1 December 2005 (Thursday)
- 23rd Southeast Asian Games: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo orders an investigation over Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra's complaint on allegedly unfair favoring of Filipino athletes in the games. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Football: 2005–06 UEFA Cup: Group stage, Matchday 4, Groups E–H:
- Group E: Red Star Belgrade 3–1 Roma
- Group E: FC Basel 4–3 Tromsø
- Group F: Levski Sofia 1–0 Marseille
- Group F: Dinamo Bucharest 1–0 PFC CSKA Moscow
- Group G: Rennes 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Group G: Rapid Bucureşti 1–0 PAOK
- Group H: Sevilla 3–1 Vitória Guimarães
- Group H: Beşiktaş 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg
- NCAA College Football: MAC Championship Game in Detroit
- Akron 31, Northern Illinois 30: After missing the 2004–05 bowl season with a 7–4 record, Akron wins its first MAC championship on a 36-yard touchdown pass to Domenik Hixon with 10 seconds left. The Zips advance to the Motor City Bowl, their first bowl game ever as a Division I-A member.
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In the dull December light,
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When the weather is warm and bright—
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