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
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