4 September 2005
- Canadian football: Canadian Football League Labour Day Classic (Week 11) – Despite Winnipeg's Milt Stegall breaking the CFL's all-time record for touchdown receptions that was formerly held by Allen Pitts, the Blue Bombers lose to the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45–26 in the traditional Sunday matchup. (TSN)
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR: Kyle Busch becomes the youngest driver to win a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, at 20 years, 4 months and 2 days, winning the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway. (ESPN)
- Formula One: Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. The McLaren-Mercedes driver finished 2.479 and 17.9 seconds ahead of Renault drivers Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella, respectively. Kimi Räikkönen who started 11th finished fourth. It was the first full-field race since 1961 in which no car retired due to mechanical failure. (Formula1.com) (Sky TV)
- Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches (FIFAWorldCup.com)
- Africa
- Guinea 3–1 Malawi
- Egypt 4–1 Benin
- Algeria 2–5 Nigeria
- Angola 3–0 Gabon
- Ghana 2–0 Uganda
- Zimbabwe 3–1 Rwanda
- Côte d'Ivoire 2–3 Cameroon
- Togo 3–0 Liberia
- Congo DR 2–1 Cape Verde
- South America
- Uruguay 3–2 Colombia
- Brazil 5–0 Chile Brazil qualifies for the Finals.
- Africa
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