September 2004 in sports
See also: 2004 in sports, Other events in September 2004
September 30, 2004
- UEFA Cup 2004–05 First Round, Second Leg. Teams progressing to the group stage shown in bold. Group stage draw takes place at UEFA headquarters, Nyon, Switzerland on 5 October. Group matchdays will be (1) 21 October, (2) 4 November, (3) 25 November, (4) 1 December and 2 December, and (5) 15 December and 16 December.
- UEFA Cup first round (tie decided over one leg only, because of general strike in Israel last week):
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- World Cup of Hockey: Vincent Lecavalier scores at 3:45 in overtime as Canada advances to the final with a 4–3 win over the Czech Republic in Toronto. The Canadians will take on Finland in the championship game, also in Toronto on September 14. (WCH website)
- Cricket, ICC Champions Trophy: In the uncompleted pool D match from yesterday, England beat Zimbabwe by 152 runs. In pool C, India beat Kenya by 98 runs. (BBC)
- Boxing: Miguel Cotto defeats Kelson Pinto by TKO, crowning himself world champion of the WBO 140 pounds (64 kg) division, while Daniel Santos retains his WBO super welterweight crown after defeating Antonio Margarito by technical decision after ten rounds, at the same undercard, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.(Boxing central)
- US Open: In an all-Russian women's singles final, Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Elena Dementieva 6–3 7–5 to win her first Grand Slam title. (BBC)
- Horse racing: Rule of Law wins the St. Leger Stakes, the final leg of the English Triple Crown, at Doncaster. (BBC)
- Baseball: Barry Bonds does not become the third player in baseball history to hit 700 home-runs by going one for one with a single against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he does break his own record for walks in a single season, getting three walks to top the 198 walks he had in 2002, in a Giants 5–3 win.
- Basketball: The University of South Florida announces that female basketball player Andrea Armstrong will be allowed to play wearing her muslim attires.
September 10, 2004
- World Cup of Hockey: Finland eliminates the United States with a 2–1 semi-final win in St. Paul, Minnesota. Saku Koivu scores the winning goal with less than four minutes left to play in the third period. The Finns will travel to Toronto to play the winner of Saturday's match between Canada and the Czech Republic on September 14. (WCH website)
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September 5, 2004
- World Cup of Hockey: In the final North American group match, Russia defeats Slovakia 5–2 in Toronto. The Russians finish 2–1 and will travel to St. Paul, Minnesota to play the United States in the quarter-finals. The Slovaks finish 0–3 and will remain in Toronto to face Canada in the other quarter-final match. (WCH website)
September 4, 2004
- World Cup of Hockey: Canada finishes atop the North American pool standings with a 3–0 record after they defeat Russia 3–1 in Toronto. The Russians drop to 1–1. In the European pool, Sweden ties Finland 4–4 in Helsinki and both teams finish the group stage with a 2–0–1 record. The Finns earn top spot due to their superior goal difference and will host Germany in the quarter-finals, while the Swedes will host the Czech Republic. (WCH website) (WCH website)
September 3, 2004
- World Cup of Hockey: In the North American pool, the United States defeats Slovakia 3–1 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Americans finish the group stage with a 1–2 record, while the Slovaks drop to 0–2. In the European pool, the Czech Republic also earn their first win of the tournamentwith a 7–2 win over Germany in Prague. The Czechs finish round-robin play with a 1–2 record, while the Germans finish 0–3. (WCH website)(WCH website)
September 2, 2004
- World Cup of Hockey: Russia wins its opening North American pool match against the United States by a 3–1 score in St. Paul, Minnesota, dropping the Americans to 0–2. Finland records a 3–0 win against Germany in a European group match in Cologne, improving the Finns to 2–0 and ensuring home-ice advantage for themselves and Sweden in the quarter-finals. The Germans drop to 0–2. (AP)(CP)
September 1, 2004
- Horse racing: In early morning raids by 130 officers in three counties, British police arrest three jockeys including champion jockey Kieren Fallon, a trainer, and twelve other people as part of a long-running investigation into race-fixing. (BBC)
- World Cup of Hockey: Canada defeats Slovakia 5–1 in a North American pool match in Montreal, improving the Canadians to 2–0 and dropping the Slovaks to 0–1. In the European group match in Stockholm, Sweden defeats the Czech Republic 4–3 and moves to 2–0, while the Czechs drop to 0–2. (AP)