Auto racing:
World Rally Championship:
Rally New Zealand in Taupo, 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
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.
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 .
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 PR 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.
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China:
Football (soccer):
Women:
Group E: Argentina 1–2 Canada
Group E: China PR 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))
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.
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
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, Ji-Yai 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.
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.
August 2008 in sports Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
