1998 in sports
1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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- For an extensive coverage see 1998 in association football
- Curling makes its Winter Olympics debut:
- Men's Gold: Switzerland wins 9-3 over Canada
- Women's Gold: Canada wins 7-5 over Denmark
- Men's World Cup: Netherlands
- Men's Commonwealth Games: Australia
- Men's Champions Trophy: Netherlands
- Women's World Cup: Australia
- Women's Commonwealth Games: Australia
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Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Steeplechases
Flat races
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1998 in chronological order.
| Date |
Event |
Alternate Name/s |
Location |
Attendance |
PPV Buyrate |
Notes |
| March 13 |
UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou |
N/A |
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
4,600 |
N/A |
This event featured the first ever UFC lightweight tournament. As well as a middleweight championship bout. And a heavyweight and middleweight superfights. |
| March 15 |
Pride 2 |
N/A |
Yokohama, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
Event featured six MMA bouts and two kickboxing bouts. |
| May 15 |
UFC 17: Redemption |
N/A |
Mobile, Alabama, USA |
N/A |
N/A |
This event was the last UFC event aside from UFC 23, to feature the "tournament" style format.
This event featured a four-man middleweight tournament. As well as three heavyweight superfights.
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| June 24 |
Pride 3 |
N/A |
Tokyo, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| October 11 |
Pride 4 |
N/A |
Tokyo, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| October 16 |
UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil |
UFC 17.5 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
N/A |
N/A |
This event caused controversy due to the fact that the Brazilian flag was wrongly represented on the promotional material. |
1998 brought the start of the National Rugby League competition. Super League (Australia) ended its 1 year competition and the Australian Rugby League also ended theirs to merge together as one. But for some clubs it came at a cost. For the Hunter Mariners and Perth Reds from Super League (Australia) and the South Queensland Crushers from the Australian Rugby League, these franchises ended. But a new franchise was created that was the first team in the state of Victoria: the Melbourne Storm.
- April 24, Auckland, New Zealand – 1998 ANZAC test match is won by New Zealand 22–16 against Australia at North Harbour Stadium before 25,000.
- May 2, Wembley Stadium – 1998 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in Sheffield Eagles' surprise 17-8 win in the final against Wigan Warriors.
- May 29 at Sydney, Australia – record for biggest comeback in Australian premiership history is broken by the North Queensland Cowboys who came from 26–0 down at halftime to win 36–28 against the Penrith Panthers at Penrith Stadium.
- June 19, Sydney Football Stadium – 1998 State of Origin is won by Queensland in the third and deciding game of the series against New South Wales.
- September 20, Australia – last match of the last round of the 1998 Telstra Premiership is played, including the final NRL appearances of the Gold Coast Chargers, Illawarra Steelers, St. George Dragons, Adelaide Rams and North Sydney Bears clubs.
- September 23, New South Wales, Australia – St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers ensured their survival by forming the NRL's first joint venture: the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
- September 27, Sydney Football Stadium – 1998 NRL season, the National Rugby League's first, culminates in the Brisbane Broncos' 38-12 win in the grand final against the Canterbury Bulldogs.
- October 24, Old Trafford – Super League III culminates in the Wigan Warriors' 10-4 win in the grand final against the Leeds Rhinos; this was the first time the British season's champions were determined by a final since 1973.
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Men's World Championship: Italy
- Women's World Championship: Cuba
- Men's World Championship: Spain
- Women's World Championship: Italy
Awards
References
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