Sport Events in July 1998

1^st Jul

Hockey Olympian V. J. Peter passes away in Chennai.

4^th Jul

Jana Novotna wins the Wimbledon women's title, beating Nathalie Tauziat in the final.

5^th Jul

Pete Sampras wins his fifth Wimbledon men's crown, beating Goran Ivanisevic in the final.

7^th Jul

India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy, defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.

12^th Jul

Leander Paes wins his first ATP singles title, beating Neville Godwin (South Africa) in the final of the Hall of Fame tennis championship in Newport.

13^th Jul

Host France wins the soccer World Cup, beating Brazil in the final.

19^th Jul

Tejas Bakre wins under-16 chess title at the World Youth Games in Moscow.

22^nd Jul

India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian athletic championships at Fukuoka.

26^th Jul

Renowned athlete Joyner-Kersee bids adieu at Edwardsville.