Events in Sport
- Aug 1 6th Athletics World Championships open at Athens, Greece
- Aug 3 Canadian Open Golf (du Maurier Classic), Glen Abbey GC: Colleen Walker wins by 2 from Liselotte Neumann of Sweden
- Aug 3 Manchester United beats Chelsea 4-2 on penalties to win the Charity Shield, after a bad-tempered 1-all draw at Wembley
World Record
Aug 6 Sri Lanka slams world record 952 for 6 in the 1st cricket Test against India in Colombo; Sanath Jayasuriya 340, Roshan Mahanama 225 - record partnership 576
Sanath Jayasuriya
- Aug 6 Newly established NHL franchise Nashville Predators name Barry Trotz as inaugural coach; lasts 15 seasons and 1,196 regular season games
- Aug 8 Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
- Aug 9 Yanks break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins
- Aug 10 36th Walker Cup: US, 18-6
- Aug 10 Anaheim Angels Tony Phillips arrested for purchasing cocaine
Event of Interest
Aug 10 Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to record 5 year, $575 Million deal
Greg Maddux
Event of Interest
Aug 13 San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
Rickey Henderson
- Aug 14 Karrie Webb wins LPGA Weetabix Women's British Open
- Aug 15 Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th HR
- Aug 15 LA Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2
- Aug 16 For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia)
- Aug 16 The South African soccer team, Bafana Bafana wins against the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at First National Bank stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Aug 16 New Zealand beats Australia, 36-24 in Dunedin to retain the Tri Nations Rugby Series with an unbeaten record; All Blacks flyhalf Carlos Spencer lands 5 penalties and 3 conversions; halftime NZ, 36-0
- Aug 17 PGA Championship, Winged Foot GC: Davis Love III wins his only major title by 5 strokes from Justin Leonard
- Aug 19 NY Yank 3rd baseman Wade Boggs pitches a scoreless inning vs Anaheim
- Aug 24 97th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Joel Kribel
- Aug 24 Colleen Wakjer wins Star Bank LPGA Classic
Event of Interest
Aug 24 Greg Norman wins World Series of Golf shooting 273
Greg Norman
- Aug 24 Mark Calcavecchia wins Greater Vancouver Golf Open shooting 265
- Aug 30 1st WNBA Championship: Houston Comets beat NY Liberty
- Aug 30 Greg Rudaski is 1st to serve (2) 141 MPH serves in a match (US Open)
- Aug 31 Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by NY Yankees
- Aug 31 Scott Hoch wins Greater Milwaukee Golf Open with a 268
- Aug 31 Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the Oilers, playing their first NFL game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis
Birthdays in Sport
- Aug 22 Eddie Williams, American pastor and former fullback (Cleveland Browns), born in San Mateo, California