June 2008 in sports
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- Association football:
- Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group D:
- Spain
2–1 
Sweden - Russia
1–0 
Greece
- Spain, with David Villa scoring his fourth goal, win Group D while Greece, the defending champions, are eliminated. Sweden and Russia will clash for the second quarter-final spot in the last round, with Sweden needing only a draw.
- Spain
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC):
- Group 1: China
1–2 
Iraq - Group 1: Qatar
1–3 
Australia - Group 2: Thailand
0–3 
Japan - Group 2: Bahrain
1–1 
Oman - Group 3: North Korea
2–0 
Jordan - Group 3: Turkmenistan
1–3 
South Korea - Group 4: Singapore
0–2 
Saudi Arabia - Group 4: Uzbekistan
3–0 
Lebanon - Group 5: Syria
0–2 
Iran - Group 5: Kuwait
2–3 
United Arab Emirates
- Seven more countries join Uzbekistan in progressing from the third stage of Asian qualification for the 2010 World Cup, leaving only two more spots to be decided next week. Australia qualify in top position in Group 1, but PR China are eliminated, while Iraq only needs to get 1 point in next weeks' meeting with Qatar. In Group 2, Bahrain and Japan progress as expected, while in Group 3 both Koreas qualify - the North's victory over Jordan assured the South of a place even if they had not also beaten Turkmenistan. In Group 4 Saudi Arabia claimed the group's second berth, while in Group 5 Iran sailed through, leaving the United Arab Emirates needing at least a draw against Syria in order to go through. FIFA.com
- Group 1: China
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF):
- Group 1: Tanzania
0–0 
Cameroon - Group 2: Kenya
2–0 
Zimbabwe - Group 2: Namibia
1–2 
Guinea - Group 3: Uganda
3–1 
Angola - Group 3: Niger
0–2 
Benin - Group 4: Sierra Leone
1–0 
South Africa - Group 5: Gabon
2–0 
Ghana - Group 6: Gambia
1–0 
Algeria - Group 7: Botswana
1–1 
Ivory Coast - Group 8: Rwanda
3–1 
Morocco - Group 9: Seychelles
2–3 
Burkina Faso - Group 10: Chad
2–1 
Congo - Group 10: Sudan
3–2 
Mali - Group 12: Malawi
1–0 
Egypt
- Group 1: Tanzania
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF):
- Second round, first leg:
- Guatemala
6–0 
Saint Lucia - Grenada
2–2 
Costa Rica - Suriname
1–0 
Guyana
- Guatemala
- Second round, second leg:
- Puerto Rico
2–2 
Honduras
Honduras wins 6:2 on aggregage
- Puerto Rico
- Second round, first leg:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC):
- Vanuatu
1–1 
New Caledonia
- Vanuatu
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL):
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group D:
- Basketball:
- FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women at Madrid, Spain:
- Brazil
75–58 Angola - Cuba
66–58 Japan
- Brazil and Cuba will face each other in the final game to contend the last spot in the Olympic tournament.
- Brazil
- FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women at Madrid, Spain:
- Rugby union: Mid-year Tests
- Argentina
14–26 
Scotland at Buenos Aires - Australia 18–12
Ireland at Melbourne - New Zealand
37–20 
England at Auckland - South Africa 37–21
Wales at Pretoria
- Argentina
- Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group C:
- Italy
1–1 
Romania - Netherlands
4–1 
France
- The Netherlands clinch first place and qualify to the quarter-finals. A penalty save by goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon keeps Italy from elimination, but they remain bottom of the group, together with France.
- Italy
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF):
- Group 8: Mauritania
0–1 
Ethiopia - Group 12: Djibouti
0–6 
DR Congo
- Group 8: Mauritania
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group C:
- Cricket:
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
- Only T20: England 127/1 (17.3 ov.) beat New Zealand 123/9 (20 ov.) by 9 wickets.
- Only T20:
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
- Basketball:
- FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women at Madrid, Spain:
- Spain 82–68 Cuba
- Czech Republic
76–64 Japan - Latvia
84–26 Angola - Belarus
86–79(OT) Brazil
- Winners qualify to Olympic tournament
- Spain
- FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women at Madrid, Spain:
- Auto racing:
- In the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Joey Logano wins the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway. At 18 years, 21 days, he becomes the youngest driver to win an event in the series' history.
- Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group B:
- Croatia
2–1 
Germany - Austria
1–1 
Poland
- While Switzerland are eliminated, hope is still alive for their Austrian co-hosts, thanks to a penalty goal on stoppage time. This score also secures the group victory for Croatia, which will face the Czech Republic or Turkey in the quarter-final.
- Croatia
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group B:
- Basketball:
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 4 at Los Angeles:
- Boston Celtics 97, Los Angeles Lakers 91 — Celtics lead series 3–1
- The Celtics erase a 24-point second-quarter deficit and take command of the series.
- Boston Celtics 97, Los Angeles Lakers 91 — Celtics lead series 3–1
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 4 at Los Angeles:
- Cricket:
- Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in 2008
- 3rd ODI-
India 223/3 (35.1 ov.) beat 
Bangladesh 222 (49.5 ov.) by 7 wickets
- 3rd ODI-
- Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in 2008
- Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group A:
- Czech Republic 1–3
Portugal - Switzerland
1–2 
Turkey
- When both matches are finished, Portugal become the first team to advance to the knockout stage, and have 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, while the Swiss hosts are the first to be eliminated from the tournament.
- Czech Republic
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group A:
- 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 Vujacic hold off a potential Celtics run at the final minute to win their first game of the series.
- Los Angeles Lakers 87, Boston Celtics 81 — Celtics lead series 2–1
- 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)
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 3 at Los Angeles:
- Association football:
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group C:
- Romania 0–0 France
- Netherlands 3–0 Italy
- The defending FIFA World Cup champions start off the tournament with a loss.
- Romania
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group C:
- 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.
- 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 take the lead in group B as Lukas Podolski (himself born in Poland) becomes the tournament's first double scorer.
- Austria
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group B:
- 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.
- Boston Celtics 108, Los Angeles Lakers 102 — Celtics lead series 2–0
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 2 at Boston:
- 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
- 3rd Test-
- 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.
- 1st Match-
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
- Motorcycle racing:
- 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.
- ISSF World Cup in Suhl, Germany
- 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.
- 2008 French Open - Men's Singles Final:
- 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.
- Switzerland
- UEFA Euro 2008 - Group A:
- 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 Belmont Stakes - Elmont, New York
- 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.
- 2008 French Open - Women's Singles Final:
- 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
- New Zealand
- Basketball:
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 1 at Boston:
- Boston Celtics 98, Los Angeles Lakers 88 — Celtics lead series 1–0
- 2008 NBA Finals, Game 1 at Boston:
- 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.
- Detroit Red Wings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 — Red Wings win series 4–2
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6 at Pittsburgh:
- 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.)
- Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008
- 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.
- Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (3 OT) — Red Wings lead series 3–2
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5 at Detroit:
- Cricket:
- 2008 Indian Premier League Final
- Template:Cr-IPL 164/7 (20 ov.) beat Template:Cr-IPL 163/5 (20 ov.) by 3 wickets
- 2008 Indian Premier League Final
