2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Report, Background
Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held in early June and late July/early August, one NASCAR Xfinity Series event in early June, one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event in late July/early August, and two ARCA Racing Series races in early June and late July/early August. From 1971 to 1989, and again since 2013, the track has also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series and run in August.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Report, Background
Pocono is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. It is run by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon and Nicholas, both of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Report, Background
Outside of the NASCAR races, Pocono is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Practice, First practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 51.439 seconds and a speed of 174.965 mph (281.579 km/h).


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Practice, Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 51.029 seconds and a speed of 176.370 mph (283.840 km/h).


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Qualifying
Daniel Suárez scored the pole for the race with a time of 50.851 and a speed of 176.988 mph (284.835 km/h) after Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch were both disqualified after failing post-qualifying inspection.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Pocono winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400, Media, Radio
Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was  simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover)
The 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 7, 2018 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 404 laps—extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the one-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Report, Background
Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two NASCAR races. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Verizon IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Report, Background
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.892 seconds and a speed of 164.444 mph (264.647 km/h).


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Qualifying
Qualifying for Friday was cancelled due to rain and Kyle Busch, the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.640 seconds and a speed of 159.011 mph (255.903 km/h).


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Race
Kyle Busch led the field to green, only to be passed by Kevin Harvick ten laps later. Harvick swept both stages. Harvick led until about 50 to go when he had a loose wheel. Aric Almirola inherited the lead from his mistake-cursed teammate. Almirola maintained the lead until a caution with ten to go, caused by a spinning SHR car of Clint Bowyer. Chase Elliott boldly opted not to pit, taking the lead. On the restart Elliott surfed ahead of Almirola, who would ultimately wreck with Brad Keselowski a half lap later, sending the race into overtime. At the restart, Elliott forged ahead of Denny Hamlin, a rival from Martinsville and Phoenix in 2017. Chase would go on to lock himself into the round of 8.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2006 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2001 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover), Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2018 Garden Open
The 2018 Garden Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rome, Italy between 7 and 12 May 2018.


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


2018 Garden Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2018 Garden Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Garden Open – Doubles
Andreas Mies and Oscar Otte were the defending champions but only Mies chose to defend his title, partnering Kevin Krawietz. Mies successfully defended his title.


2018 Garden Open – Doubles
Krawietz and Mies won the title after defeating Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen 6–3, 2–6, [10–4] in the final.


2018 Garden Open – Singles
Marco Cecchinato was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Garden Open – Singles
Adam Pavlásek won the title after defeating Laslo Đere 7–6(7–1), 6–7(9–11), 6–4 in the final.


2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Carroll McCray and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.


2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 1–10, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.


2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fourth place.


2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Big South team
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Runnin' Bulldogs having two players on the honorable mention list.


2018 Garena Young Lions FC season
The 2018 season is Young Lion's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.


2018 Gasparilla Bowl
The 2018 Gasparilla Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST. It was the 11th edition of the game originally known as the St. Petersburg Bowl and renamed before its 2017 playing as the Gasparilla Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers, the game was officially known as the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.


2018 Gasparilla Bowl
This was the first time for the bowl to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, as the prior 10 editions of the bowl were held at Tropicana Field in nearby St. Petersburg.


2018 Gasparilla Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA (C-USA) against the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in their first meeting against each other.


2018 Gasparilla Bowl, Teams, Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2. The Thundering Herd entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 C-USA). The game was the team's 15th overall bowl appearance and third appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Herd previously played in the 2011 edition and 2015 edition, winning against FIU and Connecticut, respectively.


2018 Gasparilla Bowl, Teams, South Florida Bulls
South Florida received and accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl on December 2. The Bulls entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 AAC), having lost their final five regular season games. The game was the team's 10th overall bowl appearance and second appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Bulls previously played in the 2008 edition, winning against Memphis.


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


2018 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election breakdown by ward, Ryton Crookhill and Stella
*This ward is electing two councillors due to the vacancy left by Liz Twist when she became MP for Blaydon.


2018 Gator Bowl
The 2018 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2018. It was the 74th edition of the Gator Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the financial technology company TaxSlayer, the game was officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, after four seasons without "Gator" in the bowl name.


2018 Gator Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC); the teams had never played each other. This was Texas A&M's second Gator Bowl and NC State's fourth.


2018 Gator Bowl, Teams, Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M received and accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl on December 2. The Aggies entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference).


2018 Gator Bowl, Teams, NC State Wolfpack
NC State received and accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl on December 2. The Wolfpack entered the bowl with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference).


2018 Gator Bowl, Game summary
After holding a 21–13 lead at halftime, Texas A&M outscored NC State 31–0 in the second half, for a 52–13 final. Aggie running back Trayveon Williams set a new Gator Bowl rushing record with 236 yards, breaking the prior record of 216 that had been set in the 1966 edition by Floyd Little. The game's attendance of 38,206 was the smallest since the 1950s.


2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open
The 2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Hungarian Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at Nemzeti Edzés Központ in Budapest, Hungary, from April 23–29.


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


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


2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open – Doubles
Brian Baker and Nikola Mektić were the defending champions, but Baker chose not to participate this year. Mektić played alongside Alexander Peya, but lost in the first round to Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak.


2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open – Doubles
Dominic Inglot and Franko Škugor won the title, defeating Matwé Middelkoop and Andrés Molteni in the final, 6–7(8–10), 6–1, [10–8].


2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open – Singles
Lucas Pouille was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to John Millman.


2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open – Singles
Marco Cecchinato won his first ATP title, defeating Millman in the final, 7–5, 6–4. Cecchinato was a lucky loser, the ninth in ATP Tour history to win a title.


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


2018 Geelong Football Club season
The 2018 season was the Geelong Football Club's 119th in the Australian Football League (AFL). It was the club's eighth season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Joel Selwood appointed as club captain for a seventh successive year. Geelong (known as the Cats) participated in both the inaugural AFLX competition and the 2018 JLT Community Series as part of their pre-season schedule, and the club's regular season began on 25 March against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The Cats finished the home-and-away season with a 13–9 win–loss record and placed eighth on the league's ladder, qualifying for the 2018 finals series as a result. Geelong were defeated in an elimination final against Melbourne by 29 points, and therefore did not progress past the first finals week.


2018 Geelong Football Club season
Mark Blicavs was named Geelong's best and fairest player, polling 234 votes for the Carji Greeves Medal ahead of joint runners-ups Patrick Dangerfield and Tim Kelly on 233.5 votes each. It was Blicavs' second Carji Greeves Medal, having previously won the award for the 2015 season. Tom Hawkins was the club's leading goalkicker for the seventh successive season, scoring 60 goals. Dangerfield and Tom Stewart were selected in the 2018 All-Australian team, with Stewart also receiving the AFL Coaches Association's Best Young Player award. The Cats also fielded a reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and a women's team in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition. The women's team finished runners-up after they were defeated in the VFLW Grand Final by Hawthorn.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Background
Chris Scott continued as the club's senior coach for an eighth season, after signing a contract in April 2017 extending his tenure until the end of 2019; during the season, Scott agreed to a new contract to extend this period until the end of 2022. The Cats had four assistant coaches this season, each responsible for specific positions: James Rahilly (forward line), Matthew Knights and Nigel Lappin (midfield), Matthew Scarlett (back line). Corey Enright was also a member of the coaching panel, fulfilling the role of development coach for Geelong's young players. After spending two seasons as the club's director of coaching, Simon Lloyd was appointed to the role of Geelong's football department manager in September 2017, replacing Steve Hocking who had vacated the position to become the AFL's head of football operations.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Background
Joel Selwood was appointed the club's captain for a seventh successive season, with Patrick Dangerfield and Harry Taylor retaining the roles of vice-captain and deputy vice-captain respectively. They were supported by a leadership group made up of teammates Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan and Scott Selwood, who all remained in the group from the prior season, with Zach Tuohy the sole promotion to the group.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Background
Ford Australia was the major sponsor of the club for the 2018 season, continuing a long-running deal that started in 1925. GMHBA was the new naming rights sponsor for the Cats' home ground Kardinia Park, with a ten-year deal for the venue to be known as GMHBA Stadium from 2018. Geelong signed up 63,818 members, an increase of 16.3 per cent from the prior year. The average home ground attendance for the Cats this season was 34,207 spectators.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Playing list, Changes
Following the retirements of premiership players Tom Lonergan and Andrew Mackie at the end of the 2017 season, Geelong delisted Josh Cowan, Matthew Hayball and Tom Ruggles from their playing list; although the Cats committed to redrafting Hayball via the upcoming rookie draft if he was not offered a contract by another club prior. Conversely, after spending the prior two seasons on the club's rookie list, James Parsons was upgraded to the senior list for 2018.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Playing list, Changes
Geelong were involved in three trades during the annual trade period, the first of which involved the Cats exchanging pick 53 in the upcoming national draft for Richmond's future third-round pick in the 2018 edition. Geelong also traded Darcy Lang to Carlton in exchange for pick 58 and a swap of the clubs' fourth-round selections in 2018.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Playing list, Changes
Despite showing interest in Jack Watts (Melbourne) and Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs), the Cats only gained one player via trade: Gary Ablett from Gold Coast (along with pick 24 and a 2018 fourth-round pick), with Geelong parting with pick 19 and their 2018 second-round pick in return. Ablett played for the Cats from 2002 to 2010, and had previously requested an unsuccessful trade back to Geelong at the end of 2016.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Playing list, Changes
Additionally, Steven Motlop departed the club as a restricted free agent, after the Cats opted to accept an end-of-first-round draft pick as compensation instead of matching Port Adelaide's offer to Motlop. This was despite Geelong coach Chris Scott stating prior to the free agency period that he hoped Motlop would remain at the club. Geelong's trade period was labelled a "significant gamble" by Josh Elliott of The Roar due to Ablett's age as a 33-year-old. Nathan Schmook of AFL.com.au rated the Cats' trading a 7 out of 10, given the club held picks 22 and 24 in the draft and "will back themselves to find quality talent" with these selections.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Playing list, Changes
Four players were drafted by the Cats in the 2017 national draft: Lachie Fogarty (pick 22), Tim Kelly (24), Charlie Constable (36) and Gryan Miers (57). Christopher Doerre of ESPN.com.au graded the Cats' draft performance as an A+ reasoning that Fogarty and Kelly were "astute selections", and predicting that Constable and Miers "may be two of the draft day steals". In addition to redrafting Hayball (pick 30), Geelong also selected former Essendon and Western Bulldogs player Stewart Crameri (16) in the 2018 rookie draft. Geelong did not participate in the corresponding pre-season draft.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Playing list, Statistics
Geelong used 40 players from their playing list this season, with six playing in all 23 of the club's games. There was seven players who played in their first AFL game: Ryan Abbott, Lachie Fogarty, Jack Henry, Jamaine Jones, Tim Kelly, Quinton Narkle and Esava Ratugolea. Stewart Crameri also played his first game for the Cats, having previously played for both Essendon and Western Bulldogs. Tom Hawkins was the club's leading goalkicker for the seventh successive season, scoring 60 goals; Hawkins also finished in third position overall for the Coleman Medal, awarded to the league's highest individual goal-scorer during the regular season.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
The fixture for the 2018 season was confirmed by the AFL in October 2017; Geelong were scheduled to play nine games at GMHBA Stadium. This was an increase from the previous season where the Cats played seven games at their home ground. Although uncertain of the impact of Gary Ablett's return to Geelong, Peter Ryan of The Age predicted that the Cats would "qualify high" for the finals due to having "nine home games and a quality midfield". This assessment was reflected in the annual pre-season survey of captains conducted by AFL.com.au, with eight out of the other 17 club captains expecting that Geelong would qualify for the finals this season.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
The inaugural AFLX competition was played in February 2018, with games following AFLX rules (which is a modified version of Australian rules football). For this competition, clubs were split into three groups consisting of two pools in each; the top team in each pool played off in a grand final for that group. Geelong won both their pool matches, against Port Adelaide and Fremantle, before losing to Adelaide by eight points in the group grand final; the Cats also participated in the 2018 JLT Community Series as part of their pre-season schedule, playing in two games against Gold Coast and Essendon.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
Geelong began the regular season on 25 March against Melbourne at the MCG, with the Cats narrowly winning by three points. Midfielders Joel Selwood and Gary Ablett each garnered 39 disposals in the win; Selwood was playing his 250th game and it was Ablett's return game for the Cats. In the lead-up to the following week's match against Hawthorn on Easter Monday, there was anticipation about Ablett, Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield taking the field together for the first time, with the midfielders labelled the "holy trinity".


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
Dangerfield collected 31 disposals in his first game back from injury, combining with Ablett (35) and Selwood (29) as the three players with the most disposals for the Cats. Despite the impact of this trio, Hawthorn secured a one-point win—although their lead was as much as 25 points early in the final quarter. Travelling to newly-opened Optus Stadium in round 3, the Cats lost to West Coast by 15 points; the crowd of 54,535 was the highest attendance for a sports event in Western Australia. Selwood captained his 143rd match in round 4, surpassing Reg Hickey's 78-year-old record of most games as Geelong captain; the Cats defeated St Kilda in their first game at GMHBA Stadium for the season.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
Geelong won three of their next five matches, with the round 6 game against Sydney their sole loss at GMHBA Stadium for the season. Playing against Carlton in round 10, debutant Jamaine Jones scored his first goal with his first kick and the Cats won by 28 points; it was Carlton's first game at GMHBA Stadium since 1997. Geelong won their next two games, including an 85-point win against Gold Coast; the Cats subsequently recorded an 18-point loss in round 13 to reigning premiers Richmond. Heading into their bye in round 14, Geelong were placed fifth on the league's ladder with an 8–5 win–loss record.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
Geelong were defeated by Western Bulldogs in their first match following their week off, losing by two points after Cats defender Harry Taylor missed a goal after the siren; it was the seventh consecutive year the Cats had lost after a mid-season bye. Three weeks later Geelong had another opportunity to win after the siren against Melbourne in round 18; this time Zach Tuohy scored a goal for the Cats to win by two points. Geelong recorded a 42-point against Brisbane in round 19, with Tom Hawkins scoring seven goals for a second consecutive game.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
Geelong's loss in round 20 was the first time Richmond had defeated the Cats twice in a single season since 1982. Geelong's score of 24.14 (158) against Fremantle in round 21 was their highest of the season, with the Cats recording a VFL/AFL record of 23 unanswered goals; the 133-point margin was Fremantle's biggest defeat in the club's history. This dominance was repeated the following week, with the Cats finishing the regular season with a 102-point win over Gold Coast.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Season summary
These final two wins helped the Cats place eighth on the league's ladder with a 13–9 win–loss record, qualifying for the 2018 finals series. Geelong were defeated in an elimination final against Melbourne by 29 points, and therefore did not progress past the first finals week; it was Melbourne's first finals appearance since 2006. In a post-season review for AFL.com.au, Mitch Cleary described the Cats' season as one that "that promised so much but delivered little", and graded their overall performance a "D".


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Awards
Geelong held their player awards night at Crown Palladium on 4 October. The club's best and fairest award, the Carji Greeves Medal, was won by Mark Blicavs, who received 234 votes; Patrick Dangerfield and Tim Kelly were joint runners-up with 233.5 votes apiece. It was Blicavs' second Carji Greeves Medal, having previously won the award in 2015. Additionally, George Horlin-Smith received the Tom Harley Award for best clubman, and Jamaine Jones was presented with the Community Champion award. Jack Henry was named the club's Best Young Player.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Awards
Dangerfield and Tom Stewart were selected in the honorary 2018 All-Australian team; Blicavs and Tom Hawkins were shortlisted but ultimately not selected in the final squad. Stewart also received the AFL Coaches Association's Best Young Player award, and Kelly was named Best First Year Player by the AFL Players Association. Henry was the Cats' sole nomination for the season's Rising Star award, nominated for his efforts in round 7.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Reserves team
The club's reserves team, participating in the VFL, was coached by Shane O'Bree for a third season. Tom Atkins was the sole captain, having co-captained the prior season with Jake Edwards and Ben Moloney.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Reserves team
The reserves team finished the regular season with a 13–5 win–loss record and placed third on the league's ladder, qualifying for the finals series as a result. Geelong did not win either of their finals, losing to the Casey Demons in a qualifying final and then the Box Hill Hawks in the semi-finals. Atkins was awarded the club's VFL best and fairest award.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Women's team
Geelong fielded a team in the VFL Women's competition for a second season, in preparation for the club's entry into the top-level AFL Women's competition from 2019. Paul Hood and Rebecca Goring continued as the coach and captain from the prior season. The women's team consisted of 39 players who were eligible for selection in matches in 2018.


2018 Geelong Football Club season, Women's team
The team finished the regular season with a 10–3 win–loss record (with one match ending as a draw); as a result, the Cats placed fourth on the league's ladder and qualified to play in the finals. Geelong won their first two finals matches, defeating NT Thunder in the semi-finals and Collingwood in the preliminary finals. The Cats eventually finished runners-up after they were defeated in the VFLW Grand Final by Hawthorn. Richelle Cranston was awarded the club's VFLW best and fairest award.


2018 Geelong Football Club women's season
The 2018 Geelong Football Club women's season was the club's second season of women's Australian rules football contested by the Geelong Football Club, competing in the 2018 VFL Women's season. The club would join the 2019 AFL Women's competition after securing an expansion licence in September 2017 to join the elite level competition. The team was again coached by Paul Hood and captained by Rebecca Goring.


2018 Geelong Football Club women's season
Geelong finished in fourth at the end of the expanded 16-game home and away season to qualify for the finals. Winning consecutive finals, the Cats progressed to the 2018 VFL Women's Grand Final at Etihad Stadium, falling short to Hawthorn in the decider by 13 points.


2018 General Aung San Shield
The 2018 General Aung San Shield (Burmese: Bogyoke Aung San Shield) is the fourth season of Myanmar knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Myanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2018 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded the Myanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.


2018 General Aung San Shield
In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2018 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2018 MNL, twelve teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with six teams emerged as winners. In the second round, ten clubs competing in 2017 MNL and the six winners from the first round, sixteen teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with eight teams emerged as winners. The Quarter-finals will still be played as one-legged matches but the Semi-final will be competed as two-legged (Home and Away) matches. Shan United were the defending champions and Yangon United were winner-up at previous previous shield final. They will start play from Quarter final.


2018 General Aung San Shield
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFC Cup.


2018 General Aung San Shield, Results, Preliminary Round
Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The First round was held 6 February 2018.


2018 General Santos Warriors season
The 2018 General Santos Warriors season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).


2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel
The 2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 74th edition of the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, and part of the World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Tennis stadium Kitzbühel in Kitzbühel, Austria, from July 30 through August 5.


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


2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


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


2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles
Pablo Cuevas and Guillermo Durán were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles
Roman Jebavý and Andrés Molteni won the title, defeating Daniele Bracciali and Federico Delbonis in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Singles
Philipp Kohlschreiber was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Denis Istomin.


2018 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Singles
Martin Kližan won the title, defeating Istomin in the final, 6–2, 6–2. The final was the first on the ATP World Tour to be played between two qualifiers since the 2015 Apia International Sydney tournament.


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


2018 Geneva Grand Council election
The 2018 election to the Grand Council was held in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 April 2018. All 100 members of the Grand Council were elected for four-year terms.


2018 Geneva Open
The 2018 Geneva Open (also known as the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Geneva Open and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Tennis Club de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 20 through May 26, 2018.


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


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


2018 Geneva Open – Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but Tecău could not participate due to injury and Rojer chose to compete in Lyon instead.


2018 Geneva Open – Doubles
Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić won the title, defeating Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9].


2018 Geneva Open – Singles
Stan Wawrinka was the two-time defending champion but lost to Márton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals.


2018 Geneva Open – Singles
Fucsovics went on to win his first ATP World Tour singles title, defeating Peter Gojowczyk in the final, 6–2, 6–2. Fucsovics became the first Hungarian player to win an ATP World Tour singles title since Balázs Taróczy in 1982.


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


2018 Gent–Wevelgem
The 2018 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 March 2018 in Belgium. It was the 80th edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the eleventh event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.


2018 Gent–Wevelgem
The race was won for a record-equalling third time by Bora–Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan in a sprint finish of some 20 riders, ahead of Quick-Step Floors rider Elia Viviani and Arnaud Démare, riding for Groupama–FDJ.


2018 Gent–Wevelgem, Teams
As Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.


2018 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)
The seventh running of Gent–Wevelgem's women's race (also known as Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields) was a cycling event held in Belgium on Sunday 25 March 2018. It was the fifth leg of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. The race started in Ypres and finished in Wevelgem. Italian Marta Bastianelli won the race in a group sprint before Belgian Jolien D'Hoore and German Lisa Klein.


2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team
The 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rob Sgarlata and played their home games at Cooper Field. They finished the season 5–6 and 4–2 in Patriot League play to tie for second place.


2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team, Previous season
The Hoyas finished the 2017 season 1–10, 0–6 in Patriot League play to finish in last place.


2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Hoyas predicted to finish in last place.


2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Hoyas placed two players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium and competed as members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Kirby Smart.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Georgia entered the 2018 season as defending SEC Champions and the previous season's national runners-up, and they were ranked third in the 2018 preseason AP Poll. The Bulldogs won their first six games by an average margin of victory of 30 points, but suffered their first loss on the road against LSU. The team rebounded with victories over No. 9 Florida and No. 11 Kentucky, and secured their place in the 2018 SEC Championship Game as champions of the East Division.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The game was a rematch of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship against West Division champion Alabama, and the results of the games matched as Alabama once again came from behind to win the 2018 match-up. Georgia was left just outside the top four in the final CFP rankings, and they were invited to the Sugar Bowl to play Big 12 Conference runner-up Texas. The Bulldogs were upset by the Longhorns in that game 21–28, and finished the year with a record of 11–3.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The Bulldogs were led on offense by sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm, who finished the year with 2,761 passing yards and 30 passing touchdowns. Fromm finished in second in the conference behind Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa in passing touchdowns and passing efficiency rating (171.3). On the ground, D'Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield each finished with more than 1,000 rushing yards, the second consecutive year that Georgia had two 1,000-yard backs. On defense, cornerback Deandre Baker was a consensus first-team All-American and the recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team finished the regular season 11–1 with the only loss coming on the road to Auburn. Key wins included defeating Notre Dame on the road in week 2. After winning the SEC East, Georgia won its first SEC Championship since 2005, defeating Auburn. Georgia was selected to play in the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history as the #3 seed to face the #2 seed Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl. In an instant classic, Georgia roared back from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat Oklahoma 54–48 in double overtime, earning its first National Championship game appearance. In the National Championship, Georgia was defeated by Alabama 26–23 in overtime. Georgia finished the season 13–2.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to win the SEC East Division.


2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Bulldogs had twelve players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2018 Georgia House of Representatives election
The 2018 Georgia House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Georgia voters elected state representatives in all 180 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Georgia House of Representatives.


2018 Georgia House of Representatives election
A primary election on May 22, 2018 and a runoff election on July 24, 2018 in races where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the May primary determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary and runoff election results can be obtained from the Georgia Secretary of State's website. A statewide map of Georgia's state House districts can be obtained from the Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office , and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census .


2018 Georgia House of Representatives election
Following the 2016 state House elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 118 members. However, over the course of 2017 and 2018, Democrats flipped District 117 and District 119 in special elections. Due to these special election loses and vacancies caused by resignation, Republican seats decreased from 118 to 115 and Democratic seats increased from 62 to 64 by election day 2018.


2018 Georgia House of Representatives election
To have claimed control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would have needed to net 27 House seats.


2018 Georgia House of Representatives election
Following the 2018 elections, Democrats received a net gain of 11 seats, winning 14 contests and increasing their margin to 75 seats. Republicans maintained their majority, but they still suffered a net loss of nine seats as opposed to 10 when taking into account that Republican Steven Sainz filled the vacancy in District 180. The Republican majority in the Georgia State House initially stood at 104 after the election, despite winning 105 seats, due to the death of Rep. John Meadows on Nov. 13, 2018. As a result, a special election was held, with Matt Barton winning the election, bringing the Republican seat total back up to 105.


2018 Georgia House of Representatives election, Summary of results by district
Data for the following table originates from the Georgia Secretary of State's website. The 2016 election results used to determine "Gain" or "Hold" for seats without intervening special elections:


2018 Georgia Secretary of State election
The 2018 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia, concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp chose not to run for re-election in order to run for governor. Since no candidate received the requisite 50 percent of the vote, the top two candidates, Democrat John Barrow and Republican Brad Raffensperger proceeded to a runoff on December 4, 2018. At 36.7%, the runoff had the lowest voter turnout of any Georgia statewide election since the senate runoff of 1992.


2018 Georgia Secretary of State election
Raffensperger flipped Warren County, a reliably Democratic county which has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1972. Georgia has been a Republican triplex since 2011, meaning that its governor, attorney general, and secretary of state have all been members of the same party. The state maintained that status following this election; Republicans also won the gubernatorial and attorney general elections. This was the first general runoff election in Georgia's history for a statewide constitutional executive office.


2018 Georgia Secretary of State election, Libertarian primary
J. Smythe DuVal ran unopposed at a party convention and was nominated convention.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Chad Lunsford. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Eastern Michigan.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The Eagles had the biggest turnaround in FBS in 2018, going from a 2–10 record in 2017 to 10–3. They also set a new FBS record by losing only five turnovers during the season. The previous record of eight had been achieved by six teams, most recently by LSU in 2017.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team, Previous season
The Eagles fired head coach Tyson Summers six games into the season. He was replaced by interim head coach Chad Lunsford. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team, Previous season
Following the season, interim head coach Chad Lunsford was promoted to head coach.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team, Awards and Honors, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team, Awards and Honors, Preseason, Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Eagles had six players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.


2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team, Awards and Honors, Post-season finalists and winners, All-Sun Belt Selections
Twelve Georgia Southern football players were honored by the league coaches and members of the media as the Sun Belt Conference announced the selections for its all-conference teams.


2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball team
The 2018 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Baseball Complex.


2018 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball team
The 2018 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball represented Georgia State University during the college beach volleyball season of 2018. The team's head coach was Beth Van Fleet in her fifth season at GSU. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Beach Volleyball Complex and compete in the Division I Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. The 2017 season was the third as an official NCAA sport, and the second that the Panthers played in the CCSA. The Panthers finished with a 24-12 record, ranked 11th in the official NCAA sanctioned AVCA coaches poll.


2018 Georgia State Panthers football team
The 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Shawn Elliott. The season was the Panthers' sixth in the Sun Belt Conference, first within the East Division, and ninth since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the East Division.


2018 Georgia State Panthers football team, Previous season
In 2017, the Panthers played their first season under new head coach (and accompanying staff) Shawn Elliott. After a short recruiting year (due to turnover of staff), Elliott managed to put together one of Georgia State's highest rated recruiting classes. After losing the opening game at the Panther's new stadium Georgia State Stadium, a conversion of the former Turner Field, the Panthers would go on to become bowl eligible for the second time in the programs seven-year history, defeating the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the Cure Bowl.


2018 Georgia State Panthers football team, Recruiting, Recruits
As of December 21, 2016, the Panthers have a total of 20 recruits committed. Eight are three-star recruits.


2018 Georgia State Panthers football team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.


2018 Georgia State Panthers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Panthers had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.


2018 Georgia State Panthers football team, Schedule
Georgia State announced its 2018 football schedule on February 27, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Panthers host Sun Belt foes ULM, Coastal Carolina, Texas State, and in-state rivals Georgia Southern, and traveled to Troy, Arkansas State, Louisiana, and Appalachian State. Georgia State will not play Sun Belt foe South Alabama this year. The team will play four non-conference games, two home game against Kennesaw State, an FCS team from the Big South Conference, Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and two road games against NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference (AAC).


2018 Georgia State Panthers softball team
The 2018 Georgia State Panthers softball team represented Georgia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Panthers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and were led by eight-year head coach Roger Kincaid. Georgia State played its home games at the Robert E. Heck Softball Complex in Panthersville, Georgia.


2018 Georgia State Senate election
The 2018 Georgia State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Georgia voters elected state senators in all 56 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Georgia State Senate.


2018 Georgia State Senate election
A primary election on May 22, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Georgia Secretary of State's website. A statewide map of Georgia's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office , and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census .


2018 Georgia State Senate election
Following the 2016 state senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with 38 members. However, on December 5, 2017 Democrats flipped State Senate district  after Democrat Jen Jordan won a special election. This decreased Republican seats from 38 to 37 and increased Democratic seats from 18 to 19.


2018 Georgia State Senate election
To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would need to net 9 Senate seats and win the concurrent lieutenant gubernatorial election or net 10 seats without the Lieutenant Governor's office. Democrats flipped two seats—districts 40 and 48—from Republican control; however, Republicans retained control of the Georgia State Senate following the 2018 general election.


2018 Georgia Swarm season
The 2018 Georgia Swarm season is the 3rd season of the Georgia Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Duluth, Georgia playing in the National Lacrosse League. The team was formerly based in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was known as the Minnesota Swarm.


2018 Georgia Swarm season, Regular season, Final standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2018 Georgia Swarm season, Roster, Entry Draft
The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Swarm made the following selections:


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by head coach Paul Johnson in his eleventh season on the job. They played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they lost to Minnesota.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
On November 28, 2018, Johnson announced his retirement effectively after Georgia Tech's bowl game. On December 7, Temple head coach Geoff Collins, a former grad assistant and recruiting coordinator for Georgia Tech, was named Johnson's successor.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Previous season
Georgia Tech ended the 2017 season with a 5–6 overall record, 4–4 in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets faced five ranked opponents, defeating one (No. 17 Virginia Tech). They finished the season with a 31-point loss to rivals Georgia, disqualifying themselves from a bowl game. Georgia Tech finished third in the ACC Coastal Division.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Preseason, ACC media poll
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Alcorn State
Georgia Tech put up its first shutout in 5 years as they defeated a FCS to open the season.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at South Florida
Quarterback Blake Barnett of South Florida, formerly the #1 recruit out of high school and transfer from Alabama and Arizona State University rushed and passed for two touchdowns each as USF erased a 10-point deficit late in the 4th quarter to hand Georgia Tech its first loss of the season. It would be USF's 6th win out of 7 chances against Power Five conferences.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at Pittsburgh
Coming off a stinging loss to Penn State the week before, the Pitt defense rebounded mightily holding Tech to only 386 total yards. Questionable calls by Tech coach Paul Johnson were criticized such as a fake punt call in the first quarter on Tech's own 28-yard line and a 4th-down pass attempt at the Pitt 23-yard line in the 2nd quarter. Johnson later took responsibility for the bad play calls. "If we can't throw a pass that is eight yards and catch it, then that's a bad call," Johnson said. "That was a bad call. It was on me."


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Clemson
Georgia Tech completed just three passes and was held to 146 yards on the ground, nowhere near its nation-high rushing average of 392.7 coming into the game. Trevor Lawrence came into the game in the 2nd quarter and helped Clemson dominate despite Tech cutting the lead down to two touchdowns late in the first half off a TaQuon Marshall touchdown. Much of Bobby Dodd Stadium was filled with roaring Clemson fans on a hot afternoon. Coach Johnson said "we got our tails kicked."


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Georgia Tech came into the game with the nation's best rushing attack while conversely, Bowling Green came into the game with the worst rushing defense in the nation. With a 41-yard reception in the second quarter, senior wingback Clinton Lynch became the first player in Georgia Tech history to achieve 1,000 career rushing yards (1,138) and 1,000 career receiving yards (1,015) as Tech snapped its 3-game losing streak by dominating FBS Bowling Green.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at Louisville
Georgia Tech would score on each of its first nine drives, eight of which were for touchdowns, as Tech ran for a season high 542 yards in their first meeting with Louisville. It was Tech's 6th most point total in the modern era and first road win since the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Duke
Duke's quarterback Daniel Jones converted three Georgia Tech fumbles late in the 3rd quarter for three touchdowns all in a span of about 3 minutes. It would be Duke's second straight win over Georgia Tech and fourth win in five seasons. Duke Coach David Cutcliffe stated that his squad's preparation to handle Tech's spread option offense starts every spring pre-season.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at Virginia Tech
For this Thursday night matchup, Virginia Tech had taken a 21–14 lead and forced a punt by Georgia Tech's offense that was fumbled and recovered by Georgia Tech and led to a 12-yard TD drive. GT would dominate from there on Tobias Oliver's first start at QB where Georgia Tech gained 465 yards on offense, all rushing. It was Virginia Tech's most rushing yards given up since 1973 against SMU. That year was also the last time Virginia Tech had given up over 45 points to 3 different teams in one season until Georgia Tech's performance for this game.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at North Carolina
Georgia Tech quarterback Tobias Oliver rushed for 120 yards and 2 TD while going 2/2 passing for 104 yards and 1 TD. Tech fumbled twice in the 2nd half allowing UNC to rally late and tie the game. Tech retook the lead off Oliver's second rushing touchdown of the game. UNC got the ball back the ensuing drive until Tech defensive lineman Anree Saint-Amour dropped back in coverage and intercepted UNC's Nathan Elliott's pass to halt their penultimate drive with 2:44 left. Tech would drive down and kick a field goal with 46 seconds left to seal the win.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Georgia Tech came out on top in what ended up being an atypical game with Miami that included a fumbled kickoff return, a muffed punt, and less than 110 combined plays. Miami received the opening kickoff and moved easily down the field for a 7–0 lead before Tech matched it. The fumbled kickoff followed shortly after, giving Tech the ball near the Miami red zone. After scoring to take a 14–7 lead, Tech was able to force a Miami punt. Tech was held to a 3 and out and punted back to Miami.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The Tech defense forced a short 3rd and 1, which led Miami to go under center for one of the few times that night. Miami fumbled the snap and Tech recovered the ball on the Miami 39. Tech ended this drive in a field goal, making the score 17–7. On Miami's next drive, the Canes had a 3rd and 30+ due to penalties. As expected, this led to a punt for Miami.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Not so expected was the low, rugby-style kick that never reached 10 feet from the ground, but was able to contact Tech's Nathan Cottrell, who was running down the field to block for the returner. Miami quickly jumped on the ball and was given a renewed set of downs, which they turned into a touchdown to make the score 17–14 Tech shortly before half time. Tech's drive to open the 3rd quarter resulted in a 3 and out, leading to the second of 3 GT punts on the night.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The punt was further than the Miami returner was expecting, which caused him to attempt a catch over his shoulder. The returner muffed the punt and was pushed out of the way by GT's Juanyeh Thomas, who recovered the ball at the Miami 10-yard line. Tech was held to a field goal on the short field to make the score 20–14. Miami was then held to a 3 and out, which was followed by a Tech drive for a touchdown (27–14), scored on a 31-yard pass from Taquon Marshall to Brad Stewart.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Miami was forced to punt again after a 6-play drive, giving Tech the ball just before the 4th quarter. Tech was forced to punt, but only after they bled 5 minutes off the clock. Miami then scored a touchdown, making the score 27–21, but leaving only 6:43 on the clock. Georgia Tech was then able to close out the game by converting 3 3rd downs, including an impressive 22-yard pass to Jalen Camp, and an 11-yard run from Jerry Howard. With the win, GT became bowl eligible.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Virginia
In the span of just 11 seconds, Georgia Tech turned an early 7–3 deficit into a 13–7 lead. Virginia, backed up on its own 1 after a punt, had its quarterback Bryce Perkins take a snap in the end zone and rolled left to throw, only to be grabbed by Georgia Tech's Brant Mitchell and finished off by 325-pound nose tackle Brandon Adams for a safety. Juanyeh Thomas then returned the free kick 77 yards for a touchdown and Marshall ran for a 2-point conversion. The safety injured Perkins in what seemed as a serious injury at the time, but only wound up keeping him out of the game for one series.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Virginia
After several lead changes, Georgia Tech's Brad Stewart caught the only pass of the game for the Yellow Jackets on a 3rd down to extend the drive and set up a field goal by Wesley Wells to go ahead late in the 4th quarter. Virginia would storm back down the field and kick a game-tying field goal by Brian Delaney towards the end of regulation to set up an overtime contest. Virginia won the toss and held Tech to a field goal. After Tech forced a field goal attempt on Virginia's part, Delaney kicked the ball wide left after a no call on false start by the Virginia offensive line resulting in a Georgia Tech victory.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, Virginia
The win guaranteed Georgia Tech's 2nd-place finish in the ACC Coastal division as Pitt had clinched the division earlier that day with a win over Wake Forest.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at Georgia
Georgia Tech came in to Athens, GA defending a 2-game win streak in the home of the Bulldogs, but were limited to a season low in rushing yards. UGA scored on every drive of the first half all with different personnel. UGA pulled some of their first string starters in the 2nd half which led Tech to have some late touchdowns, but was not able to get over the insurmountable Georgia lead. The victory, combined with a #4 ranked Michigan loss to Ohio State propelled Georgia into #4 in the country heading into the 2018 SEC Championship Game against Alabama.


2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at Georgia
Days after the defeat, Coach Paul Johnson of Georgia Tech announced his retirement pending the conclusion of Tech's bowl game at the end of the season.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, concurrently with other statewide and local elections to elect the next governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp won the election, defeating Democratic former State Representative Stacey Abrams by less than 55,000 votes, out of almost 4 million cast.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election
The primary elections were held on May 22, 2018, and a primary runoff was held on July 24, 2018, between Republican candidates Kemp and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, with Kemp winning the runoff election. Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal was term-limited and thus could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Abrams won the Democratic primary with over 75% of the vote, allowing her to avoid a runoff. Kemp was the sitting Secretary of State at the time of the election, leading to accusations of a conflict of interest, as he would be overseeing an election that he was a candidate in.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election
If no candidate had gained a simple majority of the votes in the general election, a runoff election between the top two candidates would have been held four weeks later on December 4, 2018.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election
On November 7, Kemp declared victory over Abrams with 50.2% of the vote versus her 48.8%, while Libertarian candidate Ted Metz trailed behind both with 0.9%. The following morning, Kemp resigned as Secretary of State. On November 13, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May ruled that Gwinnett County violated the Civil Rights Act in its rejection of absentee ballots after U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ruled the previous day that the votes must be counted and preserved. On November 16, every county certified their votes with Kemp leading by roughly 55,000 votes.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election
Shortly after the election certification, Abrams suspended her campaign; while she refused to concede defeat to Governor-elect Kemp, she acknowledged that she could not win the election. This was the closest governor's race in Georgia since 1966. The race was followed by runoffs in the elections for Secretary of State and Public Service Commissioner.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Runoff
Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp advanced to a runoff on July 24, 2018 since neither candidate amassed over 50% of the vote in the May 22 primary. On July 18, 2018, President Trump tweeted his support for Kemp, and Vice President Pence traveled to Georgia to campaign with him on July 20, 2018.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Runoff, Results
Brian Kemp easily won the runoff by nearly 40 points despite the latest polls having him up by no more than 18. Cagle won only two counties, Monroe and Stephens.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, General election, Results, Results by county
All results from the office of the Secretary of State of Georgia.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
Kemp retained his office as Georgia Secretary of State throughout the campaign, leading to allegations of a conflict of interest for overseeing an election in which Kemp himself was a candidate. During the campaign, he was called upon by former President and former Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter and the Georgia chapters of the NAACP and Common Cause, to resign. Kemp refused to do so until after he claimed victory, two days following the election.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
Kemp also accused the state Democratic Party of hacking into the state's voter database a few days before the election; however, an email released shortly after the accusation was made showed the party warning election security experts, highlighting "massive" vulnerabilities within the state's My Voter Page and its online voter registration system, not an attempt to hack the database, as Kemp had claimed.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
Irregularities in voter registration occurred prior to the day of the election: over 300,000 people were flagged by the state as being ineligible to vote, and 53,000 voter registrations were delayed by Kemp's office without adequately notifying the applicants. These irregularities resulted in allegations that Kemp was using voter suppression to increase his chances of winning the contest.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
Georgia election officials responded to these allegations by stating that any voter flagged for irregularities could still vote, receiving a regular ballot (not a provisional ballot), by providing ID at a valid polling place, as is required of all voters by state law. Concerning the question of why the pending registration status mattered if those voters could vote normally at the polls, critics claimed that learning of this status might discourage those voters from turning out to the polls at all.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
The Washington Post reported that "more than 200 polling places" across Georgia were closed in the 2018 election, "primarily in poor and minority neighborhoods. Voters reported long lines, malfunctioning voting machines and other problems that delayed or thwarted voting in those areas." (The Atlanta Journal Constitution found that "precinct closures and longer distances likely prevented an estimated 54,000 to 85,000 voters from casting ballots" on the 2018 Election Day.)


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
According to Richard L. Hasen, professor of law and political science at the University of California at Irvine, “there is no question that Georgia in general and Brian Kemp in particular took steps to make it harder for people to register and vote, and that those people tended to skew Democratic.”


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
On November 16, 2018, Abrams announced that she was ending her campaign. She emphasized that her statement was not a concession, because "concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true, or proper", but acknowledged that she could not close the gap with Kemp to force a runoff. In addition, her campaign filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia and created an organization called Fair Fight Georgia.


2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Electoral controversies
An investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found "no evidence ... of systematic malfeasance – or of enough tainted votes to force a runoff election".


2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
Then-incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Casey Cagle chose to not run for re-election in order to run for governor.


2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Irregularities
There was a significant drop-off in votes between the election for governor, which counted 3,939,409 votes, to the lieutenant governor election, with 3,780,304 votes. The undervote, larger than that seen in other statewide races, was found by the Coalition for Good Governance to have occurred in predominantly African American neighborhoods, but only with touchscreen voting machines, not absentee ballots. The change in votes was statistically significant compared to the typical smaller undervote in white areas.


2018 Georgia state elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 6, 2018. All of Georgia's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Neither U.S. Senate seat was up for election in 2018. The Republican Party won every statewide office in 2018.


2018 Georgia state elections, Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal was term-limited and unable to seek re-election to a third consecutive term.


2018 Georgia state elections, Governor
Secretary of State Brian Kemp won the Republican nomination, defeating incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle in a runoff election. Georgia General Assembly Minority Leader Stacey Abrams won the Democratic nomination. Ted Metz ran for the Libertarian Party. Kemp beat Abrams following a very divisive campaign.


2018 Georgia state elections, Lieutenant governor
Potential Republican candidates include Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore David Shafer, State Representative Geoff Duncan, Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, State Senator Butch Miller, State Senator Burt Jones, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols and former adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard Jim Butterworth. State Representative Allen Peake was also speculated as a potential candidate, but has ruled out a bid.


2018 Georgia state elections, Lieutenant governor
As of November 2017, the declared Democratic candidate is Sarah Riggs Amico, an auto executive. Potential Democratic candidates include 2010 Attorney General nominee, former Dougherty County District Attorney Ken Hodges.


2018 Georgia state elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sam Olens resigned to become president of Kennesaw State University effective November 1, 2016, with Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Christopher M. "Chris" Carr being appointed to serve the remainder of the term. Carr will be eligible to run for election to a full term in 2018.


2018 Georgia state elections, Attorney General
Potential Republican candidates include State Senator Josh McKoon and former state representative B.J. Pak.


2018 Georgia state elections, Attorney General
Potential Democratic candidates included State Representative Stacey Evans and former Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission Chair Lester Tate. 2010 nominee and former Dougherty County District Attorney Ken Hodges was considered a potential candidate, but has decided to run for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals instead. Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson has ruled out running for attorney general. As of July 2018, Charlie Bailey, former Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Fulton County District Attorney's office, was running.


2018 Georgia state elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp ran for governor.


2018 Georgia state elections, Secretary of State
State Representative Buzz Brockway ran for the Republican nomination. Other potential Republican candidates included Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle and State Senators Steve Gooch, John Albers and Michael Williams.


2018 Georgia state elections, Secretary of State
The Democratic nominee was former U.S. Representative from Georgia's 12th congressional district, John Barrow, who defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and Rakeim "RJ" Hadley in the primary.


2018 Georgia state elections, Secretary of State
The Libertarian candidate was Smythe Duval. He won the nomination at the Georgia State Libertarian Convention in February 2018.


2018 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.


2018 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Fred Swann is the Democratic candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture.


2018 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance Ralph Hudgens is not running for re-election.


2018 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Insurance
Cindy Zeldin, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, is running for the Democratic nomination.


2018 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Insurance
Donnie Foster won the Libertarian nomination for Insurance Commissioner at the Georgia Libertarian Convention in February 2018.


2018 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Labor
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.


2018 Georgia state elections, State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Republican State Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods is running for re-election to a second term in office.


2018 Georgia state elections, State Superintendent of Schools
Potential Democratic candidates include Georgia Association of Educators President Sid Chapman and former National PTA President Otha Thornton.


2018 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission
Elections will be held for District 3 and District 5 of the Public Service Commission.


2018 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission
In District 3 Ryan Graham is the Libertarian candidate for Public Service Commission.


2018 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission
In District 5 John Turpish is the Libertarian candidate for Public Service Commission.


2018 Georgia state elections, General Assembly, State Senate
All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate are up for election in 2018.


2018 Georgia state elections, General Assembly, State House
All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives are up for election in 2018.


2018 Georgia state elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Democrats flipped one seat that elected a Republican in the previous election, resulting in them holding 5 of the state's 14 seats.


2018 Georgia state elections, Controversies
The gubernatorial race was particularly controversial during the 2018 elections, as Republican candidate Brian Kemp was also the Georgia Secretary of State, a position which involves overseeing the electoral process, leading to allegations of conflicts of interests. Despite calls from Georgia Democrats, organizations such as the NAACP and Common Cause, and former president Jimmy Carter, Kemp did not relinquish the position until after the election.


2018 Georgia state elections, Controversies
Accusations were also leveled at Kemp with regards to the purging of voter rolls that was done under his oversight. Removing names from voter rolls is a common practice in the case of voters who are deceased or have moved out of state, but since 2017, the practice has spiked in Georgia. Due to strict voting rules in Georgia, tens of thousands of citizens lost their right to vote because of otherwise trivial issues, such as small differences between pieces of identification or insufficiently similar signatures. Kemp was accused of using the voter roll purge as a tactic to disenfranchise more than half a million people, predominantly African-Americans, which has been likened to voter suppression.


2018 Georgian Cup
The 2018 Georgian Cup was a single elimination association football tournament which began on 16 April 2018 and ended on 25 November 2018. Chikhura Sachkhere were the defending champions of the tournament after winning the previous season's cup 4–3 in a penalty shootout over Torpedo Kutaisi.


2018 Georgian Cup, Format
For the 2018 version of the Georgian Cup, the competition was contested between 78 clubs. Matches which were level after regulation proceeded to extra time and then to penalties, when needed, to decide the winning club.


2018 Georgian Cup, First round
Thirty first round matches were played on 14–16 April 2018.


2018 Georgian Cup, Second round
Sixteen second round matches were played on 8–9 May 2018.


2018 Georgian Cup, Third round
Sixteen third round matches were played on 12–14 June 2018.


2018 Georgian Cup, Fourth round
Eight fourth round matches were played on 19–20 September 2018.


2018 Georgian Cup, Quarter–finals
The quarter–final matches were played on 3 and 24 October 2018.


2018 Georgian Cup, Semi–finals
The two semi–final matches were played on 7 November 2018.


2018 Georgian Cup, Final
The final was played on 25 November 2018 in Angisi Stadium in Batumi at 16.00.


2018 Georgian Super Cup
2018 Georgian Super Cup was a Georgian football match that was played on 24 February 2018 between the champions of 2017 Erovnuli Liga, Torpedo Kutaisi, and the winner of the 2017 Georgian Cup, Chikhura Sachkhere.


2018 Georgian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 28 October 2018. The pre-election campaign was marred by a polarized political environment and a series of secret tape recordings aired by the pro-opposition Rustavi 2 TV, leading to allegations of kidnappings and torture by investigators to secure convictions, pressure and coercion on businesses and media, high-level corruption, and selective justice.


2018 Georgian presidential election
International observers assessed the elections as competitive and free, stressing that "one side enjoyed an undue advantage and the negative character of the campaign on both sides undermined the process", while the misuse of administrative resources "blurred the line between party and state." However, Transparency International, based on information from a state agency employee, alleged that state agencies were publishing fake identity cards to allow Zourabichvili supporters to cast multiple ballots in the election. According to the plan, five fake IDs were published per individual, and "trustworthy" officials of agencies were vested with the duty of conducting such action.


2018 Georgian presidential election
A second round involving Salome Zourabichvili and Grigol Vashadze was held on 28 November 2018 because no candidate was able to secure at least 50% of the vote in the first round. Salome Zourabichvili won with around 60% of the vote in the second round and took office on 16 December 2018.


2018 Georgian presidential election
Following amendments to the constitution in 2017, the 2018 elections were the last direct presidential vote; after 2018 presidents will be elected by the 300-member College of Electors. In view of these changes, the President will be elected for a term of six years in 2018.


2018 Georgian presidential election, Candidates
46 people applied to participate in the elections, 21 of which were rejected by the Election Administration of Georgia. 25 presidential candidates were registered by the Election Administration of Georgia. This is the largest number since Georgia's first presidential election in 1991. All 25 candidates were included on the ballot paper.


2018 Georgian presidential election, Reactions
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe stated that the elections were "competitive and professionally administered," but noted concerned about a  "substantial imbalance in donations", "excessively high spending limits", and a "lack of analytical reporting" as contributing factors to creating an unlevel playing field.


2018 Georgian presidential election, Reactions
On 29 November, the second day after the run-off results were released, the United National Movement leader-in-exile Mikheil Saakashvili encouraged supporters not to accept the election results and to hold demonstrations against the newly elected president. He also called for civil disobedience toward the police and armed forces.


2018 Georgian protests
The 2018 Georgian protests were series of mass protests in Tbilisi that turned into anti-government demonstrations starting on 12 May, when police raided the nightclubs Bassiani and Gallery. Protesters gained momentum when thousands gathered in front of the Parliament building, where organizers called for the drug policy reform. The protests illustrated increasing divide in the society around the topics of culture war, especially among the youth. The protests were met by various counter-protests and rallies. On May 13 the fascist organization Georgian National Unity rallied against the ″drug dealers and LGBT propagandists″, as its leader, Giorgi Chelidze has stated. Various conservative organizations headed by Georgian March and Georgian Idea also organized counter-protests against the drug liberalization, gathering thousands of people in front of the Parliament building. As the protests became more politicized, thousands demanded the resignation of prime minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.


2018 Georgian protests
The Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia has stated that the raid in nightclubs on May 12 came after 48 cases of drug intoxication of clubbers over the past two weeks. According to his statement, the ministry has been monitoring the nightclubs and detected various cases of illegal drug trade. The aim of the special operation was to uncover links between the drug dealers and the nightclub infrastructure. The minister showed up in front of protesters on May 13 and apologized if any law enforcer abused his power.


2018 Georgian protests
He met the organizers of the protests and agreed to create two working groups. One group would work on the draft of a drug policy and another on the police raid and whether the individual law enforcers exceeded their powers or not. The actions of the minister caused negative reaction among the conservative public.


2018 Georgian protests
On 31 May another wave of demonstrations started in the streets of Tbilisi to protest a perceived miscarriage of justice following the killing of two 15 years old teenagers in a street knife-combat in December. The protests continued sporadically until June 11, when the police dismantled camps erected by the protesters in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi. Georgia's chief prosecutor Irakli Shotadze resigned over the case, while the government established a special parliamentary fact-finding commission chaired by an opposition politician.


2018 Georgian protests
On 13 June 2018 Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigned following the May protests.


2018 Gercüş bombing
The 2018 Gercüş bombing happened in Gercüş, Batman Province in Umutlu village on 4 October 2018 around 6:00 (EEST) when Kurdistan Workers' Party militants detonated a remote-controlled bomb when an armoured personnel carrier carrying soldiers to Dargeçit, Mardin Province. 8 soldiers died and 1 other was heavily injured as a result.


2018 Gercüş bombing, Background
The conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) (designated a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States, the European Union and NATO) has been active since 1984, primarily in the southeast of the country. More than 40,000 people have died as a result of the conflict.


2018 Gercüş bombing, Bombing
On 4 October 2018, around 6:00, a remote-controlled bomb hidden below the asphalt placed by PKK members on a road in Umutlu village of Gercüş was detonated when an armoured personnel carrier carrying soldiers to Yemişli village of Dargeçit, forming a 1,5 meters deep and 4,5 meters wide pit while killing 4 soldiers and injuring 5 others. All 5 injured soldiers were rushed to the Batman State Hospital, where 3 of them died the same day.


2018 Gercüş bombing, Bombing
Around 16:00, one of the heavily injured soldiers, senior master sergeant Yahya Şen was transferred to a hospital in Gülhane Education and Research Hospital in Ankara but he died on the way to Ankara, increasing the death toll to 8. The other soldier, Muhammet Salih Akyüz was heavily injured but he survived. 7 of the killed soldiers were senior master sergeants while the other one was a non-commissioned officer. It was later determined that the bomb was planted in the road several days ago, but it went unnoticed. An air-supported military operation was launched in region after the attack to capture perpetrators.


2018 German Athletics Championships
The 2018 German Athletics Championships was the 118th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Germany. It was held on 21 and 22 July at the Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg. It served as the selection meeting for Germany at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.


2018 German Athletics Championships
Andreas Hofmann won the men's javelin throw in a meeting record of 89.55 m (293 ft 9 1⁄2 in), taking his first national title.


2018 German Athletics Championships, Championships
The annual national championships in Germany comprised the following competitions:


2018 German Athletics Championships, Championships
A road walking championship was scheduled for 3 June but was cancelled due to the lack of a host.


2018 German Darts Championship
The 2018 German Darts Championship was the tenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany from 31 August–2 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 German Darts Championship
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–3 in the 2017 final, but he withdrew the day before the event.


2018 German Darts Championship
Van Gerwen won the event for the second time and his 27th European Tour title in total, beating James Wilson 8–6 in the final, and only dropping seven legs in the whole tournament.


2018 German Darts Championship
During the event, Dave Chisnall broke the record for the highest ever 3-dart average on the European Tour, with an average of 118.66 in his 6–0 defeat of Mark Webster in the second round.


2018 German Darts Championship, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 German Darts Championship, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 8 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 German Darts Championship, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 15 June), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 30 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 30 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).


2018 German Darts Championship, Qualification and format
Peter Wright, who would have been the number 2 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Steve Beaton, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed, which meant an extra place was made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.


2018 German Darts Grand Prix
The 2018 German Darts Grand Prix was the second of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Zenith, Munich, Germany, between 31 March–2 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 German Darts Grand Prix
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Rob Cross 6–3 in the final of the 2017 tournament, and he retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 8–5 in the final.


2018 German Darts Grand Prix, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 German Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 6 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 German Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 16 February), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 22 March), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 30 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 January).


2018 German Darts Masters
The 2018 German Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was the first 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 Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 25 May 2018.


2018 German Darts Masters
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Phil Taylor 11–4 in the final of the 2017 event, but he lost 8–2 in the semi-finals to Mensur Suljović.


2018 German Darts Masters
Suljović won his first World Series title by defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–2 in the final.


2018 German Darts Masters
The event also broke the attendance record for a darts tournament with 20,210 people attending the event, beating the previous record set 70 years earlier.


2018 German Darts Open
The 2018 German Darts Open was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, between 13–15 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2018 German Darts Open
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–5 in the final of the 2017 tournament, but he was knocked out in the second round of the tournament by Germany's Max Hopp.


2018 German Darts Open
Hopp went on to win his first PDC senior event, after defeating Michael Smith 8–7 in the final.


2018 German Darts Open
Hopp also became the first Host Nation Qualifier to make the final of an event of the PDC European Tour. It also marks the first time a German player won a PDC tour event. Noticeably, Hopp won both his semi-final and final match with a 121 finish on the bullseye, with his opponents waiting on a two-dart finish.


2018 German Darts Open, Prize money
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.


2018 German Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2018 German Darts Open, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 9 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 12 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 27 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 January).


2018 German Darts Open, Qualification and format
Simon Whitlock withdrew with illness on the day of the tournament, so Daniel Larsson, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.


2018 German Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen 2018) was held on December 14-16, 2017 at the Eissporthalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results of the national championships were among the criteria used to choose the German teams to the 2018 World Championships and 2018 European Championships.


2018 German Football League
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2018 German Football League
The 2018 German Football League season was the 40th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany.


2018 German Football League
The regular season started on 21 April and finished on 9 September 2018, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XL, which was held on 13 October 2018 in Berlin.


2018 German Football League, Modus
During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games. There are no games between clubs from opposite divisions, interconference games having been abolished after the 2011 season.


2018 German Football League, Modus
The best four teams in each division qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite divisions play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other division and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same division can meet again.


2018 German Football League, Modus
The eighth placed team in each division enter a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective division of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany. The winners of this contest qualify for the GFL for the following season.


2018 German Grand Prix
The 2018 German Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Emirates Großer Preis von Deutschland 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 July 2018 at the Hockenheimring in Germany. The race was the 11th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 77th running of the German Grand Prix, and the 63rd time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.


2018 German Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the Grand Prix from 14th on the grid, leading a Mercedes 1–2 ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas after race leader and pole sitter Sebastian Vettel crashed out in light rain conditions. The race was not without controversy as Hamilton was seen to abort a pit stop late in the race, cutting across the infield to rejoin the circuit which was against the international sporting code. He was reprimanded for the rules violation but was allowed to keep his race win. As a result of the race, Mercedes and Hamilton advanced to first place from second in the Constructors' and the Drivers' championship standings respectively.


2018 German Grand Prix, Background
Formally known as the "Formula 1 Emirates Großer Preis von Deutschland 2018" this was a Formula One race which was held on 22 July 2018. This was the first German Grand Prix since 2016 and it took place at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the 11th round of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship. The race marked the 77th running of the German Grand Prix and it was the 63rd time it was run as part of the World Championship since the inaugural 1950 season.


2018 German Grand Prix, Background
Several teams brought car upgrades to this race. Ferrari brought a new exhaust system and a new rear wing. Renault brought an updated front wing and Williams brought an updated aerodynamic package.


2018 German Grand Prix, Background, Championship standings before the race
Before the race, Ferrari driver, Sebastian Vettel lead the World Drivers' Championship, with Lewis Hamilton in second place, eight points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Ferrari held a twenty–point lead over second placed Mercedes.


2018 German Grand Prix, Background, Entrants
There were no stand in drivers for the race but Nicholas Latifi and Antonio Giovinazzi drove in the first practice session instead of Esteban Ocon and Marcus Ericsson for Force India and Sauber respectively.


2018 German Grand Prix, Background, Tyres
Tyre supplier Pirelli selected the medium, soft and ultrasoft tyres for the Grand Prix weekend. Of the three the ultrasoft was the least durable but offered the most grip with the medium tyres being the most durable but offering the least grip. In addition to this Pirelli brought the intermediate and full wet tyres for light and heavy standing water conditions respectively.


2018 German Grand Prix, Practice
As stated in the sporting regulations, three practice sessions were held, the first two were held on the Friday and were each ninety minutes in length with the last practice session taking place on the Saturday, before qualifying, lasting 60 minutes in length.


2018 German Grand Prix, Practice
The first practice session passed without incident and ended with Daniel Ricciardo being fastest for Red Bull. The second practice session also passed without incident and ended with the other Red Bull of Max Verstappen being fastest with Lewis Hamilton finishing a close second in both practice sessions.