14 April 2005
- Baseball:
- In the first Major League Baseball contest held in Washington, D.C. since 1971, the hometown Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5–3. (CBS Sportsline)
- During the 8th inning of a Yankees/Red Sox game, a fan hits right fielder Gary Sheffield in the face while in foul territory. Security guards quickly intervene to prevent a major skirmish. In the game itself, the Red Sox win 8–5. (ESPN.com)
- Cricket: New Zealand (522/9 declared) beat Sri Lanka (211 and 273) by an innings and 38 runs in the second Test at Wellington, winning the two-match series 1–0. (Wisden Cricinfo)
- Football: UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals, second leg, progressing teams in bold:
- Sporting 4 – 1 Newcastle United (UEFA.com)
- AZ Alkmaar 1 – 1 Villarreal (UEFA.com)
- AJ Auxerre 2 – 0 CSKA Moskva (UEFA.com)
- Parma 0 – 0 Austria Vienna (UEFA.com)
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