ShoXC 7 8/24 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 September 9/6 – UFC 88: Breakthrough 9/13 – Strikeforce: Young Guns III 9/17 – UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer 9/20 – Strikeforce: At The Mansion II 9/23 – DREAM.6 9/26 – ShoXC 8 9/28 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5 October 10/3 – Strikeforce: Payback 10/4 – EliteXC: Heat 10/10 – ShoXC 9 () 10/18 – UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben 10/25 – UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté November 11/1 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 11/5 – WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown 11/15 – UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar 11/21 – Strikeforce: Destruction December 12/3 – WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia 12/10 – UFC: Fight for the Troops 12/13 – The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale 12/27 – UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 12/31 – Dynamite!! 2008 () Motorsport Olympic Games August 8 – Games of the XXIX Olympiad open in Beijing Paragliding Greg Blondeau won the 10th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Niš, Serbia. Ewa Wisnierska won the gold medal in the female category. Polo Chile defeats Brazil to win the 2008 World Polo Championship in México Radiosport 14th Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held at Hwaseong, South Korea Rotorcraft Viktor Korotaev (pilot) and Nikolay Burov (co-pilot) won the 13th World Helicopter Championship in Eisenach. Rowing The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – Oxford University beat Cambridge University to gain their third victory in five years. Rugby league 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 F.C. 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