2018 Persib Bandung season, Month by month review, January 2018
Some players were recruited by the coach, including Eka Ramdani, Oh In-kyun, Bojan Malisic, Airlangga Sutjipto, Victor Igbonefo and the coach recruited players from Persib U-19 which is the second winner of League 1 U-19 namely Muhammad Aqil Savik and Indra Mustafa. In spite of all that, Persib must also be left behind the flagship player who is the top scorer of Persib last season, Raphael Maitimo who decided to strengthen the other contestants of League 1, Madura United.


2018 Persib Bandung season, Month by month review, January 2018
Not only that, Persib also left behind importers from Japan Shohei Matsunaga, Jajang Sukmara which strengthens PSMS Medan, duo young players Angga Febryanto and Ahmad Baasith who strengthen different clubs, namely PS Tira Bantul and Persela Lamongan. Meanwhile, the fate of their strikers Sergio van Dijk and Tantan is still waiting for management's decision regarding their contract.


2018 Persib Bandung season, Month by month review, January 2018
In their preseason event, Persib decided to follow the annual event of the Presidential Cup which they won in 2015 ago. They are in the "hell" group with other big teams, namely PSM Makassar, Sriwijaya F.C and second winner of League 2 PSMS Medan handled by their former coach, Djajang Nurdjaman. Persib Bandung undergo the first fight against Sriwijaya F.C. as well as the opening match of the 2018 Presidential Cup. Despite their dominant defeat of the visitors, they were able to clinch a 1–0 victory over the visitors.


2018 Persib Bandung season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2018 Persib Bandung season, Statistics, Clean Sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2018 Persib Bandung season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Persib Bandung first squad during the season.


2018 Persib Bandung season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 14 November 2018 Source: Only competitive matches  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2018 Persija Jakarta season
The 2018 season is Persija's 85th competitive season. They have not been relegated since the competition started in 1933. This season is Persija's 24th consecutive seasons in top-flight since professional competition formed on 1994. Along with Liga 1, the club will compete in Piala Indonesia and Asian Club Competition since 2001–02 season. The season covers the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.


2018 Persija Jakarta season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2018 Persija Jakarta season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2018 Persija Jakarta season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Persija Jakarta first squad during the season.


2018 Persija Jakarta season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 14 December 2018 Source: Competitions Only competitive matches  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2018 Perth County municipal elections
Elections were held in Perth County, Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2018 Perth County municipal elections, Perth County Council
Perth County Council consists of 10 members and uses a weighted voting method so that member's votes match the populations of the constituent communities.


2018 Perth SuperSprint
The 2018 Perth SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 4–6 May 2018. The event was held at Barbagallo Raceway near Wanneroo, Western Australia and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It was the fifth round of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 11 and 12 of the season.


2018 Perth by-election
A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Perth took place on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Tim Hammond.


2018 Perth by-election
In early counting, within 90 minutes of the close of polls, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's psephologist Antony Green's electoral computer had predicted Labor to retain the electorate with an increased margin.


2018 Perth by-election, Background
Hammond announced on 2 May 2018 of his imminent intention to resign from parliament due to family reasons. Due to the High Court ruling against Senator Katy Gallagher on 9 May 2018 as part of the ongoing parliamentary eligibility crisis, four other MPs in the same situation announced their parliamentary resignations later that day. The Speaker announced on 24 May 2018 that he had scheduled the by-elections to occur on 28 July 2018. Popularly labelled "Super Saturday", the occurrence of five simultaneous federal by-elections is unprecedented in Australian political history. The others are:


2018 Perth by-election, Candidates
The Liberals declined to contest the Perth and Fremantle federal by-elections, but concentrated their resources on the Darling Range state by-election.


2018 Peru International
The 2018 Peru International is a badminton tournament which takes place at Villa Deportiva Nacional in Peru from 26 June to 1 July 2018 and had a total purse of $10,000.


2018 Peru International, Tournament
The 2018 Peru International is the thirteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF International Series and also part of the Peru International championships which has been held since 1974. This tournament was organized by the Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Badminton.


2018 Peru International, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament holds at Villa Deportiva Nacional in Lima, Peru.


2018 Peru International, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Series event.


2018 Peru International, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year tournament is US$10,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 Peru earthquake
An earthquake struck Peru at 04:18:45 PET (09:18:45 UTC) on 14 January 2018. It had a magnitude of Mww 7.1  with a maximum perceived intensity of VII (very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Two deaths have been reported, with a further 139 people injured. Widespread damage to adobe houses was reported with 443 homes being destroyed. An initial tsunami warning was later rescinded.


2018 Peru earthquake, Background
Earthquakes are common in Peru, especially in the Arequipa coastal area of Peru. This particular earthquake was a result of thrust faulting on the destructive boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. As evidenced by the 2007 earthquake, many homes are not built to any type of standard making them prone to significant damage. Earthquakes can threaten industry as well as the population. Many of the copper mines are vulnerable to quakes, but there were no reports of damage to them.


2018 Peru earthquake, Earthquake
On Sunday, 14 January at 04:18 local time, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Peru. The earthquake was positioned in the Pacific Ocean near the coast at a depth of around 39 km (24 mi), about 38 km (24 mi) south-southwest of Acari. There was no danger of a tsunami to the coastal area. Residents of Lomas, a town on the cost, were evacuated after feeling an aftershock.


2018 Peru earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake left two dead, and over a hundred and twenty injured. The earthquake caused some homes and roads in remote areas to collapse. Damage to roads delayed the arrival of help to the affected rural zones. Several boroughs were without electricity.


2018 Peru earthquake, Aftermath
A 55-year-old man was fatally crushed by a rock in the city of Yauca located in the region of Arequipa. No information was released on the second victim except that they were in the same region as the first victim.


2018 Peruvian Segunda División
The 2018 Segunda División season, was the 73rd edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. The tournament started on 8 April 2018 and ended on 2 December 2018.


2018 Peruvian Segunda División, Competition modus
The season was divided into two phases, a home-and-away round-robin stage and a liguilla stage. The top seven teams at the end of the first stage moved on to liguilla. The first placed team received a bye to the semi-finals. The other six teams played quarter-final, two-leg matches. The semi-finals and final also played over two legs. The liguilla champion was promoted to the 2019 Torneo Descentralizado and the tournament championship.


2018 Peruvian Segunda División, Teams
A total of 15 teams played in the league, including 12 sides from the 2017 season, two relegated from the 2018 Torneo Descentralizado and one promoted from the 2018 Copa Perú.


2018 Peruvian Segunda División, Teams
Juan Aurich, Alianza Atlético, and Atlético Grau debuted in their season in the second division of Peruvian football. The two relegated clubs were La Bocana and Sport Áncash who will play in the 2018 Copa Perú starting in the Departamental Stage.


2018 Peruvian agrarian strike
The Peruvian agrarian strike of 2018 was a series of initially peaceful protests that took place from January 9 to February 11 in a large part of the Peruvian territory. The strike was performed by medium and small independent farmers who demanded that the government declare the agricultural sector in state of emergency due to serious deficiencies in production and trade, especially in the potato sector. On January 30, 2018 the demonstrations turned violent and expanded to departments that at first did not comply with the strike, until now the clashes between the National Police of Peru and the demonstrators left two people dead and serious material damage in the entire area.


2018 Peruvian agrarian strike, Background
Since the rise to power of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in 2016, Peru was involved in various protests from different areas, such as the education and health sector, the reactions to the pardon to former President Alberto Fujimori at the beginning of January 2018 and, at the same time, the resurgence of the political crisis that plagues the country.


2018 Peruvian agrarian strike, Background
The protests germinated when the national potato price collapsed tremendously due to the low prices of the same tuber exported from abroad by free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by Peru. Farmers called for the renegotiation of the FTAs and economic reparations that are caused by the loss of sales.


2018 Peruvian agrarian strike, Strike
On January 9, the National Commission of Potato Producers announced the start of the strike with quiet protests in several cities of the Peruvian central highlands. After an agreement between farmers and the government, the demonstrations were halted. On January 25, the strikers expected the arrival of government representatives such as the President of the Council of Ministers, Mercedes Aráoz Fernández and the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, José Arista. On the agreed day, however, they did not arrive, and representatives of each state organization were sent in their place, and the strikers announced that, as a result, the strike would restart on January 30 but in a violent manner.


2018 Peruvian agrarian strike, Strike
On January 30, demonstrators were blocking motorways and burning state installations in all departments, and in this case two deaths and numerous injuries were reported. On February 2 the main stage of the National Commission of Potato Producers reached an agreement with the government to lift the strike. This measure was only made official in the department of Ayacucho and some districts of other departments, this because the other Departmental proceedings are shown to be in disagreement with the ruling. Later in the same month, Ayacucho and other de facto districts would restart unemployment by a strikers majority that did not know what was agreed with the government.


2018 Peruvian agrarian strike, Strike
On February 11 the Peruvian government managed to reach an agreement to buy the products exceeded the strikers, both the dissidents and the National Commission of Potato Producers lifted the strike.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Peru on 9 December 2018 alongside the second round of gubernatorial elections.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum
The referendum, originally proposed by President Martín Vizcarra, saw three of four proposals accepted. The final proposal of a bicameral congress was denied after Vizcarra withdrew his support following modifications during congressional approval that would have resulted with weaker presidential powers.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Background, Odebrecht scandal
Following the Odebrecht scandal which saw four of Peru's former presidents involved in corruption scandals, Peruvians demanded government accountability regarding corruption. President Martín Vizcarra following the resignation of President Kuczynski stated upon being sworn in on 23 March 2018  that Peruvians have "had enough" of corruption, promising to lead an anti-corruption movement in Peru.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Background, Vizcarra-Fujimorista relations
Since being a minister, Vizcarra faced opposition from Fujimoristas. The Fujimorista movement was led by Keiko Fujimori, daughter of Alberto Fujimori, a former Peruvian president imprisoned for corruption and crimes against humanity.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Background, Vizcarra-Fujimorista relations
Upon Vizcarra's entrance into the office of the presidency, the Fujimoristas, which held the majority of seats within the Congress of the Republic of Peru, immediately began to oppose Vizcarra's projects.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Process, Proposal
Months after being sworn in, Vizcarra called for a constitutional referendum on 28 July 2018 to prohibit private funding for political campaigns, to ban the reelection of lawmakers and to recreate a bicameral congress.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Process, Proposal
Congress immediately attempted to prevent judicial and congressional reform from occurring and initially created delays in the process. Due to these actions, Vizcarra raised a motion of no confidence threatening the closure of congress. As a result, congress began the approval process for the referendum.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Process, Congressional approval
The first reform approved by Fujimori-led congress on 18 September 2018 would see the National Council of the Magistrature renamed the National Board of Justice. The way its members are appointed would also be changed, with new members chosen by a special commission headed by the Attorney General, the Comptroller General, the president of the constitutional tribunal, the president of the judicial branch and the Public Defender through a public contest.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Process, Congressional approval
The second reform approved by Congress, on 26 September, was an amendment to article 35 of the constitution regulating political party finances, introducing audits and penalties for illegal donations.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Process, Congressional approval
After the temporary detention of Keiko Fujimori on 10 October, legislators belonging to American Popular Revolutionary Alliance and the Fujimorista-led Popular Force introduced a bill the following day on 11 October 2018 to modify Vizcarra's referendum proposals with their own suggestions to the public.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Process, Congressional approval
Later in October, the third proposal approved introduced a term limit of one consecutive term for members of Congress–left largely unchanged from Vizcarra's original proposal–while the fourth and final proposal included making Congress a bicameral legislature with 130 deputies and 50 senators. This final proposal was modified by the Fujimoristas in congress to weaken the power of the presidency and President Vizcarra quickly withdrew his support from creating a bicameral congress.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Preliminary results
Voters ultimately accepted the first three referendum proposals, rejecting the final proposal of establishing a bicameral congress that President Vizcarra had withdrawn his support from after the Fujimorista-controlled congress amended the proposal.


2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, Reactions
President Vizcarra and analysts agreed that the referendum was just the first step of combating corruption that has been well-established in Peru. Vizcarra also highlighted that the election occurred on International Anti- Corruption Day and the anniversary of the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho, which sealed independence for not only Peru, but for the entire South American continent. Gestión stated that results were a victory for Vizcarra while on the other hand, Peruvians had "harshly punished Congress".


2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs
The 2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs or Cuadrangular de Ascenso 2018 was held in December 2018 with all games being played at Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao. The play-offs determined the third and fourth team to be promoted to the Torneo Descentralizado following that tournament's expansion. The teams place 2nd and 3rd in the 2018 Peruvian Segunda División and 2018 Copa Perú took part in the promotion play-offs. The top two placed team in the play-offs gained promotion in the 2019 Torneo Descentralizado and the bottom two qualified to the 2019 Peruvian Segunda División.


2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs, Background
The Peruvian Football Federation took control of the local domestic league from the Professional Football Sports Association, the tournament organizers, in 2018 and announced that the Peruvian first division tournament would be re-branded for 2019. With this re-branding, the tournament was expand from 16 to 18 teams. At the beginning of the 2018 season, it was announced that the teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the bottom two tiers of the Peruvian football league system would compete on the promotion play-offs at the end of the year to decide which two teams would receive the expansion slots.


2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs, Road to the play-offs, Segunda División, Liguilla
Carlos A. Mannucci and Cienciano advanced to the Promotion play-offs.


2018 Peruvian regional and municipal elections
Municipal and regional elections were held in Peru on 7 October 2018. In the election, Peruvians voted for governors, vice  governors and regional councilors at a regional level while at a municipal level, citizens voted for mayors and municipal councilors. Those elected took office 1 January 2019 and serve their term until 31 December 2022.


2018 Peruvian regional and municipal elections, Race summary
Jorge Muñoz Wells of Popular Action was elected Mayor of Lima.


2018 Peruvian regional and municipal elections, Race summary
Popular Force, the party of Keiko Fujimori which held the majority in the Congress of the Republic of Peru at the time, saw little success in the elections. The party saw no candidates elected into Lima or regional governments within Peru.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing
On 10 July 2018, a suicide bombing occurred at the Awami National Party's workers rally in Yaka Toot area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Haroon Bilour, ANP's candidate for PK-78 and prime target of the attack, was killed as a result of the bombing. The attack left 22 people dead and wounded 75 others. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Background, Attacks against ANP leaders
The leaders of Awami National Party (ANP) have frequently been ambushed by militants. In December 2012, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, leader of ANP and Haroon Bilour's father, was killed by a suicide bomber.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Background, Motive
The motive behind the assault was to kill the ANP leader Haroon Bilour. Bilour was to contest the next elections from PK-78. On 16 April 2013, a suicide attack claimed by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on ANP election rally that targeted Haroon Bilour, killed 15 people. However, Haroon Bilour was not at the rally.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Bombing
On late night 10 July 2018, Haroon Bilour arrived at Yakatoot area in Peshawar where ANP workers had gathered for a corner meeting. As his vehicle arrived, a loud explosion occurred. Bilour suffered serious injuries and was shifted to hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Aftermath, Rescue services
Soon after the explosion, the Law enforcement agencies reached the site and initiated investigation. Peshawar's CCPO Qazi Jameel said that nearly 8 kilograms of TNT was used in the bomb. All the deceased and injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. AIG KPK Shafqat Malik said that a suicide bomber blew himself up and Haroon was the target of the attack. Initially the death toll was 13 but later it rose to 21 according to Lady Reading Hospital officials. The attack also left 75 people wounded.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Aftermath, Rescue services
Apart from Bilour, the other 17 deceased were identified as Asif Khan, Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Shoib, Haji Muhammad Gul, Yaseen, Najeebullah, Khan Muhamad, Huzaifa, Abidullah, Arif Hussain, Imran, AKhtar Gul, Zameer Khan, Asrar, Rizwan, Sadiq and Sameen. Two dead bodies remained unidentified. On 12 July 2018, two days after the attack, another person succumbed to his injuries, bringing the number of deaths to 22.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Aftermath, Bilour's remains
Bilour's body was shifted to his residence at Bilour House. ANP supporters gathered outside his residence and shouted slogans against government for his "failure to provide security".


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Aftermath, PK-78 elections delay
Following the incident, the Election Commission of Pakistan postponed the polls for PK-78, constituency from which Bilour was to contest election.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Reactions, Security forces
IG KPK Mohammad Tahir formed a seven-member team to probe the incident and directed it to submit report within 7 days. The following day, police conducted raids across the city. Nine units of Police and Quick Reaction Forces (QRF) were deployed at all entry and exit points of the city.


2018 Peshawar suicide bombing, Reactions, Perpetrators
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the bombing calling the assassination of Bilour "a revenge of previous government" (referring to 2008-2013 tenure of ANP's KPK governance) and also warned the security forces of more attacks.


2018 Peterborough City Council election
Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.


2018 Peterborough City Council election, Results Summary
Following the 2016 election, two councillors from Gunthorpe ward left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as Independents.


2018 Peterborough County municipal elections
Elections were held in Peterborough County, Ontario, on October 22, 2018, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2018 Peterborough County municipal elections, Peterborough County Council
Peterborough County Council consists of two members from each of the county's constituent municipalities.


2018 Petit Le Mans
The 2018 Petit Le Mans (formally known as the 2018 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 15th 2018. It was the last race in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the last race of the 2018 Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup, and was run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The race was won overall by the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R.


2018 Petit Le Mans, Background, Entry List
Due to a highly controversial change made by the FIA/ACO in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, which saw the date of the 6 Hours of Fuji moved to allow Fernando Alonso to compete at the home race of the sole LMP1 manufacturer, Toyota, several drivers which were due to compete in both events were unable to do so. As such, the entry list featured a large number of changes compared to the previous rounds of the championship.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 2018 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 86th season in the National Football League and their third under head coach Doug Pederson.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
The Eagles entered the season as the defending champions of Super Bowl LII, when they defeated the previous defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 41–33 and attempted to become the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as Super Bowl Champions. They opened the season with the NFL Kickoff Game on September 6, beating the Atlanta Falcons 18–12.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
A vast majority of their Super Bowl-winning squad from the 2017 season was retained, although some notable losses included tight end Trey Burton (who contributed to the Philly Special in the Super Bowl), defensive end Vinny Curry, and cornerback Patrick Robinson. Franchise quarterback Carson Wentz, who had been injured late in the 2017 season, returned as a starter in Week 3, but a back injury would bump him down as the number 3 quarterback instead of being placed on injured reserve, and Nick Foles would start in his place for the remainder of the season.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
The Eagles struggled through the first three months of the season to a 4–6 record, with inconsistent play and multiple injuries to players such as safety Rodney McLeod and running back Jay Ajayi. With a 21–17 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 7, the Eagles failed to improve or match their record from the previous season. The Eagles also made history in Week 11 with a 48–7 loss in New Orleans, the largest loss by a defending Super Bowl champion in league history.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
Despite this, the Eagles proceeded to win 5 of their last 6 games, including two division wins over the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins to move to 9–7. A three-game win streak to end the season which included upset wins over the Rams, Texans, and Redskins helped the Eagles make the playoffs with a Vikings loss to the Bears. This is the first time the Eagles made the playoffs in back to back seasons since the 2008–10 seasons.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
The Eagles played in their first NFL Kickoff Game and their first game at London's Wembley Stadium in franchise history.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
In the playoffs, the Eagles upset the third-seeded Chicago Bears 16–15 in the Wild Card round to advance to the Divisional round, where they lost 14–20 to the top-seeded New Orleans Saints, ending their hopes of defending their Super Bowl title. The Eagles were the first defending champions to win a postseason game on the road since the 2004 Patriots.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Schedule
On January 11, the NFL announced that the Eagles will play the Jacksonville Jaguars in one of the London Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with the Jaguars serving as the home team. It will be the Eagles' first appearance in the International Series. The game would occur during Week 8 (October 28), and will be televised in the United States. The exact date, along with network and kickoff time, were announced in conjunction with the release of the 2018 regular season schedule.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Eagles kicked off the 2018 season hosting Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons in a rematch of last year's Divisional Round. The Falcons struggles in the red zone continued as they were stopped on fourth and goal on their first drive. The Eagles, however, had struggles of their own being held scoreless until midway through the second when Jake Elliott kicked a 26-yard field goal to tie the game. The Falcons responded with a Matt Bryant field goal to take a 6–3 lead at the half.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Eagles offense finally found life midway through the third in a remake of the Philly Special with the reigning Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles catching a pass from Nelson Agholor on a trick play. A 1-yard TD run by Jay Ajayi gave the Eagles their first lead of the night. A couple of drives later, the Eagles defense came up big again with a Rasul Douglas interception that ended a potential scoring drive for the Falcons. However, Foles (who struggled for most of the game) return the favor after throwing an interception to Deion Jones.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta took advantage and scored on a 9-yard TD run by Tevin Coleman to give them a 12–10 lead (Bryant missed the extra point). The Eagles scored with under 3 minutes left on an 11-yard TD run by Ajayi and converted a two-point conversion to take a 6-point, 18–12 lead.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Ryan and the Falcons had one more shot to win the game but in a repeat of last year's playoff matchup, the game came down to the final play with the Eagles stopping the Falcons on five consecutive plays, with the last being an incomplete pass from Matt Ryan to Julio Jones.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Eagles won a nailbiter and open the season with a 1–0 record for the seventh time in their last nine openers dating back to 2010. Despite the defense's outstanding game, the offense struggled mightily. Foles finished 19/34 for just 117 yards and the latter interception. Atlanta and Philadelphia combined for 26 penalties by the end of regulation.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Eagles traveled to Tampa Bay for Game 2 of the 2018 season. The Eagles defense struggled throughout most of the game as Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 400+ yards and four TDs for the second consecutive week. The Eagles late comeback attempt fell short after the Bucs offense converted on a 3rd-and-3 aided by a penalty en route to a 27–21 loss. Cornerback Jalen Mills was heavily criticized after his poor performance which included allowing a 75-yard TD to DeSean Jackson on the first play of regulation.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Carson Wentz made his 2018 debut returning from a torn ACL he had suffered during Week 14 of the 2017 season in this game against the Colts. The Eagles offense struggled after the first drive, but the defense played well, holding Colts quarterback Andrew Luck to under 100 passing yards until late in the fourth quarter. Wentz led the offense to an 11-minute drive in the fourth quarter (aided by penalties) which resulted in running back Wendell Smallwood rushing for a touchdown to take the lead with 3 minutes left. The Colts got into the red zone but failed to score or at least get a first down. The final play came down to Jacoby Brissett attempting a Hail Mary that ended up barricaded in the end zone.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The win earned the Eagles a 2–1 record, tying with the Redskins for first in the NFC East.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
The Eagles played sparingly well for the first three-quarters holding Tennessee to just a field goal. Wentz threw for two TDs including one to Alshon Jeffery who made his 2018 debut after an offseason surgery which kept him out for the first three weeks. However, the Eagles broke down completely in the fourth allowing Marcus Mariota and the Titans to comeback and take a 20–17 late in the fourth. A 42-yard punt return by DeAndre Carter set up a 30-yard field goal by Jake Elliott tied the game leading to overtime.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
Elliott kicked a 37-yarder to give the Eagles the lead in overtime. The defense was unable to stop the Titans offense allowing a 4th-and-15 conversion. The drive ended with Mariota throwing a 10-yard TD to Corey Davis. The loss proved to be humiliating for the Eagles. Wentz in his second game back went 33/50 for 348 yards and two TDs. A defense decimated by injuries were once again criticized heavily for the loss.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
The loss dropped the Eagles to 2–2, tied for second place with the Cowboys.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings
In a rematch of last year's Conference Championship game, the Eagles dropped their second straight game of the season to Minnesota 23–21. A slow start aided with poor defensive play costed the Eagles as their rally attempt fell short.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings
With this loss, the Eagles matched their loss total from 2017. There were multiple plays that proved critical to the outcome, including a controversial roughing-the-passer call on Michael Bennett at the end of the first half that continued a touchdown-scoring drive, and a third-quarter Jay Ajayi fumble near the goal line. They were also flagged 3 times for illegal formation penalties, and Carson Wentz was flagged for intentional grounding that cost the Eagles an opportunity to kick a field goal with 9:33 left in the 4th quarter.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The loss dropped the Eagles to 2–3, still tied for second place since Dallas lost later to the Texans in overtime.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Giants
What was considered a must win game, the Eagles looked dominant and never looked back. The game started off with linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill intercepting Eli Manning setting up a Wentz TD pass to Alshon Jeffery. The Giants responded with a field goal making it 7–3. Later in the first, a Corey Clement 1-yard TD run put the Eagles up 14–3 The Eagles shut down the Giants for the most part in the first half leading 24–6 by half time. All the Giants mustered was a 50-yard TD run by rookie Saquon Barkley.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Giants
The Eagles mostly burned out time in the fourth adding more points with an Elliott 30-yard field goal to make it 34–13. The Eagles offense resembled their Super Bowl winning offense while the defense stepped up and shut down Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. However, Barkley had 130 rushing yards and a TD.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Giants
With this win, the Eagles had increased their record to 3–3 and have now won four straight games over the Giants dating back to December 2016. However the Eagles remained tied second place in the division since the Cowboys and Redskins won their games.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Carolina Panthers
After a big road win, the Eagles came back home to square off against Cam Newton and the Panthers. The Eagles again looked poised to win; going up 10–0 before halftime, then going up 17–0 before the end of the 3rd Quarter. But in a much similar narrative to their Week 4 loss in Tennessee, the Eagles broke down in the fourth quarter allowing the Panthers to score 21 unanswered points; including a 2-point conversion from Cam Newton to Jarius Wright following the second of their 3 touchdowns.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Carolina Panthers
The offense was shut down and did not respond to Cam Newton's three TDs to Curtis Samuel, Devin Funchess and Greg Olsen. The Eagles had one more shot to win after a defensive pass interference penalty moved them deep in Panthers territory, but they didn't convert on a key fourth down, sealing yet another loss with a blown lead.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Carolina Panthers
The loss dropped the Eagles to 3–4 and third in the NFC East, and allowed the Redskins to take a two-game lead in the division after they beat the Cowboys later that evening. Also with this loss, they could no longer match their win total from their Super Bowl-winning season.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars
This marked the Eagles first appearance in the NFL International Series in London as they faced the Jacksonville Jaguars who were also struggling after a strong 2017 campaign. After two turnovers on their first two processions, the Eagles offense played well. Wentz had another strong game after facing criticism after last week, throwing for three TDs. Rookie tight end Dallas Goedert scored a TD for the second straight week and his third in his career. The defense managed to stop the Jaguars on their last drive to prevent a game winning drive. The Eagles sealed the win on their last drive, making two key conversions on second down, which helped them milk out the clock.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars
With the close win, the Eagles headed into their bye week with a 4–4 record.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: Bye week
During their bye week, the Eagles traded a 2019 third-round pick to the Detroit Lions for WR Golden Tate at the trade deadline. The Eagles also gained better position in the NFC East with the Redskins and Cowboys both losing their games.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Eagles returned home for a crucial Sunday Night game against their bitter rivals the Dallas Cowboys who had struggled with a dismal 3–5 record. Despite being favored to dominate, they struggled in the first half trailing 13–3 at the half, and despite keeping neck and neck, never once led. After finding a spark on offense, the defense struggled to contain the Cowboys. A last second desperation drive with Zach Ertz lateraling the ball to Golden Tate ended up falling short of the end zone.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys
With this loss, they not only dropped them to 4–5, but it also raised many concerns on whether or not if the team were still contenders. Also with the loss, they dropped to third place in the NFC East division, standing at the brink of playoff contention just 9 months after winning the Super Bowl.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at New Orleans Saints
The Eagles entered this game with a gruesome injury list and shorthanded on defense. The Eagles struggled to get anything going on offense while the defense (which consisted of third string/practice squad players) was unable to contain Drew Brees and the Saints. The Eagles suffered a major meltdown all evening long as fans started to boil over on social media and question their defending champs inconsistent performance. Even the voice of the Eagles; Merrill Reese commented on Twitter, "What a disaster!


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at New Orleans Saints
I didn't expect the Eagles to win but I didn't expect them to be completely dominated in every respect from beginning to end. Where are they going to get corners to play against  the Giants next week ?". The Saints were too much for the Eagles as the team fell to 4–6 on the season and at the brink of the playoff picture. Carson Wentz had the worst game of his career; being held to 156 yards, no touchdowns and 3 interceptions.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at New Orleans Saints
Furthermore, the Eagles' loss to the Saints by 41 points is the biggest defeat for a defending Super Bowl Champion. In addition, this was their worst loss since their 42–0 defeat to the Seahawks in 2005.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. New York Giants
After last week's meltdown, the Eagles returned home for round 2 against the Giants who were having an underwhelming season. The Eagles struggles continued as they fell through early facing a 19–3 deficit. However, the offense turned around and scored 22 unanswered points led by young running backs Corey Clement and rookie Josh Adams while the defense shutdown Eli Manning and held them to just 3 points in the second half. The Eagles would win with a Jake Elliott game-winning field goal completing their comeback and snapping their 3-game losing streak.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. New York Giants
The Eagles advanced to 5–6 after what it seemed like all hope was lost.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. New York Giants
With this win, the all-time series is tied 86–86–2. Furthermore, the Eagles have now won five straight games over the Giants dating back to December 2016 and extended their home win streak against the Giants to five games (dating back to October 2014).


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
After a big comeback last week, the Eagles stayed home for a Monday Night showdown against Adrian Peterson and the Redskins. The Eagles mostly dominated throughout the game although there were some self-inflicted wounds that could've costed them. The offense was solid for the most part although there were some questionable plays. The defense mostly contained the Redskins, despite allowing a 90-yard Adrian Peterson TD run. The defense knocked out veteran backup Colt McCoy (who was filling in for Alex Smith who was out for the year). Former Eagles QB Mark Sanchez came in for the Redskins. A Nathan Gerry INT setup the Eagles to essentially pull the game away with a 4-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
With this win against the Redskins, the Eagles now evened their record at 6–6. They have now won three straight games over the Redskins dating back to 2017. Also with this win they won back to back games for the first time this season.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Dallas Cowboys
The Eagles came in feeling good about themselves as they looked to take the division. However, with a slow start, the Eagles seemed to lose life again. However, they came back and it was a back and forth battle between the two teams. While the Eagles offense got it going, the defense was unable to contain Dak Prescott and the Cowboys; who torched the Eagles with 455 yards, 192 yards from scrimmage by Ezekiel Elliott and 3 touchdowns to Amari Cooper. Eventually, the Cowboys won with an Amari Cooper TD in overtime. The loss proved to be crumbling for the Eagles as they fell back at the brink of the playoff picture. After the game, controversy filled among fans on social media blaming the officiating by the referees which affected the outcome.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Dallas Cowboys
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 6–7, and they were swept by the Cowboys for the first time since 2012.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams
After a heartbreaking loss, the Eagles came into LA wounded with injuries, including QB Carson Wentz, who was ruled out for the game. It was Nick Foles who was going to start against Jared Goff and the red hot Rams. The Eagles shocked the Rams with a 30–13 lead by the end of the third quarter. However, the Rams rallied back within one score with one last shot to send the game into overtime. The Eagles defense stalled them on their last drive and sealed the upset. The defense was praised for containing one of the NFL's top offenses while the offense was praised for its strong performance led by Foles.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams
With the win in Los Angeles, the Eagles climbed back to 7–7, and kept their playoff hopes alive. They entered the game as 13.5-point underdogs. Nick Foles once again came into LA and beat the Rams after taking over for an injured Carson Wentz, as he had done in 2017.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Houston Texans
The Eagles defeated the Texans after a last-second field goal attempt from Jake Elliott was successful, despite turning the ball over three times and a late rally attempt by Houston. The offense continued dominating with Foles taking down another big opponent. The defense was solid despite the late collapse that could've ended their playoff hopes.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Houston Texans
With the win, the Eagles advanced to 8–7 with higher hopes of making the playoffs only needing a win and a Vikings loss. The Eagles now have a record of 4–1 since a 48–7 loss to the Saints.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Washington Redskins
The Eagles entered Week 17 needing a win over the Redskins and help from the Chicago Bears to keep their playoff hopes alive. Philadelphia dominated Washington from start to finish in a 24–0 shutout win. The offense was consistent despite losing Foles midway through the fourth quarter dominating time of possession having the ball for over 40 minutes compared to just over 15 minutes for Washington. Third string QB Nate Sudfeld sealed the win with a 22-yard TD pass to Nelson Agholor. The defense shutdown QB Josh Johnson and the Redskins who were held to just 89 total yards and 8 first downs. CB Rasul Douglas set the tone early with an INT on the first play of the game.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Washington Redskins
With the win, the Eagles finished the 2018 season with a 9–7 record. The Eagles would eventually clinch the final playoff berth when the Bears defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24–10. The Eagles made the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time since the 2008–2010 seasons. The Eagles became the first defending champions to qualify for the postseason as a wild card team since the 2010 Saints.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Postseason, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Chicago Bears
The Eagles started their playoff run by traveling to Chicago to square off against Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears, who helped the Eagles get to the playoffs in the first place. In an intense defensive battle, the Eagles got the edge with a Golden Tate TD with just under a minute left. The Bears drove down the field, but after an upright and crossbar "Double Doink" by Bears kicker Cody Parkey (also a former Eagles kicker), the Eagles narrowly escaped the Windy City with a 16–15 win and advanced to New Orleans for a rematch.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Postseason, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Chicago Bears
The Eagles won their first road playoff game since 2008.


2018 Philadelphia Eagles season, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New Orleans Saints
The Eagles traveled to New Orleans to face the Saints in a rematch of the Week 11 game which ended in a 48–7 rout in the Saints' favor. Despite jumping out to an early 14–0 first-quarter lead over the top-seeded Saints on touchdowns by Jordan Matthews and Nick Foles, the Eagles could not keep up the pace. New Orleans responded with 20 unanswered points over the final three-quarters, including the eventual game-winning third-quarter touchdown pass from Drew Brees to Michael Thomas, to defeat the Eagles 20–14 and end Philadelphia's reign as Super Bowl Champions. The loss was just the second career postseason loss for Foles, the other being a 26–24 loss in the 2013 season, also to the Saints. New Orleans' victory over Philadelphia meant that, for the 14th straight season, a new Super Bowl champion would be crowned.


2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season
The 2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 18th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).


2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season, Season recap, Drafts
At the WTT Player Draft on March 13, 2018, the Freedoms selected Amanda Anisimova, Kevin King and Kevin Anderson.


2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season, Season recap, Season
Led by returning coach and Coach of the Year, Craig Karden, US Open (tennis) champion Sloane Stephens, WTT Male Rookie of the Year, Kevin King and returning fan favorite and Female MVP Taylor Townsend, the Freedoms managed to put together a successful regular season by going 12-2 and qualifying for a spot in the championship.


2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season, Season recap, Season
While the Freedom's played their home games at Hagan Arena at St. Joe's, the championship game was held at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University. The Freedom's took on the Springfield Lasers and lost the first two sets of the match in  men's and women's doubles and went down 10-5 at the half. However, the Freedoms managed to re-take the lead 15-14 following two convincing wins in mixed doubles and a dominating woman's singles performance by Taylor Townsend. The championship came down to the final set in the form of men's singles where Kevin King took a 3-1 lead over Miomir Kecmanović. However, Kecmanović stormed back and won four straight games including a break of King twice to give the Lasers a 19-18 victory and the championship.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season
The 2018 Philadelphia Fusion season was the first season of the Philadelphia Fusion's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 24–16, which was the fifth best in the Overwatch League. Philadelphia had the same record as the London Spitfire, but London held the tiebreaker by map differential. Philadelphia qualified for the Stage 2 playoffs, in which they lost in the finals against the New York Excelsior. The team also qualified for the Season Playoffs, in which they lost in the Grand Finals against the London Spitfire.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Preceding offseason
On November 3, 2017, Fusion announced their inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players:


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Preceding offseason
Due to "player logistics issues," the Philadelphia Fusion did not participate in preseason play.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Review, Regular season
Philadelphia's first regular season OWL match was a 3–2 victory against the Houston Outlaws on January 11. On January 25, Philadelphia upset the undefeated New York Excelsior, which marked New York's only loss in Stage 1. With a lack of preparation time heading into the regular season, the team struggled for form in Stage 1 and would only manage to notch 6 victories, missing the Stage 1 Playoffs.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Review, Regular season
Using the stage-break to catch up on lost practice time and welcoming the arrival of Israeli DPS player Josue "Eqo" Corana, Stage 2 would prove to be a turning point for the team. After opening up the stage with back-to-back sweeps over the Boston Uprising and Florida Mayhem, the team would continue to impress and go on to achieve a much improved 3rd-place finish – good enough for a stage playoffs berth. During the Stage 2 Playoffs, the team surprised many after defeating heavily favored Stage 1 champions London Spitfire in the semi-finals, however a finals match-up with the New York Excelsior would prove a juggernaut too much as the Fusion would fall short in a hard-fought 5-map match.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Review, Regular season
Heading into the final match of Stage 3 on May 5, the Fusion needed a win over the Los Angeles Valiant for a shot to claim the 4th seed in the Stage 3 playoff bracket. However, the Valiant proved too much to handle, as they defeated the Fusion by a score of 3–2 and claimed the 4th seed for their own.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Review, Regular season
After Dallas Fuel's upset 3–1 win over the Los Angeles Valiant on June 15, Philadelphia needed a 4–0 sweep over the London Spitfire in order to make the Stage 4 Playoffs. While the Fusion were victorious in that matchup, they were only able to win by a score of 3–1 and subsequently, missed the Stage 4 Playoffs.


2018 Philadelphia Fusion season, Review, Season playoffs
Philadelphia Fusion claimed the 6th seed in the Season Playoffs on June 15, after Seoul Dynasty lost to the Los Angeles Gladiators. During the Post-Season Playoffs, Philadelphia Fusion first faced the Boston Uprising. After a dominant first game they lost the second one, forcing a tie-breaker game which Fusion managed to win. After that they faced the New York Excelsior, who were heavy favorites to win the Post-Season playoffs. Fusion upset them in the first game, winning 3–0 and then narrowly winning the second game 3–2, which sent them to the grand finals. In the Grand Finals they faced another underdog; the London Spitifire. The Spitfire however showed the potential their team had and beat the Fusion in a best-of-3-game series, winning 2–0.


2018 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 2018 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 136th season in the history of the franchise, its 15th season at Citizens Bank Park, and the 1st season with manager Gabe Kapler. They improved from their 66–96 season in 2017 by posting an 80–82 record, but missed the postseason for the seventh consecutive season. Kapler had the second-most wins among Phillies managers historically after 100 games (56), and under Kapler, the 2018 team improved its end-of-season won-lost record by 14 games.


2018 Philadelphia Phillies season, Season standings, Record vs. opponents
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.


2018 Philadelphia Phillies season, Roster
All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2018 are included.


2018 Philadelphia Soul season
The 2018 Philadelphia Soul season was the thirteenth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Soul played at the Wells Fargo Center. The team finished tied for second at the end of the regular season but was seeded third in the playoffs due to the AFL tiebreak procedure. They then lost both games in their aggregate score semi-final series against the Baltimore Brigade.


2018 Philadelphia Soul season, Staff, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 18, 201824 Active, 12 Inactive


2018 Philadelphia Soul season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018.


2018 Philadelphia Union season
The 2018 Philadelphia Union season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his fifth season with the club. The Union reached the MLS Cup Playoffs as the bottom seed in the MLS Eastern Conference. The club also reached the 2018 U.S. Open Cup final for the third time in club history, but finished runners-up to Houston Dynamo. The 2018 season was the Union's most successful to date, earning the highest points total (50) and most wins (15). Additionally, the 2018 season transitioned Sporting Directors with Earnie Stewart accepting a general manager position with the United States Soccer Federation, and the Union hiring Ernst Tanner; former academy manager for Red Bull Salzburg.


2018 Philadelphia Union season, Background, MLS SuperDraft
The Union selected three players from the third and fourth rounds of the 2018 SuperDraft


2018 Philadelphia Union season, Personnel, Roster
DP indicates Designated PlayerGA indicates Generation Adidas PlayerHGP indicates Home Grown PlayerINT indicates MLS International Player and qualifies for an international roster spot


2018 Philadelphia Union season, Honors and awards, Retirement
In May 2018, long time Philadelphia Union forward Sebastian Le Toux announced his retirement from professional soccer. Making a name for himself as a top player for the Philadelphia Union, Le Toux signed a ceremonial one-day contract to retire as a Philadelphia player. His retirement ceremony was held on June 23, 2018 during a home match against Vancouver Whitecaps, where he was the first inductee into the Union's Ring of Honor.


2018 Philippine National Games
The 2018 Philippine National Games was the sixth edition in the modern era (ninth overall) of the Philippine National Games. It was co-hosted by the City of Cebu and the Province of Cebu, Philippines from May 19 to 25, 2018. The games will be organized by the Philippine Sports Commission.


2018 Philippine National Games
This edition marks the first time in 20 years that Cebu will be hosting the games. The province first hosted the games in 1997.


2018 Philippine National Games
It was first scheduled for December 10–16, 2017, but rescheduled on April 15–21, 2018, and later moved to May 19–25, 2018.


2018 Philippine National Games, Host selection
There was no bidding held, and Cebu City and Cebu Province were both awarded the hosting rights outright after an impromptu meeting called for by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee, where the topic of the hosting of the next PNG was brought up.


2018 Philippine National Games, Venues
Majority of the venues were held in Cebu City with selected events hosted in other cities and towns in Cebu province.


2018 Philippine National Games, The Games, Opening ceremony
President Rodrigo Duterte formally commenced the games during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Philippine National Games at the Cebu City Sports Complex held on May 19, 2018. The competition proper began the day after.


2018 Philippine National Games, The Games, Participating teams
A total of 92 local government units (provinces and independent cities) participated in the Games.


2018 Philippine National Games, The Games, Medal table
The local government unit of Cebu City was named as the overall champions of the Philippine National Games surpassing the performance of Baguio which were the champions of the 2016 edition. A total of 2,578 medals, including 770 gold medals, 770 silver medals and 1,038 bronze medals in 19 disciplines were contested.


2018 Philippine Super Liga season
The 2018 PSL season was the sixth season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). It introduced its first all-star weekend and a fourth indoor tournament, the Collegiate Grand Slam Conference, featuring collegiate women's teams.


2018 Philippine Super Liga season, All-star weekend
The PSL staged its all-star weekend at Silay, Negros Occidental on May 18 to 19, 2018, where two all-star games were played. The games were not televised.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
Barangay elections in the Philippines were held on May 14, 2018. The election shall elect the Punong Barangay, more commonly known as barangay captains, and members of the Sangguniang Barangay, or barangay council, in 41,948 barangays (villages) throughout the country whose terms start on June 30, 2018. Barangays are the smallest local government unit in the Philippines.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
Elections for the reformed Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils) will also be held at the same time. This shall be the first SK elections since 2010.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
Originally scheduled for October 2016, these elections supposedly concluded the 2016 election cycle that started in May with the election of the Philippine president, the members of Philippine Congress and provincial, city and municipal officials. It was then postponed to October 2017, then was postponed further to May 2018. There were attempts to postpone it further, but Congress ran out of time to pass a law to postpone the elections further.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
Upon their election, barangay captains shall elect their cities' or municipalities' League of Barangays of the Philippines chairman, also known as the Association of Barangay Captains or ABC Chairman, who will also sit on their respective local municipal or city council. The provincial ABC chairman will also sit on the provincial board. The provincial and some city ABC chairmen shall elect among themselves the national leadership of the League. The SK chairpersons shall do the same among their ranks. The SK national president shall become a member of the National Youth Commission.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
The winning officials were originally to serve until June 30, 2020, but since the 2020 elections were postponed to 2022 in 2019, their terms were also extended to January 1, 2023.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Electoral system
Each barangay has an elected chief executive, the Punong Barangay, and an 8-seat legislature, the Sangguniang Barangay, of which seven are elected at-large in this election.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Electoral system
The youth also elect among themselves the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman, who is the eighth member of the Sangguniang Barangay, and all 7 members of the Sangguniang Kabataan at-large. Both barangay and SK chairmen are elected via the first-past-the-post system, while the legislatures are elected via multiple non-transferable vote.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Postponement
On October 18, 2016, or roughly two weeks before the elections, it was confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a bill postponing the October 2016 barangay elections to October 2017. In addition, the subsequent election would be on the second Monday of May 2020, and every three years thereafter. Officials who were elected in 2013 shall continue to serve until 2017.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Postponement
By March 2017, Duterte expressed that he wanted to postpone the barangay elections until 2020, and replace the barangay officials whose terms are expiring, with his own appointees. This allegedly due to prevent drug money from influencing the result of the elections. His allies in Congress moved to enact a bill doing such. Experts later said that appointing barangay officials is unconstitutional.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Postponement
On October 2, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a bill postponing again the 2017 barangay and SK election to May 2018. The House of Representatives then passed a bill to postpone the election from May to October, but it was defeated in the Senate as there was no counterpart bill submitted there. At the hearings at the attempt to postpone it to October 2018, League national president Edmund Abesamis, who was supporting the election's postponement defending that it wasn't self-serving, was berated by Congressman Antonio Tinio of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers who branded him as shameless. Tinio added that several barangay officials are term limited and should have been replaced by an election as early as 2016.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Nominations
As there was no law postponing the elections further, the commission released the schedule for the election. Filing of candidacies will be on April 14 to 20. The eligible ages for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections were changed to 18–24 years old for candidates, and 15-30 for voters. Candidates were required to submit a resumé. The commission also told politicians to keep the elections non-partisan, for candidates to refrain mentioning politicians' names, and for them to lower expenses.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Nominations
Filing for candidacies was extended until April 21. There were concerns that the number of candidates is less than the number of positions that shall be contested. The Sangguniang Kabataan posts were a concern, with only 181,296 candidacies as opposed to 338,584 positions.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Nominations
May 4, 2018 will be the start of the campaign period, that will end on May 12. Election silence is on May 13, and election day is on Monday, May 14.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Preparations, Candidates allegedly involved in the drug trade
Following the pronouncements of President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) released on 30 April 2018, the list of barangay officials allegedly involved in the drug trade. PDEA Director-General Aaron Aquino and DILG Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Año stated that nearly 200 personalities are in the list. PDEA admitted that the said list that were based on existing police and military intelligence reports, lacks adequate veracity hence cases have not been filed against the said personalities in the courts. The list is considered part of the earlier extensive narco list that was partially released by President Duterte in 2016.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Statistics
The Philippines has 42,044 barangays, each with 1 chairperson, 7 councilors, 1 SK chairperson and 7 SK councilors. In addition, the SK chairperson is an ex officio member of the barangay council. The newest barangays are in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Asipulo, Ifugao, Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte, and in Navotas, Metro Manila, where the barangays were reorganized. Furthermore, Barangay Rizal was transferred from Burdeos, Quezon to Panukulan, Quezon after a Supreme Court decision became final and executory.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Statistics
All 96 barangays in Marawi are not holding elections in May 2018 due to the aftermath of the Battle of Marawi. This means only 41,948 barangays shall be holding elections. The commission shall determine at a later date when to hold elections in the city.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Statistics
*Aside from the 7 regular members, the SK chairperson is also an ex officio member of the barangay council.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Results
There was no nationwide campaign, and the election was nonpartisan.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Aftermath
After election day, the Commission on Elections said that there were no failure of elections for the first time, except for a case in Northern Samar. The Philippine National Police said that 35 people died in the run-up to the election, with election day itself "relatively peaceful". While most leading politicians voted, President Duterte notably didn't, saying he didn't want to disappoint his friends who ran against each other. Several candidates in the "narcolist" still won, while others lost.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Aftermath
Three days after the election, the commission said 100% of the positions have been proclaimed. The DILG asked the commission to hold special elections in 39 barangays where no SK candidates ran. The DILG said that this the most democratic way in determining who gets the positions, as against to appointment of members to the posts. Furthermore, the commission also suspended the 729 candidacies of people who were either overage to run in the SK, or did not satisfy residency requirements; if any of these won, their proclamations would be suspended.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Aftermath
After the winners were determined, the winning barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen started to vote among themselves on who would be sitting in their respective local legislatures as their representatives. The DILG has released a schedule and guidelines for these series of indirect elections. After nominations and candidacies were made, elections at the municipal and component city level was held on July 16. The winners shall sit in their respective Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Aftermath
Meanwhile, those who won in the component city and municipal level shall vote among themselves to determine who shall sit among them in their respective Sangguniang Panlalawigan, on July 30. Chairmen from independent component and highly urbanized cities also hold their elections on this date to determine their representatives in their respective Sangguniang Panlungsod.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Aftermath
The sitting representatives in all Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and Sangguniang Panlungsod of independent component and highly urbanized cities shall vote among themselves the officials of the national chapter of the league, including the president on August 29. In the national convention held at the Manila Hotel, Barangay Captain Faustino Dy V of San Fabian, Echague, Isabela was elected national president of the Liga ng mga Barangay unopposed. Dy is the son of Isabela Governor Faustino Dy III.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Aftermath
For deadlocked legislatures, these elections determine on whether the sitting executive will or will not have control of the legislature.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Marawi elections
By mid-July, the commission has planned to hold the Barangay elections in Marawi in September 2018. The commission is uncertain though if the voters have returned to the city. On July 31, the commission decided to hold the elections on September 22.


2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, Marawi elections
On Election Day, a brawl and allegations of vote-buying marred the proceedings. Despite this, Col. Romeo Brawner, deputy commander of Joint Task Force Ranao, said that there were no casualties during the day. The commission later said that all winners were proclaimed at least by 6:00 a.m. the following morning.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding
A bidding was held in November 2018 to determine the prospective third major telecommunications service provider in the Philippines which is meant by the Philippine government to compete with the existing duopoly of PLDT, Inc.–Smart Communications and Globe Telecom.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding
The winning firm or consortium was granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity and six radio frequency bands by the Philippine government which would help establish a third major player in the Philippine telecommunications industry.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding
The Mislatel consortium led by Udenna Corporation and China Telecom was named the provisional winner of the bid on November 7, 2018.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Background
The Philippines' telecommunication industry is dominated by the duopoly of PLDT, Inc.–Smart Communications and Globe Telecom. The situation has been cited by critics of the duopoly as the reason for the country's poor internet infrastructure and the country has consistently ranked at the bottom-tier among countries in terms of internet speed. In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has urged the two established telecommunications to improve their services and said that he would allow the entry of new competitors if they refused to comply. In his third State of the Nation Address in 2018, Duterte has directed the DICT and the NTC to name the third telecommunications provider before the end of that year saying that the firm should selection process should be fair, reasonable and comprehensive.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Background
A report by Open Signal, a wireless coverage mapping firm, released in November 2017, conducted a study on Long-term Evolution (LTE) technology in 77 countries where the Philippines ranked 69th in LTE availability and 74th in LTE speeds.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Background
Majority of the radio frequency spectrum in the Philippines has already been assigned to either PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom by the National Telecommunications Commission leaving only less than a third of frequency spectrum available to a potential major telecommunications provider although the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has said that the prospective telco provider can still operate in the country and noted that as of October 2018 that there is a pending bill in the Congress which seeks to redistribute unused spectrum frequencies by PLDT and Globe to other companies.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Background
President Duterte has invited Chinese firms to enter the bid a move which has been described as a "political decision" by then Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format
The bidding for the third major telecommunications provider in the Philippines was overseen by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and an oversight committee. The highest committed level of service (HCLoS) selection model was adopted for the bidding with three selection criteria: national population coverage, minimum average broadband speed and capital and operational expenditures.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format
The selection model was selected after a vote by 15 telecommunication companies in an impromptu survey during the third stakeholders consultation organized by the DICT on July 6, 2018. All but 2 companies favored the HCLoS model over the more traditional auction model.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format
The final terms of reference was published by the DICT through Memorandum Circular 09-09-2018 on September 21, 2018, allowing interested firms to acquire bidding documents at ₱1 million each from the NTC starting October 6, 2018 with the deadline of submitting documents set on November 5, 2018, and by the same day participating firms as well as the "provisional new major player" would already be announced. A selection committee was to process the bidding documents of the provisional new major players and if the bid was ascertained to be valid, the company will be declared as the third telecommunications player. The winning company will have to submit prerequisite documents for the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity within 90 days from the issuance of the confirmation order.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Selection criteria
The three selection criteria and their weight for the HCLoS selection process are:


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Selection criteria
The bidding parties' offered commitments were judged based on the three selection criteria over a five-year commitment period which was used as a basis of their rankings


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Bidder eligibility
As per the terms of reference of the bid, the winning bidder are discouraged to have plans of merger or enter into a joint agreement with the existing two dominant players PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom. If they do so they are required to return awarded frequencies back to the NTC.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Bidder eligibility
PT&T questioned the national scale requirement for bidding companies which was defined by the terms of reference of the bidding process as "the provisioning, delivery, and operations of telecommunications services for a country, or particular regions thereof." which it said allows foreign bidders with regional operations to participate while requiring local firms to have operations nationwide in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao which it deemed as discriminatory to local firms.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Bidder eligibility
Foreign companies are allowed to submit bids by themselves but must partner with a local company once it commence operations in the country.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Bidder eligibility
Participating companies and consortium are also subjected to fees to ensure their financial capability to compete with the existing telecommunication players.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Format, Bidder eligibility
One of the companies which expressed interest to participate in the bid, NOW Telecom filed a petition before the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 24 against the NTC which seeks for an issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction. since bidders are required to put up a ₱700 million participation security, ₱14−24-billion performance security, and a ₱10 million non-refundable appeal fee. The court rejected the petition to nullify the financial provisions and found such as reasonable saying that these needed to ensure that the third major provider will have financial capability to compete against Globe and PLDT.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Bids, Uninterested firms
The following are companies which has expressed non-interest in participating in the bid.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Bids, Expressed interest
The following has expressed interest in participating in the bid but decided not to submit their bids for various reasons.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Result
The Mislatel consortium led by Udenna Corporation and China Telecom was named the "provisional new major player" on November 7, 2018. The other two submitted bids by the SEARS Telecom consortium and PT&T were disqualified after the NTC alleged that they have submitted incomplete bidding documents. Both losing parties plans to file an appeal to the NTC. The NTC said that PT&T failed to meet technical requirements it has set for bidders.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Result
The Sear Telecom consortium questioned the eligibility of the Mislatel consortium saying that it breached an alleged existing and exclusive binding agreement between the Mislatel franchise and Tier1. The Mislatel consortium insists its bid was valid said that the agreement meant for "small projects" was already terminated and the said agreement did not made any reference to the third telecommunications provider bid. This is refuted by Digiphil, as demonstrated by the documents between the two, and an Enforcement of Contract proceeding is underway in the Pasig Court.


2018 Philippine third telecommunications provider bidding, Result
Mislatel was granted permission to operate in July 2019 and was renamed as Dito Telcommunity.


2018 Philippines Football League
The 2018 Philippines Football League was the second season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. The season started on 3 March and concluded on 25 August. The league was contested by six teams from last season's eight, after Meralco Manila and Ilocos United withdrew before the season began.


2018 Philippines Football League
Ceres–Negros won their second consecutive league title on 25 July with three matches to spare.


2018 Philippines Football League
Due to several issues with the league—such as the expensive home-and-away format as well as the lack of sponsors and TV coverage—the PFL was abolished after the 2018 season and was replaced by the Philippine Premier League. However, the Philippine Premier League also had numerous issues and was folded after only a single match day. The PFL was then renewed for a third season in 2019.


2018 Philippines Football League, Changes from 2017
For this season, the league discontinued the play-off final, or the Final Series due to the introduction of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic cup tournament which was held after the league season. Thus, the PFL became a pure quintuple round-robin tournament where each club played the others five times—each club playing 25 games.


2018 Philippines Football League, Teams
The eight clubs which participated in the inaugural season were granted license to partake in the 2018 season by November 2017. However, on 8 January 2018, FC Meralco Manila ceased operations in the senior club level and on 18 January Ilocos United F.C. announced their withdrawal from the league leaving only 6 teams for the 2018 season.


2018 Philippines Football League, Teams, Stadiums and locations
On 6 February 2018, Kaya F.C. transferred from Makati to Iloilo.


2018 Philippines Football League, Teams, Stadiums and locations
The following are alternate home venues for Davao Aguilas, Global Cebu, and JPV Marikina as approved by Liga Futbol, Inc.


2018 Philippines Football League, Foreign players
A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation.


2018 Philippines Football League, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2018 Philippines Football League, Results
The six clubs will play each other in two rounds of home and away matches. The final round hosting will be via drawing of lots. 75 league matches will be played in total.


2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash
On 17 March 2018, a Piper PA-23 Apache crashed into a residential area in Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines, killing all five passengers on board and five others on the ground.


2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a six-seater Piper PA-23 light aircraft operated by Lite Air Express, with tail number RP-C299.


2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash, Crash
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the aircraft bound for Laoag, Ilocos Norte crashed upon takeoff from Plaridel Airport at 11:21, local time (UTC+8). Shortly before the crash, eyewitnesses on the ground observed the aircraft flying low, hitting a tree and an electric post, before slamming into the house.


2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash, Crash
Authorities said the plane carried five people. The five other casualties, which included three minors, belonged to a family living in the house the plane crashed into. In addition, two other people were injured by burning debris.


2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash, Investigation
CAAP's accident investigators and a team from Flight Safety & Inspectorate Service (FSIS) were immediately dispatched to the crash site. CAAP said that all aircraft operated by Lite Air Express are grounded pending results of investigation.


2018 Philippines national basketball team results
The Philippines men's national basketball team, led by head coach Chot Reyes continues their campaign to advance from the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. The national team is set to face Australia in Melbourne and Bocaue, Japan in Pasay, and Chinese Taipei in an away game. After the first round of the World Cup qualifiers, Yeng Guiao took over as head coach of the national team.


2018 Philippines national basketball team results
The first training of the national team for 2018 commenced on January 8, as they prepare for the second window of the first round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.


2018 Philippines national basketball team results, Tournaments, 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, First round
1 A bench-clearing brawl broke out with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter, resulting in 13 players (nine from the Philippines and four from Australia) being ejected. The game was halted with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter when two of the remaining Philippines players fouled out, and awarded to Australia as a default. Potential penalties from FIBA are pending.


2018 Philippines national basketball team results, Exhibition games
2 The match was abandoned in the fourth quarter with 6:26 minutes remaining following arguments between Philippines coach Yeng Guiao and Jordan coach Joseph Steibing following a Jordanian player throwing a ball at Filipino player Scottie Thompson during a dead ball situation. Tensions began as early as the second quarter when Christian Standhardinger was hard fouled by a Jordanian player. Steibing called off the game.


2018 Philippines national basketball team results, Rosters, 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) – First Round
Versus AustraliaA 14-man roster was revealed by head coach, Chot Reyes on February 18, 2018 for the Australia game to be held February 22 in Melbourne. A final lineup of 12 players is set to be announced. On February 21, Jayson Castro and Jio Jalalon were excluded from the final 12-man roster due to injury concerns.


2018 Philippines national basketball team results, Rosters, 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) – First Round
Versus JapanKevin Alas, Carl Brian Cruz and Abu Tratter, who played in the Australia game were replaced for the national team's match against Japan. The three were replaced by Jayson Castro, Jio Jalalon, and Troy Rosario, who were previously not fielded due to injuries.


2018 Phillip Island 500
The 2018 Phillip Island 500 (formally known as the 2018 WD-40 Phillip Island 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 20–22 April 2018. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of two races, both 250 kilometres (57 laps) in length. It was the fourth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season.


2018 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 14th.


2018 Phoenix Mercury season
The Mercury started the season slowly, going 2–3 in May. They won the first two games, but lost the next three. All five games were against eventual playoff teams. However, the Mercury caught fire in June, posting an 11–2 record which included an 8 game winning streak. The June high turned into a July low. The team was 2–7 in July with their only wins coming against Connecticut, and league-worst Indiana. The Mercury managed to turn it around and end the season on a high, going 5–2 in August. Their regular season ended on a three game winning streak, with all games coming against playoff teams. The Mercury finished the season 20–14, with the 5th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs.


2018 Phoenix Mercury season
As the fifth seed, the Mercury had to play an opening round game against the Dallas Wings at home. The Mercury won by 18 points, 101–83. This win saw them advance to the second round where they played the fourth seeded Connecticut Sun in Connecticut. Again, the Mercury won, this time by 10 points. With the win, the Mercury advanced to the Semifinals to face the first seeded Seattle Storm. The home team won each game in the five game series. However, the Mercury did not have home court advantage, due to being the lower seed, and lost the series 2–3.


2018 Phoenix Rising FC season
The 2018 Phoenix Rising FC season is the club's fifth season in the United Soccer League and their second under the Rising FC name.


2018 Phoenix Rising FC season, Friendlies
All times from this point are on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)


2018 Phuket boat capsizing
On 5 July 2018, two tourist boats capsized and sank near Phuket, Thailand, during a sudden storm. 46 people died and three were missing, all of whom were on the double-decker ship Phoenix PC Diving, which carried 101 people, including 89 tourists (all but 2 were Chinese nationals). All 42 passengers aboard the second boat, Serenita, were rescued.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Capsizing of the Phoenix
On Thursday 5 July 2018, the double-decker cruise boat Phoenix PC Diving sailed from Phuket, one of the most visited resorts in Thailand, for Koh Racha, a popular snorkeling island off the coast of Phuket. She carried 101 people, including 89 tourists, all but 2 of whom were Chinese nationals, 11 crew members and a tour guide. The boat set off despite a severe weather warning against "strong winds and storms", which had been in effect since 4 July. Survivors reported that the sky was clear at the time of departure, and a number of other boats, including the Serenita, also ignored the warning.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Capsizing of the Phoenix
When returning from Koh Racha, the Phoenix was caught in bad weather off the coast of Phuket, with waves reaching 5 meters (16 feet) high. Somjing Boontham, the captain of the Phoenix, said that as the huge waves slammed the boat, his crew members frantically lowered the lifeboats and he urged the passengers to put on their life jackets. Some passengers, including children, made it to the lifeboats, but others were presumed to have been trapped inside the ship when she overturned and sank.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Search and rescue
A fishing trawler nearby arrived at the scene and was able to rescue 48 passengers from the water. Another woman was rescued several miles away from the boat, although several other people found with her were all dead. 37 people were sent to hospitals in Phuket for treatment.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Search and rescue
Phuket's provincial government organized a search-and-rescue mission involving helicopters and police and fishing boats. As of 6 July, 33 bodies were found and 23 people were still missing, all Chinese nationals. Most of the passengers found were wearing life jackets.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Search and rescue
Diplomats from the Chinese consulate and the embassy in Bangkok rushed to Phuket to visit the survivors and assist with search and rescue. Chinese divers who had gone to northern Thailand to assist in the Tham Luang cave rescue also went to Phuket to search for possible survivors in the sunken ship, which was believed to be 120 feet (37 m) under water.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Victims
As of 12 July, 46 people were confirmed dead and 3 were still missing. All of the dead and missing passengers were Chinese tourists, who constitute more than a quarter of foreign tourists in Thailand. 37 passengers on board the Phoenix were employees and family members of Haipai Furniture Company in Haining, Zhejiang Province. 19 of them were rescued.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Serenita and other boats
Another tourist boat, the Serenita, sank in the same storm near the small island of Koh Mai Thon off Phuket. All of the 42 people on board were rescued. A jet ski also sank and its occupants were rescued. Ten other boats were stranded in the storm on 5 July.


2018 Phuket boat capsizing, Thai response
Following the Marine Office's announcement that the police would take over the salvage investigation after the contracted salvage team dropped out, Immigration Bureau Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn said the salvage operation would be completed by 12 November 2018. The salvage, utilizing a crane shipped from Singapore, contains important evidence for upcoming court cases according to the police.


2018 Piala Belia
The 2018 Piala Belia (transl. Youth Cup) is the eighth season of the Piala Belia since its establishment in 2008. The league is currently the youth level (U19) football league in Malaysia. Kedah U19 are the defending champions.


2018 Piala Belia, Teams
The following teams are participating in the 2018 Piala Belia.


2018 Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
The 2018 Piala Presiden (transl. President Cup) is the 34th season of the Piala Presiden, the youth level (Under-21) football league of Malaysia. The competition organized by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).


2018 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Rule changes
The Piala Presiden is the amateur football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception in 1985, Piala Presiden has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition was changed with only under-20 players eligible to be fielded for the tournament. In 2015 the format of the competition reverted to the original format with under-21 players.


2018 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Teams
The following teams will be participate in the 2018 Piala Presiden.


2018 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Knock-out stage, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 6 August, and the second legs were played on 10 August 2018.


2018 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
The first legs will be played on 16 August, and the second legs will be played on 20 August 2018.


2018 Piala Sumbangsih
The 2018 Piala Sumbangsih was the 33rd Piala Sumbangsih, an annual Malaysian football match played between the winners of the previous season's Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup. But since both competitions are won by the same club the previous year, the match will be played against Malaysia FA Cup winner's instead. The game was played between the Kedah FA, winners of the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup, and Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., champions of the 2017 Malaysia Super League.


2018 Pingshan Open
The 2018 Pingshan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth (ATP) and fourth (ITF) editions of the tournament and part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Shenzhen, China between 12 and 18 March 2018.


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


2018 Pingshan Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


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


2018 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles
Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Rameez Junaid won the title after defeating Denys Molchanov and Igor Zelenay 7–6(7–3), 6–3 in the final.


2018 Pingshan Open – Men's Singles
Yūichi Sugita was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Pingshan Open – Men's Singles
Ilya Ivashka won the title after defeating Zhang Ze 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Pingshan Open – Women's Doubles
Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok were the defending champions, but they chose to compete at the 2018 BNP Paribas Open instead.


2018 Pingshan Open – Women's Doubles
Anna Kalinskaya and Viktória Kužmová won the title after defeating Danka Kovinić and Wang Xinyu 6–4, 1–6, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Pingshan Open – Women's Singles
Ekaterina Alexandrova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 Pingshan Open – Women's Singles
Viktória Kužmová won the title, defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2018 Pinstripe Bowl
The 2018 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2018. It was the ninth edition of the Pinstripe Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The game was a rematch of the 2017 Orange Bowl, won by Wisconsin, 34–24.


2018 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams
The game was played between teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).


2018 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Miami Hurricanes
Miami received and accepted a bid to the Pinstripe Bowl on December 2. The Hurricanes entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). This was the second time Miami has played in a New York City bowl game, with their first visit (also in Yankee Stadium) resulting in a 34–36 loss to Nebraska in the 1962 Gotham Bowl.


2018 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Miami Hurricanes
On December 26, senior Malik Rosier was named Miami's starting quarterback over redshirt freshman  N'Kosi Perry. Head coach Mark Richt made it clear that Perry was not suspended and that he was available to play "as of right now" in response to questions by the media regarding his eligibility as a result of sexually explicit videos posted to Perry's social media accounts. In the game, Rosier was 5-for-12 passing (with three interceptions) and gained 90 yards rushing, while Perry was 1-for-5 passing (with one interception) and 11 yards rushing.


2018 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin received and accepted a bid to the Pinstripe Bowl on December 2. The Badgers entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–4 in conference).


2018 Pirelli World Challenge
The 2018 Pirelli World Challenge is the twenty-ninth season of the Pirelli World Challenge. Patrick Long was the defending champion in the highest class, the GT class. It is the second season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. The season began on 9 March in St. Petersburg and ended on 2 September at Watkins Glen. It is the first season of the new TCR class, while the TCB class has been removed from the series.


2018 Pirelli World Challenge
On 25 May 2018, the series announced it had been acquired by the SRO Motorsports Group.


2018 Pirelli World Challenge, Calendar
On 17 November 2017, WC Vision announced the 2018 calendar. Circuit of the Americas will be the SprintX season opener instead of Virginia. Mid -Ohio and Sonoma were dropped from the schedule in favor of Portland and Watkins Glen. Laguna Seca, which played host for the Touring Car classes season finale weekend in 2017, will not return to the series.


2018 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Drivers' championships
Championship points were awarded for the first twenty positions in each race. The pole-sitter also received one point with the exception of the GTA and GTSA classes. Entries were required to complete 50% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.