6 February 2005
- American football: Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots becomes the first team since the 1997–1998 Denver Broncos to repeat as World Champions in their defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles 24–21 in Jacksonville, Florida. In the process, Deion Branch, the game's most valuable player, gets a Super Bowl-tying record 11 passes for 133 yards. (AP/Yahoo!) (AP/ESPN)
- Rugby union – Six Nations: In the final game of the opening round of matches, Ireland defeat Italy in Rome 28–17 after a hard-fought match, with Italy scoring a last-minute try. Ireland stars Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy both suffered hamstring injuries and are doubtful for next week's match at Murrayfield against Scotland. (BBC)
- Cricket:
- South Africa (291 for 5) beat England (183) by 108 runs in the fourth One Day International at Cape Town, taking a 2–1 lead in the seven-match series. (Wisden Cricinfo)
- Australia (239 for 9) beat Pakistan (208) by 21 runs to win the final of the VB Series at Sydney. (Wisden Cricinfo)
- Handball: the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship title goes to Spain who defeat Croatia in the final 40:34, while France beat Tunisia by just one goal (26:25) to get the bronze. (AP/Yahoo!) (Eurosport)
- Cycling: Australia's Graeme Brown wins his 5th stage in the Tour de Langkawi. The winner of the overall ranking is Ryan Cox (South Africa)
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