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Thursday 12 August 2004 (25 Jumada al-Thani 1425)

Ittihad and Hilal Draw Against Rivals in Friendship Cup

ABHA, 12 August 2004 — Favorites Al-Ittihad Club of Jeddah and Tunisia’s Safaqsi Club drew (1-1) in their opening encounter of the International Friendship Soccer Tournament for the Prince Abdullah... Full Story


Frustration for Juventus; Joy for Liverpool in Qualifiers

LONDON, 12 August 2004 — Juventus had to come from two goals down to scrape a 2-2 home draw with Swedish underdogs Djurgarden, while Liverpool strolled to a 2-0 win at Graz AK in the Champions League’s... Full Story


Lanka Set for Big Total After Sangakkara Ton

COLOMBO, 12 August 2004 — Kumar Sangakkara scored his sixth Test hundred as Sri Lanka posted 303 for three on the first day of the second Test against South Africa yesterday. Sangakkara, playing... Full Story




Soccer Gets Games Going as Edwards Is Banned

ATHENS — Footballers kicked off competition in the Athens Olympics yesterday, two days before the official opening, as another top sprinter received a doping ban and Serena Williams pulled out of the... Full Story


Athens Ready for Greatest Sporting Show on Earth

ATHENS, 12 August 2004 — A seven-year marathon to prepare Athens for the greatest sporting show on earth — the Olympic Games — was nearing completion yesterday as an unprecedented security blanket... Full Story


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