2018 Albanian Supercup
The 2018 Albanian Supercup was the 25th edition of the Albanian Supercup, an annual Albanian football match. The teams were decided by taking the winner of the previous season's Albanian Superliga and the runner-up of the Albanian Cup.


2018 Albanian Supercup
The match was contested by Skënderbeu, champions of the 2017–18 Albanian Superliga, and Laçi, the 2017–18 Albanian Cup runner-up. The match was held at Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana for the third consecutive year.


2018 Albany Empire season
The 2018 Albany Empire season was the first season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Empire play home games at the Times Union Center.


2018 Albany Empire season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 19, 201823 Active, 9 Inactive


2018 Albany Empire season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018.


2018 Albany Great Danes football team
The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Greg Gattuso, who was in his fifth season as head coach, and played their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The Great Danes played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association for the fifth season. They finished the season 3–8, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in last place.


2018 Albany Great Danes football team, Previous season
The Great Danes finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.


2018 Albany Great Danes football team, Preseason, CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in ninth place.


2018 Albany Great Danes football team, Preseason, Preseason All-CAA Team
The Great Danes had one player selected to the preseason all-CAA team.


2018 Alberta Party leadership election
The 2018 Alberta Party leadership election occurred on February 27, 2018. It was triggered when outgoing Alberta Party leader Greg Clark announced on November 18, 2017, that he will be resigning as soon as his successor is chosen. According to published reports, Clark was pushed out by the party's board of directors as a result of a surge of former Progressive Conservatives joining the party following the PC party's merger into the United Conservative Party. While Clark initially stated that he was considering standing again for the leadership, he announced on December 14, 2017 that he will not be a candidate. The election is set to be held on February 27, 2018 after originally being scheduled to be on February 7.


2018 Alberta Party leadership election
There was a $10,000 entry fee, $5,000 of which was a refundable performance bond.


2018 Alberta Party leadership election
The election was conducted using a one member one vote preferential ballot.


2018 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2018 Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Alberta, was held January 10-14 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The winning Casey Scheidegger rink represented Alberta at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.


2018 Alberta municipal censuses
Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. Municipalities choose to conduct their own censuses for multiple reasons such as to better inform municipal service planning and provision, to capitalize on per capita based grant funding from higher levels of government, or to simply update their populations since the last federal census.


2018 Alberta municipal censuses
Alberta began the year of 2018 with 352 municipalities. Of these, at least 38 (10.8%) conducted a municipal census in 2018. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 37 of these municipalities. By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 9 of Alberta's 18 cities, 11 of 109 towns, 4 of 86 villages, 3 of its 6 specialized municipalities, 1 of 63 municipal districts, 1 of its 8 improvement districts, and all 8 Metis settlements.


2018 Alberta municipal censuses
Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2018 censuses. Blackfalds exceeded 10,000 residents, making it eligible for city status, while the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 grew beyond the 6,000 mark for the first time.


2018 Alberta municipal censuses, Municipal census results
The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2018.


2018 Alberta municipal censuses, Breakdowns, Hamlets
The following is a list of hamlet and other unincorporated community populations determined by the 2018 municipal censuses conducted by Rocky View County, Strathcona County and the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo excluding the urban service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park that are presented above.


2018 Alberta municipal censuses, Shadow population counts
Alberta Municipal Affairs defines shadow population as "temporary residents of a municipality who are employed by an industrial or commercial establishment in the municipality for a minimum of 30 days within a municipal census year." Improvement District No. 4 (Wateron) and the RM of Wood Buffalo conducted shadow population counts in 2018. The following presents the results of these counts for comparison with their concurrent municipal census results.


2018 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season
The 2018 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football  and in the S.League, having joined the S.League in 2004. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They are the defending champions in 2018.


2018 Alcorn State Braves football team
The 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by third-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).


2018 Alcorn State Braves football team, Previous season
The Braves finished the 2017 season 7–5, 5–2 in SWAC play to win the East Division. They lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling State.


2018 Alcorn State Braves football team, Preseason, SWAC football media day
During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Braves were predicted to win the East Division.


2018 Alcorn State Braves football team, Preseason, Presason All-SWAC Team
The Braves had 10 players at 11 positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams which was the second most behind Grambling State's 15. Running back P.J. Simmons was also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.


2018 Alcorn State Braves football team, Schedule
Despite also being a member of the SWAC, the game vs Texas Southern will be considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the SWAC standings.


2018 Alderney general election
The 2018 Alderney general election was held on 1 December 2018 to elect 5 members of the States of Alderney who will serve until 2022.


2018 Alderney general election, 2020 by-election
A by-election was held on 10 October 2020 to replace David Earl, who had resigned in August 2020. Two candidates stood for election, the winner will serve until December 2022.


2018 Alexandria, Virginia mayoral election
The general election for mayor of Alexandria, Virginia was held on November 6, 2018. Justin Wilson was elected as mayor, running unopposed in the general election. He had defeated first-term incumbent Allison Silberberg in the Democratic primary.


2018 Alexandria, Virginia mayoral election, Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was held on June 18. Vice-mayor Justin Wilson won the Democratic primary, unseating first-term incumbent Allison Silberberg in what was regarded to be an upset victory.


2018 Alexandria, Virginia mayoral election, General election
Wilson was unopposed on the ballot, however write-in votes were cast. Combined voter turnout in Alexandria during the mayoral election and coinciding races was 70.48%, and turnout in the mayoral election alone was 58.51%.


2018 Algarve Cup
The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018.


2018 Algarve Cup
Because the final between the Netherlands and Sweden was cancelled, the trophy was awarded to both teams.


2018 Algarve Cup, Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament.


2018 Algarve Cup, Format
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.


2018 Algarve Cup, Group stage
The groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December, due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in the Asian Cup finals the following month.


2018 Algarve Cup, Group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:


2018 Algarve Cup, Group stage, Ranking of teams for placement matches
The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:


2018 Algarve Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2018 Algarve Cup, the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the Algarve region of Portugal from 28 February to 7 March 2018. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.


2018 Algarve Cup squads
The age listed for each player is as of 28 February 2018, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.


2018 Algarve Cup squads, Group A, Australia
The squad was announced on 20 February 2018. Rachel Lowe replaced Emily Gielnik on 21 February 2018.


2018 Algarve Cup squads, Group A, Norway
The majority of the squad was announced on 12 February 2018, with Sjögren announcing 19 players. Five more players were announced on 20 February 2018.


2018 Algarve Cup squads, Group B, Sweden
The squad was announced on 13 February 2018. Anna Oscarsson replaced Nilla Fischer on 20 February 2018. Sandra Adolfsson replaced Nathalie Björn on 21 February 2018. Amanda Edgren replaced Lina Hurtig on 27 February 2018.


2018 Algarve Cup squads, Group C, Iceland
The squad was announced on 15 February 2018. Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir replaced Sigrún Ella Einarsdóttir on 26 February 2018.


2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash
On 11 April 2018, an Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria, which is near Blida and south-west of the capital, Algiers. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash on Algerian soil.


2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft was an Ilyushin Il-76TD of the Algerian Air Force's 347e Escadron de Transport Stratégique produced by Tashkent Aviation Production Association in 1994. The aircraft, registered 7T-WIV, msn 1043419649, had first flown in 1994.


2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Crash
At 07:50 local time (06:50 UTC), the aircraft crashed just outside the perimeter of Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, from which it had recently taken off. Witnesses reported that the wing of the aircraft had caught fire prior to the crash. The flight had a final destination of Tindouf Airport, Tindouf, with a stopover in Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport, Béchar. All 10 crew and 247 passengers on board were killed. Among the passengers were 176 members of the Algerian People's National Army. Many of these soldiers and officers were traveling with family members.


2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Crash
Thirty Saharawi students and other civilians from the refugee camps in Tindouf were among the dead according to officials of the Saharawi Republic. They had been visiting Algiers for various medical and bureaucratic reasons. Saharawis from the refugee camps are regularly provided with free flights in Algerian military transport aircraft. Initial reports claimed that a senior member of the National Liberation Front, the governing party of the National Assembly in Algeria, said that 26 Polisario Front members were among the casualties. The Moroccan media in particular unanimously claimed that several Polisario Front members were among the dead; however, Algerian and Saharawi officials have since maintained that there were only 30 Saharawi civilian casualties.


2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Crash
Local authorities dispatched fourteen ambulances, ten fire apparatus and 130 personnel to attend to the crash site. As a result of the crash, the road between Boufarik and Blida was temporarily closed to traffic.


2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Aftermath
Following the accident, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of Algeria, declared three days of national mourning, echoing his reaction to the 2014 military air crash. For his part, Brahim Ghali, the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, declared seven days of national mourning. Ahmed Gaid Salah, Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Russia stated that it would assist in the investigation.


2018 Algerian Cup Final
The 2018 Algerian Cup Final was the 54th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on May 1, 2018, at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers with kick-off at 16:00.


2018 Algerian Super Cup
The 2018 Algerian Super Cup was the  12th edition of the Algerian Super Cup, a football match contested by the winners of the 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and 2017–18 Algerian Cup competitions. It is known as the Mobilis Supercoupe d'Algérie 2018 due to the start of a sponsorship deal with Mobilis ATM The match was played on November 1, 2018 at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida. between 2017-18 Ligue 1 winners CS Constantine and 2017–18 Algerian Cup winners USM Bel Abbès.


2018 Algoma District municipal elections
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2018 Algoma District municipal elections, North Shore, The, 2020 mayoral by-election
A mayoral by-election was held on September 14, 2020 due to the resignation of Condie.


2018 Algoma District municipal elections, Sault Ste. Marie, Sault Ste. Marie City Council
City council has been reduced in size from 12 members to 10 members (plus the mayor).


2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships
The 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a continental stage tournament of Thomas and Uber Cups, and also to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Africa. This tournament will be held in Algiers, Algeria between 12-15 February 2018.


2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Tournament
The All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships officially crowns the best male and female national badminton teams in Africa and at the same time works as the African qualification event towards the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 19 teams consisting of 12 men's team and 7 women's team have entered the tournament.


2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Tournament, Venue
Venue of this tournament is Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, in Algiers, Algeria.


2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Men's team
The host country, Algeria has been crowned the champion in the men's team event. The Algeria team beating Nigeria with the score 3–2, and Nigeria settle for the silver medal. It is the first time for Algeria to win the competition, and also will be the first time for the team to participate at the Thomas Cup final. The men's team bronze goes to Mauritius and Ghana. The team lose in the semifinal round to Algeria and Nigeria, both with the score 3–1 respectively.


2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, Women's team
The Mauritian women's team clinched the title and won the gold medal after beating the flagship country of African badminton, Nigeria. Under the coach from Malaysia, Krishnan Yogendran, Mauritius defeating Nigeria with the score 3–0. The Egypt and Algeria women's team were placed third in the competition and won the bronze medal. Both teams defeated in the semifinal by Nigeria and Mauritius with the score 3–2 respectively.


2018 All England Open
The 2018 All England Open, officially the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Arena Birmingham in England from 14 to 18 March 2018. It had a total purse of $1 million.


2018 All England Open, Tournament
The 2018 All England Open was the seventh tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the All England Open championships, which has been held since 1899. This tournament was organized by Badminton England and sanctioned by the BWF. It was also the first ever new Super 1000 Level 2 tournament of the BWF World Tour schedule.


2018 All England Open, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England.


2018 All England Open, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.


2018 All England Open, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,000,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament was the 27th edition of the competition. It has held in Kobe through January 3 — 13, 2019, and it was won for the first time by Yokohama's Seisa Kokusai. In the final they defeated five times-champion Tokiwagi Gakuen, which had knocked out defending champion Fujieda Junshin on penalties in the first round.


2018 All Thailand Golf Tour
The 2018 All Thailand Golf Tour was the 20th season of the All Thailand Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Thailand since it was established in 1999.


2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship
The 2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship (AAKC) was held in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, from 27 April to 29 April, with 3 national teams in competition.


2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship, Summary
The tournament also served as an African qualifier for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, with the top two African nations qualifying for the world championship. However, as the World Championship will be held in South Africa, they qualified automatically as hosts and hence only the top team (besides South Africa) will qualify.


2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship, Summary
Although open to more participants, only three teams registered for the tournament. Besides the host  Zimbabwe,  South Africa and  Zambia participated. The structure of the tournament features a group stage in which all teams play each other twice, after which ties were broken by the higher number of goals scored in the winning match between the teams in question.


2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship, Summary
Defending champions South Africa retained their title, although they lose once to Zimbabwe and were tied in points at the end of the group stage. South Africa ranked ahead of Zimbabwe as they scored more goals in their winning match (20 vs 17).


2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship, Group stage
The group stage took place on 27, 28 and 29 April 2018.


2018 All-Australian team
The 2018 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2018 season. It was announced on 29 August as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.


2018 All-Australian team, Selection panel
The selection panel for the 2018 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Steve Hocking, Glen Jakovich, Chris Johnson, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.


2018 All-Australian team, Team, Initial squad
The initial 40-man All-Australian squad was announced on 27 August. Minor premiers Richmond had the most players selected in the initial squad with eight, while Gold Coast and St Kilda were the only clubs not to have a single player nominated in the squad.


2018 All-Australian team, Team, Final team
Minor premiers Richmond had the most selections with four. Sydney forward Lance Franklin, who achieved selection for a record-equalling eighth time, was announced as the All-Australian captain, with Geelong midfielder and six-time All-Australian Patrick Dangerfield announced as vice-captain. The team saw ten players selected in an All-Australian team for the first time in their careers and included only four players from clubs not competing in that year's finals series.


2018 All-Australian team, Team, Final team
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.


2018 All-Big 12 Conference football team
The 2018 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2018 Big 12 Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).


2018 All-Big 12 Conference football team, Key
Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel


2018 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 2018 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2018 Big Ten Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Media" team).


2018 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and media


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship was held on 28 July 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 28 July 2018, Cork won the title following a 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final at Nowlan Park. It was their ninth championship title overall and their first since 2014.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
The 2018 championship saw the fewest teams participating in recent years. Both of the provincial championships in Leinster and Munster were suspended, resulting in Kilkenny and Cork being nominated to represent the respective provinces in the All-Ireland final.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship was a knock-out competition in the game of Ladies' Gaelic football played by women in Ireland


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, Format, Provincial championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. Each province is a knockout tournament.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, Format, Group stages
The 13 teams are drawn into four groups, each containing three teams: one provincial champion, one provincial finalist, and one provincial semi-finalist.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, Format, Group stages
Each team plays the other teams in its group once. The top two in each group progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, Fixtures, Connacht Championship
Leitrim were unable to field a team so only 2 teams contested the Connacht Championship


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, Fixtures, Munster Championship
Clare are the only team that currently competes in Munster at Intermediate. Therefore, they are automatically Munster Champions. They did compete against Junior Champions Limerick as preparation for their group stage games.


2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, Fixtures, All-Ireland Group Stage
Group games take place on 14, 21 and 28 July 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football competition for under 17s. Thirty one county teams from Ireland competed (Kilkenny did not participate).


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
2018 was the first minor competition for under 17 year-olds – previously the competition had an under 18 age limit. The under 17 championship with a new format was introduced after a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
A league format was introduced in Connacht and Leinster. Munster retained their double elimination format and Ulster changed to a double elimination format.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Kerry defeated Galway by 0-21 to 1-14 on 2 September 2018 to win their fifth All-Ireland minor title in a row, the first time this feat was achieved.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Teams
Thirty one teams from Ireland contested the championship as Kilkenny withdrew after competing in 2016. New York and London did not participate in this competition.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Competition Format
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organised provincial championships. Each province decided their own rules for determining their champions. The formats for the 2018 provincial championships are explained in the sections below.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Competition Format
The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are played in a single knockout format. The minor final is normally played before the All-Ireland senior final.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Connacht Minor Football Championship, Connacht Format
All five Connacht counties compete in a single round robin format. The top 2 teams in the round robin table meet again in the Connacht final.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Leinster Minor Football Championship, Leinster Format
Leinster teams competed in two groups, one of six teams and one of five teams. Each team in a group plays a single match against the other teams. The first two teams in each group progress to the Leinster semi-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Munster Minor Football Championship, Munster Format
All six Munster teams competed in the three quarter-finals of the main draw. The three beaten teams entered the play-off section and, after two play-off matches, one team re-entered the main draw at the semi-final stage. From the semi-finals all matches were knockout.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Munster Minor Football Championship, Munster Playoff Draw
The three teams who were beaten in the quarter-finals of the main draw competed in a play-off in two matches. The winning team from the play-offs re-entered the main draw at the semi-final stage.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Format
In 2018 the Ulster Championship changed to a double-elimination format, which replaced the straight knockout style of previous years. Every team who lost a match before the semi-finals re-entered the competition via the Qualifiers Round 1 (R1), Qualifiers Round 2 (R2) or Qualifiers Round 3 (R3). This ensured that all teams played at least two games. The semi-finals and final were knockout.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Direct Route
Two of the nine teams were drawn to play in the preliminary round.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Direct Route
The seven teams who avoided the preliminary round plus the winners of the preliminary round competed in four matches in round 1.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Direct Route
The four winning teams from round 1 met in two matches.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Qualifier Route
Two of the five teams beaten in the preliminary round or round 1 met in a playoff match. The losing team was eliminated from the competition.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Qualifier Route
The four remaining teams who lost only one match in the preliminary round or round 1 met in two matches with the two losing teams being eliminated,


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Qualifier Route
The two losing teams from round 2 (who lost only one match) met the two winning teams from the qualifiers R2. The two losing teams were eliminated from the competition.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Minor Football Championship, Ulster Knockout Stage
The two winning teams from round 2 met the two winning teams from the qualifiers R3. The two losing teams were eliminated from the competition.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, All-Ireland, Quarter-Finals
The four provincial champions played the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, All-Ireland, Semi-Finals
There was no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensures that a provinces's champions play the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals, if they each win their quarter-finals. If a provincial winner loses their quarter final, then the provincial runner-up who beat them take their place in the semi-final.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, Minor Team Of The Year
1. John Ball (Kildare)2. Ronan Grimes (Monaghan)3. Owen Fitzgerald (Kerry)4. Tiarnan Woods (Derry)5. Colm Moriarty (Kerry)6. Tony Gill (Galway)7. Mark Lavin (Dublin)8. Darragh Rahilly (Kerry)9. Conor Raftery (Galway)10. Paul Walsh (Kerry)11. Matthew Costello (Meath)12. Aaron Mulligan (Monaghan)13. Luke Mitchell (Meath)14. Eoin Darcy (Wicklow)15. Matthew Cooley (Galway)


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland minor hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling competition for boys aged between fifteen and seventeen. The championship began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 19 August 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Galway were the defending champions and successfully defended the title after a 0-21 to 0-14 win over Kilkenny in the final on 19 August.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2018 championship saw the biggest change in format since the introduction of the "back-door system" for beaten provincial finalists in 1997.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Format changes
At the GAA Congress in February 2016, it was decided by vote that the age limit for the inter-county minor championship would be reduced from under-18 to under-17. The motion proposed that all minor players at inter-county level be aged between 15 and 17. The change became effective from 1 January 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Format changes
At a Special Congress in September 2017, further changes were made to the format of the championship. Under the new format, the championship begins solely on a provincial basis in Munster and Leinster. There will be no Ulster Championship as Ulster teams, as agreed by the Ulster and Leinster Councils, will participate in the Leinster Championship. While it was expected that Galway would also join the Leinster Championship, they will remain as the sole Connacht representatives. They will enter the All-Ireland quarter-finals in a round-robin series with the beaten Leinster and Munster finalists. This will ensure Galway of at least two championship games every season.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, Tier 1
Tier one is the tier for the highest ranked teams, and operates essentially as a ranking round, as all four teams progress directly to the quarter finals.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, Tier 2
Tier 2 represents the teams ranked 5 to 8 in the competition. The winner of this tier joins the four Tier 1 teams directly in the quarter final, while the remaining three teams progress to 'Preliminary Quarter-finals' to face the three Tier 3 teams.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, Tier 3
tier 3 is for the teams ranked 9 to 11, and operates essentially as a ranking round, as all three teams progress to the 'Preliminary Quarter-finals'.


2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, Leinster Preliminary Quarter-Finals
Six of the seven teams in Tiers 2 and 3 play off with the winner of Tier 2 receiving a bye. The three winning teams from the preliminary quarter-finals plus the Tier 2 winners advance to the quarter-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship – known as the Liberty Insurance Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons – is the premier inter-county competition of the 2018 camogie season.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The championship began on 9 June and ended on 9 September with Cork retaining the O'Duffy Cup.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Teams
Eleven county teams compete in the Senior Championship. 19 lower-ranked county teams compete in the Intermediate and Junior Championships.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Format
The eleven teams are drawn into two groups of five and six. Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final, the 87th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 9 September 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
It was the third Cork–Kilkenny final in a row, and was won by Cork by one point.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 17 March 2018 to determine the winners of the 2017-18 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 48th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cuala of Dublin and Na Piarsaigh of Limerick, with the game ending in a 1-22 to 2-19 draw. The replay took place on 24 March 2018, with Cuala winning by 2-17 to 1-17.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between Cuala and Na Piarsaigh. Cuala were appearing in their second successive final and were hoping to retain the title, while Na Piarsaigh were lining out in their second All-Ireland decider ever and their first since 2016.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Na Piarsaigh appeared to be cruising to victory as added-time approached, but Seán Moran fired a 63rd minute free to the net to force extra-time. David Treacy came to the rescue at the death after both teams battled it out for 20 minutes of extra-time. David Breen goaled for the Limerick champions in the first period of extra-time, but points from Con O'Callaghan and Mark Schutte – both of whom had been held scoreless until then – and Treacy’s 12 frees ensured a second shot for Cuala.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The replay a week later saw Cuala take a slender 0-10 to 0-09 lead at half-time. The game turned in Cuala's favour in the 39th minute when Tommy Grimes' stray hand pass was intercepted by Nicky Kenny and punished for a goal. Mark Schutte seized possession from the puck-out and took off on a solo run down the left before slamming the ball to the net for a second. Cuala led 2-11 to 0-11 and looked to be in pole position to retain their crown, however, Na Piarsaigh were at the very best in the final quarter.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Cuala surrendered a six-point lead during this period to trail Na Piarsaigh by one with 60 minutes played. Con O'Callaghan scored the point that levelled the game for the eighth time, then won a free that top scorer David Treacy converted and finally laid off a pass after a great catch for Mark Schutte to hit the insurance score for Cuala.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 131st edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football competition since its establishment in 1887.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Thirty-three teams entered the competition – thirty-one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland (Kilkenny, as in previous years, did not enter), London and New York.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competition format
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out but the teams who lose a match (with the exception of New York) enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competition format
Twenty-eight of the twenty-nine teams who were beaten in the provincial championships enter the All-Ireland qualifiers, which have a single-game knockout format. Sixteen of the seventeen teams (New York do not enter the qualifiers) who lost in provincial first round or quarter-final games play eight matches in round 1. The winners play the eight losing provincial semi-finalists in round 2. The eight winning teams from round 2 play-off against each other in round 3, with the four winning teams facing the four losing provincial finalists in round 4 to complete the double-elimination format. Further details of the format are included with each qualifier round listed below.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competition format
Significant changes to the format of the All-Ireland championship were passed at the GAA's Annual Congress in February 2017 and implemented in the 2018 championship. The major change was the creation of the All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage commonly known as the "Super 8s", which replaced the knockout quarter-finals. The eight remaining teams in the Championship are split into two groups of four teams. One group features the Connacht champions, Munster champions, Leinster runners-up (or the team that defeats them in the qualifiers) and Ulster runners-up (or the team that defeats them in the qualifiers). The reverse is employed for the other group, which features the Leinster champions, Ulster champions, Connacht runners-up (or the team that defeats them in the qualifiers) and Munster runners-up (or team that defeats them in the qualifiers).


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competition format
The top two teams in each of the two Super 8 groups advance to the semi-finals, with the winners of those matches meeting in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. The All-Ireland final was initially scheduled for 26 August 2018 but was moved to 2 September 2018 to avoid clashing with Pope Francis's visit to Ireland.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competition format
A number of former players have publicly criticised the new format as they believed it would result in the same top county teams regularly playing at least three high-profile matches in July and August while the remaining teams are without competitive football until the end of December, thereby enabling the top teams to become even more elite. Prominent sportswriter and RTÉ Sport analyst Joe Brolly referred to the new system as the "Super 8/Crap 25". The changes were to be trialled for three years before being reviewed by the GAA in late 2020.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Leinster Championship
The four winning teams in the previous year's quarter-finals were given byes to this year's quarter-finals. Six of the seven remaining teams played off in the first round with the seventh team receiving a bye to the quarter-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Munster Championship
The two winning teams in the previous year's semi-finals were given byes to this year's semi-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Championship
All nine teams were drawn randomly without conditions to determine the fixtures.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Qualifiers, Qualifiers format
The A and B split system for the qualifier draws introduced in 2014 was discontinued after 2017. In qualifier rounds one to three, teams from divisions three and four of the 2018 National Football League had home advantage if drawn against teams from divisions one or two. All qualifier matches were knockout.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Qualifiers, Qualifiers format
Qualifiers Round 1: 9 June 2018Qualifiers Round 2: 23 June 2018Qualifiers Round 3: 30 June 2018Qualifiers Round 4: 7 & 8 July 2018


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Qualifiers, Qualifiers Round 1
In the first round, sixteen of the seventeen teams who were beaten in the preliminary rounds or quarter-finals of the provincial championships competed. New York did not enter the qualifiers. The round 1 draw was unrestricted − if two teams had previously met in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again. The eight winners of these matches played the eight losing provincial semi-finalists in round 2 of the qualifiers. The draw was conducted on 28 May 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Qualifiers, Qualifiers Round 2
In the second round, the eight losing provincial semi-finalists played the eight winning teams from round 1 of the qualifiers. The round 2 draw was unrestricted − if two teams have previously met in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again. The eight winners of these matches played each other in round 3. The draw was conducted on 11 June 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Qualifiers, Qualifiers Round 3
In the third round, the eight winning teams from round 2 played off in four matches. Round 3 draw rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided. The four winners of these matches played the four losing provincial finalists in round 4. The draw was conducted on 25 June 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Qualifiers, Qualifiers Round 4
In the fourth round, the four losing provincial finalists played the four winning teams from round 3 of the qualifiers. Round 4 draw rules did not allow teams that have met in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided, which meant Fermanagh were kept apart from Armagh and Monaghan, who they had met in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Ulster Championship respectively. The matches are normally held in neutral venues. The four winners of these matches qualified for the All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage. The draw was conducted on 2 July 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
Most Irish sports media refer to this stage as the Super 8s.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
The four provincial champions and the four winning teams from round four of the All-Ireland qualifiers play three games each in two groups of four teams during the months of July and August. Each group consists of two provincial champions and the two losing finalists of the other two provinces or the team that beats them in round four of the qualifiers.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
In the first round (officially phase one) the two provincial champions play each other and the two round four qualifiers play each other in Croke Park. In rounds two and three (phases two and three) the provincial champions play the two qualifiers. In phase two the qualifiers have home advantage and the provincial winners are at home in phase three. Dublin, if they qualify, to also play their home game at Croke Park.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
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2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
If three or more teams are level on group points, score difference is used to rank the teams.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Semi-Finals
The winners of Group 1 play the runners-up of Group 2 and the winners of Group 2 play the runners-up of Group 1.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland, All-Ireland Final
The final was initially planned for 26 August 2018. It was rescheduled to 2 September to avoid a clash with the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Stadia and locations
Each team has a nominal home stadium, though not all teams are guaranteed a home game over the course of the Championship. In addition, games may be played at neutral or alternate venues. For example, Dublin have not played a Championship game in Parnell Park, their nominal home, since the 2004 Championship.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Referees Panel
Marty Duffy (Sligo) retired at the end of 2017 and Rory Hickey (Clare) was ruled out for 2018 due to injury.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Live televised coverage
RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provide the majority of the live television coverage of the football championship in the second year of a five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021. In the UK, Premier Sports have exclusive coverage of 26 games including Sunday provincial games from all 4 regions, 1st/2nd choice of qualifiers from rounds 1 and 2 and 4 of the 12 quarter-final group matches. Sky Sports broadcast a number of matches and have exclusive rights to a number of games including some All-Ireland super 8 matches. BBC Northern Ireland showed at least two live games from the Ulster Championship and other games were shown in their entirety at a later time.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Awards, The Sunday Game Team of the Year
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 2 September, the night of the final. Dublin's Ciarán Kilkenny was named as the Sunday Game player of the year.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Awards, All Star Team of the Year
The football All Stars were revealed on 1 November 2018 and were presented on 2 November at an awards ceremony at the Convention Centre in Dublin.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 131st final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football. The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 2 September 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
It was the second time the teams had met in the final; Dublin won the first encounter in 1995. It was the third consecutive year that a team qualified under the system of second chances introduced in 2001; Tyrone qualified despite defeat in its provincial championship.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin won the final by a margin of six points, on a scoreline of 2–17 to 1–14. The victory was Dublin's fourth consecutive All-Ireland title, making them the third county to win "four-in-a-row" (the others are Wexford in 1915–18 and Kerry in 1929–32 and 1978–81).


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The game was televised nationally on RTÉ Two as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Colm O'Rourke. Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Dessie Dolan. This was the last occasion on which Michael Lyster presented RTÉ's television coverage, having decided to retire from The Sunday Game at the end of 2018. The game was also televised internationally by Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Paths to the final, Dublin, Leinster Championship
Dublin won the Leinster Championship and so advanced directly to the quarter-final group stage.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Paths to the final, Dublin, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage (Super 8s)
Dublin finished first in Group 2 and advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final, to play the team who placed second in Group 1 - Galway.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Paths to the final, Tyrone, Ulster Championship
Having been beaten by Monaghan, Tyrone were eliminated from the Ulster championship and entered Round 1 of the All-Ireland qualifiers.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Paths to the final, Tyrone, All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage (Super 8s)
Tyrone finished second in Group 2, behind Dublin, and advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final, to play the winner of Group 2, Monaghan.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match
The match had originally been scheduled for 26 August, but had to be moved to accommodate the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland, where he attended the World Meeting of Families. The final had been moved from its traditional date of the third Sunday of September to allow more time for club matches.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match, Tyrone's RTÉ boycott
On Monday 20 August 2018, just under two weeks before the final, the Irish Independent reported that RTÉ had confirmed that Tyrone would not be involved in any media coverage with the national broadcaster surrounding the event. The boycott, considered a tradition at this stage in relation to Tyrone, involved for the first time an All-Ireland final, after which RTÉ airs television coverage from the hotel in which the winning team is booked to stay.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match, Tyrone's RTÉ boycott
This meant that, in the event of a Tyrone win, RTÉ would be unable to cover the after-match events as per usual, including interviews on the pitch with players and the management team. Tyrone's All-Ireland final boycott was a continuation of a seven-year blacklisting of RTÉ by the county, the cause of which was a radio sketch aired in 2011 on RTÉ Radio 1. The sketch incensed Tyrone, as it was deemed to be mocking Michaela Harte (daughter of Tyrone manager Mickey Harte), shortly after she was murdered while on honeymoon in Mauritius.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match, Tyrone's RTÉ boycott
Former All-Ireland winning captain Peter Canavan suggested the timing of RTÉ's announcement was intended to put pressure on Tyrone.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match, Minor final
Kerry played Galway in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final which took place before the senior final. Kerry won the game on a 0–21 to 1–14 scoreline to complete a five in a row of All Ireland wins.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match, Jubilee team
The Derry team that won the 1993 All-Ireland Final were presented to the crowd before the senior match to mark 25 years.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Officials
On 20 August, Cork's Conor Lane was confirmed as the referee for the final. He was previously in charge of the drawn final between Dublin and Mayo in 2016.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Team news
Tyrone made one change to the team from the semi-final win over Monaghan with Mark Bradley starting ahead of Lee Brennan. Despite fears of an injury to Cian O'Sullivan, Dublin named an unchanged side, with the same starting fifteen that overcame Galway three weeks earlier.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Dublin began the game unchanged with Tyrone making 2 late changes - Rory Brennan and Conor Meyler replaced Frank Burns and Richie Donnelly. Prior to the game, Dublin, as reigning All-Ireland champions for three consecutive years, were heavy favourites to win. They took an early lead after Dean Rock scored a free, but he put his next two efforts wide, allowing Tyrone to assert dominance for fifteen minutes. During this timeframe, the Ulster team opened up a four-point lead, with the score poised at 0–05 to 0–01 in favour of Mickey Harte's side.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
However, the tide of the game turned once more in a dramatic, as Paul Mannion was fouled in Tyrone's penalty box, leading Conor Lane to award a penalty to Dublin, which Mannion calmly slotted home. Coupled with another successful free from Rock, this left the teams equal with five points apiece. Tyrone only managed to secure one more point in the remaining twenty-four minutes of the half, and their lack of clinicality in front of goal opened the door to a resurgent Dublin side. In the twenty-eighth minute, Dublin pulled further ahead courtesy of another goal. Con O'Callaghan took the ball deep into Tyrone territory before offloading to Niall Scully, who calmly fisted it into Niall Morgan's unguarded net. Thus, the teams headed in at half-time with Dublin seven points to the good, having racked up 2–07 to Tyrone's 0–06.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
While Tyrone reduced the deficit by two early in the second half, with points from Connor McAliskey and Kieran McGeary narrowing Dublin's margin somewhat, the team in blue, affectionately known as "the Dubs", had accumulated an unassailable lead. The second thirty-five minutes were not entirely without incident, however; Dublin had pulled further out of sight, with points from Ciaran Kilkenny and Brian Fenton further diminishing whatever minuscule chances Tyrone had at mounting a comeback.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
However, in the sixty-sixth minute, Tyrone were given a late opportunity to draw near again, as Philly McMahon brought down Colm Cavanagh with a rash challenge, granting Tyrone a penalty - this was coolly dispatched by Peter Harte, breaching Stephen Cluxton's net for the first time in the game. Later, John Small was given a second yellow card, and ergo sent off, leaving Dublin to finish with just fourteen men. Ultimately, a point at the death from Kevin McManamon put the victory beyond any doubt. Conor Lane, the County Cork native, blew the final whistle, confirming Dublin's victory with a margin of six points. The final score was 2–17 to 1–14. The man of the match award was bestowed upon Jack McCaffrey, who received the award ahead of his other nominated teammates, Kilkenny and Mannion.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
As captain, goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton, making his 200th appearance for the county, lifted the Sam Maguire Cup aloft from the Hogan Stand. The win represented Dublin's fourth consecutive win under the management of Jim Gavin, a feat only previously achieved by two other counties - Kerry and Wexford. It also further extended Dublin's unbeaten run in the Championship; the side was last beaten in 2014.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Trophy presentation
Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton accepted the Sam Maguire Cup from GAA president John Horan in the Hogan Stand.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Reaction
Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30 pm that night on RTÉ Two and was presented by Des Cahill. Paul Mannion, Jack McCaffrey and Ciarán Kilkenny were shortlisted for the Man of the Match award. The winner was Jack McCaffrey with GAA president John Horan presenting the award at the Dublin post match function, held in the Gibson hotel.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Celebrations
The Dublin team had a homecoming celebration the day after the final at Smithfield in Dublin which started at 6:30 pm with Marty Morrissey as MC. The night before, players and their management team celebrated their win at The Gibson Hotel.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the first tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The championship began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 19 August 2018. The draw for the championship round-robin fixtures was held off camera on 19 October 2017 and announced on the championship draw broadcast on RTÉ2.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The Championship was won by Limerick, who were crowned champions after overcoming Galway in the final by a score line of 3–16 to 2-18. Limerick's victory was their eighth All-Ireland title and first since 1973.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2018 Championship has been described by many as one of the best ever.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2018 championship saw the biggest change in format since the introduction of the qualifiers in 2002.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, New format
A new provincial hurling championship featuring five-team round-robin groups in both Leinster and Munster and the new Joe McDonagh Cup was introduced in 2018 for an initial three-year period. The proposal was carried by a narrow margin with 62% voting in favour (a majority of at least 60% was required) at the GAA's Special Congress on 30 September 2017. The top two teams in each provincial group would contest the provincial final, with the provincial winners advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losing provincial finalists advancing to the two quarter-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, New format
An amendment to the motion from Laois, Offaly and Meath was carried by 87%. The third-placed teams in Leinster and Munster would compete in All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals against the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists, with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, New format
If a non-Munster team were to win the Joe McDonagh Cup, the bottom team in the Leinster championship would be relegated to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup and would be replaced in the following year's Leinster championship by the Joe McDonagh Cup winners. If a Munster team were to win the Joe McDonagh Cup, they would play off against the team who finished bottom in the Munster championship for the right to play in the following year's Munster championship, thereby ensuring that only Munster teams compete in the Munster championship.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, New format
The restructure of hurling involved the reduction of the Leinster championship from nine teams to five while the Munster championship continued with the previous five Munster teams (Kerry previously competed in the qualifier group of the Leinster championship). A six-team Joe McDonagh Cup was created, consisting of all four teams from the 2017 Leinster qualifier group plus Antrim and Carlow, the 2017 Christy Ring Cup finalists.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of twelve teams competed in the championship – five in the Leinster championship, five in the Munster championship, and the top two teams from the Joe McDonagh Cup who entered at the preliminary quarter-final stage.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Teams and venues
Each team has a nominal home stadium for the round-robin series of the provincial championships. However, Waterford will not play their "home" games at Walsh Park, instead playing in neutral venues for these fixtures, namely Limerick's Gaelic Grounds and Semple Stadium in Thurles.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Teams and venues
In the knockout stage, teams from the provincial round-robin series will not have home advantage, if avoidable. The only teams to play knockout games at home are the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists, who had home advantage in the preliminary quarter-finals. The Munster final was held at a neutral venue which was decided based on the qualifying teams, while the locations of the two quarter-finals were decided based on similar considerations. The Leinster final, and the semi-finals and final of the All-Ireland series are held in the 82,300-capacity Croke Park in Dublin, headquarters of the GAA.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Joe McDonagh Cup
The inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup, the second tier of senior inter-county championship hurling, was contested by Antrim, Carlow, Kerry, Laois, Meath and Westmeath. Each team played all the other teams once in a round-robin format, with the top two teams progressing to the Joe McDonagh Cup final and also advancing to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals, where they played the teams that finished third in the Leinster and Munster championships. Westmeath confirmed their place in the Joe McDonagh Cup final on 2 June 2018 after winning their first four matches, with Carlow confirming their place on 9 June after beating Westmeath.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Joe McDonagh Cup
The top two teams at the end of the round-robin, Westmeath and Carlow, faced each other in the final on 1 July 2018. The game, which took place in Croke Park, saw Carlow emerge victorious by a margin of five points to claim the inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup title.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Joe McDonagh Cup
As a Leinster county, Carlow were automatically promoted to the Leinster championship for 2019, taking the place of Offaly.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
The preliminary quarter-finals saw the third-placed teams from the two provincial round-robins play the two teams who competed in the Joe McDonagh Cup Final, with the two finalists having home advantage. Joe McDonagh champions Carlow faced third-placed Munster team Limerick in Dr Cullen Park, while runners-up Westmeath met Wexford, the third-place finished from Leinster, in Mullingar's Cusack Park.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland quarter-finals
The two quarter-finals saw the losing provincial finalists play the winners of the two preliminary quarter-finals. As both third-place finishers from the provincial series won in the previous round, they were kept apart from the teams they had already met in the round-robin phase to prevent a repeat fixture. Munster runners-up Clare met Wexford, with beaten Leinster finalists Kilkenny facing Limerick the following day. Both games were held at neutral venues.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland semi-finals
The semi-finals took place in Croke Park across the last weekend of July, with the Leinster (Galway) and Munster champions (Cork) playing the winners of the two quarter-finals — Clare and Limerick respectively.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Live Hurling on TV
RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship in the second year of a five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021. Sky Sports also broadcast a number of matches and had exclusive rights to some games.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Awards
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 19 August, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Brendan Cummins, Jackie Tyrrell, Anthony Daly, Eddie Brennan, Dónal O'Grady, Ken McGrath and Cyril Farrell unanimously selected Galway's Pádraic Mannion as the Sunday game player of the year.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Awards
On 2 November, the 2018 PwC All-Stars winners were announced and presented at Dublin's Convention Centre. Cian Lynch was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year with Kyle Hayes named the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the 131st event of its kind and the culmination of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 19 August 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The final was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ Two as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Liam Sheedy, Henry Shefflin and Ger Loughnane. Match commentary was provided by Marty Morrissey with analysis by Michael Duignan. The game was also shown live on Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Limerick won the final, ending a 45-year wait for a title.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The match drew a peak audience of more than 1 million on RTÉ. The TV audience for The Sunday Game coverage peaked at 1,007,500 by the end of the final.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Background
Galway were the defending champions and were looking to win their sixth All-Ireland title after winning in 1923, 1980, 1987, 1988, and 2017. Limerick were appearing in their first final since 2007 and were looking for an eighth title after winning in 1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, and 1973. The two counties had played each other in the final twice prior to this: in 1923 and 1980 with Galway winning both.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Paths to the final, Limerick, Munster round-robin
Limerick finished third in the Munster Championship and so went into the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Paths to the final, Galway, Leinster round-robin
Galway finished first in the Leinster Championship and so went into the Leinster Final.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Paths to the final, Galway, Leinster round-robin
Galway won the Leinster Championship and so advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Build-up
The final was shown on a giant screen at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick where an all ticket crowd of 20,000 watched the match. A big screen was also be in place in Eyre Square in Galway for the match.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Hurling stars of the 1990s
The Kilkenny team that won the 1992 All-Ireland Final were honoured in 2017 and as Kilkenny also won the 1993 All-Ireland Final the GAA decided instead to honour the star hurlers of the 1990s. A group of senior GAA correspondents under the chairmanship of GAA President John Horan selected the team. The team was presented to the crowd after the completion of the minor final.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
With a stadium capacity of 82,300, the 32 individual county boards received 60,000 tickets. Schools and third level colleges got 2,500 tickets, while season ticket holders were entitled to 5,500 tickets. 1,000 tickets were given to overseas clubs. The Camogie, Ladies' Football, Handball and Rounders Associations were each allocated about 200 tickets, as were the jubilee teams and mini-7s which play at half-time. Demand for tickets was very high in both counties with Galway and Limerick having receiving around 32,000 tickets between. Stand tickets were priced at €80 with terrace at €40.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Related events
The 2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final was played between Galway and Kilkenny as a curtain-raiser to the senior final with Galway retaining their title by winning 0-21 to 0-14.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary, Officials
On 7 August 2018 the officials were chosen for the final by the GAA, with Wexford's James Owens being named as the referee in what was his second senior final after being the referee in 2015. Tipperary's Fergal Horgan was the standby referee with Kilkenny's Sean Cleere the linesman and Carlow's Patrick Murphy the sideline official.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary, Team news
The Limerick team announced for the final was unchanged from the semi-final win over Cork. Galway made one change to the starting team with Gearóid McInerney recovering from a calf injury he picked up in the drawn game against Clare and coming in to replace Niall Burke.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary, Summary
Playing into the Davin end, Aaron Gillane opened the scoring for Limerick after 2 minutes. Joe Canning opened Galway's account with a 65 after 7 minutes to make the score 3 points to 1. Canning got another point in the 15th minute to level the score at 5 points each. In the 16th minute Graeme Mulcahy scrambled the ball over the line on the ground from close range after dropping it for the opening goal to put Limerick into a 2-point lead. A Séamus Flanagan point in the last minute of the first half made the score 1-10 to 0-9 at half-time.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary, Summary
Four minutes into the second-half Kyle Hayes got the opening score to increase the lead to 4 points. Kyle Hayes got the decision from Hawk-Eye with another point a minute later to increase the lead to 6 points. After 54 minutes, Limerick got their second goal when Tom Morrissey pounced on a mistake from Gearoid McInerney to run in on goal and finish low and powerful to the net off the Hurley from the middle of the goal to put 9 points between the sides. In the 68th minute, substitute Shane Dowling got another goal for Limerick when he picked the ball up and finished with a low shot to the right of the net from the left to increase the lead to 8 points.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary, Summary
In the first of the 8 minutes of added time Galway scored a goal when Conor Whelan shot powerfully to the right of the net, four minutes later Joe Canning got another goal with a powerful shot to the top left corner of the net from a free to put 2 points between the sides. A minute later Niall Burke scored a point to put only one point between the sides.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary, Summary
Graeme Mulcahy then scored a point for Limerick with a shot from the right to put 2 between them again before Joe Canning scored with a 65 to again make it a one-point game. In the last minute of time added on, Galway were awarded a free form inside their own half on the right, Joe Canning took the free which dropped short and was eventually cleared before the final sounded with Limerick the winners by one point.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details, Trophy presentation
Limerick captain Declan Hannon accepted the Liam MacCarthy Cup from GAA president John Horan in the Hogan Stand.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details, Reaction
Speaking after the final whistle, Limerick manager John Kiely was happy that Limerick had held on in the final few minutes saying "It’s huge, huge, huge relief, this group has phenomenal belief in its own abilities, its own resolve, that never-say-die attitude. We have worked so, so hard. Galway pushed us so hard in the last 10, 15 minutes. It was really difficult on the lads to hold their nerve to try and find those last few vital scores, but they did."


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details, Reaction
Galway manager Micheál Donoghue accepted that his side were 'a tad off' in the final but vowed that they will be back again next year saying "We're bitterly disappointed. I just felt we probably didn't get into the game but you have to give huge credit to Limerick. They started really well and were dominant for long periods."


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details, Reaction
Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30pm that night on RTÉ Two and was presented by Des Cahill with match analysis from Brendan Cummins, Eddie Brennan, and Anthony Daly. On the man of the match award shortlist were Kyle Hayes, Declan Hannon and Joe Canning with Kyle Hayes winning the award which was presented by GAA president John Horan at the City West hotel in Dublin where the post match Limerick function was being held.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details, Celebrations
The Limerick team returned home the day after the final where the homecoming event was held at Gaelic Grounds, with the team arriving around 7:00pm, the MC was Marty Morrissey. An estimated 90,000 people turned out to see the team and fans lined a route from Colbert Rail Station where the team arrived at 5.40pm through Mallow Street, O'Connell Street, Sarsfield Bridge and out to the Ennis Road to the Gaelic Grounds which was packed by 45,000.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 45th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, Competition Format, Provincial championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. All matches are knockout.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, Competition Format, All-Ireland
In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, Competition Format, All-Ireland
The winners of each group and the runners-up compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, All-Ireland Group Stage, All-Ireland Group Stage
In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams, with each group containing one provincial champion, one provincial beaten finalist, and one beaten provincial semi-finalist (two each from Munster and Ulster). Each team plays the other teams in its group once.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, All-Ireland Group Stage, All-Ireland Group Stage
There are three rounds in each group with the provincial champions playing in rounds two and three. Three group points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The winners and runners-up in each group compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, All-Ireland Knockout, All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
Each of the four winners from the group stage play one of the four runners-up.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, Relegation Play-Offs, Relegation Format
The provincial championship winners are exempt from relegation even if they finish bottom of their group. The number of relegation play-off games is therefore dependent on the number of non provincial winners who finish bottom of their group. The losers of the relegation play-offs play in next year's intermediate championship.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, Relegation Play-Offs, Relegation Play-Off Match
Tipperary are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2019.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Dublin and Cork for the fourth time in five years. Cork were aiming to preserve their unbeaten record in All Ireland Finals, however Dublin defeated Cork for the first time. This was the first time Cork had lost an All Ireland Final. Dublin also won back-to-back All-Irelands for the first time. Dublin captain, Sinéad Aherne, was the game's top scorer with  1-7 while Carla Rowe scored a goal in each half. Cork's top scorer was Orla Finn who scored 0-8 from free kicks.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Attendance record
For the second year in succession, the attendance record was broken. In 2017 a crowd of 46,286 attended the final at Croke Park. The 2018 final saw an increase of almost 4,000 as the attendance reached 50,141. The ladies' final was better attended than the 2018 men's All-Ireland semi-final between Tyrone and Monaghan which was watched by a crowd of 49,696.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, TV audience
The 2018 final was broadcast live by TG4. An average of 179,000 viewers watched the final, representing a 26.1% share of viewing. The match peaked just before the final whistle, at 5.21pm, with 283,500 viewers. The game commanded a 23.7% share of women and a 29.5% share of men.


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Team:1 Ciara Trant2 Niamh Collins3 Leah Caffrey4 Martha Byrne5 Sinéad Goldrick6 Sinéad Finnegan 7 Siobhán McGrath8 Lauren Magee9 Olwen Carey10 Lyndsey Davey11 Niamh McEvoy12 Carla Rowe 13 Sinéad Aherne (c)14 Noëlle Healy15 Nicole Owens


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Substitutes:Jennifer Dunne for Owens (51)Hannah O’Neill for McEvoy (53)Amy Connolly for Healy (60)


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Team:1 Martina O'Brien2 Emma Spillane3 Róisín Phelan4 Melissa Duggan5 Marie O'Callaghan6 Eimear Meaney 7 Shauna Kelly8 Áine Kelly9 Hannah Looney10 Doireann O'Sullivan11 Ciara O'Sullivan (c)12 Aisling Hutchings 13 Libby Coppinger14 Eimear Scally15 Orla Finn


2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Substitutes:Saoirse Noonan for Coppinger (HT)Orlagh Farmer for Looney (54)Chloe Collins for Spillane (54)


2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship
The 2018 Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship was the 55th edition of the competition, and the first since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It was sponsored by Eirgrid, and known as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes. 31 counties played in the tournament (Kilkenny did not participate). The competition began with a preliminary round game in Ulster on 25 May 2018, and ended with the final on 5 August 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship, Competition Format
Players under 20 years of age cannot play for a county's senior and under-20 championship teams. This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and to allow the senior and under-20 championships to be scheduled in the same summer months with separate panels of players. If an under-20 player plays for a county's senior championship team, he is ineligible to play for their under-20 team.


2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship, Competition Format
This rule results in some county under-20 county teams playing without their best under-20 footballers. For example, Sean O'Shea and David Clifford played for the Kerry senior championship team in 2018 and therefore were not allowed to play for the Kerry under-20 team which meant that the under-20 team was weakened.


2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship, Competition Format
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. Each province decides the format for their championship – the format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination.


2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship, Competition Format
The four provincial winners meet in two semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Final.


2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship, Provincial Championships, Ulster Championship
The Ulster championship is organised on a random draw. All matches are straight knockout. The winners receive the Danny Murphy Cup which was commissioned in 2018 in honour of the former Ulster Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 55th and last staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 7 May 2018 and ended on 26 August 2018.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Limerick were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 26 August 2018, Tipperary won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-16 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first in eight championship seasons. They were the first team ever to win the All-Ireland title after being defeated in the Munster Championship.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, Format change
Central Council motions to alter the format of the championship were endorsed by the Gaelic Athletic Association's Special Congress on 30 September 2017. The proposal to allow Galway and Ulster teams as agreed by the Leinster and Ulster Councils into the Leinster Championship was backed by 72% of delegates. The original recommendation would have ended All-Ireland semi-finals as the Munster winners were set to face off against the Leinster winners from 2018 onwards. Cork argued that the All-Ireland semi-finals should be retained with the Munster champions taking on the runners-up in Leinster and vice versa. Their idea was endorsed by 78% of delegates.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, Format change
This was the final year of the under-21 championship as the GAA Congress voted on 24 February 2018 to change to an under-20 championship in 2019.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, Awards
2018 Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year was announced on 17 October.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played on 26 August 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 55th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion and runner-up teams of Leinster and Munster. The final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick and contested by Cork and Tipperary, who both represent the province of Munster.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The final between Cork and Tipperary was the first time that teams from the same province played each other in a decider. Cork were hoping to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first since 1998. Cork had previously beaten Tipperary by 13 points in the Munster final on 4 July 2018. Tipperary were hoping to win their 10th All-Ireland title.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The final was broadcast live as part of GAA Beo on TG4, presented by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Cork were in front by 1-9 to 1-7 at half time but Tipperary won the game by 3-13 to 1-16 with an injury time goal by Conor Stakelum putting Tipperary into the lead by two points, another point by David Gleeson put them three points in front before the final whistle was blown.


2018 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final, Match, Details
|date = 26 August 2020|time = 17:08:39|team1 = Cork |score = 1-16 - 3-13|aet =|report = |team2 =  Tipperary|goals1 = Conor Cahalane 1-3, Declan Dalton 0-5 (5fs), Robbie O’Flynn 0-3, Tim O’Mahony, Shane Kingston, Brian Turnbull, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Jack O’Connor 0-1 each. |goals2 = Jake Morris 1-4 (3fs), Stephen Nolan and Conor Stakelum 1-0 each, Jerome Cahill 0-3, Cian Darcy 0-2, Colin English, Ger Browne, David Gleeson, and Paudie Feehan 0-1 each. |stadium = Gaelic Grounds|attendance =|referee = John Keenan (Wicklow)}}


2018 All-Pro Team
The 2018 All-Pro teams were named by the Associated Press (AP), Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), and Sporting News (SN) for performance in the 2018 NFL season. While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the 2019 Pro Bowl), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Any player selected to the first-team of any of the teams can be described as an "All-Pro."


2018 All-Pro Team
The AP team, with first-team and second-team selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters. The Sporting News All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and will be released at a later date. The PFWA team is selected by its more than 300 national members who are accredited media members covering the NFL.


2018 All-Pro Team, Teams
AP-2t = Tied for second-team All-Pro in the AP vote


2018 All-Pro Team, Teams
PFWA and SN did not separate the tackles and guards into more specific positions as the AP did.


2018 All-Pro Team, By NFL Team
AP-2t = Tied for second-team All-Pro in the AP vote


2018 All-Pro Team, By NFL Team
PFWA and SN did not separate the tackles and guards into more specific positions as the AP did.


2018 All-SEC football team
The 2018 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2018 Southeastern Conference football season.


2018 All-SEC football team
Alabama won the conference, beating Georgia 35–28 in the SEC Championship.


2018 All-SEC football team
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.


2018 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP


2018 Allan Cup
The 2018 Allan Cup was the 2018 Canadian Grand National Championship of Senior ice hockey and the 110th year the trophy was awarded. The tournament played in Rosetown, Saskatchewan from April 9 to 14, 2018. The Stoney Creek Generals defeated the Lacombe Generals 7-4 to win the national championship.


2018 Allan Cup, Information
Rosetown, Saskatchewan was named the host community in November 2016.


2018 Allan Cup, Information
Notable players competing in this tournament include Ian White, Ryan O'Marra, and Lukas Sutter.


2018 Allsvenskan
The 2018 Allsvenskan, part of the 2018 Swedish football season, was the 94th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. A total of 16 teams participated.


2018 Allsvenskan
Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. AIK won the Swedish championship this season, their sixth Allsvenskan title and 12th Swedish championship overall, in the 30th round on 11 November when they won 0–1 in the away fixture against Kalmar FF at Guldfågeln Arena.


2018 Allsvenskan, Summary, Allsvenskans stora pris
For the sixth year running, the broadcaster of Allsvenskan, C More Entertainment, hosted an award ceremony where they presented seven awards and two special awards to the players and staff of the 16 Allsvenskan clubs, the award ceremony was held on 19 November 2018. The nominations for the 2018 season were officially announced on 9 November 2018. Nominees are displayed below, the winners are marked in bold text. AIK received the most nominations with seven, while GIF Sundsvall received five nominations, Hammarby IF and IFK Norrköping received three nominations each, BK Häcken received two nominations, and IF Brommapojkarna received one nomination.


2018 Allsvenskan, Teams
A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including thirteen sides from the previous season, two promoted teams from the 2017 Superettan and one team from the 2017 Allsvenskan play-offs.


2018 Allsvenskan, Teams
Halmstads BK and AFC Eskilstuna were relegated at the end of the 2017 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2017 Superettan champions IF Brommapojkarna and runners-up Dalkurd FF. IF Brommapojkarna returned to Allsvenskan after three years' absence, having been relegated at the end of the 2014 season. This is IF Brommapojkarna's sixth season in the league. Dalkurd FF are participating in the league for the first time in the club's history; they are the fourth new club in the last five Allsvenskan seasons (following Falkenbergs FF in 2014, Östersunds FK in 2016 and AFC Eskilstuna in 2017).


2018 Allsvenskan, Teams
The final spot was taken by the 2017 Allsvenskan play-offs winner; Trelleborgs FF, third-placed team in 2017 Superettan, who replace Jönköpings Södra IF.


2018 Allsvenskan, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel as well as the Allsvenskan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.


2018 Allsvenskan, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Allsvenskan, Play-offs
The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan meets the third-placed team from 2018 Superettan in a two-legged tie on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home.


2018 Almaty Challenger
The 2018 Almaty Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan between 11 and 16 June 2018.


2018 Almaty Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Almaty Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2018 Almaty Challenger 2
The 2018 Almaty Challenger 2 was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan between 1 and 6 October 2018.


2018 Almaty Challenger 2, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:


2018 Almaty Challenger 2 – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Almaty Challenger 2 – Doubles
Zdeněk Kolář and Lukáš Rosol won the title after defeating Evgeny Karlovskiy and Timur Khabibulin 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Almaty Challenger 2 – Singles
Jurij Rodionov was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Almaty Challenger 2 – Singles
Denis Istomin won the title after defeating Nikola Milojević 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–2 in the final.


2018 Almaty Challenger – Doubles
Timur Khabibulin and Aleksandr Nedovyesov were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Nikola Čačić and Nino Serdarušić.


2018 Almaty Challenger – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies won the title after defeating Laurynas Grigelis and Vladyslav Manafov 6–2, 7–6(7–2) in the final.


2018 Almaty Challenger – Singles
Filip Krajinović was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Almaty Challenger – Singles
Jurij Rodionov won the title after defeating Peđa Krstin 7–5, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250
The 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 was the 4th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was originally held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 but after 24 laps, rain and snow postponed the race until Monday, March 26, 2021. The race was held in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. John Hunter Nemechek, driving a part-time schedule for NEMCO Motorsports would win the race after holding off Kyle Benjamin on a late-race restart, garnering the 6th win of his career and the first of the season.


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250
The race was the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for Tyler Matthews, Cory Roper, and Reid Wilson.


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Background
Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Practice, First practice
First practice was held on Friday, March 23, at 11:05 AM EST. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 20.118 and an average speed of 94.125 miles per hour (151.480 km/h).


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Practice, Second practice
Second practice was held on Friday, March 23, at 1:05 PM EST. Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time with a 20.023 and an average speed of 94.571 miles per hour (152.197 km/h).


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Practice, Third and final practice
Third and final practice was held on Friday, March 23, at 3:05 PM EST. Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time with a 19.921 and an average speed of 95.056 miles per hour (152.978 km/h).


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 24, at 11:05 AM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Qualifying
Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in Round 3, with a 19.737 and an average speed of 95.942 miles per hour (154.404 km/h), thus winning the pole.


2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250, Qualifying
While Mike Harmon would not set the slowest time (Mike Senica would set the slowest, being a over a second slower than Harmon), Harmon would not have enough owner points to qualify, making Harmon the only driver to fail to qualify for the race.


2018 Alpine Cup
The 2018 Alpine Cup is a four-nation football tournament hosted in Mandalay, Myanmar from 1–5 August 2018. The tournament is sponsored by Alpine purified drinking water. Myanmar, Thailand, and Bahrain compete as U-23 national team while South Korea does as U-19 national team.


2018 Alpine Elf Europa Cup
The 2018 Alpine Elf Europa Cup was the inaugural season of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup, the one-make sports car racing series organized by Alpine for Alpine A110 Cup cars. It began on 27 April at Le Castellet and finished on 12 October, at Monza after six double-header meetings.