2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Exeter finished the regular 2017–18 season in fourth place in League Two, two places ahead of Coventry. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to League One and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Exeter City finished four points behind Wycombe Wanderers (who were promoted in third place), eight behind Luton Town (who finished second) and thirteen behind league winners Accrington Stanley. Coventry City ended the season in sixth, two places and five points behind Exeter.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Coventry City's opponents in the play-off semi-finals were Notts County and the first leg was played on 12 May 2018 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Described by the BBC's Ged Scott as an "exciting tussle, which produced an ultimately fair result", the match ended 1–1. After a goalless first half, Jonathan Forte put the visitors into the lead on 49 minutes. With three minutes of the match remaining, Matt Tootle was adjudged to have fouled Tom Bayliss and Marc McNulty scored the resulting penalty to level the tie.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
The second semi-final leg took place six days later at Meadow Lane in Nottingham. Coventry dominated the first half with Maxime Biamou opening the scoring with a bicycle kick on six minutes. McNulty then doubled the visitors' lead eight minutes before the break, before Jorge Grant pulled one back for Notts County a minute before half time. Biamou scored his second and Coventry's third mid-way through the second half, and a deflected shot from Bayliss made it 4–1 to Coventry. This meant they progressed to the play-off final, winning 5–2 on aggregate.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Exeter City faced Lincoln City in their play-off semi-final, with the first leg taking place on 12 May 2018 at Sincil Bank in Lincoln. The home team saw two claims for penalties denied and both sides spurned opportunities to score as the game finished goalless. The second leg of the semi-final was played five days later at St James Park in Exeter. Jayden Stockley put the home team ahead mid-way through the first half and Lincoln's Elliott Whitehouse had a goal disallowed five minutes before half time. Hiram Boateng made it 2–0 to Exeter after curling a shot in off the post following a run from inside his own half. Ryan Harley's 25-yard (23 m) strike extended Exeter's lead, and with a consolation goal from Matt Green, the match ended 3–1 and Exeter progressed to the final.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
In the matches played between the two sides during the regular season, each team won their home game, with Coventry winning 2–1 at the Ricoh Arena in September 2017 and Exeter victorious at St James Park 1–0 the following January. McNulty was the highest scorer for Coventry with 23 league goals during the season while Stockley was Exeter's top marksman with 19 goals during the league campaign.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale was confident in his team's chances of victory, reflecting on their previous season's failure at Wembley, suggesting that his players had "experience of the build-up, the logistics, the preparations and what it felt like to lose". His counterpart Mark Robins was cautious noting that Coventry were "one step away but you don't want to tempt fate". During the build-up to the final, Tisdale was linked to a move away from Exeter, in particular to Milton Keynes Dons.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
He was the longest-serving manager in England's top four divisions following the retirement of Arsène Wenger, having been at Exeter for twelve years. Tisdale's contract was due for renewal in November 2018 and Richard Foster of The Guardian reported that Tisdale was "keeping his options open" in order to make a decision after the play-offs. Steve Perryman, Exeter's director of football was to retire after the final having fulfilled the role at the club for fifteen years. Coventry City sold around 37,000 tickets for the match, substantially outnumbering the opposition fans.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was David Webb, who had officiated Coventry once during the regular season, a 2–1 home win over Cheltenham Town in December. He had also officiated Exeter City in the previous year's play-off semi-final at Carlisle United. The assistant referees were Adrian Waters and Dean Treleaven, with John Brooks named as the fourth official. Sam Lewis was the reserve assistant referee.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Robins named an unchanged side from the team that won the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Notts County. Tisdale made one change to the Exeter squad, with Craig Woodman starting and Robbie Simpson dropping into the substitutes. Coventry wore a one-off kit commissioned for the match as the club had run out of their regular season home strip. Prior to the match, Exeter fans commemorated their former player Adam Stansfield with a giant number nine shirt. Stansfield had died in 2010 at the age of 31 from cancer and the club retired his shirt for the following nine years. After the players were introduced to a group of dignitaries, the national anthem was sung by Faryl Smith.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, First half
Coventry City kicked the match off at around 3 p.m. on 28 May 2018 in hot and sunny conditions, with a pitchside temperature of 30 °C (86 °F), in front of a Wembley Stadium crowd of 50,196. McNulty won an early corner for Coventry but Exeter cleared the ball. In the sixth minute, McNulty attempted a volley from outside the Exeter penalty area, but his shot went over the crossbar. Nine minutes later, Coventry had another chance but Jordan Storey's tackle on McNulty neutralised the threat.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, First half
On 18 minutes Christy Pym saved a low 25-yard (23 m) shot from McNulty before a Shipley strike was deflected out for a corner. In the 23rd minute, a cross from Jack Grimmer was mishit by Bayliss, going out for an Exeter goal kick. Two minutes later, Coventry were temporarily reduced to ten men when Chris Stokes was forced to leave the pitch for medical attention after he was accidentally struck in the face by Stockley. Exeter won a corner on 29 minutes but Stockley's header was gathered by the Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge. On 31 minutes, Harley's strike was also caught by Burge, before Shipley's long-distance shot was saved by Pym. After three minutes of additional time, the half was brought to a goalless end.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
No changes were made to either team during half time and Exeter kicked off the second half. Two minutes in, a pass from Bayliss found McNulty whose shot from close range was saved by Pym. A minute later, the deadlock was broken as Coventry took a 1–0 lead through Jordan Willis who turned and shot from outside the box, his strike curling past Pym. Three minutes later, Coventry made their first substitution of the afternoon with Biamou being replaced by Jonson Clarke-Harris.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
On 53 minutes, they doubled their lead as a deflected shot from Shipley beat Pym in the Exeter goal. Two consecutive corners for Exeter came to nothing while a 40-yard (37 m) strike from Shipley went wide. In the 62nd minute, Exeter made a double substitution, with Woodman and Dean Moxey being replaced by Lloyd James and Matt Jay. On 68 minutes, Grimmer made it 3–0 to Coventry with a curling shot from the edge of the area.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
Six minutes later, both sides made further substitutions, Shipley replaced by Kyel Reid for Coventry and Kyle Edwards coming on for Boateng for Exeter. In the 75th minute, Exeter went close with Harley's dipping shot saved by Burge. With twelve minutes of regulation time remaining, Pym was forced to make a save from a curling Bayliss shot before Jay's long-range strike for Exeter was gathered by Burge. In the 83rd minute, Coventry made their final change, with Jordan Ponticelli coming on for McNulty.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
Five minutes later Clarke-Harris' shot from distance went astray before Edwards scored a consolation goal for Exeter with another curled strike. Four minutes into additional time, Stockley's header was saved by Burge before another shot from the Exeter striker went wide of the Coventry post. The match ended 3–1 to Coventry who were promoted to League One.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Post-match
Robins was proud of his team's achievements: "We've played at a level no one expected us to and the pressure that comes with that is immense. The players have been magnificent." His counterpart, Tisdale, said in his post-match press conference that "it wasn’t the best performance, two very good goals against us and really disappointed" but also expressed pride in the club and its players for the season as a whole. The Coventry defender Willis said "It means everything, especially with the season we had last year ... I've not scored many and they all came last season but this one is definitely up there."


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Post-match
It was Coventry City's first promotion for 51 years since they were guided into the 1967–68 Football League First Division by Jimmy Hill, and the team celebrated the achievement with their fans through an open-top bus tour of Coventry on 31 May, followed by a civic reception hosted by the Lord Mayor. Two seasons later Coventry were promoted again, to the EFL Championship, being named 2019–20 EFL League One champions after the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Post-match
On 1 June 2018, following a failure to agree a new contract, Tisdale left Exeter City after twelve years at the club. At the time of his departure, he was the longest serving manager in English football's top four divisions. He was replaced by the former Exeter City player Matt Taylor, who led them to ninth place in the 2018–19 League Two table in their next season, two places and a single point below the play-off positions.


2018 EFL League Two play-off Final, Post-match
They reached the League Two play-off final again in the curtailed 2019–20 season but lost once again, 4–0 against Northampton Town, their third defeat in the event in four seasons. In their following campaign, Coventry finished in eighth place in the 2018–19 League One season, two places and eight points outside the play-offs.


2018 EFL Trophy Final
The 2018 EFL Trophy Final was a football match that took place on 8 April 2018 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 2017–18 EFL Trophy, the 34th edition of the EFL Trophy, a competition for the 48 clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two, and 16 under-21 sides from Premier League and EFL Championship clubs. It was contested by Lincoln City, from League Two, and Shrewsbury Town, from League One. Lincoln City won the game 1–0, with the goal scored by Elliott Whitehouse. It was Lincoln's first cup win in any competition.


2018 EMF EURO
The 2018 EMF Euro was the eighth edition of the EMF miniEURO for national Small-sided football teams, and the fifth governed by the European Minifootball Federation. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 August 2018.


2018 EMF EURO, Draw
The final tournament draw was held in Ukrainian football federation headquarters in Kyiv on 11 May 2018.


2018 EMF EURO, Goalscorers
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2018 ESPY Awards
The 2018 ESPY Awards were presented at the 26th annual ESPY Awards show, held on July 18, 2018 at 5 PM Pacific at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and on television nationwide in the United States on ABC at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central. On May 22, 2018, it was announced that Danica Patrick would host the event, which made her the first woman to have hosted the show.


2018 ESPY Awards, Winners and nominees
These were the nominees for each of the competitive awards. Fans were able to vote online at a dedicated ESPN site.


2018 Ealing London Borough Council election
The 2018 Ealing Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Ealing Council in London. The Labour Party increased their majority on the council by gaining four seats from the Conservatives.


2018 Ealing London Borough Council election, Detailed Results, Ealing Broadway
In the 2019 General Election,  Alexander Stafford was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Rother Valley, in South Yorkshire. He continued to serve as a councillor until 1 April 2020.


2018 Ealing London Borough Council election, Detailed Results, Hanger Hill
In the 2019 General Election,  Joy Morrissey was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield. She continued to serve as a councillor until 14 April 2020.


2018 East Africa floods
The 2018 East Africa Floods were a natural disaster in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Djibouti, and Burundi affecting millions of people. They began when excessive rains began falling in March 2018 following a year of severe drought, leading to massive flooding, landslides, and the failure and overflow of several dams. Record rainfall was recorded in several areas, surpassing various records set during the 1950s and during the 1997–98 El Niño event. Nearly 500 people have lost their lives while hundreds of thousands of others have been displaced.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Rwanda
Flooding in Rwanda's hill country has caused major landslides that have killed at least 200 people. Over 10,000 houses have been destroyed.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Rwanda
In May the Kigali-Gatuna highway, a major road connecting Rwanda to its neighbors, was washed out for nearly a week, cutting off vital trade for the landlocked country. Damages to the roads alone across Rwanda have so far totaled $28 Million.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Kenya
At least 186 people in Kenya have been killed by the floods due to mudslides, building collapses, drowning, and capsizing. An additional 283,290 people have been displaced. The floods were a contributing factor to the Patel Dam failure on 9 May, 2018 in Solai, Kenya, which led to 48 of the fatalities in Kenya. Four additional dams near Lake Baringo burst on May 26, killing another 5 people and displacing another 10,000.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Kenya
Repairs to road damages in Kenya are currently estimated to cost $187 Million.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Somalia
Initial bouts of flooding throughout April and early May killed 5 people, displaced 215,000 people, and affected over 630,000 people in Somalia. Most flooding has occurred along the Jubba and Shabelle rivers, an example of the Somali Flash Flood effect.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Somalia
More floods were experienced between May 17 and 21 as Somalia was hit by Cyclone Sagar, the westernmost landfalling cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean. 31 people were killed, most of them in Somaliland where 80% of the livestock were also killed.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Burundi
In March, floods in Bujumbura triggered landslides that killed 6 people and affected 12,000 others. Continued flooding throughout April caused a dyke along the Mutumbizi River to fail and ultimately left 1 person dead and 2,573 people homeless. Heavy rainfall throughout May around Gatumba led to massive flooding that affected an additional 12,956 people.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Djibouti
Djibouti experienced its worst flooding when hit by Cyclone Sagar, which made landfall on May 19. 20,000 people have been affected and 2 have died.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia 98,000 individuals have been displaced, including 26,000 in Dolo Odo alone. Over 165,000 people have been affected across the country.


2018 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Uganda
In Uganda, massive flooding in Kampala has exacerbated several public health crises as latrines have flooded in poor areas and standing flood waters have led to greater breeding of mosquitos. This has multiplied a local cholera outbreak that began in February 2018 and has killed 45 people and affected 2000 others.


2018 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by third-year head coach Scottie Montgomery, played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and were members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.


2018 East Carolina Pirates football team
On November 29, head coach Socttie Montgomery was fired. He finished at East Carolina with a three year record of 9–26. Defensive coordinator David Blackwell was the interim head coach during their final game of the season. On December 3, ECU hired James Madison head coach Mike Houston as their new head coach.


2018 East Carolina Pirates football team, Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2017 season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.


2018 East Carolina Pirates football team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Pirates predicted to finish in last place in the AAC East Division.


2018 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, Memphis
The high-scoring affair features a combined 1,200 yards by the two teams. Holton Ahlers, in his second start in relief of Reid Herring, led the Pirates in both rushing (17 carries for 57 yards) and passing, completing 34 of his 62 passes for 449 yards (fourth in school history to Shane Carden's 480 in 2013, Blake Kemp's 465 in 2015, and Gardner Minshew's 463 in 217) and three touchdowns without an interception. Trevon Brown had 10 receptions for 193 yards (eighth in ECU history) and two of those touchdowns. The second of these tied the game at 31 midway through the third quarter, but the Pirates were outscored 28-17 the rest of the way in the loss.


2018 East Carolina Pirates football team, Game summaries, at NC State
Note: This game was scheduled on October 2, 2018 to replace NC State’s game vs. West Virginia and East Carolina’s game at Virginia Tech, both of which were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. This game will not take place if either NC State or ECU qualifies for their respective conference championship.


2018 East Java earthquake
On 11 October 2018, an earthquake struck off the coast of East Java, Indonesia, with the epicentre located off the coast of Situbondo Regency. The earthquake, which struck at dawn, killed 4 people in addition to destroying or damaging hundreds of houses, mostly in the small island of Sapudi.


2018 East Java earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake occurred at 18:44:55 UTC (01:44:55 WIB), with a strength of Mw  6.0, 9 km depth and epicenter location of  (USGS) or Mw  6.3, 12 km depth and epicenter at  (BMKG). The epicenter was located underwater, around 60 km northeast of the town of Situbondo. Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported 12 aftershocks, the strongest one occurring at 02:22 local time with a strength of Mw  3.5. BMKG attributed the earthquake to a thrust fault movement of an unmapped fault, adding that the region historically saw relatively low seismicity and that the earthquake was not caused by the larger and more destructive earthquakes in Sulawesi and Lombok.


2018 East Java earthquake, Earthquake
According to Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the earthquake was felt in 22 regencies and cities in East Java province, including the provincial capital and Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya. No tsunami warnings were issued, and none occurred. Attendees of the 2018 International Monetary Fund Summit in Denpasar reported feeling the earthquake, but no damage occurred and the summit continued without significant disruption.


2018 East Java earthquake, Casualties
The earthquake killed 4 people, and injured at least 26. As the earthquake struck around 2 AM, many of the victims were asleep during the shaking and could not escape. Three of the deaths occurred in Prambanan village of Sapudi Island and were caused by falling roof shrapnel, while the fourth fatality was in Jember, where a 47-year-old man died after he slipped and hit his head when running out of his house during the earthquake.


2018 East Java earthquake, Aftermath
Nearly 500 houses were reported to be damaged by the day following the earthquake in Sapudi Island alone, with lesser damage in other regencies. Cleanup operations, assisted by soldiers from Kodam V/Brawijaya, began soon after the earthquake. Social minister Agus Gumiwang visited Sapudi later in the day of the earthquake. Governor of East Java Soekarwo also visited the island, and promised that the provincial government would incur the costs of repairing damaged houses, with the provincial administration allocating Rp 23.7 billion (US$1.6 million) for the purpose. The central government also provided benefits of Rp 15 million (~USD 1,000) for the relatives of the fatalities, in addition to smaller benefits from the local governments.


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


2018 East Java gubernatorial election
Incumbent Soekarwo was barred from participating in the re-elections after having served two full terms. Candidates were former cabinet minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa and sitting vice governor Saifullah Yusuf. The former won the election, securing over 53% of the votes.


2018 East Java gubernatorial election, Timeline
On September 10, the General Elections Commission declared a voter count of 30,963,078 in the province who are to vote in 68,511 polling stations.


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


2018 East Java gubernatorial election, Timeline
A televised debate between the two pairs was held on 10 April 2018.


2018 East Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
Under regulations, candidates are required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition thereof comprising at least 20 seats in the regional house. Alternatively, independent candidates may run provided they are capable of securing support from 6.5 percent of the total voter population (2,012,601) in form of photocopied ID cards subject to verification by the local committee although no candidates expressing interest managed to do this.


2018 East Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
The Khofifah–Emil pair was first endorsed by Demokrat on 21 November 2017, and Golkar followed suit on the 22nd. Hanura declared their support on December the same year, while the other parties joined the coalition in January 2018. Khofifah had been the Minister of Social Affairs in Joko Widodo's working cabinet, although she resigned from that post in order to run. Her running mate Emil Dardak is a Japan-educated doctoral graduate who serves as regent of Trenggalek Regency, although he has not resigned from the post.


2018 East Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo had requested for him to step down for ethical reasons, but he admitted that there are no binding regulations requiring him to do so. The pair have stated that their program will involve women's empowerment, involving the reduction of maternal mortality in addition to skill trainings and economic aid for females.


2018 East Java gubernatorial election, Candidates
Saifullah, popularly referred to as Gus Ipul, had served as the vice governor of the province since 2009. PKB, itself having enough seats to run a candidate with no coalition, put him forth as their gubernatorial candidate on 5 October 2017. PDI-P joined the coalition, initially putting forth Banyuwangi regent Abdullah Azwar Anas as running mate until he stepped back following a scandal. The party later appointed Sukarno's granddaughter and two-term member of the People's Representative Council Puti Guntur Sukarnoputri to replace him in the ticket. Despite initially planning to run a ticket alongside PAN, opposition parties Gerindra and PKS declared their support for Ipul-Puti on 10 January 2018. The pair have stated an intention to continue with Soekarwo's programs.


2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup
2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup or 2018 East Borneo Governor Cup (Indonesian: Piala Gubernur Kaltim 2018) was the second edition of East Kalimantan Governor Cup football championship, which was held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as pre-season tournament during 2018 Liga 1 season break. The tournament was started on 23 February 2018 and ended on 4 March 2018. The broadcasting rights were granted solely to MNCTV.


2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup, Teams
There are 8 clubs participating in the 2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup. The clubs were divided into two groups, each filled with four participants. Bali United withdrew from the competition due to the absence of their coach and lack of players, therefore PSIS Semarang came in as replacement.


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


2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election
With incumbent Awang Faroek Ishak having served two terms, former regent of East Kutai won a four-way race with 31 percent of the votes. Other candidates are mayors of Samarinda Syaharie Ja'ang and Bontang Andi Sofyan Hasdam, in addition to the provincial secretary Rusmadi Wongso.


2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election, Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register earlier in late 2017. The final voter count was set at 2,330,156 in June 2018. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.


2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election, Candidates
Two-term former Bontang mayor Andi Sofyan Hasdam ran with the backing of Golkar and Nasdem. Hasdam initially ran with Nasdem member Nusyirwan Ismail, but the latter passed away before the election and was replaced by Rizal Effendi, Balikpapan mayor.


2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election, Candidates
Another mayor, Syaharie Ja'ang of Samarinda, also ran in the election with the support of Demokrat, PPP and PKB. His running mate Awang Ferdian Hidayat was a People's Representative Council member from PDI-P.


2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election, Candidates
Former regent of East Kutai, Isran Noor, received the backing of Gerindra, PAN, and PKS. He ran with PKS People's Representative Council member Hadi Mulyadi.


2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election, Candidates
PDI-P and Hanura supported Rusmadi Wongso-Safaruddin, who were the provincial secretary and a police inspector general, respectively.


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


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election
With incumbent Frans Lebu Raya meeting his term limits, People's Representative Council member Viktor Laiskodat came ahead in the four-candidate race, defeating former deputy governor Esthon Foenay alongside Ngada Regency leader Marianus Sae and fellow legislator Benediktus Kabur Harman.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Timeline
On 29 April 2018, the province's electoral commission declared that there would be 3,177,562 eligible voters in the province, who were to vote in 9,671 polling stations.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017. The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery. The campaigning period happened between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Candidates
An independent candidate pair attempted to run for the election, but failed to collect the needed 272,300 identity cards.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Candidates
Eshton Foenay had run in the 2003 gubernatorial election, but lost. Later, he became Frans Lebu Raya's deputy between 2008 and 2013. His running mate Christian Rotok is a two-term regent of Manggarai.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Candidates
Marianus Sae, the regent of Ngada, had been arrested as a suspect for a corruption case by the Corruption Eradication Commission, resulting in him not attending the candidate lottery on 13 February. His running mate Emmilia Nomleni is a provincial councilor from PDI-P between 2009 and 2014.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Candidates
Benediktus Kabur Harman, or Benny Harman, is a member of the People's Representative Council, while his running mate Benny Alexander Litelnoni was the incumbent vice-governor.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Candidates
Viktor Laiskodat, also a member of the national parliament, headed the Nasdem faction in the People's Representative Council, with his running mate Josef Adreanus Nae Soi being a former national legislator serving from 2004 to 2014.


2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, Results
The Viktor/Joseph pair was victorious in 15 territories (regencies or cities), with Marianus/Emmilia winning in 4, Esthon/Christian winning in 2, and Benny/Benny in just one.


2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
The 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the third year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by first-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to win a share of the SoCon championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Jacksonville State in the first round.


2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place.


2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, Previous season
On December 8, head coach Carl Torbush announced his retirement. He finished at ETSU with a three-year record of 11–22.


2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Buccaneers predicted to finish in eighth place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Buccaneers also predicted to finish in eighth place.


2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll, Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Buccaneers placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.


2018 East Timorese parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 12 May 2018 after the National Parliament was dissolved by President Francisco Guterres on 26 January 2018.


2018 East Timorese parliamentary election
The Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), a coalition of three opposition parties, won an absolute majority of 34 of the 65 seats in Parliament. Voter turnout was 81 percent, five percentage points higher than the previous year.


2018 East Timorese parliamentary election, Background
In the 2017 parliamentary elections there was no clear winner, with the Fretilin party of Mari Alkatiri holding only one more seat than the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction led by Xanana Gusmão. Alkatiri formed a minority government with the Democratic Party, which held only 30 of the 65 seats in the National Parliament. However, the government's attempts to pass a budget were blocked, and amidst political deadlock, President Francisco Guterres dissolved Parliament and called for early elections.


2018 East Timorese parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 65 members of the National Parliament were elected from a single nationwide constituency by closed list proportional representation. Parties were required to have a woman in at least every third position in their list. Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of four percent.


2018 Eastbourne International
The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 44th edition of the event for the women and the 8th edition for the men. The tournament is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom 25–30 June 2018.


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


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


2018 Eastbourne International – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but Bob was unable to compete due to an injury. Mike played alongside James Cerretani, but lost in the first round to Scott Clayton and Joe Salisbury.


2018 Eastbourne International – Men's Doubles
Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Mara won the title, defeating Ken and Neal Skupski in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2018 Eastbourne International – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2018 Eastbourne International – Men's Singles
Mischa Zverev won his first ATP singles title, defeating Lukáš Lacko in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


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


2018 Eastbourne International – Women's Doubles
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Chan played alongside Peng Shuai, but they lost in the first round to Irina-Camelia Begu and Mihaela Buzărnescu.


2018 Eastbourne International – Women's Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan won the title, defeating Begu and Buzărnescu in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2018 Eastbourne International – Women's Singles
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Aryna Sabalenka.


2018 Eastbourne International – Women's Singles
Caroline Wozniacki won the title, defeating Sabalenka in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–5). Wozniacki won the title after saving a match point Angelique Kerber had against her in the semifinals.


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


2018 Eastbourne International – Women's Singles, Qualifying
The top three seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition.


2018 Eastern Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Asian Eastern Zonal Women's Volleyball Championship was the 11th edition of the AVC Eastern Zonal Women's Volleyball Championship, the volleyball championship of East Asia. It was held in Zhangjiagang, China from 10 to 15 July 2016.


2018 Eastern Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Japan won the title for the fifth time, defeating China in the final, 3–0. Chinami Furuya was elected the most valuable player.


2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
On November 18, head coach Kim Dameron was fired. He finished at Eastern Illinois with a five-year record of 27–30.


2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2017 season 6–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in third place.


2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, Preseason, OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in fifth place. On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in fourth place.


2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.


2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament
The 2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It is being from April 19 through April 21, 2018 at George Mason University's Recreation and Athletic Complex. The winner receives The Association's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.


2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, Seeds
The top four teams qualify for the tournament, with the highest seed hosting each round. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
The 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mark Elder and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in OVC play to finish in third place.


2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team, Previous season
The Colonels finished the 2017 season 4–7, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team, Preseason, OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Colonels predicted to finish in sixth place. On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Colonels predicted to finish in fifth place.


2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team, Preseason, Preseason All-OVC team
The Colonels had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.


2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Creighton and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern.


2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2017 season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


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


2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
The 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by second year head coach Aaron Best. The Eagles played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington and were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 12–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with UC Davis and Weber State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Nicholls, UC Davis, and Maine to advance to the National Championship Game, where they lost to North Dakota State.


2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2017 season 7–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, they were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs.


2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Preseason, Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Eagles were predicted to win the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.


2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Team
The Eagles had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.


2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team, Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Northern Arizona was counted as a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.


2018 Eastleigh Borough Council election
The 2018 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect all members of Eastleigh Borough Council. The election was on new boundaries, with the overall size of the council being reduced by five seats, from 44 to 39. The outcome was a decisive victory for the incumbent Liberal Democrats.


2018 East–West Shrine Game
The 2018 East–West Shrine Game was the 93rd staging of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 20, 2018, with a 3:07 PM EST kickoff; televised on the NFL Network. It was one of the final 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game featured NCAA players (predominantly from the Football Bowl Subdivision) and a few select invitees from Canadian university football, rostered into "East" and "West" teams.


2018 East–West Shrine Game
The game featured more than 100 players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended team practices.


2018 East–West Shrine Game
Coaches and game officials were supplied by the NFL. Head coaches in the game were assistant coaches with NFL teams who did not advance to the postseason; Jonathan Hayes of the Cincinnati Bengals for the East team, and Bobby Johnson of the Oakland Raiders for the West team.


2018 East–West Shrine Game
The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award was given to J. T. Barrett (QB, Ohio State); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service. The award is about a student-athlete's achievements and conduct, both on and off the field."


2018 East–West Shrine Game, Players, East team
Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.


2018 East–West Shrine Game, Players, East team
Matthew Thomas opted not to play in the Independence Bowl


2018 East–West Shrine Game, Players, West team
Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.


2018 Echo Awards
The 27th and last Echo Awards ceremony, presented by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), honored the best-selling music in Germany. They took place on 12 April 2018 at Messe Berlin beginning on 20:15 UTC+1. During the ceremony, Echo Awards were presented in 22 categories.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito
The 2018 Ecuador Open Quito was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the Ecuador Open Quito as part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place in Quito, Ecuador from 5 February through 11 February 2018. Roberto Carballés Baena won the singles title.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Ecuador Open Quito, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 Ecuador Open Quito – Doubles
James Cerretani and Philipp Oswald were the defending champions, but Cerretani chose to compete in Sofia instead. Oswald played alongside Treat Huey, but lost in the first round to Alessandro Motti and Stefano Travaglia.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito – Doubles
Nicolás Jarry and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo won the title, defeating Austin Krajicek and Jackson Withrow in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito – Singles
Víctor Estrella Burgos was the three-time defending champion and the tournament's only champion to date, but lost in the second round to Gerald Melzer.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito – Singles
Roberto Carballés Baena won his first ATP title, defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 Ecuador Open Quito – Singles, Qualifying, Seeds
The top two seeds receive a bye into the qualifying competition.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A
The 2018 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the Campeonato Ecuatoriano - Copa Lubricantes Havoline 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the 60th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league. Emelec were the defending champions. First stage winners LDU Quito defeated second stage winners and defending champions Emelec 2–1 on aggregate in the final (third stage) to win their eleventh domestic title.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A, Teams
Twelve teams competed in the 2018 Serie A season, ten of whom took part in the previous season. Clan Juvenil and Fuerza Amarilla were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2017 season. They were replaced by Técnico Universitario and Aucas, the 2017 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Técnico Universitario were in their 25th top-flight appearance and their first one since 2012, while Aucas returned to the Serie A for their 37th appearance after just one season in the second tier.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A, Teams, Stadia and locations
a: Guayaquil City played its home matches between February and early-June at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha and Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil due to remodeling works at Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A, First stage
The First stage began on February 16 and is scheduled to end on July 16.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A, Second stage
The Second stage began on July 20 and ended on December 8.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A, Third stage
LDU Quito and Emelec qualified to the Finals (Third stage) by being the First stage and Second stage winners, respectively. The winners were the Serie A champions and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2019 Copa Libertadores, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2019 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, LDU Quito played the second leg at home.


2018 Ecuadorian Serie A, Copa Sudamericana playoff
The winners qualified for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage.


2018 Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation
A seven-part referendum and popular consultation was held in Ecuador on Sunday, February 4, 2018, to reform the constitution and consult citizens on issues of national importance. The consultation was announced on October 2, 2017, by President Lenin Moreno. The ballot consisted of seven questions for voters to approve or reject.


2018 Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation, Background
On the night of September 4, 2017, President Moreno made the first announcement about the Popular Consultation, where he indicated that the possibility of calling it was under analysis. Two weeks later, on September 18, 2017, the president summoned citizens interested in sending questions for analysis and possible incorporation to the consultation.


2018 Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation, Background
President Moreno, without approval of the Constitutional Court, made an executive decree to allow the Popular Consultation. When in 2015, Rafael Correa urged the CNE to execute the Popular Consultation in La Manga del Cura in 2015, he had previously been directed by the Constitutional Court on June 24 to issue the executive decree to hold the plebiscite.


2018 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2018 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 70th overall. This was the third season under head coach Jason Maas and the second season under general manager Brock Sunderland.


2018 Edmonton Eskimos season
The team began the season with a 6–3 win-loss record, but after losing six of the following eight games, the Eskimos were eliminated from the playoffs during their week 20 bye after Winnipeg defeated Calgary to claim the final playoff spot. The Eskimos failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013, becoming the first Grey Cup hosts to miss the playoffs since the 2016 Toronto Argonauts.


2018 Edmonton Eskimos season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.


2018 Egypt Cup Final
The 2018 Egypt Cup Final was the final match of the 2017–18 Egypt Cup and the 86th final of the Egypt Cup, Africa's oldest football cup competition. It was held at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It was played on 15 May 2018 between Smouha and Zamalek. This final was a repeat of the 2014 final, which Zamalek won 1–0. Zamalek won the match 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time; and qualified for the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup as a result. They also earned the right to play 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League champions Al Ahly for the 2018 Egyptian Super Cup.


2018 Egypt Cup Final, Route to the final, Smouha
In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.


2018 Egypt Cup Final, Route to the final, Smouha
Smouha as an Egyptian Premier League team entered in the round of 32 of the Egypt Cup against Egyptian Second Division club Olympic Club on 10 November 2017 at Haras El Hodoud Stadium and won 2–1, with goals from Yasser Ibrahim in the 20th minute, an equalizer from Osama Marey in the 80th minute and the winner from Abdel Aziz Emam in the stoppage time.


2018 Egypt Cup Final, Route to the final, Smouha
In the round of 16, they met fellow Premier League opposition Petrojet on 8 December 2017 at Al Salam Stadium, and won 2–1 with goals from Tarek Taha in the 29th minute, an equalizer from Mostafa Shebeita 4 minutes later and the winner from Hossam Hassan in the 43rd minute. In the quarter-finals, they played against Wadi Degla on 1 May 2018 at Al Salam Stadium.


2018 Egypt Cup Final, Route to the final, Smouha
There was no real chances in the match for both teams, except one powerful shot from Oumed Oukri in the 96th minute that almost sent Smouha straight to semi-finals, but El Sayed Salem managed to clear the ball from the goal line. The match ended 0–0 after extra time, and Smouha won 3–1 on penalties. In the semi-finals, Smouha faced Al Assiouty Sport on 8 May 2018 at Borg El Arab Stadium. Smouha played against their future new manager Ali Maher, who signed a contract with the club to lead the team after the 2017–18 season ends.


2018 Egypt Cup Final, Route to the final, Smouha
Smouha won the match 4–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time. Ahmed Temsah scored the opener for Smouha in the 72nd minute before Benson Shilongo took the game to extra time after tying up the match by scoring a penalty in the stoppage time. Smouha are seeking their first ever Egypt Cup triumph.


2018 Egypt Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Ayman DegeishMahmoud Abou El RegalFourth official:Mohamed MaaroufFifth officials:Mohamed El SabahyTarek Samy


2018 Egyptian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Egypt between 26 and 28 March 2018, though Egyptians abroad voted from 16 to 18 March 2018. On 19 January, incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi formally announced he would run for a second and final term. El-Sisi won the election with 97%, according to the official results. A runoff would have taken place 19 to 21 April outside the country and 24 to 26 April within the country if no candidate had reached 50% of the vote. The election had a turnout of roughly 41%, lower than the 2014 election's 47%.


2018 Egyptian presidential election
Fourteen human rights groups dismissed the poll as "farcical." They said the authorities had "trampled over even the minimum requirements for free and fair elections", stifling basic freedoms and eliminating key challengers. The only approved challenger to Sisi was another pro-government politician, Moussa Mostafa Moussa.


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Electoral system
The president of Egypt is elected using the two-round system. The winner will be announced on 2 April (if no run-off is needed). If a run-off is needed, the final result will be announced on 1 May. If only one person runs for the presidency, he or she can win with a yes vote from five percent of the eligible voters.


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Boycotts
The Civil Democratic Movement announced on 30 January 2018 that it would boycott the vote.


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Candidates, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the incumbent president of Egypt. After playing a key role in overthrowing the regime of the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 after massive protests against the latter's rule, el-Sisi retired from his military career in 2014 and subsequently won that year's presidential election. In the announcement of his candidacy, he stated, "There are people I know who are corrupt, I will not allow them to come near this chair.” President Sisi received the endorsement of 464 members of Egyptian Parliament, approximately two thirds of the body.


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Candidates, Moussa Mostafa Moussa
Ghad Party chairman Moussa Mostafa Moussa, a pro-Sisi politician who had an active role in collecting nomination pledges for Sisi's second term until 20 January, announced that he found endorsements from 26 members of parliament, as well as 47,000 signatures from the public, although he declared his intention to run just a day before the deadline of the elections commission. Moussa submitted his nomination pledges and official paperwork to the commission just 15 minutes before the deadline. In an interview with Egypt Today, Moussa said he was not a "phony" candidate, and that he had "a vision that can be achieved by being part of the system".


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
Supporters of former presidential candidates Sami Hafez Anan and Khaled Ali faced difficulties in registering pledges for them. It was reported that el-Sisi exerted pressure on former presidential candidates so that they would not run against him.


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
According to Foreign Policy, "the March vote will in no way confirm President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's popularity among the Egyptian people. This election campaign is merely an extension of the internal power struggle among the military and the regime's security services, and it has nothing to do with democratic mechanisms worthy of the name."


2018 Egyptian presidential election, Results
Following the elections, it was reported that large number of spoilt ballot papers, possibly more than a million, involved voters crossing out both names and writing that of football player Mohamed Salah.


2018 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2018 Eisenhower Trophy took place 5–8 September at the Carton House Golf Club in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It was the 31st World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 72 three-man teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the Montgomerie and O'Meara courses. The leading teams played the Montgomerie course on the third day and the O'Meara course on the final day.


2018 Eisenhower Trophy
Denmark won their first Eisenhower Trophy, a stroke ahead of the United States, who took the silver medal. Spain took the bronze medal while New Zealand, who led after 54 holes, finished fourth.


2018 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy was played on the same courses one week prior.


2018 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
72 teams contested the event. Each team had three players with the exception of Gabon who were represented by only two players.


2018 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.


2018 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
The 2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on July 14, 2018. APC Governor Kayode Fayemi who ruled from 2010 to 2014 won re-election for a second term, defeating Kolapo Olushola of the PDP.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
Kayode Fayemi emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 941 votes and defeating his closest rival, Segun Oni, who received 481 votes. He picked Bisi Egbeyemi as his running mate. Kolapo Olushola was the PDP candidate with Adebayo Clement Adeyeye as his running mate. 35 candidates contested in the election.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on May 12, 2018. Kayode Fayemi won the primary election polling 941 votes against 33 other candidates. His closest rival was Segun Oni, a former governor of the state, who came second with 481 votes, Kayode Ojo came third with 281 votes.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The APC primary election was held on May 8, 2018. Kolapo Olushola emerged as a consensus candidate, with Adebayo Clement Adeyeye as his running mate.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 35 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 909,585, while 405,861 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 403,451, while number of valid votes was 384,594. Rejected votes were 18,857.


2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 384,594 represents the 35 political parties that participated in the election. Blue represents LGAs won by Kayode Fayemi. Green represents LGAs won by Kolapo Olushola.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections
The 2018 El Paso County Elections will be held on November 6, 2018. The election includes Assessor, Clerk and Recorder, Commissioner - District 1, Commissioner - District 5, Coroner, Sheriff, Surveyor, and Treasurer.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections
All Candidates are from the Colorado Secretary of State Site.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections
All Primary Results and General Election Candidates from the El Paso County Election page.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections, Clerk and Recorder
Republican Incumbent Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman is running for re-election.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections, County Commissioner District 1
Republican Incumbent Darryl Glenn is term limited and cannot run for another term. He is running for U.S. House Representative of Colorado District 5


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections, County Commissioner District 5
Republican Incumbent Peggy Littleton is term limited and cannot run for another term.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections, Surveyor
Republican Incumbent Lawrence Burnett is term limited and cannot run for another term.


2018 El Paso County, Colorado elections, Treasurer
RESULTS: Republican Incumbent Mark Lowderman was re-elected to his seat.


2018 El Paso, Texas elections
On November 6, 2018, El Paso County elected a new member of the House of Representatives of the United States, a new county judge, two county commissioners, five state representatives, four city council members.


2018 El Paso, Texas elections
The national, state and county elections are partisan, and the city council election is non-partisan (there is no primary election for the city, but if no candidate wins a majority there will be a run-off election). The city and county officials elected will serve four year terms, and the state representatives and Congressperson will serve two year terms.


2018 El Paso, Texas elections
There are several open races, as the incumbent member of Congress, Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat, unsuccessfully ran for the Senate against Ted Cruz, and the incumbent county judge, Veronica Escobar, ran successfully for O'rourke's seat in the House of Representatives. Incumbent county commissioners David Stout (Precinct 2), a Democrat, and Andrew Haggerty (Precinct 4), a Republican, ran for re-election. Stout was re-elected, and Haggerty was defeated by former city council member Carl Robinson. The five state representatives (all Democrats), Cesar Blanco, Mary Gonzalez, Joe Moody, Lina Ortega and Joe Pickett, were re-elected.


2018 El Paso, Texas elections
City council districts 1, 5, 6, and 8 had elections in 2018. Michiel Noe, District 5 incumbent, is term limited and could not run again. District 1 incumbent, Peter Svarzbein, District 6 incumbent, Claudia Ordaz, and Cissy Lizarraga, District 8 incumbent, were re-elected.


2018 Eldora Dirt Derby
The 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on July 18, 2018 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Contested over 153 laps due to an overtime finish on the 0.500-mile (0.805 km) dirt track, it was the 13th race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.


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


2018 Elgin County municipal elections, Elgin County Council
Elgin County Council consists of the mayors of the constituent municipalities plus the deputy mayors of Central Elgin and Malahide.


2018 Elite 10 (March)
The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 15 to 18 at St. James Civic Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2017–18 curling season. The tournament was held between ten men's teams.


2018 Elite 10 (March), Format
Instead of normal curling scoring rules, the Elite 10 uses a match play system in which scoring is based on ends won, rather than rocks scored. An end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. In the event of a tie, a draw to the button competition is held to determine the winner. In the standings, wins are worth three points, draw to the button wins are worth two points, and draw to the button losses are worth one point.


2018 Elite 10 (March), Teams
The top 10 teams in the World Curling Tour's year-to-date rankings as of February 5, 2018, were invited to compete in the Elite 10. If any teams declined, the next-highest team was be invited until the field of 10 teams was complete.


2018 Elite 10 (March), Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).


2018 Elite 10 (September)
The 2018 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from September 26 to 30 at St. Clair Campus Arena in Chatham, Ontario. It was the first Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2018-19 curling season, and the first time the Elite 10 had a women's division. It was also the last time the event was held, as it was removed from the Grand Slam lineup for the 2019-20 curling season.


2018 Elite 10 (September)
On the men's side, defending champions Brad Gushue won the event, their eleventh grand slam, beating out the new Reid Carruthers rink 1 UP in the final.


2018 Elite 10 (September)
On the women's side, Olympic champion team Anna Hasselborg won their first grand slam event. They defeated team Silvana Tirinzoni 4-and-2, who were looking for their second ever grand slam victory.


2018 Elite 10 (September), Format
Instead of normal curling scoring rules, the Elite 10 uses a match play system in which scoring is based on ends won, rather than rocks scored. An end is won by stealing or scoring two with the hammer, similar to skins curling. Unlike skins, however, there are no carry-overs. In the event of a tie, a draw to the button competition is held to determine the winner. In the standings, wins are worth three points, draw to the button wins are worth two points, and draw to the button losses are worth one point. At the end of the round robin, the top six teams (regardless of pool) advance to the playoffs, with the top two advancing to the semifinals automatically.


2018 Elite 10 (September), Qualification
The top 10 men's and women's teams in the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit rankings as of August 1, 2018 were invited to compete in the Elite 10. If any teams declined, the next highest team was invited until the field of 10 teams was complete.


2018 Elite 10 (September), Qualification, Men
Top Order of Merit men's teams as of August 1:


2018 Elite 10 (September), Qualification, Women
Top Order of Merit women's teams as of August 1:


2018 Elite 10 (September), Men, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).


2018 Elite 10 (September), Women, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight time (UTC-4).


2018 Elite One
The 2018 Elite One is the 58th season of the Cameroon top-tier football league. The season began on 11 February and ended on 29 July 2018.


2018 Eliteserien
The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th completed season of top-tier football in Norway.


2018 Eliteserien
The season began on 11 March and ended 24 November 2018, not including play-off matches. Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017. Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Bodø/Glimt, Start and Ranheim entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 1. divisjon.


2018 Eliteserien
Rosenborg won their fourth consecutive title, their 26th top-flight title overall, with one match to spare following a 1–0 away win against Start on 11 November 2018.


2018 Eliteserien, Overview, Summary
Brann started the season well and won eight of their nine opening games. They lost their first match 0–4 against Molde in the 15th round. Rosenborg started the season poorly with no win in the first three games, but managed to tighten the gap to Brann. Head coach Kåre Ingebrigtsen was sacked on 19 July although Rosenborg was placed second in the league, two points behind Brann at the time.


2018 Eliteserien, Overview, Summary
On 11 November, Rosenborg were confirmed as Eliteserien champions following their 1–0 away win against Start in the 29th round. They won their fourth consecutive title and 26th top-flight title overall. Molde won eight of their final nine games and finished in second place, five points behind Rosenborg.


2018 Eliteserien, Overview, Summary
Sandefjord were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they drew 1–1 against Sarpsborg 08 in their penultimate game. Before the 30th and final round, five teams were in risk of either relegation or relegation play-offs. Start lost 1–3 away to Haugesund and was relegated as the second team from bottom. Stabæk drew 2–2 against Strømsgodset after a goal by Strømsgodset's Mustafa Abdellaoue in the last minute of the game. That goal made sure Strømsgodset retained their spot in the next season's Eliteserien, while Stabæk were forced to play relegation play-offs. Stabæk won the play-offs against Aalesund 2–1 on aggregate and retained their spot in Eliteserien.


2018 Eliteserien, Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Bodø/Glimt, Start (both returning to the top flight after a season's absence) and Ranheim (returned to the top flight after an absence of sixty-one years). They replaced Sogndal, Aalesund and Viking ending their top flight spells of two, eleven and twenty-nine years respectively.


2018 Eliteserien, Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team, Stabæk takes part in a two-legged play-off against Aalesund, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2019 Eliteserien.


2018 Eliteserien, Relegation play-offs
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.


2018 Eliteserien, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs
The 2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relagetion play-offs was the 45th time a spot in the Eliteserien was decided by play-off matches between top tier and second level clubs. In the play-offs, five teams compete for one spot in the 2019 Eliteserien.


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2018 season, Start and Sandefjord were relegated directly to 2019 1. divisjon, and were replaced by Viking and Mjøndalen who were directly promoted.


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Background
The play-offs between Eliteserien and 1. divisjon have been held every year since 1972 with exceptions in 1994 and 2011. They take place for the two divisions following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the fourteenth-placed club in Eliteserien and the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places in the 1. divisjon. The fixtures are determined by final league position – the first two knockout-rounds begins with the four teams in the 1. divisjon: 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, and the winner then play each other to determine who meet the Eliteserien club in the final.


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams
Five teams entered a play-off for the last Eliteserien spot for the 2019 season. These were:


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams
The four 1. divisjon teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Aalesund) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Eliteserien team (Stabæk) for the 16th and final spot in the 2019 Eliteserien season.


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams, Matches
The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Aalesund, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight the following season.


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams, Matches, Final
The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien, Stabæk, played a two-legged play-off against Aalesund, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2019 Eliteserien.


2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Qualified teams, Matches, Final
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.


2018 Ellwangen police raid
A police raid in Ellwangen, Germany, on 30 April 2018 led to clashes between the German police and migrants living there. A second raid was conducted on 3 May 2018, in which 12 people were injured. The case received national as well as international media attention, sparking the public debate about migrant integration and the deportation process.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Background
The migrant reception center "Landeserstaufnahmeeinrichtung Ellwangen" (LEA) was established in April 2015 in some buildings of the Reinhardt-Kaserne in Ellwangen, a former military facility. Immigrants who arrive in the administrative district of Stuttgart are brought to this center for their registration, health checks and the start of an asylum procedure. They usually stay for some weeks in Ellwangen, before they are assigned to other towns. The facility was once planned to have a capacity of 500 - 1000 inhabitants.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Incidents
In the morning hours of Monday, 30 April 2018, four police officers went with two patrol cars to the migrant reception center to arrest the 23-year-old Yussif O., an asylum seeker from Togo, who was scheduled for deportation to Italy. They found Yussif O. in the center and arrested him. When the officers tried to leave the site, they were surrounded by about 150 migrant reception residents who threatened them and damaged one police car, preventing the police officers from leaving. Alassa Mfouapon, from Cameroon, co-organized the asylum seekers, "  It would have taken hours for police reinforcements to arrive..


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Incidents
Three days later a second raid was conducted with hundreds of policemen to re-establish the rule of law. They arrested Yussif O. In addition, several persons suspected of drugs offences were arrested, and 17 residents were moved of the hostel, home to around 500 mostly African asylum seekers, to other locations. 27 asylum seekers offered resistance, while some were injured, when they jumped out of the windows. 292 people were checked, twelve people were injured in total, among these one police officer.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Incidents
Bernhard Weber, the vice president of the Ellwangen police regional authority (German: Vizepräsident des Polizeipräsidiums Ellwangen), said they acted because of concerns that a "lawless area with organised structures" was developing at the shelter.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Aftermath
On 8 May 2018, the Stuttgart Administrative Court ruled that the deportation order for the man from Togo to Italy was legal. O. then called the Federal Constitutional Court. On 14 May 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that O. could be deported, and he was deported to Italy subsequently. Die Zeit reported his case and that he  arrived in Milan, but Die Welt reported that he was in Rome and homeless; It was discovered by police in Milan that he was not a Togo national  and that he wanted to go back to his homeland Ghana.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Aftermath
On 10 May, the inhabitants of the shelter offered a press conference. Alassa Mfouapon said: "We are not criminals."


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Aftermath
On 11 May, African inhabitants of the migrant shelter in Ellwangen held a small march to protest deportations, joined by "a few greying activists" from the Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Aftermath
Alassa Mfouapon, the co-organizer of the April 30th insurrection event, was deported to Italy, but returned to Germany a few months later and now lives in Karlsruhe. In a reportage by public broadcaster Südwestrundfunk, it was said Mfouapon might not be an instigator of rebellion, but only a resister who is now back in Germany.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Reactions
Mit einem wichtigen Teilerfolg endete der Prozess von Alassa Mfouapon gegen das Land Baden-Württemberg. „Die Kammer kam zu dem Ergebnis, dass die gegenüber dem Kläger im Rahmen der Razzia am 03.05.2018 getroffenen polizeilichen Maßnahmen unverhältnismäßig waren.“ Das betrifft sowohl den Zeitpunkt um kurz nach fünf Uhr morgens, als auch, so die Pressemitteilung des Gerichts  „das Betreten und Durchsuchen des Zimmers des Klägers, das Durchsuchen des Klägers und das Festsetzen des Klägers unter Anlegen von Einmal-Handschließen“ (die Bewohner wurden damals mit Kabelbindern gefesselt und zu Boden gebracht). Auch dass ihm bei seiner Abschiebung nach Italien am 20.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Reactions
Juni 2018 sein Portemonnaie weggenommen wurde und auch auf Aufforderung nicht herausgegeben wurde, war rechtswidrig. Damit ist das Gericht der Klage teilweise gefolgt! Dieser wichtige Teilerfolg lässt auch die damaligen massiven Äußerungen der grün-schwarzen Landesregierung wie des Bundesinnenministers, die die Flüchtlinge als kriminell brandmarken wollten, in einem anderen Licht erscheinen – denn offensichtlich war es die Polizei, die damals das Recht gebrochen hat!alien am 20. Juni 2018 sein Portemonnaie weggenommen wurde und auch auf Aufforderung nicht herausgegeben wurde, war rechtswidrig. Damit ist das Gericht der Klage teilweise gefolgt! Dieser wichtige Teilerfolg lässt auch die damaligen massiven Äußerungen der grün-schwarzen Landesregierung wie des Bundesinnenministers, die die Flüchtlinge als kriminell brandmarken wollten, in einem anderen Licht erscheinen – denn offensichtlich war es die Polizei, die damals das Recht gebrochen hat!


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Reactions
Reacting to the legal proceedings led by Yussif O. and his lawyer, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) spoke of an "anti-deportation industry", working to prevent legal deportations. This was heavily criticized by the German Bar Association, and complaints against him were made by some lawyers. Dobrindt hardened his criticism, speaking of "deportation saboteurs". The Left, a German political party, accused Dobrindt of "poisoning" the "social peace", while Baden-Württemberg deputy Minister President Thomas Strobl (CDU) expressed his support for Dobrindt and called his criticism "comprehensible".


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Reactions
As a consequence of the case, other CDU politicians, such as Saxony Minister President Michael Kretschmer demanded a reduction in development aid for countries that fail to cooperate with deportations. Armin Schuster (CDU) stated: "In our constitutional state, there are clear red lines, which are now deliberately exceeded almost daily by asylum seekers." He demanded quicker deportations for criminal asylum seekers.


2018 Ellwangen police raid, Reactions
Winfried Kretschmann (Greens), Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, thanked the police, adding: "We do not tolerate any legal vacuum, and this attack on police officers must be punished". As a consequence of the events, Irene Mihalic of the Green Party criticized plans of the Federal government, especially the Interior Ministry, to establish "anchor centres" (Ankerzentren) for migrants, which are planned by the government to organize faster deportations.


2018 Elon Phoenix football team
The 2018 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 6–5, 4–3 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Wofford in the first round.


2018 Elon Phoenix football team
On December 14, head coach Curt Cignetti resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. He finished at Elon with a two-year record of 14–9.


2018 Elon Phoenix football team, Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2017 season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Furman in the first round.


2018 Elon Phoenix football team, Preseason, CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fifth place.


2018 Elon Phoenix football team, Preseason, Preseason All-CAA Team
The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.


2018 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
The 31st running of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira was held from 19 to 22 May 2018. Raced over four stages in the Basque Country, it was one of two women's cycling events at World Tour level in Spain, together with La Madrid Challenge. It was the 12th event of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship
The 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship (ENWC) was a rugby league tournament held for Tier Two and Tier Three nations, the third edition of the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, Background
Several nations that had not qualified, or were not eligible to qualify, for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup planned to contest an Emerging Nations tournament in Sydney in 2017 alongside the World Cup. However this tournament did not get support from the Rugby League International Federation, and did not go ahead.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, Background
On 29 March 2017, the Rugby League International Federation announced that Australia will be host the tournament in 2018. The two-week-long tournament will be held in Western Sydney, New South Wales with games taking place in Windsor, St Marys and Cabramatta.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, Teams
Ten teams were already confirmed for the tournament by March 2017 with a number of others later also announcing their participation. 15 teams were expected to compete, though Canada, India, Latvia, and Thailand were not included in the final draw, for unspecified reasons.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, Teams
Four multi-country regional teams will compete in a parallel tournament.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship play-off stage
The play-off stage of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship was a rugby league competition, the second stage of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, which began on 9 October and concluded on 13 October. The teams were split into Cup, Trophy, and Plate play-offs based on their results in the pool stage, which concluded on 7 October.


2018 Emerging Nations World Championship pool stage
The pool stage of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship was the first stage of the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, which began on 1 October and concluded on 7 October. The six highest ranked teams were split between Pool A and B, while Pool C consisted of the five lowest ranked teams. The pool stage was followed by the play-off stage beginning on 9 October.


2018 Emir of Qatar Cup
The 2018 Emir of Qatar Cup is the 46th edition of the Qatari cup tournament in men's football. It will be played by the first and second level divisions of the Qatari football league structure. The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFC Champions league.


2018 Emir of Qatar Cup
The draw of the tournament was held on 11 April 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup
The 98th Emperor's Cup (天皇杯 JFA 第98回全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2018 edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 26 May 2018 and ended with the final on 9 December 2018 at the Saitama Stadium 2002. The final was held earlier than the usual date of 1 January due to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.


2018 Emperor's Cup
The draw for the first four rounds was held on 29 March 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup
As a result of its win, Urawa Red Diamonds automatically qualified to the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Participating clubs
88 clubs competed in the tournament. Clubs playing in the 2018 J1 League and 2018 J2 League received a bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining teams entered in the first round.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, First Round
The first round matches were held on 26 and 27 May 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, Second Round
The second round matches were held on 6 June 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, Third Round
The third round matches were held on 11 July and 22 August 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, Fourth Round
The fourth round matches were held on 22 August and 26 September 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were held on 24 October 2018 and 21 November 2018.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were originally scheduled to be held on 16 December 2018. However, the semi-finals were rescheduled after Kashima Antlers won the 2018 AFC Champions League, which would have created a scheduling conflict with Kashima's participation in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.


2018 Emperor's Cup, Results, Final
The final was originally scheduled to be held on 24 December 2018. However, the semi-finals were rescheduled after Kashima Antlers won the 2018 AFC Champions League, which could have created a scheduling conflict with the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.


2018 Emperor's Cup Final
2018 Emperor's Cup Final was the 98th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on December 9, 2018. Urawa Reds won the championship.


2018 Empire Slovak Open
The 2018 Empire Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Trnava, Slovakia, on 14–20 May 2018.


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


2018 Empire Slovak Open – Doubles
Naomi Broady and Heather Watson were the defending champions, however Watson chose not to participate, while Broady chose to compete at the 2018 Kurume U.S.E Cup.


2018 Empire Slovak Open – Doubles
Jessica Moore and Galina Voskoboeva won the title after defeating Xenia Knoll and Anna Smith 0–6, 6–3, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Empire Slovak Open – Singles
Markéta Vondroušová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 Empire Slovak Open – Singles
Viktória Kužmová won the title after defeating Verónica Cepede Royg 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Emporia State Hornets football team
The 2018 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937. 2018 was the 121st season in school history. The Hornets are led by head coach Garin Higgins, who is in his 17th season overall, and 12th season at Emporia State as head coach. Emporia State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.


2018 Emporia State Hornets football team, Preseason
The Hornets enter the 2018 season after finishing with a 6–5 overall and in conference play last season under Higgins. On July 31, 2018 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Hornets were chosen to finish fifth in both the Coaches Poll and Media Polls.


2018 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 48 teams, and Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.


2018 Empress's Cup Final
2018 Empress's Cup Final was the 40th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka on January 1, 2019. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.


2018 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Nippon TV Beleza won their 13th title, by defeating INAC Kobe Leonessa 4–2 with Riko Ueki, Yuka Momiki and Mina Tanaka goals.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election
The 2018 Enfield Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Background
The last election in 2014 saw Labour winning a majority with 41 seats, compared with 22 for the Conservatives. No other parties held seats. This was the first time that Labour were re-elected for a third term.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Bowes
Chibah was a councillor for Turkey Street ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Chase
Dino Lemonides resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Cockfosters
Hayward was a councillor for Winchmore Hill ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Cockfosters
Georgiou was a councillor for Southgate Green ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Cockfosters
Smith was a councillor for Southgate ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Edmonton Green
Pearce was a councillor for Southgate ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Enfield Highway
Eren was first elected as a councillor in a by election in December 2017.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Enfield Highway
Dines was a councillor for Chase ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Haselbury
Lavender was a councillor for Cockfosters ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Highlands
Laban was a councillor for Town ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Highlands
Ekechi was a councillor for Upper Edmonton ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Jubilee
Caliskan was first elected as a councillor in a by election in May 2015.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Jubilee
Jukes was a councillor for Grange ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Ponders End
Ayfer Orhan resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Southbury
Keazor was a councillor for Enfield Lock ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Southgate
Stephanos Ioannou was suspended from the Conservative Party in 2018, he has since been readmitted.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Southgate
Charith Gunawardena and Derek Levy both resigned from the Labour Party, with Levy joining Community First and Gunawardena joining the Green Party.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Southgate Green
Daniel Anderson and Anne Brown both resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First. Anne Brown then joined the Green Party.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Town
Jiagge was a councillor for Upper Edmonton ward prior to the election.


2018 Enfield London Borough Council election, Ward results, Winchmore Hill
Dinah Barry resigned from the Labour Party and joined Community First. She is the leader of the grouping on Enfield Council.


2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42
The 2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, on 22–28 January 2018.


2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Doubles
Nicola Geuer and Anna Zaja were the defending champions, but Zaja chose not to participate. Geuer played alongside Cornelia Lister, but lost in the semifinals to Ysaline Bonaventure and Bibiane Schoofs.


2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Doubles
Bonaventure and Schoofs won the title after defeating Camilla Rosatello and Kimberley Zimmermann 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Singles
Anett Kontaveit was the defending champion, however she chose not to participate.


2018 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Singles
Georgina García Pérez won the title after defeating Arantxa Rus 6–2, 6–0 in the final.


2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie
The 2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twenty-second edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Saint-Gaudens, France, on 14–20 May 2018.


2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie – Doubles
Chang Kai-chen and Han Xinyun were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie – Doubles
Naiktha Bains and Francesca Di Lorenzo won the title, defeating Manon Arcangioli and Shérazad Reix in the final, 6–4, 1–6, [11–9].


2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie – Singles
Richèl Hogenkamp was the defending champion, but lost to Valentini Grammatikopoulou in the second round.


2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie – Singles
Vera Lapko won the title after defeating Quirine Lemoine 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Engie Open de Biarritz
The 2018 Open de Biarritz was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Biarritz, France, on 10–16 September 2018.


2018 Engie Open de Biarritz, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Engie Open de Biarritz – Doubles
Irina Bara and Mihaela Buzărnescu are the defending champions, but Buzărnescu chose not to participate.


2018 Engie Open de Biarritz – Doubles
Bara partnered alongside Valentyna Ivakhnenko and successfully defended her title, defeating Ysaline Bonaventure and Hélène Scholsen in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2018 Engie Open de Biarritz – Singles
Mihaela Buzărnescu was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 Engie Open de Biarritz – Singles
Tamara Korpatsch won the title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 6–2, 7–5.


2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne
The 2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Croissy-Beaubourg, France, on 26 March–1 April 2018.


2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Doubles
Vera Lapko and Polina Monova were the defending champions, but Lapko chose not to participate. Monova partnered Olga Doroshina, but lost in the first round to Anna Kalinskaya and Viktória Kužmová.


2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Doubles
Kalinskaya and Kužmová won the title after defeating Petra Krejsová and Jesika Malečková 7–6(7–5), 6–1 in the final.


2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Singles
Ekaterina Alexandrova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Jessika Ponchet.


2018 Engie Open de Seine-et-Marne – Singles
Anna Blinkova won the title after Karolína Muchová withdrew from the final.


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa
In June 2018, England played a three-test series against South Africa as part of the 2018 mid-year rugby union tests. The series was part of the sixth year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby, which runs through to 2019.


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Squads
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 9 June, the first test match of the tour.


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Squads, England
On 29 May, England finalised a 34-man tour squad for their 3-test series summer tour of South Africa.


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Squads, England
On 11 June, Jack Singleton joined the squad as a third choice hooker option and injury cover for Luke Cowan-Dickie.


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Squads, South Africa
On 26 May 2018, head coach Rassie Erasmus named a 43-man squad for South Africa's June Internationals.


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Matches, English warm-up match (Barbarians)
Touch judges:Nigel Owens (Wales)Ben Whitehouse (Wales)Television match official:Brian MacNeice (Ireland)


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Matches, South African warm-up match (Wales)
Touch judges:Alexandre Ruiz (France)Frank Murphy (Ireland)Television match official:David Grashoff (England)


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Matches, First test
Touch judges:Romain Poite (France)Glen Jackson (New Zealand)Television match official:Simon McDowell (Ireland)


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Matches, Second test
Touch judges:Glen Jackson (New Zealand)Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)Television match official:Simon McDowell (Ireland)


2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa, Matches, Third test
Touch judges:Romain Poite (France)Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)Television match official:Simon McDowell (Ireland)


2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series
The 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in England in June and July 2018. It was a tri-nation series between England women, South Africa women and the New Zealand women cricket teams. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures, with two matches were played each day. The top two teams progressed to the final on 1 July 2018.