16 March 2005
- Dogsled racing 2005 Iditarod:
- Robert Sørlie from Norway wins the 1,161-mile (1,868 km) race across the U.S. state of Alaska for the second time.
- Bjørnar Andersen of Norway in 4th place is the Rookie of the Year, which is the best showing by a rookie in decades.
- Football (soccer) – UEFA Cup, round of 16:
- Second leg (advancing teams in bold):
- Newcastle United 4 – 0 Olympiacos (UEFA.com)
- AZ Alkmaar 2 – 1 Shakhtar Donetsk (UEFA.com)
- First leg (rescheduled from 10 March):
- Steaua Bucharest 0 – 0 Villarreal (UEFA.com)
- Second leg (advancing teams in bold):
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