2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Contamination
Some cases are believed to be hoaxes. A South Australian man was arrested on 21 September after faking a contamination, and faced court in November 2018.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Affected brands
By 16 September 2018, the following brands had been identified by authorities as being involved in the contamination:


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Affected brands
Police and state health authorities recommended consumers to either dispose of affected brands or return them to the place of purchase. They also recommended consumers to cut up other brands before eating. Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young stated that "If they do have any strawberries it would be safest to dispose of them."


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Affected brands
Both Coles and Aldi removed all strawberries from their shelves, but planned to restock after 18 September. Woolworths had removed affected brands only. Woolworths later removed sewing needles from sale as a temporary measure. On 23 September, needles were found in "Australian Choice" brand strawberries sold in Auckland, New Zealand.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Investigation
The Queensland Strawberry Growers Association initially stated they had "reason to suspect" a "disgruntled" former packing employee was responsible for the contamination. Queensland Police Acting Chief Superintendent Terry Lawrence subsequently cast doubt upon that theory, stating "This was an earlier comment by the Strawberry Growers Association, it's something we don't subscribe to". Adrian Schultz, the vice-president of the Queensland Strawberry Growers Association described the contamination as an act of "commercial terrorism". Tony Holl, a strawberry grower from Western Australia told the ABC that he believed someone had a "vendetta" against the strawberry industry, suggesting otherwise the contamination could be a "terrorist act".


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Investigation
The ABC reported on Thursday that "Police believe they have contained the threat and assured consumers would be able to safely buy strawberries again from Thursday, when stock is replaced."


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Investigation
As of 19 September, Queensland Police had more than 100 officers, including 60 detectives, working on the investigation into the contamination. However, by 15 October Queensland Police scaled this back to one full time detective amid a lack of clear leads.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Government response
On 15 September 2018, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the sabotage. On 18 September, Palaszczuk announced a $1 million assistance package for the strawberry industry in the state, telling State Parliament that "This past week, Queensland has been the victim of an ugly, calculated and despicable crime." Also on 18 September, Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to a prosecution.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Government response
The two largest food retailers in New Zealand, Woolworths NZ and Foodstuffs announced they would be removing Australian-grown strawberries from their shelves.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Government response
On 18 September 2018, Senator Bridget McKenzie, the Minister for Regional Services, issued a media statement, describing the contamination as "deliberate sabotage" and urging consumers to "exercise caution and cut up their fruit before consumption."


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Government response, Criticism of response
As of 17 September 2018, a consumer-level food recall of any affected brands had yet to be issued. Instead, only a "trade recall" had been issued. Food Standards Australia New Zealand describes a trade recall as a recall "conducted when the food has not been sold directly to consumers. It involves recovery of the product from distribution centres and wholesalers". Professor Melissa Fitzgerald, a food safety expert at the University of Queensland, told the ABC she was "surprised" there had not been a consumer-level recall given the products had been sold to individual customers.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Government response, Criticism of response
The recall was not mentioned on supermarket or government food safety websites—something Professor Fitzgerald would have expected. Professor Fitzgerald said "I would expect people to go to the websites for information...People may be quite surprised not to find any information on the websites where they normally would." Professor Fitzgerald criticised the delay between the first incident on 9 September and the public warning on 12 September.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Government response, Criticism of response
Queensland Strawberry Industry Development Officer Jennifer Rowling accused "some authoritative spokespeople" of mishandling the response to the incident. She also criticised a "sometimes hysterical media" and accused them of costing agricultural businesses millions of dollars. Rowling insisted only three brands had been affected and said "All other reported cases have either been copycats or unsubstantiated claims."


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Grower measures and responses
On 15 September, Suncoast Harvest farm of the Sunshine Coast announced on Facebook that they were ceasing growing strawberries for the remainder of the year, resulting in job losses for 100 workers. Some growers started ordering and installing metal detectors to protect their strawberries from contamination.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Grower measures and responses
Some farms had to dispose of strawberries in response to the crisis. Donnybrook Berries of Queensland, one of the brands affected, dumped truckloads of berries, sharing the resulting video footage which went viral with over a million views in a day. One Queensland farm burned off 500,000 strawberry plants deemed unsellable, as it was cheaper than harvesting.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Arrest
On 11 November 2018, My Ut Trinh, a 50-year-old farm supervisor, from Caboolture, was arrested in Brisbane and charged with seven counts of contaminating goods, relating to one of the initial cases of contamination involving the Berry Licious brand. Ms Trinh worked at the Berrylicious/Berry Obsession fruit farm north of Brisbane as a picking supervisor.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Response, Arrest
Shortly before trial on 14 July 2021, charges against My Ut Trinh were dropped, as prosecution deemed a conviction unlikely.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Related incidents
On 17 September 2018, a 62-year-old woman suffering from a mental illness was cautioned after she allegedly contaminated a banana with a metal object at a supermarket in Maryborough, Queensland. Queensland Police stated the incident was not linked to the contamination crisis.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Related incidents
On 18 September, New South Wales Police announced needles had been discovered in bananas and apples in two separate incidents in the Sydney area. Detective superintendent Daniel Doherty reminded the public of the importance to report incidents of contamination and "to be vigilant and exercise caution when buying strawberries and other fruit in NSW." Doherty confirmed police were investigating "more than 20 incidents in New South Wales, but nationally, the number is much higher." The apple was part of a pack of six, purchased from a Woolworths at The Ponds.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Related incidents
On 20 September, New South Wales Police reported that a young boy had been arrested after admitting to hiding sewing needles in strawberries as part of what police consider to be "a prank". The current penalty in New South Wales for the deliberate contamination of food is up to 10 years in jail; however, Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has stated that "the government plans to increase the maximum jail term to 15 years.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Related incidents
Also on 20 September, a customer in West Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast discovered a needle inside a mango.


2018 Australian strawberry contamination, Related incidents
In the wake of the needle crisis, Foodstuffs NZ made the decision to halt the distribution of Australian strawberries in all their New Zealand stores including New World, Pak'nSave, and Four Square. Countdown said that strawberries grown in New Zealand had not been affected, but it was in contact with New Zealand and Australian authorities.


2018 Austria Open
The Dynamic Billard Sankt Johann in the Pongau Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Austria Open) was the second Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018. The event was won by Greece's Alexander Kazakis who defeated Estonia's Denis Grabe 9–5 in the final. This was Kazkis's first Euro Tour victory.


2018 Austria Open
The previous years champion Mario He was defeated in the semi-final by Grabe 9–4.


2018 Austria Open, Tournament format
The event saw a total of 208 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.


2018 Austria Open, Tournament format, Prize fund
The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 for the winner of the event.


2018 Austrian Cup Final
The 2018 Austrian Cup Final was played on 9 May 2018 between SK Sturm Graz and FC Red Bull Salzburg at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Austrian Cup, the 84th season of the Austrian Cup.


2018 Austrian Cup Final
Sturm Graz won their fifth cup title after defeating Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 after extra time, which would have earned them a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, but they instead qualified for the UEFA Champions League by virtue of their second place finish in the 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga.


2018 Austrian Cup Final, Venue
Wörthersee Stadion is the home of SK Austria Klagenfurt and opened in 2007. It has a capacity of 32,000 spectators and is part of Sportpark Klagenfurt


2018 Austrian Cup Final, Background
The Austrian Bundesliga clubs SK Sturm Graz and FC Red Bull Salzburg contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. Since Sturm Graz qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League by virtue of its second place finish in the 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga, Austria's last European place is given to FC Admira Wacker Mödling as the 5th place team of the 2017-18 Austrian Bundesliga.


2018 Austrian Cup Final, Background
Sturm Graz competed in its ninth overall final, their first since 2010. Red Bull Salzburg made its fifth straight finals appearance (sixth in seven seasons and its 10th overall. Both clubs now have five total Austrian Cup championships. The two teams had never previously met in an Austrian Cup final, and Red Bull Salzburg won three of the four meetings during the regular season of the 2017-18 Austrian Football Bundesliga, outscoring Sturm Graz 13-5 over those four contests.


2018 Austrian Cup Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2018 Austrian Darts Open
The 2018 Austrian Darts Open was the fourth out of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Steiermarkthalle, Premstätten, Austria between 20–22 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 Austrian Darts Open
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 6–5 in the final of the 2017 tournament, although he withdrew prior to the tournament beginning.


2018 Austrian Darts Open
Jonny Clayton (who became a seeded player following van Gerwen's withdrawal) defeated fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price 8–5, in what was both their first PDC European Tour final, and which was the second European Tour in a row where a debutant finalist won the event (following on from Max Hopp in the 2018 German Darts Open the previous week).


2018 Austrian Darts Open, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 Austrian Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 Austrian Darts Open, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 9 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 12 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 19 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 28 January).


2018 Austrian Darts Open, Qualification and format
Michael van Gerwen, who would have been the number 1 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Jonny Clayton, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed, with an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.


2018 Austrian Darts Open, Qualification and format
Dave Chisnall withdrew with injury on the day of the tournament, so Wayne Jones, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix
The 2018 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Eyetime Großer Preis von Österreich 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 2018 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race was the 9th round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 32nd running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 31st time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 14-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a 23-point lead over Ferrari.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix
The race was won by Max Verstappen for Red Bull, marking the first time that Red Bull has won at their home Grand Prix. This race also marked the first double retirement for Mercedes since the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix and the first retirement for Hamilton since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix, Report, Background
The circuit included three drag reduction system (DRS) zones for the first time. These included a zone along the main straight, with the second zone on the straight from turn 1 to turns 2 and 3, and a third zone extending from turn 3 to turn 4.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
In Q2, Carlos Sainz had to avoid Vettel, who was going slowly on the racing line. Vettel was later awarded a 3-place grid penalty for the incident. Mercedes locked out the front row in Q3 and Valtteri Bottas took his first pole of 2018. The Ferraris locked out the second row. Romain Grosjean outqualified Daniel Ricciardo to take P6.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Bottas had a poor start from pole position. Initially passed by Hamilton, Räikkönen and Verstappen, he reclaimed P2 overtaking Verstappen and Räikkönen around the outside of Turn 4. Shortly after Verstappen overtook Räikkönen for P3. Stoffel Vandoorne broke his front wing at Turn 3, requiring a pitstop, dropping him to the back of the field. On lap 12, Nico Hülkenberg's engine failed on the start/finish straight, causing his immediate retirement from the race. On lap 14, Bottas retired with a gearbox failure which was originally caused by hydraulic problems, causing a Virtual Safety Car.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix, Report, Race
During the VSC period, Ferrari and Red Bull pitted both their cars. Mercedes however, chose not to pit Hamilton, an error for which James Vowles, Mercedes' chief strategist, was heard to apologize via team radio. Hamilton pitted on lap 25, ceding the lead to Verstappen, and rejoined in P4, ahead of Vettel, who overtook him on lap 39. On lap 54 Ricciardo retired with an exhaust problem and then Brendon Hartley retired on the next lap with a hydraulics issue.


2018 Austrian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Hamilton retired on lap 64 with a fuel pressure problem, giving Mercedes only their third double retirement since returning to F1 as a constructor in 2010 (after Australia 2011 and Spain 2016), their first double retirement due to mechanical failures, and Hamilton's first non-finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix. Verstappen won the race, giving Red Bull their first win at the Red Bull Ring, and Verstappen his first win of the season. The Haas cars finished P4 and P5, giving them their best points finish ever and Grosjean his first points of the season.


2018 Austrian Open (table tennis)
The 2018 Austrian Open was the twelfth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Austrian Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It was the last Platinum event on the tour, and took place from 8–11 November in Linz, Austria.


2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 12 August 2018. The victory would prove to be Lorenzo's last in MotoGP, as well as his final podium finish.


2018 Auto Club 400
The 2018 Auto Club 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 18, 2018, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2018 Auto Club 400, Report, Background
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.


2018 Auto Club 400, First practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.082 seconds and a speed of 189.066 mph (304.272 km/h).


2018 Auto Club 400, Qualifying
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 38.592 and a speed of 186.567 mph (300.250 km/h).


2018 Auto Club 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 38.694 seconds and a speed of 186.075 mph (299.459 km/h).


2018 Auto Club 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 38.779 seconds and a speed of 185.668 mph (298.804 km/h).


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Stage 1
Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 3:46 p.m. Winner of three consecutive Cup races, Kevin Harvick was shooting for a higher spot in history with a fourth Sunday, but that march ended early in the race when he collided with Kyle Larson on the backstretch, bringing out the first caution on lap 39. They were running side by side when Harvick appeared to move down the track and into the side of Larson’s car. The impact sent Harvick’s car into the outside wall, causing heavy damage.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Stage 1
Martin Truex Jr., master of stage wins last season, scored his first of the new year, leading Kyle Busch by 3.5 seconds. Also in the top 10 were Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch, Erik Jones, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin. The second caution of the race flew on lap 62 for the conclusion of the first stage.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Stage 2
Trevor Bayne slapped the outside wall after slight contact with Ryan Newman. The incident produced the race’s third caution of the race, which was on lap 109. Bayne called his meeting with the wall one of the hardest of his career.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Stage 2
Truex scored again at the end of stage two, leading Brad Keselowski by 1.8 seconds. Following were Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Larson, Clint Bowyer and William Byron. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 122 for conclusion of stage 2.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Final stage
The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 130 when David Ragan spun out in turn 2, so Ty Dillon won the free pass under caution.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Final stage
The closing portion of the race featured a battle for the lead matching Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson. With 18 laps to go, Truex had a five-second lead over Busch and Larson, who were fighting for second.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Final stage
Martin Truex Jr., last year’s Cup champion, returned to victory lane — a place he visited eight times in 2017 — and, at the same time, dropped Kevin Harvick’s name from NASCAR’s marquee. At least temporarily.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Final stage, Post race
“This is a reassurance that what we’re doing is working,” Truex said. “It just feels good to win. I don't really worry about who's winning or who else is fast. Obviously, the 4 (Harvick) has been quick and they have a great team. But, as we’ve seen today, we can put together a run like that, as well.


2018 Auto Club 400, Race, Final stage, Post race
“It feels good to be able to find that speed.”


2018 Auto Club 400, Media, Television
The race was the 18th race Fox Sports covered at the Auto Club Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Auto Club winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.


2018 Auto Club 400, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and 2001 race winner Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Dan Hubbard called race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Kurt Becker called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road for MRN.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 2018 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race was the 4th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship, the 2nd running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship and the 3rd time the Baku City Circuit was being used to host a Formula One race.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo was the defending race winner. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a nine-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes started the round with a one-point lead over Ferrari.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc finished 6th and became the first Monégasque driver to score a point since Louis Chiron in the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. Brendon Hartley finished 10th and became the first driver from New Zealand to score a point since Chris Amon in the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix. This would prove to be the final podium for Force India.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Background
The race was brought forward from its June date to avoid clashing with celebrations for the centenary of the Azerbaijan republic. The race filled the berth taken by the Russian Grand Prix, which was moved to a September date. The vacancy created in June was filled by the newly-revived French Grand Prix.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Background
The Pirelli tyre compounds selected for the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix were, in order of most hard to least, the soft (yellow), super-soft (red), and ultra-soft (purple). Intermediate (green) and full wet (blue) tyres were available were rain to fall during qualifying or the race, but rain was not a factor and neither were used.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Start
All drivers got off the line from the standing start without incident. A minor racing incident which led to contact between Kimi Räikkönen and Esteban Ocon occurred as both navigated turn 2. On the straight after turn 2, Sirotkin's car made contact with Fernando Alonso's McLaren and Nico Hulkenberg's Renault, and caused a double tyre puncture (to Alonso's front right and rear right tyres), and puncture to Sirotkin's front left tyre as well as suspension damage. In the chaos, Force India's Sergio Pérez struck the back of Räikkönen's car, causing him to make a pit stop.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Start
The first major contact in the race was again between Kimi Räikkönen and Esteban Ocon at turn 3, Ocon suffered damage sufficient to force his immediate retirement from the race. Sergey Sirotkin's tyre puncture caused him to stop near the turn 3 Räikkönen–Ocon incident. Ocon and Sirotkin's positions on the track caused a first lap safety car. During the safety car, numerous drivers pitted due to damage, including Räikkönen (front wing change) Pérez (front wing change), Alonso (two tyre punctures, front wing change), and Kevin Magnussen (two tyre punctures). Several safety car laps were needed to clear retired cars and carbon fibre debris from the track. Pérez received a five-second penalty for the contact with Räikkönen, which he served at his first pit stop.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Start
The top five drivers restarted in qualifying order, at the lap 6 restart. Carlos Sainz's Renault, which qualified 10th, showed notable early race strength and was in 5th by lap 7. 4th place Red Bull driver Max Verstappen reported issues with his KERS battery after the restart, allowing the top three runners to pull away while a long queue of cars built behind him. The two factory Renaults of Sainz and Nico Hülkenberg soon passed Verstappen to take 4th and 5th. On lap 10, Hülkenberg's rear end came out and struck the wall at turn 4, forcing him to retire.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Mid-race
After Hulkenberg's retirement, the race approached a more typical Formula One race rhythm. Sainz pitted from 4th with worn ultrasoft tyres, and the Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen raced 4th and 5th for several laps, occasionally exchanging positions. Carlos dropped to 9th after his pitstop, he proceeded to fit the soft tyre but this turned out to be a blunder of a strategy because the tyres would not heat meaning that he had been overcut by both Red Bulls and was fighting for low points.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Mid-race
The top three drivers (Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari; Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes; and Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes) raced within 10 seconds of each other, 4th place Red Bull Verstappen, meanwhile, was 30 seconds behind race leader Vettel by lap 18. Hamilton switched out worn supersoft tyres for softs on lap 23. Bottas, meanwhile stayed out for a long stint on supersoft tyres. Race leader Vettel pitted for soft tyres on lap 31, intending to finish the race on them, leaving Bottas in the race lead (but still needing to pit).


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Mid-race
At this point, the main question for the race leaders was whether Bottas could build enough of a gap to pit for ultrasoft tyres and then threaten Vettel for the race win. Red Bull teammates Verstappen and Ricciardo continued close racing, with more position changes and overtaking one another in laps 27 and 28, then again as Ricciardo passed Verstappen to retake 4th place on lap 35. Both Red Bull drivers pitted shortly after the lap 35 pass for fresh ultrasoft tyres.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Lap 40
The tempo of the race was completely changed on lap 40, when Red Bull teammates Verstappen and Ricciardo (then in 4th and 5th place, respectively), made major contact. Verstappen, who had just passed Ricciardo due to an overcut during a tyre change pitstop, made a late defensive move to cover an attempted overtake by Ricciardo which caused a collision between the pair. The collision was sufficient to retire both drivers, leave them both disabled on track, and force the race's second safety car.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Lap 40
Several drivers in the top 10 took advantage of the situation; before the safety car bunched the drivers together, race leader Bottas made his long-awaited single pit stop for new ultrasoft tyres on which to finish the race, and second place Vettel, third place Hamilton, and fourth place Raikkonen also all pitted for new ultrasofts. Fifth place Force India driver Sergio Pérez chose fresh supersoft tyres. On lap 43, while still under the safety car, 6th place Haas driver Romain Grosjean lost traction and hit the wall, forcing his retirement and extending the length of the safety car stint.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Lap 40
The safety car could not pull in until lap 48, and Bottas kept the race lead as the lap began. 2nd placed Vettel attempted an aggressive move to pass Bottas, locked his wheels up and overshot the turn, ultimately leaving him in 4th place with flat-spotted tyres behind Bottas, Hamilton, and Raikkonen. Just as lap 49 began, Bottas, leading the race by more than one second over Hamilton, suffered a tyre puncture and was forced to retire. At the same time, Force India's Pérez passed Vettel to gain a 3rd place podium position as Bottas dropped out.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Finish
Bottas's sudden retirement was the last incident that affected the podium order. Hamilton won, Raikkonen was second, and Pérez third. Other notable points finishers included Renault's Sainz in fifth, Sauber's Charles Leclerc, and Toro Rosso's Brendon Hartley (who both earned the first Formula One championship points of their careers). McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne also both managed to earn points: Alonso finished seventh despite the double puncture he suffered early in the race; while Vandoorne used the safety car situation to his advantage.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Race report, Finish
After having raced almost the entire afternoon in one of the last few places following an unscheduled extra pit stop due to damaged tyres, while all drivers were suffering with dropping tyre temperatures, Vandoorne opted to make a fourth pit stop from 13th place the lap before the safety car returned to the pits. With his heated tyres he was able to move from 14th to ninth after the restart.


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Race winner Lewis Hamilton expressed surprise at his race win, and gave high praise to his teammate's performance. "Valtteri (Bottas) deserved to win, he did an exceptional job and had a faultless drive. ... I would not have got by him in the remaining laps if he hadn't had his tyre blow."


2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was reported to have been very angry after the lap 40 crash that forced the retirement of both his drivers, and called the contact "unacceptable". Horner required both Verstappen and Ricciardo to apologize to all members of the Red Bull staff for the incident. Both drivers received an official reprimand from the FIA for the crash in Baku. Verstappen and Ricciardo's crash drew comparisons to the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix, where then-teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel made contact with each other. In that race, Vettel was forced to retire immediately with a tyre puncture, and Webber managed only 3rd place in a race Red Bull had dominated up to that point.


2018 Azerbaijani presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on Wednesday, 11 April 2018. The elections, which took place in an authoritarian context, were characterized as fraudulent. Major opposition parties did not participate in the election. Eight candidates ran for the presidency, with doubts as to whether the candidates were genuine opposition candidates. Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev was re-elected president for a seven-year term. The election was the first since the 2016 Constitutional Referendum, which extended the presidential term from five to seven years.


2018 Azerbaijani presidential election, Background
Article 178 §1 of the electoral law sets the third Wednesday of October as the date for presidential elections, which would have meant the elections were held on 17 October 2018. However, the vote was unexpectedly brought forward by a presidential decree on 5 February 2018. Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission (CEC) held a poll on 1 February 2018 on the preparation and delivery of double cabins for the voting room.


2018 Azerbaijani presidential election, Electoral system
The President of Azerbaijan is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off is held. Polls opened nationwide at 08:00 and closed at 19:00.


2018 Azerbaijani presidential election, Candidates
The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) decided to boycott the elections and intends to launch protests against the elections. Another organisation, the Republican Alternative Movement (REAL), also announced that it would not recognize the results of the elections, calling them as a "hasty and unjustified step". On 10 February the Musavat Party announced that it would also boycott the elections and its leader Isa Gambar would not run for president. The same day, another opposition party, the Party of Hope, also announced that they would not participate in the elections.


2018 Azerbaijani presidential election, Conduct
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) announced that the election was flawed and  undemocratic. In a press conference the day after the election, the OSCE found that there was "widespread disregard for mandatory procedures, a lack of transparency, and numerous serious irregularities, including ballot box stuffing." It is also noted that "at same time, authorities were co-operative, international observers were able to operate freely in the pre-election period, election administration was well-resourced and prepared the election efficiently and voting process was overall orderly and smooth in most polling stations observed." Aliyev's supporters took to disrupting the press conference and accused the international observation mission of bias.


2018 Azerbaijani presidential election, Polls, Opinion polls
A poll by ELS on 27 March found that 84.1% of respondents intended to vote for Aliyev. A poll by AJF & Associates on 28 March concluded that 82.9% or respondents intended to vote for Aliyev.


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open
The 2018 BB&T Atlanta Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, United States between July 23 and 29, 2018. It was the first men's event of the 2018 US Open Series.


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open – Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but Bob Bryan could not participate due to injury. Mike Bryan played alongside Frances Tiafoe, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ryan Harrison and Rajeev Ram.


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open – Doubles
Nicholas Monroe and John-Patrick Smith won the title, defeating Harrison and Ram in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8].


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles
John Isner was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Ryan Harrison in a rematch of the 2017 final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.


2018 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018 took place on 16 December 2018 at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham. It was the 65th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The event, broadcast live on BBC One, was hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Des Clarke and Jazmin Sawyers provided the pre-show entertainment. George Ezra, Paloma Faith and Freya Ridings performed during the show. The Lightning Seeds along with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner performed "Three Lions" whilst a montage of England's run to the football World Cup semi final was played.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Nominees
The nominees for the award were revealed during the ceremony.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards will also be presented:


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Sports Personality Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year
On 3 December 2018 the nominees for the inaugural Greatest sporting moment of the year were announced. The winner was decided by public vote (online only) between the 3 December 2018 at 18.30 GMT and 14 December 2018 at 20.00 GMT. It was announced that England netball's last second win over Australia for the Commonwealth games title had been voted sporting moment of the year.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year
Formerly known as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, the nominees for the award were announced on 3 December. People from outside of the UK could participate in the voting for the first time. Voting took place online between the 3 December 2018 at 15:00 GMT and 15 December 2018 at 14:00 GMT. The winner was Italian golfer, Francesco Molinari.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year
The Nominations for Team of the year were announced on the night of the ceremony. The nominees were:


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year
England Netball team was announced as the winners of the team of the year award.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award
Billie Jean King became the third woman and third tennis player to be given the Lifetime achievement award. King had won 39 Grand Slam titles in both singles and doubles competitions throughout her career, with 20 coming at Wimbledon. In 1961 King and Karen Hantze Susman became the youngest pair to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon. Throughout her career King was world singles number one in six years and won 129 singles titles in total, with the very last one coming in Birmingham where the award was presented.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award
King also won 7 Fed Cup titles as a player and a further 4 as a captain. Away from the court King founded the Women's Tennis Association and was an advocate of gender equality defeating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes match. King was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 and was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. King used her speech to remind people to continue to influence and inspire others.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
The original 10 were shortlisted to Adenegan, Anderson and Bowen. At the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in October 2018 it was announced that Kare Adenegan had won the award.


2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards, Helen Rollason award
The Helen Rollason award was given to racing driver Billy Monger. Monger had both his legs amputated after an accident during a Formula 4 race in April 2017. He returned to racing in March 2018 in the British Formula 3 Championship (F3). He took his first pole position in F3 upon his return to the scene of the accident. Monger finished sixth overall in the championship, with three podium finishes and another pole position to his name.


2018 BBL Playoffs
The 2018 BBL Playoffs was the concluding postseason of the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga season. The Playoffs started on 5 May and ended on 16 June 2018.


2018 BBL Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format from 5 to 19 May 2018.


2018 BBL Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played in a best of five format from 20 to 31 May 2018.


2018 BBL Playoffs, Finals
The finals were played in a best of five format from 3 to 16 June 2018.


2018 BBL-Pokal
The 2018 BBL-Pokal was the 51st season of the German Basketball Cup, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). On 6 June 2017, it was announced that the Top Four would be held at the Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm in Ulm, which gained ratiopharm Ulm automatic qualification. The other six participating teams were selected through the standings in the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga.


2018 BBL-Pokal, Participants
The highest six teams qualified based on their standings in the first half of the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga qualify. ratiopharm Ulm qualified directly as the hosts of the tournament.


2018 BBL-Pokal, Bracket
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 7 January 2018.


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia
The 2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Valencia, Spain, on 24–30 September 2018.


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Doubles
Cristina Bucșa and Yana Sizikova were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Doubles
Irina Khromacheva and Nina Stojanović won the title, defeating Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Renata Zarazúa in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Singles
Irina Bara was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Paula Badosa Gibert.


2018 BBVA Open Ciudad de Valencia – Singles
Badosa Gibert went on to win the title, defeating Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2.


2018 BC Lions season
The 2018 BC Lions season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 65th overall. The Lions improved upon their 7–11 record from 2017 and clinched a playoff berth following a week 19 win over the Edmonton Eskimos. They returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence where they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. However, the team lost the East Semi-Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a 40-point margin, which is the largest in the Lions' playoff history.


2018 BC Lions season
On November 30, 2017, Wally Buono stepped down as general manager, being replaced by Ed Hervey in that role. Buono stayed on as head coach, which was his 12th and final season in that role. He finished his Lions coaching tenure with a record of 129-86-1, making the playoffs in 11 of his 12 seasons coached and winning two Grey Cup championships.


2018 BC Lions season
This was the ninth consecutive season that the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia. Main camp opened Sunday, May 20, 2018, with rookies reporting earlier.


2018 BC Lions season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018. The Lions had seven selections in the eight round draft, but have made several trades for positioning. They traded their fourth-round pick to Ottawa for Odell Willis, but got first and second-round picks from Winnipeg in exchange for the Lions' second-round pick this year and a first-round pick next year. The team acquired Saskatchewan's sixth-round pick in exchange for Mike Edem and the Lions' eighth-round pick.


2018 BC Lions season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate international players updated 2018-11-11 • 46 Roster, 5 one-game injured,6 six-game injured, 9 practice


2018 BD
2018 BD is a small asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 2–6 meters (7–20 ft) in diameter. It was first observed on 18 January 2018, by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States, just hours before passing about 0.10 lunar distances of the Earth.


2018 BD, Orbit and classification
2018 BD is an Apollo asteroid. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.75–1.36 AU once every 13 months (395 days; semi-major axis of 1.05 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.


2018 BD, Orbit and classification
The object has an exceptionally low minimum orbital intersection distance with Earth of 900 km; 560 mi (0.000006019 AU), or 0.002 lunar distances.


2018 BD, Physical characteristics
Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 2018 BD measures between 2 and 6 meters in diameter, for an absolute magnitude of 30.154, and an assumed albedo between 0.05 and 0.20, which represent typical values for carbonaceous and a bright E-type asteroids, respectively. As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of this object has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2018 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 41st World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 33rd staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship
Glen Durrant who was the defending men's champion, successfully retained his title, beating Mark McGeeney 7–6 in the final after the match went to a tie break. Durrant became the fifth player to defend a world title following his first win, after Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson. McGeeney became the second man, following Mike Gregory in 1992, to lose a world final having had darts at double to win.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship
Lisa Ashton who was the defending women's champion, also retained her title with a 3–1 win over Anastasia Dobromyslova.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship
Durrant recorded the tournament's first 100+ match average since 2014 in his quarter-final victory over Jim Williams.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship
All four men's quarter-finals went to a deciding set, the first time this had happened since the format was changed so that the quarters were played to best of nine sets. The previous year this happened was 1991, when the quarter-finals were best of seven sets.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship
Michael Unterbuchner became the first German player to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship, but was beaten 6–4 by Mark McGeeney.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship, Youth
For the fourth consecutive year, a youth final was played on the Lakeside stage during the Championships. In September 2017, the Youth tournament was played down to the final two. The final took place on 11 January, and was contested between 17 year old defending champion  Justin van Tergouw from the Netherlands and 15 year old Killian Heffernan from Ireland. The format was first to three sets.


2018 BDO World Darts Championship, Representation from different countries
This tables shows the number of players by country (men and women) in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round. Fifteen countries were represented in the World Championship at men competition and seven at the women. Overall seventeen countries competed at the World Championship.


2018 BDO World Trophy
The 2018 BDO World Trophy was a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation. It was host between 30 May and 3 June 2018 at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England.


2018 BDO World Trophy
Peter Machin and Aileen de Graaf were defending their champions, after beating Martin Phillips (10–8) and Anastasia Dobromyslova (6–2) respectively in the final of last year's edition.


2018 BDO World Trophy
Machin lost to Michael Unterbuchner 7–1 in the Quarter-finals. De Graaf lost in the First round 4–3 to Maria O'Brien.


2018 BDO World Trophy
Unterbuchner went on to lose in the final of the men’s event to Glen Durrant (10–7), who has now completed the ‘triple crown’ of BDO majors. In the women’s competition, Fallon Sherrock won her second televised title with a 6–3 win over Lorraine Winstanley.


2018 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 16, 2018 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. The nominations were announced on September 9, 2018.


2018 BET Hip Hop Awards
Drake led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 with eleven nominations, followed by Cardi B with ten. Under them Childish Gambino received six nomination, Travis Scott  and Kendrick Lamar tied for five nominations, and Jay-Z (credited also as "The Carters" with Beyoncé in Album of the Year, Best Collabo, Duo or Group and Song of the Year categories) with four nominations.


2018 BET Hip Hop Awards
Cardi B was the biggest winner with four awards, including MVP of the Years and Hustler of the Year. Jay-Z and Beyoncé followed with three awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. XXXTentacion was the winner of Best Hip Hop New Artist. XXXTentacion's mother accepted his award on his behalf since he had been murdered months beforehand.


2018 BET Hip Hop Awards, Cyphers
Beat and mix by DJ Mustard. Mix #3 by Erykah Badu


2018 BF3
2018 BF3 is a micro-asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 20 meters (70 ft) in diameter. It was first observed on 20 January 2018, by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States, the day after the closest flyby, due to its approach from the direction of the Sun.


2018 BF3, Description
2018 BF3 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.8–2.3 AU once every 23 months (706 days; semi-major axis of 1.55 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.48 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic. With an aphelion of 2.3 AU, it is a Mars-crosser, crossing the orbit of the Red Planet at 1.666 AU. It is also an Earth-crosser, as are all Apollo asteroids. The body's observation arc begins at Mount Lemmon with its first observation on 20 February 2018.


2018 BF3, Description, 2018 flyby
On 19 January 2018, the object passed at a nominal distance of only 0.00162 AU; 150,000 mi (242,000 km) from Earth. This corresponds to 0.63 LD. Close approaches are projected for 28 October 2019 and 26 August 2021, both at a much larger distance (0.24 AU).


2018 BF3, Description, Physical characteristics
The Minor Planet Center estimates a diameter of 12–38 meters (39–120 ft), concurring  with other estimates of 18–40 meters (59–130 ft). As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of this object has been obtained from photometric observations. The asteroids's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open
The 2018 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts sponsored by BNP Paribas. It was the 23rd edition of the Luxembourg Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 15 to 20 October 2018.


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open, Doubles entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles
Lesley Kerkhove and Lidziya Marozava were the defending champions, but Kerkhove chose not to participate and Marozava chose to compete in Moscow instead.


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles
Greet Minnen and Alison Van Uytvanck won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Mandy Minella in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2.


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open – Singles
Carina Witthöft was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Vera Lapko.


2018 BGL Luxembourg Open – Singles
Julia Görges won the title, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2018 BMC Racing Team season
The 2018 season for the BMC Racing Team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2018 BMW Open
The 2018 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 103rd edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 30 April until 6 May 2018.


2018 BMW Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 BMW Open – Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and  Robert Farah were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2018 BMW Open – Doubles
Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram won the title, defeating Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2018 BMW Open – Singles
Alexander Zverev was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2018 BMW Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 BMW PGA Championship
The 2018 BMW PGA Championship was the 64th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.


2018 BNP Paribas Open
The 2018 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2018 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2018. It is the 45th edition of the men's event and 30th of the women's event, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 5 through March 18, 2018, on outdoor hard courts.


2018 BNP Paribas Open
For the first time ever, tournament organisers offered a $1,000,000 reward to any player, male or female, who wins both singles and doubles titles in the same year. However, for the 2018 edition, no players remained in contention for the bonus reward prize.


2018 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 5, 2018.


2018 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead. ‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017, but was defending points from an ATP Challenger Tour tournament.


2018 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 26, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of March 5, 2018.


2018 BNP Paribas Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Seeds
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.


2018 BNP Paribas Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles
Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Klaasen played alongside Michael Venus, but lost in the second round to Ivan Dodig and Ram. Dodig and Ram lost in the quarterfinals to John Isner and Jack Sock.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles
Isner and Sock went on to win the title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2).


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2), to win the Men's Singles title at the 2018 Indian Wells Masters. Del Potro saved three championship points en route to his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title, having been a runner-up on three previous occasions.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
Federer and Rafael Nadal (despite having withdrawn from the event) were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Federer retained the top ranking by reaching the semifinals.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Doubles
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside her sister Chan Hao-ching, but lost in the second round to Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Doubles
Hsieh and Strýcová went on to win the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Elena Vesnina was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Angelique Kerber.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Naomi Osaka won her first WTA title, defeating Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time two players under 21 had contested the finals since Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2001. At 20 years old, Osaka was the youngest winner at the event since Ana Ivanovic in 2008, and at any Premier Mandatory event since Caroline Wozniacki at the 2010 China Open. She was also only the third unseeded player to win the tournament after Serena Williams (1999) and Clijsters (2005) and the first Japanese player to win a Premier Mandatory title.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Simona Halep and Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking after Wozniacki lost in the fourth round.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Moreover, former no. 1 players Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams played in the same tournament for the first time since the 2016 Australian Open. This was Azarenka's first tournament since the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and Williams' first since the 2017 Australian Open. It was also Sharapova's first appearance at Indian Wells since 2015.


2018 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
The 2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bordeaux, France between 14 and 20 May 2018.


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Doubles
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan were the defending champions but only Raja chose to defend his title, partnering Fabrice Martin. Raja lost in the quarterfinals to Guillermo Durán and Máximo González.


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Doubles
Bradley Klahn and Peter Polansky won the title after defeating Durán and González 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] in the final.


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles
Steve Darcis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles
Reilly Opelka won the title after defeating Grégoire Barrère 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie
The 2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia between 1–6 January 2018.


2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Doubles
Quentin Halys and Tristan Lamasine were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Doubles
Hugo Nys and Tim Pütz won the title after defeating Alejandro González and Jaume Munar in the final 6–2, 6–2.


2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles
Adrian Mannarino was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles
Noah Rubin won the title after defeating Taylor Fritz 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2018 BOSS GP Series
The 2018 BOSS GP season is the 24th season of the BOSS GP series. The championship begins on 22 April at Hockenheim and finishes on 14 October at Paul Ricard.


2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
The 2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, with one round in Belgium. The 2018 season was the third organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced at Oulton Park on 31 March and ended on 14 October at Silverstone Circuit, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.


2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar was revealed on 21 November 2017. The series supported British GT at all events, excluding the finale at Silverstone Circuit. It had one overseas round at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.


2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and three, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, will be awarded extra points for positions gained from drivers' respective starting positions.


2018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup
The 2018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup is the second edition of the BRICS U-17 Football Cup. It took place under the 2018 BRICS Games in Johannesburg, South Africa during the 10th BRICS summit which was held in South Africa. It had begun on 18 July and concluded with the final on 22 July. The tournament featured the women's under-17 teams of all five members of BRICS making it first women's under 17 tournament between BRICS nation. Brazil topped the group and win the tournament on basis of match points as it was organised as league tournament. This was Brazil second BRICS cup title as they had also won men's edition in 2016.


2018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup, Venues
The tournament held at Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.


2018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup, Format
All five teams in the tournament played each other in a round-robin once.


2018 BSL Playoffs
2018 Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) Playoffs was the final phase of the 2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi season. The playoffs started on 22 May 2018. Fenerbahçe Doğuş were the defending champions.


2018 BSL Playoffs
The eight highest placed teams of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. In the quarter-finals a best-of-three was played, in the semi-finals a best-of-five and in the finals a best-of-seven playoff format was used.


2018 BSL Playoffs
Fenerbahçe Doğuş competed against Tofaş in the finals, won the series 4-1 and got their 9th championship.


2018 BSN season
The 2018 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season was the 89th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).


2018 BSN season, League news
On September 1, the league announced it will not control the Atléticos de San Germán for the upcoming 2018 BSN season, after activating the team last season. There was a commitment to run the team under receivership for a single year until a new owner was found. The good performance of the team has raised the interest of several groups to buy the franchise with a view to the 2018 tournament.


2018 BSN season, League news
On September 14, league president Fernando Quiñones was hopeful that both the A's and Indians' franchise will see action next season under their own administrations although talks are still in preliminary stages. In the coming weeks will know the future of the Atléticos de San Germán and the Indios de Mayagüez in Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).


2018 BSN season, League news
On October 31, league president Fernando Quiñones, announced the tournament could begin in late April or early May.


2018 BSN season, League news
The league held its first meeting since Hurricane Maria on November 16, 2017. The meeting was also attended with the representation of the franchises of Arecibo, Aguada, Bayamón, Guayama, Fajardo, Isabela, Santurce, San Germán, Ponce, Mayagüez and Quebradillas.


2018 BSN season, Player movements, NBA
List of players that have played in the 2017 BSN season to have been selected to play in the NBA in the United States.


2018 BSWW Mundialito
The 2018 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Costa da Caparica in Almada, Portugal, from 15 June to 17 June 2018. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.


2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix
The 2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It was held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on 14 April 2018. The race was the third round of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.


2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix
The overall race was won by the #5 Action Express Racing team of João Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque, the duo's second win of the season. In GTLM, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won for Corvette Racing, their second consecutive victory at the event.


2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Background
The event was run as a support race to the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the annual IndyCar Series race held at the circuit. The Pirelli World Challenge and Stadium Super Trucks also ran during the weekend. The race was also the joint-shortest of the season, at just 100 minutes, identical to the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.


2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Background, Entries
A total of 22 cars took part in the event; 14 in the Prototype (P) class and 8 in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. The GT Daytona (GTD) class did not take part in the event, owing to a lack of garage space at the circuit. Spirit of Daytona Racing withdrew from the event following a late accident in the previous month's 12 Hours of Sebring. BAR1 Motorsports also withdrew after attending Daytona, but skipping Sebring. In GTLM, the lineup remained unchanged, apart from Risi Competizione's exit.


2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, Qualifying Results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .


2018 BVIFA National Football League
The 2018 BVIFA National Football League is the ninth season of the football league in the British Virgin Islands. The season started on 18 February and ended on 18 August 2018.


2018 BWF Future Series
The 2018 BWF Future Series is the twelfth season of the BWF Future Series.


2018 BWF International Challenge
The 2018 BWF International Challenge is the twelfth season of the BWF International Challenge.


2018 BWF International Series
The 2018 BWF International Series is the twelfth season of the BWF International Series.


2018 BWF World Championships
The 2018 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in Nanjing, China.


2018 BWF World Championships, Host city selection
Nanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championships. The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation during council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2018 BWF World Championships, Players
357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification
These are the lists of entries of 2018 BWF World Championships qualification.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Overview, Events
This event holds men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Overview, Number of players/member association quota
This event's total limit of eligibility players is 400 players, the following charts are the rules and the distribution.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Men's singles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Women's singles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Men's doubles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Women's doubles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2018 BWF World Championships qualification, Participating players, Mixed doubles
Due to the phase 2 updated by BWF, the following chart is the invitation results.


2018 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles
The men's doubles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships took place from 30 July to 5 August.


2018 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.


2018 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Championships – Men's singles
The men's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships took place from 30 July to 5 August.


2018 BWF World Championships – Men's singles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.


2018 BWF World Championships – Men's singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships took place from 30 July to 5 August.


2018 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.


2018 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles
The women's doubles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships took place from 30 July to 5 August.


2018 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.


2018 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Championships – Women's singles
The women's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships took place from 30 July to 5 August.


2018 BWF World Championships – Women's singles, Seeds
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.


2018 BWF World Championships – Women's singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships
The 2018 BWF World Junior Championships (officially known as the Li-Ning BWF World Junior Championships 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. It was held in Markham, Canada at Markham Pan Am Centre from 5 to 18 November 2018. This was the second time Canada had hosted the Badminton World Junior Championships.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships, Host city selection
Canada was the only bidder for this event and the bid was approved by the Badminton World Federation in June 2017.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' doubles
The boys' doubles of the tournament 2018 BWF World Junior Championships was held on 12–18 November. The defending champions from the last edition are Mahiro Kaneko / Yunosuke Kubota from Japan.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles
The boys' singles of the tournament 2018 BWF World Junior Championships was held on 12–18 November. The defending champions of the last edition is Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' doubles
The girls' doubles of the tournament 2018 BWF World Junior Championships was held on 12–18 November. The defending champions from the last edition are Baek Ha-na / Lee Yu-rim from Korea.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles
The girls' singles of the tournament 2018 BWF World Junior Championships was held on 12–18 November. The defending champions of the last edition is Gregoria Mariska Tunjung from Indonesia.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles of the tournament 2018 BWF World Junior Championships was held on 12–18 November. The defending champions from the last edition are Rinov Rivaldy / Pitha Haningtyas Mentari from Indonesia.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event
The teams event of the 2018 BWF World Junior Championships was held on 5–10 November 2018. The event also known as the 2018 Suhandinata Cup. China was the champion of the last edition held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and also 12-time defending champion in this event.


2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event
41 countries representing all five continental federations competed in this event. The group draw was done at the BWF Head Office, Kuala Lumpur, on 26 September. China were drawn with Australia and Germany in group A1. Canada as the host were drawn with Malaysia, Ukraine, Poland and Sweden in group B. Algeria and Dominican Republic withdrew before the start of the championships.


2018 BWF World Tour
The 2018 BWF World Tour, known as 2018 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the first season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. It replaced the BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix, which was held from 2007 to 2017.


2018 BWF World Tour
It had 27 tournaments, which were divided into five levels: Level 1 was the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000 (three tournaments), Level 3 called Super 750 (five tournaments), Level 4 called Super 500 (seven tournaments) and Level 5 called Super 300 (11 tournaments). Each of these tournaments offered different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool was offered at the Super 1000 level.


2018 BWF World Tour
One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 level 6, also offered BWF World Tour ranking points. Although this level was not part of the BWF World Tour, it was an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the BWF World Tour tournaments. When the 11 Level 6 grade tournaments of the BWF Tour Super 100 were included, the complete tour consisted of 38 tournaments.


2018 BWF World Tour, Statistics, Performance by countries
Below are the 2018 BWF World Tour performances by country. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2018 BWF World Tour Finals
The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.


2018 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament
The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.


2018 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.


2018 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.


2018 BWF World Tour Finals, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 BWF World Tour Finals, Representatives, Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.


2018 BWF World Tour Finals, Representatives, Representatives by nation
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).


2018 BWF season
The 2018 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2018 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2018 consisted of:


2018 BWF season
3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3)BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.


2018 BWF season
The Thomas Cup & Uber Cup were teams events. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series were all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.


2018 BWF season
The 2018 BWF season calendar comprised these six levels of BWF tournaments.


2018 BWF season, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented.


2018 BWF season, BWF Gala Awards Night
The followings are the nominees of the BWF Gala Awards Night 2018. Winners are marked in bold.


2018 BYU Cougars baseball team
The 2018 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acts in his sixth season as head coach of the Cougars. The Cougars overcame all expectations in 2017 and claimed a tri-team championship in the regular season. Afterwards the Cougars won the West Coast Conference tournament for the first time in their history, claiming the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Cougars first tournament berth since 2002. The Cougars were placed in the Stanford Regional where they would go 1–2. The Cougars finished the season 38–21. For 2018 BYU was picked to finish first in the WCC Pre-season rankings.


2018 BYU Cougars baseball team, Rivalries
BYU has two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley.


2018 BYU Cougars baseball team, Radio Information
BYU Baseball broadcasts were officially made part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network broadcast package for the 2018 season. BYU Radio and KOVO will serve as the flagship station with each station carrying most of the games and some exclusives (KOVO has exclusives on Feb 24 (Gm 1), Mar 3, Mar 17, & Mar 31; BYU Radio has exclusives on Mar 8, 9, & 16). Brent Norton returns to provide play-by-play for his 26th consecutive season. Tuckett Slade will provide analysis for most games, but a small selection of former players will also be used.


2018 BYU Cougars football team
The 2018 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Kalani Sitake, and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the seventh year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. They finished the season 7–6. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Western Michigan.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On December 14, 2017, LSU offensive line coach Jeff Grimes was appointed the offensive coordinator replacing Ty Detmer who was relieved as offensive coordinator following the final game of the 2017 season. On December 27, 2017 it was announced that Aaron Roderick, Ryan Pugh, and Fesi Sitake would join the staff as offensive coaches. It was also announced that Steve Clark would remain on staff. On January 19, 2018 Preston Hadley was named to the defensive staff replacing Steve Kaufusi. On February 6, 2018 AJ Seward was named to the offensive staff. Finally Alema Fitisemanu replaced Tevita Ofahengaue as the recruiting coordinator.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Media, Football Media Day
Football Media Day was held at the BYUtv studios on June 22, 2018 and was once again simulcast on BYUtv and ESPN3. TV news was shared as Athletic Director Tom Holmoe announced BYU would formally begin new contract negotiations with ESPN in the fall. Coach Sitake dodged questions about a potential quarterback controversy by saying their main goal was to play the best player possible in each position, and that would be determined in close door practices. The new coaching staff was also interviewed by Dave McCann. Additionally BYU held YouTube and radio player interviews throughout the day and did a feature show on BYU players who are currently in the NFL.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Media, Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
The 2018 BYU Sports Network will appear slightly different from previous years. Greg Wrubell and Marc Lyons return as play-by-play and analyst, and Jason Shepherd returns as the host. However sideline reporter Nate Meikle left after becoming a lawyer, author, and being hired at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business to be a postdoctoral teaching and research fellow. Replacing Nate as the sideline reporter is Mitchell Juergens.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Media, Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
In August, it was announced this will be Marc Lyons final season calling BYU football, his 38th year with that responsibility.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Arizona
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Cal
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants w/ white accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, McNeese
Uniform combination: white helmet, navy blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Washington
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy blue pants w/ white accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah State
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Hawai'i
Uniform combination: white helmet, navy blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
Uniform combination: white helmet, navy blue jersey, white pants w/ pink accents. (Breast cancer awareness game)


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Boise State
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants w/ white accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, UMass
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants w/ white accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, New Mexico State
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.


2018 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, royal blue pants w/ white accents.


2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team
The 2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
The 2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents BYU during the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are coached for a 24th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 18 of the 23 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach.


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (2nd season) and Steve Magleby (1st season) with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (5th season) and McKinzie Young 7th season). The Cougars came off of a season were they fourth in the WCC and went 7–8–4, 4–4–1 in the WCC. The Cougars were picked to finish third by the WCC media. The Cougars stunned the conference and went 8–1 to win the WCC Championship and return to the NCAA Playoffs where they lost to TCU in the first round. The Cougars finished the season 13–5–1.


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Media, Television & Internet Streaming
Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and TheW.tv will once again serve as the primary providers. Information on these television broadcasts can be found under each individual match.


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Media, Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
For a fifth consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell will provide play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd or Robbie Bullough filling-in when Wrubell has football duties. Analysts will rotate. ESPN 960 and BYU Radio will act as the flagship stations for women's soccer.


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Cal State Fullerton
Series History: BYU leads series 6–0–2Broadcasters: Ryan Osborne (Big West TV)Greg Wrubell & B.J. Pugmire (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Nebraska
Series History: Nebraska leads series 4–2–0Broadcasters: No commentators (BTN+)Greg Wrubell & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Texas A&M
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters: David Ellis & Jeff Givens (SEC+)Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Stanford
Series History: Series even 3–3–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv) Greg Wrubell &  (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Idaho State
Series History: BYU leads 8–2–0Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Paige Barker (TheW.tv/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Utah
Game Name: Deseret First DuelSeries History: BYU leads series 21–7–2Broadcasters:  & Kelly Gray (P12 MTN)Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, y-Marquette
This match was originally scheduled for September 14 and 7:00 p.m. and scheduled to be broadcast by the Nu Skin BYU Sports Network. However a field power outage couldn't be resolved in time for the match to take place that evening, so it was rescheduled for Saturday. Series History: Marquette leads series 2–1–1Broadcasters: No commentary (MUTV)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Long Beach State
Series History: BYU leads series 7–2–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv.org)Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Utah Valley
Game Name: UCCU Cross-Town ClashSeries History: BYU leads series 3–0–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv)Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy-Gonzaga*
Series History: BYU leads series 10–0–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, , & Lauren McClain (BYUtv)Greg Wrubell &  (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Portland*
Series History: BYU leads series 8–4–0Broadcasters:  & Avery Walker (TheW.tv/BYU Radio (KUMT only)/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-San Diego*
Series History: BYU leads series 7–3–0Broadcasters:  (TheW.tv)Greg Wrubell & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Pepperdine*
Series History: Pepperdine leads series 5–4–0Broadcasters:  (TheW.tv)Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Pacific*
Series History: BYU leads series 8–1–0Broadcasters:  (TheW.tv)Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Saint Mary's*
Series History: BYU leads series 7–0–1Broadcasters: (TheW.tv) Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xy- San Francisco*
Series History: BYU leads series 6–2–0Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv) Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz–Santa Clara*
Series History: Santa Clara leads series 7–1–4Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Elena Medeiros (TheW.tv) Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-Loyola Marymount*
Series History: BYU leads series 7–1–1Broadcasters:  (TheW.tv) Jason Shepherd & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio (KUMT only)/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Schedule, xz-TCU
Series History: BYU leads series 8–0–0Broadcasters:  (HF TV) Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYU Radio (KUMT only)/ESPN 960)


2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by fourth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.


2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
BYU comes off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Kentucky in the third round.


2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, Announcers for televised games
All home games will be on BYUtv or TheW.tv powered by Stadium. All but one road game will also be televised or streamed. The Pacific game was originally scheduled to be streamed on TheW.tv, but a change in venues due to the bad air quality from the California Wildfires cancelled the stream.


2018 Bacoor Strikers season
The 2018 Bacoor Strikers season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).


2018 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2018 Badminton Asia Championships, was a badminton tournament which took place at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in China from 24 to 29 April 2018 and has a total purse of $350,000.


2018 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament
The 2018 Badminton Asia Championships is the 38th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association, with the sanctioned from the Badminton Asia.


2018 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was hold at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in Wuhan, China.


2018 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament, Point distribution
This tournament is graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.


2018 Badminton Asia Championships, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year tournament is US$350,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 Badminton Asia Championships Group Stage
The following results are for the 2018 Badminton Asia Championships group stage, which decide who will be advanced to the knockout stage.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships
The 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships is the 21st edition of the Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament was held in Bintaro, Jakarta, Indonesia between 14–22 July 2018.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Tournament
The 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was organized by the Badminton Association of Indonesia, sanctioned by Badminton Asia. This tournament consists of team and individual events. There were 14 teams competing in the mixed team event, which was held from 14–17 July, while the individual events were held from 18–22 July. There were 244 athletes from 18 countries across Asia competing in this tournament.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Jaya Raya Sport Hall Training Center in South Tangerang, Indonesia.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Team event
China emerged as the champion after winning three matches against Japan in the final. This was China's eighth title since the junior team championships became a mixed team event in 2006. Indonesia and Malaysia finished as the semifinalists, and took the bronze medals.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Boys' Singles
The Boys' Singles tournament of the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was held from July 18–22. Leong Jun Hao from Malaysia clinched this title in the last edition. Thailand’s reigning World Junior Champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn leads the seedings this year.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Boys' doubles
The Boys' Doubles tournament of the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was held from July 18-22. The defending champion from the last edition were Di Zijian and Wang Chang from China. Di / Wang of China and Shin Tae-yang / Wang Chan of South Korea are the top two seeded this year.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' Doubles
The Girls' Doubles tournament of the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was held from July 18-22. The defending champion of the last edition were Baek Ha-na and Lee Yu-rim from South Korea. The top seeds in this event this year are the returning silver medallists Liu Xuanxuan / Xia Yuting from China, Agatha Imanuela / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia seeded in the second place.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' Singles
The Girls' Singles tournament of the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was held from July 18–22. The girls' singles champion of the last edition was Han Yue from China. The silver medallist in the last edition, Phittayaporn Chaiwan top the seedings this year. China has placed 3 girls (Wang Zhiyi, Zhou Meng, and Wei Yaxin) to fill out the remainder of the top 4 seeded positions.


2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Mixed doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament of the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was held from July 18-22. The defending champion of the last edition were Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti from Indonesia. Kusharjanto / Ramadhanti of Indonesia and Guo Xinwa / Liu Xuanxuan of China are the top 2 seeded this year.


2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships
The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships were held at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar, Malaysia, from 6 to 11 February 2018 and were organised by the Badminton Asia. This tournament also served as the Asian qualification for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup.