June 16, 2004
- Euro 2004: Group A – Portugal beat Russia 2–0. Russia can no longer qualify for the knock-out stage of the competition. (BBC)
- Euro 2004: Group A – Greece and Spain draw 1–1. (BBC)
- Wimbledon: The All England Club announces the seedings for the Wimbledon Championships. The number one seed on the women's side is Serena Williams, followed by Anastasia Myskina, Venus Williams, Amélie Mauresmo and Lindsay Davenport. On the men's side, defending champion Roger Federer is the top seed, followed by Andy Roddick, Guillermo Coria, David Nalbandian and Tim Henman. (ESPN)
- NASCAR: Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick were both fined US $25,000 and placed on probation for intentionally spinning each other out at the end of last Sunday's Pocono 500 under caution. This is in addition to the two being docked ten positions in the field for the incident immediately following the race. (ESPN)
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