2018 Meerbusch Challenger – Doubles
Pérez Sanz and Vervoort won the title after defeating Grzegorz Panfil and Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi 3–6, 6–4, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Meerbusch Challenger – Singles
Ricardo Ojeda Lara was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Meerbusch Challenger – Singles
Filip Horanský won the title after defeating Jan Choinski 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Meeting de Paris
The 2018 Meeting de Paris was the 24th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Paris, France. Held on 30 June 2018 at the Stade Sébastien Charléty, it was the seventh leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit.


2018 Meeting de Paris
Seven world-leading performances were set, including Qatari Abderrahman Samba's Asian record time of 46.98 seconds in the men's 400 metres hurdles and Caster Semenya's 1:54.25 minutes for the women's 800 metres. Both these were meeting records, as were Mariya Lasitskene's 2.04 m in the women's high jump and Sandra Perković's 68.60 m in the women's discus throw. Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser also set an Asian record to win the women's 400 metres, with 49.55.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 27 February 2018 to elect 59 of 60 members to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, with the results declared on 3 March. The scheduled election in Williamnagar constituency was delayed to an undetermined date following the death of Nationalist Congress Party candidate Jonathone Sangma in an IED blast in East Garo Hills district on 18 February 2018. The incumbent Indian National Congress government, led by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, attempted to win re-election for the third consecutive time.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Electoral system
The state of Meghalaya lies in the North-eastern region of India, predominantly populated by tribal groups. At the time of accession to the Independent India, these tribes were assured autonomy to make laws in and enforce local customs, management of land and forests. The sixth schedule of the Constitution of India provides for the establishment of autonomous District Councils to oversee these issues. As such, the powers of the state government are limited when compared with other states of India.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Electoral system
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is the legislative organ of the state. The legislature has 60 seats chosen through first-past-the-post method. The party or coalition with more than 30 seats can form the executive.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Electoral system
From 1976, no political party has secured an absolute majority in the state assembly, with Indian National Congress forming coalition governments.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Poll machinery
The tenure of outgoing Legislative Assembly, elected in March 2013, was set to end on 6 March 2018. A total of 370 candidates contested the polls across the 60 constituencies. Out of these, only 32 were female candidates, despite the state's distinction of being a matrilineal society.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Poll machinery
There were 17.68 lakh voters in the state, out of which 8.93 lakh voters were female. The number of first time voters in the state was 45%.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Poll machinery
The election commission set up 3,082 polling booths in the state, out of which 60 booths will be pink booths - one in each constituency run completely by women. There were 172 polling stations in areas adjoining the 884-km-long Assam-Meghalaya border, with polling officials having to pass through Assam to reach several booths. The home department identified 633 polling stations as vulnerable, 315 as critical and 75 as both vulnerable and critical.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Background, Poll machinery
Counting will take place in 13 stations to be set up across the state.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Schedule
The Election Commission scheduled the election for 27 February 2018 with the results to be announced on 3 March 2018.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Issues, Coal mining in Jaintia Hills
The Jaintia Hills in the eastern part of the state have rich deposits of coal. The National Green Tribunal banned rat-hole mining of coal in the state in 2014. Tribal groups across Meghalaya maintain that according to the sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution, they alone have the right to the coal under the hills. But the , which vests ownership and control of the mineral with the Indian state, expressly lists Meghalaya’s coal mines as being under its purview. Besides, the Sixth Schedule also confers the right over underground minerals to the Indian state.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Issues, Coal mining in Jaintia Hills
It explicitly mentions the need for "licences or leases for the purpose of prospecting for, or extraction of, minerals". According to the Constitution, there is only one way a Sixth Schedule state can be exempted from the coal nationalisation law – by a presidential notification to that effect. Official records suggest that while the state government did express apprehension in the wake of the nationalisation of coal, it never applied for an exemption.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Issues, Coal mining in Jaintia Hills
The state, in general turned a blind eye to the small-scale mining of coal, which had a huge impact on the ecology of the region, leading to the ban. However, numerous miners and workers were affected by the sudden decision and blame the incumbent Congress government for the failure. The Bharatiya Janata Party has promised to resolve the issue in eight months of coming to power, while the Congress government has assigned the mines to Meghalaya Mineral Development Corporation to operate the mines on behalf of the miners.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Results
The elections resulted in a hung assembly with no single party or alliance getting the requisite majority of 31 seats in the Vidhan Sabha. Conrad Sangma, leader of the NPP, announced that he would form a government with the support of the UDP, BJP and other regional parties. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister, along with eleven other ministers.


2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Elected members
The following is the list of the members elected in the Meghalaya assembly:


2018 Meghalaya mining accident
The Meghalaya mining accident happened on 13 December 2018, when 15 miners were trapped in a mine in Ksan, in the Indian state of Meghalaya. While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 10 continued till 2 March 2019. The miners were trapped inside the coal mine at a depth of around 370 feet (112 meters) in Jaintia Hills district. The tunnel the miners were in flooded with water after they cut into an adjacent mine which was full of water from the nearby Lytein river.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident
Service personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force began operations shortly after the miners were trapped. After a request for assistance from the district administration, teams from Coal India, Kirloskar Brothers, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy joined the operation to rescue the miners.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Background
In 2014, Meghalaya’s yearly coal production was around 6 million tonnes. In 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), a government body that handles environmental issues in India, issued an order banning mining in Meghalaya, specifically banning mining through the 'rat-hole' technique.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Background
But despite the ban, in subsequent orders following petitions by coal mine owners, the National Green Tribunal and the Supreme Court of India continued to allow transportation of coal dug prior to the enactment of the order on 17 April 2014. On 4 December 2018 the Supreme Court again issued an order that the transportation of coal mined prior to the ban was extended to January 31, 2019. However NGT as well as anti-mining activists have pointed out that illegal mining of fresh coal still continues. In November 2018, two activists were attacked for gathering evidence of illegal coal mining in the area.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Rescue attempts
Rescue operations started on 13 December. Over 100 service personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force were deployed to rescue the miners. 1,200,000 litres have been pumped out of the mine but this has not helped as rain during the rescue operations and water from the river continues to flood the mine. Divers have also been sent into the mine, but have only been able to reach a depth of 40 feet. Sonar systems as well as cameras have failed to detect the miners.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Rescue attempts
The local administration had made a request for pumps and other assistance from state owned Coal India on 20 December 2018. But the communication was received by Coal India only on 26 December. On 28 December the Indian Air Force joined in the operations on 28 December 2018, airlifting pumps to the site. Teams from Coal India and Kirloskar Brothers are also providing expertise. On 29 December, a 15-member diving team from the Indian Navy also joined in the operation.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Rescue attempts
Media reports appeared on 27 December that the miners may be dead on the basis of a statement by a diver of the NDRF, which mentioned the presence of a "foul smell" coming from the mine. The NDRF shortly after clarified that this did not mean the miners were dead, and the foul smell could be coming due to other reasons, such as "stagnated water".


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Rescue attempts
After a petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India, the solicitor general, Tushar Mehta, informed the court that the rescue efforts were additionally difficulty because there were no blueprints for the 355-feet mine where the miners are trapped. Water flowing into the mine from the nearby river was also making the operation more difficult.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Rescue attempts
The Indian Army and Navy decided to cease operations on 2 March 2019. The operation was one of the longest efforts to rescue miners in India. Only two decomposed bodies were found which were handed over to family members.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Reactions
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma, has called for regulation of mining in the state, admitting that illegal mining happens in the state. Meghalaya Police arrested the owner of the coal mine on 15 December 2018. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi government over the issue.


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Reactions
After a petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India related to the rescue effort. The Supreme Court said on 3 January 2019:


2018 Meghalaya mining accident, Reactions
"We're not satisfied with rescue operations. No matter whether they are all dead, some alive, few dead or all alive, they should be taken out. We pray to God they are alive."


2018 Meistriliiga
The 2018 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Meistriliiga, the highest division of Estonian football system. The season was scheduled to begin on 25 February 2018, but was postponed due to a cold wave. On 3 March, the season began with four out of five second round matches held in indoor arena. This marked the first time Estonian league football was played indoor. The season concluded on 10 November 2018. Flora were the defending champions. Nõmme Kalju won their 2nd Meistriliiga title completing an entire season undefeated.


2018 Meistriliiga, Teams
10 teams competed in the league. Sillamäe Kalev lost their Meistriliiga license due to a failure to meet their financial obligations and were relegated to the II liiga. On 4 November 2017, it was announced that FCI Tallinn would merge with Levadia.


2018 Meistriliiga, Teams
The two clubs were replaced by 2017 Esiliiga champions Maardu Linnameeskond and runners-up Tallinna Kalev. On 18 December 2017, Kuressaare replaced Maardu Linnameeskond after the latter withdrew from the league due to financial reasons.


2018 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-offs
At season's end Kuressaare, the ninth place club, participated in a two-legged play-off with the runners-up (of independent teams) of the 2018 Esiliiga, Elva, for the spot in 2019 Meistriliiga.


2018 Meistriliiga, Results
Each team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away. A total of 180 matches has been played, with 36 matches played by each team.


2018 Meistriliiga, Awards, Meistriliiga Player of the Year, Goal of the Year
Tõnis Vihmoja's goal against Paide Linnameeskond was chosen Goal of the Year.


2018 Melaka United season
The 2018 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 95th season in club history and 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League.


2018 Melaka United season, Competitions, Malaysia Super League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2018 Malaysia Super League season were announced on 11 January 2018.


2018 Melbourne 400
The 2018 Melbourne 400 (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship that was held on the weekend of 22 to 25 March 2018. The event was run at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, and marked the first running of the Melbourne 400. It was the second event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and consisted of two races of 130 kilometres, and two races of 70 kilometers. The races were run in support of the 2018 Australian Grand Prix and marked the first time that the Supercars support races would be a points-paying round of the Supercars Championship.


2018 Melbourne Cup
300 to go, it's Finche, with A Prince of Aaran on the outside, Rostropovich is running on and Marmelo back to the inside too. A Prince of Aaran at the 200, Marmelo wearing it down, Marmelo gets up on the inside and here comes Cross Counter. Cross Counter coming at Marmelo, Cross Counter's flying, the blue army have done it at last!


2018 Melbourne Cup
The 2018 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 158th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi) on 6 November 2018 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.


2018 Melbourne Cup
Lexus commenced a five year naming rights sponsorship deal, taking over from Emirates. It was the last Melbourne Cup broadcast by the Seven Network before Network Ten takes over in 2019.


2018 Melbourne Cup
The race was won by Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Charlie Appleby.


2018 Melbourne Cup, Fatalities
Irish colt The CliffsofMoher was euthanised after he suffered a fractured right shoulder.


2018 Melbourne Cup, Horse naming
Some European horses are forced to be renamed if  horses with the same name are raced in Australia. Sound Check renamed at Sound, Cliffs of Moher renamed The CliffsofMoher and Prince of Arran were renamed to A Prince of Arran (raced at Prince of Arran on 2019 and 2020 Melbourne Cup). Sound Check were permitted raced at original name on Melbourne Cup.


2018 Melbourne Cup, Penalties
Hugh Bowman was cited on three separate charges in the $7.3 million race - an incident of careless riding at the 500m, excessive whip use prior to the final 100m and the fact that he weighed in more than half a kilogram over his prescribed weight of 55kg aboard runner-up Marmelo.


2018 Melbourne Cup, Penalties
Kerrin McEvoy was fined $3000 after using the whip nine times - four more than what is permitted under the rules - on Cross Counter in the final 400m of the race.


2018 Melbourne Cup, Penalties
Jim Crowley and Christine Puls were also suspended for careless riding on the undercard at Flemington.


2018 Melbourne Darts Masters
The 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne from 10–12 August 2018.


2018 Melbourne Darts Masters
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the 2017 final; however this would be Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship.


2018 Melbourne Darts Masters
Wright avenged his defeat from the last tournament by winning his second World Series title after beating Michael Smith 11–8 in the final.


2018 Melbourne Darts Masters, Qualifiers
The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit) are:


2018 Melbourne Football Club season
The 2018 Melbourne Football Club season is the club's 119th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 1
Debut(s): Bayley FritschDebut(s) for MFC: Jake Lever (Adelaide)Milestone(s): Bayley Fritsch (1st AFL goal)Record: 0 losses, 1 win, 0 draws (96.91%)Ladder position: 9th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 2
Record: 1 win, 1 loss, 0 draws (113.45%)Ladder position: 6th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 3
Record: 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 draws (123.35%)Ladder position: 4th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 4
Milestone(s): Christian Salem (50th AFL game)Record: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (98.12%)Ladder position: 12th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 5
Record: 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (96.89%)Ladder position: 14th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 6
Debut(s): Charlie SpargoMilestone(s): James Harmes (50th AFL game), Charlie Spargo (1st AFL goal)Record: 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (96.89%)Ladder position: 12th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 7
Record: 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (103.59%)Ladder position: 10th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 8
Record: 5 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (113.19%)Ladder position: 6th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 9
Melbourne's final winning margin of 109 points was their greatest since their 121 point shellacking of Richmond in round 21, 1993


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 9
Melbourne's final winning margin of 109 points was their biggest ever win over Carlton, surpassing 105 points set in round 6, 2004


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 9
It was Melbourne's first 100+ victory since round 6, 2004


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 9
Record: 6 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (127.03%)Ladder position: 3rd


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 10
For the first time ever, Melbourne have won consecutive games by more than 90 points.


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 10
Record: 7 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (136.60%)Ladder position: 3rd


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 11
Milestone(s): Nathan Jones (250th AFL game)Record: 8 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (140.19%)Ladder position: 3rd


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 12
Milestone(s): Christian Petracca (50th AFL game)Record: 8 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws (130.44%)Ladder position: 5th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 14
Debut(s): Oscar McDonald (50th AFL game)Record: 8 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (127.32%)Ladder position: 6th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 15
Debut(s): Harrison PettyRecord: 8 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (124.38%)Ladder position: 7th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 16
Record: 9 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (127.85%)Ladder position: 6th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 17
Milestone(s): Alex Neal-Bullen (50th AFL game)Record: 10 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (130.23%)Ladder position: 6th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 18
Milestones(s): Jake Melksham (150th AFL game), Nathan Jones (100th game as MFC captain), Angus Brayshaw (50th AFL game)Record: 10 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (127.91%)Ladder position: 6th


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 19
Milestones(s): Jordan Lewis (300th AFL game), Dom Tyson (100th AFL game)Record: 11 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (127.33%)Ladder position:


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 20
The 96 point thrashing of Gold Coast means that the Demons have won their 3rd game by 90+ points in a single season, the first time they've ever done that in their history


2018 Melbourne Football Club season, 2018 season, Home and away season, Round 23
The win means Melbourne finishes season 2018 5th on the ladder, meaning they will play finals for the first time since 2006, ending a 12 year drought.


2018 Melbourne Storm season
The 2018 Melbourne Storm season was the 21st in the club's history. They competed in the 2018 NRL season and did so as the reigning Premiers and Minor Premiers. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 16th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm was also captained by Cameron Smith, who has been the sole captain for the team since 2008 — making it his 11th consecutive season. In 2018, the club celebrated its 20th Anniversary, which was launched on 30 October 2017 with the announcement that a new logo would feature for the duration of the 20 year celebrations including on a newly designed jersey.


2018 Melbourne Storm season
At the conclusion of the 2018 NRL regular season, the Storm finished on 34 competition points (equal to the Sydney Roosters in first place), the Storm ultimately finished second due to having a slightly inferior points difference (by 8 points) and therefore missed winning the Minor Premiership, the second-placed finish, however, ensured a home final in Week 1 of the finals series. The Storm won both their Qualifying final and Preliminary finals qualifying them for their third straight Grand Final however they were ultimately beaten in the decider and therefore finished the season runners up.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Fixtures, Pre-season
1 Match played behind closed doors. 2 Storm players that did not play in the World Club Challenge played the Trial game.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, 2018 Squad
List current as of 23 March 2018(a): This column denotes the previous RL club the player was signed to and played first grade RL for. If they are yet to debut then this is stipulated. If they were merely signed to the club but did not play then it is not counted.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours
The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2018. (C) = Captain


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Squad statistics
Statistics Source:Statistics current as of the end of the 2018 NRL regular season (this table does not include finals matches)


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
On 1 November 2017 the Storm revealed their new 2018 Home jersey  which is once again produced by ISC. The new jersey is a tribute to the original jersey worn by Storm during its inaugural 1998 season. It has been produced to celebrate and acknowledge the history of the club as it celebrates its 20th anniversary throughout 2018.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
The signature ‘V’ representing Victoria returns although is more of a traditional V rather than the style used on the original jersey and it is showcased by the heritage colours of purple and white, while the iconic purple also features around the edging of the sleeves. The popular yellow returns with trimming around the neck a throwback to the late 90s when i featured as part of the collar. Purple lightning bolts also sit on either side of the jersey. Navy has been made the primary colour to commemorate the original Storm jerseys worn during the Club's formative years. On the front of the Jersey is the new Storm logo that was revealed on Monday as part of a launch of the 20-year celebrations. This logo is a temporary logo for the duration of the 20 year celebrations.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
On 3 November 2017 the club revealed the new 20th Anniversary away jersey  The away jersey is another tribute to the past with the Club's iconic lightning bolts watermarked on the front of the jersey. The heritage colour of navy also features on the all white jersey, with horizontal stripes running across the bolts. Purple appears around the edging of the sleeves, identical to the home jersey.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
On 24 January 2018 the club released its special jersey that will be worn in the 2018 World Club Challenge. The Jersey design is not new but the same as the design worn in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines competition, with the new logos featuring on the front.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
On 25 April 2018 - ANZAC Day - Melbourne Storm wore a special version of their 2017 Jersey with a red "Poppy" V to commemorate ANZAC Day.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Jersey
# Special jersey celebrating 20th anniversary of the club. ^ Alternative sponsor logos worn due to New Zealand restrictions on gambling advertising. & Women in League jersey - mostly purple version of the home jersey with pink accents.


2018 Melbourne Storm season, Awards, Dally M Awards Night
Held at Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney on Wednesday 26 September 2018.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack
On 9 November 2018, one male attacker, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, set his vehicle on fire and stabbed three people at Bourke Street in the Melbourne city centre, Australia, before being fatally shot by Victoria Police. Of the three victims stabbed by Ali, one of the stabbed victims died at the scene while the other two were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital. On 10 November, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed that the attack was "an act of terror" and is being treated as such by counter-terrorism police from both the Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police. Police also confirmed that the attack was Islamic State-inspired.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Incident
On 9 November 2018, at around 4:20 pm, a man set fire to a Holden Rodeo ute on Bourke Street between Swanston Street and Russell Street, at Melbourne city centre. The attacker emerged from the vehicle before it burst into flames. Police stated that there were propane gas cylinders in the vehicle, but they did not explode.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Incident
The man then went on a stabbing spree with a large knife and wounded three pedestrians, one of whom was later pronounced dead at the scene. The attacker was then confronted by two Victoria Police patrol officers who arrived at the scene. A member of the public also attempted to ram a shopping trolley into the attacker. After slashing at the police officers, the attacker was shot once in the chest by one of the officers. The attacker was then disarmed and restrained by Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) members utilsing less lethal tactics before being taken to receive medical treatment under guard, but later died in hospital.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Incident
On 10 November, the day following the attack, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed that "what we saw yesterday was an act of terror." The Guardian has described that he has expressed confidence in the Victoria Police to ensure the safety of Melbourne. Officers from both the Victoria Police and from the Australian Federal Police were involved in a counter-terrorism investigation.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Perpetrator
Police identified the attacker as 30-year-old Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, who moved to Australia from Somalia in the 1990s with his parents and siblings and attended Al-Taqwa Islamic College. He was married with a young son.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Perpetrator
The Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, Graham Ashton, told the media that the attacker was known to federal intelligence agencies but was not actively monitored. The Australian Federal Police's acting national manager of counter-terrorism said Hassan's passport was cancelled in 2015 when ASIO believed he was planning to travel to Syria to fight for the ISIL terrorist group, but he was never a target of joint counter-terrorism taskforce investigations as they did not believe he was a threat. Relatives and acquaintances have described Hassan as having mental health and substance abuse issues, being delusional and agitated prior to the attack, and complaining of "being chased by unseen people with spears."


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Perpetrator
Hassan's 21-year-old younger brother, Ali Khalif Shire Ali, was arrested in November 2017 for planning to commit a mass shooting at Melbourne's New Year's Eve celebration. Ali Khalif pled guilty to preparing a terrorist attack and in May 2020, he was sentenced to ten years jail, with a seven and a half years non-parole period. In December 2020, Ali Khalif's sentence was increased to sixteen years, with a non-parole period of twelve years.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Victims
Sisto Malaspina, aged 74, was killed when the perpetrator stabbed him above his collar bone. Eyewitnesses said it appeared Malaspina was walking over to the car after it burst into flames to offer assistance when he was stabbed. A former nurse tried to revive him by performing CPR, but the knife had severed a major artery resulting in exsanguination (death due to traumatic blood loss). Malaspina was the co-owner of Pellegrini's Espresso Bar, a nearby Italian coffee bar. Flowers, messages and photos have been laid in front of the shop as a tribute.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Victims
The other two people injured were a 58-year-old retired businessman from Launceston, Tasmania, who suffered knife injuries to the head and was taken to the Alfred Hospital for surgery and a 24-year-old security guard from Hampton Park who received lacerations and was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital after being assessed by Ambulance Victoria paramedics.


2018 Melbourne stabbing attack, Aftermath
On 12 November, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who described Sisto Malaspina as a "Victorian icon", announced that Malaspina's family had accepted his offer of a state funeral. The City of Melbourne also confirmed it was considering suggestions to rename Crossley Lane, which corners Pellegrini's in honour of Malaspina, telling The Age that "In the coming weeks, the City of Melbourne will consider a range of measures to recognise the life of Sisto Malaspina."


2018 Melon Music Awards
The 2018 Melon Music Awards ceremony, organized by kakao M (a kakao company) through its online music store, Melon, took place on December 1, 2018 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. This was the tenth ceremony in the show's history.


2018 Melon Music Awards
Wanna One, iKon and BTS took home the grand prizes, also known as the "Daesang Awards".


2018 Melon Music Awards, Winners and nominees
Only artists who released music between December 2, 2017 and October 25, 2018 were eligible, and the nominees were selected by calculating the number of downloads, streams, and weekly Melon Popularity Award votes achieved by each artist.


2018 Melon Music Awards, Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Voting for Top 10 Artists took place on the Melon Music website from October 26 through November 13, 2018. Voting for Category awards took place from November 14 through November 30, 2018.


2018 Melon Music Awards, Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.


2018 Melrose Sevens
The 2018 Melrose Sevens also known as the Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens  was be the 128th staging of the world’s oldest annual Rugby sevens competition at the home of Melrose RFC at the Greenyards in Melrose, Scotland on Saturday 14 April 2018. It was be played as a male only competition which featured 24 teams in a single elimination tournament with all the ties from the first round though to the final being played throughout the same day and formed part of the Kings of the Sevens series.


2018 Melrose Sevens
The later stages of the tournament was televised live for the last time on BBC Two Scotland and locally, from the first tie right through to the final, on Radio Borders.


2018 Melrose Sevens
The tournament was won by Scottish side Watsonian after they beat the home side Melrose 19-14 in a tightly fought final to win the Ladies Cup for the first time since 1996 and was Melrose’s second consecutive loss in the final.


2018 Melrose Sevens, Teams
The main tournament will consist of 21 teams from across Scotland as well as two specially invited overseas teams from the United States and Poland and the charity team Crusaders to make a combined total of 24 teams.


2018 Melrose Sevens, Seedings
Sixteen unseeded Scottish sides will enter the competition in the first round whilst the seeded teams which includes the hosts Melrose, the four remaining Scottish teams Ayr, Jed-Forest, Edinburgh Accies and Watsonian the two invited overseas teams and the charity side Crusaders will enter the competition in the second round.


2018 Melrose Sevens, Tournament
The draw for the first and second rounds was made at the Greenyards in Melrose on Saturday 7 April 2018.


2018 Memorial Cup
The 2018 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament that was held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018. It was the 100th Memorial Cup championship of junior ice hockey, and determined the champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The CHL chose to allow all three of its constituent leagues to bid for hosting the 100th Memorial Cup, instead of the usual rotation between its leagues. The Regina Pats won the right to host the tournament, over bids from the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Oshawa Generals.


2018 Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup honours all Canadian military personnel killed in combat, and was founded in the wake of World War I in 1919. The Cup embarked on a tour across Canada for its centennial celebrations, which also included the release of a commemorative coin, and a special postage stamp. The CHL also held a "team of the century" contest for previous Memorial Cup champions, which was won by the 2005 London Knights.


2018 Memorial Cup
The tournament featured the three champion teams of the CHL's constituent leagues, along with the host team Regina Pats. The Hamilton Bulldogs represented the Ontario Hockey League, and the Swift Current Broncos represented the Western Hockey League. The Acadie–Bathurst Titan from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League won their first Memorial Cup, defeating the host Regina Pats 3–0 in the championship game. Sam Steel from the Regina Pats was the tournament's top scorer, and named its most valuable player. The 2018 event was the final Memorial Cup sponsored by Mastercard, since Kia Motors became the new title sponsor at the 2019 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, Background
The Memorial Cup was established by Captain James T. Sutherland in 1919 after he returned from serving in World War I. The deaths of Scotty Davidson, and George Richardson served as inspiration for the trophy. The Cup was donated to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in March 1919, then known as the "OHA Memorial Cup". It was dedicated in remembrance of Canadian soldiers who died during World War I. The Memorial Cup later became the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), and in 2010 it was rededicated to honour "all Canadian military personnel killed in combat".


2018 Memorial Cup, Host bidding process
The CHL chose to allow all three of its constituent leagues to bid for hosting the 100th Memorial Cup. Since 1983 the three leagues had rotated hosting of the event. It would have been the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's (QMJHL) turn to host in 2018, but an exception was made where the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Western Hockey League (WHL) were also allowed to bid. The regular rotation continued as of the 2019 Memorial Cup, with hosting duties assigned to a team from the QMJHL.


2018 Memorial Cup, Host bidding process
Each league was given a deadline of November 16, 2017, to submit a short list of up to two bids per league for the 2018 event. On January 23, 2018, the CHL announced who would sit on the committee to select the host team. Committee members included Michael Akpata (Canadian Armed Forces retiree), Paul Beeston (former president of the Toronto Blue Jays), Colin Campbell (National Hockey League), Scott Smith (Hockey Canada), Al Coates (Hockey Canada), Serge Fortin (TVA Sports), and Scott Moore (Sportsnet). The three league commissioners, David Branch (OHL), Gilles Courteau (QMJHL), and Ron Robison (WHL), observed on the committee which was chaired by CHL legal counsel Gord Kirke.


2018 Memorial Cup, Host bidding process
Formal bids to host event were put forth by the Hamilton Bulldogs, Oshawa Generals, and the Regina Pats. Each team made a bid presentation to the committee on January 25, 2017. Previously, the Kelowna Rockets and the Ottawa 67's had shown interest in bidding for hosting duties, but withdrew before the presentation process.


2018 Memorial Cup, Host bidding process
Hamilton’s home arena was the FirstOntario Centre with a capacity of 17,383 people, and the host site of the 1990 Memorial Cup. The largest attendance for a Memorial Cup game was the sold out 1990 final at the same arena in Hamilton. The host team in 1990 was the Dukes of Hamilton, but they withdrew from playing in the Cup due to a poor regular season. Oshawa's home arena was the General Motors Centre with a capacity of 6,125 people. The Generals previously hosted the 1987 Memorial Cup, and had recently won the 2015 Memorial Cup. Oshawa had won the most Memorial Cup championships for any active CHL team as of 2017, with five titles to their name.


2018 Memorial Cup, Host bidding process
Regina's home arena was the Brandt Centre with a capacity of 6,200 people, and host site of the 2001 Memorial Cup. Regina had also co-hosted the 1980 Memorial Cup along with Brandon, Manitoba. The Pats were also the oldest franchise in the CHL, having first played in 1917. The Pats had competed in the most championship games in the Cup's history at 12 times, with victories in 1925, 1930 and 1974. The Pats also played in the very first final, in the 1919 Memorial Cup. On February 18, 2017, the CHL announced the Regina Pats as the host team for the 100th Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, 100th anniversary celebrations
The CHL unveiled a 100th anniversary logo for the Memorial Cup on October 12, 2017. It included wheat sheaves symbolic of the Canadian Prairies where Regina is located, and the poppy to honour the fallen soldiers to whom the Memorial Cup is dedicated. The CHL and Canada Post produced a 100th anniversary postage stamp, released on May 18, 2018, which featured two Regina players from the inaugural 1919 Memorial Cup. The CHL also distributed a commemorative coin for the event, in cooperation with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The 100th anniversary logo was also worn as a patch by all players and on-ice officials, for the duration of the 2017–18 season commencing on Remembrance Day.


2018 Memorial Cup, 100th anniversary celebrations
Don Cherry was named an honorary chairman of the 100th anniversary celebrations, and the CHL announced that the Memorial Cup would tour across Canada during the 2017–18 season, beginning on November 18, 2017. The cities included in the tour were, Barrie, Bathurst, Brandon, Calgary, Chicoutimi, Edmonton, Halifax, Kingston, Moncton, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Quebec City, Regina, Sarnia, St. Catharines, Swift Current, and Vancouver. CHL games were broadcast Saturday afternoons on Sportsnet during the season, and the home team of that televised game was allowed promotional use of the Memorial Cup trophy for one week as part of the tour. The Cup's tour began at CFB Borden and the Santa Claus parade in Barrie, and later visited Niagara Falls and Fort George.


2018 Memorial Cup, 100th anniversary celebrations
The CHL held an online vote to select a "team of the century" from the previous 99 Memorial Cup champions, and posted historical photos, rosters, and tournament summaries for each season. The four top teams were the 1995 Kamloops Blazers, the 2000 Rimouski Océanic, the 2005 London Knights, and the 2013 Halifax Mooseheads. The 2005 London Knights were announced as the "team of the century" during the second period of the final game in the 2018 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, 100th anniversary celebrations
The 2018 Memorial Cup tournament began on May 17, 2018, with the opening ceremonies hosted by Brent Butt and Adam Growe at Mosaic Stadium. The Snowbirds performed a fly-by of the stadium before the opening concert. Musical acts included a tribute to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash by the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and other performances by Jess Moskaluke, Chad Brownlee, and the Eagles.


2018 Memorial Cup, Road to the Cup
The Regina Pats were given a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup in their role as the host team. The remaining three berths were given to the playoffs champions of each constituent league of the CHL.


2018 Memorial Cup, Road to the Cup, OHL playoffs
The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first place in the Eastern conference with 93 points, and the third overall in the league. The team was led in scoring by Matthew Strome with 37 goals, and Brandon Saigeon with 70 points. In the playoffs, the Bulldogs defeated the Ottawa 67's in five games in round one, then the Niagara IceDogs in five games in round two, and the Kingston Frontenacs in five games in round three to reach the finals. Hamilton defeated the top-ranked Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in six games to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and earn a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, Road to the Cup, QMJHL playoffs
The Acadie–Bathurst Titan finished first place in the Maritimes division with 96 points, and second overall in the league. The team was led in scoring by Jeffrey Truchon-Viel with 39 goals, and Antoine Morand with 76 points. In the playoffs, the Titan defeated the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in six games in the first round, then swept both the Sherbrooke Phoenix, and the Victoriaville Tigres in rounds two and three to reach the finals. Acadie–Bathurst defeated the top-ranked Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in six games to win the President's Cup, and earn a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, Road to the Cup, WHL playoffs
The Swift Current Broncos finished second place in the Eastern division with 103 points, the second highest point total in the league. The team featured three 100-point-scorers, including Glenn Gawdin (56 goals and 125 points), Aleksi Heponiemi (90 assists and 118 points), and Tyler Steenbergen (47 goals and 102 points). In the playoffs, the Broncos defeated the Regina Pats in seven games in the first round, the top-ranked Moose Jaw Warriors in seven games in the second round, and the Lethbridge Hurricanes in six games in the third round to reach the finals. Swift Current defeated the Everett Silvertips in six games to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup, and earn a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, Team rosters
Rosters as listed on the Memorial Cup web site for Regina, Acadie–Bathurst, Hamilton, and Swift Current.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games
The 2018 Memorial Cup tournament was played from May 18 to 27, 2018. (All game times are UTC −4.)


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
The first round-robin game featured the host team Regina Pats, versus the OHL champion Hamilton Bulldogs. Robert Thomas scored to give Hamilton a first-period lead, before Sam Steel tied the game for Regina on a power play goal in the first minute of the second period. Each team scored once more in the second period, and were tied 2–2 until the final minute of the third period. Nick Henry scored with 33 seconds remaining to give Regina the game one victory.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
The second round-robin game featured the QMJHL champion Acadie–Bathurst Titan, versus the WHL champion Swift Current Broncos. The Titan scored two short-handed goals during regulation to force the game into overtime with a 3–3 tie. Liam Murphy scored for Acadie–Bathurst at 2:58 into overtime to give the Titan a game two victory.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
The third round-robin game featured the two undefeated teams, Regina and Acadie–Bathurst. The teams combined to score 14 goals, the highest scoring match in the 2018 Memorial Cup. The Titan had built up a 7–2 lead by the 1:39 mark of the third period, before Regina scored four consecutive goals to make the score 7–6 with two minutes to play. The Titan then scored an empty net goal with one second remaining to secure a game three victory, and remain undefeated.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
In the fourth round-robin game, the Broncos and Bulldogs faced each other with both teams looking for their first win of the tournament. It was the lowest-scoring game of the round-robin, and Hamilton prevailed with a 2–1 victory on a goal by Marian Studenic with two minutes and one second remaining in the game. Hamilton had 56 shots on net, compared to only 22 for Swift Current. Broncos goaltender Stuart Skinner made 54 saves in the loss, and was named the game's first star.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
Acadie–Bathurst faced Hamilton in the fifth round-robin game. A win by the Titan would guarantee them a berth in the championship game, or a win by Hamilton would earn at least a semifinal game appearance. The Bulldogs scored twice in the first period for a 2–0 lead, and held on for a 3–2 victory on a game-winning goal by Robert Thomas on a third period power play. Late in the third period the Titan had a power play, but Pouliot made a coaching decision to not pull out the goaltender for an extra attacker. Pouliot's reasoning was strategical, in that if Hamilton scored into an empty net for a two-goal victory, then Hamilton could advance to the final based on the tie-breaking procedure. He chose to defend a one-goal deficit instead to preserve the tie-breaking advantage.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
In the sixth and final round-robin game, the winless Broncos needed a win to force a tie-breaking game, and the Pats needed a win to secure at least a semifinal game appearance. Regina led 4–2 after the second period, and scored a fifth goal at 10:23 into the third period for a 5–2 advantage. Swift Current replied with two goals to pull within one with 2:49 remaining in the game. Libor Hajek scored on a power play for Regina with 1:37 remaining in the game for a two goal lead. The Broncos scored a power play goal of their own with 50 seconds remaining in the game, but the comeback fell short in a 6–5 victory for Regina.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
The Acadie–Bathurst Titan advanced directly to the championship game, based on the tie-breaking procedure for a three-way tie. The Regina Pats and the Hamilton Bulldogs qualified for the semifinal game, based on the same tie-breaking procedure.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Round-robin
Note:   indicates team advanced directly to the championship game,   indicates team advanced to the semifinal game.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Semifinal game
The semifinal game featured the Regina Pats and Hamilton Bulldogs. Austin Pratt scored the first goal of the game at 5:22 in the first period for Regina, however Nicolas Mattinen of the Bulldogs scored in the second to tie the game. The tie was short-lived as minutes later, the Pats took the lead again. In the third period, Sam Steel, who led the tournament with 13 points, scored the game-winning goal despite Will Bitten of the Bulldogs scoring his first goal of the tournament. In the end, the Pats scored an empty net goal to seal the game 4–2.


2018 Memorial Cup, Tournament games, Championship game
The final game featured Acadie–Bathurst Titan and Regina Pats. Defenceman Adam Holwell scored the first goal of the game in the first period with 3:50 left off an assist from Mitchell Balmas. After a scoreless second period,  Samuel Asselin scored his fifth goal of the tournament followed by Ethan Crossman scoring the empty net goal. With an ending of 3–0, the Titan won their first Memorial Cup in franchise history, and became the first QMJHL team since 2013 to do so. Goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick posted a shutout for the Titan, which last happened in the championship game during the 2005 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Skaters
Sam Steel led all skaters with 13 points in the 2018 Memorial Cup.


2018 Memorial Cup, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
Kaden Fulcher led all goaltenders with a goals against average of 2.27, and save percentage with 0.918.


2018 Memorial Cup, Awards
The CHL handed out the following awards at the conclusion of the 2018 Memorial Cup:


2018 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
The XVI Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner was a volleyball tournament held at Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland from 24 to 26 August 2018. Like the previous edition, 4 teams participated in the tournament, but first time in the history, it was the same teams second time in the row.


2018 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner, Qualification
All teams except the host must have received an invitation from the organizers.


2018 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2018 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Norvell. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in AAC to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tie-breakers, they represented the West Division in the AAC Championship Game where they lost to East Division champion UCF. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Wake Forest.


2018 Memphis Tigers football team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 10–3, 7–1 in AAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in The American Championship Game where they lost to East Division champions UCF. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Iowa State.


2018 Memphis Tigers football team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Tigers predicted to win the AAC West Division.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 was held at Muscat, Oman between October 18–28, 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, a field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams. This was announced by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on 29 January 2018. The Oman Hockey Association hosted the tournament.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The 5th edition of the biennial event took place at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The tournament featured host nation Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, India, South Korea, and Japan.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Hero MotoCorp, a global partner of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and a long-term associate of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), were the title sponsor of the tournament.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
India and Pakistan were declared joint winners by virtue of forfeiture of the final due to persistent rain. Malaysia finished at the 3rd place after defeating Japan 3-2 in the penalty shootouts in the bronze medal match. Malaysia's Faizal Saari was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 Goals. India remained the only undefeated team in the tournament.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Umpires
A total of nine umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Statistics, Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 92 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 4.84 goals per match.


2018 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2018 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The 2018 edition of the tournament was be held between 6 – 28 October, and featured a new format from previous editions.


2018 Men's Australian Hockey League
The finals phase of the 2018 tournament was held in the Queensland city of the Gold Coast, from the 25 – 28 October.


2018 Men's Australian Hockey League
QLD Blades won the tournament for a record tenth time after defeating NSW Waratahs 5–3 in the gold medal match. Tassie Tigers claimed the bronze medal after defeating the Canberra Lakers 1–0.


2018 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
Unlike previous editions of the Men's Australian Hockey League, the 2018 edition will include a very different format. Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the Classification Round.


2018 Men's Australian Hockey League, Competition Format
The teams will be divided into two Pool A and Pool B, both consisting of four teams, with each team playing each other once. The teams will then progress to the Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs.


2018 Men's Australian Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 208 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 8.67 goals per match.


2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships
The 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships were the eighth edition of the tournament, held at Kazan, Russia from 24 to 29 July 2018.


2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships
Brazil won their fifth title by defeating Croatia in the final.


2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships, Draw
The draw was held on 15 May 2018 at Kazan, Russia.


2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships, Main round, Group I
Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.


2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships, Main round, Group II
Points obtained against teams from the same group were carried over.


2018 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The Men's Allam British Open 2018 is the men's edition of the 2018 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event (Prize money : 165,000 $). The event took place at the Airco Arena in Hull in England from 13 to 20 May. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez won his first British Open trophy, beating Mohamed El Shorbagy in the final.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
The 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It took place from 12 to 14 January 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Austria won their second title by defeating the hosts Belgium 2–1 in a shoot-out after being tied 4–4 after regular time. Three-time defending champions Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 9–8.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, Results, Fifth to eighth place classification, Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
The 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup was the 29th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup, Europe's premier club indoor hockey tournament organized by the EHF. It was held from 16 to 18 February 2019 in Wettingen, Switzerland.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
Rot-Weiss Köln won a record-extending ninth title by defeating Racing Club de Bruxelles 5–2 in the final, Dinamo Elektrostal took the bronze medal and Surbiton and Complutense were relegated to the Trophy division.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup, Teams
Participating clubs have qualified based on their country's final ranking from the 2017 competition (Host is highlighted in bold).


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup, Results, Fifth to eighth place classification, Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.


2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup, Statistics, Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2018 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2018 Men's European Volleyball League was the 15th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twenty European countries. Unlike previous seasons, the tournament had two groups: the Golden League, featuring twelve teams, and the Silver League, featuring eight teams.


2018 Men's European Volleyball League
It also acted as the European qualifying competition for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, securing two vacancies for the tournament that then served as the qualifying competition for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain from 16 to 28 July 2018.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship
Serbia won their fourth consecutive and eighth overall title by defeating Spain in the final.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship, Qualification
Sixteen teams will be allowed to the tournament. The qualification is as follows:


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship, Format
The sixteen teams were split in four groups with four teams each. The first classified team of each group qualified directly for the quarterfinals, the second and third teams played each other in cross group format to qualify for the quarterfinals.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament took take place on 7 March in Barcelona. The first batch consisted of the teams ranked 1st to 4th in the 2016 European Championships, the second batch consisted of the teams ranked 5th to eight. The third batch was filled with teams that qualified in the qualifiers.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are series of qualification tournaments to decide the participants of the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers, Qualified teams
Teams directly qualified to the 2018 European Water Polo Championship:


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers, Qualifying round 3
No teams were eliminated in round 2, but their results will determine the matches of the following round (play-off format with home and away games) held in 2018. These eight teams will face the teams classified 9 to 16 in the latest edition of the tournament, the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.


2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship, held in Spain from 16 to 28 July 2018.


2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League
The 2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 20th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 9 to 23 September.


2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League
Capital won the title for the fifth time, defeating North Harbour 3–2 in penalties, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Auckland 6–1.


2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 140 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.19 goals per match.


2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 37th and the last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men. It was held from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Breda, Netherlands. The tournament will be replaced by the Hockey Pro League (HPL) in 2019.


2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia won their 15th title by defeating India in the final after penalties.


2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Qualification
Alongside the host nation, the defending champions, the last Olympic, World Cup and World League champions qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 6 competing teams. If teams qualified under more than one criterion, the additional teams were invited by the FIH Executive Board as well.


2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2018 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters
The 2018 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters was the twenty-third edition of the Hamburg Masters, an international men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was be held in  Düsseldorf, Germany, from July 26 to 29, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2018 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters, Competition Format
The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, France, Ireland, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 28 November to 16 December 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The inauguration ceremony which was held on 27 November 2018, witnessed the biggest ever drone flying show in India.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup
Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw. Defending champions Australia won the third place match by defeating England 8–1 in the third place playoff of the Odisha men's hockey world cup 2018.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Bidding
In March 2013, one month after the FIH published the event assignment process document for the 2014–2018 cycle, Australia, Belgium, India, Malaysia and New Zealand were shortlisted as candidates for hosting the event and were asked to submit bidding documentation, a requirement that Belgium did not meet. In addition, one month before the host election, Australia withdrew their application due to technical and financial reasons. India was announced as host on 7 November 2013, during a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Qualification
Due to the increase to 16 participating teams, the new qualification process was announced in July 2015 by the International Hockey Federation. Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth, and the 10/11 highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified would enter the tournament. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Format
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups, each containing four teams. Each team played each other team in its group once. The first-placed team in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the second- and third-placed teams in each group went into the crossover matches. From there on a single-elimination tournament was played.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Umpires
16 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Opening Ceremony
Shahrukh Khan and Naveen Pattnaik with the participating teams' captains


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, Goalscorers
There were 157 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.36 goals per match.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final
The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final was a field hockey match played between Belgium and the Netherlands on 16 December 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final
Belgium won their first World Cup after defeating the Netherlands in the Final in penalty shoot-out. This was also Belgium's first ever world title in a team sport. Belgian goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch was named player of the match in the Final.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Belgium
Belgium entered the World Cup as one of the favorites and ranked third in the FIH World Rankings. They had enjoyed success in major tournaments in the preceding years, winning silver medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2017 EuroHockey Nations Championship.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Belgium
At the World Cup, Belgium were drawn in Pool C alongside Canada, hosts India and South Africa. Belgium began the tournament with a 2–1 win over Canada through field goals by Félix Denayer and Thomas Briels. In their second pool match, they secured a 2–2 draw against India with a 56th minute equalizer by Simon Gougnard. They came back from behind in their final group match against South Africa to post a 5–1 victory through goals by Alexander Hendrickx, Gougnard, Loïck Luypaert and Cédric Charlier. They finished second in the group with seven points, as India, who finished on the same number of points, had a better goal difference.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Belgium
Belgium defeated Pakistan 5–0 in the cross-over with Hendrickx, Briels, Charlier, Sébastien Dockier and Tom Boon scoring. In the quarterfinal against Germany, Belgium came back from being 0–1 down after the first quarter to winning 2–1, with an 18th minute goal by Hendrickx from a penalty corner and a field goal by Boon in the 50th minute. They faced England in the semifinal who had knocked out Olympic gold medalists and second-ranked team in the world Argentina in the quarterfinal. Belgium dominated the semifinal, shutting out England 6–0 as Boon, Gougnard, Charlier, Hendrickx and Dockier scored for the Red Lions. Belgium thus entered their first ever World Cup final.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
Ranked fourth in the world, the Netherlands were tipped prior to the World Cup as one of the contenders to win the tournament. The Dutch had finished runners-up at the 2014 World Cup and won the 2017 EuroHockey Nations Championship.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Netherlands were placed in Pool D with Germany, Malaysia and Pakistan. They recorded a 7–0 win over Malaysia in the opening match, with the help of Jeroen Hertzberger's hat-trick. In the second game, the Dutch were leading Germany 1–0 until the 30th minute, before Germans scored four times, including thrice in the last quarter, to beat the Dutch 4–1. The Netherlands defeated Pakistan 5–1 in their final pool match, with goals from Thierry Brinkman, Valentin Verga, Bob de Voogd, Jorrit Croon and Mink van der Weerden.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Dutch cruised into the quarterfinals with a 5–0 win over Canada in the cross-over. Facing the home team India in the quarterfinal, the Netherlands conceded a goal in the 12th minute but equalized three minutes later with a Brinkman field goal. Defender van der Weerden converted a penalty corner in the fourth quarter to seal a 2–1 victory for his team. The Dutch faced defending champions and world number one Australia in the semifinal.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Dutch took an early lead in the match as Glenn Schuurman netted one in the ninth minute and Seve van Ass doubled the lead with a goal in the second quarter. Australia pulled one goal back in the final minute of the third quarter before scoring the equalizer in the final minute of the fourth to push the game into penalty shoot-out. The Netherlands won the shootout 4–3 in sudden death, after the teams were level 3–3 from five strokes each.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Belgium began the first quarter with Simon Gougnard having a shot at the goal in the second minute but the ball went just wide. Six minutes later Dutchman Jeroen Hertzberger successfully entered the Belgian circle, creating the first chance for his team, but shot well wide of the goal. The quarter ended with the game "evenly poised" as Belgium marginally led possession at 51%. Belgium continued to attack at the start of the second quarter but were intercepted twice in the 18th minute by Mirco Pruyser and Hertzberger.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the 26th minute, Thierry Brinkman stopped an attack by Belgian forward Cedric Charlier in the circle. The Dutch then pressed forward and won the first penalty corner of the match in the 28th minute but Hertzberger's shot was deflected away by Florent van Aubel. A minute later Belgium lost their referral after an unsuccessful appeal against a penalty corner that was awarded to the Netherlands. However, Mink van der Weerden was fouled for swinging his stick too high as another chance for the Dutch went in vain.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Two minutes into the second half, Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak made a diving save at a Thomas Briels' shot. Sebastien Dockier then took a shot in the 39th minute but it went wide across the goalpost. Belgian goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch made a comfortable save in the 49th minute, before a tackle by Nicolas De Kerpel in the circle denied the Dutch a chance at having another shot at the goal. Dutch midfielder Jonas de Geus picked up a green card in the 57th minute, leaving the Netherlands down to ten players for the subsequent two minutes. Neither team could break the 0–0 deadlock before the full time hooter and the match entered the penalty shoot-out stage.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Summary
The Dutch started well in the penalty shoot-out, securing a 2–1 lead after three shots each. After Seve van Ass missed the fourth try for the Netherlands, Belgium equalized through Victor Wegnez. Thijs van Dam failed to score for the Netherlands in their final shot thanks to a tackle by Vanasch. Belgium then had their goal overturned off their fifth try, as Blaak used the video referral upon noticing that the ball had bounced off Arthur De Sloover's foot just before the shot. With the score still tied at 2–2, the match headed to sudden death penalty shoot-out.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Belgium went first in the sudden death and scored through van Aubel. The Netherlands used their referral again appealing for obstruction but the video umpire ruled in favor of Belgium. Hertzberger, needing to score to keep the Netherlands alive, was forced wide by Vanasch and missed his shot, giving Belgium a 3–2 victory and their maiden World Cup title.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Aftermath
Vanasch won the player of the match for his four saves in the penalty shoot-out. Defender Arthur van Doren was named the player of the tournament. At the conclusion of the match, Belgium displaced Australia as the top-ranked men's team in the FIH World Rankings, while the Netherlands moved up one place to third.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final, Match, Aftermath
On 18 December, the Belgian team was welcomed home by thousands of fans at the Grand Place in Brussels. Among those who were present at the celebrations were Queen Mathilde and King Philippe.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup tournament held in Bhubaneswar, India between 28 November and 16 December 2018. The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool A, Spain
The squad was announced on 4 November 2018. Miquel Delàs withdrew injured after the game against Argentina and was replaced by Ricardo Sánchez on 1 December.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool B, England
The squad was announced on 13 November 2018. Sam Ward withdrew injured and was replaced by Liam Ansell on 22 November.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool C, Belgium
The squad was announced on 4 November 2018. Emmanuel Stockbroekx and John-John Dohmen withdrew injured after the game against India and were replaced by Antoine Kina on 3 December and Augustin Meurmans on 7 December.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool C, Canada
The squad was announced on 2 November 2018. Brandon Pereira withdrew injured after the game against South Africa and was replaced by Floris van Son on 4 December.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool D, Germany
The squad was announced on 4 November 2018. Mark Appel withdrew injured and was replaced by Victor Aly on 9 November. Benedikt Fürk withdrew injured after the game against Malaysia and was replaced by Julius Meyer on 12 December.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool D, Netherlands
The squad was announced on 26 October 2018. Floris Wortelboer withdrew injured and was replaced by Jorrit Croon on 30 October. Sander de Wijn withdrew injured after the game against Canada and was replaced by Joep de Mol on 12 December.


2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool D, Pakistan
The squad was announced on 14 November 2018. Muhammad Rizwan Sr. withdrew injured after the game against Malaysia and was replaced by Arslan Qadir on 8 December.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 82nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2019 competition.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship (Top Division)
The tournament was held in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, from 4 to 20 May 2018.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 22 to 28 April 2018.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 22 to 28 April 2018.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Tilburg, Netherlands, from 23 to 29 April 2018.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Granada, Spain, from 14 to 20 April 2018.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III
The tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 16 to 22 April 2018.


2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III, Division III qualification tournament
The qualification tournament was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 28 February 2018 after the original hosts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, withdrew their application to host.


2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
The 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of this tournament and played from 7 to 11 February 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The Netherlands were the reigning champions, but did not return to defend their title due to their poor performance at the 2016 European Indoor Championship.


2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Austria defeated Germany in the final after penalties to win their first title, while Iran secured their first medal.


2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup, Umpires
12 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.


2018 Men's International Hockey Open
The 2018 Men's International Hockey Open is a men's field hockey tournament being held at the Marrara Hockey Centre. It will take place between 18 – 22 September 2018 in Darwin, Australia. A total of four teams will compete for the title.


2018 Men's International Hockey Open, Statistics, Final Standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2018 Men's International Hockey Open, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.


2018 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Men's Junior Continental Championship is the eleventh edition of the bi-annual tournament, played by eight countries from 25 August–2 September, 2018 in Havana, Cuba. The top finisher at the final standing will qualify to 2019 U-21 World Championship.


2018 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio.


2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals
The 2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals is the men's edition of the PSA World Series Finals (Prize money : $160 000). The top 8 players in the 2017–18 PSA World Series are qualified for the event. The event will take place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 5 to 9 June 2018.


2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals
Mohamed El Shorbagy won its second PSA World Series Finals title in a row after defeating fellow countryman Ali Farag 3–1 in the Final.


2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 13th edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico from 28 August to 2 September. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament will be qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.


2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Argentina won the second straight title after defeating Brazil 3–2 in the final. Ezequiel Palacios was awarded the Most Valuable Player.


2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser


2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2018 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship is the tenth official edition of the men's volleyball tournament, played by seven teams from 27 February to 3 March 2018, second time in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sada Cruzeiro won its third consecutive title, the fifth overall, and qualified for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Poland. Robertlandy Simón was elected the Most Valuable Player.


2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
The 2018 Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship took place in Netherlands and Belgium from 14 to 22 July 2018.


2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
This is an article about qualification for the 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship.


2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Direct qualification
Host countries,  Netherlands and  Belgium, qualified for final round directly.


2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Qualification
The winners of each pools qualified for final round. The 2nd placed teams of each pool qualified for the next round.


2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the fourth edition of the bi-annual men's volleyball tournament, played by five countries from 15 to 20 October at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala.


2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserThe first criterion is the number of matches won, second criterion is points gained by the teamIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio


2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competition format
The competition format for the 2018 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup consists of two phases, the first is a round robin round between all five competing nations. After the round robin finishes, 3rd and 4th place nations according to ranking will play for the bronze and 1st and 2nd place nations according to ranking will play for the gold.


2018 Men's Volleyball Kor Royal Cup
The 2018 Men's Volleyball Kor Royal Cup was the latest edition of the Men's Volleyball Kor Royal Cup, the tournament patronized by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal of Thailand for men's senior volleyball clubs, also known as 2018 Sealect Tuna Men's Senior Volleyball Kor Royal Cup Thailand Championship due to the sponsorship deal with Sealect Tuna. A total of 6 teams will compete in the tournament.


2018 Men's Volleyball Kor Royal Cup, Round robin, Standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2018 Men's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
2018 Men's Volleyball Thai–Denmark Super League (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลชายไทยเดนมาร์คซูเปอร์ลีก 2018) was the 5th edition of the tournament. It was held at the MCC Hall of The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 March – 1 April 2018.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 12th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1 to 9 December 2018.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, WFC 2018 Qualification
33 teams have registered for the 12th IFF Men’s World Floorball Championships, only 16 of them to reach the final group consisted of 16 teams. Host country, Czech Republic, qualifies automatically.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, WFC 2018 Qualification
In Europe, there were four qualification groups with three event locations - Talinn (Estonia), Nitra (Slovakia) and Valmiera (Latvia). The Asia-Oceania group tournament took place in Jeju Island, South Korea. It was the first IFF event hosted by Korea. USA and Canada played their qualification in Toronto, Canada.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, Tournament groups
After the group ballot, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, Tournament groups
The two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Knock-out stage, Semifinals
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2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Knock-out stage, Semifinals
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 4 PN = 9


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships, Results, Placement matches, 5th place bracket
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 8 N2 = 0 PN = 14


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
The qualifying for the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 22 January and 11 February 2018. A total of 33 teams competed for sixteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Czech Republic in December 2018.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Finland (1) Estonia (9) Poland (14) Belgium (25) Netherlands (27) Liechtenstein (33)


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Sweden (2) Germany (8) Slovakia (10) Slovenia (24) France (28)


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Switzerland (3) Latvia (7) Russia (15) Italy (21) Hungary (30) Iceland (32)


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Denmark (5) Norway (6) Spain (19) Austria (20) Great Britain (31)


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Australia (13) South Korea (18) Thailand (22) China (–) Iran (–)


2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, Best four runner-ups
Only the two best runner-ups of the four will advance. Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differs, the group sizes will be equalized by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.


2018 Men's World Junior Squash Championships
The 2018 Men's  World Junior Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2018 World Junior Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world Junior championship for squash players. The event took place in Chennai in India from 18 to 23 July 2018. Mostafa Asal won the tournament after defeating compatriot Marwan Tarek in the final.


2018 Men's World Junior Team Squash Championships
The 2018 Men's World Junior Team Squash Championships was held in Chennai, India. The event took place from 24 to 29 July 2018.


2018 Men's World University Handball Championship
The 2018 Men's World University Handball Championship was the 24th edition of this Handball event organized by the FISU. It was held in Rijeka, Croatia at the Zamet Hall, from 30 July to 5 August.


2018 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season
The 2018 Mercedes-Benz Challenge is the eighth season of the Mercedes-Benz Challenge. Fernando Júnior is the defending champion in the CLA AMG Cup whilst Claudio Simão is the defending champion for the C250 Cup class.


2018 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season, Race calendar and results
The entire championship will be accompanied by the Copa Truck in eight of the nine stages of the category, with exercise of the stage of Buenos Aires, counting with a stage in the Autódromo de Rivera in Uruguay.


2018 MercedesCup
The 2018 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 41st edition of the Stuttgart Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 11 June until 17 June 2018. First-seeded Roger Federer regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking by reaching the final.


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


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


2018 MercedesCup – Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares were defending champions, but chose not to defend their title.


2018 MercedesCup – Doubles
Philipp Petzschner and Tim Pütz won the title, defeating Robert Lindstedt and Marcin Matkowski in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3.


2018 MercedesCup – Singles
Lucas Pouille was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Milos Raonic.


2018 MercedesCup – Singles
Roger Federer won his first title in Stuttgart, defeating Raonic in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3). By reaching the final, Federer regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking. This was his record extending 18th Grass Court Title.


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


2018 Mercer Bears football team
The 2018 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.


2018 Mercer Bears football team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2017 season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.


2018 Mercer Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in fourth place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bears predicted to finish in sixth place.


2018 Mercer Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll, Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bears placed eight players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.


2018 Mercer Tennis Classic
The 2018 Mercer Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Macon, United States, on 22–28 October 2018.


2018 Mercer Tennis Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Doubles
Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Doubles
Caty McNally and Jessica Pegula won the title, defeating Anna Danilina and Ingrid Neel in the final, 6–1, 5–7, [11–9].


2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Singles
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Poitiers instead.


2018 Mercer Tennis Classic – Singles
Varvara Lepchenko won the title, defeating Verónica Cepede Royg in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 Mercyhurst Lakers football team
The 2018 Mercyhurst Lakers football team will represent Mercyhurst University in 2018 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season play.


2018 Meretz leadership election
An election was held for the leadership of the Meretz party on March 22, 2018. It saw the election of Tamar Zandberg.


2018 Meretz leadership election, Background
The vote was open to party members. Party membership increased by 12,000, to roughly 30,000, ahead of the vote.


2018 Meretz leadership election, Results
The party reported that 53.69% of eligible voters participated in the election. The party reported that 130 polling stations across Israel were utilized for the vote.


2018 Meridian Canadian Open
The 2018 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 16–21 at the Encana Arena in Camrose, Alberta. This was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event and third "major" of the 2017–18 curling season.


2018 Meridian Canadian Open
In the Men's final Peter de Cruz and his team from Geneva, Switzerland won their first Grand Slam title and the first by a Swiss men's team. They also became just the third non-Canadian team to win a Grand Slam as they defeated Niklas Edin. This marked the second straight Grand Slam event in which two non-Canadian men's teams contested the final.


2018 Meridian Canadian Open
In the Women's final Chelsea Carey and her rink from Calgary won their first Grand Slam title of the season, the second of Carey's career, as they defeated Michelle Englot who was looking to win her first Grand Slam title since 2008.


2018 Merrimack Warriors football team
The 2018 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Duane Stadium. They were members of the Northeast-10 Conference.


2018 Merrimack Warriors football team, Previous season
The Warriors finished the 2017 season 4–6, 4–5 in NE-10 Conference play.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election
Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign
In February 2018, Peter Walker, a former Labour councillor for Figges Marsh who was suspended by the party in October 2017, claimed that the local Labour Party was excluding supporters of the national party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, from becoming councillors.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign
Labour pledged to complete the building of a new leisure centre, bring AFC Wimbledon's home grounds within Merton, consider the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme, establish targets for affordable housing and introduce 20 mph zones.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign
The Conservatives pledged to reintroduce weekly street cleaning, increase mobile CCTV, deliver a masterplan for Wimbledon, regenerate Morden, establish a 24/7 anti-social behaviour hotline, rebuild St Helier Hospital, introduce borough-wide anti-idling measures and reintroduce webcasting of council meetings.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign
The Liberal Democrats pledged to institute a target of 50% affordable housing in large developments, install more public bins and public drinking fountains, increase cycling infrastructure, introduce default 20 mph zones, make Raynes Park and Motspur Park railway stations fully accessible, replace the closed walk-in surgery in Mitcham, introduce a levy on planning developments to pay for local schools, scrap charges for the use of Council-owned parks and playing fields, develop incubator sites for start-ups and establish neighbourhood plans.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign
A key issue during the campaign was the proposed closure of Wimbledon police station by the Labour Mayor of London. The Conservatives proposed to buy the police station, while the Liberal Democrats supported a legal action against the closure. The legal action was brought by Paul Kohler, one of the successful Liberal Democrat candidates for Trinity in the election.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign, Demolition of Merton Hall
A key issue during the campaign was the partial demolition of the historic Merton Hall in South Wimbledon, which was given planning permission by the council in September 2017. Under the plans, the Elim Pentecostal Church would assume tenancy of Merton Hall after the year-long works, under the condition that the site could still be hired as a community space by local residents. Elim Church's current High Path site would then become a Harris Federation school hosting 1,200 students from September 2020.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign, Demolition of Merton Hall
A petition opposing the plans and calling on Historic England to list Merton Hall attracted over 4,000 signatures. The plans attracted national attention in March 2018 over concerns that Elim Church could seek to prevent LGBT groups from hiring Merton Hall. The Conservatives opposed the demolition plans and pledged to end the demolition works immediately if elected; they also alleged that the demolition broke pre-election purdah rules, given that it was using public money on a contentious issue. The Merton Park Ward Residents Association also expressed their regret over the council's plans; their councillors suggested alternative sites for the secondary school and questioned the extent of the demolition required.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Campaign, Demolition of Merton Hall
The demolition works began in April 2018. In the election, the ward of Abbey, in which Merton Hall is situated, returned one Conservative councillor. After the election, responding to criticism of the plans, council leader Stephen Alambritis claimed that the council is building a brand new hall and not demolishing the existing one. Alambritis confirmed that two investigations were underway, one by the Local Government Ombudsman and another by Ernst and Young.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
Labour retained its control of Merton Council, its majority reduced to four seats. The Conservatives gained two seats from Labour (one each in the wards of Cannon Hill and Abbey) and the Liberal Democrats gained five seats from the Conservatives (two in West Barnes, two in Dundonald and one in Trinity). The Merton Park Ward Residents Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park. By seat count, this was the best ever election result for the Liberal Democrats in the borough, and the first time they had held council positions outside the West Barnes ward.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
Paul Kohler, who achieved significant recognition after leading a legal campaign against the proposed closure of Wimbledon police station, was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Trinity. Two months after the election, his legal action resulted in a judgment that the decision to close the police station was unlawful.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
On 11 May 2018, it was announced that the council's cabinet would be reshuffled. Mary Curtin, a Labour councillor for Lower Morden, was voted in as the council's new mayor at the Annual Council Meeting on 23 May 2018.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Ward results, Cannon Hill
Following the resignation of Mark Kenny, a by-election was held on 20 June 2019 with the Liberal Democrats gaining the seat.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, Ward results, West Barnes
On 12 June 2020, Quilliam left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Labour Party.


2018 Merton London Borough Council election, By-elections
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Mark Kenny of the Labour Party.