- Aug 1 6th Athletics World Championships open at Athens, Greece
- Aug 3 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Glen Abbey GC: Colleen Walker wins by 2 shots from Liselotte Neumann of Sweden
- Aug 3 Manchester United beats Chelsea 4-2 on penalties to win the Charity Shield, after a bad-tempered 1-all draw at Wembley
- Aug 6 Newly established NHL franchise Nashville Predators name Barry Trotz as inaugural coach; lasts 15 seasons and 1,196 regular season games
Cricket Record
Aug 6 Sri Lanka slams world record 952 for 6 in the 1st cricket Test against India in Colombo; Sanath Jayasuriya 340, Roshan Mahanama 225 - record partnership 576
Sports History
Aug 10 Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to then record 5 year, $57.5 million deal
- Aug 13 Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the NY Yankees
Baseball Trade
Aug 13 San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
- Aug 15 Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th HR
Sports History
Aug 15 L.A. Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2
- Aug 16 For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia)
- Aug 16 New Zealand beats Australia, 36-24 in Dunedin to retain the Tri Nations Rugby Series with an unbeaten record; All Blacks flyhalf Carlos Spencer lands 5 penalties and 3 conversions; halftime NZ, 36-0
- Aug 16 The South African soccer team, Bafana Bafana wins against the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at First National Bank stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
PGA Championship
Aug 17 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Davis Love III wins his only major title by 5 strokes from Justin Leonard
Sports History
Aug 19 NY Yank 3rd baseman Wade Boggs pitches a scoreless inning vs Anaheim
Sports History
Aug 31 Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by NY Yankees
- Aug 31 Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the Oilers, playing their first NFL game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis
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