Sport
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - Shane Williams
- BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year - Eleanor Simmonds
- Cycling
- March - Geraint Thomas is a member of the gold medal-winning team in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Team Pursuit.
- September - Nicole Cooke wins the UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race.
- Darts
- Mark Webster wins the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship.
- Football
- 9 March - Cardiff City F.C. defeat Middlesbrough F.C. to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1927.
- 6 April - Cardiff City F.C. defeat Barnsley F.C. to reach the final of the FA Cup for the first time since 1927.
- 17 May - Cardiff City F.C. are defeated by Portsmouth F.C. in the final of the FA Cup
- 16 August - Opening round of the Welsh Cup 2008-09
- Rugby union
- 2 February - Wales defeat World Cup finalists England in their first match of the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
- 8 March - Wales defeat Ireland to clinch the Triple Crown.
- 15 March - Wales defeat France to win the Grand Slam for the second time in five years.
- 12 April - Ospreys defeat Leicester Tigers and lift the EDF Energy Cup trophy.
- 2008 Summer Olympics
- August 10 - Cyclist Nicole Cooke wins the gold medal in the Women's road race.
- August 16 - In rowing, Tom James wins a gold medal as one of the British team's victorious coxless four.
- August 18 - Cyclist Geraint Thomas wins gold as a member of the GB Team Pursuit team.
- August 21 - David Davies of Barry wins the silver medal in the Men's marathon 10 kilometre swim.
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