September 2005 in Sports - 6 September 2005

6 September 2005

• Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches (FIFAWorldCup.com)
  • Oceania
    • Solomon Islands 1–2 (0–1) Australia Australia, after winning 9–1 on aggregate, advances to play the 5th placed team in the South American qualification group for a place in the Finals in Germany next June.
  • Asia: FIFA annul the result of last Saturday's play-off match between Uzbekistan and Bahrain because of an error by referee Toshimitsu Yoshida, when an Uzbekistan penalty was disallowed and Bahrain was awarded a free kick. The tie will be replayed on 8 October with the leg in Bahrain on 12 October. (BBC)
• Cricket: Videocon Tri-Series final: New Zealand (278 for 4, Astle 115*, Fleming 61); Sehwag 3–44) beat India (276, Kaif 93*, Sehwag 75; Oram 4–58) by six wickets to win the Videocon Tri-Series. This was India's fifth successive final loss. (Cricinfo)
• NHL: New Jersey Devils defenseman and captain Scott Stevens retires after 22 years in the league. Stevens played on all three of the Devils' Stanley Cup-winning teams to date, and he played more games than any defenseman ever. (Yahoo!)