2008 in sports


2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

[American football]

Road Cycling

Grand Tours:

[2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]

[Competition aerobatics]

Diving">Diving (sport)">Diving

Steeplechases
Flat races
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.
January
1/19 – UFC 80: Rapid Fire
1/23 –
1/25 – ShoXC 4
February
2/1 –
2/2 – UFC 81: Breaking Point
2/13 – WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater
2/16 –
2/23 –
2/29 – IFL: Las Vegas
March
3/1 – UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
3/5 –
3/15 – DREAM.1
3/21 – ShoXC 5
3/26 – WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
3/29 –
April
4/2 –
4/4 – IFL: New Blood, New Battles 2
4/5 – ShoXC 6
4/11 YAMMA Pit Fighting 1
4/19 – UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2
4/29 – DREAM.2
May
5/11 – DREAM.3
5/16 – IFL: Connecticut
5/18 –
5/24 – UFC 84: Ill Will
5/31 –
June
6/1 – WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver
6/7 – UFC 85: Bedlam
6/8 –
6/14 –
6/15 – DREAM.4
6/21 –
6/27 –
July
7/5 – UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
7/19 –
7/19 –
7/21 – DREAM.5
7/26 –
August
8/3 – WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
8/9 – UFC 87: Seek And Destroy
8/15 – ShoXC 7
8/24 –
September
9/6 – UFC 88: Breakthrough
9/13 –
9/17 –
9/20 –
9/23 – DREAM.6
9/26 – ShoXC 8
9/28 –
October
10/3 –
10/4 –
10/10 – ShoXC 9
10/18 – UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben
10/25 – UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté
November
11/1 –
11/5 – WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
11/15 – UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar
11/21 –
December
12/3 – WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia
12/10 –
12/13 –
12/27 – UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
12/31 – Dynamite!! 2008

[Motorsport]

Olympic Games

Rafael Nadal claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, on August 18, replacing Roger Federer

[Water polo]