2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 1
Josh Lindblom started Game 1 for Doosan, while Park Jong-hoon started for the Wyverns. For the Wyverns, Han Dong-min hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and Park Jung-kwon hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Choi Joo-hwan had all three runs batted in for Doosan. Ángel Sánchez earned the win in relief for the Wyverns while Lindblom took the loss for Doosan.


2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 2
Seth Frankoff started Game 2 for Doosan. He had ten strikeouts in 6 2⁄3 innings, earning the win. Moon Seung-won started for the Wyverns. Doosan's Choi Joo-hwan hit a two-run home run and recorded a third RBI in the eighth inning. Kim Kang-min drove in all three runs for the Wyverns.


2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 3
The series continued with the first of three games at Munhak Baseball Stadium. Jamie Romak hit two home runs for the Wyverns, and Lee Jae-won also hit a home run. Merrill Kelly pitched seven innings allowing two runs to earn the win.


2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 4
The Wyverns scored first when Kim Kang-min hit an RBI single to score Kim Sung-hyun in the third inning. In the eighth inning, Jung Soo-bin hit a two-run home run to give Doosan the lead, which they hung on to win and tie the series at two all.


2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 5
Doosan scored their only run in Game 5 with a solo home run by Jung Jin-ho in the third inning. In the seventh inning, Kim Sung-hyun tied the game at 1-1 with an RBI double, and Kim Kang-min hit an RBI sacrifice fly to give the Wyverns a 2-1 lead. The next inning, Park Jung-kwon had an RBI single and Kim Sung-hyun drew a walk with the bases-loaded to expand the lead to 4-1.


2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 6
Lee Yong-chan, Doosan's starting pitcher, walked the first three Wyverns batters to load the bases. The Wyverns scored one run in the first inning with an RBI groundout by Jamie Romak. Kang Seung-ho hit a two-run home run for the Wyverns in the fourth inning to give them a 3-0 lead. Wyverns' starting pitcher Merrill Kelly did not allow a hit for the first 5 1⁄3 innings, but Doosan scored three runs in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Choi Joo-hwan and a two RBI single by Yang Eui-ji.


2018 Korean Series, Matchups, Game 6
Yang added a third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give Doosan a 4-3 lead. In the top of the ninth inning, Choi Jeong hit a game-tying home run for the Wyverns, and the game went into extra innings. Han Dong-min hit a home run for the Wyverns in the top of the thirteenth inning, and Kim Kwang-hyun, the Wyverns' ace starting pitcher, earned the save by pitching a scoreless inning in the bottom of the thirteenth to win the title for the Wyverns. Han won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.


2018 Korean Tour
The 2018 Korean Tour was the eighth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 17 events, three of which are co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. All the tournaments had prize funds of at least 500 million won (approximately US$480,000). Nine have prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more.


2018 Korean Tour, Tournament schedule
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.


2018 Korean Tour, Genesis Points table
The Order of Merit used a points system, called Genesis Points. Points were awarded based on the player's position in each event. 1,000 points were awarded to the winner, 600 points for second place, down to 5 points for those finishing outside the top 60. All 17 events had the same points. Lee Hyung-joon did not win any tournaments but made the cut in all 17 events and was second twice and third three times.


2018 Korean Tour, Prize money leaders
'Events' refers to the number of tournaments in which the player won prize money.


2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge
The 2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Landisville, United States, on 6–12 August 2018.


2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge – Doubles
Sophie Chang and Alexandra Mueller were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Luisa Stefani and Renata Zarazúa.


2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge – Doubles
Ellen Perez and Arina Rodionova won the title, defeating Chen Pei-hsuan and Wu Fang-hsien in the final, 6–0, 6–2.


2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge – Singles
Vera Lapko was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Montreal.


2018 Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge – Singles
Madison Brengle won the title after Kristie Ahn retired in the final at 6–4, 1–0.


2018 Kosovar Supercup
The 2018 Kosovar Supercup was the 27th edition of the Kosovar Supercup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football Superleague of Kosovo and Kosovar Cup competitions. The match was played between Drita, champions of the 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo and Prishtina, who beat their opponents to win the 2017 Kosovar Cup Final. Watched by a crowd of 10,000, Drita won the match 2–1 and claimed their first Supercup title.


2018 Kosovar Supercup, Match, Details
On 13 August 2018, after renovation was held a 2018 Kosovar Supercup between the winners of the 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Drita and 2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Prishtina. Playing for the first time at the recently refurbished Fadil Vokrri Stadium.


2018 Kremlin Cup
The 2018 Kremlin  Cup (also known as the 2018 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 23rd edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was the last tournament for now to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 15 October through 21 October 2018.


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


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


2018 Kremlin Cup, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


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


2018 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, 6–7(4–7), 4–6.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles
Damir Džumhur was the defending champion, but lost to Egor Gerasimov in the first round.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles
Karen Khachanov won the title, defeating Adrian Mannarino in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles
Tímea Babos and Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate. Since Babos was losing her defending championship points, Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková jointly attained the WTA number 1 doubles ranking at the conclusion of the tournament.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles
Alexandra Panova and Laura Siegemund won the title, defeating Darija Jurak and Raluca Olaru in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–2).


2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Julia Görges was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Luxembourg instead.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Daria Kasatkina won the title, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Jabeur became the first player representing Tunisia to reach a WTA final. With her win over Jabeur, Kasatkina broke inside the top 10 world ranking for the first time in her career, and qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals as the first alternate, replacing Aryna Sabalenka.


2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 Kristiansund BK season
The 2018 season was Kristiansund's second season in the Eliteserien, the top football division in Norway, where they finished 5th and reached the Third Round of the Cup.


2018 Kristiansund BK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2018 Kristiansund BK season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kristiansund BK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kristiansund BK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kristiansund BK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kronoberg regional election
Kronoberg County or Region Kronoberg held a regional council election on 9 September 2018, on the same day as the general and municipal elections.


2018 Kronoberg regional election, Results
The number of seats remained at 61 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 19, a drop of three from 2014.


2018 Kuala Lumpur FA season
The 2018 season was Kuala Lumpur's 40th season in competitive season and the 1st season in Malaysia Super League since being promoted after winning the 2017 Malaysia Premier League.


2018 Kuala Lumpur FA season, Transfers, 1st leg
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kuala Lumpur FA season, Transfers, 1st leg
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kuala Lumpur FA season, Transfers, 2nd leg
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing
On 22 July 2018, 3 days before general elections, a suicide bomber blew himself near the vehicle of former KPK provincial minister of Agriculture Ikramullah Khan Gandapur in Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan. The prime target of attack, Gandapur was brought to Dera Ismail Khan in critical condition where he succumbed to his wounds. Apart from Gandapur, his driver and one of his guards was also killed and three more people were injured. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the assault describing Gandapur's killing of their colleague militants as the motive. The attack was widely condemned across Pakistan.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Background, Pre-election violence
Electoral candidates had been targeted since start of July to derail general elections. In the beginning of the month, a bombing took place in Ramzak Tehsil of North Waziristan at the office of Malik Aurangjeb Khan, Pakistan Movement of Justice's candidate for NA-48 (Tribal Area-IX), leaving 10 people injured. A week before the current attack in Bannu, a bomb planted in a motorcycle was remotely exploded at an election campaign of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal's PK–89 candidate Shein Malik in the Takhti Khel area of the city.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Background, Pre-election violence
Two days prior to the attacks, a suicide bombing at an election rally of the Awami National Party's leader Haroon Bilour in Peshawar left 20 people, including Bilour, dead and wounded 63 others. On 12 July, the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP)'s office in Khuzdar came under gunfire before a bomb detonated injuring 2 people. 9 days before the assault, two bombings took place in Mastung and Bannu. In Bannu the bomb targeted former chief minister of KPK Akram Khan Durrani. Durrani remained unhurt but 5 people were killed and 37 others were injured. In Mastung, the prime target of the attack, Siraj Rasiani, who was to contest election on PB-35, was killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up killing 149 and injuring 186 others.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Background, Target
Ikramullah Gandapur was main target of attack. A member of Pakistan Movement of Justice, Gandapur had served as KPK provincial minister of Agriculture and was to contest elections on PK-99. His brother and former provincial Law Minister of KPK, Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur was killed in a suicide explosion at his residence.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Prior intelligence
Soon after the Peshawar ambush, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) forwarded 12 threats to federal and provincial interior ministries, following which committee chairman Rahman Malik directed authorities to enhance security of politicians named by NACTA. In its report, NACTA named six politicians that can be targeted. The list included Durrani. The other five politicians included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s chairman Imran Khan, Awami National Party leaders Asfandyar Wali and Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, Qaumi Watan Party's head Aftab Sherpao and Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed. It also suggested that members of PML-N and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) were under threat. Following the Mastung and Bannu attacks, Nacta warned caretaker government of more attacks before polls.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Bombing  and aftermath
Gandapur was going for an election meeting when a suicide bomber, carrying around 10 kg of explosive material in his vest, blew himself up near his vehicle. As the bomb exploded, the limbs of assailant's body spread across the area. As a result, Gandapur, his driver and two of his police guards were wounded. All the injures were taken to District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) in Dera Ismail Khan but later, citing to Gandapur's medical condition, he was taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) where he succumbed to his injuries.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Bombing  and aftermath
A video immediately after the attack was shot showing three unconscious  injures in vehicle. Later his driver also died of his wounds. Four other people were injured. The bomb also included Ball bearing and pellets to amplify to intensity of detonation. On day after the attack, one of his guards died in DHQ raising the death toll to 3.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Bombing  and aftermath
Soon after the attack, the caretaker chief minister of KPK Dost Muhammad Khan formed a committee to investigate bombing. Headed by chief of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), the committee included Superintendent of police (SP), Superintendent of police (SSP), Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and members from Intelligence Bureau (IB), Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Following Gandapur's death, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) postponed elections for PK-99.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Bombing  and aftermath, Gandapur's funeral
Gandapur's funeral took place on 23 July 2018 at the Kulachi Degree College. Strict security measures were taken citing to the attendance of many government and military figures.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Responsibility
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. Muhammad Khurasani, organisation's spokesman said that Gandapur had killed their colleagues and his assassination was a revenge.


2018 Kulachi suicide bombing, Reactions
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk condemned the attack and expressed his grief. Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza extended his sympathies to families of victims. He also sought a report form acting chief minister of KPK. Chairman of Pakistan Movement of Justice Imran Khan prayed for the victims. In a tweet, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Asif Ghafoor wrote that Chief of Army staff expressed his grief over the incident. Pakistan Peoples Party's leader Faisal Karim Kundi denounced the attack. Chairman of Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Sherpao offered his condolences to the families of victims.


2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series
The 2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for de-registered Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon V8 Supercars. It was the 11th running of the series. It commenced at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 20 April and concluded at The Bend Motorsport Park on 25 August.


2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series
The series was won by Tyler Everingham  driving a Ford Falcon FG. Defending series winner Jack Smith ran a part-time schedule, essentially surrendering his title defense.


2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series, Team and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the series. The initial field consisted of 22 cars, with the notable inclusion of defending series winner Jack Smith. Although, Smith ran a part-time schedule, essentially surrendering his title defense.


2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series, Calendar and results
The calendar expanded upon its support status at Supercars Championship events, with a five-round calendar announced at the end of 2017. The series started at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on April 20 and concluded at The Bend Motorsport Park on August 25. A non-championship round at the Gold Coast 600 was added after the Stadium Super Truck series was dropped from the program.


2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open
The 2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and was a part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in San Francisco, United States from February 5–11, 2018.


2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Doubles
Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Roberto Maytín won the title after defeating Luke Bambridge and Joe Salisbury 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] in the final.


2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Singles
Zhang Ze was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Singles
Jason Jung won the title after defeating Dominik Köpfer 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2018 Kunming Open
The 2018 Kunming Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh (ATP) c.q. first (WTA) edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series. It took place in Anning, China, from 23 April–5 May 2018.


2018 Kunming Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Kunming Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Kunming Open – Men's Doubles
Dino Marcan and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Kunming Open – Men's Doubles
Aliaksandr Bury and Lloyd Harris won the title after defeating Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Kunming Open – Men's Singles
Janko Tipsarević was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Kunming Open – Men's Singles
Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the title after defeating Mohamed Safwat 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Kunming Open – Women's Doubles
Han Xinyun and Ye Qiuyu were the defending champions, but they lost in the first round to Shérazad Reix and Ayano Shimizu.


2018 Kunming Open – Women's Doubles
Dalila Jakupović and Irina Khromacheva won the title after defeating Guo Hanyu and Sun Xuliu 6–1, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Kunming Open – Women's Singles
Zheng Saisai was the defending champion but lost in the final to Irina Khromacheva 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5).


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections took place in Kurdistan Region on 30 September 2018  to elect Parliament. The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came first in a parliamentary election in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, winning 45 seats, that positioning it to lead the next regional government. A year after a failed bid for independence, Iraq’s Kurds voted last month in a parliamentary election. Announcement of the results was delayed for three weeks. The KDP’s historic rival and junior coalition partner in government, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), was in second place with 21 seats. The results suggest that Masoud Barzani’s KDP will take a dominant position in Kurdish politics.


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Background
Following the end of the Gulf War in 1991, a civil war, mainly between the Erbil and Dohuk-based Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Sulaymaniyah-based Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led to the establishment of two separate Kurdish regional governments. Following the reconciliation and a power-sharing agreement between KDP and PUK, and Parliamentary elections in 2005, a unified Kurdistan Regional Government was created. The joint KDP–PUK faction Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan assumed power and formed a government that was headed by Nechervan Barzani (KDP; 2006–09) and Barham Salih (PUK; 2009–12).


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Background
When former PUK official Nawshirwan Mustafa broke away to form the new Movement for Change (Gorran) party, the new party primarily hurt PUK's electoral support in the 2009 parliamentary elections. The KDP–PUK alliance, now renamed Kurdistan List, formed a new government headed by Nechervan Barzani.


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Background
Presidential elections were due to coincide with parliamentary elections in 2013. However, in the months leading to the elections the parliament extended Massoud Barzani’s term for another two years. When the parliamentary elections were held, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) ran on separate lists for the first time since 1992. With its traditionally strong backing in Dohuk and Erbil provinces, the KDP managed to expand its plurality, while falling short of an outright majority. PUK suffered from internal conflicts during the absence of its leader Jalal Talabani, who was recovering from a stroke, and from strong competition by the Movement for Change (Gorran), which established itself as the strongest party in Sulaymaniyah, previously a major stronghold of PUK.


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Background
The provincial elections were delayed until November, and then again to 2014, when they were held in conjunction with the Iraqi parliamentary election.


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Background
In 2015, as Barzani's term was due to expire, debates continued as to whether it should be extended further, with supporters citing the Kurdish fight against ISIS and the need for stability in the Kurdish regional government. Others have expressed concern that a continued extension of Barzani's term could lead to a President for Life scenario. Both Kurdish politicians and observers in the area worry that the polarizing debate over the presidency will destabilize Kurdish democracy and weaken the region in its fight against the Islamic State.


2018 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Background
In July 2016, Barzani announced that he would not seek another term as president. The Kurdistan Region Parliament on 24 October 2017 announced that the elections for the presidency and the parliament had been delayed by eight months. The decision was made after the electoral commission stated that the political parties had failed to register their candidates amidst the regional crisis.


2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup
The 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Kurume, Japan, on 14–20 May 2018.


2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Doubles
Katy Dunne and Tammi Patterson were the defending champions, but both players chose to participate with different partners. Dunne partnered Abigail Tere-Apisah, while Patterson chose to play alongside Ayaka Okuno. Patterson lost in quarterfinals to Naomi Broady and Asia Muhammad.


2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Doubles
Broady and Muhammad won the title, defeating Dunne and Tere-Apisah in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Singles
Laura Robson was the defending champion, but withdrew before the event started.


2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Singles
Ayano Shimizu won the title, defeating Abbie Myers in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2018 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 70th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic was held on 25 February 2018. It was part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour and ranked as a 1.HC event. The route was 200.1 km (124 mi), starting and finishing in Kuurne. It was the second and concluding race of the Belgian opening weekend, the year's first road races in Northwestern Europe, one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.


2018 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The race was won by Dylan Groenewegen of LottoNL–Jumbo in a sprint, followed by Arnaud Démare in second and Sonny Colbrelli finishing in third.


2018 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Teams
Twenty-five teams were invited to start the race. These included sixteen UCI WorldTeams and nine UCI Professional Continental teams.


2018 Kuwait Super Cup
the 2018 Kuwait Super Cup was between league and Emir Cup champions Kuwait SC and Crown Prince Cup winners Qadsia SC.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis
A diplomatic crisis began between the countries of Kuwait and the Philippines in early 2018 over concerns of the latter over the situation of Filipino migrant workers in the gulf country.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis
The diplomatic row was a result of the discovery of the corpse of Joanna Demafelis, a Filipino domestic worker working in Kuwait which has been inside an abandoned warehouse since November 2016. In response to the discovery, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the suspension of deployment of Filipino migrant workers to Kuwait and organized a voluntary repatriation program for Filipinos already working in Kuwait. The move was criticized by the Kuwaiti government but both the Philippines and Kuwait went on to cooperate regarding the Demafelis murder case leading to the conviction of Demafelis' killers in absentia as well as improve the working conditions of Filipino migrant workers in Kuwait in general.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis
However, relations were further strained in late April after a video emerged showing Philippine embassy officials purportedly rescuing Filipino maids from allegedly abusive employers. Kuwait called the operations as a violation of its sovereignty, expelled the Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait and recalled its own envoy in Manila.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Background
A diplomatic crisis between Kuwait and the Philippines began when the killing of Joanna Demafelis, a Filipino domestic worker working in Kuwait, came to public attention in 2018.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Background
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment directed its staff to stop processing deployment certificates to Filipinos seeking to work on Kuwait on January 19, 2018, following a series of death of Filipino domestic workers mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech the day before. Duterte has requested for a total ban of Filipino worker deployment to Kuwait.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Background
The case of Demafelis was the particular incident that resulted to the ban. Demafelis had been killed two years earlier and her death only came to public attention when her corpse was found inside a freezer in a warehouse abandoned since November 2016.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Background
It was on February 12, 2018, that DOLE officially enforced a deployment ban of Filipino migrant workers in Kuwait. It was clarified that seafarers boarding from Kuwait, rehired workers who would be returning to the gulf country, and tourists are exempted from the ban.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Background
In addition to the deployment ban, the Philippine government has offered Filipino workers already in Kuwait to be voluntarily repatriated.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Background
There are around 250,000 Filipinos working in Kuwait, 65 percent of which are domestic helpers, according to the Philippine embassy in 2018.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, Kuwaiti government response
The Kuwaiti government has criticized the migrant worker ban imposed by the Philippines in gulf country and has stated that all cases of alleged abuse against Filipino migrant workers are being handled by its laws. The National Assembly of Kuwait has discussed the situation of the Filipino migrant workers in the country.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, Kuwaiti government response
On April 3, 2018, the Kuwait government announced that it aims to recruit more Ethiopians as domestic workers to compensate for deficit in the labor force caused by its diplomatic row with the Philippines.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, Repatriation of Filipino workers
By the end of March 2018, 4,000 Filipino workers has been voluntarily repatriated from Kuwait and the Philippine government is negotiating with Kuwait for the repatriation of 6,000 more workers


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, Demafelis murder case
Lebanese man Nader Essam Assaf, and his Syrian wife were accused for the killing of Demafelis. With the help of Interpol the two were detained in the Syrian capital of Damascus in February 2018. The Syrian government handed custody of Assaf to Lebanon while Assaf's wife remained in Syria. On April 1, 2018, a Kuwaiti court convicted the couple of murder and sentenced them to death by hanging. They were tried in absentia.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, April 21 Philippine embassy operation
Relations between the two countries became more strained when a video emerged depicting operations of Philippine embassy officials purportedly rescuing Filipino maids from alleged abusive employers. The operation conducted on April 21, 2018, was seen by Kuwait as a "flagrant" violation of its sovereignty. Filipino diplomats in the Philippines insist that the operations were not clandestine. Two embassy staff members were alleged to have encourage Filipino migrant workers to leave their employers.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, April 21 Philippine embassy operation
The Philippine government on April 24 apologized for the incident saying it acknowledges Kuwait has its own laws while maintaining that the welfare of Filipino migrant workers are also within its interest. The following day, Kuwait declared Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa persona non grata demanding Villa to leave the gulf country within the week, and recalled its envoy in Manila for consultations. The Philippines called the move "deeply disturbing" and said that Kuwait "reneged" on an earlier agreement to cooperate. Kuwait arrested four drivers and three diplomats involved in the operation and pressed charges against them.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Developments, April 21 Philippine embassy operation
Following a meeting between officials of the two countries, the four drivers involved were released and the charges against them were dropped.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Negotiations
Authorities from both countries have been engaged in talks to defuse diplomatic tensions. On February 14, 2018, the governments of Kuwait and the Philippines announced they come to consensus to sign an agreement on working conditions regulations. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has also been invited to make a state visit to Kuwait.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Negotiations
Duterte, on March 6, laid two conditions for the labor deployment ban on Kuwait to be lifted; the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on labor policies between Kuwait and the Philippines, and that "justice be served" in regards to the death of Joanna Demafelis. On March 16, a draft agreement was accomplished by officials from the two countries and was expected to be signed in Kuwait in two weeks.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Negotiations
Despite Kuwait's action on the Philippine Ambassador and its own envoy in Manila, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano stated on April 25, that the agreement is now planned to be signed in the Philippines and the Kuwait government has followed-up regarding the agreement. Cayetano also encouraged Duterte to accept Kuwait's invitation to make a state visit to the Middle Eastern country.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Negotiations
However, President Rodrigo Duterte shortly declared that the labor deployment ban as "permanent". Duterte also said that the signing of the labor agreement with Kuwait will not push through and that he will not make a visit to the gulf country. Harry Roque, the Philippine presidential spokesperson later contradicted Duterte's statement saying that the ban is not "permanent" and may still be lifted.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Signing
The memorandum of agreement (MoU) entitled "Agreement on the Employment of Domestic Workers" between the Philippines and Kuwait was signed by representatives of Kuwait and the Philippines on May 11, 2018.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Signing
The two countries had a consensus on labor matters which covered all migrant domestic workers in Kuwait regardless of their nationality. Under the deal, certain rights of migrant workers were recognized: They can't have their passports and other travel documents kept by their employers; and they have the right to use their mobile phones. Workers are now also entitled to be provided food, housing, clothing, and health insurance by their employers and at least a day off from work each week.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Signing
Filipino workers can't be a transferred to another employer without the consent of the worker or approval from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Contract renewals which used to be automatic now had to be subject to approval of the POEA.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Aftermath of the deal signing
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has announced that a new Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait will be appointed and that he will advised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait. Duterte on his part has stated that he is open to lifting the ban following the signing of the deal.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Agreement, Aftermath of the deal signing
On May 12, 2018, a partial lifting of the ban was announced by the Philippine government allowing the deployment of "skilled" and "semi-skilled" workers to Kuwait and Philippine Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has stated that relations between the two countries has normalized. Duterte ordered the deployment ban to be fully lifted on May 16 and on May 22 he declared that his country's relation with Kuwait is now "okay".


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Killing of Villavende
The killing of another Filipino worker Jeanelyn Villavende in December 2019 tested Kuwaiti–Philippine relations. While a partial deployment ban was imposed by the Philippines for Filipino workers seeking to work in the Gulf state, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that the response of Kuwaiti authorities to the case is more satisfactory this time with the suspect of Villavende's case already detained.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Killing of Villavende
However, there are calls to impose more stringent deployment restrictions after Kuwaiti authorities are accused of whitewashing the case since the autopsy report they sent to their Philippine counterparts only showed the possible cause of death of Villavende and a separate autopsy by the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) suggests that the Filipino worker may have also been raped. The NBI report convinced Philippine Labor secretary Silvestre Bello to threaten to impose a total deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Killing of Villavende
The total deployment ban of workers to Kuwait will remain in effect “until we get justice for Ms [Jeanelyn] Villavende and a consensus on the standard employment contract,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a press briefing on Thursday.


2018 Kuwait–Philippines diplomatic crisis, Killing of Villavende
“If we cannot get that, there will be no deployment. It has to be simultaneous,” Bello added of the ban approved on Wednesday in a Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) resolution.


2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 8 April 2018 to elect the next Governor of Kyoto. Incumbent Governor Keiji Yamada declared that he was not running for a fifth consecutive term, ending his 16-year tenure in office. This is the first gubernatorial election in Kyoto since the voting age was lowered to 18.


2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election
Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election by 55.9% to 44.1% against Kazuhito Fukuyama, amidst the second-lowest ever turnout in a Kyoto gubernatorial election. Nishiwaki vowed to continue the policies of Governor Yamada.


2018 Kyoto gubernatorial election, External links, Official websites
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2018 Kyrgyzstan Cup
The 2018 Kyrgyzstan Cup is the 27th season of the Kyrgyzstan Cup knockout tournament. The cup winner qualifies for the 2019 AFC Cup.


2018 Kyrgyzstan Cup
The draw of the tournament was held on 4 May 2018.


2018 Kyrgyzstan League
The 2018 Kyrgyzstan League was the 27th season of the Kyrgyzstan League, Kyrgyzstan's top division of association football organized by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. The season started on 7 April 2018, with eight teams participating.


2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo
The 2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twenty-third edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Saint-Malo, France, on 17–23 September 2018.


2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo – Doubles
Diāna Marcinkēviča and Daniela Seguel were the defending champions, but Seguel chose not to participate.


2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo – Doubles
Marcinkēviča partnered alongside Alexandra Cadanțu, but lost in the final to Cristina Bucșa and María Fernanda Herazo, 4–6, 6–1, [10–8].


2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo – Singles
Polona Hercog was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo – Singles
Liudmila Samsonova won the title, defeating Katarina Zavatska in the final, 6–0, 6–2.


2018 LA
2018 LA, also known as ZLAF9B2, was a small Apollo near-Earth asteroid 2.6–3.8 m (9–12 ft) in mean diameter that impacted the atmosphere with small fragments reaching the Earth at roughly 16:44 UTC (18:44 local time) on 2 June 2018 near the border of Botswana and South Africa. It had been discovered only 8 hours earlier by the Mount Lemmon Survey, Arizona and based on 1+1⁄2 hours of observations, was calculated to have a roughly 85% chance of impact likely somewhere between Australia and Madagascar.


2018 LA
Hours later, a report arrived to the American Meteor Society that an observer from Botswana had seen a bright fireball. Shortly after the impact, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) released observations obtained from Hawaii roughly 2 hours after the Mount Lemmon observations which confirmed that the asteroid had indeed impacted Earth on a grazing path as per the observed fireball. A preliminary analysis of the pre-impact evolution of this meteoroid suggests that it may be part of a dynamical grouping.


2018 LA, Discovery
On 2 June 2018, at roughly 08:22 UTC (01:22 local time), the Mount Lemmon Survey picked up an 18th-magnitude asteroid moving quickly against the background stars. The object was observed over the course of 15 minutes and submitted to the Minor Planet Center, and was followed up by the same survey for the next hour or so, resulting in an Observation arc of 1 hour and 17 minutes.


2018 LA, Discovery
The asteroid was soon identified as having a chance of impacting Earth (identified by JPL's scout program as 30% odds, calculated by Bill Gray as 82%) and one precovery observation was found just 7 minutes before its discovery observation, resulting in a final observation arc of 85 minutes before the asteroid was widely considered lost.


2018 LA, Entry and ATLAS observations
Several hours later, at 16:44 UTC, a report arrived from southern Botswana to the American Meteor Society that an exceptionally bright fireball had been spotted. Although this was further west than projected based on the initial observations, the timing and location were consistent, although substantiated by just one observer.


2018 LA, Entry and ATLAS observations
Confirmation that the asteroid had impacted Earth, rather than simply a near approach, came when two observations by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) arrived later the same day and extended the observation arc from 85 minutes to 3 hours and 47 minutes, significantly improving the orbital parameters. The 4 hour observation arc better constrained the line of variations and showed that the asteroid was virtually certain to impact Earth, and based only on the sky observations, projected to have impacted in Namibia instead. This proves consistent with the fireball report.


2018 LA, Entry and ATLAS observations
The bolide was also detected by infrasound at station I47 in South Africa and registered about 0.4 kt. The asteroid was several meters in diameter and impacted the atmosphere going about 17 km/s (38,000 mph). Based on its velocity and energy, the asteroid was likely 2.6-3.8 meters in diameter.


2018 LA, Entry and ATLAS observations
Asteroids in the range of several meters in diameter are very hard to detect as they are too small to reflect much sunlight. For example, on 24 May 2018, the asteroid was still 0.069 AU (10,300,000 km; 6,400,000 mi) from Earth and only had an apparent magnitude of 25.5, much dimmer than any major modern surveys can detect using rapid-fire 30 second snapshots meant to cover as much of the sky as possible.


2018 LA, Fragment recovery
Scientists promptly looked for a meteorite strewn field, hoping to recover fragments of the asteroid before they had a chance to weather too much. Fragments can achieve dark flight after deceleration to terminal velocity. Dark flight starts when fragments decelerate to about 2–4 km/s. Larger fragments will fall further down the strewn field. Assuming a similar fraction of 2018 LA survived as of 2008 TC3, several kilograms in total were expected to have reached the ground and be recoverable, if estimates of 40% as massive as 2008 TC3 were correct.


2018 LA, Fragment recovery
Shortly after the impact, Peter Jenniskens teamed with Oliver Moses of the Okavango Research Institute of the university of Maun and narrowed the search area from triangulated video records in Maun and Rakops. They joined a search effort organized by Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe of the Botswana Geoscience Institute and Alexander Proyer of BIUST, which resulted in the first meteorite found on June 23, now called Motopi Pan after a nearby watering hole. Non -destructive research of the meteorite at the University of Helsinki showed this to be a Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) type. 22 more meteorites were recovered in an expedition led by Gabadirwe, when Jenniskens returned in October 2018, and one more in 2020 in an expedition led by Fulvio Franchi of BIUST.


2018 LA, Fragment recovery
Samples of six of the meteorites were distributed in an international 2018 LA Meteorite Consortium and results were published in 2021, confirming that asteroid 2018 LA was a Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) type material, specifically a howardite with individual samples of diogenites, cumulate and basaltic eucrites, and howardites. 2018 LA was ejected from asteroid Vesta some 23 +/- 3 million years ago. The work traced the fragments of 2018 LA to an impact crater called Rubria.


2018 LA Galaxy II season
The 2018 LA Galaxy II season was the club's fifth season of existence.


2018 LA Galaxy II season, Competitions, USL, Regular season
The first two matches of the 2018 season was announced on January 12, 2018. The full schedule was released on January 19, 2018.


2018 LA Galaxy season
The 2018 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-third season of existence, their twenty-third in Major League Soccer.


2018 LA Galaxy season, Players, Transfers, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.


2018 LA Galaxy season, Competitions, Preseason, Mobile Mini Sun Cup
The schedule for the tournament was released on December 15, 2017.


2018 LA Galaxy season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Regular season
The first two matches of 2018 MLS season were announced on December 19, 2017. The full schedule was released on January 4, 2018.


2018 LA Galaxy season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup, Fourth round
The draw for this round was held on May 24, 2018.


2018 LA Galaxy season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup, Round of 16
The draw for this round was held on June 7, 2018.


2018 LAF season
2018 LAF season is the 19th edition of the first level American football championship in Russia, organized by FAFR (Federation of American Football), and it is the 3rd edition of the League of American Football.


2018 LBA Finals
The 2018 LBA Finals was the championship series of the 2017–18 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The second placed EA7 Emporio Armani Milano possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Mediolanum Forum) and the 5th placed Dolomiti Energia Trento contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 5 to June 15, 2018. These were the second Finals for Trento and the 18th for Milano.


2018 LBA Finals
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.


2018 LBA Finals
Andrew Goudelock of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs.


2018 LBA Finals, Series, Game 6
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano returned to the Italian throne on Friday night. In Game 6 of the Italian League playoff finals, Milan dominated to defeated Dolomiti Energia Trento 71-96 to claim the series 4-2 and become the Italian champion for the 28th time in club history. This is also third league title in the last five years for Milan which took control of this game from the start.


2018 LBA Finals, Series, Game 6
Vladimir Micov and Mindaugas Kuzminskas hit triple and Artūras Gudaitis had a pair of dunks in a 1-10 first-quarter run that helped Milan to a 20-25 lead after 10 minutes, before a pair of triples from Dairis Bertāns, one from Andrew Goudelock, and baskets from Gudaitis and Curtis Jerrells opened 23-42 margin early in the second quarter. The visitors went into halftime with a 15-point lead, and never relinquished it.


2018 LBA Finals, Series, Game 6
Trento got within 50-57 midway through the third, but Milan entered the final period with a 56-66 lead, before Goudelock, Bertāns and Kuzminskas each hit once from downtown in the first 2 minutes of the fourth, restoring a 15-point lead and Milan cruised the rest of the way. Milan had a balanced attack with six scorers in double figures. Goudelock finished with 21 points, Kuzminskas and Bertāns netted 15 apiece, and Gudaitis collected 14 points and 9 rebounds. Dominique Sutton scored 15 for Trento, and Shavon Shields and Toto Forray each scored 14 in the losing effort.


2018 LBA Playoffs
The 2018 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2018 LBA Playoff, were the final phase of the 2017–18 LBA season. The Playoffs started on May 12, 2018, and ended on June 15, 2018, with the Finals.


2018 LBA Playoffs
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.


2018 LBA Playoffs, Qualified teams
The eight first qualified teams after the end of the regular season qualified to the playoffs.


2018 LBA Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format.


2018 LBA Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played in a best of five format.


2018 LBA Playoffs, Finals
The finals were played in a best of seven format.


2018 LEN Men's Europa Cup
The 2018 LEN Men's Europa Cup is the inaugural tournament of the LEN Europa Cup.


2018 LEN Super Cup
The 2018 LEN Super Cup was the 37th edition of the LEN Super Cup, an annual water polo match organised by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the top-tier LEN Champions League and the second-tier LEN Euro Cup. The match was played between European champions Olympiacos, the winners of the 2017–18 LEN Champions League, and Ferencváros, the winners of the 2017–18 LEN Euro Cup.


2018 LEN Super Cup
It was played at the Császár-Komjádi Swimming Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, on 30 November 2018.


2018 LEN Women's Europa Cup
The 2018 LEN Women's Europa Cup is the inaugural tournament of the LEN Europa Cup.


2018 LET Access Series
The 2018 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from April through November 2018 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.


2018 LET Access Series, Tournament results
The table below shows the 2018 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the LET Access Series up to and including that event.


2018 LET Access Series, Order of Merit rankings
The top five players on the LETAS Order of Merit earn LET membership for the Ladies European Tour. Players finishing in positions 6–20 get to skip the first stage of the qualifying event and automatically progress to the final stage of the Lalla Aicha Tour School.


2018 LF16
2018 LF16 is a small near-Earth asteroid of the Amor group, first observed by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory on 14 June 2018. Based on limited observations, early estimates of its size of 213 m (699 ft) would make it extremely destructive if it collided with Earth, but predicted orbits make a collision unlikely.


2018 LF16
In November 2018, news article headlines exaggerated claims of 62 potentially dangerous Earth-orbit crossings in the next century but also reported NASA calculations indicating there is only a 1 in 30,000,000 chance of impact. Additionally, 2018 LF16 is rated at 0 on the Torino Scale, meaning that the chance of impact is so low as to effectively be zero. The observation arc extends only 1.8 days, leaving large uncertainties in its predicted motion, causing 2018 LF16 to be considered a lost asteroid.


2018 LF16
Its current best orbit leaves it entirely outside of Earth's orbit, never coming closer than 0.13 AU to Earth (MOID).


2018 LF16
It is placed 9492nd on near-Earth asteroid Tisserand parameters list.


2018 LFA Primeira
The 2018 LFA Primeira is the third season of the Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão. The season began on March 3 and originally finished on August 5, but rescheduled to be finished on July 29.


2018 LFA Primeira
Boavista won their first LFA Primeira title, with one match to spare following a 10–1 away win over Cacusan on 22 July 2018, while its competitor Karketu only drew 1–1 against Ponta Leste on 20 July 2018.


2018 LFA Primeira
Cacusan to be the first team who relegated to 2019 LFA Segunda, with four match to spare following a 0–10 loss against Karketu on 30 June 2018. DIT was the second team got relegated to 2019 LFA Segunda, with two match to spare following a 2–4 loss against Ponta Leste on 13 July 2018.


2018 LFA Primeira, Teams, from Primeira
FC Zebra and FC Porto Taibesse were relegated to 2018 Segunda Divisao after finished 7th and bottom place of 2017 Primeira Divisao.


2018 LFA Primeira, Teams, to Primeira
Atlético Ultramar and DIT F.C. promoted to 2018 Primeira Divisao after securing place as champions and runners-up in 2017 Segunda Divisao. DIT F.C. returned to top flight after last season relegated to Segunda Divisao and Atlético Ultramar was newly promotion clubs.


2018 LFA Primeira, Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Name on BOLD was foreign players who registered in mid-season transfer window.


2018 LFA Primeira, Fixtures and results
Due to Timor-Leste national under-21 team schedule in April 2018 for their participation in the 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Round 4 and Round 7 was rescheduled from originally on April 21–22 and May 26–27 in Malibaca Yamato Stadium, Maliana and Baucau Municipal Stadium, Baucau move to April 5–8 and June 7–10 in Kampo Demokrasia, Dili, while Round 6 rescheduled from May 17–20 in Kampo Demokrasia, Dili move to May 26–27 in Malibaca Yamato Stadium, Maliana and Baucau Municipal Stadium, Baucau, also Round 5 rescheduled from April 26–29 move to May 17–20 in same place. Rescheduled for Round 8 to Round 14 not yet announced.


2018 LFA Primeira, Fixtures and results
On 19 May 2018 Round 6 was rescheduled one more time from originally May 26–27 in Malibaca Yamato Stadium, Maliana and Baucau Municipal Stadium, Baucau move to May 25–28 in Kampo Demokrasia, Dili. Schedules for Round 8 to Round 14 was also announced at the same time.


2018 LFA Primeira, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
Notes:(H) – Home ; (A) – Away4 – player scorer 4 goals6 – player scorer 6 goals7 – player scorer 7 goals


2018 LFA Segunda
The 2018 LFA Segunda is the third season of the Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão. The season began on March 6 and finished on August 6.


2018 LFA Segunda
Atlético Ultramar is the last season champions and got promoted to 2018 LFA Primeira.


2018 LFA Segunda
Assalam won their first LFA Segunda title, after a 5–1 win over Nagarjo in their last match on 19 July 2018.


2018 LFA Segunda
Assalam won their first promotion to 2019 LFA Primeira, with one match to spare following a 4–0 win over Lalenok United on 28 June 2018. Lalenok United won their first promotion to LFA Primeira, with one match to spare following their competitor Sporting only play a 1–1 drew against Lica-Lica on 17 July 2018.


2018 LFA Segunda
Santa Cruz became the first team to be relegated from LFA Segunda after losing 2–3 in their last match against Zebra on 31 July 2018. Kablaky became the second team to be relegated after losing 1–2 in their last match against Porto on 2 August 2018, while Porto with their victory managed to save them from relegation.


2018 LFA Segunda, Teams, from Segunda Divisaun
Atlético Ultramar and DIT F.C. promoted to 2018 LFA Primeira after securing place as champions and runners-up in 2017 Segunda Divisao. FC Café and Sport Dili e Benfica were relegated from 2017 Segunda Divisao after finished 5th and bottom place of Group A,  while YMCA FC and União de Timor were relegated from 2017 Segunda Divisao after finished 6th and bottom place of Group B.


2018 LFA Segunda, Teams, to Segunda Divisaun
FC Zebra and Porto Taibesse were relegated to 2018 LFA Segunda after finished 7th and bottom place of 2017 Primeira Divisao. Fitun Estudante (FIEL), Lalenok United and FC Lero promoted to 2018 LFA Segunda after win the playoff tournament.


2018 LFA Segunda, Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.


2018 LFA Segunda, Fixtures and results
All matches played every Tuesday to Sunday every week except the final league match will played on Monday 6 August 2018.


2018 LFA Segunda, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
Notes:(H) – Home ; (A) – Away5 – player scorer 5 goals


2018 LFA Super Taça
The 2018 LFA Super Taça is the 3th staging of the LFA Super Taça. A cup played in a single game between the two best teams in the country.


2018 LFA Super Taça, The Match
The match of this edition of LFA Super Taça was played on November 25, 2018 at the National Stadium (East Timor) in the city of Díli, in East Timor. The National Stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 spectators.


2018 LFA Super Taça, The Match
Participants are classified through two main competitions: Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão and Taça 12 de Novembro.


2018 LFA Super Taça, The Match
The cup was disputed by two teams: one classified through the 2018 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão and the other through the 2018 Taça 12 de Novembro.


2018 LFA Super Taça, The Match
The Boavista FC team was champion of the 2018 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão and Atlético Ultramar team was champion of the 2018 Taça 12 de Novembro. Thus, the two teams won the right to compete in the SuperTaça.


2018 LFA season
The 2018 LFA season was the third season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. The season saw all previous teams return with no additional new ones. The Eagles changed their team name to the Mexicas. This would be the first season that saw the championship, the Tazón México held at a neutral site of the Estadio Azul in Mexico City. The league season began on February 16 and concluded on the April 8. The playoffs began on the April 14 and concluded on April 22 with the Mexicas beating the Raptors in Taźon México III.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Relevant Events
On October 28, 2017 Mr. Juan Carlos Vázquez left the presidency of the LFA; the figure of President was eliminated and the figure of the Commissioner was created, which Guillermo Ruiz Burguete occupied.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Relevant Events
On January 16, LFA commissioner Guillermo Ruiz Burguete resigned; the league did not announce his replacement. For operational purposes, the activities of the commissioner were absorbed by the president of the league's board of directors, Óscar Pérez.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Relevant Events
On March 3, the players of the Mexicas team went on strike due to the lack of medical insurance and other supplies necessary for the professional practice of the sport, so their game for week 3 against Dinos was suspended.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Relevant Events
On March 8, the Mexicas team was fined $657,820.00 MXN(US35,200) for damages caused to the League, its TV partners, its press partners, the Dinos team, and fans attending the stadium for not having presented to play. It was also determined that said party would not be rescheduled and therefore Mexicas would lose it by forfeit.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Coaching changes
The 2018 season saw all but Mayas replace their head coach


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Coaching changes
Condors: Enrique Zapata was replaced as head coach by Felix Buendía after a 3-4 season


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Coaching changes
Mexicas: José Campuzano was replaced as head coach by Rafael Duk, who coached the Raptors the previous two seasons, after a 4-3 season.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Coaching changes
Raptors: Rafael Duk was replaced as head coach by Guillermo Gutierrez after a 5-2 season.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Coaching changes
Dinos: Guillermo Ruiz was replaced as head coach by Carlos Cabral after a 2-5 season.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Coaching changes
Fundidores: Leopoldo Treviño was replaced as head coach by Israel Gonzalez after a 2-5 season.


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Draft
On January 13, the 2018 Draft was held in which 47 players were selected who finished their eligibility in Mexican university football


2018 LFA season, Preseason Events, Draft
* In exchange for QB Bruno Márquez (2nd year), Raptors gave Condors selections in the first, fourth and seventh round of the 2018 Draft.


2018 LFA season, Season, Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Diff=Difference Between Pts. for and against


2018 LFA season, Season, Results
* Based on the regulations, the Dinos won the match forfeit with a score of 1 to 0, since Mexicas did not show up for the match.


2018 LFA season, Tazón México III
The Tazón México III was held on April 22, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Estadio Azul in Mexico City, with a record attendance for the LFA of 15,000 fans present. Mexicas defeated Raptors 17–0 in a defensive game. This would have been the first LFA championship with a halftime show, however, the group in charge of the show, Panteón Rococó , had to cancel last-minute performance due to Civil Protection recommendations due to the probability of a thunderstorm.


2018 LFA season, Tazón México III
The final between Raptors and Mexicas would have been the last professional activity that the Estadio Azul before its demolition, however, the venue will house more games of the LFA, including the Tazón México IV, since its demolition was postponed to the 2020 year. The MVP of the game was Guillermo Villalobos.


2018 LFF I Lyga
The 2018 LFF I Lyga was the 29th season of the I Lyga, the second tier association football league of Lithuania. The season began on 25 March 2018 and ended on 20 October 2018.


2018 LFF I Lyga, Teams, Changes from last season
A total of fifteen clubs were confirmed for the season, same as previous season, but only fourteen competed as Šilutė withdrew 4 days prior to the league's start after an uncompetitive performance in the 2018 Žemaitijos Taurė. Three of them were reserve teams of the A Lyga sides - one less than maximum allowed for the competitions and last season number.


2018 LFF I Lyga, Teams, Changes from last season
Utenis were relegated from the 2017 A Lyga and replaced last year champions Palanga. Only the II Lyga South Zone winners NFA were automatically promoted from the lower tier as other eligible teams failed to receive licenses. Finally Kupiškis made their debut in the league after a special permission was given by the Lithuanian Football Federation to compete for a newly created team.


2018 LFL US season
The 2018 LFL US Season is the ninth season of the Legends Football League (LFL) in the United States. It began on 14 April 2018, and ended on 11 August.


2018 LFL US season
The Chicago Bliss beat the Austin Acoustic 28–20 in the Legends Cup to win their fourth title, finishing with a perfect 6–0 season.


2018 LFL US season, Developments
In November 2017, it was announced that the Nashville Knights would join the LFL, and begin its inaugural season in the league for the 2018 season, with former Seattle Mist tight end Danika Brace named as the Knights’ head coach. The Pittsburgh Rebellion did not compete in the 2018 season while they conducted a search for a new home venue. They were expected to rejoin the LFL in 2019 but did not.


2018 LFL US season, Developments
Nashville's recruitment also resulted in a rule change concerning free agency. Nashville recruited seven of the starters from defending champion Seattle, essentially transplanting the Mist's lineup to a new team nearly intact. This move prompted the league to institute a rule only allowing five free agents per team. As a result of this rule change, Nashville was forced to turn away two of their free agency recruits who returned to Seattle. Nashville courted further controversy when Seattle's former coach, who had retired in the off-season, reappeared as the offensive coordinator of the Knights.


2018 LFL US season, Developments
The LFL partnered with Planet Sport to broadcast LFL games in eastern Europe. The partnership allows Planet Sport to broadcast LFL games and ancillary programming from July 2018 through August 2021.


2018 LFL US season, Developments
In January 2018, the LFL announced individual and/or group ownership of existing and future franchises beginning with the 2018 season, continuing to build out the LFL US league, while also developing planned strategies for the revivals of LFL Canada and LFL Australia, as well as to start a new European league in the future.


2018 LFL US season, Developments
The 2018 season also saw a major uniform change. The players' uniforms now featured leggings instead of shorts. While the league, players, and many fans saw this as a good change there was a vocal segment of the fan base, as well as a group of players, that objected to the leggings. As a result of the outcry, the LFL changed to shorts, consisting of the same patterns as the pants and 2-3 inches longer than the original bikini brief, for the remainder of the season.


2018 LFL US season, Playoffs
Conference Championships were played on August 25, 2018 at Toyota Park in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. The season concluded with the Legends Cup, played on September 8, 2018, at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas.


2018 LFL US season, Playoffs
The Los Angeles Temptation were the first team in LFL history to qualify for the playoffs with a losing record but only if the 2016 Atlanta team is considered to have finished 2-2 courtesy of a New England forfeit instead of the 1-2-1 record that a lack of a contest would create.


2018 LFL US season, Playoffs
In their first playoff appearance, the Austin Acoustic defeated Los Angeles 32-30 to advance to their first Legends Cup. Hours later, the Chicago Bliss defeated the Nashville Knights 18-6 to secure their sixth trip to the Legends Cup.


2018 LFL US season, Playoffs
The Legends Cup featured Chicago as heavy favorites. The Bliss scored twice in the second quarter and led 12-0 at the half. Austin scored in the third quarter to cut the lead to 12-8 before Chicago added two more scores to extend their lead to 28-8. As the game wound down, Austin rallied with two touchdowns of their own leaving the final score 28-20. With the win, Chicago became the first team in the LFL to win forty games (a cumulative 40-10-1 record) and four championships (2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018). Chicago running back Javell Thompson, who scored three of the Bliss' four touchdowns, was named MVP of the Legends Cup.


2018 LINAFOOT (Chad)
The 2018 LINAFOOT was the 2nd season of the LINAFOOT, the top Chadian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015.


2018 LINAFOOT (Chad)
Unlike the 1st LINAFOOT edition (in 2015) organised as a full national championship and won by Gazelle FC, this edition was organized under the play-off formula.


2018 LINAFOOT (Chad)
The season started on 15 September 2018 and concluded on 7 October 2018. The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six teams. The matches were played at three stadiums: Stade d'Académie de Farcha, Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya and Stade de Paris-Congo. All matches were being played at 03:30 p.m. local time. Elect-Sport FC won their fifth Chadian title. Abou Deco (AS CotonTchad) was the league topscorer with 14 goals; Mbangousoum Éric was voted the best player; Francis Oumar Belonga (Elect-Sport FC) was voted the best coach.


2018 LKL Finals
The 2018 LKL Finals was the championship series of the 2017–18 season, of the LKL. The finals series were scheduled from 9 June until 18 June 2018. Due to home court advantage,  Žalgiris played Game 1, 3 and 5 at home. Žalgiris defeated Lietuvos rytas 4–1,  earning the franchise its 20th LKL championship. Brandon Davies was named the Finals  MVP.


2018 LKL Finals, Venues
The Žalgiris Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River. It is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,552, and 20,000 spectators for concerts (when the stage is in the middle, and 17,000 when stage is in the side of the arena). The Žalgiris Arena replaced the Kaunas Sports Hall as a major venue in the city.


2018 LKL Finals, Venues
The Siemens Arena, located in Verkiai elderate of Vilnius, is the second largest arena in Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The arena opened on October 30, 2004. The basketball club BC Lietuvos rytas uses the facility for all of its European home fixtures. Siemens Arena also hosts Rytas' home fixtures of the Lithuanian "national derby" against its archrival BC Žalgiris.


2018 LKL Finals, Road to the Finals, Regular season series
Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas tied the regular season series 2–2.


2018 LKL Play-offs
The 2018 LKL Playoffs featured the eight best teams of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) basketball league in Lithuania, competing for the championship spot. This was the LKL playoffs' 24th edition. Žalgiris achieved their 20th title overall, eight consecutive.


2018 LKL Play-offs
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first and (if necessary) third game at home. The semi-finals were played in a best-of-five format and the finals in a best-of-seven format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (if necessary) at home.


2018 LPGA Tour
The 2018 LPGA Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season begins in Bahamas on January 25 and ends on November 18 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).


2018 LPGA Tour, Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors.


2018 LPGA Tour, Schedule and results
^ ANA Inspiration finished on Monday April 2 due to darkness.


2018 LPGA of Japan Tour
The 2018 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 51st season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2018 schedule included 38 official events.


2018 LPGA of Japan Tour, Schedule
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including that event. All tournaments were played in Japan.


2018 LPGA of Japan Tour, Schedule
Events in bold are majors. The Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.


2018 LPGA of Korea Tour
The 2018 LPGA of Korea Tour was the 41st season of the LPGA of Korea Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Korea Ladies Professional Golf' Association.


2018 LPGA of Korea Tour, Schedule
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Korea Tour, including that event.


2018 LSU Tigers baseball team
The 2018 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Paul Mainieri, in his 12th season at LSU.


2018 LSU Tigers baseball team, Previous Season
In 2017, the Tigers won the SEC's Western Division with a record of 52–20–0, 21–9–0 in conference play. They qualified for the 2017 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament and defeated Arkansas in the final, 4–2. They qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as the SEC champion, and were selected as the No. 4 overall national seed. The Tigers were selected as hosts of the Baton Rouge regional, which included Rice, Southeastern Louisiana, and Texas Southern.


2018 LSU Tigers baseball team, Previous Season
The Tigers swept through the Regional, defeating Texas Southern, 15–7, Southeastern 11–6, and Rice 5–0 advancing to the Super Regional where they hosted conference rival Mississippi State. After a 4–3 comeback victory in which they trailed 3–0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, LSU beat the Bulldogs 14–4 the following night to advance to their 18th World Series. The Tigers defeated Florida State in their opening game 5–4, but then fell to overall number one seed Oregon State 13–1 placing them on the brink of elimination.


2018 LSU Tigers baseball team, Previous Season
The Tigers once again beat Florida State 7–4 to earn the right to face Oregon State once again, needing to win twice. LSU advanced to the finals winning 3–1 then 6–1 eliminating the Beavers. In the championship, LSU faced conference rival Florida. The Tigers lost a close Game 1 4–3 then were defeated 6–1 the following night to finish national runners-up, while the Gators earned their first national championship.


2018 LSU Tigers baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2018 LSU Tigers football team
The 2018 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron.


2018 LSU Tigers football team
The Tigers, coming off a 9–4 season in Orgeron's first full season, began the year ranked 25th in the preseason AP Poll. In the first game of the year, the team defeated No. 8 Miami (FL) in the Advocare Classic played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. LSU won its next four games, including on the road against then-No. 7 Auburn, and rose to fifth in the AP Poll, before falling on the road to Florida. The team rebounded with wins over No. 2 Georgia and No. 22 Mississippi State before being shutout by eventual SEC champions Alabama.


2018 LSU Tigers football team
In the last game of the regular season, LSU lost on the road against Texas A&M in an FBS record-tying seven overtimes. The final score of the game, 74–72, set the FBS record for combined points in a single game (146). The team finished the regular season tied for second in the SEC's West Division and was invited to the Fiesta Bowl to play UCF, which the Tigers won by a score of 40–32 to end UCF's active win streak of 25 games. LSU finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and was ranked 6th in the final AP Poll.


2018 LSU Tigers football team
The team's defense featured three consensus All-Americans in defensive backs Grant Delpit and Greedy Williams, and linebacker Devin White, who was awarded the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker. On offense, the Tigers were led by redshirt junior quarterback Joe Burrow, who finished with 2,894 passing yards and 23 total touchdowns (16 passing and 7 rushing). Senior running back Nick Brossette led the team in rushing with 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns.


2018 LSU Tigers football team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 9–4, 6–2 in SEC play to finish in third place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Notre Dame.


2018 LSU Tigers football team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Tigers selected to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2018 LSU Tigers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game
The 2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game was the final regular-season college football game between the LSU Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies played on November 24, 2018 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The game set multiple National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records, including the most combined points scored (146) in a  Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football game. The record was previously held by a game played between Western Michigan and Buffalo on October 7, 2017, which had 139 combined points over seven overtimes.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game
The 2018 LSU–Texas A&M game went likewise to seven overtimes and lasted nearly five hours, tying the NCAA record for longest football game with four others. The 146 combined points are currently the second most in college football history since the NCAA started keeping records in 1937, behind the 161 points scored in a 2008 NCAA Division II game between Abilene Christian and West Texas A&M of the Lone Star Conference.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game
After the game-winning touchdown, Texas A&M fans ran onto the field in violation of the SEC's competition area policy. As a result, Texas A&M was fined a total of $50,000 and warned by the SEC that subsequent actions by fans in future games will result in penalties over $100,000.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Background, LSU
Under the command of 3rd-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the LSU Tigers entered their final regular season game 9–2, 5–2 in SEC play. The Tigers were ranked No. 25 in the AP preseason poll, but were up to No. 5 for their fifth game after wins over No. 8 Miami and No. 7 Auburn. They fell to No. 22 Florida on the road to open October, but rebounded with a 20-point home win against No. 2 Georgia and a 16-point home win against No. 22 Mississippi State.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Background, LSU
This set up the most anticipated SEC game of the year - then No. 4 Tigers hosted No. 1 Alabama, falling 0–29. They picked up two more wins (at Arkansas and vs Rice), putting them at 9–2 going into their final game. LSU was ranked No. 8 by both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, and No. 7 by the College Football Playoff selection committee.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Background, Texas A&M
With first-year head coach Jimbo Fisher, the Aggies came into their last regular season game with a record of 7–4, 4–3 in SEC play. Two of their first four games were against ranked teams - they lost against No. 2 Clemson and No. 1 Alabama. They gained their first conference win the next week against Arkansas, and their second the week after with an upset over No. 13 Kentucky. They peaked in the rankings at No. 16, but lost two straight games to Mississippi State and Auburn and dropped out. They rebounded with wins over Ole Miss, making them bowl eligible, and UAB; this put them at 7–4 going into their last game of the season. Texas A&M received votes in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, but was ranked No. 22 by the College Football Playoff committee.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Background, Rivalry series
The game was the 57th meeting between LSU and Texas A&M. Prior to their 2018 meeting, the rivalry series stood at 33–20–3 in favor of LSU. Previously, the highest scoring meeting between the two teams was two years prior; LSU defeated Texas A&M 54–39, combining for 93 points. Texas A&M had lost seven straight against LSU, starting with the 2011 Cotton Bowl.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Background, Rivalry series
The win would be Texas A&M's first win against LSU as a member of the SEC - their last win against the Tigers came on September 2, 1995, the last year for the Southwest Conference before Texas A&M and three other SWC members joined with the Big 8 to form the new Big 12.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Game summary, Game information
Kickoff: 6:39 p.m. CSTEnd of Game: 11:32 p.m. CSTDuration: 4 hours, 53 minutes


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Game summary, Game information
Matt Austin (referee), Rodney Lawary (umpire), Chad Green (linesman)Michael Taylor (line judge), Jimmy Russell (back judge), Blake Parks (field judge)Alex Moore (side judge), Paul Schardein (center judge)


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Post-game altercation
After the game, LSU analyst Steve Kragthorpe reported to media that an unknown student with sideline credentials had punched him in the pacemaker. The student was later identified to be Texas A&M staffer Cole Fisher, the nephew of Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher. According to Kragthorpe, he was punched in response to telling Texas A&M’s receiving coach, Dameyune Craig, to “Move on” after Craig yelled profanities at LSU’s coaching staff. In defense of Kragthrope, the LSU director of player development, Kevin Faulk, attacked Fisher and a fist-fight began.


2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game, Post-game altercation
According to a release by Texas A&M University Police, Kragthorpe retracted his statements regarding being struck and that he required medical attention, although LSU disputed that a retraction was made. Video evidence later disputed Kragthrope’s story and showed that he was not punched by Fisher. Instead, Kragthrope was seen yelling and confronting the Texas A&M receiving corps and was shoved away by Fisher. No reported injuries were sustained by Kragthrope, Faulk, or Fisher and no charges were issued.


2018 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis
The 2018 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Charleston, United States, on 30 April–6 May 2018.


2018 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis – Doubles
Emina Bektas and Alexa Guarachi were the defending champions, but Bektas chose not to participate.


2018 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis – Doubles
Guarachi played alongside Erin Routliffe and successfully defended her title. The pair defeated Louisa Chirico and Allie Kiick in the final, 6–1, 3–6, [10–5].


2018 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis – Singles
Madison Brengle was the defending champion but lost in the final to Taylor Townsend, 0–6 4–6.


2018 La Course by Le Tour de France
The fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France, took place on 17 July 2018.


2018 La Course by Le Tour de France, Route and organization
The race ran from Duingt, at the shores of Lake Annecy, to Le Grand Bornand, covering 118 km, and took in the Col de la Colombière. It was be held before stage 10 of the men's 2018 Tour de France, which also finished in Le Grand Bornand. The finale was identical to the men's stage. After the top of the 16.3 km long Col de la Colombière, 15 km was left to the finish.


2018 La Course by Le Tour de France, Route and organization
The event was organised by ASO, which also organised the Tour de France. It was the 15th race of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.


2018 La Course by Le Tour de France, Results
The race finished in a finish of two Dutch cyclists with Annemiek van Vleuten beating 2015 race champion Anna van der Breggen to retain the trophy.


2018 La Drôme Classic
The 2018 Royal Bernard Drome Classic was the 6th edition of La Drôme Classic road cycling one day race. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.


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


2018 La Flèche Wallonne
The 2018 La Flèche Wallonne was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 18 April 2018 in Belgium. It was the 82nd edition of the La Flèche Wallonne and the seventeenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.


2018 La Flèche Wallonne
During the third and final ascent of the Mur de Huy, Quick-Step Floors rider Julian Alaphilippe accelerated near the summit, overtaking race leader Jelle Vanendert (Lotto–Soudal) in the last 100 metres of the race and dropping him. Alejandro Valverde, who had won the last four editions for the Movistar Team, staged a late fight-back and almost caught Alaphilippe, but Alaphilippe was able to kick again in the final metres to increase his lead, to win by four seconds from Valverde. It was the biggest victory of Alaphilippe's career at that point, becoming the first French winner of the race since Laurent Jalabert in 1997.


2018 La Flèche Wallonne, Teams
As La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed as wildcards, completing the 25-team peloton.


2018 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
The 21st running of the women's Flèche wallonne was held on 18 April 2018. The race started and finished in Huy. The route featured seven categorized climbs, including two ascents of the Mur de Huy. The finish line was on the top of the final ascent of the Mur. Anna van der Breggen claimed her fourth Flèche Wallonne victory in a row.


2018 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Route
The race started and finished in Huy. The final 30 km loop was covered twice, totaling 118.5 km.


2018 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Teams
Twenty-three teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:


2018 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Race summary
The race was run in exceptionally warm and sunny weather, with temperatures exceeding 20°C. On the first ascent of the Côte de Cherave, at 35 km from the finish, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot broke clear, immediately followed by Megan Guarnier, Amanda Spratt and Janneke Ensing. They crested the first ascent of the Mur de Huy in the lead. Spanish rider Mavi García tried to bridge the gap, but was caught again before the Côte de Cherave. The leading quartet's lead rose to 40 seconds at 20 km from the end, but the unrepresented teams led the chase in the peloton and narrowed the gap to ten seconds by the foot of the final Mur de Huy.


2018 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Race summary
South African Ashleigh Moolman was the first to accelerate from the main group, under the one-kilometre banner, and bridged the gap to the four leaders. Guarnier managed to hang on, followed by Anna van der Breggen and Annemiek van Vleuten. Van der Breggen powered ahead in the last 200 m to take her fourth consecutive Flèche victory. Ashleigh Moolman finished second, Megan Guarnier third. It was van der Breggen's third World Tour win of 2018, which moved her into the overall lead of the World Tour classification.


2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
The 2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a road cycling stage race that took place in Gabon with an incursion into neighboring Cameroon between 15 and 21 January 2018. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 13th edition of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo.


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad
The 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the Ladies Championship Gstaad, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland, from 16 July through 22 July 2018.


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Doubles
Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson were the defending champions, but Bertens chose not to participate this year. Larsson played alongside Eugenie Bouchard, but lost in the first round to Rika Fujiwara and Darija Jurak.


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Doubles
Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk won the title, defeating Lara Arruabarrena and Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]. This was the first WTA Tour title for both Guarachi and Krawczyk.


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Singles
The Singles competition of the 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad tennis tournament was held in Gstaad, Switzerland from 16-22 July 2018. Kiki Bertens was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Singles
Alizé Cornet won the title, defeating Mandy Minella in the final, 6–4, 7–6(8–6).


2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Singles
This was the last tournament, that former World No. 4 Francesca Schiavone had participated in. She drew her old rival Samantha Stosur in the first round and was defeated.


2018 Ladies European Tour
The 2018 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from 1 February to 25 November. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).


2018 Ladies European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 2018 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.


2018 Ladies European Tour, Schedule, Unofficial events
The following event appeared on the schedule, but did not carry official money.


2018 Ladies Open Hechingen
The 2018 Ladies Open Hechingen was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twentieth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Hechingen, Germany, on 6–12 August 2018.


2018 Ladies Open Hechingen, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Ladies Open Hechingen – Doubles
Camilla Rosatello and Sofia Shapatava are the defending champions, but Rosatello chose not to participate.


2018 Ladies Open Hechingen – Doubles
Shapatava partnered alongside Ksenia Palkina, but lost in the final to Polina Monova and Chantal Škamlová, 6–4, 6–3.


2018 Ladies Open Hechingen – Singles
Tamara Korpatsch was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laura Siegemund.


2018 Ladies Open Hechingen – Singles
Ekaterine Gorgodze won the title, defeating Siegemund in the final 6–2, 6–1.


2018 Ladies Open Lugano
The 2018 Ladies Open Lugano (also known as the 2018 Samsung Open presented by Cornèr for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on clay courts at TC Lido Lugano. It was the second edition of the tournament (the first to take place in Lugano) and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place between 9 April through 15 April 2018.


2018 Ladies Open Lugano, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2018 Ladies Open Lugano, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:


2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Monica Niculescu were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Doubles
Kirsten Flipkens and Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Singles
Markéta Vondroušová was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Elise Mertens.


2018 Ladies Open Lugano – Singles
Mertens went on to win the title, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2018 Ladies' National Football League
The 2018 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in early 2018.


2018 Ladies' National Football League
For the first time, LNFL games were broadcast live on Eir Sport.


2018 Ladies' National Football League, Format, League structure
The 2018 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


2018 Ladies' National Football League, Format, League structure
If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:


2018 Ladies' National Football League, Format, League structure
If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.


2018 Ladies' National Football League, Format, Finals, promotions and relegations
The top four teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals (first plays fourth and second plays third).


2018 Ladies' National Football League, Format, Finals, promotions and relegations
The top four teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.


2018 Ladies' National Football League, Format, Finals, promotions and relegations
The last-placed teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.


2018 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by second-year head coach John Garrett and played their home games at Fisher Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–8, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.


2018 Lafayette Leopards football team, Previous season
The Leopards finished the 2017 season 3–8, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.


2018 Lafayette Leopards football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Leopards predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2018 Lafayette Leopards football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Leopards placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.


2018 Laguna Heroes season
The 2018 Laguna Heroes season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).


2018 Lale Cup
The 2018 Lale Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 9–15 April 2018.


2018 Lale Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Lale Cup – Doubles
Veronika Kudermetova and İpek Soylu were the defending champions, but Kudermetova chose to compete at the 2018 Ladies Open Lugano instead. Soylu chose to partner Anastasiya Komardina, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Akgul Amanmuradova and Tereza Smitková.


2018 Lale Cup – Doubles
Ayla Aksu and Harriet Dart won the title, defeating Olga Doroshina and Anastasia Potapova in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).


2018 Lale Cup – Singles
Başak Eraydın was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie.


2018 Lale Cup – Singles
Sabina Sharipova won the title, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final, 7–6(7–0), 6–4.


2018 Lamar Cardinals football team
The 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Mike Schultz and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in third place. They received an at-large berth to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.


2018 Lamar Cardinals football team, TV and radio media
All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.


2018 Lamar Cardinals football team, TV and radio media
In fourth year of an agreement (third year for football) with ESPN, live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.


2018 Lamar Cardinals football team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2017 season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.


2018 Lamar Cardinals football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cardinals placing one player on the second team.


2018 Lamar Cardinals football team, Preseason, Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in tenth place.


2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election
The 2018 Lambeth Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Lambeth London Borough Council in England. The election saw Labour remain in control of Lambeth Council with a slightly reduced majority, winning over 90% of the seats. The Green Party achieved its best-ever result in the borough, winning five seats and becoming the official opposition and the largest Green group in London.


2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election
The Green Party finished the runner up in nine of the wards, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in five wards and Labour in two.


2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election, Council composition
The election saw Labour remain in control of Lambeth Council with a majority reduced by two seats. The party were wiped out in the St Leonard's ward, and they also lost a councillor in both Gipsy Hill and Herne Hill wards.