2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year were the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

and the

2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awa ...

in Russia and the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

and

Palembang Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...

Calendar by month

* February 9 – Winter Olympics:

Opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.

Air sports

World Cups

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Aeromodelling A model aircraft is a small unmanned aircraft. Many are replicas of real aircraft. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying. Non-flying models are also termed static, display, or shelf models. Aircraft manufactur ...

* May 19 & 20: 2018 F3A Leiria World Cup in

Leiria Leiria (; cel-x-proto, ɸlāryo) is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat of its own distr ...

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Parachuting Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For ...

* January 12 – 14: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden ** Men's Individual winner: Reinhold Haibel ** Women's Individual winner: Magdalena Schwertl ** Mixed Team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Magdalena Schwertl, Julia Schosser, Sebastian Graser) ** Giant slalom winners: Reinhold Haibel (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) * February 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Ponte di Legno ** Paraski Combi Men's winner: Marco Valente ** Paraski Combi Women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl ** Paraski Combi Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Paraski Combi Master winner: Marco Valente ** Mixed Team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber) ** Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) * February 16 – 18: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #3 in

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

** ''This event is cancelled''. * March 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #4 (final) in Vrchlabí ** Paraski Combi Men's winner: Sebastian Graser ** Paraski Combi Women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl ** Paraski Combi Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Paraski Combi Master winner: Marco Valente ** Mixed Team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber) ** Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) * October 25 – 28: 3rd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in

Zallaq Zallaq ( ar, الزلاق) is a village on the western coast of Bahrain. Zallaq was the home to the Al-Dawasir, Al-Zeabi and Al-Gahtam and Al-Seddiqi tribes in Bahrain together with Budaiya and Hawar Islands. It is famous for the ''Jazaer Beach'' ...

World and Continental Championships

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* March 19 – 22: 2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in

West Baden West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

** Seniors winner: Brett Sanborn ** Juniors winner: Vladyslav Klymenko ** Seniors Team winners: (Brett Sanborn, Jake Palmer, John Kagan) ** Juniors Team winners: (Eliott Crosnier, Timy Reveillon, Baptiste Rompion) * May 5 – 13: 2018 FAI F3A Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in

Bacolod Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...

* July 5 – 14: 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Meiringen * July 13 – 21: 2018 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in

Landres Landres () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. This region of Europe has been occupied by humans since prehistoric times. Archaeological finds in the local area date back to the Mesolithic era. The prese ...

* July 15 – 21: 2018 FAI F3K European Championship for Model Gliders in

* July 21 – 28: 2018 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in

Grandrieu Grandrieu (; oc, Grandriu) is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The Chapeauroux forms parts of the commune's north-eastern border. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list ...

* July 22 – 28: 2018 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Brașov * July 22 – 27: 2018 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in

Takikawa is a city located in the Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Takikawa City is located in the central area of Hokkaido, it is conveniently located between the cities of Sapporo (biggest city) and Asahikawa (the second biggest city). Takikawa ...

* July 23 – 30: 2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes * August 5 – 11: 2018 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Pazardzik * August 19 – 25: 2018 FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in

Dupnitsa Dupnitsa, or Dupnica ( bg, Дупница (previously ), ), is a town in Western Bulgaria. It is at the foot of the highest mountains in the Balkan Peninsula – the Rila Mountains, and about south of the capital Sofia. Dupnitsa is the second la ...

* August 25 – September 2: 2018 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ * August 26 – 31: 2018 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in

* October 7 – 13: 2018 FAI F3 World Championship for Model Gliders in Cape Arkona * November 7 – 11: 2018 FAI World Drone Racing Championships in Shenzhen ; Ballooning * February 15 – 22: 10th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship in Tegernsee ** Winners: 1st: Andreas Merk, 2nd: Ralph Kremer, 3rd: Juergen Huetten * August 7 – 11: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów ** Winners: 1st: Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska, 2nd: Agnė Simonavičiūtė, 3rd:

Nicola Scaife Nicola Scaife (born 1984 or 1985) is an Australian hot air balloonist. She has won the FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship twice, in 2014 and 2016. Life Scaife was born and raised in Albury Albury () is a major regional city i ...

* August 18 – 27: 23rd FAI

World Hot Air Ballooning Championships The World Hot Air Ballooning Championships are the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Hot Air Balloon Championship and the FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship. These biennial Biennial means (an event) lasting for two ...

Groß-Siegharts Groß-Siegharts is a municipality in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Au ...

** Winners: 1st: Dominic Bareford, 2nd: Stefan Zeberli, 3rd: Sergey Latypov * September 12 – 16: 4th FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship in

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

; General aviation

2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship The 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. Aircraft and pilots Master Class ;Pilot changes * Peter Podlunšek retired the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race following th ...

* February 2 & 3: Air Race #1 in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

** Winner:

Michael Goulian Michael George "Mike" Goulian (born September 4, 1968 in Winthrop, Massachusetts) is an American aerobatic national champion aviator who raced in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 99. Biography Goulian was born into an aviat ...

( Zivko Edge 540 V2) ** Challenger winner:

Florian Bergér Florian Bergér (born 31 March 1989) is German pilot. He is a co-pilot of A320 in Lufthansa and a pilot of the Challenger class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Biography Florian Bergér is the first German ever to claim the Chall ...

* April 21 & 22: Air Race #2 in Cannes ** Winner: Matt Hall ( Zivko Edge 540 V3) ** Challenger winner:

Daniel Ryfa Daniel Ryfa (born December 17, 1979) is a Swedish pilot. He is a pilot of the Challenger class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Biography Ryfa was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1979. Daniel Ryfa is the winner of 6th FAI European A ...

* May 26 & 27: Air Race #3 in Makuhari ** Winner: Matt Hall ( Zivko Edge 540 V3) ** ''Here challenger not hed''. * June 23 & 24: Air Race #4 in Budapest ** Winner:

Martin Šonka Martin Šonka (born 26 March 1978 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a Czech aerobatics (unlimited) and a former fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He has raced in Red Bull Air Race World Championship since 2010, becoming the World Champion in th ...

( Zivko Edge 540 V3) ** Challenger winner: Luke Czepiela * August 4 & 5: Air Race #5 in Makuhari * August 26: Air Race #6 in Kazan ** Winner:

( Zivko Edge 540 V3) ** Challenger winner: Kevin Coleman * October 6 & 7: Air Race #7 in

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

** Winner:

( Zivko Edge 540 V2) ** Challenger winner:

* November 17 & 18 Air Race #8 (final) in

Fort Worth Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

** Winner:

( Zivko Edge 540 V3) ** Challenger winner: Luke Czepiela

World and Continental Championships

* August 5 – 11: 21st FAI World Rally Flying Championship in Dubnica nad Váhom ;

Gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word ''soaring'' is al ...

* July 8 – 21: 35th FAI World Gliding Championships in

Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski () (often abbreviated ''Ostrów Wlkp.'', formerly called simply ''Ostrów'', german: Ostrowo, Latin: ''Ostrovia'') is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; ...

* July 28 – August 11: 35th FAI World Gliding Championships in

Příbram Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...

; Hang gliding * July 8 – 21: 8th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship in Kruševo * July 8 – 21: 20th FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Kruševo ;

Microlights Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...

& Paramotors * April 30 – May 6: 10th FAI World Paramotor Championships in Lopburi ** PF1 winner: Alexandre Mateos ** PL1 winner: Wojciech Bógdał ** PL2 winners: (Jean Mateos, Célia Domingues) ** PF1 Team winners: ** PL1 Team winners: ** PL2 Team winners: * October 30 – November 6: 3rd FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships in Byoum Lakeside ;

* April 3 – 8: 1st CISM Para-Ski World Championship in

Hochfilzen Hochfilzen is a town and municipality in the Kitzbühel district of the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located in the Pillersee valley 5 km east of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,147 in 2016. It is a popular winter sports resort, especially f ...

** Cross-Country Skiing winners:

Dario Cologna Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career. On 3 November 2021, he announc ...

(m) /

Stefanie Böhler Stefanie Böhler (born 27 February 1981) is a German former cross-country skier who competed between 1999 and 2018. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was 20th in b ...

(f) ** Cross-Country Skiing Teams winners: (

, Beda Klee, Jonas Baumann) (m) / (

, Theresa Eichhorn, Antonia Fräbel) ** Patrol winners: ( Bernhard Tritscher,

Sven Grossegger Sven Grossegger (born 17 November 1987) is an Austrian biathlete. He competed in the 2014/15 world cup season, and represented Austria at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 The 47th Biathlon World Championships was held in Kontiolahti, Finla ...

Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger (; born 13 March 1988) is a retired Austrian biathlete. Life and career Landertinger debuted in the 2007–08 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008–09 season, where he, as of 22 March 2015, has fourteen po ...

Simon Eder Simon Eder (born 23 February 1983) is an Austrian biathlete. Career His first World Cup win was in the Khanty-Mansiysk mass-start race on 29 March 2009. Eder represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics and in 2014 Winter Olympics. He won 2 ...

(m) / (Barbara Walchhofer,

Julia Schwaiger Julia Schwaiger (born 21 January 1996) is an Austrian biathlete. She represented Austria at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti Kontiolahti ( sv, Kontiolax; literally meaning "bear bay") is a municipality of Finland. It is locat ...

Lisa Hauser Lisa Theresa Hauser (born 16 December 1993) is an Austrian biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in sprint, pursuit and individual. She reached her first individual podium in ...

Katharina Innerhofer Katharina Komatz ( Innerhofer, born 17 January 1991) is an Austrian biathlete. She was born in Zell am See. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 and 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On 6 March 2014, Innerhofer w ...

) ** Biathlon winners:

Benjamin Weger Benjamin Weger (born 5 October 1989) is a Swiss biathlete. His first World Cup podium was in the Pokljuka 20 km individual 16 December 2010.Franziska Hildebrand (f) ** Biathlon Teams winners: (

) (m) / (

Dunja Zdouc Dunja Zdouc (born 3 January 1994) is an Austrian biathlete. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and represented Austria at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti Kontiolahti ( sv, Kontiolax; literally meaning "bear bay") ...

) ** Paraski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Julia Schosser (f) ** Paraski Team winners: (Hannes Kloiber, Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Julia Schosser) ** Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser ** Giant Slalom winners:

Štefan Hadalin Štefan Hadalin (born 6 June 1995) is a Slovenian World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title o ...

(m) / Elisabeth Kappaurer (f) ** Giant Slalom Teams winners: (Bastian Meisen, Julian Rauchfuss, Sebastian Holzmann, Paul Sauter) (m) / (Elisabeth Kappaurer, Elisabeth Reisinger, Stephanie Resch) * April 11 – 14: 1st FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships in Voss ;Artistic Events Indoor Freestyle ** Junior winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: 2 ** Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ;Dynamic 2-Way and 4-Way ** Dynamic 2-Way winners: 1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 2 ** Dynamic 4-Way winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ;Formation Skydiving 4-Way ** Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Junior winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Women's winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ;Vertical Formation Skydiving ** Open winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * July 3 – 7: 7th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships in Wrocław * August 10 – 21: 42nd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Szolnok * August 25 – 30: 35th FAI World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana * August 25 – 30: 9th FAI Junior World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana * August 26 – 31: 2nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships in Prostějov ** Performance Wingsuit Flying winners: 4. Espen Fadnes, 2. Chris Geiler, 3. Dmitry Podoryashy ** Wingsuit Acrobatic Flying winners: 1. 1, 2. , 3. 2 * October 6 – 13: 18th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in Gold Coast * October 6 – 13: 23rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast * October 6 – 13: 2nd FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast * October 6 – 13: 12th FAI World Artistic Events championships in Gold Coast ; Paragliding * March 30 – April 7: 3rd FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship in

Baixo Guandu Baixo Guandu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo that was founded on April 10, 1935 and established as a city on June 8, same year. The city's celebration day is April 10. Its population was 31,132 (2020) and its are ...

** Men's Individual winners: 1st: Jeison Zeferino Brito, 2nd: Leandro Henrique Padua, 3rd: Michel Guillemot ** Team winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Women's winners: 1st: Priscila Fevereiro, 2nd: Andrea Jaramillo Jaramillo, 3rd: Shauin Kao * April 6 – 12: 1st FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Lopburi ** Individual R11 winners: 1st: Jianwei Wang, 2nd: Tanapat Luangiam, 3rd: Hongji Wang ** Team R11 winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Women's winners: 1st: Chantika Chaisanuk, 2nd: Jingwen Long, 3rd: Nunnapat Phuchong * July 14 – 28: 15th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Montalegre ** Overall winner: Theo Warden ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winners: (Xevi Bonet Dalmau, Sergi Claret Estupinya, Felix Rodriguez Fernández, Francisco Javier Reina) * September 16 – 22: 6th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Kobarid ;Power and Glider aerobatics * August 3 – 12: 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in

Zbraslavice Zbraslavice (german: Sbraslawitz) is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historicall ...

** Individual Unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth ** Team Unlimited winners: (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Eberhard Holl) * August 3 – 12: 9th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in

** Individual Advanced winner: Jonas Langenegger ** Team Advanced winners: (Tomáš Bartoň, Josef Rejent, Aleš Ferra) * August 16 – 26: 13th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Strejnicu ** Free Known winner: Dmitry Samokhvalov ** Free Unknown ~1 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov ** Free Unknown ~2 winner: Aaron McCartan ** Free Unknown ~3 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov ** Team winners: ** Individual winners: Roman Ovchinnikov * September 8 – 15: 21st FAI European Aerobatic Championships in Jindřichův Hradec ; Rotorcraft * July 24 – 29: 16th FAI World Helicopter Championship in Minsk ** Navigation winners: (Marcin Szamborski & Michał Szamborski) ** Parallel Precision Flying winners: (Andrey Orekhov & Vadim Sazonov) ** Parallel Fender Rigging winners: (Uladzimir Buhayeu & Andrei Rogonov) ** Parallel Slalom winners: (Maxim Sotnikov & Aleh Puajukas) ** Team Overall winners:

Alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

Amateur boxing Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

American football

* Super Bowl LII – the Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) won 41–33 over the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

(AFC) **Location:

U.S. Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium is an enclosed stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Footbal ...

**Attendance: 67,612 **MVP: Nick Foles, QB (Philadelphia)

Aquatics Aquatics may refer to: Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

2017–18 Indoor Archery World Cup & World Championships

* November 10 – 12, 2017: IA World Cup #1 in

Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

** Recurve winners: Matteo Fissore (m) / Aída Román (f) ** Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Sarah Prieels (f) ** Junior Recurve winners: Jonah Wilthagen (m) / Lena Agerholm (f) ** Women's Junior Compound winner: Dalila-Warda Amani * December 2 & 3, 2017: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok ** Recurve winners: Kim Bong-man (m) / SIM Ye-ji (f) ** Compound winners:

Mike Schloesser Mike Schloesser (born 15 january 1994 in Heerlen, Netherlands) is a compound archer from Netherlands. He has won minet medals at the World Youth Archery Championships, competed in the Archery World Cup and in the 2013 Worl ...

(m) / Paige Pearce-Gore (f) * January 19 – 21: IA World Cup #3 in

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

** Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / KIM Su-rin (f) ** Compound winners: Kristofer Schaff (m) / Natalie Avdeeva (f) * February 9 & 10: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas ** Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Lisa Unruh (f) ** Compound winners: Jesse Broadwater (m) / Danielle Reynolds (f) * February 14 – 19: 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships in

Yankton, South Dakota Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, and it is the principal city of the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entirety of Y ...

** Recurve winners: Sjef van den Berg (m) / Elena Richter (f) ** Junior Recurve winners: Ivan Kozhokar (m) / Ariuna Budaeva (f) ** Compound winners:

(m) / Natalia Avdeeva (f) ** Junior Compound winners: Simon Olsen (m) / Cassidy Cox (f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Compound winners: (m) / (f)

2018 Outdoor Archery World Cup, Continental, & World Championships

* April 24 – 29: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai ** Recurve winners:

Kim Woo-jin Kim Woo-jin (; born April 8, 1997), also known mononymously as Woojin (), is a South Korean singer and actor. He was signed to JYP Entertainment and was a member of the boy group Stray Kids from their formation through the eponymous survival s ...

(m) / Chang Hye-jin (f) ** Compound winners: KIM Jong-ho (m) /

Sara López Sara José López Bueno (born 24 April 1995), is a Colombian athlete who competes in compound archery. She first competed for the Colombian national team in 2011 Pre-Olympic event in Medellin, Colombia. She won medals at several editions of t ...

(f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound) * May 20 – 26: WA World Cup #2 in Antalya ** Recurve winners:

Lee Woo-seok Lee Woo-seok (born 7 August 1997) is a South Korean archer who competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=� ...

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Ksenia Perova Ksenia Vitalyevna Perova ( rus, Ксения Витальевна Перова, , ˈksʲenʲɪɪ̯ə pʲɪˈrovə; born 8 February 1989 in Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a Russian female archer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed for her ...

(f) ** Compound winners:

(m) /

Yeşim Bostan Yeşim Bostan (born 24 May 1995) is a Turkish compound archer. She is native of Muğla, Turkey, where she studied physical education at Sıtkı Koçman University. She is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Career Representing T ...

(f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound) * June 19 – 24: WA World Cup #3 in Salt Lake City ** Recurve winners: Mauro Nespoli (m) / Deepika Kumari (f) ** Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Sara López (f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound) * July 16 – 22: WA World Cup #4 in Berlin ** Recurve winners:

Mete Gazoz Mete Gazoz (born 8 June 1999 in Istanbul) is a Turkish recurve archer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Turkey at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de ...

(m) / Lee Eun-kyung (f) ** Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) /

Sophie Dodemont Sophie Dodemont (born August 30, 1973 in Pont-Sainte-Maxence) is a archer from France. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dodemont finished her ranking round with a total of 632 points. This gave her the 32nd seed for the fi ...

(f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound) * August 14 – 19: 2018 Pan American Archery Championships in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

** Recurve winners:

Ernesto Boardman Ernesto Horacio Boardman López (born 23 February 1993) is a Mexican competitive archer. He captured the men's team recurve title, alongside his compatriots Juan René Serrano and Luis Álvarez, in a historic final match against the United Sta ...

(m) / Alejandra Valencia (f) ** Compound winners: Antonio Hidalgo (m) / Sara López (f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound) * August 27 – September 1:

2018 European Archery Championships The 2018 European Archery Championships is the 25th edition of the European Archery Championships. The event was held in Legnica, Poland from 27 August to 1 September 2018. Medal summary Recurve Source: Compound Source: Medal table Refere ...

Legnica Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda (Kaczawa), Czarna Woda ...

** Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) /

Yasemin Anagöz Yasemin Ecem Anagöz (born 14 October 1998) is a Turkish recurve archer. Anagöz represented her country at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 Worl ...

(f) ** Compound winners: Anton Bulaev (m) / Andrea Marcos (f) ** Team Recurve winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Compound winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed winners: (Recurve) / (Compound) * September 4 – 9: 2018 World Field Archery Championships in

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alp ...

** Recurve winners: Wataru Oonuki (m) / Lisa Unruh (f) ** Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Paige Pearce (f) ** Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund (f) ** Junior Recurve winners: William Pike (m) / Aiko Rolando (f) ** Junior Compound winners: Timo Bega (m) / Sara Ret (f) ** Junior Barebow winners: Eric Esposito (m) / Natalia Trunfio (f) ** Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team winners: (m) / (f) * September 29 & 30: WA World Cup #5 (final) in Samsun ** Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Lee Eun-kyung (f) ** Compound winners: Kris Schaff (m) / Sara López (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Recurve) / (Compound)

Association football

Athletics ( track and field)

Badminton

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Baseball

Major League Baseball

* March 29 – September 30:

2018 Major League Baseball season The 2018 Major League Baseball season began on March 29. The regular season ended on October 1, extended a day for tiebreaker games to decide the winners of the National League Central and National League West. The postseason began on October 2 ...

** American League 2018 Season winners: Boston Red Sox ** National League 2018 Season winners: Los Angeles Dodgers * June 4 – 6:

2018 Major League Baseball draft The 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season final standings. In a ...

Secaucus, New Jersey Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,#1 pick: Casey Mize (to the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

from the

Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year coeducational university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

) * July 17:

2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the Washington Nationals and was played at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018. It was televised nationally by Fox. The American Lea ...

in Washington D.C. at Nationals Park ** The American League defeated the National League, 8–6. ** MVP:

Alex Bregman Alexander David Bregman (born March 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a high school sophomore at Albuquerque Academy in 2010, Bregman became the ...

(

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

) ** 2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Winner: Bryce Harper ( Washington Nationals) * October 23 – 28:

2018 World Series The 2018 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2018 season. The 114th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National Lea ...

** The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–1 in games played, to win their ninth World Series title.

2018
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at Easley Recreation Complex ** The Pariba Little League (
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) defeated the Naamans Little League ( East), 7–2, in the final. * July 29 – August 5: 2018 Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series in Livermore at Max Baer Park ** The West Seoul LL (
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) defeated the Livermore/Granada LL (
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), 10–0, in the final. * August 12 – 19:
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in
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** The Shing-Ming Junior LL (
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) defeated the Lufkin LL ( Southwest), 2–0, in the final. * August 16 – 26:
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in
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at both the Little League Volunteer Stadium and the
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** The Honolulu LL ( West) defeated the South Seoul LL ( Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 3–0, in the final.

Baseball world events

* July 6 – 15: 2018 World University Baseball Championship in Chiayi ** defeated , 8–3, in the final. took third place. * August 10 – 19: 2018

U-15 Baseball World Cup The U-15 Baseball World Cup is the 15-and-under baseball world championship that features national teams as authorized ("sanctioned") by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It began in 1989 as the World Youth Baseball Championship. I ...

in David &

Chitré Chitré () is a city and corregimiento, the capital of the Panamanian province of Herrera. with a population of 9,092 as of 2010, and a metropolitan area population of 80,000 inhabitants. It is also the seat of Chitré District. Chitré is loca ...

** defeated , 7–1, to win their sixth U-15 Baseball World Cup title. ** took third place. * August 22 – 31:

2018 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 8th edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, the biennial international women's baseball world championship tournament. The competition was held in Viera, Florida in the United States from August ...

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** defeated , 6–0, to win their sixth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title. ** took third place. * October 19 – 28:

2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held at Edga ...

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...

& Montería ** defeated , 2–1, to win their first U–23 Baseball World Cup title. ** took third place.

Basketball

FIBA World events

* June 8 – 12:

2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup The 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 8 and 12 June 2018 in Bocaue, Bulacan, just nort ...

in Bocaue ** Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Skills Contest winner: Alexandra Theodorean ** Dunk Contest winner: Dmytro Krivenko ** Shoot-out Contest winner: Janine Pontejos * June 30 – July 8:

2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2018) was the 5th edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U1 ...

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...

and Santa Fe ** The defeated , 95–52, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup title. ** took third place. * July 21 – 29:

2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (Belarusian: Кубак свету па баскетболе сярод жанчын да 17 гадоў ФІБА 2018) was an international basketball competition held from 21 to 29 July 2018 in M ...

in Minsk ** The defeated , 92–40, to win their fourth FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup title. ** took third place. * September 22 – 30:

2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to u ...

in Tenerife ** The defeated , 73–56, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup title. ** took third place.

National Basketball Association

*October 17, 2017 – April 11, 2018:

2017–18 NBA season The 2017–18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams were scheduled to play, with t ...

** The Toronto Raptors clinched home court advantage for the Eastern Conference playoffs. ** The

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...

clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs. ** Top Scorer:

James Harden James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Harden is regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in NBA ...

(Houston Rockets) *February 18:

2018 NBA All-Star Game The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 18, 2018, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2017–18 season. It was the 67th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Staples Ce ...

at the

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in Los Angeles ** All-Star Game: Team LeBron defeated Team Stephen, 148–145. ** MVP: LeBron James (

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

) **

NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is an annual exhibition basketball game held by the National Basketball Association that takes place during the NBA All-Star Weekend and features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians and athletes ...

: Team Clippers defeated Team Lakers, 75–66. **

Rising Stars Challenge The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. The current format to be used in 2022 includes first- and ...

: Team World defeated Team USA, 155–124. **

NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge The NBA Skills Challenge (officially named The Taco Bell Skills Challenge), is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. First held in 2003, it is a compe ...

winner:

Spencer Dinwiddie Spencer Gray Dinwiddie (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes and earned first-team all ...

( Brooklyn Nets) ** Three-Point Contest winner: Devin Booker (

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

) ** Slam Dunk Contest winner:

Donovan Mitchell Donovan Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida", he was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft wi ...

( Utah Jazz) *April 14 – June 8:

2018 NBA Playoffs The 2018 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 at the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Finals. Overview * The Houston Rockets e ...

** The

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

defeated the

, 4–0 in games played, to win their third of four consecutive and sixth overall NBA title. *June 21:

2018 NBA draft The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including inte ...

in Brooklyn at

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** #1:

Deandre Ayton Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 Conference in the 2017� ...

(to the

from the

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)

Women's National Basketball Association

* April 12:

2018 WNBA draft The 2018 WNBA draft was the WNBA, league's draft for the 2018 WNBA season. On March 12, the league announced the draft would be held on April 12 at Nike, Inc., Nike New York City, New York Headquarters, a recently opened secondary headquarters for ...

in Nike New York Headquarters ( New York City) ** #1 pick: A'ja Wilson to the Las Vegas Aces from the South Carolina Gamecocks * May 18 – August 19:

2018 WNBA season The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Minnesota Lynx are the defending champions. The regular season began on May 18, with the Phoenix Mercury hosting the Dallas Wings. The season ended ...

** Western Conference winners:

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

** Eastern Conference winners: Atlanta Dream ** MVP: Breanna Stewart ( Seattle Storm) * July 28:

2018 WNBA All-Star Game The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 28, 2018. The Minnesota Lynx hosted the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time. Rosters Selection On June 5, the WNBA announced that 2018 would have a new roster selecti ...

in Minneapolis at Target Center ** Team

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defeated Team Delle Donne, 119–112. ** MVP: Maya Moore (

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) ** Three Point Shootout winner:

Allie Quigley Alexandria "Allie" Quigley (born June 20, 1986) is an American and Hungarian professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Quigley played for DePaul University in Chicago. After gradua ...

( Chicago Sky) * August 21 – September 12:

2018 WNBA Playoffs The 2018 WNBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2018 season. The Seattle Storm won the team's third WNBA title, sweeping the Washington Mystics 3–0 in the best-of-five WNBA Finals. Format Following the WNBA regular se ...

** The

defeated the Washington Mystics, 3–0 in games played, to win their third WNBA title.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

* March 13 – April 2: 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ** The Villanova Wildcats defeated the

Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisio ...

79–62 to win their second NCAA title in three years and third overall. * March 16 – April 1:

2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 16, 2018, and concluded with the national championship game on Sunday, April 1. The Final Four was played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This is the third time that the ...

** The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 61–58 to win their second NCAA title.

2018 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

* July 21 & 22: Saskatoon Masters in ** Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 20–18, in the final. * July 28 & 29: Utsunomiya Masters in ** Liman defeated Amsterdam, 18–11, in the final. * August 4 & 5: Prague Masters in the ** Novi Sad defeated Gagarin, 21–12, in the final. * August 24 & 25: Lausanne Masters in ** Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 21–20, in the final. * August 30 & 31: Debrecen Masters in ** Novi Sad defeated Riga, 21–10, in the final. * September 8 & 9: Mexico City Masters in ** Ljubljana defeated Ponce, 21–17, in the final. * September 22 & 23: Hyderabad Masters in ** Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 21–16, in the final. * September 29 & 30: Chengdu Masters in ** Liman defeated Riga, 21–12, in the final. * October 13 & 14: Penang Masters in ** Liman defeated Piran, 21–15, in the final. * October 27 & 28: Beijing Masters (final) in ** Novi Sad defeated Riga, 20–18, in the final.

FIBA Americas

* January 19 – March 25:

2018 FIBA Americas League The 2018 FIBA Americas League was the 11th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to det ...

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defeated Mogi das Cruzes, 79–71, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. **

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took third place. * June 11 – 16:

2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship was an international under-18 basketball tournament that was held from 10 to 16 June 2018 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The eleventh edition of the biennial competition, this is also the qualifyi ...

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** The defeated , 113–74, to win their fifth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship title. ** took third place. * August 1 – 7:

2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship is an international basketball competition that currently takes place from August 1–7, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the twelfth edition of the championship, and is the FIBA Americas qu ...

in Mexico City ** The defeated , 84–60, to win their ninth consecutive and tenth overall FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship title. ** took third place.

FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...

2018 European Championships

* June 26 – July 1:

2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries The 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by San Marino. Teams Seven teams played in the competition, with the return of Norway, 17 years after their last appearance in a FIBA c ...

in Serravalle ** defeated , 76–59, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title. ** took third place. * June 26 – July 1:

2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries The 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this competition. The tournament took place in Cork, Republic of Ireland, from 26 June to 1 July 2018. Denmark women's national basketball team won the tourna ...

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** defeated , 93–59, in the final. took third place. * July 7 – 15: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Sopron ** defeated , 69–50, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title. ** took third place. * July 14 – 22:

2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in Chemnitz, Germany from 14 to 22 July 2018. Israel U20 became the European champions for the first time. Participati ...

Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...

** defeated , 80–66, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title. ** took third place. * July 28 – August 5:

2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Riga, Ventspils and Liepāja, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018. Participating teams * * (Winners, 2017 FIBA ...

in Ventspils, Liepāja, &

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** defeated , 99–90, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 4 – 12:

2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was an international basketball competition that was held from 4 to 12 August 2018 in Udine, Italy. It was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship. 16 national teams from a ...

in Udine ** defeated , 67–54, to win their first FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above, along with and , have qualified to compete at the

2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (Thai: บาสเกตบอลหญิงชิงแชมป์โลกรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 19 ปี 2019) (formerly FIBA U19 Women's World Championship) was a ...

.'' * August 10 – 18:

2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 32nd edition of the FIBA U16 European Championship, Under-16 European Basketball Championship. The competition took place from 10 to 18 August 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Sixteen (16) teams are partici ...

in Novi Sad ** defeated , 71–70, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 17 – 25: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in

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** defeated the , 60–52, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title. ** took third place. * August 31 – September 2: 2018

FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships The FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (and FIBA Europe Under-17 3x3 Championships since 2021) is an under-17/under-18 3x3 basketball competition between FIBA Europe members. The event was held for the first time in Minsk, Belarus in 2015 an ...

in Debrecen ** Men: defeated , 20–18, to win their first Men's FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 12–4, to win their first Women's FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships title. *** took third place. * September 14 – 16:

2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup The 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup was the fourth edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships, organized by FIBA Europe, and was held between 14 and 16 September 2018, in the city's Metropolitan Circus in Bucharest, Romania. This 3x3 basketball competitio ...

in Bucharest ** Men: defeated , 19–18, to win their first Men's FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 21–5, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup title. *** took third place.

2017–18 European Leagues

* September 15, 2017 – April 3:

2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup The 2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup, also known as Helios Alpe Adria Cup by sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of Alpe Adria Cup. It started on 15 September 2017 and ended 3 April 2018. Format Sixteen teams from six countries joined the competiti ...

** KK Zlatorog Laško defeated Levicki Patrioti 89–79 to win their first Alpe Adria Cup title. * September 19, 2017 – May 6:

2017–18 Basketball Champions League The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League was the second season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 19 September 2017, with th ...

** AEK Athens defeated Monaco 100–94 to win their first Basketball Champions League title. **

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

took third place. * September 20, 2017 – April 18:

2017–18 EuroCup Women The 2017–18 EuroCup Women is the sixteenth edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name. Teams Teams were confirmed by FIBA Europe on 27 June 2017. Qualification round Conference 1 ...

** Galatasaray defeated Umana Reyer Venezia 155–140 in the two-legged final to win their second EuroCup Women title. * September 20, 2017 – May 2:

2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup The 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup was the third season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 20 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded wit ...

** Umana Reyer Venezia defeated fellow Italian team

Sidigas Avellino S.S. Felice Scandone was an Italian professional basketball club based in Avellino, Campania. Founded in 1948, the team has been a regular in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the first tier of basketball in Italy, for 19 years (2000/01 to 2018/19). ...

158–148 in the two-legged final to win their first FIBA Europe Cup title. * September 26, 2017 – April 22:

2017–18 EuroLeague Women The 2017–18 EuroLeague Women was the 60th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 22nd edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women. Team allocation A total of 18 teams from 10 countries ...

** UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated Sopron Basket 72–53 to win their fourth EuroLeague Women title. **

Dynamo Kursk WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball club from Kursk playing in the Russian Premier League. They won their first FIBA Eurocup title in 2012. In the 2016–17 season, Kursk won the EuroLea ...

took third place. * October 4, 2017 – March 25:

2017–18 WABA League The 2017–18 BTravel WABA League was the 17th season of the Adriatic League. Competition included twelve teams from seven countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Turk ...

** Budućnost Bemax defeated Athlete Celje, 71–68, to win their second WABA League title. **

WBC Montana 2003 WBC Montana 2003 is a women's basketball club from Montana in Bulgaria. The first women's team of Montana took professional status in 1989 under the name "Sepetemvriyska Slava." In 1992 it was renamed just "Montana." The team ceased to exist i ...

took third place. * October 10, 2017 – April 4:

2017–18 ABA League Second Division The 2017–18 ABA League Second Division was the inaugural season of the ABA League Second Division with 12 men's teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participating in it. Teams Team allocation O ...

(debut event) **

KK Krka Košarkarski klub Krka (English: Basketball Club Krka), commonly referred to as KK Krka or simply Krka, is a professional basketball team based in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. The team competes in the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League and the ABA Le ...

defeated fellow Slovenian team,

KK Primorska Košarkarski klub Koper Primorska ( en, Koper Primorska Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Koper Primorska, was a men's professional basketball club based in Koper, Slovenia. The club was formed by the merger of KOŠ Koper and KK Lasto ...

, 87–73, to win the inaugural ABA League Second Division title. * October 10, 2017 – April 15:

2017–18 BIBL season The 2017–18 BIBL season is the 10th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). The competition started on 10 October 2017. Competition format Eight teams joined the competition and played a round robin tournament where each team f ...

** Levski defeated Bashkimi, 83–72, to win their third BIBL title. **

BC Rilski Sportist BC Rilski Sportist ( bg, БК "Рилски Спортист") is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Samokov. The team is part of NBL, FIBA Europe Cup, and BIBL. They play their home matches at the Arena Samokov, which has a capa ...

took third place. * October 10, 2017 – April 16:

2017–18 EuroCup Basketball The 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball, also known as 7DAYS EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, season was the 16th season of Euroleague Basketball's European professional club basketball system, secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It ...

Darüşşafaka S.K. Darüşşafaka, meaning "home of compassion" in Ottoman Turkish, may refer to: * Darüşşafaka Society, a Turkish educational association founded to train apprentices ** Darüşşafaka High School, a school in Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey * Darü� ...

defeated PBC Lokomotiv Kuban, 148–137 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Basketball title. * October 12, 2017 – May 20: 2017–18 EuroLeague ( Final Four in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

) **

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

defeated Fenerbahçe Doğuş, 85–80, to win their tenth EuroLeague title. ** BC Žalgiris took third place. * October 18, 2017 – March 4: 2017–18

Central Europe Women's League Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known ...

** BC Pharmaserv Marburg defeated CSM Satu Mare, 69–60, to win their first Central Europe Women's League title. **

Olimpia CSU Brașov Olimpia CSU Braşov is a professional women's basketball team from Brașov, Romania. The club plays in the Liga Națională (women's basketball), Liga Națională and its home arena is Dumitru Popescu Colibași Sports Hall. Honours Cupa Român ...

took third place. * October 24, 2017 – April 5:

2017–18 Baltic Basketball League The 2017–18 Triobet Baltic Basketball League was the 14th and the last season of the Baltic Basketball League and the third under the title sponsorship of Triobet. The season began on 24 October 2017 and concluded on 5 April 2018. Last year's fi ...

BC Pieno žvaigždės BC Pieno žvaigždės ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Pieno žvaigždės) is a professional basketball club from Pasvalys, Lithuania which currently plays in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). The club name comes from the main sponsor Pieno žvaigžd ...

defeated

BK Jūrmala BK Jūrmala is a professional basketball club based in Jūrmala, Latvia. It is currently playing in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, previously have played in Latvian Basketball League (since 2005) and Baltic Basketball League Bal ...

, 174–148 in the final's two legs, to win their first Baltic Basketball League title. ** BC Tartu took third place.

FIBA Asia

;National teams * April 29 – May 1: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Shenzhen ** Men: defeated , 17–16, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 14–11, in the final. took third place. * August 5 – 11:

2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship was the 25th edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men aged 18 years old and below. The tournament was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from August 5 to 11. held off , 72−63, to win their first-e ...

in ** In the final, defeated , 73–62, to win their 1st title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the

2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Μπάσκετ FIBA Under-19 2019) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...

.'' * October 28 – November 3:

2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournament, which was also the 24th edition of the biennial competition, was held in Bangalore, In ...

in Bangalore ** defeated , 89–76, to win their fifth consecutive and 16th overall FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the

.'' ;Clubs teams * November 17, 2017 – May 2:

2017–18 ABL season The 2017–18 ABL season is the eighth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 17 November 2017 and ended on 28 March 2018. Teams Five teams from the 2016–2017 ABL season returned for this season. O ...

** San Miguel Alab Pilipinas defeated

Mono Vampire The Mono Vampire Basketball Club () is a Thai basketball team that previously played in the ASEAN Basketball League. They have also participated at the Thailand Basketball League. It is owned by Mono Group, a Thai media and technology conglome ...

, 3–2 in games played in a 5-legged final, to win their first ABL title. * July 17 – 22: Summer Super 8 in ** Guangzhou Long-Lions defeated Seoul Samsung Thunders, 78–72, to win their first title. **

Incheon Electroland Elephants The Daegu KOGAS Pegasus (in Korean: 대구 한국가스공사 페가수스) is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Established in 1994, the team plays in the KBL since its existence. Since 2021, the club is based ...

took third place.

FIBA Africa

* August 10 – 19:

2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship was the 15th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from August 10 to 19, 2018 in Map ...

in Maputo ** defeated , 86–33, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship title. ** took third place. * August 24 – September 2:

2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 19th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mali from 24 August to 2 September 2018 in Bamako. Th ...

in Bamako ** defeated , 78–76, to win their first FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship title. ** took third place.

FIBA Oceania

* December 2 – 8: 2018 FIBA U15 Oceania Championship for Men & Women in Port Moresby ** Men: defeated , 61–58, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 110–30, in the final. took third place.

Beach soccer Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...

Beach tennis

Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

Biathlon

Bobsleigh &
Skeleton A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...

Bowling

Bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

World Tour

* November 4 – 11, 2017: The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open 2017 in

Perth, Scotland Perth (Scottish English, locally: ; gd, Peairt ) is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population o ...

** In the final, David Gourlay defeated Michael Stepney, 7,11 – 4,9. * January 12 – 28:

2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship The 2018 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 12–28 January 2018. Mark Dawes and Robert Paxton reached the Open singles final with Dawes taking the title on a ...

in Hopton-on-Sea ** Open Singles:

Mark Dawes Mark Dawes (born 1983) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler and a four times world indoor champion. Bowls career He won the Men's National Junior title in 2005 at the National Championships. By 2014 he had reached a career high ...

defeated Robert Paxton, 8–7, 6–7, 2–0. ** Women's singles: Katherine Rednall defeated

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, 13–6, 13–6. ** Open Pairs:

Jamie Chestney Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career International achievements His first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the At ...

& Mark Dawes defeated Nick Brett &

Greg Harlow Greg Harlow (born 6 July 1968) is an English international indoor bowls player. Bowls career World Indoor Championships Born in Ely, Greg Harlow rose to the world ranking of number one indoors during 2006. Despite being world number one it was n ...

, 6–6, 9–5. ** Mixed Pairs: Jamie Chestney &

Lesley Doig Lesley Jayne Doig (born 13 August 1991) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. Doig won a bronze medal in the 2015 World Junior Championship before achieving a notable success by winning the silver medal in the singles at the 2016 ...

defeated Darren Burnett & Rebecca Field, 8–4, 7–6. * March 3 – 9: The Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2018 in

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

** In the final, David Gourlay defeated

, 11,9 – 5,9, 2–1. * The Co-op Funeralcare European Masters 2018

World Cup

* March 6 – 14: 2018 World Cup in

World and International Championships

* February 24 – March 2: World Youth Bowls Championships in Broadbeach ** Men's: 1 defeated , 21–12. ** Women's: 2 defeated 1, 21–13. ** Mixed Pairs: 1 defeated

Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with ...

& , 20–5. * October 28 – November 4: World Singles Champion of Champions in

St Johns Park, New South Wales St Johns Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 35 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Fairfield. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. ...

** Men's: Shannon McIlroy defeated Tony Cheung, 8–3, 9–2. ** Women's: Jo Edwards defeated Alyani Jamil, 10–7, 10–3.

Bridge

Europe

* February 2 – 4: 7th International Barcelona Bridge Open in Barcelona ** Winners: Antonio Palma & Massimiliano Di Franco * February 17 – 23: 2nd European Winter Games in Monte Carlo ** Winners: Team Mahaffey (

Boye Brogeland Boye Brogeland (born 1973) is a Norwegian professional bridge player. After a successful junior career, he won three Bermuda Bowl medals with the Norwegian team, including the gold in Shanghai 2007, and several North American Bridge Championships. ...

Espen Lindqvist Espen Lindqvist is a Norwegian bridge player. Bridge accomplishments Awards * Fishbein Trophy (2) 2014, 2017 Wins * Buffett Cup (1) 2008 * North American Bridge Championships (7) **Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (3) 2013, 2015, 2016 ** Spingold (2) ...

, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth) * March 2 – 4: Slava Cup in Moscow ** Winners: Diyan Danailov & Rossen Gunev * June 6 – 16: 54th European Team Championships in Ostend * July 11 – 18: 14th Youth Pairs Championships in Opatija

Asia-Pacific

* April 14 – 20: 2018 APBF Open Youth Championships in

** U26 winners: Airlangga University ** U21 winners: High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China * June 4 – 10: 3rd Asia Cup Bridge Championships in Goa

Other in Bridge

* May 10 – 23: 68th South American Bridge Festival in Ilha de Comandatuba, Comandatuba * August 9 – 18: 17th World Youth Bridge Team Championships in Wujiang District, Suzhou, Wujiang * September 22 – October 6: 11th World Bridge Series in Orlando, Florida, Orlando * October 25 – 28: 9th World University Bridge Championship in Suzhou

Canadian football

*November 25 – 106th Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Redblacks, 27–16.

Canoeing

Cheerleading

Open

* January 27 & 28: Winter Open in Drammen ** For all results, clic
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World and Continental Championships

* April 25 – 27: 2018 Junior World Cheerleading Championships and World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida, Orlando ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 30 & July 1: ECU European Cheerleading Championships in Helsinki * October 5 & 6: 1st World University Cheerleading Championships in Łódź

Chess

World Events

* March 10 – 28: Candidates Tournament 2018 in Berlin ** Winner: Fabiano Caruana * April 20 – 29: World Schools Individual Championships 2018 in Durrës ** U7 winners: Dinmukhammed Tulendinov (m) / Lakshana Subramanian (f) ** U9 winners: Savva Vetokhin (m) / Alserkal Rouda Essa (f) ** U11 winners: Lkhagvajamts Ochirbat (m) / Alua Nurmanova (f) ** U13 winners: Momchil Petkov (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f) ** U15 winners: Arystan Isanzhulov (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f) ** U17 winners: Murad Ibrahimli (m) / Viktoria Radeva (f) * April 21 – 30: 2018 World Amateur Chess Championship in Cagliari ** Under2300 winner: Arvinder Preet Singh ** Under2000 winner: Kanan Hajiyev ** Under1700 winners: Batuhan Sütbaş (m) / Vilena Popova (f) * May 2 – May 20: Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018 in Chongqing and Shanghai ** Winner: Ju Wenjun * June 21 – 25: 2018 World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Minsk ** Blitz U8 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Tykhon Cherniaiev (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Leonid Girshgorn (m) / Umida Omonova (f) ** Rapid U8 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Varvara Kuzmina (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Tykhon Cherniaiev (m) / Samantha Edithso (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Umida Omonova (f) * July 7 – 15: 2018 World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ in Radebeul * September 4 – 16: World Junior Chess Championship and Girls U20 in Gebze ** Winners: Parham Maghsoodloo (m) / Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f) * September 23 – October 6: 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi * October 19 – November 1: 2018 World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships in Chalkidiki * November 3 – 16: 2018 World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships in Santiago de Compostela * November 9 – 28: World Chess Championship 2018 in London ** Winner: Magnus Carlsen * November 17 – 30: 2018 World Senior Chess Championship in Bled ** 65+ Winners: Vlastimil Jansa (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f) ** 50+ Winners: Karen Movsziszian (m) / Elvira Berend (f) * November 24 – December 3: 2018 World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad in Manavgat ** Winner: Uzbekistan * Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (November), Women's World Chess Championship 2018 in Khanty-Mansiysk ** Winner: Ju Wenjun * World Cities Team Championship 2018 in

European Events

* March 16 – 29: European Individual Chess Championship in Batumi ** Winner: Ivan Šarić (chess player), Ivan Šarić * March 29 – April 2: European Women's Rapid Championship and European Women's Blitz Championship in Batumi ** Rapid winner: Elisabeth Pähtz ** Blitz winner: Anna Muzychuk * April 7 – 20: European Individual Chess Championship for Women in Vysoké Tatry ** Winner: Valentina Gunina * April 13 – 23: European Senior Team Chess Championship in Wałbrzych ** 50+ winners: ** 65+ winners: * June 13 – 21: European Amateur Chess Championship in Budva * June 29 – July 8: European School Chess Championship in Kraków * July 11 – 19: European Youth Team Championship in Bad Blankenburg * July 31 – August 5: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships in Oradea * August 3 – 13: European Senior Chess Championship in Drammen * August 19 – 30: European Youth Chess Championship U8-U18 in

* October 13 – 21: European Chess Club Cup for Men and Women in Rhodes * December 5 – 9: European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship in Skopje

American Events

* March 29 – April 3: Carifta Junior Chess Championships 2018 in Paramaribo ** U8 winners: Taydan Balliram (m) / Sylvi Cabral (f) ** U10 winners: Ky-Mani Wijnhard (m) / Hannah Wilson (f) ** U12 winners: Darren Mckennis (m) / Zara La Fleur (f) ** U14 winners: Ethan Samuel Croeze (m) / Vanessa Greenidge (f) ** U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Adani Clarke (f) ** U18 winners: Pierre Chang (m) / Sheanael Gardner (f) ** U20 winners: Pierre Chang (m) / Sheanael Gardner (f)

American Zonals

* March 24 – 30: American Zone 2.3.3 in San José, Costa Rica, San José ** Winners: Jorge Ernesto Giron (m) / Thais Castillo Morales (f)

Arab Events

* January 26 – February 2: Arab Individual Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah ** Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f) * January 26 – February 2: Arab Youth U8-18 Chess Championship 2017 in Sharjah * January 26 – February 2: Arab Junior & Girls U20 Chess Championship 2017 in Sharjah ** Winner: Ibrahim Sultan * February 3: Arab Rapid Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah ** Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Ghayda M. Alattar (f) * February 4: Arab Blitz Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah ** Winners: Salem Saleh (chess player), Salem Saleh (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f) * February 5 – 12: Arab Chess Club 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah ** Winners: ASSN

Cricket

Tri-Nation Series

* January 11 – 23: 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series in ** Round robin final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. * January 15 – 27: 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series in ** In the final, defeated , 221 (50 overs) – 142 (41.1 overs). ** Sri Lanka won by 79 runs. * February 2 – 21: 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series in and ** In the final, defeated , 121/3 (14.4 overs) – 150/9 (20 overs). ** Australia won by 19 runs (Duckworth–Lewis method, D/L method). * March 6 – 18: 2018 Nidahas Trophy in ** In the final, defeated , 168/6 (20 overs) – 166/8 (20 overs). ** India won by 4 wickets. * March 19 – 31: 2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series in ** In the final, defeated , 209/4 (20 overs) – 152/9 (20 overs). ** Australia Women won by 57 runs. * June 12 – 20: 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series in ** Round robin final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. * June 20 – July 1: 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series in ** In the final, defeated , 141/3 (17.1 overs) – 137/9 (20 overs). ** England Women won by 7 wickets. * July 1 – 8: 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series in ** In the final, defeated , 187/4 (19.2 overs) – 183/8 (20 overs). ** Pakistan won by 6 wickets. * July 29: 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series in **Rain affected all three matches. The first two fixtures were both reduced to six overs per side. In the third and final match, only 16.4 overs of play was possible, with the game ending in a no result. Nepal and the Netherlands shared the series.

International Cricket Competitions

* January 8 – 20: 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup in and ** In the final, India national blind cricket team, India defeated Pakistan national blind cricket team, Pakistan, 309/8 (38.2 overs) – 308/8 (40 overs). ** India won by 2 wickets. * January 13 – February 3: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in ** In the final, India national under-19 cricket team, India defeated Australia national under-19 cricket team, Australia, 220/2 (38.5 overs) – 216 (47.2 overs). ** India won by 8 wickets. * February 8 – 15: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in ** In the final, defeated , 277/4 (50 overs) – 270/8 (50 overs). ** United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs. ** United Arab Emirates and Nepal advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. ** Canada and Namibia remained in 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Division Two. ** Oman and Kenya relegated to 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Division Three for 2018. * March 4 – 25: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in ** In the final, defeated , 206/3 (40.4 overs) – 204 (46.5 overs). ** Afghanistan won by 7 wickets. ** Afghanistan and West Indies qualified for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. ** Scotland and United Arab Emirates retained ODI status until 2022. ** Nepal gained ODI status until 2022. ** Papua New Guineea and Hong Kong relegated to 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Division Two and lost ODI status. * April 29 – May 6: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in ** Round robin final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Uganda and Denmark promoted to 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Division Three for 2018. ** Malaysia and Jersey remain in ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Division Four. ** Vanuatu and Bermuda relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Division Five. * June 3 – 10: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in ** In the final, defeated , 113/7 (20 overs) – 112/9 (20 overs). ** Bangladesh Women won by 3 wickets. * July 7 – 14: 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in ** In the final, defeated , 122/9 (20 overs) – 95 (18.4 overs). ** Bangladesh Women won by 25 runs. ** Bangladesh and Ireland qualified for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. * August 29 – September 6: 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier in ** In the final, defeated , 179/8 (23.3 overs) – 176/9 (24 overs). ** Hong Kong won by 2 wickets (Duckworth–Lewis method, D/L method). * September 15 – 28: 2018 Asia Cup in ** In the final, defeated , 223/7 (50 overs) – 222 (48.3 overs). ** India won by 3 wickets * November 9 – 21: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in * November 9 – 24: 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies ** In the final, defeated , 106/2 (15.6 overs) – 105 (19.4 overs). ** Australia won by 8 wickets

Cross-country skiing (sport), Cross-country skiing

Cue sports

Curling

Cycle ball

BMX racing, Cycling – BMX

Cyclo-Cross, Cycling – Cyclo-cross

Mountain bike racing, Cycling – Mountain Bike

Para-cycling, Cycling – Para-cycling

Road bicycle racing, Cycling – Road

Track cycling, Cycling – Track

Cycling – Trials

Dancesport

;Grand Slam * March 3 & 4: WDSF Grand Slam #1 in Helsinki ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno ;World Open * January 13 & 14: WDSF World Open #1 in Benidorm ** Adult Standard winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė ** Adult Latin winners: Andrea Silvestri & Martina Varadi * January 27: WDSF World Open #2 in Pforzheim ** Adult Latin winners: Marius-Andrei Balan & Kristina Moshenska * February 10 & 11: WDSF World Open #3 in Berchem ** Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina ** Adult Latin winners: Andrey Gusev & Vera Bondareva * February 16 & 17: WDSF World Open #4 in Copenhagen ** Adult Standard winners: Alessandro Bosco & Laura Nolan ** Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * February 24: WDSF World Open #5 in Lisbon ** Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * February 25: WDSF World Open #6 in Moscow ** Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina * February 25: WDSF World Open #7 in Tokyo ** Adult Standard winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė * March 10 & 11: WDSF World Open #8 in Brno ** Adult Standard winners: Vasily Kirin & Ekaterina Prozorova ** Adult Latin winners: Edgar Marcos Borjas & Alina Nowak * March 24 & 25: WDSF World Open #9 in Pieve di Cento ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * March 25: WDSF PD World Open #10 in Pieve di Cento ** Adult Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Koehler * March 30: WDSF World Open #11 in Berlin ** Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Moshenin & Dana Spitsyna * March 31 & April 1: WDSF World Open #12 in Bucharest ** Adult Standard winners: Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova ** Adult Latin winners: Marius-Andrei Balan & Khrystyna Moshenska * March 31 & April 1: WDSF World Open #13 in Cambrils ** Adult Standard winners: Anton Skuratov & Alena Uehlin ** Adult Latin winners: Timur Imametdinov & Nina Bezzubova * April 7 & 8: World Open #14 in Moscow ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * April 14 & 15: World Open #15 in Paphos ** Adult Standard winners: Daniil Ulanov & Kateryna Isakovych ** Adult Latin winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * April 21 & 22: World Open #16 in Uzhgorod ** Adult Standard winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer ** Adult Latin winners: Marek Bures & Anastasiia Iermolenko * April 24 & 25: World Open #17 in San Marino ** Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Moshenin & Dana Spitsyna ** Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * April 28: World Open #18 in Chișinău ** Adult Latin winners: Bogdan Boie & Natalia Luchiv ;Grand Prix * February 25: WDSF PD Super Grand Prix #1 in Tokyo ** Adult Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler * March 24: WDSF PD Super Grand Prix #2 in Pieve di Cento ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus ;International Competitions * February 17: WDSF European Championship (Standard) in Copenhagen ** 1st place: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** 2nd place: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė ** 3rd place: Francesco Galuppo & Debora Pacini * February 25: WDSF European Championship (Adult Formation Standard & Youth Latin) in Sochi ** Youth Latin 1st place: Egor Kulikov & Maria Goroshko ** Youth Latin 2nd place: Vladislav Untu & Polina Baryshnikova ** Youth Latin 3rd place: Danila Mazur & Anastasia Polonskaya ** Adult Formation Standard 1st place: Vera Tyumen Standard Team ** Adult Formation Standard 2nd place: 1 TC Ludwigsburg ** Adult Formation Standard 3rd place: Szilver TSE * March 10: WDSF European Championship (10 Dance) in Brno ** 1st place: Konstantin Gorodilov & Dominika Bergmannova ** 2nd place: David Odstrčil & Tara Bohak ** 3rd place: Mikhail Koptev & Alexandra Atamantseva * April 7: WDSF PD World Cup (Adult Standard) in Chelyabinsk ** 1st place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** 2nd place: Simone Segatori & Annette Sudol ** 3rd place: Bjorn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson * April 7: WDSF World Championship (Under 21 Ten Dance) in Moscow ** 1st place: Semen Khrzhanovskiy & Elizaveta Lykhina ** 2nd place: Oleg Chzhen & Alina Ageeva ** 3rd place: Gleb Bannikov & Maria Smirnova * April 8: WDSF PD World Championship (Adult Show Dance Latin) in Chelyabinsk ** 1st place: Alexandr Shmonin & Maria Shmonina ** 2nd place: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko ** 3rd place: Denis Kikhtenko & Galina Akopian * April 8: WDSF European Cup (Adult Latin) in Moscow ** 1st place: Ionuț Alexandru Miculescu & Andra Păcurar ** 2nd place: Vincenzo Mariniello & Sara Casini ** 3rd place: Artem Efanin & Anna Dergunova * April 28: WDSF World Championship (Junior II Ten Dance) in Chișinău ** 1st place: Yaroslav Kiselev & Sofia Philipchuk ** 2nd place: Anton Porcesco-Gozun & Paola Popinin ** 3rd place: Răzvan-George Bătrânu & Ana-Maria Dica * April 29: WDSF European Championship (Youth Ten Dance) in Chișinău ** 1st place: Vladislav Untu & Polina Baryshnikova ** 2nd place: German Pugachev & Ariadna Tishova ** 3rd place: Gedvinas Meškauskas & Ugnė Bliujūtė

Darts

Professional Darts Corporation

* December 14, 2017 – January 1: 2018 PDC World Darts Championship in London ** Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross defeated Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor, 7–2 * January 26 – 28: 2018 Masters (darts), 2018 Masters in Milton Keynes ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11–9 * February 1 – May 17: 2018 Premier League Darts at venues in , , , , , and ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith, 11–4 * March 2 – 4: 2018 UK Open in Minehead ** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Corey Cadby, 11–7 * May 31 – June 3: 2018 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt ** (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld) defeated (Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright & Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson), 3–1 * July 21 – 29: 2018 World Matchplay (darts), 2018 World Matchplay in

** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Mensur Suljović, 21–19 * September 22 – 23 : 2018 Champions League of Darts in Brighton ** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 11–4 * September 30 – October 6: 2018 World Grand Prix (darts), 2018 World Grand Prix in Dublin ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 5–2 * October 25 – 28: 2018 European Championship (darts), 2018 European Championship in Dortmund ** James Wade defeated Simon Whitlock, 11–8 * November 2 – 4: 2018 World Series of Darts Finals in Vienna ** James Wade defeated Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith, 11–10 * November 10 – 18: 2018 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton ** Gerwyn Price defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 16–13 * November 23 – 25: 2018 Players Championship Finals in Minehead ** Daryl Gurney defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11–9 * November 25: 2018 PDC World Youth Championship Final in Minehead ** Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Martin Schindler, 6–3

2018 World Series of Darts, World Series of Darts

* May 25: 2018 German Darts Masters, German Darts Masters in Gelsenkirchen ** Mensur Suljović defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh, 8–2 * July 5 – 7: 2018 US Darts Masters, US Darts Masters in Las Vegas ** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 8–4 * July 13 – 14: 2018 Shanghai Darts Masters, Shanghai Darts Masters in Shanghai ** Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 8–2 * August 3 – 5: 2018 Auckland Darts Masters, Auckland Darts Masters in Auckland ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11–4 * August 10 – 12: 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters, Melbourne Darts Masters in Melbourne ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith, 11–8 * August 17 – 19: 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters, Brisbane Darts Masters in Brisbane ** Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11–6

British Darts Organisation

* January 6 – 14: 2018 BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green ** Men: Glen Durrant defeated Mark McGeeney, 7–6. ** Women: Lisa Ashton defeated Anastasia Dobromyslova, 3–1. * May 30 – June 3: 2018 BDO World Trophy, 2018 World Trophy in Preston, Lancashire, Preston ** Men: Glen Durrant defeated Michael Unterbuchner, 10–7. ** Women: Fallon Sherrock defeated Lorraine Winstanley, 6–3. * October 3 – 7: 2018 World Masters (darts), 2018 World Masters in Bridlington ** Men: Adam Smith-Neale defeated Glen Durrant, 6–4. ** Women: Lisa Ashton defeated Casey Gallagher, 5–2.

World Darts Federation

* July 6 – 10: WDF Americas Cup in Claxton Bay ** Men's Singles: 1st. Robin Albury, 2nd Anthony Forde (darts player), Anthony Forde, 3rd. Tom Sawyer (darts player), Tom Sawyer, 4th. Shane Sawyer ** Women's Singles: 1st. Sandy Hudson, 2nd Maria Mason, 3rd. Lisa Ayers, 4th. Danna Foster ** Team event: defeated 7–5. * July 12 – 15: WDF Europe Youth Cup in Ankara ** Singles: Jurjen van der Velde (b) / Beau Greaves (g) ** Pairs: Heffernan/Barry (b) / Greaves/Reeves (g) ** Team: * September 25 – 29: WDF Europe Cup (National Team) in ** Singles: Martin Heneghan (m) / Fiona Gaylor (f) ** Pairs: (Scott Mitchell (darts player), Scott Mitchell & Daniel Day (darts player), Daniel Day) (m) / (Deta Hedman & Maria O'Brien) (f) ** Team: (m) / (f) * October 16 – 19: WDF Asia Pacific Cup in

Disc golf

Major world events

* January 7 – 13: WFDF 2018 World U24 Ultimate Championships in Perth ;Championship ** Men's: 1. U24, 2. U24, 3. U24 ** Mixed: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24 ** Women's: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24 ;Spirit ** Men's: 1. U24, 2. U24, 3. U24 ** Mixed: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24 ** Women's: U24, 2. U24, 3. U24 * July 14 – 21: WFDF 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati * July 29 – August 4: WFDF 2018 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships in Winnipeg ** Women's: 1. , 2. , 3. ** Men's: 1. , 2. , 3. ** Mixed: 1. , 2. , 3. ** Grand Master Men's: 1. , 2. , 3. * August 15 – 19: European Disc Golf Championships in Sveti Martin na Muri ** Winners: Simon Lizotte (m) / Henna Blomroos (f) * August 18 – 25: WFDF 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships in Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo

2018 USA National Tour Events

* February 22 – 25: Las Vegas Challenge in Henderson, Nevada, Henderson ** Winners: Eagle Wynne McMahon (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * April 21 – 28: Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open in Emporia, Kansas, Emporia ** Winners: Eagle Wynne McMahon (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * May 18 – 20: Santa Cruz Masters Cup in Santa Cruz, California, Santa Cruz ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * June 8 – 10: Beaver State Fling in Estacada, Oregon, Estacada ** Winners: Eagle Wynne McMahon (m) / Catrina Allen (f) * September 14 – 16: Delaware Disc Golf Challenge in Newark, Delaware, Newark ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) * October 12 – 14: The Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic in Appling, Georgia, Appling ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Catrina Allen (f)

2018 Disc Golf Pro Tour

* February 28 – March 3: DGPT #1 – Memorial Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona, Scottsdale ** Winners: Simon Lizotte (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * March 16 – 18: DGPT #2 – Waco Charity Open in Waco, Texas, Waco ** Winners: Jeremy Koling / Paige Pierce (f) * April 6 – 8: DGPT #3 – Jonesboro Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Jonesboro ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * May 25 – 27: DGPT #4 – San Francisco Open in San Francisco ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) * June 22 – 24: DGPT #5 – Utah Open in Ogden, Utah, Ogden ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Catrina Allen (f) * July 6 – 8: DGPT #6 – Great Lakes Open in Milford, Michigan, Milford ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) * July 20 – 22: DGPT #7 – Idlewild Open in Burlington, Kentucky, Burlington ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * August 9 – 12: DGPT #8 – Insurance Open in Eureka, Illinois, Eureka ** Winners: Nathan Sexton (m) / Jessica Weese (f) * August 24 – 26: DGPT #9 – MVP Open in Leicester, Massachusetts, Leicester ** Winners: James Conrad (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) * October 18 – 21: DGPT #10 – DGPT Tour Championship in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville (final) ** Winners: Chris Dickerson (m) / Sarah Hokom (f)

European Pro Tour

* April 20 – 22: RE/MAX Open – EPT#1 in Vierumäki ** Winners: Mikael Räsänen (m) / Henna Blomroos (f) * June 22 – 24: Sula Open 2018 – EPT#2 in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Sula ** Winners: Gregg Barsby (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f) * July 6 – 8: Skellefteå Open – EPT#3 in Skellefteå ** Winners: Richard Wysocki (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f) * July 20 – 22: The Open – EPT#4 in Ale Municipality, Ale (final) ** Winners: Richard Wysocki (m) / Kristin Tattar (f)

2018 European Tour

* March 31 & April 1: Dutch Open – ET#1 in Rijswijk ** Winners: Dominik Stampfer (m) / Kaidi Allsalu (f) * April 14 & 15: Bluebell Woods Open – ET#2 in Dunbar ** Winners: Max Regitnig (m) / Maris Perendi (f) * May 19 & 20: Kokkedal Open – ET#3 in Kokkedal & Hillerød ** Winners: Karl Johan Nybo (m) / Maris Perendi (f) * June 9 & 10: Creeksea Classic – ET#4 in Burnham-on-Crouch ** Winners: Tony Ferro (m) / Lauren Kirsch (f) * June 15 – 17: Alutaguse Open – ET#5 in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru ** Winners: Paul Ulibarri (m) / Jenna Suhonen (f) * August 11 & 12: Sibbe Open – ET#6 in Sibbe ** Winners: Olli Pylsy (m) / Terhi Kytö (f) * September 7 – 9: Nokia Open in Nokia, Finland, Nokia (final) ** Winners: Mikael Räsänen (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

World Cup and Championships

* February 7 – 11: 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin ** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 3–3 tie in regular play, to win their first Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup title. ** took third place. * February 7 – 11: 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin ** defeated the , 2–1, to win their third Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup title. ** took third place. * June 23 – July 1: 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Amsterdam ** defeated , 3–1 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 15th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title. ** took third place. * July 21 – August 5: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup in London ** defeated , 6–0, to win their second consecutive and eighth overall Women's Hockey World Cup title. ** took third place. * November 28 – December 16: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar ** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Men's Hockey World Cup title. ** took third place. ;Other international and continental competitions * March 3 – 10: 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh ** defeated , 2–1, to win their tenth Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title. ** took third place. * June 5 – September 23: 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series Open ** Salamanca final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. ** Singapore final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Zagreb final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. ** Port Vila final Ranking: 1. . 2. , 3. , 4. ** Gniezno final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Lousada final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Santiago final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Bulawayo final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. * June 5 – September 23: 2018–19 Women's Hockey Series Open ** Salamanca final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. ** Singapore final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Wattignies final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. ** Port Vila final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. ** Vilnius final ranking: , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. ** Santiago final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** Bulawayo final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3.

European Hockey Federation, EHF

;Club teams * October 6, 2017 – May 27: 2017–18 Euro Hockey League ** HC Bloemendaal defeated fellow Dutch team, Kampong (field hockey club), SV Kampong, 8–2, to win their third Euro Hockey League title. ** HC Rotterdam took third place. * February 16 – 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II in Tbilisi ** Final Standings: 1st: Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club, Three Rock Rovers HC, 2nd: Kringsjå Sportsklubb, 3rd: Hrazdan Hockey Club * February 16 – 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Minsk ** Final Standings: 1st: HC Minsk, 2nd: Partille Sport Club, 3rd: KS Pomorzanin Toruń, 4th: Slagelse HC * February 16 – 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Prague ** Final Standings: 1st: SK Slavia Prague, 2nd: Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK (men's hockey), Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK, 3rd: HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa, 4th: A.D. Lousada * February 16 – 18: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Wettingen ** In the final, Rot-Weiss Köln defeated R. Racing Club Bruxelles, 5–2. ** Dinamo Elektrostal took third place. * February 23 – 25: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Murska Sobota ** Final Standings: 1st: Bolu Belediyesi SK, 2nd: CUS Pisa, 3rd: Partille Sport Club, 4th: FHC Akademik Plus * February 23 – 25: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Prague ** Final Standings: 1st: Royal White Star HC, 2nd: Dinamo Elektrostal, 3rd: SK Slavia Prague, 4th: Gintra Strekte Uni HC * February 23 – 25: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Dundee ** In the final, Uhlenhorster HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 6–2. ** Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club took third place. * May 17 – 20: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge IV in Helsinki ** In the final, HK Moravske Toplice defeated ABC-Team, 2–1. ** Soroksári – Olcote HC took third place. * May 17 – 20: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge II in Lipovci ** In the 1st promotion playoff Whitchurch HC defeated Grammarians HC, 3–1 in a shoot-out after the match ended in a 4–4 draw. ** In the 2nd promotion playoff Hokejski Klub Zelina defeated HK Lipovci, 8–4. ** Hokejski Klub Zelina and Whitchurch HC were joint winners whilst Grammarians HC and HK Lipovci were joint 3rd. * May 17 – 20: 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in London ** HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated Uhlenhorster HC, Hamburg, 2–1, to win their third consecutive and 16th overall EuroHockey Club Champions Cup title. ** Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Club de Campo took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge I in Geneva ** In the final, HC Slavia Praha defeated HAHK Mladost, 3–0. ** C.F. União de Lamas took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge II in Ghent ** In the final, Gantoise HC defeated Žuvėdra-Tauras, 16–0. ** Black Boys HC Geneve took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge III in Vienna ** In the final, Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK (women's hockey), Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK defeated Hockey Klub Zelina, 19–0. ** Navax AHTC Wien took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Challenge III in Copenhagen ** In the final, Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK (men's hockey), Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK defeated Nacka LHK, 5–1. ** Žuvėdra-Tauras took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy in Vienna ** Grange Hockey Club, Grange HC defeated HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa, 5–2, in the final. ** HC Minsk took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge I in Edinburgh ** In the final, Edinburgh University HC defeated Milne Craig Clydesdale Western, 1–0. ** Braxgata HC took third place. * May 18 – 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Club Trophy in Dublin ** Holcombe Hockey Club, Holcombe HC defeated Junior FC, 4–2 in a shootout and after a 1–1 score, in the final. ** GHC Ritm Grodno took third place. ;National teams * January 12 – 14: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Antwerp ** In the final, defeated , after penalties, 2–1. Regular match was 4–4. ** took third place. * January 12 – 14: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Alanya ** Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th: * January 12 – 14: 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship III in Nicosia ** Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th: , 5th: , 6th: , 7th: * January 19 – 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Prague ** defeated the , 2–1 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 15th Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship title. ** took third place. * January 19 – 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Brussels ** Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: , 4th: * January 20 & 21: 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship III in Apače ** Final Standings: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * June 21 – 24: EuroHockey South East Europe Championships Hockey5s U15 Boys & Girls in Albena ** Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * July 15 – 21: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championships III for boy's and girl's in Konya ** Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * July 15 – 21: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championship II Girls in Rakovník ** Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * July 15 – 21: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championships for boy's and girl's in Santander, Spain, Santander ** Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Girls final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * July 22 – 28: 2018 EuroHockey Youth U18 Championships II in Cardiff ** Boys final ranking: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd:

Pan American Hockey Federation, PAHF

* March 12 – 17: 2018 Youth Pan American Championships (Men) in Guadalajara ** In the final, defeated , 3–2. took third place and took fourth place. * March 12 – 17: 2018 Youth Pan American Championships (Women) in Guadalajara ** In the final, defeated , 4–0. took third place and took fourth place.

Asian Hockey Federation, AHF

* May 13 – 20: 2018 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in Donghae City ** defeated , 1–0, to win their third Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title. ** took third place. * October 18 – 28: 2018 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Muscat ** Note: ''Due to heavy rain, both and took first place here.'' ** took third place.

Figure skating

Fistball

International Fistball Association, IFA

* July 11 – 15: IFA 2018 Fistball U18 World Championships in Roxbury Township, New Jersey, Roxbury Township * July 24 – 28: IFA 2018 Fistball Women's World Championship in Linz

EFA

* January 6 & 7: EFA 2018 Fistball Women's Champions Cup in Jona, Switzerland, Jona ** In the final, TSV Dennach defeated Titel gg. Union Nussbach, 4–2 (11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 13–11, 11–8, 11–6). ** TSV Jona took third place. * January 12 & 13: EFA 2018 Fistball Men's Champions Cup Indoor in Dötlingen ** In the final, TSV Pfungstadt defeated TV Brettorf, 4–2 (11:9, 6:11, 5:11, 11:5, 11:5, 11:8). ** SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter took third place. * July 6 – 8: EFA 2018 Men's European Cup in * July 7 & 8: EFA 2018 Fistball Women's Champions Cup in Schneverdingen * July 6 – 8: EFA 2018 Men's Champions Cup in

Floorball

Europe

* August 22 – 26: EuroFloorball Challenge * October 10 – 14: EuroFloorball Cup

Asia & Oceania

* June 18 – 23: AOFC Cup 2018 in

World and Continental

* May 2 – 6: 2018 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships, 2018 Women's U19 World Floorball Championships in St.Gallen & Herisau ** In final, defeated , 7–2, to win their 5th Under-19 World Floorball Championships. took third place and fourth place. * June 26 – 30: 8th World University Floorball Championship in Łódź * December 1 – 9: 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships in Prague ** In final, defeated , 6–3, to win their 4th Men's World Floorball Championship. took third place and fourth place.

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

Golf

2018 Men's major golf championships

* April 5 – 8: 2018 Masters Tournament in Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta ** Winner: Patrick Reed (first major title & 6th PGA Tour win) * June 14 – 17: 2018 U.S. Open (golf), 2018 U.S. Open in Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton ** Winner: Brooks Koepka (second major title, 2nd U.S. Open title, & 3rd PGA Tour win) * July 19 – 22: 2018 Open Championship in Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie ** Winner: Francesco Molinari (first major title & 2nd PGA Tour win) * August 9 – 12: 2018 PGA Championship in Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis ** Winner: Brooks Koepka (third major title, 1st PGA Championship title, & 4th PGA Tour win)

2018 World Golf Championships (WGC)

* March 1 – 4: 2018 WGC-Mexico Championship in Naucalpan at the Club de Golf Chapultepec ** Winner: Phil Mickelson (third WGC-Mexico Championship title & 43rd PGA Tour win) * March 21 – 25: 2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin Country Club, Austin ** Winner: Bubba Watson (first WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play title & 13th PGA Tour win) * August 2 – 5: 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Firestone Country Club, Akron ** Winner: Justin Thomas (first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title & 9th PGA Tour win) * October 25 – 28: 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions in Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai ** Winner: Xander Schauffele (first WGC-HSBC Champions title & 3rd PGA Tour win)

2018 Women's major golf championships

* March 29 – April 1: 2018 ANA Inspiration in Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California ** Winner: Pernilla Lindberg (first major title and first LPGA Tour win) * May 31 – June 3: 2018 U.S. Women's Open in Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, Shoal Creek, Alabama ** Winner: Ariya Jutanugarn (second major title, first U.S. Women's Open title, and ninth LPGA Tour win) * June 28 – July 1: 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer, Illinois ** Winner: Park Sung-hyun (golfer), Park Sung-hyun (second major title, first KPMG Women's PGA Championship title, and fourth LGPA Tour win) * August 2 – 5: 2018 Women's British Open in Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lancashire, England ** Winner: Georgia Hall (first major title and first LPGA Tour win) * September 13 – 16: 2018 Evian Championship in Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France ** Winner: Angela Stanford (first major title and sixth LPGA Tour win)

2018 Senior major golf championships

* May 17 – 20: The Tradition, Regions Tradition in Greystone Golf & Country Club, Birmingham ** Winner: Miguel Ángel Jiménez (first senior major title & 5th PGA Tour Champions win) * May 24 – 27: Senior PGA Championship in The Golf Club at Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor ** Winner: Paul Broadhurst (first Senior PGA Championship & 4th PGA Tour Champions win) * June 28 – July 1: U.S. Senior Open in Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs ** Winner: David Toms (first U.S. Senior Open & first PGA Tour Champions win) * July 12 – 15: Senior Players Championship in Highland Park, Illinois, Highland Park at the Exmoor Country Club ** Winner: Vijay Singh (first Senior Players Championship & 3rd PGA Tour Champions win) * July 26 – 29: Senior Open Championship in Old Course at St Andrews, Fife ** Winner: Miguel Ángel Jiménez (second senior major title & 6th PGA Tour Champions win)

2018 women's senior events

* July 12 – 15: 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open in Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois ** Winner: Laura Davies (inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open & second Legends Tour win) * October 14 – 17: 2018 Senior LPGA Championship in French Lick Resort Casino, French Lick & West Baden Springs, Indiana ** Winner: Laura Davies (first Senior LPGA Championship win.)

Other golf events

* January 12 – 14: 2018 EurAsia Cup in Shah Alam ** Team Europe defeated Team Asia, 14–10, to win their second consecutive EurAsia Cup title. * May 10 – 13: 2018 Players Championship ** Winner: Webb Simpson (first Players Championship title; fifth PGA Tour victory) * May 16 – 19: 2018 World University Golf Championship in Lubao, Pampanga ** Individual winners: Daiki Imano (m) / MA Da-som (f) ** Team winners: (Daiki Imano, Yuto Katsuragawa, & Taisei Shimizu) (m) / (KANG Min-ji, MA Da-som, & SON Yeon-jung) (f) * September 28 – 30: 2018 Ryder Cup at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ** Team Europe defeated Team USA, 17½–10½, to win their 12th Ryder Cup title. * October 4 – 7: 2018 International Crown at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon ** Winners: (Park Sung-hyun (golfer), Park Sung-hyun, Ryu So-yeon, In-Kyung Kim, & Chun In-gee) (first International Crown win)

Gymnastics

Handball

World handball championships

* July 1 – 14: 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in Debrecen ** defeated , 28–22, to win their first Women's Junior World Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * July 24 – 29: 2018 Beach Handball World Championships for 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships, Men and 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships, Women in Kazan ** Men: defeated , 2 out of 3 matches played, to win their fifth Men's Beach Handball World Championships title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–1 in matches played, to win their first Women's Beach Handball World Championships title. *** took third place. * July 30 – August 5: 2018 World University Handball Championship in Rijeka ** Men: defeated , 36–31, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 27–19, in the final. took third place. * August 7 – 19: 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in Kielce ** defeated , 29–27, to win their second consecutive and third overall Women's Youth World Handball Championship title. ** took third place.

European Handball Federation, EHF

;National teams * January 12 – 28: 2018 European Men's Handball Championship in ** defeated , 29–23, to win their 1st European Men's Handball Championship. took third place. ** Note: ''Both Spain & France have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.'' ( & co-hosting the event.) * August 9 – 19: 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship in Varaždin & Koprivnica ** defeated , 32–27, to win their second European Men's U-18 Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ;Clubs * August 30, 2017 – March 17: 2017–18 SEHA League ** April 13 & 15: 2017–18 SEHA League Final Four in Skopje *** RK Vardar defeated RK Zagreb, PPD Zagreb, 26–24, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall SEHA League title. *** RK Celje, Celje Pivovarna Laško took third place. * September 2, 2017 – May 20: 2017–18 EHF Cup ** Füchse Berlin (Handball), Füchse Berlin defeated Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, Saint-Raphaël, 28–25, to win their second EHF Cup title. ** SC Magdeburg took third place. * September 2, 2017 – May 27: 2017–18 EHF Champions League ** Montpellier Handball, Montpellier defeated fellow French team, HBC Nantes, 32–26, to win their second EHF Champions League title. ** Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain took third place. * September 8, 2017 – May 11: 2017–18 Women's EHF Cup ** SCM Craiova (women's handball), SCM Craiova defeated Vipers Kristiansand, 52–51 on aggregate, to win their first Women's EHF Cup title. * September 9, 2017 – May 13: 2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League ** Győri Audi ETO KC, Győri ETO defeated HC Vardar, 27–26 in overtime, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Women's EHF Champions League title. ** CSM București (women's handball), CSM București took third place. * October 7, 2017 – May 20: 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup ** AHC Potaissa Turda defeated AEK H.C., A.E.K. Athens, 59–49 on aggregate in a 2-legged matches, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title. * October 14, 2017 – May 13: 2017–18 Women's EHF Challenge Cup ** MKS Lublin defeated BM Remudas, Rocasa Gran Canaria, 49–45 on aggregate in a 2-legged matches, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.

Asian Handball Federation, AHF

;National teams * January 18 – 28: 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Suwon ** In the final, defeated , 33–31, to win their 3rd Asian Men's Handball Championship. took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above, with , have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.'' * February 15 – 21: 2018 West Asian Women's Handball Championship in Amman ** Winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 16 – 26: 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Salalah ** defeated , 27–25 in extra time, to win their third Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.'' * September 16 – 26: 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in Amman ** defeated , 34–31, to win their second consecutive Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.'' * November 30 – December 9: 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Kumamoto ** defeated , 30–25, to win their 14th Asian Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ;Clubs * October 3 – 9: 2018 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in Astana ** Champions: Almaty Club; Second: Kaysar Club; Third: Astana Club * November 10 – 23: 2018 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in Amman

African Handball Confederation, CAHB

;National teams * January 17 – 28: 2018 African Men's Handball Championship in Libreville ** defeated , 26–24, to win their 10th African Men's Handball Championship. took third place. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.'' ;Clubs * April 12 – 22: 2018 African Men's and Women's Club Handball Championship in

Pan-American Team Handball Federation, PATHF

;National teams * March 21 – 25: 2018 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship in Goiânia ** won the round robin tournament with in second and in third. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.'' * April 10 – 14: 2018 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship in Buenos Aires ** won the round robin tournament with in second and in third. ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship.'' * June 16 – 24: 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Nuuk ** defeated , 29–24, to win their seventh Pan American Men's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.'' * November 29 – December 4: 2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship in Maceió ** won the round robin tournament with in second and in third. ** Note: ''Brazil and Argentina have qualified to compete at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.'' ;Clubs * May 23 – 27: 2018 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in Taubaté ** Handebol Clube Taubaté, Handebol Taubaté defeated SAG Villa Ballester, 26–18, to win their fifth Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title. ** Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball), EC Pinheiros took third place. ** Note: ''Handebol Taubaté has qualified to compete at the 2018 IHF Super Globe.''

Horse racing

Ice climbing

Ice hockey

Judo

Karate

Kickboxing

Korfball

Europe

* January 11 – 13: IKF Europa Cup 2018 in Castell-Platja d'Aro ** In the final, KV TOP/SolarCompleet defeated AKC/Luma Korfbalclub, 28–21. ** SG Pegasus took third place and Núcleo Corfebol Benfica took fourth place. * January 26 – 28: IKF Europa Shield 2018 in Odivelas ** In the final, KV Adler Rauxel defeated Bec Korfball Club, 16–13. ** Brno KK took third place and Norwich Knights KC took fourth place. * March 30 – April 1: IKF U19 Open European Korfball Championship in Leeuwarden ** In the final, defeated , 25–18. ** took third place and took fourth place. * June 28 – July 1: U15 European Korfball Championship in Drachten

Americas

* March 2 – 4: IKF 2018 Pan-American Korfball Championship in Cali ** Winners: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: , 4th place: , 5th place: , 6th place:

Africa

* April 27 – 29: IKF 2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship in Chitungwiza ** Winners: , 2nd place: , 3rd place:

Asia

* April 10 – 15: 3rd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championships in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan ** U16 final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ** U19 final ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6.

World

* June 23 & 24: U17 Korfball World Cup in Eindhoven ** In the final, defeated , 22–17. ** took third place and took fourth place. * July 7 – 14: IKF U21 World Korfball Championship im Budapest * August 8 – 12: 1st University World Korfball Championship in Vila Real * August 11 & 12: IKF Beach Korfball World Cup in Blankenberge ** In the final, defeated , 8–4. ** took third place and took fourth place.

Lacrosse

* July 12 – 21: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya ** defeated , 9–8, to win their tenth World Lacrosse Championship title. ** took third place. * August 4 – 11: 2018 European Women's Under 20s Lacrosse Championship in Katowice ** defeated , 12–3, in the final. took third place.

Luge

Indoor soccer, Minifootball

World Minifootball Federation, WMF

* October 4 – 7: U21 WMF World Cup in Prague ** In the final, defeated , 2–1. ** took third place and took fourth place. * October 13 – 20: 2018 WMF World Cup, WMF Arena Soccer World Championship 2018 in Hermosillo * TBD for December: WMF Continental Cup in

European Minifootball Federation, EMF

* August 12 – 18: 2018 EMF EURO in Kyiv ** In the final, defeated , 4–1, to win the 1st title. ** took third place and took fourth place. * September 5 – 9: EMF Champions League 2018 in Čatež ob Savi ** In the final, MAV Sports Timișoara defeated AS Coriolan Bacău, 2–1, after penalties, (initial match ended 0–0) to win the 1st title. ** Juventus Sibiu took third place and Tanzmannschaft București took fourth place.

Confederación Panamericana de Minifutbol, CPM

* June 7 – 12: 2018 Pan-American Cup in ** In the final, defeated , 9–2, to win the title. ** took third place and took fourth place.

African Minifootball Federation, AMF

* May 5 – 12: 2018 African Minifootball Cup in ** In the final defeated , 3–1, after penalties, (initial match ended 3–3) to win the 1st edition. ** took third place and took fourth place.

Mixed martial arts

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

2018 Formula One World Championship

* March 25: 2018 Australian Grand Prix Winner: Sebastian Vettel ( Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari) * April 8: 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix Winner: Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari) * April 15: 2018 Chinese Grand Prix Winner: Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull Racing-Renault in Formula One, TAG Heuer) * April 29: 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes) * May 13: 2018 Spanish Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * May 27: 2018 Monaco Grand Prix Winner: Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer) * June 10: 2018 Canadian Grand Prix Winner: Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari) * June 24: 2018 French Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * July 1: 2018 Austrian Grand Prix Winner: Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer) * July 8: 2018 British Grand Prix Winner: Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari) * July 22: 2018 German Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * July 29: 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * August 26: 2018 Belgian Grand Prix Winner: Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari) * September 2: 2018 Italian Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * September 16: 2018 Singapore Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * September 30: 2018 Russian Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * October 7: 2018 Japanese Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * October 21: 2018 United States Grand Prix Winner: Kimi Räikkönen ( Ferrari) * October 28: 2018 Mexican Grand Prix Winner: Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer) * November 11: 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) * November 25: 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (final): Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)

2017–18 Formula E season

* December 2 & 3, 2017: 2017 Hong Kong ePrix ** Winners: Race #1: Sam Bird ( DS Virgin Racing) / Race #2: Felix Rosenqvist ( Mahindra Racing) * January 13: 2018 Marrakesh ePrix Winner: Felix Rosenqvist ( Mahindra Racing) * February 3: 2018 Santiago ePrix Winner: Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah) * March 3: 2018 Mexico City ePrix Winner: Daniel Abt ( Abt Sportsline, Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler) * March 17: 2018 Punta del Este ePrix Winner: Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah) * 14 April 2018: 2018 Rome ePrix Winner: Sam Bird ( DS Virgin Racing) * 28 April 2018: 2018 Paris ePrix Winner: Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah) * 19 May 2018: 2018 Berlin ePrix Winner: Daniel Abt ( Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler) * 10 June 2018: 2018 Zürich ePrix Winner: Lucas Di Grassi ( Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler) * July 14 & 15 2018: 2018 New York City ePrix (final) ** Winners: Race #1: Lucas Di Grassi ( Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler) / Race #2: Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah)

2018 MotoGP season

* March 18: 2018 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín (motorcycle racer), Jorge Martín ( Honda) * April 8: 2018 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Cal Crutchlow ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Mattia Pasini ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Marco Bezzecchi ( KTM) * April 22: 2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín ( Honda) * May 6: 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Lorenzo Baldassarri ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Philipp Öttl ( KTM) * May 20: 2018 French motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Albert Arenas ( KTM) * June 3: 2018 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Jorge Lorenzo ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Miguel Oliveira (motorcyclist), Miguel Oliveira ( KTM) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín ( Honda) * June 17: 2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Jorge Lorenzo ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Fabio Quartararo ( Speed Up) ** Moto3 winner: Enea Bastianini ( Honda) * July 1: 2018 Dutch TT ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín ( Honda) * July 15: 2018 German motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Brad Binder ( KTM) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín ( Honda) * August 5: 2018 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Miguel Oliveira (motorcyclist), Miguel Oliveira ( KTM) ** Moto3 winner: Fabio Di Giannantonio ( Honda) * August 12: 2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Jorge Lorenzo ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Marco Bezzecchi ( KTM) * August 26: 2018 British motorcycle Grand Prix ** ''Event cancelled, due to unsafe track conditions.'' * September 9: 2018 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Lorenzo Dalla Porta ( Honda) * September 23: 2018 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Brad Binder ( KTM) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín ( Honda) * October 7: 2018 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Fabio Di Giannantonio ( Honda) * October 21: 2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Francesco Bagnaia ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Marco Bezzecchi ( KTM) * October 28: 2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Maverick Viñales ( Yamaha Motor Company, Yamaha) ** Moto2 winner: Brad Binder ( KTM) ** Moto3 winner: Albert Arenas ( KTM) * November 4: 2018 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix ** MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Honda) ** Moto2 winner: Luca Marini ( Kalex) ** Moto3 winner: Jorge Martín ( Honda) * November 18: 2018 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (final) ** MotoGP winner: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati) ** Moto2 winner: Miguel Oliveira ( KTM) ** Moto3 winner: Can Öncü ( KTM)

2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Endurance

2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship

* 5 May 2018: 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Winners: ** LMP1

LMP1: #8 Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #38 Jackie Chan Jota Sport, DC Racing ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #98 Aston Martin Racing * 16–17 June 2018: 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans ** LMP1

LMP1: #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #36 Signature Team, Signatech Alpine Matmut ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #92 Porsche in motorsport, Porsche GT Team ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #77 Patrick Dempsey, Dempsey-Proton Competition, Proton Racing * 19 August 2018: 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone ** LMP1

LMP1: #3 Rebellion Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #51 AF Corse ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing * 14 October 2018: 2018 6 Hours of Fuji ** LMP1

LMP1: #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #92 Porsche GT Team ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #56 Project 1 Motorsport, Team Project 1 * 18 November 2018: 2018 6 Hours of Shanghai ** LMP1

LMP1: #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #95 Aston Martin Racing ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing * 15 March 2019: 2019 1000 Miles of Sebring ** LMP1

LMP1: #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #91 Porsche GT Team ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing * 4 May 2019: 2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps ** LMP1

LMP1: #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #31 DragonSpeed ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #97 Aston Martin Racing ** Gte-am

GTE Am: * 15–16 June 2019: 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans (final) ** LMP1

LMP1: #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing ** LMP2

LMP2: #36 Signature Team, Signatech Alpine Matmut ** Gte pro

GTE Pro: #51 AF Corse ** Gte-am

GTE Am: #56 Team Project 1

2017-18 FIM Endurance World Championship

* 16–17 September 2017: 2018 Bol d'Or Winners: #94 GTM94 Yamaha * 21–22 April 2018: 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race), 24 Hours of Le Mans Winners: #5 F.C.C TSR Honda France * 12 May 2018: 2018 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring Winners: #7 YART Yamaha * 9 June 2018: 2018 Oschersleben 8 Hours Winners: #5 F.C.C TSR Honda France * 29 July 2018: 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours (final) Winners: #5 F.C.C TSR Honda France

2018 Superbike World Championship

* February 24 & 25: #1 in Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island ** Winners: Marco Melandri ( Ducati Corse, Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) (2 times) * March 24 & 25: #2 in Buriram International Circuit, Buriram ** Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine#Superbike, Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Chaz Davies ( Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) * April 14 & 15: #3 in Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Aragón ** Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Chaz Davies ( Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) * April 21 & 22: #4 in TT Circuit Assen, Assen ** Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Tom Sykes ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) * May 12 & 13: #5 in Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola ** Winners: Michael van der Mark ( Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) (2 times) * May 26 & 27: #6 in Donington Park, Donington ** Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times) * June 9 & 10: #7 in Brno Circuit, Brno ** Winners: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: Alex Lowes ( Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) * June 23 & 24: #8 in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Laguna Seca ** Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times) * July 7 & 8: #9 in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano ** Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times) * September 15 & 16: #10 in Algarve International Circuit, Algarve ** Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times) * September 29 & 30: #11 in Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours ** Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times) * October 13 & 14: #12 in Villicum ** Winners: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) (2 times) * October 27 & 28: #13 in Losail International Circuit, Losail (final) ** Winner: Race #1: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) / Race #2: ''cancelled''

Rallying

2018 World Rally Championship

* January 25 – 28: 2018 Monte Carlo Rally Winner: Sébastien Ogier ( M-Sport Ford World Rally Team) * February 15 – 18: 2018 Rally Sweden Winner: Thierry Neuville ( Hyundai Motorsport, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) * March 8 – 11: 2018 Rally Mexico Winner: Sébastien Ogier ( M-Sport Ford World Rally Team) * April 5 – 8: 2018 Tour de Corse Winner: Sébastien Ogier ( M-Sport Ford World Rally Team) * April 26 – 29: 2018 Rally Argentina Winner: Ott Tänak ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) * May 16 – 20: 2018 Rally de Portugal Winner: Thierry Neuville ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) * June 7 – 10: 2018 Rally d'Italia Winner: Thierry Neuville ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) * July 26 – 29: 2018 Rally Finland Winner: Ott Tänak ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) * August 16 – 19: 2018 Rallye Deutschland Winner: Ott Tänak ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) * September 13 – 16: 2018 Rally of Turkey Winner: Ott Tänak ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) * October 4 – 7: 2018 Wales Rally GB Winner: Sébastien Ogier ( M-Sport Ford World Rally Team) * October 25 – 28: 2018 Rally de España Winner: Sébastien Ogier ( M-Sport Ford World Rally Team) * November 15 – 18: 2018 Rally Australia Winner: Jari-Matti Latvala ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)

Dakar Rally

* January 6 – 20: 2018 Dakar Rally in , and ** Cars winner: Carlos Sainz Sr., Carlos Sainz (Peugeot) ** Bikes winner: Matthias Walkner (KTM) ** Quads winner: Ignacio Casale (Yamaha Motor Company, Yamaha) ** Trucks winner: Eduard Nikolaev (Kamaz) ** UTVs winner: Reinaldo Varela (Can-Am)

Muay Thai

Multi-sport events

* February 9 – 25:

** & won 14 Olympic gold medals each. ** Norway won the overall medal tally and took first place, due to winning more silver medals than Germany. * March 9 – 18: 2018 Winter Paralympics in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 18 – 24: 2018 Arctic Winter Games in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Fort Smith-Hay River, Northwest Territories, Hay River ** Alaska won the gold medal tally. Alberta North won the overall medal tally. * April 4 – 15: 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 26 – June 8: 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 22 – July 1: 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 15 – 27: 2018 Micronesian Games in Yap ** won the gold medal tally. Palau and Pohnpei won 70 overall medals each. * July 18 – 28: 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 19 – August 3: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in

** Note: ''These Games were supposed to be held in Quetzaltenango, but CACSO stripped away the hosting rights from there.'' ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 2 – 12: 2018 European Championships in Berlin and Glasgow (debut event) ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * August 4 – 12: 2018 Gay Games in Paris ** For detailed results, clic
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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 7 – 15: 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games in / Penang (debut event) ** For information about the sport, clic
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From there, the results of that sport would be listed in the "Result" tab. * October 6 – 13: 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 6 – 18: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 2 – 11: 2018 Pan Pacific Masters Games in Gold Coast ** For detailed results, clic
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Netball

* January 20 – 28: 2018 Netball Quad Series (January) in and ** Round Robin Final Ranking: 1st. Australia national netball team, Australia, 2nd. England national netball team, England, 3rd. New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand, 4th. South Africa national netball team, South Africa * March 21 – 24: Taini Jamison Trophy in Auckland ** In the final, Jamaica national netball team, Jamaica defeated New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand, 59–53, to win their 1st title. Malawi national netball team, Malawi took third place and Fiji national netball team, Fiji took fourth place. * June 9 – 13: Namibia Quad Series in ** Round Robin Final Ranking: 1st. Namibia national netball team, Namibia, 2nd. Zimbabwe national netball team, Zimbabwe, 3rd. Zambia national netball team, Zambia, 4th. Botswana national netball team, Botswana * September 15 – 22: 2018 Netball Quad Series (September) in and ** Round Robin Final Ranking: 1st. Australia national netball team, Australia, 2nd. England national netball team, England, 3rd. New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand, 4th. South Africa national netball team, South Africa * October 14 & 18: 2018 Constellation Cup ** Australia national netball team, Australia defeated New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand, 3–1 in games played, to win their 8th Constellation Cup title.

Europe

* March 2 – 4: U17 European Netball Championships in ** '' This event is cancelled and rescheduled in October''. * May 10 – 13: Netball Europe Open – Challenge Section in ** Round Robin Final Ranking: 1st. Republic of Ireland national netball team, Ireland, 2nd. Isle of Man national netball team, Isle of Man, 3rd. United Arab Emirates national netball team, United Arab Emirates, 4th. Gibraltar national netball team, Gibraltar, 5th. Israel national netball team, Israel * October 5 – 7: Netball Europe Championships – U21 in TBD place

World events

* September 17 – 21: 3rd World University Netball Championship in Kampala ** In the final, Uganda national netball team, Uganda defeated South Africa national netball team, South Africa, 44–43, to win their 1st title.

Nordic combined

Orienteering

Pickleball

* July 20: Bainbridge Cup held in Montesilvano, Italy, played concurrently with the Italian Open Pickleball Championships * November 2 – 11: 2018 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships in Indian Wells, California

Racquetball

Real tennis

* April 22–28: 2018 Real Tennis World Championship at Queen's Club, London ** Robert Fahey defeated Camden Riviere 7 sets to 5

Roller sports

World and Continental Championships

* July 15 – 22: 2018 CERH European Championship in A Coruña ** In the final, defeated , 6–3, to win the 17th the title. took third and took fourth place. * 2018 CERH European U-20 Roller Hockey Championship in * 2018 Latin Cup in * CERH Women's Euro 2018 * October 1 – 10: 1st World University Roller Sports Championships in Taipei ;Artistic * August 31 – September 8: Junior/Senior/Cadet/Youth European Championships in * October 29 – November 3: Cup of Europe in ;Speed * August 17 – 19: 2018 European Speed Skating Championship in Ostend ;Track ** Seniors 300 m Sprint winners: Simon Albrecht (m) / Sandrine Tas (f) ** 10000 m Points elimination winners: Daniel Niero (m) / Francesca Lollobrigida (f) ** 500 m Sprint team winners: (Ioseba Fernandez & Patxi Peula) (m) / (Francesca Lollobrigida, Giorgia Bormida, Benedetta Rossini) ** 15000 m Eliminations winners: Daniel Niero (m) / Francesca Lollobrigida (f) ** 500 m Sprint winners: Simon Albrecht (m) / Sandrine Tas (f) ** 1000 m Sprint winners: Mathias Vosté (m) / Sandrine Tas (f) ** 3000 m Relay winners: (Daniel Niero, Duccio Marsili, Daniele Di Stefano, Giuseppe Bramante) (m) / (Sandrine Tas, Anke Vos, Stien Vanhoutte) ;Road ** 200 m Sprint winners: Ioseba Fernández (m) / Sandrine Tas (f) ** 10000 m Points winners: Daniel Niero (m) / Sandrine Tas (f) ** 20000 m Elimination winners: Patxi Peula (m) / / Francesca Lollobrigida (f) ** Seniors one lap winners: Ioseba Fernández (m) / Sandrine Tas (f) ;Marathon ** Seniors Marathon winners: Bart Swings (m) / Chloe Geoffroy (f) ;Freestyle * September 28 – 30: CERS European Freestyle Skating Championships in Barcelona ;Inline Hockey * April 5 – 8: 2018 Men European League (final in Rethel) ** In final, Rethel Ardennes defeated HC Milano Quanta, 9–2, to win the title. IHC Berounští Medvědi took third and Norton Cyclones SHC took fourth place. * April 26 – 29: 2018 Women European League (final in Roana) ** In final, CPLV Panteras defeated Les Phénix de Ris-Orangis, 3–2, to win the title. HCR Cent Patins took third and Taurus Buja Hockey Club took fourth place. * July 5 – 8: U18M and U16M European Championships in ** U18: In the final, defeated , 8–0, to win the title. took third and took fourth place. ** U16: In the final, defeated , 7–3, to win the title. took third and took fourth place.

Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey, CERH

* November 4, 2017 – May 13: 2017–18 CERH European League (final four in ) ** In the final, FC Barcelona Hoquei defeated FC Porto (roller hockey), FC Porto, 4–2, to win their 22nd title. * November 4, 2017 – April 29: 2017–18 CERS Cup (final four in ) ** In the final, CE Lleida Llista Blava defeated Óquei Clube de Barcelos, 1–0, after penalties to win their 3rd title. Initial match finished 2–2. * November 11, 2017 – March 18: 2017–18 CERH Women's European League (final four in ) ** In the final, CP Gijón Solimar defeated S.L. Benfica (roller hockey), S.L. Benfica, 4–3, to win their 5th title.

Rowing (sport), Rowing

Rugby league

* January 27 – August 25: 2018 Challenge Cup ** Catalans Dragons defeated Warrington Wolves, 20–14, to win their 1st Challenge Cup title. * June 6 – July 11: 2018 State of Origin series ** New South Wales Rugby League Team, New South Wales defeated Queensland Maroons, Queensland, 2 matches out of 3, to win their 14th State of Origin series title.

Rugby sevens

Rugby union

Sailing (sport), Sailing

Sambo (martial art), Sambo

Shooting sports

World and continental shooting events

* February 16 – 26: 2018 10m European Shooting Championships in Győr ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 14 – 18: 2018 World University Shooting Championship in Kuala Lumpur ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * May 1–12: 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju ** For results, clic
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* May 29 – June 7: 2018 International Military Sports Council, CISM World Military Shooting Championship in Thun ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 30 – August 13: 2018 European Shotgun Championship in Leobersdorf ** Senior & Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 2 – 14: 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Changwon ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * November 1 – 11: 2018 Shooting Championship of the Americas in Guadalajara ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 ISSF World Cup

* March 2 – 12: All Guns World Cup #1 in Guadalajara ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Shahzar Rizvi (m) / Manu Bhaker (f) ** 10 m Air Pistol mixed team winners: (Om Prakash Mitharval & Manu Bhaker) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Clement Bessaguet ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Anna Korakaki ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: István Péni (m) / Laura-Georgeta Coman (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Akhil Sheoran (m) / PEI Ruijiao (f) ** 10 m Air Rifle mixed team winners: (XU Hong & CHEN Keduo) ** Skeet winners: Vincent Hancock (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Lyndon Sosa (m) / Ashley Carroll (f) ** Trap mixed team winners: (Satu Mäkelä-Nummela & Vesa Tornroos) * March 19 – 29: 2018 Junior World Cup (All Guns) #1 in Sydney ** Junior 10 m Air Pistol winners: WANG Zhehao (m) / Manu Bhaker (f) ** Men's Junior 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Anish Anish ** Women's Junior 25 m Pistol winner: Muskan Muskan ** Junior 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team winners: (Anmol Anmol & Manu Bhaker) ** Junior 10 m Air Rifle winners: LIU Yuqi (m) / Elavenil Valarivan (f) ** Men's Junior 50 m Rifle Three Positions winner: ZHANG Changhong ** Junior 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team winners: (ZHU Yingjie & LIU Yuqi) ** Junior Trap winners: Matteo Marongiu (m) / DUAN Yuwei (f) ** Junior Skeet winners: DOU Xuyang (m) / Aislin Jones (f) ** Junior Trap Mixed Team winners: (Teo Petroni & Erica Sessa) * April 20 – 30: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Changwon ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Artem Chernousov (m) / Viktoria Chaika (f) ** 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team winners: (JI Xiaojing & WU Jiayu) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Kim Jun-hong ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Elena Galiabovitch ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Alexander Dryagin (m) / ZHAO Ruozhu (f) ** 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team winners: (ZHAO Ruozhu & Yang Haoran) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Sergey Kamenskiy (m) / WANG Zeru (f) ** Trap winners: Mauro de Filippis (m) / Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (f) ** Mixed Trap winners: (Erik Varga & Zuzana Štefečeková) ** Skeet winners: Vincent Hancock (m) / Kim Rhode (f) * May 7 – 15: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Fort Benning ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: WU Jiayu (m) / Anna Korakaki (f) ** 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team winners: (Pablo Carrera & Sonia Franquet) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: LIN Junmin ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Maria Grozdeva ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Julian Justus (m) / WU Mingyang (f) ** 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team winners: (WU Mingyang & YAO Yuncong) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: István Péni (m) / Snježana Pejčić (f) * May 22 – 29: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 (final) in Munich ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Oleh Omelchuk (m) / Olena Kostevych (f) ** 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team winners: (Olena Kostevych & Oleh Omelchuk) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: LIN Junmin ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: XIONG Yaxuan ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Illia Charheika (m) / LIN Ying-Shin (f) ** 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team winners: (Anastasiia Galashina & Sergey Kamenskiy) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Yang Haoran (m) / Elaheh Ahmadi (f) * June 5 – 15: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Siġġiewi ** Skeet winners: Vincent Hancock (m) / Amber Hill (sport shooter), Amber Hill (f) ** Trap winners: Aaron Heading (m) / Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (f) ** Mixed Trap winners: (Erik Varga & Zuzana Štefečeková) * June 22 – 29: 2018 Junior World Cup (All Guns) #2 (final) in Suhl ** Junior 10 m Air Pistol winners: Chaudhary Saurabh (m) / Manu Bhaker (f) ** Junior 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team winners: (Devanshi Rana & Chaudhary Saurabh) ** Junior 25 m Pistol winners: Ernests Erbs (m) / Camille Jedrzejewski (f) ** Junior 25 m Standard Pistol winners Vijayveer Sidhu (m) / Vishwa Jignesh Dahiya (f) ** Junior 50 m Pistol winners: Mikhail Isakov (m) / Yulyana Rohach (f) ** Junior Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Matej Rampula ** Junior 10 m Air Rifle winners: Hriday Hazarika (m) / Elavenil Valarivan (f) ** Junior 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team winners: (Elavenil Valarivan & Divyansh Singh Panwar) ** Junior 50 m Rifle Prone winners: William Shaner (m) / Morgan Phillips (f) ** Junior 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Marco Suppini (m) / WANG Zeru (f) ** Junior Skeet winners: Emil Kjelgaard Petersen (m) / Vanesa Hockova (f) ** Junior Trap winners: Adria Martinez Torres (m) / Gaia Ragazzini (f) ** Junior Trap Mixed Team winners: (Erica Sessa & Teo Petroni) * July 9 – 19: Shotgun World Cup #2 (final) in Tucson, Arizona ** Skeet winners: LEE Jong-jun (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Simone Lorenzo Prosperi (m) / Marika Salmi (f) ** Mixed Trap winners: (Corey Cogdell & Casey Wallace)

Ski jumping

Snooker

Snowboarding

Softball

World Baseball Softball Confederation, WBSC

* February 1 – 4: 2018 Asia-Pacific Softball Cup in City of Blacktown, Blacktown ** defeated , 3–0, in the final. took third place. * April 23 – 28: 2018 Asian Men's Softball Championship in

** defeated , 4–0, to win their seventh consecutive and eighth overall Asian Men's Softball Championship title. ** took third place. * May 13 – 18: 2018 Asian Junior Women's Softball Championship in Pampanga ** defeated to win their fourth Asian Junior Women's Softball Championship title. ** took third place. * June 12 – 15: 2018 East Asian Women's Softball Cup in Nantou City ** defeated , 7–3, in the final. ** took third place. * June 25 – 30: 2018 European Men's Softball Championship in Havlíčkův Brod ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * July 7 – 15: 2018 Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert ** defeated , 6–1, to win their fifth Junior Men's Softball World Championship title. ** took third place. * July 16 – 21: 2018 European U19 Women's Softball Championship in Staranzano ** defeated , 7–3, in the final. took third place. * July 23 – 28: 2018 European U22 Women's Softball Championship in Trnava ** defeated , 5–4, in the final. took third place. * August 2 – 12: 2018 Women's Softball World Championship in Chiba, Chiba, Chiba ** The defeated , 7–6, to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall Women's Softball World Championship title. ** took the bronze medal. ** Note: ''The United States has qualified to compete at the Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics.'' * October 26 & 27: 2018 Asian University Women's Softball Championship in Nanjing

Little League Softball World Series

* July 29 – August 4: 2018 Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington, Kirkland at Everest Park ** The Snow Canyon Little League (USA West) defeated the Smithville Little League (USA Southwest), 9–3, in the final. * July 30 – August 5: 2018 Senior League Softball World Series in Roxana, Delaware, Roxana at Lower Sussex Little League Complex ** Team Tanauan, Batangas, Tanauan (Asia-Pacific) defeated team Waco, Texas, Waco (USA Southwest), 7–0, in the final. * August 8 – 15: 2018 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon, Portland at Alpenrose Stadium ** Team Wheelersburg, Ohio, Wheelersburg LL (Central) defeated team Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, Tunkhannock LL (East), 3–0, in the final.

Speed skating

Sport climbing

Squash (sport), Squash

Surfing

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Telemark skiing

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting

Amateur wrestling, Wrestling

Wushu (sport), Wushu

References

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World Cups

World and Continental Championships

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Amateur boxing Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

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Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

2017–18 Indoor Archery World Cup & World Championships

2018 Outdoor Archery World Cup, Continental, & World Championships

Athletics ( track and field)

Bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

Baseball world events

FIBA World events

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2018 European Championships

2017–18 European Leagues

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Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

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World Tour

World Cup

World and International Championships

Europe

Asia-Pacific

Other in Bridge

Canadian football

Canoeing

Cheerleading

Open

World and Continental Championships

Chess

World Events

European Events

American Events

American Zonals

Arab Events

Cricket

Tri-Nation Series

International Cricket Competitions

Cross-country skiing (sport), Cross-country skiing

Cue sports

Curling

Cycle ball

BMX racing, Cycling – BMX

Cyclo-Cross, Cycling – Cyclo-cross

Mountain bike racing, Cycling – Mountain Bike

Para-cycling, Cycling – Para-cycling

Road bicycle racing, Cycling – Road

Track cycling, Cycling – Track

Cycling – Trials

Dancesport

Darts

Professional Darts Corporation

2018 World Series of Darts, World Series of Darts

British Darts Organisation

World Darts Federation

Disc golf

Major world events

2018 USA National Tour Events

2018 Disc Golf Pro Tour

European Pro Tour

2018 European Tour

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

World Cup and Championships

European Hockey Federation, EHF

Pan American Hockey Federation, PAHF

Asian Hockey Federation, AHF

Figure skating

Fistball

International Fistball Association, IFA

EFA

Floorball

Europe

Asia & Oceania

World and Continental

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Bobsleigh &
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