March 2005 in Sports - 20 March 2005

20 March 2005

• Ski flying: During the ski flying weekend in Planica, Slovenia, the world record was improved several times. The new best result is 239 metres by Bjørn Einar Romøren of Norway. Janne Ahonen of Finland flew 240 metres, but fell.
• Cricket: India (407 and 407/9 dec) beat Pakistan (393 and 226) by 195 runs in the 2nd Test at Kolkata, taking a 1–0 lead in the series. (Wisden Cricinfo)
• Basketball –
  • In the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball championship, the Carleton Ravens defeat the Concordia Stingers 68–48.
  • NCAA Tournament, second round (regional seeds included; advancing teams in bold):
    • Albuquerque Regional:
      • Louisville (4) 76, Georgia Tech (5) 54 (AP/ESPN)
    • Austin Regional:
      • Michigan State (5) 72, Vermont (13) 61 (AP/ESPN)
      • Duke (1) 63, Mississippi State (9) 55 (AP/ESPN)
    • Chicago Regional:
      • Oklahoma State (2) 85, SIU (7) 77 (AP/ESPN)
    • Syracuse Regional:
      • UConn (2) 62, NC State (10) 65 (AP/ESPN)
      • Florida (4) 65, Villanova (5) 76 (AP/ESPN)
      • North Carolina (1) 92, Iowa State (9) 65 (AP/ESPN)
      • Wisconsin (6) 71, Bucknell (14) 62 (AP/ESPN)
• Formula One: Fernando Alonso wins the Malaysian Grand Prix for his second career victory in F1. Jarno Trulli and Nick Heidfeld join him on the podium. (Formula1.com)
• NASCAR: Carl Edwards wins the Golden Corral 500 on a last-lap pass of Jimmie Johnson. It is Edwards' first career Nextel Cup victory and comes a day after he won his first career Busch Series race. (NASCAR.com)