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31 July 2008 (Thursday)
- Baseball:
- Trade deadline deals:
- Manny Ramírez, increasingly alienated from his previous team, the Boston Red Sox, is sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal. The Bosox receive Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates, who in turn receive four minor-leaguers, two from the Sox and two from the Dodgers. The Sox will also pay the remaining US$7 million of Ramírez' salary.
- Ken Griffey Jr. goes from his hometown Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for two players.
- The New York Yankees acquire catcher Iván Rodríguez from the Detroit Tigers for relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. (The Windsor Star)
- Trade deadline deals:
30 July 2008 (Wednesday)
29 July 2008 (Tuesday)
- American football:
- Former Green Bay Packers quarterback and Brett Favre, who had announced his retirement after the 2008 season, faxes a letter seeking reinstatement to the NFL.
- Baseball:
- Seattle Mariners center fielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes the youngest player ever to amass 3,000 hits in his top-level professional career, reaching the milestone with a single on the first pitch he saw in the first inning of the Mariners' game against the Texas Rangers. The hit gave Ichiro 1,722 Major League Baseball hits to go with the 1,278 he amassed during his nine-year career with the Orix BlueWave in Japan.
28 July 2008 (Monday)
27 July 2008 (Sunday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 21 (Étampes > Paris Champs-Élysées):
- (1)
Gert Steegmans (2) 
Gerald Ciolek (3) 
Óscar Freire
- Carlos Sastre wins the Tour de France, becoming the third successive Spanish rider to win the race, and the seventh in the history of the Tour. Cadel Evans
is 58 seconds later in the General classification, taking second place for the second year in succession. Bernhard Kohl 
finishes in 3rd place. - Óscar Freire wins the points (green jersey) competition.
- Bernhard Kohl wins the King of the Mountain (polka dot jersey) competition, 48 points clear of Sastre.
- Andy Schleck
wins the youth (white jersey) competition. www.letour.fr
- Carlos Sastre
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 21 (Étampes > Paris Champs-Élysées):
- Auto racing:
- Sprint Cup:
- World Touring Car Championship season: Brands Hatch at Kent, United Kingdom
- Race 1: (1) Jörg Müller (2) Yvan Müller
(3) Andy Priaulx 
- Race 2: (1) Alain Menu
(2) Félix Porteiro (3) Alex Zanardi 
- Race 1: (1) Jörg Müller
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 7 at Nürburgring, Germany
- (1) Bernd Schneider (2) Paul di Resta (3) Jamie Green
- (1) Bernd Schneider
- Golf:
- PGA Tour:
- RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario
- PGA Tour rookie Chez Reavie
becomes the eighth golfer this season to win his first career PGA Tour event, cruising to a three-shot win over Billy Mayfair .
- PGA Tour rookie Chez Reavie
- RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario
- European Tour:
- Inteco Russian Open in Russia:
- (1) Mikael Lundberg
- LPGA Tour:
- Evian Masters in Evian-les-Bains, France:
- Helen Alfredsson wins her first LPGA event since 2003 in a sudden-death playoff, eliminating Angela Park
on the first extra hole and besting Na Yeon Choi 
on the third extra hole.
- Helen Alfredsson
- Evian Masters in Evian-les-Bains, France:
- PGA Tour:
- Tennis:
- ATP Tour:
- Canada Masters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer 6–3, 6–2
- WTA Tour:
- East West Bank Classic in Carson, California, United States:
- Dinara Safina
beat Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–2
- Sara Errani beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–3
- ATP Tour:
- Beach soccer:
- FIFA World Cup in Marseille, France:
- Brazil beat Italy in the Plage du Prado to win the World Cup for the third time in a row. This was the first occasion that the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup has been held outside of Brazil.
- FIFA World Cup in Marseille, France:
26 July 2008 (Saturday)
- Auto racing:
- IRL:
- Rexall Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- (1) Scott Dixon
(2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Justin Wilson
- (1) Scott Dixon
- Rexall Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- IRL:
- Cricket
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 20 (Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond) (Time trial):
- (1) Stefan Schumacher (2) Fabian Cancellara (3) Kim Kirchen
- Cadel Evans makes up 29 seconds on Carlos Sastre to take second place in the General classification, but remains 1'05" behind Sastre, who seems likely to win the race in Paris tomorrow.
- Cadel Evans
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 20 (Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond) (Time trial):
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Australia 34–19 New Zealand at Sydney
- In the Bledisloe Cup opener, the Wallabies score a decisive win over the All Blacks to take pole position in the series.
- Australia
- Tri Nations Series:
25 July 2008 (Friday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 19 (Roanne > Montluçon):
- (1) Sylvain Chavanel (2) Jérémy Roy (3) Gerald Ciolek
- The top ten positions in the General classification remain unchanged.
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 19 (Roanne > Montluçon):
24 July 2008 (Thursday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 18 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Saint-Étienne):
- (1) Marcus Burghardt (2) Carlos Barredo (3) Romain Feillu
- All the leaders finish together in the peloton, so Carlos Sastre maintains his 1'24" lead in the general classification.
- All the leaders finish together in the peloton, so Carlos Sastre
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 18 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Saint-Étienne):
23 July 2008 (Wednesday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 17 (Embrun > Alpe d'Huez):
- (1) Carlos Sastre (2) Samuel Sánchez (3) Andy Schleck
- Sastre takes the yellow jersey with a 1'24" lead over Fränk Schleck .
- Sastre takes the yellow jersey with a 1'24" lead over Fränk Schleck
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 17 (Embrun > Alpe d'Huez):
22 July 2008 (Tuesday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 16 (Cuneo > Jausiers):
- (1) Cyril Dessel (2) Sandy Casar (3) David Arroyo
- Fränk Schleck still holds the yellow jersey.
- Fränk Schleck
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 16 (Cuneo
21 July 2008 (Monday)
- American football
- The New York Giants trade tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for two draft picks. (AP via Yahoo)
- Cricket
- South Africa in England:
- 2nd Test at Headingley, Leeds:
South Africa 522 (176.2 ov) & 9/0 (1.1 ov) beat 
England 203 (52.3 ov) & 327 (107 ov) by 10 wickets.
- South Africa lead 4-match series 1–0
- 2nd Test at Headingley, Leeds:
- South Africa in England:
20 July 2008 (Sunday)
- American football:
- The Miami Dolphins trade six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins for two draft picks (NFL.com)
- Auto racing:
- Formula One:
- German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Germany:
- (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Nelson Piquet Jr. (3) Felipe Massa
- (1) Lewis Hamilton
- German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Germany:
- IRL:
- Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio:
- (1) Ryan Briscoe (2) Dan Wheldon (3) Hélio Castroneves
- (1) Ryan Briscoe
- Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio:
- V8 Supercar:
- City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- (1) Mark Winterbottom (2) Russell Ingall (3) James Courtney
- (1) Mark Winterbottom
- City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- Formula One:
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – 3rd place playoff:
- Germany 96–82
Puerto Rico
- Germany qualifies for the Olympic tournament for the first time since 1992.
- Germany
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – 3rd place playoff:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 15 (Embrun > Prato Nevoso ):
- (1) Simon Gerrans (2) Egoi Martínez (3) Danny Pate
- Fränk Schleck takes the yellow jersey as the Tour enters Italy, with a seven-second lead over Bernhard Kohl and eight seconds over Cadel Evans .
- Four-stage winner Mark Cavendish withdraws before the start of the stage, citing fatigue and the need to prepare for the Beijing Olympics, while 2006 Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro , crashes out of the race with a fractured shoulder on the descent from Col Agnel.
- Fränk Schleck
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 15 (Embrun > Prato Nevoso
- Golf:
- PGA Tour and European Tour:
- The Open Championship in Southport, England
- Defending champion Pádraig Harrington
shakes off a wrist injury to shoot a 1-under par 69 to finish at 283 (+3), giving him a four-stroke victory over Ian Poulter and becoming the first European to win consecutive Opens since James Braid in 1905 and 1906. Third-round leader Greg Norman , attempting to become the oldest player ever to win a major, shoots 7-over 77 and finishes in a tie for third, six shots behind Harrington.
- Defending champion Pádraig Harrington
- The Open Championship in Southport, England
- PGA Tour:
- U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
- Richard S. Johnson becomes the seventh golfer to record his first career PGA Tour win this season, winning by one shot over Ken Duke .
- Richard S. Johnson
- U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
- LPGA Tour:
- State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois
- Ji Young Oh wins her first career LPGA event, defeating Yani Tseng
on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- Ji Young Oh
- State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois
- PGA Tour and European Tour:
- Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP:
- United States motorcycle Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States:
- (1) Valentino Rossi (2) Casey Stoner (3) Chris Vermeulen
- (1) Valentino Rossi
- United States motorcycle Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States:
- Superbike:
- Brno Superbike World Championship round at Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic:
- Race 1 (1) Troy Bayliss (2) Troy Corser (3) Michel Fabrizio
- Race 2 (1) Troy Bayliss (2) Michel Fabrizio (3) Max Biaggi
- Moto GP:
- Tennis:
- ATP Tour:
- Priority Telecom Open in Amersfoort, Netherlands:
- Final: Albert Montañés beat Steve Darcis 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
- Indianapolis Tennis Championships in Indianapolis, United States:
- Final: Gilles Simon beat Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 6–4
- Austrian Open in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Final: Juan Martín del Potro
beat Jürgen Melzer 6–2, 6–1
- Croatia Open Umag in Umag, Croatia:
- Final: Fernando Verdasco beat Igor Andreev 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
- WTA Tour:
- Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States:
- Final: Aleksandra Wozniak
beat Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–3
- Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria:
- Final: Pauline Parmentier beat Lucie Hradecká
6–4, 6–4
- ATP Tour:
19 July 2008 (Saturday)
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – Semifinals:
- Greece
88–63 Puerto Rico - Croatia
76–70 Germany
- Greece and Croatia qualify to the Olympic tournament. Puerto Rico and Germany will contest the last qualifying spot on Sunday.
- Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – Semifinals:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 14 (Nîmes > Digne-les-Bains):
- (1) Óscar Freire (2)
Leonardo Duque (3) Erik Zabel
- Cadel Evans retains his slender advantage of one second over Fränk Schleck as the race enters the Alps tomorrow.
- Cadel Evans
- (1)
- Tour de France – Stage 14 (Nîmes > Digne-les-Bains):
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Australia 16–9 South Africa in Perth
- Australia
- Tri Nations Series:
18 July 2008 (Friday)
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – Quarterfinals:
- Greece 75–48 New Zealand
- Germany 78–65 Brazil
- Puerto Rico 81–70
Slovenia - Croatia 83–62 Canada
- Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – Quarterfinals:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 13 (Narbonne > Nîmes):
- (1) Mark Cavendish (2) Robbie McEwen (3) Romain Feillu
- Cavendish wins his fourth stage of this Tour. Cadel Evans retains the yellow jersey.
- Cavendish wins his fourth stage of this Tour. Cadel Evans
- (1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France – Stage 13 (Narbonne > Nîmes):
17 July 2008 (Thursday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 12 (Lavelanet > Narbonne):
- (1) Mark Cavendish (2) Sébastien Chavanel (3) Gert Steegmans
- Mark Cavendish becomes the first British cyclist ever to win three stages of the same Tour de France.
- Cadel Evans continues to wear the yellow jersey.
- Following the expulsion of Riccardo Riccò from the race after he tested positive for EPO, his Saunier Duval–Scott team withdraws from the Tour before the start of Stage 12.[1]
- (1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France – Stage 12 (Lavelanet > Narbonne):
16 July 2008 (Wednesday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 11 (Lannemezan > Foix):
- (1) Kurt Asle Arvesen
(2) Martin Elmiger (3) Alessandro Ballan
- Cadel Evans retains the yellow jersey.
- Cadel Evans
- (1) Kurt Asle Arvesen
- Tour de France – Stage 11 (Lannemezan > Foix):
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece:
- Group A: Greece 89–69 Brazil
- Group B: Germany 89–71 New Zealand
- Group C: Canada 79–77 South Korea
- Canada overturns 12-pts deficit in the last 3 minutes to secure its place in the quarter-finals.
- Group D: Croatia 95–81 Puerto Rico
- Group A: Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece:
15 July 2008 (Tuesday)
- Baseball:
- MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York:
- American League 4, National League 3, 15 innings.
- A base hit by Texas' Michael Young ends the longest All-Star Game in time (4 hours and 50 minutes) and tied for longest game innings played (with the 1967 game in Anaheim, California) and gives the AL home field advantage for the sixth straight year in the 2008 World Series.
- American League 4, National League 3, 15 innings.
- MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York:
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
- Group A: Brazil 94 – 54
Lebanon - Group B: Germany 104 – 68
Cape Verde - Group C: Slovenia 86 – 70 Canada
- Group D: Puerto Rico 81 – 72
Cameroon
- Greece, Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, Slovenia, Croatia and Puerto Rico qualify to the quarterfinals. The last spot will be contested on Wednesday between Canada and Korea.
- Group A: Brazil
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
14 July 2008 (Monday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 10 (Pau > Hautacam):
- (1) Leonardo Piepoli (2) Juan José Cobo (3) Fränk Schleck
- Cadel Evans takes the yellow jersey, with one second lead over Schleck.
- Cadel Evans
- (1) Leonardo Piepoli
- Tour de France – Stage 10 (Pau > Hautacam):
- Cricket:
- South Africa in England:
- 1st Test at Lord's, London: England 593/8dec (156.2 ov) drew South Africa 247 (93.3 ov) & 393/3dec (167 ov).
- 1st Test at Lord's, London:
- South Africa in England:
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
- Group A: Greece 119–62 Lebanon
- Group B: New Zealand 77–50 Cape Verde
- Group C: Slovenia 88–76 South Korea
- Group D: Croatia 93–79 Cameroon
- Group A: Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
13 July 2008 (Sunday)
- Auto racing:
- World Touring Car Championship season: Autódromo do Estoril at Estoril, Portugal
- Race 1: (1) Rickard Rydell (2) Nicola Larini (3) Yvan Muller
- Race 2: (1) Tiago Monteiro
(2) Yvan Muller (3) Andy Priaulx
- Race 1: (1) Rickard Rydell
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 6 at Zandvoort, Netherlands
- (1) Mattias Ekström (2) Timo Scheider (3) Tom Kristensen
- (1) Mattias Ekström
- World Touring Car Championship season: Autódromo do Estoril at Estoril, Portugal
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 9 (Toulouse > Bagnères-de-Bigorre):
- (1) Riccardo Riccò (2) Vladimir Efimkin (3) Cyril Dessel
- Kim Kirchen continues to wear the yellow jersey.
- Kim Kirchen
- (1) Riccardo Riccò
- Tour de France – Stage 9 (Toulouse > Bagnères-de-Bigorre):
- Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP:
- German motorcycle Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany:
- (1) Casey Stoner (2) Valentino Rossi (3) Chris Vermeulen
- (1) Casey Stoner
- German motorcycle Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany:
- Moto GP:
12 July 2008 (Saturday)
- Auto racing:
- Sprint Cup:
- LifeLock.com 400 in Joliet, Illinois
- (1) Kyle Busch
(2) Jimmie Johnson 
(3) Kevin Harvick
- (1) Kyle Busch
- LifeLock.com 400 in Joliet, Illinois
- IRL:
- Firestone Indy 200 in Lebanon, Tennessee
- (1) Scott Dixon (2) Dan Wheldon (3) Hélio Castroneves
- (1) Scott Dixon
- Firestone Indy 200 in Lebanon, Tennessee
- Sprint Cup:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 8 (Figeac > Toulouse):
- (1) Mark Cavendish (2) Gerald Ciolek (3) Jimmy Casper
- The last stage before the Tour enters the Pyrenees ends in a mass sprint, with Kim Kirchen retaining the yellow jersey.
- (1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France – Stage 8 (Figeac > Toulouse):
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- New Zealand (15) 28 – (17) 30 South Africa in Dunedin
- The Springboks defeat the All Blacks two tries to one to break a historic 30 match-unbeaten home record for the All Blacks. It marks the Boks' first win in New Zealand in ten years, and will also return the rugby world champions to the top spot in the IRB World Rankings, which they had lost to the All Blacks last week.
- New Zealand
- Tri Nations Series:
11 July 2008 (Friday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 7 (Brioude > Aurillac):
- (1) Luis León Sánchez (2) Stefan Schumacher (3) Filippo Pozzato
- Kim Kirchen retains the yellow jersey.
- At stage's end, news broke of a failed drugs test by Spanish rider Manuel Beltrán. He was ejected from the tour.
- (1) Luis León Sánchez
- Tour de France – Stage 7 (Brioude > Aurillac):
10 July 2008 (Thursday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 6 (Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy):
- (1) Riccardo Riccò (2) Alejandro Valverde (3) Cadel Evans
- The first mountain stage of the Tour, an intermediate climbing stage in the Massif Central, sees Kim Kirchen take over the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification after previous race leader Stefan Schumacher crashes near the finish.
- The first mountain stage of the Tour, an intermediate climbing stage in the Massif Central, sees Kim Kirchen
- (1) Riccardo Riccò
- Tour de France – Stage 6 (Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy):
9 July 2008 (Wednesday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 5 (Cholet > Châteauroux):
- (1) Mark Cavendish (2) Óscar Freire (3) Erik Zabel
- (1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France – Stage 5 (Cholet > Châteauroux):
8 July 2008 (Tuesday)
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 4, ITT (Cholet):
- (1) Stefan Schumacher (2) Kim Kirchen (3) David Millar
- The first time trial of the Tour causes the expected shakeup in the general classification, with the top five finishers in the stage taking over the top five places, in the same order, in the GC. Schumacher becomes the third different rider in four days to don the yellow jersey.
- (1) Stefan Schumacher
- Tour de France – Stage 4, ITT (Cholet):
7 July 2008 (Monday)
- Basketball:
- Former Los Angeles Clippers swingman and free agent Corey Maggette signs with the Golden State Warriors.
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 3 (St-Malo > Nantes):
- (1) Samuel Dumoulin (2) William Frischkorn (3) Romain Feillu
- (1) Samuel Dumoulin
- Tour de France – Stage 3 (St-Malo > Nantes):
6 July 2008 (Sunday)
- Auto racing:
- Formula One:
- British Grand Prix, at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain:
- (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Nick Heidfeld (3) Rubens Barrichello
- (1) Lewis Hamilton
- British Grand Prix, at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain:
- FIA GT Championship:
- Oschersleben 2 Hours, at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany:
- (1) Karl Wendlinger & Ryan Sharp (2) Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer & Alex Müller (3) Jean-Denis Délétraz & Marcel Fässler
- (1) Karl Wendlinger
- Oschersleben 2 Hours, at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany:
- IRL:
- V8 Supercar:
- Skycity Triple Crown, at Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Australia:
- (1) Steven Richards (2) Mark Winterbottom (3) Garth Tander
- (1) Steven Richards
- Skycity Triple Crown, at Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Australia:
- Formula One:
- Baseball:
- The Cleveland Indians trade three-time All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for four minor leaguers. (Yahoo Sports)
- Seven players from the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are named to the rosters for next week's 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
- Cricket:
- Asia Cup – Final:
- Australia in the West Indies:
- 5th ODI at Basseterre: Australia 341/8 (50 ov) beat
West Indies 172 (39.5 ov) by 169 runs
- Australia win the series 5–0
- 5th ODI at Basseterre:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 2 (Auray > Saint-Brieuc):
- (1) Thor Hushovd (2) Kim Kirchen (3) Gerald Ciolek
- (1) Thor Hushovd
- Tour de France – Stage 2 (Auray > Saint-Brieuc):
- Tennis:
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles Final:
- Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles Final:
5 July 2008 (Saturday)
- (1) Kyle Busch (2) Carl Edwards
(3) Matt Kenseth 
- (1) Kyle Busch
- Cycling:
- Tour de France – Stage 1 (Brest > Plumelec):
- (1) Alejandro Valverde (2) Philippe Gilbert (3) Jérôme Pineau
- (1) Alejandro Valverde
- 2008 European Road Championships:
- Women's U23 road race
Rasa Leleivytė 
Lithuania, 
Lesya Kalytovska 
Ukraine, 
Marta Bastianelli Russia - Men's U23 road race: Cyril Gautier France, Paul Voss Germany Timofey Kritskiy Russia
- Women's U23 road race
- Tour de France – Stage 1 (Brest > Plumelec):
- Mixed martial arts:
- Rugby union:
- Tennis:
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles Final:
- Venus Williams def. Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles Final:
4 July 2008 (Friday)
- Cricket:
- Australia in the West Indies:
- 4th ODI at Basseterre: Australia 282/8 (50 overs) beat West Indies 281/6 (50 overs) by 1 run.
- Australia lead 5-match series 4–0.
- 4th ODI at Basseterre:
- Asia Cup – Super Fours:
Pakistan 116/0 (19.4 overs) beat 
Bangladesh 115/10 (38.2 overs) by 10 wickets (with 182 balls remaining).
- India and Sri Lanka reach the final
- Australia in the West Indies:
3 July 2008 (Thursday)
- Cycling:
- 2008 European Road Championships:
- Women's U23 time trial Ellen van Dijk
Netherlands, Svitlana Halyuk Ukraine, Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine - Men's U23 time trial: Adriano Malori Italy, Timofey Kritskiy Russia, Artem Ovechkin Russia
- Women's U23 time trial
- 2008 European Road Championships:
- Cricket:
- Asia Cup – Super Fours:
- Tri-Series in Scotland:
- New Zealand 102/2 (14.4 ov) beat
Scotland 101 (33.2 ov) by 8 wickets
- New Zealand win the tri-series.
2 July 2008 (Wednesday)
- Association football:
- 2008 Copa Libertadores Final, Second Leg
- Fluminense 3–1 (5–5 Agg.)
LDU Quito (1–3 penalty shootout)
- The Second Leg of the Copa Libertadores finals was played at a packed Estádio do Maracanã to crown the champions. Luis Bolaños of LDU Quito scored first in the 6th minute to put LDU Quito up 1–0 in the game, and 5–2 on aggregate. Fluminense answered back with a hat-trick by Thiago Neves with goals on the 12th, 28th, and 56th, minute. The score at the end of regulation was 3–1, leaving the aggregate at 5–5; extra-time was needed. After a scoreless extra-time, the game went on to a penalty shootout. LDU Quito goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three of four penalty kicks, while his teammate put in three of four to give LDU Quito their first Copa Libertadores title.
- Fluminense
- 2008 Copa Libertadores Final, Second Leg
- Basketball:
- Clay Bennett and the city of Seattle announce a settlement in the city's lawsuit that attempted to keep the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics in the city. Bennett agrees to pay the city US$45 million immediately, with an additional $30 million possible if other conditions are met. The team is now free to move to Oklahoma City for the 2008–09 season, while the Sonics' name and colors will remain with Seattle, and the Sonics' history will be shared between the Oklahoma City team and any future Seattle team. (ESPN)
- Cricket:
1 July 2008 (Tuesday)
- Cricket:
- Associates Tri-Series in Scotland:
- 1st ODI: New Zealand 402/2 (50 ov) beat
Ireland 112 (28.4 ov) by 290 runs
- New Zealand's 290 run win over Ireland is a new world record for the biggest margin of victory by runs. The previous world record was India's 257 run drubbing of Bermuda in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
- 1st ODI:
- Bermuda in Canada:
- Associates Tri-Series in Scotland:
