The Roar’s Sports calendar and Australian sports event listing for 2008.

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JANUARY 2008
Dec 29-Jan 4 - Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth
Dec 30-Jan 5 - Gold Coast Women’s Hard Court Tennis
Dec 31-Jan 6 - Adelaide International Tennis
1 - Perth Cup, Ascot
2-6 - New Year’s cricket Test, Aust v India, SCG
2-6 - Bay Classic Cycling, Melbourne
6-11 - Moorilla International Tennis, Hobart
6-12 - Sydney International Tennis
9-12 - Kooyong Classic Tennis, Melbourne
10-13 - National road cycling championships, Ballarat
12 - Sydney Track and Field Classic
13 - Domestic Twenty20 competition final
14-27 - Aust Open Tennis, Melbourne
16-20 - Aust v India 3rd Test, WACA
18 - Hobart National Series athletics
20-27 - Tour Down Under cycling, Adelaide
24-28 - Australian Mountain Bike Championships, ACT
24-28 - Aust v India 4th Test, Adelaide Oval
25-27 - A-League finals series begins
26 - Canberra Track Classic, athletics meeting
27 - Sydney Cup Cycling
31-Feb 3 - Australian Open women’s golf, Kingston Heath, Vic

FEBRUARY 2008
1 - Aust v India Twenty20 cricket, MCG
2 - Australian Athletics Cup, QSAC, Brisbane
2 - Boxing - Gary St Clair’s Commonwealth title bout v Amir Khan, London
3 - Aust v India ODI, Gabba
3 - NFL Super Bowl, Arizona
3 - Hunter Cup Harness Race, Moonee Valley
5 - Sri Lanka v India ODI, Gabba
5-10 - Australian track cycling titles, Sydney
6 - Aust v Qatar World Cup soccer qualifier, Melbourne
7-10 - Australian Ladies Masters Golf
8 - Aust v Sri Lanka ODI, SCG
8-10 - Davis Cup Tennis Rnd 1 Asia Group Aust v Taiwan
10 - Aust v India ODI, MCG
12 - Sri Lanka v India ODI, Canberra
15 - Aust v Sri Lanka ODI, WACA
15 - Super 14 rugby season starts
15 - AFL Pre-season Cup starts
15-17 - NSW Swimming Championships, Sydney
16 - Sydney A Series Athletics Grand Prix, Sydney Olympic Park
16 - Inter Dominion heats, Beckley Park, Geelong
16 - Australia Stakes, Moonee Valley
16-19 - Laureus World Sports awards, St Petersburg
17 - Aust v India ODI, Adelaide Oval
19 - Sri Lanka v India ODI, Adelaide Oval
21 - Melbourne Athletics Grand Prix, Melbourne Olympic Park
21-24 - V8 Supercars Rd 1 - Clipsal 500, Adelaide
21-24 - Jacob’s Creek Golf, Moonah Links
22 - Aust v Sri Lanka ODI, MCG
23 - Australian 20km road walking championships, Albert Park, Melbourne
23 - Domestic One-Day cricket final
23 - Inter Dominion Semi-Finals, Moonee Valley
23-March 5 - Quicksilver and Roxy Pro Surfing, Gold Coast
24 - Aust v India ODI, SCG
26 - Sri Lanka v India ODI, Bellerive Oval
26 - Allan Border Medal, Crown Casino Melbourne
28-March 2 - Athletics National Titles and Olympic Trials, Brisbane
29 - Aust v Sri Lanka ODI, MCG
29 - Rugby League World Club Challenge, Melb v Leeds, Leeds
29-March 2 - Superbike World Championship, Phillip Is
TBC: A-League Grand Final
TBC: NBL final series starts

MARCH 2008
1 - Charity Shield RL match St George v Souths, Sydney
1 - Inter Dominion Final, Moonee Valley
1 - Aust v Canada Baseball Test, Gold Coast
2 - Aust v Canada Baseball Test, Gold Coast
2 - First Tri-Series cricket ODI final, SCG
4 - Second Tri-Series cricket ODI final, Gabba
7 - Third Tri-Series cricket ODI final, Adelaide Oval (if needed)
7-9 - V8 Supercars Rd 2 - Eastern Creek Sydney
8 - Australian Cup Races, Caulfield
8 - AFL pre-season grand final
13-16 - Australian F1 GP
13-16 - V8 Supercars non-championship round
14-17 - NRL first round
15 - $1 million Golden Rose at Rosehill
16-20 - Pura Cup Cricket final, TBC
18-28 - Bells Beach surfing
20 - AFL first round begins
22-24 - Stawell Gift athletics
22-29 - National Swimming Championships and Olympic trials, Sydney
24-April 5 - Magic Millions Racing Carnival
26 - Aust v China World Cup soccer qualifier, China
26-30 - Cycling World Track Championships, Manchester
29 - Dubai World Cup Races, Dubai
30 - World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh
TBC: Australian cricket tour of Pakistan

APRIL 2008
3-6 - National Surf Lifesaving Championships
5 - Trans-Tasman Netball League starts
7-13 - US Masters golf, Augusta
9-13 - FINA short course world swimming titles, Manchester
11-13 - Davis Cup Tennis 2nd Rd, Aust v Thailand, Townsville
11-13 - Australian Olympic diving trials, Hobart
12-13 - BMX Supercross World Cup, Rnd 2, Adelaide
16-20 - National BMX Championships, Adelaide
18-20 - V8 Supercars, Rd 3, Hamilton NZ
19 - Golden Slipper Day Races, Rosehill
19 - Aust v USA women’s basketball, Beijing
20 - Aust v China women’s basketball, Beijing
21 - Aust v Cuba women’s basketball, Beijing
23 - Aust v Korea women’s basketball, Beijing
24 - Aust v NZ women’s basketball, Beijing
26 - Women’s basketball series final, Beijing
26 - AJC Derby Races, Randwick
30 - AJC Australian Oaks at Randwick

MAY 2008
2 - City v Country NSW rugby league, Wollongong
3 - Sydney Cup and Doncaster Races, Randwick
9 - Aust v NZ Test rugby league Test, Sydney
9-11 - V8 Supercars Rd 4 Perth, WA
17 - Doomben Cup, Doomben, Brisbane
21 - State of Origin I Rugby League, Sydney
22-26 - Aust v West Indies first Test, Sabina Park, Kingston
23-24 - Super 14 rugby semi-finals
24 - Doomben 10,000 Races, Doomben
26-June 8 - French Open Tennis, Paris
29-30 - FIFA Congress, Sydney
29-June 5 - BMX World Championships, Taiyuan, China
30-June 3 - Aust v West Indies second Test, Antigua
31 - Super 14 rugby final
31 - Qld Oaks Races, Eagle Farm

JUNE 2008
1 - Aust v Iraq World Cup soccer qualifier, Brisbane
7 - Aust v Iraq World Cup soccer qualifier, Dubai
7 - Stradbroke Handicap Races, Eagle Farm
7 - English Derby Races, Epsom
7-9 - V8 Supercars Rd 5, Sandown, Melbourne
9 - Brisbane Cup Races, Eagle Farm
9-15 - Queen’s Club Tennis, London
11 - State of Origin II Rugby League, Brisbane
12-16 - Aust v West Indies third Test, Barbados
12-15 - US Open Golf, Torrey Pines, California
14 - Aust v Ireland rugby Test, Melbourne
14 - Aust v Qatar World Cup soccer qualifier, Doha
15 - Oslo Golden League Athletics
17-21 - Royal Ascot race carnival, UK
21 - Aust v West Indies Twenty20, Barbados
22 - Aust v China World Cup soccer qualifier, Aust
23-July 6 - Wimbledon Tennis, London
24 - Aust v West Indies first ODI, Kingstown
27 - Aust v West Indies second ODI, Grenada
28 - Aust v France rugby Test, Sydney
29 - Aust v West Indies third ODI, Grenada

JULY 2008
2 - Rugby League State of Origin III, Sydney
4 - Aust v West Indies fourth ODI, St Kitts
4-6 - V8 Supercars Rd 6 Darwin
5 - Aust v France rugby Test, Brisbane
5-27 - Tour de France Cycling
6 - Aust v West Indies fifth ODI, St Kitts
6 - Paris Golden League Athletics
12 - Trans-Tasman Netball League final series begins
13 - Rome Golden League Athletics
17-20 - British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale
18-20 - V8 Supercars, Rd 7 Ipswich, Qld
19 - South Africa v Aust rugby Test, Perth
26 - All Blacks v Aust rugby Test, Sydney
28 - Trans-Tasman Netball League grand final

AUGUST 2008
1-3 - V8 Supercars Rd 8 Winton, Vic
2 - All Blacks v Aust rugby Test, Auckland
4-10 - US PGA Golf, Oakland Hills Country Club, Michigan
8-24 - Olympic Games, Beijing
15 - A-League Soccer season starts
23 - South Africa v Aust rugby Test, Durban
25-Sept 7 - US Open Tennis, New York
30 - South Africa v Aust rugby Test, Jo’Burg
31 - City to Surf foot race, Sydney
31 - Aust v Bangladesh ODI cricket, Darwin

SEPTEMBER 2008
3 - Aust v Bangladesh ODI cricket, Darwin
5-27: AFL Finals series
6 - Aust v Bangladesh ODI cricket, Darwin
7 - Zurich Golden League Athletics
11 - Champions Trophy cricket starts, Pakistan.
12-14 - V8 Supercars Rd 9 Phillip Is, Vic
12-Oct 5 - NRL Finals series
13 - All Blacks v Aust rugby Test, Brisbane
13 - Champions Trophy Australia v India, Lahore
13-14 - Fed Cup Tennis final
13-14 - Stuttgart Athletics meet
14 - Brussels Golden League Athletics
16 - Berlin Golden League Athletics
16 - NRL Dally M Awards, Sydney
17 - Champions Trophy Pakistan v Australia, Rawalpindi
19-21 - Ryder Cup golf, Kentucky
19-21 - Davis Cup tennis, World Group playoff, Aust v Chile in Chile
21 - Sydney Marathon
21 - Champions Trophy Australia v West Indies, Karachi
22 - AFL Brownlow Medal
24 - Champions Trophy 1st semi-final, Karachi
25 - Champions Trophy 2nd semi-final, Rawalpindi
27 - AFL Grand Final
28 - Champions Trophy Cricket final, Lahore
TBC: NBL Australian Basketball Championship begins

OCTOBER 2008
4 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 1, Perth
5 - NRL Grand Final
5 - Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Phillip Is
5 - Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Race, France
9-12 - V8 Supercars Rd 10, Bathurst 1000, NSW
9-12 - World Matchplay Golf, Wentworth, UK
9-13 - Aust v India first Test, Bangalore
11 - Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon
17-21 - Aust v India, 2nd Test Mohali
18 - Caulfield Cup, Caulfield
18 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 2, Adelaide
23-26 - Indy Car 300, Surfers Paradise
23-26 - V8 Supercars Rd 11, Surfers Paradise
25 - RL World Cup begins: Eng v PNG, Townsville
25 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 3, Melbourne
26 - RL World Cup: Aust v NZ, Sydney
25 - Cox Plate, Moonee Valley
25 - Breeders Cup races, Kentucky
26 - RL World Cup: Scot v France, ACT
27 - RL World Cup: Tonga v Ireland, Parramatta
28-Nov 1 - Aust v India 3rd Test, Delhi
31 - RL World Cup: Samoa v Tonga, Penrith
TBC: Melbourne Marathon
TBC: Domestic one-day cricket season starts
TBC: Pura Cup season starts
TBC: Herald Sun Tour cycling, Victoria

NOVEMBER 2008
1 - RL World Cup: Fiji v France, Wollongong
1 - RL World Cup: NZ v PNG, Gold Coast
1 - Derby Day, Flemington
1 - Aust v NZ Rugby Test, Hong Kong
1 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 4, Sydney
2 - RL World Cup: Aust v Eng, Melbourne
4 - Melbourne Cup, Flemington
5 - RL World Cup: Sco v Fiji, Central Coast
5 - RL World Cup: Ire v Samoa, Parramatta
5-9 - Aust v India fourth Test, Nagpur
6 - Oaks Day, Flemington
6-8 - V8 Supercars Rd 12, Desert 400, Bahrain
8 - RL World Cup: Pool 2 (team 2) v Pool 3 (team 2), Rockhampton
8 - RL World Cup: Eng v NZ, Newcastle
8 - Emirate Stakes Day, Flemington
8 - Aust v Italy Rugby Test, TBC
9 - RL World Cup: Pool 2 (team 3) v Pool 3 (team 3), Penrith
9 - RL World Cup: PNG v Aust, Townsville
10 - RL World Cup: SF qualifier Pool 2 (team 1) v Pool 3 (team 1), Gold Coast
13-16 - NSW v New Zealand cricket, Sydney
15 - RL World Cup: Semi-final 1, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 5, Nth Qld
15 - Aust v England Rugby Test, Twickenham
16 - RL World Cup: Semi-final 2, Sydney Football Stadium
20-24 Australia v New Zealand first Test Brisbane
21-23 - V8 Supercars Rd 13, Tasmania Challenge, Launceston
21-23 - Davis Cup Tennis Final
22 - RL World Cup: Final, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
22 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 6, Newcastle
22 - Aust v France Rugby Test, Paris
28-Dec 2 Australia v New Zealand Second Test, Adelaide
29 - Australian Supercross, Rnd 7, Brisbane
29 - Aust v Wales Rugby Test, Cardiff
30 - Great Australian Run, Melbourne
30 - Japan Cup Races, Tokyo
TBC: Australian Masters Golf, Huntingdale

DECEMBER 2008
3 - Aust v Barbarians Rugby, Wembley
4-7 - V8 Supercars Rd 14, Oran Park, Sydney
6-8 - WA v South Africa cricket, Perth
12-16 - Australia v South Africa, first Test, Perth
14 - Hong Kong International Race Day
20-22 - Tas v South Africa cricket, Hobart
26 - Start of Sydney to Hobart yacht race
26-30 - Boxing Day Cricket Test, Aust v South Africa, MCG
29-Jan 4 - Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth
TBC: Australian PGA golf, Coolum
TBC: NBL All-Star game, Melbourne
TBC: Aust Open Golf, The Australian
TBC: Track and Field Classic, Perth
TBC: Domestic Twenty20 cricket competition

View our 2009 sports calendar.