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January 18 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Oscar De La Hoya maintained his World Boxing Council super lightweight title in with a 12-round unanimous decision over Miguel Angel Gonzalez .

June 28 - Mike Tyson bites off a piece of the ear of Evander Holyfield in the third round of their WBA Heavyweight title fight, getting disqualified by referee Mills Lane .

July 9 - Mike Tyson 's Boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield 's ear in a televised match.

CRICKET

The Ashes - Australia win the six test series 3-2

ICC Trophy - Bangladesh

Women's Cricket World Cup - Australia beat New Zealand by five wickets

County Cricket Championship (England and Wales) - Glamorgan

CYCLING

Giro D'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy

Tour De France - Jan Ullrich of Germany

of France

DOGSLED RACING

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion :

--- Martin Buser won with lead dogs: ''Blondie'' & ''Fearless''

FIELD HOCKEY

Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

--- Gold Medal: Spain

--- Silver Medal: South Korea

--- Bronze Medal: New Zealand

Men's Champions Trophy in Adelaide , Australia

--- Gold Medal: Germany

--- Silver Medal: Australia

--- Bronze Medal: Spain

Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Harare , Zimbabwe

--- Gold Medal: South Africa

--- Silver Medal: New Zealand

--- Bronze Medal: Scotland

Women's Champions Trophy in Berlin , Germany

--- Gold Medal: Australia

--- Silver Medal: Germany

--- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

FIGURE SKATING

World Figure Skating Championships :

---Men's champion: Elvis Stojko , Canada

---Women's champion: Tara Lipinski , United States

---Pairs champions: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer , Germany

FOOTBALL ( AMERICAN )

won 35-21 over the New England Patriots

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Australian Football League

--- Port Adelaide join the league

--- The Adelaide Crows , who joined the league seven years ealier, win the 101st AFL premiership (Adelaide Crows 19.11 (125) d St Kilda 13.16 (94))

--- Brownlow Medal awarded to Robert Harvey (St Kilda)

FOOTBALL ( CANADIAN )

won 47-23 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders

win 39-23 over the Ottawa Gee Gees

FOOTBALL ( SOCCER )

''For fuller coverage, see: 1997 In Football (soccer) ''

GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Camogie

---All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork

---National Camogie League: Cork

Gaelic Football

--- 0-13 d. Mayo 1-7

--- 3-7 d. Cork 1-8

Ladies' Gaelic Football

---All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Monaghan

---National Football League: Waterford

Hurling

--- 0-20 d. Tipperary 2-13

--- National Hurling League :

GOLF

Men's Golf

Major Championship results:

# April 13 - The Masters - Tiger Woods

#June - US Open - Ernie Els

#July - British Open - Justin Leonard

#August - PGA Championship - Davis Love III

- $2,066,833

- $2,343,364

won 14 1/2-13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open - Alison Nicholas

LPGA Championship - Christa Johnson

tour, earning $1,236,789.

THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Might And Power

Canada - Queen's Plate - Awesome Again

France - Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe - Peintre Célèbre

Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Desert King

English Triple Crown Races :

# Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Entrepreneur

# Epsom Derby - Benny The Dip

# St. Leger Stakes - Silver Patriarch

United States Triple Crown Races :

# Kentucky Derby - Silver Charm

# Preakness Stakes - Silver Charm

# Belmont Stakes - Touch Gold

Breeders' Cup :

# Breeders' Cup Classic - Skip Away

# Breeders' Cup Distaff - Ajina

# Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Favorite Trick

# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Countess Diana

# Breeders' Cup Mile - Spinning World

# Breeders' Cup Sprint - Elmhurst

# Breeders' Cup Turf - Chief Bearhart

HARNESS RACING

North America Cup - Gothic Dream

Western Dreamer won the United States Pacing Triple Crown Races :

# Cane Pace - Western Dreamer

# Little Brown Jug - Western Dreamer

# Messenger Stakes - Western Dreamer

United States Trotting Triple Crown Races :

# Hambletonian - Malabar Man

# Yonkers Trot - Lord Stormont

# Kentucky Futurity - Take Chances

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship :

---Pacers: Our Sir Vancelot

---Trotters: Pride Of Petite

ICE HOCKEY

, Pittsburgh Penguins

of the Buffalo Sabres

Stanley Cup - Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 0 over the Philadelphia Flyers

World Hockey Championship

--- Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden

--- Junior Men's champion: Finland defeated Russia

--- Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

LACROSSE

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is formed from the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), with the decision to move from league ownership of all teams to individual team ownership. The National Lacrosse League recognizes the MILL history as its own.

The Rochester Knighthawks defeat the Buffalo Bandits 15-12, to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League Championship.

The Victoria Shamrocks win the Mann Cup .

The Six Nations Red Rebels win the Founders Cup .

The Whitby Warriors win the Minto Cup .

RADIOSPORT

Eighth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Sankt Englmar , Germany .

Second High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria .

SKIING

Alpine Skiing

---The men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand , France

---The women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg , Sweden

SNOOKER

beats Stephen Hendry 18-12

remains World Number One for 1997/98

TENNIS

Grand Slam In Tennis men's results:

# Australian Open - Pete Sampras

# French Open - Gustavo Kuerten

# Wimbledon Championships - Pete Sampras

# US Open - Patrick Rafter

Grand Slam In Tennis women's results:

# Australian Open - Martina Hingis

# French Open - Iva Majoli

# Wimbledon Championships - Martina Hingis

# US Open - Martina Hingis

won 5-0 over the United States in world tennis.

GENERAL SPORTING EVENTS

Second East Asian Games held in Busan , South Korea

8th Pan Arab Games held in Beirut, Lebanon

Fifth World Games held in Lahti, Finland

13th Mediterranean Games held in Bari, Italy

19th Summer Universiade held on Sicily , Italy

18th Winter Universiade held in Muju County , South Korea

BIRTHS

DEATHS

Exceller - thoroughbred racehorse

March 21 - John Nemechek 27, NASCAR race driver

June 20 - John Akii-Bua , Ugandan hurdler (b. 1949 )

September 9 - Richie Ashburn , Major League Baseball player

November 14 - Eddie Arcaro , only jockey to win two Triple Crowns

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