2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Race
Garth Tander limped home in twelfth place ahead of Mark Noske, Marcus Marshall and Fabrizio Giovanardi. Two of the hardest hit by tyre delaminations, Steve Ellery and Todd Kelly finished 16th and 17th and were the last fit cars home. Ingall limped his car home for some championship points ahead of Patrizi, while Rick Kelly and Dumbrell were classified in 20th position after the team rebuilt the throttle linkages, having lost 34 laps.


2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Race
The race victory vaulted Whincup back into the championship lead he lost after crashing out of the Hamilton 400 in April. Tander's twelfth-place finish helped to minimise the points loss but dropped to third place behind Mark Winterbottom.


2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Results, Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:


2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Results, Race
- David Reynolds practiced the #16 HSV Dealer Team, before stepping aside for Rick Kelly after his car was withdrawn after a crash on Saturday.


2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Championship standings
After Round 10 of 14, the top five positions in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series were as follows:


2008 Supercopa de España
The 2008 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 17 August and 24 August 2008. It was contested by Valencia, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2007–08, and Real Madrid, who won the 2007–08 La Liga. Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate for their eighth Supercopa de España title.


2008 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The Supercopa 2008 was disputed in the Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza. The teams that took part in the tournament were:


2008 Supercoppa Italiana
The 2008 Supercoppa Italiana was a football match that was played by 2007–08 Serie A winners Internazionale and 2007–08 Coppa Italia winners Roma. The match proved to be a tightly contested affair. After exchanging goals, it appeared that Inter was on its way to victory on Mario Balotelli's goal on the 83rd minute, however, Mirko Vučinić tied the game for Roma at the 90th minute. Extra time settled nothing.


2008 Supercoppa Italiana
In the penalty shoot-out, it appeared that a miss by Inter's Dejan Stanković would be decisive, however, Roma captain Francesco Totti missed the team's fifth shot, which would have given his team the cup. In the seventh round, Roma's Juan missed while Inter captain Javier Zanetti scored, ending the match in favour of the Serie A champions.


2008 Supercoppa Italiana
The match took place on 24 August 2008 in San Siro, Milan.


2008 Supercoppa Italiana
To date, this remains the only occasion on which manager José Mourinho won a trophy on a penalty shoot-out.


2008 Superettan, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Örgryte IS won the championship.


2008 Superettan, Relegation play-offs
Öster stays in, Limhamn Bunkeflo is relegated to Division 1.


2008 Superleague Formula season
The 2008 Superleague Formula season was the inaugural Superleague Formula championship. The season started very late in 2008 with the first round being on August 31 at Donington Park. There were six rounds (twelve races) in total with the successful season finale at Circuito Permanente de Jerez on 23 November. In the 18 cars on the grid were established A1GP and GP2 drivers as well as two ex-Formula One race starters, Robert Doornbos and Antônio Pizzonia.


2008 Superleague Formula season
Beijing Guoan, run under former Formula One team Zakspeed with driver Davide Rigon, were eventually crowned the first ever champions at the last event of the season.


2008 Supersport World Championship
The 2008 Supersport World Championship was the tenth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the twelfth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 23 February at Losail and finished on 2 November at Portimão after 13 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round with the exception of Salt Lake City.


2008 Superstars Series
The 2008 Superstars Series season was the fifth season of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the second season of the International Superstars Series. The Italian championship was won by Gianni Morbidelli driving for Audi, while the international series was won by Stefano Gabellini driving for BMW.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 30th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was constested by Porto and Sporting CP. Porto participated in their 24th Supertaça final, their third consecutive final since 2006. Porto went into the match as the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 14-time winners. Sporting CP participated in their eighth Supertaça final, also their second consecutive final. Sporting CP went into the match as the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira six-time winners.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The final took place at Estádio Algarve in Faro on 16 August 2008. The match was televised on TVI. Porto entered the match as the 2007–08 Primeira Liga winners while Sporting entered the match as the winners of the 2007–08 Taça de Portugal after defeating Porto at the Estádio Nacional in May 2008.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
After an even first half, Yannick Djaló broke the dead lock just before the half was over. Following the brake, Sporting would go on to score again from Djaló after Cristian Săpunaru's mistake. Porto would later go on to be awarded a penalty following a poor challenge by Marco Caneira. Rui Patrício would save Lucho González's penalty and Sporting held on to capture the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Sporting collected a second consecutive Super Cup, raising the club's tally to seven trophies in this competition.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match
The Supertaça was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro. This was the second time that the Supertaça was played in this stadium the other time being in 2005. This was third time that the Estádio Algarve hosted a major final, four months prior to the Supertaça it hosted the 2008 Taça da Liga Final between Sporting and Vitória de Setúbal. Ten thousand tickets were allocated for each team which went on sale on the 2 August.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Entry
Porto qualified for their third consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by clinching the Primeira Liga title with five games to spare. Porto's strong start to the season with important victories over rivals Benfica and Sporting CP provided distance from their main title rivals. However, a drop in form in early 2008 which resulted in two loses in three games meant that Porto's main title challengers were able to capitalize on Porto's mistakes.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Entry
Porto's resurgence after a dip in form saw them pick up decisive away wins at crucial stages of the season against Belenenses and Leixões which helped deliver the trophy back to Porto for a third consecutive season. In Gameweek 25, Porto defeated Estrela da Amadora, 6–0 at the Estádio do Dragão to clinch the Primeira Liga for the 23rd time.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Entry
Sporting CP qualified by winning the 2008 Taça de Portugal Final, beating Porto 2–0 in the final. Sporting beat Louletano 4–0, Lagoa 4–0, Marítimo 2–1, Estrela da Amadora 1–0 and Benfica 5–3. Sporting's 5–3 semi-final victory over Benfica saw the club come back from 2–0 down with goals from Liédson, Derlei, Simon Vukčević and two from Yannick Djaló. The 2008 victory was Sporting's fifteen Taça de Portugal triumph and consequently gained a berth in the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Officials
The match officials for the game were confirmed on 12 August 2008. Carlos Xistra of Castelo Branco was named as referee. Xistra had previously officiated the 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira between Benfica and Porto at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra. Xistra was assisted by José Braga of Portalegre and Mário Dionísio of Setúbal, while the fourth official was André Gralha of Santarém.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Background
Porto were appearing in their 24th Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in which it was their third consecutive Supertaça appearance since 2006. Porto went into the match as 15-time winners (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994,  1996, 1998, 1999,  2001, 2003, 2004, 2006). Of their 23 appearances, they had lost 8 times (1979, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2007). Sporting were appearing in their eighth final. Sporting went into the match as six-time winners (1982, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007). Of the seven Supertaças they had played in, they had only lost one occasion, in 1980 against Benfica.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Background
In Porto's and Sporting's history, the two sides had met prior to their meeting in the Supertaça on seven different occasions. Of those seven, Sporting won three games whilst the four games ended in draws. Porto went into the game without a single win against Sporting in this competition. The last meeting between these two sides in this competition was the 2007 Supertaça competition where Sporting defeated Porto, 1–0 thanks to a goal from Marat Izmailov. The last meeting between these sides prior to this match was the 2008 Taça de Portugal Final, where Sporting defeated Porto, 2–0. Rodrigo Tiuí scored two goals in extra time to clinch Sporting the Taça de Portugal.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Team selection
Both clubs went into the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with players missing. Sporting were missing several key players like Liédson, Pedro Silva and Simon Vukčević, while Porto were without influential talisman Ricardo Quaresma. Liédson was ineligible for the Supertaça following an injury sustained in a pre-season game. Pedro Silva was suspended after being red-carded in Sporting's last pre-season game of the summer against Dutch side PSV. Sporting were also without Montenegrin midfielder Vukčević due to injury. Vukčević sustained an injury at the beginning of August which kept him out of action for one month. He suffered an acute muscle injury to his left thigh.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Team selection
Jesualdo Ferreira's squad selection for the match saw the presence of nine newly acquired players of which they included Cristian Rodríguez, Cristian Săpunaru, Daniel Candeias, Fernando, Fredy Guarín, Hulk, Nelson Benítez, Rolando and Tomás Costa. Of those nine, Rodríguez, Săpunaru, Guarín and Benítez started the game. Candeias and Hulk were later used in the match as substitutes. Paulo Bento's squad selection saw him include four new signings in Daniel Carriço, Fábio Rochemback, Hélder Postiga and Marco Caneira. Of those four, Rochemback and Caneira would start the game, although Postiga was later used in the match as a substitute.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Summary
Sporting started strong with more possession of the ball but failed to create clear cut chances. As the game progressed in the first half, Porto started to grow more into the game and created several chances which tested Sporting's Rui Patrício. Porto's most clear cut chance in the first half fell to Porto captain Lucho González who struck the post on 32 minutes.


2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Summary
As the half came to a close, clever link up play between Leandro Romagnoli and Abel dismantled Porto's wing and Abel threaded a ball threw to an unmarked Yannick Djaló who on the edge of the box fired the ball past Helton. Following the break, Porto started stronger and began to create more in attack after Ernesto Farías gave away to Hulk. Despite Porto's superiority, Djaló would score yet again after a series of defense mistakes. Despite Sporting's second goal, Porto pressed to find a consolation. Porto's hunt for their first goal, saw them awarded a penalty by Carlos Xistra following a clumsy challenge by Marco Caneira. González stepped up and saw his penalty saved by Patrício. Sporting would hold on to capture a seventh Supertaça.


2008 Suruga Bank Championship
The 2008 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2008; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2008) is the inaugural match between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested by the 2007 J. League Cup winner Japanese club Gamba Osaka and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana champion Argentine club Arsenal.


2008 Suruga Bank Championship
The match was won by Arsenal after a late second-half header by Carlos Casteglione off a corner kick by Javier Yacuzzi.


2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season
The 2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season was Suwon Samsung Bluewings's thirteenth season in the K-League in Republic of Korea. Suwon Samsung Bluewings is competing in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup.


2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen 2008 was the fifty-third season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started on March 20, 2008 and concluded on September 21, 2008 with the Final, held at Fredriksskans, Kalmar. The final was decided on a penalty shootout that IFK Göteborg won 5–4 against Kalmar FF.


2008 Svenska Cupen, First round
The matches were played between March 20 and April 12, 2008.


2008 Svenska Cupen, Second round
In this round entered winners from the previous round as well as all teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan. The matches were played between April 23 and May 1, 2008.


2008 Svenska Cupen, Third round
In this round entered winners from the previous round. The matches were played between May 14 and 18, 2008.


2008 Svenska Cupen, Fourth round
The matches were played on June 25, 26 and 28, 2008.


2008 Svenska Cupen Final
The 2008 Svenska Cupen Final took place on 21 September 2008 at Fredriksskans, Kalmar. The match was contested by the then-leaders in Allsvenskan, Kalmar FF, and 4th placed IFK Göteborg. It was two years running that Kalmar and Göteborg met in the cup final and the latter match was played at Fredriksskans.


2008 Svenska Cupen Final
The 90 minutes plus extra time ended in a goalless draw. After four successive penalties for both teams, Göteborg keeper Kim Christensen saved Marcus Lindberg's penalty. Thereafter Pontus Wernbloom scored and secured the fifth Svenska Cupen title for IFK Göteborg of all time.


2008 Svenska Supercupen
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2008 Svenska Supercupen
Svenska Supercupen 2008, Swedish Super Cup 2008, was a Swedish football match, played 22 March 2008 between Allsvenskan champions IFK Göteborg and Svenska Cupen winners Kalmar FF. The match was played at Ullevi in Gothenburg.


2008 Svenska Supercupen
Jonas Wallerstedt gave IFK the lead in halftime in the 24th minute. Later, in the 67th minute, Hjálmar Jónsson scored on a freekick from distance and Wallerstedt got his second of the afternoon in the 82nd minute. César Santin got one back for Kalmar in the 87th minute.


2008 Svenska Supercupen
This was the 2nd edition of Svenska Supercupen, the first was in 2007 when IF Elfsborg beat Helsingborgs IF 1-0.


2008 Swale Borough Council election
The 2008 Swale Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2008 Swale Borough Council election, Background
16 of the 47 seats on the council were contested in 2008, with the Conservatives defending 9 seats, the Liberal Democrats 4 seats and Labour 3 seats. A total of 53 people contested the election and as well as candidates from the main political parties,  there were also 2 candidates from Sheppey First standing on the Isle of Sheppey and 2 candidates from Faversham First contesting wards in Faversham.


2008 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservative majority on the council was increased by one seat after gaining three seats, but also losing two seats. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats had a net loss of one seat, while Sheppey First gained a seat.


2008 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives picked up two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Minster Cliffs and St Michaels and one seat from Labour in Queenborough and Halfway. However the Liberal Democrats took one seat from the Conservatives in Davington Priory, while Sheppey First also gained a seat from the Conservatives in Sheppey Central.


2008 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2008 and 2010, Minster Cliffs
A by-election was held in Minster Cliffs on 25 September 2008 after the resignation of Sheppey First councillor Chris Boden. The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Andy Booth with a majority of 221 votes over Sheppey First candidate Ray Adams.


2008 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2008 and 2010, Sheerness East
A by-election was held in Sheerness East on 25 September 2008 after the resignation of Sheppey First councillor Gemma Wray. The seat was gained by Labour candidate David Sargent with a majority of 149 votes over Liberal Democrat Colin Howe.


2008 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2008 and 2010, Teynham and Lynsted
A by-election was held in Teynham and Lynsted on 2 October 2008 after the death of Conservative councillor John Disney. The seat was held by Conservative Trevor Fentiman with a majority of 274 votes over Labour candidate Ken Rowles.


2008 Swat Valley bombing
The 23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing occurred on 23 August 2008 when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a police station in Charbagh Tehsil of Swat valley of North West Frontier Province killing 20 people. The Tehrik-e-Taleban organisation claimed responsibility.


2008 Swazi general election
General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 September 2008 to elect the members of the House of Assembly. It was the first election under the new constitution introduced in 2006, and the first time that foreign observers were allowed to monitor an election in the country. It was observed by an Expert Team established by the Commonwealth Secretary-General at the request of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Swaziland.


2008 Swazi general election
On the day before the election, several union officials were arrested for attempting to block the border with South Africa at Oshoek for a pro-democracy protest.


2008 Swazi general election
Political parties remained banned in Swaziland, so all candidates for the 55 seats were independents. Following the election, King Mswati III was to appoint 10 more MPs. The National Assembly would then elect 10 members for the Senate, with the King appointing 20 more.


2008 Swaziland Four Nations Tournament
The Swaziland Four Nations Tournament 2008 soccer finals were held from February 9 to February 10, 2008 at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba, Swaziland. Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho and Mozambique IX were the teams who played in this tournament. Malawi were originally due to take part, but withdrew at the last moment and Mozambique took their part. Mozambique played with an Invitational XI not their A team, therefore all their matches are unofficial.


2008 Swedish Football Division 2
The following are the statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 2008 season.


2008 Swedish Football Division 2, Player of the year awards
Ever since 2003 the online bookmaker Unibet have given out awards at the end of the season to the best players in Division 2. The recipients are decided by a jury of sportsjournalists, coaches and football experts. The names highlighted in green won the overall national award.


2008 Swedish Football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 2008 season.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2008 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the SAS Masters Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Latvia.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour
Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) took over as main sponsor of the tour after 12 years with Telia Company, and the name was changed to the SAS Masters Tour.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour
Most of the tournaments also featured on the 2008 Nordic Golf League (NGL) or the 2008 Challenge Tour (CHA).


2008 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 14 events played between May and October.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The 2008 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the SAS Masters Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
Scandinavian Airlines replaced Telia Company as the tour's main sponsor and minimum purse for tournaments were raised to SEK 300,000. The sponsorship agreement amounted to a total of SEK 55 million and included the men's SAS Masters (formerly Scandinavian Masters) and women's SAS Masters in Norway.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The Swedish International, held since 1962 and included on the tour since its inception in 1986, was discontinued.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
Teenage twins Jacqueline and Caroline Hedwall finished top at the inaugural SAS Masters Tour event. Catrin Nilsmark and Czech Republic's Zuzana Masinova both won two events, and Masinova won the Order of Merit thanks to three runner-up finishes.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
25 places at the LET event Göteborg Masters was reserved for players of the tour.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule
The season consisted of 12 tournaments played between May and October, where one event was held in Finland, and one was a Ladies European Tour event.


2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Order of Merit
An official feeder tour for the Ladies European Tour, the top two finishers in the Order of Merit earned LET cards for 2009. The two qualifiers received Exemption Category 7, ahead of the 30 Q-School graduates with Category 8A. Johanna Lundberg received the second card, as Catrin Nilsmark was already exempt in Category 2, after winning an LET major, the Evian Masters.


2008 Swedish Open
The 2008 Swedish Open (also known as the Catella Swedish Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 61st edition of the Swedish Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Båstad tennisstadion in Båstad, Sweden, from 7 July through 13 July 2008.


2008 Swedish Open
The singles draw was headlined by new ATP No. 4, Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch titlist and Båstad defending champion David Ferrer, Nottingham finalist Fernando Verdasco, and Warsaw runner-up and 2006 Båstad winner Tommy Robredo. Also present were Miami Masters semifinalist Tomáš Berdych, Costa do Sauípe runner-up and 2002 Båstad champion Carlos Moyá, Gaël Monfils, Jarkko Nieminen and Robin Söderling.


2008 Swedish Open, Finals, Doubles
Jonas Björkman /  Robin Söderling defeated  Johan Brunström /  Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–2, 6–2


2008 Swedish Open – Doubles
Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle were the defending champions, but Knowle chose not to participate, and only Aspelin competed that year. Aspelin partnered with Thomas Johansson, but lost in the semifinals to Jonas Björkman and Robin Söderling.


2008 Swedish Open – Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Robin Söderling won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Johan Brunström and Jean-Julien Rojer.


2008 Swedish Open – Singles
David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Tommy Robredo.


2008 Swedish Open – Singles
Thirds-seeded Tommy Robredo won in the final 6–4, 6–1, against fourth-seeded Tomáš Berdych.


2008 Swedish Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2008 Swedish Rally
The 2008 Swedish Rally, officially 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, was the second round of 2008 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally took place during February 7–10, beginning with Super Special Stage placed in rallybase, Karlstad. The rally was also the first round of Production Car World Rally Championship this season.


2008 Swedish Rally
Even though it snowed before the rally, eliminating the threat of calling the event off, the mild temperatures caused cancellation of stages 12 and 18, shortening the overall competitive kilometers count.


2008 Swedish Rally
The rally was won by BP Ford World Rally Team's 22-year-old Jari-Matti Latvala. With his debut win, Latvala became the youngest winner in the history of the World Rally Championship, breaking Henri Toivonen's record from the 1980 RAC Rally. Latvala's teammate and compatriot Mikko Hirvonen was second and Stobart VK M-Sport Ford's Gigi Galli completed an all-Ford podium. Subaru World Rally Team's Petter Solberg was fourth, followed by Andreas Mikkelsen, Dani Sordo, Toni Gardemeister, Juho Hänninen, Mads Østberg and Jari Ketomaa. Fifth-placed Matthew Wilson ran into technical problems with throttle on the penultimate stage and had to retire.


2008 Swedish Rally
Sébastien Loeb crashed out and rolled his car while running third, then retired again, after restarting under SupeRally and winning two stages, because of the damaged engine. Henning Solberg  inherited the third place, but later suffered a puncture causing him to slip further down and then crashed while running fourth and was forced to retire for the second day; after rejoining the fight under SupeRally format Norwegian was the fastest driver on day three, winning all the remaining stages.


2008 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships
The 2008 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships took place in Eriksdalsbadet, Sweden between November 27, 2008 and November 30, 2008. 44 champions were declared.


2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season.


2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship, Drivers
These were the STCC entries for the 2008 season. Entrants with numbers 90 and above also competed in the privateer competition known as Semcon Cup. All teams were Swedish-registered.


2008 Swindon Borough Council election
The 2008 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2008 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2008 Swindon Borough Council election, Campaign
Several unusual events attracted attention during the campaign. A yorkshire terrier was reported as having received a polling card for the election, with his owner being faced with being charged with supplying false electoral information and as a result had to write a letter of apology. Meanwhile, Swindon council got a look-alike of Captain Jack Sparrow to hand out balloons and leaflets on the election in an attempt to increase interest in the election.


2008 Swindon Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw each party end with the same number of seats as before the election with the Conservatives remaining in control with 43 seats. The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour in Park ward but Labour also took a seat back from the Conservatives in Central ward. In total 15 councillors were re-elected with Labour staying on 12 seats, the Liberal Democrats 3 and 1 independent.


2008 Swiss Federal Council election
On 10 December 2008, the Swiss Federal Assembly elected Ueli Maurer as successor to Federal Councillor Samuel Schmid. Schmid resigned on 12 November 2008 after a number of controversies, officially citing health and personal reasons. Maurer took office on 1 January 2009.


2008 Swiss Federal Council election, Candidates
The Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), Switzerland's largest party by voter share but no longer represented in the Federal Council after the 2008 split-off of Schmid's Conservative Democratic Party (BDP), claimed Schmid's seat. The other governing parties including the BDP accepted the SVP's claim and declined to field candidates of their own.


2008 Swiss Federal Council election, Candidates
On 27 November 2008, the SVP's parliamentary group decided to nominate former Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher and former party president Ueli Maurer as candidates for Schmid's seat. Under new SVP party rules, any SVP member elected to the position without being nominated for it by the group would automatically lose his or her party membership. The opposition Green Party, citing their opposition to the SVP's policies and their representation on the Council, fielded State Councillor Luc Recordon as a candidate of their own.


2008 Swiss Federal Council election, Candidates
All governing parties declared Blocher to be unacceptable as Federal Councillor. The center-right Free Democrats (FDP/PRD) decided to support Maurer, while the center-left Social Democrats (SP/PS) announced that they would not elect him and were looking for an alternative SVP candidate. The centrist Christian Democrats (CVP/PDC) announced on 9 December 2008 that a narrow majority of their parliamentary group, 23 MPs, would vote for Maurer


2008 Swiss Federal Council election, Results
Prior to the first round, Hansjörg Walter, an SVP councillor from Thurgau who had previously been rumored to be the favorite of the center-left parties, announced that he would not accept an election. He nonetheless received 109 votes. Following the first round, SVP group leader Caspar Baader announced that Christoph Blocher's candidacy was withdrawn in favor of Ueli Maurer. Green Party candidate Luc Recordon, who did not receive more than ten votes in the first round, declared that he would "suspend" his candidacy.


2008 Swiss Federal Council election, Results
Ueli Maurer was elected Federal Councillor on the third ballot, receiving exactly the 122 votes required.


2008 Swiss Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 Swiss Figure Skating Championships (officially named German: Schweizermeisterschaften Elite Kunstlaufen und Eistanzen and French: Championnats Suisses Elite Patinage Artistique et Danse sur Glace) were held at the Eishalle Deutweg in Winterthur from December 7 through 8th, 2007. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2008 Swiss Open Super Series
The 2008 Swiss Open Super Series was the fourth tournament of 2008 BWF Super Series badminton tournament. It was held from March 11 to March 16, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland.


2008 Swiss referendums
Ten referendums were held in Switzerland during 2008. The first two were held on 24 February on business tax reform and aircraft noise. A further three were held on 1 June on public information campaigns, naturalisation and health reform. The final five were held on 30 November on legalising cannabis, making the pension age flexible, restricting the right of appeal of associations against construction projects, amending the constitutional article on narcotics and eliminating the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums
All three questions were rejected in the referendum. The most controversial initiative was the proposal to allow local communities to hold popular votes on the naturalisation of foreigners with no right of appeal.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
Switzerland has one of the largest number of foreign residents in Europe with foreigners making up over 20% of residents. In order to gain citizenship people must have lived in Switzerland for 12 years and have passed tests on the language and culture of Switzerland. In July 2003 the Swiss Supreme court blocked the holding of popular votes by local communities to decide on the naturalisation of immigrants who live in that community. The Supreme Court acted after a vote in Emmen in which eight Italians were approved but 48 Eastern European and Turkish candidates were rejected. The court ruled that they had been discriminated against on religious and ethnic grounds and said that all applicants had the right to know the reason for rejection.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
The Swiss People's Party (SVP) brought an initiative forward to permit such popular votes to take place.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
During the campaign on naturalisation votes the SVP sent literature out detailing crimes committed by people who had been granted citizenship. They also produced billboards  showing black, brown and white hands reaching for Swiss passports and saying "Stop the Mass Naturalizations". They argued the measure was needed due an eightfold increase in naturalisations between 1991 and 2006.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
The government and the four other main political parties opposed the naturalisation referendum and preferred the existing system where elected bodies took the decision and where there is a right to appeal. In May 2008 a group of 72 professors of constitutional law produced newspaper adverts urging people to reject the measure. Opponents argued that the measure was unconstitutional and violated international law.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
A poll on the referendum in April showed support for the measure but another in May showed only 33% supporting the measure, 56% against and 11% undecided.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
In order for the initiative to pass a majority of Swiss cantons would have had to support it as well as a majority of voters. In the end only one of the 26 cantons, Schwyz, supported the initiative. Some cantons, such as Geneva and Vaud, had up to 82% of voters against the measure.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Naturalisation
Internal disputes within the People's Party and the lack of a clear message in favour of the proposal were seen as reasons for the defeat of the measure. The government welcomed the results of the referendum saying that they showed people had confidence in the authorities.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Government information
This question asked voters to restrict the information that the government could provide before referendums. The measure would have prevented members of the government from giving their opinions on topics that were to be voted on in a referendum. Supporters, including the People's Party, argued the government should not be providing what they described as propaganda at the expense of the taxpayers. The measure had been proposed due to what they described as excessive government propaganda on foreign policy questions. However opponents, including most other political parties, argued it was the job of the government to provide their opinion on referendums.


2008 Swiss referendums, June referendums, Health reform
This measure was intended to reform the health sector by reducing expenditures and increasing the role of insurers. The measure would have amended the constitution to give an outline of the health care system including the principles of competition and free choice. It was designed to increase competition within the health insurance sector. However opponents feared it would bolster the position of insurance companies, give higher costs for patients and restrict access to doctors. It was supported by the government but opposed by the Social Democratic and Christian Democrat parties.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums
In the November referendums Swiss voters rejected initiatives aiming at a legalisation of cannabis, at a flexibilisation of the pension age and at restricting the right of appeal of associations against construction projects. They accepted the revision of the federal statute on narcotics and, as a surprise result, the elimination of the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Elimination of the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children
The initiative "for the elimination of the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children" (German: Für die Unverjährbarkeit pornografischer Straftaten an Kindern, French: Pour l'imprescriptibilité des actes de pornographie enfantine) provided for an amendment to the Swiss Federal Constitution, introducing a new article 123b stating that "the prosecution of sexual or pornographic infractions against prepubescent children, as well as the penalty for such infractions, are not subject to the statute of limitations".


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Elimination of the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children
The initiative was submitted on 1 March 2006 by "Marche Blanche", an association of victims of child sexual abuse and their relatives, with 119,375 valid signatures. The proponents of the initiative argued that victims of pedophilia often take a long time to become old enough and muster the courage to bring the perpetrators, who are often members of their immediate family, to justice. Therefore, according to the proponents, the statute of limitations often has the effect of preventing the effective prosecution of child sexual abuse.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Elimination of the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children
The Swiss Federal Council and the Swiss Federal Assembly recommended that the initiative be rejected. The National Council opposed the initiative with 163 against 19 votes, the Council of States unanimously. All political parties in Switzerland with the exception of the Swiss People's Party and the Federal Democratic Union also opposed the initiative. The federal authorities argued that the initiative was vaguely phrased, making reference to the puberty of children, a developmental phase often difficult to exactly pinpoint in time and varying among children.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Elimination of the statute of limitations with respect to pornographic crimes against children
They noted that the statute of limitations was necessary to prevent useless prosecutions, because after dozens of years the testimony of witnesses was often not reliable enough to secure a conviction. In the opinion of the federal authorities, imprescriptibility should remain reserved for crimes of exceptional gravity such as genocide and terrorist acts. Finally, the federal authorities argued that a previous change in law had already accomplished much of what the proponents desired, fixing the period of prescription at 15 years starting with the 18th birthday of the victim.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Legalisation of the personal consumption and production of cannabis
The initiative "for a sensible cannabis policy with effective protection of the youth" (German: Für eine vernünftige Hanfpolitik mit wirksamem Jugendschutz, French: Pour une politique raisonnable en matière de chanvre protégeant efficacement la jeunesse) provided for an amendment to the Federal Constitution. It would have introduced a new article 105b declaring the consumption, purchase and production of cannabis for personal use to be legal, while charging the federal authorities with ensuring an adequate protection of the Swiss youth.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Legalisation of the personal consumption and production of cannabis
The initiative was submitted on 13 January 2006 by a committee of left-wing and liberal politicians with 105,994 valid signatures. The proponents of the initiative argued that the prohibition of cannabis was ineffective, as attested by some 600,000 consumers of the drug in Switzerland, and should be lifted.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Legalisation of the personal consumption and production of cannabis
The Swiss Federal Council and the Swiss Federal Assembly recommended that the initiative be rejected. The National Council opposed the initiative with 111 against 73 votes, the Council of States with 19 against 18. Among the political parties in Switzerland, only the liberal and left-wing parties and the youth wing of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland supported the initiative.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Revision of the federal statute on narcotics
The revision of the federal statute on narcotics (German: Bundesgesetz über die Betäubungsmittel und die psychotropen Stoffe, French: Loi fédérale sur les stupéfiants et les substances psychotropes) was adopted on 20 March 2008 by the Swiss Federal Assembly, with the National Council passing the law by 114 to 68 votes and the Council of States unanimously. It provided for a statutory basis for the Swiss strategy against illegal drugs practiced since 1999, which consists of four pillars: prevention, harm reduction, therapy and repression. Most controversially, the revision allowed for a continuation of the governmental distribution of heroin to heavily addicted persons.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Revision of the federal statute on narcotics
Objecting to that programme and demanding a strict policy of prohibition, a committee of conservative politicians of the Federal Democratic Union and Swiss People's Party collected 51,969 valid signatures against the change in law, thereby subjecting it to a popular referendum.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Restriction of the right of associations to appeal against building projects
The initiative for the restriction of the right of associations to appeal against building projects (German: "de:Verbandsbeschwerderecht: Schluss mit der Verhinderungspolitik - Mehr Wachstum für die Schweiz! ", French: "Droit de recours des organisations: Assez d'obstructionnisme - Plus de croissance pour la Suisse!") provided for an amendment to the Federal Constitution. It would have introduced a new article 30a, which would have removed the standing of environmental organizations to take legal action against construction projects approved by popular vote or by a federal, cantonal or municipal legislature.


2008 Swiss referendums, November referendums, Flexible state pension age
The initiative "for a flexible state pension age" (German: ""für ein flexibles AHV-Alter"", French: «Pour un âge de l'AVS flexible») provided for an amendment to the Federal Constitution. It would have introduced a new article art. 112 par. 2 littera e, which would have allowed most people to retire without the loss of state benefits at the age of 62 instead of at the age of 65 for men or 64 for women.


2008 Sydney Roosters season
The 2008 Sydney Roosters season was the 101st in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 4th out of 16. Despite losing their first finals match, the Roosters got another chance the following week but were knocked out by the New Zealand Warriors.


2008 Sydney Roosters season, Squad
The following players are contracted to the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 season.


2008 Sydney Roosters season, Player Movement
The Roosters have had a rather significant amount of player movement which will result in an extensive squad change from the 2007 season. The Roosters have lost 10 players from their 2007 squad and gained 4 new players, including high-profile signings Willie Mason and Mark O'Meley.


2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 64th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.


2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2008 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2008), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.


2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2008 fleet comprised 100 starters. By placing first in line honours, Wild Oats XI became the first yacht to claim fourth consecutive line titles, beating the previous record held by Morna/Kurrewa IV of three consecutive line honours victories (1946, 1947 and 1948).


2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, 2008 fleet
100 yachts registered to begin the 2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are:


2008 Sylvania 300
The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.


2008 Sylvania 300, Summary
The 300-lap, 317.4 miles (510.8 km) race was held on September 14 at the 1.058 miles (1.703 km) New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ABC televised the race beginning at 1 pm US EDT with radio coverage by Performance Racing Network along with Sirius Satellite Radio starting at that same time. This was PRN's first race to be broadcast from NHMS as Motor Racing Network handled the June event following an agreement settled in May, almost one year following the purchase of the facility by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.


2008 Sylvania 300, Summary, Qualifying
After a 90-minute practice session, rain hit Loudon and washed out qualifying, so the field was lined up according to the rulebook.


2008 Sylvania 300, Summary, Race Recap
Kyle Busch, who came into the race as the top seed in the chase, suffered major mechanical problems as his sway bar was broken. Matt Kenseth was involved in a major crash and, when all was settled, Greg Biffle won and jumped to third place in the Chase standings.


2008 Sylvania 300, Summary, Race Recap
Failed to make race as qualifying was canceled due to rain: Tony Raines (#34) and Carl Long (#46).


2008 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2008 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were coached by Greg Robinson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Before the season
The Orange lost its leading receiving from the 2007 season, Mike Williams. Williams was suspended from the team due to academic reasons. The most recent report says that Williams is not enrolled in classes for the fall semester. Williams led the team with 60 catches for 837 yards in 2007. He finished the season on a school-record streak of nine games with a touchdown reception. That mark stands nine short of Larry Fitzgerald's record of 18 consecutive games.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Before the season
Syracuse's number two receiver, Taj Smith, declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft. Smith was not drafted, but did sign as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers. Smith recorded 44 catches for 822 yards in 2007.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Before the season, Recruiting
Syracuse landed the nation's No. 50 recruiting class, which featured three 4-star recruits and five 3-star recruits. The class was headlined by Churchville, NY tailback Averin Collier, Syracuse, NY receiver Marcus Sales and New Berlin defensive end Romale Tucker.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Syracuse opened the 2008 football season with a 30–10 defeat at the hands of Northwestern. The Orange marched the ball 63 yards on its opening drive, settling for a 36-yard field goal. SU's defense kept Northwestern at bay until late in the second quarter, but the offense provided the Wildcats first points. Syracuse quarterback Andrew Robinson was called for intentional grounding in his own end zone, resulting in a safety. Northwestern closed out the first half with 16-yard touchdown pass.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
The Orange took advantage of a Tyrell Sutton fumble to open the second half. The ensuing touchdown run from back Curtis Brinkley gave the Orange its second lead of the game 10–9. Brinkley would finish with 49 yards on nine carries. He was joined by Delone Carter and Doug Hogue in the backfield. Neither broke 50 yards, though Carter's long rush of 32 yards was longer than any carry the Orange had in the 2007 season.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Northwestern closed the game on a 21-point run. One of those touchdowns came off an interception. From the opening drive on, the Orange had only one possession that went longer than 40 yards. The drive resulted in a missed field goal, as kicker Patrick Shadle hit the upright from 51 yards out.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Akron
Syracuse lost its fourth straight home opener and second straight game to a MAC opponent with a 42–28 loss to Akron. The Zips set the pace early, taking the ball 65 yards down the field for a touchdown. Akron scored again in the first quarter. The 79-yard drive was capped off with a 35-yard run by Dennis Kennedy.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Akron
The Orange found the endzone for the first time in the second quarter. Quarterback Cam Dantley connected with tight end Mike Owen for a 32-yard touchdown pass, his first career touchdown reception. Akron and Syracuse would then exchange touchdowns on one-yard runs. The Orange's score came from Curtis Brinkley, who set a career-high with 143 yards. The Zips would score again on a one-yard carry heading into halftime.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Akron
Syracuse tied the game in the fourth quarter, thanks to two touchdown passes from Dantley. One went for four-yards to Owen; the other was a 15-yard pass to redshirt freshman Nick Provo. Dantley finished 13-of-20 with 135 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception. Akron put the game out of reach with back-to-back touchdowns.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Syracuse renewed its historic rivalry with Penn State with a 55–13 defeat. The teams last played in 1990.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Each of Penn State's three quarterbacks threw touchdown passes. Daryll Clark finished 10 of 21 for 163 yards and two touchdowns, Pat Devlin was 8 of 13 for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and Paul Cianciolo was 2 of 4 for 51 yards and a score. Receivers Jordan Norwood and Deon Butler both had over 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns apiece.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The Nittany Lion defense held the Orange offense without a first down until early in the second quarter.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Northeastern
Syracuse defeated Football Championship Subdivision Northeastern, 30–21, behind a combined 245 yards and two touchdowns from tailbacks Doug Hogue and Curtis Brinkley.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Northeastern
Quarterback Cam Dantley completing 14 of 17 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown in his third straight start for the Orange.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh tailback LaRod Stephens-Howling scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Conor Lee kicked four field goals, and Pittsburgh scored 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally past Syracuse 34–24.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
Playing without starting quarterback Pat White, West Virginia turned to tailback Noel Devine, who rushed for a career-high 188 yards and a touchdown, in a West Virginia 17–6 win.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
Although Syracuse outgained West Virginia 346–268, and SU tailback Curtis Brinkley rushed for 144 yards, the Orange (1–5, 0–2) didn't register a touchdown for the first time in the season.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, South Florida
South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as South Florida crushed Syracuse, 45–13. Grothe finished with 72 yards on the ground and went finished 19-for-26 in the air for 248 yards.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Louisville
Syracuse tailback Curtis Brinkley set a Syracuse single-season record Saturday night with his fifth consecutive 100-yard game as Syracuse upset Louisville for the second year in a row, 28–21.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Louisville
The win was just head coach Greg Robinson's third Big East Conference win. After the game, Robinson had accumulated a 3–22 overall in four seasons against the Big East.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel threw three touchdown passes and Rutgers overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Syracuse 35–17. The loss made the Orange ineligible to compete in a bowl game for the fourth straight year under coach Robinson.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Connecticut
Connecticut tailback Donald Brown rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, Jasper Howard scored on a 69-yard punt return and Robert McClain delivered a 37-yard interception return for a score as Connecticut defeated Syracuse 39–14. Connecticut broke the game open after struggling to hold on to a 22–14 second half lead.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
A week after Syracuse announced that it was firing its head coach at the conclusion of the season, Syracuse delivered the biggest win under the Robinson era, stunning the Irish in South Bend, 24–23. QB Cameron Dantley's 11-yard touchdown pass to Donte Davis with 42 seconds left proved to be the game winner, as the Irish lost to an eight-loss team for the first time in its school's storied history.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
The victory allowed Syracuse (3–8) to avoid a third 10-loss season in four years under Robinson.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
The Greg Robinson era came to an end against the Bearcats as the Orange was dominated by the Bearcats. Cincinnati QB Tony Pike threw for 274 yards on 28-of-44 passes while kicker Jake Rogers connected from 45, 38 and 45 yards. Syracuse went 10–47 in coach Greg Robinson’s four seasons, including 3–25 in the Big East.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Statistics, Offense
Note: These lists are not complete. Only the leaders are included.


2008 Syracuse Orange football team, Statistics, Defensive Leaders
Note: This list includes only defensive leaders. Click  for a complete list.


2008 São Paulo FC season
The 2008 season was São Paulo's 79th season since club's existence. In Campeonato Paulista was eliminated in semifinals by rival Palmeiras. The club participated in the Copa Libertadores for the fifth time being defeated by the Fluminense in the quarterfinals.


2008 São Paulo FC season
However the consecration became for the third time in Série A with an unprecedented done of three nationals titles in a row, reaching 6 titles altogether becoming the greatest Brazilian champion in history of league (since 1971), the trophy came in the last round with a victory by 1–0 over Goiás in the Bezerrão stadium situated in city of Gama, in the Federal District. The single goal was scored by forward Borges along the 22 minutes of first half. For the Copa Sudamericana was eliminated in penalty shootout by Atlético Paranaense.


2008 São Paulo FC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 São Paulo FC season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 São Paulo FC season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 São Paulo mayoral election
The 2008 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 5 October and the second round taking place on 26 October 2008. Voters voted to elect the Mayor, the Vice Mayor, and 55 City Councillors for the administration of the city.


2008 São Paulo mayoral election
The result was a 2nd round victory for incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab of the Democrats (DEM), who had previously assumed office after the resignation of José Serra, who went to run for governor in the 2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election., winning 3,790,558 votes and a share of 60,72% of the popular vote, defeating Marta Suplicy, of the Worker's Party (PT), who took 2,452,527 votes and a share of 39,28% of the popular vote.


2008 TAC Cup season
The 2008 TAC Cup season was the 17th season of the TAC Cup competition. Murray Bushrangers won their 2nd premiership title after defeating the Dandenong Stingrays in the grand final by 81 points.


2008 TC 2000 Championship
The 2008 TC 2000 Championship was the 30th Turismo Competicion 2000 season.


2008 TC3
2008 TC3 (Catalina Sky Survey temporary designation 8TA9D69) was an 80-tonne (80-long-ton; 90-short-ton), 4.1-meter (13 ft) diameter asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere on October 7, 2008. It exploded at an estimated 37 kilometers (23 mi) above the Nubian Desert in Sudan. Some 600 meteorites, weighing a total of 10.5 kilograms (23.1 lb), were recovered; many of these belonged to a rare type known as ureilites, which contain, among other minerals, nanodiamonds.


2008 TC3
It was the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted before its entry into the atmosphere as a meteor.


2008 TC3, Discovery
The asteroid was discovered by Richard A. Kowalski at the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) 1.5-meter telescope at Mount Lemmon, north of Tucson, Arizona, US, on October 6, 06:39 UTC, 19 hours before the impact.


2008 TC3, Discovery
It was notable as the first such body to be observed and tracked prior to reaching Earth. The process of detecting and tracking a near-Earth object, an effort sometimes referred to as Spaceguard, was put to the test. In total, 586 astrometric and almost as many photometric observations were performed by 27 amateur and professional observers in less than 19 hours and reported to the Minor Planet Center, which in eleven hours issued 25 Minor Planet Electronic Circulars with new orbit solutions as observations poured in. On October 7, 01:49 UTC, the asteroid entered the shadow of the Earth, which made further observations impossible.


2008 TC3, Discovery
Impact predictions were performed by University of Pisa's CLOMON 2 semi-automatic monitoring system as well as Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Sentry system. Spectral observations that were performed by astronomers at the 4.2-meter William Herschel Telescope at La Palma, Canary Islands are consistent with either a C-type or M-type asteroid.


2008 TC3, Entry
The meteor entered Earth's atmosphere above northern Sudan at 02:46 UTC (05:46 local time) on October 7, 2008, with a velocity of 12.8 kilometers per second (29,000 mph) at an azimuth of 281 degrees and an altitude angle of 19 degrees to the local horizon. It exploded tens of kilometers above the ground with the energy of 0.9 to 2.1 kilotons of TNT over a remote area of the Nubian Desert, causing a large fireball or bolide.


2008 TC3, Entry
The Times reported that the meteor's "light was so intense that it lit up the sky like a full moon and an airliner 1,400 km (870 mi) away reported seeing the bright flash." A webcam captured the flash lighting up El-Gouna beach 725 kilometres north of the explosion (see this webcam frame). A low-resolution image of the explosion was captured by the weather satellite Meteosat 8. The Meteosat images place the fireball at . Infrasound detector arrays in Kenya also detected a sound wave from the direction of the expected impact corresponding to energy of 1.1 to 2.1 kilotons of TNT. Asteroids of this size hit Earth about two or three times a year.


2008 TC3, Entry
The trajectory showed intersection with Earth's surface at roughly  though the object was expected to break up perhaps 100–200 kilometers (60–120 mi) west as it descended, somewhat east of the Nile River, and about 100 kilometers (60 mi) south of the Egypt–Sudan border.


2008 TC3, Entry
According to U.S. government sources U.S. satellites detected the impact at 02:45:40 UT, with the initial detection at  at 65.4 kilometers (40.6 mi; 35.3 nmi) altitude and final explosion at  at 37 kilometers (23 mi; 20 nmi) altitude. These images have not been publicly released.


2008 TC3, Recovered fragments
A search of the impact zone that began on December 6, 2008, turned up 10.5 kilograms (23 lb) of rock in some 600 fragments. These meteorites are collectively named Almahata Sitta (Arabic: المحطة ستة), which means "Station Six" and is a train station between Wadi Halfa and Khartoum, Sudan. This search was led by Peter Jenniskens from the SETI Institute, California and Muawia Shaddad of the University of Khartoum in Sudan and carried out with the collaboration of students and staff of the University of Khartoum. The initial 15 meteorites were found in the first three days of the search. Numerous witnesses were interviewed, and the hunt was guided with a search grid and specific target area produced by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.


2008 TC3, Recovered fragments
Samples of the Almahata Sitta meteorite were sent for analysis to a consortium of researchers led by Jenniskens, the Almahata Sitta consortium, including NASA Ames in California, the Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and Fordham University in New York City. The first sample measured was an anomalous ultra-fine-grained porous polymict ureilite achondrite, with large carbonaceous grains. Reflectance spectra of the meteorite, combined with the astronomical observations, identified asteroid 2008 TC3 as an F-type asteroid class. These fragile anomalous dark carbon-rich ureilites are now firmly linked to the group of F-class asteroids.


2008 TC3, Recovered fragments
Amino acids have been found on the meteorite. The nanodiamonds found in the meteorite were shown to have grown slowly, implying that the source is another planet in the solar system. More recently, in December 2020, further studies on the fragments have been reported. These studies revealed an extremely rare form of hydrated crystals, in a fragment called AhS 202, known as amphibole, suggesting to the researchers that 2008 TC3 early on likely belonged to a very large Ceres-class dwarf planet.


2008 TC3, Recovered fragments
Richard Kowalski, who discovered the object, received a tiny fragment of Almahatta Sitta, a gift from friends and well-wishers on the Minor Planet Mailing List, which Kowalski founded in order to help connect professional and amateur astronomers.


2008 TC3, Gallery
Meteosat 8/EUMETSAT visual image of first light flare from 2008 TC3 with lat/long reference


2008 TC3, Gallery
Meteosat 8/EUMETSAT IR image of main fireball from 2008 TC3


2008 TC3, Gallery
Meteosat images combined, showing offset from first light flare to main IR flare


2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Patterson. The Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in conference, and won the Poinsettia Bowl against #9 Boise State, 17–16.


2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team, Schedule
** Game was moved to an earlier start time due to Hurricane Ike


2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team, Rankings
Note that parenthetical rankings are not official below No. 25, but are based on number of votes received in the various polls.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament
The 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament was a professional wrestling X Cup Tournament produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. It was the third World X Cup Tournament and the last held as of 2021. The competition began on June 10, 2008 and concluded on July 13, 2008 at TNA's Victory Road pay-per-view (PPV) event.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament
The tournament featured several international wrestlers alongside several TNA wrestlers. The theme of the contest was four competing teams, each representing a specific country or organization. However, the 2008 competition featured the debut of Team International, which represented several countries and cultures. Daivari, Tyson Dux, Doug Williams, Alex Koslov, Averno, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Puma, Milano Collection A.T., Kaz, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Curry Man all competed in the 2008 installment. They formed the four teams involved: Team International, Team Mexico, Team Japan, and Team TNA.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament
The contest consisted of four rounds, made up of eight matches each, with the third round and finals held at Victory Road. Several of the wrestlers who competed in the tournament went on to make regular appearances in TNA after the conclusion of the contest. Team Mexico won the tournament by having scored the most points, with seven, compared to TNA with six, Japan with four, and International with three.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament
Bob Kapur, of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer, reviewed Victory Road, giving the third round a 9 out of 10, while the final round received an 8 out of 10. Kapur said the third round was an "incredible match", while the final was "excellent with some tremendous crazy spots". Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter reviewed the matches involved in the tournament.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament
Keller said the third round bout was a dream match for some, with "lots of cool spots from start to finish", but that it had "little context early" and was more just a "bunch of spots". As for the final round, Keller commented that "it had some spectacular (and ridiculously dangerous looking) spots", but that it ended up "feeling short for a match of that caliber".


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Production
The 2008 installment of the TNA World X Cup Tournament was announced in February 2008 by TNA Management Director Jim Cornette. Cornette did not reveal when the tournament would be held or who would be involved. On the May 1 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact!, TNA commentator Mike Tenay announced that the tournament was planned for the summer. In mid-May, it was reported that New Japan Pro-Wrestling was sending Milano Collection A.T. and Taichi Ishikari to be featured in the tournament. TNA was also interested in bringing in British wrestler Doug Williams.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Production
Averno, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., Naruki Doi, and Masato Yoshino were revealed at the end of May to be involved. In June, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Daivari, Tyson Dux, Williams, and Alex Koslov would make up Team International, while Averno, Bucanero, Guerrero, and Volador Jr. would be Team Mexico, and Team Japan would consist of Milano Collection AT, Ishikari, Doi, and Yoshino. The finals of the tournament were also planned to be held at TNA's Victory Road pay-per-view (PPV) event on July 13. It was announced on the June 19 episode of Impact!


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Production
that the finals would be contested in an Ultimate X match. Team Mexico had trouble entering the United States, resulting in the tournament starting without them and the team appearing late in the festivities. Team TNA was revealed on the June 12 episode of Impact!, with Kaz as the team captain and Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Curry Man rounding out the team. Despite the report by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ishikari did not compete in the tournament; instead, Puma filled out Team Japan.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Production
Before the tournament commenced, TNA held three preview matches involving World X Cup participants. The first two were featured on the June 12 episode of Impact!. In the first preview match, Team TNA's The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) were pitted against Team Japan's Speed Muscle (Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi) in a tag team match lasting 6 minutes. The Motor City Machine Guns won when Sabin pinned Doi, after Shelley and Sabin performed a double kick to the face.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Production
The second was between Team International's Alex Koslov and Team TNA's Curry Man, which lasted 4 minutes. Koslov won the match by pinfall after a splash from the top rope. TNA held another preview match on the June 19 episode of Impact!. In this match, Kaz of Team TNA defeated Koslov after smashing Koslov face-first into the mat with his signature Wave of the Future maneuver.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament featured eight matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The tournament consisted of four rounds, with the first two rounds taking place on Impact!, while round three and four were held at Victory Road. Round one was taped on June 10 and June 23, and aired on the June 19 and June 26 episodes of Impact!. Round two was taped on June 24, and aired on the July 3 and July 10 episodes of Impact!.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
Round one of the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament was strictly Tag Team matches between each of the participating groups, with each victory being worth one point. Two matches were held during round one. The first match was between Team TNA and Team International on the June 19 episode of Impact!. The Motor City Machine Guns represented Team TNA in the contest, while the team of Tyson Dux and Daivari fought for Team International. The Motor City Machine Guns won the encounter by pinfall at 13 minutes when Shelley forced Daivari head-first into the mat with his signature Sliced Bread#2 maneuver.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The next match pitted Team Mexico against Team Japan on the June 26 episode of Impact!. The team of Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero represented Team Mexico in the contest, while Speed Muscle represented Team Japan. Team Mexico won the bout after Bucanero and Guerrero each performed a corkscrew aerial splash on Doi to gain the pinfall victory at 6 minutes. At the end of round one, this left Team International and Team Japan with zero points, while Team TNA and Team Mexico both had one point a piece.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The format for round two changed from Tag Team matches to Standard wrestling matches, with each victory now worth two points. Four matches were held during round two. The first bout pitted Team Mexico against Team International. Rey Bucanero of Team Mexico faced Alex Koslov of Team International, which Bucanero won at 2 minutes after a somersault dive from the top rope. The next bout was between Team Japan and Team TNA. Milano Collection A.T. of Team Japan defeated Curry Man of Team TNA in the match. He won by pinfall at 4 minutes after a backflip splash from the top rope. Both of these contests were featured on the July 3 episode of Impact!


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The final two matches of round two took place on the July 10 episode of Impact!. The first was between Team International and Team Japan. In this contest, Doug Williams of Team International defeated Masato Yoshino by pinfall after slamming Yoshino neck-first onto the mat with his signature Chaos Theory maneuver at the 5 minute mark. In the final match of round two, Team TNA faced Team Mexico. Team TNA's Kaz defeated Team Mexico's Ultimo Guerrero in 5 minutes. Kaz won the bout by pinfall after slamming Guerrero face-first onto the mat with his signature Wave of the Future maneuver. At the end of round two, the point standings for the teams were Team Mexico with three points, Team TNA with three, Team Japan with two, and Team International with two.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The third round of the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament opened Victory Road on July 13. It was a Four Team Twelve Man Elimination Tag Team match between Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Curry Man of Team TNA, Masato Yoshino, Milano Collection A.T., and Puma of Team Japan, Averno, Rey Bucanero, and Último Guerrero of Team Mexico, and Alex Koslov, Doug Williams, and Tyson Dux of Team International. The bout lasted 24 minutes and 16 seconds.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The rules of this encounter involved only two wrestlers in the ring at all times, with any member of any team being allowed to tag in at any time. Members of each team were eliminated until only one team remained, that team was considered the winner and earned three points in the World X Cup Tournament. The first person eliminated was Dux at 2 minutes and 55 seconds by Bucanero. Puma then followed at 5 minutes and 4 seconds by Averno.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
Milano Collection A.T. was eliminated by Sabin at 7 minutes and 2 seconds, leaving Team Japan down to one member. At 10 minutes and 27 seconds, Yoshino pinned Averno. At this time, Team TNA was the only team to not lose a member, until Guerrero pinned Curry Man to drop Team TNA down to two members in the bout at 12 minutes and 51 seconds. Bucanero eliminated another competitor at 13 minutes and 23 seconds by pinning Williams, which left Team International one member.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
Team Mexico was then eliminated from the encounter after Guerrero was pinned by Koslov at 15 minutes and 9 seconds, along with Bucanero being pinned by Sabin at 16 minutes and 12 seconds. Koslov followed up by eliminating Sabin at 19 minutes and 6 seconds, leaving Team TNA, Team International, and Team Japan one member a piece. Team International was eliminated afterwards at 20 minutes and 34 seconds by Yoshino. The match came down to Shelley of Team TNA and Yoshino of Team Japan. Shelley won the bout by pinning Yoshino after forcing Yoshino back-first onto the mat with his signature Automatic Midnight maneuver to win the contest and three points for Team TNA at 24 minutes and 16 seconds.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
With the win by Shelley of Team TNA, the point standings for the teams were Team TNA with six, Team Mexico with three, Team Japan with two, and Team International with two going into the final round. However, TNA stated that Team International and Team Japan also gained points in the match for eliminating competitors, so by TNA statistics the point values were Team TNA with six, Team Mexico with three, Team Japan with four, and Team International with three heading into the final round.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
The fourth and final round of the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament was held later on the card of Victory Road. It involved one member of each respective team in a Four Way Ultimate X match. The encounter was between Daivari of Team International, Kaz of Team TNA, Naruki Doi of Team Japan, and Volador Jr. of Team Mexico. In an Ultimate X match, two steel cables are attached to four steel supports in such a way that they form an "X" above the ring.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
At the center of this "X" an item is hung, which must be retrieved by a participant to win the match. In this bout, the item hanging above the ring was an enlarged red "X" which symbolized four points in the World X Cup Tournament. During the encounter, Kaz ascended one of the steel supports before jumping off towards the center of the ring and slamming his leg onto Daivari, who was holding onto the cables. This action forced both of them to fall and crash onto the ring mat below. Afterwards, Volador Jr ascended the cables and retrieved the "X" to win the match and four points for Team Mexico at 10 minutes and 58 seconds. Team Mexico were awarded a trophy for their victory after the bout by Mike Tenay and TNA Spanish commentator Willie Urbina.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Tournament
With this victory, Team Mexico won the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament with seven points, compared to six by Team TNA, four by Team Japan, and three by Team International.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
Wade Keller and James Caldwell of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter each reviewed the matches involved in the tournament. Caldwell said the first round match between The Motor City Machine Guns and the team of Tyson Dux and Daivari was a "high-energy affair with a fast-paced sequence to finish the match." He also said it was "very heavy on forgettable spots", but that it was "the type of in-ring action expected by viewers of this show." He rated it on a scale of 5 stars, giving it 2 1/4 stars. Caldwell reviewed the Team Mexico versus Team Japan contest from round one. He called it "very much a lucha-style match with fast-paced action and plenty of tag team double-teaming" that was a "good X Cup showcase,' which he gave 1 1/2 stars.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
For round two, Caldwell reviewed the World X Cup matches from the July 3 episode of Impact!, while Keller reviewed the bouts from the July 10 broadcast. Caldwell gave the Rey Bucanero versus Alex Koslov bout a 1/2 star rating and said it was "disappointingly short" and that TNA must have given it less time in order to "squeeze in 18 more Kurt Angle skits."


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
The encounter between Milano Collection A.T. and Curry Man was also given a 1/2 star rating with Caldwell commenting that "from a viewer's perspective" it was "too short" and that TNA did not give "enough background on Milano" for the viewers "to care about this." Keller gave the contest between Doug Williams and Masato Yoshino a 1 star rating and quipped that the "win gave Team International 2 points, so that meant that in the standings for those who care... wait. Nobody cares? Okay. Never mind, then." As for the contest pitting Kaz against Último Guerrero, Keller said it was "decent action" and gave it 3/4 of a star.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
Regarding the third round, Keller said the bout was a dream match for some with "lots of cool spots from start to finish", but that it had "little context early" and was more just a "bunch of spots." He also said that the "last ten minutes was better without as many people tagging in and out somewhat indiscriminately." As for the final round, Keller commented that "it had some spectacular (and ridiculously dangerous looking) spots", but that it ended up "feeling short for a match of that caliber."


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
Caldwell stated that the third round bout was "entertaining yet quite long" and that the "crowd was super into Sabin and Shelley." He also said that after the match settled into "one-on-one action" it "turned into a pretty good match." The final round was seen by Caldwell as "one of those rinse and repeat spot fest matches until Kaz busted out the big double foot stomp on Daivari that popped the crowd." Overall, he called it a "one spot match."


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
Chris Sokol, Bryan Sokol, and John Waldman all of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer reviewed the Impact! episodes involving the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament. For the first round, Chris said the bout between The Motor City Machine Guns and the team of Tyson Dux and Daivari "was a really good match." Meanwhile, Waldman reviewed the match between Team Japan and Team Mexico, in which he stated "the action is fast paced and unlike anything we see on North American TV."


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
Bryan Sokol reviewed the first two standard matches of round two, with him commenting on the encounter between Bucanero and Koslov as being an "overall quick match with not much to talk about", but did not give an opinion on the Milano Collection A.T. versus Curry Man bout. Bryan and Chris Sokol reviewed the last two standard matches of round two together, with them saying that the contest pitting Masato Yoshino against Doug Williams was a "nice back and forth match." Neither gave their opinion on Kaz versus Último Guerrero in their review.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
Bob Kapur also of the Canadian Online Explorer reviewed Victory Road. In his review, he gave the third round of the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament a 9 out of 10, while the final round received an 8 out of 10. Kapur gave several comments regarding the third round bout: "This was a throwback to some of the jaw-droppingly amazing X-Division matches that TNA used to deliver consistently back during their weekly PPV days.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Reception
For the most part, the action was too quick and too plentiful to describe in words...Incredible match that went for about 30 minutes and seriously should be seen – get the replay or the DVD." As for the final round, Kapur said it was "like the first match" in that it "was excellent with some tremendous crazy spots."


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Aftermath
After the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament concluded, Kaz challenged Petey Williams for the TNA X Division Championship on the July 17 episode of Impact!. Kaz failed to defeat Williams for the championship. Kaz then entered into a storyline in which he quit TNA due to his failure to win the World X Cup Tournament, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and the X Division Championship on several occasions, with the narrative beginning on the July 31 episode of Impact!. Kaz later returned as the Suicide character on December 7 at TNA's Final Resolution PPV event.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Aftermath
Daivari signed a contract with TNA following the tournament, debuting under the moniker "Sheik Abdul Bashir" at TNA's Hard Justice PPV event on August 10 attacking Consequences Creed during Creed's X Division Championship match with Petey Williams. Bashir went on to win the X Division Championship in a Three Way match with Creed and Williams at TNA's No Surrender PPV event on September 14. Bashir held the title until December, when he lost it to Eric Young at Final Resolution.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Aftermath
Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley went back to competing in the tag team division as The Motor City Machine Guns before both transitioned into the X Division, challenging each other for the vacant X Division Championship at TNA's Genesis PPV event on January 11, 2009. However, they also continued as a tag team, with the two winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on January 4, 2009 by defeating No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro) at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome event.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Aftermath
They then defended the NJPW championship in TNA against No Limit on the April 9, 2009 episode of Impact! successfully. The team defended it a second time in TNA, this time in a Three Way Six Sides of Steel Cage match with No Limit and The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) at TNA's Lockdown PPV event on April 19, 2009; they retained the championship at the show.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Aftermath
Curry Man went on to form the Price Justice Brotherhood with Shark Boy and Super Eric. The group fought The Rock 'n' Rave Infection (Lance Rock, Jimmy Rave, and Christy Hemme) in a Six Person Intergender Tag Team match at No Surrender. They won the contest at the show.


2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament, Aftermath
All remaining competitors in the tournament besides Volador Jr. and Doug Williams did not compete in TNA again for some time. Williams and Volador Jr both returned to TNA at their Turning Point PPV event on November 9, competing in a Ten Man X Division Elimination Rankings match. Volador Jr. competed as Volador in the contest but neither he nor Williams were successful in winning the bout.


2008 TPG Tour
The 2008 TPG Tour was a season of golf tournaments on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour of Argentina. The season ran from February to December and consisted of sixteen tournaments, fifteen in Argentina and one, the Carlos Franco Invitational, held in Paraguay.


2008 TPG Tour
Seven events were also part of the Tour de las Americas, the highest level tour in Latin America. Of those, the Center Open and the Argentine Open were co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, and the Argentine Masters by the Canadian Tour.


2008 TPG Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Estanislao Goya, who also topped the 2008 Tour de las Americas standings, despite only winning one tournament. Andrés Romero was second, having claimed two titles, with Rafael Gómez finishing third with three victories during the course of season.


2008 TSC Stores Tankard
The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard, the Ontario men's curling championship, was held February 4-10 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo.


2008 TSC Stores Tankard
The event featured 11 teams, instead of the usual 10, since the Glenn Howard team was granted an automatic bye for having won the Brier the previous year.


2008 TSC Stores Tankard
Team Glenn Howard would repeat their third straight provincial championship, defeating 2000 champion Peter Corner in the final.


2008 TSFA Season
The 2008 TSFA season was the tenth regular season of the Texas Sixman Football League.


2008 TSFA Season
There was a little shake up in the team roster for 2008. A veteran team changed ownership and names with one returning under a new banner as well as two returning second year teams after varying hiatus'. That left the TSFA with 13 teams again and the post season ended with the 3rd straight all-star game.


2008 TSFA Season, Teams
The Rhinos continued as the longest tenured organization in the TSFA coming back for their ninth season. The Bandits, Longhorns and Wolverines entered their eighth years of competition. The Ruff Ryders and Wrecking Crew returned for their fourth seasons. The Panthers returned for a third season of play. The Bulldawgs and Phoenix returned for their second seasons. The Hit-Squad re-entered the league with a lot of Hurricane players for their second season and the Jets returned after a one-year hiatus. The Bucs changed ownership and names/colors to be the Storm. The Revolution entered their first season being the Rage reborn.


2008 TSFA Season, Teams
The Northern Conference consisted of the Bandits, Hit-Squad, Longhorns, Panthers, Phoenix and Revolution. The Southern Conference consisted of the Bulldawgs, Jets, Rhinos, Ruff Ryders, Storm, Wolverines and Wrecking Crew.


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season
The tenth year of the TSFA lasted eleven weeks from February 2, 2008 to April 20, 2008.


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 1
February 2, 2008Bulldawgs 39 - Hit Squad 33Bandits 19 - Longhorns 18Wolverines 39 - Panthers 38Wrecking Crew 7 - Ruff Ryders 6Revolution 18 - Rhinos 14Jets 26 - Phoenix 14


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 2
February 10, 2008Wolverines 52 - Storm 7Bulldawgs 39 - Jets 28Revolution 48 - Panthers 13Bandits 19 - Rhinos 18Ruff Ryders 25 - Longhorns 20Hit Squad 33 - Phoenix 30


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 3
February 17, 2008Wolverines 19 - Wrecking Crew 13Panthers 41 - Phoenix 6Revolution 20 - Longhorns 12Bulldawgs 8 - Ruff Ryders 0Bandits 35 - Storm 7Rhinos 24 - Jets 13


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 4
February 24, 2008Phoenix 34 - Bandits 27Revolution 32 - Wrecking Crew 26Bulldawgs 32 - Wolverines 26Panthers 30 - Storm 27Rhinos 30 - Longhorns 27Hit Squad 21 - Ruff Ryders 6


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 5
March 2, 2008Jets 21 - Panthers 19Bulldawgs 25 - Storm 6Revolution 32 - Hit Squad 19Rhinos 20 - Wrecking Crew 19Longhorns 40 - Wolverines 26


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 6
March 9, 2008Longhorns 19 - Phoenix 6Rhinos 41 - Hit Squad 34Panthers 26 - Bandits 6Revolution 14 - Ruff Ryders 12Jets 25 - Wolverines 19Wrecking Crew 27 - Storm 6


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 7
March 16, 2008Hit Squad 27 - Panthers 26Longhorns 25 - Storm 24Revolution 30 - Phoenix 13Jets 1 - Bandits 0Ruff Ryders 19 - Rhinos 13Wrecking Crew 12 - Bulldawgs 6


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 8
March 30, 2008Wrecking Crew 19 - Panthers 14Storm 24 - Phoenix 20Wolverines 32 - Hit Squad 20Revolution 24 - Bandits 6Ruff Ryders 21 - Jets 6Rhinos 8 - Bulldawgs 6


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 9
April 6, 2008Jets 19 - Revolution 16Bandits 30 - Hit Squad 21Wrecking Crew 25 - Phoenix 6Bulldawgs 1 - Longhorns 0Rhinos 23 - Wolverines 0Ruff Ryders 25 - Storm 7


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 10
April 13, 2008Longhorns 24 - Hit Squad 19Wolverines 42 - Phoenix 25Panthers 16 - Buldlawgs 14Ruff Ryders 21 - Bandits 13Rhinos 35 - Storm 25Wrecking Crew 32 - Jets 7


2008 TSFA Season, Regular season, Week 11
April 20, 2008Bandits 26 - Bulldawgs 9Wrecking Crew 19 - Hit Squad 12Longhorns 13 - Panthers 12Revolution 29 - Phoenix 25Ruff Ryders 20 - Wolverines 13Storm 27 - Jets 6


2008 TSFA Season, Playoffs
The tenth year of playoffs for the TSFA consisted of the top 4 from each conference making the playoffs.


2008 TSFA Season, Playoffs, Conference Semi-Finals
April 27, 2008Revolution 27 - Bandits 26Panthers 30 - Longhorns 27Bulldawgs 26 - Wrecking Crew 18Ruff Ryders 20 - Rhinos 19


2008 TSFA Season, Playoffs, Conference Championships
May 4, 2008Revolution 30 - Panthers 26Ruff Ryders 14 - Bulldawgs 12


2008 TSFA Season, Regular Season Awards
Northern Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Tim Huizar - #7 RevolutionNorthern Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Steve Navarro - #21 LonghornsSouthern Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Frankie Guerra - #8 WolverinesSouthern Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Vincent Stevenson - #7 Ruff Ryders2008 TSFA Regular Season MVP: Tim Huizar - #7 Revolution


2008 TSFA Season, 2008 TSFA All-Stars
The 2008 All-Star Game was held May 24, 2008 at the Winston School. It ended with the Northern Conference All-Stars defeating the Southern Conference All-Stars with a last second field goal 30 to 29. The game was sponsored by JK Athletics and Pampered Chef.


2008 TSFA Season, 2008 TSFA All-Stars, Rosters
The All-Stars were selected for the first time on a voting system. The league's players, coaches and fans were allowed to vote for six weeks with the top players at each position getting a spot with at least one slot per team guaranteed.


2008 TT Pro League
The 2008 TT Pro League was the tenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of ten teams took part in the league, with San Juan Jabloteh the defending champions. The season began on 5 April and ended on 29 November, with the conclusion of the Lucozade Sport Big Six.


2008 TT Pro League
Ma Pau were admitted as a new club into the league and would be based in Woodbrook. After one season upon their return to the Pro League, Police withdrew with the intention of returning for the 2009 season. The Superstar Rangers decided to change the name of the club to St. Ann's Rangers to increase community awareness.


2008 TT Pro League
The first goal of the season was scored by San Juan Jabloteh's Peter Byers against Ma Pau in the sixth minute of the first game on 5 April. Devorn Jorsling, who also scored on the first day, went on to claim the Golden Boot with a season high 21 goals. Josimar Belgrave of St. Ann's Rangers scored the first hat-trick of the season against Tobago United on 3 May, having scored a season high four goals in the match.


2008 TT Pro League
Following the regular season, San Juan Jabloteh, W Connection, Caledonia AIA, Joe Public, North East Stars, and United Petrotrin all qualified for the Lucozade Sport Big Six. However, Jabloteh and W Connection were 20 points clear of third place, Caledonia AIA, before the competition began. The league was won on the final day of the season, when the San Juan Kings used a draw over W Connection to defend their crown and win their fourth Pro League title. Having finished as the league champion and runner-up, San Juan Jabloteh and W Connection both qualified for the 2009 CFU Club Championship.


2008 TT Pro League
After the season, North East Stars withdrew from the Pro League, citing the state of their home ground, Sangre Grande Recreational Ground, for the past few years as the cause to sit out the 2009 season. The Sangre Grande Boys stated that they fully intend to return to the Pro League following needed repairs and improvements to the ground.


2008 TT Pro League, Teams, Team summaries
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 TT Pro League, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for the tenth round of matches, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.


2008 TT Pro League, Awards, Annual awards
The 2008 TT Pro League awards distribution took place on Super Friday, 8 May 2009, prior to the 2009 season's opening match at Marvin Lee Stadium.


2008 TT Pro League, Awards, Annual awards
Having won the Pro League and Big Six titles, San Juan Jabloteh was named the Team of the Year for the second time. Having led the San Juan Kings to their fourth league championship, Terry Fenwick won his first Manager of the Year award. Midfielder Trent Noel was named the Player of the Year; receiving the award for the first in his career. After recording 21 goals, Defence Force's Devorn Jorsling received the Golden Boot. In addition, North East Stars was named the Most Disciplined Team of the Year. Neal Brizan, won his second consecutive Referee of the Year award and Boris Punch was named the Match Commissioner of the Year.


2008 Taiwan Series
The 2008 Taiwan Series was played by the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, team that placed first in the all-season standing, and the Brother Elephants, wild card winner who advanced to Taiwan Series by defeating La New Bears in the Playoff Series. The Lions defeated the Elephants four games to three and won the title and went on to represent Taiwan in the 2008 Asia Series.


2008 Taiwan Series, Summaries, Game 1
October 25, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City


2008 Taiwan Series, Summaries, Game 2
October 26, 2008 at Chengcing Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County


2008 Taiwan Series, Summaries, Game 3
October 28, 2008 at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung City


2008 Taiwan Series, Summaries, Game 6
November 1, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City


2008 Taiwan Series, Summaries, Game 7
November 2, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum
Two referendums on United Nations membership applications were held in Taiwan on 22 March 2008, the same day as the presidential elections.


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum
The first referendum question, supported by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of President Chen Shui-bian, asked whether voters agree that the government should seek United Nations membership under the name "Taiwan". The second referendum question, supported by the Kuomintang (KMT), which on the same day won the presidential election, asked whether voters supported "our nation" seeking to "return" to the United Nations and join other international organisations under "flexible and practical strategies", including joining as "Republic of China", "Taiwan", or any other name that aids success and national dignity.


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum
Although large majorities voted in favour of both proposals, the referendums were invalidated as voter turnout was just 36%, well below the 50% required. In contrast, the simultaneous presidential elections had a turnout of 76%.


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 5
Proposal 5 was initiated by Yu Shyi-kun, former Premier and chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party. The topic was "Application to become a new member of the United Nations under the name “Taiwan”"


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 5
In 1971, the People’s Republic of China joined the United Nations, replacing the Republic of China and causing Taiwan to become an orphan in the world. To strongly express the will of the people of Taiwan to enhance Taiwan’s international status and participation in international affairs,


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 5
Do you agree that the government should apply for UN membership under the name "Taiwan"?


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 5
(Chinese text: 1971年中華人民共和國進入聯合國，取代中華民國，台灣成為國際孤兒。為強烈表達台灣人民的意志，提升台灣的國際地位及參與，您是否同意政府以「台灣」名義加入聯合國？)(Pinyin: 1971 Nián zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguójìnrù liánhéguó, qǔdài Zhōnghuá mínguó, Táiwān chéngwéi guójì gū'ér. Wéi qiángliè biǎodá táiwān rénmín de yìzhì, tíshēng Táiwān de guó jì dìwèi jí cānyù, nín shìfǒu tóngyì zhèngfǔ yǐ `táiwān'míngyì jiārù liánhéguó?)


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 6
Proposal 6 was first initiated by Vincent Siew, former Premier and Vice President.


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 6
Do you agree that our nation should apply to return to the United Nations and join other international organizations based on pragmatic, flexible strategies with respect to the name [under which we apply to and participate in them]? That is:


2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum, Questions, Proposal 6
Do you approve of applying to return to the United Nations and to join other international organizations under the name “Republic of China”, or “Taiwan”, or other name that is conducive to success and preserves our nation’s dignity?