August 2003 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Aug 2 South African cricket batsman Graeme Smith blazes 259, fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has 5 wickets in each England innings as Proteas win 2nd Test by an innings and 92 at Lord's

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Aug 16 Cristiano Ronaldo (18) makes his debut for Manchester United and the Premier League in a 4–0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers

Football Star Cristiano Ronaldo
Football Star
Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Aug 16 New Zealand beats Australia, 21-17 at Eden Park, Auckland to win their 5th Tri Nations Rugby Series; All Blacks have undefeated 4-0 record and regain Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies
  • Aug 17 PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: Shaun Micheel wins by 2 strokes from Chad Campbell
  • Aug 23 9th Athletics World Championships open at Saint-Denis, France

Deaths in Sport

  • Aug 7 Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)
  • Aug 9 Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

Person of interestHerb Brooks

Aug 11 Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach, dies in a car accident at 66

Ice Hockey Player & Coach Herb Brooks
Ice Hockey Player & Coach
Herb Brooks
  • Aug 14 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. 1929)
  • Aug 23 Bobby Bonds, American MLB outfielder and coach, dies of lung cancer and brain tumor at 57
  • Aug 26 Jim Wacker, American football coach (b. 1937)