2018 China League Two
The 2018 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 29th season since its establishment in 1989. The league is expanded to 28 teams, with 14 teams in North Group and 14 teams in South Group.


2018 China League Two
On 11 July 2018, Anhui Hefei Guiguan and Shenyang Dongjin failed to register for the rest of the season due to salary arrears.


2018 China League Two, Play-offs, Quarter-finals
2–2 on aggregate. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic won on away goals.


2018 China League Two, Play-offs, Third-Place Match
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic qualified to 2018 China League One relegation play-offs.


2018 China League Two, Awards
The awards of 2018 China League Two were announced on 19 December 2018.


2018 China League Two, League attendance
Updated to games played on 24 June 2018Source:Notes:† Teams played previous season in CL1. †† Teams played previous season in CAL.


2018 China Open (badminton)
The 2018 China Open (officially known as the Victor China Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, from 18 to 23 September 2018. It had a total prize of $1,000,000.


2018 China Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2018 China Open was the seventeenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the China Open championships, which had been held since 1986. This tournament was organized by Chinese Badminton Association, and sanctioned by the BWF.


2018 China Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.


2018 China Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.


2018 China Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,000,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 China Open (snooker)
The 2018 Fuhua Group China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 2–8 April 2018 in Beijing, China. It was the nineteenth and penultimate ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.


2018 China Open (snooker)
Defending champion Mark Selby retained his title with an 11–3 final win against Barry Hawkins. By winning this tournament, Selby ensured that he will end a seventh consecutive season as world number one, regardless of his result in the 2018 World Championship.


2018 China Open (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan made his 14th maximum break in professional competition in the 5th frame of his last 64 match against Elliot Slessor. The following day Stuart Bingham made his fourth maximum break in professional competition in the 7th frame of his last 32 match against Ricky Walden. These were the 137th and 138th official maximum breaks in professional competition. It was only the second time that two 147s were made at the main stage of a professional  ranking event, the first time being at the 2008 World Championship.


2018 China Open (snooker), Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.


2018 China Open (snooker), Qualifying
The Round 2 qualifying matches – except for the held over ones – were played between 27 and 30 January 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Qualifying Round 1 and the held over matches of Round 2 were played in Beijing on 2 April 2018.


2018 China Open (table tennis)
The 2018 China Open was the fifth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the third of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 31 May to 3 June in Shenzhen, China.


2018 China Open (table tennis)
China's Ma Long became the most successful player in the event's history, winning his seventh China Open men's singles title.


2018 China Open (table tennis)
Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong of China became the first ever winners of a mixed doubles tournament at an ITTF World Tour event, with the new category being included as part of the build-up to mixed doubles featuring on the table tennis programme at the 2020 Olympics.


2018 China Open (tennis)
The 2018 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the China Open for the men (22nd for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 1 to October 7, 2018.


2018 China Open (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 China Open (tennis), ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 24 September 2018. Rankings and points before are as of 1 October 2018.


2018 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2018 China Open (tennis), WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 China Open – Men's Doubles
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions but chose to compete in Tokyo instead.


2018 China Open – Men's Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the title, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2018 China Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but withdrew with a knee injury before the tournament began.


2018 China Open – Men's Singles
Nikoloz Basilashvili won the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 China Open – Women's Doubles
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017 and Chan could not participate due to a medical condition.


2018 China Open – Women's Doubles
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8].


2018 China Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 China Open – Women's Singles
Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round to Aryna Sabalenka.


2018 China Open – Women's Singles
World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki won the title, defeating Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 6–3, 6–3. This was Wozniacki's 30th and final WTA tour title, before her retirement in January 2020.


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


2018 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:


2018 China Tour
The 2018 China Tour was the first season of the China Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 10 events, three of which were co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and one by the Asian Tour. The tour was organised by the China Golf Association and ran separately from the 2018 PGA Tour China.


2018 China Tour, Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2018 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament.


2018 Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2018 Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 7 May to 13 May 2018 in Zhaoqing, Guangdong.


2018 Chinese Champions League
The 2018 Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League (Chinese: 2018中国足球协会会员协会冠军联赛), former known as  Chinese Football Association Bing League (中国足球协会丙级联赛) (before 2006) and Chinese Football Association Amateur League (中国足球协会业余联赛) (2006–2017), is the fourth-tier football league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.


2018 Chinese Champions League, First round
China Amateur Football League includes 44 regional leagues. 2017 or 2018 season champion will advance to the second round.


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 1, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 1, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 2, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 2, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 3, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 3, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 4, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, North 4, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 1, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 1, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 2, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 2, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 3, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 3, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Second round, South 4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2018 Chinese Champions League, Awards
The awards of 2018 Chinese Champions League were announced on 8 December 2018.


2018 Chinese FA Cup
Yanjing Beer 2018 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2018中国足球协会杯) was the 20th edition of the Chinese FA Cup. On 29 December 2017, Yanjing Beer extended their sponsorship contract for another four years (2018–2021).


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Home Advantage Decision
According to Chinese FA Cup Procedure, in each round, home team advantages are decided as follows.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Association ranking
For the 2018 Chinese FA Cup Preliminary Round, the local football associations are allocated places according to the total number of FA Cup matches of all amateur clubs associated to local FAs from 2011 to 2016. Shanghai Jiading Boji, who advanced to the third round of 2017 Chinese FA Cup, and the champions and the runners-up of 2017 "I Love Football" Chinese Football Nongovernmental Championships would join the Qualifying Round directly.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary Round
29 teams registered to participate in the qualifying rounds of the 2018 Chinese FA Cup. Teams ranked 9–13 in the north group and Teams ranked 6–17 in the south group participated in this round.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Qualifying Round
Teams ranked 1–8 in the north group, teams ranked 1–5 in the south group, 8 preliminary round winners, Shanghai Huajiao and Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang, the champions and the runners-up of 2017 "I Love Football" Chinese Football Nongovernmental Championships and Shanghai Jiading Boji, who advanced to the third round of 2017 Chinese FA Cup will participate in this round. Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang, already qualified as top five teams in the south group, left a vacancy which was filled by Nanchang Teneng. Shenyang West Winner, already qualified as top eight teams in the north group, withdrew and replaced by Chifeng Hongshan Shire.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Qualifying Round, Format
Format of Qualifying Round was a variation of Double-elimination tournament with three rounds as follows.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, First round
Shenzhen Pengcheng and Sichuan Jiuniu replaced Qiqihar Zhongjian and Lhasa Urban Construction Investment who withdrew from 2018 China League Two in the original draw.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Second round
Baotou Nanjiao and Fujian Tianxin replaced Chengdu Qbao and Shanghai JuJu Sports who withdrew from 2018 China League Two in the original draw.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Quarter-Finals, 2nd Leg
3–3 on aggregate. Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 5–4 on penalties.


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Final, 1st Leg
Assistant referees:Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)Fourth official:Li Haixin (Guangzhou FA) Video assistant referee:Gu Chunhan (Wuhan FA)Assistant video assistant referees:Zhang Long (Xi'an FA)


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Final, 2nd Leg
Assistant referees:Tevita Makasini (Tonga)Mark Rule (New Zealand)Fourth official:Jin Jingyuan (Chongqing FA)Video assistant referee:Ma Ning (Jiangsu FA)Assistant video assistant referees:Wang Di (Shanghai FA)


2018 Chinese FA Cup, Final, 2nd Leg
3–3 on aggregate. Beijing Sinobo Guoan won on away goals.


2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
Weshare Wealth 2018 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 掌众财富2018中国足球协会超级杯) was the 16th Chinese FA Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Chinese Super League and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Hongkou Football Stadium on 26 February 2018. The match was played between Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, champions of the 2017 Chinese Super League, and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, the winner of the 2017 Chinese FA Cup. Policy of foreign players and U-23 domestic players was executed for the first time in the tournament.


2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
At most three foreign players can play in the match while at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1995) must be in the starting eleven; The total number of foreign players must be no more than the total number of U-23 domestic players in the match.


2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won the match 4–1 with goals from Huang Bowen, Alan Carvalho, Gao Lin and Ricardo Goulart, either side of a goal from Shenhua midfielder Fredy Guarín. This was Guangzhou Evergrande's fourth Chinese FA Super Cup title, breaking a tie with Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Shide which had stood since Guangzhou Evergrande won their third title last year.


2018 Chinese FA Super Cup, Match, Details
Man of the Match:  Alan Carvalho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) Assistant referees:Huo Weiming (Beijing)Cao Yi (Henan)Fourth official:Guan Xing (Beijing)


2018 Chinese FA Women's Cup
The 2018 Chinese FA Women's Cup (Chinese: 2018年中国足球协会杯(女子)) was the 12th edition of the Chinese FA Women's Cup.


2018 Chinese FA Women's Super Cup
The Dongfeng Renault 2018 Chinese FA Women's Super Cup (Chinese: 东风雷诺2018中国足协女子超级杯) was the 17th Chinese FA Women's Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Chinese Women's Super League and Chinese Women's Football Championship. The match was contested at the Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium by 2018 Chinese Women's Football Championship winners Jiangsu Suning, and Dalian Quanjian, champions of the 2018 Chinese Women's Super League, on 10 November 2018.


2018 Chinese Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 Chinese Figure Skating Championships (Chinese: 2017/2018年度全国花样滑冰锦标赛) was held on December 23 and 24, 2017 in Changchun. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 15 April 2018 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the 3rd round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 15th time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner. Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a 17-point lead over Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. His team, Ferrari, led Mercedes by ten points in the World Constructors' Championship. Vettel qualified on pole position, and in doing so recorded Ferrari's first pole position in China in fourteen years. Daniel Ricciardo won the race ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. Vettel's championship lead was cut to nine points when he finished in eighth place, the result of contact with Max Verstappen late in the race.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Practice
Lewis Hamilton was quickest in FP1 and FP2. Sebastian Vettel was quickest in FP3. During FP3, Daniel Ricciardo's turbo failed, requiring a full rebuild.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Daniel Ricciardo's pit crew, still frantically assembling his Red Bull engine and car as qualifying began, were able to get his car out in Q1 with just over three minutes left in the session. With his first and only possible hot lap in Q1, he finished the session in P14. Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, spun his Sauber, and failed to make it out of Q1. Marcus Ericsson was given a 5 place grid penalty for the race, and 3 points on his super license, for ignoring the double yellow flags waved for Leclerc. After qualifying P6 in Bahrain, Pierre Gasly also failed to make it out of Q1.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid for the second consecutive race, the first time since 2006 that the team had achieved this feat. Sebastian Vettel qualified on pole position with a time of 1:31.095, a new track record. Mercedes locked out the second row of the grid, and Red Bull the third.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Polesitter Sebastian Vettel got away well at the start, however his team mate Kimi Räikkönen lost positions, being overtaken by Bottas in Turn 1, and then Verstappen a few corners later. Hamilton fell back to 5th, whilst Ricciardo held 6th. After the first pit stops, Bottas managed to undercut Vettel and subsequently overtook Kimi Räikkönen, who had not yet stopped, for the lead, around the outside in Turn 1. After Bottas blocked off Räikkönen, Vettel took advantage to take second place.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
On Lap 30, the Toro Rosso cars of Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly collided at the hairpin. Gasly was awarded a 10 second penalty and the debris left on the track resulted in the safety car being brought out. This was a critical turning point for the race, as during the safety car period, both Red Bull cars pitted for fresh tyres on the same lap immediately. Mercedes had an opportunity to bring Hamilton in, but instead left him out to preserve track position. Bottas maintained the lead of the race at the safety car restart.


2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Max Verstappen ran wide on Lap 39 whilst battling with Lewis Hamilton for third place, losing a position to Ricciardo, who had previously overtaken Räikkönen. Both Red Bulls then overtook Hamilton, two laps apart, and then Ricciardo overtook Vettel for P2. On Lap 43, Max Verstappen shunted Sebastian Vettel off the track at the hairpin, resulting in both drivers spinning off the track and Vettel losing positions, due to a damaged floor. Verstappen was awarded a 10 second penalty for the incident. On Lap 45 Ricciardo overtook Bottas for the lead of the race, which he would retain until the chequered flag. On the penultimate lap, Vettel was overtaken by Fernando Alonso meaning he would finish in P8.


2018 Chinese Super League
The 2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2018中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 15th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 November 2018 after the 2–1 victory against Beijing Renhe, ending a historic run for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the 2011 season.


2018 Chinese Super League
Policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players continued to change in this season. At least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1995) must be in the starting eleven, the same as in the 2017 season. However, two foreign-player policies have changed:  (1) the number of foreign players on a club's roster has been reduced from five to four and (2) the total number of foreign players under contract with a club in a season has been reduced from seven to six.


2018 Chinese Super League
In addition, a new policy affecting both foreign players and U-23 domestic players has been introduced: The total number of foreign players appearing in matches must be no more than the total number of U-23 domestic players. Players from AFC countries no longer hold a special slot. But clubs can register one non-naturalized player from the Hong Kong Football Association, Macau Football Association or Chinese Taipei Football Association (except goalkeepers) as a native player.


2018 Chinese Super League
According to the Chinese FA, a non-naturalized player is a player who was first registered as a professional footballer in one of the three aforementioned football associations. For still more complexity concerning non-naturalized players, players from Hong Kong and Macau must be passport holders of the Hong Kong SAR or the Macau SAR, and players from Taiwan must be citizens of Taiwan. Policy of U-23 domestic players was relaxed in August for the 2018 Asian Games. It existed in name only from October when China U-25 training team was organized.


2018 Chinese Super League, Foreign players
Clubs can register a total of six foreign players over the course of the season, but the number of foreign players allowed on each CSL team at any given time is limited to four. A maximum of three foreign players can be fielded in each match. In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.


2018 Chinese Super League, Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.


2018 Chinese Super League, Awards
The awards of 2018 Chinese Super League were announced on 21 November 2018.


2018 Chinese Super League, League attendance
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in CL1.


2018 Chinese Taipei Open
The 2018 Chinese Taipei Open (officially known as the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan, from 2 to 7 October 2018 and had a total prize of $500,000.


2018 Chinese Taipei Open, Tournament
The 2018 Chinese Taipei Open was the nineteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Chinese Taipei Open championships, which had been held annually since 1980. This tournament was organized by the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.


2018 Chinese Taipei Open, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan.


2018 Chinese Taipei Open, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.


2018 Chinese Taipei Open, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 Chinese U-19 Super League
The 2018 Chinese U-19 Super League (Chinese: 2018全国青少年男子足球超级联赛(U19)) is the 1st season since the establishment of the Chinese Youth Super League in 2017. It replaces the Elite U-19 League.


2018 Chinese Women's Football Championship
The 2018 Chinese Women's Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年中国女子足球锦标赛) was the 28th edition of the Chinese Women's Football Championship. Shanghai are the defending champions. It was held between 3 July to 14 July 2018.


2018 Chinese Women's Super League
The 2018 Chinese Women's Super League season was the league's 4th season in its current incarnation, and the 22nd total season of the women's association football league in China.


2018 Chonburi F.C. season
The 2018 season is Chonburi Football Club's 13th existence in the new era since they separated from Chonburi–Sannibat Samutprakan Football Club in 2006. It is the 3rd season in the Thai League and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of the Thai football league system since separated in the 2006 season.


2018 Chongqing bus crash
On 28 October 2018 at 10:02 AM, a bus plunged 50 metres (164 ft) off the Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge into the Yangtze River in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China. At least thirteen people died and two are missing. Since 15 people were onboard at the time of the crash, it is believed that there were no survivors.


2018 Chongqing bus crash, Crash
At approximately 10:02 AM, the bus, traveling at 51 km/h, turned into the opposite lane and smashed through the safety barriers on the side of the bridge before plunging into the river. Initial reports indicated that the bus had swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle; however, footage recovered from the bus shows that a female passenger had attacked the driver, who retaliated. Local police have said the fight was the cause of the crash. Police said in a statement that the pair began arguing when the driver refused to let her off the bus after she missed her stop. The footage shows the pair gesturing at each other before the woman hits the driver in the face with her mobile phone.


2018 Chongqing bus crash, Crash
Chinese authorities were able to eventually determine what happened based on the vehicle's black-box recording, witness accounts and other surveillance videos along the bus route.


2018 Chongqing bus crash, Recovery
Divers recovered 13 bodies following a large rescue operation using a floating crane to recover the wreckage. Two people remain missing.


2018 Chongqing bus crash, Recovery
Zhao Hu, a lawyer, told Chinese state media that the families of the crash victims could seek damages from the relatives of the bus operator and the female passenger who started the fight. The police have said both the passenger and the driver broke laws by endangerment of public safety. Zheng Chuankai, a lawyer with Anli Partners in Beijing, said the incident underscored the need to maintain strict laws to punish those who endanger public safety. “This case is very typical and very vicious,” he said.


2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election
The 2018 Christian Democratic Union leadership election took place during the party's 31st Congress in Hamburg at the Messehallen convention center on 7–8 December following Angela Merkel's decision in October 2018 not to stand for party leader at the 2018 party conference following the party's bad performance in the 2018 Hessian state election and the party's consistently low numbers in national polls.


2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election
In the subsequent party executive meeting on 29 October 2018, both the CDU's General Secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and the Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn announced their candidacy in the election. This was followed by Merkel's former arch-rival Friedrich Merz, who announced his bid and his return to politics on 30 October 2018. Spahn was eliminated after the first round, and Kramp-Karrenbauer subsequently won close-run second round of voting by 18 votes.


2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Candidates, Declared
To be able to run as candidate for CDU leader, a person needs to be endorsed by a subdivision of the party (either the federal executive board or a state, district or local association) or the proposal by a delegate during the party convention.


2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Candidates, Declared, Running
The following people ran in the leadership election, having fulfilled the criteria to become a candidate in the convention.


2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Candidates, Declared, Announced
The following CDU politicians announced their intention to run for CDU leadership, but did not receive an endorsement by either a subdivision or a delegate.


2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Candidates, Withdrew
The following politicians intended to run for the office, but withdrew their candidacy.


2018 Christy Ring Cup
The 2018 Christy Ring Cup was the 14th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier of senior inter-county hurling. The competition began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 23 June 2018.


2018 Christy Ring Cup
Carlow were the 2017 champions, beating Antrim in the final. Both teams were included in the counties competing in the newly created Joe McDonagh Cup. Roscommon lost their play-off match against Mayo in 2017 – normally Roscommon would have been relegated but they remained in the 2018 Christy Ring Cup as a result of the restructuring of the hurling championship tiers.


2018 Christy Ring Cup
Kildare were the 2018 Chrisy Ring champions, defeating London by 3-19 to 1-11 in the final. Kildare lost the relegation/promotion game against Antrim and remained in the Christy Ring Cup for 2019.


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Format
Beginning in 2018, the Christy Ring Cup changed to an initial stage of two groups of four teams. Previously it was a double elimination tournament. The top two teams from both groups advance to the semi-finals. In 2018, teams at the bottom of each group will automatically be relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2019. In subsequent years, the bottom teams will meet in a relegation playoff to decide the one team relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup.


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Format
The Christy Ring champions contest a promotion/relegation playoff with the second bottom team in the Joe McDonagh Cup with the winner earning the right to compete in the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup.


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Format
Following the creation of the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2018, the Christy Ring Cup was reclassified as tier 3 (it was previously tier 2).


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Group stage, Group 2, Group 2 Table
London, Derry and Down all finished on four league points and were ranked on score difference.


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
The Group 1 winners play the Group 2 runners-up and the Group 2 winners play the Group 1 runners-up.


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Joe McDonagh/Christy Ring relegation/promotion playoff
Antrim retain their place in the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2019, while Kildare remain in the Christy Ring Cup for 2019.


2018 Christy Ring Cup, Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard relegation
In 2018,  two teams Armagh and Mayo, were relegated to the 2019 Nicky Rackard Cup. No playoff was therefore required.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats play their home games at Nippert Stadium, and are members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They are led by second-year head coach Luke Fickell.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Previous season
In 2017, the Bearcats were led by first-year head coach Luke Fickell, who was hired to replace Tommy Tuberville. The Bearcats finished with a 4–8 (2–6 AAC) record, missing a bowl game for the second-straight season.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Bearcats predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Schedule
The Bearcats' 2018 schedule will consist of six home games and six away games. Cincinnati will host two of its four non-conference games; against Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and Ohio from the Mid-American Conference. They will take on long time rival Miami (OH) for their annual Victory Bell game at Paul Brown Stadium. They will travel to UCLA for the first ever meeting between the Bearcats and Bruins.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Schedule
The Bearcats will play eight conference games; hosting East Carolina, Navy, South Florida and Tulane. They will travel to UCF, UConn, SMU, and Temple.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at UCLA
Expected to be an easy warmup opponent in the UCLA debut of Chip Kelly, the Bearcats were rude guests stunning the double digit favorite Bruins in the Rose Bowl. Michael Warren II rushed for 141 yards and 3 touchdowns, as the Bearcats rallied from an early 10-0 deficit to win. The Bearcats clinching touchdown came after the Bruins were called for a penalty during a Bearcats field goal attempt leading 19-17.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at UCLA
Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell boldly gambled that the Bearcats could convert a 4th and 1 deep in Bruins territory and accepted the penalty, which took the field goal off the board. The Bearcats converted the 4th down and Warren scored a touchdown a few plays later to ice the game.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, vs. University of Miami (Ohio)
Played in a steady downpour, the Bearcats ground out a 21-0 win over the Redhawks to retain possession of the Victory Bell for the 13th straight season. This was the Bearcats' first shutout since blanking the Redhawks in 2013. Utilizing a ground attack, the Bearcats were led by true freshman Desmond Ridder who had 117 yards rushing, and Michael Warren II with 94 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. Though the game was played in soggy conditions, there was only one turnover committed by both teams combined. The game was played at Paul Brown Stadium in front of only 16,089 fans.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, Alabama A&M
In their home opener, The Bearcats scored on their first six possessions, led by Desmond Ridder's 9 for 10 passing and 3 touchdowns in the first quarter (the only quarter he played) as the Bearcats throttled the 1-AA Bulldogs. The Bearcats scored 49 points before the visitors from Huntsville could get a score.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, Ohio University
The Bearcats rallied from a 7-24 deficit to defeat the Bobcats. James Wiggins' goal-line interception in the 4th quarter snuffed out a late Bobcat drive and sealed the win.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at University of Connecticut
The Bearcats spotted the Huskies an opening touchdown then ripped off 49 unanswered points to win their conference opener. Desmond Ridder threw for 270 yards, two touchdowns and ran for another score as the Bearcats rolled up 659 yards on offense.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, Tulane University
Michael Warren rushed for 123 yards including a career long 81 yarder for a touchdown that gave the Bearcats the lead for good, and it was a happy Homecoming as the Bearcats improved to 2-0 in conference. The Bearcats broke the game open by scoring 27 straight points between the 2nd and 4th quarters. With the win, the Bearcats not only stayed unbeaten, they also became Bowl-eligible for the first time since 2015.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at Temple University
Ranked in the regular season for the first time since 2013, the Bearcats were now in the role of the hunted and it did not suit them well, as numerous late gaffes by the Bearcats allowed the Owls to rally from a 17-10 4th quarter deficit to win 24-17 in overtime. The Owls scored first in the extra session and Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder was intercepted to end the game. The loss was Cincinnati's third straight to Temple.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at Southern Methodist University
The Bearcats bounced back from their first loss to win a taut game in Dallas. Again the Bearcats raced out to a lead and again let the opponent rally back. The Bearcats were staked to a 17-7 lead in the third quarter from a pair of 32 yard Ridder to Kahlil Lewis touchdown passes and a Cole Smith field goal. The Mustangs rallied with 13 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters to take a 20-17 lead. Smith's second field goal with no time left in regulation forced overtime.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at Southern Methodist University
SMU had first possession in overtime when SMU quarterback Ben Hicks was intercepted by James Wiggins who returned the stolen pass 86 yards for a touchdown to give the Bearcats a walk-off win. Desmond Ridder threw for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns. The win avenged the homecoming loss to SMU from the previous season, ruining the Mustangs' homecoming in kind. The win moved the Bearcats to 7-1, their best start since the 2011 team also started 7-1.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, United States Naval Academy
Cincinnati's previous meeting with the U.S. Naval Academy was a 42-32 loss, as the Bearcats could not slow much less stop the Midshipmen's triple option. This meeting, Navy's first ever in Cincinnati, the Bearcats were determined not to let the scenario repeat. Holding the Middies to 57 first half yards (all rushing) the Bearcats got a pair of touchdowns from Michael Warren II to go with a pair of touchdowns from Desmond Ridder (1 rush, 1 pass) as the Bearcats thrashed Navy 42-0, the Bearcats' second shutout of the season. The win moved the Bearcats to 8-1 their best start since 2009.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, University of South Florida
The Bearcats returned to nationally ranked status at 25 and this time did not squander its ranking. Michael Warren II scored 4 TDs as the Bearcats broke open a tight game in the third quarter and pulled away to a 35-23 win over South Florida. The Bearcats were trailing 16-14 in the third when Warren broke loose for a 57 yard touchdown run, his second of the day after catching a touchdown pass from Desmond Ridder. Warren would add two more scores in the third quarter and finish with 151 rushing yards.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, University of South Florida
The win moved Cincinnati to 9-1 and set up a showdown with defending conference champ University of Central Florida. It was announced shortly after the game that the matchup with UCF the upcoming Saturday would not only be nationally televised as the College Football Saturday Night Game of the Week on ABC, but also be the focus of the ESPN College Gameday.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, at University of Central Florida
With its highest regular season ranking (19) in seven years, the Bearcats traveled to Orlando to face unbeaten and 11th ranked UCF. In front a rowdy Spectrum Stadium crowd and a nationally televised audience, the Bearcats started strong. A Kimoni Fitz strip-sack/fumble in the end zone gave the Bearcats a 6-0 lead and quieted the UCF crowd, but Cole Smith missed the extra point and the Knights promptly raced back down the field to take the lead on McKenzie Milton's short run. The Knights were never headed again, scoring 35 straight points and rolling to a 38-13 win. The Bearcat offense never got on track and the Knights clinched the AAC Eastern Division title.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, East Carolina University
Desmond Ridder threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as the Bearcats steamrolled the Pirates on Senior Day 56-6. Khalil Lewis finished with a career high 202 yards on 9 catches and 3 touchdowns. With top running back Michael Warren sidelined with a shoulder injury, Charles McClelland filled in capably with 114 yards rushing which included a 55 yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Bearcats scored the game's first 35 points and were never threatened.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, East Carolina University
The defense got in on the scoring as well with Arquon Bush intercepting a fourth quarter pass and taking the stolen loaf 36 yards back for the game's final score. The 56 points marked the fourth time this season the Bearcats topped 40 points in a game. The Bearcats honored 14 seniors, who were sent out with a home finale win before a Thanksgiving Friday afternoon crowd. With this win, Cincinnati completed its first unbeaten home schedule since 2009, and its first double-digit win season since 2012. The 10 wins before the bowl game was the most since the 2009 team completed an unbeaten 12-0 season. The Bearcats accepted a bid from the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Game summaries, vs. Virginia Tech (Military Bowl)
The Bearcats won their first bowl game since the 2012 Belk Bowl and avenged a previous Military Bowl loss to the Hokies with a thrilling win. Michael Warren's 8 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter proved to be the winning score. The game was not sealed until James Wiggins' acrobatic interception at his own 30 late in the fourth quarter. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats completed their best season since 2011 and finished in the national rankings 23rd in the Coaches poll and 24th in the AP Poll.


2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, 2019 NFL Draft
The following Bearcat player was selected in the 2019 NFL Draft.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 2018 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 49th season in the National Football League, their 51st overall and their 16th and final under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals failed to improve upon their 2017 campaign as they collapsed to a 6–10 finish (after a 4–1 start) to finish in 4th place in the AFC North. This marks the 3rd consecutive season the Bengals have failed to make the playoffs.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season
Longtime coach Marvin Lewis and team owner Mike Brown announced a mutual parting of ways following this season after 16 seasons, and despite leading them to 4 division titles, and 7 winning seasons/playoff appearances, Lewis was unable to lead the Bengals to a playoff win. He holds the record for most wins, seasons, and playoff losses for a head coach without a playoff win.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts
The Bengals opened the 2018 NFL season in Indianapolis. After trading field goals in the first quarter, the Colts took the lead on Andrew Luck's first touchdown pass since Week 17 of the 2016 NFL season to TE Eric Ebron. After Indianapolis added another Adam Vinatieri field goal, Cincinnati trailed 13-3 in the second quarter before WR John Ross caught a 3-yard TD pass from Andy Dalton for his first career NFL catch and touchdown.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts
The Colts took a 23-10 lead in the third quarter after a T. Y. Hilton TD catch, but the Bengals went on to score 17 unanswered points, including touchdowns by A. J. Green and Joe Mixon, and held a 27-23 lead with less than four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Bengals safety Shawn Williams was ejected earlier in the game on a unnecessary roughness call for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Andrew Luck and was replaced in the secondary by Clayton Fejedelem. With the Colts driving to win the game late in the fourth, Fejedelem hit Colts TE Jack Doyle forcing a fumble and returned it 83-yards for a touchdown, sealing the victory for the Bengals.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Bengals played their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, in their home opener on Thursday Night Football and started the night on fire. WR A. J. Green caught three touchdown passes in the first half to give the Bengals an early 21-0 lead. Dalton added another touchdown pass to WR Tyler Boyd, but the Ravens closed the cap with TE Mark Andrews hauling in a Joe Flacco touchdown pass to cut the Ravens deficit to 14 at halftime.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens
After a Justin Tucker field goal closed the gap even further in the third quarter, Ravens WR John Brown caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Flacco to get the Ravens within five with less than 10 minutes to go in the game. Cincinnati tacked on a field goal to increase the lead to eight with just under three minutes to go in the game. With the Ravens trying to tie the game, Bengals safety Shawn Williams got a strip-sack on Flacco and the Bengals recovered the fumble. Cincinnati added a 40-yard field goal by Randy Bullock to put the game out of reach and start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2015.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
The Bengals faced the Panthers in their second road game of the season and took an early lead on a Giovani Bernard TD run, but the Panthers answered back with a Cam Newton TD run. Later in the first quarter Andy Dalton threw his first interception of the day, a pass intended for John Ross, but it was intercepted by Donte Jackson. In the second quarter, WR Devin Funchess and RB C. J. Anderson both caught TD passes from Newton and Carolina took a 21–14 lead into the half.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
In the third, Dalton was picked off again by Efe Obada and a second Newton TD run extended the Panthers lead to 14. Cincinnati soon followed with a TD by WR Tyler Boyd decreasing the Panthers' lead to seven. With less than four minutes to go in the game, another Dalton pass intended for Ross was once again intercepted by Jackson. A Graham Gano field goal made the score 31–21 and in the last few seconds of the game Dalton threw a pass intended for Tyler Eifert in the end zone, but was picked by Luke Kuechly for Dalton's fourth interception of the game. The loss drops the Bengals to 2–1.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
For the second-straight week, the Bengals were on the road against an opponent from the NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons. The scoring started early as Falcons rookie RB Ito Smith scored his first NFL TD on the opening possession of the game. The Bengals started scoring some points of their own in the first quarter with a 15-yard TD pass from Andy Dalton to Tyler Eifert and a Giovani Bernard TD run to give the Bengals a 14–7 lead after one.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
Points continued to be put on the board in the second quarter with TE Logan Paulsen hauling in a TD pass from Matt Ryan, but Cincinnati answered quickly with John Ross' second TD of the season. Matt Ryan's second TD pass of the game to Calvin Ridley tied the game and the Bengals quickly regained the lead on Giovani Bernard's second TD run. Atlanta was able to get in field goal range at the end of the half and Matt Bryant kicked a 55-yard field goal to put the score at 28–24 in favor of the Bengals.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
The scoring slowed in the third quarter with a 28-yard Matt Bryant field goal being the only points added to the scoreboard, but the Bengals lost TE Tyler Eifert to a broken ankle. With the Bengals holding a 28–27 lead going into the fourth quarter, WR Calvin Ridley scored his second TD of the game to finally give the Falcons the lead, 33–28. Cincinnati and Atlanta then traded field goals to give the Falcons a 36–31 advantage with just over four minutes to go in the game.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
QB Andy Dalton led a 16 play, 75-yard drive, including two conversions on fourth down, that ended with a 13-yard TD pass to A. J. Green with seven seconds remaining on the clock. The Bengals failed on their two-point conversion, but kept the Falcons from scoring in the final seconds to improve to 3–1.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins
In the first Sunday home game of the season, the Bengals (3–1) took on the Miami Dolphins (3–1) and the first score of the game didn't come until midway through the second quarter. A Kenyan Drake TD catch from Ryan Tannehill gave the Dolphins a 7–0 lead and then a punt return by Jakeem Grant put the Dolphins up 14–0 at the half. The Bengals and Dolphins traded field goals in the third quarter as Miami took a 17–3 lead into the fourth quarter.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins
The Bengals cut the deficit to 7 after Joe Mixon caught a TD pass from QB Andy Dalton, who threw the ball up as he was being sacked. Then the Bengals defense took over with DE Michael Johnson intercepting a Ryan Tannehill pass, one that hit his own offensive lineman, and took it 22-yards for a TD. After a Randy Bullock field goal and with the Bengals leading 20–17, DE Carlos Dunlap had a strip-sack on Tannehill and the fumble was recovered by rookie DE Sam Hubbard, who returned 19-yards for a TD. The Bengals would hold on to win 27–17 and remain in first place in the AFC North with a 4–1 record.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
After scoring 27 unanswered points to get the win last week, the Bengals hosted the arch rival Pittsburgh Steelers for the first of two meeting this season. The Bengals scored first when Andy Dalton found Tyler Boyd on a 2-yard pass to make it 7–0 for the only points of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Steelers took the lead when James Conner ran for two 1-yard touchdowns to make it 7–7 and then 14–7. The Bengals managed to tie the game up at halftime when Dalton found Boyd again on a 14-yard pass to make it 14–14.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
In the third quarter, the Steelers regained the lead when Chris Boswell kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 17–14. The Steelers would increase their lead in the fourth quarter when Boswell kicked another field goal from 24 yards out to make it 20–14. The Bengals drove down the field and took the lead when Joe Mixon ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 21–20 with just over a minute to go in the game.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers completed the comeback though when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 31-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make the final score 28–21. The Bengals fall to 4–2 and are now tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the AFC North lead. The Steelers now sit only a half game back.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
NBC flexed this game from 1:00 pm. ET to primetime Sunday night and the Bengals came in with just a 1–8 record on Sunday Night under head coach Marvin Lewis. Kansas City took their opening drive 95-yards ending with a Kareem Hunt TD catch from QB Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes found Hunt again at the start of the second quarter to give the Chiefs a 14–0 lead. Andy Dalton and the Bengals responded with a 77-yard drive that ended with a TD catch by TE C. J. Uzomah.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Bengals defense continued to struggle in stopping the Chiefs explosive offense though and Kansas City scored 10 more points to take a 24–7 lead at halftime. The Bengals deficit grew in the third quarter with Kareem Hunt rushing for a TD and then Dalton threw a pick-six on the Bengals first offensive play of the second half to put the Chiefs ahead 38–7.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
Randy Bullock added a field goal to cut the deficit to 28, but Tyreek Hill's TD catch at the beginning of the fourth quarter put the Chiefs back up 35 where the score stood for the rest of the game. The Cincinnati defense gave up a season high 45 points and 551-yards of offense as the Bengals fell out of first place in the AFC North. Cincinnati is now 1–9 on Sunday night under Lewis while falling to 4-3 on the season.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bengals started off strong with two TD runs by Joe Mixon and a TD catch from Tyler Boyd to go up 21–0 with just over five minutes to go in the second quarter. The Bucs answered with a 60-yard pass to DeSean Jackson, but the Bengals answered right back with a 17–yard pass to A. J. Green. Tampa Bay added a field goal at the end of the half to trail 27–9.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After Bucs QB Jameis Winston threw his fourth interception of the game, which was returned 21-yards for a TD by Jessie Bates, he was benched and Ryan Fitzpatrick took over for Tampa Bay. Fitzpatrick would orchestrate an 18-point comeback by leading drives that ended in a field goal and TD passes to Mike Evans and O.J. Howard. Fitzpatrick then connected with Chris Godwin on a two-point conversion to tie the game at 34 with 1:05 remaining on the clock.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andy Dalton lead an eight play, 50-yard drive that ended with a 44-yard field goal by Randy Bullock as time expired to win the game for the Bengals. Having held on for the victory, the Bengals have now recorded at least one victory at Paul Brown Stadium against each of the 31 other franchises.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The team improved to 5-3 as they head into their bye week.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints
After a tough win at home over the Bucs, the Bengals stayed home for a game against the Saints. In the first quarter, the Saints score first when Drew Brees found Michael Thomas a 7-yard pass to make it 7-0. The Bengals would tie it up as Andy Dalton found John Ross on a 2-yard pass to make it 7-7. In the second quarter, the Saints' offense exploded as they scored 4 touchdowns:  Brees found Mark Ingram II on a 28-yard pass. This would be followed up by Alvin Kamara running for 2 touchdowns: from 4 and 1 yards out.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints
Finally, Brees found Thomas again on a 17-yard pass to make it 14-7, 21-7, 28-7, and then 35-7 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Saints continued to dominate as Wil Lutz kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 38-7. This would be followed by Brees running for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 45-7. Lutz then put up 2 more field goals in the fourth quarter from 42 and 41 yards out to make it 48-7 and then 51-7. The Bengals scored later on in the quarter when backup QB Jeff Driskel ran for a 27-yard touchdown to make the final score 51-14.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens
After a horrifying loss at home, the Bengals traveled to Baltimore for Game 2 against the Ravens. In the first quarter, the Ravens made it 7-0 after Alex Collins ran for a 7-yard touchdown for the only score. The Bengals however would tie the game up in the second quarter when Joe Mixon ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7-7. Justin Tucker would give his Ravens the lead back when he scored 2 field goals from 28 and 56 yards out to make it 10-7 and then 13-7 at halftime.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens
In the third quarter, the Bengals retook the lead when Andy Dalton found Matt Lengel on a 4-yard pass to make it 14-13. They would increase their lead when Dalton threw another pass:  A 22-yard pass to John Ross to make it 21-13. The Ravens however, managed to tie the game back up when Gus Edwards ran for an 11-yard touchdown (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 21-21. In the fourth quarter, Tucker kicked his third field goal of the day: A 24-yard field goal to make it 24-21. After that, the Ravens' defense was able to shut down the Bengals' offense and the Ravens held on for the win.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns
With their 7-game winning streak against the Browns snapped, the Bengals fell to 5-6. Making matters worse, quarterback Andy Dalton was injured in the third quarter after be tried to recover a fumble. Despite trailing 35-7 in the third quarter, the Bengals made it interesting late, but could not complete the comeback under backup Jeff Driskel. It was later revealed that Dalton would miss the remainder of the season with a broken thumb, ironically the same thumb he broke a few years earlier.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
With the loss, the Bengals fell to 5-7. Making matters even worse than the week before, star receiver AJ Green was injured in the second quarter and had to be helped off by a cart. He was seen later slamming his helmet to the ground and screaming. It was later revealed that he would miss the rest of the season with a broken toe.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Los Angeles Chargers
With the loss, the Bengals dropped to 5-8. The team is also guaranteed their third straight non-winning season. They would 3-peat this process for the first time since the 2006-08 seasons.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders
With the win, the Bengals improved to 6-8. This was Marvin Lewis's last win with the team. Despite leading 17-0 at one time, the Raiders continued to hang around, but were hurt by turnovers and drops.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Cleveland Browns
With the loss, the Bengals dropped to 6-9 assuring them last place in the AFC North. The team also posted 3 consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the 2000-02 seasons. They were also swept by the Browns for the first time since 2002. The loss also assured that the team would finish last in the AFC North.


2018 Cincinnati Bengals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers
With the loss, the Bengals finished their year with a record of 6-10. In Marvin Lewis's last game with the team, the Bengals lost a sluggish game to the Steelers, their 8th straight loss in the rivalry. Despite taking a 10-0 lead in the second quarter, the Steelers went on a 16-3 run to finish the game.


2018 Cincinnati Reds season
The 2018 Cincinnati Reds season was the 149th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 16th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.


2018 Cincinnati Reds season, Standings, Record vs. opponents
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.


2018 Cincinnati shooting
On September 6, 2018, a mass shooting occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. At 9:10 AM EDT, Omar Santa Perez, 29, opened fire with a Taurus PT-809E 9mm pistol equipped with standard and hollow-point ammunition, in the lobby of the Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, killing three people. He was then shot and killed by responding police officers.


2018 Cincinnati shooting, Incident
Prior to the attack, Santa-Perez had entered a sandwich shop and potentially visited other businesses in the building, before returning to the bank and opening fire. Those killed in the attack were identified as two bank employees and a contractor. Two other victims were injured in the attack. Santa-Perez's gun reportedly jammed at least once during his shooting spree. Luckily, this gave officers enough time to approach the Center's main lobby, where they encountered an active shooter situation, with Santa-Perez firing into the lobby. Four of the responding officers engaged the shooter with their weapons, striking Santa-Perez multiple times.


2018 Cincinnati shooting, Incident
Body camera footage of the shooting released by the Cincinnati Police Department showed Santa-Perez indiscriminately shooting at any person he saw, and the gunman was later shot dead through a glass pane by police. The Hamilton County Coroner told reporters "The aggressor had one weapon, but a whole lot of rounds of ammunition. And he didn't hesitate to pull the trigger, empty his magazine, release and do it over and over again."


2018 Cincinnati shooting, Incident, Victims
One of the victims was reported deceased by first responders at the scene, while two others were declared deceased after arriving at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Two other victims were also transported, with one listed in critical condition and the other in fair.


2018 Cincinnati shooting, Investigation
Speaking at a press conference, Cincinnati mayor John Cranley stated that initial reports appeared to show that the victims were shot at random and that, "it didn't appear to be a dispute between people."


2018 Cincinnati shooting, Investigation
During the initial investigation, it was discovered by police that the shooter was carrying hundreds of rounds of ammunition and "...could've killed over 100 people." Body camera footage was released by law enforcement on September 8, which documented the officers' actions when they encountered the gunman.


2018 Citi Open
The 2018 Washington Open (called the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 50th edition (for the men) and the 8th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 30 to August 5, 2018.


2018 Citi Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 64 prize money* per team


2018 Citi Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2018 Citi Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


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


2018 Citi Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


2018 Citi Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2018 Citi Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2018 Citi Open – Men's Doubles
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah.


2018 Citi Open – Men's Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Mike Bryan and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 3–6, 6–3, [10–4].


2018 Citi Open – Men's Singles
Alexander Zverev was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Alex de Minaur in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


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


2018 Citi Open – Men's Singles, Qualifying, Seeds
The top four seeds receive byes into the qualifying competition.


2018 Citi Open – Women's Doubles
Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kristie Ahn and Lauren Davis.


2018 Citi Open – Women's Doubles
Han Xinyun and Darija Jurak won the title, defeating Alexa Guarachi and Erin Routliffe in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2018 Citi Open – Women's Singles
Ekaterina Makarova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ana Bogdan.


2018 Citi Open – Women's Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title, beating Donna Vekić in the final, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2, despite being four match points down in the second set.


2018 Citizen and Solidarity March (France)
A march supporting the refugees started on April 30th at Vintimille in southern France, at the Italian border. It will reach London, in the UK, on July 8th, after covering 1400 km in more than 2 months. The route follows that the refugees do, trying to reach the UK from southern Europe. The march is supported by many organisations. Among the participants are José Bové, member of the European parliament, et Cédric Herrou, farmer, facing a court case for supporting "illegal immigrants".


2018 Citizen and Solidarity March (France)
At the beginning, one minute of silence was observed in memory of the 17 refugees who died trying to cross the French-Italian border since June 2015. This takes place one week after the vote of a new law restricting again the right of asylum for refugees, and after the tentative of blocking the border by a group of extreme-right activists. The court refused to act against these activists, while people helping refugees in need have to face legal problems. Were also present Marie-Christine Vergiat, member of the European parliament, Alexis HK, singer, and Mgr Jacques Gaillot, catholic bishop.


2018 Citrus Bowl
The 2018 Citrus Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 2018, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. This was the 72nd edition of a game that has been played annually since 1946, under several different names. It was one of the 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was nationally televised on ABC. Sponsored by Overton's, a boating and marine supply retailer, the game was officially known as the Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's.


2018 Citrus Bowl, Teams
The game featured the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference; both teams finished the 2017 season with 9–3 records, and both teams finished in the top-20 of all major polls. Notre Dame, making their first appearance in the Citrus Bowl, was the designated visiting team. LSU, the designated home team, appeared in the game for the second season in a row, and fifth time overall. For the second year in a row, no Big Ten team appeared in the Citrus Bowl; since Wisconsin committed to the Orange Bowl, the Citrus Bowl was allowed to pick Notre Dame or an Atlantic Coast Conference team.


2018 Citrus Bowl, Teams
This was the fourth bowl meeting between the Fighting Irish and Tigers, with LSU winning twice previously, and Notre Dame once. LSU prevailed 27–9 in the 1997 Independence Bowl, and 41–14 in the 2007 Sugar Bowl, and Notre Dame won 31–28 in the 2014 Music City Bowl. Notre Dame and LSU met eight times in the regular season between 1970 and 1998, with the Irish holding a 5–3 edge.


2018 Citrus Bowl, Teams, Notre Dame
Notre Dame came into the game with a 9–3 record, having lost to Georgia, Miami (Florida), and Stanford. Each team they lost to was ranked in the top 20 of the AP Poll at the time they played.


2018 Citrus Bowl, Teams, LSU
LSU came into the game with a 9–3 record overall, 6–2 in the SEC. Their two SEC losses were to Mississippi State and Alabama (who was ranked number one in the AP Poll at the time). Their one non-conference loss was to Troy of the Sun Belt Conference.


2018 Città di Caltanissetta
The 2018 Città di Caltanissetta was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament which was a part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Caltanissetta, Italy between 11 and 17 June 2018.


2018 Città di Caltanissetta, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Città di Caltanissetta – Doubles
James Cerretani and Max Schnur were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Città di Caltanissetta – Doubles
Federico Gaio and Andrea Pellegrino won the title after defeating Blaž Rola and Jiří Veselý 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2018 Città di Caltanissetta – Singles
Paolo Lorenzi was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.


2018 Città di Caltanissetta – Singles
Jaume Munar won the title after defeating Matteo Donati 6–2, 7–6(7–2) in the final.


2018 Città di Como Challenger
The 2018 Città di Como Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Como, Italy between 27 August – 2 September 2018.


2018 Città di Como Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Città di Como Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Città di Como Challenger – Doubles
Sander Arends and Antonio Šančić were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Città di Como Challenger – Doubles
Andre Begemann and Dustin Brown won the title after defeating Martin Kližan and Filip Polášek 3–6, 6–4, [10–5] in the final.


2018 Città di Como Challenger – Singles
Pedro Sousa was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Christian Garín.


2018 Città di Como Challenger – Singles
Salvatore Caruso won the title after defeating Garín 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election
The 2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bradford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2018 last stood for election in 2014. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Before the election there was a Labour majority and afterwards Labour had increased their majority.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Baildon ward
Val Townend was the incumbent. The swing between Conservative & Labour was 0.2%. There were much bigger swings from the Liberal Democrats to both Conservatives (16.0%) & Labour (15.8%).


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Bingley ward
David Heseltine was the incumbent. There was a swing of 5.3% from Conservative to Labour. UKIP did not stand this time but got 23.7% of the vote in 2014 so the biggest swings are from UKIP to Labour (20.4%) and Conservative (15.1%).


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Bingley Rural ward
Mike Ellis was the incumbent. There was a 5.3% swing from Labour to Conservative. The biggest swing was 19.9% from UKIP to Conservative.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Bolton and Undercliffe ward
Rachel Sunderland was the incumbent for the Liberal Democrats & this ward was gained by Labour with a 7.7% swing.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Bowling and Barkerend ward
Rizwana Jamil was the incumbent for Labour and increased their majority with a 15.5% swing from the Liberal Democrats.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Bradford Moor ward
Mohammed Shafiq was the incumbent for Labour. There was a swing of 17.1% from the Liberal Democrats who were second in 2014 to Labour. The biggest swing was a swing of 25.3% from Liberal Democrat to Independent and the swing between Labour and the Independent candidate was 8.2% from Labour to the Independent.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, City ward
Mohammed Azam was the incumbent for Labour. Respect was second in 2014 though they did not stand this time creating the largest swing of 12.1% between Respect and Labour. The Conservative party did not stand in this ward this time either, this being the only ward in Bradford where one of the four largest parties did not stand.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Clayton and Fairweather Green ward
The incumbent was Sinead Engel for Labour. There was a swing of 0.2% from Conservative to Labour. UKIP was second in 2014 with 27.1% of the vote but did not stand this time so there was a swing of 18.9% from UKIP to Labour which was the biggest swing.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Craven ward
The incumbent was Andrew Mallinson for the Conservatives who failed to get reselected by the local Conservative Party. Rebecca Whitaker gained selection instead. Whitaker had previously been a Silsden town councillor. The swing was 5.3% from Labour to Conservative however the 2014 election was complicated by the election of a second councillor at the same time. The councillor which won the second seat was Christopher Atkinson as an independent who failed to be re-elected in 2015. No independent stood this time so the swing expressed between Conservative and Independent would be 23.5% to the Conservatives.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Eccleshill ward
The incumbent was Geoff Reid for the Liberal Democrats. The swing was 1.1% from Labour to Liberal Democrat. The biggest swing was 7.9% from Green to Liberal Democrat.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Great Horton ward
The incumbent was Joanne Dodds for Labour. There was a swing of 11.2% from Conservative to Labour. UKIP & Respect both stood in 2014 but not this time with 16.3% and 4.6% of the vote respectively. The largest swing therefore was 18.3% from UKIP to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Heaton ward
Nussrat Mohammed was the incumbent for Labour. There was a swing of 21% from Green to Labour though that could also be expressed as a swing of 29.4% from the Peace party to Labour as The Peace party was second with 21.1% in 2014 but did not stand in 2018. The Peace party candidate in 2014 had been elected as a Labour councillor four years previously.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Idle and Thackley ward
The incumbent was Dominic Fear for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election. There was a swing of 2.8% from Liberal Democrat to Labour though the largest swing was 7.2% from Conservative to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Ilkley ward
The incumbent was Mike Gibbons for the Conservative party. There was a swing of 2.1% from Conservative to Labour. UKIP gained 6.7% in 2014 & did not stand this time so the largest swing was 5.2% from UKIP to Liberal Democrat.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Keighley Central ward
The incumbent was Abid Hussain for Labour. There was a swing of 5.5% from Conservative to Labour. UKIP did not stand this time but won 13.4% in 2014 so the biggest swing was 13.0% from UKIP to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Keighley East ward
The incumbent was Stephen Pullen for Labour who stood down at this election. There was a swing of 0.9% from Labour to Conservative. UKIP did not stand this time but won 24.7% in 2014 so the largest swings were 20.5% from UKIP to Labour & 19.6% from UKIP to Conservative. Respect also did not stand after winning 10.2% in 2014.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Keighley West ward
Brian Morris was the incumbent, having been elected for UKIP in 2014 and left the party to stand as an independent campaigning for the separation of Keighley, Ilkley & Shipley from Bradford in October 2016. There was no UKIP candidate this time so the swing from UKIP to Labour was 26.5%. If the swing is calculated comparing the vote for Morris as an Independent against the vote for Morris as a UKIP councillor it would be 20.3%.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Little Horton ward
The incumbent was Naveeda Ikram for Labour who resigned from Labour and the council in November 2017. She had been suspended by Labour in October 2015 after being accused of seeking care contracts for Nexus Assist and failing to declare an interest in the firm while a Councillor between November 2014 & August 2015. The jury was discharged for undisclosed reasons in Crown Court in December 2017 and she was acquitted in the Court of Appeal in March 2018.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Little Horton ward
She had been the first British Pakistani woman to be elected to Bradford council in 2004 and the first Muslim woman to be a Lord Mayor in the UK in 2011. There was a 2.9% swing from Conservative to Labour. Respect were second place with 16.4% in 2014 so the largest swing was 13.0% from Respect to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Manningham ward
The incumbent was Shabir Hussain for Labour. There was a 7.8% swing from Conservative to Labour. In 2014 the second place party was Respect with 30.8% of the vote though they did not stand this time. The largest swing therefore was 26.3% from Respect to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Queensbury ward
The incumbent was Paul Cromie for the Queensbury Ward Independents. He won the seat for the BNP in 2006 and split from the BNP with his wife in 2011 forming the Queensbury Ward Independents. Cromie was re-elected under the Queensbury Ward Independent banner in 2014 but in 2018 he did not campaign with no leafleting or canvassing. Cromie later said he stood for re-election to keep people happy but he wanted to retire. There was a swing of 19.6% from Queensbury Ward Independents to Conservative but the biggest swing was 26.8% from UKIP to Conservative. Between Conservative & Labour the swing was 7.7% from Labour to Conservative.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Royds ward
The incumbent was Valerie Slater for Labour. Slater stood down at this election having been the Deputy Council Leader & Deputy Leader of the Bradford Labour Group. Slater had been Councillor for Royds since 2004. There was a swing of 1.9% from Conservative to Labour. The largest swing was 11.4% from UKIP to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Shipley ward
The incumbent was Hawarun Hussain for the Green Party. Hussain had been a Councillor for Shipley since 2004. There was a swing of 17.1% from Green to Labour. UKIP did not stand this time having got almost 14% in 2014 so the biggest swing was 19.3% from UKIP to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Thornton and Allerton ward
The incumbent was Richard Dunbar for Labour. There was a swing of 12.6% from Conservative to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Toller ward
The incumbent was Imran Hussain who stood down as a Councillor at this election having been both Councillor and MP since his election as MP for Bradford East in 2015. There was a 13.0% swing from Labour to Conservative. Respect were second in 2014 with almost 11% of the vote so the biggest swing was 14.8% from Respect to Conservative.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Tong ward
The incumbent was Alan Wainwright for Labour. There was a swing of 0.5% from Labour to Conservative, both parties benefited from significant swings from UKIP, 16.7% to Labour & 16.2% to Conservative. The biggest swing was 19.7% from UKIP to Green.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Wharfedale ward
The swing was 2.0% from Conservative to Labour. Gerry Barker for Conservative was the incumbent. An independent was second with 24.7% in 2014 so there was a swing of 17.% from Independent to Conservative & the biggest swing was 19.1% from Independent to Labour.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Wibsey ward
There was a swing of 14.0% from UKIP to Labour as UKIP was second in 2014. There was a swing of 3.0% from Labour to Conservative and the biggest swing was 17.1% from UKIP to Conservative. Lynne Eleanor Smith won the ward for Labour in 2014 but she died in May 2016. Joanne Lisa Sharp won the ward for Labour in the subsequent by-election and was thus the incumbent.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Windhill and Wrose ward
The incumbent was Vanda Greenwood for Labour. There was a swing of 1.6% from Labour to Conservative. UKIP was second in 2014 with 28.5% so the swing was 20.4% from UKIP to Labour & the biggest swing was 22.0% from UKIP to Conservative.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Worth Valley ward
The incumbent was Glenn William Miller for the Conservatives who failed to gain reselection by the local Conservative party. The swing was 6.3% from Labour to Conservative. UKIP were second with 28.9% in 2014 but did not stand this time so the biggest swing was 25.5% from UKIP to Conservative.


2018 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Results by ward, Wyke ward
David Warburton for Labour was the incumbent. There was a 3.1% swing from Labour to Conservative. UKIP were second in 2014 with 32.8% so the swing was 20.6% from UKIP to Labour and the biggest swing was 23.7% from UKIP to Conservative.


2018 City of Jesolo Trophy
The 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy was the 11th annual Trofeo di Jesolo gymnastics competition held in Jesolo, Italy. Both senior and junior gymnasts were invited to compete.


2018 City of Lincoln Council election
The 2018 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. One third 33 seats were up for election, with one councillors in each of the 11 wards being elected. As the previous election in 2016 had  been an all-out election with new ward boundaries, the seats of the candidates that had finished third in each ward in 2016 were up for election.


2018 City of Playford Tennis International
The 2018 City of Playford Tennis International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Playford, Australia between 1 and 7 January 2018.


2018 City of Playford Tennis International, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 City of Playford Tennis International, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 City of Playford Tennis International – Men's Doubles
Mackenzie McDonald and Tommy Paul won the title after defeating Maverick Banes and Jason Kubler 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2018 City of Playford Tennis International – Men's Singles
Jason Kubler won the title after defeating Brayden Schnur 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election
The 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of City of Wolverhampton Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election, Results
Labour strengthened its position and subsequently its majority, after winning Spring Vale from UKIP of which was the party's only ever seat in the City and also gaining the once Conservative stronghold of Penn, marking the 1st time ever that Labour have had 2 out of the 3 seats, in the ward as mentioned.


2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election, Results
The election also saw the first victory of the Conservative's Jane Stevenson within the Tettenhall Wightwick ward, who then was elected as Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East, at the 2019 United Kingdom general election.


2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election, Results
The Composition of the Council as a result of May 3, 2018 stood at:


2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election, Results
Results Breakdown - parties who stood no candidates in this election, but did in 2016 are not shown in the table


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election
The  next Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election was to have been held on 13 January 2018. The incumbent leader Petr Fiala seeks reelection. Shadow Minister of Education Václav Klaus Jr. was widely expected to run against Fiala. He is considered to be the most visible politician of the party. In December 2016, Czech bookmaker company Fortuna wrote a course for Klaus Jr. to replace Fiala on 20:1. Klaus Jr.. decided to not run against Fiala. Approximately 540 delegates were allowed to vote. Fiala received 451 votes and was elected for another term.


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, Background
Previous election was held in 2016. Petr Fiala was elected for second term. Fiala's education advisor Václav Klaus Jr. rejoined the party in January 2017. Klaus' father is a founder and the first leader of ODS and speculations that Klaus Jr. will become a rival to Fiala started. The leadership election will be held after 2017 legislative election. The result of the leadership election is expected be influenced by the legislative election.


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, Background
Jaroslav Kubera stated on 14 August 2017 that 2018 leadership election will depend on party's result in 2017 legislative election. Kubera believes that if ODS receives less than 10%, Fiala will definitely be replaced as the leader. On 6 October 2017, Fiala stated that he doesn't intend to resign if ODS gets less than 10%.


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, Background
ODS eventually received over 11% of votes and came second. The result was received positively in the party. Václav Klaus Jr. on the other hand stated that 11% is a poor result that doesn't give the party a chance to uphold its ideas and also means that ODS will remain in opposition. Fiala himself stated that he will most likely seek reelection.


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, Background
On 23 October 2017, Klaus Jr. stated that he believes he has a friendly relationship with Fiala and voices saying that he is Fiala's opponent are false On 5 November 2017, Vysočina regional organisation of ODS nominated Petr Fiala for the position of leader. Klaus Jr. ruled out his candidacy on 29 November 2017. Fiala received nomination from Prague organisation on the same day. On 1 December 2017, Fiala received nomination from Ústí regional organisation. Central Bohemian organisation gave nomination to Fiala on 2 December 2017. Liberec region gave its nomination for Fiala on 6 December 2017.


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, Background
On 18 December 2017, Fiala received nomination from Olomuc regional organisation. Petr Fiala attended a congress of Hradec Králové organisation of the party. He thanked members of the organisation for their work and stated that fight for survival of ODS is finished. Fiala then received nomination from the congress. South Bohemian ODS held a congress on 8 January 2018. It endorsed Fiala. The leader of South Bohemian ODS Martin Kuba stated that Fiala helped to get ODS from problems it had in 2013. He believes ODS doesn't have a persona that could replace Fiala. Fiala himself attended congress of Plzeň region organisation and received its nomination.


2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, Voting
Fiala received nominations from all 14 regional organisations of the party and was the only candidate. Fiala talked about 2018 presidential election in his candidacy speech and stated that he wants Czech people to vote. He also warned against populist and stated that ODS should attract voters with ideas and a right-wing program. Of 544 delegates, 503 attended party's congress and thus participated in the election. Fiala needed to receive at least 252 votes. He received 451 votes of 483. 12 votes were invalid while 8 delegates didn't vote.


2018 Clare Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Clare Senior Football Championship will be the 121st staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.


2018 Clare Senior Football Championship
The defending champions and holders of the Jack Daly Cup were Kilmurry-Ibrickane who retained their crown to win their fifteenth overall senior title in October 2017.


2018 Clare Senior Football Championship
In 2017 it was decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare Senior Football Championship would be cut from sixteen to twelve teams. This means that five clubs will lose their senior status and be relegated down to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship for 2019. The eleven remaining senior clubs will be joined by the 2018 intermediate champions to form the new championship.


2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
The 2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place in April 2018. The championship began on 18 August 2018 and ended on 21 October 2018.


2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Sixmilebridge were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cratloe at the quarter-final stage. St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield were relegated from the championship.


2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
On 21 October 2018, Ballyea won the championship following a 1–20 to 1–14 defeat of Cratloe in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.


2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Ballyea's Niall Deasy was the championship's top scorer with 2-48.


2018 Clarkson Cup
The 2018 Clarkson Cup was held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on 25 March 2018 with the Markham Thunder defeating the Kunlun Red Star by a score of 2–1. Laura Stacey scored the game-winning goal with 2 minutes 11 seconds remaining in the overtime period. Markahm's earlier goal had been scored by Nicole Brown. Markham's goaltender Erica Howe was named the Most Valuable Player.


2018 Clarkson Cup, Clarkson Cup playoffs
Laura Stacey would score against Noora Raty of the Kunlun Red Star with 2:11 left in the 4-on-4 overtime, as Markham prevailed by a 2–1 score for its first Clarkson Cup win.


2018 Classic Loire-Atlantique
The 2018 Classic Loire-Atlantique was the 19th edition of the Classic Loire-Atlantique road cycling one day race. It was held on 24 March 2018 as part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.


2018 Classic Loire-Atlantique, Teams
Nineteen teams of up to seven riders started the race:


2018 Classic de l'Ardèche
The 2018  Faun Environnement - Classic de l'Ardèche Rhône Crussol was the 18th edition of the Classic Sud-Ardèche road cycling one day race. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.


2018 Classic de l'Ardèche, Teams
Twenty-two teams were invited to take part in the race. These included five UCI World Tour teams, thirteen UCI Professional Continental teams, three UCI Continental teams and one national team.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team
The 2018 Clemson  Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley," and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his tenth full year and 11th overall since taking over midway through 2008 season.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team
Clemson, coming off a College Football Playoff semi-final loss to Alabama in 2017, began the year ranked second in the preseason AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Tigers won all 12 of their regular season games, securing their first undefeated regular season since 2015. Clemson won their fourth consecutive ACC title by defeating Pittsburgh in the 2018 ACC Championship Game. In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the 2018 season, Clemson was ranked second, earning them their fourth consecutive playoff bid and a spot in the 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic against third-ranked Notre Dame.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team
The Tigers won that game 30–3, advancing them to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama, their fourth consecutive year meeting the Crimson Tide in the playoff and third time in four years doing so in the national title game. Clemson won that game in dominant fashion, 44–16, to win the Tigers' third national championship in school history and second in three years. They were the first undefeated College Football Playoff champion and the first major college football program to finish with a record of 15–0 since Penn in 1897. The team is considered by some analysts to be one of the greatest in college football history.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team
The Tigers were led offensively by true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who won a highly publicized battle for the starting role over 2017 starter Kelly Bryant. Sophomore running back Travis Etienne contributed significantly, rushing for over 1,600 yards and an FBS-leading 24 rushing touchdowns. He was named ACC Player of the Year following the regular season. On defense, the team was anchored by a highly touted, veteran defensive line consisting of Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, and Austin Bryant—all of whom were subsequently drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 12–2, 7–1 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. They won the ACC for the third consecutive season by beating Miami in the ACC Championship Game, 38–3. Clemson received their third straight bid to the College Football Playoff, earning the number one seed. The Tigers fell to fourth-seeded and eventual national champion Alabama in the semifinal game, the Sugar Bowl, 6–24.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team, Offseason, Offseason departures, Transfers
^ Prior to the season, C.J. Fuller decided to transfer from the program. However, on October 3, 2018, before he elected a school to transfer to, Fuller died due to a blood clot in his lung. Fuller, age 22, had had surgery two weeks before his death.


2018 Clemson Tigers football team, Offseason, Offseason departures, Transfers
* Kelly Bryant decided to transfer schools after playing in four games during the 2018 season.