeating Alexa Glatch and Vania King in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–3).


2005 US Open – Girls' Singles
The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players.


2005 US Open – Girls' Singles
The event was won by Victoria Azarenka of Belarus who beat Alexa Glatch of the United States, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2005 US Open – Men's Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas.


2005 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2005 US Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was Federer's second US Open title and sixth major title overall. This was Agassi's last appearance in a major tournament final.


2005 US Open – Men's Singles
This was the first US Open in which future champions Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka competed in the main draw. Noteworthy in this tournament was a strong performance by American men, despite 2003 champion and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick losing in the first round. Wildcard James Blake made the quarterfinals, upsetting world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the third round before losing to Agassi in a five-set match. Unheralded American Robby Ginepri, whose run was enhanced by Roddick's early defeat, reached the semifinals and lost to Agassi in another five-set match.


2005 US Open – Men's Singles
This was also the last major tournament for former world No. 6 and French Open champion Albert Costa.


2005 US Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Roger Federer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


2005 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The 2005 US Open Men's Singles Qualifying was the qualifying competition for the 2005 US Open – Men's Singles. Sixteen players qualified for the main draw.


2005 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Vera Zvonareva and Bob Bryan were the defending champions, but Zvonareva did not participate in this U.S. Open due to injury. Bryan partnered Rennae Stubbs, and the pair lost in the quarterfinals to Corina Morariu and Mike Bryan.


2005 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi won the title, defeating Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić in the final 6–4, 6–2. With this win, Hantuchová completed the Career Grand Slam in Mixed Doubles, becoming the thirteenth player to complete this milestone.


2005 US Open – Women's Doubles
The defending champions were Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez, but Suárez had to withdraw due to a back injury.


2005 US Open – Women's Doubles
Ruano Pascual played alongside Conchita Martínez and lost in the semifinals to Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.


2005 US Open – Women's Doubles
Raymond and Stosur defeated Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta in the final, with scores of 6–2, 5–7, and 6–3.


2005 US Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was her first major singles title and first of an eventual three US Open titles.


2005 US Open – Women's Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was defeated by Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. Kuznetsova became the first US Open champion to lose in the first round of her title defense.


2005 US Open – Women's Singles
This was the first major tournament in which Maria Sharapova competed as the world No. 1. She was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. This was also the final major appearance for the former world No. 2 and 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez.


2005 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2005 US Open.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was organised by USA Track & Field and held from June 23 to 26 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The four-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States and also the trials for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
It was the first that the stadium in Carson had held the combined gender national track and field event, but the fourth straight time that the event was hosted in California, having previously been to Sacramento and Palo Alto. The Home Depot Center launched the Adidas Track Classic earlier that year, which was briefly a prominent annual track meeting for American athletes. The USA Junior Championships were held in conjunction with the event and the events served as selection for the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Athletes that finished in the top three of their event and held the IAAF qualifying standard were eligible to represent the United States at the 2005 World Championships. The United States was able to send three athletes per event to the competition, excluding any American reigning world champions, who received automatic qualification separate from the national selection. The World Championships national selection for the marathon and 50 kilometres walk were incorporated into the discrete national championship meets for those events. Selection for the relay races were made by committee.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
On the first day, 2004 Olympic champion Timothy Mack became a high profile omission from the national team and he finished outside of the top three of the men's pole vault. The men's 100 m provided drama with the initial disqualification of reigning Olympic champion Justin Gatlin for a false start being overturned. Gatlin won the title while fellow Olympic winner Maurice Greene pulled up injured mid-race. Gatlin also won the 200 m, being the first to do that double since Kirk Baptiste in 1985.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Erin Gilreath won the women's hammer throw in an American record mark of 73.87 m (242 ft 4 1⁄4 in). Stacy Dragila won a seventh straight women's pole vault title (her ninth in total). Tim Broe had a third straight men's 5000 m win in a championship record time. Hammer thrower James Parker also won his third consecutive national title while javelin specialist Breaux Greer extended his unbeaten run to six.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
A total of twelve athletes selected from the national championships went on to win individual gold medals at the World Championships that year. A total of 120 athletes were selected for the national team as a result of the national championships.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
One athlete was disqualified for a doping infraction: Rickey Harris, a men's 400 m hurdles finalist, was later shown to have failed a drug test a month earlier at the same venue. Sprinters Marion Jones, Chryste Gaines and Tim Montgomery both attended but withdrew from the championships, citing injury. Montgomery and Gaines were banned from the sport later that year for doping as part of the BALCO scandal, which also implicated Jones.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The meet was marred before it began as official Paul Suzuki was killed, being struck in the head by a shot put during practice for the shot put competition. The resulting analysis of official's procedures and risk management greatly affected the conduct of throwing events since.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Results
Key:≠ Not selected for World Championships in Athletics due to failure to reach IAAF qualifying standard within the specified time limit.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, World Championships qualification, Automatic byes
A total of five American athletes were eligible for automatic byes into the 2005 World Championships in Athletics as a result of their being the defending champions from the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Torri Edwards, the reigning women's 100 meters  world champion was ineligible due to doping ban.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, World Championships qualification, Non-top three selections
One month after the national championships, the men's 200 m third placer Shawn Crawford opted to withdraw from that World Championship event due a foot injury and to focus on the 100 m instead, allowing the national fourth place athlete Wallace Spearmon to take the third individual 200 m spot. Men's 20 km walk third place athlete Benjamin Shorey did not have the qualifying standard and Kevin Eastler (fourth in Carson) took his place as he has the standard. The third men's high jump spot went to fourth place Kyle Lancaster as Keith Moffatt did not have the "A" standard.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, World Championships qualification, Non-top three selections
Joel Brown, fourth in the men's 110 m hurdles, was selected as the trials winner Allen Johnson had a bye as defending champion. Walter Davis gained similarly from the bye of men's long jump champion Dwight Phillips.


2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, World Championships qualification, Non-top three selections
Erin Aldrich won the third women's high jump spot as third place Sharon Day failed to meet the "A" standard. Rose Richmond, fourth behind Brianna Glenn, took the women's long jump spot in the same circumstance.


2005 USC Trojans football team
The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship. The team was coached by Pete Carroll, led on offense by quarterback and 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, and played their home games in the Los Angeles Coliseum.


2005 USC Trojans football team
With many of their starters returning, a highly ranked recruiting class, and a number one ranking before the season, the team had high expectations of repeating as national champions as they had nearly all of their offensive starters returning, although they had only two returning defensive starters from the previous year. The team went undefeated in the regular season with nine of their twelve wins by 17 points or more and were compared with the greatest teams in the history of college football.


2005 USC Trojans football team
Once again ranked first in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings, they were invited to the national championship bowl game at the Rose Bowl, where they lost to the Texas Longhorns. With a final record of 12–1, they finished the season ranked second in the nation in both the Associated Press (AP) and Coaches' Polls.


2005 USC Trojans football team
A number of players from the team won national awards with running back Reggie Bush becoming the school's seventh Heisman winner before it was later vacated. Following the season, Bush was selected second in the 2006 National Football League (NFL) Draft and was followed by Leinart at tenth and nine other Trojans during the draft, with the team sending eleven players to the NFL that season.


2005 USC Trojans football team
On June 10, 2010, USC was forced to vacate two wins from the 2004 season, and all wins from the 2005 season, after an NCAA investigation into the football program (and men's basketball program) declared Bush retroactively ineligible. Additional sanctions included a bowl ban in 2010 and 2011, and the loss of 30 football scholarships (10 per year in 2010, 2011, and 2012). All official NCAA records show the Trojans as having a 0-1 record during the 2005 season with the only loss to Texas in the national championship.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season
The 2003 Trojans finished the season with a 12–1 record and shared the national title with the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers; USC won the Associated Press championship while LSU played for and won the BCS National Championship. The 2004 Trojans finished with a 13–0 record that included a win in the national championship game. The team became only the second team to be ranked first in the AP Poll from pre-season until the end of the season, and the tenth team to repeat as national champions. Returning fourteen starters from 2004, including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, and with a 22-game winning streak, the Trojans were ranked at the top of the polls once again in the pre-season.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
After the 2004 season, four Trojan assistant coaches were offered and took jobs elsewhere. The most notable coach lost was offensive coordinator Norm Chow who took a job in the same position for the Tennessee Titans. Also leaving, were defensive line coach Ed Orgeron, who took the head coaching position at Ole Miss, quarterbacks coach Carl Smith, who became the offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and offensive line coach Tim Davis who was hired by the Miami Dolphins.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
Carroll rebuilt his staff by elevating Ken Norton, Jr. from graduate assistant to full-time assistant coaching the linebackers, and hiring Steve Sarkisian, who was with the Oakland Raiders in 2004 and was formerly with the Trojans, as quarterbacks coach. Pat Ruel, who was with the New York Giants in 2004, to coach the offensive line, and Jethro Franklin, who spent 2004 with the Green Bay Packers, as defensive line coach, Sarkisian would additionally be named as assistant head coach and Lane Kiffin, wide receivers coach, would add recruiting and offensive coordinating to his duties.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season, Roster changes
Although returning 14 starters from 2004, the team lost four players to the 2005 NFL Draft and another to the supplemental draft. The four players taken in the regular draft were Mike Patterson, taken 31st by Philadelphia, Shaun Cody, taken in the second round by Detroit, Lofa Tatupu, taken in the second round by Seattle, and Matt Cassel, taken in the seventh round by New England. Additionally, Manuel Wright was taken in the supplemental draft as a fifth round selection by the Miami Dolphins.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season, Recruiting
The Trojans signed 19 recruits for the new class. Included in the top–10 class (ranked first by one source) were four five–star recruits on defense, two five–star recruits on offense, and another eight four–star recruits. Thomas Herring, who signed with the class, did not qualify for admission and sat out for the season, later enrolling in the school.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season, Pre-season honors
Seven Trojan players were honored as part of pre-season watch lists for national awards.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Before the season, Pre-season honors
In addition to the awards, six players were honored on various pre-season All-America teams. Both Leinart and Bush were chosen by Playboy, Athlon, The Sporting News, Street & Smith, Phil Steele's, Lindy, and Blue Ribbon for their first teams. In addition, Playboy and Phil Steele chose Tom Malone to their first teams, Athlon chose Jarrett to its first team, and The Sporting News, Street and Smith, and Phil Steele chose Bing to their first teams. White was chosen to a number of third teams.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Hawaii
The Trojans began the season by traveling to Hawaii to face the Warriors led by sixth–year head coach June Jones and quarterback Colt Brennan, Leinart's backup in high school. The Trojans opened the scoring on a 65-yard interception return by Darnell Bing. The Warriors answered with a field goal, however the Trojans scored 14 points in the second quarter to take a 21–3 lead into half-time.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Hawaii
After Leinart threw his second touchdown of the game to start the second half, Brennan was able to answer with his own touchdown pass to keep the deficit to 18, however, before the end of the quarter Leinart threw his third touchdown, Bush rushed for his second touchdown, and the Trojan defense returned a fumble for the fourth Trojan touchdown of the quarter. In the fourth quarter, most of the Trojan starters were out of the game, and backup quarterback John David Booty threw a touchdown to Dwayne Jarrett, his third touchdown catch of the game. Tyler Graunke threw a touchdown for the Warriors to bring them within 39, but backup running back Desmond Reed rushed for the last Trojan touchdown of the game to bring the final score to 63–17 and bringing the Trojans' win streak to 23 games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Arkansas
In the Trojans' first home game of the season they faced the Arkansas Razorbacks, led by eighth–year head coach Houston Nutt and quarterback Robert Johnson. Bush opened the scoring for the Trojans with a 76-yard rush. The Razorbacks answered with a touchdown pass by Johnson, however, Leinart scored three touchdowns, two passing and one rushing, before the end of the quarter. In the second quarter the Razorbacks were able to kick a field goal before the Trojans scored two more touchdowns on a rush by LenDale White and a third pass by Leinart.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Arkansas
Going into the half the Trojans led 42–10. In the third quarter, White rushed for his second touchdown and Leinart threw a fourth before the Trojan starters were taken out of the game. Booty threw his second touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter before backup quarterback Alex Mortensen threw a touchdown for the Razorbacks. Third-string Trojan quarterback Mike McDonald threw a 4-yard touchdown to end the game, giving the Trojans a 70–17 win and a 24-game winning streak.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
The Trojans next traveled to Eugene, Oregon to face the Ducks in both teams' conference opener. The Ducks, led by eleventh–year head coach Mike Bellotti and quarterback Kellen Clemens, came into the game undefeated, and started quickly with an early field goal. Later in the quarter, Clemens threw a touchdown and early in the second quarter another field goal gave the Ducks a 13–0 lead. Before the end of the half, Leinart threw a touchdown to Bush and a Mario Danelo field goal gave the Trojans a 13–10 deficit at the half.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
In the second half, the Trojans began an onslaught with two more Leinart touchdown passes, two LenDale White touchdown rushes, and a Bush rush for a touchdown. Scoring 45 straight points, the Trojans won the game 45–13 and extended their winning streak to 25 games and improved to 3–0 on the season as the Ducks fell to 2–1.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Arizona State
The Trojans next stayed on the road and faced the fifteenth–ranked Arizona State Sun Devils, led by fifth–year head coach Dirk Koetter and quarterback Sam Keller. With both offenses struggling in the first quarter, Sun Devil, Terry Richardson, opened scoring on an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Trojans answered early in the second quarter with a field goal, however, two touchdowns, a Keller pass and a Keegan Herring rush, gave the Sun Devils an 18-point half-time lead.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Arizona State
Starting in the third quarter the Trojans got on track with a pair of rushing touchdowns to bring their deficit to four, and midway through the fourth quarter they took the lead on a quarterback sneak by Leinart. Keller drove the Sun Devils to another touchdown to take back the lead, but two more rushing touchdowns by the Trojans, within a minute and a half, gave them the win, 38–28. Reggie Bush and LenDale White both ran for over 150 yards to help the Trojans win their Pac-10 record 26th consecutive game. Helping to seal the win for the Trojans were their defense who sacked Keller five times and caused him to throw five interceptions. Before the game, Keller, in his first year as a starter, had thrown for 2,165 yards in seven games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Arizona
The Trojans next went home to face the Arizona Wildcats, led by second–year head coach Mike Stoops and quarterback Richard Kovalcheck. Though the Trojans were a 38.5 point favorite and took an early lead on a LenDale White rushing touchdown, the Wildcats answered after Kovalcheck threw his own touchdown and the game was tied at the end of the first quarter. Though both teams struggled in the second quarter, Leinart was able to complete a 22-yard touchdown to Dwayne Jarrett late in the half to take a 14–7 lead.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Arizona
In the third quarter, White rushed for two more touchdowns, however, Kovalcheck answered both times to keep the Wildcats within a touchdown going into the fourth quarter. Early in the fourth, Leinart threw his second touchdown to Jarrett and White rushed for a fourth touchdown to give the Trojans a 42–21 win. Both White and Bush rushed for over 100 yards for the third straight game, which was a school record, and the win increased the Trojan winning streak to 27 games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Notre Dame
In a game that looked to be overshadowed by pre-game hype and assertions of being the newest "Game of the Century", the meeting between perennial rivals, Notre Dame and USC, called by some the second greatest rivalry in college football, would be the 77th meeting between the schools, who play for the Jeweled Shillelagh. The Irish, led by first–year coach Charlie Weis and junior quarterback Brady Quinn, were ranked ninth in the country. The Trojans had won three straight meetings with the Irish, each by 31 points. Expectations, however, were high that this game would be closer.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Notre Dame
In a surprise move, after Weis insisted it would not happen, the Irish wore their alternate green jerseys for the game. The score was back and forth for much of the game, with the Irish leading 21–14 at half-time after a pair of touchdowns by running backs Reggie Bush and LenDale White for the Trojans, and a rushing touchdown by Travis Thomas, a passing touchdown by Quinn, and a punt return for a touchdown by Tom Zbikowski for the Irish.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Notre Dame
The Trojans took a 28–24 lead with five minutes left in the game when Reggie Bush ran for his third touchdown of the game, however, Quinn answered with four complete passes and his own 5 yard touchdown run to give the Irish a 31–28 lead with less than two minutes remaining. On the Trojans last series, however, Leinart, after being sacked and facing fourth down with nine yards to go on the Irish 26 yard line, completed a 61-yard fade to Dwayne Jarrett to give the Trojans a last chance near the Irish goal line.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Notre Dame
After a series of plays including Leinart fumbling the ball out of bounds, the stadium clock incorrectly running out of time, and part of the Notre Dame student section rushing onto the field, the Trojans had the ball on the Irish 1 yard line with seven seconds remaining. Instead of opting for the field goal and going to overtime, Leinart tried to sneak into the end zone. When he was stopped, in a play that would come to be called the "Bush Push", Bush pushed him over the goal line for the winning score of 34–31. In the aftermath of the game, the Irish dropped to a 4–2 record for the season and dropped three places in the national rankings to 12th. The Trojans moved to 6–0 on the season, escaped with a 28-game winning streak, and remained first in the rankings.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Washington
The Trojans next visited the Washington Huskies, led by first–year head coach Tyrone Willingham and quarterback Isaiah Stanback. The Huskies took an early lead on a field goal, but the Trojans answered with a Leinart touchdown pass to Steve Smith. Stanback threw his only touchdown of the game late in the quarter to give the Huskies a 10–7 lead, but the Trojans took the lead for good less than a minute later with Leinart's second touchdown pass of the day.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Washington
A minute into the second quarter Reggie Bush ran for a touchdown, and, after a failed extra point attempt and the Huskies offense unable to move the ball, two minutes later returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown. After another failed drive for the Huskies and another two minutes, Leinart threw his third touchdown of the game to give the Trojans a 34–10 lead.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Washington
Stanback rushed for a touchdown with two minutes remaining before half-time to cut their deficit in half, but Mario Danelo kicked a field goal as time expired to give the Trojans a 37–17 lead at half-time. In the third quarter, Leinart threw his fourth touchdown of the game before he was replaced by backup Booty. A Booty interception, that was returned 76 yards by Dashon Goldson, gave the Huskies their last score of the game, and Booty's touchdown pass to Patrick Turner proved to be the final score in the game, giving the Trojans a 51–24 win. With the win the Trojans extended their winning streak to 29 games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Washington State
The Trojans next faced the Washington State Cougars, led by third–year head coach Bill Doba and quarterback Alex Brink. The Trojans took an early lead on a Leinart touchdown pass to Dwayne Jarrett, but the Cougars answered two minutes later on a Jerome Harrison rush for a touchdown. After the Cougars missed the extra point, the Trojans scored three more touchdowns in the first quarter, with a fumble recovery in the end zone and two more Leinart touchdown passes, to take a 28–6 lead.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Washington State
Late in the second quarter the Trojans scored again on a LenDale White touchdown rush, and a Mario Danelo field goal as time was expiring gave them a 38–6 half-time lead. The Trojans would get another Danelo field goal and a second White touchdown rush before the Cougars would rush for their second touchdown. With a final rushing touchdown after the starters had been taken out of the game, the Trojans won 55–13 and increased their winning streak to 30 games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Stanford
The Trojans next faced the Stanford Cardinal. Though the Cardinal were the last team to beat the Trojans at home back in 2001, they were slightly struggling under first–year head coach Walt Harris and quarterback Trent Edwards with a 4–3 record. The Trojans jumped to an early lead with a LenDale White rushing touchdown, a Reggie Bush rushing touchdown, a Leinart touchdown pass to White, and a Mario Danelo field goal. With a 24-point lead, Leinart threw two more touchdown passes before Edwards passed for the first Cardinal touchdown of the game.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Stanford
Leinart's fourth touchdown pass came with three minutes left in the half to give the Trojans a 44–7 half-time lead. The Cardinal scored on a rush in the third quarter, and with many starters out the Trojans answered in the fourth quarter with their own rushing touchdown. The Cardinal ended the scoring with 23 seconds remaining with their second rushing touchdown of the game to bring the score to 51–21. With the win, the Trojans extended their winning streak to 31 games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, California
The Trojans next traveled to face rivals, the California Golden Bears, led by fourth–year head coach Jeff Tedford and quarterback Joe Ayoob. Although the Bears handed the Trojans their last loss in 2003, they were struggling in the season, having lost three out of the last four games and dropping out of the rankings for the first time since 2003. The Trojans scored first after Ayoob's first of four interceptions in the game, on a LenDale White rush.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, California
Ayoob recovered after the interception, and led the Bears to a field goal to cut their deficit to four at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leinart rushed for a pair of touchdowns to give the Trojans a 21–3 lead at half-time. After a pair of White rushing touchdowns, the Bears scored again on a Chris Manerino rush that ended scoring in the game, with the Trojans winning 35–10. With the win, the Trojans clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title and increased their winning streak to 32 games, tied for the sixth longest in history.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Fresno State
The Trojans next faced the sixteenth–ranked Fresno State Bulldogs, led by ninth–year head coach Pat Hill and quarterback Paul Pinegar. The Bulldogs took an early lead on a Pinegar touchdown pass that was answered by LenDale White's rushing touchdown for the Trojans to leave the game tied at the end of the first quarter. After a rushing touchdown for the Bulldogs, the Trojans could only answer with a Mario Danelo field goal. A second passing touchdown by Pinegar and another Danelo field goal closed out the half with the Bulldogs leading 21–13.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Fresno State
The Trojans seemed to take control of the game in the third quarter with a Leinart touchdown run, a Reggie Bush touchdown run, and a Leinart touchdown pass that gave the Trojans a 13-point lead. Pinegar answered for the Bulldogs with his third touchdown pass of the game, but a 50-yard touchdown rush by Bush allowed the Trojans to keep the same lead, Two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Pinegar's fourth touchdown pass and a second rushing touchdown for the Bulldogs, gave them a 1-point lead with nine minutes left in the game.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Fresno State
After a 65-yard run by Bush, White scored for the Trojans, who missed on a two–point conversion attempt. A Danelo field goal gave the Trojans a 50–42 lead, and the Trojans won after intercepting Pinegar with a minute left in the game. Bush set a Pac-10 record with 513 total yards in the game, including almost 300 yards rushing, and the Trojans increased their winning streak to 33 games.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, UCLA
For their final regular season game the Trojans faced their cross-town rivals, the eleventh–ranked UCLA Bruins, led by fourth–year head coach Karl Dorrell and quarterback Drew Olson. The Trojans got an early lead with a Mario Danelo field goal and did not slow down, scoring on a Leinart touchdown pass and a pair of rushing touchdowns by LenDale White and Reggie Bush.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, UCLA
The Bruins were finally able to score midway through the second quarter with a field goal, and then four minutes later with another, but Bush ran for his second touchdown late in the quarter to give the Trojans a 31–6 lead at half-time. In the third quarter, Leinart threw his second touchdown of the game, and then 13 seconds later, a fumble by the Bruins was returned by Justin Wyatt for another Trojan touchdown.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, UCLA
Leinart threw his third touchdown of the game to White and White rushed for his second rushing touchdown before the Bruins would score on a Maurice Drew rush. With backups in the game, the Trojans scored on another rush, before Olson threw his only touchdown pass of the game with 11 seconds left. With the missed extra point, the Trojans won 66–19, increasing their winning streak to 34 games, which tied them for the fourth longest winning streak of all-time. With the win, they clinched the Pac-10 title, first place in the BCS rankings, and an invitation to the Rose Bowl, which served as the national championship game.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl Game served as the BCS National Championship Game, and as a result of the Bowl Championship Series agreement, the Trojans, ranked first in the BCS and the Texas Longhorns, ranked second, would meet in the game. In the weeks leading up to the game, it had been referred to by numerous publications as one of the most-anticipated match-ups in college football history and even "the greatest college football game" of all time.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
Less than three weeks before the game, USC's Reggie Bush won the Heisman trophy ahead of second place finisher, and Texas quarterback, Vince Young. Bush had the second highest number of first place votes in Heisman history (O. J. Simpson) and the highest percentage of first place votes, while Young had a record number of second place votes. Bush's 933 point margin of victory was the 17th highest in the history of the Heisman voting. The third finalist was Matt Leinart, winner of the Heisman trophy in 2004. This meant that the Rose Bowl would mark the first time two Heisman trophy winners had ever played in the same backfield.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
In the game, coach Mack Brown and his Texas Longhorns beat USC by the score of 41–38 and ended USC's 34 game win streak. The game's outcome was still in doubt late in the fourth quarter, when the Trojans tried to convert a fourth down play that would win the game for them. After they were stopped Young led the Longhorns on a touchdown drive that was capped by his fourth down rush for the twelve yard touchdown.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
Since the game, the media, coaches, and other commentators have praised the game as one of the greatest ever.


2005 USC Trojans football team, Season, Coaching staff
The Trojan team was coached by Pete Carroll and his staff. Much of the staff from 2004 remained, however, Carroll had to replace three offensive assistants and one defensive assistant.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Legacy
Throughout the season and especially after the win over UCLA, commentators had postulated that the Trojans were one of the "greatest teams of all-time". ESPN analysts were virtually unanimous in their declaration of the 2005 USC Trojans as the best offense in the history of college football. ESPN analysts Mark May and Kirk Herbstreit declared, before the 2005 Rose Bowl had even been played, that the 2005 USC Trojans were the 2nd best college football team of the past 50 years (May placed them behind only the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers; Herbstreit behind only the 2001 Miami Hurricanes).


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Legacy
Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated later observed that, although the team "may have had the greatest set of skill players in history," "ESPN spent the better part of Christmas season comparing that Trojans squad to some of the most acclaimed teams of all time only to find out that they weren’t even the best team that season."


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Legacy, NCAA investigation and sanctions
In June 2010, the NCAA imposed sanctions on USC as a result of an investigation into the football program. One of the major focuses was improper gifts given to Reggie Bush.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Legacy, NCAA investigation and sanctions
The NCAA found that Bush had received gifts from two sports agents from at least December 2004, including a limousine ride to the 2005 Heisman Trophy presentation and a rent-free home. As a result, USC was placed on four years' probation and forced to vacate its last two wins of the 2004 season (including the 2005 Orange Bowl) as well as all of its wins in the 2005 season. It was also banned from bowl games in 2010 and 2011 and lost 30 scholarships over three years.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Legacy, NCAA investigation and sanctions
Running backs coach Todd McNair was banned from off-campus recruiting for one year after the NCAA determined he'd known about Bush's dealings with the agents. The NCAA also forced USC to permanently disassociate itself from Bush. These sanctions have been criticized by some NCAA football writers, including ESPN’s Ted Miller, who wrote, “It's become an accepted fact among informed college football observers that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA’s refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cowardice on the part of the organization. That's the take of all clear-thinking people.”


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Awards, Conference
Near the end of the season, the Pac-10 Conference named its award winners. Reggie Bush was named as the conference player of the year and Pete Carroll was named as the conference coach of the year. In addition, twelve players were named to the All-Conference team. Bush, Matt Leinart, Dwayne Jarrett, Taitusi Latui, Sam Baker, Ryan Kalil, Darnell Bing, Lawrence Jackson, and Frostee Rucker were named to the first team while LenDale White, Fred Matua, and Scott Ware were named to the second team. Nine others were also named as honorable mentions.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Awards, National
After the season, a number of Trojans were named as national award winners and finalists. Reggie Bush became USC's seventh Heisman Trophy winner with the second largest margin of victory ever. However, after the aforementioned NCAA investigation, USC would return its copy of Bush's Heisman Trophy, considering that Bush was determined to be ineligible to play by the NCAA. On September 14, 2010, Bush announced that he would forfeit the Heisman and return his copy of the trophy. Bush also won the Doak Walker Award. Despite not winning the Maxwell Award, he won two other Player of the Year awards.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Awards, National
Leinart, who was voted third in the Heisman Trophy ballot, was named as a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and the Maxwell Award, won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and was named by The Sporting News as their Sportsman of the Year. In addition, Pete Carroll was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award, and Jarrett was named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, though neither won.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Awards, National
In addition to the individual awards, ten players were named to All-America teams. On first teams, Bush was named by nine different publications, Leinart was named by two, Jarrett was named by seven, Lutui was named by six, Bing was named by two, and Blake was named by one publication. Besides the first teams, Kalil was named to a second team along with White and Matua, while Lawrence Jackson was named to a third team.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Roster changes
A week after the loss in the Rose Bowl, Reggie Bush announced his plans to skip his senior season and declare for the 2006 NFL Draft. Along with Bush, ten other Trojans were drafted. Bush was the first Trojan selected and the second overall pick by New Orleans, while 2004 Heisman-winner, Matt Leinart, was taken tenth overall by Arizona.


2005 USC Trojans football team, After the season, Roster changes
Three players were taken in the second round, Winston Justice by Philadelphia, Taitusi Lutui by Arizona, and LenDale White by Tennessee, and two more were taken in the third round, Frostee Rucker to Cincinnati and Dominique Byrd by St. Louis to end the first day of the draft. On the second day, Darnell Bing was taken in the fourth round by Oakland, David Kirtman taken in the fifth round by Seattle, LaJuan Ramsey taken in the sixth by Philadelphia, and, finally, Fred Matua was taken in the seventh by Detroit to end the Trojans' draft day.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game
The 2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game was a regular season game that took place on October 15, 2005 at Notre Dame Stadium. The game between perennial rivals USC and Notre Dame was played for the Jeweled Shillelagh. The game was preceded by much pre-game hype, including a visit by College GameDay. In what became known as the "Bush Push", the game ended when Reggie Bush pushed quarterback Matt Leinart into the end zone for the winning touchdown.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game
On June 10, 2010, the NCAA retroactively declared Bush ineligible for the entire 2005 season and forced USC to vacate its victory. However, the loss still counts for Notre Dame.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, Background
USC came into the game with a 27-game winning streak, including three wins over Notre Dame by 31 points each. They were also defending national champions and were ranked first in the nation. Notre Dame came into the game ranked 9th in the nation, having won four road games, but on a three-game losing streak at home.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, Background
The game was much hyped prior to the start, including some expecting it to be a "Game of the Century". ESPN's College GameDay, which began in 1993 during the last Game of the Century, planned to be at the game. Finally, the Notre Dame pep rally, with officials expecting large crowds, was moved to the stadium and was broadcast nationally on ESPNEWS. For the rally, Weis asked several Notre Dame legends to speak; including Tim Brown, Joe Montana and master of ceremonies Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, Background
In the pre-game warm-ups, the Irish wore their regular blue jerseys, however, despite Weis' statement that no one should "count on" the use of green jerseys for the game, the Irish came out for the game wearing green.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
The first quarter began with neither team moving the ball on their first possession. On Notre Dame's second possession, a Brady Quinn pass was intercepted by Keith Rivers which led to a Reggie Bush 36-yard rushing touchdown during which he hurdled would-be tackler Ambrose Wooden. The next Irish drive, which included a fourth down conversion on the Irish half of the field and the help of 28 yards in penalties, culminated in a 16-yard rushing touchdown by Travis Thomas to tie the game at 7.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
Less than a minute later, after a 52-yard pass from Leinart to Dominique Byrd that brought the Trojans to the Irish goal-line, LenDale White ran 3 yards for their second touchdown of the day. With both teams punting on their next drives, the first quarter ended with the Trojans leading 14–7.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
In the second quarter, Quinn led the Irish on a 72-yard drive that culminated in his 32-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Samardzija to tie the game at 14. The Trojans were forced to punt on their next possession and Tom Zbikowski returned the ball 59 yards for a touchdown to give the Irish their first lead of the game. Leinart led the Trojans down the field on a 69-yard drive before being intercepted in the end zone by Irish defender Chinedum Ndukwe to end the drive. Neither team scored for the rest of the half, and the Irish led at halftime 21–14.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
As the second half began, the Trojans drove 53-yards before Leinart was intercepted again. This time by Mike Richardson on the Irish half of the field. Notre Dame was unable to move the ball and punted to Bush who returned it 20 yards. Then just two plays later he sprinted 45 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 21.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
On the next Irish drive, Brady Quinn completed a pass to tight end Anthony Fasano who ran it well into USC territory but Darnell Bing punched the ball loose at the Trojans' 27 yard line and Keith Rivers recovered it at the 6 to end the drive. Neither team scored again in the quarter and it ended with the game tied at 21–21.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
The fourth quarter scoring began with a 32-yard field goal by D.J. Fitzpatrick to give the Irish the lead of 24–21. USC didn't answer, but on Notre Dame's next drive, Fitzpatrick missed a 34-yard field goal that would have extended the lead. With five minutes left in the game, Bush finished a Leinart-led 80 yard drive, with a 9-yard touchdown to give the Trojans a 28–24 lead.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
On the Irish drive, Quinn completed his four passes for 53 yards, Darius Walker ran for 29 yards, and Quinn ran 5 yards for a touchdown, giving the Irish a 31–28 lead with just over two minutes remaining in the game. On the Trojans' drive, after an incomplete pass, Leinart was sacked for a loss of 10 yards with 1:44 left in the game. Leinart was able to complete an 11-yard pass to Bush to give the Trojans a fourth down and nine situation on their own 26-yard line with only 1:32 left in the game.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
Leinart signaled to Dwayne Jarrett at the line of scrimmage that he would be single covered. He threw a short fade to Jarrett down the sideline just over the outstretched arms of Irish cornerback Ambrose Wooden, and Jarrett slipped away to race all the way to the Irish 13-yard line. After two rushes by Bush brought the Trojans to the 2-yard line, Leinart scrambled toward the sideline, where linebacker Corey Mays caused Leinart to fumble the ball out of bounds. Replays of the play appear to show the ball was fumbled out of bounds at the 4 yard line.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
Replays also showed Brennan Carroll, son of head coach Pete Carroll and a Graduate Assistant at the time, attempting to call timeout despite the Trojans having none. Attempting to call a timeout without having one is a personal foul penalty and would have penalized the Trojans 15 yards and almost would have guaranteed a game-tying field goal attempt. Although the time was stopped on field with seven seconds remaining, the stadium timekeeper let the scoreboard clock run. When the time ran out, the Notre Dame student section began to rush the field. After a brief delay to clear the field, play resumed with seven seconds shown on the clock. The officials placed the ball at the 1 yard line.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
On the last play of the game for second and goal, sometimes called the "Bush Push" and named one of the greatest college football plays ever, Carroll signaled to Leinart to spike the ball and stop the game. As it would turn out, the gesture was merely a decoy. Carroll had really told Leinart to go for the touchdown and not to tie the game and cause overtime. Leinart, opting to keep the ball on the advice of Bush, tried to sneak into the end zone.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
When he was stopped by a large group of Irish players, Bush pushed him into the end zone for the winning score. After an excessive celebration penalty, a missed extra point, and a final, unsuccessful last-ditch attempt at a kickoff return for touchdown by Notre Dame with only 3 seconds left, the game ended with the Trojans winning 34–31.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The "Bush Push" play
The Bush Push was criticized by some fans claiming that Section 3, Article 2b of the NCAA rule book states that, "[t]he runner shall not grasp a teammate; and no other player of his team shall grasp, push, lift or charge into him to assist him in forward progress." If the penalty had been called, the push would have resulted in a five-yard penalty and another play. However, the penalty is rarely called. When asked about the play, Weis expressed his hope that his running back would do the same in that situation.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The "Bush Push" play, The call of the play
Lines are set. Leinart sneaks towards the goal line...HE'S IN THE END ZONE! TOUCHDOWN USC!! WITH THREE SECONDS TO GO! The Trojans have scored! With three seconds left, he did not spike it! He went into the end zone! Matt Leinart has scored, and the Trojans will win the ball game! – Peter Arbogast on KMPC AM-1540 the Trojans Radio Network.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The "Bush Push" play, The call of the play
"USC will get one more play. Leinart gonna try to sneak it ahead. Did he get it?..... TOUCHDOWN SC!" – Tom Hammond and Pat Haden on NBC.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The aftermath
The game was said to live up to its hype and was the most watched regular season college football game in nine years with 10.1 million viewers watching. The Trojans kept their winning streaks alive and remained first in both national rankings with a 6–0 record. The Irish, having won four games in a row at Notre Dame Stadium and having a 4–2 record for the season, remained 9th in the AP Poll and dropped only three places to 12th in the Coaches Poll.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The aftermath
USC would go on to win the rest of its regular season games, and play in the 2006 Rose Bowl to defend their national championship. However, they would fall to  Texas. The Irish also won the rest of their regular season games and accepted a berth in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl, where they were beaten by Ohio State.


2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game, The aftermath
USC continued to dominate the rivalry, winning the next four meetings to make it eight in a row versus the Irish. Notre Dame finally ended that losing streak in 2010 with a 20–16 victory in Los Angeles; USC's recent dominance, coupled with Notre Dame's earlier 13-game unbeaten streak over USC (1983–95) illustrates the cyclical nature of the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry over the long term.


2005 USL W-League season, Standings
Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals. Blue indicates division title clinchedGreen indicates playoff berth clinched


2005 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
Five teams from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. All match-ups are in a one-leg format.


2005 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
In the Central Conference, the division champions play the second-place team from the opposite division.


2005 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
In the Eastern Conference, the division champion with the best record receives a bye, and will play the winner of the teams with the 4th and 5th-best conference records. The other division champion will play the seventh-place team, and plays the winner of the third-place and sixth-place teams.


2005 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.


2005 USL W-League season, Playoffs, Format
The regular season champion, New Jersey Wildcats, received a bye into the W-League semifinals, with the eighth-place team from the Eastern Conference receiving a playoff berth.


2005 UTEP Miners football team
The 2005 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. This was the team's first season participating in Conference USA. UTEP averaged 47,899 fans per game, ranking 44th nationally.


2005 Uganda Super League
The 2005 Ugandan Super League was the 38th season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.


2005 Uganda Super League, Overview
The 2005 Uganda Super League used a different format with 15 teams divided into 3 groups with 8 qualifying teams then progressing to the knock-out phase. The championship playoff was won by Police FC who defeated SC Villa 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the final at Namboole Stadium. Those teams that failed to qualify for the knock-out phase entered a relegation pool but some teams failed to complete their league fixtures.


2005 Uganda Super League, Leading goalscorer
The top goalscorers in the 2005 season were Martin Muwanga (Police FC) and Geoffrey Sserunkuma (Kampala City Council FC) with 8 goals each.


2005 Uganda Super League, Relegation pool
Kinyara Sugar Works FC and Kampala United finished top of the table and avoided relegation from the Super League. Mbarara United FC, Lugazi United, Kakira Sugar, Gulu United FC and Mityana UTODA were relegated, the latter two clubs having failed to fulfill their fixtures.


2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum
A referendum on restoring multi-party politics was held in Uganda on 28 July 2005. Political parties had been banned from competing in elections for nearly 20 years in order to curb sectarian tensions. President Yoweri Museveni instituted the non-party "Movement" system of government when he came to power in 1986. A referendum was held in 2000, but the proposal was rejected by over 90% of voters. This time it was approved by over 90% of voters.


2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum, Background
The Ugandan Parliament voted to conduct the referendum on 4 May 2005. Enthusiasm for the poll was muted, however, as both the government and opposition supported a return to a multiparty system. Some political groupings, including the Forum for Democratic Change, boycotted the poll, claiming that it would legitimise 19 years of rule by an effective one-party state. President Museveni castigated the boycotters for "not contributing to the development of Uganda". Other observers suggested the $12.5m spent on the referendum might have been put to better use elsewhere in Uganda, one of the poorest countries in the world.


2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum, Background
The lengthy question presented to voters on their ballots was criticised for being confusing: "Do you agree to open up the political space to allow those who wish to join different organisations/parties to do so to compete for political power?" Symbols of a tree and a house accompanied the 'yes' and 'no' boxes, respectively, on the ballot.


2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum, Background
More than 90% of voters backed the return to multi-party politics. Some observers expressed surprise at the official figures given for voter turnout. Initial estimates indicated that less than 30% of Uganda's 8.5 million voters had turned out for the poll. The Electoral Commission, however, released an official figure of 47%. A low turnout would have been embarrassing for Museveni.


2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum, Results
Do you agree to open up the political space to allow those who wish to join different organisations/ parties to do so to compete for political power?


2005 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The 2005 Ukrainian Amateur Cup  was the tenth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 24 July 2005 and concluded on 22 October 2005.


2005 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Competition schedule
This year the cup started from the 1/8th finals, to which six teams had to qualify through the preliminary round.


2005 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2005 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on 29 May 2005. The match was the 14th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv. The Olympic stadium is the traditional arena for the Cup final. The game was remembered for involving the most foreign players in the Ukrainian Cup finals: out of 36 players on both teams' rosters, 28 were from outside of Ukraine. Of the starting line-ups, there were five Brazilians, four Ukrainians, four Romanians, and others. Refereeing the match was a Norwegian team of referees.


2005 Ukrainian Cup Final, Road to Kyiv
All 16 Ukrainian Premier League clubs do not have to go through qualification to get into the competition; Dynamo and Shakhtar therefore both qualified for the competition automatically.


2005 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Ukrainian Figure Skating Championships took place between 23 December and 25 December 2004 in Kiev. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2005 World Championships and the 2005 European Championships.


2005 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Second stage
The games in the group took place on September 11 through 15th in Rivne and Cherkasy.


2005 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2005 Ukrainian Super Cup became the second edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions.


2005 Ukrainian Super Cup
The match was played at the Central Stadium "Chornomorets", Odessa, on 9 July 2005, and contested by league winner Shakhtar Donetsk and cup winner Dynamo Kyiv. Shakhtar won on penalties 4–3 after the regular time ended in 1-1 draw.


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
The 2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election began on 7 May 2005 when David Trimble resigned as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party following his party's poor performance in the 2005 general election when it lost all but one of its seats, including Trimble's own. Following his resignation, the UUP's Executive Committee charged Sir Reg Empey, Lady Hermon and Lord Rogan with the interim leadership of the Party.


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
This was the first occasion when the UUP leadership was contested under the Party's new constitution. Therefore, this was the first occasion where the candidates were not proposed and seconded from the floor of the meeting, but in writing one week prior to the meeting.


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
Trimble's successor was elected by delegates to the Ulster Unionist Council who met on 24 June 2005. After two rounds of voting the election was won by Sir Reg Empey.


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, Candidates, Declined to run
The following prominent Ulster Unionist Party politicians were speculated upon by media organisations but declined to run:


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, Candidates, Outsiders
Some in the party called for a figure from outside the party to become the next leader; however those named declined. They included:


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, Candidates, Outsiders
Collins was named by Lord Kilclooney as his preferred candidate on his announcement that he would not run. McCartney announced that he would seek to rejoin the party he left in the 1980s with a view to becoming leader should a majority or significant number of delegates spoil their ballots. Less than 5 delegates spoilt their ballots in the event.


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, Results
At the meeting delegates to the Ulster Unionist Council voted in a succession of ballots until one candidate had an absolute majority.


2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, Results
In the first round, No candidate achieved a majority and David McNarry, as the lowest placed candidate, was eliminated.


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


2005 Umbrian regional election
In the last regional election, which took place on 3–4 April 2005, incumbent Maria Rita Lorenzetti (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) defeated Pietro Laffranco (National Alliance) by a landslide.


2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
The 2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the event then known as the Uncle Tobys Hardcourts, and was a Tier III event on the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 2 January through 8 January 2005. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts, Finals, Doubles
Elena Likhovtseva /  Magdalena Maleeva defeated  Maria Elena Camerin /  Silvia Farina Elia, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1


2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but Kuznetsova did not compete this year. Likhovtseva teamed up with Magdalena Maleeva and successfully defended her title, by defeating Maria Elena Camerin and Silvia Farina Elia 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 in the final.


2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Singles
Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion, but lost in first round to Dinara Safina.


2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Singles
Patty Schnyder won the title by defeating Samantha Stosur 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
The 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship took place in South Africa between 1 April and 18 April 2005. South Africa won the final over New Zealand 20–15.


2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship, Pool/standings
The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals and the team that finished at the bottom of the Division A pool was to be relegated to the Division B.


2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship, Pool/standings
Match points were awarded on the basis of 4 points for a Win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a Loss. Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and to losing teams who lost be 7 points or less.


2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship, Final standings
* Georgia was demoted to Division B and Samoa promoted to Division A for next World Championship.


2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship, Final standings
# Namibia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Spain, Chile, and Paraguay were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.


2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship
The 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship took place in Argentina between 9 June and 25 June 2005. The 2005 championship was the fourth contested. This championship saw South Africa win the final over Australia 24–20.


2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship, Participants
The following 12 teams participated in the 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship.


2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship, Pool stages
The 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams. After all pool matches teams are ranked by total match points. Four group winners qualify for the semi-finals and bottom eight enter play-offs for positions 5–8 and 9–12.


2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Men
The 2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Men was the fifth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 men's teams, today known as FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Malta from 25 to 30 July 2005. Andorra men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Men, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.


2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Women
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2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Women
The 2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 women's teams, today known as FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C. It was played in Scotland from 11 to 16 July 2005. The host team, Scotland, won the tournament.


2005 United Indoor Football season
The 2005 United Indoor Football season was the very first season of the UIF and was succeeded by 2006. The league champions were the Sioux Falls Storm, who defeated the Sioux City Bandits in United Bowl I.


2005 United Indoor Football season
In the league's first year, the teams were almost exclusively former NIFL or AF2 teams. Black Hills, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Lexington, Ohio Valley, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, and Tupelo were all former NIFL members, while Tennessee Valley and Peoria were former AF2 teams. The only team not formerly affiliated with another league was the Dayton Warbirds, who were dropped from the schedule before the season began. None of the former NIFL teams changed their identity, but the former AF2 teams faced legal problems with the names, which belonged to the AF2, and were forced to change.


2005 United Kingdom budget
The 2005 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as Investing for our future: Fairness and opportunity for Britain’s hard-working families was the formal government budget for the year 2005.


2005 United Kingdom elections
Two elections in the United Kingdom took place on 5 May 2005:


2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons. The Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, won its third consecutive victory, with Blair becoming the only Labour leader besides Harold Wilson to form three majority governments. However, its majority fell to 66 seats compared to the 167-seat majority it had won four years before. This was the first time the Labour Party had won a third consecutive election, and remains the party's most recent general election victory.


2005 United Kingdom general election
The Labour campaign emphasised a strong economy; however, Blair had suffered a decline in popularity, which was exacerbated by the decision to send British troops to invade Iraq in 2003. Despite this, Labour mostly retained its leads over the Conservatives in opinion polls on economic competence and leadership, and Conservative leaders Iain Duncan Smith (2001–2003) and Michael Howard (2003–2005) struggled to capitalise on Blair's unpopularity, with the party consistently trailing behind Labour in the polls throughout the 2001–2005 parliament.


2005 United Kingdom general election
The Conservatives campaigned on policies such as immigration limits, improving poorly managed hospitals, and reducing high crime rates. The Liberal Democrats, led by Charles Kennedy, were opposed to the Iraq War, given that there had been no second UN resolution, and collected votes from disenchanted Labour voters.


2005 United Kingdom general election
Tony Blair was returned as Prime Minister, with Labour having 355 MPs, but with a popular vote share of 35.2%, the smallest of any majority government in UK electoral history. In terms of votes, it was only narrowly ahead of the Conservatives, but still had a comfortable lead in terms of seats. The Conservatives returned 198 MPs, with 32 more seats than they had won at the previous general election, and won the popular vote in England, while still ending up with 91 fewer MPs in England than Labour.


2005 United Kingdom general election
The Liberal Democrats saw their popular vote increase by 3.7% and won the most seats of any third party since 1923, with 62 MPs. Anti -war activist and former Labour MP George Galloway was elected as the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow under the Respect – The Unity Coalition banner; Richard Taylor was re-elected for Kidderminster Health Concern in Wyre Forest; and independent candidate Peter Law was elected in Blaenau Gwent.


2005 United Kingdom general election
This would be to date the last general election to be held where the winning political party would win a majority of the seats that were contested in all of the constituent countries of Great Britain (ie England, Scotland and Wales) at the same time.


2005 United Kingdom general election
In Northern Ireland, the Ulster Unionist Party, the more moderate of the main unionist parties, which had dominated Northern Irish politics since the 1920s, was reduced from six MPs to one, with party leader David Trimble himself being unseated. The more hardline Democratic Unionist Party became the largest Northern Irish party, with nine MPs elected.


2005 United Kingdom general election
Notable MPs leaving the House of Commons at this election included UUP leader David Trimble, former SDLP leader John Hume, former Cabinet ministers Estelle Morris, Paul Boateng, Chris Smith, Gillian Shephard, Virginia Bottomley and Michael Portillo, the Father of the House of Commons Tam Dalyell, Tony Banks and Sir Teddy Taylor.


2005 United Kingdom general election
Following the election, Michael Howard conceded defeat, resigned as Conservative leader and was succeeded by future Prime Minister David Cameron. Blair resigned as both Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party in June 2007, and was replaced by then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. The election results were broadcast live on the BBC and presented by Peter Snow, David Dimbleby, Tony King, Jeremy Paxman, and Andrew Marr.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Overview
The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. The Conservative Party was seeking to regain seats lost to both Labour and the Liberal Democrats since the 1992 general election, and move from being the Official Opposition into government. The Liberal Democrats hoped to make gains from both main parties, but especially the Conservative Party, with a "decapitation" strategy targeting members of the Shadow Cabinet.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Overview
The Lib Dems had also wished to become the governing party, or to make enough gains to become the Official Opposition, but more realistically hoped to play a major part in a parliament led by a minority Labour or Conservative government. In Northern Ireland the Democratic Unionist Party sought to make further gains from the Ulster Unionist Party in unionist politics, and Sinn Féin hoped to overtake the Social Democratic and Labour Party in nationalist politics. (Note that Sinn Féin MPs do not take their seats in the House of Commons—they follow a policy of abstentionsim.) The pro-independence Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru (Party of Wales) stood candidates in every constituency in Scotland and Wales respectively.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Overview
Many seats were contested by other parties, including several parties without incumbents in the House of Commons. Parties that were not represented at Westminster, but had seats in the devolved assemblies and/or the European Parliament, included the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, the UK Independence Party, the Green Party of England and Wales, the Scottish Green Party, and the Scottish Socialist Party. The Health Concern party also stood again. A full list of parties which declared their intention to run can be found on the list of parties contesting the 2005 general election.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Overview
All parties campaigned using such tools as party manifestos, party political broadcasts and touring the country in what are commonly referred to as battle buses.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Overview
Local elections in parts of England and in Northern Ireland were held on the same day. The polls were open for fifteen hours, from 07:00 to 22:00 BST (UTC+1). The election came just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Campaign
Following the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April, it was announced that the calling of the election would be delayed until 5 April.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Campaign
Thanks to eight years of sustained economic growth Labour could point to a strong economy, with greater investment in public services such as education and health. This was overshadowed, however, by the issue of the controversial 2003 invasion of Iraq, which met widespread public criticism at the time, and would dog Blair throughout the campaign. The Chancellor, Gordon Brown, played a prominent role in the election campaign, frequently appearing with Blair and ensuring that the economy would remain the central focus of Labour's message.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Campaign
Recently elected Conservative leader Michael Howard brought a great level of experience and stability to a party that had ousted its former leader Iain Duncan Smith just 18 months prior. The Conservatives focused their campaign on more traditional conservative issues like immigration, which created some controversy with the slogan "It's not racist to impose limits on immigration". They also criticised Labour's "dirty" hospitals and high crime levels, under the umbrella of the slogan "Are you thinking what we're thinking?"


2005 United Kingdom general election, Campaign
However, Labour counter-attacked, by emphasising Howard's role in the unpopular Major Government of 1992–1997, airing a party election broadcast attacking Howard, showing a montage of scenes from Howard's tenure as Home Secretary, including prison riots and home repossessions. It also launched a billboard campaign showing Howard, and the Conservative Party's four previous leaders (Iain Duncan Smith, William Hague, John Major and Margaret Thatcher), with the caption "Britain's working, don't let the Tories wreck it again."


2005 United Kingdom general election, Campaign
For the Liberal Democrats, this was the second and final election campaign fought by leader Charles Kennedy, who strongly opposed the Iraq War and personally offered a more down-to-earth approach to voters, which proved popular. There were some questions, however, over Kennedy's abilities when, at the Liberal Democrat manifesto launch, he was asked about local income tax, but appeared confused on the figures. Both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives were keen to tackle Labour's introduction of tuition fees, which both opposition parties opposed and promised to abolish.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Ballot
At the close of voting (2200 BST) the ballot boxes were sealed and returned to the counting centres, where counting proceeded under the supervision of the returning officer who was obliged to declare the result as soon as it was known. As previously, there was serious competition amongst constituencies to be first to declare.


2005 United Kingdom general election, Ballot
Sunderland South repeated its performance in the last three elections and declared Labour incumbent Chris Mullin re-elected as MP with a majority of 11,059 at approximately 2245 BST (failing by two minutes to beat its previous best, but making it eligible for entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as longest consecutive delivery of first results). The vote itself represented a swing (in a safe Labour seat, in a safe Labour region) of about 4% to the Conservatives and 4.5% to the Liberal Democrats, somewhat below the prediction of BBC/ITV exit polls published shortly after 2200 BST.