July 15, 2004
- UEFA Cup 2004–05 First qualifying round, first leg:
- FK Dukla Banská Bystrica 3 – 0 FK Karabakh
- FK Ekranas 1 – 0 F91 Dudelange
- KF Partizani Tirana 4 – 2 Birkirkara FC
- FC BATE Borisov 2 – 3 Dinamo Tbilisi FC
- FC Shirak 1 – 2 FC Tiraspol
- FC Nistru Otaci 1 – 1 FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
- Östers IF 2 – 0 Total Network Solutions F.C.
- Portadown FC 2 – 2 FK Žalgiris Vilnius
- B68 Toftir 0 – 3 FK Ventspils
- FC Levadia Tallinn 0 – 0 Bohemian
- B36 Torshavn 1 – 3 FK Liepājas Metalurgs
- FC Haka 2 – 1 FC Etzella Ettelbruck
- FC Tbilisi 1 – 0 FC Shamkir
- FC Santa Coloma 0 – 1 FK Modrica
- ÍA Akranes 4 – 2 FC TVMK Tallinn
- Haverfordwest County F.C. 0 – 1 FH Hafnarfjördur
- FC Vaduz 1 – 0 Longford Town FC
- FC Illichivets Mariupol 2 – 0 FC Banants
- FK Sileks 0 – 1 NK Maribor
- Marsaxlokk FC 0 – 1 NK Primorje
- FC Oţelul Galaţi 4 – 0 KS Dinamo Tirana
- AC Omonia 4 – 0 FK Sloga Jugomagnat
- Glentoran FC 2 – 2 AC Allianssi
- SS Pennarossa 1 – 5 NK Željeznicar Sarajevo (UEFA.com)
- Basketball:
- Kobe Bryant signs a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $136.4 million over seven years. (ESPN)
- 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)
- Track and field: At the United States Olympic 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)
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