Sport Events in May 1998
Former Asian Games shot put champion Joginder Singh passes away in Delhi.
Punjab Police men and Indian Railways women emerge triumphant in the Federation Cup volleyball championship at Chalakudi.
John Higgins triumphs at Embassy World snooker championship, beating Ken Doherty in the final at Sheffield.
GM Dibyendu Barua regains National `A' chess title in Muzaffarpur.
Leander-Mahesh duo lifts the Italian Open doubles title at Rome, beating Rick Leach and Ellis Ferreira in the final.
Tejas Bakre wins boys' title and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi takes silver in the Asian junior chess championship in Rasht, Iran.
Viswanathan Anand triumphs in the 7th Torneo Magistral chess tournament in Madrid.
China wins Uber Cup beating defending champion Indonesia in the final in Hong Kong.
Indonesia retains Thomas Cup, beating Malaysia in the final of the world men's team badminton championship in Hong Kong. New Zealand men and women win the Asian beach volleyball championships in Mumbai.
Australian women retain hockey World Cup title at Utrecht. India win the Coca-Cola tri-series, beating Kenya by nine wickets in the final at Calcutta. Bangladesh was the third team in the fray.