__NOTOC__ This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in August of 2010.
Deaths in August
1: Eric Tindill 10: Antonio Pettigrew 16: Bobby ThomsonNutt, Amy Ellis. "Baseball legend, ex-N.J. resident Bobby Thomson lived humbled by his 'accidental hero' status", The Star-Ledger, August 18, 2010. Accessed November 23, 2025. "'It was the best thing that ever happened to me,' Thomson once said. 'It may have been the best thing that ever happened to anybody. I walked on a stage made in heaven.'" 22: Stjepan Bobek 27: Anton Geesink 30: Francisco Varallo 31: Laurent Fignon
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2010 Australian Football League
Auto racing 2010 Formula One Sprint Cup IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series GP2 Series GP3 Series WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series Superleague Formula Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT1 World Championship Formula Three Auto GP World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2010 Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2010 WNBA Playoffs Philippines collegiate: NCAA UAAP
Canadian football 2010 Canadian Football League
Cricket 2010 England: County Championship Clydesdale Bank 40 Friends Provident t20
Football (soccer) 2010 National teams competitions UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Sudamericana AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Australia Brazil England France Germany Iran Italy Japan Norway Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2010 PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Lacrosse 2010 Major League Lacrosse
Motorcycle racing 2010 Moto GP Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2010 Super League NRL
Rugby union 2010 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying Top 14 Currie Cup ITM Cup
Snooker Players Tour Championship
August 31, 2010 (Tuesday)
Water polo Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: Group A: 3–28 7–5 Group B: 12–10 8–9
Badminton BWF World Championships in France.
August 30, 2010 (Monday)
Tennis Grand Slams US Open in New York City, United States starts.
Water polo Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: Group A: 10–11 11–10 16–3 Standings (after 2 games): Romania, Italy 6 points, Croatia, Montenegro 3, Spain, Turkey 0. Group B: 7–6 6–9 10–5 Standings (after 2 games): Hungary 6 points, Serbia, Germany, Greece, Macedonia 3, Russia 0.
Cricket Pakistan in England 4th Test in London, day 4 England win by an innings and 225 runs; win 4-match series 3–1.
August 29, 2010 (Sunday) EuroBasket 2011 qualification conclusion.
Field hockey Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina starts.
Auto racing Formula One Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium: (1) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Canada: (1) Boris Said (Ford
Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix in Speedway, Indiana, United States: MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (Moriwaki) 125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia)
Volleyball FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Ningbo, China concludes. The United States win the title for the third time.
Water polo Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: Group A: 6–12 7–6 11–9 Group B: 9–10 10–8 13–5
Golf PGA Tour: FedEx Cup Playoffs: The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey: Winner: Matt Kuchar 272 (-12)PO Kuchar wins his third PGA Tour title. European Tour: Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland: Winner: Edoardo Molinari 278 (-10) Molinari wins his second European Tour title, and is later announced as one of three wildcard picks for the European team for October's Ryder Cup along with Luke Donald and Pádraig Harrington . LPGA Tour: CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg: Winner: Michelle Wie 276 (-12) Wie wins her second LPGA Tour title. Champions Tour: Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington: Winner: Bernhard Langer 198 (-18) Langer wins his fifth Champions Tour title of the season and thirteenth overall. Amateur events: U.S. Amateur Championship in University Place, Washington: Final: Peter Uihlein def. David Chung 4 & 2 Uihlein wins his third major amateur title, as both players earn a place at the 2011 Masters Tournament.
Snooker Players Tour Championship: Euro Event 1 in Fürth, Germany. Judd Trump wins his third professional title.
August 28, 2010 (Saturday)
Basketball FIBA World Championship in Turkey begins.
Cycling Grand Tours: Vuelta a España Starts.
Tennis ATP World Tour Pilot Pen Tennis Sergiy Stakhovsky won the fourth title of his career. WTA Tour Pilot Pen Tennis Caroline Wozniacki won the title for the third consecutive time, her fourth of the year and tenth of her career.
Auto racing IndyCar Series Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Mixed martial arts UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts
Equestrianism Show jumping: Global Champions Tour 9th Competition in Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5*). Marcus Ehning on Noltes Küchengirl wins the title for the first time.
Figure skating ISU Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel, France.
Cricket Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, Final in Dambulla concludes. Sri Lanka win by 74 runs.
August 27, 2010 (Friday)
Football (soccer) UEFA Super Cup in Monaco Atlético Madrid Atlético won the title for the first time.
Athletics IAAF Diamond League: Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium
August 26, 2010 (Thursday) Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore Closes
August 25, 2010 (Wednesday)
Cricket Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka: (teams in bold advance to the final) 223 (46.3 overs; Virender Sehwag 110); 118 (30.1 overs) in Dambulla. India win by 105 runs. Final standings: 11 points, India 10, New Zealand 7.
August 24, 2010 (Tuesday)
Cycling UCI ProTour: Eneco Tour of Benelux concludes. Final general classification: (1) Martin 28h 50' 57" (2) Koos Moerenhout () + 31" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen () + 1' 46"
Cricket Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka: (team in bold advances to the final) 103 (33.4 overs; Thissara Perera 5/28); 104/2 (15.1 overs) in Dambulla. Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets. Standings: Sri Lanka 11 points (4 matches), 7 (3), India 5 (3).
August 23, 2010 (Monday)
Cricket Pakistan in England 3rd Test in London, day 4 Pakistan win by 4 wickets; England lead 4-match series 2–1.
August 22, 2010 (Sunday)
Basketball FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece concludes. Russia won the title for the fourth time.
Tennis ATP World Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Roger Federer won his second title of the year, 17th Masters 1000 title and 63rd title of his career. He wins this event for the fourth time, also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009.
Auto racing IndyCar Series Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, California: (1) Will Power (Team Penske) World Rally Championship Rallye Deutschland in Trier: (1) Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena (Citroën C4 WRC)
Water polo FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand The United States win the Cup for the second time.
Canoeing Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland.
Swimming Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California concludes.
Athletics David Rudisha breaks the men's 800 metres world record in a time of one minute 41.09 seconds at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin. He improves the previous record of Kenyan-born Wilson Kipketer by 0.02 seconds.
Golf Senior majors: JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, United States : (1) Fred Funk 276 (-12) Funk wins his second Tradition and third senior major. PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina: Winner: Arjun Atwal 260 (-20) Atwal becomes the first Indian-born player to win a PGA Tour event, and the first Monday qualifier to win on the tour since 1986. European Tour: Czech Open in Celadná, Czech Republic: Winner: Peter Hanson 278 (-10)PO Hanson wins a three-way playoff for his second European Tour title of the season and fourth of his career. LPGA Tour: Safeway Classic in North Plains, Oregon: Winner: Ai Miyazato 205 (-11) Miyazato wins her fifth LPGA event of the year and sixth of her career, and for the third time this year claims the Number 1 spot in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
August 21, 2010 (Saturday)
Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) Busch completes a clean sweep of all three national series races (Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Trucks) in the same weekend, the first driver to do so.
Rugby union Tri Nations Series: 22–29 in Soweto The All Blacks score two tries in the last 3 minutes to secure the series crown, their tenth overall.
August 20, 2010 (Friday)
Auto racing Nationwide Series Food City 250 in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
August 19, 2010 (Thursday)
Baseball U.S. federal authorities indict retired seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. (The New York Times)
Athletics IAAF Diamond League: Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland.
August 18, 2010 (Wednesday) Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California starts.
Cricket Netherlands in Ireland 2nd ODI in Dublin. Ireland win by 9 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.
August 17, 2010 (Tuesday)
Cycling UCI ProTour Eneco Tour of Benelux Starts.
Cricket Afghanistan in Scotland 2nd ODI in Ayr. Scotland win by 6 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.
August 16, 2010 (Monday)
Cycling UCI ProTour Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany: Tyler Farrar () 5h 02' 36" Edvald Boasson Hagen () s.t. André Greipel () s.t.
Snooker Players Tour Championship: Event 4 in Sheffield Barry Pinches wins the second professional title of his career.
Cricket Afghanistan in Scotland 1st ODI in Ayr. Afghanistan win by 9 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0. Netherlands in Ireland 1st ODI in Dublin. Ireland win by 70 runs; lead 2-match series 1–0.
August 15, 2010 (Sunday)
Basketball FIBA Asia Stanković Cup concludes: Lebanon win the Cup for the first time. FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Bar, Montenegro concludes: Croatia win the title for the second time.
Tennis ATP World Tour Rogers Masters in Toronto, Canada Andy Murray defends his title, and wins the 15th title of his career. WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Mason, Ohio, United States Kim Clijsters won the 38th title of her career.
Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Carfax 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing)
Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix in Brno, Czech Republic: MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (Moriwaki) 125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia)
Horse racing Canadian Triple Crown Breeders' Stakes in Toronto: (1) Miami Deco (trainer: Brian Lynch, jockey: Richard Dos Ramos)
Swimming European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary Concludes.
Golf Men's majors: PGA Championship in Haven, Wisconsin, United States won by Martin Kaymer Kaymer becomes the second German winner of a major championship, after Bernhard Langer. Dustin Johnson misses out on the playoff when he is ruled to have grounded his club in a bunker on the final hole, incurring a two-stroke penalty.
August 14, 2010 (Saturday)
Basketball FIBA South American Championship for Women in Santiago, Chile concludes: Brazil win the title for the tenth successive time, and 23rd time overall.