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[edit] Ongoing sports events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) Olympic Games: Aug 6 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China Athletics: Aug 15 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball: Aug 13 - Aug 23: 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China: Aug 20: China - Cuba Aug 20: South Korea - Netherlands Aug 20: Chinese Taipei - Canada Aug 20: United States - Japan Basketball: Aug 9 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics Men Quarterfinals: Aug 20: Spain - Croatia Aug 20: Lithuania - China Aug 20: USA - Australia Aug 20: Argentina - Greece Women Semifinals: Aug 21: Russia - USA Aug 21: China - Australia Beach volleyball Aug 9 - Aug 22: 2008 Summer Olympics Cricket: Jun 29 - Sept 4: South Africa in England Aug 20: Only Twenty20 at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Aug 22: 1st ODI at Headingley, Leeds Jul 23 - Aug 29: India in Sri Lanka Aug 20: 2nd ODI at Dambulla Cycling: UCI ProTour: Aug 20 - Aug 27: Eneco Tour of Benelux Aug 9 - Aug 23: 2008 Summer Olympics: Field hockey: Aug 10 - Aug 23: 2008 Summer Olympics Men: Classification matches: Aug 21: Belgium - Canada Aug 21: New Zealand - Pakistan Aug 23: China - South Africa Aug 23: Korea - Great Britain Semifinals: Aug 21: Spain - Australia Aug 21: Netherlands - Great Britain Women: Classification matches: Aug 22: South Africa - New Zealand Aug 22: Australia - Great Britain Semifinals: Aug 20: Germany - China Aug 20: Netherlands - Argentina Football (soccer): Aug 6 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics Men Semifinals: Aug 22: Nigeria - Argentina Bronze medal match Aug 22: Belgium - Brazil Women Gold medal match: Aug 21: Brazil - USA Bronze medal match Aug 21: Germany - Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA): Aug 20: Group 6: Kazakhstan – Andorra 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF): Aug 20: Group 1: Cuba - Trinidad and Tobago Aug 20: Group 1: Guatemala - USA Aug 20: Group 2: Canada - Jamaica Aug 20: Group 2: Mexico - Honduras Aug 20: Group 3: Costa Rica - El Salvador Aug 20: Group 3: Haiti - Suriname Handball: Aug 9 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics Men Quarterfinals: Aug 20: France - Russia Aug 20: Poland - Iceland Aug 20: Denmark - Croatia Aug 20: South Korea - Spain Women: Classification matches: Aug 21: Sweden - China Aug 21: Romania - France Semifinals Aug 21: Norway - South Korea Aug 21: Hungary - Russia Tennis: ATP Tour: Aug 18 - Aug 24: Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States WTA Tour: Aug 18 - Aug 24: Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States Aug 18 - Aug 24: Forest Hills Classic in Forest Hills, Queens, United States Volleyball: Aug 9 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics: Men Quarterfinals: Aug 20: United States - Serbia Aug 20: Bulgaria - Russia Aug 20: Italy - Poland Aug 20: China - Brazil Women Semifinals: Aug 21: Cuba - United States Aug 21: China - Brazil Water polo: Aug 10 - Aug 24: 2008 Summer Olympics Men Quarterfinals: Aug 20: Montenegro - Croatia Aug 20: Spain - Serbia Women: Bronze medal match Aug 21: Australia - Hungary Gold medal match Aug 21: United States - Netherlands [edit] Upcoming events Cricket: Aug 31 - Sep 6: Bangladesh in Australia Aug 24 - Aug 30: New Zealand in Pakistan Cycling: UCI ProTour: Aug 25: GP Ouest-France Aug 29 - Sep 6: Deutschland Tour Mixed martial arts: Sep 6: UFC 88 in Atlanta Tennis: ATP Tour and WTA Tour: Aug 25 - Sep 7: 2008 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, United States [edit] Deaths in August Deaths in August 2008: 3: Skip Caray 7: Ralph Klein 8: Orville Moody 18: Genuine Risk [edit] Current sporting seasons Australian rules football: AFL Auto racing 2008: Formula 1 Sprint Cup Nationwide Craftsman Truck World Rally Championship IndyCar Series American Le Mans GP2 Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car FIA GT WTCC V8 Supercar Baseball 2008: Nippon Professional Baseball Major League Baseball Basketball 2008: NCAA (Philippines) University Athletic Association of the Philippines Women's National Basketball Association Canadian football: Canadian Football League Cycling UCI ProTour Football (soccer) 2007-08: Argentina Ecuador Football (soccer) 2008: Brazil Japan MLS Norway Football (soccer) 2008-09: France Golf 2008: PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Lacrosse 2008 National Lacrosse League Motorcycle racing 2008: Moto GP Superbike Rugby league Super League NRL Rugby union 2007-08: Currie Cup [edit] Related pages 2008 in sports 2007 in sports 2006 in sports 2005 in sports 2004 in sports 2003 in sports 2002 in sports 2001 in sports 2000 in sports Other years in sports

[edit] 20 August 2008 (Wednesday)

Basketball:
- Olympic men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
  - Spain 72–59 Croatia
  - Lithuania 94–68 China
  - USA 116–85 Australia
  - Argentina 80–78 Greece
- PBA Fiesta Conference Finals:
  - Barangay Ginebra Kings 97, Air21 Express 84, Ginebra wins series, 4-3.

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

[edit] 19 August 2008 (Tuesday)

Basketball - Olympics:
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the semifinals in bold.
  - China 77–62 Belarus
  - Australia 79–46 Czech Republic
  - USA 104–60 Korea
  - Mali 84–65 Spain

[edit] 18 August 2008 (Monday)

Basketball - Olympics:
- 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: USA 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

[edit] 17 August 2008 (Sunday)

Auto racing:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
  - 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, USA
    - Carl Edwards Kyle Busch David Ragan
- World Rally Championship:
  - Rallye Deutschland in Trier, Germany
    - Sébastien Loeb Dani Sordo François Duval

Basketball - Olympics:
- Women's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
  - Group A: Australia 75–55 Russia
  - Group A: 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 USA

Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP:
  - Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix at Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic:
    - Valentino Rossi Toni Elías Loris Capirossi

[edit] 16 August 2008 (Saturday)

Basketball - Olympics:
- 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
    - Dirk Nowitzki missed what could've been a game-tying three-pointer to lose the game, and the tournament, for the Germans.
  - Group B: Spain 82–119 USA

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.

[edit] 15 August 2008 (Friday)

Basketball - Olympics:
- 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: Korea 53–63 Belarus
  - Group B: Czech Republic 90–59 New Zealand
  - Group B: China 69–48 Mali
  - Group B: USA 93–55 Spain

[edit] 14 August 2008 (Thursday)

Basketball - Olympics:
- Men's tournament: Qualifying teams to the knockout stage in bold.
  - Group A: Australia 106–68 Iran
  - Group A: Lithuania