2018 US Open (tennis), Tournament
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there are singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.


2018 US Open (tennis), Tournament
The tournament was played on hard courts and takes place on a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, the newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium, and the new Grandstand.


2018 US Open (tennis), Broadcast
In the United States, the 2018 US Open will be the fourth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This means that the tournament is not available on broadcast television. This also makes ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.


2018 US Open (tennis), Point and prize money distribution, Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.


2018 US Open (tennis), Point and prize money distribution, Prize money
The total prize-money compensation for the 2018 US Open is $53 million, a more than 5% increase on the same total last year. Of that total, a record $3.8 million goes to both the men's and women's singles champions, which is increased by 2.7% from last year. This makes the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging the French Open in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 10.3%, to $3.2 million. The prize money for the wheelchair draw amounts to a total of US$350,000. The singles winners of the men and women draws receive US$31,200 and the winner of the quad singles receives US$23,400.


2018 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Women's Singles final
Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4. During the final, Williams received three code violations, the second coming with a point penalty and the third with a game penalty. The issue started during the second set when chair umpire Carlos Ramos cited Serena for a signal that was sent from her coach. Serena said she was unaware of the signal and verbally sparred with Ramos, saying "I don't cheat to win. I'd rather lose." and "You owe me an apology. I have never cheated in my life."


2018 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Women's Singles final
After a mistake later in the second set, Serena smashed her racket into the court. This led to her second code violation, which Serena found out about upon attempting to serve and which increased the dispute between Serena and Ramos. During the change at the 3–4 mark, a discussion between Serena and Ramos broke down leading Serena to call Ramos both "a liar" and "a thief." As both players were concluding the changeover and getting set, Ramos issued Serena her third code violation.


2018 US Open (tennis), Notable stories, Women's Singles final
This led to confusion from both players who did not appear to hear the announcement, which Ramos explained to both after summoning them over to his seat. At this point, US Open referee, Brian Earley, and WTA supervisor, Donna Kelso, were summoned to the court due to the dispute. A four-minute delay occurred due to a discussion between Serena, Earley, and Kelso regarding the issues. After the delay, Serena won the next game before Osaka won the set and match.


2018 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 20, 2018. Rank and points before are as of August 27, 2018.


2018 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds, Men's Singles
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017, but is defending points from one or more 2017 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.


2018 US Open (tennis), Singles seeds, Women's Singles
† Serena Williams was ranked 26 on the day when seeds were announced. Nevertheless, she was deemed a special case and seeded 17th by the organizers because she missed a significant portion of the last 12-month period due to pregnancy and maternity. ‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.


2018 US Open (tennis), Wild card entries
The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.


2018 US Open (tennis), Qualifier entries
The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on 21–24 August 2018.


2018 US Open (tennis), Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2018 US Open (tennis), Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or for personal reasons.


2018 US Open Series
In tennis, the 2018 US Open Series was the fifteenth edition of the US Open Series, which comprises]d a group of hard court tournaments that started on July 23, 2018 in Atlanta and concluded in Connecticut for the women and in Winston-Salem for the men on August 26, 2018. This edition consisted of three separate men's tournaments and three women's tournaments, with the Western & Southern Open hosting both a men's and women's event. The series was headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events.


2018 US Open Series, Week 1, ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open
John Isner was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Ryan Harrison in a rematch of the 2017 final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.


2018 US Open Series, Week 2, WTA – Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose)
Madison Keys was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a wrist injury.


2018 US Open Series, Week 2, WTA – Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose)
Mihaela Buzărnescu won her first WTA Tour singles title, defeating Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–1, 6–0.


2018 US Open Series, Week 3, ATP – Rogers Cup (Toronto)
Alexander Zverev was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Stefanos Tsitsipas.


2018 US Open Series, Week 3, ATP – Rogers Cup (Toronto)
Rafael Nadal won his fourth Rogers Cup title, defeating Tsitsipas in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4).


2018 US Open Series, Week 3, WTA – Rogers Cup (Montreal)
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but she lost to Sloane Stephens in the semifinals.


2018 US Open Series, Week 3, WTA – Rogers Cup (Montreal)
World No. 1 Simona Halep won the title, defeating Stephens in the final, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4.


2018 US Open Series, Week 4, ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)
Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion, but lost to Novak Djokovic in the third round.


2018 US Open Series, Week 4, ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)
Djokovic won the title, defeating Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4, becoming the first player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events since its inception in 1990.


2018 US Open Series, Week 4, WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)
Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Lesia Tsurenko.


2018 US Open Series, Week 4, WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)
Kiki Bertens won her first hard court & Premier 5 level title by beating Simona Halep in the final, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2.


2018 US Open Series, Week 5, ATP – Winston-Salem Open
Roberto Bautista Agut was the defending champion but chose not to participate this year.


2018 US Open Series, Week 5, ATP – Winston-Salem Open
Daniil Medvedev won the title, defeating Steve Johnson in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 US Open Series, Week 5, WTA – Connecticut Open (New Haven)
Daria Gavrilova was the defending champion, but lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.


2018 US Open Series, Week 5, WTA – Connecticut Open (New Haven)
Sabalenka went on to win her first WTA Tour title, defeating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2018 US Open Series, Weeks 6–7, ATP – US Open (New York)
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired in his semifinal match against Juan Martín del Potro.


2018 US Open Series, Weeks 6–7, ATP – US Open (New York)
Novak Djokovic won the title, his third at the US Open and 14th Grand Slam title overall, tying Pete Sampras, defeating del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.


2018 US Open Series, Weeks 6–7, WTA – US Open (New York)
Sloane Stephens was the defending champion, but lost to Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals.


2018 US Open Series, Weeks 6–7, WTA – US Open (New York)
Naomi Osaka won the title by defeating Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2018 US Open of Curling
The 2018 US Open of Curling was held from December 31, 2017 to January 2, 2018.


2018 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Hsu Yu-hsiou and Wu Yibing were the defending champions, but both players were no longer eligible to participate in junior tournaments.


2018 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Adrian Andreev and Anton Matusevich won the title, defeating Emilio Nava and Axel Nefve in the final, 6–4, 2–6, [10–8].


2018 US Open – Boys' Singles
Wu Yibing was the defending champion, but was no longer eligible to participate in junior tournaments.


2018 US Open – Boys' Singles
Thiago Seyboth Wild won the title, defeating Lorenzo Musetti in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2.


2018 US Open – Day-by-day summaries
This is a list of day-by-day summaries of the 2018 US Open.


2018 US Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 13 (September 8)
Serena Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles and was also attempting to set new Open Era records to have a seventh US Open title, to surpass Chris Evert's record of six titles.


2018 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Olga Danilović and Marta Kostyuk were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2018 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Top seeds Cori Gauff and Caty McNally won the title, defeating Hailey Baptiste and Dalayna Hewitt in an all-American final, 6–3, 6–2.


2018 US Open – Girls' Singles
Amanda Anisimova was the defending champion, but was chosen to compete in the women's singles instead as a wild card losing to Taylor Townsend in the first round.


2018 US Open – Girls' Singles
Wang Xiyu won the title, defeating Clara Burel in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–2.


2018 US Open – Men's Doubles
Mike Bryan and Jack Sock won their second consecutive Grand Slam as a pair, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Mike Bryan won an all-time record 18th grand slam men's doubles title, and with a 6th US Open men's doubles title, he equals Richard Sears and Holcombe Ward.


2018 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bryan retained the ATP number 1 doubles ranking at the conclusion of this tournament, after fellow contenders Oliver Marach and John Peers both lost in the early rounds. Sock reached a career-high ranking of no. 2 after this tournament.


2018 US Open – Men's Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Radu Albot and Malek Jaziri.


2018 US Open – Men's Doubles, Seeds
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2018 US Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. It was his third US Open title and 14th major title overall.


2018 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he retired in his semifinal match against del Potro. Nadal and Roger Federer were in contention for the ATP no. 1 singles ranking; Nadal retained the top ranking after Federer lost in the fourth round.


2018 US Open – Men's Singles
This tournament was the last major for former world No. 3 David Ferrer; he retired from his first round match against Nadal due to injury. This was also the last US Open appearance for former world No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis and the last major tournament for Julien Benneteau, Gilles Müller, Florian Mayer, Carlos Berlocq and former world No. 8 and two-time US Open semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny. This was also the first Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon 2017 in which former world No. 1 Andy Murray participated, where he was granted a protected ranking. He lost in the second round to Fernando Verdasco.


2018 US Open – Men's Singles
Peter Polansky became the first player in history to qualify as a lucky loser for the main draw of all four Grand Slams in the same calendar year.


2018 US Open – Men's Singles
There were seven active major champions and seven active US Open champions; all participated.


2018 US Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
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2018 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Murray successfully defended his title alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands, defeating Alicja Rosolska and Nikola Mektić, 2–6, 6–3, [11–9] to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 2018 US Open


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer in the final, 5–7, 6–3, [11–9]. Due to rain, the match was moved to Arthur Ashe Stadium, but it took place virtually under closed doors, as all the spectators and TV crews had left.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Stéphane Houdet was the defending champion, but lost to Nicolas Peifer in the quarterfinals.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Alfie Hewett won his first title, defeating Shingo Kunieda in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Andrew Lapthorne and David Wagner were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Dylan Alcott and Bryan Barten in the final, 3–6, 6–0, [10–4].


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner was the defending champion, but lost to Dylan Alcott in the final 7–5, 6–2.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles, Draw, Round Robin
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Marjolein Buis and Diede de Groot were the defending champions, but chose to compete with different partners. De Groot successfully defended her title alongside Yui Kamiji, defeating Buis and Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Yui Kamiji was the defending champion, but lost to Diede de Groot in the final.


2018 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Diede de Groot won her first title, defeating Yui Kamiji in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2018 US Open – Women's Doubles
Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6), to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 2018 US Open


2018 US Open – Women's Doubles
Babos retained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking after the tournament as Ekaterina Makarova failed to reach the final and Kateřina Siniaková failed to claim the title.


2018 US Open – Women's Doubles
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside Victoria Azarenka, but they retired in the second round against Raquel Atawo and Anna-Lena Grönefeld.


2018 US Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
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2018 US Open – Women's Singles
Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. She became the first Japanese to win a major singles title. With the win, Osaka also made her top 10 rankings debut, becoming the world No. 7 . She lost only one set during the tournament, to Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round.


2018 US Open – Women's Singles
Sloane Stephens was the defending champion, but lost to Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals.


2018 US Open – Women's Singles
Simona Halep's first-round loss to Kaia Kanepi marked the first time in the Open Era that the top seed lost in the first round of the women's singles of the US Open.


2018 US Open – Women's Singles
The losses of Halep in the first round and second-seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round marked the first time that neither of the top two seeds advanced past the second round of the tournament, and the second time this happened at any major in the Open Era (following the 2014 French Open).


2018 US Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. Williams was also attempting to set a new Open Era record by winning a seventh US Open singles title.


2018 US Open – Women's Singles
This was the final major appearance for former world No. 2, 2012 Wimbledon finalist and 2015 WTA Finals champion Agnieszka Radwańska, who was unseeded for the first time since 2007 Wimbledon Championships; she lost in the first round to Tatjana Maria. This was also the final major singles appearance for former world No. 5 and 2015 French Open finalist Lucie Šafářová; she lost in the second round to Ashleigh Barty.


2018 US Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
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2018 US Open – Women's singles final
The 2018 US Open Women's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Women's Singles tournament at the 2018 US Open. It was contested between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, seeded 17th and 20th respectively. Osaka defeated Williams in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, in one hour and 19 minutes.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final
The match was historically significant for both players. It was Williams' first US Open after a 12-month hiatus to give birth to her first child in September 2017, and second attempt since her pregnancy (after that year's Wimbledon) to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles. Osaka was the first Japanese player to contest a Grand Slam women's singles final, and was attempting to become the first able-bodied Japanese player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final
The match generated significant controversy due to a series of altercations between Williams and chair umpire Carlos Ramos during the second set. Williams' on-court behavior and Ramos' disciplinary actions, and Williams' responses, particularly her invocation of perceived sexism during her arguments with Ramos and officials, and following the match, polarised the tennis community and media worldwide. The International Tennis Federation issued a statement supporting Carlos Ramos' umpiring during the match, stating that his "decisions were in accordance with the relevant rules and were re-affirmed by the US Open’s decision to fine Serena Williams for the three offences".


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background
The pair met only once previously, with Osaka winning in straight sets in the first round of the 2018 Miami Open.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Williams
At the start of the tournament, Williams had won 23 Grand Slam championships, the most  in the Open Era, and second-most of all time, and was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam championships, which required her to best her own record of being the oldest female Grand Slam women's singles champion at the time set at the 2017 Australian Open.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Williams
2018 marked a highly anticipated comeback for Williams since giving birth in September 2017. Her prior successes, and consequent status as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, attracted significant media interest in her pregnancy and motherhood, where she openly revealed almost suffering near-fatal childbirth-related complications as a result of an emergency Caesarian section, requiring five surgeries and leaving her bedridden for six weeks. She used her struggle to cast light on the issue, consequently being hailed as an inspiration for mothers overall, further adding to public anticipation towards her return to tour.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Williams
Williams' return was, however, difficult. Originally intending to return for the 2018 Australian Open, complications from her pregnancy caused her to miss the tournament, leaving her unable to defend her title from the previous year, and delay her return until the Indian Wells Masters that February, where she lost to older sister Venus in the third round.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Williams
In the Miami Open two weeks later, Williams would face Osaka for the first time, and only time until their US Open match, in the first round, where Osaka upset Williams in straight sets - Williams' earliest ever exit from the Miami Open in her career. Williams' first Grand Slam campaign since her return at the French Open ended disappointingly, as she withdrew before her fourth round match against Maria Sharapova. However, her Wimbledon campaign the following month was more successful, reaching the final.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Williams
Despite losing to Angelique Kerber in straight sets, her feat of reaching the final in the first place was seen as both a return to form—Sonia Oxley of BBC Sport quipping that "she still has the stamina, spirit and shots to carry on collecting Grand Slam titles", and 2016 men's singles champion Andy Murray noting that "It is tough to bet against her now she's got this far"—and a reinforcement of her status as an icon of motherhood and women's empowerment.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Osaka
Osaka was relatively unknown, beginning the year ranked No. 68, having only entered the top 50 briefly in 2016, and having neither been seeded in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament nor advanced beyond the third round. She had, however, made a break at the 2017 US Open, upsetting defending champion Angelique Kerber in the first round, 6–3, 6–1. She improved upon her Grand Slam record at the 2018 Australian Open, advancing to the fourth round where she lost to world No. 1 and eventual runner-up Simona Halep in straight sets, 6–3, 6–2.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Osaka
Following her 2018 Australian Open campaign, Osaka earned the biggest win of her career at Indian Wells, during which she defeated former World No. 1s Maria Sharapova and Karolína Plíšková, and avenged her Australian Open loss to Halep in the semi-final, before defeating Daria Kasatkina in the final to claim her biggest championship yet. Subsequently, she entered the 2018 French Open seeded 21st, the first Grand Slam tournament in which she was seeded in the main draw. By mid-August 2018, Osaka attained the highest ranking yet of her career at World No. 17, and was the youngest player in the WTA's top 20.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Osaka
Osaka entered the main draw of the US Open seeded 20th; however, early round losses on her side of the draw, including those of Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, meant that Osaka did not face any player seeded above her until her semi-final with Madison Keys. Osaka qualified for the final having only dropped one set during the entire tournament (in the fourth round against Aryna Sabalenka), and by beating Keys in the semi-final 6–2, 6–4, a match during which she saved all 13 break points she faced.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Osaka
Osaka was the first player from Japan to contest a Grand Slam women's singles final (the second Japanese able-bodied player overall after Kei Nishikori at the 2014 US Open, and fourth player overall after Nishikori, Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda), and was attempting to become the first able-bodied Japanese player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Osaka
Osaka's personal admiration for Williams as a primary inspiration for her tennis career was a focal point of the media's interest in her rise. Upon defeating Maria Sharapova in her successful 2018 Indian Wells campaign, Osaka quipped, "There are three people I wanted to play, Venus, [Sharapova] and Serena. Now I'm just waiting to play Serena."


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Background, Osaka
Williams has been described as Osaka's "hero" and "idol", and the US Open final matchup as Osaka's childhood dream; Osaka's focus has been described as "solely on becoming the next Serena", Osaka herself remarking that, during challenging scenarios on court, she thinks "What would Serena do?" Interviewed following her semi-final victory over Keys, Osaka commented on her thoughts during the match, "I was just thinking that I really wanted to play Serena, because she is Serena," and when asked what her message to Serena would be, simply said, "I love you."


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match
The match began at 4:20 pm local time. Carlos Ramos of Portugal was the chair umpire for the match.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, First set
The first set passed by without any major incident, with Osaka breaking twice en route to winning it 6–2.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
With Williams leading the second set, 1–0, 15-40, chair umpire Ramos gave Williams an official warning for alleged coaching, a code violation under International Tennis Federation rules. Television replays showed her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, gesturing to Serena with his hands and nodding, apparently signalling her to move forward towards the net. Mouratoglou admitted after the match that he did signal some form of coaching from the players' box, but of which he believed Williams was unaware. In response, Williams approached Ramos and told him, "If he's giving me a thumbs up, he's telling me to come on.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
We don't have any code, and I know you don't know that, and I understand why you thought that was coaching but I'm telling you it's not. I don't cheat to win. I'd rather lose. I'm just letting you know." Osaka won the next point to level the second set, 1–1. During the following court change, leading 2-1, Williams brought up the matter again with Ramos, saying "it's not something I would do but I could understand why you may have thought that but just know I've never cheated." Ramos assured Williams that he understood her, the on-court microphone picking him up telling Williams "I understood your reaction as well", which Williams thanked him for; however, the ruling was upheld and the penalty was not retracted.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
After breaking Osaka's serve for the first time in the match, Williams was serving at 3–1, at 30-15, however double faulted two points in a row to bring up break point, 30-40. Osaka broke back Williams' serve on the next point to bring the set back on serve, 3–2, as Williams hit the ball into the net on a backhand unforced error, turned to her box in frustration saying (according to on-court commentator Luke Jensen) "I can't get over the top of the ball", and smashed her racket on the court.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
Ramos issued her a second code violation, this time for racket abuse. As her second violation, she was penalised a point, and thus the next game started 15-0 to Osaka's advantage. Upon hearing of this, Williams raised the issue of her first code violation again with Ramos, insisting "this is unbelievable. Every time I play here I have problems." Williams insisted that Ramos "make an announcement that I didn't get coaching ... you owe me an apology, I have never cheated in my life!"


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
Invoking her recent pregnancy, she further remonstrated that "I have a daughter and I stand for what is right for her" and that "you will never do another one of my matches." Despite the disruption, Osaka kept her concentration and held serve the following game to level the set at 3–3, before breaking Williams' serve a second time in the set with a forehand winner to lead 4–3.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
At the following change of ends, Williams continued to furiously berate Ramos, accusing him of attacking her character by insinuating that she cheated via being coached. She continued to demand an apology from Ramos, asserting to him that "you will never, ever, ever, be on another court of mine as long as you live." The exchange culminated in Williams calling the umpire a "liar" and a "thief" for, as she perceived, unjustly "stealing" a point following the racket abuse incident.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
Ramos judged this to be a further code violation for verbal abuse; as the third code violation of the match against Williams, Osaka was awarded the next game by default, bringing the score to 5–3 and Osaka one game away from victory.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Match, Second set
Williams then demanded to speak to tournament referee Brian Earley and WTA supervisor Donna Kelso, to whom Williams indignantly claimed that such incidents have "happened to me too many times", she was being unfairly penalized because she was a woman, and that male players "do a lot worse" without penalty, and that "it happened to me at this tournament every single year" (Williams had previously been subject to code violations only three times in over twenty tournaments here, all of which were upheld. Following this exchange, Williams held her serve to love (at 5–4), and continued to remonstrate with Kelso after the game. Osaka, however, held serve in the following game to win the set 6–4 and the match.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Aftermath
Upon defeat, Williams embraced Osaka, but refused to shake Ramos' hand as per game etiquette, instead pointing at him and reasserting, "You owe me an apology." As Ramos left the court, the US crowd booed; Osaka, after greeting her team, did not acknowledge the crowd but immediately returned to her bench and hid her face with her towel.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Aftermath
The clearly partisan crowd continued booing as the trophy presentation commenced, interrupting both MC Tom Rinaldi of ESPN and USTA president Katrina Adams several times. Ramos was not present to receive his token of appreciation as is normally the case in Grand Slam finals, and Osaka hid her face under her visor and wept as Williams consoled her. Upon accepting her runner-up plate, Williams, also in tears, attempted to stay positive and encourage the crowd by congratulating Osaka and pleading the crowd not to boo anymore, after which the crowd began to cheer.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Aftermath
Upon receiving the trophy, Rinaldi asked Osaka for her thoughts on playing and defeating her idol. Osaka, still in tears, deferred from his question to address the crowd, saying graciously,  "I know everyone was cheering for her and I'm sorry it had to end like this," before acknowledging her family, team, and Williams.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Aftermath
Williams, in her post-match press conference, raised the gender issue again, saying that the violations made her "feel like it was a sexist remark", reasserting that men have said worse things on court without violation, and drawing upon an earlier controversy in the tournament where Alizé Cornet was given a code violation for taking off her shirt on-court (an action male players frequently do), as an example of double standards between men and women in tennis. She alluded to her actions being part of her role to stand up for women's rights and equality, and vowed to continue, a statement which drew both isolated applause and murmurs from the attendees.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
the WTA believes there should be no difference in the standards of tolerance provided to the emotions expressed by men vs women. We are committed to working with the sport to ensure all players are treated the same. We do not believe this was done.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
The on-court incidents of the second set polarised opinions among current and retired tennis players worldwide. Chris Evert (whose Open Era record of 6 US Open women's singles titles Williams would have broken had Williams won), while commentating the match for ESPN, claimed that while first and second code violations were common for similar incidents, it was unprecedented to issue a third code violation (and therefore game penalty) for verbal abuse. Immediately following the match, interviewed while still in the player's box, Mouratoglou admitted to coaching Williams, but doubted whether Williams saw his gestures.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
Mouratoglou added that "100% of coaches on 100% of matches" still commit such actions, calling the response a "hypocrite thing" and the act of Williams breaking her racket a normal human emotional reaction to the situation. Evert later agreed with Mouratoglou that "every coach coaches" despite it being a violation of rules, and with Williams' point that men have said worse things, including profanities (which Williams did not say), without penalty, but added that Williams' adamant insistence upon an apology aggravated the situation.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
Billie Jean King, former US Open Champion and founder of the Women's Tennis Association, was initially supportive of Williams, tweeting following the match: "When a woman is emotional, she's 'hysterical' and she's penalised for it. When a man does the same, he's 'outspoken' and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same."


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
However, being interviewed by Christiane Amanpour three days later, King softened her criticism of the perceived double standard, admitting that Ramos did the right thing and could not apologise as Williams demanded in the situation, and placing some responsibility on Williams, saying that "No one was saying she was a good sport, if they are they're crazy. She was totally out of line." King, however, agreed with Evert, that Ramos could have been less strict and given Williams a softer warning prior to any disciplinary actions.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
In an op-ed for The New York Times, 4-time US Open champion Martina Navratilova claimed Williams' behaviour was not excused by the question of whether a male player would have avoided penalty, and added that while Mouratoglou was partly right in saying that coaching was widespread, so is the issuing of penalties for doing so.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
Worldwide opinion was divided following the match, with many branding Williams' behaviour "embarrassing" and "ridiculous", while others claimed she was a victim of blatant sexism. The decision to penalise Williams was also criticized by many, including 2003 men's champion Andy Roddick and two-time US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka, among others. Former world number one Ana Ivanovic, though, stayed away from the controversy, commending Osaka for her composed performance throughout the match while also praising Williams for being the champion she is.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
However, Williams also received support from WTA chief executive Steve Simon, as well as United States Tennis Association president Katrina Adams, who had been ridiculed for hailing Williams' "class and sportsmanship" during the post-match presentation.


2018 US Open – Women's singles final, Reaction
The International Tennis Federation later issued a statement supporting Carlos Ramos' umpiring during the match, stating that his "decisions were in accordance with the relevant rules and were re-affirmed by the US Open’s decision to fine Serena Williams for the three offences."


2018 US egg recall
The 2018 US egg recall was a product recall for fresh chicken eggs in the United States beginning on April 13, 2018. The United States Department of Agriculture recalled more than 200 million eggs after a salmonella outbreak connected to Iowa egg farms, including Rose Acre Farms. It is the largest egg recall since 2010.


2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the three-day competition took place from February 16 to February 18 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. All marks in the competition are considered at altitude. The meet serves for the selection of American representatives at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Birmingham March 1 to March 4.


2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification
The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships serve as the qualification meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In order to be entered, athletes need to achieve a qualifying standard mark and place in the top 2 in their event and top 12 in the world. The United States team, as managed by USATF, can also bring a qualified back up athlete in case one of the team members is unable to perform.


2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification
Additionally, defending World Champions received byes into the World Championships. The athletes eligible for a bye are:


2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 21–24 and serves as the national championships in track and field for the United States.


2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 50 kilometers race walk was held January 20 at Santee, California.


2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Men's results
Key:≠ Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the July 23 cutoff date..


2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification
The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships serve as the qualification meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the 2018 NACAC Championships. In order to be entered, athletes need to achieve a qualifying standard mark and place in the top 3 in their event. The United States team, as managed by USATF, can also bring a qualified back up athlete in case one of the team members is unable to perform.


2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification
Additionally, defending World Champions and 2017 Diamond League Champions received byes into the World Championships. The athletes eligible for a bye are:


2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification, Diamond League Champions
Both qualified by winning their respective events in the championships.


2018 USA Sevens
The 2018 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2018 Las Vegas Sevens) was the fifteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played between 2 and 4 March 2018 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.


2018 USA Sevens
The tournament was won by the United States who beat Argentina 28–0 in the final. This was the first time that the United States won its home tournament. USA's Perry Baker led the tournament with 8 tries and 11 breaks.


2018 USA Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.


2018 USA Sevens, Teams
Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Uruguay:


2018 USA Sevens, Pool stage
All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:


2018 USA Sevens, Players, Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:


2018 USA Swimming Championships
The 2018 Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships were held from July 25 to 29, 2018, at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, California.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals
The 2018 College Nationals was the 23rd Men's and Women's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determined the College National Champion from 2018 from the US.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division
The 2018 College Nationals was the 23rd Men's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the College National Champion from 2018 from the US. The University of Virginia played extremely well, wildly outperforming expectations behind strong performances from the outgoing fourth-year class, but ultimately fell short in the final to the machine-like cadets from West Point. UVA has improved vastly over the last three years, and has risen to the elite ranks of collegiate team handball.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Venues
The championship was played at two venues at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Draw
The seeding was based on the USA Men's Top 5 College Rankings from April. This season was the first season such a ranking exist.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Draw
The 5th ranked team Illinois State University was not able to play at the college nationals. Because of missing money to travel.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Modus
The nine teams were split in 3 groups A-C. And they play a round robin.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Modus
The winner of each group forms a new group D the runner-up's group D and the third group F.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Modus
The winner of group D played against the winner of group E the semifinal one and the second of group D played against the third of group D the semifinal two.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Modus
The second and third of group F played an 8/9 classification. The loser becomes ninth. And the winner played against the loser of the 6/7 classification the 7th place game.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Modus
The winner of the 6/7 classification (third of group E against first of group F) played against the second of group E the 5th place game.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Men's Division, Modus
The games of the group and seeding stages had a game duration of 2×20 minutes and 5 break. The placement and semi-final games had a game duration of 2×25 minutes and 10 break. The small final and the final had a game duration of 2×30 minutes and 10 break.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division
The 2018 College Nationals was the 23rd Women's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the College National Champion from 2018 from the US.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division
The Pennsylvania State University won their first title in their first season of handball competition. They formed their team with help from the runner-up from West Point only one year ago in April.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division, Venues
The championship was played at two venues at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division, Modus
The four teams played first a round robin. Game duration 2x20min + 5min break.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division, Modus
The first plays against the 4th and 2nd against the 3rd of the Group stage the semis. Game duration 2x25min + 10min break.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division, Modus
The losers of the semis play a small final. Game duration 2x25min + 10min break.


2018 USA Team Handball College Nationals - Women's Division, Modus
The winners of the semis play the final. Game duration 2x30min + 10min break.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals
The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Men's Open & Open and Women's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determined the National Champion from 2018 from the US.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division
The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Men's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2018 from the US.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Venues
The championship was played at venues at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Qualification
The Air Force Academy which ranked 3rd at the Wildcard Standings will not attending the competition.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Modus
First there is a playoff game between Houston Firehawks and Los Angeles THC for the last wildcard. The loser play in the Open Division


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Modus
After that the eight teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Modus
The last two teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Modus
The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Modus
The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division, Modus
The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division
The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Men's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2018 from the US.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Venues
The championship was played at four courts at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
First there is a playoff game between Houston Firehawks and Los Angeles THC for the last wildcard. The winner play in the Elite Division


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
After that the eleven teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
The last teams per group played a 9-11th place semifinal.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
The last third and fourth teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division, Modus
The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division
The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Women's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2018 from the US.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Venues
The championship was played at four courts at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Modus
The eleven teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Modus
The last teams per group played a 9-11th place semifinal.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Modus
The last third and fourth teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Modus
The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Modus
The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.


2018 USA Team Handball Nationals - Women's Open Division, Modus
The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.


2018 USA Women's Sevens
The 2018 USA Women's Sevens was the first tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was played on 20–21 October 2018 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, the first time the USA Women's Sevens was held at the venue.


2018 USA Women's Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also competed in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group played-off for the Challenge Trophy.


2018 USA Women's Sevens, Teams
Eleven core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, Mexico:


2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship
The 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship is the 63rd season of sprint car racing sanctioned by USAC. The 2018 season will feature 45 races on dirt tracks across the United States. The season will begin with Winter Dirt Games at Bubba Raceway Park on February 15, and will end with the Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway on November 10.


2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship, Team & Driver Chart
This chart reflects confirmed and cited team & driver combinations only.


2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship, Schedule
The 2018 schedule for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship features 45 races (solely on dirt ovals) across 13 states. The entire season will have on-demand video coverage by . MavTV (in association with Speed Sport) will broadcast the Weedsport race on delay. Select races will be broadcast live online by . will broadcast the races at Knoxville & BAPS. DIRTvision.com will broadcast the #LetsRaceTwo weekend at Eldora. Eldora Speedway will broadcast the 4 Crown Nationals live on their streaming website.


2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship
The 2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship is the 63rd season of the Midget series sanctioned by USAC. P1 Insurance becomes the new title sponsor of the series for 2018. The season will begin with the Shamrock Classic at Southern Illinois Center on March 10, and will end with the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ventura Raceway on November 22. The series will also have a non points race with the Junior Knepper 55 at Southern Illinois Center on December 15. Spencer Bayston enters the season as the defending champion.


2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship, Schedule
The entire season will have on-demand video coverage by Loudpedal.TV. Select races will be broadcast live online by . will broadcast the race at BAPS. Eldora Speedway will broadcast the Four Crown Nationals on their website. NBCSN will broadcast a recap show of the BC39 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on a single-day delay.


2018 USAC Silver Crown Series
The 2018 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series is the 47th season of Silver Crown racing under the USAC banner. The series will begin with the Phoenix Copper Cup at ISM Raceway on April 7, and will end with the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on September 22. Kody Swanson entered the 2018 season as the defending champion. Swanson won the 2018 season title, becoming a 4-time series champion. Swanson also joined Al Unser, Sr. as one of the only two drivers in history to win four consecutive Hoosier Hundred races in a row in 2018. Swanson also became the all-time wins leader in Silver Crown at Salem with 24 wins.


2018 USAC Silver Crown Series, Schedule
The 2018 schedule features 6 pavement races and 5 dirt races. The entire season will have on-demand video coverage by . Select races will be broadcast live online by . Eldora Speedway will broadcast the 4 Crown Nationals live on their streaming website. Live radio coverage for most USAC National races is available on the USAC Racing App. BCSN will broadcast the Toledo race on delay. MavTV (in association with Speed51) will broadcast the Rich Vogler Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway on delay.


2018 USAFL National Championships
The 2018 USAFL National Championships were the 22nd installment of the premier United States annual Australian rules football club tournament.


2018 USARL season
The 2018 USA Rugby League season is the 21st season overall of semi-professional rugby league competition in the United States and the 8th season under the governance of the USARL.


2018 USC Trojans football team
The 2018 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Clay Helton.


2018 USC Trojans football team
Despite being ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll's preseason rankings, the Trojans finished the season 5–7, the program's first losing record since 2000. USC lost to both of its major rivals, UCLA and Notre Dame, in the same season for the first time since 2013, and it also lost to all other California Pac-12 schools (UCLA, California, and Stanford) in the same season for the first time since 1996. The team went 4–5 in Pac-12 play, tying Arizona for third place in the Pac-12 South Division.


2018 USC Trojans football team
On November 25, USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced that head coach Clay Helton would return in 2019 despite the disappointing season.


2018 USC Trojans football team, Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2017 season 11–3, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to be champions of the South Division. They represented the South Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they defeated Stanford to become Pac-12 Champions. They were invited to play in the Cotton Bowl where they lost 7–24 to Ohio State.


2018 USC Trojans football team, Personnel, Returning starters
USC returns 31 starters in 2018, including 11 on offense, 13 on defense, and 5 on special teams.


2018 USC Trojans football team, Personnel, Returning starters
Key departures include Sam Darnold (QB – 14 games), Ronald Jones II (TB – 13 games), Deontay Burnett (WR – 12 games), Steven Mitchell (WR – 7 games), Jalen Greene (WR – 5 games), Viane Talamaivao (OG – 5 games), Nico Falah (C – 14 games), Rasheem Green(DE/DT – 14 games), Josh Fatu (DT – 12 games), Uchenna Nwosu (OLB – 14 games), Jack Jones (CB – 13 games), Chris Hawkins (S – 14 games), Ykili Ross (S – 2 games).


2018 USC Trojans football team, Personnel, Returning starters
Other departures include James Toland IV (TB), Matt Lopes (S).


2018 USC Trojans football team, Personnel, Scholarship distribution chart
redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Former walk-on


2018 USC Trojans football team, Personnel, Scholarship distribution chart
– OT Jalen McKenzie took an advanced scholarship or "blueshirt" limiting USC's class of 2018 to 24.


2018 USC Trojans football team, 2018 NFL Draft, NFL Combine
The official list of participants for the 2018 NFL Combine included USC football players WR Deontay Burnett, QB Sam Darnold, DE Rasheem Green, TB Ronald Jones II, WR Steven Mitchell Jr. & OLB Uchenna Nwosu.


2018 USC Trojans football team, Preseason, Pac-12 Media Days
Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Clay Helton (Head coach), Porter Gustin (OLB) & Cameron Smith (ILB) at Pac-12 media days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Trojans predicted to win the Pac-12 South division title.


2018 USL Playoffs
The 2018 USL Cup Playoffs was the  postseason tournament following the 2018 United Soccer League regular season, the fourth since the league rebranded for the 2015 season, and second as a USSF Division II league. Including USL Pro history, it is the seventh postseason tournament. The tournament will begin on the weekend of October 20 and end on November 8.


2018 USL Playoffs
Sixteen teams (top 8 per conference) will compete in the single elimination tournament. Teams will be seeded one through eight in each conference. The conference semifinal winners will play against each other in the Conference Championship, which will serve as the overall semifinals for the playoff. The winners of the Eastern and Western Conference Championship will play for the USL Cup. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned league champion.


2018 USL Playoffs
FC Cincinnati clinched the USL regular-season title on September 26th and will be the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.


2018 USL Playoffs, Conference standings
The top 8 teams from each conference advance to the USL playoffs.


2018 USL season
The 2018 USL season was the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL had provisional Div. II sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) along with the North American Soccer League, but was given full sanctioning for the 2018 season with a two-year deadline to meet the full requirements set by U.S. Soccer.


2018 USL season
Louisville City FC were the defending USL Cup champions, while Real Monarchs were the defending Supporters’ Shield champions.


2018 USL season
This season was the last for four teams in the USL, with all changing leagues for 2019 and beyond. FC Cincinnati will join Major League Soccer. MLS side Toronto FC announced that its reserve side, Toronto FC II, would drop to USL League One, a third-level league slated to launch in 2019, and the Richmond Kickers also chose to drop to League One for 2019 and beyond. Near the end of the season, Penn FC announced that it would suspend professional operations for 2019 and resume play in League One in 2020.


2018 USL season
It was also the final season for the league under the "United Soccer League" name. Effective with the 2019 season, the league has been rebranded as the USL Championship.


2018 USL season, Rule changes
Regular season games will now be considered official after the 70th minute. Teams are allowed a fourth substitution in extra time for the USL Playoffs. Teams will submit a 23-player squad at least 48 hours before kickoff. A team's 18-player gameday roster may now contain a maximum of five players signed to USL Academy contracts.


2018 USL season, Competition format
The season began on March 16 and ends on October 14. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.


2018 USL season, Competition format, Managerial changes
‡ Luke Spencer, Paolo DelPiccolo, & George Davis IV appointed joint interim head coaches.


2018 USL season, Attendance, Average home attendances
† Two Toronto FC II home matches were moved to Highmark Stadium and Sportsplex at Matthews due to unplayable field conditions.


2018 USL season, League awards, All-League teams
F: Thomas Enevoldsen (OCO), Cameron Lancaster (LOU), Daniel Rios (NCA)M: Tah Anunga (CHS), Solomon Asante (PHX), Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN), Aodhan Quinn (OCO)D: Paco Craig (LOU), Joe Greenspan (PIT), Forrest Lasso (CIN)G: Maxime Crépeau (OTT)


2018 USL season, League awards, All-League teams
F: Hadji Barry (SPR), Ataulla Guerra (CHS), Cameron Iwasa (SAC)M: Kyle Bekker (NCA), Corben Bone (CIN), Kenardo Forbes (PIT), Lebo Moloto (NSH)D: Ayoze (IND), Darnell King (SAN), Denso Ulysse (SEA)G: Josh Cohen (SAC)


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The 2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 81st season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2018-19 began on September 8, 2018 and the host school for the season was National University.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The Tigers finished sixth at the end of the double-round eliminations, winning five games against nine losses. UST at one point during the second round placed fourth in the standings, but they went on to lose all four of their remaining games and crashed out of the final four matches.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
They had an average losing margin of 21.0 points and an average winning margin of 9.8 points.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
They had four blowout losses to only two teams: against the Ateneo Blue Eagles by 32 points in the first round and by 40 points in the second round; and against the De La Salle Green Archers by 27 points in the first round and by 41 points in the second round.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The 41-point loss to La Salle is the worst in the career of Aldin Ayo, the one-time NCAA and one-time UAAP champion coach.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
Returning fourth year point guard Renzo Subido was chosen Player of the Week by the UAAP Press Corps in the first round of eliminations for the duration of September 12-16, while rookie CJ Cansino received the citation twice on the week of October 10-14 and October 24-28.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
Cansino, the Season 80 Juniors MVP also made history when he became the first rookie to score a triple-double since 2003, when UAAP stats were first officially recorded. Against the UE Red Warriors in the second round, Cansino tallied 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team
The Growling Tigers also recorded a single-game league best 59 rebounds in their opening game on September 8, 2018 against the NU Bulldogs.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
Only big man Jeepy Faundo has graduated, but the team experienced an exodus of players before the season began.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
Regie Boy Basibas, who had suited up for the Tigers in their preseason games, and Joco Macasaet, their veteran center, were both faced with uncertainties regarding the league's age eligibility rules as both players were turning 25 within the school year. Both of them decided to move on from the team to play in the commercial leagues.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
Jordan Sta. Ana also played in the preseason, but decided to go on leave before the start of the UAAP tournament. He later announced his transfer to Letran.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
The official lineup for UST's Season 81 campaign consisted of nine new players (eight rookies, one transferee), four holdovers and two returnees.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Roster changes
With a champion coach tapped to handle the team, analysts have stressed how the team is still in a rebuilding phase and have once again predicted UST to miss out on a final four finish.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching changes
Aldin Ayo replaced Boy Sablan as head coach on January 11, 2018. The coaching change was announced by Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) director Fr. Jannel Abogado following Sablan's resignation on November 20, 2017 together with his entire coaching staff.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching changes
Ayo, a former player of the 1998 and 1999 NCAA champion Letran Knights, came into coaching prominence after leading the Knights to the 2015 NCAA championship on his first year and duplicating the feat when he jumped over to the UAAP to lead La Salle to the 2016 championship.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching changes
At the end of the Season 80, he made a decision to sign with UST where he will coach the men's basketball team for the next six years.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching changes, Coaching Staff
Deputies appointed to the new coaching staff were McJour Luib, Kristoffer Co, Bonnie Garcia, Randy Alcantara, Jason Misolas, Nap Garcia, Ruden de Vera, Philip Go, Marvin Pangilinan, and Noel Zorilla.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, UAAP Season 81 games results
Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action & Liga.


2018 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team, UAAP Season 81 games results
Times listed above are in UTC+08:00Source: Pong Ducanes, Imperium Technology


2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
The 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Jason Simpson and played their home games at Graham Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in eighth place.


2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team, Previous season
The Skyhawks finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.


2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team, Preseason, OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Skyhawks predicted to finish in third place. On July 23, the OVC released their coches poll with the Skyhawks also predicted to finish in third place.


2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team, Preseason, Preseason All-OVC team
The Skyahwks had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.


2018 UTEP Miners football team
The 2018 UTEP Miners football team represented University of Texas at El Paso in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 14,155 fans per game.


2018 UTEP Miners football team, Previous season
The Miners in 2017 were led by fifth-year head coach Sean Kugler until his resignation on October 2 and then by interim head coach Mike Price, who had previously served at UTEP's head coach from 2004 to 2012. The Miners finished the season with a record 0–12, 0–8 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the West Division. They were winless for the first time since the 1973 season.


2018 UTEP Miners football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Miners predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.


2018 UTEP Miners football team, Spring Game
The 2018 Spring Game took place in El Paso, on April 13, at 7 p.m.


2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team
The 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Frank Wilson. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team, Previous season
The Roadrunners finished the 2017 season 6–5, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible for the second consecutive season, the Roadrunners did not receive a bowl bid.


2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team, Preseason, Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Roadrunners having two players selected.


2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Roadrunners predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
UTSA's defense gave up over 400 yards to Kansas State and dropped their record to 0-3, where Kansas State advanced to 2-1 for the season. UTSA head coach Frank Wilson said, "Unfortunately we did not always execute to the fullest, but I think take away a couple of big-play opportunities, they weren't going methodically down the field and just shoving us around. We held them to some third-down opportunities, but we just couldn't get them off the field."


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash
On 28 June 2018, at about 1:15 pm, a Beechcraft C90 King Air aircraft chartered from UY Aviation Pvt Ltd with the registration VT-UPZ crashed at Jagruti Nagar in the suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai. The 12-seater aircraft carried 4 people, including the pilot. All people on board plus one person on the ground were killed. A further three people on the ground were seriously injured.


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash
As a result of the crash, a fire broke out in the built-up area. Local firefighters and police responded to the accident.


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash
The aircraft had departed from Juhu Aerodrome for a test flight. Five people lost their lives in this accident; 2 pilots, 1 Technician, 1 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, and 1 civilian.


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash, Investigation
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board released the  report in Dec 2018. The probable cause of the accident as per the report was a stall caused by lack of situational awareness due to spatial disorientation triggered by deteriorating weather, a transition from ILS (IMC) to visual flying (Partial VMC) and unexpected bank owing to differential engine power. The report indicts the Indian DGCA for violation of regulations in granting the Air Operator Permit.


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash, Investigation
The aircraft VT-UPZ was previously owned by the Uttar Pradesh government. In 2014, the aircraft had an accident in Allahabad in which there was substantial damage, but the DGCA investigation determined it to be a minor incident. As a result of this report, the certificate of airworthiness was not cancelled. Over the next decade, the aircraft changed ownership and was transported to Mumbai where the repair work was carried out under the supervision of the DGCA.


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash, Investigation
Capt. Amit Singh FRAeS, an aviation , carried out a detailed independent  of the accident and submitted the report to the , Ministry of Civil Aviation, India. Capt. Amit Singh has stated that the AAIB investigation was manipulated and did not correctly identify the cause of the accident, and therefore needs an independent investigation by a court of inquiry. The investigation had completely shielded the operator who was granted an Air Operator Permit by the Indian DGCA without having filled the mandatory post of the Chief of Safety.


2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash, Investigation
As per the technical report, the loss of function in both engines during the flight was the most likely cause of the accident.


2018 Uber Cup group stage
This article lists the fixtures of the group stage for the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.


2018 Uber Cup knockout stage
This article lists the fixtures of the knockout stage for the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. It began on 24 May with the quarter-finals and ended on 26 May with the final match of the tournament.


2018 Uber Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.


2018 Uber Cup qualification
The 2018 Uber Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 14 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2018 Uber Cup, with Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, Qualification process
The number of teams participating in the final tournament are 16. Even though the qualification process began in February 2018, the allocation of slots for each confederation was similar to the allocation in 2016 tournament.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Confederation of Africa
The qualification for the African teams was held from 12 to 15 February 2018, at the Hacène Harcha Arena in Algiers, Algeria. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Asia
The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 6 to 11 February 2018, at the Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim in Alor Setar, Malaysia. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup. Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Europe
The qualification for the European teams was held from 13 to 18 February 2018, at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Pan Am
The qualification for the Pan American teams will held from 15 to 18 February 2018, at the National Racket Centre in Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago. The winner of the Pan American qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Oceania
The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 6 to 7 February 2018, at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.


2018 Uber Cup qualification, World team rankings
Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking of top three Women's Singles players and top two Women's Doubles pairs on 22 February 2018.


2018 Uganda Cup
Uganda Cup 2018 was the 44th season of the main Ugandan football Cup.


2018 Uganda Cup
The competition was won by KCCA FC who defeated Vipers SC 1-0 in the final.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2018 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that has been scheduled to be played on May 9, 2018 in Dnipro. This was the second time the cup final has been held in Dnipro. The match was the 27th Ukrainian Cup Final since fall of the Soviet Union.


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


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
The game between Shakhtar and Dynamo has become the main fixture of every season and received a nickname of Klasychne which means Classic. Before this game both teams met in a final of Ukrainian Cup nine times, the first being back in 2002. Games between the two clubs are known to be very intense and out of the nine previous meetings in the final, only two in 2003 and 2017 did not have red cards shown to players. There were total of 14 red cards shown with 13 in finals only.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
Before this final out of the previous nine Shakhtar won 4 games and Dynamo won 4, one more game Dynamo won on penalty kicks. In total both teams met in this competition 13 times, once in semifinals, once in quarterfinals, once in round of 16 and once in round of 32. The total record is +4=1-8 in favor of Shakhtar. There were only two games when Shakhtar did not score against Dynamo, in 2005 and in 2015.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
It is going to be 150th game of Shakhtar in Ukrainian Cup competition. This will be the 18th time and the competition's record for Miners reaching the final stage. This will be the 16th time for Dynamo reaching the final stage. Both teams won the cup trophy an even number of times, 11 a piece. It will be the eighth consecutive final for Miners since 2011.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
Aliaksandr Khatskevich as a Dynamo player two times scored against Shakhtar back in 2000 and 2003.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
Before the final, in 2017-18 season Shakhtar and Dynamo has met three times within the league competition where Dynamo has won two and one game was tied.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Previous encounters
For Yuriy Mozharovskyi this is the third cup final. With him, Dynamo has already beat Shakhtar twice; however considering results of the Ukrainian Super Cup in 2014, total tally between those teams with this referee at such level is 2 to 1 respectfully.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Before the game
The game was scheduled on the day of the former Soviet holiday Victory Day that is continued to be celebrated in the Russian Federation as a national holiday.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Before the game
Before the final in interview to the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) website Dynamo manager Aliaksandr Khatskevich stated that his team intends to continue to compete for the championship despite trailing five points behind the Miners with just two more rounds before finishline. However with the victory in the Cup, Dynamo also will be happy. Identifying the key players in Shakhtar, the head coach of Dynamo pointed to Pyatov, Rakitskyi, and Taison. Khatskevich stated that he considers them leaders in each of the team's positions. At the end the Dynamo's manager drew attention that today's game will differ from previous ones in which Kievans had not yielded to Miners. In the championship the White-Blues defeated Donchans twice and one time a game ended in draw.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Before the game
At the same time Shakhtar manager Paulo Fonseca also giving an interview to the FFU website stated that he anticipates a very difficult and emotional match against Dynamo in the final of Ukrainian Cup. According to the Portuguese specialist both teams have changed significantly compared with the past year final, in which Shakhtar beat Kievans (1:0). He also explained why games with Dynamo are for him special and at the end highlighted the principles on which the game of his team is built.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Before the game
According to the Ukraine international and Shakhtar player Marlos Kievans became stronger in comparison with the past year final. Another Ukraine international and Dynamo player Ruslan Rotan stated that for Dynamo play two ex-Dniprians: Denys Boiko and him. Nonetheless, Dniprian fans will be cheering for Dynamo as there are traditionally more supporters of the Kievan club. Active fans of Dniprian and Kievan clubs befriend with one another therefore the support will be on the Dynamo's side.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Before the game
Before the game a street brawl occurred between football fans, which led to have some 20 individuals to be detained, according to a representative of local police. One police officer received burn injury due to a pyrotechnic device and a police patrol vehicle has been vandalized.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, Before the game
Some minor technical issue occurred when for about 15 minutes at the stadium disappeared light with only scoreboard and commercial ads boards staying lit.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, After the game
Right before the end of the game, the Shakhtar right back Bohdan Butko suffered an injury at the 90th minute and was brought out of the field on stretchers. He was substituted by David Khocholava. It was seen as Butko was leaving the pitch that he was applying an ice to his left thigh. During the game Butko assisted on the first goal by Ferreyra.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, After the game
At the post game press conference Khatskevich stated that no one showed oneself expressively and he won't point to nobody. The team lost all together. He stated that Dynamo was punished for its mistakes, while Shakhtar that also was making mistakes, Dynamo failed to punish. This says about the class of footballers. Khatskevich pointed that Dynamo has good young lads, but yet there is work and work as in terms of mentality so is technique and tactics.


2018 Ukrainian Cup Final, After the game
During "Futbol 1" broadcast, Fonseca stated that today there won the team that dominated in the game, and that Shakhtar throughout the game was closer to goals than Dynamo. In defense Shakhtar played totally safe and controlled the game. He noted that to score on Dynamo is not easy as they defend well, but today Shakhtar had ideal strategy. Shakhtar showed patience and was scoring at right moments.


2018 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2018 Ukrainian Super Cup became the 15th edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, an annual season opener football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions.


2018 Ukrainian Super Cup
The match was played at the Chornomorets Stadium, Odessa, on 21 July 2018, and contested by league winner Shakhtar Donetsk and league runner-up Dynamo Kyiv.


2018 Ukrainian Super Cup, Previous encounters
Before this game both teams met in the Ukrainian Super Cup ten (10) times, the first being back in 2004. Before this game out of the previous ten Shakhtar won 3 games and Dynamo won 2, five more games were tied and led to penalty shootout three of which were won by Dynamo and two were won by Shakhtar.


2018 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
The 2018 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 51st instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.


2018 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Slaughtneil (Derry) were the reigning champions following their victory in the 2017 final over Cavan Gaels (Cavan).


2018 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, Teams
The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland, as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.


2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017.


2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final. DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final.


2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship, Teams
The Ulster championship is contested by the nine counties in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.


2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
The 2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was to be the 70th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901. In January 2018 it was announced that the Ulster championship was to be cancelled for three years.


2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
The tournament was to be played in April, instead of the usual June/July dates.


2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey Cup. The two teams beaten in the first round of the Championship play off, with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2019.


2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Format
In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the first tier for 2019.


2018 Under 18 Women's Australian Championships
The 2018 Women's Under 18 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in the Tasmanian city of Launceston from 13–21 March.


2018 Under 18 Women's Australian Championships
NSW State won the gold medal, defeating WA 3–2 in the final. QLD Maroon won the bronze medal by defeating VIC 6–1 in the third place playoff.


2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Championships
The 2018 Men's Under 21 Australian Championships is a Field Hockey tournament being held in the New South Wales city of Sydney between 4–11 July 2018.


2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Championships, Competition format
The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, teams progress to the quarterfinals, where the winners progress to contest the medals, while the losing teams playoff for fifth to eighth place.


2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Championships, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.


2018 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships
The 2018 Women's Under 21 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in the New South Wales city of Sydney between 4–11 July 2018.


2018 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships
New South Wales won the tournament after defeating Queensland 2–1 in the final. Victoria finished in third place after defeating South Australia 4–2 in the bronze medal match.


2018 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships, Competition format
The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, teams progress to the quarterfinals, where the winners progress to contest the medals, while the losing teams playoff for fifth to eighth place.


2018 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 100 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand (after the 2002 and 2010 events). New Zealand was the first country to host the event three times. The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018. The West Indies were the defending champions. However, they failed to defend their title, after losing their first two group fixtures.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Following the group stage fixtures, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa had all qualified for the Super League quarter-final stage of the tournament. The other eight teams moved to the Plate League to determine their final placements in the competition. Sri Lanka went on to win the Plate League, giving them a final position of ninth overall in the tournament.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
In the first Super League semi-final, Australia beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to progress to the final. In the second semi-final, India beat Pakistan by 203 runs to advance into the final. In the third-place playoff, no play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield. Pakistan therefore finished in third place, as they finished their group ahead of Afghanistan on net run rate. In the final, India beat Australia by 8 wickets to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup, the most by any side.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Qualification
The ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), as of 2016, qualified automatically for the tournament. Namibia, which placed seventh at the 2016 World Cup, also qualified automatically as the highest ranked associate member. The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Umpires
On 3 January 2018, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the seventeen umpires, Jeff Crowe, Dev Govindjee, David Jukes and Graeme Labrooy were also named as the match referees.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Squads
Each team selected a 15-man squad for the tournament. Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Group stage
The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 17 August 2017.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification
The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand was contested by sixteen teams, eleven of which qualified automatically. The other five places in the tournament were determined by a series of regional qualifiers, with one place being granted to each International Cricket Council (ICC) development region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe).


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Automatic qualification
The ten full members of the ICC as at 2016 qualified automatically for the Under-19 World Cup. In early 2016, it was determined that the top-placed ICC associate member at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh would also qualify automatically for the 2018 event. That team was Namibia, which defeated another associate member, Nepal, in the seventh-place play-off.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Africa, Division Two
The Africa Division Two tournament was played in Benoni, South Africa, from 10 to 18 September 2016. Ghana (the winner) and Botswana (the runner-up) both qualified for Division One.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Africa, Division One
The Africa Division One tournament was played in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1–10 July 2017. Kenya won the tournament on net run rate from Uganda to qualify for their first World Cup since 2002; four African teams were played in the World Cup for the first time since 2006.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Americas
ICC U19 World Cup Qualifier Americas Region was played in Toronto, Canada from July 17 to July 23, 2017. Teams were Bermuda, Canada, and USA, and format was a double round robin. Canada qualified for the 2019 ICC U19 World Cup in New Zealand on Net Run Rate.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Asia, Division Two
The Asia Division Two tournament was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 September to 6 October 2016, and featured ten teams. Malaysia defeated Singapore in the final, with both teams qualifying for Division One.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Asia, Division One
The Asia Division One tournament was played in Singapore from July 2017 to july2017.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Asia, Division One
Afghanistan and Nepal, teams who played on last Under 19 World Cup were joined by two finalist of 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier Division Two, Singapore and Malaysia. Afghanistan win this tournament by win of 6 out of 6game while Nepal win 4 matches out of 6 matches and Afghanistan was qualified for 2018 u-19 cricket world cup  held in New Zealand .


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, East Asia-Pacific
The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier was held in Apia, Samoa, from 8–16 August 2017. Four teams took part in a double round-robin: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Europe, Division Two
The Europe Division Two tournament was played in the Netherlands from 23 to 30 July 2016. It was won by Denmark.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Regional qualification, Europe, Division One
The Europe Division One tournament was played in Jersey from 23 July to 1 August 2017. The four participating teams were Denmark, Ireland, Jersey, and Scotland.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads
The following squads were selected for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group A, West Indies
During the group stage fixtures, Raymond Perez was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Brad Barnes. Joshua Persaud left the squad midway through the tournament, following the death of his mother.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, Australia
During the tournament, Aaron Hardie replaced Jason Ralston in Australia's squad, who was injured. However, ahead of the final, Hardie suffered an injury and was replaced by Patrick Rowe.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, India
After the tournament started, Aditya Thakare was added to the squad as cover for Ishan Porel, who suffered an injury.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's squad was announced on 28 December 2017:


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group C, England
Prior to the tournament, Tom Lammonby was ruled out of England's squad and was replaced by Euan Woods.


2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group D, Sri Lanka
During the group stage fixtures, Kalana Perera was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Thilan Prasan.


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship
The 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship was the 2018 edition of the Under-19 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-19 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 6 July to 27 October 2018.


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship
The competition was won by  Sharks U19, who beat  Blue Bulls U19 40–27 in the final played on 27 October 2018.


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition rules and information
There was seven participating teams in the 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship. They played each other twice during the pool stage, once at home and once away. Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Competition rules and information
The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Teams
The teams that played in the 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship are:


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Pool stage, Standings
The top four teams qualified for the semifinals. Points breakdown:* 4 points for a win* 2 points for a draw* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Honours
The honour roll for the 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship was as follows:


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Players
The following squads were named for the 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship:


2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Referees
The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship:


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship
The 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship was the 2018 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 11 August to 19 October 2018.


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship
The competition was won by  Griffons U20, who beat  Pumas U20 53–6 in the final played on 19 October 2018.


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Competition rules and information
There were seven participating teams in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Competition rules and information
The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Competition rules and information
There were initially eight teams scheduled to play in the competition, but  Border U20 withdrew from the championship towards the end of August 2018. A few days later, it was also confirmed that  Boland U20 — who already played in two matches — also withdrew from the competition.


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Teams
The teams that played in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship are:


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Pool stage, Standings
The top four teams qualified for the semifinals. Points breakdown:* 4 points for a win* 2 points for a draw* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Honours
The honour roll for the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship was as follows:


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Players
The following squads were named for the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship:


2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship, Referees
The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship:


2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship
The 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship was the 2018 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-21 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 25 August to 27 October 2018.


2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship
The competition was won by  Golden Lions U21, who beat  Blue Bulls U21 58–24 in the final played on 27 October 2018.