1998 in sports
See also:
1997 in sports,
other events of 1998,
1999 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
- June 27: Shane Mosley stopped Wilfrido Ruiz in the 5th round to retain the IBF Lightweight Championship.
Men's Golf
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: David Duval - $2,591,031
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Hale Irwin - $2,861,945
Women's Golf
- For the first time, professional players from the National Hockey League (NHL, USA) participated in the Winter Olympics. And also for the first time in Olympic history, women took part in ice hockey.
- Women's Gold Medal - United States won 3-1 over Canada
- Men's Gold Medal - Czech Republic won 1-0 over Russia