31 August 2008 (Sunday)

• Auto racing:
  • World Rally Championship:
    • Rally New Zealand in Taupō, New Zealand
      • (1) Sébastien Loeb (2) Dani Sordo (3) Mikko Hirvonen
  • World Touring Car Championship season: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben at Oschersleben, Germany
    • Race 1: (1) Augusto Farfus (2) Robert Huff (3) Alain Menu
    • Race 2: (1) Félix Porteiro (2) Tom Coronel (3) Robert Huff
  • Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 8 at Brands Hatch, Kent, United Kingdom
    • (1) Timo Scheider (2) Paul di Resta (3) Mattias Ekström
  • IndyCar:
    • Detroit Indy Grand Prix at Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, United States:
      • (1) Justin Wilson (2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Tony Kanaan
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup:
    • Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, United States
      • (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Greg Biffle (3) Denny Hamlin
        • 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.
• Cricket
  • South African cricket team in England in 2008
    • 4th ODI: England 137/3 (17.4/20 ov) beat  South Africa 183/6 (32.1 ov) by 7 wickets(D/L)
• Motorcycle racing:
  • Moto GP:
    • San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix at Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico, Italy:
      • (1) Valentino Rossi (2) Jorge Lorenzo (3) Toni Elías

30 August 2008 (Saturday)

• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh cricket team in Australia in 2008
    • 1st ODI: Australia 254/8 (50 ov) beat  Bangladesh 74 (27.4 ov) by 180 runs
• Rugby union:
  • Tri Nations Series:
    • South Africa  53–8  Australia 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.

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 , 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 .

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:
  • Formula One:
    • European Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain:
      • (1) Felipe Massa (2) Lewis Hamilton (3) Robert Kubica
  • IndyCar:
    • Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California, United States:
      • (1) Hélio Castroneves (2) Ryan Briscoe (3) Tony Kanaan
  • FIA GT Championship:
    • Bucharest 2 Hours, at Bucharest Ring, Bucharest, Romania:
      • (1) Jean-Denis Délétraz & Marcel Fässler (2) Mike Hezemans & Fabrizio Gollin (3) Andrea Bertolini & Michael Bartels
• Baseball:
  • 2008 Little League World Series:
    • Waipahu, Hawaiʻi 12, Matamoros, Mexico 3
• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
  • Athletics
    • Men's Marathon
      • Samuel Kamau Wanjiru 2:06:32, Jaouad Gharib 2:07:16, Tsegay Kebede 2:10:00
  • 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
      • (LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner) 2:55.39, (Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown) 2:58.03, (Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Anton Kokorin, Denis Alexeev) 2:58.06
    • Men's 800 metres
      • Wilfred Bungei 1:44.65, Ismail Ahmed Ismail 1:44.70, Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:44.82
    • Men's 5000 metres
      • Kenenisa Bekele 12:57.82, Eliud Kipchoge 13:02.80, Edwin Cheruiyot Soi 13:06.22
    • Men's javelin throw
      • Andreas Thorkildsen 90.57 m, Ainārs Kovals 86.64 m, Tero Pitkämäki 86.16
    • Women's 4x400 metre relay
      • (Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards) 3:18.54, (Yulia Gushchina, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatyana Firova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) 3:18.82, (Novelene Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams) 3:20.40
    • Women's 1500 metres
      • Nancy Lagat 4:00.23, Iryna Lishchynska 4:01.63, Nataliya Tobias 4:01.78
    • Women's high jump
      • Tia Hellebaut 2.05 m, Blanka Vlašić 2.05 m, Anna Chicherova 2.03 m
• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup:
    • Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, United States
      • (1) Carl Edwards (2) Kyle Busch (3) Denny Hamlin
• Rugby union:
  • Tri Nations Series:
    • South Africa  15–27  Australia at Durban

22 August 2008 (Friday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Athletics
    • Men's 4x100 metre relay
      • (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) 37.10, (Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson) 38.06, (Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara) 38.15
    • Men's 50 kilometre walk
      • Alex Schwazer 3:37:09, Jared Tallent 3:39:27, Denis Nizhegorodov 3:40:14
    • Men's decathlon
      • Bryan Clay 8791, Andrei Krauchanka 8551, Leonel Suárez 8527
    • Men's pole vault
      • Steven Hooker 5.96 m, Yevgeny Lukyanenko 5.85 m, Denys Yurchenko 5.70 m
    • Women's 4x100 metre relay
      • (Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya) 42.31, (Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert) 42.54, (Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi) 43.04
    • Women's 5000 metres
      • Tirunesh Dibaba 15:41.40, Elvan Abeylegesse 15:42.74, Meseret Defar 15:44.12
    • Women's long jump
      • Maurren Higa Maggi 7.04 m, Tatyana Lebedeva 7.03 m, Blessing Okagbare 6.01 m

21 August 2008 (Thursday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Athletics
    • Men's 110 metre hurdles
      • Dayron Robles 12.93, David Payne 13.17, David Oliver 13.18
    • Men's 400 metres
      • LaShawn Merritt 43.75, Jeremy Wariner 44.74, David Neville 44.80
    • Men's triple jump
      • Nelson Évora 17.67 m, Phillips Idowu 17.62 m, Leevan Sands 17.59 m
    • Women's 20 kilometre walk
      • Olga Kaniskina 1:26:31, Kjersti Plätzer 1:27:07, Elisa Rigaudo 1:27:12
    • Women's 200 metres
      • Veronica Campbell-Brown 21.74, Allyson Felix 21.93, Kerron Stewart 22.00
    • Women's javelin throw
      • Barbora Špotáková 71.42 m, Mariya Abakumova 70.78 m, Christina Obergföll 66.13 m
• Cricket
  • 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Canada
    •  West Indies 159/4 (39.5 ov) beat  Bermuda 158/9 (50 ov) by 6 wickets

20 August 2008 (Wednesday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Athletics
    • Men's 200 metres
      • Usain Bolt 19.30, Shawn Crawford 19.96, Walter Dix 19.98
        • Usain Bolt sets a new world record in men's 200 metres.
    • Women's 400 metre hurdles
      • Melaine Walker 52.64, Sheena Tosta 53.70, Tasha Danvers 53.84
    • Women's hammer throw
      • Aksana Miankova 76.34 m, Yipsi Moreno 75.20 m, Zhang Wenxiu 74.32 m
  • Basketball:
    • Olympic men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
      • Spain  72–59  Croatia
      • Lithuania  94–68  China
      • United States  116–85  Australia
      • Argentina  80–78  Greece
• Basketball
  • PBA Fiesta Conference Finals:
    • Barangay Ginebra Kings 97, Air21 Express 84, Ginebra wins series, 4–3.
• 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
  • Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
    •  India 143/7 (39.4 ov) beat  Sri Lanka 142 (38.3 ov) by 3 wickets

19 August 2008 (Tuesday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Athletics
    • Men's 1500 metres
      • Rashid Ramzi 3:32.94, Asbel Kipruto Kiprop 3:33.11, Nicholas Willis 3:34.16
    • Men's discus throw
      • Gerd Kanter 68.82 m, Piotr Małachowski 67.82 m, Virgilijus Alekna 67.79 m
    • Men's high jump
      • Andrey Silnov 2.36 m, Germaine Mason 2.34 m, Yaroslav Rybakov 2.34 m
    • Women's 100 metre hurdles
      • Dawn Harper 12.54, Sally McLellan 12.64, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep 12.64
    • Women's 400 metres
      • Christine Ohuruogu 49.62, Shericka Williams 49.69, Sanya Richards 49.93
  • Basketball
    • Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
      • China  77–62  Belarus
      • Australia  79–46  Czech Republic
      • United States  104–60  South Korea
      • Mali  65–84  Spain

18 August 2008 (Monday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Athletics
    • Men's 400 metre hurdles
      • Angelo Taylor 47.25, Kerron Clement 47.98, Bershawn Jackson 48.06
    • Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
      • Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 8:10.34, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 8:10.49, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 8:11.01
    • Men's long jump
      • Irving Saladino 8.34 m, Khotso Mokoena 8.24 m, Ibrahim Camejo 8.20 m
    • Women's 800 metres
      • Pamela Jelimo 1:54.87, Janeth Jepkosgei 1:56.07, Hasna Benhassi 1:56.73
    • Women's discus throw
      • Stephanie Brown-Trafton 64.74 m, Yarelis Barrios 63.64 m, Olena Antonova 62.59 m
    • Women's pole vault
      • Yelena Isinbayeva 5.05 m, Jennifer Stuczynski 4.80 m, Svetlana Feofanova 4.75 m
        • Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world record in women's pole vault.
  • Basketball
    • Men's tournament:
      • Group A: Iran  57–91  Croatia
      • Group A: Australia  106–65  Lithuania
      • Group A: Argentina  91–79  Russia
      • Group B: Greece  91–77  China
      • Group B: Angola  50–98  Spain
      • Group B: United States  106–57  Germany
• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
    • 1st ODI: Sri Lanka 147/2 (34.5 ov) beat  India 146 (46 ov) by 8 wickets
  • English cricket team in Scotland in 2008
    • Only ODI: Scotland 156/9 (44/50 ov) vs  England 10/0 (2.3/44 ov)-No result.
  • 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Canada
    •  Canada 260/7 (50 ov) beat  Bermuda 235/8 (50 ov) by 25 runs

17 August 2008 (Sunday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Athletics
    • Men's Hammer Throw
      • Primož Kozmus 82.02 m, Vadim Devyatovskiy 81.61 m, Ivan Tsikhan 81.51 m.
    • Men's 10000 metres
      • Kenenisa Bekele 27:01.17, Sileshi Sihine 27:02.77, Micah Kogo 27:04.11
    • Women's 100 metres
      • Shelly-Ann Fraser 10.78, Sherone Simpson 10.98, Kerron Stewart 10.98.
    • Women's 3000 metre steeplechase
      • Gulnara Samitova-Galkina 8:51.8, Eunice Jepkorir 9:07.41, Yekaterina Volkova 9:07.64
        • Gulnara Samitova-Galkina sets a new world record in women's 3000 metre steeplechase.
    • Women's Marathon
      • Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu 2:26:44, Catherine Ndereba 2:27:06, Chunxiu Zhou 2:27:07
    • Women's Triple Jump
      • Françoise Mbango Etone 15.39 m, Tatyana Lebedeva 15.32 m, Hrysopiyí Devetzí 15.23 m
        • Françoise Mbango Etone sets a new olympic record in women's triple jump.
  • Basketball
    • Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
      • Group A: Australia  75–55  Russia
      • Group A: South Korea  72–68  Latvia
      • Group A: Brazil  68–53  Belarus
      • Group B: Mali  47–79  Spain
      • Group B: China  79–63  Czech Republic
      • Group B: New Zealand  60–96  United States
• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup:
    • 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
      • (1) Carl Edwards (2) Kyle Busch (3) David Ragan
  • World Rally Championship:
    • Rallye Deutschland in Trier, Germany
      • (1) Sébastien Loeb (2) Dani Sordo (3) François Duval
• Motorcycle racing:
  • Moto GP:
    • Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix at Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic:
      • (1) Valentino Rossi (2) Toni Elías (3) Loris Capirossi

16 August 2008 (Saturday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Athletics
    • Men's 20 kilometre walk
      • Valeriy Borchin 1:19:01, Jefferson Pérez 1:19:15, Jared Tallent 1:19:42.
    • Men's 100 metres
      • Usain Bolt 9.69, Richard Thompson 9.89, Walter Dix 9.91
        • Usain Bolt sets a new 100m world record.
    • Women's Heptathlon
      • Nataliya Dobrynska 6733, Hyleas Fountain 6619, Tatyana Chernova 6591.
    • Women's shot put
      • Valerie Vili 20.56 m, Natallia Mikhnevich 20.28 m, Nadzeya Astapchuk 19.86 m.
  • Badminton
    • Men's doubles
      • Semifinals
        • Markis Kido/ Hendra Setiawan def Lars Paaske/ Jonas Rasmussen 21–19, 21–17
        • Fu Haifeng/ Cai Yun def Lee Jae-jin/ Hwang Ji-man 22–20, 21–8
      • Finals
        • Markis Kido/ Hendra Setiawan def Fu Haifeng/ Cai Yun 12–21, 21–11, 21–16
      • 3rd Place
        • Lee Jae-jin/ Hwang Ji-man def Lars Paaske/ Jonas Rasmussen 13–21, 21–18, 21–17
    • Women's Singles
      • Semifinals
        • Xie Xingfang def Lu Lan 7–21, 21–10, 21–12
        • Zhang Ning def Maria Kristin Yulianti 21–15, 21–15
      • Finals
        • Zhang Ning def Xie Xingfang 21–12, 10–21, 21–18
      • 3rd Place
        • Maria Kristin Yulianti def Lu Lan 11–21, 21–13, 21–15
  • Basketball
    • Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
      • Group A: Russia  80–95  Australia
      • Group A: Croatia  76–86  Lithuania
      • Group A: Iran  82–97  Argentina
      • Group B: Greece  102–61  Angola
      • Group B: China  59–55  Germany
      • Group B: Spain  82–119  United States
• Rugby union:
  • Tri Nations Series:
    • South Africa  0–19  New Zealand at Cape Town
      • Springbok Percy Montgomery became the ninth player to make his 100th international appearance.

15 August 2008 (Friday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Archery
    • Men's Individual
      • Quarterfinals
        • Juan René Serrano 113–106 Vic Wunderle
        • Park Kyung-Mo 108(+19)–108(+17) Juan Carlos Stevens
        • Viktor Ruban 115–106 Moriya Ryuichi
        • Bair Badënov 109–104 Cheng Chu Sian
      • Semifinals
        • Park Kyung-Mo 115–112 Juan René Serrano
        • Viktor Ruban 112(+20)–112(+18) Bair Badënov
      • Finals
        • Viktor Ruban 113–112 Park Kyung-Mo
      • 3rd Place
        • Bair Badënov 115–110 Juan René Serrano
  • Athletics
    • Men's Shot Put
      • Tomasz Majewski 21.51 m, Christian Cantwell 21.09 m, Andrei Mikhnevich 21.05 m.
    • Women's 10000 metres
      • Tirunesh Dibaba 29:54.66, Elvan Abeylegesse 29:56.34, Shalane Flanagan 30:22.22.
        • Tirunesh Dibaba sets a new Olympic record beating the previous record of 30:17.49.
  • Badminton
    • Women's doubles
      • Semifinals
        • Lee Kyung-won/ Lee Hyo-jung def. Miyuki Maeda/ Satoko Suetsuna 22–20, 21–15
        • Du Jing/ Yu Yang def. Zhang Yawen/ Wei Yili 21–19, 21–12
      • Finals
        • Du Jing/ Yu Yang def. Lee Kyung-won/ Lee Hyo-jung 21–15, 21–13
      • 3rd Place
        • Zhang Yawen/ Wei Yili def. Miyuki Maeda/ Satoko Suetsuna 21–17, 21–10
  • Basketball
    • Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
      • Group A: Latvia  73–96  Australia
      • Group A: Russia  74–64  Brazil
      • Group A: South Korea  53–63  Belarus
      • Group B: Czech Republic  90–59  New Zealand
      • Group B: China  69–48  Mali
      • Group B: United States  93–55  Spain

14 August 2008 (Thursday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Archery
    • Women's Individual
      • Quarterfinals
        • Park Sung-hyun 112–103 Nami Hayakawa
        • Kwon Un Sil 105–99 Mariana Avitia
        • Zhang Juanjuan 106–101 Joo Hyun-Jung
        • Yun Ok-Hee 111–105 Khatuna Lorig
      • Semifinals
        • Park Sung-hyun 109–106 Kwon Un Sil
        • Zhang Juanjuan 115–109 Yun Ok-Hee
      • Finals
        • Zhang Juanjuan 110–109 Park Sung-hyun
      • 3rd Place
        • Yun Ok-Hee 109–106 Kwon Un Sil
  • Basketball
    • Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
      • Group A: Australia  106–68  Iran
      • Group A: Lithuania  86–79  Russia
      • Group A: Argentina  77–53  Croatia
      • Group B: Germany  55–72  Spain
      • Group B: Angola  68–85  China
      • Group B: United States  92–69  Greece

13 August 2008 (Wednesday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Basketball – Olympics:
    • Women's tournament:
      • Group A: Belarus  65–71  Russia
      • Group A: Brazil  78–79  Latvia
      • Group A: Australia  90–62  South Korea
      • Group B: Spain  74–55  Czech Republic
      • Group B: China  80–63  New Zealand
      • Group B: Mali  41–97  United States

12 August 2008 (Tuesday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Basketball
    • Men's tournament:
      • Group A: Iran  67–99  Lithuania
      • Group A: Croatia  85–78  Russia
      • Group A: Argentina  85–68  Australia
      • Group B: Greece  84–67  Germany
      • Group B: China  75–85  Spain (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: Angola  76–97  United States

11 August 2008 (Monday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Archery
    • Men's Team
      • Quarterfinals
        • South Korea 224–222 Poland
        • China 217–219 Russia
        • Italy 218–213 Malaysia
        • Ukraine 214–211 Chinese Taipei
      • Semifinals
        • South Korea 221–218 China
        • Italy 223–221 Ukraine
      • Finals
        • South Korea 227–225 Italy
      • 3rd Place
        • China 222–219 Ukraine
  • Basketball
    • Women's tournament:
      • Group A: New Zealand  62–85  Spain
      • Group A: Czech Republic  81–47  Mali
      • Group B: South Korea  72–77  Russia
      • Group B: Latvia  57–79  Belarus
      • Group B: China  63–108  United States
      • Group A: Australia  80–65  Brazil
• Cricket
  • Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
    • 3rd Test: Sri Lanka 396 (134.2 ov) & 123/2 (23.1 ov) beat  India 249 (80 ov) & 268 (87.5 ov) by 8 wickets
      •  Sri Lanka wins the three test series 2–1.
  • South African cricket team in England in 2008
    • 4th Test: England 316 (95.2 ov) & 198/4 (52.5 ov) beat  South Africa 194 (64.5 ov) & 318 (99.2 ov) by 6 wickets
      •  South Africa wins the four test series 2–1.

10 August 2008 (Sunday)

• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Archery
    • Women's Team
      • Quarterfinals
        • South Korea 231–217 Italy
        • France 218–211 Poland
        • China 211–206 India
        • Great Britain 201–196 Japan
      • Semifinals
        • South Korea 213–184 France
        • China 208–202 Great Britain
      • Finals
        • South Korea 224–215 China
      • 3rd Place
        • France 203–201 Great Britain
  • Basketball
    • Men's tournament:
      • Group A: Russia  71–49  Iran
      • Group B: Germany  95–66  Angola
      • Group B: Spain  81–66  Greece
      • Group A: Lithuania  79–75  Argentina
        • Linas Kleiza's three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left clinched the victory for the Lithuanians.
      • Group A: Australia  82–97  Croatia
      • Group B: United States  101–70  China
• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup:
    • Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, United States
      • (1) Kyle Busch (2) Tony Stewart (3) Marcos Ambrose
        • 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).
• Golf:
  • PGA Tour and European Tour – PGA Championship in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
    • In the last major of the year, Pádraig Harrington shoots 4-under-par 66 to finish at 277 (−3), giving him a two-shot win over Ben Curtis and Sergio García . 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.

9 August 2008 (Saturday)

• Auto racing:
  • IRL:
    • Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky:
      • (1) Scott Dixon (2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Marco Andretti
• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Basketball
    • Women's tournament:
      • Group A: Belarus  64–83  Australia
      • Group B: Mali  72–76  New Zealand
      • Group B: China  67–64  Spain
      • Group A: South Korea  68–62  Brazil (OT)
      • Group B: Czech Republic  57–97  United States
      • Group A: Latvia  57–62  Russia
• Rugby union:
  • South Africa  63–9  Argentina 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.

8 August 2008 (Friday)

• Cricket
  • Bermudian cricket team in the Netherlands in 2008
    • 1st ODI: Bermuda vs  Netherlands-Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
• 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: Australia  1–1  Serbia
      • Group A: Ivory Coast  1–2  Argentina
      • Group B: Japan  0–1  United States
      • Group B: Netherlands  0–0  Nigeria
      • Group C: Brazil  1–0  Belgium
      • Group C: China  1–1  New Zealand
      • Group D: Honduras  0–3  Italy
      • Group D: South Korea  1–1  Cameroon
• 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: Argentina  1–2  Canada
      • Group E: China  2–1  Sweden
      • Group F: Germany  0–0  Brazil
      • Group F: North Korea  1–0  Nigeria
      • Group G: Japan  2–2  New Zealand
      • Group G: Norway  2–0  United States
• 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
  • 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
    • 5th Place Final: Canada 71/2 (10.3 ov) beat  Bermuda 70 (20 ov) by 8 wickets
    • 1st Place Final: Ireland vs  Netherlands- Match abandoned with a toss.  Ireland and the  Netherlands share the trophy.

4 August 2008 (Monday)

• Cricket:
  • 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
    • 1st Semifinal: Ireland 72/6 (19.1 ov) beat  Kenya 67 (17.2 ov) by 4 wickets
    • 2nd Semifinal: Netherlands 110/5 (18 ov) beat  Scotland 107/8 (20 ov) by 5 wickets
    • 3rd Place Final: Scotland 107/1 (18.1 ov) beat  Kenya 106/9 (20 ov) by 9 wickets

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:
      • (1) Heikki Kovalainen (2) Timo Glock (3) Kimi Räikkönen
  • FIA GT Championship:
    • Spa 24 Hours, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium:
      • (1) Andrea Bertolini , Michael Bartels , Stéphane Sarrazin & Eric van de Poele (2) Alexandre Sarnes Negrão , Miguel Ramos , Stéphane Lemeret & Alessandro Pier Guidi (3) Darren Turner , Allan Simonsen , Philipp Peter & Andrew Thompson
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup:
    • Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
      • (1) Carl Edwards (2) Tony Stewart (3) Jimmie Johnson
  • V8 Supercar:
    • Round 8 at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria, Australia
      • (1) Garth Tander (2) Jamie Whincup (3) Will Davison
  • World Rally Championship:
    • Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland
      • (1) Sébastien Loeb (2) Mikko Hirvonen (3) Chris Atkinson
• Cricket:
  • India in Sri Lanka
    • 2nd Test: India 326 (82 ov) & 269 (76.2 ov) beat  Sri Lanka 292 (93.3 ov) & 136 (47.3 ov) by 170 runs
      • India levels the 3-match series 1–1
  • 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
    • Group A
      •  Scotland 100/2 (17.4 ov) beat  Bermuda 99/7 (20 ov) by 8 wickets
      •  Ireland 43/7 (9/20 ov) beat  Bermuda 41/8 (9/20 ov) by 4 runs (D/L)
        • Rain reduced match to 9 overs per side.
    • Group B
      •  Kenya 92/6 (17.5 ov) beat  Canada 91 (19.4 ov) by 4 wickets
    •  Ireland,  Kenya,  Scotland, and the  Netherlands qualify for the Semifinals. The two finalists automatically qualify for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. The 3rd Place finisher may qualify if  Zimbabwe's withdrawal from the tournament is confirmed.
• Golf:
  • PGA Tour and European Tour: Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, USA
    • Vijay Singh holds off Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood 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 cruises to a three-shot win over Yani Tseng . Shin becomes the third golfer this year to collect her first LPGA win in a major.
• Motorcycle racing:
  • Superbike:
    • Brands Hatch Superbike World Championship round at Brands Hatch, Kent, United Kingdom:
    • Race 1 (1) Ryuichi Kiyonari (2) Troy Bayliss (3) Max Biaggi
    • Race 2 (1) Ryuichi Kiyonari (2) Noriyuki Haga (3) Troy Corser
      • 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.

2 August 2008 (Saturday)

• Cricket:
  • South Africa in England
    • 3rd Test: South Africa 314 (90.2 ov) & 283/5 (80 ov) beat  England 231 (77 ov) & 363 (98.2 ov) by 5 wickets
      • South Africa lead 2–0 and secures victory in the 4-match series
  • 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
    • Group A
      •  Ireland 118/6 (19.5 ov) beat  Scotland 117 (20 ov) by 4 wickets
    • Group B
      •  Netherlands 153/5 (20 ov) beat  Kenya 134/9 (20 ov) by 19 runs
      •  Canada 98/6 (19.3 ov) beat  Netherlands 97 (18.4 ov) by 4 wickets
• Rugby union:
  • Tri Nations Series:
    • New Zealand  39–10  Australia at Auckland
      • The All Blacks secure a bonus-point win against the Wallabies to level the Bledisloe Cup series at one win apiece.