1928 in sports

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See also: 1927 in sports, other events of 1928, 1929 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 American Football
2 Cricket
3 Ice Hockey
4 Snooker
5 General sporting events

American Football

Providence Steam Roller win National Football League title.

Cricket

23 June-26 June, London - West Indies play their first Test match, against England. England win by an innings and 58 runs.
West Indies lose 3-Test series against England 3-0.

Ice Hockey

Stanley Cup: New York Rangers defeat Montreal Maroons 3 games to 2

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Fred Lawrence 16-13

General sporting events

1928 Summer Olympics takes place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- United States wins the most medals (56), and the most gold medals (22).
1928 Winter Olympics takes place in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Norway wins the most medals (15), and the most gold medals (6).