2004 in sports - 2004 in sports See also: 2003 in sports, other events of 2004, 2005 in sports, list of 'years in sports'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Athletics 2 Cricket 3 Curling 4 Golf 5 Ice Hockey 6 Luge 7 Skating 8 Skiing & Snowboarding 9 Swimming 10 Tennis 11 Scheduled Events Athletics Cross Country January 3 - Winners from the 2004 Great Winter Run X-country race at Newcastle, England: Women's 6.3km: Tirunesh Dibada, Ethiopia 21:01 Men's 8.0km: Sileshi Sihine, Ethiopia 26:15 Cricket February 9 - February 17 - under-19 cricket World Cup in Bangladesh Curling January 10- Canada Cup Women's Final: Colleen Jones 8-7 Sherry Anderson January 11- Men's Final: Randy Ferbey 10-3 John Morris Golf January 11 - Mercedes Championships winner: Stuart Appleby, $1,060,000 (66-67-66-71--270) January.
EA Sports - EA Sports EA Sports is one of the leading interactive software makers in the world, producing sports video games for various systems, including the XBox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and PSOne. Some of the games are: Madden NFL 2002 Madden NFL 2003 Madden NFL 2004 NBA Live 2002 NBA Live 2003 NBA Live 2004 Nascar Thunder 2002 Nascar Thunder 2003 Nascar Thunder 2004 Triple Play 2002 MVP Baseball 2003 MVP Baseball 2004 FIFA 2003 FIFA 2004 FIFA World Cup 2002 NCAA March Madness 2003 NCAA March Madness 2004 Knockout Kings 2002 Knockout Kings 2003 Fight Night 2004 NHL 2002 NHL 2003 NHL 2004 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 EA Sports is a branch of Electronic Arts..
2004 - 2004 Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s Years: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 - 2004 - 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2004 news by month: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) See also: 2004 in Canada 2004 in film 2004 in literature 2004 in music 2004 in politics 2004 in science 2004 in sports 2004 in television International Year of Technology International Year of Rice International Year of Education by Sports Elections are to be held in 73.
2003 in sports - 2003 in sports See also: 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Curling 7 Cycling 8 Figure skating 9 Football (Soccer) 10 Football (American) 11 Canadian Football 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Lacrosse 17 Rugby Union 18 Skiing 19 Tennis 20 General sporting events 21 Births 22 Deaths Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip won rain-shortened Daytona 500 Winston Cup Championship - Matt Kenseth Nextel signs deal to replace R.J. Reynolds as title sponsor of series Indianapolis 500 - Gil de Ferran Indy Racing League - Scott Dixon of New Zealand CART.
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre - Crystal Palace National Sports Centre The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London is a large sports centre and athletics track. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park. It is a national sports centre and part of the English Institute for Sport. The centre is currently run by Sport England but returns to Bromley Council's ownership in April 2004. Crystal Palace athletics track has hosted international athletics meetings. The complex also hosts London's only 50m swimming pool..
List of sports events - List of sports events This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - 1910s - 1900s - 1890s - 1880s - 1870s - 1860s - 1850s - Pre 1850s 2000s 2004 in sports - 2003 in sports - Michael Schumacher wins record sixth Formula One Championship 2002 in sports - Canada wins double gold in ice hockey at the olympics 2001 in sports - Tiger Woods becomes first golfer to hold all four major titles 2000 in sports - 1990s 1999 in sports - Death of Joe DiMaggio 1998 in sports - NHL players compete in Winter.
Jeff Fenech - the greatest boxing champion to ever come out of the country. Fenech is considered by many to be a national sports hero in Australia. Fenech had a stellar amateur career, which led to him representing his country at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. It was that year that Fenech began his professional boxing career, beating Bobby Williams by a knockout in two in his homeland. Fenech was a fast starter: He won his first eleven bouts by knockout, and held his first fight abroad in only his fourth fight, when he beat Iliesa Manila by a knockout in two at Fiji. He beat fringe contenders Wayne Mulholland and Rolando Navarro, both by a knockout in the fifth round, to start 1985. After those two wins, he was placed number one.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - the College of Science, and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Campus The Virginia Tech campus is located within Blacksburg; the campus is roughly bordered by Prices Fork Road to the northwest, Duck Pond Drive to the west, and Southgate Drive to the south. The university also has several commonwealth branch campus centers: Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach), Northern Virginia (Falls Church), Richmond, Roanoke, and the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. Athletics The school's sports teams are called the Hokies; the school's mascot is the turkey-like Hokie Bird. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big East Conference, but will leave the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004. According to the school handbook, the word "Hokie" was coined by a member of the.
History of Europe - and recorded a great deal about them; these records and the archeological evidence form our primary understanding of this extremely influential culture. The Celts posed a formidable, if disorganized, competition to the Roman state, that later colonized and conquered much of the southern portion of Europe. The Greeks At the end of the Bronze Age the older Greek kingdoms collapsed and a brilliant new civilization grew up in their place. The Hellenic civilization took the form of a collection of city-states (the most important being Athens and Sparta), having vastly differing types of government and cultures, including what are more-or-less unprecedented developments in various governmental forms, philosophy, science, politics, sports, theater and music. The Hellenic city-states founded a large number of colonies on the shores of the Black Sea and the.
U.S. presidential election, 2000 - voting equipment with electronic voting equipment. However, this has led to new controversies, because of the security weaknesses of the computer systems, the lack of paper-based methods of secure verification, and the necessity to rely on the trustworthiness of the manufacturers. Presidential Candidate Electoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate (Electoral Votes) George W. Bush of Texas (W) 271 50,456,002 47.87 Republican Richard Cheney of Wyoming (271) Al Gore of Tennessee 266 50,999,897 48.38 Democrat Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut (266) Ralph Nader 0 2,882,955 2.74 Green Winona LaDuke (0) Patrick J. Buchanan 0 448,895 0.42 Reform Ezola Foster (0) Harry Browne 0 384,431 0.36 Libertarian Art Olivier (0) Howard Phillips 0 98,020 0.09 Constitution J. Curtis Frazier (0) John Hagelin 0 83,714 0.08 Natural Law/Reform Nat Goldhaber (0) Other 0.
Holden - Opel in Europe. The Opel Corsa was already being sold in Australia as the Holden Barina, replacing a Suzuki-based model of that name. The Vectra was briefly assembled locally for export to neighbouring countries, but this was dealt a severe blow by the Asian economic crisis in 1997. New Zealand The first export of Holdens to New Zealand began in 1955, and for many years they were assembled at the General Motors New Zealand plant in Trentham outside Wellington, until it closed in 1990. While the Holden name was used on virtually all GM products in Australia, in New Zealand other GM products from Vauxhall, and later Opel were sold instead. The Australian Holden Camira fared so badly in New Zealand that local GM bosses decided to replace it with a.
Houston, Texas - port in the United States, fifth busiest in the world. Because of the economic trades, many residents have moved in from other U.S. states, as well as hundreds of countries worldwide. Officially, Houston has been nicknamed the Space City. "Houston" was the first word uttered on the moon, as Neil Armstrong reported back to NASA. It is known by the locals, however, as the Bayou City. (Other nicknames include "Clutch City", and "Magnolia City".) The city had placed an unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Houston was home to the Super Bowl VIII, and will be home to Super Bowl XXXVIII when it plays at the Reliant Stadium in February 2004. There were four USS Houston ships named after the city by the U.S. Navy. Houston sends more people to.
University of Chicago - sociology, economics, international relations, archaeology, philosophy, literary criticism, archeology, and paleontology. In many of these areas there developed in the latter half of the 20th century the "Chicago School of . . ." -- where many members of a department adopted a consistent and often radical approach to the study of each of these subjects. One of the great influences over many of the "Chicago Schools" was the neo-Aristotelian philosopher, Richard McKeon, whose intellectual rigor, in the context of the collegial atmosphere of the University that encouraged cross-departmental discussions, engendered a fresh look at the study of these subjects. The university runs the largest university press in the country, which publishes The Chicago Manual of Style, the definitive guide to American English usage. The school's sports teams are called the Maroons..
Giro d'Italia - World Cycling Championship, the Giro d'Italia makes up the Triple Crown of Cycling. Whereas the overall leader of the Tour de France is awarded a yellow jersey, since 1931 the overall leader in the Giro sports the Maglia rosa (pink jersey). The 2004 Giro d'Italia is scheduled for May 8 - May 30, 2004. Winners of the Giro d'Italia: 2003 - Gilberto Simoni, (Italy) 2002 - Paolo Savoldelli, (Italy) 2001 - Gilberto Simoni, (Italy) 2000 - Stefano Garzelli, (Italy) 1999 - Ivan Gotti, (Italy) 1998 - Marco Pantani, (Italy) 1997 - Ivan Gotti, (Italy) 1996 - Pavel Tonkov, (Russia) 1995 - Tony Rominger, (Switzerland) 1994 - Eugeni Berzin, (Russia) 1993 - Miguel Induraín, (Spain) 1992 - Miguel Induraín, (Spain) 1991 - Franco Chiocciolo, (Italy) 1990 - Gianni Bugno, (Italy) 1989 -.
Figure skating - (serpentine step sequence). Spiral sequences are also required (in women's skating only), and involve lifting the free leg above the hip to a position equivalent of the arabesque in ballet. Spirals can be performed while skating forwards or backwards, and are distinguished by the edge of the blade used and the foot they are skated on. The International Skating Union - ISU is the governing body for international competitions. The ISU oversees the World Championships and the figure skating events at the Winter Olympic Games. On March 20, 1914 an international figure skating championship was held in New Haven, Connecticut which was the ancestor of both the United States and Canadian national championships. Pairs In pairs competition, many of the elements are similar to singles, but are performed side by side..
University of Connecticut - of Family Studies, and School of Fine Arts. The UConn campus is located in Storrs between North Eagleville Road and South Eagleville Road, with Storrs Road cutting through the university campus from the north to the south. The university also has several regional branch campuses: Avery Point (in Groton, Connecticut), the Greater Hartford campus, Stamford, Torrington, and Waterbury. UConn's sports teams are called the Huskies. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big East Conference, except for football, in which the university's program is I-A Independent as of 2003; and hockey, which is not sponsored by the Big East. The football program will join the Big East in 2004; the hockey program competes in Atlantic Hockey..
University of Saskatchewan - Medicine (1964), Dentistry (1965), and Physical Theraphy (1976). Theological Colleges, affiliated with the University, were also established: Emmanuel College - Anglican (1909), St. Andrew's College - United (1913), Lutheran Theological Seminary (1920), St. Thomas More College (1936), and Central Pentecostal College (1983). Regina College was saved from bankruptcy and became part of the University in 1934, and was given degree-granting privileges in 1959, making it a second University of Saskatchewan campus. By another act of legislation in 1974, it was made an independent institution known as the University of Regina. Correspondence courses were established in 1929. Distinguished Research Over the years, some of the most prominent projects at the University have been associated with the Department of Physics. In 1948, the University built the first betatron facility in Canada. Three years.
Friedrichshafen - capital of the district Bodenseekreis in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg. Geographical location: 47° 39' 03" North, 9° 28' 32" East; population 57680 (2004). Friedrichshafen is most widely known for having harboured the Zeppelin airship company. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who was born in Konstanz (Constance), originally had his airships built in a floating assembly hall on the lake which could be aligned with the wind to support the difficult starting procedure. Visitors can learn more about the history of Zeppelin airships in a large Zeppelin museum near the lakeshore. Also, in recent years a number of small Zeppelin airships have been constructed using modern technology (Zeppelin NT) and can be booked for sightseeing tours. Airship construction in the first third of the 20th century attracted considerable industry, which since has contributed.
Freddy Adu - of the rules in Britain that players can not join English Premier League teams until they turn eighteen, he and his agent opted for a contract in the United States. If Adu plays at all during the 2004 MLS season, he will become the youngest professional player in major league sports history since fourteen year old Fred Chapman played Major League Baseball in Philadelphia in 1887. Adu learned to kick a ball at the age of two; soon after he was hitting rocks and refreshment bottles barefooted. He is an admirer of Argentina's Diego Maradona. U.S. men's soccer coach Bruce Arena has assessed Adu's soccer skills. "He's a very graceful athlete," said Arena. "His first touch and his vision are outstanding for a player of his age.".
Elliniki Radiophonio Teleorassi - proto kanali, ET1. The station is owned and funded by the government of Greece. It began broadcasting Greek shows, sports, foreign shows (mainly from the private sector), and so on. The channel is has broadcasted the Olympic games since 1968 from Mexico City. Broadcast was rare, short and was shown for the least of the time until ET2 and ET3 were created. Today it is broadcasted most of the time during the olympics. ERT is the sponsor of the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, ERT's homeland. It also broadcasts IAAF games while it is shown on privately owned channels mainly in America (USA)Today it broadcasts documentaries, some from the private sector, and a few animated shows. Then came privately owned channels which caused a move of Greek non-documentary programming to other.
