December 2005 in Sports - 14 December 2005 (Wednesday)

14 December 2005 (Wednesday)

• Baseball: The United States Treasury Department has ruled Cuba's national baseball team cannot participate in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
• Football:
  • Boca Juniors obtained its 22nd Argentine Championship at the last match of the 2005 Apertura, beating Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 2 to 1 a visitors.
  • 2005–06 UEFA Cup Matchday 5
    • Group E: Strasbourg 2–2 Red Star Belgrade
    • Group E: Roma 3–1 FC Basel
    • Group F: Marseille 2–1 Dinamo București: In a controversial finish, a late Dinamo goal in added time was disallowed by the referee because time had expired. Had it been allowed, Dinamo would have been in the final 32.
    • Group F: Heerenveen 2–1 Levski Sofia: The win by Heerenveen eliminates defending champion CSKA Moscow from defending the title.
    • Group G: VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Rapid Bucureşti
    • Group G: PAOK 5–1 Rennes
    • Group H: Vitória Guimarães 1–3 Beşiktaş
    • Group H: Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sevilla