July 24, 2004
- 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)
- Rugby Union: The All Blacks (New Zealand) defeat the Springboks (South Africa) 23–21 in the second match of the Tri Nations Series in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Horse racing: Frankie Dettori rides Doyen to victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. It's Dettori's fourth win in the race, and the fifth for Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor. (BBC)
- Baseball: After a bench clearing brawl provoked by an altercation between Alex Rodriguez and Jason Varitek, the Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 11–10, at Fenway Park, Boston.(ESPN)
- Boxing: In a long-awaited matchup, Arturo Gatti beats Leonard Dorin by a second round knockout, at Atlantic City, New Jersey. (AOL)
- Basketball: Former Phoenix Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons dies at the age of 72.(Suns)
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