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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Decathlon 1.2 Marathon 2 Auto racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Dogsled racing 8 Field hockey 8.1 World competitions 8.2 Regional competitions 9 Figure skating 10 Football (American) 11 Football (Australian) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (rugby league) 14 Football (Soccer) 15 Gaelic Athletic Association 16 Golf 17 Handball 17.1 Men's Competition 17.2 Women's Competition 18 Harness racing 19 Ice hockey 20 Lacrosse 21 BASEketball NBL 22 Rugby league 23 Skiing 24 Snooker 25 Swimming 25.1 International tournaments 25.2 Records 26 Tennis 27 Thoroughbred horse racing 28 Volleyball 28.1 Men's Competition 28.2 Women's Competition 29 Water polo 29.1 Men's Competition 29.2 Women's Competition 30 Multi-sport events 31 Awards 32 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field)

Decathlon

• Best Year Performance

•  Dan O'Brien (USA) – 8755 points

Marathon

• June 7 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Ahmed Salah (DJI) 2:13:25
  • Women's Winner: Violetta Kryza (POL) 2:38:51

• August 22 — European Championships Marathon, Budapest, Hungary
  • Men's Winner: Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:12:01

• August 23 — European Championships Marathon, Budapest, Hungary
  • Women's Winner: Manuela Machado (POR) 2:27:10

• September 20 — Commonwealth Games Marathon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Men's Winner: Thabiso Moqhali (LES) 2:19:15
  • Women's Winner: Heather Turland (AUS) 2:41:24

• December 6 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Jackson Kabiga (KEN) 2:08:42

• December 6 — Asian Games Marathon, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Women's Winner: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 2:21:47

• December 20 — Asian Games Marathon, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Men's Winner: Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) 2:12:32

Auto racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
  • NASCAR celebrates its 50th anniversary
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever
• CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland
• 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Laurent Aïello / Allan McNish / Stéphane Ortelli driving a Porsche 911 GT-1
• Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship
  • the team of Carlos Sainz / Luis Moyà won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Corolla WRC
• Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in Athletics (track and field throughout the world The decathlon is an Athletic event consisting of ten Track and field events Daniel ("Dan" Dion O'Brien (born July 18, 1966 in Portland Oregon) is a former American decathlete. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Enschede Marathon is an annual Marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Hussein Ahmed Salah ( حسين أحمد صلاح, born December 31, 1956 in Xarrirad, Awdal Region) is a former long-distance Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. The 17th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 18 to August 23, 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Stefano Baldini (born May 25, 1971 in Castelnovo di Sotto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) is an Italian athlete Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire The 17th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 18 to August 23, 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Maria Manuela Machado (born August 9, 1963 in Viana do Castelo) is a former Portuguese Long-distance runner, who was particularly Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K Thabiso Paul Moqhali (born 7 December 1967) is a marathon runner from Lesotho. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Jackson Kabiga (born December 1, 1976) is a retired Long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 1998 edition of the Fukuoka Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest Lee Bong-Ju (born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean marathoner (167cm 56kg and he is still active in 2008 Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Jeffery Michael Gordon The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever Jr (born January 10, 1958) is an American racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi (born October 23, 1966 in Bologna Italy) is an Italian racing driver Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Laurent Aïello (born May 23, 1969 in Fontenay, France) is a retired Race car driver. Biography Early career Allan McNish began his career in karting and like fellow Scottish driver David Coulthard, was recognised with a McLaren/Autosport Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970, Hyères, France) is a Monagasque Motor racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Tommi Antero Mäkinen (ˈtommi ˈmækinen is a now retired Finnish rally driver born in Puuppola, Finland near Jyväskylä in June History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Carlos Sainz (born April 12, 1962 in Madrid, Spain) is a former Spanish Rally driver. The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Gary Scelzi, (born August 11, 1960, Fresno California) is an American Dragster racer and midget car owner who has won the NHRA "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol

Baseball

• Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa each chase the home run record set previously by Roger Maris in 1961. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Right fielder who is currently Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Both men end up breaking the record; McGwire with 70 and Sosa with 66.

• Cal Ripken Jr. ends his consecutive game streak at 2,632 in Baltimore against the New York Yankees. It was the first time he wasn't in the lineup since 1982.

• World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 0 over the San Diego Padres. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The Series MVP is Scott Brosius, New York

Basketball

• July 1 - The NBA locked out its players and the season was put on hold for the next 6 1/2 months and the season began under a 50-game schedule. Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966 in Hillsboro Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman for the Oakland Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Kentucky wins 78-69 over Utah

• NBA Finals:
  • Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Utah Jazz, to complete their second three-peat of the decade. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

• WNBA Finals:
  • Houston Comets win two games to one over the Phoenix Mercury to repeat as champions. The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Houston Texas. The Phoenix Mercury is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Phoenix Arizona and the current WNBA champions

• FIBA World Championship
  • Yugoslavia World Champion

• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
  • Adelaide 36ers defeated the South East Melbourne Magic 2-0 in the best-of-three final series. The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition Club history The Adelaide 36ers were formerly known as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, and the club changed its name to the Adelaide Honour Roll

Boxing

• May 17 to 24 – 32nd European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Minsk, Belarus
  • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Sergey Kazakov (Russia)
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Vladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Sergey Danilchenko (Ukraine)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ramaz Paliani (Georgia)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Kay Huste (Germany)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned The Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from May 17 to May 24. Minsk (Мінск mʲinsk Минск mʲinsk is the Capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Sergey Kazakov (born July 8, 1976) is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998, Wladimir Sidorenko (born September 23, 1976 in Energodar, Ukraine) is a professional boxer in the bantamweight (118 lb) Sergey Danilchenko (born April 27, 1974 in Kharkiv) was an Ukrainian boxer, who won an Bantamweight Bronze medal at the Ramazan Paliani (born August 21, 1973 in Mest'ia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and 5 kg): Dorel Simion (Romania)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Oleg Saitov (Russia)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Frédéric Esther (France)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia)
  • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Giacobbe Fragomeni (Italy)
  • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexei Lezin (Russia)

• June 27 – Shane Mosley stopped Wilfrido Ruiz in the 5th round to retain the IBF Lightweight Championship. Dorel Simion (born 1977 is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov (Оле́г Элекпа́евич Саи́тов born May 26, 1974 in Zhigulyovsk) (then the USSR) is Frédéric Esther (born June 8, 1972) is a boxer from France, competing in the Middleweight (&ndash 75 kg division Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a boxer in the Light heavyweight division Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (Александр Борисович Лебзяк born April 15, 1969 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian Giacobbe Fragomeni (born August 13, 1969 in Milan) is a Cruiserweight boxer from Italy, best known to win the 1998 European Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (Алексей Владимирович Лeзин born February 27, 1973) was a Russian boxer, who won the Super Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden "Sugar" Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer from Pomona California.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Marco Pantani of Italy
• Tour de France - Marco Pantani of Italy
• World Cycling Championship: Oskar Camenzind of Switzerland

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
  • Jeff King wins with lead dogs: Red & Jenna

Field hockey

World competitions

• Men's World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Spain
  • Bronze: Germany

• Commonwealth Games (Men's Competition) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: Malaysia
  • Bronze: England

• Men's Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan
  • Gold: The Netherlands
  • Silver: Pakistan
  • Bronze: Australia

• Women's World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: The Netherlands
  • Bronze: Germany

• Commonwealth Games (Women's Competition) in Manchester, England
  • Gold: Australia
  • Silver: England
  • Bronze: New Zealand

Regional competitions

• Asian Games (Men's Competition) in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Gold: India
  • Silver: South Korea
  • Bronze: Pakistan

• Asian Games (Women's Competition) in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Gold: South Korea
  • Silver: India
  • Bronze: China

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
  • Ladies' champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
  • Pairs' champions: Elena Bereschnaya / Anton Sicharulidze, Russia
  • Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia

Football (American)

• January 13 - ABC and ESPN negotiate a $1. 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The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Anjelika Krylova (born July 4, 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. Oleg Ovsyannikov (born January 23, 1970 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to 15 billion a season contract to keep Monday Night Football. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League.

• Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos won 31-24 over the Green Bay Packers

• December 13 - The Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings return an NFL record 3 kickoff returns for touchdowns. Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide the National The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life

• NCAA: BCS National Championship (Fiesta Bowl): Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) won 23-16 over the Florida State Seminoles (11-2) in the first year of the Bowl Championship Series

Football (Australian)

• Australian Football League
  • The Adelaide Crows win the 102nd AFL premiership (Adelaide Crows 15. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The Tennessee Volunteers, are the names of the college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville Tennessee. Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee Florida. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide 15 (105) d North Melbourne 8. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 22 (70))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Robert Harvey] (St Kilda)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders win 26-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 24-17 over the Concordia Stingers

Football (rugby league)

The North Queensland Cowboys home stadium sponsor Stockland finished up their sponsorship contract seeing out their three year deal. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Robert Jeffrey Harvey (born 21 August 1971 is a former Australian Rules Football player in the Australian Football League. The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Awards and standings The Huskies are year after year one of the top sport schools in Canada. The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Stockland is a diversified Australian Property development company

A new sponsorship deal was drawn up by the Cowboys, with local milking organisation Dairy Farmers who owned the local North Queensland milking dairy in the Tablelands. Tropical North Queensland is general term referring to varying regions of the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland. Malanda is a medium-sized town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It was rebadged into the newly named 'Dairy Farmers Stadium' for year 1998. Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

It was also 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 to become one. This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia But for some clubs it came at a cost.

For the Hunter Mariners and Western Reds from Super League (Australia) and the South Queensland Crushers from the Australian Rugby League these franchises were over. The Hunter Mariners were an Australian Rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city Newcastle. This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian Rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia But it was the birth of a new franchise and a first in rugby league history. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games A team in the state of Victoria going by the name Melbourne Storm. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia

The 20 teams competing in season 98 were:

Adelaide Rams,

Auckland Warriors,

Balmain Tigers,

Brisbane Broncos,

Canberra Raiders,

Canterbury Bulldogs,

Cronulla Sharks,

Gold Coast Chargers,

Illawarra Steelers,

Manly Sea Eagles,

Melbourne Storm,

Newcastle Knights,

North Queensland Cowboys,

North Sydney Bears,

Parramatta Eels,

Penrith Panthers,

St. George Dragons,

South Sydney Rabbitohs,

Sydney City Roosters,

Western Suburbs Magpies. The Adelaide Rams were a Rugby league football club based in Adelaide South Australia. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	For	Against	Points
Brisbane Broncos	24	18	1	5	688	310	37
Newcastle Knights	24	18	1	5	562	381	37
Melbourne Storm	24	17	1	6	546	372	35
Parramatta Eels	24	17	1	6	468	349	34
North Sydney Bears	24	17	0	7	663	367	32
Sydney City Roosters	24	16	0	8	680	383	32
Canberra Raiders	24	15	0	9	564	429	30
St. George Dragons	24	13	1	10	486	490	27
Canterbury Bulldogs	24	13	0	11	489	411	26
Manly Sea Eagles	24	13	0	11	503	473	26
Cronulla Sharks	24	12	1	11	438	387	25
Illawarra Steelers	24	11	1	12	476	539	23
Balmain Tigers	24	9	1	14	381	463	19
Penrith Panthers	24	8	2	14	525	580	18
Auckland Warriors	24	9	0	15	417	518	18
North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	0	15	417	518	18
Adelaide Rams	24	7	0	17	393	615	14
South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	5	0	19	339	560	10
Gold Coast Chargers	24	4	0	20	289	654	8
Western Suburbs Magpies	24	4	0	20	371	802	8

• • Brisbane Broncos win their fourth title, defeating Canterbury Bulldogs 38-12 in the final. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. The Adelaide Rams were a Rugby league football club based in Adelaide South Australia. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1998 in football (soccer)

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
  • National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Galway 1-14 d. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1998 throughout the world The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards Kiladre 1-10
  • National Football League: Offaly 0-9 d. For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Derry 0-7

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Waterford
  • National Football League: Waterford

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Offaly 2-16 d. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Pórt Láirge or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Pórt Láirge or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Kilkenny 1-13
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April - The Masters - Mark O'Meara
  2. June - US Open - Lee Janzen
  3. July - British Open - Mark O'Meara
  4. August - PGA Championship - Vijay Singh

• PGA Tour Player of the Year: Mark O'Meara
• PGA Tour leading money winner: David Duval - $2,591,031
• PGA Tour rookie of the year: Steve Flesch
• Senior PGA Tour leading money winner: Hale Irwin - $2,861,945

Women's golf

• US Women's Open: Se Ri Pak
• LPGA Championship: Se Ri Pak
• Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,092,748
• The Solheim Cup is retained by the United States team who beat the European team 16 points to 12. The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Professional wins (31 PGA Tour wins (16 1984 (1 Greater Milwaukee Open 1985 (2 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Overview Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Professional wins (31 PGA Tour wins (16 1984 (1 Greater Milwaukee Open 1985 (2 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Professional wins (31 PGA Tour wins (16 1984 (1 Greater Milwaukee Open 1985 (2 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Background and career Amateur career Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Professional wins (8 PGA Tour wins (4 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans 2004 Bank of America Colonial The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Amateur wins (1 1967 NCAA Division I Championship Professional wins (87 PGA Tour wins (20 1971 The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Career overview Pak turned professional in 1996 a year before she moved to the United States as a 20-year-old The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Career overview Pak turned professional in 1996 a year before she moved to the United States as a 20-year-old Childhood and amateur career Annika Sörenstam was born in Bro near Stockholm, Sweden. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are The fifth Solheim Cup took place from September 18 to September 20, 1998 at Muirfield Village, Dublin Ohio, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Handball

Men's Competition

• European Championship in Italy

• Gold Medal:  Spain
• Silver Medal:  Sweden
• Bronze Medal:  Germany

Women's Competition

• European Championship in the Netherlands

• Gold Medal:  Norway
• Silver Medal:  Denmark
• Bronze Medal:  Hungary

Harness racing

• North America Cup - Straight Path

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Shady Character
  2. Little Brown Jug - Shady Character
  3. Messenger Stakes - Fit For Life

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Muscles Yankee
  2. Yonkers Trot - Muscles Yankee
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Trade Balance

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Our Sir Vancelot
  • Trotters: Buster Hanover

Ice hockey

• For the first time, professional players from the National Hockey League (NHL, USA) participated in the Winter Olympics. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six The 1998 (3rd European Men's Handball Championship took place from May 29 to June 7, 1998 in Merano and Bolzano, Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation. The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. The Germany national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. The 1998 (3rd European Women's Handball Championship took place between December 11 - December 20, 1998 in Amsterdam and 's-Hertogenbosch The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait The North America Cup is an annual Harness racing event for 3-year-old Standardbred pacing horses which is held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses Fit for Life is a diet and lifestyle stemming from the principles in Natural Hygiene promoted by the American writers Harvey Diamond and Marilyn The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 And also for the first time in Olympic history, women took part in ice hockey.
• Women's Gold - United States won 3-1 over Canada
• Men's Gold - Czech Republic won 1-0 over Russia

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Dominik Hasek - Buffalo Sabres

• Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings defeated the Washington Capitals 4 games to 0. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Jaromír Jágr ( pronounced, born February 15 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Dominik Hašek (ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦaʃɛk in Czech born January 29 1965 is a Czech retired Ice hockey Goaltender. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps.

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland
  • Junior Men's champion: Russia defeated Canada

Lacrosse

• The 8th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The World Lacrosse Championship ( WLC) began as a four-team invitational tournament which coincided with Canada's centennial Lacrosse celebration in 1967 The United States win, and Canada is the runner-up. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• The Philadelphia Wings sweep the Baltimore Thunder in the best of three series held to determine the winner of the Champion's Cup. The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional Box lacrosse league in North America The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League.
• The Brampton­ Excelsiors win the Mann Cup. The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's Lacrosse champions of Canada.
• The Clarington Green Gaels win the Founders Cup. The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada 's Junior "B" Lacrosse leagues
• The Burnaby Lakers win the Minto Cup. The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's Lacrosse team of Canada.

BASEketball NBL

• BASEketball - NBL 1998

Milwaukee Beers win Denslow Cup V

Rugby league

• The North Queensland Cowboys home stadium sponsor Stockland finished up their sponsorship contract seeing out their three year deal. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Stockland is a diversified Australian Property development company

A new sponsorship deal was drawn up by the Cowboys, with local milking organisation Dairy Farmers who owned the local North Queensland milking dairy in the Tablelands. Tropical North Queensland is general term referring to varying regions of the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland. Malanda is a medium-sized town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It was rebadged into the newly named 'Dairy Farmers Stadium' for year 1998. Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Skiing

• Alpine skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: John Higgins beats Ken Doherty 18-12
• World rankings: John Higgins becomes world number one for 1998/99

Swimming

International tournaments

• Eighth FINA World Championships, held in Perth, Australia (January 8 – 17)
• Second European SC Championships, held in Sheffield, United Kingdom (December 11 – December 13)

Records

• December 1 – U.S.-swimmer Jenny Thompson breaks her own world record in the women's 100m butterfly (short course): 56:90

• December 13 — Mark Foster twice breaks the world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) during the European SC Championships in Sheffield, clocking 21. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Hermann Maier (born December 7, 1972, Altenmarkt im Pongau) is an Austrian Skier who has won four overall World Cup Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Katja Seizinger (born May 10, 1972, in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former German alpine skier the most successful Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and John Higgins Ken Doherty (born 17 September The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments John Higgins Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth Western Australia, Australia between January Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The second edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, from December Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jennifer ("Jenny" Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is a former competitive swimmer and one of the most decorated Olympians in history Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Mark Andrew Foster (born May 12, 1970 in Billericay, Essex, England) is an English Swimmer, specialising The first World Record in the Men's 50 metres Freestyle in long course (50 metres Swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA The second edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, from December Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England 31 eventually.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Petr Korda
  2. French Open - Carlos Moyà
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Patrick Rafter

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Martina Hingis
  2. French Open - Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  3. Wimbledon championships - Jana Novotná
  4. US Open - Lindsay Davenport

• Davis Cup: Sweden wins 4-1 over Italy in world tennis. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Petr Korda (Pronounced KOR-da) (b January 23 1968, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Carlos Moyà Llompart (born August 27 1976) also known as Carles Moyà, Carlos Moyá and Carlos Moya, is a former world number The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Aránzazu (Arantxa Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario (born December 18 1971 in Barcelona) is a former World No The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Jana Novotna (Jana Novotná (b October 2 1968 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis.
• Serena Williams finishes the year in the top 20
• Elena Dementieva turns professional, becomes the first woman representing Russia to enter the US Open semifinal. Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Elena Dementieva (; (born 15 October 1981, Moscow) is a professional tennis player from Russia who has won two Olympic medals in singles Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

Thoroughbred horse racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Jezabeel
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Archers Bay
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sagamix
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Dream Well

• English Triple Crown races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - King of Kings
  2. Epsom Derby - High-Rise
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Nedawi

• United States Triple Crown races:
  1. May 2 - Kentucky Derby - Real Quiet
  2. Preakness Stakes - Real Quiet
  3. Belmont Stakes - Victory Gallop

• Breeders' Cup:
  1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Awesome Again
  2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Escena
  3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Answer Lively
  4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Silverbulletday
  5. Breeders' Cup Mile - Da Hoss
  6. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Reraise
  7. Breeders' Cup Turf - Buck's Boy

Volleyball

Men's Competition

• World Championship in several cities in Japan
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Yugoslavia
  • Bronze Medal:  Cuba

• World League – Final Round in Milan, Italy
  • Gold Medal:  Cuba
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Netherlands

• Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Gold Medal:  China
  • Silver Medal:  South Korea
  • Bronze Medal:  Chinese Taipei

• America's Cup in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Gold Medal:  Brazil
  • Silver Medal:  Argentina
  • Bronze Medal:  Cuba

Women's Competition

• World Championship in several cities in Japan
  • Gold Medal:  Cuba
  • Silver Medal:  China
  • Bronze Medal:  Russia

• FIVB World Grand Prix – Final Round in Hong Kong
  • Gold Medal:  Brazil
  • Silver Medal:  Russia
  • Bronze Medal:  Cuba

• Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Gold Medal:  China
  • Silver Medal:  South Korea
  • Bronze Medal:  Japan

Water polo

Men's Competition

• World Championship in Perth, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Spain
  • Silver Medal:  Hungary
  • Bronze Medal:  Yugoslavia

Women's Competition

• World Championship in Perth, Australia
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Netherlands
  • Bronze Medal:  Australia

• Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, United States
  • Gold Medal:  Australia
  • Silver Medal:  United States
  • Bronze Medal:  Canada

Multi-sport events

• 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan
  • Germany wins the most medals (29), and the most gold medals (12)
  • Curling makes its Olympic debut
    • Men's Gold: Switzerland wins 9-3 over Canada
    • Women's Gold: Canada wins 7-5 over Denmark

• 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand
• Summer Goodwill Games held in New York City, United States
• Fifth Gay Games held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Mark McGwire, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Se Ri Pak, LPGA golf

Deaths

• January 1 — Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player
• January 29 — Rob Mulders (30), Dutch road cyclist (b. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Jezabeel was a top New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse She is the only horse to have won both the Melbourne Cup and the Auckland Cup, winning Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and Dream Well, (b 1995 in France) is a retired champion Thoroughbred racehorse, bred by the Niarchos family. The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races High-Rise (b 3 May 1995) is an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1998 The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Real Quiet (born March 7, 1995 at Little Hill Farm in Ocala Florida) is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Real Quiet (born March 7, 1995 at Little Hill Farm in Ocala Florida) is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Victory Gallop (foaled May 30 1995 in Ontario, Canada) was an American-based Thoroughbred racehorse. The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m on dirt Awesome Again (born 1994 is an Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt Answer Lively (1996-2003 was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by John Franks, a Louisiana The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile Thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied depending on the configuration of the host track for two-year-old Silverbulletday (foaled 1996 is an American Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse. The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age Stakes race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three years old and up run on a Da Hoss (born January 18 1992 by Gone West (by Mr Prospector) out of Jolly Saint (by Welsh Saint is a bay Thoroughbred Gelding bred in The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up Buck's Boy (foaled 1993 in Illinois) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The 1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament organised by the world's governing body the FIVB. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Italy men's national volleyball team is the Volleyball national team of Italy. The Serbia men's national Volleyball team is the national team of Serbia. The Cuba men's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba. The FIVB World League 1998 was the ninth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 15 to July 19 Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The Cuba men's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba. The Russia men's national Volleyball team is the national team of Russia. The Netherlands men's national Volleyball team is the national team of the Netherlands. This page presents the results of the Men's Volleyball Tournament at the 1998 Asian Games, which was held from Monday December 7 to Tuesday December Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The China men's national volleyball team represents PR China in international Volleyball competitions and friendly matches The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international Volleyball competitions and friendly matches The Chinese Taipei national volleyball team, governed by Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association, is the national Volleyball team representing Republic of China The 1998 Volleyball America's Cup was the first edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North- Central- and South America Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. The Brazil men's national volleyball team is the national team of Brazil. The Argentina national volleyball team is the national Volleyball team from Argentina, controlled by the Federación de Voleibol Argentino The Cuba men's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba. The 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament organised by the world's governing body the FIVB. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Cuba women's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba. The China women's national volleyball team ( represents the People's Republic of China in international Volleyball competitions and friendly matches The Russia women's national volleyball team is the national team of Russia. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Brazil women's national volleyball team is the national team of Brazil. The Russia women's national volleyball team is the national team of Russia. The Cuba women's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The China women's national volleyball team ( represents the People's Republic of China in international Volleyball competitions and friendly matches The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international Volleyball competitions and friendly matches The Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is the Volleyball national team of Japan, currently ranked Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. The 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the event organised by the world's governing body in aquatics the FINA. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The 1998 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the event organised by the world's governing body in aquatics the FINA. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international Women 's Water polo competitions and friendly matches The Netherlands women's national Water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. History The Australian women's water polo team played their first international in 1975 Los Alamitos ( "The Little Cottonwoods" in Spanish) is a small city in Orange County, California, United States. History The Australian women's water polo team played their first international in 1975 The United States women's national water polo team represents the United States in international Women 's Water polo competitions and friendly matches The Canada women's national water polo team represents Canada in international Women 's Water polo competitions and friendly matches A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers on the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 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Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. 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Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Career overview Pak turned professional in 1996 a year before she moved to the United States as a 20-year-old The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Helen Newington Wills Roark ( October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998) also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American Tennis Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Rob Mulders (born April 7, 1967 &ndash died January 29, 1998) was a Dutch road Cyclist, who was a professional from 1991 to 1996 1967)
• March 8 — Ray Nitschke, American football player
• March 13 — Risen Star, champion thoroughbred race horse
• March 17 — Cliff Barker (77), American basketball player (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke ( December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was a professional football player who played middle Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Risen Star, ( 1985 - 1998) was a champion Thoroughbred race horse. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker ( January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was a Basketball player from the United States 1921)
• April 9 — John Tate (43), American boxer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) John ("Johnny" Tate (born January 29, 1955 in Marion Arkansas &ndash died April 9, 1998 in Knoxville Tennessee 1955)
• April 13 — Patrick de Gayardon (38), French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Patrick de Gayardon ( 23 January 1960, Oullins - 13 April 1998) was a French skydiver, skysurfer and 1960)
• April 22 — Kitch Christie (58), South African rugby coach (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. George Moir Christie, better known as Kitch Christie (31 January 1940 – 22 April 1998 was a South African Rugby union coach best known for coaching the 1940)
• April 30 — Jopie Selbach (79), Dutch swimmer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Johanna ("Jopie" Katarina Selbach (born July 27, 1918 in Haarlem &ndash died April 30, 1998 in Zoetermeer 1918)
• May 15 — Earl Manigault, basketball player
• July 4 — Strike Out, harness racing horse
• July 8 — Lili de Alvarez, Spanish multi-sport competitor, tennis champion and author (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Earl Manigault ( September 7 1944 – May 15 1998) was an American Basketball player famous under his nickname of "The Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Strike Out, (1969-1998 North American Harness racing champion Strike Out was born in 1969 at Castleton Farm in Lexington Kentucky Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Lili de Alvarez (Lilí de Álvarez ( May 9, 1905 &ndash July 8, 1998) was a Spanish multi-sport competitor 1905)
• August 17 — Władysław Komar (58), Polish shot putter (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Władysław Komar ( April 11, 1940 &ndash August 17, 1998) was a Polish Shot put champion who was born in Kaunas 1940)
• October 2 — Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver
• October 27 — Winnie van Weerdenburg (52), Dutch swimmer
• November 10 — Hal Newhouser, American baseball player
• November 13 — Henk Timmer (94), Dutch tennis and field hockey player (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Olivier Gendebien ( 12 January 1924, Brussels, Belgium – 2 October 1998, Les Baux de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Wilhelmina ("Winnie" van Weerdenburg ( October 1, 1946 — October 27, 1998) was a Dutch swimmer Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser ( May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998) was a professional Major League Baseball Pitcher Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Hendrik ("Henk" Timmer ( February 8, 1904 &ndash November 13 1998) was a male athlete player from the Netherlands 1904)
• November 17 — Kornelia Bouman (94), Dutch female tennis player (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Kornelia "Kea" Bouman ( November 23, 1903 &ndash November 17, 1998) was a female Tennis player from the Netherlands 1903)
• December 2 — Mikio Oda (93), Japanese athlete (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Mikio Oda (born March 30, 1905 in Hiroshima &ndash died December 2, 1998) was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese 1905)
• December 20 — Phil Stubbs (36), New Zealand ocean rowing champion
• December 24 — Daan Kagchelland (84), Ductch sailboat racer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Danièl "Daan" Marinus Johannes Kagchelland ( March 25, 1914 in Rotterdam – December 24, 1998 in Den Haag 1914)

Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

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