Sport Events in May 1998
3rd May
Former Asian Games shot put champion Joginder Singh passes away in Delhi.
4th May
Punjab Police men and Indian Railways women emerge triumphant in the Federation Cup volleyball championship at Chalakudi.
5th May
John Higgins triumphs at Embassy World snooker championship, beating Ken Doherty in the final at Sheffield.
12th May
GM Dibyendu Barua regains National `A' chess title in Muzaffarpur.
17th May
Leander-Mahesh duo lifts the Italian Open doubles title at Rome, beating Rick Leach and Ellis Ferreira in the final.
20th May
Tejas Bakre wins boys' title and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi takes silver in the Asian junior chess championship in Rasht, Iran.
22nd May
Viswanathan Anand triumphs in the 7th Torneo Magistral chess tournament in Madrid.
23rd May
China wins Uber Cup beating defending champion Indonesia in the final in Hong Kong.
24th May
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.
31st May
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.