3 September 2008 (Wednesday)
- Basketball:
- The NBA franchise formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics officially announces its new name as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Cricket:
- Bangladesh in Australia:
- 2nd ODI: Australia 118/2 (22.4 ov) beat Bangladesh 117 (36.1 ov) by 8 wickets
- Australia lead the 3-match series 2–0
- South Africa in England:
- 5th ODI: South Africa 6/1 (3 ov) vs England-No result
- England win the series 4–0
- Bangladesh in Australia:
- Cycling - Track:
- 2008 European Track Championships
- Women's Omnium: (1) Elena Tchalykh, (2) Ellen van Dijk, (3) Anastasia Tchulkova
- 2008 European Track Championships
- Rugby union:
- New Zealand 101–14 Samoa at New Plymouth, New Zealand
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