9 April 2005
- Cricket: Pakistan (319/9) beat India (213) by 106 runs in the 3rd One Day International at Jamshedpur. (Wisden CricInfo)
- Horse-racing:
- Hedgehunter (7–1 favourite), ridden by Ruby Walsh, wins the Grand National at Aintree race course. (BBC)
- Buzzard's Bay, a 30–1 longshot, wins the Santa Anita Derby by a half-length over General John B. Sweet Catomine, a hopeful for the Kentucky Derby, finished fifth. (Sports Network/Yahoo!)
- Bellamy Road wins the Wood Memorial by 17½ lengths, establishing himself as a favorite in the Kentucky Derby. The colt is owned by New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and trained by Nick Zito. (AP/Yahoo!)
- Ice hockey – Women's World Championship: The United States defeat Canada 3–1 in a penalty shootout to win the women's world hockey championship. It is Canada's first loss to the US in the history of the championships. The loss brings to an end their streak of eight consecutive championships. A ninth consecutive championship would have tied the Soviet men's team for most consecutive championships in ice hockey. (AP/Yahoo!)
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