June 2004 in Sports - June 13, 2004

June 13, 2004

  • Euro 2004: Group B – France beat England 2–1 with two late goals from Zinedine Zidane, having been 1–0 down until stoppage time. (BBC)
  • Euro 2004: Group B – Switzerland and Croatia draw 0–0. (BBC)
  • NBA Finals: The Detroit Pistons defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 88–80, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a 3–1 series lead. No team has ever rebounded from a 3–1 deficit in the NBA Finals.
  • Test cricket: England beat New Zealand by four wickets at Trent Bridge to win the test series 3–0. England's Graham Thorpe hits his 14th Test century, finishing on 104 not out. (BBC)
  • Football (soccer): The Pumas de UNAM beat the Chivas de Guadalajara, 0–0 (5–4 on penalties) to win Mexico's association football championship.
  • NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson wins the Pocono 500.
  • Formula One: Michael Schumacher wins the Canadian Grand Prix.
  • 24 hours of Le Mans: Tom Kristensen (Denmark), Seiji Ara (Japan) and Rinaldo Capello (Italy) won the 24-hour Le Mans race with a record 379 laps in 24 hours.
  • PGA Tour: Sergio García wins the Buick Open.
  • LPGA: Annika Sörenstam wins the LPGA Championship, her seventh major title.
  • Rugby union: The Wallabies (Australia) defeat Scotland 35–15 in the first test, at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.
  • Arena Football League: The Arizona Rattlers defeat the Colorado Crush, 45–41, to earn a berth in ArenaBowl XVIII.
  • Boxing: Azumah Nelson, Carlos Palomino, Dwight Muhammad Qawi and Daniel Zaragoza, among others, are inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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