In the end, only 14 of the 21 teams that started remained, and less than 100 of the original 189 riders finished the race. Pete Sampras deserves respect The international team dropped the Americans in an upset at the Presidents Cup AP President's Cup shocker It was supposed to be a coronation for Jack Nicklaus and his mighty band of U.S. golfers, but someone forgot to tell the International team. All they did was dominate the Americans, providing a shocker Down Under at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. South Africa's Springboks went from strength to strength, winning first the Tri-Nations and then equaling the all time record of 17 consecutive victories set by Brian Lachore's All Blacks in the 1960s. Meanwhile, New Zealand's once dominant All Blacks lost a record five consecutive tests, including the Bledisloe Cup, in which the Australian Wallabies recorded the first sweep since 1929.
Cricket disputes England's cricket board debated the state of domestic game.
The West Indies historic tour of South Africa was nearly lost to a strike. And just as match-fixing allegations were about to be resolved in Pakistan, we learned that Australian cricketers were in trouble for passing on knowledge to an India bookie. Austria's Herman 'Herminator' Maier finished regularly on top of the podium in the 1997-1998 Alpine World Cup skiing season. But it was his performance at the Nagano Olympics that stands out. Just three days after crashing in the downhill, Maier won the Super G, and then the giant slalom.