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31 August 2008 (Sunday)
- Auto racing:
- World Rally Championship:
- Rally New Zealand in Taupō, New Zealand
- World Touring Car Championship season: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben at Oschersleben, Germany
- Race 1: (1) Augusto Farfus Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Robert Huff Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Alain Menu Шаблон:Flagicon
- Race 2: (1) Félix Porteiro Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Tom Coronel Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Robert Huff Шаблон:Flagicon
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 8 at Brands Hatch, Kent, United Kingdom
- IndyCar:
- Detroit Indy Grand Prix at Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, United States:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, United States
- (1) Jimmie Johnson Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Greg Biffle Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Denny Hamlin Шаблон:Flagicon
- Johnson not only wins, but becomes one of three drivers to clinch spots in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton will join Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in the Chase. Biffle and Kevin Harvick effectively clinch spots in the Chase; both need only to start in next week's race at Richmond to make the Chase.
- (1) Jimmie Johnson Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Greg Biffle Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Denny Hamlin Шаблон:Flagicon
- Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, United States
- World Rally Championship:
- Cricket
- Motorcycle racing:
30 August 2008 (Saturday)
- Cricket:
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 53–8 Шаблон:Ru at Johannesburg
- The Boks score their biggest win ever over the Wallabies. Jongi Nokwe becomes the first Springbok to score four tries against the Wallabies. Immediately after the match, Percy Montgomery, the all-time caps and points leader for South Africa, announces his retirement from international rugby.
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 53–8 Шаблон:Ru at Johannesburg
- Tri Nations Series:
29 August 2008 (Friday)
28 August 2008 (Thursday)
- American football:
- After having been suspended by the NFL for the 2007 season, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones is fully reinstated for the upcoming season. (ESPN.com)
- Tennis:
- US Open in New York City:
- Ana Ivanovic Шаблон:Flagicon, the #1-ranked woman and top seed, becomes the first top seed in the open era to lose in the second round of the US Open, losing 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 to #188 Julie Coin Шаблон:Flagicon.
- US Open in New York City:
27 August 2008 (Wednesday)
26 August 2008 (Tuesday)
25 August 2008 (Monday)
24 August 2008 (Sunday)
- American football:
- The New York Giants announce that defensive end Osi Umenyiora will miss the 2008 season with a knee injury. (AP via Yahoo)
- Auto racing:
- Baseball:
- 2008 Little League World Series:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Waipahu, [[Hawaii|HawaiШаблон:Okinai]] 12, Шаблон:Flagicon Matamoros, Mexico 3
- 2008 Little League World Series:
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
- Athletics
- The olympics officially close with the conclusion of the closing ceremony.
23 August 2008 (Saturday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Athletics
- Men's 4x400 metre relay
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon (LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner) 2:55.39, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown) 2:58.03, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Anton Kokorin, Denis Alexeev) 2:58.06
- Men's 800 metres
- Men's 5000 metres
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Kenenisa Bekele 12:57.82, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Eliud Kipchoge 13:02.80, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Edwin Cheruiyot Soi 13:06.22
- Men's javelin throw
- Women's 4x400 metre relay
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards) 3:18.54, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Yulia Gushchina, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatyana Firova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) 3:18.82, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Novelene Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams) 3:20.40
- Women's 1500 metres
- Women's high jump
- Men's 4x400 metre relay
- Athletics
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, United States
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 15–27 Шаблон:Ru at Durban
- Tri Nations Series:
22 August 2008 (Friday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Athletics
- Men's 4x100 metre relay
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) 37.10, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson) 38.06, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara) 38.15
- Men's 50 kilometre walk
- Men's decathlon
- Men's pole vault
- Women's 4x100 metre relay
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya) 42.31, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert) 42.54, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon (Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi) 43.04
- Women's 5000 metres
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Tirunesh Dibaba 15:41.40, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Elvan Abeylegesse 15:42.74, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Meseret Defar 15:44.12
- Women's long jump
- Men's 4x100 metre relay
- Athletics
21 August 2008 (Thursday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Cricket
20 August 2008 (Wednesday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Athletics
- Men's 200 metres
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Usain Bolt 19.30, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Shawn Crawford 19.96, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Walter Dix 19.98
- Usain Bolt sets a new world record in men's 200 metres.
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Usain Bolt 19.30, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Shawn Crawford 19.96, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Walter Dix 19.98
- Women's 400 metre hurdles
- Women's hammer throw
- Men's 200 metres
- Basketball:
- Olympic men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
- Шаблон:Bk-rt 72–59 Шаблон:Bk
- Шаблон:Bk-rt 94–68 Шаблон:Bk
- Шаблон:Bk-rt 116–85 Шаблон:Bk
- Шаблон:Bk-rt 80–78 Шаблон:Bk
- Olympic men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
- Athletics
- Basketball
- PBA Fiesta Conference Finals:
- Barangay Ginebra Kings 97, Air21 Express 84, Ginebra wins series, 4–3.
- PBA Fiesta Conference Finals:
- American football: National Football League
- Gene Upshaw, a hall-of-fame guard and the long-time Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association, dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 63. He was diagnosed just on August 17.
- Cricket
19 August 2008 (Tuesday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
- Шаблон:Bkw-rt 77–62 Шаблон:Bkw
- Шаблон:Bkw-rt 79–46 Шаблон:Bkw
- Шаблон:Bkw-rt 104–60 Шаблон:Bkw
- Шаблон:Bkw-rt 65–84 Шаблон:Bkw
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
18 August 2008 (Monday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Athletics
- Men's 400 metre hurdles
- Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
- Men's long jump
- Women's 800 metres
- Women's discus throw
- Women's pole vault
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Yelena Isinbayeva 5.05 m, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Jennifer Stuczynski 4.80 m, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Svetlana Feofanova 4.75 m
- Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world record in women's pole vault.
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Yelena Isinbayeva 5.05 m, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Jennifer Stuczynski 4.80 m, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Svetlana Feofanova 4.75 m
- Basketball
- Men's tournament:
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 57–91 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 106–65 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 91–79 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 91–77 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 50–98 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 106–57 Шаблон:Bk
- Men's tournament:
- Athletics
- Cricket:
17 August 2008 (Sunday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Athletics
- Men's Hammer Throw
- Men's 10000 metres
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Kenenisa Bekele 27:01.17, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Sileshi Sihine 27:02.77, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Micah Kogo 27:04.11
- Women's 100 metres
- Women's 3000 metre steeplechase
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Gulnara Samitova-Galkina 8:51.8, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Eunice Jepkorir 9:07.41, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Yekaterina Volkova 9:07.64
- Gulnara Samitova-Galkina sets a new world record in women's 3000 metre steeplechase.
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Gulnara Samitova-Galkina 8:51.8, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Eunice Jepkorir 9:07.41, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Yekaterina Volkova 9:07.64
- Women's Marathon
- Women's Triple Jump
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Françoise Mbango Etone 15.39 m, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Tatyana Lebedeva 15.32 m, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Hrysopiyí Devetzí 15.23 m
- Françoise Mbango Etone sets a new olympic record in women's triple jump.
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Françoise Mbango Etone 15.39 m, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Tatyana Lebedeva 15.32 m, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Hrysopiyí Devetzí 15.23 m
- Basketball
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 75–55 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 72–68 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 68–53 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 47–79 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 79–63 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 60–96 Шаблон:Bkw
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Athletics
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
- World Rally Championship:
- Rallye Deutschland in Trier, Germany
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Motorcycle racing:
16 August 2008 (Saturday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Athletics
- Men's 20 kilometre walk
- Men's 100 metres
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Usain Bolt 9.69, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Richard Thompson 9.89, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Walter Dix 9.91
- Usain Bolt sets a new 100m world record.
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Usain Bolt 9.69, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Richard Thompson 9.89, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Walter Dix 9.91
- Women's Heptathlon
- Women's shot put
- Badminton
- Men's doubles
- Semifinals
- Finals
- 3rd Place
- Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin/Шаблон:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man def Шаблон:Flagicon Lars Paaske/Шаблон:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen 13–21, 21–18, 21–17
- Women's Singles
- Semifinals
- Шаблон:Flagicon Xie Xingfang def Шаблон:Flagicon Lu Lan 7–21, 21–10, 21–12
- Шаблон:Flagicon Zhang Ning def Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Kristin Yulianti 21–15, 21–15
- Finals
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Zhang Ning def Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Xie Xingfang 21–12, 10–21, 21–18
- 3rd Place
- Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Maria Kristin Yulianti def Шаблон:Flagicon Lu Lan 11–21, 21–13, 21–15
- Semifinals
- Men's doubles
- Basketball
- Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 80–95 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 76–86 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 82–97 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 102–61 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 59–55 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 82–119 Шаблон:Bk
- Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Athletics
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 0–19 Шаблон:Ru at Cape Town
- Springbok Percy Montgomery became the ninth player to make his 100th international appearance.
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 0–19 Шаблон:Ru at Cape Town
- Tri Nations Series:
15 August 2008 (Friday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Archery
- Men's Individual
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Park Kyung-Mo Шаблон:Flagicon 115–112 Шаблон:Flagicon Juan René Serrano
- Viktor Ruban Шаблон:Flagicon 112(+20)–112(+18) Шаблон:Flagicon Bair Badënov
- Finals
- 3rd Place
- Men's Individual
- Athletics
- Men's Shot Put
- Women's 10000 metres
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Tirunesh Dibaba 29:54.66, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Elvan Abeylegesse 29:56.34, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Shalane Flanagan 30:22.22.
- Tirunesh Dibaba sets a new Olympic record beating the previous record of 30:17.49.
- Файл:Med 1.pngШаблон:Flagicon Tirunesh Dibaba 29:54.66, Файл:Med 2.pngШаблон:Flagicon Elvan Abeylegesse 29:56.34, Файл:Med 3.pngШаблон:Flagicon Shalane Flanagan 30:22.22.
- Badminton
- Women's doubles
- Semifinals
- Finals
- 3rd Place
- Women's doubles
- Basketball
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 73–96 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 74–64 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 53–63 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 90–59 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 69–48 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 93–55 Шаблон:Bkw
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Archery
14 August 2008 (Thursday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Archery
- Women's Individual
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Finals
- 3rd Place
- Women's Individual
- Basketball
- Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 106–68 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 86–79 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 77–53 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 55–72 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 68–85 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 92–69 Шаблон:Bk
- Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
- Archery
13 August 2008 (Wednesday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Basketball – Olympics:
- Women's tournament:
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 65–71 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 78–79 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 90–62 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 74–55 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 80–63 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 41–97 Шаблон:Bkw
- Women's tournament:
- Basketball – Olympics:
12 August 2008 (Tuesday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Basketball
- Men's tournament:
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 67–99 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 85–78 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 85–68 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 84–67 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 75–85 Шаблон:Bk (OT)
- With Yao Ming fouling out and Spain's Ricky Rubio's pesky defense against the Chinese backcourt, the world champions survive the hosts in overtime.
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 76–97 Шаблон:Bk
- Men's tournament:
- Basketball
11 August 2008 (Monday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Archery
- Men's Team
- Quarterfinals
- South Korea Шаблон:Flagicon 224–222 Шаблон:Flagicon Poland
- China Шаблон:Flagicon 217–219 Шаблон:Flagicon Russia
- Italy Шаблон:Flagicon 218–213 Шаблон:Flagicon Malaysia
- Ukraine Шаблон:Flagicon 214–211 Шаблон:Flagicon Chinese Taipei
- Semifinals
- South Korea Шаблон:Flagicon 221–218 Шаблон:Flagicon China
- Italy Шаблон:Flagicon 223–221 Шаблон:Flagicon Ukraine
- Finals
- 3rd Place
- Quarterfinals
- Men's Team
- Basketball
- Women's tournament:
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 62–85 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 81–47 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 72–77 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 57–79 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 63–108 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 80–65 Шаблон:Bkw
- Women's tournament:
- Archery
- Cricket
10 August 2008 (Sunday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Archery
- Women's Team
- Quarterfinals
- South Korea Шаблон:Flagicon 231–217 Шаблон:Flagicon Italy
- France Шаблон:Flagicon 218–211 Шаблон:Flagicon Poland
- China Шаблон:Flagicon 211–206 Шаблон:Flagicon India
- Great Britain Шаблон:Flagicon 201–196 Шаблон:Flagicon Japan
- Semifinals
- Finals
- 3rd Place
- Quarterfinals
- Women's Team
- Basketball
- Men's tournament:
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 71–49 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 95–66 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 81–66 Шаблон:Bk
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 79–75 Шаблон:Bk
- Linas Kleiza's three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left clinched the victory for the Lithuanians.
- Group A: Шаблон:Bk-rt 82–97 Шаблон:Bk
- Group B: Шаблон:Bk-rt 101–70 Шаблон:Bk
- Men's tournament:
- Archery
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, United States
- (1) Kyle Busch Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Tony Stewart Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Marcos Ambrose Шаблон:Flagicon
- Busch clinches the top seed for the Chase for the Sprint Cup with four races remaining before the Chase. He also becomes the first driver in NASCAR history to win three road course races in a single season (two in the Sprint Cup and one in the Nationwide Series).
- (1) Kyle Busch Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Tony Stewart Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Marcos Ambrose Шаблон:Flagicon
- Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, United States
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Golf:
- PGA Tour and European Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
- In the last major of the year, Pádraig Harrington Шаблон:Flagicon shoots 4-under-par 66 to finish at 277 (−3), giving him a two-shot win over Ben Curtis Шаблон:Flagicon and Sergio García Шаблон:Flagicon. The win gives Harrington his second consecutive major and third overall, and also makes him the first European to win the PGA Championship since 1930 and the first ever to win while residing outside the U.S.
- PGA Tour and European Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
9 August 2008 (Saturday)
- Auto racing:
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Basketball
- Women's tournament:
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 64–83 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 72–76 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 67–64 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 68–62 Шаблон:Bkw (OT)
- Group B: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 57–97 Шаблон:Bkw
- Group A: Шаблон:Bkw-rt 57–62 Шаблон:Bkw
- Women's tournament:
- Basketball
- Rugby union:
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 63–9 Шаблон:Ru in Johannesburg
- In a one-off Test, part of ongoing celebrations of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, the Pumas take an early 9–0 lead, but the Boks take over from there, running in nine tries, seven in the second half. The second-half onslaught is paced by JP Pietersen and Joe van Niekerk with two tries each.
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 63–9 Шаблон:Ru in Johannesburg
8 August 2008 (Friday)
- Cricket
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
- The Olympics officially starts with the lighting of the Olympic torch.
7 August 2008 (Thursday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China:
- Football (soccer):
- Men:
- Group A: Шаблон:Fb-rt 1–1 Шаблон:Fb
- Group A: Шаблон:Fb-rt 1–2 Шаблон:Fb
- Group B: Шаблон:Fb-rt 0–1 Шаблон:Fb
- Group B: Шаблон:Fb-rt 0–0 Шаблон:Fb
- Group C: Шаблон:Fb-rt 1–0 Шаблон:Fb
- Group C: Шаблон:Fb-rt 1–1 Шаблон:Fb
- Group D: Шаблон:Fb-rt 0–3 Шаблон:Fb
- Group D: Шаблон:Fb-rt 1–1 Шаблон:Fb
- Men:
- Football (soccer):
- Lacrosse:
- The sport's new unified governing body, the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL), holds its first meeting. The FIL was formed by the merger of the former governing bodies for men's and women's lacrosse, respectively the International Lacrosse Federation and International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations.
6 August 2008 (Wednesday)
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China:
- Football (soccer):
- Women:
- Group E: Шаблон:Fbw-rt 1–2 Шаблон:Fbw
- Group E: Шаблон:Fbw-rt 2–1 Шаблон:Fbw
- Group F: Шаблон:Fbw-rt 0–0 Шаблон:Fbw
- Group F: Шаблон:Fbw-rt 1–0 Шаблон:Fbw
- Group G: Шаблон:Fbw-rt 2–2 Шаблон:Fbw
- Group G: Шаблон:Fbw-rt 2–0 Шаблон:Fbw
- Women:
- Football (soccer):
- American football:
- Quarterback Brett Favre was traded from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets for a draft pick that will increase in value depending on the Jets' results in 2008. (Fox Sports (USA))
5 August 2008 (Tuesday)
- American football:
- After several hours of closed-door talks on Monday, Brett Favre leaves the Green Bay Packers' training camp today, and Packers coach Mike McCarthy says at a news conference that Favre's future is not with the team. Reportedly, the Packers have rejected a trade to another NFC North team, but a source indicates that Favre may be open to a trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (ESPN)
- Cricket
4 August 2008 (Monday)
3 August 2008 (Sunday)
- American football:
- The National Football League officially reinstates Brett Favre, who will end his brief retirement when he reports to the Green Bay Packers' training camp Monday.
- Auto racing:
- Formula One:
- Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary:
- FIA GT Championship:
- Spa 24 Hours, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium:
- (1) Andrea Bertolini Шаблон:Flagicon, Michael Bartels Шаблон:Flagicon, Stéphane Sarrazin Шаблон:Flagicon & Eric van de Poele Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Шаблон:Flagicon, Miguel Ramos Шаблон:Flagicon, Stéphane Lemeret Шаблон:Flagicon & Alessandro Pier Guidi Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Darren Turner Шаблон:Flagicon, Allan Simonsen Шаблон:Flagicon, Philipp Peter Шаблон:Flagicon & Andrew Thompson Шаблон:Flagicon
- Spa 24 Hours, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
- V8 Supercar:
- Round 8 at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria, Australia
- World Rally Championship:
- Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland
- Formula One:
- Cricket:
- India in Sri Lanka
- 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
- Golf:
- PGA Tour and European Tour: Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, USA
- Vijay Singh Шаблон:Flagicon holds off Stuart Appleby Шаблон:Flagicon and Lee Westwood Шаблон:Flagicon to defeat both by one shot, winning his first World Golf Championships individual event. Singh's 32nd career PGA Tour win gives him the all-time record for PGA Tour wins by a player born outside the U.S., surpassing English-born American Harry Cooper.
- LPGA: Women's British Open in Sunningdale, England
- In the final major of the LPGA season, Jiyai Shin Шаблон:Flagicon cruises to a three-shot win over Yani Tseng Шаблон:Flagicon. Shin becomes the third golfer this year to collect her first LPGA win in a major.
- PGA Tour and European Tour: Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, USA
- Motorcycle racing:
- Superbike:
- Brands Hatch Superbike World Championship round at Brands Hatch, Kent, United Kingdom:
- Race 1 (1) Ryuichi Kiyonari Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Troy Bayliss Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Max Biaggi Шаблон:Flagicon
- Race 2 (1) Ryuichi Kiyonari Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Noriyuki Haga Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Troy Corser Шаблон:Flagicon
- The meeting is marred by the death of 23-year-old British rider Craig Jones during the ninth round of the 2008 Supersport World Championship season.
- Superbike:
2 August 2008 (Saturday)
- Cricket:
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 39–10 Шаблон:Ru at Auckland
- The All Blacks secure a bonus-point win against the Wallabies to level the Bledisloe Cup series at one win apiece.
- Шаблон:Ru-rt 39–10 Шаблон:Ru at Auckland
- Tri Nations Series:
References
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