1988 Swan Premium Open - Singles

1988 South Australian Open – Doubles

1988 Singapore Open – Singles (women's tennis)

The 1988 Senior League World Series took place from August 15–20 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Pingtung, Taiwan defeated Maracaibo, Venezuela in the championship game.

1988 Royal Rumble

Katerina Maleeva was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Patty Fendick won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Stephanie Rehe.

West Germany to Group A

The Suzuka 500 km, was the second round of the 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship was held at the Suzuka Circuit, on 10 April, in front of a crowd of approximately 24,000.

1988 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

1988 Spanish Open

1988 Senior PGA Tour

1988 San Diego State Aztecs football season

The 1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 12th through May 15th. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

1988 Seoul

The 1988 Scottish Superprix, saw the cars from the British Formula Three series visit Knockhill, north of Dunfermline, for a non-championship race, on 7 August.

1988 Seattle Seahawks football team

1989 Soviet Second League was a Soviet competition in the Soviet Second League.

The 1988 Skate Canada International was held in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 29–31. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

The 1988 Star World Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina January 19-31, 1988.

1988 Sacramento State Hornets football

1988 San Diego Chargers season

The 1988 Superbike World Championship was the inaugural FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 3 April at Donington Park and finished on 3 October at Manfeild Autocourse after 9 rounds. American Fred Merkel won the riders' championship and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.

The 1988 Southern Cross Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide in Australia and was part of Tier V of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 28 November through 4 December 1988.

The 1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe was a series of five matches played by the Scotland national rugby union team in Zimbabwe in May 1988. The Scotland team won all five of their matches including the two internationals against the Zimbabwe national rugby union team.

The 1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of ten rugby union matches played in October and November 1988 in Wales and Ireland by the Samoa national rugby union team, who competed under the name of Western Samoa at the time. Samoa lost both their international matches but won four of their eight non-international games against club and regional teams.

Sylvia Hanika and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 against Lori McNeil and Jana Novotná.

The 1988 Seoul Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was played at Seoul in South Korea from April 18 through April 25, 1988.

1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships - Women's Doubles

The 1988 Rye Brook Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at Rye Brook, New York in the United States from August 22 through August 29, 1988.

1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 1988 Senior PGA Tour was the ninth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 34 official money events with purses totalling $10,370,000, including three majors. Bob Charles and Gary Player won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash occurred on December 8, 1988, when an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet of the United States Air Force crashed onto a residential area in the city of Remscheid, West Germany. The aircraft crashed into the upper floor of an apartment complex. In addition to the pilot, five people were killed. Fifty others were injured, many of them seriously. According to press reports the plane was engaged in a low-altitude flight exercise. It belonged to a unit from Bentwaters Air Base but at the time of the accident was stationed at Nörvenich Air Base.

1988 San Diego Chargers football

Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Cahill with John Fitzgerald and Kratzmann with Broderick Dyke. Dyke and Kratzmann lost in the first round to Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder. Cahill and Fitzgerald won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Martin Davis and Brad Drewett.

Anne Minter was the defending champion but lost in the quarter-finals to Natalia Bykova. Monique Javer won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Leila Meskhi.

The 1988 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the , the 48th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 19 June 1988 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Porto and Vitória de Guimarães. Porto defeated Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a sixth time.
The 1988 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the , the 48th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 19 June 1988 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Porto and Vitória de Guimarães. Porto defeated Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a sixth time. In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As Porto claimed both league and cup double in the same season, cup runners-up Vitória de Guimarães faced their cup final opponents in the 1988 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

1988 Spratly Islands naval battle

1988 TCU Horned Frogs football season

Guy Forget and Yannick Noah were the defending champions but only Forget competed that year with Henri Leconte. Forget and Leconte lost in the semifinals to Ken Flach and Robert Seguso. Flach and Seguso won in the final 6–2, 7–6 against Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser.

1988 Taipei International Championships – Singles

1988 Stanford Cardinal football season

1988 Taipei International Championships - Doubles

The 20th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Cubatão, Brazil from June 30-July 3, 1988.

Miloslav Mečíř won in the final 6–3, 6–2, against Andrés Gómez.

1988 Supercopa Sudamericana Finals

1988 Southern Cross Classic – Singles

1988 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships

1988 SummerSlam

The 1988 Sugar Bowl was the 54th edition to the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked Syracuse Orangemen, and the sixth ranked Auburn Tigers. The Syracuse Orange entered the game unbeaten for the first time since winning the national championship in 1959. The game was a defensive battle, and ended in a 16–16 tie, helping Syracuse cap an unbeaten season. Don McPherson was given game's Most Outstanding Offensive Player award, going 11-of-21 for 140 yards and one touchdown. He was sacked five times by the Auburn defense.

1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football season

1988 Taiwan Open

Peter Lundgren was the defending champion, but did not participate this year. Milan Šrejber won the title, defeating Ramesh Krishnan 6–2, 7–6 in the final.

Andrea Betzner and Claudia Porwik won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Laura Garrone and Helen Kelesi.

1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

1988 Taipei International Championships

The South American Youth Championship 1988 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

The 1988 Refuge Assurance Cup was the first competing of the Refuge Assurance Cup, for the most successful teams in the Sunday League. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 7 and 18 September 1988. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Worcestershire County Cricket Club by 52 runs in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

1988 Swan Premium Open – Doubles

1988 Swedish football Division 2

1988 Summer Olympics medal count

1988 Taiwan Open - Singles

The 1988 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Rosario, Argentina, October 1988. It was the sixth edition of the South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

1988 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Neige Dias won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Bettina Fulco.

1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Eight players made First Team All WFC All League Honors . WR Mark Young , RB Donald Hair, C Harry Williams K Jim Gill , DL Ken Stinnett , LB Derek Stigerts , DB JR Richards and Safety Gary Lunsford. Sacramento State competed in the Western Football Conference. The Hornets were led by head coach Bob Mattos, in his eleventh year. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 4–2 WFC). Overall Sacramento State averaged 37 points a game, outscoring its opponents 479–272 for the season. The Hornets finished the regular season schedule with a record of 8–2. At the end of the season, for the first time they qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs. The first game was against traditional rival UC Davis, who they defeated 35–14. The Division II quarterfinal game was against North Carolina Central, and the Hornets dominated the game, 56–7. The Division II semifinal game was against undefeated North Central Conference champion North Dakota State. North Dakota State defeated the Hornets, 20–42.

The 1988 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his 12th season at Stanford. The Cardinal won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

The 1988 John Hancock Sun Bowl, part of the 1988 bowl game season, took place on December 24, 1988, at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Army Cadets, competing as a football independent. The game put Alabama's air attack against Army's ground attack, and ended with Alabama just edging past Army in the fourth quarter to win the game 29–28.

1988 Spanish Open - Doubles

1988 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1988 Rainha Cup – Singles

1988 Soul Train Music Awards

1988 Stanford Cardinal football

1988 Soviet Cup Final

The closing ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, on 2 October 1988 at 20:00 KST (UTC+9).

1988 South African Professional Championship

The 1988 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twenty-eighth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 10 national teams (5 from Europe, 2 from South America, 2 from Africa and 1 from North America). All the games were played in the city of A Coruña, in Spain, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League the 13th playing their home games at Tampa Stadium and the 2nd under head coach Ray Perkins. Perkins had by now rebuilt the Buccaneers as the NFL's youngest team, having replaced so many veterans that leadership became an issue. A strong draft produced several starters, including standout offensive tackle Paul Gruber. The team was largely competitive and showed an ability to outplay opponents in the second half of games, but continued their tendency toward mental errors, and finished with a disappointing 5–11 record. Second-year quarterback Vinny Testaverde was inconsistent: an effective leader at times, as in their late-season upset of the AFC-leading Buffalo Bills, mistake-prone at others

1988 Singapore Open - Singles (women's tennis)

The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 107th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 97th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76-86 during the season and finished 5th in the National League East division.

1988 Supercoppa Italiana

1988 Taipei Women's Championships

1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team

1988 Syracuse Orangemen football

1988 San Diego Chargers football team

1988 Taipei Women's Championship – Singles

1988 Scottish Cup Final

Lloyd Bourne and Jeff Klaparda were the defending champions, but did not participate this year. Andrew Castle and Tim Wilkison won the title, defeating Jeremy Bates and Michael Mortensen 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 in the final.

1988 Rous Cup

1988 Star World Championships

1988 TP

1988 Taipei Women's Championship

The 1988 Supercopa Libertadores was the inaugural year of the competition. The tournament was open to all the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. It commenced on 10 February and concluded on 18 June. A total of 13 football clubs entered the first round draw. It was won by Argentinian side Racing over Brazilian side Cruzeiro 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final. The tournament's top scorer was of Nacional and Antonio Alzamendi of River Plate with 4 goals each.

1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time (titled as just One Moment in Time for some releases) is a compilation album that was released to coincide with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The album features songs by some of the most popular artists at the time of the album's release, including the title track, "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston.

The 1988 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–7 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Top-seeded UNC Charlotte defeated hosts VCU in the championship game, 81–79, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament. No other Sun Belt members received at-large bids to the tournament.

Iva Budařová and Sandra Wasserman won in the final 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Anna-Karin Olsson and María José Llorca.

1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles

1988 Southern Cross Classic

1988 Rye Brook Open – Doubles

The 1988 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1988. The 1988 Cossacks were led by second-year head coach Marty Fine. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–2 NCAC). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 200–225 for the season. This was the last season for the Cossacks with Coach Fine at the helm. He finished his two years at Sonoma State with a record of 10–11, a .476 winning percentage.

1988 Seattle Mariners season

1988 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers football

The 1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Eight players made First Team All WFC All League Honors . WR Mark Young , RB Donald Hair, C Harry Williams K Jim Gill , DL Ken Stinnett , LB Derek Stigerts , DB JR Richards and Safety Gary Lunsford.

1988 Stuttgart Classic – Draw

Mark Woodforde defeated Wally Masur 6–2, 6–4 to secure the title.

1988 Seoul Olypmics

1988 Roller Hockey World Cup

1988 Singapore Open – Singles

1988 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1988 Taiwan Open – Doubles

1988 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

1988 Seattle Seahawks

1988 Rugby League World Cup Final

1988 Seoul Olympics

1988 Senior League World Series

1988 San Jose State Spartans football season

The Seattle Mariners 1988 season was their 12th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West with a record of 68–93 (.422).

This is the full table of the medal table of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.Athletes from 52 countries won medals, leaving 108 countries without a medal. The Soviet Union utterly dominated the medal table, winning the most gold and overall medals, with 55 and 132 respectively. No nation came close to this result after 1988.

1988 Sugar Bowl

The Speedway Champions Cup was an annual motorcycle speedway event organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) between 1986 and 1993. The 1988 event was held on August 14 in Krsko, Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. The winner was the Swedish rider Per Jonsson. m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

1988 Swan Premium Open

1988 TFL Statewide League Season

1988 Scottish League Cup Final

1988 Superbowl

1988 Singapore Open - Singles

1988 Stella Artois Championships - Doubles

1988 Rugby League World Cup

1988 Taiwan Open - Doubles

The 1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 April 1988 at the Circuito Permanente Del Jarama. This was the first and only victory of the Australian Kevin Magee.

1988 Singapore Open - Doubles (women's tennis)

1988 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

1988 Southern 500

1988 Spanish Open - Singles

1988 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in January 1988.The tournament featured four South African players. Francois Ellis won the title, beating Jimmy van Rensberg 9–4 in the final.

1988 South American U-20 Championship

1988 Taca de Portugal Final

Spain's 1988 general strike took place on December 14, and in Spain it is simply called 14-D (shortened form of 14 Diciembre; Cf. N30). It was called by the two main trade unions: CCOO and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). Triggered by a significant reform in the labour market, namely a new more flexible contract for inexperienced youngsters with less redundancy pay, the strike was moreover a manifestation of general discontent with Spain's PSOE government policies. The government's economic policies were thought to be too conservative by trade unions and many left-wing voters. The country was completely and peacefully paralyzed for 24 hours, prompting the government to negotiate with the unions. Even the TV signal was turned off by the workers. That flexible contract was retired and welfare state was increased. However, the strike did not prevent a third absolute majority by PSOE, whose leader, Felipe Gonzalez, remained popular.

1988 Singapore Open - Doubles

The 1988 Saguenay earthquake struck Quebec, Canada with a moment magnitude of 5.9 on November 25. It is one of the largest recorded earthquakes in eastern Canada and eastern North America during the 20th century. The earthquake was felt by hundreds of thousands, and damaged some buildings. It could be felt as far as Toronto, Halifax, and Boston. The earthquake was triggered by faults associated with the Saguenay Graben.

Promotion
* Pamir Dushanbe ( Tajik SSR)
* Rotor Volgograd ( Russian SFSR)

1988 San Diego Chargers

The 1988 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina from April 27 through April 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament used a double-elimination format.

1988 Singapore Open

The 1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 11 April through 17 April 1988. John McEnroe and Patty Fendick won the singles titles.

1988 Spanish general strike

1988 San Francisco 49ers football team

Boris Becker was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 against Stefan Edberg.

1988 Southern Cross Classic - Doubles

1988 Slovak Everest expedition

1988 Singapore Open – Doubles

1988 Swedish Open and the Volvo Cup

1988 San Francisco 49ers

1988 San Francisco 49ers football

1988 Stella Artois Championships - Singles

The 1988 Spanish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 25 April to 1 May 1988. Fifth-seeded Neige Dias won the singles title.

The 1988 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 28, 1988. The match was the 47th Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Metalist Kharkiv and FC Torpedo Moscow. The Soviet Cup winner Metalist qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round for the Soviet Union. The last year defending holders Dynamo Kyiv were eliminated in the second round of the competition by FC Rotor Volgograd (3:2, 0:2). For Metalist this was their second final total and second in five years. For Torpedo it was their 13th Cup Final and the seventh loss at this stage.

The 1988 South African Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 85th edition of the tournament and was held from 14 November through 20 November 1988. Jakob Hlasek won the singles title.

The 1988 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 29th overall and the final season under head coach Al Saunders The team failed to improve on their 8–7 record in 1987 and finished 6-10.

1988 Stagg Bowl

1988 Supercopa de Espana

1988 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

1988 South Australian Open (tennis)

1988 Refuge Assurance Cup

1988 Speedway World Team Cup

1988 San Francisco Giants season

The 1988 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 21 September and 29 September 1988. It contested by Barcelona, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1987–88, and Real Madrid, who won the 1987–88 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

1988 Spanish Open – Singles

1988 Soviet Second League, Zone 6

1988 Supercopa Libertadores

The 1988 Southern 500, the 39th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 4, 1988, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. All the wives of the participating NASCAR drivers received a special racing pass that allowed them to access all aspects of racing life except for the pits where the drivers' crew did their actual work.

1988 Sanremo Music Festival

The 1988 Skate America was held at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1988 Soviet Top League

1988 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

1988 Rugby League State of Origin series

1988 Taranto Open - Singles

1988 Summer Olympics boycott

1988 Southern Cross Classic - Singles

The 1988 Republican National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana from August 15 to August 18, 1988. It was the second time that a major party held its convention in one of the five states known as the Deep South, coming on the heels of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Much of the impetus for holding the convention in the Superdome came from the Louisiana Republican National Committeewoman Virginia Martinez of New Orleans, who lobbied on behalf of her adopted home city as the convention site as a member of the RNC Executive Committee. The convention nominated Vice President George H. W. Bush for President, as expected. The second spot on the ticket was not publicly known before the convention; James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, U.S. Senator of Indiana, was selected as Bush's vice-presidential running mate. The revelation of Quayle's selection as running mate did not come until the second day of the convention, when NBC News broke the story. The convention featured speeches by Joe Paterno, Pat Robertson, a keynote address by New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, and the music of the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra. Actress Helen Hayes attended the conference at age 88.

Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1988.

Ivan Lendl and Bill Scanlon were the defending champions, but did not participate this year. Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann won the title, defeating Carl Limberger and Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

The 1988 season was São Paulo's 59th season since club's existence.

1988 Supercopa de España

1988 Taranto Open – Doubles

1988 Southern Cross Classic – Doubles

1988 Refuge Assurance League

This is a round-up of the 1988 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. Tourlestrane were relegated to Intermediate level for the first time, but ensured a swift return to Senior football after defeating Calry/St. Joseph's, themselves having emerged from the Junior grade, in the final.

1988 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

1988 SEC Baseball Tournament

1988 TCU Horned Frogs football

The singles tournament for the 1988 Taipei Women's Championship was a 32-draw with qualifiers. Anne Minter was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Stephanie Rehe won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brenda Schultz.

The 1988 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fifth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1988 season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 4–3 Big West).

Anna-Maria Fernandez and Julie Richardson were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Natalia Bykova and Natalia Medvedeva won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Leila Meskhi and Svetlana Parkhomenko.

1988 Taipei International Championships - Singles

The 1988 Swedish Open, also known as the 1988 Volvo Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden and was part of the Grand Prix circuit of the 1988 Tour, as well as the Category 1 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and was held from 11 July through 17 July 1988. Marcelo Filippini won the singles title.

1988 São Paulo F.C. season

1988 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1988 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 86th edition of the tournament, running from June 6 through June 13, 1988. Boris Becker won the singles title.

1988 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 58th season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League. The 1988 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won for the second time by FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi. Unlike the last season Tavriya, Bukovyna failed to earn promotion to the First League as it lost the inter-zonal playoffs.

1988 Sacramento State Hornets football season

The 1988 Taipei Women's Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Taipei, Taiwan and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 18 April through 24 April 1988. Third-seeded Stephanie Rehe won the singles title.

The 1988 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1988 Summer Paralympics, held in Seoul, South Korea, from October 15 to 24, 1988.

1988 Taipei Women's Championship - Singles

1988 Stockholm Open - Doubles

The 1988 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–6, 1988 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships - Women's Singles

The 1988 Scottish Cup Final was played between Celtic and Dundee United at Hampden Park on 14 May 1988. Celtic won 2–1, with Frank McAvennie scoring both of their goals. They had been 1-0 down after Kevin Gallacher put Dundee United ahead, only for McAvennie to score a late equaliser and then a winner with a low right foot shot at the back post after a corner to complete the double for Celtic, who were already Premier Division champions.

1988 Schenectady Open

1988 San Jose State Spartans football team

1988 South Australian Open - Doubles

1988 Seattle Seahawks football

The 1988 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between New Zealand and Australia on 9 October 1988 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Australia won the final by 25 points to 12 in front of a New Zealand rugby league record attendance of 47,363. Australia, the defending champions, won the Rugby League World Cup for the 6th time.

1988 San Diego State Aztecs football

Neige Dias was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Vieira. Mercedes Paz won in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Rene Simpson.

Stefan Edberg was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year. Boris Becker won the title, defeating Peter Lundgren 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time

Jim Grabb was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year. Dan Goldie won the tournament, beating Andrew Castle in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–0.

The 1988 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Malley. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–2 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 251–233 for the season.

The 1988 Taranto Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Taranto, Italy and was part of the Category 1 of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and ran from 26 April until 1 May 1988. Helen Kelesi won the singles title.

1988 San Diego Padres season

1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1988 Supercoppa Italiana was a match played by the 1987–88 Serie A winners Milan and 1987–88 Coppa Italia winners Sampdoria. It took place on 14 June 1989 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, and was the first edition of the trophy. Milan won the match 3–1. Although originally scheduled for August 1988, it was played in June 1989, due to the 1988 Summer Olympics being held in the same period.

1988 Superbike World Championship

1988 Stockholm Open – Singles

Jana Novotná won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Jana Pospíšilová.

1988 Speedway National League

1988 Taranto Open - Doubles

The 1988 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 23 October 1988 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 43rd Scottish League Cup. The final was contested by Aberdeen and Rangers and was the second of three consecutive finals between the two clubs. Rangers won the match 3–2 thanks to goals from Ally McCoist and Ian Ferguson.

1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

1988 Summer Olympic Games

1988 San Miguel Beermen season

The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against Indiana in the 1988 Liberty Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison in his final season as head coach prior to his dying of a heart attack in February 1989.

1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain & Ireland

1988 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1988 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

1988 San Francisco State Gators football season

1988 Summer Paralympics medal table

1988 Saguenay earthquake

1988 Superbike World Championship season

The 1988 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over eighteen (18) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 2 April and 17 September 1988.This was the third season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Statewide League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery in Hobart and Boag's Brewery in Launceston.

The 1988 San Diego Padres season was the 20th season in franchise history. Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average (.313) to win a batting title.

1988 State of the Union

1988 Seoul Open - Doubles

1988 Stony Brook Patriots football team

The 1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 August 1988 at the Anderstorp circuit.

Kathy Jordan and Betsy Nagelsen were the defending champions but only Nagelsen competed that year with Elizabeth Smylie. Nagelsen and Smylie lost in the quarterfinals to Lea Antonoplis and Barbara Gerken. Gigi Fernández and Betsy Nagelsen won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Antonoplis and Gerken.

1988 Rye Brook Open - Doubles

The 1988 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 29th overall and the final season under head coach Al Saunders The team failed to improve on their 8–7 record in 1987 and finished 6-10. Before the season, the Chargers made modifications to their uniforms, changing the color of the helmet and jersey from royal blue to a darker navy blue. They also switched the colors on the lightning bolt: it went from a yellow bolt with a white outline to a white bolt with a yellow outline. The team's facemasks also changed from yellow to navy blue. They would keep this helmet and uniform through the 2006 season.

This is the full table of the medal table of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.Athletes from 52 countries won medals, leaving 108 countries without a medal. The Soviet Union utterly dominated the medal table, winning the most gold and overall medals, with 55 and 132 respectively. No nation came close to this result after 1988. * Host nation (South Korea)

1988 Soviet Second League

1988 TFL Statewide League season

The 1988 Republican National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana from August 15 to August 18, 1988. It was the second time that a major party held its convention in one of the five states known as the Deep South, coming on the heels of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Much of the impetus for holding the convention in the Superdome came from the Louisiana Republican National Committeewoman Virginia Martinez of New Orleans, who lobbied on behalf of her adopted home city as the convention site as a member of the RNC Executive Committee.

1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe

1988 Taiwan Open – Singles

1988 Scottish Superprix

1988 Spitak earthquake

1988 Summer Olympics dollar

Eric Korita and Mike Leach were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Korita partnered Brad Pearce, losing in the first round. Leach did not participate this year. Andrew Castle and Roberto Saad won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, against Gary Donnelly and Jim Grabb.

The 1988 Supercopa Sudamericana Finals was the final of the first ever Supercopa Sudamericana football tournament. It was contested by Argentine club Racing and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg of the tie was played on June 13 at Racing's home field, with the second leg played on July 188th at Cruzeiro's. Racing won the tie 3–2 on aggregate. They also qualified to play in the 1989 Recopa Sudamericana.

The 1988 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 10th 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). The 1988 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Porto and Vitória de Guimarães of the Primeira Liga. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1987–88 Primeira Divisão and the , whilst Vitória de Guimarães qualified for the Supertaça by being the cup-runner. The first leg which took place at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, saw Vitória de Guimarães defeat Porto 2–0. The second leg which took place at the Estádio das Antas saw a 0–0 scoreline (2–0 on aggregate), which claimed the Vimaranenses a first Supertaça.

The 1988 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 30, 1988, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show was broadcast live in select cities and aired later in other areas. Dionne Warwick hosted.

1988 Spanish Open – Doubles

1988 Sun Bowl

1988 Stuttgart Classic - Draw

1988 Singapore Open – Doubles (women's tennis)

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Slobodan Živojinović won in the final 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Richard Matuszewski.

The 1988 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 10th 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). The 1988 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Porto and Vitória de Guimarães of the Primeira Liga. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1987–88 Primeira Divisão and the , whilst Vitória de Guimarães qualified for the Supertaça by being the cup-runner.

1988 Supercopa Sudamericana

1988 Taça de Portugal Final

The 1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dick Anderson, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–6 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 273 to 255. They won games against two ranked opponents, Michigan State (17-13) and Penn State (21-16). The team's statistical leaders included Scott Erney with 2,123 passing yards, Mike Botti with 715 rushing yards, and Eric Young with 592 receiving yards.

Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1988 Swan Premium Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and ran from 10 through 16 October 1988. Fifth-seeded Slobodan Živojinović won the singles title.

The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83-79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1988 Swan Premium Open - Doubles

1988 Skate America

1988 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

1988 Santa Clara Broncos football

1988 Spanish General Strike

1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football

1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football season

1988 Rye Brook Open - Singles

1988 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1988 Skate Canada International

These are the results for the 28th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 15 to August 20, 1988. The race started in Groningen (Groningen) and finished after 859 kilometres in Gulpen (Limburg).

1988 São Paulo FC season

Soul Train Music Awards

The 9th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, from September 2–4, 1988.

The 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–12 at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Texas–San Antonio upset top-seeded Georgia Southern in the championship game, 76–69, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Roadrunners, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance. For the second straight year, only the top eight teams in the conference standings were invited to the tournament.

The 1988 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Rosario, Argentina, October 1988.

1988 Swedish Open

The 1988 Rous Cup was the fourth staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. For the second year in succession, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament. After having Brazil's participation in the previous year, the FA again invited South American opposition to participate, this time Colombia. England won the competition for a second time after being the only team to win a game; the two other matches ended in draws.

1988 Singapore Open – Soubles (women's tennis)

1988 South African Open (tennis)

1988 St. Louis Cardinals season

1988 Rye Brook Open

1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Spain's 1988 general strike took place on December 14, and in Spain it is simply called 14-D (shortened form of 14 Diciembre; Cf. N30). It was called by the two main trade unions: CCOO and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). Triggered by a significant reform in the labour market, namely a new more flexible contract for inexperienced youngsters with less redundancy pay, the strike was moreover a manifestation of general discontent with Spain's PSOE government policies. The government's economic policies were thought to be too conservative by trade unions and many left-wing voters.

1988 Rugby league Ashes series

1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1988 Remscheid A-10 crash

1988 Survivor Series

1988 Rugby League Ashes series

1988 Seoul Open

1988 Seoul Open – Singles

1988 Syracuse Orangemen football season

The 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the nineteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Bradford, England. The championship was won by Denmark (45 points) who beat host team England (41 points) and United States (39 points).

1988 Stella Artois Championships

1988 Rye Brook Open – Singles

The doubles tennis tournament for the 1988 Taipei Women's Championship was a 16-team single-elimination tournament. Cammy MacGregor and Cynthia MacGregor were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Patty Fendick and Ann Henricksson won in the final 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 against Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson.

The 1988 San Miguel Beermen season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1988 Suzuka 500 km

1988 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

1988 Santa Clara Broncos football season

The 1988 Refuge Assurance League was the twentieth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

The 1988 Shell Rimula-X Diesel Oilers season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Shell Helix Oilers in the Open Conference.

1988 Taipei Women's Championship – Doubles

1988 Singapore Open (women's tennis)

1988 Summer Olympics medal table

1988 Sao Paulo FC season

1988 Seoul Games

1988 Singapore Open - Soubles (women's tennis)

The 1988 State of the Union address was given by President Ronald Reagan to a joint session of the 100th United States Congress on Monday, January 25, 1988. The speech was the last State of the Union address of President Reagan's second term. Donald Hodel, the Secretary of the Interior, served as the designated survivor.

The 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League the 13th playing their home games at Tampa Stadium and the 2nd under head coach Ray Perkins. Perkins had by now rebuilt the Buccaneers as the NFL's youngest team, having replaced so many veterans that leadership became an issue. A strong draft produced several starters, including standout offensive tackle Paul Gruber. The team was largely competitive and showed an ability to outplay opponents in the second half of games, but continued their tendency toward mental errors, and finished with a disappointing 5–11 record. Second-year quarterback Vinny Testaverde was inconsistent: an effective leader at times, as in their late-season upset of the AFC-leading Buffalo Bills, mistake-prone at others. His 35 interceptions are still (as of 2017) a team record. His frequent costly errors caused the coaching staff to lose confidence in him, and at one point to replace him with backup Joe Ferguson. The team finished the season on a strong note with wins in two of their final three games, including respectable performances against two playoff contenders.

1988 South Australian Open - Singles

Speedway World Team Cup

1988 Taipei Women's Championship - Doubles

1988 Sandown 360

1988 Taipei International Championships – Doubles

1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships

1988 SBOP

1988 Taranto Open

1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1988 Ronde van Nederland

1988 State of the Union Address

1988 Shell Rimula X season

1988 Seoul Open – Doubles

1988 South Australian Open – Singles

World Pairs Championship

1988 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

1988 Stuttgart Classic

1988 Sao Paulo F.C. season

1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team

1988 Republican convention

1988 Season of Purefoods Team

1988 Republican National Convention

The 1988 Sugar Bowl was the 54th edition to the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked Syracuse Orangemen, and the sixth ranked Auburn Tigers. The Syracuse Orange entered the game unbeaten for the first time since winning the national championship in 1959. The game was a defensive battle, and ended in a 16–16 tie, helping Syracuse cap an unbeaten season. Don McPherson was given game's Most Outstanding Offensive Player award, going 11-of-21 for 140 yards and one touchdown. He was sacked five times by the Auburn defense. Auburn cracked the scoreboard first, following a 17-yard touchdown pass from quarterback to wide receiver Lawyer Tillman, catapulting Auburn to a 7–0 lead. Tillman would finish the game with 6 receptions for 125 yards. In the second quarter, Syracuse tied the game on a 12-yard touchdown pass form All-American quarterback Don McPherson to wideout . Auburn added a 40-yard field goal from to take a 10–7 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, kicked a 27-yard field goal to tie the game at 10. In the fourth quarter Win Lyle's second field goal was good from 41 yards, giving Auburn a 13–10 lead. But two field goals by Tim Vesling gave Syracuse a 16–13 lead. With 1 second remaining, Win Lyle kicked the 30-yard field goal for Auburn to have the game end in a 16–16 tie. Syracuse fans were outraged by Auburn's decision to tie the game, while Auburn fans found the choice uncontroversial. In protest of the decision by Auburn to tie the game, a Syracuse radio station mailed Auburn coach Pat Dye 2,000 ugly ties, which Dye autographed and auctioned off, raising $30,000 for the Auburn general scholarship fund.

1988 San Francisco State Gators football

1988 Speedway Champions Cup

1988 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira

1988 Summer Olympic game

1988 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

1988 Swan Premium Open – Singles

1988 Seoul Open - Singles

1988 South American Youth Championship

The 1988 Scottish Cup Final was played between Celtic and Dundee United at Hampden Park on 14 May 1988. Celtic won 2–1, with Frank McAvennie scoring both of their goals. They had been 1-0 down after Kevin Gallacher put Dundee United ahead, only for McAvennie to score a late equaliser and then a winner with a low right foot shot at the back post after a corner to complete the double for Celtic, who were already Premier Division champions. The guest of honour was British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, greeted by supporters of both teams by a wave of red cards. As she took her seat, thousands of supporters of both teams sang "you can stick your poll tax up your arse".

1988 Soviet First League

1988 Summer Olympics Gold $5

1988 Stanley Cup Final

1988 Super Bowl

1988 Syracuse Orange football team

1988 Stockholm Open - Singles