September 2005 in Sports - 17 September 2005

17 September 2005

• Major League Baseball:
  • The St. Louis Cardinals clinch the National League Central Division with a 5–1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. St. Louis is the first team to clinch a playoff appearance this year. (AP).

• Boxing:
  • Marco Antonio Barrera unifies his WBC world Jr. Lightweight title with the IBF one by defeating IBF world champion Robbie Peden of Australia by a twelve round decision; Shane Mosley returns to the ring with a ten round points victory over Jose Luis Cruz of Mexico and Jesús Chávez wins the IBF world Lightweight title by knocking out Leavander Johnson in eleven rounds, at Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson later collapses and would die on 22 September in a hospital in Las Vegas. aol.com
  • Julio César Chávez tells promoter Bob Arum he is done with boxing after losing by a fifth round knockout against Grover Wiley; his son, Julio Jr. beats Corey Alarcon by a second round knockout, and Jesús González is beaten for the first time, knocked out in round eight by Jose Luis Zertuche, in Phoenix, Arizona. msnbc.com

• Cricket:
  • 2005 English cricket season: Nottinghamshire win the 2005 County Championship with a 204-run win over Kent, their first Championship win since 1987. (Cricinfo)
  • International 20:20 Club Championship: Faisalabad Wolves defeat Chilaw Marians by five wickets to win the first international club tournament in the history of cricket. (Cricinfo)