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Events
On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. Prosecutors arrest Kim minutes after an arrest warrant is issued by the Seoul District Court, and the 72-year-old was put behind bars after his pre-trial detention was approved.
On April 27, the International Olympic Committee takes out insurance in case the Athens Olympic Games are canceled due to terrorism or natural disasters.
On May 18, the International Olympic Committee announced the list of cities accepted as candidates to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The five candidate cities are Paris, New York, Moscow, London and Madrid.
The 2004 Olympics opened in Athens, Greece on August 13.
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» : For an extensive coverage see 2004 in athletics (track and field)
Track
United States Olympic Track and Field trials, Sacramento, California:
International Races
April 4 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands
April 18 — London Marathon, United Kingdom
April 19 — Boston Marathon, United States
May 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
August 22 — Olympic Marathon, Athens, Greece
August 29 — Olympic Marathon, Athens, Greece
November 7 — New York City Marathon, United States
December 5 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
National Champions
April 4 — Rotterdam, Netherlands
April 18 — London, England
May 30 — Ottawa, Canada
July 4 — Turku, Finland
September 12 — Sydney, Australia
October 3 — Budapest, Hungary
Stock car racing (NASCAR):
Indy Racing League:
Formula One:
24 hours of Le Mans
June 27 College World Series: Cal State Fullerton wins the NCAA College World Series, defeating Texas 3-2 to win the best-of-three championship series 2-0.
July 4: Éric Gagné's consecutive saves streak ended at 84 in a 6-5 Los Angeles Dodgers victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks
July 10: Barry Bonds breaks his own record for intentional walks received in a season; amazingly, he broke the former full-season record of 68 set in 2002 before the All-Star break. After three intentional walks in a 3-1 San Francisco Giants win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, his total stood at 71. He would end the season with 120.
August 8: At Comerica Park, Boston Red Sox outslugged the Detroit Tigers 11-9, despite knuckle baller Tim Wakefield giving up a record six home runs.
August 31: The Cleveland Indians win a 22-0 rout of the New York Yankees, who endured the worst shutout loss in league history.
September 17: At San Francisco, Barry Bonds became just the third player in MLB history to hit 700 home runs. Bonds joined the select company of Hall of Famers Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) with his historic blast off San Diego Padres Jake Peavy in the third inning.
September 17: At Seattle, Ichiro Suzuki hits his 199th single of the season, breaking the major league baseball record of 198, set by Lloyd Waner in 1927.
September 29: Major League Baseball announces that the Montreal Expos will be moved to the Washington, DC area for the 2005 season.
October 1: Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners gets two base hits to break the 83-year-old record for most hits in a single season. The previous record, held by George Sisler, was 257 hits in a season.
October 20: The Boston Red Sox win the ALCS, coming back from 0-3 in the best-of-seven series against the New York Yankees.
October 26: Seibu Lions PL defeats Chunichi Dragons CL, 4 games to 3 in the Japan Series.
October 27: The Boston Red Sox sweep the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to none, to win the World Series for the first time in 86 years.
See also 2004 in baseball
NBA Finals: The Detroit Pistons, in a major upset, defeat the heavily-favored Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1. It is the Pistons first NBA title in fourteen years.
November 19 - A game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers is called with less than a minute remaining after a fight between opposing players turns into a far more massive brawl between Pacers players and Pistons supporters. For more details on the brawl and its aftermath, see Pacers-Pistons brawl.
The Los Angeles Lakers dynasty is dismantled, after Shaquille O'Neal is traded to the Miami Heat, Phil Jackson retires, and many role players either sign with other teams (such as Derek Fisher) or retire (such as Rick Fox).
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Basketball Championship
August 25- The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team defeats the United States' Dream Team 92-73 on the opening game if the 2004 Summer Olympics. This marked the first time the Dream Team lost an Olympic Game.
Euroleague: Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Israel wins the final 118-74 over Fortitudo Bologna of Italy.
ULEB Cup: Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel wins the title after winning Real Madrid in the final.
Chinese Basketball Association finals: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 games to 1.
National Basketball League (Australia): Sydney Kings defeated the West Sydney Razorbacks 3-2 in best-of-five final series.
February 19 to 29 – 35th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Pula, Croatia
March 13 – The world junior middleweight championship was unified as Shane Mosley lost to Winky Wright.
May 15 – Antonio Tarver won the WBC light-heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of champion Roy Jones Jr.
July 30 – Danny Williams knocks out Mike Tyson in the fourth round of a non-championship bout.
August 16 – Robert Quiroga, former International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion, found stabbed to death.
September 18 – Bernard Hopkins successfully defends his undisputed middleweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Oscar de la Hoya.
March 5 - Pakistan beat the West Indies by 25 runs to win the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
March 12 - Shane Warne becomes the first spinner in history to take 500 Test wickets.
March 13 - India beat Pakistan in the highest scoring One Day International ever (693 runs), in the opening match of their first Pakistan tour since 1989.
April - Ricky Ponting is named Leading Cricketer in the World by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
April 2 - Zimbabwe Cricket Union announces the retirement of Heath Streak as captain of Zimbabwe. It is later revealed he was sacked, and 15 senior players withdraw from Zimbabwean cricket, citing political interference by Robert Mugabe's government in team selection.
April 12 - The West Indies' Brian Lara regains the individual Test innings record from Australian Matthew Hayden with 400 not out in the fourth Test against England in St. John's, Antigua.
May 8 - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan breaks Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 Test wickets with his 520th wicket against Zimbabwe in Harare.
June 10 - Zimbabwe Cricket Union agrees to abandon any further Test matches in 2004, under pressure from International Cricket Council over substandard teams due to 15 striking players.
June 19 - September 4 - Inaugural Pro Cricket season, the first professional cricket tournament in the United States.
September 10 - September 25 - ICC Champions Trophy in England: West Indies beats England in the final.
see also 2004 in cricket
2004 Nokia Brier:
2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts:
2004 Ford World Curling Championship:
Canada Cup
M&M Meat Shops National Final (January 25) Glenn Howard 5-3 Jeff Stoughton
PharmAssist Players' Championship Final (April 4) John Morris 7-5 Jeff Stoughton
2004 Canadian mixed curling championship Final: (January 18) Alberta (Shannon Kleibrink) 9-5 Ontario (Heath McCormick) Shannon Kleibrink becomes the first woman to skip and win the Canadian mixed curling championship. Last year, she was the first to skip and participate in the event, losing only in the final.
Canadian Senior Curling Championship
World Junior Curling Championships
Giro d'Italia - won by Damiano Cunego of Italy. Sprinter Alessandro Petacchi wins nine stages. See 2004 Giro d'Italia
Tour de France -
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Pont-Château, France (January 31–February 1)
World Competitions
Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Madrid, Spain
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Spain
- Bronze Medal: Pakistan
Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Athens, Greece
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: Germany
Men's Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan
- Gold Medal: Spain
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: Pakistan
Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand
- Gold Medal: Japan
- Silver Medal: Spain
- Bronze Medal: New Zealand
Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Athens, Greece
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: Argentina
Women's Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Germany
- Bronze Medal: Argentina
Regional Competitions
Men's Pan American Cup in London, Canada
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: Canada
- Bronze Medal: Chile
Women's Asia Cup in New Delhi, India
- Gold Medal: India
- Silver Medal: Japan
- Bronze Medal: China
Women's Pan American Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: United States
- Bronze Medal: Canada
Canadian Figure Skating Championships at Edmonton:
2004 United States Figure Skating Championships at Atlanta, Georgia:
- January 8:
- January 9:
- January 10:
- Senior Men's winner: Johnny Weir, Newark, Delaware, 1.5
- Senior Pairs winners: Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, 2.0
- Junior Ladies' winner: Kimberly Meissner, Bel Air, Maryland, 2.0
- Senior Ice Dance winners: Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, Detroit, Michigan, 2.0
- January 11:
2004 European Figure Skating Championships, Budapest, Hungary
2004 World Figure Skating Championships, Dortmund, Germany
College football Bowl Championship Series (2003 season):
College football (other divisions; 2004 season):
National Football League:
NFL Europe:
Arena Football League:
Australian Football League
November 21: Toronto Argonauts defeats British Columbia Lions 27-19 in the 92nd Grey Cup, played in Ottawa, Canada.
May 15 - St Helens defeat Wigan Warriors 32-16 to win the Challenge Cup.
June 17 - Martin Gleeson and Sean Long are banned for four and three months respectively after placing bets on their side, St Helens, to lose a Super League match against the Bradford Bulls.
October 3 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeat Sydney Roosters 16-13 in the Grand Final to win the NRL premiership.
October 16 - Leeds Rhinos defeat Bradford Bulls 16-8 in the Super League Grand Final to become champions of Super League IX.
November 27 - Australia defeat Great Britain 44-4 in the final of the second Tri-Nations competition.
Hong Kong Sevens - England beat Argentina 22-12
Super 12 - ACT Brumbies defeated Crusaders 47-38
Six Nations Championship - France (Grand Slam). Ireland win the Triple Crown.
Heineken Cup - London Wasps defeated Toulouse 27-20
Tri Nations Series - The Springboks of South Africa win due to bonus points, after all sides finish with two wins and two losses. The All Blacks of New Zealand retain the Bledisloe Cup.
International Rugby Board year-end awards:
- Player of the Year: Schalk Burger, South Africa
- Coach of the Year: Jake White, South Africa
- Team of the Year: South Africa
» :For an extensive coverage see 2004 in football (soccer)
February 14 – Tunisia beat Morocco 2-1 to clinch the first African Cup of Nations in the country's history.
May 26 – Porto defeat AS Monaco 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
July 4 – Greece surprising win the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nation Portugal 1-0.
July 25 – Brazil win the Copa América football tournament, defeating Argentina 4-2 on penalties.
August 7 – Japan win the 2004 Asian Cup football tournament, defeating China 3-1.
August 26 – United States win the Olympic women's football tournament, defeating Brazil 2-1 in extra time.
August 28 – Argentina win the Olympic men's football tournament, defeating Paraguay 1-0.
September 7 – Cienciano defeats Boca Juniors 4-2 on penalties to win the South American Recopa final in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
December 17 – Boca Juniors defeats Bolívar 2-1 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamericana final in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Camogie
Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Galway
- National Football League: Mayo
Hurling
Gliding
World Gliding Championships, Elverum, Norway
Men's golf
Major Championships
Other highlights
Awards
Women's golf
January 15-16 - At the age of 14, golf prodigy Michelle Wie becomes the youngest woman (and only the fourth overall) to play at a PGA Tour event, shooting 72-68 (even par) at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in her hometown of Honolulu. She missed the cut by one stroke.
February 29 - Annika Sörenstam wins her third ANZ Ladies Masters.
March 28 - Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song. Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park.
June 13 - Annika Sörenstam successfully defends her title in the second major of the LPGA season, the LPGA Championship.
January 22 to February 1 - The European Men's Handball Championship in Slovenia held.
Windsong's Legacy becomes the seventh horse to win the North American Trotting Triple Crown.
Flat races
Australia
Canada
France
Ireland
English Triple Crown
- May 1 - Haafhd wins the 2,000 Guineas Stakes.
- June 5 - North Light wins the Epsom Derby.
- September 11 - Rule of Law wins the St. Leger Stakes.
Other English races
United States Triple Crown
- May 1 - Smarty Jones wins the Kentucky Derby.
- May 15 - Smarty Jones wins the Preakness Stakes by a record margin of 11½ lengths.
- June 5 - Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes.
Other United States races
October 30 - Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas:
Steeplechases
United Kingdom
January 4 - Under 17 World Championship at St. John's
January 5 - 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Helsinki, Finland
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