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.
Boxing: Erik Morales decisions Carlos Hernandez in twelve rounds to unify his WBC world Jr. Lightweight title with the IBF one, and Ivan Calderon defeats former world champion Roberto Leyva by unanimous twelve round decision to retain his WBO world Minimunweight title. (Boxing Central) (http://www.boxing-central.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4653)
MLS all star game: The Eastern conference defeats the Western conference, 3 goals to 2.(ESPN soccernet) (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/index?ver=us&cc=5901)
Asian Cup 2004: China defeats Iraq 3:0 in the first quarter final match to advance to the semi-finals stage for the first time since 1984. In the other match Uzbekistan is defeated by Bahrain in penalties 4:3, after an aet result of 2:2; This ends Uzbekistan's hopeful run at the Asian Cup.
Boxing: In a major upset, Mike Tyson gets knocked out in four rounds by journeyman Danny Williams. In the same undercard, Nelson Dieppa defends his WBO world Jr. Flyweight title with a twelve round majority decision over Ulises Solis, and Laila Ali defeats Monica Nunez by a knockout in nine rounds.(Boxing Central) (http://www.boxing-central.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4649)
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.
Test cricket: England beat the West Indies by 210 runs in the first Test at Lord's. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/3926673.stm)
Copa America: In the final match Brazil defeat Argentina by 4 goals to 2 after a penalty shoot-out, the teams being tied 2 - 2 at the end of normal play. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3922603.stm)
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) (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1845735)
Horse racing: Frankie Dettori rides Doyen to victory in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot. It's Dettori's fourth win in the race, and the fifth for Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3907115.stm)
Boxing: In a longly awaited matchup, Arturo Gatti beats Leonard Dorin by a second round knockout, at Atlantic City, New Jersey. (AOL) (http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/sports/article.adp?id=20040725012409990002)
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) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1845483)
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins Stage 17 at Le Grand Bornand, the first time anyone has won three successive mountain stages since Gino Bartali in 1948, and now looks unbeatable barring a major accident before next Sunday's finish in Paris. Richard Virenque amasses an unbeatable points total for his seventh King of the Mountains title. (LeTour) (http://www.letour.fr/2004/us/index.html)
An unnamed high-ranking official of the Tour de France states that American cyclist Lance Armstrong will not compete in the 2005 Tour preferring to ride in either Italy's or Spain's national tour. Bill Stapleton, Armstrong's agent, and Dan Osipow, communication director, deny the report. (NYT) (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/sports/sportsspecial/23lance.html)
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins Stage 16, an individual time trial up the mountain to L'Alpe d'Huez, the only rider to finish in less than 40 minutes. Ivan Basso loses 2 minutes 23 seconds on this stage, placing him 3 minutes and 48 seconds behind Armstrong (LeTour) (http://www.letour.fr/2004/us/)
UEFAChampions League 2004-05 First qualifying round, second leg (teams progressing to the next round in bold):
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins Stage 15 at Villard-de-Lans and takes the overall lead in the race. Ivan Basso, who finished second in the stage, moves into second place overall, 1:25 back. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1842934)
The CanadianOlympic Team for the 2004 Summer Olympics was announced, and will include judoka Nicolas Gill as flag-bearer. (CBC) (http://www.cbc.ca/story/olympics/national/2004/07/19/Sports/athens-flagbearer040719.html)
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins the 13th stage at Plateau de Beille, dropping almost all of his main rivals. French rider Thomas Voeckler retains the yellow jersey, but his margin over Armstrong has shrunk to 22 seconds. Italy's Ivan Basso, who was the only rider to stay with Armstrong today, is third overall. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1841596) During the stage, American rider Tyler Hamilton withdraws from the race due to severe back pain. (NBC Sports) (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5455755)
Track and field: Citing exhaustion, Marion Jones pulls out of the finals of the women's 200 meters at the United StatesOlympic Trials in Sacramento, California. She will compete in the Athens Olympics in the long jump and 4x100 and 4x400 relays. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/trackandfield/news/story?id=1841678)
The Asian Cup kicks off in Beijing, China. Hosts PR China ties Bahrain 2:2.
Baseball: Cleveland Indianscatcher 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. 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.
The Atlanta Thrashers' Dany Heatley is charged for the death of former teammate Dan Snyder who died in a car accident in which Heatley was recklessly speeding. (CBC) (http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2004/07/16/Sports/heatley040716.html).
The St. Louis Blues' Mike Danton pleads guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit murder, involving an unsuccessful plan to hire a hitman to kill his agent. (CBC) (http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2004/07/16/Sports/danton040716.html)
Kobe Bryant signs a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $136.4 million over seven years. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1840336)
Cynthia Cooper has her jersey, number 14, retired as her former team, the Houston Comets, defeat the defending WNBA champions, Detroit Shock, 97-61.(WNBA) (http://aol.wnba.com/games/20040715/DETHOU/recap.html)
Track and field: At the United StatesOlympic Trials in Sacramento, California, Marion Jones wins the long jump; her series of six final-round jumps included the second-longest jump in the world so far in 2004. (ESPN) (http://proxy.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/trackandfield/news/story?id=1840730)
Sports for the Fun of It Almost regardless of what other developmental purposes playing a sport might have, if children experience playing sports as fun, those objectives all become so much easier to reach, so much more joyfully.
Perhaps one of the most disappointing things about school sports is that, despite their young age, fewer and fewer children seem to have actually experienced anything close to playing sports for the fun of it.
These games are the foundation for a new sports event, designed specifically to restore the sense of fun to sports.
SYDNEY, July 20: Australia's cricketers, facing a playing schedule of four Tests in 33 days on their tour of India in October, may skip training to rest in between the Tests, team management said on Tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 20: Former champion Greg Rusedski produced the lone break of the match to defeat Thomas Johansson 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 for a confidence-boosting place in the second round of the 600,000-dollar RCA Championships on Monday night.
BEIJING, July 20: Holders Japan overcame a brave challenge from Oman to clinch a 1-0 victory in their opening match while their former coach Philippe Troussier was dramatically fired by Qatar at the Asian Cup on Tuesday.
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