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[edit] Ongoing sports events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) Basketball: Jun 5 - Jun 19: NBA Finals in Boston and Los Angeles Jun 9 - Jun 15: FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women at Madrid, Spain Jun 11: Japan - Latvia Jun 11: Angola - Czech Republic Jun 11: Brazil - Spain Jun 11: Belarus - Chinese Taipei Cricket: May 15 - Jul 3: New Zealand in England May 16 - Jul 6: Australia in the West Indies Jun 12 - Jun 16: 3rd Test Jun 8 - Jun 14: Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh Jun 12: 3rd ODI Cycling: UCI ProTour: Jun 8 - Jun 15: Dauphiné Libéré Football (soccer): Jun 7 - Jun 29: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship in Austria and Switzerland Jun 11: Czech Republic - Portugal Jun 11: Switzerland - Turkey Jun 12: Croatia - Germany Jun 12: Austria - Poland Jun 13: Italy - Romania Jun 13: Netherlands - France Golf: PGA Tour: Jun 12 - Jun 15: U.S. Open in San Diego European Tour: Jun 12 - Jun 15: U.S. Open in San Diego Jun 12 - Jun 15: Saint-Omer Open in France Rugby union: Jun 6 - Jun 22: 2008 IRB Junior World Championship in Wales Shooting: Jun 4 - Jun 12: ISSF World Cup in Suhl, Germany Tennis: ATP Tour: Jun 9 - Jun 15: Gerry Weber Open in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Jun 9 - Jun 15: Queen's Club Championships in London, United Kingdom Jun 9 - Jun 15: Orange Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland WTA Tour: Jun 9 - Jun 15: DFS Classic in Birmingham, United Kingdom Jun 9 - Jun 15: Barcelona KIA in Barcelona, Spain [edit] Upcoming events Auto racing: Jun 14 - Jun 15: 24 Hours of Le Mans Baseball: Jul 15: MLB All-Star Game held at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York Basketball: Jul 14 - Jul 20: FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 in Athens, Greece Cricket: Jun 24 - Jul 6: Asia Cup Jun 28 - Jul 1: Bermuda in Canada Jun 29 - Sept 4: South Africa in England Cycling: UCI ProTour: Jun 14 - Jun 22: Tour de Suisse Canadian football: Jun 28: Canadian Football League begins Golf: Jun 26 - Jun 29: U.S. Women's Open in Edina, Minnesota Mixed martial arts: Jul 5: UFC 86 in Las Vegas Rugby union: Jun 28: Top 14 Final in Saint-Denis, France Jul 5 - Sep 13: Tri Nations Series Shooting: Jun 15 - Jun 21: ISSF World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia Tennis: ATP Tour: Jun 16 - Jun 22: Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Jun 16 - Jun 22: Nottingham Open in Nottingham, United Kingdom WTA Tour: Jun 16 - Jun 22: International Women's Open in Eastbourne, United Kingdom Jun 16 - Jun 22: Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands [edit] Deaths in June Deaths in June 2008: 7: Jim McKay [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 Baseball 2008: Nippon Professional Baseball Major League Baseball Basketball 2008: National Basketball Association Philippine Basketball Association Women's National Basketball Association 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: Top 14 [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] 11 June 2008 (Wednesday)

Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group A:
  - Czech Republic 1–3 Portugal
  - Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
    - When both matches are finished, Portugal becomes the first team to advance to the knockout stage, and has already won the group. The second place will be decided by the match between the Czech Republic and Turkey, ending with a penalty shootout if drawn.

[edit] 10 June 2008 (Tuesday)

Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group D:
  - Spain 4–1 Russia
    - David Villa scores a hat-trick as Spain takes the lead in group D.
  - Greece 0–2 Sweden
    - The defending champions start off the tournament with a loss.

Basketball:
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 3 at Los Angeles:
  - Los Angeles Lakers 87, Boston Celtics 81 — Celtics lead series 2–1
    - Kobe Bryant and Sasha Vujačić hold off a potential Celtics run at the final minute to win their first game of the series.
- Former referee Tim Donaghy accuses other referees in the National Basketball Association of rigging games, including Game 6 in the 2002 Western Conference Finals, allowing the Los Angeles Lakers to win that game, the series, and ultimately the 2002 NBA Finals. (ESPN)

Cricket:
- Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in 2008
  - 2nd Match- India 330/8 (50 ov.) beat Pakistan 190 (35.4 ov.) by 140 runs

[edit] 9 June 2008 (Monday)

Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group C:
  - Romania 0–0 France
    - A disappointing start for the French.
  - Netherlands 3–0 Italy
    - The defending FIFA World Cup champions start off the tournament with a loss.

Auto racing:

V8 Supercar: Midas 400, at Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Australia:

Jamie Whincup

Mark Winterbottom

James Courtney

Baseball:
- Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to hit 600 career home runs, hitting a two-run homer off the Florida Marlins' Mark Hendrickson in the first inning of the teams' game in Miami.

[edit] 8 June 2008 (Sunday)

Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group B:
  - Austria 0–1 Croatia
    - Just like co-hosts Switzerland one day earlier, Austria lose their opening match 0-1.
  - Germany 2–0 Poland
    - Germany takes the lead in group B as Lukas Podolski (himself born in Poland) becomes the tournament's first double scorer.

Auto racing:
- Formula One: Grand Prix du Canada in Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
  - Robert Kubica Nick Heidfeld David Coulthard

Indy Racing League: Bombardier Learjet 550 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Scott Dixon

Hélio Castroneves

Ryan Briscoe

NASCAR Sprint Cup: Pocono 500 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Kasey Kahne

Brian Vickers

Denny Hamlin

Basketball:
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 2 at Boston:
  - Boston Celtics 108, Los Angeles Lakers 102 — Celtics lead series 2–0
    - The Celtics almost blew a 24-point fourth quarter lead but with Ray Allen's clutch freethrows put the game away from the Lakers as the series shifts to Los Angeles.

Cricket:
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
  - 3rd Test- England 364 (126.5 ov.) beat New Zealand 123 (46.3 ov.) & 232 (72.3 ov.) by an innings & 9 runs
- Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in 2008
  - 1st Match- Pakistan 233 (39.3/50 ov.) beat Bangladesh 163/8 (40/50 ov.) by 70 runs
    - Match shortened to 40 overs a side due to rain.

Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship: Catalan Grand Prix, at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Dani Pedrosa Valentino Rossi Casey Stoner

Shooting:
- ISSF World Cup in Suhl, Germany
  - Richard Faulds (GBR) equals the world record in Double Trap with 147 hits out of 150, and proceeds to win the final.

Tennis:
- 2008 French Open - Men's Singles Final:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
    - Nadal achieves his fourth consecutive French Open title. Not only does he not lose a single set in the tournament; he also remains undefeated on Stade Roland Garros, and once again denies World #1 Federer a career Grand Slam.

[edit] 7 June 2008 (Saturday)

Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group A:
  - Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic
    - The hosts of the tournament go down to a defeat, thanks to a solitary goal from Václav Svěrkoš. It was his first goal for his country.
  - Portugal 2–0 Turkey
    - Goals from Pepe and Raul Meireles give Portugal three points towards the Group A standings, which they top on goal difference.

Thoroughbred Racing
- 2008 Belmont Stakes - Elmont, New York
  - On the thirtieth anniversary of the last U.S. Triple Crown winner, Affirmed, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown prolonged horse racing's longest losing streak, finishing dead last in a race that was won by 38-1 long shot Da'Tara, thus the most elusive championship trophy in all of sports will remain unclaimed for at least another year.
- British Triple Crown
  - 2008 Epsom Derby: New Approach Tartan Bearer Casual Conquest

Tennis:
- 2008 French Open - Women's Singles Final:
  - Ana Ivanović def. Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3
    - Ivanović, already assured of taking over the world Number 1 ranking from Maria Sharapova regardless of the result in the final, wins her first Grand Slam title. She becomes the first Serbian woman, and second Serbian to win a Grand Slam event.

Rugby union: Mid-year Tests
- New Zealand 21–11 Ireland at Wellington
- South Africa 43–17 Wales at Bloemfontein
- Argentina 21–15 Scotland at Rosario

[edit] 5 June 2008 (Thursday)

Basketball:
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 1 at Boston:
  - Boston Celtics 98, Los Angeles Lakers 88 — Celtics lead series 1–0

[edit] 4 June 2008 (Wednesday)

Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6 at Pittsburgh:
  - Detroit Red Wings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 — Red Wings win series 4–2
    - Despite a late goal from the Pens with Marc-André Fleury pulled (and a chance in the dying moments of the game that went wide), Detroit held on to their early lead to win its 11th Stanley Cup. Henrik Zetterberg wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, while Nicklas Lidström becomes the first European player to captain a Cup-winning side.

[edit] 3 June 2008 (Tuesday)

Cricket:
- Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008
  - Australia 479/7(dec) (136 ov.) & 244/6(dec) (61.5 ov.) drew with West Indies 352 (107 ov.) & 266/5 (93 ov.)

[edit] 2 June 2008 (Monday)

Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5 at Detroit:
  - Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (3 OT) — Red Wings lead series 3–2
    - Detroit Red Wings are only 35 seconds from winning the Stanley Cup when Maxime Talbot ties the game. With a game-winning powerplay goal after 49 overtime minutes, Petr Sýkora forces the series to Pittsburgh for a sixth game.