| 1- May-1999 | India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final. |
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| 3- May-1999 | Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta. |
| 18- May-1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 24- May-1999 | Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut. |