Providence Steam Roller wins the National Football League titleUSC Trojans – college football national championship shared with Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsEngland
The Football League – Everton 53 points, Huddersfield Town 51, Leicester City 48, Derby County 44, Bury 44, Cardiff City 44FA Cup final – Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Huddersfield Town at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonGermany
National Championship – Hamburger SV 5–2 Hertha BSC at Hamburg-AltonaVFL Premiership
Collingwood wins the 32nd VFL Premiership: Collingwood 13.18 (96) d Richmond 9.9 (63) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)Brownlow Medal
The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – IF Göta 5-3 IK SiriusWorld Series
4–9 October — New York Yankees (AL) defeats St. Louis Cardinals (NL) to win the 1928 World Series by 4 games to 0ABL Championship
New York Celtics win three games to one over the Fort Wayne HoosiersOlympic Games (Men's Competition)
A 5-man bob event is held at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz.The gold medal is won by USA II ahead of USA I (silver) and Germany II (bronze).Events
26 July — Gene Tunney's final fight is a 12th round technical knockout of Tom Heeney in the Bronx; the World Heavyweight Championship becomes vacant until 1930Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Gene Tunney → vacantWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – Tommy LoughranWorld Middleweight Championship – Mickey WalkerWorld Welterweight Championship – Joe DundeeWorld Lightweight Championship – Sammy MandellWorld Featherweight Championship – vacant → Tony Canzoneri → Andre RoutisWorld Bantamweight Championship – vacantWorld Flyweight Championship – vacantGrey Cup
16th Grey Cup – Hamilton Tigers 30–0 Regina RoughridersEvents
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is inaugurated.The West Indian team touring England in the 1928 season is the first to play Test cricket but is not very successful, losing all three Tests by an innings and winning only five out of 30 first-class matches.England
County Championship – LancashireMinor Counties Championship – BerkshireMost runs – Frank Woolley 3352 @ 60.94 (HS 198)Most wickets – Tich Freeman 304 @ 18.05 (BB 9–104)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Leslie Ames, George Duckworth, Maurice Leyland, Sam Staples, Jack WhiteAustralia
Sheffield Shield – VictoriaMost runs – Bill Ponsford 1217 @ 152.12 (HS 437)Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 42 @ 27.40 (BB 8–57)India
Bombay Quadrangular – EuropeansNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – WellingtonSouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and TobagoTour de France
Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg) wins the 22nd Tour de FranceOlympic Games (Men's Competition)
Gold Medal – IndiaSilver Medal – NetherlandsBronze Medal – GermanyWorld Figure Skating Championships
World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria)World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)Major tournaments
British Open – Walter HagenUS Open – Johnny FarrellUSPGA Championship – Leo DiegelOther tournaments
British Amateur – Philip PerkinsUS Amateur – Bobby JonesEngland
Champion Hurdle – Brown JackCheltenham Gold Cup – Patron SaintGrand National – Tipperary Tim1,000 Guineas Stakes – Scuttle2,000 Guineas Stakes – FlamingoEpsom Derby – FelsteadEpsom Oaks – TobogganSt. Leger Stakes – FairwayAustralia
Melbourne Cup – StatesmanCanada
Queen's Plate – Young KittyFrance
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – KantarIreland
Irish Grand National – Don SanchoIrish Derby Stakes – BaytownUSA
Kentucky Derby – Reigh CountPreakness Stakes – VictorianBelmont Stakes – VitoStanley Cup
5–14 April — New York Rangers defeats Montreal Maroons in the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2Grand Prix racing
1 July — the 14th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Saint-Gaudens over 260.00 km (26.00 km x 10 laps). The winner is William Grover-Williams (Great Britain) driving a Bugatti T35C in 2:27:40.8. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXII Grand Prix de l'ACF.9 September — the 8th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 600.00 km (10.00 km x 60 laps). The winner is Louis Chiron (Monaco) driving a Bugatti T35C in 3:45:08.6. The race is officially titled the VIII Gran Premio d'Italia and is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.Indianapolis 500
30 May — 16th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Louis Meyer in a Miller.Le Mans 24 hours
The 6th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Woolf Barnato (Great Britain) and Bernard Rubin (Great Britain) driving a Bentley 4½ Litre over 154 laps and 2669.272 km.Olympic Games (Men's Competition)
Cross-country skiing (18 km) – gold medal: Johan Grøttumsbråten (Norway)Cross-country skiing (50 km) – gold medal: Per-Erik Hedlund (Sweden)Ski jumping – gold medal: Alf Andersen (Norway)Nordic combined – gold medal: Johan Grøttumsbråten (Norway)1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics takes place at St Moritz in SwitzerlandNorway wins the most medals (15) and the most gold medals (6)1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics takes place at AmsterdamUnited States wins the most medals (56) and the most gold medals (22)Events
First ever organised radio contest is held: the ARRL International Relay Party, sponsored by the American Radio Relay LeagueThe Boat Race
31 March — Cambridge wins the 80th Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceEngland
Championship – SwintonChallenge Cup final – Swinton 5–3 Warrington at Central Park, WiganLancashire League Championship – SwintonYorkshire League Championship – LeedsLancashire Cup – Swinton 5–2 WiganYorkshire Cup – Dewsbury 8–2 HullAustralia
NSW Premiership – South Sydney 26–5 Eastern Suburbs (grand final)Five Nations Championship
41st Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand SlamWorld Championship
2nd World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Fred Lawrence 16–13Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Clas Thunberg (Finland)1928 Winter Olympics
500m – gold medal: Bernt Evensen (Norway)1500m – gold medal: Clas Thunberg (Finland)5000m – gold medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)10000m – cancelled due to thawing iceAll-round – removed from programAustralia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Jean Borotra (France) defeats Jack Cummings (Australia) 6–4 6–1 4–6 5–7 6–3Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 7–5 6–2England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Henri Cochet (France) 6–1 4–6 6–4 6–2Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Lilí de Álvarez (Spain) 6–2 6–3France
French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats René Lacoste (France) 5–7 6–3 6–1 6–3French Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (Great Britain) 6–1 6–2USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Francis Hunter (USA) 4–6 6–4 3–6 7–5 6–3American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2 6–1Davis Cup
1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – France 4–1 United States at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France 