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Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs became the first pitcher in Major League history to throw a no hitter at a neutral location, the game was moved from Houston to Milwaukee's Miller Park due to Hurricane Ike.

The Olympic closing ceremony included the handover of the Games from Beijing to London, the Mayor of Beijing handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

Defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States captured the Beijing Olympic beach volleyball gold medal, the pair defeated China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie.

Márta Károlyi, the U.S. team coordinator, questioned the age of some of China’s athletes, while the media reported online records showing two of the Chinese gymnasts were younger than the 16-year-old age requirement necessary to compete.

Michael Phelps sets world record in the 400 metres individual medley swimming event at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in China.

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium and was attended by more than 100 heads of state.

At the 127th Men's U.S. Open Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic in three straight sets.

Pete Rademacher, a Washington University football star took on Floyd Patterson for the championship, Radermacher got knocked down six times during the fight, it ended in the 6th round.

The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3 to become the first American League team in history to score at least thirty runs in a game.

At AT&T Park in San Francisco, Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run to break Hank Aaron's long-standing MLB record.