2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series
In the opening fixture of the series, New Zealand set a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is, scoring 216 runs for the loss of one wicket against South Africa, in their 20 overs. Hours later on the same day, England broke the record, by scoring 250 runs for the loss of three wickets, also against South Africa. England went on to beat South Africa by 121 runs to record their biggest winning margin, in terms of runs, in WT20Is.


2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series
In the fifth match, New Zealand beat South Africa by eight wickets. Thefefore, New Zealand and England both progressed to the final, with South Africa being eliminated. In the following match, New Zealand's Suzie Bates became the second woman, after Jenny Gunn, to play in her 100th WT20I match. England won the tri-series, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the final.


2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series, Squads
When England announced their squad they said that Katie George and Lauren Winfield would only be in the squad for their double-header on 23 June. Natasha Farrant was also added to England's squad for the double-header.


2018 English Football League play-offs
The English Football League play-offs for the 2017–18 season were held in May 2018 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs began in each league with two semi-finals played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two competed. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.


2018 English Football League play-offs, Background
The English Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th.


2018 English Greyhound Derby
The 2018 Star Sports Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 2 June 2018 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium. The winner Dorotas Wildcat won £175,000 and was trained by Kevin Hutton, owned by Hutton and Dave Usher and bred by Jim Gurney.


2018 English Greyhound Derby
It is the second time that the event was held at Towcester.


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Final Result, Final Distances
1½, ¾, ½, 2¼, 1¼ (lengths) 0.08 sec = one length


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Review
The mandatory first round consisted of 26 heats, with only 35% of the field being eliminated, a percentage that included the 20-1 ante post favourite and All England Cup champion, Droopys Expert, Scottish Greyhound Derby champion The Other Reg and Irish star Clonbrien Hero. Whoops Jack impressed during the first set of heats winning in 29.33 and on the second night Droopys Verve (29.16) and Sporting Dave (29.29) stood out. The final set of heats were the most impressive with wins for Bombers Bullet (29.08), Tyrur Harold (29.29) and Puppy Derby champion Magical Bale (29.07).


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Review
Mark Wallis won four of the first eight heats of the second round with Bruisers Bullet going fastest in 29.05. Bombers Bullet, Whoops Jack and Sporting Dave all won well again but Magical Bale crashed out. The remaining second round heats the following evening saw Dorotas Wildcat and Droopys Biker impress in times of 29.07 and 29.16 respectively. Tyrur Harold was eliminated.


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Review
Bubbly Bluebird came to life on a fast track in the third round, becoming the first greyhound to break 29 seconds so far when defeating Bombers Bullet by a head in 28.94. This was followed by Irish hound Crossfield Will, Matt Dartnall's Rising Brandy and Dorotas Wildcat who all impressed winning in 28.81, 28.89 and 28.79 respectively. Sporting Dave and Droopys Biker were both eliminated before the final heat saw the youngster Droopys Verve win in 28.76 and maintain his record of finishing in the top two in every race that he had competed in so far.


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Review
The real test during the Derby is the quick run from third round to quarter finals and Dorotas Wildcat passed the test with flying colours winning heat 2 in 29.17. This was then topped by Droopys Verve who won in a fast time of 28.88 defeating Bruisers Bullet by 2¼ lengths. Rising Brandy took heat 4 in 29.01.


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Review
Droopys Verve impressed again in the semi finals defeating Bombers Bullet in 28.91. The race saw first bend bumping which left Dorotas Vic to claim the final qualifying spot. In the second semi final the early pace of Whoopys Jack ensured an Irish runner made the final, Dorotas Wildcat and Bruisers Bullet took the remaining final slots.


2018 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Review
In the final Dorotas Wildcat made a fast 5.15sec start, which saw him clear of the two greyhounds on his inside, he led all the way comfortably holding off the favourite Droopys Verve. In a clean final Dorotas Vic broke well and held on to third place, Bruisers Bullet ran on well for fourth, Bombers Bullet and Whoops Jack made poor starts and could not recover.


2018 English National Badminton Championships
The 2018 English National Badminton Championships were held in Wycombe Leisure Centre from August 24 to August 26, 2018.


2018 English Open (snooker)
The 2018 BetVictor English Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 15 to 21 October 2018 in Crawley, West Sussex, England. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.


2018 English Open (snooker)
The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Kyren Wilson in the 2017 event. However, O'Sullivan would lose to Mark Davis 1–6 in the semi-final. O'Sullivan was highly critical of the venue stating "The worst part was not the smell of urine... "This is about as bad as I've ever seen. It's a bit of a hellhole.... I don't know what this gaff is, but I've just done an interview and all I can smell is urine.


2018 English Open (snooker)
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the second maximum break of his career with a 147 in the opening frame of his 4–1 first round win against Soheil Vahedi. On the following day Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 15th maximum break of his career with a 147 in the final frame of a second round whitewash of Allan Taylor. This was the fourth time that two maximums were made at the main stage of a ranking tournament, and the third time in just over half a year.


2018 English Open (snooker)
Stuart Bingham won his fifth professional ranking title with a 9–7 victory against Mark Davis, who had reached his first ever ranking final at the age of 46, playing in his 28th season on the professional tour. Bingham became the first player to win two Home Nations Series events.


2018 English Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2018 English cricket season
The 2018 English cricket season ran between 1 April and 27 September 2018 and was the 119th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. It featured first-class, one-day and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales.


2018 English cricket season
The season saw men's international tours by Pakistan, Australia and India, with Pakistan and India playing Test matches against England. The South African and New Zealand women's teams also toured England, each playing three One Day International matches against the England women's cricket team. The three teams also competed in the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series Twenty20 competition.


2018 English cricket season
The 18 first-class counties competed in the 2018 County Championship, One-Day Cup and T20 Blast competitions, whilst women's teams played in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 Women's County Championship and the Women's T20 Blast competition. The 2018 Minor Counties Championship, MCCA Knockout Trophy and a new Twenty20 competition were competed for by the Minor Counties of England and Wales and club cricket was played throughout both countries.


2018 English cricket season, International tours
Three men's international sides toured England and Wales during the season: Pakistan, Australia and India. Pakistan also visited Ireland midway through the tour and played the Irish team's first Test match at Malahide near Dublin. In preparation for this match the Irish team played a first-class match against Somerset at Taunton in April. At the end of their tour Pakistan played two T20 matches in Scotland on 12 and 13 June. The England team played a One Day International (ODI) against Scotland in Edinburgh in June, losing to Scotland for the first time in an ODI.


2018 English cricket season, International tours
The South African women's team also toured England to play three One Day International matches against the England women's cricket team in June and to compete in the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series Twenty20 competition against England and New Zealand. New Zealand then played three One Day Internationals against England in July.


2018 English cricket season, International tours
In addition the West Indies men's side played a single Twenty20 International against a Rest of the World XI team at Lord's in May 2018 to raise funds for stadiums damaged by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria in September 2017.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Pakistan tour
Pakistan played two Test matches against England at Lord's and Headingley at the end of May and beginning of June. The series was drawn, each side winning one match.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Pakistan tour
Ahead of the Tests, two first-class matches were played against Kent and Northants. Their match against Ireland took place after the two first-class county matches, and a two-day match was played against Leicestershire between this and the first Test against England.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Pakistan tour
Pakistan won the first Test match by nine wickets on the fourth morning, playing "superbly but unspectacularly" to beat England comprehensively. The match was the first time England had lost the opening Test match of an English summer in 23 seasons. The BBC's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew called England's performance "truly dreadful" and was shocked that England could be "outplayed so comprehensively by a touring team at home in May" whist praising Pakistan as looking "sharper, better drilled and more prepared".


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Pakistan tour
Pakistan's "focus on basics", coaching and management were praised by The Express Tribune, whilst former Pakistan bowler Waqar Younis claimed that the win was his country's best at Lord's. Writing on CricInfo, George Dobell's view was that England's defeat was the "culmination of several years' of ECB policies that have disrespected Test cricket".


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Pakistan tour
England won the second Test within three days, defeating Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs in an "emphatic victory".


2018 English cricket season, International tours, South Africa women tour
South Africa women played three ODIs against England during June with England winning the series 2–1, their ninth consecutive series win against South Africa. The matches formed part of the qualification process for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup and will be followed by a series of Twenty20 matches between England, South Africa and New Zealand.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, South Africa women tour
South Africa won the first match at Worcester by seven wickets before England levelled the series at Hove after scoring 331 runs. The final match saw another strong England batting performance at Canterbury with Tammy Beaumont scoring her second century of the series as England won by seven wickets. Beaumont was named as player of the series.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, England in Scotland
England played a single ODI against Scotland at The Grange Club in Edinburgh on 10 June. The Scotland side scored 371/5 and bowled England out for 365 to win by six runs, the first time they had beaten England in an ODI. The Scottish score was the highest made by an Associate team against a Full Member side and included a score of 140 not out from Calum MacLeod. Despite a century from Jonny Bairstow, England fell short of what would have been their highest ODI run chase. The match is the England team's only away fixture during the 2018 English season.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Australia tour
Australia played a series of five One Day International matches and a single T20 International against England in June. England won the ODI series 5–0, the first time they had achieved a 5–0 victory against Australia in an ODI series, and also won the T20I match. The series featured a world record score of 481/6 made by England in the third match of the series, a game they won by 242 runs, with Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow both scoring centuries.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Australia tour
Australia played two warm-up one-day matches against Sussex and Middlesex at the start of June, winning both. After England achieved an "ugly win" in the first match of the series at The Oval strong batting performances saw them win the next three matches, including chasing a target of 311 runs in the fourth match, their highest run chase against Australia. The final match was closer, England eventually chasing Australia's score of 205 to win by one wicket, having been 114/8 in 29.4 overs at one point.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Tri-Nation series
The England, South Africa and New Zealand women's teams competed in a three-way T20I competition between 20 June and 1 July. England won the final of the series, which was played at Chelmsford, defeating New Zealand.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, Tri-Nation series
The series featured seven matches, six played on a round-robin basis in June with England and New Zealand, the most successful two teams, playing a final on 1 July. The featured three days of round-robin matches, each with two matches played back-to-back. Four of the fixtures were played at Taunton and two at Bristol. The series followed the ODIs played by South Africa women against England and will be followed by an ODI series played between England New Zealand.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, India tour
India toured England between July and September, playing five Test matches, three ODIs and three T20Is against England. The T20I series was won 2–1 by India with the ODI series being won by England by the same margin.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, India tour
Ahead of the Test matches, which were played in August and September, one first-class match was played against Essex. Before arriving in England, India played two T20Is against Ireland at Malahide, winning both.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, India tour
England won the Test series 4—1, winning the first two Test matches of the series before India won the third. England sealed the series with a victory in the fourth Test at Southampton, with India unable to chase a target of less than 250 runs in their second innings, before winning the final Test in September.


2018 English cricket season, International tours, New Zealand women tour
After a series of matches against Ireland in early June and the tri-series in July, New Zealand women played a set of three ODIs against England, with England winning the series 2–1. The matches formed part of the qualification process for the 2021 World Cup.


2018 English cricket season, MCCU matches
The season began on 1 April with the first of three rounds of matches between first-class counties and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams. Each first-class county played one first-class match against a university side before the start of the County Championship season later in the month, although a number of the matches were abandoned due to rain or wet outfields.


2018 English cricket season, County Championship
The men's County Championship season began on 13 April and was completed on 27 September with each team playing 14 matches. Each county will play one day/night match spread over four rounds of the competition from June to August. Surrey won their first Championship since 2002 with two rounds of matches left in the season.


2018 English cricket season, County Championship
The runners-up in Division One were Somerset. Division Two was won by Warwickshire with Kent finishing second; both teams were promoted to Division One. The two teams started the final round of matches equal on points and played each other in a title decider, Warwickshire winning to claim the Division Two title. Lancashire and Worcestershire finished in the bottom two places in Division One and were related to Division Two.


2018 English cricket season, One-Day Cup
The group stage of the One-Day Cup competition was played in a block of matches starting on 17 May. Teams were organised in two geographical divisions, with each team playing eight 50-over fixtures and the top three teams in each group advancing to the play-off stage. During the group stage teams played every other team in their division with the final group games played on 7 June. A series of play-off matches later in June saw Hampshire and Kent advance to the final which was played at Lord's on 30 June, Hampshire winning the title by 61 runs.


2018 English cricket season, Twenty20 Cup
The group stages of the men's Twenty20 Cup competition was played in a block of matches in the same geographical groups as the One-Day Cup. Group matches were played in a block between 4 July and 17 August, each side playing 14 group-stage matches. The quarter-finals were played between 23 and 26 August with final's day on 15 September at Edgbaston. Worcestershire defeated Sussex in the final.


2018 English cricket season, Women's County Championship
The 2018 Women's County Championship ran from the beginning of May to the beginning of June. It was won by Hampshire, the team's first title, with Yorkshire finishing as runners-up.


2018 English cricket season, Women's County Championship
Each of the eight sides in Division One of the Championship played seven one-day fixtures, once against each of the other teams. A separate Twenty20 competition followed the County Championship between 10 June and 1 July with teams organised into a different set of divisions. Each Division One team played eight matches, one against each of the other teams in the Division, with Middlesex winning the title.


2018 English cricket season, Women's Super League
During August 2018 the ECB announced that the Women's Super League would be expanded for the 2018 season with more group games played. In 2018 each franchise played each other both home and away with 10 group matches per side compared to the five group matches played in 2016 and 2017. The group stage of the competition began on 22 July and ran until 18 August with finals day taking place at Hove on 27 August. Surrey Stars won the competition, defeating Loughborough Lightning in the final.


2018 English cricket season, Minor Counties Competitions
The Minor Counties Championship began in June and ran until September with teams organised in two divisions based on their geographical location. Each team played six three-day matches against six of the nine other teams in their division. The divisional winners Berkshire and Lincolnshire qualified for the four-day Championship Final which was played between 16 and 19 September at the Banbury Cricket Club Ground in Oxfordshire, with Berkshire winning the Championship.


2018 English cricket season, Minor Counties Competitions
The Minor Counties Knockout Trophy was played on a straight knock-out basis over five rounds, a change from previous seasons. Cheshire won the final with Devon the beaten finalists.


2018 English cricket season, Minor Counties Competitions
A new Twenty20 competition was introduced in 2018 with group matches played at the beginning of the season, replacing some of the matches previously played in the Knockout Trophy group stage. Counties were placed in four geographical divisions of five teams for the competition, each playing eight matches over four match days, with both matches against an opposition team being played on the same day as a double-header. A Minor Counties T20 competition was trialled in 2015 but has not been played since. The T20 competition was won by Berkshire who defeated Cheshire in the final.


2018 English cricket season, Minor Counties Competitions
The first stages of both one-day competitions were played at the start of the season with Championship matches moving towards the later half the cricket season. The Finals Days for both one-day competitions was played at the end of August at Wormsley Park in Buckinghamshire.


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


2018 Epping Forest District Council election
This is the last election in which the UK Independence Party had elected representation on the council after the defection of David Dorrell to the Conservatives, and the defeat of Rod Butler.


2018 Epping Forest District Council election, By-elections, Lower Sheering by-election
A by-election was held on 19 October 2017 following the death of for Member of Parliament for Keighley, Gary Waller. Conservative, Paul Stalker won with 81% of the vote compared to 19% for the Liberal Democrats. Stalker completed Waller's term was re-elected in 2019 for a full term.


2018 Epping Forest District Council election, Ward results
Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election. Most figures are compared to the last time these seats were contested in any election cycle for the Epping Forest District Council election.


2018 Epping Forest District Council election, Ward results
Lower Nazeing, North Weald Bassett and Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash are compared to the 2015 ward election held at the same time as the 2015 general election, hence the sharp decrease in turnout, both Waltham Abbey seats contested at this election have been compared to the 2014 local election result due to the fact that UKIP won both at that point:


2018 Epping Forest District Council election, Ward results, Waltham Abbey Paternoster
Independent David Dorrell (elected as a UKIP councillor in 2014) joined the Conservatives in February 2018.


2018 Epsom Derby
The 2018 Epsom Derby was the 239th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 2018. The winner was Masar, ridden by William Buick, at odds of 16/1. The race was sponsored by Investec and the first prize was £920,000.


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
The initial entry for the 2018 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2016, consisted of 448 yearlings whose owners paid £560 for each horse entered. The number of entries was an increase of 32 on the initial entry for the 2017 race, and included 34 horses from the Godolphin Racing organisation and 58 from the Coolmore Stud. Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum entered 31 horses and 2016 winning owner Aga Khan IV had 20 entries. Three fillies were amongst the entries.


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
Six further horses were added at the second entry stage on 3 April 2018, with their owners paying £9,000 to enter a runner. Amongst the six were Tim Easterby's unbeaten colt Wells Farhh Go, two trained by Hugo Palmer and entries from the stables of Saeed bin Suroor and André Fabre.


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
At the final entry stage on 31 May 2018 there were 12 runners declared, with Saxon Warrior odds-on favourite.


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
The first significant trial for the 2018 Derby took place at Leopardstown Racecourse on 14 April when four colts contested the Ballysax Stakes. Three of the four runners were trained by Aidan O'Brien, including the favourite The Pentagon. The race was run on heavy going and was won by another O'Brien runner, Nelson, who beat Delano Roosevelt by half a length. Nelson, ridden by Donnacha O'Brien, was giving the trainer an eighth victory in the race. The Pentagon finished a well-beaten third. Aidan O'Brien said after the race " "I was delighted with that. It was tough going out there and Donnacha was very pleased with Nelson and said he stays really well." and that his other runners  would "...probably all come back for the Derrinstown Stud Stakes and they’re all Derby horses."


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
Epsom staged the Blue Riband Trial Stakes on 25 April. The race offers a free Derby entry to the winner and had been upgraded to Listed status in 2018. John Gosden trained the winner of the race for a sixth time with Crossed Baton, who took an early lead and held on in the final furlong to beat My Lord And Master by a head. The colt was already entered for the Derby and Gosden commented "If we get a hot summer he could be back [for the Derby]...he's a big boy but with not the biggest feet and he flows over faster ground."


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
On 27 April the Bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown Park produced a second trial winner for John Gosden. Gosden's Sevenna Star beat six other colts in a race run on testing going, getting up close to the winning post to beat Charlie Appleby's Ispolini by a short head. Sevenna Star had won his previous race by 14 lengths. Frankie Dettori, who rode the winner, said "Ultimately you'll see his very best at a mile and a half. He'll get better as the season progresses." Gosden, who was winning the race for the ninth time, felt that " he was only just getting the hang of it in the last part. He could go for another trial, with the Dante Stakes an option."


2018 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Trial races
The 2000 Guineas saw an impressive victory by Saxon Warrior who came home ahead of the outsider Tip Two Win and the favourite Masar whilst Roaring Lion came home fifth. Chester's two Derby trial races saw Young Rascal beat Dee Ex Bee in the Chester Vase on 9 May and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Rostropovich take the Dee Stakes on the following day. The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial on 13 May produced an upset as a three-horse Ballydoyle entry of The Pentagon, Delano Roosevelt and Nelson was defeated by the Dermot Weld-trained Hazapour, a 16/1 outsider. In the following week York Racecourse staged the Dante Stakes which saw Roaring Lion come home four and a half lengths clear of Mildenberger with Zabriskie in third place. The result effectively ended the Derby hopes of Wells Farhh Go and Crossed Batons who finished sixth and seventh.


2018 Epsom Derby, Race card
The final field of twelve saw six Irish-trained challengers matched against six British-trained colts.


2018 Epsom Derby, The Race
Despite fears earlier in the week that the prevailing wet weather would result in a soft surface, the race was run in bright sunshine on ground officially described as good. In the early stages Knight to Behold set the pace from Kew Gardens with Hazapour and The Pentagon close behind. The others were closely grouped and headed by Dee Ex Bee whilst Zabriskie and Sevenna Star brought up the rear. The order remained unchanged until the straight where horses fanned out to deliver their challenges.


2018 Epsom Derby, The Race
Approaching the last quarter mile Knight to Behold led a front rank of seven horses which included (from the inside) Kew Gardens, Hazapour, The Pentagon, Dee Ex Bee, Masar and Roaring Lion with Saxon Warrior beginning to make steady progress alongside his stablemate Delano Roosevelt. Knight to Behold, Kew Gardens and The Pentagon quickly dropped away, leaving Hazapour and Dee Ex Bee to briefly dispute the lead before Masar swept past them on the outside a furlong and a half from the finish.


2018 Epsom Derby, The Race
Roaring Lion briefly looked like a serious threat in the final furlong but Masar kept on well and won by a length and a half. Dee Ex Bee took second place, half a length in front of Roaring Lion whilst Saxon Warrior stayed on well to deprive Hazapour of fourth place without ever looking likely to win.


2018 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; nse = nose; hd = head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


2018 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2017:


2018 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2018 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


2018 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:


2018 Equatoguinean Primera División
The 2018 Equatoguinean Primera División is the 40th season of the Equatoguinean Primera División, the top-tier football league in Equatorial Guinea, since its establishment in 1979. The season started on 26 May 2018.


2018 Equatoguinean Primera División, First stage
Divided into Región Insular and Región Continental. Top three teams from each region qualify for the final stage.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
The 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit (also 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia peace summit) was a bilateral summit that took place on 8–9 July 2018 in Asmara, Eritrea, between Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and officials from the two countries.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
The two leaders signed a joint declaration on 9 July, formally ending the border conflict between both countries, restoring full diplomatic relations, and agreeing to open their borders to each other for persons, goods and services. The joint statement was also considered to close all chapters regarding the Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) and of the following Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict (2000–2018) with sporadic clashes.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Background
Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 following the 30-year Eritrean War of Independence, and subsequent border disputes caused continuing tension between the two nations. The tensions came to a crisis point in May 1998, and Eritrea invaded Ethiopia, leading to the Ethiopian–Eritrean War; this killed between 70,000–100,000 on both sides and left Eritrea with over a third of its territory occupied and more than 650,000 people displaced.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Background
In 2000, the two countries signed the Algiers Agreement agreeing to submit to binding arbitration to resolve boundary and restitution questions. Eritrea was awarded most of the disputed territory by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, but Ethiopia still occupied most of the disputed land as of 2017. The result was a frozen conflict state of "no war, no peace" and prolonged tensions between the two countries.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Background
Each country accused the other of hosting terrorist movements aimed at fomenting regime change, and both remained closed societies; Ethiopia was an authoritarian dominant-party state ruled by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), and Eritrea is a totalitarian one-party state ruled by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Presidential and parliamentary elections in Eritrea have been indefinitely postponed and have never been held since independence.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Background
Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018, was unable to make progress toward resolving tensions with Eritrea, and his tenure saw repeated waves of protest against the repressive political atmosphere. After he resigned in 2018, he was replaced by Abiy Ahmed, who promised in his inaugural address to negotiate an end to the Ethio-Eritrean conflict.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Announcement and preparations
On 5 June 2018, the Executive Committee of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front announced its intention to accept and fully implement the 2002 ruling of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) established under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration pursuant to the 2000 Algiers Agreement. In a statement, the EPRDF called for Eritrea to reciprocate and implement the peace deal without preconditions.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Announcement and preparations
The decision came as a surprise, representing a reversal of sixteen years of Ethiopian policy. While cause for optimism across much of Ethiopia, in the Tigray Region, under whose jurisdiction most of the disputed territories fall, the announcement sparked protest, including in the disputed town of Badme itself and amongst war veterans. On 13 June 2018 the executive committee of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front denounced, inter alia, the decision to hand over Badme as "fundamentally flawed", saying that the ruling coalition suffered from a "fundamental leadership deficit".


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Announcement and preparations
Ethnic Irobs living in the border areas currently under Ethiopian administration organised a protest to condemn the decision to accept the boundary commission's ruling, fearing the division of their community. In a question-and-answer session in Parliament on 11 June, Abiy defended his peace initiative, saying: "I was standing in [Badme] when we put up our flag, and I cried. Many of my friends who fought in that war, we had to bury", alluding to his own service during the conflict.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Announcement and preparations
The Eritrean government, seeming to have been caught by surprise by the move, refrained from commenting on the Ethiopian offer for two weeks until 20 June, in President Isaias's speech on the occasion of Martyrs' Day. Bemoaning "two lost generations" of opportunity, the Eritrean president announced that his government would send a delegation to Addis Ababa "to gauge current developments directly and in depth as well as to chart out a plan for continuous future action".


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Announcement and preparations
Less than a week later, on 26 June 2018, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed visited Addis Ababa for three days, taking part in the first bilateral meeting between the two countries in over two decades. The two countries agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors, and Abiy agreed to meet with his Eritrean counterpart "in the near future", although Ethiopian foreign minister Workneh Gebeyehu added that a time and location had not been determined.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, 8 July
Abiy arrived in Asmara, Eritrea on 8 July, where he was greeted by President Isaias at Asmara International Airport. Hundreds of thousands of people lined Asmara's main thoroughfare, Harnet Avenue, to welcome the Ethiopian leader's motorcade. The two leaders and their delegations held an expanded bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace, announcing that telephone lines between the two countries would be re-connected with immediate effect. Also announced were the re-establishment of embassies, the opening of ports, air routes, and "free travel" between the two countries, although what the latter would entail was unclear.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, 8 July
That evening, the Eritrean leader held an official dinner for his Ethiopian guest at the Asmara Municipality Building, attended by government and party officials and the diplomatic corps, in which the two toasted the end of tensions and heralded a new era of Eritrea–Ethiopia relations.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, 8 July
We have agreed to bring down the wall between us. Now there is no border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. That border line has gone today with the display of a true love ... love is greater than modern weapons like tanks and missiles. Love can win hearts, and we have seen a great deal of it today here in Asmara. From this time on, war is not an option for the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia. What we need now is love.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, 8 July
The Eritrean people have today had the chance to express their true love and emotion for Ethiopians. We can imagine that the decisions the prime minister of Ethiopia took were not easy ones. But we can assure you we will face the future together. We will work as one.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, 9 July
Following a coffee ceremony at Isaias's private residence, the two leaders signed a five-point   12 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, declaring that "the state of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea has come to an end; a new era of peace and friendship has been opened." In the joint declaration, the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations and transport, trade and communications links, implement the EEBC's border ruling, and ensure regional peace and cooperation.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, 9 July
Abiy then departed Asmara—again with President Isaias bidding him farewell at the airport—and returned to Addis Ababa.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Summit meeting, Delegations
Abiy was accompanied by Workneh Gebeyehu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muferiat Kamil, the Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, Keria Ibrahim, the Speaker of the House of Federation, and Seyoum Awol, President of the Afar Region. Notably absent was Debretsion Gebremichael, President of the Tigray Region and leader of the TPLF, which has been critical of the peace process.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Reactions
Leaders and organizations across Africa and the world welcomed the summit's success, expressing their support for the peace process between the two countries.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Aftermath
The evening of his return to Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and briefed him on the summit proceedings. As a result of its successful outcome, Abiy requested that the United Nations lift its sanctions—imposed largely due to the efforts of Ethiopian diplomacy—on Eritrea.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Aftermath
Immediately following the summit it was announced that Ethiopian Airlines would resume flights to Asmara the following Monday, 16 July. The state-run Ethiopian Press Agency reported that Ethiopian Airlines would additionally take a 20% stake in Eritrean Airlines, although as of 9 July 2018 this has not yet been confirmed by the management of either airline.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Aftermath
President Isaias made a reciprocal visit to Ethiopia the week immediately following the summit, from 14–16 July. Speaking at a state luncheon hosted by President Mulatu Teshome, Isaias affirmed the unity of Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying "henceforth, anyone who says Eritreans and Ethiopians are two different peoples is one that doesn't know the truth." He visited an industrial park in Awassa and presided over the re-opening of the Eritrean Embassy.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Aftermath
On 11 September 2018, Eritrea–Ethiopia border crossings reopened for the first time since 1998, at Serha–Zalambesa and Debaysima–Burre. In October 2019, Abiy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work brokering peace.


2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Aftermath
Martin Plaut, a journalist specialising in Africa, suggested that the Abiy–Isaias close relationship and meetings that followed in 2019 and 2020, together with the Tripartite Agreement that included Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo), president of Somalia, were used to discuss and prepare a combined military strategy for the Tigray War that started in early November 2020.


2018 Erovnuli Liga
The 2018 Erovnuli Liga (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 30th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Torpedo Kutaisi were the defending champions. The season began on 2 March 2018 and was ended on 8 December 2018.


2018 Erovnuli Liga, Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away twice, for a total of 36 games each.


2018 Erovnuli Liga 2
The 2018 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as Pirveli Liga) was the 30th season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 1 March 2018 and ended on 7 December 2018.


2018 Erste Bank Open
The 2018 Erste Bank Open 500 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 22 October until 28 October 2018. Second-seeded Kevin Anderson won the singles title.


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


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


2018 Erste Bank Open – Doubles
Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas were the defending champions, but Bopanna chose to compete in Basel and Cuevas chose to compete in Lima instead.


2018 Erste Bank Open – Doubles
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski won the title, defeating Mike Bryan and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3. Bryan secured the year-end ATP no. 1 doubles ranking by reaching the final.


2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles
Lucas Pouille was the defending champion, but lost to Borna Ćorić in the second round.


2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles
Kevin Anderson won the title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3).


2018 Erste Bank Open – Singles
This was Nishikori's ninth consecutive defeat in ATP World Tour level finals. His most recent victory came in February 2016 at Memphis.


2018 Eschborn–Frankfurt
The 2018 Eschborn-Frankfurt was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 1 May 2018 in Germany. It was the 57th edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt and the twentieth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.


2018 Eschborn–Frankfurt
European champion Alexander Kristoff won the race for a record fourth consecutive edition. Michael Matthews and Oliver Naesen took second and third place.


2018 Esiliiga
The 2018 Esiliiga was the 28th season of the Esiliiga, the second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 1 March 2018 and concluded on 11 November 2018. Defending champions Maardu Linnameeskond won their second Esiliiga title.


2018 Esiliiga, Teams
Ten teams competed in the league – the seven teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Esiliiga B. The promoted teams were Nõmme Kalju U21 (returning to the Esiliiga after a one-year absence), Tallinna Kalev U21 and Keila (both teams playing in the Esiliiga for the first time ever). They replaced Tallinna Kalev, Kuressaare (both teams promoted to the Meistriliiga) and FCI Tallinn U21 (merged with Levadia U21).


2018 Esiliiga, Play-offs, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Järve won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2019 Esiliiga.


2018 Esiliiga B
The 2018 Esiliiga B were the 6th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013.


2018 Esiliiga B, Teams
Of the 10 participating teams 4 remained following the 2017 Esiliiga B. The 2017 champions Kalju U21, runners-up Kalev U21 and 4th placed Keila JK were promoted to Esiliiga, while 10th place Sillamäe Kalev U21 was relegated and Viimsi JK and Raasiku Joker decided not to participate in 2018 Esiliiga B. For this season those six teams will be replaced by 6 II Liiga teams. They are: Lasnamäe Ajax, Nõmme United, Pärnu JK, Tallinna Legion, Flora U19 and Võru Helios. Only Tallinna Legion and Flora U19 have played in Esiliiga B before.


2018 Esiliiga B, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2018 Esiliiga B, Awards, Esiliiga B Player of the Year
Rejal Alijev was named Esiliiga B Player of the Year.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 29 August – 1 September at Carton House Golf Club on its Montgomerie and O'Meara courses in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy
It was the 28th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a record 57 team entries, each with two or three players. One nation, Lebanon, made its first appearance.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy
Each team played two rounds at the Montgomerie Course and two rounds at the O'Meara Course in different orders. The top 27 teams on the final leaderboard, except Norway and France, all played the fourth round at the O'Meara Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy
The United States team won the Trophy for their 14th title and first win in 20 years, beating team Japan by 10 strokes. Japan earned the silver medal while the defending champions South Korea team took the bronze on third place one more stroke back.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy
The individual title went to Cho Ayean, South Korea, whose score of 17-under-par, 273, was two strokes ahead of Jennifer Kupcho, United States, and Yuka Yasuda, Japan.


2018 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
59 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team, except one, had three players. The team representing Lithuania had only two players.


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


2018 Espírito Santo gubernatorial election
The Espírito Santo gubernatorial election occurred in October 2018, and elected the Governor and Vice Governor of Espírito Santo and 28 State Deputies.


2018 Espírito Santo gubernatorial election
The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014, in which Paulo Hartung of the Brazilian Democratic Movement was elected in the first round with 53.44% of the votes, against 39.34% of Renato Casagrande.


2018 Essendon Football Club season
The 2018 Essendon Football Club season will be the Essendon Football Club's 120th season in the Australian Football League. They will also field a reserves team in the Victorian Football League.


2018 Essendon Football Club season, AFL, List changes
Three veteran Essendon players decided to retire at the end of the 2017 season: two-time All-Australian Jobe Watson, former Geelong three-time premiership player James Kelly and 255-game player Brent Stanton. After the season Essendon also announced that they had delisted Heath Hocking.


2018 Essendon Football Club season, AFL, List changes
During trade period three different players requested trades to Essendon. The first trade to be completed was that of Greater Western Sydney player Devon Smith, who Essendon acquired with their first round pick for the 2017 draft. Later they also secured Adam Saad from Gold Coast with their 2018 second round pick, before getting forward Jake Stringer from the Western Bulldogs in exchange for two second-round draft picks on the last day of the trade period.


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


2018 Essex County municipal elections, Essex County Council
Essex County Council consists of the 7 mainland mayors of Essex County and their seven deputy mayors.


2018 Esso Cup
The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. This was the first time the championship has held in Nova Scotia. The St. Alberta Slash of Alberta defeated the Saskatoon Stars 2–1 in the gold medal game to defend their national title.


2018 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Atlantic Region
Northern Selects advance by winning regional championship played March 29–April 1, 2018 at Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.


2018 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Quebec
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière advance by winning LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 13–15, 2018.


2018 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Ontario
Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Toronto, Ontario


2018 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Western Region
Saskatoon Stars advance by winning regional championship played April 6–7, 2018 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.


2018 Esso Cup, Road to the Esso Cup, Pacific Region
St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia.


2018 Essonne's 1st constituency by-election
A by-election was held in Essonne's 1st constituency on 18 November 2018, with a second round on 25 November as no candidate secured a majority of votes in the first round. The by-election was prompted by the resignation of Manuel Valls to run for the mayoralty of Barcelona in the 2019 municipal elections.


2018 Estonian Football Winter Tournament
The 2018 Estonian Football Winter Tournament or the 2018 EJL Jalgpallihalli Turniir is the fifth edition of the annual tournament in Estonia. This tournament is divided into five groups of 6 teams.


2018 Estonian Small Cup
The  2018 Estonian Small Cup was the 9th season of the Estonian amateur football knockout tournament. The tournament began in March 2018, and the final took place in September 2018 at the A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn. Paide Linnameeskond III were the defending champions.


2018 Estonian Small Cup
Saue JK won the cup after beating Raasiku FC Joker 2–0 in the final.


2018 Estonian Small Cup, First Round (1/64)
The draw was made by Estonian Football Association on 9 March 2018.


2018 Estonian Small Cup, First Round (1/64), Byes
These teams were not drawn and secured a place in the second round without playing:


2018 Estonian Small Cup, Second Round (1/32)
The draw was made by Estonian Football Association on 2 April 2018.


2018 Estonian Small Cup, Third Round (1/16)
The draw was made by Estonian Football Association on 26 April 2018.


2018 Estonian Small Cup, Fourth Round (1/8)
The draw was made by Estonian Football Association on 23 May 2018.


2018 Estonian Small Cup, Final
The two finalist were Saue JK, who reached quarter-finals the previous season, and Raasiku FC Joker, who enjoyed third-tier football last year. Both teams are from Harju County.


2018 Estoril Open
The 2018 Estoril Open (also known as the Millennium Estoril Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the Estoril Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Clube de Ténis do Estoril in Cascais, Portugal, from April 30 through May 6, 2018.


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


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


2018 Estoril Open – Doubles
Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus were the defending champions, but Harrison chose not to participate this year. Venus played alongside Raven Klaasen, but lost in the first round to Alex de Minaur and Lleyton Hewitt.


2018 Estoril Open – Doubles
Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie won the title, defeating Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2018 Estoril Open – Singles
Pablo Carreño Busta was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Frances Tiafoe.


2018 Estoril Open – Singles
João Sousa won the title, defeating Tiafoe in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 Estoril Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 Ethiopian Cup
The 2018 Ethiopian Cup is the 59th edition of the Ethiopian Cup, the knockout football competition of Ethiopia.


2018 Ethiopian Cup
In the final on 29 September 2018, Defence Force (Mekelakeya) defeated St. George.


2018 Ethiopian presidential election
A snap presidential election was held in Ethiopia on 25 October 2018, prompted by the resignation of incumbent Mulatu Teshome. It was the fifth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect the country's fourth president.


2018 Ethiopian presidential election
Diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde was elected without contest to a six-year term, becoming Ethiopia's first non-royal female head of state and the first female head of state since the death of Empress Zewditu in 1930.


2018 Ethiopian presidential election, Background and electoral process
As a parliamentary republic, most administrative power and the effective ability is vested in the prime minister and his government, rather than the president, leaving the president as primarily a figurehead executive. However, the president retains significant Reserve powers granted by the constitution.


2018 Ethiopian presidential election, Background and electoral process
A presidential candidate is required to be elected by a joint session of the upper house and lower house of the Ethiopian parliament, the Federal Parliamentary Assembly, the House of Federation and the House of People's Representatives, respectively.


2018 Ethiopian presidential election, Background and electoral process
The outgoing President, Mulatu Teshome had been elected in 2013 to a six-year term ending in 2019, but resigned for unspecified reasons, necessitating an early election.


2018 EurAsia Cup
The 2018 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM was the third edition of the EurAsia Cup, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 12–14 January at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The team captains were Thomas Bjørn and Arjun Atwal.


2018 EurAsia Cup
The event had a $4,800,000 purse; $300,000 to each member of the winning team and $100,000 to each member of the losing team.


2018 EurAsia Cup
Europe won the match 14 to 10. Asia had held a narrow 6½ to 5½ lead at the start of the final day's singles session but Europe won 8 of the first 9 matches and retained the trophy.


2018 EurAsia Cup, Teams
OWGR as of 7 January. Yellow background indicates a captain's pick.


2018 EurAsia Cup, Teams
The Asian team was selected as follows: the leading four available Asian players from the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 27 November, the leading four eligible and available Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 27 November, and four captain’s picks. The leading four Asian players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit were Gavin Green (1), Shiv Chawrasia (4), Phachara Khongwatmai (5) and Poom Saksansin (6).


2018 EurAsia Cup, Teams
The leading Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking were Hideki Matsuyama (5), Yuta Ikeda (37), Kim Si-woo (40), Satoshi Kodaira (53), Li Haotong (57), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (59) and Anirban Lahiri (65). Matsuyama, Kim and Kodaira did not play. The captain's picks were Hideto Tanihara, Kang Sung-hoon, An Byeong-hun and Nicholas Fung.


2018 EurAsia Cup, Teams
The European team was selected as follows: the leading 10 available European players from the final 2017 European Tour Race to Dubai rankings plus two captain’s picks. The qualifiers from the Race to Dubai were Fleetwood (1), Hatton (5), Fisher (6), Cabrera-Bello (7), Norén (8), Fitzpatrick (12), Wiesberger (14), Stenson (15), Dunne (16),  and Pieters (20); Justin Rose (2), Jon Rahm (3), Sergio García (4), Francesco Molinari (9) and Rory McIlroy (13) chose not to participate. Lévy and Casey were chosen as captain picks.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 21st edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League, the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), in a league and play-off format.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
This season, teams continued to take part in two divisions, the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). 12 teams continued to contest Division A, consisting of the top 11 finishers from last year plus Turkey who were promoted to the top tier. Whilst Division B accommodated 15 nations: 13 nations who did not gain promotion from last season, Georgia who made their debut, plus Greece who were relegated from the top tier at the end of last season. No nations returned after an absence from competing in recent years, however, the Netherlands, who had competed in the last two seasons, did not enter this year.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
A total of five stages of fixtures were scheduled during the regular season. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team in Division B played in one. At each stage the participating nations earned points for the overall league tables.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
At the end of the regular season, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the post-season event, the Superfinal, to compete to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B (the four group winners and three best runners-up) and the team ranked bottom of Division A played in a different post-season event, the Promotion Final, to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
The top scorer of the 2002 season, Alan of Portugal, announced his retirement on 11 June; Alan competed in all 20 EBSL seasons since the inaugural edition in 1998, meaning this year marked the first EBSL season in which he did not feature.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
The league also acted as the qualification route to the 2019 European Games; the top six teams of the Superfinal plus the Promotion Final winners qualified to joint hosts Belarus.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League
Germany, the defending Division A team in the Promotion Final, beat Romania in the final to win the event, therefore retaining their Division A status for next season. Russia were the defending champions but were knocked out of title-winning contention in the group stage of the Superfinal, ultimately finishing fourth in the post-season event, just the second time (the other 2005), that Russia failed to finish in the top three. The concluding match of the Superfinal was contested between Italy and Spain, who were looking to end 13 and 12-year waits since their last respective EBSL titles (2005 and 2006). Italy, on home sand, won the match on penalties to claim their second European title.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Calendar and locations
For the first time, Azerbaijan and Belarus hosted an EBSL regular season stage. It was also the first time since the 2013 season that no nations in Division B hosted a stage, only the second time this had occurred since divisions were introduced in 2002.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
The following teams have entered this season, in the following divisions (12 in Division A, 15 in Division B).


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 36 nations.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 1 (Baku, 22–24 June)
Matches are listed as local time in Baku, AZT (UTC+4).


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 1 (Baku, 22–24 June)
All matches took place at the Baku Beach Arena, part of the Flag Square cluster of the European Games Park in Sabail raion, with a capacity of 3,900. The stadium previously hosted the beach soccer event at the 2015 European Games.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 1 (Baku, 22–24 June), Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July)
All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach), in tandem with the hosting of the 2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July)
The stadium had recently been undergoing redevelopment, increasing its capacity from 1,600 to 2,200. However, one part of the stadium was still awaiting upgrades, meaning the new capacity figure was yet to be fully reached.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July)
During this round, Bulgaria won a stage title for the first time (in either division).


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July), Division B, Group 2
The Serbia vs. Estonia match was the first goalless draw in the 20-year history of the EBSL.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July), Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Moscow, MSK (UTC+3).


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 July)
All matches took place at Yantar Beach Soccer Stadium in the district of Strogino, with a capacity of 2,500.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 July)
This was the eighth time Moscow hosted an EBSL event, drawing level with Marseille as the cities to host the most events in the league's history.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 July)
During this round, Kazakhstan won an EBSL stage title for the first time (in either division).


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 July), Division A
Switzerland, Azerbaijan and Poland are ranked accordingly based on their three-way head-to-head results


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 July), Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 4 (Minsk, 3–5 August)
Matches are listed as local time in Minsk, FET (UTC+3).


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 4 (Minsk, 3–5 August)
All matches took place at the National Beach Soccer Stadium, part of the Olympic Sports Complex in Pyershamayski District, with a capacity of 1,300.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 4 (Minsk, 3–5 August)
With construction beginning on 8 June, the stadium was a newbuild, commissioned specifically for the purpose of hosting the beach soccer event at the 2019 European Games; this stage was organised to take place in Minsk to serve as test event for the new venue ahead of the upcoming games.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 4 (Minsk, 3–5 August)
There were no Division B fixtures during this stage; this contributes to the fact this was the first stage to feature just four teams since the Moscow stage of the 2013 season.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 4 (Minsk, 3–5 August), Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 24–26 August)
Matches are listed as local time in Warnemünde, CEST (UTC+2)


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 24–26 August)
All matches took place on the site of the Sport & Beach Arena on Warnemünde Beach, at the purpose built DFB Beachsoccer Arena, with a capacity of approximately 1,500 seats.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 24–26 August)
Georgia made their EBSL debut during this stage, the 34th different nation to compete in the league.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 24–26 August)
England claimed the Division B stage crown, meaning they won back-to-back second-tier titles for the first time.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 24–26 August), Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, League tables
Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Highest group placement 2. Points earned 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Results against 4th place team


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September)
Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC+2)


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September)
All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Spiaggia del Lido di San Giovanni, with a capacity of approximately 1,500.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September)
The winners of the Promotion Final earned a place in Division A next season; they also qualified for the 2019 European Games.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September)
(Note two teams were ineligible to qualify to the European Games: Germany, as the team that finished 12th in Division A and Kazakhstan, who are not a member of the European Olympic Committees. In the event one of these teams was to win the Promotion Final, the next highest ranked eligible team would qualify in their place.)


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September), Qualified teams
The teams in bold qualified as Division B regular season group winners; those in italics qualified as the three best group runners-up.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September), Qualified teams
The team in green attempted to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the regular season table.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September), Final standings
Germany won the event to retain their Division A status for the 2019 EBSL season; this was just the second time in ten attempts since the Promotion Final was introduced that the defending Division A team successfully won it to preserve their top tier membership (the other France in 2011). Consequently, no Division B team earned promotion to the top division and no Division A team was relegated this year.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September), Final standings
Romania claimed the single qualification berth to the 2019 European Games available in the Promotion Final as the highest ranked team eligible to qualify in the final standings.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September)
Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC+2)


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September)
All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Spiaggia del Lido di San Giovanni, with a capacity of approximately 1,500.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September)
The winners of the Superfinal were crowned 2018 EBSL champions; the top six (excl. Belarus as they qualified automatically as Games hosts) also earned qualification to the 2019 European Games.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Qualified teams
The top eight teams from Division A, as per the end of regular season league table, qualified for the Superfinal.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Play-off stage, Superfinal match
"I won everything with Sambenedettese [his club team], but nothing compares to this. Before the final penalty, I turned towards the stand and I said ‘I’ve got this’. I can’t remember much after the save, but I just remember running like crazy all across the pitch."


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Play-off stage, Superfinal match
"This group has managed to perform at a high level for a number of years, but to actually win is something entirely different. It was the climax of everything after Simone’s save and I can say without a doubt that we deserved this victory after all of the sacrifices that we made."


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Play-off stage, Superfinal match
"You have to be proud of the work done." "We deserved to win the final against Italy."


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Final standings
Finalists Spain and Italy faced each other for the first time in an EBSL title-decider; both teams were appearing in their second finals (the others 2014 and 2010 respectively) since they each last won their most recent titles (2006 and 2005 respectively). It was also just the second time (the other Spain vs. France, 2003) that neither Russia nor Portugal reached the final.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Final standings
By winning the Superfinal, Italy ended a 13-year drought (the then current longest wait of any team with a previous title win) to claim their second EBSL crown; both titles were won on penalties. After nine successive wins, including claiming first place in the regular season, this was Spain's first loss of the season; their wait for a sixth title now continues into its 13th year.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September), Final standings
Belarus' 5th-place finish was their joint best result (with 2016); the sixth European Games qualifier was therefore decided in the seventh place play-off between Ukraine and Azerbaijan, won by the former.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Season statistics, Top scorers
The following tables list the top 12 scorers in each division, including goals scored in both the regular and post season events. Note there is no award presented for these season-encompassing scoring feats, the tables are for statistical purposes only. Scoring awards were bestowed per stage, with the primary award that which was presented in the Superfinal.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Season statistics, Most assists
The following tables list the top 10 assistants in each division including assists provided in both the regular and post season events.


2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Season statistics, Discipline
The following table lists the players and teams who received the most penalties for disciplinary infringements in each division in both the regular and post season events.


2018 Euro Winners Cup
The 2018 Euro Winners Cup was the sixth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the better known UEFA Champions League in association football.


2018 Euro Winners Cup
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 25 May till 3 June 2018, consisting of a preliminary qualifying round and the competition proper.


2018 Euro Winners Cup
Following the qualifying round, the competition proper began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.


2018 Euro Winners Cup
Braga of Portugal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after beating Kristall of Russia on penalties in the final.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Teams
A record 58 teams have entered the championship; 26 qualify straight into the Main Round  whilst 32 compete in the Nazaré Cup / Preliminary Round to attempt to qualify for the competition proper.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Teams, Qualification
As per BSWW regulations, qualification for the 2018 EWC is achieved as follows:


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Teams, Entrants
For context, in February 2018, BSWW deemed the top four leagues in Europe to be (in no particular order) the Portuguese, Russian, Italian and Spanish leagues.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Venues
Two venues were used in one host city: Nazaré, Leiria District, Portugal. Matches took place at Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach) on one of two pitches. The Main pitch, otherwise known as the Estádio do Viveiro (Viveiro Stadium), with a capacity of 1,600, hosted 79 matches, including all main bracket ties in the knockout stage. Pitch 2, a purpose made pitch, located adjacent to the main stadium, hosted 48 matches.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Squads
Each club must submit a squad of a maximum of 12 players that includes a minimum of two goalkeepers. Players are to be assigned shirt numbers between 1 and 22 (the number 1 must be reserved for a goalkeeper). Three delegates must accompany the players, including at least one medical personnel. A maximum of three foreign players are allowed to be part of the squad. This was later increased to four, however a maximum of three of these players are permitted to play in a match.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Draws
The draws took place on May 9 at 12:00 local time in Nazaré, Portugal at the Biblioteca Municipal de Nazaré (Nazaré Public Library), conducted by the Mayor of Nazaré, Walter Chicharro, PFP Director Pedro Dias, BSWW Deputy Vice-President, Gabino Renales and BSWW Head of Competitions, Josep Ponset.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Draws, Nazaré Cup (Preliminary Round)
The BSWW organising committee decided to split the 32 teams into eight groups of four, conducting the draw as follows:


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Draws, Main Round
The BSWW organising committee decided to split the 34 teams into seven groups of four and two groups of three. Two of the groups of four involve the eight qualifiers from the preliminary round. This meant the draw concerned determining just five of the seven groups of four, conducted as follows:


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round)
The Preliminary Round is open to all clubs who did not automatically qualify for the Main Round as domestic league champions.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Overview, Decision to make changes
The Preliminary Round has undergone considerable changes. In last season's EWC, five of the eight quarter-finalists and three of the four semifinalists qualified via this route; just three teams in the quarter-finals and one team in the semi-finals was an automatic qualifier / national league champion.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Overview, Decision to make changes
To protect the competition's original purpose as a championship primarily for Europe's league champions, BSWW made changes ensuring that this year only two quarter-finalists and subsequently one semifinalist would be non-champion qualifiers from the Preliminary Round. Three semifinalists were guaranteed to be a national league champion.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Overview, Decision to make changes
This was later revised so that only one team in the quarter-finals would be a qualifier, whilst the other seven would be guaranteed to be a league champion. A qualifier was no longer ensured of a semifinal spot.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Overview, Format
This season, embedded within the wider scope of this edition of the Euro Winners Cup, an additional tournament will be taking place. It has been described as a "tournament within a tournament". This supplementary event is known as the Nazaré Beach Soccer Cup (NBSC):-


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Overview, Format
The Preliminary Round of this year's EWC forms the first stage of the NBSC, taking place from 25–27 May:-


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Subsequent rounds, Second group stage
The eight qualifiers progressed to the second group stage that took place as part of the Main Round of the EWC.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Nazaré Cup (incl. Preliminary Round), Subsequent rounds, Final
The best two teams of the second group stage advanced to the final that took place as part of the Round of 16 of the EWC.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Main Round
The Main Round commenced on 28 May and ended on 30 May.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Main Round
34 teams entered into the Main Round – 26 European domestic league champions (and select league runners-up) who qualify automatically plus eight qualifiers from the Preliminary Round, competing in a round robin format.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Main Round
Official practice sessions for the automatic qualifiers took place on 26 and 27 May.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Main Round
The Main Round fixtures for Groups A–G were announced on 17 May. The matches for the Nazaré Cup qualifiers groups (H and I) were released on 27 May once the composition of said groups was confirmed.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Knockout stage
From Groups A–G of the Main Round, all seven groups winners and seven runners-up (originally, only five from seven runners-up) advance to the knockout stage (total of 14 clubs).


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Knockout stage
Originally, from Groups H and I (Nazaré Cup qualifiers groups), the winners and runners-up from both groups were to advance to the knockout stage (a total of four clubs). However the format was later revised; only the winners of each group (two clubs) now advance to play in the knockout stage. These two clubs remain separate from the other 14 in the Round of 16 draw.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the clubs compete in single-elimination matches. Consolation matches are also played to determine the final rankings involving the clubs knocked out of each round of the knockout stage.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Awards
1. Goals scored during the preliminary round were not counted for this award.


2018 Euro Winners Cup, Top goalscorers
Goals scored in both the competition proper and the preliminary round are counted.


2018 EuroCup Finals
The 2018 EuroCup Finals were the concluding games of the 2017–18 EuroCup season, the 16th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, the tenth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the second season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS.


2018 EuroCup Finals
The first leg was played at the Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, on 10 April 2018, the second leg will be played at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 13 April 2018 and the third leg, if necessary, would be played at the Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, on 16 April 2018, between Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban and Turkish side Darüşşafaka.


2018 EuroCup Finals
It was the first ever Finals appearance ever in any European competition of Darüşşafaka and it the second ever final appearance in EuroCup for Lokomotiv Kuban, who ended third two seasons ago in the Euroleague and arrived to the finals with a perfect balance of 20 wins in 20 matches. However, the firsts beat the Russian by 2–0 in the best-of-three series achieving also the qualification to the 2018–19 EuroLeague.


2018 EuroCup Finals, Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).


2018 EuroEyes Cyclassics
The 2018 EuroEyes Cyclassics was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 19 August 2018 in Germany. It was the 23rd edition of the EuroEyes Cyclassics and the thirtieth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. It was won for a second consecutive time by Elia Viviani in a sprint before Arnaud Démare and Alexander Kristoff.


2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
The 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup was the 46th edition of the premier European competition for women's field hockey clubs. HC Den Bosch were the defending champions, having won their 15th title in the 2017 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. The tournament itook place from 17 to 20 May. Eight teams from six countries participated in the tournament.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four
The 2018 EuroLeague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2017–18 EuroLeague season, the 61st season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 18th season since it was organised by Euroleague Basketball. It was the 31st Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 33rd time overall that the competition had concluded with a final four format. The Final Four was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, on 18 and 20 May 2018.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Venue
On 26 October 2016 Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four would be held in the Štark Arena in Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sports, cultural events and other programs. It was the first time the EuroLeague Final Four was hosted in Belgrade, or in the country of Serbia. The Arena's total floor area is 48,000 square metres. For sports, it has a regular seating capacity for fans of 18,386, and also has 70 luxury boxes, which include a total of 860 seats. The arena's cost was estimated at €70 million. Štark Arena is a member of the European Arenas Association (EAA).


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Background, CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow finished the regular season as the number one seed, after having a 24–6 record. In the quarter-finals, the team played another Russian side in Khimki. CSKA won the series 3–1 over Khimki, after a controversial 88–89 win in Game 4. In the United League season, CSKA was in second place while battling for the first seed.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Background, Fenerbahçe Doğuş
Fenerbahçe finished second in the regular season and defeated Kirolbet Baskonia in the quarter-finals. Fenerbahçe reached the Final Four for a fourth straight year. Head coach Željko Obradović had the opportunity to win his tenth EuroLeague title, a record for most titles by a coach.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Background, Real Madrid
Madrid battled injuries during the regular season, as Sergio Llull, Ognjen Kuzmić and Rudy Fernández missed most of the games. As a five-seed, the team beat Panathinaikos in a controversial quarterfinal series, 1–3. The star player for Madrid during the season was Luka Dončić, who led the league in Performance Index Rating (PIR), and was later a top-three pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Dončić's games during the Final Four were televised in the United States, by NBA TV.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Background, Real Madrid
In the 2017–18 ACB season, Real Madrid was the number one seed.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Background, Žalgiris
In the regular season, Žalgiris qualified as the sixth seed. Žalgiris won the series over favored Olympiacos, 3–1. For EuroLeague Legend Šarūnas Jasikevičius, this was his first visit to the Final Four as a head coach and also for the club since 1999. In its domestic LKL season, the club dominated as well, as it was in a secure first seed.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Semifinals, Semifinal A
Russian champions CSKA Moscow returned to the Final Four to make it their seventh consecutive semi-final appearance. CSKA guard Sergio Rodríguez would play the semi-final against his former club, which he won the EuroLeague title with in 2015, as well as the EuroLeague MVP award in 2014.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Semifinals, Semifinal A
Real Madrid would play its fourth Final Four in five years. The match would be a re-match of the 2017 third-place game. During the regular season, both teams won their respective games at home, with this game being considered a Real Madrid home game.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Semifinals, Semifinal B
Defending champions Fenerbahçe Doğuş returned to the Final Four to make it their third straight appearance. Led by head coach Željko Obradović, the all-time record holder for most EuroLeague championships won by a head coach, it defeated Kirolbet Baskonia 1–3 in the quarter-finals, to clinch a semi-final spot.


2018 EuroLeague Final Four, Semifinals, Semifinal B
Žalgiris Kaunas qualified for its first Final Four in 20 years, as the last time the team participated was in 1999, where it claimed the championship as well. The club beat Olympiacos 3–1 in the play-offs, despite not having home court advantage.


2018 EuroLeague Playoffs
The 2017–18 EuroLeague Playoffs were played from 17 April to 27 April 2018. Eight teams competed in the Playoffs. The winners qualified for the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four.


2018 EuroLeague Playoffs, Format
In the playoffs, series are best-of-five, so the first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format was used – the team with home-court advantage played games 1 and 2 at home while their opponents hosted games 3 and 4. Game 5 was not necessary in all four series.


2018 Euroformula Open Championship
The 2018 Euroformula Open Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Italian constructor Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It is the fifth Euroformula Open Championship season.


2018 Europe Top 16 Cup
The 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the China Construction Bank 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition held from 3–4 February in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 47th edition of the event, and the third time that it had been held in Switzerland.


2018 Europe Top 16 Cup
Events were held in men's singles and women's singles, and the three medallists in each event qualified for the 2018 Men's and Women's World Cups.


2018 Europe Top 16 Cup, Men's singles, Players
Qualification was based on the European ranking for December 2017, with seedings based on the ranking for February 2018. Lionel Weber qualified as the host nation representative. Portugal's Marcos Freitas also qualified, but withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to injury. His place was taken by Kou Lei of Ukraine.


2018 Europe Top 16 Cup, Women's singles, Players
Qualification was based on the European ranking for December 2017, with seedings based on the ranking for February 2018. Rachel Moret qualified as the host nation representative. Turkey's Melek Hu and Germany's Kristin Lang also qualified, but withdrew before the start of the competition, the latter due to having recently given birth. Their places were taken by Tetyana Bilenko of Ukraine and Viktoria Pavlovich of Belarus.


2018 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2018 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 7 April 2018 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2018 Giants live tour.


2018 Europe's Strongest Man, Results of events, Event 3: Farmer's Walk
^ Krzysztof Radzikowski sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.


2018 Europe's Strongest Man, Results of events, Event 3: Farmer's Walk
^ Vytautas Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.


2018 European 10 m Events Championships
The 2018 European 10 m Events Championships took place in Audi Aréna, Győr, Hungary from 16 to 26 February 2018.


2018 European 10,000m Cup
The 2018 European 10,000m Cup take place on May 19, 2018. The races took place on Parliament Hill Athletics Track in London, Great Britain. The event was held together with the annual Night of the 10,000m PB's meeting.


2018 European 10,000m Cup, Race results, Women's
* Athletes who competed in the Night of the 10,000m PBs but were not entered for the European Cup. The results of these athletes were not counted towards the final team score.


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships
The 2018 European Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, the 3rd edition, was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from May 11 to 13, 2018 at the Kalev Sports Hall.


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Daria Zhdanova, Daria Kuklina, Polina Sosnina, Alina Bolbat, Lyubov Palchikova, Anastasiia Ponikarova, Alexandra Kuznetsova, Valeriya Uryupina, Sofiia Ostrovskaia


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Camilla Berg, Jessica Hakala, Venla Niemenmaa, Emmi Nikkilä, Siiri Puuska, Eveliina Rajajärvi, Ella Ratilainen, Riina Ruismäki, Pihla Silvennoinen, Milja Vuorenmaa


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Daria Dubova, Varvara Kasimova, Anastasia Kozhemyakina, Arina Nikishova, Daria Rudnichenko, Evgeniya Shokarova, Vanessa Sim, Kamilia Suleimanova


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Furtseva Polina, Skuzovatkina Anastasia, Antoshina Anastasia, Salnikova Polina, Zrazhevskaia Anastasiia, Lazeikina Nadezhda, Smagina Iuliia


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Aaltonen Senja, Bäckman Enni, Kankaanpää Tuuli, Koski Roosa, Mäkinen Kaisa, Saarenrinne Viivi, Steklova Kristiina, Söderling Enni


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Handelberg Aino, Ilvessalo Tytti, Kapanen Erliette, Kohvakko Ulrika, Koski Iiris, Lentonen Emilia, Pihlajaniemi Tua-sofia, Rinkinen Emilia, Soini Olivia, Temin Ariana, Uosukainen Matilda, Kangas Angelica


2018 European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, Results, Senior
The top 12 teams (2 per country) and the host country in Preliminaries qualify to the Finals.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
The 2018 European Amateur Team Championship took place 10 – 14 July at the Bad Saarow Golf Club, on its Faldo Course Berlin, in Bad Saarow, Germany, 50 kilometres south-east of the city center of Berlin. It was the 35th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
Tied leaders of the opening 36-hole competition were team Sweden and team England, each with a 27-under-par score of 693, eleven strokes ahead of team Denmark. Sweden earned first place on the tie breaking better non-counting scores. Host country Germany, on fourth place, was another stroke behind.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Gian-Marco Petrozzi, England, with a 12-under-par score of 132, two strokes ahead of three players.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Finland won the gold medal, earning their first title, beating eleven-times-champion team England in the final 5–2. Team Finland finished 16th and last at the 2016 championship and was moved to the second division for 2017. They came back to the championship for 2018 and made the quarter finals by a single stroke, finishing 8th at the initial qualifying competition.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
Denmark earned the bronze on third place, after beating host country Germany 5–2 in the bronze match.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship
Italy, Portugal and Serbia placed 14th, 15th and 16th and was moved to Division 2 for 2019, to be replaced by Belgium, Slovenia, and Wales, who finished first, second, and third respectively in the 2018 Division 2.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
16 nation teams contested the event. Finland, Portugal, the Netherlands and Serbia qualified by finishing first, second, third and fourth at the 2017 Division 2. Serbia, taking part for the first time, qualified since last years silver medalist Norway did not took part. Each team consisted of six players.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by thebest total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.


2018 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.


2018 European Aquatics Championships
The 2018 European Aquatics Championships took place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Luss in the central belt of Scotland, from 3 to 12 August 2018.


2018 European Aquatics Championships
The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in Scotland and Berlin.


2018 European Aquatics Championships, Venue
The Tollcross International Swimming Centre hosted the swimming events with the diving being hosted by the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. The open water swimming competition took place at Loch Lomond, while Scotstoun Sports Campus hosted the synchronised swimming events.


2018 European Aquatics Championships, Swimming, Men
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2018 European Aquatics Championships, Swimming, Women
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2018 European Aquatics Championships, Swimming, Mixed events
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2018 European Archery Championships
The 2018 European Archery Championships is  the 25th edition of the European Archery Championships. The event was held in Legnica, Poland from August 27 to September 1, 2018.


2018 European Artistic Roller Skating Championships
The  2018 European Artistic Roller Skating Championships were held in Lagoa, Portugal from August 31 to September 4, 2018. Organized by European Confederation of Roller Skating and Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem, the event took place at the Escola Secundária da Lagoa pavilhão with 960-seats capacity.


2018 European Athletics Championships
The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom.


2018 European Athletics Championships
For the second Championships in a row the Russian team did not participate; this was due to the suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation by the International Association of Athletics Federations. However, several athletes were cleared by the IAAF to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes under the flag of the European Athletic Association. Mariya Lasitskene became the first such athlete to win a gold medal, in the women's high jump.


2018 European Athletics Championships, Results, Men, Track
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2018 European Athletics Championships, Results, Men, Track
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.


2018 European Athletics Championships, Results, Men, Field
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2018 European Athletics Championships, Results, Women, Track
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2018 European Athletics Championships, Results, Women, Track
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.


2018 European Athletics Championships, Results, Women, Field
WR world record |ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record |WL world leading  |EL European leading |PB personal best | SB seasonal best


2018 European Athletics Championships, Medal table
The European Athletic Association (commonly known as "European Athletics") does not include the medals won by Authorised Neutral Athletes in the medal table.


2018 European Athletics Championships, Entry standards
Entry standards and conditions were published on 8 December 2017.


2018 European Athletics Championships, Participating nations
Athletes from a total of 49 member federations of the European Athletics Association competed at these Championships. On top of this a total of 29 athletes completed as Authorised Neutral Athletes. One athlete (Puok Thiep Gatkuoth in Marathon Men) was announced to compete as part of Athlete Refugee Team, but in the end he did not start.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 August.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 August. Churandy Martina of the Netherlands was the defending champion, Jak Ali Harvey of Turkey was the defending silver medalist, and Jimmy Vicaut of France was the defending bronze medalist.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Competition Format
The top eight ranked athletes by time during the season who entered the championships were given a BYE into the Semi-Finals. The first round was held on Monday, August 6th. The Semi-Finals were held the day after, and the Final just over two hours after that.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 5 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 7 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.


2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Wind:Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s, Heat 5: +0.4 m/s