2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup
The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro14 teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2016–17 Aviva Premiership. Teams will play two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The top team from each pool will qualify for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup
Leicester Tigers are defending champions after claiming the cup with a 16–12 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2016–17 final at Twickenham Stoop. This was Leicester's eighth title in the competition.


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Pool stages
The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Team
66–7 London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Team
40-0 Exeter Chiefs away to Scarlets on 12 November 2017


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Team
London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Attendances
Leicester Tigers at home to Gloucester on 4 November 2017


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Attendances
Sale Sharks at home to Northampton Saints on 27 January 2018


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Player
Freddie Burns for Bath at home to Leicester Tigers on 10 November 2017


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Player
Dean Hammond for Worcester Warriors away to Harlequins on 12 November 2017 Joe Cokanasiga for London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Player
James Marshall for London Irish away to Cardiff Blues on 2 February 2018


2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup, Season records, Player
Max Malins for Saracens away to Sale Sharks on 10 November 2017


2017–18 Angola Basketball Super Cup
The 2018 Angola Basketball Super Cup (25th edition) was contested by Benfica do Libolo, as the 2017 league champion and Interclube, the 2017 cup runner-up (Libolo was the cup winner as well). Interclube beat Libolo 82-79 to win its first title ever.


2017–18 Angola Basketball Super Cup, 2018 Women's Super Cup
Team roster: Alexandre Jungo, Dilson Chissuata, Egídio Ventura, Fidel Cabita, Gerson Domingos, Gilson Martins, Henry Uhegwu, Miguel Kiala, Ngombo Rogério, Paulo Barros, Paulo Santana, José Salvador Head Coach: Alberto Babo


2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
The 2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division was the 47th season of the Antigua and Barbuda top-flight football league. The season began on 12 November 2017 and ended on 18 March 2018.


2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
Hoppers won their second title, and their first since 2016, after defeating Parham, 1–0, on the final match day.


2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, Relegation playoffs
The eighth placed team in the Premier Division (Old Road) played a single round robin with the third and fourth placed teams from the First Division (Fort Road and Willikies, respectively). The winner of the round robin earned the right to play in the following years Premier Division, while the remaining teams would play in the First Division. At the end of playoffs, Old Road retained their spot in the Premier Division, and Fort Road and Willikies returned to the First Division.


2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas–Arlington.


2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2016–17 season 9–21, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Troy.


2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.


2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División
The 2017–18 Argentine Primera División - Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons) was the 128th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 14 May 2018.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División
For the first time since 1893, the AFA did not organise the championship, now being administrated by the Superliga Argentina de Fútbol.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División
Twenty-eight teams competed in the league, twenty-six returning from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional (Argentinos Juniors and Chacarita Juniors). Four teams (Aldosivi, Atlético de Rafaela, Quilmes and Sarmiento) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship in the previous tournament.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División
Boca Juniors, who were the defending champions, won their thirty-third league title with one match to spare after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on 9 May 2018. As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for both the 2019 Copa Libertadores and the 2018 Supercopa Argentina.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División, Competition format
The tournament was contested by 28 teams. Each team played the other 27 teams in a single round-robin tournament. The additional match against the main rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was not played in this season.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 27 rounds.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División, Relegation
Relegation at the end of the season is based on coefficients, which take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season and the three previous seasons (only seasons at the top-flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the total number of games played in the top flight on those four seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.


2017–18 Argentine Primera División, Awards
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season.


2017–18 Argentinos Juniors season
The 2017–18 season is Argentinos Juniors' 1st season back in the top-flight of Argentine football, following promotion from Primera B Nacional in 2016–17. The season covers the period from 1 August 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Argentinos Juniors season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Argentinos Juniors season, Current squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season
The 2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season was the 64th appearance in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for Aris Thessaloniki. The club finished 9th in Regular season. In Greek Basketball Cup Aris Thessaloniki were eliminated by Olympiacos. The team also competed in Basketball Champions League where finished 8th in Group D of Regular season.


2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season
During the season the club changed its manager and hired Vangelis Angelou


2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season, Players' Statistics, Total Statistics, Shooting
Last updated: 13 May 2018Source: Sum of the Below Tables


2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season
The 2017–18 season Aris participated in Football League, finished in the second place and were promoted to Super League. The club also competed in the Greek Cup and were eliminated in Group Stage.


2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season, Competitions, Greek Cup
Aris Thessaloniki entered the competition in the Group Stage, as a club from Football League.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season
The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Off-season
On June 22, 2017, the Coyotes announced they have mutually parted ways with head coach Dave Tippett. He was named the team's 17th head coach on September 24, 2009. During his tenure, the team went 282–257–83, and made the postseason three times, but only won two series.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Preseason
The team's preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Preseason
Notes: Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Transactions
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Transactions, Player signings
The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season, Draft picks
Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by third-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Syracuse.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
The Sun Devils finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in 8th place. They received the #8 seed in the 2017 Pac-12 Tournament. In the tournament, the Sun Devils' defeated #9 Stanford in the first round before losing to #1 seed Oregon in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team, Ranking movement
^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. Number in parenthesis indicates number of first place votes.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season
The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program at the Division I level. The Sun Devils represented Arizona State University and were coached by Greg Powers, in his 8th season.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season, Season
Arizona State's record declined slightly from the year before, however, the team won its first in-season tournament by claiming the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational championship.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by 21st year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.


2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Sean Miller, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Colorado, UCLA, and USC to win the Pac-12 Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 4 seed, they were upset in the First Round by No. 13 seed Buffalo.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
Entering the 2016–17 season, Arizona had been ranked in 78 consecutive AP polls and 81-straight Coaches polls. The Wildcats were ranked every week extending their streak to 97 weeks for the AP and 100 weeks for the Coaches poll. The 97 consecutive weeks in the AP poll is currently the second-longest streak in the nation behind Kansas at 161 weeks. Arizona won its first 10 conference games, the best start since the 1997–98 season when they started 16–0. During the season, Arizona was invited and participated in the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu. Arizona defeated Michigan State. Arizona also defeated Texas A&M in the Lone Star Shootout in Houston. Arizona also defeated Sacred Heart, Northern Colorado and Santa Clara but lost to Butler in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational in Paradise, NV.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 32–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in a first place tie with Oregon. The championship marked the school's 15th Pac-12 regular season championship title. As the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, Arizona defeated Colorado, UCLA and Oregon (avenged from 85–58 loss on February 4 in Eugene, OR) to win the sixth Pac-12 tournament championship title since 2002. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year (32nd NCAA tournament appearances). As a No. 2 seed in the West region, they defeated North Dakota 100–82 and Saint Mary's 69–60 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. However, in the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to No. 11 seed Xavier 71–73.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Tempe, Arizona product Alex Barcello was the first commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on August 26 at a press conference at his high school. He chose Arizona over Butler, Indiana, Stanford and Virginia. He was a consensus four star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 93 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Deandre Ayton, a Bahamian attending school in Phoenix, was the second commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on September 6 live on ESPN. He chose Arizona for an upset over Kansas and Kentucky. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 2 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Brandon Randolph, originally from Yonkers, New York, was the third commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on October 12. He chose Arizona over Syracuse, Oregon and Wake Forest. He was a consensus top fifty player, ranked No. 42 by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Ira Lee, from Los Angeles, was the fourth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on October 20. He chose Arizona over California and Oregon. He was a consensus top-25 player and ranked as a four-star player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Emmanuel Akot from Winnipeg, CA, was the first commitment in the 2018 Arizona class, but he will reclassified to 2017 class (fifth and final commitment). He committed to Arizona on March 9 at a press conference at his high school. He chose Arizona over Louisville, Oregon and Utah. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 21 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Arizona also added Preferred Walk-on Matt Weyand from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, FBI investigation
On September 26, federal prosecutors in New York announced charges of fraud and corruption against 10 people involved in college basketball, including Arizona assistant coach Emmanuel "Book" Richardson. The charges allege that Richardson and others allegedly received payments from financial advisers and others to influence student-athletes to retain their services and in turn used those payments to secure recruits. Following the news, Richardson was suspended and relieved of all duties. On January 11, 2018, UA fired assistant basketball coach Book Richardson after his appeal failed.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, FBI investigation
On February 23, 2018, according to a published report by ESPN, an FBI wiretap revealed that head coach Sean Miller talked with Christian Dawkins (another key figure in the scandal) to discuss paying their top prospect, Deandre Ayton, $100,000 to commit to Arizona, with the monetary situation being dealt with directly with him. While Miller would not coach their next game that day against Oregon, Arizona allowed Ayton to play.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, FBI investigation
Coach Sean Miller subsequently denied the allegation and the University of Arizona announced he will remain the coach of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team, with Ayton also allowed to continue playing with the team for the rest of the season. However, as a consequence of the report involving Ayton, both of Arizona's remaining committed recruits from the class of 2018, Shareef O'Neal and Brandon Williams, announced they had decommitted.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Summer Exhibition Tour
Practices began earlier than otherwise allowed by the NCAA in preparation for a three-game foreign tour to Spain in August. (NCAA rules allow teams to conduct 10 practices in preparation for a foreign tour.) NCAA rules allow for foreign tours once every four years and the Spain tour was Arizona's first since 2012. It was the eighth in program history. The University of Arizona basketball program will travel to Spain in August for a foreign tour, including a trio of exhibition games. The Wildcats will spend time in Barcelona and Valencia Aug. 11 through Aug. 19.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Summer Exhibition Tour
UA will take on Combinado Valenciano on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. local at the Pabellon Municipal Fuente de San Luis in Valencia.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Summer Exhibition Tour
The trip's second exhibition features Arizona and the Mataro All-Stars on Wednesday, August 16 at 7:10 p.m. in Barcelona inside the Pavello Municipal Teresa Maria Roca prior to the final exhibition two days later against Mataro Parc Boet in the same arena.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Summer Exhibition Tour
All three of the exhibitions will be streamed online by FloHoops.com with a subscription required.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Red and Blue game
The annual Red-Blue game will take place at McKale Center on October 20, 2017. After freshman Brandon Randolph won the dunk contest, the Blue team, led by Deandre Ayton, knocked off the Red team, 55-37.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason rankings
For the fifth time in the past six seasons, Arizona Wildcats voted 2017-18 Pac-12 preseason favorite by media poll. On October 19, Arizona was pre-season ranked 5th in USA Today coaches preseason poll. On November 1, Arizona was pre-season ranked No. 3 in AP Top 25 preseason poll.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason rankings
In its preseason college preview, Lindy's Sports ranked the Wildcats No. 2 in the country. The Blue Ribbon Yearbook ranked UA No. 2 in its preseason rankings. Athlon Sports ranked the Wildcats No. 1 in the country. Street & Smith ranked UA No. 1 in the country. KenPom ranked UA No. 3 in the country. NBC Sports ranked the Wildcats No. 3 in the country. CBS Sports ranked No. 2 for the Wildcats. ESPN ranked No. 2 for the Wildcats. Sports Illustrated ranked UA No. 1 in the country.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
On June 8, Arizona released the non-conference schedule is highlighted by marquee match-ups at McKale Center and across the country. Arizona will also host Alabama, Cal State Bakersfield, UConn, Long Beach State, North Dakota State, Northern Arizona and UMBC in Tucson, AZ.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
Arizona will travel to Phoenix to play Texas A&M at Talking Stick Resort Arena in the annual Valley of the Sun Shootout, to Nassau, Bahamas to play three of the following teams: (NC State, Northern Iowa, Purdue, SMU, Tennessee, Villanova or Western Kentucky) in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Imperial Arena, to Alburquerque to play against New Mexico, and finally face UNLV in Paradise, NV.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018 Pac-12 Tournament will begin March 7 in Las Vegas and conclude on March 10. Selection Sunday occurs the following day.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, Arizona will not play the Washington teams (Washington/Washington State) at home and Los Angeles teams (UCLA/USC) on the road.


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Ranking movement
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Arizona State.


2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Mike Anderson, who was in his seventh season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SEC Tournament, they defeated South Carolina and Florida before losing in the semifinals to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Butler.


2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Senior guard Jaylen Barford was named first-team All-SEC, while senior guard Daryl Macon was a second-team All-SEC selection. Freshman center Daniel Gafford was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. On March 26, 2018, Gafford announced he would forgo the 2018 NBA draft and would be returning to Arkansas for his sophomore season.


2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Razorbacks finished the 2016–17 season 26–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third. In the SEC Tournament, the defeated Ole Miss and Vanderbilt before losing to Kentucky in the tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years as a  #8 seed in the South region. There, they defeated #9 Seton Hall before falling to top seed and eventual national champion North Carolina in the round of 32.


2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by new coach and Arkansas native Mike Neighbors, who was hired from Washington after former coach Jimmy Dykes resigned after three seasons. They finished the season 13–18, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 way for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas A&M.


2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by first-year head coach Mike Balado, played their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Monroe.


2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team, Previous season
The Red Wolves finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they lost to Louisiana–Monroe in the first round. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 13, 2017, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to accept the head coaching position at North Texas. On March 20, the school named Louisville assistant Mike Balado as their new head coach.


2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.


2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by eighteenth year head coach Brian Boyer, play their home games at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Appalachian State.


2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy.


2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 10th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–21, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Golden Lions received the No. 1 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern before losing to Texas Southern in the tournament championship.


2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Lions finished the 2016–17 season 7–25, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They did not qualify for the SWAC Tournament.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A
The 2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A season, was the inaugural season of the new official competition of basketball first division in Armenia.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A
Artsakh won the title after doing a perfect 6–0 in the playoffs.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A, Competition format
After several negotiations, finally seven teams joined the competition, consisting in a round-robin tournament where the best teams would qualify for the playoffs. The best teams are able for qualifying to the European competitions.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A, Competition format
The regular season consisted in a double-legged round-robin tournament where the first qualified would join directly the semifinals. The other six teams would face in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A, Teams
Seven teams took part in the inaugural season of the competition.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A, Regular season
The regular season started on 21 October 2017 and ended on 20 February 2018.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A, Playoffs
Playoffs started on 2 March 2018. Urartu, as winner of the regular season, was directly qualified for the semifinals. Teams that placed better at the end of the regular season played games 1 and 3 at home.


2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A, Playoffs
The final was played in a double-legged format at the Mika Sports Arena, Yerevan. These games were played on 14 and 18 April 2018.


2017–18 Armenian Cup
The 2017–18 Armenian Cup was the 27th season of the football knockout competition in Armenia. The winners of the cup this season earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would begin play in the first qualifying round. Shirak won the cup final in the previous season and were the defending champions.


2017–18 Armenian Cup
The tournament began on 13 September 2017 with the quarter-final round, which was contested by the six Premier League clubs and two clubs from the First League.


2017–18 Armenian Cup, Format
The Armenian Football Cup this season was contested over three rounds. The quarter-final and semi-final rounds were played over two legs, and the final was a single match to determine the cup winner.


2017–18 Armenian First League
The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.


2017–18 Armenian First League, Team changes
3 newly-founded teams have joined the 2017–18 Armenian First League season:


2017–18 Armenian First League, Stadiums and locations
10 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -Artsakh, Erebuni, Lori, and Ararat-Moskva- are eligible to get the promotion right to the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League by the end of the competition. The remaining 6 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.


2017–18 Armenian Premier League
The 2017–18 Armenian Premier League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season began in August 2017 and concluded in May 2018. Alashkert were the defending champions from the previous season.


2017–18 Armenian Premier League, Teams
The same six teams from the previous season will also take part in this season's competition.


2017–18 Armenian Premier League, Teams, Season Events
On 19 May 2018, the Football Federation of Armenia upheld its decision to deduct 12 points from Shirak, and fine the club Seven Million Drams, after it was alleged that Shirak's sporting director Ararat Harutyunyan had offered Edward Kpodo of FC Banants a bribe to fix their upcoming match.


2017–18 Armenian Premier League, Results
The six teams will play each other six times, three times at home and three times away, for a total of 30 matches per team played.


2017–18 Arminia Bielefeld season
The 2017–18 Arminia Bielefeld season is the 113th season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Arminia Bielefeld season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by second-year head coach Jimmy Allen, played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–17, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament to Loyola (MD).


2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Black Knights finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated American in the first round before losing to top-seeded Bucknell in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represents the United States Military Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by twelfth year head coach Dave Magarity, play their home games at Christl Arena and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to American.


2017–18 Army Black Knights women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Navy. Despite having 22 wins, they missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Arsenal's 26th in the Premier League and 98th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the Premier League, the FA Cup (as holders), the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
This was the first season that Arsenal did not participate in the UEFA Champions League since 1997–98. It was the first time they had played in the UEFA Europa League since its rebranding, having last participated in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
A relatively poor season saw Arsenal fail to maintain a consistent challenge for Champions League qualification, with their away form being a major factor, only winning four away games in the league all season with 11 defeats, and they were, until the final game of the season, the only team in England's top 4 divisions to not get a point away from home in the 2018 calendar year. A total of 13 defeats were recorded throughout the league campaign, the highest since the 1994–95 season, which resulted in a 6th-place finish. Furthermore, a shock 4–2 defeat at Nottingham Forest meant that Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time since 1996.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
Arsenal were runners-up in the League Cup, being defeated 3–0 in the final against Manchester City. Arsenal were close to winning their first European trophy since the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994, but a 2–1 defeat on aggregate against Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals resulted in another season in the Europa League.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
The season was the 21st straight and final season under manager Arsène Wenger, who announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018. This season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, July
Arsenal took a 25-man squad to play in Australia. The squad included seven under-23s, including Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock, plus both new signings Sead Kolašinac and Alexandre Lacazette. The first match was on 13 July, which was a 2–0 win over Sydney FC, where captain Per Mertesacker scored an overhead kick and Lacazette scored a debut goal after coming on as a substitute. Two days later, Arsenal faced a second Sydney side, Western Sydney Wanderers, in front of 83,000 people. Arsenal won 3–1 after first-half goals from Olivier Giroud, Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed Elneny.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, July
Arsenal then travelled to China to face Bayern Munich in Shanghai in the International Champions Cup. Alex Iwobi scored an equalizer in the dying seconds of the match, which Arsenal would win on penalties 3–2. The 25-man squad travelled up to Beijing to face Premier League rivals Chelsea. The Blues won rather convincingly, scoring three times. On 29 and 30 July, the Emirates Cup was held. Arsenal, Benfica, RB Leipzig and Sevilla all took part in the tournament, which Arsenal won after a 5–2 win over Benfica, but a 2–1 loss to Sevilla. Over the tournament, Theo Walcott was the top scorer with two goals, both against Benfica. Giroud and Iwobi also scored one each against Benfica, while Lacazette scored one against Sevilla.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
Arsenal concluded their pre-season in the Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser in English football. New signing Alexandre Lacazette hit the post on his competitive debut in a first half that saw Per Mertesacker replaced after a facial injury, with new signing Sead Kolašinac making his competitive debut as Mertesacker's replacement. After an end to the first half that yielded no goals, Chelsea took an early second half lead through Victor Moses, his close-range strike coming from a poorly defended corner.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
Several saved shots made it appear Arsenal were going to suffer defeat, until a rash challenge by Chelsea winger Pedro saw him sent off. The resulting free-kick was headed in by Kolašinac for a debut goal, and forced a penalty shootout. Arsenal were victorious 4–1 through goals by Theo Walcott, Nacho Monreal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud, with Thibaut Courtois and Álvaro Morata missing penalties in the shootout that introduced the ABBA format. The result secured Arsenal's third FA Community Shield in four seasons.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
Arsenal began their Premier League campaign at home to Leicester City, with the Gunners having lost their last two openers, both at home to West Ham and Liverpool. The record looked to be extended when Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki scored for the Foxes after a record equaling 94th-second opener from new signing Lacazette, opening his league debut with his first competitive Arsenal goal with only his second touch of the game.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
Danny Welbeck drew Arsenal level in the last minute of first-half stoppage time, but Vardy scored a second ten minutes into the second half to put Leicester ahead once more. The Gunners looked set to lose their first match to the Foxes since 1994 when the final ten minutes approached, but a five-minute period of pressure yielded two goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud to make it 4–3, which the Gunners held on to for only their second opening day victory since 2012.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
However, Arsenal's form slipped as August began to end. They suffered a 1–0 defeat against Stoke City after a poor defensive performance and a controversially disallowed goal from Alexandre Lacazette. The poor defence form continued as they were crushed 4–0 by Liverpool and failed to register a single shot on target, sending them near the relegation zone, despite the returns of suspended defender Laurent Koscielny and injured forward Alexis Sánchez.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
Arsenal began September with a 3–0 win over Bournemouth at home in the Premier League. Danny Welbeck scored either side of Alexandre Lacazette for an emphatic win. Five days on the Gunners would play in the Europa League having failed to secure a place for the usual Champions League. They played at home to German minnows FC Cologne and horrendously conceded a 40-yard goal as an unfortunate consequence of a mistake by second choice goalkeeper David Ospina thus were booed off the pitch at half time. However, Arsenal responded in the second half.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
Sead Kolašinac volleyed in the equaliser then Alexis Sánchez scored to give the Gunners the lead and Héctor Bellerín added a third as the match ended 3–1 in Arsenal's favor. Moreover, the match saw Jack Wilshere return for his first Gunners appearance in over a year. On 17 September Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign as they played against champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The match ended 0–0 despite Aaron Ramsey hitting the post and Chelsea defender David Luiz being sent off on 87 minutes.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
Three days later Arsenal played in the League Cup third round against League One team Doncaster Rovers at the Emirates. Theo Walcott scored the only goal of the match to send the Gunners into the fourth round but it was an unconvincing performance by Arsenal as they only managed a 1–0 win over a third-tier team. On 25 September Arsenal were at home to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. The Gunners won 2–0 with Lacazette scoring both goals. To end September Arsenal played the second Europa League match of this season. They took the trip to Belarus and won 4–2 against BATE Borisov. Walcott scored two before a first Arsenal goal for Rob Holding as well as Olivier Giroud's 100th goal for Arsenal as the Gunners took those three points to England.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
On the 1st of October, the Gunners played the 7th league match of the season against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates. Arsenal won the match 2–0 thanks to goals by Nacho Monreal and Alex Iwobi. Two weeks on following an international break the Gunners were away to Watford. Captain Per Mertesacker gave the Gunners a first-half lead but Watford went on to win 2–1: during the second half Troy Deeney converted a penalty which was controversially given by referee Neil Swarbrick.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
Then in stoppage time former Manchester United and Everton player Tom Cleverley gave Watford the win. On 19 October Arsenal made the trip to Serbia for the third Europa League match against Red Star Belgrade. The Gunners won 1–0 with Olivier Giroud scoring an exceptional overhead kick. Three days sooner Arsenal went to Goodison Park to face struggling Everton. During the first half the out-of-form Toffees took the lead through a shot by Wayne Rooney just outside the 18-yard box but Arsenal equalised with Monreal's rebounded shot five minutes before the break.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
In the second half Mesut Özil got his first goal of the season, heading home Alexis Sánchez's cross. Then 15 minutes later Everton's Idrissa Gueye was sent off for two yellow cards, which proved to set up the Merseyside team's capitulation as goals by Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal 4–1 up. In stoppage time Oumar Niasse scored to give Everton hope following a mistake by Petr Čech who failed to control a tame back pass by Monreal.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
But then Sánchez scored the fifth goal for Arsenal in the final minute of stoppage time as the match ended 5–2 to the Gunners. Only two days later Arsenal played in the League Cup fourth round at home to Championship team Norwich City. During the first half Norwich grabbed a shock 1–0 lead as the Gunners were booed off on the half time whistle.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
However, on 85 minutes youngster Eddie Nketiah went off the bench to score an equalizer   for Arsenal — his first goal on his home debut — as the match went to extra time where Nketiah scored once more for Arsenal, heading in a set piece delivery to put them 2–1 up. The match ultimately ended 2–1 to take the Gunners into the fifth round. The final match of this October was in the Premier League at home to Swansea City. The Gunners were embarrassed to be 1–0 down at half time for a second consecutive home match but they went on to win 2–1 with goals by Sead Kolašinac and Ramsey to keep the three points in Arsenal's favor.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
The Gunners played the fourth Europa League match at home to Red Star Belgrade on 2 November but they lacked a cutting edge as they drew 0–0. Next they faced league leaders Manchester City at the Etihad in the Premier League. The Gunners were outplayed from the beginning to end: Kevin De Bruyne handed City the lead and a controversial penalty by Sergio Agüero put them 2–0 up. Sub Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope but then Gabriel Jesus scored a third Manchester City goal to end the match 3–1 to City.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
On 18 November following the international break, it was North London derby day in the league as the Gunners played at home to Tottenham. Arsenal won the match 2–0 with first half goals by Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sánchez to give the Gunners' first win over Tottenham in the league since 2014. Five days on Arsenal took the trip to Germany as they played the fifth match of the Europa League schedule against Cologne but despite the Gunners' heavy momentum on the back of the North London derby win they suffered a humiliating 1–0 defeat by the Bundesliga bottom team.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
Three days sooner Arsenal were away to Burnley in the league. Only a stoppage time penalty by Alexis Sánchez would give the Gunners the lead as the match ended 1–0 to Arsenal. The final match of November would see them play newly promoted Huddersfield at home in the Premier League. Mesut Özil produced a dazzling performance as Arsenal won 5–0 with Alexandre Lacazette scoring the opener, Olivier Giroud scoring the second and fifth, Sánchez scoring the third and Özil himself scoring the fourth. The big win meant that Arsenal would have huge momentum going into the next Premier League match to be played in December — a big one at home to Manchester United.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Unfortunately, Arsenal ended up losing 3–1 to Manchester United. Antonio Valencia gave the visitors an early 4th-minute lead then, only 7 minutes later, Jesse Lingard made it 2–0. The Gunners tried to take a goal back before half-time as they dominated much of the first half but United goalkeeper David de Gea produced an outstanding performance to stop them doing this. Alexandre Lacazette hit the bar and just before the break De Gea made a point-blank save to prevent United conceding an own goal.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
During the second half on 49 minutes the Gunners finally got a goal back as Lacazette made it 2–1 but then, with 27 minutes remaining, Lingard scored a third for United as the Arsenal defense  was exposed during a United counterattack. In the 74th minute, Paul Pogba was sent off for a rash challenge but it never proved to change the match as Manchester United won 3–1 and took the three points to Manchester.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
On 7 December Arsenal bounced back as they hammered BATE Borisov 6–0 in the final Europa League group stage match with goals by Mathieu Debuchy, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Olivier Giroud and Mohamed Elneny as well as an own goal by one of the BATE Borisov players. The Gunners topped the group and would go on to face Swedish team Östersund in the round of 32 of the Europa League which would be held in February. On 10 December Arsenal went to the South Coast to face Southampton in the league but could only manage a 1–1 draw.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Three days later the Gunners faced West Ham United away from home in the Premier League but the match yielded no goals. Three more days later the Gunners played against Newcastle United at the Emirates in a third consecutive Premier League match. The match ended 1–0 to Arsenal with Mesut Özil scoring a stunning volley. On 19 December the Gunners played in the fifth round of the League Cup against West Ham at home. Danny Welbeck scored the only goal of the match to send the Gunners into the semi finals.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
On 22 December, three days before Christmas, Arsenal faced Liverpool at the Emirates in the Premier League. Philippe Coutinho gave the visitors a first half lead then, 7 minutes into the second half, Mohamed Salah made it 2–0 to Liverpool. However, Arsenal responded in quick fashion as they scored three goals in five minutes. Goals by Alexis Sánchez, Granit Xhaka and Özil turned the match round as they led 3–2 but then on 71 minutes Roberto Firmino scored a third Liverpool goal to equalise.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
No further goals occurred as the match ended 3–3 with some describing it as the match of the season. On 28 December the Gunners were away to Crystal Palace in the league and earned a hard-fought 3–2 win with Shkodran Mustafi scoring the opener and Sánchez scoring a brace. Arsenal's final match of 2017 was in the Premier League at West Brom.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Baggies midfielder James McClean deflected Sánchez's free kick into his own net to give the Gunners a 1–0 lead on 83 minutes but then Arsenal conceded an 89th-minute penalty which was controversially and wrongly given by referee Mike Dean as the match concluded as a 1–1 draw. 2017 ended in disappointment for the Gunners.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
The Gunners' first match of the year saw them play at home to Chelsea in the league. The match yielded no goals during the first half but the deadlock was broken by Arsenal 27 minutes before the end. Jack Wilshere put the Gunners into the lead but it lasted only four minutes and Chelsea turned the game round: Eden Hazard scored a penalty and on 84 minutes Marcos Alonso made it 2–1 to Chelsea.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
It seemed that it was determined for Chelsea to go on and win the match but then in the second minute of stoppage time Arsenal grabbed a late equalizer through Héctor Bellerín. In the dying moments Chelsea nearly bagged a winning goal but Davide Zappacosta hit the woodwork. The match ended 2–2. On 7 January the Gunners began the FA Cup campaign and played in the third round against Nottingham Forest who were troubled and had no manager.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Arsenal who were the defending champions of the competition were expected to win this tie comfortably against a team whom they hammered in the League Cup last season but it turned out that the match was a giant killing: Arsenal were humiliated 4–2 by the Championship team and were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time under Arsène Wenger. Three days later the Gunners played in the League Cup semi final first leg against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The match was dull and below par and no goals occurred.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
On 14 January Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign at Bournemouth. Bellerín gave the Gunners the lead on 52 minutes but Bournemouth went on to win 2–1: a mistake by Petr Čech enabled former Liverpool player Jordon Ibe to equalize in the 70th minute and only four minutes later Callum Wilson struck the winner. On 20 January the Gunners played the next Premier League match at home to Crystal Palace and won 4–1 with first half goals by Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Four days on Arsenal faced Chelsea at the Emirates in the second leg of the League Cup semi final. During the first half Eden Hazard gave the visitors the lead but the Gunners equalized with Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger diverting Monreal's effort into his own net. Twenty minutes into the second half Granit Xhaka put Arsenal in front and they went on to win 2–1 thus sending the Gunners into the final of the League Cup where they would face Manchester City.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
On 30 January Arsenal's optimism and enthusiasm were dampened suffering a shock 3–1 defeat at Swansea City in the Premier League – a match which involved a second mistake by Petr Čech of the month. The Czech goalkeeper had failed to keep a clean sheet in seven league matches and was aiming to earn his 200th in the Premier League.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
On 3 February the Gunners played in the Premier League at home to Everton — a match where Arsenal handed home debuts and first starts for January signings Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, both of whom played together previously for Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal won the match 5–1 with Mkhitaryan bagging three assists, Aaron Ramsey scoring a hat-trick and Aubameyang scoring one.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
It felt like a new beginning for Arsenal with those new signings — and Mesut Özil's new contract — but it never seemed to be different on 9 February: the Gunners faced Tottenham at Wembley in a Premier League North London derby and lost 1–0 thanks to a goal by Harry Kane. Five days on Arsenal would play the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 at Swedish team Östersund where the Gunners prevailed 3–0.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
The next Arsenal match would be the second leg of the round at the Emirates where Östersund rallied scoring two goals in the first half. One more goal would even the tie but then in the second half Sead Kolašinac sent the Gunners back into the comfort zone making it 4–2 on aggregate. Arsenal progressed into the next round of the Europa League despite the shock 2–1 home defeat by the Swedish underdogs. On 25 February Arsenal returned to Wembley where they would face Manchester City in the League Cup final.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
The Gunners were horrendously outplayed by the runaway Premier League leaders and lost 3–0. Sergio Agüero handed Manchester City the lead following a big Arsenal defensive error. On 58 minutes skipper Vincent Kompany made it 2–0 to City and David Silva added a third. Following the Arsenal humiliation former Gunner Ian Wright said that it was 'an insipid performance' by Arsenal.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
On 1 March Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign by playing at home to Manchester City. The Gunners failed to avenge the League Cup final defeat and they were beaten 3–0 with first half goals by Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Leroy Sané while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a penalty in the second half. This Arsenal defeat would send City nearer to title triumph and would only inflict more misery on the Gunners and Arsène Wenger.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
It only got worse for them on 4 March where the Gunners lost 2–1 at Brighton in the Premier League further increasing the pressure on Wenger. However, on 8 March the Gunners responded in the Europa League first leg match where they won 2–0 against A.C. Milan in Italy and three days on they would win 3–0 at home to Watford thanks to goals by Shkodran Mustafi, Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. It was also the match where Petr Čech finally kept his 200th Premier League clean sheet and he had to save Troy Deeney's penalty to ensure this.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
The Gunners' final match of March was the second leg of the Europa League round at the Emirates. Milan took the lead on 35 minutes but Arsenal went on to win 3–1 with goals by Danny Welbeck and Granit Xhaka with the former scoring a brace. The Gunners won the tie 5–1 on aggregate thus taking them into the quarter-finals of the Europa League.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Arsenal's next league encounter was on 1 April 2018, at home to a struggling Stoke City side seemingly bound for relegation. It took Arsenal 75 minutes to break the deadlock, achieved via Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang's penalty, before his terrific volley made it 2–0 in Arsenal's favor with four minutes remaining. Aubameyang then had the chance to complete his hat–trick with another spot–kick awarded at the death, but Aubameyang permitted Alexandre Lacazette to take, and he duly did as Arsenal ultimately won 3–0.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
In the next match, Arsenal played host to Russians CSKA Moscow in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter–final. After going ahead via Aaron Ramsey, CSKA levelled via Aleksandr Golovin’s stunning free kick. Lacazette then netted from the spot before one of the goals of the year from Aaron Ramsey, an ingenious back–heeled volley, coupled with Lacazette's second later in the half, sealed a commanding 4–1 first leg triumph.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
In their fifth successive home match in all competitions, Arsenal secured a dramatic 3–2 home win over Southampton. After Irishman Shane Long put the Saints ahead, goals from Aubameyang and Welbeck made it 2–1 to the hosts. However, Charlie Austin's equalizer tier up a grand finale, decided via Welbeck's second of the evening on 81 minutes.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Arsenal then progressed to the semi–finals of the Europa League as late goals from Welbeck and Ramsey saw Arsenal overcome a 2–0 deficit and earn a 2–2 draw in the Russian capital, subsequently winning the tie 6–3 on aggregate.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
However, despite the recent upturn in results, goals from Ayoze Perez and Matt Ritchie saw Lacazette's early goal rendered worthless at St James Park, with Newcastle United recording a 2–1 victory.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
With the pressure mounting, Arsène Wenger announced his resignation as Arsenal boss, so ending a 22-year, trophy–laden association with the club. He would take charge for the remainder of the season prior to the announcement of the new boss.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Against West Ham next time hour, Nacho Monreal had his 52nd-minute strike cancelled out by Marko Arnautović, before Ramsey restores Arsenal's lead late on. A brace later from Lacazette saw Arsenal ultimately secure a 4–1 win and duly keep alive their top four hopes.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
However, a damaging 1–1 home draw with Spanish club Atlético Madrid saw Arsenal on the back foot following the first leg of the Europa League semi–final. Despite leading against ten men through Alexandre Lacazette's header, Antoine Griezmann pegged back the Gunners late on.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Things worsened next time out, as, despite Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring on his return to Old Trafford, goals in either half from Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini saw Manchester United earn a 2–1 victory over the struggling Gunners.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
Things got worse later in the week, as Diego Costa's first–half strike earned Atlético Madrid a 1–0 win at the Wanda Metropolitano and eliminate Arsenal from the tournament, leaving Arsène Wenger's chances of one last trophy at Arsenal unquenched.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
However, his last home match in charge of Arsenal at least ended in a 5–0 annihilation of Burnley. Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang opened and closed the scoring, with Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac and Alex Iwobi also scoring.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
His penultimate game at the helm ended in a disappointing 3–1 defeat at Leicester City, despite Aubameyang levelling for the ten man Gunners shortly before the break.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
Arsène Wenger's tenure as Arsenal manager ended as it began all the way back in 1996; with an away clean sheet. Huddersfield Town were the Frenchman's final victims, with Aubameyang grabbing his tenth of the season in the 36th minute to seal a 1–0 victory.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers in
Arsenal's announced their first summer signing, Sead Kolašinac, on 6 June 2017. The left-back arrived on a free transfer when his contract at Schalke 04 expired. He was joined by Alexandre Lacazette just under a month later, who joined from Lyon for a reported club-record fee of £46.5 million on 5 July. Arsenal's first January transfer window signing was Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina, while acquiring Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a swap-deal with Alexis Sánchez on 22 January 2018. The club then reunited Mkhitaryan with former teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a club-record deal worth £56.0 million on 31 January.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out
Arsenal released Yaya Sanogo, Stefan O'Connor, Kostas Pilea and Kristopher Da Graca on 9 June 2017. Sanogo's four-year stay only included 11 league appearances for the club, while O'Connor, Pilea and Da Graca never appeared for the first team. Academy product Chris Willock joined Benfica on June 30 upon the expiry of his contract, signing a five-year deal. Kaylen Hinds, another academy product, departed the club on 8 July, joining Wolfsburg for £2.5 million on a three-year deal. Additional reserve players Glen Kamara and Daniel Crowley also departed the club, joining Dundee and Willem II respectively.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out
Wojciech Szczęsny, who amassed over 150 appearances for the club during an eight-year stay, joined Italian champions Juventus for £10.0 million after his two-year loan at Roma expired. Meanwhile, club mainstay Kieran Gibbs departed for West Bromwich Albion for a £7.0 million fee, leaving after recording 230 appearances over 11 seasons. On deadline day, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was in the final year of his contract at the club, transferred to Liverpool for a record sale fee of £35.0 million and Donyell Malen returned to the Netherlands to join PSV Eindhoven.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out
In the January window, Arsenal allowed the departures of many first-team players, including Theo Walcott and Francis Coquelin, who left for combined fees of £32.0 million. Moreover, Alexis Sánchez departed to Manchester United in a swap-deal which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrive at the Emirates, while also sanctioning the departures of French first-team pair Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy, while academy product Marcus McGuane joined Barcelona. All in all, 22 players departed the club.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out, Loans out
Takuma Asano had his season-long loan at Stuttgart from the previous season extended for an additional year. Marc Bola later joined Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan. About three weeks later, Emiliano Martínez left for Getafe and Stephy Mavididi went to Preston North End. Meanwhile, English full-back pair Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall were loaned to Birmingham City, while reserve player Kelechi Nwakali departed to join Eredivisie outfit VVV-Venlo. On deadline day, fringe players Lucas Pérez and Joel Campbell, who have compiled 34 domestic appearances collectively, joined Spanish outfits Deportivo La Coruña and Real Betis respectively.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out, Loans out
In January, Stephy Mavididi had his loan cut short from Preston North End and, for the second time, was then loaned out to Charlton Athletic. English duo Tafari Moore and Ben Sheaf were then loaned out to fourth-tier sides Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage, respectively, while four additional loans were completed on deadline day. Reserve pair Julio Pleguezuelo and Krystian Bielik joined Gimnàstic Tarragona and Walsall, while fringe first-team players Chuba Akpom and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde were also loaned out to conclude Arsenal's transfers for the season.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
Numbers in parenthesis denote appearances as substitute. (R) denotes a reserve player.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season
On 9 May 2017, Arsenal announced they would travel to Australia as part of their pre-season schedule and play two matches against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers. The club also faced Bayern Munich in Shanghai as a part of the International Champions Cup, and Chelsea in Beijing. Arsenal then hosted the 2017 Emirates Cup, and played Benfica and Sevilla as part of the tournament.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 14 June 2017, Arsenal's Premier League fixtures were announced, with the first game scheduled at home to Leicester City, and be the sixth season running Arsenal would start their league campaign at home. Also, Arsenal would play in the first Premier League match of the season.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest. Arsenal were knocked out in the third round for the first time under Arsène Wenger.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers. The Gunners were drawn at home for the fourth round with Norwich City the confirmed visitors. Arsenal were drawn against West Ham United at home for the quarter-finals. Arsenal drew Chelsea in the semi-finals, with the first leg taking place at Stamford Bridge.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
On 25 August 2017, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside BATE Borisov, 1.FC Köln and Red Star Belgrade.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw was held on 11 December 2017, with Arsenal among the seeded teams (as group winners) drawn against one of the unseeded runners-up, Östersund. The first leg was played away on 15 February 2018, and the second leg was played at home on 22 February 2018.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Arsenal Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Arsenal Player of the Season award
The Player of the Season was awarded to Aaron Ramsey.


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Arsenal Goal of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com


2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Arsenal Goal of the Season award
The Goal of the Season was awarded to Aaron Ramsey with his lobbed volley against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Arsenal W.F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 32nd season of competitive football. They won the WSL Cup for the 5th time and finished Runner-Up to Chelsea for the FA Women's Cup. Arsenal finished 3rd in the Women's Super League, missing out on a spot in UEFA Women's Champions League by 1 point.


2017–18 Arsenal W.F.C. season
Joe Montemurro took over as Manager of Arsenal on 5 December 2017 after Pedro Martínez Losa had departed the club, one month into the season.


2017–18 Arsenal de Sarandí season
The 2017–18 season is Arsenal de Sarandí's 17th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Arsenal de Sarandí season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Aruban Division di Honor
The 2017–18 Aruban Division di Honor is the 57th season of the Aruban Division di Honor, the top tier of football in Aruba.


2017–18 Aruban Division di Honor
The regular season began on 13 October 2017 and concluded on 5 May 2018. The league champions and berths into the Caribbean Club Shield will be determined through a four-team postseason tournament, known as the Calle 4. The Calle 4 began on 18 May 2018 and concluded 3 July 2018.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season
The 2017–18 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 21 July 2017, and Clausura began on 5 January 2018.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
Six teams meet the requirements to be promoted to the Liga MX for the 2018–2019 season. Those teams are Atlético San Luis, Atlante, Celaya, Juárez, Sinaloa, and UdeG. The remaining teams were awarded MXN$120 million for winning the promotion playoff, which should be utilized to fulfill necessary requirements for promotion within the next season, and remain in Ascenso MX.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
If a team wins promotion but does not meet requirements for Liga MX, the relegated Liga MX team of the 2017–18 season will be obligated to pay the prize money to that team, and the relegated Liga MX team will remain in first division. If the relegated Liga MX team cannot distribute the prize money to the promoted Ascenso MX team, both teams will lose their right to play in Liga MX and must play in Ascenso MX the following season.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2017
The regular season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 11 November 2017. Fixtures for the Apertura 2017 season were announced on 13 June 2017. The ninth round of the season, scheduled for 22 and 23 September 2017, was suspended after the 2017 Central Mexico earthquake on 19 September 2017. However, the ninth round was still the next round played, during the FIFA International break on 6,7, and 8 October 2017. The liguilla was played from 15 November to 2 December 2017. Oaxaca won their first title after defeating Juárez on penalties.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2017, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2017, Attendance, Per team
Updated to games played on 11 November 2017Source: Notes:Only regular season listed1: Team did not play last season.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2017, Liguilla (Playoffs)
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2017, Liguilla (Playoffs), Quarterfinals
All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Ciudad Juárez.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2017, Liguilla (Playoffs), Semifinals
The first leg of the semifinals was played on 22 November 2017, and the second leg was played on 25 November 2017.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018
The regular season began on 5 January 2018 and ended on 1 April 2018. The liguilla began on 7 April 2018 and ended on 29 April 2018. Alebrijes de Oaxaca are the defending champions, having won their first title. Cafetaleros de Tapachula defeated Leones Negros UdeG 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 3, but then postponed and played between days 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for day 6.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Regular season, Positions by round
The eighth round was played on 13 and 14 February 2018. Due to a friendly between Atlético San Luis and New York City FC on 13 February 2018, the match between Zacatepec and Atlético San Luis was postponed until 20 February 2018, after the ninth round.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Attendance, Per team
Updated to games played on 1 April 2018Source: Notes:Only regular season listed


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs)
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. If the teams are tied, the away goals rule applies. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April 2018.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April 2018.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Final
The first leg was played on 26 April, and the second leg was played on 29 April 2018.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Promotion Final
The Promotion Final is a two-legged playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments to determine which team will be promoted to Liga MX. The final would not be played if one team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, and they would be automatically promoted if they meet Liga MX requirements. The higher ranked team on the aggregate table, for the 2017–18 season, will play the second leg at home.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Promotion Final
The Apertura 2017 champion was Oaxaca. The Clausura 2018 champion was Tapachula. Since the change in regulation for the 2017–18 season, neither team is certified to be promoted to Liga MX. The winner of the final can receive the prize money of MXN$120 million from the relegated Liga MX team, Lobos BUAP, but would not participate in the following Liga MX season. The 2018–19 Liga MX season would then be played with 17 teams. On 1 May 2018, the league announced there would be no changes to the relegation and promotion regulations agreed to before the beginning of the season. The league reiterated, on 4 May 2018, that the final would be played for a monetary prize and must be played by the participating teams who would otherwise risk their disaffiliation.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Promotion Final, First Leg
Assistant referees:Cesar Cerritos García (Guanajuato)Enrique Martìnez Sandoval (Mexico City)Fourth official:Alejandro Funk Villafañe (Argentina)


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Promotion Final, Second Leg
Assistant referees:Enríque Isaac Bustos Díaz (Guerrero)Eduardo Acosta Orea (Morelos)Fourth official:Juan Andrés Esquivel González (Mexico City)


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Aggregate table
The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2017–18 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for Apertura 2018 Copa MX qualification.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Relegation table
The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2016, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, and Clausura 2018.


2017–18 Ascenso MX season, Relegation table
Last update: 1 April 2018 Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points R = RelegatedSource:


2017–18 Ashes series
The 2017–18 Ashes series (named Magellan Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons) was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series was played at five venues across Australia between 23 November 2017 and 8 January 2018. England were the defending holders of the Ashes going into the series, having won in 2015. Australia won the series 4–0, regaining The Ashes after taking an unassailable lead with an innings victory in the third Test.


2017–18 Ashes series, Squads
In September 2017, Ben Stokes was named in the initial England squad, but was subsequently ruled out of international selection until further notice while a disciplinary process took place. The following month, he was withdrawn from the Ashes squad, pending an investigation, with Steven Finn added to England's squad. However, Finn himself was then ruled out of the tour, injuring his knee prior to the first warm-up game. Tom Curran was called up to replace him. James Anderson was named as England's vice-captain for the Test series in Stokes' absence. George Garton was added to England's squad as cover for Jake Ball during pre-Test tour matches, but returned to the England Lions when Ball recovered in time for the first Test.


2017–18 Ashes series, Squads
Australia delayed naming its squad for the first two Tests until 17 November 2017, selecting Cameron Bancroft to replace Matthew Renshaw. Tim Paine returned to the team after a seven-year absence, ahead of Matthew Wade and Peter Nevill. Before the first Test, Glenn Maxwell was added to Australia's squad as cover for David Warner, who injured his neck at training. Mitchell Marsh was later added to Australia's squad ahead of the third Test, replacing Chadd Sayers.


2017–18 Ashes series, Squads
Australia's Mitchell Starc and England's Craig Overton were both ruled out of the fourth Test, with heel and rib injuries respectively. Maxwell was replaced by Ashton Agar for the fifth Test. England's Chris Woakes was ruled out of the fifth Test due to injury.


2017–18 Ashes series, Venues
The five venues were the Gabba, Adelaide Oval, the WACA Ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground.


2017–18 Ashes series, Venues
The WACA Ground was expected to host its final Test during the series, prior to the opening of the new Optus Stadium. However, it was said in November 2015 that construction of the new stadium was well ahead of schedule and the Perth Test could be hosted at the new venue. A decision on the venue was made in May 2017, with the WACA Ground confirmed as the venue, as the new stadium would not be ready in time.


2017–18 Ashes series, Venues
In December 2016, Cricket Australia (CA) were looking at hosting the first day/night Ashes match, with Adelaide being the likely venue. On 12 December 2016, it was confirmed that Adelaide Oval would host the first day/night Ashes Test.


2017–18 Ashes series, Broadcasting
The series was broadcast on television in Australia by the Nine Network. As part of a five-year deal with Cricket Australia that commenced in 2016, BT Sport provided television coverage of the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series was the sixth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the United SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The season began at the Zhuhai International Circuit in October 2017 and ended at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor on 4 February 2018.


2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series, Calendar
The 2017–2018 calendar was revealed in February 2017. It was then updated in June, removing the Zhejiang round.


2017–18 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów season
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2017–2018 season is the 2017/2018 volleyball season for Polish professional volleyball club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.


2017–18 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów season
On December 3, 2017 Asseco Resovia announced the information about terminating the contract with head coach Roberto Serniotti. The unofficial reason was the low results after 12 rounds of league. His duties were taken over by a former head coach Andrzej Kowal.


2017–18 Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. season
The 2017–18 season is Académica's second season in the LigaPro. This season they will also take part in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.


2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Aston Villa's second consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season. It was also their 143rd year in existence.


2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season
John Terry joined the club and was appointed captain. Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final, but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.


2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Aston Villa entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against either Woking or Peterborough United. The latter won their replayed tie 5–2 to visit Villa Park in the third round.


2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, the draw for the first round took place with a trip to Colchester United confirmed. Villa were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the second round. A third round home time against Middlesbrough was made on 24 August 2017.


2017–18 Atalanta B.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's seventh consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, and had qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League following a fourth-place finish the previous season, the club's best league result at the time.


2017–18 Atalanta B.C. season
The season was coach Gian Piero Gasperini's second at the club. Atalanta ended the season in 7th, qualifying for the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The club was eliminated in the Coppa Italia by eventual winners Juventus, in the semi-finals.


2017–18 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2017–18 season was the 119th in Athletic Club’s history and the 87th in the top tier.


2017–18 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad
According to the official website. Unai Núñez wore number 12 in domestic matches from the beginning of 2018.


2017–18 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad, Disciplinary record
Iñigo Martínez' and Iñaki Williams' yellow cards against Celta Vigo on matchday 30 were removed in April 2018.


2017–18 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad, From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season
The 2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 68th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 50th in Atlanta. For the first time since 2013, Paul Millsap was not on the roster, as he signed with the Denver Nuggets in free agency. This was the first time the Hawks missed the playoffs since 2007, and made them the second NBA team to go 60 years without winning a title. This season would also be the last with Mike Budenholzer coaching the Hawks, as he would part with them after the season ended on April 25, 2018, later joining the Milwaukee Bucks in May.


2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season, Player statistics
After all games. ‡Waived during the season†Traded during the season≠Acquired during the season


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
The 2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 42nd season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. League play began in late December and ended on March 3, 2018.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
With a win over La Salle on February 20, 2018, Rhode Island clinched at least a share of the A-10 regular season championship, their first title since 1981. Three days later, the Rams clinched an outright A-10 title for the first time in school history.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
The 2018 A-10 Tournament was held at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. from March 7 through 11, 2018. Davidson defeated Rhode Island in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
Davidson, Rhode Island, and St. Bonaventure were invited to the NCAA Tournament. The schools went a combined 2–3 in tournament play.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
George Washington head coach Mike Lonergan was fired on September 17, 2016, after the school concluded a two-month investigation into alleged emotional abuse against his players. Maurice Joseph was named interim head coach on September 27. On March 27, 2017, the school removed the interim tag and named Maurice Joseph full-time head coach.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 9, 2017, UMass fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record. On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
Will Wade left VCU to take the head coaching position at LSU following the firing of Johnny Jones. On March 21, 2017 the school hired Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, who had served as associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009–2014.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
Duquesne fired head coach Jim Ferry on March 13, 2017 after five seasons. The school then hired Akron head coach Keith Dambrot on March 28. Dambrot had a 305-139 record in his 13 years as the Akron head coach.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 25, 2017, Dayton head coach Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana. The school hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason poll
Prior to the season at the conference's annual media day, awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of the league's head coaches and select media members.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games: one game vs. eight opponents and two games against five opponents.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Conference Awards
On March 6, 2018, the Atlantic 10 announced its conference awards.


2017–18 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The winner of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, Davidson, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Two other conference school received at-large bids to the Tournament: Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2017 and concluded in March with the 2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Virginia Cavaliers won an outright regular season championship, their third in five years under the guidance of Tony Bennett, who also received his third ACC Coach of the Year Award. He also became the only living three-time winner of the Henry Iba Award for national coach of the year.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The Cavaliers finished 17–1 in the conference, finishing four games above second-place Duke. Virginia went on to win the tournament by handily defeating Louisville 75–58, Clemson 64–58, and North Carolina 71–63 in the championship game. Sophomore guard Kyle Guy was named Tournament MVP as well as First-Team All-ACC. Both the Virginia–North Carolina title game and Duke–North Carolina semifinal game set the Barclays Center attendance record for college basketball games, and conference leadership vowed to return the ACC Tournament to New York again in the near future.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On February 16, 2017, NC State head coach Mark Gottfried was fired, but the school allowed him to finish out the season. He finished at NC State with a six-year record of 123–86. On March 17, the school hired UNC Wilmington head coach Kevin Keatts as head coach.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On September 26, 2017, federal prosecutors in New York announced that Louisville was under investigation for an alleged "pay for play" scheme involving recruits. The allegations state that an Adidas executive conspired to pay $100,000 to the family of a top-ranked national recruit to play at Louisville and to represent Adidas when he turned pro. The criminal complaint does not name Louisville specifically but appears to involve the recruitment of Brian Bowen, a late, surprise commit to the school. On September 27, head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich were placed on administrative leave.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Poll
In the end of October, 2017 members of the media gathered in Charlotte to vote on the preseason ACC awards. Conference finish, Preseason ACC teams, rookie of the year, and player of the year were all voted on. The results can be seen in the sections below.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Poll, Preseason All-ACC Teams
Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame (64) Grayson Allen, Duke (60) Joel Berry II, North Carolina (58) Marvin Bagley III, Duke (26) Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech (25)


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Poll, Preseason All-ACC Teams
Bruce Brown Jr., Miami (22) Quentin Snider, Louisville (12) Deng Adel, Louisville (12) Josh Okogie, Georgia Tech (11) Jerome Robinson, Boston College (11)


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Rankings
Notes: The week 2 Coaches Poll did not release at the same time as the week 2 AP poll. The AP poll does not release a final poll after the NCAA Tournament, where as the Coaches Poll does.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Records against other conferences
2017–18 records against non-conference foes as of (Feb. 3, 2018). Records shown for regular season only.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Americans
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, 2018 NBA Draft
The Atlantic Coast Conference had a total of 10 players selected in the 2018 NBA Draft. Six players were selected in the first round, and 4 players were selected in the second round. The 10 selections was the most selections of any conference in the draft. The ACC is the only conference to have had at least four first round picks in each of the last 10 NBA Drafts, and has had at least one first round pick for 30 consecutive years.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
The 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2017 and will conclude in March with the 2018 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. The regular season and tournament champions were the Louisville Cardinals.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
There were no coaching changes prior to the 2017–18 season. However, after the season ended, Erik Johnson resigned as the head coach of Boston College. Also after the season concluded it was announced that Audra Smith would not be returning as coach of Clemson.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Day
Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 19, 2017. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Day, ACC preseason polls
At ACC Media Day, the ACC Head Coaches voted on a final finishing order for all ACC teams, as well as a Blue Ribbon Panel. The results are shown below.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Day, Preseason All-ACC Teams
Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke Rebecca Greenwell, R-Sr., G, Duke  Shakayla Thomas, Sr., F, Florida State Francesca Pan, So., G, Georgia Tech  Asia Durr, Jr., G, Louisville Myisha Hines-Allen, Sr., F, Louisville Paris Kea, R-Jr., G, North Carolina Arike Ogunbowale, Jr., G, Notre Dame Marina Mabrey, Jr., G, Notre Dame Elisa Penna, So., G, Wake Forest


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Day, Preseason All-ACC Teams
Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke Rebecca Greenwell, R-Sr., G, Duke  Shakayla Thomas, Sr., F, Florida State Asia Durr, Jr., G, Louisville Myisha Hines-Allen, Sr., F, Louisville Stephanie Watts, Jr., G, North Carolina Paris Kea, R-Jr., G, North Carolina  Arike Ogunbowale, Jr., G, Notre Dame  Marina Mabrey, Jr., G, Notre Dame Chanette Hicks, Jr., G, Virginia Tech


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Day, Newcomer Watchlist
Mikayla Boykin, Fr., G, Duke  Lorela Cubaj, Fr., F, Georgia Tech  Dana Evans, Fr., G, Louisville Janelle Bailey, Fr., C, North Carolina Lili Thompson, GS, G, Notre Dame


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Day, Newcomer Watchlist
Mikayla Boykin, Fr., G, Duke Bego Faz Davalos, R-Sr., C, Duke Dana Evans, Fr., G, Louisville Janelle Bailey, Fr., C, North Carolina Lili Thompson, GS, G, Notre Dame


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Rankings
Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 16 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.


2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke  Shakayla Thomas, Sr., F, Florida State Imani Wright, R-Sr., G, Florida State Asia Durr, Jr., G, Louisville Myisha Hines-Allen, Sr., F, Louisville Paris Kea, R-Jr., G, North Carolina Chelsea Nelson, Sr., F, NC State Arike Ogunbowale, Jr., G, Notre Dame Jessica Shepard, Jr., F, Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia, So., G, Syracuse