June 2008 in sports
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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in June of 2008.
Deaths
7: Jim McKay
11: Ove Andersson
16: Dick Turner
21: Scott Kalitta
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)
Philippine Basketball Association
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
Golf 2008:
PGA Tour
European Tour
LPGA Tour
Ice hockey 2007–08
National Hockey League
Lacrosse 2008
National Lacrosse League
Motorcycle racing 2008:
Moto GP
Superbike
Rugby league
Super League
NRL
Rugby union 2007–08:
Currie Cup
Days of the month
30 June 2008 (Monday)
Cricket:
Asia Cup in Pakistan:
Sri Lanka 332–8 (50 overs) beat Bangladesh 174 ( 38.3 overs ) by 158 runs
29 June 2008 (Sunday)
Association football:
UEFA Euro 2008 – Final:
Spain 1–0 Germany
Spain win the European championship for the 2nd time, after an interval of 44 years. Fernando Torres scored the winning goal in the 33rd minute.
Auto racing:
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 5 at Norisring, Germany
(1) Jamie Green (2) Bruno Spengler (3) Timo Scheider
NASCAR Sprint Cup: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in Loudon, New Hampshire
(1) Kurt Busch (2) Michael Waltrip (3) J. J. Yeley
Cricket:
Australia in the West Indies:
3rd ODI at St. George's:
Asia Cup in Pakistan:
Sri Lanka 302–7 (50 overs) beat Pakistan 238–9 (50 overs) by 64 runs
Bermuda in Canada:
2nd ODI at King City, Ontario:
Field hockey:
2008 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Final: Australia 4 – 1 Spain (Australia claim ninth title)
Third place play-off: Argentina 2 – 2 Netherlands AET, Argentina win 5 – 3 in penalty shootout
Golf:
PGA Tour:
Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan:
European Tour:
Open de France in France:
LPGA Tour:
U.S. Women's Open in Edina, Minnesota: Inbee Park, a 19-year-old South Korean, becomes the youngest winner of this event in history.
Motorcycle racing:
Superbike: Misano Superbike World Championship round at Misano Adriatico, Italy:
Race 1 (1) Max Neukirchner (2) Troy Corser (3) Troy Bayliss
Race 2 (1) Rubén Xaus (2) Max Biaggi (3) Troy Bayliss
Track and field:
In the United States qualifying for the Olympics, Tyson Gay runs the 100-meter dash in a wind-aided 9.68 seconds, the fastest time ever recorded in the event. Because of the wind, the time does not count as a world record. (AP via Yahoo)
28 June 2008 (Saturday)
Auto racing:
IRL: SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond, Virginia
(1) Tony Kanaan (2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Scott Dixon
Baseball:
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Los Angeles Angels, 1–0, despite not getting a hit. The Dodgers score on an error, a stolen base, another error and a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. The game does not count as an official no-hitter for Jered Weaver and José Arredondo because the Angels do not bat in the ninth.
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