2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
In the Panthers' home opener both teams were scoreless in the first quarter. In the second, Cam Newton rushed for a touchdown to score the  game's first points. Graham Gano later kicked a field goal to further the Panthers' lead to 10–0. Both teams were again scoreless in the third quarter. Alexander Armah scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but the extra point attempt was no good when the ball slipped out of Michael Palardy's hands.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys later put points on the board with an Ezekiel Elliott touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion by quarterback Dak Prescott, decreasing the Panthers' lead to eight points. The Panthers managed to hold off the Cowboys by forcing a fumble off Prescott in the Cowboys' last offensive drive, winning 16–8.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Tight end Greg Olsen and offensive tackle Daryl Williams left the game early due to injuries.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons proved too much for the Panthers. With the 24–31 loss, the Panthers fell to 1–1.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals were the first to score in the game but the Panthers answered back with a Cam Newton touchdown. Late in the first quarter Andy Dalton threw a pass intended for John Ross but it was intercepted by Donte Jackson. Early in the second Devin Funchess scored a touchdown with a Graham Gano field goal, and Carolina took the lead. Dalton was sacked by Efe Obada and fumbled the ball. Carolina recovered but the call was reversed and the Bengals soon tied the game at 14. Carolina took back the lead with a C. J. Anderson touchdown.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
In the third Dalton was picked off again, this time by Obada. Cincinnati soon followed a Newton TD with a touchdown of their own, moving to within seven. With less than four minutes to go, Jackson intercepted a Dalton pass intended for Ross. Gano then kicked a field goal making the score 31–21. Dalton's Hail Mary attempt, intended for Tyler Eifert, was picked off by Luke Kuechly. The Panthers won and improved to 2–1.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. New York Giants
The Panthers came back after their bye week and took on the New York Giants at home. Carolina went into the third quarter with a 20–13 lead. New York scored a field goal in the third quarter, decreasing the Panthers' lead to four. In the fourth quarter, the Giants scored a touchdown with a two point conversion, followed by a Carolina field goal. With 1:15 to go in the game, the Giants scored on a Saquon Barkley touchdown catch, giving New York their first lead since the first quarter.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. New York Giants
The Panthers, down 31-30, only had a little more than a minute to try to win. They were able to get in field goal position. With six seconds to go, Graham Gano's 63 yard field goal was good. It was the longest successful field goal in franchise history and Gano became one of only six players to make a kick from 63 yards or longer. The Panthers won 33–31, improving to 3–1.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Washington Redskins
Things didn't start off well for the Panthers. Rookie D.J. Moore fumbled on a punt return and Washington recovered. This put the Redskins at a perfect spot to score and they did so. The Panthers had multiple turnovers in the first quarter, giving the Redskins a 14–0 lead by the end of one. The Panthers were able to catch up to the Redskins and had a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. However, on fourth down and 5 at the Redskins 16, Cam Newton's pass for Jarius Wright fell incomplete. With the close loss of 17–23, the Panthers fell to 3–2. This game saw the return of both Greg Olsen, who had been out with a foot injury since week one, and Thomas Davis, who was suspended for the first four games of the season.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Panthers were down 17-0 going into the fourth quarter with a seemingly lifeless offense. However, the team scored 21 points in the 4th quarter and beat the shell-shocked Eagles 21–17, improving to 4–2. They sealed the victory after preventing a 4th down conversion by the Eagles in the closing seconds of the 4th quarter. It was the largest 4th quarter comeback win in team history, and the largest comeback in franchise history.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Carolina and Baltimore went into the second quarter tied at seven. In the beginning of the second, Kyle Love tipped the ball out of QB Joe Flacco's hands, and the ball was recovered by Luke Kuechly. Greg Olsen scored a touchdown for the Panthers. Towards the end of the second, Cam Newton threw the ball into the end zone. Baltimore tipped it but Christian McCaffrey was able to catch it and score. With two seconds to go in the half, Graham Gano kicked a field goal, giving Carolina a 24–7 lead. In the third, Gano kicked another field goal. Alex Collins scored a touchdown for the Ravens making it a 27–14 Panthers lead. Newton scored a touchdown in the fourth but a two point conversion attempt was no good. Gano later made another field goal. The Panthers won 36–21 and improved to 5–2.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Panthers went into half time up 35–14. In the third quarter Tampa Bay scored a touchdown making the score 35–21. Carolina and Tampa Bay both scored a touchdown in the fourth. The Panthers won 42–28, and improved to 6–2.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
In this Thursday night game, the Steelers were too much for the Panthers, as the Steelers' defense sacked Cam Newton five times and returned an interception for a touchdown, while their offense scored on seven of their eight drives under Ben Roethlisberger, who threw for five touchdowns and recorded a perfect passer rating, culminating in a 21–52 loss.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
With the crushing loss, the Panthers' three game winning streak was snapped, and they fell to 6–3.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Detroit Lions
Carolina had a chance to win at the end of the game with a two-point conversion attempt. However, Newton's pass intended for Wright fell incomplete. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 6-4.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks
In a tight contest the Panthers were unable to put away the Seahawks, and lost 27–30. They fell to 6–5.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Panthers, thanks in part to Newton's four interceptions, fell to 6-6. The day after the game, the Panthers announced defensive line coach Brady Hoke and assistant secondary/cornerbacks coach Jeff Imamura had been fired. Ron Rivera would also take over defensive play calling duties, although Washington would retain the title of defensive coordinator.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Panthers came into Monday night facing the NFC South champion and playoff-bound Saints. Carolina's defense stifled Drew Brees and the Saints offense for most of the game, forcing three turnovers. Cornerback Donte Jackson had a pick-two on a two-point conversion attempt and fellow corner James Bradberry had an interception. However, the Panthers offense stalled on several drives, including their final one. With the loss, the team's record fell to 6-8.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons
During the week, the Panthers decided to give backup QB Taylor Heinicke his first NFL start due to Newton's injured shoulder. The Panthers lost 24-10, extending their losing streak to 7 games. Their record stood at 6-9.


2018 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at New Orleans Saints
This was the Panthers' only game outside of the Eastern Time Zone during the 2018 season. Kyle Allen made his first start at QB due to injuries. Behind Allen, the Panthers won 33-14. With the win, the Panthers finished the season 7-9 and snapped their 7 game losing streak.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season
The 2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season officially began on 1 January 2018 with the start of the 2018 WTA Tour. Caroline Wozniacki entered the season ranked as world number 3 behind Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza following the completion of the 2017 season.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, Auckland Open
Wozniacki began her season at the Auckland Open. She was the top seed and advanced to the final after successfully defeating Madison Brengle, Petra Martić, Sofia Kenin and Sachia Vickery. However, she would be defeated in straight sets by the same opponent who eliminated her in the previous year's quarterfinals, Julia Görges, in straight sets.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, Australian Open
Her next tournament was the Australian Open. She was seeded second, her highest seeding since the 2012 Australian Open. She defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu in straight sets before going on to beat Jana Fett in three sets after saving two match points. She then beat Kiki Bertens and Magdaléna Rybáriková both in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, she beat Carla Suárez Navarro in three sets to advance to her second Australian Open semifinal since 2011. In the semifinals she beat Elise Mertens to advance to her third Grand Slam final and her first since 2014.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, Australian Open
Her last opponent was Simona Halep. Wozniacki took the opening set in a tiebreak, while Halep winning the second set. The third set had the most breaks of serve. After a series of breaks, Wozniacki won two points in a row to reach championship point. Wozniacki won the point, the match and the championship, after Halep hit a backhand into the net to become the seventh woman to win the title after being match point down in Open Era.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, Australian Open
After winning her first grand slam title, she regained the world No. 1 ranking on 29 January 2018. Wozniacki was last ranked No. 1 on 29 January 2012, exactly 6 years ago, and her new ascension beats Serena Williams' previous record of 5 years 29 days.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
Wozniacki's next tournament was the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, which she entered in the second round. She defeated the young Russian, Anastasia Potapova, in straight sets before she lost to Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, Qatar Open
Wozniacki then played in the Qatar Open, where she received a bye in the first round. She defeated Carina Witthöft with a bagel in the second set. The Australian Open champion put together a dominant performance and needed just 57 minutes to record the victory. She then defeated Monica Niculescu in straight sets to extend her head-to-head advantage to 9–0 over the Romanian. Her next opponent was former world No. 1, Angelique Kerber. Kerber got out to a fast start but the first set went to a tiebreak and ended in Wozniacki's favour. Kerber easily won set two.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season, Qatar Open
The third set was a marathon of long rallies but Wozniacki won in a gruelling two hours and 20 minutes. Against Petra Kvitová, Wozniacki wasn't so lucky. She lost, despite having two chances to serve for the match. However, with her Qatar performance, she became only the fourth player in WTA history to surpass $30,000,000 in career prize earnings.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, March sunshine events, Indian Wells Open
Wozniacki then played the Indian Wells Open, where she received a bye in the first round. She defeated Lara Arruabarrena and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, in straight sets and three sets respectively before she lost to Daria Kasatkina again in the fourth round.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, March sunshine events, Miami Open
Wozniacki then entered the Miami Open, where she also received a bye in the first round. However, she lost to the Summer Olympics champion Monica Puig in three sets after sending a bagel in the opening set.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, European clay court season, Istanbul Cup
Wozniacki started her 2018 clay season in the İstanbul Cup, where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova and Sara Errani in straight sets and three sets respectively. However, she chose to retire from the event against the eventual winner Pauline Parmentier in the quarterfinals.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, European clay court season, Madrid Open
Wozniacki then played the Madrid Open. She defeated two Australians, Daria Gavrilova and Ashleigh Barty, and advanced into the third round. However, she lost to the eventual runner-up Kiki Bertens, who was defeated in the Australian Open, in straight sets.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, European clay court season, Italian Open
Wozniacki's next tournament was the Italian Open, where she received a bye in the first round. She defeated Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets in the second round and Anastasija Sevastova in three sets in the third round respectively before she lost to Anett Kontaveit in straight sets in the quarterfinals.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, European clay court season, French Open
In the French Open, Wozniacki was the 2nd seed. In the first round, she defeated Danielle Collins after the opening-set tiebreak. In the second round, she easily defeated the Spanish qualifier Georgina García Pérez in just fifty minutes. Her opponent in the third round was the local people Pauline Parmentier, who just defeated Caroline couple of weeks ago on the way to her first WTA title since 2008. Wozniacki defeated the Frenchwoman in straight sets after sending a bagel in the opening set. Her next opponent was the 14th seed Daria Kasatkina, who defeated Wozniacki twice this year. Wozniacki eventually lost to the Russian in straight sets again after the match delayed to Monday.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, United Kingdom grass court Season, Eastbourne International
Wozniacki started her 2018 grass season in the Eastbourne International, where she was the runner-up last year. She started her competition in the second round, where she defeated Camila Giorgi. In the third round, she defeated Johanna Konta for the first time in her career, in three sets. After defeating Ashleigh Barty in straight sets, she reached the semi-finals for the fifth time in six years. She successfully defeated Angelique Kerber in three sets after saving a match point to advance into final. Her final opponent of the tournament was Aryna Sabalenka and the match was their first meet. Eventually, the Dane defeated the Byelorussian to win her second title of the year, and her 29th overall. The final also marked her 600th career match win.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, United Kingdom grass court Season, Wimbledon Championships
Wozniacki then played in the Wimbledon Championships, where she was seeded second. In the first round, she successfully defeated Varvara Lepchenko after sending a bagel. However, she lost to Ekaterina Makarova, who defeated Wozniacki in the US Open also in the second round last year, in three sets despite saving five match points.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Summer US Open series, Washington Open
Wozniacki was scheduled to participate in the Washington Open, where she was supposed to be the top seed, but she was forced to retired before her first-round match against Anhelina Kalinina due to a right leg injury.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Summer US Open series, Canadian Open
After the retirement in Washington, she then participated in the Canadian Open, where she received a bye in the first round. Her first opponent was Aryna Sabalenka, who was defeated in the final of Eastbourne in straight sets. However, this time she lost to the Belarusian in three sets after wasting three match points.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Summer US Open series, Cincinnati Open
At Cincinnati, Wozniacki retired against the eventual winner Kiki Bertens in her first match of the tournament after losing the opening set because of a left knee injury.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Summer US Open series, US Open
In the US Open, Wozniacki defeated former champion Samantha Stosur in straight sets before she lost to Lesia Tsurenko in the second round.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, East Asian hardcourt season, Toray Pan Pacific Open
In fall, Wozniacki played the Pan Pacific Open, where she was the top seed, by receiving a wildcard as the defending champion. However, she lost to Camila Giorgi in three sets in the second round.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, East Asian hardcourt season, Wuhan Open
A week later, in Wuhan, Wozniacki was upset by Monica Puig for the second time this season in straight sets in third round after defeated qualifier Rebecca Peterson.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, East Asian hardcourt season, China Open
Wozniacki then played the China Open. In the first round, she defeated Belinda Bencic, who had a small advantage on head-to-head, in straight sets. Then she defeated Petra Martić for the second time this year in straight sets. In the third round, She successfully defeated Anett Kontaveit, who defeated the Dann at Montreal in straight sets. In the semifinals, she upset local favourite Wang Qiang in straight sets. In the final, she successfully held off Anastasija Sevastova to win the China Open title for the second time in her career without losing a set. This was also her first Premier Mandatory level title since winning the 2011 BNP Paribas Open and her 30th WTA title.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Year-end Championships, WTA Finals
After reaching the quarterfinals in Beijing in her last tournament, Wozniacki became the fifth player to secure Singapore spot. As the second seed, she led the White Group, alongside Petra Kvitová, Elina Svitolina and Karolína Plíšková. However, her road to defend her title didn't start very well. In her first round robin match, she lost to World No. 7 Karolína Plíšková in straight sets after saving two match points. She then defeated Petra Kvitová in three sets before was upset by Elina Svitolina. The outcome made her finished third in the group, which meant she was unable to advance into the semifinals.


2018 Caroline Wozniacki tennis season, Year in detail, Year-end Championships, WTA Finals
After eliminating in the round robin, Wozniacki announced that she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis, but would like to become a role model for people with the condition. Nevertheless, she still finished the season as World No. 3.


2018 Carpathian Trophy
The 2018 Carpathian Trophy was the 50th edition of the Carpathian Trophy held in Bucharest, Romania between 23–24 November as a women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation.


2018 Carpathian Trophy
The most recent Olympic champions, Russia, appeared in the competition.


2018 Carrom World Cup
The 2018 Carrom World Cup was the 5th edition of the Carrom World Cup which held in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea for 7 days from 23 August to 26 August. This was staged as the first international carrom tournament since the 2016 Carrom World Championship and also marked the first Carrom World Cup to be held in South Korea. The World Cup was hosted in Chuncheon as a part of the 2018 World Leisure Games which includes other sports such as ice hockey, slalom, taekwondo and darts. Sri Lanka won the men's Carrom World Cup and India won the women's World Cup tournament in their respective finals mayil is the winner.


2018 Carrom World Cup
India were the defending world champions which won the title in 2014 featured alongside hosts South Korea, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, United States, France, Japan and Czech Republic.


2018 Carrom World Cup
In the men's carrom tournament final, Sri Lanka defeated defending world champions India by 2-1 in the men's team event to secure their maiden Carrom World Cup title. India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the women's team tournament final to defend the title.


2018 Carrom World Cup
Indian carrom player Kajal Kumari became the first ever woman to clinch the overall combined Swiss League title after defeating defending Swiss League champion Chamil Cooray of Sri Lanka in the final.


2018 Carrom World Cup
Both men and women carrom players representing India won the singles and doubles titles at the World Cup. India's Prashant More won the men's singles world title and India's S. Apoorva claimed the women's singles title defeating the Swiss League winner Kajal Kumari.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Participating teams
Sri Lanka sent 8 players including four men and four women for the event including former carrom world champion Nishantha Fernando (2012) and 2 time Swiss League winner Chamil Cooray.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Participating teams
The United States Carrom Association has selected a men's team of 4 led by Shibu Jose.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Participating teams
Czech Republic national level champion Horst Šimunský will lead the Czech Republic delegation at the event.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Participating teams, Controversy
On 22 June 2018, the International Carrom Federation earlier rejected the entry list of India for the World Cup as the entry list was alleged to have approved by a member of the ad hoc committee appointed by India's High Court instead of a regular executive committee member of All India Carrom Federation. However on 3 July 2018, the ICF later accepted India's entry list for the World Cup as it was later confirmed by the secretary of All India Carrom Federation.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Men's teams, Results (Team)
Total 16 team Participated in men's team event. Sri Lanka beat India 2-1 to win the first Carrom World Cup title in men's team event. And France beat Maldives (2-1) to win bronze medal. The men's team event finals was held on 26 August.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Men's teams, Results (Team)
Zaheer Pasha (IND) beat Shaheed Hilmy (SRI) 25-22 & 25-11


2018 Carrom World Cup, Men's teams, Results (Team)
Nishantha Fernando (SRI) beat K Sagayabharati (IND) 25-22 & 25-7


2018 Carrom World Cup, Men's teams, Results (Team)
Chamil Cooray (SRI) beat Prashant More (IND) 3-25, 25-15 & 25-21


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Team event
Total 8 team Participated in Women's team event. Women's team event was played in Round Robin format. Top 4 Teams got Qualified for Semi finals. India beat Korea (3-0) in semi final 1, and Sri Lanka beat Maldives (2-1) in Semi final 2. India beat Sri Lanka 3-0 to win their fifth Carrom World Cup title in women's team event. Maldives beat Korea (3-0) to win bronze medal. The Women's team event finals was held on 26 August.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Team event
Rashmi Kumari (IND) beat Roshita Joseph (SRI) 19-15 & 25-23


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Team event
Kajal Kumari (IND) beat Chalani Lakmali (SRI) 25-11 & 25-12


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Team event
S Apoorva (IND) beat Yasika Rahubaddha (SRI) 25-12 & 25-23


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Team event
Aminath Vidhaadh (MDV) beat Myung Soo Han (KOR) - (3-0)


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Team event
Aminath Shuba Adam (MDV) beat Hyung joo Lee (KOR) - (3-0)


2018 Carrom World Cup, Swiss League
Total 86 players competed in the Swiss league. Indian Women's team starlet Kajal Kumari became the first ever woman to clinch the overall combined Swiss League title after defeating defending Swiss League champion Chamil Cooray of Sri Lanka in the final. She also beat former world runner-up Riyaz Akbar Ali to justify her achievement in the process.


2018 Carrom World Cup, Men's Singles
Total 32 players who qualified to singles event were divided in to 8 groups. Top 2 Qualified to Round of 16. After 2 full days of intense matches Prashant More (IND) beat Riyaz Akbar Ali (IND) in the breathtaking Men's Singles Final. Zaheer Pasha (IND) claimed 3rd place after beating Nishanta Fernando (SRI).


2018 Carrom World Cup, Women's Singles
Top 24 women's players who qualified to singles event were divided in to 4 groups. Top 2 Qualified to Round of 16. S.Spoorva (IND) beat Swiss league champion Kajal Kumari (IND) in Women's Singles Final. Rashmi Kumari (IND) claimed 3rd place beating Ayesha Mohamed (IND).


2018 Cary Challenger
The 2018 Cary Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cary, North Carolina, United States between 10 and 16 September 2018.


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


2018 Cary Challenger – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela were the defending champions but only Arévalo chose to defend his title, partnering Roberto Maytín. Arévalo lost in the first round to Luis David Martínez and David Pérez Sanz.


2018 Cary Challenger – Doubles
Evan King and Hunter Reese won the title after defeating Fabrice Martin and Hugo Nys 6–4, 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2018 Cary Challenger – Singles
Kevin King was the defending champion but lost in the first round to James Duckworth.


2018 Cary Challenger – Singles
Duckworth won the title after defeating Reilly Opelka 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final.


2018 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team
The 2018 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team represented Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. The team was coached by 15th-year coach Greg Debeljak and played its home games at DiSanto Field.


2018 Case of babies born without arms in France
In October 2018, doctors in France demanded an investigation into why thirteen babies in three rural areas had been born without hands, forearms or arms in three rural areas, between 2007 and 2017.


2018 Case of babies born without arms in France
The public health authority initially stated that the incidents were not significantly higher than the national average, and they would not investigate further. However, after additional cases were reported, also in rural areas, health minister Agnès Buzyn launched a nationwide investigation into the causes in November 2018. One of the affected areas was near the village of Druillat in Ain, where 18 babies were born with upper limb defects between 2000 and 2014.


2018 Case of babies born without arms in France
Amelia (lack of one of more limbs) and meromelia (partial absence of one or more limbs) can have multiple causes, including chromosomal disorders, infection, or exposure to toxic substances at a critical time in the development of the embryo, between the 6th and 8th week, when the arms and legs appear.


2018 Case of babies born without arms in France
An initial report was due in January 2019, with the full report expected in June 2019.


2018 Casino Admiral Trophy
The 2018 Casino Admiral Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Marbella, Spain between 26 and 31 March 2018.


2018 Casino Admiral Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Casino Admiral Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Casino Admiral Trophy – Doubles
Guido Andreozzi and Ariel Behar won the title after defeating Martin Kližan and Jozef Kovalík 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Casino Admiral Trophy – Singles
Stefano Travaglia won the title after defeating Guido Andreozzi 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Cassis Open Provence
The 2018 Cassis Open Provence was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cassis, France between 4 and 9 September 2018.


2018 Cassis Open Provence, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Cassis Open Provence – Doubles
Matt Reid and Sergiy Stakhovsky won the title after defeating Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Gonçalo Oliveira 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Cassis Open Provence – Singles
Enzo Couacaud won the title after defeating Ugo Humbert 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Castle Point Borough Council election
The 2018 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in England.


2018 Castle Point Borough Council election, Ward results, Canvey Island Central
No UKIP (-28.0) or Liberal Democrat (-1.4) candidates as previous.


2018 Castleford Tigers season
This article details the Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club's 2018 season.


2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 17 June 2018.


2018 Catalans Dragons season
This article details the Catalans Dragons Rugby League Football Club's 2018 season.


2018 Categoría Primera A season
The 2018 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2018 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 2 February and concluded on 16 December. Millonarios were the defending champions.


2018 Categoría Primera A season
In the Torneo Apertura, Deportes Tolima won their second league title on 9 June, after tying with Atlético Nacional 2–2 on aggregate score in the finals and then beating them 4–2 on penalties and in the Torneo Finalización, Junior won their eighth title on 16 December, following a 5–4 win against Independiente Medellín on aggregate score in the finals.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Format
The league was played under the same format used since the 2015 season, with the exclusion of the regional derby matchday in the first stage of both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments being the only change to be applied for this season. Both tournaments were divided into three stages: a first stage which was contested on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 19 matches.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Format
The top eight teams after the nineteen rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were drawn into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament. The winners of the final in each tournament were declared as champions. Relegation to Categoría Primera B by average continued being used.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Teams
20 teams took part, eighteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Leones, who were promoted from the 2017 Primera B. Leones became the first team to secure promotion, after winning the Torneo Finalización on 26 November 2017, and competed in the Primera A for the first time ever. On the other hand, Boyacá Chicó sealed their promotion on 6 December 2017, by winning the Primera B championship on penalty kicks against Leones. They returned to the top tier after just one year. Both promoted teams replaced Cortuluá and Tigres who were relegated at the end of the last season.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Teams, Stadia and locations
a: Atlético Huila played their first three home games in the Torneo Apertura (against Deportivo Cali, Junior, and La Equidad) at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué due to their regular stadium Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid not meeting DIMAYOR's stadium requirements. b: Jaguares played their first three home games in the Torneo Apertura (against La Equidad, Deportes Tolima, and Patriotas) at Estadio Armando Tuirán Paternina in Sahagún due to works on the artificial lighting system at Estadio Jaraguay which enabled it to meet DIMAYOR's stadium requirements. c: Junior played their home matches against Deportivo Pasto, Atlético Huila, and Rionegro Águilas at Estadio Romelio Martínez in Barranquilla instead of their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Apertura, First stage
The First stage began on 2 February and consisted of nineteen rounds with teams playing each other once. It ended on 6 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout phase.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, First stage
The First stage began on 20 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It concluded on 11 November with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
A separate table was kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table included an average of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons. For purposes of elaborating the table, promoted teams were given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the season.


2018 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
Source: Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.


2018 Categoría Primera B season
The 2018 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2018 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league. The competition started on 10 February and concluded on 26 November. Cúcuta Deportivo were the champions by defeating Unión Magdalena 3–0 on aggregate score in the final. Both teams were also promoted to the Categoría Primera A.


2018 Categoría Primera B season, Format
For this season, the league returned to the 'one tournament per year' format. The season will consist of three stages. In the first stage, the 16 clubs played each other twice, once at home and once away. Similar to the 2018 Primera A season, the extra matches against a regional rival were not played. The top eight teams after the thirty rounds advanced to the semifinal round where they were sorted into two groups of four and played a double round-robin tournament group stage, with the top team of each group qualifying to the finals.


2018 Categoría Primera B season, Format
The winner of the finals was crowned as the season champions and also earned promotion to the Categoría Primera A for the 2019 season. The season runner-up would have to play the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champion) on a home-and-away basis for the second promotion berth. In case the season runner-up also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, it would also be promoted and the promotion play-off would not be played.


2018 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
16 teams took part, fourteen of them returning from last season plus Cortuluá and Tigres, who were relegated from the 2017 Primera A. The former will return to the second tier after 3 years while the latter returned after one season in the top flight. Both teams replaced Boyacá Chicó and Leones who earned promotion at the end of the last season.


2018 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
a: Barranquilla used the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla as home stadium during the first half of the season. b: Cortuluá used the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali instead of the Estadio Doce de Octubre in Tuluá as home stadium during the first half of the season.


2018 Categoría Primera B season, Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the Semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group advanced to the finals.


2018 Categoría Primera B season, Promotion play-off
Since the season runners-up Unión Magdalena also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champions), they earned automatic promotion to the Categoría Primera A and the promotion play-off was not played.


2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 54th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.


2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.


2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.


2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, League Stage
All 14 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 6 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.


2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Relegation Play-Offs
The teams placed 8-14 in the league phase will play off against each other. The 3 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019. One loser will go straight to a relegation final while the other 2 losers will face off in a relegation semi-final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2019 J.F.C.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Due to reconstruction of the stadium in 2018, Breffni Park was not used as a venue for any matches during this season's S.F.C., except for the final.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Cavan Gaels were the defending champions after they defeated Castlerahan in the previous years final.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
This was Shercock's return the senior grade for the first time since the mid 1980s after claiming the 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Castlerahan won their first title, defeating Crosserlough in the final.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship, League Stage
All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 4 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the Quarter-Final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.


2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play-Offs
The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2019 while the 2 losers will face off in a Relegation-Final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2019 I.F.C.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
The Ceará gubernatorial election in 2018 will elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Ceará Senate delegation, Federal Deputies from Ceará and the Ceará State Legislative Assembly.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
The Ceará gubernatorial election is part of the Brazilian general Elections. The voters will elect the President of the Republic, Governor of the State and two Senators of the Republic, besides 22 Federal Deputies and 46 State Deputies.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
The election will be held in October 7, 2018 (first round), if necessary a second round will be held in October 28, 2018.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
In the previous election, Camilo Santana from the Workers' Party defeated Eunício Oliveira from the Brazilian Democratic Movement in the second round. Camilo Santana received 53.35% of the votes, while Eunício received 46.65% of the votes, thus Cid Gomes, then governor, was succeeded by the one who supported, Camilo Santana.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
Candidates for the Government of the State of Ceará are Hélio Góis, Guilherme Theophilo and Ailton Lopes.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
The Ferreira Gomes family has been in charge of the State of Ceará since 2007, when Cid Gomes was elected defeating the then Governor Lucio Alcantara. Cid was re-elected in 2010 and elected his political sponsor in 2014. In the event that Camilo is a candidate and wins the elections, the Ferreira Gomes Family will practically take 16 years in power.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Electoral system, Gubernatorial election
In general, the rules for the presidential elections also apply to the state. That is, the elections have two rounds, if none of the candidates reaches an absolute majority of the valid votes, a second round between the two most voted happens. All candidates with executive positions should resign by April 7, in order to run.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Electoral system, Senate election
According to the planned rotation for the Senate elections in 2018, two seats for each state will be held for the 8-year term. The most voted candidate is elected, the second most voted is also elected. In legislative elections there is no second round.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Electoral system, Chamber of Deputies and Legislative Assembly election
The Chamber of Deputies and the Ceará State Legislative elections are held using open list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the simple quotient.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates
Candidates for the Government of the State of Ceará in alphabetical order:


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Aílton Lopes
Aílton Lopes is running for Governor of Ceará for the second time. In 2014 he obtained 2.4% of the valid votes. The candidate has a trajectory of struggle for the rights of minorities, as indigenous and LGBTs, as well as a search for the rights of women and blacks.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Aílton Lopes
Aílton presented a series of proposals, but they are emphasized:


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Aílton Lopes
"Our nominee is an candidacy that expresses the fight for rights, contrary to what we have seen. In fact what we are seeing is what repeats every election, now in a sharper way that is the partisan gathering at a real business counter. The priority of our program is the rights, because for us there is no peace without right." - Aílton Lopes


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Guilherme Theophilo
Guilherme Cals Theophilo Gaspar de Oliveira is a reserve military officer, outside the Army's four-star General and had according some military a trajectory of "extreme competence".


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Guilherme Theophilo
Guilherme Theophilo, 63, was born in Rio de Janeiro and moved with his family to Fortaleza at the age of three months. He is a General of the Army, a graduate in data processing and a post-graduate in systems engineering.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Guilherme Theophilo
He served as Commander of the 10th Campaign Artillery Group in Fortaleza and Assistant to the Chief Minister of the Office of Institutional Security of the Presidency of the Republic, in Brasilia. It is the first political candidacy of General Theophilo.


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Guilherme Theophilo
Guilherme presented many proposals, among the proposals he presented during the speech, the PSDB candidate expressed his intention to:


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Guilherme Theophilo
"We will shift to results-oriented management and a meritocracy-based government, and the secretariat to be a secretariat of value" - Guilherme Theophilo


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Hélio Góis
Hélio Góis Ferreira Neto, 45, is a lawyer and a teacher. He is a specialist in Public Law from the Federal University of Ceará; Master in Constitutional Law from the Federal University of Ceará and Master in International Law from the Universität Heidelberg (Germany).


2018 Ceará gubernatorial election, Gubernatorial candidates, Hélio Góis
"I invite each of you who have already - as good men - the first step towards change. I invite you now to a greater sacrifice: to come out of the comfort of your home and call all those who share the same sense of honor, those aligned with Christian values. I call each of you to fight, a fight in which I intend to set an example." - Hélio Góis


2018 Cebu City Sharks season
The 2018 Cebu City Sharks season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).


2018 Cedar Rapids Titans season
The 2018 Cedar Rapids Titans season is the team's seventh season as a professional indoor football franchise and seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of six teams that compete in the IFL for the 2018 season.


2018 Cedar Rapids Titans season
Led by head coach Marvin Jones, the Titans play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


2018 Celebration Bowl
The 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST. It was the first game of the 2018–19 bowl season, and the only bowl to feature FCS teams. It was the fourth edition of the Celebration Bowl and the final game of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season for the participating teams. The Air Force Reserve resumed its role as the title sponsor after a one-year absence.


2018 Celebration Bowl
In the game, the North Carolina A&T Aggies, champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, defeated the Alcorn State Braves, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 24–22.


2018 Celebration Bowl, Teams
The participants for the game are based upon the final regular season standings which determine the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football champion, and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) football championship game that determines the representative from that conference.


2018 Celebration Bowl, Teams, North Carolina A&T Aggies
The North Carolina A&T Aggies (NC A&T) were announced as the MEAC representative on November 17, following the conclusion of games involving itself and Florida A&M (FAMU), the conference front-runners. As outlined in the conference tiebreaker rules, due to defeating NC A&T earlier in the season, a FAMU victory at the Florida Classic would have given the Rattlers the Celebration Bowl bid and at least a share of the MEAC championship regardless of the outcome of NC A&T's game. However, FAMU lost the Florida Classic to arch-rival Bethune-Cookman, 33–19, while NC A&T defeated North Carolina Central, 45–0, giving them the conference championship and Celebration Bowl bid.


2018 Celebration Bowl, Teams, North Carolina A&T Aggies
NC A&T, lead by first-year head coach Sam Washington, entered the season ranked number 14 in the AFCA preseason poll, number 13 in the STATS FCS top 25 poll, and number one in the BoxtoRow polls as the defending HBCU National Champions. The Aggies were also unanimously picked as the favorites to repeat as MEAC champions. The Aggies finished their 2018 regular season at 9–2 (6–1 in MEAC)—with key victories over Ohio Valley Conference champion Jacksonville State and in-state FBS foe East Carolina—and entered the Celebration Bowl ranked number 11 by STATS. This was the third Celebration Bowl appearance for NC A&T, following their victory over the Grambling Tigers in the 2017 Celebration Bowl, 21–14.


2018 Celebration Bowl, Teams, Alcorn State Braves
Alcorn State defeated Southern in the SWAC Championship Game on December 1 to secure their berth in the Celebration Bowl. Led by third-year head coach Fred McNair, the Braves were ranked third in the BoxtoRow HBCU preseason poll, voted to win the SWAC East division. The Braves enter the bowl with a 9–3 record (6–1 in conference regular season play).


2018 Census of Malawi
The 2018 Malawi census was the sixth national census in Malawi, which took place on 3-23 September 2018. The population of Malawi was counted as 17,563,749 – an increase of 4,534,251 (34.8%) over the 2008 census.


2018 Census of Malawi
Preliminary results from the 2018 census were released to the public in December 2018 and final results in May 2019, from the National Statistical Office of Malawi website. The next Malawian census is set to be held in September 2028.


2018 Census of Malawi, Projections
The 2018 projected population of Malawi was 17,931,637 based on the medium variant of projections based on the 2008 census. The actual enumerated population was 17,563,749 which was about 98% the size of the 2018 projection.


2018 Census of Malawi, Results, Population and dwellings
Population counts for regions of Malawi. All figures are for the census de jure population count.


2018 Census of Malawi, Results, Birthplace
In 2018, 17,506,538 people (99.67%) were born in Malawi, with 57,211 (0.33%) born abroad.


2018 Census of Malawi, Results, Ethnicity
The 2018 Census asked a question on ethnicity for the first time and the five largest ethnic groups were Chewa (34.4%), Lomwe (18.9%), Yao (13.3%), Ngoni (10.4%), and Tumbuka (9.2%).


2018 Census of Malawi, Results, Religion
According to the 2018 Census, 77.3% of the population identified as being Christian, 13.8% as Muslim, 2.1% identified as having no religion, 1.1% as having traditional religions, and 5.6% had other religions.


2018 Central African Republic League
The 2018 Central African Republic League season is the top level of football competition in Central African Republic.


2018 Central African Republic League, Teams
A total of 12 teams participate in the Ligue de Bangui Première Division. The season started on 21 February 2018.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Bidding process
Quetzaltenango was the only city to meet CACSO's January 2012 deadline to bid for the Games, and on October 29, 2012 it was named the host city.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Bidding process
Guatemala last hosted the Games in 1950 (in Guatemala City); Central America last hosted in 2002 (in San Salvador, El Salvador). Panajachel would be the venue for sailing, open water swimming and triathlon. Quetzaltenango was officially stripped from its hosting rights in May 2014.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Bidding process
Meanwhile, the Colombian City of Santiago de Cali has sent a formal request to the CACSO committee to host the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (due to the success of the 2013 World Games) in case that Quetzaltenango was unable to meet with the event's logistics. In addition, sports venues in Santiago de Cali were completely built and in excellent condition, while Quetzaltenango was having delays in its venue preparation.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Bidding process
A second bidding phase was opened to find the new hosts for the Games. Panama City (Panama), Puerto la Cruz (Venezuela), and Barranquilla (Colombia) were bidding to host the Games. Barranquilla was voted as the hosts for the Games during a CACSO meeting in Veracruz, Mexico.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Nations
The following 37 nations will take part. For the first time in the Central American and Caribbean Games, six Caribbean territories of European Countries competed, having reached agreement with ODACABE. These territories being: the three French territories of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana, the British Territory of Turks and Caicos, and the two Dutch territories of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.


2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Nations
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of athletes entered.


2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.


2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2017 season 10–2, 9–0 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the second round.


2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Previous season
On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama. He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33–15.


2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Bears having 11 players selected.


2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Bears predicted to finish in third place.


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open
The 2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Templeton, United States, on 24–30 September 2018.


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Doubles
Kaitlyn Christian and Giuliana Olmos were the defending champions, but Christian chose not to participate. Olmos partnered alongside Kristie Ahn, but lost in the semifinals to Asia Muhammad and Maria Sanchez.


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Doubles
Muhammad and Sanchez went on to win the title, defeating Quinn Gleason and Luisa Stefani in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–8].


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Singles
Sachia Vickery was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Singles
Asia Muhammad won the title, defeating Sesil Karatantcheva in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3.


2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
The 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in third place.


2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2017 season 8–4, 6–0 in NEC play to win the conference title. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first FCS playoff appearance in school history, where they were defeated by New Hampshire in the First Round.


2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, Preseason, NEC coaches poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Blue Devils predicted to become NEC champions.


2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, Preseason, Preseason All-NEC team
The Blue Devils placed seven players on the preseason all-NEC team.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election
The 2018 Central Java gubernatorial election was held on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was conducted to elect the governor of Central Java alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election
Incumbent governor Ganjar Pranowo ran for his second term in office against former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said. Despite polling lower than expected by most surveys, Ganjar managed to defeat Said to secure his second term as governor.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election, Timeline
On September 10, the General Elections Commission declared a voter count of 27,409,316 in the province. Voting will be done in 64,171 polling stations across the province.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election, Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
Under regulations, candidates are required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition thereof comprising at least 20 seats in the regional house. Alternatively, independent candidates may run provided they are capable of securing support from 6.5 percent of the total voter population (1,781,606) in form of photocopied ID cards subject to verification by the local committee although no candidates expressing interest managed to do this.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
Incumbent Ganjar Pranowo, who had run with PDI-P in the 2013 elections, once again did so and the party declared him as the candidate on 7 January 2018. His deputy and old running mate Heru Sudjatmoko (id) also expressed an intention to run and the pair collected KPU's registration form together. However, on the candidate declaration Megawati Soekarnoputri declared Taj Yasin Maimoen from PPP, son of senior politician and ulema Maimun Zubair (id). According to 67-year old Heru, he had accepted the party's decision and plans to retire soon. PPP, which had earlier submitted possible running mates for Ganjar, officially backed the pair on 9 January. Nasdem and Demokrat submitted their support on the same day, while Golkar did so on 10 January.


2018 Central Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
The coalition of Gerindra, PKS and PAN declared Sudirman Said, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources between 2014-2016, as their gubernatorial candidate on 27 December 2017. A non-official faction of PPP, headed by Djan Faridz, also expressed its support for Said. PKB, which initially supported Ganjar, threw its weight behind Said and placed their cadre Ida Fauziyah as his running mate. Ida is a member of the People's Representative Council, where she serves as speaker of her party's faction.


2018 Central League Climax Series
The 2018 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series and the Final Stage was a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2018 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2018 Pacific League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began with the first game of the First Stage on October 13.


2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.


2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
On November 23, following a loss to Toledo, head coach John Bonamego was fired. He finished at Central Michigan with a four-year record of 22–29. On December 2, the school hired Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain, who previously served as head coach at Colorado State and Florida.


2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2017 season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Wyoming.


2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires
The 2018 Central Queensland bushfires were a series of 1,250 bushfires which ignited and moved across areas of the Central Queensland region of Australia in November and December 2018, during the 2018-19 Australian bushfire season.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
With much of the region experiencing hot, dry and gusty weather conditions during the event, the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services took the unprecedented step of upgrading the fire risk in the Capricornia and Central Highlands and Coalfields weather forecast districts in Central Queensland to the highest level of "catastrophic". Following this, a number of bush fires already burning throughout the region flared up and began moving quickly through dry vegetation, making it difficult for firefighters to control.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
The local government areas of Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay were most seriously affected by the fires. This included the communities of Deepwater, Baffle Creek, Rules Beach, Agnes Water, Oyster Creek, Captain Creek, Winfield, Mount Larcom, Ambrose, Gracemere, Kabra, Stanwell, The Caves, Campwin Beach, Sarina Beach, Finch Hatton, Eungella and Bloomsbury.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
There was one fatality during the event when a man was killed by a falling tree while clearing a firebreak on a property near Rolleston in the Central Highlands Region.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
Nine dwellings, and 27 sheds were destroyed by the fires while another 17 dwellings, 72 sheds and 28 vehicles sustained damage. Approximately 1.4 million hectares was burnt out during the event, destroying sugarcane and banana crops as well as 110,000 hectares of the Eungella National Park.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
According to Queensland Government statistics, the fires were fought by 4,200 firefighters, including 1,200 brought in from other Australian states, with 59 aerial firefighting aircraft used to drop 12 million litres of suppressant onto the fires in a bid to stop them spreading.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
More than 70 schools and early education centres were closed during the fires, including Mount Larcom State School where an agricultural shed was destroyed when a fire front arrived at the township.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Summary
During the fires, residents of Bloomsbury were critical of the apparent lack of support and direction from Mackay Regional Council in relation to a bushfire burning in their area. However, Mackay mayor Greg Williamson said the council had not received any request for assistance at Bloomsbury but were aware there were rural fire brigades on the ground attempting to save properties.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Evacuations
Many residents from various affected communities were evacuated including those in Deepwater, Baffle Creek, Mount Larcom, Campwin Beach and Sarina Beach.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Evacuations
The town of Gracemere, to the immediate south-west of the city of Rockhampton was also completely evacuated when a fast-moving fire front travelling through Stanwell and Kabra threatened the town. Gracemere's 8,000 residents were forced to travel into Rockhampton where an evacuation centre was established at the Rockhampton Showgrounds.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Evacuations
The efforts of firefighters were credited with saving Gracemere, and residents were allowed to return to their homes the following day. However, it's believed the bushfires came very close to causing significant damage to the community.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Incidents during bushfires
During the event, two men were arrested in separate incidents for allegedly attempting to light fires in the Rockhampton area. A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with one count of endanger property by fire for allegedly trying to set fire to vegetation in the Rockhampton suburb of Kawana. A 27-year-old man was arrested after allegedly trying to start a grass fire beside the Burnett Highway in the locality of Port Curtis. Another man was fined $750 after pleading guilty to one charge of lighting an unauthorised fire during a fire ban, when he attempted to perform a backburn on a property near Yeppoon Road, north-east of Rockhampton.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Incidents during bushfires
The distraction of the Central Queensland bushfires is what a Queensland funeral driver said in court caused him to drive off with a corpse of a stillborn baby on the roof of his vehicle which then fell onto the roadside, following a transfer between vehicles on the Sunshine Coast while it was being transported from Rockhampton to Brisbane. The driver said he had become distracted by the fires in Gracemere where his family was being evacuated. The corpse was later found by roadworkers. The driver was fined $5000 after pleading guilty to misconduct with regard to a corpse.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Political reaction
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited affected bushfire areas with Queensland Fire Commissioner Katarina Carroll during the event. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack also visited affected areas. On 9 December 2018, Palaszczuk appointed Major General Stuart Smith to assist bushfire impacted communities in their long-term recovery.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Political reaction
Following the event, a political debate occurred when critics of Queensland Government's newly legislated tree clearing laws, questioned whether the strict laws made it harder for landholders to legally clear land before the fires broke out, contributing to a heavier fuel load and exacerbating the severity of the fires. Palaszczuk denied this and blamed climate change for the fires.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Political reaction
In April 2019, a disaster recovery plan to support the Central Queensland communities affected by the 2018 bushfires was released by the Queensland Government.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Political reaction
Following a request by State Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Craig Crawford, for a review into the effectiveness of the Queensland disaster management system in its preparation and response to the bushfires, the Inspector-General of Emergency Management, Iain Mackenzie, delivered the independent 2018 Queensland Bushfires Review Report in June 2019. The Queensland Government accepted, or accepted-in-principle, all 23 recommendations made in the report.


2018 Central Queensland bushfires, Political reaction
However, the report's findings were criticised by Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, Shadow Emergency Services Minister Lachlan Millar and Federal Minister for Emergency Services David Littleproud. Frecklington said the report failed to address key disaster prevention concerns, while Millar said it was unacceptable the report didn't make any recommendations relating to issues surrounding the alleged mismanagement of state-controlled land and the timely approval of fire permits. Littleproud said the state government needed to apologise to farmers as the report had found landholders couldn't clear appropriate fire breaks without breaking the government's vegetation management laws.


2018 Centrobasket Women
The 2018 Women's Centrobasket Championship was held in the city of Manatí, Puerto Rico from August 20 to 24, 2018. The tournament was scheduled to include eight teams, including the Virgin Islands, but they withdrew.


2018 Centrobasket Women
The teams are divided into two pools of four teams each; each pool plays a round-robin. The top two teams in each pool advance to the championship round, consisting of semifinals, a bronze medal game, and a gold medal game. Semifinalists also qualify for the 2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
The 2018 season is Ceres–Negros Football Club's 7th in existence and the club's 2nd season in the top flight of Philippine football. Ceres competed in the Philippines Football League, Copa Paulino Alcantara, and AFC Cup. It covers a period from January 16 to September 22, 2018.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
They made their first appearance in the AFC Champions League qualifying playoff winning over Burmese club Shan United and securing an upset victory against Australian side Brisbane Roar. They failed to progress to the tournament proper after they were knocked off by Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
Ceres–Negros made their first appearance in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs by virtue of being the champions of the 2017 Philippines Football League season.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Champions League, Qualifying play-offs
Ceres–Negros started their AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs with a match against Burmese side, Shan United. Prior to the match, Ceres-Negros only had three training sessions. Ceres-Negros won over Shan United on penalties.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Champions League, Qualifying play-offs
They went on to face Australian club Brisbane Roar which was at that time had already played 17 games of the 2017-18 A-League season and was ranked 7th in the league table. For about five minutes in the second half, Brisbane player Eric Bauteac had to be pulled off the pitch after his kit number peeled off. He was allowed to return to the pitch after the numbers were fixed. Ceres-Negros won 3–2 over Brisbane Roar a result which was considered as an upset leading to calls for the resignation of the Australian side's coach John Aloisi.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Champions League, Qualifying play-offs
Ceres-Negros had to deal with visa issues prior to their match against Tianjin Quanjian in China. The club appealed to the Asian Football Confederation to delay the match so the clubs may be "on equal footing" and make consideration on the basis the Ceres' players are "coming from another continent" but such request was not granted. The club only had their Chinese visas for their players processed in the afternoon of January 29, the day prior to match day, and left for Tianjin on the same day. Ceres-Negros ended their campaign after they conceded two goals in their match against Tianjin Quanjian though their efforts were praised by PFF President Mariano Araneta. Ceres coach Risto Vidakovic was also satisfied with his players' performance.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Cup
Having been knockout by Tianjin Quanjian in the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying playoff, Ceres-Negros relegates to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage where they are grouped with three other Southeast Asian teams.


2018 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Cup
Ceres-Negros ended their home match against Boeung Ket Angkor of Cambodia with a 9–0 win. This equaled the 9–0 win of Uzbek club Nasaf Qarshi over Indian club Dempo in 2011 as the match with the biggest score margin in the AFC Cup.


2018 Cerezo Osaka U-23 season, Squad
As of 19 February 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Cerezo Osaka season, Squad
As of 4th June, 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Cerezo Osaka season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing
A suicide car bombing occurred on 6 December 2018 near a police station in Chabahar city, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The attack left at least two policemen killed and 48 others injured, among them women and children.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing
Iranian media has accused the Ansar Al-Furqan group a Sunni jihadi group, of being behind the incident. Ansar Al-Furqan took responsibility for the attack. Suicide bombings are rare in Iran.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing, Bombing
A suicide bomber drove a pickup truck loaded with explosives towards a Law Enforcement Police's station in Chabahar city. Police officers blocked the vehicle and started shooting at the driver, who then blew the car up near the station. According to France 24, as soon as the car bomb was detonated, gunmen tried assaulting the Police Headquarters, but they were killed by Iranian security forces.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing, Bombing
At least two policemen killed and 48 others injured as a result of the bombing. The injured people, among them women and children, consisted of 10 military personnel and 32 civilian, 28 of whom were immediately discharged from the hospital after outpatient treatment and 8 others underwent surgery.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing, Aftermath
According to the police chief Hossein Ashtari, 10 people, suspected of having links to the bombing incident are detained and more cases are identified and being prosecuted.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing, Aftermath
Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, accused a foreign power of involvement and did not name a specific country. "Foreign-backed terrorists kill and wound innocents in Chabahar. As we've made clear in the past, such crimes won’t go unpunished," Zarif said on Twitter. Indian Foreign Minister described the attack as "despicable terrorist attack" and asked for bringing the perpetrators to the justice. Pakistani Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Faisal condemned the attack in a Twitter message.


2018 Chabahar suicide bombing, Analysis
According to the Tasnim News Agency, the aim of the attack was to destabilize the area prior to the meeting of the committee pursuing the Chabahar Agreement.


2018 Challenge Cup
The 2018 Challenge Cup, also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 117th staging of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.


2018 Challenge Cup
The cup was won by Catalans Dragons, who beat Warrington Wolves 20–14 at Wembley on 25 August 2018 to become the first non-British team to win the challenge cup in its 117-year history. The defending champions, Hull F.C., went out at the quarter-final stage.


2018 Challenge Cup
The Catalans fullback, Tony Gigot, was voted the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy, becoming the first Frenchman to win the trophy since it was first awarded in 1946.


2018 Challenge Cup
The format of the competition was eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. The first two rounds were composed entirely of 48 amateur teams. The 12 winners of the second round ties were joined in round three by the 14 League 1 teams. For the fourth round, the 13 winners from round 3 were joined by 11 of the 12 Championship teams (Toulouse Olympique. who play in the Championship, chose not to enter the 2018 cup competition). Round five saw four Super League teams entering the competition, namely those that finished in the top four positions of the 2017 Qualifiers—Warrington Wolves, Widnes Vikings, Hull Kingston Rovers and Catalans Dragons. The remaining eight Super League teams joined in round six.


2018 Challenge Cup, First round
The draw for the first round was made on 12 December 2017 at Media City and streamed live on the BBC Sport website. The draw was made by recently retired Hull F.C. captain, Gareth Ellis, and former Lance Todd Trophy winner, Paul Wellens. The 48 teams in the draw comprised 39 English amateur teams, the winners of the Scottish, Welsh and Irish leagues, two teams from the Universities rugby league and representative teams for the three armed services and the police.


2018 Challenge Cup, First round
Ties were played over the weekend of 27–28 January 2018 with the exception of one game postponed to the following weekend.


2018 Challenge Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round was made on 31 January 2018 at Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium and streamed live on the BBC Sport website. The draw was made by Warrington Wolves former prop forward and Swinton Lions coach, Gary Chambers, and current Warrington forward Sitaleki Akauola. The 24 teams in the draw comprised the winners from the first round.


2018 Challenge Cup, Second round
Ties were played on 10 February 2018. Batley Boys won their tie with a drop goal in golden point extra time, having won their first round tie in the same fashion.


2018 Challenge Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round was made on 13 February live on the BBC Sport website. The draw was made by Super League players Alex Walmsley and Kriss Brining. Ties were played over the weekend of 24–25 February.


2018 Challenge Cup, Fourth Round
The draw was conducted by former player (and Challenge Cup winner) Rob Parker and former Scottish international Andrew Henderson.


2018 Challenge Cup, Fifth Round
The draw was made on 20 March 2018 by two Women's Super League players, Faye Gaskin of St. Helens and Gemma Walsh of Wigan Warriors.


2018 Challenge Cup, Sixth Round
The draw for the Sixth Round was made on 25 April 2018, live on Chris Evans' Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Two, alongside Leeds Rhinos veteran forward Jamie Jones-Buchanan, and Warrington Wolves winger Josh Charnley.


2018 Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on BBC Two directly after the conclusion of the Toronto v Warrington game. The draw was made by former players Nathan McAvoy and Robbie Hunter-Paul. Ties were played 31 May – 3 June with all four ties being televised either on Sky Sports or the BBC.


2018 Challenge Cup, Semi-final
On 30 May 2018 the RFL announced that the semi-finals would be played as a double header at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton on Sunday 5 August 2018. The draw was made live on BBC Two, directly after the end of the St Helens v Hull FC match. The draw was made by Sophie Rohan and Emily Burnette (the members of Belle Voci), who would sing "Abide with Me" before the final on 25 August.


2018 Challenge Cup, Final
Teams:Catalans: Tony Gigot, Lewis Tierney, David Mead, Brayden Williame, Fouad Yaha, Samisoni Langi, Josh Drinkwater, Mickael Simon, Michael McIlorum, Sam Moa, Benjamin Jullien, Benjamin Garcia, Remi Casty (c). Substitutes (all used): Julian Bousquet, Jason Baitieri, Kenny Edwards, Mickael Goudemand. Tries: Tierney, Garcia, Williame. Goals: Drinkwater (4/4)


2018 Challenge Cup, Final
Warrington: Stefan Ratchford, Tom Lineham, Bryson Goodwin, Toby King, Josh Charnley, Kevin Brown, Tyrone Roberts, Chris Hill (c), Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Harvey Livett, Jack Hughes, Ben Westwood. Substitutes (all used): Ben Murdoch-Masila, George King, Declan Patton, Joe Philbin. Tries: Murdoch-Masila, G King. Goals: Roberts (3/3)


2018 Challenge Cup, Broadcasts
The primary broadcast organisation for the competition is BBC Sport. As in 2017 the BBC streamed one tie from each of the first five rounds live on the BBC Sport website with two games from the 6th, 7th and 8th rounds being broadcast live on BBC TV.


2018 Challenge Cup Final
The 2018 Challenge Cup Final was the 117th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2018 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 August 2018, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Catalans Dragons and Warrington Wolves. The game saw Catalans Dragons beat Warrington Wolves by 20 points to 14 and saw the Drangons win the competition for the first time.


2018 Challenge Cup Final, Background
This would be Catalans Dragons second appearance in a Challenge Cup Final having come runners-up to St Helens during the 2007 Challenge Cup Final. By contrast, this would be 18th cup final and the 5th of the Super League era, having most recently achieving a runners-up place in 2016, and winning the competition in 2009, 2010, and 2012.


2018 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Catalans Dragons
Having played in the qualifiers during the 2017 Super League, Catalans Dragons entered in one round earlier than their finalist opponents. In the fifth round they drew eventual League 1 champions York City Knights who they beat 34–22. The sixth round saw them face a second League 1 team, Whitehaven who they thrashed 56 points to 10. The quarter finals saw the Dragons play Super League side Huddersfield Giants beating them 20 points to six. In the semi-finals, Catalans Dragons beat eventual Super League league leaders St Helens 53 points to 16 to reach the final.


2018 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves drew Championship side Toronto Wolfpack, thrashing them 66–10, before nilling rivals Wigan Warriors, scoring 23 points, to reach the semi-finals. The semis saw the Rhinos comfortably beat relegation threatened Leeds Rhinos 48  points to 12 to reach the final.


2018 Challenge Cup Final, Post match
As winners of the 2018 Challenge Cup Final, Catalans Dragons became the first non-English team to win the tournament. Unfortunately, the match attendance of 50,672 was the lowest since the second world war. The presence of Catalans Dragons, a French team, in the final was thought to be a factor; despite an attendance of almost 35,000 more making the journey to Wembley for the 2007 Challenge Cup Final where the Dragons finished as runners-up.


2018 Challenge Tour
The 2018 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.


2018 Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.


2018 Challenge Tour, Tournament schedule
The 2018 schedule is set out below. The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.


2018 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2018. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2018 earned European Tour cards for 2019.


2018 Challenge Tour graduates
* European Tour rookie in 2019† First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year awardT = Tied  The player retained his European Tour card for 2020 (finished inside the top 115). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020, but retained conditional status (finished between 116 and 155, inclusive). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2020 (finished outside the top 155).


2018 Challenge Tour graduates
Koivu earned promotion to the European Tour in August after his third Challenge Tour win of the season.


2018 Challenge Trophy
The 2018 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at the amateur level in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from October 4–8, 2018.


2018 Challenge Trophy, Teams
Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.


2018 Challenge Trophy, Group stage
The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.


2018 Challenge Trophy, Final round
The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.


2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup
The 2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago, Chile between 5 and 10 March 2018.


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


2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Doubles
Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera and Nicolás Jarry were the defending champions but only Barrios Vera chose to defend his title, partnering José Hernández-Fernández. Barrios Vera lost in the semifinals to Romain Arneodo and Jonathan Eysseric.


2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Doubles
Arneodo and Eysseric won the title after defeating Guido Andreozzi and Guillermo Durán 7–6(7–4), 1–6, [12–10] in the final.


2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Singles
Rogério Dutra Silva was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Carlos Gómez-Herrera.


2018 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Singles
Marco Cecchinato won the title after defeating Gómez-Herrera 1–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
The 2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Drummondville, Canada between March 13 and March 18, 2018.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
Sam Groth and Adil Shamasdin were the defending champions but only Shamasdin chose to defend his title, partnering Frank Dancevic. Dancevic and Shamasdin withdrew in the semifinals.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
Joris De Loore and Frederik Nielsen won the title after defeating Luis David Martínez and Filip Peliwo 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
Denis Shapovalov was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
Denis Kudla won the title after defeating Benjamin Bonzi 6–0, 7–5 in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau
The 2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament for men and the 5th for women, and it was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Gatineau, Canada between July 16 and 22, 2018.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Doubles
Bradley Klahn and Jackson Withrow were the defending champions but only Klahn chose to defend his title, partnering Robert Galloway. Klahn successfully defended his title.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Doubles
Klahn and Galloway won the title after defeating Darian King and Peter Polansky 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8] in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Singles
Denis Shapovalov was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Singles
Bradley Klahn won the title after defeating Ugo Humbert 6–3, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twenty-fifth (ATP) and eighth (ITF) editions of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Granby, Canada, on 23–29 July 2018.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Doubles
Joe Salisbury and Jackson Withrow were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Doubles
Alex Lawson and Li Zhe won the title after defeating JC Aragone and Liam Broady 7–6(7–2), 6–3 in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Singles
Blaž Kavčič was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Singles
Peter Polansky won the title after defeating Ugo Humbert 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles
Ellen Perez and Carol Zhao were the defending champions, but Zhao chose not to participate.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles
Perez partnered alongside Arina Rodionova and successfully defended her title, beating Erika Sema and Aiko Yoshitomi in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Singles
Cristiana Ferrando was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Maria Sanchez.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Singles
Julia Glushko won the title after defeating Arina Rodionova 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay
The 2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, on 22–28 October 2018.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles
Bianca Andreescu and Carol Zhao were the defending champions, but Zhao chose not to participate. Andreescu played alongside Carson Branstine, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elitsa Kostova and Katherine Sebov.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles
Tara Moore and Conny Perrin won the title after defeating Sharon Fichman and Maria Sanchez 6–0, 5–7, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Singles
Gréta Arn was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Singles
Katherine Sebov won the title, defeating Quirine Lemoine in the final, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4).


2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil
The 2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador between October 29 and November 3, 2018.


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


2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Roberto Quiroz won the title after defeating Thiago Monteiro and Fabrício Neis 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Gerald Melzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Federico Coria.


2018 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Guido Andreozzi won the title after defeating Pedro Sousa 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Challenger La Manche
The 2018 Challenger La Manche was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cherbourg, France between 12 and 18 February 2018.


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


2018 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Roman Jebavý and Igor Zelenay were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Romain Arneodo and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn won the title after defeating Antonio Šančić and Ken Skupski 6–3, 1–6, [10–4] in the final.


2018 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Mathias Bourgue was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Constant Lestienne.


2018 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Maximilian Marterer won the title after defeating Lestienne 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires
The 2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 12 and 18 November 2018.


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Fabiano de Paula were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires – Doubles
Guido Andreozzi and Guillermo Durán won the title after defeating Marcelo Demoliner and Andrés Molteni 6–4, 4–6, [10–3] in the final.


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires – Singles
Nicolás Kicker was the defending champion but was suspended from tennis due to match-fixing.


2018 Challenger de Buenos Aires – Singles
Pablo Andújar won the title after defeating Pedro Cachín 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Champion Hurdle
The 2018 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 13 March 2018. It was the 88th running of the Champion Hurdle.


2018 Champion Hurdle
Eleven horses started the race. The winner of the race for the second year in a row was Buveur d'Air, a seven year old French-bred British-trained racehorse ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Nicky Henderson.


2018 Champion of Champions
The 2018 ManBetX Champion of Champions was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place from 5 to 11 November 2018 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.


2018 Champion of Champions
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but lost 3–6 in the semi-finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan in a repeat of the final of the previous edition of the tournament.


2018 Champion of Champions
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson 10–9 in the final to capture his third Champion of Champions title.


2018 Champion of Champions, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for 2018 is shown below: