Timeless England bid farewell to the golden summer of 2004
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The gymnasium at the Sonargaon Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka may seem a strange place for the renaissance of English cricket, but it was here last October, at the start of England&#39;s tour of Bangladesh
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David Beckham was minutes away from a perfect Hollywood ending. The 32-year-old soccer star-pop icon, who likely played his last game for a European club, was taken off the field moments before Real Madrid rallied to win the Spanish league title for the first time in Beckham's four years with the team.
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Sport: Fabio Capello has said his appointment as England manager will be the 'the final crowning' of his career
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Athens prepares to bid farewell to the 2004 Olympic Games at Sunday's closing ceremony.
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Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham celebrated his recall to the England squad after a year in post World Cup purgatory by orchestrating his club&#39;s 3-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna at the Bernabeu on Saturday that keeps alive his title ambitions.
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There is a banner draped over the Stretford End at Old Trafford, which simply reads '32,' a mocking reminder to the success-starved supporters of Manchester City of just how many years have passed since the club last lifted a major trophy.
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England's victory at the WGC-World Cup  of Golf in Spain on Sunday has capped a remarkable year for  Paul Casey and Luke Donald, British golf and the European game  in general.
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Greece&#39;s extraordinary success at Euro 2004 and Porto&#39;s victory in the Champions League final brought romanticism back to international soccer in a landmark year for the sport in 2004.
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Business & money: Fortunes of Cheshire-based firm at the mercy of England's Euro 2008 qualification.
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Rip up those obituaries. The club you thought had passed away still has more than enough life left in it. Enough to beat the champions.
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England coach Duncan Fletcher is confident of ending 40 years without a Test series in South Africa this winter, following the demolition of West Indies.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The 2004 Summer Games ended with a vibrant two-hour extravaganza at Athens&#39; Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Greece bid farewell to guests from 201 countries in a ceremony that started with fireworks and a dazzling light show.
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David Beckham is no longer England&#039;s main man.
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During the 1996 European Championship in England, Lilian Thuram took over the starting right back position from Jocelyn Angloma for France's national team. A report noted that Angloma was "aging."
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Britain's golden night on the track help the nation's Olympians surpass their success in Sydney four years ago.
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Optimismand &quot;natural stuff&quot; were the inspiration behind Sir Paul Smith&#39;s spring/summer 2005 collection, which was paraded yesterday on a real turf catwalk at the Royal Horticultural Hall in west London.
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A fabulous 12 months will be celebrated at the 2004 BBC Sports Review of the Year show.