2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. - 2008 Meteksan Archery World Cup takes place at Santo Domingo, Domican Republic. Leading medal winners are USA, Italy and Russia.
- April – World Indoor Singles and Mixed Pairs Championship held at Bowls Stadium, Swansea
- February 23 – Wladimir Klitschko defeats WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to unify the IBF and WBO Heavyweight titles. The Klitschko-Ibragimov fight was the first heavyweight unification bout since Holyfield-Lewis in 1999.
- March 8 – David Haye achieves a TKO of Enzo Maccarinelli in the second round in a unification fight for the WBC, WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles.
- April 19 – Joe Calzaghe, fighting for the first time in the USA, wins a 12-round split decision over Bernard Hopkins for the latter's world light heavyweight title
- June 28 – Manny Pacquiao defeats David Díaz via 9th-round knockout to take the WBC lightweight crown, his 4th world title in 4 divisions.
- October 18 – Bernard Hopkins beats then-undefeated Kelly Pavlik via unanimous decision. Throughout the fight, Hopkins, although 17 years older than Pavlik, managed to outwork and outhustle Pavlik throughout the fight.
- November 8 – Joe Calzaghe remains unbeaten after 46 fights with a 12-round unanimous decision over Roy Jones, Jr. at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
- December 6 – Manny Pacquiao defeats Oscar De La Hoya after eight rounds in a fight billed as "The Dream Match" in Las Vegas, when De La Hoya couldn't answer the bell for the ninth round. It was officially a technical knockout.
Grand Tours: Main article: 2008 in golf Steeplechases Flat races - Greg Blondeau won the 10th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Niš, Serbia. Ewa Wisnierska won the gold medal in the female category.[8]
- Viktor Korotaev (pilot) and Nikolay Burov (co-pilot) won the 13th World Helicopter Championship in Eisenach.[9]
- February 29 at Elland Road, Leeds – 2008 World Club Challenge is won by the Leeds Rhinos who defeat the Melbourne Storm 11-4 before 33,204
- April 17 at Sydney – 2008 marks the centenary of rugby league in Australia and an Australian rugby league team of the century is announced
- May 9 at the Sydney Cricket Ground – 2008 ANZAC Day Test match is won by Australia 28-12 over New Zealand before 34,571
- July 2 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney – 2008 State of Origin is won by Queensland in the third and deciding match of the series against New South Wales before 78,751
- August 30 at Wembley Stadium – 2008 Challenge Cup culminates in St. Helens' 28-16 win against Hull FC in the final before 82,821.
- October 4 at Old Trafford, Manchester – Super League XIII culminates in the Leeds Rhinos' 24-16 win against St Helens in the Grand Final before 68,810
- October 5 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney – 2008 NRL season culminates in the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' record-breaking 40-0 win against the Melbourne Storm in the Grand Final before 80,388
- November 19 at Sydney – 2008 Golden Boot award for best international player is won by Australia's Billy Slater
- November 22 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 2008 World Cup tournament culminates in New Zealand's 34-20 win against Australia in the final before 50,599
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