2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 1–5, 2018 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 4 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Fairfield in the championship game to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This was Iona's third consecutive MAAC tournament championship, while also being their MAAC-record leading sixth straight championship game appearance.


2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 1–5 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Quinnipiac received an automatic trip to the 2018 Women's NCAA Tournament.


2018 MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if record against regular season champion is tied, the tie breaker moves on to the regular season second place team, then third place team, etc.


2018 MAAC Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 MAAC Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 29 through November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Monmouth Hawks were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.


2018 MAC Championship Game
The 2018 MAC Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), that was played on November 30, 2018. It was the 22nd Mid-American Conference Championship, and was played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Sponsored by the Marathon Petroleum Corporation, the game was officially known as the Marathon MAC Championship Game. Northern Illinois scored the game's final 20 points to erase a 19-point second-half deficit and defeat Buffalo, 30–29.


2018 MAC Championship Game, Teams, Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois went undefeated 6-0 in conference play, until the Huskies lost to Miami on November 14. The Huskies were able to clinch the West Division, after the last remaining contender, Western Michigan, lost their third conference game also that weekend, eliminating the Broncos from contention. Northern Illinois makes their first appearance in the title game since 2015.


2018 MAC Championship Game, Teams, Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo was able to clinch the East Division after defeating the Falcons of Bowling Green at the end of the season, compelling a conference record of 7-1. The Bulls make their first appearance in the game since 2008.


2018 MAC Championship Game, Teams, Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois series history
The match up was the 13th meeting against the Bulls and the Huskies. They last played each other last season in Amherst, New York. Northern Illinois defeated Buffalo in a close win of 14-13. After the 2016 match up, Northern Illinois lead the series, 11-1. Buffalo has not won against the Huskies since 1968. The championship game was the first time in history that the two schools played in post season.


2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 5. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8–10, 2018. Regular-season champion Buffalo defeated Toledo in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 12 MAC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams will receive a bye to quarterfinals.


2018 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 6 and concluded on November 11.


2018 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Akron won the MAC Championship, 3–0 against Western Michigan, making it a rematch of last year's championship. Akron entered the tournament  as the six-time defending champions, and the fourth overall seed.


2018 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
The tournament was expanded this year from four teams to six teams.


2018 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament, All Tournament Team
Carlo Ritaccio, AkronEzana Kahsay, AkronMarcel Zajac, AkronAbdi Mohaned, AkronMoe Mustafa, Bowling GreenCharlie Maciejewski, Bowling GreenLogan Lucas, West VirginiaSebastian Garcia-Herreros, West VirginiaBen Thornton, Western MichiganJake Rufe, Western MichiganAnthony Bowie, Western Michigan


2018 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was a post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2017–18 college basketball season. Tournament first round games was held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 5th. The remaining rounds was held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 7–10. Central Michigan won the MAC Women's Tournament received the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Tournament.


2018 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
Unlike with the recent tournaments, where the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals, the tournament will revert to its original structure in which the top four seeds receive just one bye into the quarterfinals.


2018 MBC Drama Awards
The 2018 MBC Drama Awards (Korean: MBC 연기대상; RR: MBC Yeon-gi Daesang), presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation(MBC) took place on December 30, 2018. It was hosted by Kim Yong-man and Seohyun.


2018 MBC Entertainment Awards
The 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), took place on December 29, 2018 at MBC Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. It was hosted by Jun Hyun-moo, Seungri and Lee Hye-ri.


2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards
The 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards ceremony, organized by MBC Plus and Genie Music, took place on November 6, 2018 at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. This is the first MGA ceremony.


2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards
BTS, Wanna One, and Twice took home the grand prizes, also known as the "Daesang Awards".


2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards, Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Voting took place on the Genie Music website from October 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.


2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards, Attendees, Presenters and Performers
Jun Hyun-Moo hosted the show. Day6, Momoland, Chungha, Stray Kids, Heize, (G)I-DLE, Jung Seung Hwan are among the attendees of the show and won.


2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series
2018 MCC Tri-nation series was a  cricket tournament that was held on 29 July 2018 at Lord's in England. The series featured Nepal, Netherlands and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), with the matches played as Twenty20 fixtures. The third fixture, between Nepal and the Netherlands, was given full Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the International Cricket Council (ICC).


2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series
Rain affected all three matches. The first two fixtures were both reduced to six overs per side. In the third and final match, only 16.4 overs of play was possible, with the game ending in a no result. Nepal and the Netherlands shared the series.


2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. No. 6 seed North Carolina Central defeated No. 1 seed Hampton in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top three teams received a first round bye.


2018 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament took place March 5–10, 2018 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. First round games were played March 5 and March 6, with the quarterfinal games played on March 7 and 8. The semifinals were held March 9, with the championship game on March 10.


2018 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 MFF Charity Cup
The 2018 MFF  Charity Cup (also known as the 2018 MPT Charity Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 7th Charity Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous National League and Domestic Cup competitions. It was held at Aung San Stadium on 7 January 2018. The match was played between Shan United, champions of the 2018 Myanmar National League and Yangon United, runner-up of the 2018 Myanmar National League.


2018 MFF Charity Cup
This was Yangon United's 4th Cup appearance and Shan United's 2nd time Cup appearance, they won Charity Cup for the first time as Kanbawza FC in 2016.


2018 MFF Charity Cup, Background and pre-match
Shan United qualified for the 2018 MFF Charity Cup as winners of the 2017 Myanmar National League. It was the club's first time ever league title in 9 years. The other Charity Cup place went to Yangon United, who was defeated by Shan United in Domestic final and a runner-up of 2017 Myanmar National League.


2018 MFF Charity Cup, Background and pre-match
Yangon United made their fifth appearance in the Charity Cup; prior to this they won twice (2013,2016) and lost twice, most recently in 2016 against Ayeyawady United. By contrast, Shan United made their twice Chairity Cup appearance, and won once (2014). They went into the match as holders of the MNL Champion, having defeated Yangon United a year earlier. Both clubs had only one time met before in the Shield, when Shan United (as Kanbawza FC) won 2-0 in 2014.


2018 MFF Charity Cup, Background and pre-match
MFF donates Ticket fees to Orphan School and other places


2018 MFF Charity Cup, Background and pre-match
The 2017 edition was the first competitive fixture in English football to trial the ABBA penalty shoot-out system, provided scores were level after 90 minutes. The format is similar to a tiebreak in tennis, and is designed "to prevent the team going second from having to play catch-up." Unlike a traditional penalty shoot-out, which sees Team A and Team B alternate spot-kicks in an ABAB pattern, the ABBA format follows an 'AB BA AB BA' order.


2018 MFF Cup
The 2018 MFF Cup is the 11th edition of the MFF Cup, the knockout football tournament in Mongolia.


2018 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2017 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament was the state championship tournament for boy's ice hockey in Massachusetts, held from February 26 to March 18. The tournament involved 10 teams in play to determine the state champion of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).


2018 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament
BC High defeated Pope Francis 2–1 to win the program's 5th MIAA Division 1A title.


2018 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams
The Catholic Conference, Merrimack Valley Conference, and Middlesex League each had 3 teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the Catholic Central League had one tea receive a berth. Three independent programs also received a berth.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series
The 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the twelfth edition of the MLB Japan All-Star Series, a best-of-six series between an All-Star team from Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the second time in series history, the Japanese national team, Samurai Japan won. The manager of Samurai Japan saw in this championship a big opportunity for Japan to gain momentum for the 2020 Olympics.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On May 1, 2018, MLB announced that it would send an all-star team to tour Japan after the end of the current season, with six games scheduled against a select Nippon Professional Baseball squad from November 9 to 15.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On August 20, 2018, Samurai Japan announced that held one exhibition game against Chinese Taipei and five coaches and six selected players.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On September 10, 2018, Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB announced the first eight selected MLB players.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On October 9, Tomoyuki Sugano canceled his participation for Samurai Japan.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On October 10, Samurai Japan announced all selected 28 players.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On October 15, Chinese Taipei announced all selected 24 players.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On October 18, 2018, Katsuki Azuma canceled his participation for Samurai Japan.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On October 26, 2018, Taichi Ishiyama and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo canceled their participation for Samurai Japan.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On October 29, 2018, Christian Yelich canceled his participation for MLB, Roster rules changed 28 to 29, announced all selected MLB players, and Chen Chong-You and Jerry Wu canceled their participation for Chinese Taipei.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On November 1, 2018, Takahiro Matsunaga canceled his participation for Samurai Japan.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On November 2, 2018, Shuta Ishikawa canceled his participation for Samurai Japan, and Che-hsuan Lin canceled his participation for Chinese Taipei.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On November 5, 2018, Lai Hung-Cheng canceled his participation for Chinese Taipei.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
On November 16, 2018, Yomiuri Giants announced all selected players.


2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, History
For the first time, the MLB All-Star team stopped in Hawai'i en route to the Japan All-Star series. The 28 player team batted in two workout games in front of fans at Les Murakami Stadium on November 3 & 4, 2018.


2018 MLB Little League Classic
The 2018 MLB Little League Classic was a regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) game that was played on August 19, 2018, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, during the 2018 MLB season and the 2018 Little League World Series. It was the second edition of the annual MLB Little League Classic game.


2018 MLB Little League Classic
The game was played between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. It was televised on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Network, and it also aired on ESPN Radio.


2018 MLB Little League Classic, Background
The 2017 MLB Little League Classic saw the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6–3. In late September 2017, MLB announced that a second Classic would be held in 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.


2018 MLB Little League Classic, Background
Entering the second Classic, the Phillies were 68–55, a half-game behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East; the Mets were 53–69, 15 games behind the Braves. MLB allowed each team to add a 26th player to their active roster, due to the game being played at a neutral site; the Phillies added catcher Andrew Knapp and the Mets added first baseman Dominic Smith.


2018 MLB Little League Classic, Background
The Phillies had last played at Bowman Field on July 31, 1962, when the team lost to the Williamsport Grays, the Phillies' Eastern League affiliate, in a mid-season exhibition game.


2018 MLB Little League Classic, Media
The game was aired nationally on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Network. It was aired in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. The game was broadcast on ESPN Radio and Westwood One. It was streamed world-wide on ESPN.com and the ESPN app, as well as multiple streaming-based websites such as Hulu.


2018 MLS All-Star Game
The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It was held on August 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and played against Italian club Juventus. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a penalty shoot-out that Juventus won 5–3.


2018 MLS All-Star Game
The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.


2018 MLS All-Star Game, Pre-match
In October 2017, MLS announced that Atlanta would host the All-Star Game, due to the success of the first-year Atlanta United FC. Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.


2018 MLS All-Star Game, Squads, MLS All-Stars
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 MLS All-Star Game, Squads, Juventus
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2018 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 31 and ended on December 8 with MLS Cup 2018, the 23rd league championship match for MLS. This was the 23rd version of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. Twelve teams, the top six of each conference, competed in the MLS Cup Playoffs.


2018 MLS Cup Playoffs
The first round of each conference had the third-seeded team hosting the sixth seed while the fourth-seed hosted the fifth seed in a single match to determine who advanced to the Conference Semifinals. In the Conference Semifinals, the top seed played the lowest remaining seed while the second played the next-lowest. The winners advanced to the Conference Finals. Both the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals were played as a two-legged aggregate series. The winners advanced to the MLS Cup, a single match hosted by the participant with the better regular season record which was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.


2018 MLS Cup Playoffs
Toronto FC were the defending MLS Cup champions, but failed to qualify for the playoffs. Atlanta United FC won their first MLS Cup title.


2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference standings
The top six teams from each conference advanced to the MLS Cup playoffs.


2018 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2018 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team FC Cincinnati that was held on December 11, 2018. Lists of protected rosters and draft-eligible players were released by MLS on December 10, 2018.


2018 MLS Expansion Draft, Format
The rules for the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.


2018 MLS Expansion Draft, Team-by-team breakdown
Here are all the players left non-protected on each MLS team's roster. FC Cincinnati's picks are marked with ✔.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 14, 2018 (Stage 1) and December 20, 2018 (Stage 2). All 24 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of finish in 2018, taking into account playoff performance. The 2019 expansion team, FC Cincinnati, had selection #24.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft were:


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Players who were not selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft were made available in Stage 2. Clubs selecting players in Stage 2 were able to negotiate a new salary with the player. If a selected player was not under contract, the selecting club was required to make a genuine offer to the player within seven days subject to League Office approval.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Players who remained unselected after Stage 2 were made available to any MLS club on a first-come, first-served basis.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Available players
Players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. The league released a list of all players available for the Re-Entry Draft on December 13, 2018.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage One
The first stage of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 14, 2018.


2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage Two
The second stage of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 20, 2018.


2018 MLS SuperDraft
The 2018 MLS SuperDraft was the nineteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. As customary, the SuperDraft was held in conjunction with the annual United Soccer Coaches convention. The 2018 UCS was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between January 17–21, 2018. Rounds one and two of the SuperDraft were held on January 19, 2018. Rounds three and four of the 2018 SuperDraft were held via a conference call on January 21, 2018.


2018 MLS SuperDraft, Format
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:


2018 MLS SuperDraft, Player selection, Round 1
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.


2018 MLS SuperDraft, Player selection, Round 2
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.


2018 MNL-2
The 2018 National League 2, also known as the 2018 MPT Myanmar National League 2, is the 6th season of the MNL-2, the second division league for association football clubs since its founding in 2012. At the end of the 2017 MNL-2, City Yangon F.C. won the MNL-2 title. And then, City Yangon F.C. and  Sagaing United promoted to 2018 Myanmar National League. But City Yangon F.C. quit from Myanmar National League. So, Myawady FC auto promoted to 2018 Myanmar National League. City Yangon F.C. and Chin United F.C. abandoned their clubs. In 2018 National League 2, there is only seven will play for MNL-2 winner.


2018 MNL-2
MPT and MNL signed a sponsor for the Myanmar National League, MNL-2 and Youth league. MPT signed 3 years sponsor start from 2018 to 2020.


2018 MNL-2, Matches
Fixtures and results of the 2018 National League 2 season.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup
The 2018 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Rajah Cup, also known as the MPBL Anta–Rajah Cup after sponsor Anta Sports, was the inaugural conference of the inaugural season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The conference opened on January 25, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. After the opening ceremonies, the game between Parañaque Patriots and Caloocan Supremos immediately followed. All games were aired on ABS-CBN Sports (ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 & HD Channel 166). The conference ended on April 19 with the Batangas City Athletics defeating Muntinlupa Cagers in the 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals
The 2018 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Rajah Cup Finals is the best-of-5 championship series of the 2018 MPBL Rajah Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Batangas City Athletics and the Muntinlupa Cagers competed for the inaugural Rajah Cup championship and also the very first championship contested by the league. In four games, league founder, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, gave one million pesos (₱1,000,000) to the Batangas City Athletics as they were crowned as the inaugural MPBL Finals Champions with an 18-karat gold trophy, while five hundred thousand pesos (₱500,000) was given  to the Muntinlupa Cagers as the losing finalist.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game 1
Tey Teodoro made 20 points to pave the way for the Batangas City Athletics to claim the finals opener, as Val Acuna also added 14 points to help the team in the win. With the game tied at 64-all, Teodoro hit a free throw before scoring on a jump shot with 25 seconds left in the fourth period to give the Athletics a three-point lead. As the Cagers were unable to convert a basket, Teodoro managed to draw a foul from an Athletic and split his two charities given, which gave them a four-point lead in the final 14 seconds. And from there on, they were able to seal the victory and draw the first blood in the title series.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game 2
Jaymo Eguilos of the Athletics scored a jumper to extend their lead to 9, 74–65, with the final 1:14 left on the clock. After that shot, the Cagers went on to storm a 9-2 scoring run to cut the deficit to 2 points, 76–74, going in to the final 17 seconds.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game 2
With Batangas holding to their tight defense, Teytey Teodoro was able to draw a foul on Chito Jaime, resulting to two charities being made as they hold on to their four-point victory, extending the series lead to 2–0 and one more win gives them the inaugural league championship and the possible first-ever finals sweep in the history of the league.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game 3
This game marked the first loss of the Athletics since losing to the Bulacan Kuyas in the elimination round last March 3, also marks the team's first loss of the playoffs. In the fourth quarter, Batangas scared Muntinlupa with an 11-5 scoring run after being down by 15 points, 64–49, in the 1:04 mark of third quarter, with this run, the deficit was cut down to 9, 69–60, in the 6:38 mark of fourth quarter.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game 3
But as Athletics not giving up to the fight, they would eventually cut down further the Cagers lead as close as 2, 79–77, in the final 49 seconds of the game. Dave Moralde had an answer to stop the bleeding, to reextend the lead to 4 with a one-hand jumper. As they were able to hold to their defense, they would eventually spoil the possible championship celebration and extend the series to a Game 4.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game 4
The Muntinlupa Cagers entered the match facing a do-or-die situation, with a 1–2 series deficit. In the early minutes of the fourth period, the Athletics led by 9 points, 57–48. However, a 10-0 run was blasted by the Cagers to regain the lead, 58–57, which all of the 10 points in the run came from Pari Llagas. Then the succeeding minutes, it was a seesaw battle where no team led more than 4 points. In the final 3.6 seconds of the game, Muntinlupa had a chance to send the game to an overtime coming off a foul from Mark Olayon. However, Llagas missed both charities that sealed the victory and the first MPBL Championship for the Batangas City Athletics.


2018 MPBL Rajah Cup Finals, Broadcast notes
The Rajah Cup Finals were aired on ABS-CBN's sports channel, ABS-CBN Sports and Action. The league aired its S+A broadcasts online via livestreaming through Facebook Live on the official MPBL page.


2018 MSBL season
The 2018 MSBL season was the 30th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 16 March, with round 1 seeing the reigning Champions the Perth Redbacks hosting the Lakeside Lightning. The 2018 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 4 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Saturday 1 September, when the Perry Lakes Hawks defeated the Joondalup Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.


2018 MSBL season, Regular season
The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Again in 2018, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16.


2018 MSBL season, Finals
The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Saturday 1 September with the MSBL Grand Final.


2018 MSBL season, All-Star Game
The 2018 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 4 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.


2018 MTN 8
The 2018 MTN 8 was the 44th edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2017-18 season.


2018 MTN 8, Teams
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2017/2018 Premier Soccer League Season):


2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2018 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the Bizkaia Arena (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) in Barakaldo, part of  Greater Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, on 4 November 2018. The host of the ceremony was Hailee Steinfeld. This was the third time that Spain hosted the annual awards show.


2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
Camila Cabello was nominated for 6 awards, followed by Ariana Grande and Post Malone, who were each nominated for five. Cabello won four awards, becoming the most awarded artist of the night.


2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
In association with the EMAs, an event called MTV Music Week was organised, which run from 29 October to 3 November at different locations throughout the province of Biscay. The main concert, part of the MTV World Stage series, was held at San Mamés Stadium on 3 November, headlined by Muse and Crystal Fighters.


2018 MTV Millennial Awards
The 5th Annual MTV Millennial Awards were held on June 2, 2018 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, and was broadcast on June 3, 2018 through MTV Latin America. The awards celebrate the best of Latin music and the digital world of the millennial generation. The ceremony was hosted by Mon Laferte e La Divaza.


2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
The 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards was held on June 16, 2018, from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, U.S. and was broadcast on June 18, 2018. Similar to the 2016 MTV Movie Awards, the event was not aired live and was pre-recorded on June 16 prior to its June 18 broadcast date. It was the 27th edition of the awards and the second to jointly honor movies and television. The ceremony was hosted by Tiffany Haddish.


2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Performers
MTV announced the first few performers on May 23, 2018.


2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Presenters
The first few presenters were revealed on May 23, 2018 with the performers.


2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Winners and nominees
The full list of nominees was announced on May 3, 2018. Winners are listed first, in bold.


2018 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards was held on August 20, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The 35th annual award show aired live from the venue for the 12th time, the most of any previous venue in its history. Cardi B led the list of nominees with twelve nominations. Cardi and Childish Gambino were the most awarded of the night with three each. Camila Cabello won Video of the Year and Artist of the Year, while Jennifer Lopez became the first Latin artist to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. This edition of the MTV Video Music Awards saw yet another severe drop in ratings, only achieving a mere 2.2 million viewers on MTV, and only seeing 4.87 million viewers on all of its sister networks.


2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Performances
This artist performed as part of the Push Artist Stage.


2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees for most categories were revealed on July 16, 2018, via an IGTV video. Nominees for Song of Summer, however, were announced on August 13, 2018. Cardi B had the most nominations with 12, with The Carters behind with 8, while Childish Gambino and Drake both received 7 nominations each. Winners were announced on August 20, 2018, on the Video Music Awards broadcast.


2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly's writer Darren Franich gave the show a B– and said, "MTV's tagline for the 2018 Video Music Awards was 'Everything might happen.' Hey, they said might. The 35th VMAs had some fiery performances, but the show never quite sparked [...] This was a reasonably satisfying awards show, not the boring trainwreck some VMAs have been, not the exciting trainwreck supernova some VMAs dare to be."


2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Critical reception
For Variety, Daniel D'addario said, "There was a time when the VMAs were a change-of-season status report on pop: As MTV’s target audience heads back to school and those slightly outside that audience get ready to turn their mind to graver things, the pop world had historically united to put on a show that could carry viewers into the fall." and unfavorably compared it to the 2013 show line up. In Billboard, Leila Cobo wrote, "although this year's awards haven't escaped criticism, it hasn't been for lack of Latin power," noting that "Maluma, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez and Camila Cabello (finally) put Latin music center stage at VMAs."


2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Tokyo on October 10, 2018.


2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Main Awards, Best Male Video
JapanKenshi Yonezu — "Lemon"| InternationalShawn Mendes — "In My Blood"


2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Main Awards, Best Female Video
Japanaiko — "Straw"| InternationalAriana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry"


2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Main Awards, Best New Artist Video
JapanOfficial Hige Dandism – "No Doubt"| InternationalMarshmello and Anne Marie – "Friends"


2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Main Awards, Best Cinematography
Little Glee Monster – Sekai wa Anata ni Waraikakete Iru


2018 Macau Grand Prix
The 2018 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 65th Suncity Group Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup) was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 18 November 2018. Unlike other races, such as the Pau Grand Prix, the 2018 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2018 race was the 65th running of the Macau Grand Prix, the 36th for Formula Three cars and the 3rd edition of the FIA F3 World Cup.


2018 Macau Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was won by Motopark Academy driver Dan Ticktum from pole position, having won the qualification race the previous afternoon. The race was stopped for more than one hour because of a major accident that saw Sophia Flörsch of Van Amersfoort Racing sustain spinal fractures. She catapulted into the catch fence above a barrier beside the circuit and struck a photographer's bunker after a collision with the rear of Carlin's Jehan Daruvala. Another driver, Sho Tsuboi, two photographers and a track marshal sustained injuries. Ticktum held off his teammate Joel Eriksson after the restart to become the third driver in history to win the Macau Grand Prix back-to-back after Edoardo Mortara in 2009 and 2010 and Felix Rosenqvist in 2014 and 2015. Eriksson finished second and third was another Carlin driver, Sacha Fenestraz.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three race considered to be a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One and is Macau's most prestigious international sporting event. The 2018 Macau Grand Prix was the 65th running of the event, the 36th time it was held to Formula Three regulations and the third edition of the FIA F3 World Cup. It took place on the temporary 6.2 km (3.9 mi) 22-turn Guia Circuit in the streets of Macau on 18 November 2018 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
In order to compete in Macau, drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship meeting during the calendar year, in either the FIA Formula Three European Championship or one of the domestic championships, with drivers placed high up in the rankings of these respective championships given priority in receiving an invitation to the meeting. Within the 28-car grid for the event, two 2018 Formula Three champions competed: Mick Schumacher, the Formula Three European champion, was joined in Macau by Sho Tsuboi, the Japanese series winner.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
Other drivers entered included F3 Asian Championship runner-up Jake Hughes, ADAC Formula 4 Championship driver Frederik Vesti, GP3 Series racer Callum Ilott, Super Formula Championship competitor Yuhi Sekiguchi, one-time Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters race winner Joel Eriksson, and Sophia Flörsch, the first woman to participate in the race since Tatiana Calderón in the 2014 event.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Two 40-minute practice sessions were held before the race on Sunday: one on Thursday mid-morning and one on late Friday morning. Lap times in the first practice session were two seconds slower than in the 2017 race because of a clean circuit. Schumacher slipstreamed Ilott to set the session's fastest lap of 2 minutes, 12.168 seconds with two minutes left. Ilott was three-hundredths of a second slower in second. Jüri Vips, Dan Ticktum, Eriksson, Sacha Fenestraz, Robert Shwartzman, Álex Palou, Tsuboi and Hughes were in positions three to ten. While the session passed relatively peacefully, traffic delayed some drivers, and Vips damaged the left-rear rim and tyre in an impact with the barrier at Police corner, sustaining a puncture that was replaced in the pit lane.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
If you've got a fast driver in front of you it does help. Our track position was good, and where we are in the pits [over halfway down the field] I'm not in a position to get a slipstream from who I want to. Every lap I did was without a tow.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Callum Ilott, who provisionally qualified in second, and remained in the position for the qualifying race.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Qualifying was split into two sessions; the first was held on Thursday afternoon and ran for 40 minutes with the second identically timed session held on Friday afternoon. The fastest time set by each driver from either session counted towards that competitor's final starting position for the qualification race. The first qualifying session was red flagged after 14 minutes because local driver Hon Chio Leong crashed into a barrier exiting Police turn and blocked the track with his car sideways.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Shortly after qualifying restarted, Ticktum and Ilott exchanged the provisional pole position until Ticktum on a new set of tyres emerged on top with a lap of 2 minutes, 11.004 seconds with Ilott providing him with a minor slipstream advantage. With five minutes to go, a second stoppage was necessitated when Enaam Ahmed made contact with the Police corner barrier in a near identical crash to Leong.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
As competitors attempted to improve their lap times, they were denied the opportunity as Sena Sakaguchi drifted wide and crashed heavily at the Reservoir Bend turn, destroying his car's left-hand quarter as he ended up against the start/finish straight wall. Qualifying concluded early because of a lack of time for drivers to improve. Ilott was second and Schumacher moved to third before the second red flag was waved. Fourth-placed Hughes had similarly improved before the second stoppage. Sekiguchi finished fifth to make it five teams in the first five positions.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Fenestraz was sixth after a minor head-on crash against Police turn's barrier and had his front wing replaced in the pit lane. Eriksson and his Motopark Academy teammate Vips delayed leaving the pit lane; traffic blocked them and were seventh and eleventh. They were separated by Palou, Ferdinand Habsburg and Tsuboi. The rest of the provisional grid was Ahmed, Marcus Armstrong, Guanyu Zhou, Flörsch, Jehan Daruvala, Ritomo Miyata, Ralf Aron, Shwartzman, Marino Sato, Kevyan Andres, Vesti, Toshiki Oyu, Sakaguchi, Leong, Ukyo Sasahara, Yoshiaki Katayama and Ryuji "Dragon" Kumita.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
It was expected that the battle between Ticktum, Ilott and Schumacher would continue into Friday's scheduled sessions. In the second 40-minute practice session, Eriksson was the early pace setter for the first 20 minutes until Vips bettered his lap with nine minutes to go and then Ilott improved it four minutes later. Schumacher then further improved on Ilott's effort with a best time of the weekend at the point of 2 minutes, 10.674 seconds, before a red flag period was prompted for Oyu's crash at Maternity Bend corner, which ended all competitive running with two minutes remaining.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Ilott was 0.091 seconds slower in second. Vips, Hughes, Ticktum, Eriksson. Armstrong, Palou, Aron and Daruvala completed the top ten. Oyu also caused yellow flags to wave after he ran deep onto Lisboa corner's escape road and Ahmed (twice) and Fenestraz did the same; all three participants avoided contact with a barrier beside the track.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
"It was turning into the same as last year [with all the incidents], but I tried to get the lap after the FCY. The [2m]10.1s [ lap] was almost perfect, and the next one I managed to iron out a couple of mistakes. This year the track seems to be considerably better. We don't seem to use the tyres so much – you get a couple more laps than before, so you can do three or four quick ones.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Dan Ticktum, on setting the fastest ever lap of the Guia Circuit to qualify on pole position for the qualification race.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
In the second qualifying session, Schumacher locked his tyres and ran onto Lisboa turn's escape road in the tenth minute, brushing a trackside barrier with his left-rear wheel. He then avoided a crash at Dona Maria Bend after his left-rear tyre punctured and entered the run-off area. Not long after, Andres and Katayama made contact in Lisboa turn's braking zone and both drivers hit a wall. At the same time, Tsuboi crashed at the Solitude Esses and the red flags were waved for two minutes.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
After the session was restarted, Armstrong made contact a Melco hairpin wall with his car's front. Ticktum could not improve his lap in qualifying's opening minutes, as Ilott led on his first timed lap, just after a full course yellow flag was prompted for Ahmed's spin and crash into the Reservoir Bend corner wall. Ticktum then improved twice in the final minutes, and set the first lap time under 2 minutes, 10 seconds at the Guia Circuit, at 2 minutes, 9.910 seconds, which bettered Marcus Ericsson's 2009 lap record and earned Ticktum pole position for the qualifying race.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
At the session's end, Sato crashed at Police bend, and Ilott narrowly avoided hitting him on the inside, stopping Ilott from improving his lap. Then, Sasahara hit the Reservoir Bend barrier, ricocheted across the circuit, and collected Eriksson. Vips avoided the accident scene but it ended the session early. Ticktum was joined on the grid's front row by Ilott and Fenestraz moved from sixth to third after slipstreaming Ticktum. Fourth was Eriksson and Zhou progressed to fifth. Hughes fell to sixth while Sato moved to seventh. Armstrong led a trio of Prema cars in eighth, Schumacher ninth and Aron tenth. Behind them the rest of the grid lined up as Sekiguchi, Shwartzman, Palou, Vips, Habsburg, Tsuboi, Ahmed, Vesti, Daruvala, Flörsch, Miyata, Leong, Sakaguchi, Andres, Oyu, Katayama and Kumita.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
The qualifying race to set the grid order for the main race commenced at 13:05 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 17 November. Weather conditions at the start were dry and overcast with the air temperature at 23 °C (73 °F). Ilott tucked into the slipstream of Ticktum and steered to the outside of the Mandarin Oriental bend corner and made a pass for the lead. Ilott maintained it through Lisboa turn despite an oversteer that had him narrowly avoid glancing a trackside wall with his left-rear tyre against as he used Ticktum as a braking point reference.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
Eriksson passed Fenestraz for third into Lisboa corner. Other cars slowed Eriksson, and Fenestraz retook the position at San Francisco Bend turn. That lap, Sakaguchi crashed into a barrier at San Francisco Bend turn and retired. Ticktum remained close behind Ilott and he retook the lead by going to the outside of Lisboa corner. He began to pull away from the rest of the field and led Ilott by 1.341 seconds by the second lap's conclusion. Shortly after, Katayama made contact with a wall and became the second retirement. On lap three, in the track's mountain section at Dona Maria Bend, a stray dog got onto the circuit, and Ticktum swerved off the racing line to avoid hitting it. A full course yellow flag was implemented and then the safety car was deployed for dog retrieval by track marshals.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
It was clear even in the first half a lap that our pace was stronger than Callum's. So I really tried to nail the final sector and I got him back for the lead. While Callum was behind I saw I was pulling away quite easily, and I was saving tyres for the last part of the race. As soon as I saw Joel behind... I've seen he's been in a quicker car overall this weekend but didn't get the chance to show it in qualifying, so I upped the ante quite a bit. That was enough to pull a gap and I backed off on the last lap.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
Dan Ticktum, speaking about his worry about the challenge his teammate Joel Eriksson would provide.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
At the lap five restart, Ticktum made a fast getaway to maintain the lead heading into the Mandarin Oriental Bend corner, as his teammate Eriksson overtook Fenestraz on the inside at the same turn. On the sixth lap, Eriksson went to the inside of Ilott and passed him on the approach to Lisboa turn to move into second despite minor contact against a trackside wall. Miyata joined the retirements list ater a collision with a wall at Lisboa corner on lap seven. On that lap, Vesti also retired when he collided with a barrier at the same turn.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
In the meantime, Eriksson was 1.675 seconds behind his teammate Ticktum at the conclusion of lap six. Fenestraz attempted an unsuccessful overtake on his teammate Ilott at Lisboa turn three laps later. Ticktum increased his lead to 2.247 seconds by the start of the final lap and he subsequently slowed slightly to win the qualification race and began the main event from pole position. Eriksson followed 1.563 seconds later in second and Ilott completed the podium in third place. Fenestraz took fourth.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Qualification race
A large gap to fifth place was created when Zhou crashed at the Solitude Esses and Hughes took the position and held it until the finish. Schumacher and Vips were sixth and seventh. Eighth-placed Armstrong led a trio of Premas with Aron ninth and Shwartman tenth. Outside the top ten, Sato fell four from his starting place to eleventh. The final classified finishers were Palou, Habsburg, Sekiguchi, Ahmed, Tsuboi, Daruvala, Leong, Flörsch, Andres, Oyu, Sasahara, Kumita and Zhou.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
The race began at 15:30 local time. Weather conditions at the start were dry and overcast with the air temperature at 24 °C (75 °F). Ticktum maintained his pole position advantage on the run into Mandarin Oriental Bend corner. Fenestraz used his car's four new tyres to overtake his teammate Ilott and Eriksson to advance from fourth to second place on the first lap. Ilott fell to fifth because he was on a different line into Lisboa turn.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
The safety car was dispatched on the same lap as Sato crashed at the exit to Lisboa corner and Palou went off at the turn's entry. Behind Palou, Leong and Andres were caught up in the chain-reaction accident and all four drivers retired due to car damage. Ticktum held the lead at the restart with a healthy advantage over Fenestraz in second place on the fourth lap. Eriksson was close behind Fenestraz; he decided against an overtake into Lisboa corner because he saw erroneously illuminated LED yellow flag lights on both sides of the track.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
Further on in the lap, the race was stopped due to a major accident at Lisboa corner. The yellow lights remained illuminated between the Mandarin Oriental Bend turn and Lisboa corner despite green flag conditions. Some drivers slowed more than predicted in response. Daruvala slowed and Flörsch was tucked into his slipstream. Flörsch hit Daruvala's right-rear wheel, causing Flörsch to spin through 90 degrees to the right. She made contact with a crash barrier at high speed, which removed the left-hand side wheels from her vehicle. She entered Lisboa corner's speed trap at 276.2 km/h (171.6 mph).


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
Flörsch's trajectory caused her to hit newly-installed raised kerbs on the right of Lisboa corner, which lifted her vehicle slightly airborne. The lift raised her car high enough to hit the roll hoop of Tsuboi's vehicle with her car's wheels. Flörsch, who removed her hands from her steering wheel, catapulted backwards to the top of a catch fence and went through it after it absorbed a large amount of impact force. With the speed of her car greatly reduced from the collision, it struck a photographer's bunker backwards with its roll hoop and cockpit, before it was flipped upwards. The photographer's banker was heavily damaged by the collision and significantly shifted.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
Flörsch's car fell onto an armco barrier below the marshal's post and was covered in fire extinguisher foam that had automatically engaged. Around 40 seconds later, track marshals tended to Flörsch and medical personnel arrived at the crash area half a minute later. She was conscious and in pain due to a fractured C7 and T3 vertebrae in her upper body, while Tsuboi had lower back pain.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
Three other people sustained injuries: photographer Chan Weng-wang, who stood below the photographer's stand, suffered a liver injury, a second photographer, Minami Hiroyuki, who was on the left side of the photographer's stand, sustained a concussion, and track marshal Chan Chak-in suffered a cut face, abrasion of the upper abdomen and a broken jaw. All five were transported to the Conde S. Januário Hospital for treatment. No one was killed. Repairs to the barrier, tending to the injured and a track cleanup lasted for more than an hour before racing could resume.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
At the lap-seven restart, Ticktum broke away to lead significantly over Fenestraz. Eriksson then slipstreamed and out-braked Fenestraz on the inside to retake the second position at Lisboa corner. Two laps later, Ahmed crashed at Moorish Hill bend and retired from eleventh place. The safety car was subsequently dispatched because track marshals required space to extricate his car via a crane. The race restarted on the eleventh lap. Ticktum carried enough speed through the Fisherman's Bend and the Reservoir Bend corners to lead his teammate Eriksson by 0.721 seconds at the lap's end.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
However, Eriksson slipstreamed Ticktum but only to the extent that he drew alongside the left-hand side of the latter's car going into Lisboa corner's braking zone. Ticktum held his lead on the ideal line and extended his lead to 1.028 seconds at the end of lap 12. He further increased this by 1.513 seconds and by another 0.037 seconds to start the final lap. Eriksson could not respond to his teammate Ticktum's advantage and the latter crossed the start/finish line to win his second Macau Grand Prix in a row.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race
Ticktum became the third driver in the history of the race to win it back-to-back after Edoardo Mortara in 2009 and 2010 and Felix Rosenqvist in 2014 and 2015. Eriksson was 1.208 seconds behind in second and Fenestraz completed the podium in third. Off the podium, Hughes finished fourth, Schumacher fifth and Aron sixth. Ilott placed seventh after Vips (who overtook him on the final lap) was given a 40-second time penalty for an overtake under red flag conditions. The final finishers were Armstrong, Shwartzman, Habsburg, Zhou, Daruvala, Miyata, Sekiguchi, Vesti, Oyu, Katayama, Sakaguchi, Vips and Kumita.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Ticktum spoke of the "perfect weekend" that allowed him to win the race and thanked his team, "I can't really remember a weekend where I’ve performed so well, and that's not only just me, it's all the people around me, all the support I’ve had. It's been just the perfect weekend."


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
Eriksson said that he fell back behind his teammate Ticktum before the safety car was withdrawn and spoke of a "tough race", "The overtake on Sacha was quite tight. But I knew I needed to pass him early in the race to have a chance on Dan, because I knew he was quick all weekend and I had the same speed as him." Third-placed Fenestraz stated it was the best finish he could attain due to Eriksson and Ticktum's fast pace, "Obviously I wanted the win, but for my second time here it's pretty good.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
I’m already looking forward to next year. I think I did a really good job. It was going to be hard to beat Dan [and Eriksson]. They were quick all weekend. It's true we had an advantage with the new tyres, but with the red flag and all that stuff you cannot take the most out of it, I would say. I still had a little advantage, but they were [too] fast."


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
Flörsch's crash overshadowed the race. She had an 11-hour operation on her back on 19 November and surgeons removed a bone splinter that was close to her spinal cord. They removed a bone from her hip and used it to form a new hip; a titanium plate was installed to support it. Flörsch vomited from taking painkillers and rendered unmovable for five days as she lost 5 kg (11 lb) of muscle mass and had a large amount of hip ache. She was released from hospital on 26 November and flew to Germany.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
Tsuboi and Miniami were discharged from hospital shortly after while Chan was hospitalised for a ten-day surgery to his lacerated liver. Flörsch began rehabilitation in early December 2018 to ensure she lost no more muscle strength and to strengthen her body with weights on a gradual scale. She said she remembered everything about the crash, "It probably is a miracle, but that's probably also the reason why I am happy and why I am normal.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
It happened quite fast – the top speed was 275 km/h (171 mph) – but I can do nearly everything again so, for me, it's just to be happy and to continue to be positive. I remember everything from the crash. It felt just completely different for me because it just happened so fast."


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
Jean Todt, president of the FIA, announced that the crash would be investigated. The governing body seized video footage from Flörsch's on-board television camera and those of the drivers she was close by when the accident happened. Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) team owner Fritz van Amersfoort spoke of his belief that the accident could have occurred on other circuits, and the FIA's race director Charlie Whiting stated that the Guia Circuit was not dangerous and no major alterations to its configuration were necessary.


2018 Macau Grand Prix, Main race, Post-race
Grand Prix Drivers' Association director and Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean said its members would probably raise the issue of raised kerbs on the right of Lisboa corner with the FIA; the crash reminded him of Konstantin Tereshchenko's accident in a GP3 Series race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2014. According to Jonathan Noble of motorsport.com and racing driver Ryan Lewis, the installation of raised kerbs prevented Flörsch's car striking the cockpit sidepod of Tsuboi's vehicle in a similar style to Takuma Sato and Nick Heidfeld's crash at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix. In May 2021, the front wing from Flörsch's car was returned to VAR after the team noticed it going up for sale on an online auction and filed a complaint with the Macau police who recovered it.


2018 Macau Masters
The 2018 Macau Masters was a non-ranking team and six-red snooker variant invitational event that took place on 24 and 25 October 2018. The event's team event was made up of two teams of four, competing in six games, with Team B defeating Team A with a score of 5–1. The event's six red singles knockout tournament was won by Barry Hawkins.


2018 Macau Masters, Prize Fund
The event had a total prize fund of $100,000 awarded as follows:


2018 Macau Masters, Tournament teams
The event was made up of two teams of four, with players playing in six "best of 5" frames matches. Frames 1, 3 and 5 were doubles matches, whereas frames 2 and 4 were alternate singles.


2018 Macau Masters, Results, Team event
The team event saw both teams field teams of two for individual team matches. Each player could only play with a partner for one match during the event.


2018 Macau Masters, Results, Six-red event
To finish the event, the 6 Reds Leapfrog Challenge took place. All 8-players played in a "killer" style match, with players required to win their match to continue on a winner stays on basis. The players were drawn based on world rankings. All matches were first to one frame of 6-red snooker, with the final being a best of 5 frame 6-red match.


2018 Macau Open (badminton)
The 2018 Macau Open was a badminton tournament which took place at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion Macau in Macau from 30 October to 4 November 2018 and had a total prize of $150,000.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2018 Macau Open was the twenty-second tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Macau Open championships, which had been held since 2006. This tournament was organized by Badminton Federation of Macau and sanctioned by the BWF.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion Macau in Macau.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Men's singles, Wild card
Badminton Federation of Macau awarded a wild card entry to Pui Pang Fong of Macau.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Women's singles, Wild card
Badminton Federation of Macau awarded a wild card entry to Ng Weng Chi of Macau.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Men's doubles, Wild card
Badminton Federation of Macau awarded a wild card entry to Che Pui Ngai / Leong Iok Chong of Macau.


2018 Macau Open (badminton), Mixed doubles, Wild card
Badminton Federation of Macau awarded a wild card entry to Che Pui Ngai / Gong Xue Xin of Macau.


2018 Macedonian referendum
A referendum was held in the Republic of Macedonia on 30 September 2018, with voters asked whether they supported EU and NATO membership by accepting the Prespa agreement between Macedonia and Greece in June 2018, which aimed to settle the 27-year naming dispute, which had prevented Macedonia from joining both the European Union and NATO. Despite 94% of voters voting in favour, voter turnout was around 37%, less than the 50% threshold required to validate the results.


2018 Macedonian referendum
Both the opposition and government claimed victory, with the opposition claiming that the proposal had been rejected by virtue of the low turnout and the government argued that the result being non-binding meant the turnout requirement was irrelevant. As the referendum was non-binding and included constitutional changes, it also had to be ratified by two-thirds of the Assembly of the Republic. Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev vowed to push forward with the changes in the Assembly, which was achieved on 19 October 2018, when 80 of the 120 MPs voted in favour of the renaming proposal, just reaching the two-thirds majority required.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
After the independence of the Republic of Macedonia from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, successive Greek governments claimed that the name of the country implied territorial claims to the Greek part of the region of Macedonia and objected to the use of "Macedonia" by the newly independent state. The state was admitted to the United Nations in 1993 with the provisional reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM), while most countries recognised the Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
Repeated attempts to negotiate a composite name failed for almost three decades. However, in 2018, high-level contacts between the governments of the two countries intensified, with Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani visiting Athens for name talks on 9 January, and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev meeting with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on 24 January.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
At the Davos meeting, the first of its kind in seven years, there appeared to be some resolution between the two leaders to end the name dispute and improve the relations between the two countries. Zaev agreed to take initiatives that would soothe Greek concerns over the antiquisation policy, while Tsipras agreed to consent to Macedonia's bid to join regional initiatives or agreements.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
On 12 June 2018, Tsipras announced that he had reached an agreement with Zaev "which covers all the preconditions set by the Greek side." The negotiations would result in the Republic of Macedonia being renamed the Republic of North Macedonia, with the new name being used for all purposes. Zaev announced that the agreement included recognition of the Macedonian language in the United Nations and that the term used for nationality of the country would be Macedonian/citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
"The agreement once and for always confirms and strengthens the Macedonian ethnic and cultural identity, the Macedonian language, the Macedonian nationality. It guarantees the security of the country and provides a secure future for the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia", Zaev said. Additionally, the agreement stipulates removal of the Vergina Sun from public use in the Republic of Macedonia and formation of a committee for the review of school textbooks and maps in both countries for the removal of irredentist content and to align them with UNESCO and Council of Europe's standards. The agreement was signed at Lake Prespa, a body of water shared between Albania, Greece and North Macedonia from which it got its name.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
The agreement stipulated that the Macedonian government could hold a referendum on the matter. The Assembly of the Republic paved the way for the referendum by ratifying the agreement for a second time in early July. After a month long delay by the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE to slow down the referendum preparation by not appointing members to the State Election Commission, the Assembly finally agreed as of the end of July on a new composition. The Assembly set aside 1.3 million euros for the referendum campaign and as the VMRO-DPMNE opposition refused to participate and access funds, only 900,000 euros was spent on 66 media outlets by politicians supporting a yes vote.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Background
Political scientist Biljana Vankovska claimed that the referendum was unconstitutional, noting that Article 73 of the constitution required referendums to be binding.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Question
Are you in favour of European Union and NATO membership by accepting the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?


2018 Macedonian referendum, Campaign, Support
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the government coalition started an online campaign for a “Yes” vote in the referendum. Many high-ranked officials and EU leaders expressed their support for the "Yes" option as it would bring Macedonia closer to EU and NATO. Among those who visited the country in support of the referendum are Angela Merkel and Sebastian Kurz, Chancellors of Germany and Austria respectively, as well as Jim Mattis, the US Defense Secretary, and Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, who encouraged the people of Macedonia to vote in favor of the new name.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Campaign, Support
The Albanian President Ilir Meta, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati also urged Albanians in Macedonia to support the deal and vote “Yes” in the referendum. In Macedonia, Albanian political parties and their leaders Ali Ahmeti (DUI), Menduh Thaçi (DPA), Bilall Kasami (Besa Movement) and Ziadin Sela (Alliance for Albanians) supported the “Yes” vote.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Campaign, Objections and boycotts
The main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE threatened to boycott the referendum and claimed the Prespa agreement to be an act of treason. However, in early September, VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski made a statement encouraging citizens to vote as they saw fit, and that the party would respect different opinions. The party did not participate in the referendum campaign, while several high ranking party members voiced their support for a boycott or the "Yes" side.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Campaign, Objections and boycotts
In early September, a cable from the US embassy in the Republic of Macedonia revealed by WikiLeaks showed that the 2008 VMRO-DPMNE government was willing to accept the name Republic of North Macedonia, for international and bilateral use only, provided it included the recognition of the Macedonian language and nationality. The proposal had been rejected by Greece. This was denied by media close to the party, which stated that VMRO-DPMNE was only willing to accept changing the FYROM reference to North Macedonia, while keeping the constitutional name the same. On 23 September, President Gjorge Ivanov, who was elected as the VMRO-DPMNE candidate, decried the agreement and called on citizens to boycott the vote. Various other small anti-Western organizations with pro-Serbian and pro-Russian orientations organized protests against the name change.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Campaign, Objections and boycotts
Among the Macedonian diaspora, a majority of Macedonians living in Australia stated that they would boycott the vote.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Campaign, Russian interference
Various diplomats and analysts, including U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, have accused Russia of engaging in a campaign to undermine the referendum. Russia is opposed to any additional countries joining NATO or the European Union. Thousands of fake Twitter and Facebook accounts urged Macedonians to boycott the vote. Some Facebook postings asked "are you going to let Albanians change your name? ", attempting to exploit ethnic divisions in the country. The "No" lobby banked on a boycott that could render the referendum result meaningless. Two Russian diplomats were expelled from Greece due to accusations of attempting to undermine relations with Macedonia, and a year earlier Russian citizens were arrested related to a failed coup in Montenegro attempting to prevent that country from joining NATO.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Results
While the vote in favour of the referendum question reached 94.18%, total turnout reached only 36.89% with 666,344 votes cast, well below the 50% par for the referendum to be valid. Despite the traditional pro-EU and NATO stance of the Albanian minority, and its support of Premier Zaev's government, turnout in the 15 predominantly ethnic Albanian municipalities was only marginally lower than in the previous local election with 233,000 votes cast.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Reactions
Western leaders welcomed the result as positive, despite the low turnout. The European Union's Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, called the "Yes" vote "very significant" and urged Macedonia's political leaders to "respect this decision and take it forward with utmost responsibility". NATO chief, Jens Stoltenberg, in his post on Twitter described the referendum as a "historic opportunity", while reaffirming that "NATO’s door is open" for Macedonia.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Reactions
The United States also welcomed the outcome, with the State Department urging Macedonian lawmakers "to rise above partisan politics and seize this historic opportunity" in implementing the Prespa agreement, which could enable Macedonia to become "a full participant in Western institutions". Greece's Foreign Ministry welcomed the positive result, but described it as "contradictory" to the low vote turnout, and the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras phoned his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev right after the referendum to congratulate him for the positive outcome.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Reactions
Russia, a staunch opponent of Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic integration, on the other hand, hinted that it could veto the Prespa agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece, by bringing it to the United Nations Security Council. Macedonia dismissed Moscow's threats by stating that bilateral agreements cannot be dependent on the Security Council.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Aftermath
On 19 October 2018, the Assembly voted to start the process of renaming the country Republic of North Macedonia. A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat Assembly voted in favour of the renaming proposal, just reaching the two-thirds majority needed to enact constitutional changes. On 3 December 2018, the Assembly approved a draft constitutional amendment, with 67 voting in favour, 23 voting against and 4 abstaining. A simple majority was needed at this stage.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Aftermath
The decisive vote to amend the constitution and change the name of the country was passed on 11 January 2019 in favor of the amendment. On 25 January 2019, the Greek Parliament approved the Prespa agreement with 153 votes in favor and 146 votes against.


2018 Macedonian referendum, Aftermath
The international community, including the Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau of Canada and Boyko Borisov of Bulgaria, President Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo, the President of the EU, Donald Tusk, the President of EU's Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Germany's and Albania's foreign Ministers, Heiko Maas and Ditmir Bushati respectively, as well as NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg, welcomed positively the ratification of the deal.


2018 Mackay Cutters season
The 2018 Mackay Cutters season was the 11th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Sheppard and captained by Tom Murphy, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup. The club missed the finals for the fifth consecutive season, finishing last and winning their third wooden spoon.


2018 Mackay Cutters season, Season summary
The Cutters entered 2018 with a younger and less experienced side following the departures of co-captains Andrew Davey and Setaimata Sa. New recruits included Wests Tigers NSW Cup duo Jordan Grant and Darcy Cox, Northern Pride forward Jack Brock and former Canberra Raiders U20 back Jack Hickson.


2018 Mackay Cutters season, Season summary
Another poor start to the season followed for the club, as they won just three of their first nine games. Things went from bad to worse after their bye week, as they went on a club record 10-game losing streak. Halfback Cooper Bambling rejoined the club mid-season after joining the Canberra Raiders in the off-season but his return would not help the club's fortunes. The streak ended in Round 21 with a 16-all draw against the Redcliffe Dolphins. The club won just one more game and finished the season in last place.


2018 Mackay Cutters season, Season summary
Jordan Grant won the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player awards in his first season with the Cutters.


2018 Madagascar measles outbreak
In early September 2018, cases of measles began to appear in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Capitol health authorities challenged by the district's poverty and Madagascar's relatively-low vaccination rate were unable to contain the highly-contagious disease, and what followed became the largest measles outbreak yet in Madagascar's history. With more than 115,000 people infected and more than 1,200 dying, the outbreak has become Madagascar's most serious outbreak of measles in the 21st century.


2018 Madagascar measles outbreak, Outbreak
Measles cases were first detected in the urban, downtown district of Antananarivo-Renivohetra on 3 September 2018. At the time, health authorities were still heavily engaged in the remnants of last year's plague epidemic, and public resources were identified to tracking down remaining cases. On 4 October, the Institute Pasteur de Madagascar confirmed the presence of measles morbillivirus in samples from 3 patients and identified the B3 strain. The virus had already spread outwards to the capital's Tanà South, Tanà North, Ambohidramito districts, and by 18 November there were over 3,200 recorded cases in Madagascar.


2018 Madagascar measles outbreak, Response
Measles immunity rates are below average in Madagascar at 83%, versus the 95% recommended by the World Health Organization. Availability of the MMR vaccine is patchy in Madagascar due to the island's mountainous geography, presenting a challenge to distributors.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. It is believed that the election was a direct political battle between the BJP and the INC. One of the main centers of attraction was the contest between Congress heavy-weight Arun Yadav and the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. While the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government had tried to win for consecutive 4th term, the INC fought for winning the state after 2003. The election led to a hung assembly, with the INC emerging as the single largest party and the BJP winning the popular vote.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Background
The tenure of Madhya Pradesh  Legislative Assembly elected in 2013 ended on 7 January 2019.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Schedule
Election dates were announced on 6 October 2018 and voting was held on 28 November 2018.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Surveys and polls, Opinion polls
The opinion polls show a tough election battle between the BJP and the INC.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Surveys and polls, Exit polls
Most exit polls predicted a "tight finish" between the BJP and the INC. According to Poll of Polls, There was a little edge to BJP over INC, however, No party got the majority to form the Government.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Results, Seats and vote-share
The election led to a hung assembly, with the INC emerging as the largest party, with 114 seats, but failing to win a majority. The seat and vote share was as follows -:


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Government formation
The counting of votes started on 11 December 2018, results were fluctuating throughout the day. On 12 December 2018 final figure of the Result was declared. INC became the single largest party with 114 seats. BJP won 109 seats. INC claimed support of Samajwadi Party's 1 MLA, Bahujan Samaj Party's 2 MLA and 4 Independent MLA . Due to no majority Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh resigned on 12 December 2018.


2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Government formation
Kamal Nath took oath on 17 December 2018 as new Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh and with this, INC came back to the power in State after 15 years. However, after the resignation of 22 sitting MLAs from the INC, Kamal Nath resigned on 20 March 2020 and subsequently Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the BJP returned as the CM again on 23 March 2020.


2018 Madura United F.C. season
The 2018 season is Madura United Football Club's 3rd competitive season, and its 2nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Indonesian football.


2018 Madura United F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Madura United F.C. season, Players, Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


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


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


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


2018 Madura United F.C. season, Transfers, 2nd leg
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse
On 31 December 2018, at approximately 6:02 a.m. local time, an apartment block in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, partially collapsed. The collapse killed 39 people and injured 17 more. The cause of the collapse is believed to have been a gas explosion.


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse, Background
The 10-story high-rise apartment block, located at 164 Prospekt Karla Marksa, built in 1973, holds 623 units, being a type 1-439A building with 12 staircases. The collapse took place on the 7th staircase and destroyed or damaged 48 units which together housed 110 people, of whom 95 were believed to have been in the building at the time of the collapse.


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse, Cause
The collapse is believed to have been caused by a gas explosion. Russian investigators denied reports that traces of explosives were found in the rubble. The  website, citing an unnamed and unverified source, reported that the blast originated in a second-floor apartment, where an unknown man was suspected of storing explosives for a planned attack on a local shopping centre.


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse, Response
After the collapse, the building was evacuated. Officials warned that more of the apartment complex was at risk of collapsing.


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse, Response
The daytime temperature at the site was −17 °C (1 °F), and −24 °C (−11 °F) at night. Nearly 1,400 rescue workers helped to free residents from the rubble, and used high-powered heaters to warm people still trapped under the debris.


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse, Response
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the site of the collapse to survey the damage and observe the rescue efforts. He also visited injured residents in the hospital. In a statement he said, "Despite the holiday season, we need to spare a thought for those who perished and those who were injured."


2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse, Response
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin, a native of the town, paid tribute to the victims of the disaster in the Penguins' game against the New York Rangers on January 2, 2019. His skates bore Russian phrases translating to, "Magnitogorsk, we are with you," and, "Magnitogorsk, you are in my heart." He scored a goal which he dedicated to the town, having hoped prior to the game that he would do so. Following the game, Malkin stated that the team will raise funds for the victims and their families. He donated RU₽4,000,000, the equivalent of almost US$60,000, to a relief fund for the victims, with the rest of the team soon to contribute donations they have collected.


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's basketball)
The 2018 Tibor Zsíros Férfi Magyar Kupa was the 61st season of the Hungarian Basketball Cup. Szolnoki Olaj won its 7th national Cup championship. Dávid Vojvoda was named Most Valuable Player.


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's basketball), Qualification
Eight highest ranked teams after the first half of the 2017–18 NB I/A regular season qualified to the tournament.


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's water polo)
The 2018 Magyar Kupa (known as the BENU Férfi Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons), was the 92nd edition of the tournament.


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's water polo), Schedule
The rounds of the 2018 competition are scheduled as follows:


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's water polo), Preliminary round
The preliminary round ties were scheduled for 26–28 October 2018.


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's water polo), Quarter-finals
The quarter-final matches were played on 17 and 18 November 2018.


2018 Magyar Kupa (men's water polo), Final four
The final four was held on 15 and 16 December 2018 at the Császár-Komjádi Swimming Stadium in Budapest, II. ker.


2018 Magyar Kupa (women's water polo)
The 2018 Magyar Kupa was the 19th edition of the tournament.


2018 Magyar Kupa (women's water polo), Schedule
The rounds of the 2018 competition are scheduled as follows:


2018 Magyar Kupa (women's water polo), Preliminary round
The preliminary round ties were scheduled for 27–28 October 2018.


2018 Magyar Kupa (women's water polo), Quarter-finals
The quarter-final matches were played on 17 and 18 November 2018.


2018 Magyar Kupa (women's water polo), Final four
The semi-finals were held on 14 at the Tüskecsarnok Uszoda in Budapest, XI. ker. The final was held on 16 December 2018 at the Császár-Komjádi Swimming Stadium in Budapest, II. ker.


2018 Magyar Kupa Final
The 2018 Magyar Kupa Final was the final match of the 2017–18 Magyar Kupa, played between Puskás Akadémia and Újpest on 23 May 2018 at the Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary.


2018 Maharashtra Open – Doubles
Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Gilles Simon.


2018 Maharashtra Open – Doubles
Robin Haase and Matwé Middelkoop won the title, defeating Herbert and Simon in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5).


2018 Maharashtra Open – Singles
Roberto Bautista Agut was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Gilles Simon.


2018 Maharashtra Open – Singles
Simon went on to win the title, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–2.


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


2018 Maine Black Bears football team
The 2018 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by third-year head coach Joe Harasymiak. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in CAA play to be crowned CAA champions. They received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Jacksonville State in the second round, and Weber State in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Eastern Washington.


2018 Maine Black Bears football team, Previous season
The Black Bears finished the 2017 season 4–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.


2018 Maine Black Bears football team, Preseason, CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in eighth place.


2018 Maine Black Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason All-CAA Team
The Black Bears had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.


2018 Maine Black Bears football team, FCS Playoffs
Maine received a bye in the first round. Box scores:


2018 Maine House of Representatives election
The 2018 Maine House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Maine voters elected state representatives in all 151 of the state house's districts, as well as non-voting members from the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Maine State House.


2018 Maine House of Representatives election
A primary election on June 12, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Maine Secretary of State's website.


2018 Maine House of Representatives election
Following the 2016 state house elections, Democrats maintained effective control of the House with 77 members and 2 coalition Green representatives. Republicans held 72 seats following the 2016 elections. Following several vacancies and replacements between 2016 and 2018, on election day 2018, the Democrats had increased their majority to 74 Democrats, 1 Green, and 6 Independent representatives, while the Republicans had decreased from 72 to 70 seats.


2018 Maine House of Representatives election
The Maine Secretary of State provides both a detailed  as well as maps for each district, including this  showing all 151 House districts.


2018 Maine House of Representatives election
The Democrats gained sixteen seats in the election, and the Republicans lost thirteen. The sole Green member — Ralph Chapman — was replaced by a Democrat, and the number of independents was reduced from six to five, with only two independent incumbents — Kent Ackley and Norman Higgins — being re-elected.


2018 Maine House of Representatives election, Summary of Results by State House District
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party, bold text denotes a gain for a party.


2018 Maine House of Representatives election, Term-limited incumbents
21 incumbents (5 Democrats, 14 Republicans, one Independent and one Green) were ineligible to run for a 5th consecutive term due to term limits.


2018 Maine State Senate election
The 2018 Maine State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Maine voters elected state senators in all 35 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the State Senate.


2018 Maine State Senate election
A primary election on June 12, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Maine Secretary of State's website.


2018 Maine State Senate election
Following the 2016 state Senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 18 members.


2018 Maine State Senate election
The Maine Secretary of State provides both a detailed  as well as maps for each district, including this  showing all 35 Senate districts.


2018 Maine State Senate election
After the 2018 elections, Republicans lost control of the chamber. The Democrats needed to net one Senate seat. In the election, the Democrats gained four seats, claiming the majority.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election
The 2018 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Maine. It occurred along with elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Paul LePage was term limited and could not seek reelection to a third consecutive term in office although he later announced his campaign for a third term in the 2022 election.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election
The primaries for this election were the first in Maine to be conducted with ranked choice voting (RCV), as opposed to a simple plurality, after voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016. An advisory opinion by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court held that RCV would be unconstitutional for general elections for governor and the state legislature. This led state legislators to vote to delay its implementation pending approval of a state constitutional amendment. Backers of a "people's veto" turned in enough signatures to suspend this law until a June referendum vote, which restored RCV for future primary and congressional elections.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election
Governor Paul LePage threatened not to certify the results of the primary elections, saying he would "leave it up to the courts to decide." He also called the use of ranked-choice voting the "most horrific thing in the world." Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said the results would be binding regardless of whether LePage certified them.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election
The Republican nominee was businessman and 2010 independent candidate for governor Shawn Moody. The Democratic candidate was Attorney General Janet Mills. State Treasurer Terry Hayes and businessman Alan Caron had qualified for the ballot as independents, though Caron dropped out on October 29 and endorsed Mills. Former state senator and former mayor of Lewiston and Auburn John Jenkins and perennial candidate Kenneth Capron ran write-in campaigns.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election
Mills defeated Moody and Hayes with a majority to become the first female Governor of Maine. She also became the first gubernatorial candidate to win at least 50% of the vote since Angus King in 1998, and the first non-incumbent to do so since Kenneth M. Curtis in 1966. Mills also became the first Maine gubernatorial candidate to earn 300,000 votes and received more votes for governor than any other candidate in state history.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Background
Incumbent Republican Paul LePage was term-limited, having been elected twice consecutively in 2010 and 2014. LePage did not win a majority of the vote either time (receiving 37.6% in a crowded four-way race in 2010 and 48.2% in a three-way race in 2014), with Democrats accusing independent candidate Eliot Cutler of splitting the anti-LePage vote in both instances, though Cutler finished closer to LePage than Democratic candidate Libby Mitchell in the 2010 election.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Background
Maine's history of governors elected without majorities, including LePage, was one impetus for the citizen's referendum to implement ranked choice voting. Indeed, the last time a gubernatorial candidate received a majority of the vote was in 1998, when incumbent Governor (and current United States Senator) Angus King, an independent, won reelection with 58.6% of the vote. The last time a non-incumbent candidate received more than 50% of the vote was the 1966 gubernatorial election, which Democrat Kenneth M. Curtis won over incumbent Republican John H. Reed with 53.1% of the vote.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Background
Though ranked-choice voting was approved by voters in a 2016 referendum, the Maine Legislature voted to delay and potentially repeal RCV for all elections after an advisory opinion by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled it unconstitutional for general elections for state offices. RCV supporters succeeded in a people's veto effort to prevent the delay, which suspends it until a June 2018 referendum vote. RCV supporters were victorious in the June referendum, and ranked-choice voting will remain in place for state and federal primaries and federal general elections.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Speculation that U.S. Senator Susan Collins was considering running for governor arose during the 2015 Maine Legislative session when Representative Matt Moonen (D-Portland) introduced a bill to strip the governor (LePage at the time) of the power to appoint replacement U.S. Senators in the event of a vacancy and to instead have a special primary and general election. Moonen denied that he was motivated by Collins's possible candidacy, saying he was interested only in counterbalancing Republican-sponsored bills to change how the Maine Attorney General and Maine Secretary of State are chosen.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Moonen said Collins had told him speculation about her running for governor was "silly." Collins, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for Governor, told MPBN News on January 4, 2016 that though she was "baffled" by the rumors about her being interested in running for governor, many had encouraged her to run, and she would not rule it out. In October 2017, Collins said she would not run for governor in 2018.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Republican primary
No Republican candidate ruled out challenging the results of a ranked-choice primary in court. Mary Mayhew called for the immediate repeal of RCV, calling it a "scam" and "probably illegal".


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Republican primary
The Maine Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Bangor on May 4, 2018, seeking to bar the use of RCV for its own primary on the grounds that requiring the party to use it violates its First Amendment rights to choose its nominee as it sees fit. U.S. District Court Judge Jon Levy rejected the suit on May 29.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Almost all Democratic candidates said that they would abide by the results of the ranked-choice primary, with only Janet Mills refusing to comment on the issue because it was being heard by the courts.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, Independents, Candidates, Declared
Capron and Jenkins failed to qualify for the ballot, but continued their campaigns as write-in candidates


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, General election
After the primaries, most prediction models had the race as a tossup, noting Paul LePage's two victories and Hillary Clinton's narrow margin of victory in the state in the 2016 presidential election. Others considered it to be a pick-up opportunity for the Democrats. Both Moody and Mills received the backing of outside money, with one PAC spending in excess of $1 million on television advertising in the state to support Mills's candidacy.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, General election
On October 12, Jonathan Martin of The New York Times published an article detailing a sex discrimination complaint filed against Moody and his business in 2006, which Moody settled for $20,000, resulting in the complaint being withdrawn. The complaint alleged that Moody went to the residence of a female employee and fired her for having a child just days after delivering the child via an emergency caesarean section. Moody denied the allegation through a spokesperson and later on Twitter.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, General election
Though the first poll of the race saw Mills and Moody tied for first place with Hayes and Caron lagging behind, by the end of October, four different polls were released, each showing Mills with an eight-point lead over Moody. FiveThirtyEight declared the race "Likely D" when its gubernatorial projections were released in October, though other prediction models maintained the race as a tossup.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, General election
On October 29, in a press conference at the main branch of the Portland Public Library, Caron dropped out of the race and endorsed Mills. His name remained on the ballot, but any votes cast for him were regarded as blank.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, General election
Shortly before 10 PM on election night, Hayes conceded the race. At 12:15 AM on November 7, Moody conceded the race to Mills, and shortly thereafter Mills declared victory at Democratic headquarters in Portland. Mills became the first Maine gubernatorial candidate to receive more than 300,000 votes in a single election.


2018 Maine gubernatorial election, General election
Mills also became the first Maine gubernatorial candidate to win a majority of the vote since Angus King won nearly 59% of the vote in his re-election bid in 1998, and became the first candidate to win a majority of the popular vote for a first term since Kenneth M. Curtis defeated incumbent governor John H. Reed in 1966, though Curtis and Reed were the only candidates in that race.


2018 Maine referendums
Two referendums were placed on the statewide ballot in Maine in 2018. Both were citizen initiated proposals.


2018 Maine referendums
One was a special referendum election held on June 12, 2018, in conjunction with state primary elections, which covered:


2018 Maine referendums
A regularly scheduled referendum election was held on November 6, 2018, in conjunction with elections for federal and state offices, which covered:


2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the Washington Nationals and was played at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018. It was televised nationally by Fox. The American League beat the National League 8–6, in 10 innings.