2018 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars, however they were unable to defend their title, losing in a penalty kick shootout to the Texas State Bobcats in the semifinals. The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans won the title in another penalty kick shootout over Texas State. This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for Little Rock and the first for head coach Mark Foster.


2018 Sun Belt Conference football season
The 2018 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 30, 2018, and ended on November 24, 2018. It was a part of the 2018 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football. The Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018, with Appalachian State winning the inaugural game. The entire schedule was released on February 27.


2018 Sun Belt Conference football season, Preseason, Coaches predictions
The 2018 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference. Appalachian State and Arkansas State were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Red Wolves predicted to win the first ever Sun Belt Championship Game.


2018 Sun Belt Conference football season, Season
This will be the first season with 10 teams as the New Mexico State left the conference to become independent and Idaho downgraded to FCS and compete in the Big Sky Conference. The scheduling format for the ten members were reset for the 2018 season. Each member will play eight other members in the conference with four at home and four away. The conference was split up with five teams representing the east and the other five representing the west division.


2018 Sun Belt Conference football season, Season
A team will play each team within their division (4 teams) and four from the other division (two at home and two away). South Alabama (west division) and Troy (east) will be the only two teams to play each other every year due to their rivalry and proximity to each other.


2018 Sun Belt Conference football season, Postseason, Bowl games
Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by Sun Belt members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.


2018 Sun Bowl
The 2018 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on Monday, December 31, 2018. It was the 85th edition of the Sun Bowl, and was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Hyundai Motor America, the game was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl.


2018 Sun Bowl, Teams
The game featured Stanford of the Pac-12 Conference and Pittsburgh of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The two programs have previously met three times, most recently in 1932, with Pittsburgh holding a 2–1 series lead. The referee for the game, David Smith of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), was the quarterback and MVP for Alabama in the 1988 Sun Bowl.


2018 Sun Bowl, Teams, Stanford Cardinal
Stanford started off the season with four straight wins, including a victory over rival USC, and they rose in the polls from No. 13 to No. 7 by the time they met Notre Dame on September 29. They lost, 38–17, which dropped them to No. 14. This began a stretch where in five games they suffered four losses, to Notre Dame, Utah, Washington State and Washington, which dropped them out of the polls and serious contention for the North Division title in the Pac-12. Stanford finished with three straight wins to end their regular season with eight victories. This was the ninth consecutive season of bowl eligibility for the Cardinal, and it was their first Sun Bowl invite since the 2016 edition.


2018 Sun Bowl, Teams, Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh started their season with four losses in their first seven games, losing to ranked opponents such as Penn State, UCF, and Notre Dame. However, the Panthers pulled off a four game winning streak, including victories over teams such as No. 23 Virginia before closing out their regular season with a loss to Miami. Pittsburgh's 6–2 conference record was good enough for first in the Coastal Division in the ACC, earning them a birth in the ACC Championship Game against No. 2 Clemson, where they were soundly defeated, 42–10. This was the Panthers' first Sun Bowl appearance since the 2008 edition, and tenth bowl appearance in the past eleven seasons.


2018 Suncorp Super Netball season
The 2018 Suncorp Super Netball season was the second season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season began on 28 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 26 August 2018. The start of the season was delayed to late April due to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held earlier that month on the Gold Coast. The fixtures for the season were released on 11 October 2017.


2018 Suncorp Super Netball season
Sunshine Coast Lightning were the defending premiers and successfully defended their title, defeating West Coast Fever in the Grand Final at Perth Arena.


2018 Suncorp Super Netball season, Overview, Format
The season is played over fourteen rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, once at home and once away. The top four teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the finals series. In the first week of the finals series, the 1st ranked team hosts the 2nd ranked team in the major semi-final (with the winner of that match to qualify for the Grand Final) and the 3rd ranked team hosts the 4th ranked team in the minor semi-final (with the loser of that match eliminated). The loser of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The winner of the major semi-final then hosts the winner of the preliminary final in the Grand Final.


2018 Suncorp Super Netball season, Overview, Rule changes
Netball Australia announced a change to the points system for the regular season, with bonus points being introduced. Under the new system, teams earn 4 points for a win and 1 point for every quarter won in a match. A drawn match earns a team 2 points and drawing a quarter earns no points. The winning team can earn a maximum of 8 points per match.


2018 Suncorp Super Netball season, Overview, Rule changes
Additionally, teams can request up to two time-outs per half and at any point in time while play is in progress, any one member of the team bench (players and team officials) listed on the official score sheet shall be permitted to move up and down their team bench within the bench zone to communicate with their on-court or off-court players. Finally, umpires can now award a penalty pass for delaying play or intimidation and quarter time and half time breaks will be increased by one and three minutes respectively.


2018 Suncorp Super Netball season, Overview, Broadcast
The Nine Network televised two matches each round during the regular season and also televised all finals matches. Telstra televised the other two matches each round. Every match of the season was available to be streamed live via the Netball Australia App. Unlike 2017, Nine telecast their two matches on the main channel, rather than secondary channel 9Gem. The two matches broadcast on Nine were on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
The 2018 Sunda strait tsunami (Indonesian: Tsunami Selat Sunda 2018) occurred on 22 December 2018 at around 21:38 local time after large parts of the southwestern side of Anak Krakatoa collapsed onto its caldera. The landslide spawned a massive tsunami wave that struck multiple coastal regions in Banten and Lampung, including the popular tourist destination of Anyer.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
Lack of warnings on the arrival of the tsunami, coinciding with the Christmas and New Year holiday season in the nation and night time setting in the area, contributed to the large loss of life. With 426 deaths, the tsunami was the deadliest volcanic tsunami in recorded history in Indonesia since the 1883 Sunda Strait tsunami, which originated from the exact same island.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
Following the tsunami, Indonesian authorities installed multiple emergency early warning systems in tsunami-prone areas. The newer system would detect any significant disturbances on water levels, including changes caused by volcanic activity or undersea landslide.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Background
Lying on the Ring of Fire, Indonesia experiences a high frequency of earthquakes and is home to 127 active volcanoes. One such volcano is Krakatoa  in the Sunda Strait. The volcano was famous for its historic eruption in 1883, one of the most violent eruptions in recorded history. That eruption, through tsunamis and ash fall, killed more than 36,000 people, many of whom lived in the same regions where the 2018 tsunami struck. The eruption was violent enough to destroy the majority of the island and causing it to collapse onto its caldera.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Background
Approximately 45 years since the historic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau"), emerged from the caldera of Krakatau. Since then, Anak Krakatau has grown to a height of around 300 meters above sea level. Its frequent volcanic activity poses risks to the nearby coastal regions and seafarers. As such, in 1980, the Indonesian government set up a permanent volcano observatory in the island to observe its activity and to prevent the repeat of another disastrous event in the region.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Background
In 2012, a study conducted by international researchers suggests that there is a possibility of a major flank collapse on Anak Krakatau at some point in the future, which may produce dangerous tsunami waves. An investigation in 1928 during the volcano's reemergence found that the western slope had grown considerably steeper than its eastern slope, which was caused by the strong current in the region and the steep wall of its basin.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Background
Researchers in 1995 reported that the following eruptions of Anak Krakatau didn't result in an infilling of the caldera and thus concluded that the possibility of a flank collapse couldn't be excluded. The hypothetical tsunami from Anak Krakatau may reach an initial height of 43 meter before finally strike the western coast of Java and southeastern coast of Sumatra at a height of approximately 2–3 meters, considerably lower than that in 1883. However, owing to the population density in the region, insufficient mitigation measures to the hazard may cause the resultant tsunami to afflict significant number of deaths and major damages to the area.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Background
In the months leading up to the 2018 tsunami, Anak Krakatau had seen increased activity. Starting on June 2018, Anak Krakatau saw an increase of volcanic activity with a Strombolian eruption, producing lava flows and ash plumes as high as 5 km. One day prior to the collapse, on 21 December, an eruption was observed, lasting more than two minutes and producing an ash cloud 400 metres (1,300 ft) high.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
The Volcanological Survey of Indonesia (PVMBG) recorded a dramatic increase in activity of Anak Krakatau. On 22 December, from 12:00 to 18:00 local time, a total of 423 eruptions were recorded by the agency. The danger level of the volcano was increased to Level 2. Authorities warned people not to conduct any activities within two kilometres (1.2 mi) of the volcano.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
On 22 December 2018, at 21:03 local time (14:03 UTC), Anak Krakatau erupted and damaged local seismographic equipment, though a nearby seismographic station detected continuous tremors. The southwest portion of the volcano then collapsed, triggering a tsunami. Officials stated that approximately 64 hectares (160 acres) of the volcano had collapsed into the ocean. The collapse caused the height of the volcano to be reduced from 338 to 110 metres (1,109 to 361 ft).


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) detected a tsunami around 21:27 local time (14:27 UTC) at the western coast of Banten, even though the agency had not detected any preceding tectonic events. The Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, "Dozens of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches in Lampung and Banten about 21:30 local time (14:30 UTC) on Saturday."


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
According to The Jakarta Post, authorities said that the tsunami "may have been triggered by an abnormal tidal surge due to a full Moon and an underwater landslide following the eruption of Anak Krakatau." The Agency initially refused to label the event as a tsunami, claiming that it was a "normal" high tide and that no tsunami had occurred on the coast of Banten.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
Previously, BMKG had issued a high wave warning for the waters of the strait. Tide gauges measured the tsunami at around 90 centimetres (35 in) in Serang and 30 centimetres (12 in) in Lampung, on top of the two-metre (6 ft 7 in) high tide. While Indonesia possesses a tsunami warning system for tsunamis caused by earthquakes, there is none for volcanic tsunamis. Hence there were no early warnings. On 23 December, satellite data and helicopter footage confirmed that the southwest sector of the volcano had collapsed, which triggered the tsunami, and that the main volcanic conduit was erupting from underwater, producing Surtseyan-style activity.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
The waves struck about 313 kilometres (194 mi) of coastline with various heights. In Carita, the waves reportedly struck with a height of at least two metres (6 ft 7 in), while in Tanjung Lesung a height of more than five metres (16 ft) was reported. Further surveys conducted on 31 December by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, with assistance from Tohoku University and Chuo University, revealed that the tsunami struck the coastline of Banten and Lampung at a height of 13.4 metres (44 ft).


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Tsunami
Øystein Lund Andersen, a Norwegian volcano photographer who photographed the eruption of Anak-Krakatau prior to the tsunami, described the eruption as "quite heavy". Andersen was alone at the shore when the tsunami waves arrived, but managed to escape "The wave came out of nowhere," he said, "and within seconds I had to run." he stated in an interview with Forbes. Following the event he published an eyewitness account.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Casualties
The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) initially reported 20 deaths and 165 injuries. By the following day, the figure had been revised to 43 deaths — 33 in Pandeglang, seven in South Lampung, and three in Serang Regencies, with 584 injured, and two missing; most of the injuries recorded (491) also occurred in Pandeglang. The death toll was further updated to 62 with 20 missing persons later that day. Missing persons were also reported from small islands that are part of Pandeglang Regency.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Casualties
By 13:00 local time on 23 December, BNPB had confirmed 168 fatalities and 745 injuries with 30 having been reported as missing, and the figure was further increased to 281 dead and 1,016 injured. As of 31 December, the death toll was 437, with 14,059 reported injured and 24 missing. Indonesian officials later revised the death toll to 426, with 24 reported missing and at least 7,202 injured in total.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Casualties
The areas of Pandeglang Regency struck by the wave included beaches that are popular tourist destinations, such as Tanjung Lesung. The tsunami struck during peak season, where hundreds had arrived to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holiday. In Pandeglang, the popular pop group Seventeen was performing a concert when the tsunami struck without warning. A pasar malam (funfair) was also being held in Sumur District, Pandeglang. Eyewitnesses from the funfair recalled the tsunami struck with a height nearly as high as the light pole, with dozens, including children, reportedly dragged by the rushing wave.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Casualties
Indonesian officials stated that most of those who died were found inside villas and hotels, especially those located at Carita Beach, Banten. At least 24 people were killed inside a single villa in Carita, with dozens more reportedly found inside other villas. Indonesian Navy stated that dozens of bodies were also recovered from the sea.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Casualties
Among the victims were Aa Jimmy, an Indonesian actor and comedian, and several members of the Indonesian band Seventeen — bassist Awal "Bani" Purbani, guitarist Herman Sikumbang, road manager Oki Wijaya, and crewmember Ujang was declared to be dead at the scene. After one day being announced missing, drummer Windu Andi Darmawan and Dylan Sahara, wife of Seventeen's vocalist Ifan were reported to have been found dead. A video circulated online showing the band's stage being struck by the tsunami in the middle of their show at Tanjung Lesung, causing it to collapse and the audience to flee.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Casualties
Officials confirmed that dozens of concert-goers had been killed by the tsunami. Tour groups from state-owned company PLN and the Sports and Youth Ministry were also affected by the tsunami. It was confirmed that 260 people had attended the gathering event, where the Seventeen concert was being held. On 23 December, officials from the company stated that at least 14 people related to the PLN had been killed, 89 people from the company had been declared missing and more than 150 had been injured by the tsunami. This number later rose to 23 in the afternoon. On 25 December, it was announced that 43 people from PLN had been killed, while 156 others survived. Most of them were killed while watching the Seventeen concert.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Impact, Damage
Widespread damages were reported throughout southern Lampung and the eastern coast of Banten, particularly in Pandeglang. More than 400 structures, including villas and resorts, were heavily damaged or destroyed by the tsunami. In Sumur District, Pandeglang Regency, a village was virtually wiped out by the tsunami. Sumur District was considered to be the most heavily affected. 7 other villages in Pandeglang were also regarded as the most heavily affected villages. There were widespread reports of blackout in the affected areas in Banten.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Impact, Damage
The Indonesian state owned electric company PLN reported that at least 248 of their power stations were affected and 41 power lines were toppled by the tsunami. However, there were no electricity problems reported in Lampung. The road connecting Serang and Pandeglang was cut off. South Lampung Regency was the worst affected regency in Lampung, with 4 districts: Kalianda, Rajabasa, Sidomulyo, and Katibung, were listed as the most heavily affected districts.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Impact, Damage
The tsunami however didn't damage much vital infrastructure. Telecommunications in Banten and Lampung were not heavily affected. There were reports that several base transceiver station were temporarily inoperable. 2 days after the tsunami, authorities stated that 99% of telecommunication network in the affected areas had been restored. Electricity in Sumur District, regarded as the most heavily affected area, was restored within 48-hour. Communication was fully restored on 28 December, 5 days after the disaster.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Impact, Damage
The Indonesian government stated that the tsunami caused an estimated total damage of 150 billion rupiah in Tanjung Lesung alone, which is a popular tourist hotspot located in Pandeglang Regency. At least 30% of structures in Tanjung Lesung were damaged or destroyed. Experts stated that Tanjung Lesung would need at least 6 months to fully recover from the tsunami. The Government of South Lampung Regency reported a preliminary damage cost of 202 billion rupiah.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Impact, Effect on local economy
As the tsunami struck the region popular with tourist and due to the fact that another tsunami had struck Indonesia in September, the presence of another tsunami in December caused substantial fears among Indonesians to travel to or near the beach. Fishermen in Pacitan, East Java decided not to fish due to fears of tsunami. The Indonesian tourism industry was hit hard. 90% of reservations in Anyer, Banten was cancelled due to the tsunami. Travel industry throughout the country reported a drop in reservations and incomes. Popular beaches in South Lampung had to be closed due to the tsunami. In Ancol, Jakarta, there were reports of significant drop in tourist arrival.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Impact, Rising volcanic activity
After the disaster on 22 December, the volcanic activity of Anak Krakatau skyrocketed. A massive eruption occurred on 26 December and the sound of the eruption was noticeably heard by residents in Cianjur, West Java and Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra, which was located more than 200 km from the volcano. Most people compared the sound of the eruption to a bomb blast or gas tank explosion. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) stated that sensors would be installed around the volcano and that the volcano would be observed intensively due to its unstable condition. On 27 December, the status of the volcano was raised to Level 3, the second highest danger level. Residents were not allowed to conduct any activities within 5 km of the volcano.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
President of Indonesia Joko Widodo ordered immediate field response by BNPB, the Social Ministry, and the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Vice President Jusuf Kalla held an emergency meeting with Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Syafruddin and the Directorate General of Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing Danis Hidayat Sumadilaga in Jakarta to discuss the management of the disaster. The Ministry of Tourism temporarily halted all promotion for tourism to Lampung and Banten.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
An emergency response period was set up, spanning two weeks for Pandeglang and a week for South Lampung. The emergency response period in South Lampung Regency was later extended to 19 January 2019. The Ministry of Health sent a freezer container to Pandeglang. Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that emergency funds would be provided to repair damaged government buildings in Banten and Lampung. Minister of State-owned enterprises of Indonesia Rini Soemarmo donated 3 billion rupiah from her ministry to the survivors. The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani stated that the government would provide a 15 million rupiah compensation to each of the victims. Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management would provide 500 million rupiah to the affected areas.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
On 26 December, President Joko Widodo examined the damage in Pandeglang Regency. He would supervise the search and rescue efforts in the affected areas. On his second visit on 2 January, he ordered every local officials in Lampung and Banten to relocate, reconstruct and to "redesign" the coastal residential and commercial zone that are located on the coast. This order was then forwarded to every head of the local governments in Indonesia, especially those who live in an earthquake and tsunami prone area.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
The Indonesian Central Government stated that aids worth of 1 million rupiah would be provided to the local governments in Banten and Lampung. The Government of Serang Regency provided aid funds of 4 million rupiah for the rehabilitation process. On 27 December, the Indonesian Government announced that additional aids worth of 1 million rupiah would be sent to the survivors. The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs announced that 7 community kitchen were set up across Pandeglang, while 5 others were set up in Lampung. Government of West Java sent volunteers, assessment team and emergency funds to Banten.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
The Government of Central Java sent 49 volunteers and deployed 6 trucks carrying aids worth of Rp492 million. Government of Banten announced that they would build 700 new permanent houses for the survivors of the tsunami. In South Lampung Regency, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management announced that they would build temporary housing for the survivors.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
A landslide tsunami in Indonesia is regarded as a rare occurrence by the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management. Thus, it is not considered as an imminent threat and therefore authorities often don't pay enough attention to it. Due to this fact, the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Maritime held a joint discussion with the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the Indonesian Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology, geological agencies and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences to investigate and to study the tsunami and Mount Anak Krakatau.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
Multiple political parties sent aids, volunteers, ambulances and logistics to the affected areas. The Great Indonesia Movement Party announced that a community dinner would be held for the survivors of the tsunami. One of the party's wing, the Kesehatan Rakyat Indonesia (Indonesian People's Healthcare), had sent logistics, volunteers and clothes to Pandeglang. The East Java branch of the Nasdem Party sent trucks carrying logistics to Banten.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
Head of the National Awakening Party Muhaimin Iskandar urged his party's MPs to "secure" the funds that had been relocated by the government for disaster mitigation and to collaborate for further coordination in the handling of the disaster. The Prosperous Justice Party sent volunteers to the group of islands in Sunda Strait that were cut off by the tsunami to distribute aids. Crescent Star Party set up a command center in Serang Regency, Banten for the management of the aids distribution. The Speaker of the People's Representative Council Bambang Soesatyo issued a recommendation to the Indonesian Regional Board for Disaster Management and the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency to fix the "disaster early warning systems" in Indonesia.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
More than a dozen state-owned enterprises of Indonesia offered assistance to the survivors of the tsunami. The Indonesian petrol company Pertamina sent 27,000 LPG tanks to Pandeglang and 200 liters of petroleum to Legundi Island, Lampung. Heavy equipment such as excavator were sent to Banten and Lampung. The state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma sent vaccines and medical team. Free vaccination was also provided by the company. Ignasius Jonan, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, dispatched 17 Emergency Response Team from his ministry to the affected areas. Telkomsel sent 400 units of sembako, dozens of instant food, blankets, and other essential supplies worth of 170 million rupiah.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
The Indonesian Red Cross created a website for the families whose relatives went missing in the tsunami. 300 Indonesian Red Cross volunteers from Banten were sent to Serang and Pandeglang. Banser, a Nahdlatul Ulama affiliated organisation, sent hundreds of volunteers to the affected areas.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
More than 5,000 people were displaced by the tsunami, with 3,050 people in Pandeglang Regency, Banten and more than 2,500 in Lampung. Local mosques and fields were turned into evacuation centre. In Lampung, the regional government buildings were declared as a crisis center and as an evacuation center. On 2 January, officials announced that nearly 40,000 people had evacuated to the nearest evacuation centre, of whom more than 22,000 were from Pandeglang Regency and nearly 8,000 were from Lampung. In Pandeglang, more than 12,000 people evacuated due to trauma from the tsunami, while the other 10,000 evacuated as their houses had been either damaged or destroyed. 41 schools were turned into evacuation centers.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
Following the tsunami, a malfunction caused the tsunami warning siren at a Pandeglang village to ring and prompted residents to evacuate. Meanwhile, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management warned coastal residents that there was a possibility that another tsunami would strike the region again, citing the unstable condition of the slope due to the landslide.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
Officials announced that at least 2 new cracks, one of which was 1 km long, had been formed on the volcano and that these cracks could widen if a magnitude 3.4 earthquake or stronger occur near the volcano, which could cause another landslide and could trigger another devastating tsunami. Residents who lived within 1 km of the coastline were evacuated.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, Domestic
In response to the tsunami, Facebook activated its safety check. In social media, thousands of Indonesians offered their condolences and started online fundraising. Charity lines were set up and charity concerts were also conducted throughout the country. Prayer services for the victims were also held throughout the country.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, International
Hours after the event, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison offered aid for the affected areas. Aids were also sent by Oxfam Australia. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also offered condolences and help. Queen Elizabeth, alongside with Prince Philip, also offered their condolences. Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in also offered their condolences and wished for quick recovery for the victims. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail also offered assistance. Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also sent a letter of condolence to President Joko Widodo.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, International
The Singapore Red Cross pledged S$50,000 in humanitarian aid and would send volunteers and medical team to Banten and Lampung. A public fundraising conducted by the Singapore Red Cross managed to collect a total of S$80,000, which would be used for buying aids and supplies for the survivors. U.S. President Donald Trump sent condolences and prayers to the victims, stating that "America is with you". Pope Francis sent condolences to Indonesia, asking people to pray for the victims. Later on, the Pope sent his contribution to the relief efforts through the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, International
Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned President Joko Widodo and offered his condolences. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended her condolences and offered relief and recovery efforts to Indonesia following the tsunami. New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters stated that the government would send $1.5 million to help the recovery efforts through the International Federation of the Red Cross. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe immediately phoned President Joko Widodo to offer his condolences and also stated that Japan would provide aid to Indonesia. Israeli Foreign Ministry offered "profound sympathies" for the affected.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, International
Israel-based international humanitarian aid agency IsraAID sent emergency response team to Banten and Lampung Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte ordered several national government agencies to prepare the financial assistance to Indonesia. Taiwan Foreign Ministry announced that the Taiwanese Government would donate US$500,000 to support relief efforts in Indonesia. The European Union extended their sympathies for the victims and announced that they would provide €80,000 for the relief efforts. Jamaica Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, offered assistance through the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre. Japan Governor of Ehime Prefecture Tokihiro Nakamura met with Vice President Jusuf Kalla on 14 January to deliver donations collected from several local governments in Ehime.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, International
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee provided health services, aids and supplies for the survivors. The international humanitarian organisation Islamic Relief provided aids and essential supplies to the affected, stating that they were working together with local humanitarian organisation PKPU Human Initiative. Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services sent emergency team and provided temporary shelter for the survivors. Christian Aid sent medical team to the affected areas. The Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) sent volunteers and aids to the survivors. Humanitarian Care Malaysia (MyCARE) also sent basic aids to the survivors. Médecins Sans Frontières sent medical team and provided mobile clinics and health services to the survivors.


2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, Response, International
In the aftermath of the tsunami, at least 3 countries; Australia, Canada, and United Kingdom, issued travel advice for its citizens.


2018 Sundance Film Festival
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.


2018 Sundance Film Festival, Juries
Jury members, for each program of the festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury were announced on January 16, 2018.


2018 Sunderland City Council election
The 2018 Sunderland City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England. The election took place on the same day as other local elections.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Background
In the period since the previous local elections in 2016, the Liberal Democrats had won two seats from Labour in by-elections: in January 2017 in Sandhill ward, and February 2018 in Pallion ward.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Background
The Labour, Conservative and Green Parties all fielded 25 candidates in the election. The Liberal Democrats fielded 22 candidates, and there were 4 Independent candidates. UKIP did not field any candidates, despite taking 11% of the vote at the previous election. The election saw a debut for the Populist Party and For Britain, fielding one candidate each.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Election results
The election saw Labour defend 16 seats and gain one seat, winning the Copt Hill ward from an Independent councillor. The Liberal Democrats took seats from Labour in Millfield, Pallion, and Sandhill. The Conservatives held the seats they were defending in Fulwell, St Michael's, and St Peter's, and gained from Labour in St Chad's and Barnes.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Election results
The election result was the worst for the Labour Party in Sunderland since 2012. It was the Conservatives' best result since 2008, and the best result for the Liberal Democrats since 1982 (when they stood as the SDP/Liberal Alliance).


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Barnes Ward
†Antony Mullen was suspended by the Conservative Party during the election, and was under investigation due to a series of offensive social media posts he has made about Sunderland and Labour MP Diane Abbott. He remained on the ballot as a Conservative candidate, and was reinstated after being elected. The investigation showed no wrong whatsoever and he was fully reinstated.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Castle Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Doxford Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Fulwell Ward
†Swing to the Conservative candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Hetton Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Houghton Ward
†Swing to Labour from an Independent candidate, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Pallion Ward
A by-election had been held in one of the other seats in Pallion Ward in February 2018 following the death of the incumbent Labour councillor. The by-election was won by the Liberal Democrats.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Redhill Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Ryhope Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Sandhill Ward
A by-election had been held in one of the other seats in Sandhill Ward in January 2017 following the disqualification of the incumbent Labour councillor for non-attendance. The by-election was won by the Liberal Democrats.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Shiney Row Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Southwick Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, St Anne's Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, St Michael's Ward
†Swing to the Conservative candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, St Peter's Ward
†Swing to the Conservative candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Washington Central Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Washington East Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Washington North Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Washington South Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sunderland City Council election, Ward by ward results, Washington West Ward
†Swing to the Labour candidate from UKIP, who had stood last time this seat was contested.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election
A by-election was held on 4 August 2018 for the Selangor State Legislative Assembly seat of Sungai Kandis. The seat became vacant after the death of the former assemblyman, Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei from lymphatic cancer on 2 July 2018. Mat Shuhaimi was a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, a component party of the state ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition. He won his seat after defeating BN, PAS and PRM candidates with a majority of 12,480 votes. It is the first by-election since the historic May 2018 general election that saw the first-ever change of federal government since independence.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election
The by-election was won by PKR's Zawawi Mughni amidst a drop in turnout.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Background
The Sungai Kandis constituency contained the polling districts of Seksyen 34 Shah Alam, Sungai Kandis, Teluk Menegun, LLN Connought Bridge, Kampung Pandan, Kampung Jawa, Kota Raja, Taman Seri Andalas 1, Taman Seri Andalas 2, Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin, Bukit Jati, Taman Seri Andalas 3, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Jalan Raya Timur, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Taman Maznah, Taman Menara Maju. It encompassed the southern part of Shah Alam and part of Klang City around Jalan Kebun.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Background
The electoral roll to be used for this by-election was from the first quarter of 2018, last updated on 2 July 2018. The electoral roll contained 51,230 registered voters comprising 51,217 ordinary voters and 13 overseas voters. There was no early voters in the by-election, while the overseas and domestic postal voting applications was opened from 8 to 21 July. The Tanjung Hall of the Shah Alam City Council was used as the nomination centre and the official vote tallying centre.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Background
It was estimated that the by-election would cost RM1.4 million. The EC also made several improvements for this by-election, including setting up two polling lanes for voters aged 60 and above, and adding more polling lanes at polling centres that had many voters. A total of 21 new lanes were created to avoid overcrowding of the voting lanes, making it a total of 109 lanes compared to 88 during the 2018 Malaysian general election.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Background
The polling hours was extended from 8 am to 5.30 pm instead of 5pm in the general election. Any non-governmental organisations meeting the conditions were also allowed to observe the election process from the nomination day until the election results were announced.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Nomination
The nomination day for the elections was on 21 July 2018. The nomination for the by-election begun at 9am at Tanjung Hall in Section 19. As initially expected, the by-election was a straight contest between the Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, with PAS bowing out to make way for BN. Three candidates were contesting the seat. PKR chose Zawawi Mughni as their candidate for the by-election. Barisan Nasional chose Lokman Noor Adam, an UMNO Supreme Council member as their candidate. Independent Murthy Krishnasamy was the third candidate for the by-election.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Campaign
The Pakatan Harapan candidate used the PKR logo as part of their campaign instead of the Pakatan Harapan logo as this logo was more recognised by the electorate of this constituency.


2018 Sungai Kandis by-election, Result
Zawawi Mughni won the by-election with a majority of 5,842 votes. PAS supporters were split between PH and BN despite PAS leadership's explicit support for the BN candidate.


2018 Sunjuwan attack
On 10 February 2018, at predawn, Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist attacked an Indian Army camp in Sunjuwan, Jammu, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 6 soldiers, 3 attackers and 1 civilian were killed and 20 injured including 14 soldiers, five women and children. Notably, this attack coincided with the death anniversary of Afzal Guru, a convict in the 2001 Indian parliament attack. The attack has been described as one of the worst since the 2016 Uri attack. The man described by the Indian Army as the mastermind of the attack, Mufti Waqas, a commander in Jaish-e-Mohammed, was killed in an army operation on 5 March 2018 in south Kashmir's Awantipur.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Attack
In the early hours of Saturday 10 February 2018, at around 4:10 am IST, three heavily armed militants attacked a camp of 36th Brigade which housed army personnel as well as their families. The attackers were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades. They entered the residential quarters and opened fire, killing four soldiers and injuring at least nine others including women and children.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Attack
The militants were cornered in a residential complex and special forces were deployed in a battle that lasted over 24 hours, at the end of which all the militants were killed. The army camp consisting of 150 buildings was cleared out. Subsequently, flushing operations were carried out to neutralise the remaining attackers.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Attack
Five soldiers, all serving in the 1st battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, were killed in the attack: Sub. Madan Lal Choudhary, Sub. Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Hav. Habibullah Qurashi, Nk. Manzoor Ahmed and L/Nk. Mohammad Iqbal. L/Nk. Mohammad Iqbal's father, a civilian, was also killed. Four of them were Kashmiri Muslims. Attackers were identified as Kari Mushtaq, Mohammad Khalid Khan and Mohammad Adil, all of whom were Pakistani nationals.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Attack
There were also reports that some of the Illegal Rohingyas living in jammu, might have provided logistical assistance to these terrorists.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Aftermath
The attack happened at a distance of six kilometers from the University of Jammu. Schools in the region were shut and a high alert was sounded in the entire region following the attack. Anti - Pakistan slogans were raised in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly following the attack. Local residents of Jammu chanted anti-Pakistan slogans.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Aftermath
The pregnant wife of a soldier, Rfn. Nazir Ahmed, was shot in the back during the attack. She was immediately taken to a military hospital and soon afterwards delivered her baby successfully.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Aftermath
India's defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the injured victims. She blamed Pakistan for the attack and said "Pakistan will pay" for the "misadventure". Pakistan responded the next day rejecting the allegations and accusing India of generating "war hysteria". The US Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats, said in his testimony to the Senate Select Committee, that Pakistan-supported terrorist groups would continue to carry out attacks in India. He added that Pakistan's perception of its "eroding position" relative to India in economic and domestic security spheres drove it towards goals counter to those of the United States.


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Aftermath
Controversial Indian parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi highlighted the fact that five out of the seven killed in the attack were Kashmiri Muslims. The BJP replied to his statement as giving a "communal angle" to the sacrifices made by the Army. The Indian Army said that it was above religion and would not "communalise [the] martyrs".


2018 Sunjuwan attack, Aftermath
Thousands of local residents gathered to mourn the deaths of the slain soldiers in their home towns of Kupwara, Reshipora in Tral, Kewa village in Anantnag. Army soldiers were also present to give a guard of honour.


2018 Sunshine Ladies Tour
The 2018 Sunshine Ladies Tour was the 5th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women based in  South Africa.


2018 Sunshine Ladies Tour
The season offered a purse of R4,450,000, plus a 100,000 incentive for the Investec Property Fund Order of Merit winner.


2018 Sunshine Ladies Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 8 events, 7 in South Africa and one in Eswatini, played as a block between January and March, with one event in May.


2018 Sunshine Ladies Tour, Order of Merit
This shows the final Investec Property Fund Order of Merit, which featured a R100,000 bonus. The leader received a wild card for an event on the Ladies European Tour and Final Stage exemption into the 2019 LET Q-School.


2018 Sunwolves season
In 2018, the Sunwolves participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the Australian Conference of the competition, along with the  Brumbies,  Rebels,  Reds and  Waratahs.


2018 Sunwolves season, Personnel, Coaches and management
The Sunwolves coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:


2018 Sunwolves season, Personnel, Squad
The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:


2018 Sunwolves season, Standings
The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:


2018 Sunwolves season, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows the Sunwolves' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:


2018 Sunwolves season, Matches
The Sunwolves played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:


2018 Sunwolves season, Player statistics
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2018 is as follows:


2018 Sunwolves season, Player statistics
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.


2018 Super 6 Baseball rosters
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2018 Super 6 Baseball Tournament.


2018 Super DIRTcar Series
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2018 Super DIRTcar Series
The 2019 Super DIRTcar Series is the 46th season of Big Block Modified racing sanctioned by DIRTcar Northeast & World Racing Group. The season will begin with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park on February 12th (featuring 5 non-points races) while the first points scoring race of the season will be the Highbank Holdup at Can-Am Speedway on April 13th The season will end with the Can-Am World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on November 9th. Matt Sheppard enters the 2019 season as the defending series champion.


2018 Super DIRTcar Series
The 2019 season will continue to feature qualifier races for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Any qualifier race winner will have a guaranteed provisional starting spot in the 200 lap event at Oswego Speedway on October 13.


2018 Super DIRTcar Series, Schedule
will broadcast 20 nights of racing with live video online (12 regular season races, Super DIRT Week & the BBM portion of World Finals). will broadcast all races with live radio coverage, and will have live video for the Volusia races. MavTV will broadcast select races (Volusia, Weedsport, Oswego + others) on tape delay, in partnership with Speed Sport.


2018 Super Formula Championship
The 2018 Japanese Super Formula Championship is the 32nd season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the sixth under the moniker of Super Formula. The season began on 22 April and is scheduled to end on 28 October at the same place after seven rounds.


2018 Super Formula Championship
2018 was the final season that the Dallara SF14 chassis package—which débuted in the 2014 Super Formula Championship—was used in competition; as a brand new chassis package will be introduced for the 2019 season but the engine configuration will remain the same.


2018 Super Formula Championship, Race calendar and results
Due to scheduling restrictions imposed by the concurrent Japan WTCR round, the final round of the calendar at Suzuka Circuit will now feature a single race instead of the originally planned double-header.


2018 Super GT Series
The 2018 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-sixth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the fourteenth season the series has competed under the Super GT name. It was the thirty-sixth overall season of a national JAF sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 8 and ended on November 11, after 8 races.


2018 Super GT Series
In the GT500 class, Team Kunimitsu won their first-ever championship with the all-star lineup of series veteran Naoki Yamamoto and 2009 Formula One champion Jenson Button, narrowly beating the defending champion Ryō Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy at the final race in Motegi to clinch the title after both teams came in to the race tied in points. It was the first championship title for Honda in the GT500 class since 2010. Yamamoto, who had won the 2018 Super Formula title before the season finale, became just the fourth driver to win both Super GT GT500 class and Super Formula title in the same season, while Button would become the first rookie to win the GT500 class since Tora Takagi in 2005.


2018 Super GT Series
In the GT300 class, the #65 LEON CVSTOS AMG fielded by K2 R&D LEON Racing won the championship in Motegi after overcoming a 12-point deficit over the then-points leader #55 ARTA BMW, giving series veteran Haruki Kurosawa and Naoya Gamou their first championship title in the series. The #55 ARTA team, despite winning two races in the season, were ultimately too inconsistent in their championship challenge, as two races without scoring a point coupled with poor performance in both Sugo and Motegi ultimately cost them the championship over the more consistent LEON AMG.


2018 Super GT Series
The #31 Toyota Prius apr GT of Koki Saga and Kohei Hirate would finish third, just one point behind the ARTA BMW, while defending champions Goodsmile Racing finished fourth after a poor start to the season and a tire issue in Autopolis ultimately cost them the chance to defend the title.


2018 Super League Grand Final
The 2018 Super League Grand Final was the 21st official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXIII. It was held at Old Trafford in Manchester on 13 October 2018, kick off 18.00. The final was contested by Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, the third time the two sides have met in the Grand Final with previous meetings in 2013 and 2016 being won by Wigan.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Background, Route to the Final, Wigan Warriors
Wigan finished 2nd in regular season and seven wins out of seven in the Super 8's saw them secure 2nd place in the table. A 14–0 victory over third placed Castleford Tigers in the semi-final earned Wigan a place in their 10th Grand Final.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Background, Route to the Final, Warrington Wolves
Warrington finished 4th to earn an away trip to League Leaders Shield winners St. Helens in the semi-finals. Warrington Wolves won 18–13 with a late try by Tom Lineham. Warrington Wolves contested their 4th Grand Final.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Match details
Warrington opened the scoring in a cagey first half on 13 minutes, through Josh Charnley, against his former club, as he took in Stefan Ratchford's looping pass before sliding over in the corner. The touchline conversion was missed by Tyrone Roberts. (0–4) Wigan leveled the score on 25 minutes through Dominic Manfredi, marking his first Grand Final appearance since 2015, (missing the 2016 Final due to injury) with a try in the corner, through great work by Oliver Gildart, as he jinked through the line, before giving it to Manfredi out wide to touch down in the corner. (4-4). Sam Tomkins missed the conversion, and the score would remain level.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Match details
On 31 minutes, a George Williams kick into open space, rolled into the in goal area, and Tom Davies managed to beat Josh Charnley to the ball, and score in the corner. The video referee awarded the try after reviewing the footage, and agreed Davies had got a hand on the ball. Again, Tomkins missed the extras and it would remain 8-4 until half time.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Match details
The second half would see Warrington come close early on, as Tom Lineham looked to go over in the corner, but a mob of Wigan defenders led by Manfredi and Tomkins forced him into touch. With time running out, Wigan won a penalty on 70 minutes and despite being close to the halfway line, they elected to kick it. Tomkins again missed the kick and the score remained 8–4. On 77 minutes, Manfredi would seal the win for Wigan as he would take in Sam Tomkins' inch perfect pass, before diving over in the corner, to seal the win. Tomkins again missing the conversion, (12-4). Toby King almost got what would have been a consolation score for Warrington in the last minute of the game, but the video ref determined that he'd dropped the ball in his attempt at scoring and the score would remain 12–4.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Match details
The win for Wigan Warriors secured a record 22nd Rugby league title while Warrington's 63 years wait to be crowned champions goes on.


2018 Super League Grand Final, Match details
This match was Shaun Wane's last game as Wigan coach before going to Scotland Rugby Union, after 7 seasons as head coach of Wigan. It was also the last game before Sam Tomkins left for Catalans, and John Bateman and Ryan Sutton for Canberra. Wigan would win their 5th Grand Final and 22nd Championship overall, in their 10th appearance, evening up their win/loss record in Grand Finals, their last three wins coming against Warrington, whilst Warrington are still waiting to end their long title drought, stretching back to 1955.


2018 Super League of Malawi
The 2018 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi, since its establishment in 1986. It started on 14 April and ended on 24 December 2018.


2018 Super League of Malawi
Be Forward Wanderers FC are the defending champions of the 2017 season.


2018 Super League of Malawi, Clubs
16 teams compete in this season: the top 13 teams from the previous season and three promoted teams from the regional leagues. Karonga United, Nchalo United and TN Stars entered as the three promoted teams.


2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament
The 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament was a List A cricket tournament that was played in Sri Lanka between 2 May and 10 June 2018, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. Four teams took part in the competition: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy. Galle and Colombo qualified for the final, after they finished first and second respectively in the group stage.


2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament
The final was originally scheduled to take place on 20 May 2018, but Sri Lanka Cricket issued a statement via Twitter to say that it was postponed indefinitely due to bad weather. The final was eventually played on 10 June 2018, at the Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, after nearly a delay of one month. Galle won the tournament, after beating Colombo by 75 runs in the rescheduled final.


2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament, Squads
The following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament:


2018 Super Rugby Final
The 2018 Super Rugby Final was played between the Crusaders of New Zealand and the Lions of South Africa. The match, held at Rugby League Park in Christchurch, was the 23rd final in the Super Rugby competition's history.


2018 Super Rugby Final
Both finalists won their respective conferences during the regular season and both had hosted quarterfinal and semifinal matches in the playoff series. The final was hosted by the Crusaders as the higher placed team from the regular season standings.


2018 Super Rugby Final
The Crusaders won the match by a margin of 19 points. The Lions started the final well, however the combination of travel, jet-lag and the sheer dominance of the Crusaders was instrumental in securing the result. The Crusaders extended their record number of Super Rugby title wins to nine and became the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Chiefs in 2013.


2018 Super Rugby Final, Road to the final
After two seasons in which 18 teams participated, the 2018 season reverted to a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences.


2018 Super Rugby Final, Road to the final
Each conference leader at the end of the regular season, the  Crusaders from New Zealand,  Lions from South Africa and  Waratahs from Australia gained home berths in the quarterfinals, as did the top-ranked wildcard team, the  Hurricanes from New Zealand's conference. Their four wildcard opponents in the quarterfinals were the next best teams as ranked at the end of the regular season.


2018 Super Rugby Final, Road to the final
All four home teams won their quarterfinal matches to set up an all-New Zealand clash between the Crusaders and Hurricanes for the first semifinal in Christchurch, while the Lions hosted the Waratahs for the second semifinal in Johannesburg.


2018 Super Rugby Final, Road to the final
Both home teams won their semifinal matches with comfortable margins. The Lions then travelled away to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in the 2018 Super Rugby final.


2018 Super Rugby Final, Match, Details
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Nic Berry (Australia)Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)


2018 Super Rugby season
The 2018 Super Rugby season was the 23rd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. After two seasons in which 18 teams participated, the 2018 season reverted to a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences.


2018 Super Rugby season
The South African Rugby Union announced that the  Cheetahs and  Southern Kings would be dropped for the 2018 season, while the Australian Rugby Union, now known as Rugby Australia, announced the exclusion of the  Force. The South African franchises thereafter entered the newly renamed Pro14 competition, while the Western Force took part in the National Rugby Championship, the domestic Australia competition, while preparing to enter the new Global Rapid Rugby competition in 2019.


2018 Super Rugby season, Competition format
The 15 participating teams are divided into three geographical conferences: the Australian Conference (consisting of four Australian teams and the Japanese Sunwolves), the New Zealand Conference (consisting of five New Zealand teams), and the South African Conference (consisting of four South African teams and the  Jaguares from Argentina).


2018 Super Rugby season, Competition format
In the group stages, there are 19 rounds of matches, with each team playing 16 matches and having two rounds of byes, resulting in a total of 120 matches. Teams play eight inter-conference matches and eight cross-conference matches; they play all the other teams in their conference twice - once at home and once away - and play once against four of the teams in each of the other two conferences.


2018 Super Rugby season, Competition format
The top team in each of the three conferences qualify for the quarterfinals, as do the next five teams with the best records across the three conferences, known as wildcards. The conference winners and best wildcard team hosted the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners progressed to the semifinal, and the winners of the semifinals advanced to the final.


2018 Super Rugby season, Standings
The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:


2018 Super Rugby season, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:


2018 Super Rugby season, Matches
The fixtures for the 2018 Super Rugby competition were released on 21 September 2017. The following matches were played during the regular season:


2018 Super Rugby season, Players, Top scorers
The top ten try and point scorers during the 2018 Super Rugby season are:


2018 Super Rugby season, Referees
The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAAR for the 2018 Super Rugby season:


2018 Super Taikyu Series
The 2018 Super Taikyu Series was the 27th season of the Super Taikyu Series. The season will start on 31 March at Suzuka Circuit and end on 4 November at Okayama International Circuit.


2018 Super W season
The 2018 Super W season was the inaugural year of the women's Super W rugby union competition. The winners were the New South Wales Waratahs.


2018 Super2 Series
The 2018 Super2 Series (known for commercial reasons as the 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the 2018 Supercars Championship. It was the nineteenth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.


2018 Super2 Series
The series was won by Chris Pither, driving in a Garry Rogers Motorsport prepared Holden VF Commodore.


2018 Super2 Series, Rule changes, Sporting regulations
The "wildcard" programme introduced in 2017 to allows teams from the Dunlop Super2 Series to compete in the Supercars Championship continued in 2018. Entries were open for the Winton, Hidden Valley, Ipswich and Tailem Bend rounds, while the Barbagallo round was discontinued.


2018 Super2 Series, Rule changes, Technical regulations
The Super2 Series no longer allowed "Project Blueprint" cars after fifteen years of use in Supercars and Super2 series. They were replaced by the "New Generation" cars first introduced to Supercars racing in 2013, bringing the Super2 Series in line with the technical regulations of its parent series. The Project Blueprint cars were eligible to compete in the V8 Touring Car National Series, the third tier of the sport.


2018 SuperUtes Series
The 2018 ECB SuperUtes Series was an Australian motor racing competition for SuperUtes. It was inaugural running of the series. It commenced at the Adelaide Street Circuit on March 1 and concluded at the Newcastle Street Circuit on November 25.


2018 SuperUtes Series
The series was won by Ryal Harris  driving a Mazda BT-50.


2018 SuperUtes Series, Calendar
The calendar for the 2018 season was announced at the 2017 Newcastle 500 event. The calendar comprised eight rounds, each supporting a Supercars Championship event, starting at the Adelaide Street Circuit on 1 March and concluding at Newcastle Street Circuit on 25 November.


2018 Superbike World Championship
The 2018 Superbike World Championship was the 31st season of the Superbike World Championship.


2018 Superbike World Championship
2018 was the final season run with the two-race format, as a three-race format was introduced for 2019.


2018 Supercars Championship
The 2018 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It was the twentieth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-second series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. Teams and drivers competed in thirty-one races at sixteen venues across Australia and New Zealand for the championship titles. Scott McLaughin won his maiden title at the final race in Newcastle, while Red Bull Holden Racing Team won the Teams Championship at Pukekohe.


2018 Supercars Championship
The 2018 season saw the introduction of the first Gen 2 Supercars, which opened up the category up to a wider variety of body shapes and engine configurations. The championship saw the introduction of the hatchback Holden ZB Commodore, marking the first time since 1994 that a car with a body shape other than a four-door sedan has competed.


2018 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers
Holden and Nissan were represented by factory-backed teams Triple Eight Race Engineering and Nissan Motorsport respectively. Teams were free to develop new chassis and engine packages under the Gen 2 regulations, while the New Generation cars first introduced in 2013 remained eligible to compete.


2018 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Team changes
The Holden ZB Commodore was homologated, making it eligible to compete in the championship. All existing Holden teams commenced the season with the new car, either new chassis or reskinned VF Commodores. Triple Eight Race Engineering, who oversaw the development and homologation of the ZB chassis were also developing a V6 twin-turbocharged engine for Holden cars ahead of a full introduction in 2019. However, the programme was put on indefinite hold in April 2018. Triple Eight team were proposing to debut the V6 powerplant with a number of wildcard entries, however the discontinuation of the project resulted in this being scrapped.


2018 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Team changes
Britek Motorsport left the championship. Its Racing Entitlements Contract (REC) was leased to Super2 Series team Matt Stone Racing who made their championship début entering an FG X Falcon built by DJR Team Penske. The team switched to competing with a VF Commodore mid-season. Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (LDM) sold one of its RECs to Prodrive Racing Australia. LDM was rebranded as 23Red Racing after sponsor Phil Munday purchased a 60% stake in the team in the off-season, before taking full ownership in April 2018. The team competed with a Prodrive-built FG X Falcon.


2018 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Team changes
Several teams underwent rebrandings. Prodrive Racing Australia became Tickford Racing after its lease on the Prodrive name expired, while Walkinshaw Racing was rebranded as Walkinshaw Andretti United when Andretti Autosport and United Autosports purchased stakes in the team.


2018 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Super2 Series drivers Todd Hazelwood and Anton de Pasquale made their Supercars début. Hazelwood joined Matt Stone Racing—the team he won the 2017 Super2 title with—while De Pasquale replaced Dale Wood at Erebus Motorsport. Wood was one of three drivers to leave the championship, as both Todd Kelly and Jason Bright retired from competition. Andre Heimgartner returned to the championship, replacing the retiring Kelly at Nissan Motorsport, while Richie Stanaway replaced Bright at Tickford Racing.


2018 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Will Davison moved from Tekno Autosports to the newly-formed 23Red Racing team. Davison's place at Tekno Autosports was filled by Super2 Series driver Jack Le Brocq. James Moffat left Garry Rogers Motorsport at the end of the 2017 championship and joined Tickford Racing for the Enduro Cup. Moffat's place at Garry Rogers Motorsport was taken by James Golding, who drove for the team in the Enduro Cup in 2016 and 2017.


2018 Supercars Championship, Calendar
The calendar was expanded to sixteen events in 2018, with the following events taking place:


2018 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, which hosted the Supercars Challenge non-championship event between 1996 and 2017, joined the calendar as a championship event for the first time. The event, which was named the Melbourne 400, continued to be run as part of the support bill for the Australian Grand Prix.


2018 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia, the first permanent circuit to be built in Australia since Queensland Raceway in 1999, hosted an event of the championship. The Bend SuperSprint ran on the 4.9 km "International" configuration of the circuit.


2018 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Format changes
The Melbourne 400 event featured four races. All four were longer than the races that were run as part of the Australian Grand Prix support event in previous years, before it was granted championship status. Two of the races were run at twilight and included mandatory pit stops, while the other two were shorter sprint races run in daylight hours.


2018 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Format changes
Sydney Motorsport Park hosted the Sydney SuperNight 300, which consisted of a single 300 km race held under lights. It was the first night race since the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi hosted the opening event of the 2010 season. The event consisted of two 30 minute practice sessions and a 20-minute qualifying session ahead of a 300 km race. The race included three compulsory pit stops.


2018 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Format changes
The Auckland SuperSprint included a Top 10 Shootout for the Sunday race. A Top 10 Shootout was added to the first race of the Gold Coast 600 after the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport suspended the licence of the Stadium Super Trucks support category on safety grounds, removing the category from the Supercars' support bill.


2018 Supercars Championship, Results and standings, Points system
Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded.


2018 Supercars Championship, Results and standings, Champion Manufacturer of the Year
The Champion Manufacturer of the Year title was awarded to Holden.


2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The 2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 4–7 October 2018. It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and featured of a 1000 kilometre race. The event was the thirteenth of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and incorporated Race 25 of the series. It was also the second event of the 2018 Enduro Cup.


2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.


2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Report, Background
The event was the 61st running of the Bathurst 1000, which was first held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and marked the 58th time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. It was the 22nd running of the Australian 1000 race, which was first held after the organisational split between the Australian Racing Drivers Club and V8 Supercars Australia that saw two "Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998. It was the 20th time the race had been held as part of the Supercars Championship and the sixth time it formed part of the Enduro Cup. The defending winners of the race were David Reynolds and Luke Youlden.


2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Report, Background
Shane van Gisbergen entered the event as the championship leader, 55 points clear of DJR Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin. Van Gisbergen's Triple Eight Race Engineering team-mate Jamie Whincup was third in the points standings, 338 points from the lead. In the Teams' Championship, Triple Eight held a 656-point lead over DJR Team Penske. In the Enduro Cup standings, Triple Eight team-mates Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell led the pairing of Van Gisbergen and Earl Bamber by 24 points.


2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Report, Entry list
Twenty-six cars were entered in the event. As in 2017, there were no additional "Wildcard" entries entered in the race. Four drivers would make their first start in the Bathurst 1000 - two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Earl Bamber, Super2 drivers Will Brown and Bryce Fullwood, and 'main-gamer' Anton de Pasquale. Teams Matt Stone Racing and 23Red Racing would also make their debuts in 'the Great Race', however the former contained many crew members from the former Stone Brothers Racing outfit and the latter was a continuation of Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport under new owners. It was the last start in the Bathurst 1000 for Paul Dumbrell and Jason Bright.


2018 Superclásico Championship
The 2018 SuperClásico Championship was a four-way international friendly soccer tournament that was held in Saudi Arabia, in which the Saudi team competes with Iraq, Argentina and Brazil in friendly matches at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, and King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah.


2018 Superclásico Championship
It was planned to be the national team of Egypt as the Arab competitor along with Saudi national team, but after the Egyptian team apologized, the Iraq team was invited to participate in its place and hesitated to participate for its commitment to other matches, then announced its welcome to participate, and the FIFA officially included all the matches of this championship in his agenda for October 2018.


2018 Superclásico Championship, Format
Teams played each other once during the FIFA Calendar. with considering Argentina versus Brazil match as a part of Superclásico de las Américas.


2018 Superclásico de las Américas
The 2018 Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz was the fifth edition of the Superclásico de las Américas. The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.


2018 Superclásico de las Américas
Brazil won the game 1–0 with an injury time headed goal by Miranda.


2018 Superclásico de las Américas, Match
Brazil won the match by the solitary goal scored by Miranda in the third minute of second half's added time.


2018 Supercopa Argentina
The 2018 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 7th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. Initially the match was scheduled for 4 April 2019 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza but it was rescheduled for 2 May 2019.


2018 Supercopa Argentina
Boca Juniors and Rosario Central qualified after winning the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2017–18 Copa Argentina, respectively.


2018 Supercopa Argentina
Boca Juniors won the match via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 0–0. It was their first Supercopa Argentina title.


2018 Supercopa MX
The 2018 Supercopa MX was a Mexican football match-up played on 15 July 2018 between the champions of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX, Monterrey, and the champions of the Clausura 2018 Copa MX, Necaxa. Like the previous three editions, the 2018 Supercopa MX was contested in a single-leg format at a neutral venue in the United States. This match took place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California for the third consecutive year.


2018 Supercopa MX
The 2018 Supercopa MX was part of a doubleheader, which also included the 2018 Campeón de Campeones, organized by Univision Deportes, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Liga MX, and LA Galaxy.


2018 Supercopa MX, Match details
Assistant referees:José Luis Camargo Mario Jesús López Fourth official:Fernando Guerrero


2018 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2018 Supercopa Uruguaya was the first edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 26 January 2018 between 2017 Torneo Intermedio winners Nacional and 2017 Primera División champions Peñarol. It was originally scheduled to be played on 28 January, however, and due to Nacional's first match in the 2018 Copa Libertadores being scheduled on 31 January, the Supercopa was moved to 26 January.


2018 Supercopa Uruguaya
The match was played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Peñarol were the winners after beating Nacional 3–1 in normal time.


2018 Supercopa de Chile
The 2018 Supercopa de Chile (known as the 2018 Súper Copa MG for sponsorship purposes) was the sixth edition of the Supercopa de Chile, championship organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The match was played by the 2017 Chilean Primera División champions Colo-Colo and the 2017 Copa Chile winners Santiago Wanderers. Colo-Colo were the champions after winning 3–0 in normal time.


2018 Supercopa de Chile, Teams
The two teams that contested the Supercopa were Colo-Colo, who qualified as 2017 Transición champions and Santiago Wanderers, who qualified for the match as the 2017 Copa Chile winners, defeating Universidad de Chile 3–1 at the Estadio Ester Roa.


2018 Supercopa de España
The 2018 Supercopa de España was the 35th edition of the Supercopa de España, an annual football super cup contested by the winners of the previous season's La Liga and Copa del Rey competitions.


2018 Supercopa de España
The match was played between the Copa del Rey runners-up, Sevilla, and the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey and 2017–18 La Liga, Barcelona.


2018 Supercopa de España
Unlike all the previous editions, it was a single match hosted at a neutral venue. This year's venue was Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier, Morocco.


2018 Supercopa de España
The match was broadcast on Spanish RTVE public television network La 1, earning an average 36.5% share and 4,785,000 viewers.


2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The 2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto was the 15th edition of the tournament since it is organized by the ACB and the 19th overall. It was also called Supercopa Endesa for sponsorship reasons. It was played in the Multiusos Fontes do Sar in Santiago de Compostela in September 2018. Valencia Basket was the defending champion, but did not qualify for the competition.


2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, Participant teams and draw
On 8 June 2018, the ACB confirmed Santiago de Compostela to host the tournament.


2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, Participant teams and draw
The semifinals were drawn on 12 September 2018, in which Real Madrid and Barça Lassa were seeded teams, given their status as Liga Endesa and Copa del Rey champions, respectively.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana
The 2018 Supercoppa Italiana was the 31st edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, the Italian football super cup. It was played on 16 January 2019 at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With Juventus winning both the 2017–18 Serie A championship and the 2017–18 Coppa Italia, the game was played between Juventus and the 2017–18 Coppa Italia runners-up, Milan.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana
This was the third meeting between the two teams in the Supercoppa Italiana. Juventus won the first meeting in 2003 in East Rutherford, New Jersey on penalties, and Milan returned the favour, also on penalties in 2016 in Qatar. Both teams before the match had a record seven Supercoppa titles. Saudi Arabia became the sixth different country to host a Supercoppa Italiana. Juventus won the match, with the only goal coming from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 61st minute, and became the first club to win eight Supercoppa Italiana titles.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Fabiano PretiMatteo PasseriFourth official:Marco Di BelloReserve assistant referee:Daniele BindoniVideo assistant referee:Marco GuidaAssistant video assistant referees:Gianluca Vuoto


2018 Supercoppa Italiana, Controversy
Following the murder of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Turkey in October 2018, activists and humanitarian associations including Amnesty International have appealed to both the finalist teams and Lega Serie A for the match not to be played in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty International indicated the event as an attempt to "rebrand" its tarnished image, known as "sportswashing".


2018 Supercoppa Italiana, Controversy
Matteo Salvini, the deputy prime minister of Italy, also labelled the decision to play the match in Saudi Arabia as "disgusting" due to laws regarding women attending the match. Laura Boldrini stated that "the lords of football should not be allowed to trade women's rights." President of Lega Serie A Gaetano Micciché noted progress compared to a year ago when no women at all were allowed in the stadium. Women will only be allowed in one section of the stadium, which comprises around 15 percent of the 60,000 seats, and will not be allowed to sit elsewhere in the stadium.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana, Controversy
However, Micciché has defended the decision to host the Supercoppa in Saudi Arabia stating that this will help to promote the Italian game to a worldwide audience. He also said that women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to attend matches since January 2018, adding that women will be able to sit in family area.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana, Controversy
The Serie A's MENA rightsholder beIN Sports condemned the hosting of the Supercoppa in Saudi Arabia in response to the pirate broadcaster BeoutQ. beIN Sports had been forced to cease offering its services in Saudi Arabia due to the Qatar diplomatic crisis, which has led to BeoutQ illegally retransmitting its programming in the country as an alternative outlet. beIN Sports has repeatedly accused the service of operating from within Saudi Arabia. In November 2019, beIN Sports threatened to cut its ties with the Serie A over the Saudi deal, accusing it of "making a quick buck from the very entity that has been stealing its rights for two years."


2018 Supercoppa Italiana (women)
The 2018 Supercoppa Italiana (women) was the 22rd edition of the Supercoppa Italiana. It was contested by Juventus, the 2017–18 Serie A champions and Fiorentina, the 2017–18 Coppa Italia champions.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana (women)
The match was played in La Spezia at Stadio Alberto Picco on 13 October 2018.


2018 Supercoppa Italiana (women)
The match, initially scheduled for 25 August 2018 in La Spezia, was subsequently postponed by the LND to a date to be decided upon request by the companies involved. Once the CONI College of Guarantee reassigned the organization of Serie A and Serie B to the FIGC, the date of the Italian Super Cup was also identified on 13 October 2018.


2018 Supercupa României
The 2018 Supercupa României was the 20th edition of the Supercupa României, the annual super cup in Romania.


2018 Supercupa României
The game was contested by the winners of the previous season's Liga I and Cupa României competitions, CFR Cluj and Universitatea Craiova respectively. It was played at the Ion Oblemenco Stadium in Craiova, on 14 July 2018.


2018 Supercupa României
CFR Cluj claimed the trophy after defeating Universitatea Craiova 1–0, with Emmanuel Culio scoring the only goal of the game. Before the match, CFR had reached the Supercupa României four times, winning two (2009, 2010) and being runners-up two times (2012, 2016); U Craiova had never took part in the contest.


2018 Supercupa României, Venue
The Stadionul Ion Oblemenco was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the Romanian Football Federation Executive Committee meeting on 7 May 2018. This was the first Supercupa României hosted in Craiova. The new Ion Oblemenco Stadium opened in November 2017. It is the home stadium of Universitatea Craiova.


2018 Supercupa României, Venue
The venue was chosen before the two participants were known. By winning the Romanian Cup, Universitatea Craiova earned the opportunity to play for the Supercup in their home stadium.


2018 Supercupa României, Post-match
Edward Iordănescu won his first trophy as a manager. The penalty netted by Emmanuel Culio was the first to be awarded in the competition, despite being played intermittently since 1994.


2018 Supercupa României, Post-match
CFR Cluj's Ciprian Deac won the player of the match award, a distinction he had also received at the 2010 edition.


2018 Superettan
The 2018 Superettan is part of the 2018 Swedish football season, and the 18th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.


2018 Superettan
Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 21 December 2017.


2018 Superettan, Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion.


2018 Superettan, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel as well as the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.


2018 Superettan, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Superettan, League table, Playoffs
The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meet the two runners-up from 2018 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from Superettan finishing at home.


2018 Superliga Colombiana
The 2018 Superliga Colombiana (known as the 2018 Superliga Águila for sponsorship purposes) was the seventh edition of the Superliga Colombiana. It was contested by the champions of the 2017 Categoría Primera A season from 31 January to 7 February 2018. Millonarios defeated Atlético Nacional 2–1 on aggregate to win their first Superliga title.


2018 Supersport 300 World Championship
The 2018 Supersport 300 World Championship was the second season of the Supersport 300 World Championship of motorcycle racing.


2018 Supersport 300 World Championship
The season was won by Ana Carrasco who became the first female rider in history to win a World Championship in solo motorcycle road racing.


2018 Supersport World Championship
The 2018 Supersport World Championship season was the twenty-second season of the Supersport World Championship, the twentieth held under this name.


2018 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The 2018 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 40th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It was played on 4 August 2018 at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro between the winners of the 2017–18 Primeira Liga, Porto, and the winners of the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Desportivo das Aves. Porto won 3–1 and to secure their first Supertaça title since 2013 and extend their record to 21 titles overall.


2018 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Venue
The Estádio Municipal de Aveiro was announced as the venue for both the 2017 and 2018 editions of Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on 6 June 2017, following the decision of the Portuguese Football Federation Directive Board. This was the ninth time that this stadium hosted the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, after 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.


2018 Supreme Court of India crisis
The Supreme Court of India was in crisis after a press conference was given by Supreme Court judges Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur, and Kurian Joseph, in which they spoke against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra that he allocates certain politically controversial cases to such benches which gives favourable judgements towards a political party.


2018 Supreme Court of India crisis
The judges mentioned the allocation of the case of investigation of death of  Special CBI Judge — BH Loya , who was presiding over Sohrabuddin encounter case, in which the BJP President Amit Shah was the prime accused.


2018 Supreme Court of India crisis, Background
On 12 January 2018, four Supreme Court judges Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph gave a press meeting in an unprecedented manner. Chelameswar said, “We tried to collectively persuade the chief justice that certain things are not in order and therefore you should take remedial measures....Unfortunately, our efforts failed.” He also said, “that unless this institution is preserved and it maintains its equanimity, democracy will not survive in this country.”  The occurred after Misra headed the bench which dismissed the CJAR petition against him, and after the Justice Loya case had attracted scrutiny.


2018 Supreme Court of India crisis, Background
The allegations against Misra were related to the allotment of matters to benches and constituting Constitution Benches  in a way that arbitrarily ignored Senior Judges of the Court. That important cases were heard by benches headed by Dipak Misra. The judges claimed to have a written a letter to Dipak Misra for which they had not received a reply. After the press conference, Misra created a new judicial roster which excluded those who spoke against him from all constitution benches.


2018 Supreme Court of India crisis, Proposed impeachment of the Chief Justice of India
On 20 April 2018, seven opposition parties submitted a petition seeking impeachment of Dipak Misra to the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, with signatures from 71 parliamentarians.


2018 Surrey Stars season
The 2018 season was Surrey Stars' third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the group stage, winning 5 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they played against Western Storm. They went on to beat Storm by 9 runs to advance to the final, where they faced group winners Loughborough Lightning. A century from Lizelle Lee ensured that the Stars beat Loughborough Lightning by 66 runs to claim their first WCSL title.


2018 Surrey Stars season
The side was captained by Nat Sciver and coached by Richard Bedbrook. They played three of their home matches at Woodbridge Road, Guildford and two at The Oval.


2018 Surrey Stars season, Squad
Surrey Stars' 15-player squad is listed below. Ellen Burt was originally named in the squad, but was ruled out due to injury and replaced by Gayatri Gole. Grace Gibbs was ruled out of the squad during the tournament due to injury, and replaced by Amy Gordon. Age given is at the start of Surrey Stars' first match of the season (22 July 2018).


2018 Suruga Bank Championship
The 2018 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2018; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2018) was the eleventh edition of the Suruga Bank Championship (also referred to as the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Final), the club football match co-organized by the Japan Football Association, the football governing body of Japan, CONMEBOL, the football governing body of South America, and J.League, the professional football league of Japan, between the champions of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamericana.


2018 Suruga Bank Championship
The match was contested between Japanese team Cerezo Osaka, the 2017 J.League Cup champions, and Argentinian team Independiente, the 2017 Copa Sudamericana champions. It was hosted by Cerezo Osaka at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan on 8 August 2018.


2018 Suruga Bank Championship
Independiente defeated Cerezo Osaka 1–0 to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.


2018 Suruga Bank Championship, Format
The Suruga Bank Championship was played as a single match, with the J.League Cup winners hosting the match. If tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. A maximum of six substitutions may be made during the match.


2018 Suruga Bank Championship, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Mark Rule (New Zealand)Mark Whitehead (New Zealand)Fourth official:Takuto Okabe (Japan)


2018 Sutton London Borough Council election
The 2018 Sutton Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sutton Council in London. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2018 Sutton London Borough Council election, Results
The Liberal Democrats retained control winning 33 seats (−12) with the Conservatives winning 18 seats (+9) and independent candidates winning 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Beddington North.


2018 Sutton London Borough Council election, Ward results, Nonsuch
As James McDermott-Hill (Conservative) and Samantha Bourne (Lib Dems) were tied on 1,405 votes each. Lots were drawn and McDermott-Hill won the seat.


2018 Suwon JS Cup
The 2018 Suwon JS Cup is an international football friendly tournament. The tournament was used to prepare the host organisers for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in South Korea.


2018 Suzhou Ladies Open
The 2018 Suzhou Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Suzhou, China, on 15–21 October 2018.


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


2018 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles
Jacqueline Cako and Nina Stojanović were the defending champions, but Stojanović chose not participate. Cako played alongside Prarthana Thombare, but lost in the quarterfinals to Guo Hanyu and Xun Fangying.


2018 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles
Misaki Doi and Nao Hibino won the title, defeating Luksika Kumkhum and Peangtarn Plipuech in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2018 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles
Sara Errani was the defending champion, but was unable to participate due to a doping suspension.


2018 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles
Zheng Saisai won the title, defeating Jana Čepelová in the final, 7–5, 6–1.


2018 Suzuka 10 Hours
The 2018 Suzuka 10 Hours was endurance event that took place on August 26, 2018 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was the 47th edition of the Summer Endurance Classic at Suzuka, and the first as part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, running under the ten-hour format (the race having previously been a 1000-kilometer format). The race was won by the GruppeM Racing team with Maro Engel, Raffaele Marciello and Tristan Vautier driving.


2018 Suzuka 10 Hours
Due to regulation change, GT300 cars were still eligible to race in Suzuka 10 Hours, while GT500 cars were banned.


2018 Svenska Cupen Final
The 2018 Svenska Cupen final was played on 10 May 2018 between Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF at Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, the home ground of Djurgårdens IF, determined in a draw on 21 March 2018 after the semi-finals. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen, the 62nd season of Svenska Cupen and the sixth season with the current format.


2018 Svenska Cupen Final
Djurgården won their fifth Svenska Cupen title after defeating Malmö 3–0, earning themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.