1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships
Each national team consisted of six athletes, who alternately covered six stages to complete the 42.195 km marathon distance. The first, third and fifth stages were of 5 km, the second and fourth stages were of 10 km, and the final stage covered the remaining 7.195 km. Rather than using the traditional baton associated with relay races, athletes passed a wrist band to their compatriots at end of each leg. Prize money totalling US$420,000 was awarded to the athletes of the medal-winning teams: $120,000 for the winning team, $60,000 for the silver medallists and $30,000 for third place, with the winnings split evenly between the team's six athletes.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships
The Ethiopian and Kenyan teams took the top two spots in both races, with the Ethiopian women being victorious in a time of 2:21:15 hours and the Kenyan men coming out on top in a time of 2:01:13 hours. These represented two title defences, as both teams won those races at the previous edition in 1996. Romania took the bronze medals in the women's race and the host nation, Brazil, came third in the men's race – the second time it reached the podium after being men's runners-up at the 1996 championships.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary
The women's race took place in difficult weather conditions, with high humidity and a temperature around 34 degrees Celsius (93° Fahrenheit). Kenya's Jackline Maranga led the pack in the first stage at 15:39 minutes, with Ethiopia's Yimenashu Taye 19 seconds in arrears and Japan's Takako Kotorida another 20 seconds back. On the second leg Gete Wami overhauled Kenya's Jane Omoro to put Ethiopia in first place, while Alina Tecuţă had the second fastest time to bring Romania into third place. Ethiopia extended its lead in the third leg through stage winner Genet Gebregiorgis and Miyo Nakano brought Japan to third again.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary
A strong leg four by Cristina Pomacu returned Romania to third place and Alla Zhilyaeva won the stage to bring Russia back up the ranks. Ayelech Worku cemented Ethiopia's lead by completing the fifth stage eleven seconds faster than Kenya's Naomi Mugo, now over a minute behind, while Romania's Constantina Diță pulled further away from fourth-placed Japan. Kenya's Sally Barsosio attempted to close down Ethiopia's Merima Denboba in the final leg, but was unable to do so, finishing over half a minute behind the Ethiopian despite her leg of 24:09 minutes.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary
The conditions severely affected some of the teams: Russia trailed by three and a half minutes in the first leg due to Yelena Motalova struggling, Mexico's Judith Ramirez took nearly seven minutes longer than Russia's Zhilyaeva to finish her 10K fourth leg, and Ecuador's Sara Nivisela took nearly four minutes longer to complete the 5-kilometre fifth leg than did Ethiopia's Ayelech Worku.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary
The following morning, the weather conditions proved a little more amenable to the male runners, with humidity dropping to 85% and the temperature falling to 28 degrees Celsius (82° Fahrenheit). John Kibowen led off the Kenyan team as front runner and was narrowly edged out by Ethiopia's Million Wolde in the first stage, with both recording 13:44 minutes for the 5 km, and a battle for third emerged between Brazil's Elenilson da Silva and Portugal's Hélder Ornelas some 15 seconds adrift. Stage two saw Kenya emerge as clear leaders as Paul Koech gained 49 seconds on his Ethiopian rival Ayele Mezgebu. Behind them, Japan's Tomoaki Kunichika pulled level Alberto Maravilha (Portugal) and Tomix da Costa (Brazil) in the chase for third as the athletes neared the mid-point.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary
Benjamin Limo completed the fourth leg 24 seconds faster than the rest of the field to keep Kenya's lead. Brazil's Ronaldo da Costa gained a ten-second gap in third, with Japan (Masatoshi Ibata) and Portugal (Angelo Pacheco) both slowing in fourth and fifth. Tom Nyariki made it three consecutive stage wins for Kenya in the fifth leg, gaining over 40 seconds over second placed Ethiopian Tesfaye Tolla. Elijah Mutandiko's 33-minute 10K leg (second fastest of the stage) brought Zimbabwe into fifth place, as Portugal fell back.


1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary
Ethiopia rallied in the fifth stage with Fita Bayisa running 5 km in 14:16 minutes to draw nearer to Kenya's John Kosgei. A poor run from Ethiopia's Alene Emere saw Kenyan Paul Malakwen Kosgei ease to victory with over two and a half minutes to spare. Consistentcy saw Brazil claim third place, with Sergio Goncalves da Silva finishing around a minute after the Ethiopian. Zimbabwe's Abel Chimukoko had the second fastest time of the final stage, which saw his mostly-barefooted team overhaul Japan for fourth place by a margin of three seconds. Denmark's Jorgen Gamborg failed to complete his last leg – the only athlete at the competition to do so – meaning his team was eliminated.


1998 IBF World Junior Championships
The 1998 IBF World Junior Championships was an international badminton tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 5-11 October.


1998 IBF World Junior Championships, Competition, Medalists
The table below gives an overview of the individual event medal winners at the 1998 World Junior Championships.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
The 1998 ICC Champions trophy (officially known as Wills International Cup) was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Bangladesh. It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all test playing nations. New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe in a pre-quarter final match to qualify for the main knockout stage. Future editions of this tournament are now known as the ICC Champions Trophy. Appearing in their only major tournament final, South Africa defeated the West Indies in the final to win the event. This tournament was inaugurated on the basis of FIFA Confederations Cup where the best teams from their respected confederations compete against each other but in this case the top teams in the ICC ODI Championship compete with each other.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, History
The ICC conceived the idea of a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries. The tournament, later dubbed as the mini-World Cup as it involved all of the full members of the ICC, was planned as a knock-out tournament so that it was short and did not reduce the value and importance of the World Cup.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Venue
The ICC decided to award the tournament to Bangladesh to promote the game in that nation. Bangladesh did not participate as they were not a test playing nation at that time, despite winning the 1997 ICC Trophy and qualifying for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. One of the worst ever floods of the region threatened to ruin the tournament. However, the tournament eventually went ahead and the Bangladesh Cricket Board promised to donate 10% of the gate money to the Prime Minister's Fund for flood relief.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Fixtures
The tournament was held in a direct knock-out format and involved all of the test playing countries of the time. There were 9 countries eligible which meant that 2 countries would play a qualifier knockout to determine the final 8 teams. Initially, it was announced that the 9 teams would be ranked according to the 1996 Cricket World Cup seedings. However, the draw that was eventually released appeared to have been tweaked in favour of some of the teams with larger followings and saw New Zealand play Zimbabwe in order to qualify for the main draw.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Squads
All nine Test cricket nations participated in the tournament. The teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, one month before the start of the tournament.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Results
The next day, the main tournament got underway in a straight knock-out format


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Results, Semi finals
The first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka. On the rainy day, the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings. South Africa batted first and scored 240 runs for 7 wickets. Jacques Kallis scored 113 not out runs from 100 balls. The second innings was further reduced by 5 overs and the revising target was 224 runs in 34 overs. Sri Lanka scored 132 all out in 23.1 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya was Sri Lanka's highest run-scorer with 22 runs. South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method). Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Results, Semi finals
West Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka. India won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs, including Sourav Ganguly's 83 runs from 116 balls. Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. West Indies started their innings aggressively, reaching 100 runs in 15 overs. They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 74 runs in the West Indian innings. Dillon was named the man of the match.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Final
The final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After losing the toss, West Indies were invited to bat, and scored 245 runs in 49.3 overs. Kallis took 5 wickets conceding 30 runs in 7.3 overs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets, with Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scoring 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. Kallis scored 37 runs, and was named the man of the match for his performance. He also received the man of the tournament award. With this victory, South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final
The 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (officially known as Wills International Cup, also known as Mini World Cup) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh. It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all Test playing nations. The winners of the Knock-out stage—India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Indies—reached the semi-finals. South Africa made their way to the final by defeating Sri Lanka in the first semi-final by 92 runs; the match was reduced to 39 overs per innings due to rain. In the second semi-final, West Indies defeated India by six wickets, and qualified for the final.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final
The tournament's final was played on 1 November 1998 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs; Philo Wallace scored 103 runs and Jacques Kallis took five wickets for 30 runs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets. Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scored 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. South Africa won the inaugural edition of the tournament by four wickets. Kallis was named man of the match in the final, and man of the tournament.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Route to the Final, Knock-out stage
A total of eight matches were played in the tournament. The opening match was a pre-quarterfinal, played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe on 24 October 1998. New Zealand won the match and made their way to the quarterfinals where they faced Sri Lanka. South Africa, Sri Lanka, India and West Indies defeated England, New Zealand, Australia and Pakistan respectively in the quarterfinals, and qualified for the semi-finals.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Route to the Final, Semi-finals
The first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka. On the rainy day, the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings, and Sri Lanka, who had won toss, invited South Africa bat to first. South Africa scored 240 runs for 7 wickets in their 39-over innings. Jacques Kallis scored 113 runs from 100 balls, and remained not out. The Sri Lankan innings was further reduced to 34 overs and the revising target was 224 runs. They were all out for 132 in 23.1 overs, and their highest scorer was Sanath Jayasuriya with 22 runs. South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method). Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Route to the Final, Semi-finals
West Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka. Indian captain, Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and decided to bat first. Mervyn Dillon took the early wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Azharuddin. India scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs, including Sourav Ganguly's 83 runs from 116 balls. Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. West Indies started their innings aggressively, reaching 100 runs in 15 overs. They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brian Lara scored 74 and 60 not out respectively. Dillon was named the man of the match.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Build up
Prior to the start of the competition, India and Sri Lanka, along with Pakistan, were suggested as the most likely winners of the competition. South Africa and West Indies were not considered among the favourites in the start of the tournament. South Africa started their campaign without their key players: Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Lance Klusener, Gary Kirsten and Roger Telemachus. Pollack and Kirsten withdrew from the team because of back and finger injuries respectively. West Indies replaced their leading fast bowler Curtly Ambrose with Reon King, who made his debut in the tournament.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
The final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. South Africa won the toss and decided to field first. Philo Wallace and Clayton Lambert opened the after West Indian innings whereas South Africa started their bowling attack with off-spiner Pat Symcox and Steve Elworthy. West Indies lost their first wicket in the sixth over at 18 runs when Lambert was caught by Symcox at mid-wicket off the bowling of Elworthy.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
The next batsman, Chanderpaul, shared 76 runs – the highest partnership of the match – with Wallace taking the total to 94. Chanderpaul made 27 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 50.00. He was dismissed leg before wicket (lbw), becoming the maiden wicket of Nicky Boje in the match. Before the drinks break, Symcox had completed his 10 overs conceding only 29 runs without taking a wicket. Wallace completed his century off 98 deliveries; he scored 103 runs from 102 balls including five sixes and 11 fours.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
His second fifty came up in 26 deliveries, and shared 55 runs with Carl Hooper for the fourth wicket. Wallace was dropped twice in his innings by Jonty Rhodes. He was stumped by Mark Boucher off the bowling of Cronje. South Africa were 180 runs for four wicket at that moment. Hooper continued his innings and shared 13 and 20 runs for the fifth and sixth wicket with Keith Arthurton and Phil Simmons respectively; both of the latters scored eight runs each. Arthurton was dismissed lbw whereas Hooper and Simmons were caught by Rhodes off the bowling of Kallis.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
Hooper made 49 runs in 56 balls including four fours. West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs with their last seven players adding only 65 runs to the total. Kallis achieved his career-best bowling figures of five wickets for 30 runs in 7.3 overs whereas Cronje took two wickets.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
Mike Rindel and Daryll Cullinan opened the South African innings with a positive approach. Rindel was edged twice to the second slip by Dillon. South Africa were 34 at the end of the fifth over. West Indian captain Brian Lara then introduced Hooper into the bowling attack. In his second over, Cullinan was run out on 21 by Arthurton; the team total was 54 runs at that moment. Boucher, promoted in the order, was beaten on the leg-side by Hooper, and stumped by Ridley Jacobs.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
The next batsman, Kallis, scored 37 runs from 51 balls hitting four fours and a six. He was caught and bowled by Simmons. South African captain then joined Rindel on the crease. In the 26th over, a direct throw from Arthurton resulted in the end of Rindel's innings who was one short of his fifty. The next batsman, Rhodes was caught behind on a fuller from Simmons, scoring 3 runs in 9 balls. After the dismissal of Rhodes, Dale Benkenstein joined Cronje on the crease. He shared a partnership of 74 runs with Cronje for the sixth wicket.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary
Benkenstein scored 27 runs before caught by Hooper at short mid-on off the bowling of Dillon. Cronje and Derek Crookes scored 61 and 24 (both not out) respectively; South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs. Simmons took two wickets for 45 runs while Dillon and Hooper got one wicket each. Kallis was given the man of the match award for his all-round performance. He was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 6 wicket, and second highest run-scorer with 164 from 3 innings. He was also named the man of the tournament. With this victory, South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC Knock-out Trophy.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Aftermath
The South African team received US$100,000 and a trophy for being the champions. Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, handed over the trophy and the cash award. Cronje said: "it feels good to win this tough tournament. There were no second chances in this knock-out format, so I think we did well to play three good matches. We knew we were among the top there, but this has renewed our confidence for next year's World Cup." The West Indian team received US$60,000 for being the runners-up.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Aftermath
Lara said: "not many expected us to reach the final but we showed we were good enough for that. I am happy the boys fought till the end, it was a very close game. It's all about taking your chances and the South Africans took theirs well and deserved to win."


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads
These were the nine squads (all Test nations) picked to take part in the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first installment of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 24 October to 2 November 1998. Teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, one month before the start of the tournament. In the knockout tournament, New Zealand and Zimbabwe were the only teams to play a pre-quarter final match. New Zealand won the match and qualified for the quarter-final where they faced Sri Lanka. South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy by defeating West Indies in the final by four wickets.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads
Mike Rindel, Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Hudson were not selected initially in the South African squad. But later, Rindel was recalled in place of injured Gary Kirsten, and Daryll Cullinan was selected as Rindel's opening partner. Arshad Khan, Shoaib Akhtar and Wasim Akram replaced Mushtaq Ahmed, Mohammad Zahid and Abdul Razzaq in the Pakistani squad. Waqar Younis who had not recovered from his elbow injury was left out, whereas Aaqib Javed was recalled into the 14-men squad.


1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads
Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq were dropped from the initial Pakistani squad due to their withdrawal following injuries, and were replaced by Saleem Elahi and Akhtar Sarfraz. Many New Zealand key players—Dion Nash, Chris Cairns, Llorne Howell and Gavin Larsen—were unavailable for the tournament due to different kind of injuries. Fast bowler, Simon Doull was back into the squad replacing Chris Drum who was also injured.


1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary.


1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all in kayak.


1998 IGA Classic – Doubles
Rika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Amy Frazier and Miyagi with Rachel McQuillan.


1998 IGA Classic – Doubles
Frazier and Hiraki lost in the first round to Laura Golarsa and Liezel Horn.


1998 IGA Classic – Doubles
McQuillan and Miyagi lost in the quarterfinals to Kristie Boogert and Julie Halard-Decugis.


1998 IGA Classic – Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Cătălina Cristea and Kristine Kunce.


1998 IGA Classic – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1998 IGA Classic – Singles
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.


1998 IGA Classic – Singles
Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Joannette Kruger.


1998 IGA Classic – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.


1998 IGA Tennis Classic
The 1998 IGA Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from February 23 through March 1, 1998.


1998 IGA Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Serena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  Cătălina Cristea /  Kristine Kunce 7–5, 6–2


1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship
The 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 15th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. It took place between 15 and 21 March 1998 in Harbin, China. The tournament was won by South Korea, who claimed their first title by finishing first in the standings. Japan and China finished second and third respectively.


1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Overview
The 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship began on 15 March 1998 in Harbin, China. The under-18 teams of New Zealand and Thailand made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. South Korea won the tournament after winning four of their five games and drawing their game against Japan. South Korea won their first title having previously finished second on four other occasions. Japan finished second behind South Korea on goal difference and China finished third after losing to South Korea and Japan. Thailand who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against South Korea, losing 0 – 92.


1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Overview
Song Dong-hwan of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with 56 points including 44 goals and 12 assists.


1998 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1998 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.


1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group A
Played April 11 to the 19th in Malung and Mora, Sweden. The hosts led by twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin, won their tenth European Junior title.


1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group A, Final round
The Czechs had the very unfortunate distinction of finishing tied for first, and actually finishing completely out of the medals. Coming into the final game against the Russians, the Swedes could lose or tie, and finish fourth, win by one or two goals and finish third, win by three and finish second, or win by four or more and be the champions. They led five to one after two, and played a scoreless third to clinch gold.


1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group B
Played April 5 to the 12th in Füssen and Memmingen Germany. The hosts did not dominate, but still won all their games, to return to the top level.


1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group C
Played March 16 to the 20th in Zagreb, Croatia. On final day the host Croats had to face Yugoslavia to determine who would be relegated. Because of the expansion of the top tier to ten teams, it did not matter in the end, but it was a very tense affair at the time.


1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group D
Played from March 3–9 in Luxembourg. Two new entrants participated this year, the hosts, and Kazakhstan. The Kazakhs switched from playing in the Asian junior tournament, to the European. There was no shadow of a doubt that they were a much better team than was suited for this level, scoring over 150 goals in five games. The Dutch were the only ones to lose by less than fifteen to the Kazakhs. Leading the team, a young Nik Antropov scored 54 points.


1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 3rd IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place at Anaheim, California, United States, with the gold-medal game played July 25, 1998, at the Arrowhead Pond.


1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Bratislava and Trnava, Slovakia, from July 14–19, 1998.


1998 IIHF World Championship
The 1998 IIHF World Championship was held in Switzerland from 1–17 May 1998. The format expanded to 16 teams for the first time. The teams were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams in each advancing to the next round. The two groups of four then played a round robin with the top two teams in each moving on to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were a two-game total goals for series as was the final.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying Round (Austria)
Played 6–9 November 1997 in Klagenfurt. The Kazakhs, Austrians, and Norwegians finished virtually even. In head-to-head match-ups they each had one win and one loss, they each had scored as many as they had allowed. The Kazakhs scored six goals, the other two both five, pushing them to first. The Norwegians had beaten Poland by three, on the final day the Austrians pushed their advantage over Poland to four, giving them the final spot in the World Championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying Round (Austria)
Kazakhstan and Austria advanced to Group A, Norway and Poland competed in Group B.


1998 IIHF World Championship, First round
In each group, the top two nations advanced to the next round. Third place teams played a final round against each other to determine who escaped having to qualify for next year's tournament. Fourth place teams did not play further, they were automatically entered in qualifiers for next year's tournament. The highlight of the round was the French victory of the US, the first ever in an official match.


1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 1
Japan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 2
Austria was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 3
France was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 4
Kazakhstan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Consolation Round 9-12 Place
Germany and the United States were relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Second round
Group 2 and 3 first place teams played against group 1 and 4 second place teams in group 5, group 1 and 4 first place teams played against group 2 and 3 second place teams. The top two, from each group, advanced to the semi-finals.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final standings
Places eleven through sixteen were not relegated but had to play in qualifying tournaments for inclusion in the 1999 championship.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


1998 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Sweden
1. Goaltenders: Tommy Salo, Johan Hedberg, Magnus Eriksson. Defenders: Mattias Öhlund, Kim Johnsson, Jan Mertzig, Niclas Hävelid, Mattias Norström, Hans Jonsson, Johan Tornberg, Christer Olsson. Forwards: Anders Huusko, Mikael Johansson, Tommy Westlund, Mats Sundin, Nichlas Falk, Jonas Bergqvist, Mikael Renberg, Peter Forsberg, Ulf Dahlén, Peter Nordström, Patric Kjellberg, Jörgen Jönsson, Fredrik Modin, Niklas Sundström. Coaches: Kent Forsberg, Tommy Tomth.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Finland
2. Goaltenders: Ari Sulander, Jarmo Myllys, Vesa Toskala. Defencemen: Kimmo Timonen, Jere Karalahti, Marko Kiprusoff, Toni Lydman, Janne Laukkanen, Petteri Nummelin, Antti-Jussi Niemi, Kaj Linna. Forwards: Raimo Helminen, Ville Peltonen, Sami Kapanen, Antti Törmänen, Juha Ikonen, Mika Alatalo, Mikko Eloranta, Kimmo Rintanen, Jarkko Ruutu, Joni Lius, Olli Jokinen, Marko Tuomainen, Toni Mäkiaho. Coaches: Hannu Aravirta, Esko Nokelainen, Jari Kaarela.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Czech Republic
3. Goaltenders: Milan Hnilička, Roman Čechmánek, Martin Prusek. Defencemen: František Kučera, František Kaberle, Jiří Vykoukal, Libor Procházka, Robert Kántor, Jiří Šlégr, Jiří Veber, Václav Burda. Forwards: Radek Bělohlav, Pavel Patera, Martin Procházka, David Výborný, Ladislav Lubina, Jiří Dopita, Marián Kacíř, Jan Hlaváč, Robert Reichel, Petr Sýkora, Josef Beránek, David Moravec, Patrik Eliáš, Milan Hejduk. Coaches: Ivan Hlinka, Slavomír Lener, Vladimír Martinec.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Switzerland
4. Goaltenders: Reto Pavoni, David Aebischer. Defencemen: Patrick Sutter, Martin Steinegger, Mathias Sieger, Edgar Salis, Dino Kessler, Mark Streit, Martin Rauch, Olivier Keller. Forwards: Marcel Jenni, Gian-Marco Crameri, Reto Von Arx, Patrick Fischer, Peter Jaks, Michel Zeiter, Misko Antisin, Claudio Micheli, Martin Plüss, Ivo Rüthemann, Michel Riesen, Sandy Jeannin, Franz Steffen, Mattia Baldi. Coaches: Ralph Krueger.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Russia
5. Goaltenders: Yegor Podomatsky, Maxim Sokolov, Oleg Shevtsov. Defencemen: Marat Davydov, Sergei Fokin, Dmitri Yerofeyev, Dmitri Yushkevich, Danny Markov, Andrei Skopintsev, Sergei Zhukov. Forwards: Sergei Berezin, Oleg Belov, Alexei Chupin, Alexei Kovalev, Viktor Kozlov, Alexei Kudashov, Alexei Morozov, Andrei Nazarov, Sergei Nemchinov, Sergei Petrenko, Oleg Petrov, Vitali Prokhorov, Mikhail Sarmatin. Coach: Alexander Yakushev.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Canada
6. Goaltenders: Jeff Hackett, Félix Potvin. Defencemen: Ed Jovanovski, Bryan McCabe, Cory Cross, Gord Murphy, Rob Blake, James Patrick, Mickey Elick. Forwards: Ray Whitney, Trevor Linden, Éric Dazé, Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson, Todd Bertuzzi, Steve Rucchin, Glen Murray, Travis Green, Rob Zamuner, Martin Gélinas, Chris Gratton. Coach: Andy Murray.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Slovakia
7. Goaltenders: Pavol Rybár, Miroslav Šimonovič, Miroslav Michálek. Defencemen: Jerguš Bača, Róbert Pukalovič, Ľubomír Višňovský, Ľubomír Sekeráš, Stanislav Jasečko, Ivan Droppa, Róbert Švehla. Forwards: Roman Stantien, Peter Pucher, Jozef Stümpel, René Pucher, Jozef Voskár, Zdeno Cíger, Branislav Jánoš, Igor Rataj, Ján Pardavý, Peter Bartoš, Radoslav Kropáč, Richard Kapuš, Jozef Daňo. Coaches: Ján Šterbák, František Hossa.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Belarus
8. Goaltenders: Alexander Gavrilenok, Andrei Mezin. Defencemen: Oleg Romanov, Igor Matushkin, Sergei Stas, Ruslan Salei, Oleg Mikulchik, Sergei Jerkovitsh, Oleg Khmyl. Forwards: Vadim Bekbulatov, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Vasili Pankov, Dmitry Pankov, Alexander Andrijevski, Andrei Skabelka, Aleksey Lozhkin, Sergei Shytkovsky, Oleg Antonenko, Alexander Galchenyuk, Andrei Kovalev, Viktor Karachun. Coaches: Anatoli Varivonchik.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Latvia
9. Goaltenders: Juris Klodāns, Artūrs Irbe. Defencemen: Sandis Ozoliņš, Sergejs Cudinovs, Normunds Sējējs, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Rodrigo Laviņš, Igors Bondarevs, Andrei Matytsin, Atvars Tribuncovs. Forwards: Olegs Znaroks, Harijs Viloliņš, Aleksandrs Kercs, Leonids Tambijevs, Aleksandrs Ņiživijs, Aigars Cipruss, Andrei Ignatovics, Alexander Beliavski, Herberts Vasiļjevs, Aleksandrs Semjonovs, Juris Opuļskis, Igors Pavlovs. Coach: Leonīds Beresņevs.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Italy
10. Goaltenders: Mario Brunetta, Andrea Carpano, Mike Rosati. Defencemen: Leo Insam, Robert Oberrauch, Michele Strazzabosco, Christopehr Bartolone, Lawrence Rucchin, Giovanni Marchetti, Mike de Angelis. Forwards: Lucio Topatigh, Mansi Maurizio, Gates Orlando, Mario Chitaroni, Bruno Zarrillo, Roland Ramoser, Tony Iob, Armando Chelodi, Joe Busillo, Stefano Margoni, Markus Brunner, Alexander Geschliesser. Coach: Adolf Insam.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Germany
11. Goaltenders: Kai Fischer, Joseph Heiß, Marc Seliger. Defencemen: Sasha Goc, Stefan Mayer, Daniel Nowak, Klaus Micheller, Erich Golmann, Lars Brüggemann, Michael Bresagk. Forwards: Dieter Hegen, Peter Draisaitl, Mark MacKay, Andreas Lupzig, Jürgen Rumrich, Jochen Hecht, Sven Felski, Leo Stefan, Florain Keller, Reemt Pyka, Christoph Sandner, Christopher Straube, Rainer Zerwesz. Coach: George Kingston.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, United States
12. Goaltenders: Mike Dunham, Garth Snow, Tim Thomas. Defencemen: Eric Weinrich, Al Iafrate, Mike Crowley, Greg Brown, Adam Burt, Chris Luongo, Paul Stanton, Dan Trebil, Kevin Dean. Forwards: Bryan Smolinski, Matt Cullen, Chris Drury, Bates Battaglia, Tom Chorske, Darby Hendrickson, Ted Drury, Kevin Miller, Donald Brashear, Mark Parrish, Shjon Podein, Doug Barrault. Coach: Jeff Jackson.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, France
13. Goaltenders: Francois Gravel, Cristobal Huet, Fabrice Lhenry. Defencemen: Jean-Christophe Filippin, Karl Dewolf, Denis Perez, Jean-Philippe Lemoine, Gérald Guennelon, Steven Woodburn, Stephane Gachet. Forwards: Philippe Bozon, Stanislas Solaux, Richard Aimonetto, Stephane Barin, Jonathan Zwikel, Maurice Rozenthal, Arnaud Briand, Anthony Mortas, Laurent Gras, Fracois Rozenthal, Pierre Allard, Roger Dube, Robert Ouellet. Coach: Herb Brooks.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Japan
14. Goaltenders: Dusty Imoo, Shinichi Iwasaki, Jiro Nihei. Defencemen: Takeshi Yamanaka, Tatsuki Katayama, Takayuki Kobori, Hiroyuki Miura, Daniel Daikawa, Yutaka Kawaguchi, Takayuki Miura, Fumitaka Miyauchi. Forwards: Shin Yahata, Toshiyuki Sakai, Ryan Kuwabara, Matthew Kabayama, Yasunori Iwata, Kiyoshi Fujita, Hiroshi Matsuura, Akihito Sugisawa, Tsutsumi Otomo, Masaki Shirono, Junji Sakata, Hideji Tsuchida. Coach: Masaru Seino.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Austria
15. Goaltenders: Claus Dalpiaz, Reinhard Divis. Defencemen: Gerhard Unterluggauer, Thomas Searle, Martin Ulrich, Herbert Hohenberger, Michael Lampert, Englebert Linder, Michael Güntner. Forwards: Simon Wheeldom, Dieter Kalt, Andreas Pusnik, Christoph Brandner, Chritian Perthaler, Gerald Ressman, Wolfgang Kromp, Günther Lanzinger, Mario Schaden, Normand Krumpschmid, Rick Nasheim, Patrick Piloni, Gerhard Pusnik. Coach: Ron Kennedy.


1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Kazakhstan
16. Goaltenders: Roman Krivomazov, Aleksandr Shimin, Vitali Yeremeyev. Defencemen: Vadim Glovatsky, Alexei Troshchinski, Vitaly Tregubov, Vladimir Antipin, Igor Nikitin, Igor Zemlyanoy, Viktor Bystryantsev, Andrei Sokolov. Forwards: Andrei Pchelyakov, Alexander Koreshkov, Mikhail Borodulin, Pavel Kamentsev, Nikolai Antropov, Dmitri Dudarev, Yevgeniy Koreshkov, Oleg Kryazhev, Andrei Raisky, Konstantin Shafranov, Andrei Troshchinski, Erlan Sagymbayev. Coach: Boris Alexandrov.


1998 IMSA GT Championship
The 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season was the 28th season of the IMSA GT Championship, the final one of the original IMSA. It consisted of an open-cockpit World Sports Car (WSC) class of prototypes and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GT1, GT2, and GT3 classes. It began March 22, 1998, and ended October 25, 1998, after eight rounds.


1998 IMSA GT Championship
The IMSA GT Championship was replaced by the American Le Mans Series in 1999, which was supported by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). This series, based on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was initially previewed during the 1998 season with the running of the inaugural Petit Le Mans. Professional SportsCar Racing remained as the series organizer.


1998 IMSA GT Championship
Of note is the lack of the 24 Hours of Daytona and the Six Hours of Watkins Glen, both of which were acquired by the revived SCCA United States Road Racing Championship.


1998 IMSA GT Championship, Schedule
† - Two separate races were held for Lime Rock: One for WSC, one for the GT classes.


1998 IMSA GT Championship, Teams Championship
Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order:


1998 IMSA GT Championship, Teams Championship
Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:


1998 IMSA GT Championship, Teams Championship
Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.


1998 IPB Czech Indoor
The 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October until 25 October 1998. Second-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.


1998 IPB Czech Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Nicolas Kiefer /  David Prinosil defeated  David Adams /  Pavel Vízner, 6–4, 6–3.


1998 IPB Czech Indoor – Doubles
The 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October – 25 October.


1998 IPB Czech Indoor – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1998 IPB Czech Indoor – Singles
The 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October – 25 October.


1998 IPB Czech Indoor – Singles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1998 ISAF World Sailing Games
The 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games was held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates 3–13 March.


1998 ISAF World Sailing Games
The events were women's match racing, 470 (men and women), Hobie 16 (open and women), J/22 (open and women), men's Laser and women's Laser Radial.


1998 ITF Men's Circuit
The 1998 ITF Men's Circuit was the 1998 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit included satellite events and 212 'Futures' tournaments played year round across six continents, with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.


1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
The 1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) race that was held on June 7, 1998, on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the eighth race of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season. The race was won by Alex Zanardi for Chip Ganassi Racing. Adrián Fernández finished second, and Gil de Ferran clinched third.


1998 ITU Triathlon World Championships
The 1998 ITU Triathlon World Championships was a triathlon event held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 29–30 August 1998 and organised by the International Triathlon Union. The championship was won by Simon Lessing of Great Britain and Joanne King of Australia.


1998 ITU Triathlon World Championships, Course
The course was a 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) swim, 40 kilometres (25 mi) bike, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) run. The swim took place in Lake Geneva, starting next to the de Coubertin sporting complex. The bike course was a four lap course through the city, including a climb past the Lausanne Cathedral. The run was an out and back course, passing the Olympic Museum.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
The 1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: VIII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the eighth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal from 17–19 July.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
As had previously occurred at the 1992 edition, the competition coincided with a world's fair, being held as part of Lisbon's Expo '98 event. The Spanish team topped the medal table with sixteen gold medals and 37 medals in total. Mexico won the next highest number of golds, taking seven in a haul of 16 medals, while the hosts Portugal had the second highest medal tally, having secured 21 medals in the three-day competition. Cuba sent a small delegation due to economic constraints and many of its foremost athletes were absent. In spite of this five Cubans topped the podium, leaving them fourth in the rankings.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
Mexico's Ana Guevara won her first international medals in Lisbon, taking 400 m individual and relay titles as well as a silver medal in the 800 metres. Twenty-year-old Yago Lamela also won his first international long jump medal and later went on to win medals on the world stage. The 1997 London Marathon champion António Pinto won the 5000 metres gold for the hosts with a championship record time of 13:34.34 minutes. Chilean Sebastián Keitel continued his success at the competition by repeating his 100/200 metres double of the 1996 edition.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
Although the overall standard of the competition was not as high as other years, nine championships records were improved at the event. Liliana Allen, formerly of Cuba, won the women's 100 m gold in a record of 11.32 seconds. Alberto Sánchez bettered the men's hammer throw mark, while María Eugenia Villamizar won her third straight women's hammer title with another championships record. Dana Cervantes and Alejandra García established a new record in the women's pole vault, a contest whose introduction brought the 43-event programme to near parity for the sexes (the men's steeplechase being the sole remaining difference). National records were also set in Lisbon: Lisette Rondón beat the Chilean 100 m record, Sebastian Keitel's winning time of 10.10 seconds was also a new Chilean mark, while 100 m and 200 m medalist Carlos Gats set Argentine records in both disciplines.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Participation
Four new members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo competed at the championships for the first time: Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. This meant that 21 of the 28 members at that time sent delegations to the championships, which was the second highest number after the 1992 edition. A total of 327 athletes competed at the 1998 edition of the championships.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Participation
The absence of Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama significantly reduced the participation of Central American and Caribbean athletes.


1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the full results of the 1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place on July 17–18, 1998 on Estádio Universitário in Lisbon, Portugal.


1998 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The 1998 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the third staging of the Icelandic Men's League Cup. It featured 34 teams.


1998 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The competition started on 13 March 1998  and concluded on 26 August 1998 with KR beating Valur 6-5 on penalties in the final.


1998 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1998 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Vandals, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Tormey, were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.


1998 Idaho Vandals football team
In their third season back in Division I-A, the Vandals won their only Big West title in football and were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the heavily favored Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles of Conference USA. The Vandals were led by redshirt freshman quarterback John Welsh, in his fifth start; his first was at sixth-ranked LSU in late September. The season surpassed all expectations of the team, one publication ranked Idaho last among all Division I-A teams before the start of the season.


1998 Idaho Vandals football team
Idaho began the season with very little experience at quarterback and two new coordinators, both promoted from within. Sophomore Ed Dean was the opening day quarterback, then junior college transfer Greg Robertson started six of the next eight games. He re-injured his shoulder on Halloween, and Welsh took over for the remainder of the season.


1998 Idaho Vandals football team
In the rivalry game to end the regular season against Boise State, also at Bronco Stadium, Idaho made a two-point conversion in overtime to win the conference title. This was the fifteenth win over the Broncos in the last seventeen games dating back to 1982, but stands as the most recent; the Vandals then dropped a dozen straight to BSU through 2010, the last meeting in the series.


1998 Idaho Vandals football team
The Big West Conference discontinued football following the 2000 season; this remains Idaho's most recent conference title in football.


1998 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 1998 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to elect the Governor of Idaho. Phil Batt, the Republican incumbent, chose not to run for a second term. The Republican nominee, United States Senator Dirk Kempthorne, handily defeated the Democratic nominee, former Idaho Supreme Court justice Robert C. Huntley, to keep the seat in GOP hands.


1998 Idaho gubernatorial election, General election
Given the lack of a high-profile candidate on the Democratic side, throughout the campaign many considered Kempthorne's election a foregone conclusion. Indeed, Huntley's performance was well below that of the 1994 Democratic nominee Larry EchoHawk. In addition, Peter Rickards, a podiatrist and anti-nuclear waste advocate from Twin Falls, siphoned off progressive votes that would have otherwise gone to the Democratic candidate.


1998 Illawarra Steelers season
The 1998 Illawarra Steelers season was the club's seventeenth and final season in its history, spanning across the three competitions of the NSWRL, ARL and NRL. A home loss by a field goal to the hands of the Craig Polla-Mounter and his Canterbury Bulldogs team, plus results going against them in the final round of the regular season saw the Steelers finish 12th.


1998 Illawarra Steelers season
Andrew Farrar's team of hopefuls were unable to make the finals series and were put under pressure to merge or fold when the league was expected to cut the twenty-team competition down to fourteen for the 1999 season. They did eventually merge with the St. George Dragons for the start of the 1999 NRL season.


1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his second season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 3–8 and failed to make a bowl game.


1998 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 1998 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. Illinois State was a member of the Gateway Football Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 4–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Northwestern State in the first round. The team was ranked No. 16 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.


1998 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. Primary elections were held on March 17, 1998.


1998 Illinois elections
These elections saw Democrats make gains. The Democratic Party went from holding no statewide offices, to holding two.


1998 Illinois elections, Election information
1998 was a midterm election year in the United States.


1998 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout, Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 27.04%, with 1,824,806 votes cast.


1998 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout, General election
For the general election, turnout was 52.43%, with 3,541,379 votes cast.


1998 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Carol Moseley Braun lost reelection, being unseated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald.


1998 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
All 20 of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1998.


1998 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
No seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Governor Jim Edgar, a Republican, did not seek a third term. Republican George Ryan was elected to succeed him.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Jim Ryan, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State George Ryan, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term in office, instead opting to run for Governor. Democrat Jesse White was elected to succeed him in office.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Comptroller
Incumbent Comptroller Loleta Didrickson, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to (ultimately unsuccessfully) run for the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Democrat Daniel Hynes was elected to succeed her in office.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer, Democratic primary
Orland Park mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin defeated Calumet City Jerry Genova.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, State Senate
Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1998. Republicans retained control of the chamber.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1998. Democrats retained control of the chamber.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1998. In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.


1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Illinois Courts Commission
Voters approved Illinois Courts Commission, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which amended Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Illinois to make modifications to the courts commission.


1998 Illinois elections, Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.


1998 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nominee George Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.


1998 Illinois gubernatorial election, Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal elections (Senate and House), as well as those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1998 Illinois elections.


1998 Illinois gubernatorial election, Election information, Turnout
For the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 24.58%, with 1,658,296 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 19.76% with 1,333,446 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 49.72%, with 3,358,705 votes cast.


1998 Independence Bowl
The 1998 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.


1998 Independence Bowl, Background
The Rebels had plummeted to fourth in the SEC West after losing their last three games, including one to Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. Tuberville left the team prior to the bowl game for Auburn, leaving the coaching duties to David Cutcliffe, hired on December 2. Meanwhile, the Red Raiders were third in the Big 12 South Division after losing four of their last five games. This was the first Independence Bowl for both teams since 1986, which Mississippi won, 20-17. This was the first Independence Bowl featuring a Big 12 team, and the first to be sponsored by Sanford, a leading manufacturer and marketer of writing instruments.


1998 Independence Bowl, Aftermath
The Rebels returned to the Independence Bowl the following year. The Red Raiders haven't returned to the Independence Bowl since this game.


1998 Independence Bowl, Aftermath
In an adjacent development, Tuberville would end up coaching Texas Tech from 2010−12.


1998 Indian Federation Cup
The 1998 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 1998 Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Indian Federation Cup. It was held between 23 August and 12 September 1998. Salgaocar were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round by State Bank of Travancore. Mohun Bagan won the tournament for the tenth time, following a 2–1 over East Bengal in the final played at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, a replay of the previous edition's semifinal when the latter won. Amit Das and Hemanta Dora of Mohun Bagan were named the Player and Goalkeeper of the Tournament.


1998 Indian Federation Cup, Qualification
For the 1998 edition, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided to increase the number of entries to justify the tournament as that "for champion clubs" on the back of two decades of "[failure] to achieve its propagated aims and objectives." Accordingly, on 16 July 1998, the President of AIFF, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, announced that the edition would have 48 teams competing. Eight teams would be seeded directly into the round of 16 and eight other teams would qualify from five zones: North, East, North-East, West and South.


1998 Indian Federation Cup, Qualification
He added that the qualifying rounds would be played on a knock-out basis, and that top two teams from South Zone and the winners of the four other zones would qualify for the tournament proper, while the other two would come from a play-off among runners-up of the four zones. Salgaocar, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan, Border Security Force, Indian Telephone Industries, Dempo and Churchill Brothers were announced as the eight seeded teams. A report carried by Sportstar said that the teams were seeded based on their quarter-final entry in the previous edition.


1998 Indian Federation Cup, Qualification
The qualification round saw 37 teams vying from five zones for the eight spots. A then newly formed club, Bengal Mumbai, was not allowed to enter the competition from the West Zone as, according to the AIFF, "the team would have to come through the state league and prove themselves."


1998 Indian Federation Cup, Results
In case of a tie at regular time, extra time with golden goal was used. In case scores remain tied even after extra time, penalty shoot-out was used.


1998 Indian Federation Cup, Statistics, Prize money
United Breweries Group sponsored the tournament and announced a prize money of ₹2 million for the winning team. The team that came second, third and fourth were given ₹1.5 million, ₹1 million and ₹500,000 respectively. All the other teams that participated in the tournament proper received ₹100,000 each.


1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification
The 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification tournament was a football competition that was played among 37 teams to determine eight teams that entered the final round. These teams joined eight other teams that automatically qualified by virtue of entering the quarter-finals in the last edition. The qualification matches were played separately in five zones and the winner of each zone qualified automatically; with two from the South Zone. The runners-up of other four Zones competed in playoffs to earn the remaining two spots.


1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification
The first qualification match, played on 18 July 1998, was an East Zone match and Jorba Durga from the zone became the first team to qualify. The competition ended 23 August with playoffs when Punjab State Electricity Board eliminated Air India and became the final qualifier.


1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification, Qualification, North Zone
The qualification process began with nine teams competing for one or two spots. JCT Mills qualified for the final round and Punjab State Electricity Board qualified to play the runners-up of other zones to qualify for the final.


1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification, Playoffs
There were two scheduled playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. They were played on 20 and 23 August 1997.


1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification (North Zone)
The North Zone section of the 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification saw nine teams competing for one or two berths in the final tournament. It was held between August 2nd and 10th of 1998. One club, JCT Mills qualified for the final tournament and the another, Punjab State Electricity Board, qualified for the play-offs. Post the final game, former footballer Inder Singh was honored by the Chandigarh Football Association.


1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1998, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 13 members from 6 states and 57 members from 14 states  were elected.


1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections
Elections were held in 1998 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.


1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1998. They are members for the term 1998-2004 and retire in year 2004, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.


1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 1998.


1998 Indian general election
General elections were held in India on 16, 22 and 28 February 1998 to elect the members of the 12th Lok Sabha. The elections were held three years ahead of schedule after the government led by Inder Kumar Gujral collapsed when the Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew its support in November 1997.


1998 Indian general election
The result was another hung parliament, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. However, Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the Bharatiya Janata Party was able to form a coalition government led by the National Democratic Alliance with the support of the Telugu Desam Party. He was sworn in as Prime Minister with support from 272 of 543 MPs. However, his government collapsed on 17 April 1999 when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew their support. This led to fresh elections in 1999.


1998 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
The 1998 Indian general election polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Indian National Congress, which won 22 out of 42 seats.


1998 Indian general election in Delhi
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1998 Indian general election in Delhi
The 1998 Indian general election in Delhi, occurred for 7 seats in the state.


1998 Indian general election in Gujarat
General elections were held in India in 1998 to constitute the 12th Lok Sabha, after the government led by I. K. Gujral collapsed when Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew support in November 1997. The outcome of the new elections was once again indecisive, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. Turnout for the election was 61.97%. BJP once again wins Nineteen seats but Congress also wins seven-seat out of a total of twenty-six seats.


1998 Indian general election in Haryana
The 1998 Indian general election in Haryana, occurred for 10 seats in the state.


1998 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir
The 1998 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 12th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party won 2 seats and Indian National Congress won 1 seat.


1998 Indian general election in Kerala
The 1998 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the twelfth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the remaining 9 seats. The earlier election in 1996 saw both alliances win equal share of seats. Turnout for the election was at 70.66%


1998 Indian general election in Kerala, Background
The ruling LDF government in the state faced infightings, especially among V. S. Achuthanandan and CITU as the former was denied the Chief Ministerial post. KSKTU launched agitations against paddy field reclamation, which spiraled into a law and order issue. The state High Court directed the government to return the crop fields to the farmers. M. L. Ahuja cited "an element of militancy" and "disregard for democratic forms of agitations" among the CPI(M) activists during the agitation.


1998 Indian general election in Kerala, Alliances and parties
UDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran K. Karunakaran. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at national level contested in all 20 seats.


1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra
The 1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra was held in three phases on 16, 22 and 18 February 1998.


1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra
These were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contender in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Congress.


1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra
The Indian National Congress won landslide victory in 1998 Indian General election  in Maharashtra.


1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The 1998 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. New elections were called when Indian National Congress (INC) left the United Front government led by I. K. Gujral, after they refused to drop the regional Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party from the government after the DMK was linked by an investigative panel to Sri Lankan separatists blamed for the killing of Rajiv Gandhi.


1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The result was a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 29 seats, which helped result in Atal Bihari Vajpayee being sworn in as the 16th Prime Minister of India. J. Jayalalithaa and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, broke off from their long alliance with Indian National Congress and formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party, by joining the National Democratic Alliance. This state proved to be very important in determining the prime minister, since the 18 seats of AIADMK proved valuable for BJP to hold power. That was short-lived, since the AIADMK left the alliance in less than a year, and BJP lost the vote of confidence resulting in fresh elections being called.


1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, Voting and results, Results by Alliance
†: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. ‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate in Tamil Nadu that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested. Sources: Election Commission of India


1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Cam Cameron in his second year as head coach.


1998 Indianapolis 500
The 82nd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 24, 1998. This was the first Indianapolis 500 fully sanctioned by the Indy Racing League after the IRL relied on USAC to sanction the 1996–1997 races. The race was part of the 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League season.


1998 Indianapolis 500
Eddie Cheever, Jr., a former Formula One competitor and Indy rookie in 1990, highlighted his racing career with this lone Indianapolis win. Cheever finished three seconds ahead of second place Buddy Lazier, the 1996 winner. The 1998 race ushered in a compacted, two-week schedule for the Indy 500, omitting an entire week of practice, and trimming qualifying from four days down to two.


1998 Indianapolis 500
During time trials, Billy Boat secured the first pole position at Indy for the Foyt team since 1975.


1998 Indianapolis 500
This was the first Indianapolis victory for the Dallara chassis. In the second year utilizing the 4.0 L, normally aspirated, 32-valve production-based engines (Aurora L47 and Infiniti VH), qualifying speeds climbed, topping out nearly six miles per hour faster than 1997.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Schedule
* Includes days where trackactivity was significantlylimited due to rain


1998 Indianapolis 500, Background, Continuing split from CART
The ongoing IRL/CART split continued into its third year. The two series began moving further apart, and for the second time, no major teams from the CART ranks entered at Indianapolis. CART teams raced on Saturday at the Motorola 300.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Sunday May 10
Opening day saw Mike Groff take the honor of "first car on the track." Crashes during the day were suffered by Jack Hewitt and Jimmy Kite, neither were serious. Robbie Buhl was the fastest car of the day, at 219.325 mph.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 11
Tony Stewart led the speed chart, with a lap of 223.703 mph. It was the fastest lap since the normally aspirated engine formula was adopted in 1997. Eight drivers in total broke the 200 mph barrier.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 11
Danny Ongais suffered the most serious crash thus far for the month, and was sidelined with a concussion. Arie Luyendyk, Mike Groff, Raul Boesel and Tony Stewart all suffered mechanical problems, and required tows back to the garage area.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 11
Off the track, Eddie Cheever announced a sponsorship deal with Rachel's Gourmet Potato Chips.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Tuesday May 12
Tony Stewart nearly matched his speed from a day before, with a fast lap of 223.691 mph. Second best Kenny Bräck was a full 2 mph slower at 221.593 mph.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Tuesday May 12
Sunny skies, with temperatures in the 70s greeted the Speedway for the third day in a row.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Wednesday May 13
Moisture from an overnight shower delayed the start of practice for about a half-hour. Billy Boat took the honors for fastest of the day at 221.691 mph, while Tony Stewart sat out the day. Temperatures topped out at 80 degrees late in the day.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Thursday May 14
Jimmy Kite suffered his second wall contact of the week, backing the car into the wall in turn 4. Another warm, 83 degree afternoon saw Tony Stewart once again on top of the speed chart (223.430 mph).


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, "Fast" Friday May 15
The final day of practice before pole day was warm, with a high of 81 degrees. Tony Stewart topped the speed chart with the fastest lap of the month (223.797 mph). Kenny Bräck and Billy Boat were also over 221 mph.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, "Fast" Friday May 15
Boat, however, wrecked his primary car in turn 3 shortly after the 11 a.m. start. Also spinning in a separate incident (but not making contact) was Jack Hewitt.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, "Fast" Friday May 15
At the close of practice, Tony Stewart entered time trials as the favorite for the pole position. Stewart led the speed chart on four of the six days of practice (sitting out one day). Foyt drivers Kenny Bräck and Billy Boat were also front row favorites, however, Boat's crash on Friday seemed to dim his chances.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 16
Pole day dawned sunny and clear, with temperatures in the high 70s. Qualifying started on-time promptly at 11 a.m., but saw two early wave-offs. The first two notable runs were put in by Robbie Buhl (220.236 mph) and Tony Stewart (220.386 mph), but the speeds were down from their expectations.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 16
At noon, Kenny Bräck took over the provisional pole with a run of 220.982 mph. Minutes later, Jimmy Kite crashed for the third time of the week. At 12:45 p.m., Billy Boat took to the track for his run. His first lap was a remarkable 224.573 mph, the fastest lap of the month. The three other laps dropped off, but his four-lap average of 223.503 mph was fast enough to secure the pole position.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 16
Sixteen cars completed runs before the mid-afternoon down time. Around 4:15 p.m., qualifying resumed, with drivers Scott Sharp and Eddie Cheever among those making the field. At 5:15 p.m., Greg Ray squeezed onto the front row, as the second-fastest qualifier (221.125 mph).


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 16
At the end of the day, the field was filled to 26 cars, after a record 42 qualifying attempts. Among the notables not yet in the field were Arie Luyendyk, Lyn St. James, and Jeff Ward. Luyendyk suffered through engine trouble most of the day.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 16
Billy Boat's unexpected speed in qualifying drew the attention of competitors, given that it occurred in the heat of the day, and it was 2½ miles per hour faster than he had run all week. Team Menard threatened to protest, and accused Foyt Racing of cheating by illegally using nitrous. The Indy Racing League took no action, and Boat was not penalized.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 17
With seven positions remaining in the field, the second and final day of time trials saw heavy activity. In the first hour, veterans Raul Boesel, Arie Luyendyk and Jeff Ward were among the early qualifiers. Scott Harrington, however, blew an engine and wrecked on his second lap, which put a halt to qualifying for nearly 45 minutes.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 17
In the heat of the day (1:52 p.m.), Eliseo Salazar completed a run at 216.259 mph, the second-slowest in the field. His run was followed by a long down-time, as teams waited for optimum conditions.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 17
At 4:30 p.m., qualifying resumed, and several cars took to the track. During the next hour, 13 attempts were made, but only 5 were run to completion. After three wrecks for the week, Jimmy Kite found the needed speed, and managed to fill the field to 33 cars at 4:55 p.m. With Billy Roe (215.781 mph) the first driver on the bubble, Mike Groff bumped him out at 5:23 p.m. That put Eliseo Salazar (216.259 mph) on the bubble. Minutes later, Roe went back out and bumped his way back into the field. The move placed Johnny Unser (216.316 mph) now on the bubble.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 17
Claude Bourbonnais, Dan Drinan, and Lyn St. James all fell short of Johnny Unser's speed, and failed to bump him out. With four minutes remaining, Eliseo Salazar scrambled into Stan Wattles' back-up car, but managed only 211 mph on the first two laps. The car began smoking, and he was waved off. The 6 o'clock gun fired with Hideshi Matsuda waiting in line.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 17
With Lyn St. James having failed to qualify, the 500 had an all-male field for the first time since 1991.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 21
The final practice session saw the Foyt entries of Kenny Bräck and Billy Boat top the speed chart. Bräck (220.994 mph) was the only driver over 220 mph. No incidents were reported, but Stan Wattles twice stalled on the track with mechanical problems.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 21
Panther Racing with driver Scott Goodyear won the Coors Indy Pit Stop Challenge.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Pre race
Rain fell race morning, and delayed the start of the race by about 35 minutes. While track drying efforts were on-going, a dog sneaked out onto the track in turn four, and began running down the pit lane. It eluded officials, and ran all the way to turn two before being caught. Mari Hulman George gave the command to start engines at 11:32 a.m. EST, and the field pulled away for the parade laps.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Start
At the start, Eddie Cheever got loose in turn one, and pitched J. J. Yeley down to the inside. Yeley did a half-spin in turn one, and made slight contact with Cheever. Cheever continued unharmed while Yeley managed to control and stop the car without hitting the wall. Yeley's engine stalled, and he lost a lap before while he awaited a restart by safety crews.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Start
At the front of the pack, Billy Boat led the first dozen laps. On lap 13, Greg Ray took over the lead, with Tony Stewart charging in third. On lap 21, Robbie Buhl became hung up in traffic, and Stewart dove into the lead down the main stretch. One lap later, however, Stewart's engine blew and the car coasted to a stop in turn one. A dejected Stewart, suffering misfortune in his third straight "500", blurted out on live television "This has been my number one goal;


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half
Robbie Buhl (Stewart's teammate) also blew an engine, dropping out on lap 45. As the green came out on lap 49, a major crash occurred in turn 3. Several cars were running two-wide as they approached turn three. Sam Schmidt, running inside of Davey Hamilton, got into the grass, lost control, and spun backwards into the turn three wall. Eddie Cheever, immediately behind, slipped underneath, and escaped the incident. Stan Wattles ran into the back of Mark Dismore, and they collected Roberto Guerrero. Billy Roe was left with nowhere to go, and was caught up in the incident.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half
Jim Guthrie then approached the scene and ran over debris, which caused the car to pinch down and cut through the grass. He hit an errant rear wing, and the car shot head-on into the outside wall. Guthrie was transported to Methodist Hospital with a broken elbow, broken leg, and cracked ribs.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half
After a long yellow flag, and series of pit stops, Kenny Bräck and Eddie Cheever worked into their lead, with Arie Luyendyk and Buddy Lazier also amongst the top five.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Second half
John Paul, Jr. took the lead at the halfway point, and traded the lead with Eddie Cheever over the next 50 laps. After earlier gearbox troubles, Billy Boat finally dropped out for good on lap 132, then Arie Luyendyk lost a clutch on lap 153.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Second half
By lap 160, Eddie Cheever led Buddy Lazier with rookie Steve Knapp the only other car on the lead lap. John Paul, Jr.'s chances for a win died when he stalled four times trying to exit the pits on lap 177. He lost three laps, and was in the pits for almost four minutes.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Finish
With 17 laps to go, a restart saw Cheever leading Lazier by 1.1 seconds. Cheever stretched the lead to over 3 seconds, but another yellow on lap 191 was brought out by the smoking car of Marco Greco.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Finish
With five laps to go, the green came back out, and Lazier was nose-to-tail with Cheever. Cheever held off the challenge, and stretched out to a 3.19-second margin to victory. Steve Knapp, the only other driver to finish on the lead lap, was named rookie of the year.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Box score
W  – former Indianapolis 500 winner;  R  – Denotes Rookie Candidate


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the Indy Racing Radio Network. The network, previously known as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, had changed its name for 1998, to reflect its coverage of the entire Indy Racing League season. At least 541 affiliates carried the broadcast across the United States.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Bob Jenkins served as chief announcer for the ninth and final year. It would be Jenkins 20th and final year on the radio network crew (until his brief return in 2007-2008). In addition, Jerry Baker celebrated his milestone 25th year on the broadcast.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Johnny Rutherford served as "driver expert." WTHR sports director and Speedway public address announcer Dave Calabro joined the crew as a pit reporter, his lone radio network appearance. This was also Gary Lee's final year on the radio network.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Chief Announcer: Bob JenkinsDriver expert: Johnny RutherfordStatistician: Howdy BellHistorian: Donald DavidsonCommentary: Chris Economaki


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Jerry BakerTurn 2: Ken DoubleTurn 3: Gary LeeTurn 4: Bob Lamey


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports. Paul Page served as host and play-by-play announcer with Tom Sneva as analyst. Longtime color commentator Bobby Unser left ABC, while Danny Sullivan was reassigned to cover CART races exclusively and would no longer be with the broadcast. This would be Page's final 500 for the next three years. After the 1998 season, Page would move exclusively to CART series broadcasts while being replaced in 1999 by soon to be former voice of the 500 Bob Jenkins.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
For the first time since the early 1980s, one of the pit reporters (Gary Gerould) rode in the pace car, reporting live at the start of the race. During the broadcast itself, Brent Musburger had a small role as Wide World of Sports studio host.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
At the track itself, the Speedway broadcast the race live on a special targeted signal, intended to be picked up by televisions sets within the radius of the grounds. This was the first and only time this special signal has been used.


1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
Practice and time trials were carried over three networks: ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.


1998 Indianapolis Colts season
The 1998 Indianapolis Colts season was the 46th season for the team in the National Football League and 15th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1998 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.


1998 Indianapolis Colts season
Coming off a 3–13 season the year before, the Colts drafted quarterback Peyton Manning with the first overall pick. Manning would mark the beginning of a new era for the Colts, as he would lead them to their 2nd Super Bowl title 9 years later.


1998 Indianapolis Colts season
This season was Marshall Faulk's last with the Colts as he was traded to the St. Louis Rams in the off-season. He had his best seasons in St. Louis, helping the Rams to two Super Bowls in 1999 and 2001 and winning the league's MVP in 2000.


1998 Indianapolis Colts season
On November 29, the Colts played their first game in Baltimore since the controversial relocation in 1984.


1998 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 1998 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 33rd edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held as a Grand Prix series over ten rounds.


1998 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 1998 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 28th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.


1998 Individual Long Track World Championship
The world title was won by Kelvin Tatum of England.


1998 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 1998 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the first edition of the Championship.


1998 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Final
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


1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The 1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 22nd edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. The event was won by Robert Dados of Poland and he also gained qualification to 1999 Speedway Grand Prix.


1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, World final
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


1998 Individual Speedway Latvian Championship
The 1998 Latvian Individual Speedway Championship was the 24th Latvian Individual Speedway Championship season. The final took place on 16 August 1998 in Daugavpils, Latvia.


1998 Individual Speedway Latvian Championship, Results
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


1998 Indonesia Open (badminton)
The 1998 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Jakarta, from October 26 to November 1, 1998. It was a four-star tournament with the prize money of US$120,000.


1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World
The 1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World was the first round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on January 24, 1998 at the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida. As in 1997, rain hampered the event, this time forcing to cancel the qualifying session.


1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Qualifying
For the first time in IRL history, torrential rain forced the qualifying session to be cancelled. Thus, the grid was set by 1996-1997 entrant points. The remaining new entries were sorted by practice speeds. The grid was limited to 28 cars due to concerns about safety in the pit area.


1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race
Tony Stewart outlasted all challengers to take his second IRL victory. Starting on the pole, he was quickly passed by Roberto Guerrero who pulled away until he got collected in an accident in turn 1.


1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race
Stewart then led the rest of the first half of the race, which was marked by numerous incidents taking out contenders: Scott Sharp got tangled up with a slower car and had to pit for a new nose, Scott Goodyear slid into the wall in the midstretch and suffered suspension damage, Raul Boesel collided in the pit lane with Robbie Buhl and needed a radiator replaced, and defending champion Eddie Cheever dropped out with engine failure.


1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race
Unexpected cold weather caused tire problems for the competitors; Robbie Groff wrecked at the start of the race when his rear tires broke loose under acceleration, and Billy Boat had a grinding crash on the inside wall of the front stretch when the same thing happened to him on a restart. On lap 132, Buddy Lazier took the lead and held it until he got bound up behind a slower car, spun, and hit the back stretch inside wall on lap 166. At that point, all five cars remaining in the lead lap (Stewart, Davey Hamilton, Jeff Ward, Stéphan Grégoire and Mark Dismore) were marginal on fuel mileage. Stewart, Hamilton, and Ward pitted for fuel, while Dismore and Grégoire elected to gamble and assumed the top two places.


1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race
After the restart, Dismore held off Stewart (who had moved back up to second) while Grégoire, Hamilton, and Ward all dueled for third. The gamble didn't work for Dismore, and he finally had to pit for fuel on lap 197 after Stewart had passed him two laps earlier when the engine stumbled. On the final lap, Ward passed Hamilton, and then claimed second place as Grégoire ran out of fuel and coasted across the line to a fourth-place finish.


1998 Indy Lights season
The 1998 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship consisted of 14 races. Future 2002 CART champion and Formula One driver Cristiano da Matta captured four wins on his way to the championship.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Gateway race
Held May 23 at Gateway International Raceway. Jorge Goeters won the pole. No qualifying held due to rain. The line up was based on combined practice times.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Milwaukee race
Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. Sérgio Paese won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Detroit race
Held June 7 at Belle Isle Raceway. Airton Daré won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Portland race
Held June 21 at Portland International Raceway. Guy Smith won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Cleveland race
Held July 12 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Luiz Garcia, Jr. won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Toronto race
Held July 19 at Exhibition Place. Guy Smith won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Michigan race
Held July 25 at Michigan International Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Trois-Rivières race
Held August 2 at the Trois-Rivières, Quebec Street Circuit. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Vancouver race
Held September 6 at Pacific Place. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Laguna Seca race
Held September 13 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Didier André won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Fontana race
Held October 31 at The California Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.


1998 Indy Lights season, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).


1998 Indy Lights season, Final points standings, Driver
Race 4 no additional point for the qualifying were awarded due to rain.


1998 Indy Lights season, Complete Overview
R20=retired, but classified NS=did not start NT=no time set in qualifying (3)=place after practice, but grid position not held free


1998 Indy Racing League
The 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League was one of relative stability compared to the previous two seasons. For the first time the season consisted of a single and complete spring, summer, and fall like all other forms of motorsport. 15 drivers completed the entire 11 race schedule, twice as many as the previous season. It was also the first complete season for the new Riley & Scott chassis, though it proved unpopular due to its late introduction. A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers captured 4 wins, the Indy 500 pole, and the championship, arguably the most successful year in the team's history.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Schedule
The eight races that were held in calendar year 1997 returned in 1998, with the addition of three new races. As part of their effort to venture in traditional stock-car markets, the IRL held the second Indy-car race ever, the first since 1969, at Dover International Speedway, and also competed at the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway, which had been raced eight times by Indy-cars in its former shape between 1965 and 1983. A second race at Texas Motor Speedway in the fall completed the calendar.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Indy 200
The Indy 200 was held on January 24 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Qualifying was rained out, so Tony Stewart won the pole position due to the race being lined up by 1996–97 entrant standings for the first 20 positions and the remaining eight came from the best practice speeds of the remaining cars.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Dura-Lube 200
The Dura-Lube 200 was held on March 22 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Ward qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 was held on May 24 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, True Value 500
The True Value 500 was held June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, New England 200
The New England 200 was held on June 28 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Pep Boys 400K
The Pep Boys 400K was held on July 19 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Tony Stewart qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, VisionAire 500K
The VisionAire 500K was held on July 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Radisson 200
The Radisson 200 was held August 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Atlanta 500 Classic
The Atlanta 500 Classic was held on August 29 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Lone Star 500
The Lone Star 500 was held on September 20 at Texas Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Las Vegas 500K
The Las Vegas 500K was held on October 11 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Driver standings
Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (3 points), the second best qualifier (2 points), the third best qualifier (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (2 point).


1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Driver standings
Notes:Orlando: No additional points for the qualifying were awarded due to rain, starting grid were determined by 1996–97 entrant points for the first 20 positions and the remaining eight went to top practice times from Thursday. Phoenix: Scott Sharp had 7 points deduction, because his car failed the post-race fuel capacity inspection. Pikes Peak: Tony Stewart and Robbie Buhl had 15 points deduction each, because the rear wings of both Team Menard cars were found to be in violation of technical specifications.


1998 Insight.com Bowl
The 1998 Insight.com Bowl was the 10th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Missouri Tigers and the West Virginia Mountaineers.


1998 Insight.com Bowl
Missouri scored first, after Carlos Posey recovered a blocked field goal and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown, putting the Tigers up 7–0. Missouri's Corby Jones scored on a 9-yard touchdown run to make it 14–0 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the second quarter WVU's Jay Taylor kicked a 28-yard field goal making it 14–3. After a Missouri safety, Corby Jones rushed in for a 2-yard touchdown run to make the score 24–3 Missouri. The score would hold up until halftime.


1998 Insight.com Bowl
In the third quarter, Marc Bulger threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to David Saunders, bringing the Mountaineers to 24–10. Missouri answered with an 11-yard touchdown run from Corby Jones, pushing the lead back to 31–10. Bulger threw another touchdown pass to Khori Ivy to make the score 31–17 at the end of the third quarter.


1998 Insight.com Bowl
In the fourth quarter, Bulger threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Amos Zereoué to make it 31–24. Brian Long kicked an 18-yard field goal to make it 34–24 Missouri. Bulger threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Saunders, to make the final score 34–31. The win was Missouri's first bowl game victory since 1981.


1998 Intercontinental Cup
The 1998 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1998 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, and Vasco da Gama, winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, in front of 51,514 fans. Real Madrid forward Raúl was named as man of the match.


1998 Intercontinental Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Keiji Kamiara (Japan)Fourth official: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)


1998 Intercontinental Final
The 1998 Intercontinental Final was the twentieth running of the Intercontinental Final and was the second last qualifying stage for Motorcycle speedway riders to qualify for the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix series. The Final was run on 21 August at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark


1998 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 1998 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. The championship was contested over twelve rounds from 11 April to 26 September 1998. The Drivers' Championship was won by Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya of Super Nova Racing, who won four races.


1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Calendar
1998 was the last International F3000 season where races were held independently from Formula One Grands Prix. Pau and Pergusa had held International F3000 and previously European Formula Two Championship races uninterruptedly since 1972.


1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary
After winning the 1997 championship with Ricardo Zonta, Super Nova Racing chose to recruit championship runner-up Juan Pablo Montoya to lead their main team, and also expanded their second Den Blå Avis team to two cars by hiring Gareth Rees to partner Jason Watt. Montoya's former team RSM Marko did not compete in 1998, but there were new entries from GT specialists Oreca and the new West Competition team, established as a McLaren junior team and run by former Williams race engineer David Brown.


1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary
With seven pole positions, Montoya was the fastest man in the championship all season, but a poor start to the season left him trailing several title rivals. In the event, the championship turned into a duel between the Colombian and newcomer Nick Heidfeld, who remained consistent throughout the season despite his relative inexperience. Watt often matched their pace but made several key mistakes costing him points, while Uruguay's Gonzalo Rodriguez finished the season strongly with two wins in the last three races, becoming the first driver from the South American nation to win a Formula 3000 event.


1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary
Montoya led Heidfeld by three points going into the final round at the Nurburgring. However, after qualifying second on the grid, Heidfeld's times were deleted and he was relegated to the back of the grid, only making the race after Brown withdrew his new teammate Bas Leinders from the event. Despite recovering through the field, Heidfeld failed to climb into the top six, and Montoya's third-place finish clinched him the championship. Rodriguez beat Watt to the race win and third place in the standings.