July 2004 in sports
See also: 2004 in sports, Other events in July 2004
July 31, 2004
- Rugby union: In the third match of the Tri Nations Series, held in Perth, Australia, the Wallabies (Australia) celebrate the 100th Test appearance for captain George Gregan with a hard-fought 30–26 win over the Springboks (South Africa). (BBC)
- Asian Cup 2004: Two quarter final matches were held. The Republic of Korea is defeated by Iran 4–3 after two Korean own goals in the second half, Iran advances to the semi-finals to face China. In the other game, Japan ties Oman after extra time 1–1 and a penalty shootout proceeds; after the first five rounds of shootout, the teams were tied 3–3, but Japan wins the 7th round to advance to the other semi-final match against Bahrain.
- Baseball: The Boston Red Sox trade star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs as part of a blockbuster 4-team trade. In addition to Nomar, the deal sees Montreal Expos shortstop Orlando Cabrera and Minnesota Twins first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz move to the Red Sox, while shortstop Alex Gonzalez, the previous starter for the Cubs, joins the Expos. Four minor leaguers are also included. The deal is completed just before the trading deadline of 4 p.m. EDT. ESPN.com
- Boxing: Erik Morales decisions Carlos Hernández in twelve rounds to unify his WBC world Jr. Lightweight title with the IBF one, and Iván Calderón defeats former world champion Roberto Leyva by unanimous twelve round decision to retain his WBO world Minimunweight title. (Boxing Central)
- MLS all star game: The Eastern conference defeats the Western conference, 3 goals to 2.(ESPN soccernet)
- Basketball: The United States Dream Team defeats the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, 96–71, in a friendly game that forms part of both teams' preparation toward the Olympic Games.(ESPN)
July 30, 2004
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July 27, 2004
- UEFA Cup 2004–05 First qualifying round, second leg (Team progressing to next round in bold):
July 26, 2004
- Canoe polo: During the weekend of 24 to 25 July, the Netherlands defeated Germany 5–4 in the final of the canoe polo 2004 world championships held in Miyoshi, Japan. In the first half of the final the Dutch dominated and this resulted in a score of 3–1 by half time. The perseverance of the German team was strong and they fought back to a score of 3–3. Just ten seconds before half time Jeroen Dieperink scored for the Dutch. Because of this setback Germany had to play a more offensive game in the second half. Two minutes before the end of the match Wouter Ottjes scored the winning goal for the Netherlands.
July 25, 2004
July 24, 2004
- Tour de France: In a dominating performance in the last individual time trial in and around Besançon, Lance Armstrong scores his fifth stage win of the 2004 Tour, putting an exclamation point on a virtually certain sixth consecutive Tour win. Jan Ullrich finishes second in the stage, 1:01 behind. Andreas Klöden moves up to second overall and Ivan Basso stays ahead of Ullrich for third; this will be the first time that Ullrich has finished off the podium in seven Tours. (ESPN)
- Rugby Union: The All Blacks (New Zealand) defeat the Springboks (South Africa) 23–21 in the second match of the Tri Nations Series in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Horse racing: Frankie Dettori rides Doyen to victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. It's Dettori's fourth win in the race, and the fifth for Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor. (BBC)
- Baseball: After a bench clearing brawl provoked by an altercation between Alex Rodriguez and Jason Varitek, the Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 11–10, at Fenway Park, Boston.(ESPN)
- Boxing: In a long-awaited matchup, Arturo Gatti beats Leonard Dorin by a second round knockout, at Atlantic City, New Jersey. (AOL)
- Basketball: Former Phoenix Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons dies at the age of 72.(Suns)
July 23, 2004
- NBA: In a key development involving the upcoming trial of Kobe Bryant on sexual assault charges, Colorado District Judge Terry Ruckriegle has ruled that details of the sex life of Bryant's accuser in the three days before her July 1, 2003 hospital examination can be admitted as evidence in the trial. (ESPN)
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July 16, 2004
- Baseball: Cleveland Indians catcher Víctor Martínez hit 3 home runs, singled twice, drew a walk, and drove in a career-high seven runs in a perfect 5-for-5 game, recorded his first career multi-homer game, as the Indians belted eight homers-21 hits in an 18–6 rout of the Seattle Mariners. Matt Lawton, Casey Blake, Ben Broussard, Travis Hafner and Jody Gerut added shots. Lawton, Martinez and Blake homered in consecutive at-bats in the third inning. It was the first time Cleveland had hit three consecutive homers since Jim Thome, Albert Belle, and Julio Franco accomplished the feat on September 12, 1996. Broussard, Martinez, Hafner and Gerut all homered in the ninth inning as the Indians matched their team record for home runs in one game, previously accomplished at Milwaukee on April 25, 1997 in sports|1997]]. Cleveland also set a new Safeco Field HR record, surpassing the six homers hit by the Kansas City Royals in 2003. The major league record for home runs in a game is 10, set by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987.
July 15, 2004
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July 11, 2004
- Track and field:
- Copa América: Venezuela is named host of the 2007 tournament. (CNN)
- Centrobasket: The Dominican Republic defeats the two time defending champion, the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, 75 to 74, to conquer the gold medal, at the Dominican Republic. (FIBA Americas, in Spanish)
- Formula One: Michael Schumacher wins the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. (BBC)
- NASCAR: Tony Stewart wins the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway that was marred by a fight between the pit crews of Stewart and Kasey Kahne stemming from a crash involving the two on lap 127. Kahne's crew chief, Tommy Baldwin, was later fined US $10,000 for his role in the altercation. (ESPN) (ESPN)
- Champ Car: Sébastien Bourdais wins the Toronto Molson Indy, his third straight victory. (ESPN)
- PGA Tour: Mark Hensby wins the John Deere Classic at TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, defeating John E. Morgan in a tie-breaking playoff. (ESPN)
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July 4, 2004
- Euro 2004: Greece win the final, defeating host nation Portugal 1–0. It's the first major football championship triumph for Greece, and a surprise result. (BBC) (ESPN)
- Formula One: Michael Schumacher wins the French Grand Prix, his ninth victory in 10 races this season. (ESPN)
- Wimbledon Championships:
- MLB: The 2004 All-Star Game selections are announced. For the AL, Iván Rodríguez, Jason Giambi, Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Vladimir Guerrero, Manny Ramírez and Ichiro Suzuki were named as starters. For the NL, Mike Piazza, Albert Pujols, Jeff Kent, Scott Rolen, Edgar Rentería, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Sammy Sosa were all named as starters. With Bonds, Griffey and Sosa in the outfield for the NL, it marks the first time in All-Star history where three players with 500 career home runs will start the game. (ESPN)
- Basketball: The Ponce Lions defeat the Coamo Marathon Runners, 92–75, winning the 2004 BSN Championship in a 4–3 series.
- PGA Tour: Stephen Ames from Trinidad and Tobago wins the Cialis Western Open with a 10-under par 274 (67–73–64–70). Steve Lowery finished second, two strokes back. (ESPN)
- LPGA: Meg Mallon shoots a 6-under par 65 to win her second U.S. Women's Open, two strokes ahead of Annika Sörenstam. (ESPN)
- IRL: Buddy Rice wins the Argent Mortgage Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway by .0051 seconds over Vitor Meira. It is the second-closest finish in IRL history. (ESPN)
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