2018 Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1 crash, Accident
The helicopter crashed and caught fire east of Raton, New Mexico. The pilot, pilot rated passenger, and three of the four passengers on board were killed, including Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett and British world record holder Charles Burnett III. Burnett had set the record for a steam-powered car in 2009. The sole survivor, Andra Cobb, was the daughter of the pilot rated passenger Paul Cobb, and the long term romantic partner of Charles Burnett.


2018 Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1 crash, Accident
Cobb was seriously injured but was able to raise the alarm by cellphone; although she was unable to give the location of the crash, it was located by New Mexico State Police on a ranch 15 miles (24 km) east of Raton. The aircraft was flying from Raton Municipal Airport to a site in Folsom, New Mexico. It crashed at about 18:00 local time. The Albuquerque Journal reported that the pilot had said that there had been mechanical problems with the helicopter the day before the accident. It was stated that these had been fixed before the fatal flight.


2018 Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1 crash, Investigation
The US National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation into the accident.


2018 Sarasota Open
The 2018 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarasota, United States between 16 and 22 April.


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


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


2018 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Scott Lipsky and Jürgen Melzer were the defending champions but only Lipsky chose to defend his title, partnering Donald Young. Lipsky lost in the first round to Christian Harrison and Peter Polansky.


2018 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Evan King and Hunter Reese won the title after defeating Harrison and Polansky 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Sarasota Open – Singles
Frances Tiafoe was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Sarasota Open – Singles
Hugo Dellien won the title after defeating Facundo Bagnis 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Sark general election
General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2018. The elections saw 15 candidates contest the nine available seats in the Chief Pleas, the first time seats were contested since 2012. Seven of the nine elected members were new to the legislature.


2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake
2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake (زمین‌لرزه ۱۳۹۷ سرپل ذهاب) with magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq at 20:07 local time (19:37 local time in Iraq) on Sunday night, 25 November 2018 injuring over 700 people and sending fearful residents running into the street. One fatality and 45 injuries were also reported in the neighbouring Iraq. According to CNN, some houses were destroyed in several rural areas of Qasr-e-Shirin and SarPol-e zahab. As soon as the quake stopped, several rescue teams were quickly dispatched, the authorities said.


2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake
The tremor was also felt in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in Kuwait. It was also experienced in Erbil, in the region of Kurdistan, according to Al Jazeera.


2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season
The 2018 season is Sarpsborg 08's 7th season in Eliteserien, following their return to the top level in 2012. It is also their fourth season with Geir Bakke as their manager.


2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 SaskTel Tankard
The 2018 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 31-February 4 at the Affinty Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan The winning Steve Laycock team will represent Saskatchewan at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.


2018 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election
An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was held on March 3, 2018, as a result of the resignation of Cam Broten after losing the seat he contested in the 2016 election. Ryan Meili was chosen leader.


2018 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election, Rules
All Saskatchewan New Democratic Party members in good standing will be eligible to vote online or by mail-in ballot.


2018 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Ryan Meili
Meili is the MLA for Saskatoon Meewasin (2017–present), a physician by profession who was the runner-up in the 2009 and 2013 leadership elections. Declared his candidacy on May 18, 2017


2018 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Trent Wotherspoon
Wotherspoon is the MLA for Regina Rosemont (2007–present) and third-place finisher in 2013 leadership election. Wotherspoon stepped down as interim party leader on June 13, 2017 and said he was considering running for the permanent position. He announced his candidacy on August 16, 2017.


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election
The 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election was held on January 27, 2018, due to the announcement on August 10, 2017, by Premier Brad Wall that he would be retiring from politics once his successor was chosen. The winner, Scott Moe, succeeded Wall as Premier of Saskatchewan on February 2, 2018.


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election
The leadership election was conducted by a one member-one vote preferential ballot system with voters able to either mail-in ballots or vote in person. Candidates had a $250,000 campaign expense limit and were required to disclose the names of contributors who donate $250 or more. The deadline for membership sales for those wanting to vote was on December 8, 2017. Patrick Bundrock is the Chief Electoral Officer.


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Tina Beaudry-Mellor was most recently, Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (2016–2017), and MLA for Regina University (2016–2020)


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Ken Cheveldayoff
Ken Cheveldayoff was most recently Minister of Parks, Culture, Sport and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission (2016–2017) and was previously Minister of Crown Corporations (2007–2009), Minister of Enterprise (2009–2010), Minister of First Nations and Métis Relations (2010–2012), Minister of Environment, Responsible for SaskWater and the Water Security Agency (2012–2014), Government House Leader (2014–2016). He was first elected as the MLA for Saskatoon Silver Springs (2003–2016)  and is currently the MLA for Saskatoon Willowgrove (2016–present)


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Alanna Koch
Alanna Koch has served as Deputy Minister to the Premier (2016–2017) and Deputy Minister of Agriculture (2007–2016). Before entering the civil service she was executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers and as president of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, among other organizations.


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Scott Moe
Scott Moe was most recently Minister of the Environment (2016–2017). He was previously Minister of Advanced Education (2015–2016). Moe has been MLA for Rosthern-Shellbrook since 2011.


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Scott Moe
Moe has promised to fight the federally imposed carbon tax.


2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Gordon Wyant
Gordon Wyant was most recently Minister of Justice (2012–2017), and is MLA for Saskatoon Northwest (2010–present)


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It was the club's 109th year overall, and its 103rd season of play. The Roughriders improved upon their 10–8 record from 2017 with a 12–6 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team hosted the first ever playoff game at the new Mosaic Stadium, but lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final. This was the third season under head coach and general manager Chris Jones.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The club held their training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, for the sixth consecutive season, with the main camp beginning on May 20.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The Roughriders became the first team to defeat the Calgary Stampeders in the 2018 regular season with a 40-27 win on August 19. At the time, they were also the only team to have lost to the Montreal Alouettes in the regular season, thus becoming the first team to be both the only team to beat a previously undefeated opponent and the only one to lose to a different opponent with a previously winless record after playing eight games of a professional football season.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
On December 8, 2017, the Roughriders released Beau Landry, Zach Minter, Ivan Brown and Cameron Ontko. On December 20, 2017, it was announced the Roughriders re-signed Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge, who split starting duties with Kevin Glenn during the 2017 season. The next day, the Roughriders would re-sign veteran defensive back Jovon Johnson and offensive lineman Thaddeus Coleman. On December 27, 2017, the Roughriders re-signed kick returner and the team's top rookie Christion Jones. Two days later, they would re-sign defensive back Crezdon Butler.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
On January 3, 2018, the Roughriders acquired quarterback Zach Collaros from the Hamilton Tiger Cats. The next day, the Roughriders released veteran quarterback Kevin Glenn. On January 19, 2018, the Roughriders signed Collaros to a restructured contract for 2018. On January 22, 2018, the Roughriders re-signed star receiver Duron Carter to a one-year contract extension. On January 31, 2018, the Roughriders released linebacker Jeff Knox to pursue an opportunity in the National Football League. On February 1, 2018, the Roughriders released running backs Kienan LaFrance and Shakir Bell.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
The next day, the Roughriders acquired defensive lineman Charleston Hughes from the Hamilton Tiger Cats in exchange for quarterback Vernon Adams. On February 3rd, the Roughriders released Kacy Rodgers II so he could pursue an NFL opportunity with the New York Jets. The team also released international defensive back Erick Dargan.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
On February 13, 2018, the first day of CFL free agency, the Roughriders re-signed national offensive lineman Dan Clark and fullback Spencer Moore. The team signed national defensive lineman Zack Evans. They also released international linebacker Glenn Love and offensive lineman Derek Dennis, who was their top free agent signing from 2017. The next day, the Roughriders officially announced the signing of national running back Jerome Messam and national linebacker Sam Hurl, both of whom had played for the team previously.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
On February 15, 2018, the Roughriders signed international offensive lineman Travis Bond and national defensive back Adam Laurensse, but released their top defensive player from 2017 in national linebacker Henoc Muamba. On February 19, the Roughriders announced the signing of national receiver Jake Harty. The next day, the team announced international defensive end Charleston Hughes had signed an extension through 2019.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
On February 22, 2018, the Roughriders re-signed international offensive lineman Jarvis Harrison, receiver TJ Thorpe, offensive lineman Terran Vaughn and defensive back Melvin White. They also signed international receivers Shaq Evans and Jacoby Ford.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018. The Roughriders had five selections in the eight-round draft.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season, Schedule
As the province of Saskatchewan does not observe Daylight Saving Time, all times quoted here (in CST) are the same as Mountain Daylight Time.


2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate American playerBold indicate Global player updated 2019-09-07 • 46 Active, 1 One-game Injured,10 Six-Game Injured, 13 Practice


2018 Saskatchewan Rush season
The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018 season is the 13th in franchise history, 3rd in Saskatchewan. originally they played in Edmonton. this season they have won their 3rd title in 4 years.


2018 Saskatchewan Rush season, Current 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 Saskatchewan Rush season, Current roster, Entry Draft
The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Rush made the following selections:


2018 Saskatchewan Rush season, Current roster, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2018 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2018 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 2–7 at the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort, Saskatchewan. The winning Sherry Anderson team represented Saskatchewan at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.


2018 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Candace Chisholm, skip of the Chisholm rink won the Marj Mitchell Award for sportsmanship and competitiveness.


2018 Saudari Cup
The 2018 Saudari Cup was contested between the women's national teams of Malaysia and Singapore from 9 to 12 August 2018. The Saudari cup is an annual event between the two sides, which started in 2014, and had been won by Malaysia in each of the first three editions. All three previous tournaments were won 2–1 by Malaysia, including the most recent which was played in Johor in 2016. The tournament was contested over six Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, with the first five matches played at the Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur and the final match played at the UKM-YSD Cricket Oval in Bangi.


2018 Saudari Cup
Following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between women's sides of Associate Members after 1 July 2018, this edition had this enhanced status. Singapore women played their first matches with WT20I status during this series.


2018 Saudari Cup
Malaysia won the series 4-2, although it is also reported as two separate series (one for 2017 and one for 2018) both of which Malaysia won 2-1.


2018 Saudi Super Cup
The 2018 Saudi Super Cup was the 5th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 18 August 2018 by Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2017–18 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Ittihad, the winners of the 2018 King Cup. The match was held at Loftus Road in London, England for the second time. Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 securing their second title in the competition.


2018 Saudi Super Cup, Venue
Loftus Road was announced as the venue of the final on 27 July 2018. This was the second time Loftus Road hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in London.


2018 Saudi Super Cup, Venue
Loftus Road was built in 1904 and has been used as the home stadium of Queens Park Rangers since 1917. Its current capacity is 18,439, and the record attendance was 35,353 in 1974.


2018 Saudi Super Cup, Background
This was Al-Hilal's third appearance in the competition. Al-Hilal won the 2015 edition and finished as runners-up in 2016. This was Al-Ittihad's second appearance in the competition. They finished as runners-up in 2013 after to Al-Fateh.


2018 Saudi Super Cup, Background
The 2017 edition which was supposed to be contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad was canceled. The decision was based on the request of then-Saudi national team manager, Edgardo Bauza, who expressed his desire to change the calendar of the season to help him set the ideal preparation program for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2018 Saudi Super Cup, Background
Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2017–18 Saudi Professional League on the final matchday by defeating Al-Fateh 4–1. Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their ninth King Cup title by defeating Al-Faisaly 3–1 in the final. The was the 141st meeting between these two sides in all competitions. Al-Hilal won 56 times while Al-Ittihad won 42 times and the two teams drew 42 times. This was the tenth final between these two sides, with Al-Ittihad winning five times and Al-Hilal winning four times.


2018 Saudi Super Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Bahattin Duran (Turkey)Tarik Ongun (Turkey)Fourth official:Mohammed Al-SmailVideo assistant referee:Mark Clattenburg (England)Assistant video assistant referees:Khaled Al-Teris


2018 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
The 2018 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup is the 3rd Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup, a football match played between the title holders of the domestic league and cup in both countries. The Egyptian Premier League winners will play against the King Cup winners, and the Saudi Professional League winners will play against the Egypt Cup winners.


2018 Savannah Challenger
The 2018 Savannah Challenger 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 Savannah, United States between 30 April and 6 May 2018.


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


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


2018 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Peter Polansky and Neal Skupski were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Luke Bambridge and Akira Santillan won the title after defeating Enrique López Pérez and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Tennys Sandgren was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Hugo Dellien won the title after defeating Christian Harrison 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by third-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 2–8, 1–6 in MEAC play to finish in last place.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team
This season marked the Tigers' final season playing in Division I as they rejoined Division II after the season.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team
On December 9, head coach Erik Raeburn was fired. He finished as Savannah State with a three-year record of 8–23.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 3–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in seventh place.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team, Preseason, MEAC preseason poll
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Tigers were picked to finish in eighth place.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-MEAC Teams
The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.


2018 Savannah State Tigers football team, Schedule
Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs Howard will be considered a non-conference game and will have no effect on the MEAC standings.


2018 Scarborough SC season
The 2018 season was Scarborough SC's fourth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on May 19, 2018 in an away match against FC Ukraine United. The season proved to be a successful one as Scarborough managed to compete in the top four and ultimately secured a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the First Division. In the postseason tournament Scarborough successfully defeated Hamilton City SC, and FC Ukraine in the earlier rounds in order to reach the CSL Championship final for the second straight season. Their opposition in the finals were FC Vorkuta, but ultimately were defeated in a penalty shootout.


2018 Scarborough SC season
While in the Second Division their reserve team made their debut, and successfully clinched a postseason berth. Their postseason participation came to an early conclusion after a defeat to Halton United. For the second consecutive season Aleksandar Stojiljković finished as the club's top goalscorer with 10 goals.


2018 Scarborough SC season, Summary
In the off season Scarborough negotiated  a player agreement with York Region Shooters in order to acquire additional talent as the Shooters ceased operations for the 2018 season. Scarborough also launched their first reserve team in the Second Division under the management of Eddy Coronel. Further notable changes included the return of European journeyman Zoran Rajović in order to operate as a player-coach. As former head coach Krum Bibishkov departed after receiving a franchise in the Canadian Soccer League for his soccer academy SC Real Mississauga. Throughout the season Rajovic managed to secure Scarborough their third consecutive playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings.


2018 Scarborough SC season, Summary
In the preliminary round of the postseason Scarborough defeated Hamilton City SC by a score of 4-1.In the following round Toronto faced division champions FC Ukraine United, and defeated them to reach the finals of the CSL Championship for the second consecutive year. In finals Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta, but were defeated in a penalty shootout. Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve squad secured a postseason berth by finishing third. In the playoffs the team faced an early elimination from Halton United.


2018 Scarborough SC season, Players, First Division roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Scarborough SC season, Players, Second Division roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Scarborough SC season, Competitions, Canadian Soccer League, Results summary
Last updated: September 20, 2018. Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season


2018 Scheldeprijs
The 2018 Scheldeprijs was the 106th edition of the Scheldeprijs road cycling one day race, held on 4 April 2017 as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour, as a 1.HC categorised race. More than thirty riders were disqualified from the race, after going through a level crossing that was closing.


2018 Science Olympiad National Tournament
The 2018 Science Olympiad National Tournament was the 34th annual edition of the National Science Olympiad tournament, a competition in which 120 teams (sixty middle school and sixty high school) from all fifty states and the District of Columbia compete in twenty three science-related events, in various fields of science, such as chemistry, physics, biology, and geology. The tournament was hosted for the first time by Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, with competitions being held around campus and the opening and closing ceremonies being held at the Moby Arena.


2018 Science Olympiad National Tournament
Only one of the winners from last year's national competition at Wright State University were able to defend their titles; the defending champions were Daniel Wright Junior High School (IL) and Troy High School (CA). Troy finished first to successfully defend their title, and Daniel Wright finished second. Solon Middle School (OH) won the Division B tournament to win their eighth title, keeping them in second for most National championships.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held from March 17–25 at the Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2018 tournament was the first to use a new 16-team format, featuring representation by all fourteen member associations of Curling Canada, the second-place team from the 2017 tournament (as champion Rachel Homan declined to participate due to her qualification for the 2018 Winter Olympics), and a new wildcard team. As part of this new format, the Bronze medal game was removed from the schedule.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Curling Canada introduced a new 16-team format for both the Tournament of Hearts and Brier for 2018, under which all 14 member associations of Curling Canada were represented in the main field, rather than being limited by a pre-qualifying tournament. The teams were divided into two pools for round robin play, after which the top four teams from each advanced to the Championship Pool. Defending champion Rachel Homan declined to participate as Team Canada in order to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics; Michelle Englot's team, who finished as runner-up in the 2017 tournament, participated in her place. The final spot in the tournament was filled by a wildcard play-in game held on the Friday before the tournament.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
The rinks of Hollie Duncan (Ontario), Émilia Gagné (Quebec), and Casey Scheidegger (Alberta) made their Scotties debut; although members of Team Ontario had previous experience at the national women's championship, mostly as alternates. Scotties veteran skip Sherry Anderson (Saskatchewan) led a team of Tournament of Hearts rookies.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Michelle EnglotThird: Kate CameronSecond: Leslie Wilson-WestcottLead: Raunora WestcottAlternate: Briane Meilleur


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Casey ScheideggerThird: Cary-Anne McTaggartSecond: Jessie ScheideggerLead: Kristie MooreAlternate Susan O'Connor


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kesa Van OschThird: Marika Van OschSecond: Kalia Van OschLead: Amy GibsonAlternate: Rachelle Kallechy


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Jennifer JonesThird: Shannon BirchardSecond: Jill OfficerLead: Dawn McEwenAlternate Kaitlyn Lawes


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sylvie RobichaudThird: Melissa AdamsSecond: Nicole Arsenault BishopLead: Kendra Lister


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Tracy FleuryThird: Crystal WebsterSecond: Jennifer WylieLead: Amanda GatesAlternate: Jenna Walsh


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Mary-Anne ArsenaultThird: Christina BlackSecond: Jenn BaxterLead: Jennifer CrouseAlternate: Carole MacLean


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Hollie DuncanThird: Stephanie LeDrewSecond: Cheryl KreviazukLead: Karen SagleAlternate: Danielle Inglis


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Émilia GagnéThird: Mélina PerronSecond: Marie-Pier HarveyLead: Chloé ArnaudAlternate: Isabelle Thiboutot


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sherry AndersonThird: Kourtney FesserSecond: Krista FesserLead: Karlee KorchinskiAlternate: Kim Schneider


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Amie ShackletonThird: Geneva ChislettSecond: Christianne WestLead: Denise HutchingsAlternate: Robyn Mackey


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Chelsea DuncanThird: Jenna DuncanSecond: Kara PriceLead: Jody SmallwoodAlternate: Loralee Johnstone


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Wildcard game
A wildcard play-in game was played on January 26; it was contested between the top two teams on the CTRS standings who did not win their respective provincial championships, and was played between The Glencoe Club's Chelsea Carey rink from Calgary and the East St. Paul Curling Club's Kerri Einarson rink from the Winnipeg exurb of East St. Paul. With Einarson's victory, Manitoba was represented by three different teams in the tournament.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Placement Round
Each team that finished fifth through eight in their pool played the team that finished in the same position in the opposite pool for the purpose of determining final tournament ranking. For example, the winner of the game between fifth place teams was ranked ninth place overall, the loser of that game was ranked tenth place, and so on.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Placement Round, Seeding Games
All game times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Championship Pool Standings
All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the Championship Pool. Wins in tiebreaker games were not carried forward.


2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Championship Pool Results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8:00).


2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the IRN-BRU Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place on 24 March 2018 at McDiarmid Park, between Dumbarton and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. It was the 27th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, and the fifth since the SPFL was formed. The match was won by Inverness CT 1–0 with a stoppage time winner, marking their second win in the tournament since its inception and their first silverware since the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.


2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and was contested by 56 teams from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in 2017–18. Two teams from the Republic of Ireland were added to the competition in 2017–18, following the addition of teams from Wales and Northern Ireland in 2016–17.


2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
Those participating were the 30 clubs that played in the 2017–18 Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League along with the top four teams from the 2016–17 Highland and Lowland Leagues. The top two teams from the 2016–17 Welsh Premier League and 2016–17 NIFL Premiership and the U20s squads of the teams competing in the 2016–17 Premiership were also invited to compete. Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers, as the League of Ireland's highest-ranked non-European participants in 2016, were also invited.


2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness received a bye to the second round, as the team that had finished 12th in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership.


2018 Scottish Cup Final
The 2018 Scottish Cup Final was the 133rd final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 19 May 2018 and was contested by Celtic and Motherwell.


2018 Scottish Cup Final
The fixture was a repeat of the finals in 1931, 1933, 1951 and 2011, all of which were won by Celtic. It was also a repeat of the League Cup final earlier in the same season, which Celtic won 2–0.


2018 Scottish Cup Final
Celtic completed a successive domestic treble ("double treble"), a feat which had not previously been achieved in Scottish football.


2018 Scottish Cup Final, Match, Summary
Callum McGregor opened the scoring for Celtic after 11 minutes with a right foot half volley from the edge of the penalty area into the left corner of the net after the ball broke to him. Olivier Ntcham made it 2-0 after 25 minutes with a low right foot finish to the left corner of the net after a pass from Moussa Dembélé.


2018 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election
The 2018 Scottish Labour Party deputy leadership election was an internal party election to choose a new deputy leader of the Labour Party in the  Scottish Parliament. It was triggered by the resignation on 16 December 2017 of Alex Rowley, who had been suspended from the post on 15 November 2017 following allegations that he had sent abusive text messages to a former partner.


2018 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election, Result
The only candidate nominated was Lesley Laird, who had been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since general election in June 2017. Laird was therefore elected unopposed. She had been acting deputy leader since Rowley's resignation.


2018 Scottish League Cup Final
The 2018 Scottish League Cup Final was the 73rd final of the Scottish League Cup, which took place on 2 December 2018 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Celtic and Aberdeen. Celtic won the match 1–0, winning their 18th League Cup and 7th consecutive domestic trophy.


2018 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final
As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage.


2018 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Summary
Ryan Christie got the only goal of the game in the fifth minute of time added on in the first half when he took down a ball on the edge of the penalty area from Dedryck Boyata, his initial shot with his right foot was saved by Joe Lewis but he followed up by shooting with his left foot to the roof of the net. Celtic were awarded a penalty in the 52nd minute for a hand-ball by Dominic Ball. Scott Sinclair's took the penalty which was saved by Joe Lewis diving to his right. The win was Brendan Rodgers seventh straight domestic trophy win with Celtic and Celtic's 18th Scottish League Cup win.


2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election
The Scottish National Party depute leadership election ran from 18 May to 8 June 2018. The election was contested for the party's new depute leader following the resignation of Angus Robertson in February 2018, after he lost his Westminster seat in the 2017 snap election.


2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election
Keith Brown was announced as the winner of the election on 8 June 2018.


2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election, Procedure
Ballots opened on 18 May. The winner was announced as Keith Brown at the SNP conference in Aberdeen on 8 June.


2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election, Candidates
Nominations closed on 13 April 2018, there were three candidates:


2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election, Campaign
The status of a second Scottish independence referendum was considered as a significant issue surrounding the depute leadership election, with Chris McEleny and Julie Hepburn seen as supporters of such a referendum occurring earlier rather than later.


2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election, Results
The depute leadership election was conducted using the single transferable vote system, with the results being declared on 8 June. Keith Brown was elected as the new Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party with a majority of 55.2% of votes cast in the second round of voting, beating rival candidate Julie Hepburn who secured 44.8%. Candidate Chris McEleny finished third with 16.2%, having been eliminated in the first round of voting.


2018 Scottish Open (badminton)
The 2018 Scottish Open was a badminton tournament that took place at the Emirates Arena in Scotland from 21 to 25 November 2018 and had a total prize of $75,000.


2018 Scottish Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2018 Scottish Open was the eleventh Super 100 tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Scottish Open championships, which had been held since 1907. This was the last tournament to be counted for the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals. This tournament was organized by BadmintonScotland and sanctioned by the BWF.


2018 Scottish Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.


2018 Scottish Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Tour Super 100 event.


2018 Scottish Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was  US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 Scottish Open (badminton), Men's singles, Wild card
BadmintonScotland awarded a wild card entry to Matthew Carder of Scotland.


2018 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2018 Scottish Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the BetVictor Scottish Open) was professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 10 to 16 December 2018 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the tenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.


2018 Scottish Open (snooker)
The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Shaun Murphy in the final. Allen led 6–3 but then Murphy won four frames in a row to take a 7–6 lead. Allen, however, won the next three frames to win 9–7.


2018 Scottish Open (snooker)
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 to Ross Muir in the second round.


2018 Scottish Open (snooker)
John Higgins made the ninth maximum break of his career in the third frame of his second-round victory over Gerard Greene.


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


2018 Scottish Rally Championship
The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship
The 2018 series began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 10 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 8 September.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship
Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib were the championship sponsors for the sixth year in a row.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship
Driver Euan Thorburn and regular co-driver Paul Beaton who won the 2017 championship did not contest the 2018 championship.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship
Following the Galloway Hills Rally in September driver Andrew Gallacher and co-driver Jane Nicol were declared 2018 champions in their Ford Focus WRC.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship, 2018 calendar
For season 2018 there was to be seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship, 2018 calendar
Border Counties Rally: On 2 March it was announced by press release that the 2018 event would be postponed. This was due to severe winter weather in the area on the weekend prior to the expected date of 10 March that would impede the stage preparation. Organisers were in talks with the SRC to make alternative arrangements however no date could be agreed and the event was abandoned for 2018.


2018 Scottish Rally Championship, Drivers Points Classification
Points are awarded to the highest placed registered driver on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the Championship, competitors will count their best 5 scores out of the 6 events as his/her final overall Championship score.


2018 Scottish Women's Premier League
The 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League season is the 17th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.


2018 Scottish Women's Premier League
The Premier League is split into two divisions of eight teams each. The divisions are named SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.


2018 Scottish Women's Premier League
Glasgow City had won the 2017 SWPL1 title unbeaten. It was their eleventh consecutive championship. They retained the title on the last matchday of the 2018 season. Hamilton were relegated, while the promoted team was their Lanarkshire rivals, Motherwell.


2018 Scottish Women's Premier League, SWPL 1, Format
Teams play each other three times. The top team wins the championship and qualifies for the Champions League. The bottom placed team is relegated to the SWPL2 at the end of season.


2018 Scottish Women's Premier League, SWPL 1, Format
The SWPL2 plays the same format with the winning team being promoted and bottom two teams being relegated.


2018 Scottsdale shootings
In May and June 2018, a spree killer sought out and fatally shot six people in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The shooting spree began on May 30 and ended June 4, when the shooter killed himself as police closed in. The shooter was identified as 56-year old Dwight Lamon Jones. The story was covered on Dateline NBC on June 29, 2018.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Shootings
The victims of the initial shootings were a noted forensic psychiatrist, two paralegals, and a counselor; all were shot within 24 hours of each other and within a 10-mile (16 km) radius in Scottsdale and Phoenix. The other two victims were discovered June 4.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Shootings
59-year old Steven Pitt, a well-known forensic psychiatrist, was shot and killed outside his office at 5:20pm on Thursday, May 31. Pitt had examined Jones in connection with a "bitter" divorce. In 2006 Pitt helped the police identify the Baseline killer who had raped and murdered a series of women in Phoenix, Arizona.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Shootings
48-year old Veleria Sharp and 49-year old Laura Anderson, paralegals, were shot and killed at 2:15pm on Friday, June 1 in the downtown Scottsdale offices of Burt, Feldman, Grenier, the law firm where they worked. A lawyer at the firm had worked on the Jones divorce. By 11:30 pm on Friday, June 1, police knew that the same gun had been used to kill Anderson, Sharp and Pitt.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Shootings
The body of 72-year old Marshall Levine, a psychologist and counselor, was found just after midnight, as Friday turned to Saturday, June 2, in his Scottsdale office. Levine  was subletting his office from a woman who had provided counseling services to his son during the divorce, Jones' intended target.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Shootings
By Sunday afternoon, police had Jones under surveillance as he drove around Fountain Hills in his gold Mercedes Benz. At one point, Jones ditched a small bag containing a .22-caliber pistol, which police later determined to belong to one of two people, 70-year-old Mary Simmons and 72-year-old Bryon Thomas, who were shot and killed inside a Fountain Hills home. Their bodies were not discovered until Monday, June 4. Police stated that ballistics ruled out the 22-caliber gun from having been used in any of the shootings.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Investigation
The break in the investigation came when Jones' ex-wife issued a statement saying her current husband, a retired Phoenix police detective, "recognized the connection to my divorce and the three crime scenes and he notified the Phoenix Police violent crime unit on Saturday (June 2) night." Once Jones was made a suspect, a DNA sample was obtained from a relative of Jones and matched to a DNA sample from a recovered shell casing.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Perpetrator
The perpetrator was identified as 56-year old Dwight Lamon Jones who had previously been arrested. According to Rich Slavin, an assistant chief with the Scottsdale Police Department, Jones was arrested in 2008 or 2009 on charges of domestic violence, alleging that he mistreated his wife and a child. Jones had been living at Extended Stay hotels for the past nine years.


2018 Scottsdale shootings, Perpetrator
His former wife told reporters that she "feared for my safety for the past nine years." In her statement she continued with "He was a very emotionally disturbed person as the court records will confirm." Less than a week before the spree killings Jones used social media to attempt to bring forward allegations that his ex-wife was the abuser and not Jones. Jones created almost 10 hours of content outlining what he viewed as a conspiracy by his ex-wife, psychiatrists, lawyers and the Maricopa County Judicial system to rig a divorce and custody case to steal his son from him.


2018 Seattle Mariners season
The 2018 Seattle Mariners season was the 42nd season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 19th full season (20th overall) at Safeco Field, their home ballpark. The Mariners entered this season with the longest active playoff drought in the four major North American professional sports, failing to make their first postseason appearance since 2001. At several points in the season, the Mariners were 10 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics in the AL Wild Card race, but ended up finishing eight games behind them. The Mariners were eliminated from playoff contention on September 22 with the Athletics win against the Minnesota Twins. The Mariners began the season on March 29, 2018 against the Cleveland Indians and finished the season on September 30 against the Texas Rangers.


2018 Seattle Mariners season
The Mariners were led by manager Scott Servais in his third year as manager.


2018 Seattle Mariners season, Offseason and spring training
On December 7, 2017, the Mariners traded three minor leaguers to the Miami Marlins for Dee Gordon and $1 million in international slot money. General manager Jerry Dipoto stated he planned to use Gordon in center field instead of his usual second base.


2018 Seattle Mariners season, Offseason and spring training
On March 6, 2018, the Mariners signed free agent Ichiro Suzuki for a $750k salary with incentives up to $2M. He returned to the Seattle Mariners after five years being with the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins, respectively.


2018 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Batting
(Through September 30, 2018)Players in bold finished the season on the active roster.


2018 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;


2018 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Pitching
(Through September 30, 2018)Players in bold finished the season on the active roster.


2018 Seattle Mariners season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2018 Seattle Reign FC season
The 2018 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's sixth season of play and their sixth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. After finishing fifth in the league for two consecutive seasons, the Reign finished third to return to the playoffs, where they lost to Portland Thorns FC in the semi-final.


2018 Seattle Reign FC season
Vlatko Andonovski replaced Laura Harvey as head coach on November 7, 2017. Andonovski was previously the head coach of FC Kansas City.


2018 Seattle Reign FC season
This was ultimately the club's last season in Seattle, as well as its last as Seattle Reign FC. During the 2018–19 offseason, the club's principal owners, Bill and Teresa Predmore, announced that the team would move to Tacoma, Washington for 2019 and beyond, rebranding as Reign FC. In addition, the team gained two new minority investors—the ownership group of the Tacoma Rainiers, a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Coast League, and Adrian Hanauer, the principal owner of the region's Major League Soccer team, Seattle Sounders FC. Reign FC will play in the Rainiers' home of Cheney Stadium until a new soccer stadium in Tacoma already planned for the Sounders' USL Championship affiliate, Tacoma Defiance, opens. At that time, most likely 2021, the Defiance and Reign FC will move to the new stadium.


2018 Seattle Reign FC season, Club, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Seattle Reign FC season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed, and amateur call-ups are not considered official signings either. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.


2018 Seattle Reign FC season, Transfers, Transfers in, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed on the days of the 2018 NWSL College Draft and the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft, respectively, will be listed in the notes.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2018 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 43rd in the National Football League and their ninth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks improved on their 9–7 record from the 2017 season, finishing 10–6, the sixth time in seven years that they recorded at least ten wins in a season. They also played in London for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Oakland Raiders 27–3 in Week 6.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
With a win over the Kansas City Chiefs and eventual league MVP Patrick Mahomes in Week 16, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs; their seventh appearance in the nine seasons under Carroll. However, the Seahawks suffered their first one-and-done postseason campaign since 2004, as they fell to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round 22–24.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
This was the first season since 2011 that the team did not feature the original Legion of Boom defensive unit and did not have Richard Sherman on the roster, as he was released on March 9 and signed with division rival San Francisco 49ers. Michael Bennett, another longtime Seahawk, was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on March 7. His fellow defensive lineman Cliff Avril was released by the team on May 4. It was also the first season since 2009 that Kam Chancellor was not on the roster; he announced his retirement on July 1 due to the neck injury he sustained in Week 10 of the previous season.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
Tight ends Jimmy Graham and Luke Willson, wide receiver Paul Richardson, and running back Thomas Rawls all departed in free agency as well.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
On August 20, longtime Seahawks punter Jon Ryan was released from the team. He was the last remaining player from the team before coach Pete Carroll took over in 2010. With his release, the Seahawks shifted the punting duties to their fifth-round rookie Michael Dickson, who went on to make the Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
This season is notable for featuring the NFL's first player with only one hand, as the Seahawks drafted Shaquem Griffin in the fifth-round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of the University of Central Florida. He is the twin brother of Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season
Paul Allen, who had owned the team since 1997, died of cancer on October 15, at the age of 65. In tribute, the team wore patches labeled "PGA" for the rest of the season beginning at the game against the Detroit Lions.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Schedule
On January 11, 2018, the NFL announced that the Seahawks will play the Oakland Raiders in a London Game in London, England, with the Raiders serving as the home team. The game site, originally slated for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, was later moved to Wembley Stadium. The game, which was the Seahawks' first appearance in the International Series,  occurred during Week 6 on October 14. The network time was announced in conjunction with the release of the 2018 regular season schedule.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Schedule
The remainder of the Seahawks' 2018 schedule, with exact dates and times, was announced on April 19.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Oakland Raiders
With this win, head coach Pete Carroll reached win number 91, becoming the Seahawks' all-time wins leader (including postseason) passing Mike Holmgren with a record of 91-56-1 at that point.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams
The Seahawks were swept by the Rams for the first time since 2015.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers
This was the first time since 2013 that the Seahawks have lost to the 49ers, snapping a ten-game winning streak against the 49ers which dates back to 2013 NFC Championship game.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
With the win, the Seahawks clinched a Wild-Card Berth, which is their first time making the playoffs since 2016. This win also secured their 7th straight winning season dating back to 2012.


2018 Seattle Seahawks season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Seahawks finished the regular season at 10–6, improving on their 9–7 record from last year and securing the No. 5 seed heading into the postseason. They also swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2014.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season
The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season is the club's fourth year of existence, and their fourth season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. This is the 1st season of the soccer team playing in the Tacoma, Washington.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 29, 2018.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC 2 officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC 2 officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC 2 roster.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC season
The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The Sounders finished their previous season as MLS Cup runners-up, losing 2–0 to Toronto FC. The 2018 season was Brian Schmetzer's second full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of June 30, 2018.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of July 15, 2018.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.


2018 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.


2018 Seattle Storm season
The 2018 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 20th and ended on August 19th.


2018 Seattle Storm season
The Storm started the season strongly posting a 5–1 record in May. Their only loss came in the opening game of the season against the Phoenix Mercury. The storm had their worst month of the season in June, going 6–4. The team couldn't string together a run of wins, alternating between winning 2 and losing one. The team found their stride in July with a strong 9–2 record. The month started with a 4 game winning streak, and the team won 7 of its first 8.


2018 Seattle Storm season
The only losses in July came in over time to Los Angeles and to eventual #2 playoff seed Atlanta. August was another good month for the Storm. The team went 6–1 in the month, with their only loss being at eventual #3 playoff seed Washington. The team's final record of 26–8 was their best since 2010. This record earned them the #1 seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs and a bye into the Semifinals.


2018 Seattle Storm season
The Storm faced off against the #5 seed Phoenix Mercury in the Semifinals. The series was a hotly contested series, with both teams making large runs in individual games. Eventually the home team won each game in the series, which meant the Storm advanced 3–2. In the WNBA Finals, the Storm swept the Washington Mystics in three games, securing the third championship in franchise history.


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


2018 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Labour retained control of the council with an increased majority, winning an additional three seats and winning their first seats in Southport. The Liberal Democrats led by former MP for Southport John Pugh, lost four seats in total whilst the Conservatives gained seats in the wards of Cambridge and Ainsdale.


2018 Segunda División B play-offs
The 2018 Segunda División B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final playoffs for promotion from 2017–18 Segunda División B to the 2018–19 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each one of the four groups qualify for the promotion playoffs and the four last placed teams in Segunda División are relegated to Segunda División B. It also decides the teams which placed 16th to be relegated to the 2018–19 Tercera División.


2018 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group winners have the opportunity to promote directly and become the overall Segunda División B champion. The four group winners will be drawn into a two-legged series where the two winners will be promoted to the Segunda División and will enter into the final for the Segunda División B champion. The two losing semifinalists will enter the playoff round for the last two promotion spots.


2018 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group runners-up will be drawn against one of the three fourth-placed teams outside their group while the four third-placed teams will be drawn against each other in a two-legged series. The six winners will advance with the two losing semifinalists to determine the four teams that will enter the last two-legged series for the last two promotion spots. In all the playoff series, the lower-ranked club will play at home first. Whenever there is a tie in position (e.g. like the group winners in the Semifinal Round and Final or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw will determine the club to play at home first.


2018 Segunda División B play-offs, Controversies about eligibility of teams
Despite the ineligibility of Deportivo Fabril for promotion, due to the relegation of Deportivo La Coruña to Segunda División, the reserve team participated in the promotion playoffs. Fuenlabrada and Rápido de Bouzas demanded the Royal Spanish Football Federation to not allow the Galicians to play, by filing a lawsuit.


2018 Segunda División B play-offs, Controversies about eligibility of teams
In another way, some rumours were published in the media about Racing Santander demanding the Federation not allow Sporting Gijón B to play, even though the reserve team of the rojiblancos could be promoted if the main side is promoted to La Liga. However, the Cantabrian club denied that information.


2018 Segunda División B play-offs, Relegation play-off, Matches
The losers of this tournament will be relegated to the 2018–19 Tercera División.


2018 Segunda División play-offs
The 2017–18 Segunda División play-offs were played from June 6 to June 17, 2018 and determined the third team which would be promoted to the top division. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position excluding reserve teams took part in the promotion play-offs.


2018 Segunda División play-offs, Regulations
The regulations were the same as the previous season: in the semi-finals, the fifth-placed team faced the fourth-placed team, while the sixth-placed team faced the third. Each tie was played over two legs, with the team lower in the table hosting the first leg.


2018 Segunda División play-offs, Regulations
The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied (i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced). If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time (i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored). If no goals were scored during extra time, the winner would be the best positioned team in the regular season.


2018 Segundona
The 2018 Segundona was the 24th season of the second-tier football league in Angola. The season started on 9 June.


2018 Segundona
The league comprises 2 series, one 4 and the other 5 teams, the winner of each series being automatically promoted to the 2018–19 Girabola while the runners-up of each group will contest for the third spot. At the end of the regular season, the three series winners will play a round-robin tournament to determine the league champion.


2018 Segundona, Draw
ASAASK DragãoMpatu a PontaReal M'bucoSanta Rita de CássiaU.R. Cuanza NorteSão Salvador


2018 Segundona, Draw
AKC FCBikuku FCFerroviário do HuamboJackson GarciaSporting de BenguelaSporting do Bié


2018 Segundona, Draw
All teams in each group play in a double round robin system (home and away).


2018 Selahattin Demirtaş presidential campaign
Selahattin Demirtaş was officially announced as the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) on 4 May 2018, after members of the party had hinted at his candidacy weeks in advance. Party leader Pervin Buldan declared that Demirtaş, a jailed former co-chair of the HDP, would be leading a five-party "Kurdish alliance" into the general election.


2018 Selahattin Demirtaş presidential campaign, Program, Foreign policy
On European Union–Turkey relations, Demirtaş is known for his long-time support for Turkey’s EU accession process, focusing on the pledge to uphold human rights, local democracy, separation of powers and the rule of law as the main tenets of his future presidency. He distinguishes himself from other candidates in his unwavering criticism of what he sees as Brussels's neo-liberal economic agenda.


2018 Selangor FA season
The 2018 Selangor FA Season was Selangor FA's 13th season playing soccer in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004.


2018 Selangor FA season
Selangor FA began the season on 4 February 2018. They will also compete in two domestic cups, the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
On 16 November, Selangor squad manager, Abd Rauf Ahmad confirmed that P. Maniam will retain as Selangor's coach for 2018 season.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
On 28 November, Ariffin Ab Hamid, manager of Selangor U21 squad confirmed that six players will be promoted to the first squad. Those players were Haziq Ridwan, Syukri Azman, Amirul Haziq, Tamil Maran, Azizul Baharuddin and D. Kugan.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
During the pre-season planning, P.Maniam also added a few new local players for the season, such as Sean Selvaraj (Negeri Sembilan), Azamuddin Akil (Johor Darul Ta'zim), Ashmawi Yakin (Negeri Sembilan), Joseph Kalang Tie (Pahang) and Shahrul Igwan (Negeri Sembilan).


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
A few Selangor key players for the last season left the club including Adam Nor Azlin who joins Johor Darul Ta'zim as the first signing for the club since 2017 season end. Other transfers are Bunyamin Umar and Liberian Forkey Doe to Pahang, Raimi Mohd Nor, Fitri Shazwan and Nigerian Ugo Ukah to Penang who plays in second division, Rizal Fahmi to Negeri Sembilan, Zarif Irfan to PKNS, S. Veenod to Kelantan and star player, Indonesian Andik Vermansyah to Kedah.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
In early December, Selangor signs for three new foreign players; young Indonesian players, Evan Dimas and Ilham Armaiyn, and a Brazilian defender Willian Pacheco.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season
Selangor announces its fifth signing on 28 January, Alfonso Cruz, another Spanish footballer in addition Rufino Segovia, who is retained from last season.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Selangor first planned to go to Indonesia from 7 to 17 January for its pre-season campaign but it is cancelled for undisclosed reason.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
On 30 December, Selangor began its pre-season with a match against ATM at Kementah Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. The game ends with 1-1 draw. The goal from Selangor is contributed by the Spanish footballer, Rufino Segovia.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
In the next match against MISC-MIFA at USIM Mini Stadium in Negeri Sembilan, held on 5 January, Selangor suffers a big defeat with the final score 5-1 against Selangor. MISC-MIFA player, Kpah Sherman scores a hat-trick in the match while Selangor's goal is scored by its captain, Razman Roslan.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Selangor recorded its first win on 10 January during a match against Terengganu II at Sime Darby Football Complex at Bukit Jelutong with 1-0, with the single goal scored by Selangor veteran, Amri Yahyah.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Selangor final friendly match, against Korea Republic third-tier club Daejon Korail was scheduled on 26 January but due to bad weather, the match was postponed to the next morning. On the match played at National Sports Council pitch in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor won 3-1, with goals from Rufino Segovia, Tamil Maran and Faizzudin Abidin.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, Pre-season and Friendlies Match
Overall, Selangor finishes the pre-season with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
Although Selangor had signed Evan Dimas and Ilham Armaiyn as early as December, Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) does not allow them to join the rest of the team for their pre-season. On 4 January, Selangor president, Subahan Kamal had flew to Jakarta to meet Edy Rahmayadi, PSSI president to find a solution and understanding between the two bodies. The negotiation is successful as Edy finally grants permission to the two Indonesian players to join Selangor's camp following Selangor agreement to comply to PSSI demand in return, which is to allow them to report to the Indonesia national under-23 football team camp when they are called.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
On 16 January, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) President, Tunku Ismail releases a statement on the body official Facebook page that denies Selangor's application to use Bukit Jalil National Stadium as their home venue, citing that certain matches will collide with Malaysia national football team's calendar as the stadium is also used by the national team as their homeground.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
Following the rejection, Selangor approaches UiTM on 18 January in a bid to share their stadium but they were denied by the ground owner because of logistic and safety issues.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
On 26 January, Selangor's vice-president, Abdul Rauf Ahmad confirmed that they had gained permission from Kuala Lumpur City Hall to use Kuala Lumpur Stadium as their venue and only waiting for official confirmation from FMLLP. On 30 January, it is reported that Kuala Lumpur president, Datuk Seri Adnan Md Ikhsan expressed his reluctance to share Kuala Lumpur stadium with Selangor this season because of the rivalries between the two teams. When he was asked to comment on his remarks, he told the reporters that he was joking and refused to comment on it further.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, January
On 28 January, Selangor launches its kits for 2018 season. The launching ceremony was held at Plaza Alam Sentral, Shah Alam and was attended by hundreds of Red Giants fans.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
Selangor officially kicks off its 2018 Malaysia Super League campaign on 4 February 2018 with a highly anticipated Klang Valley Derby match against Kuala Lumpur. Playing in their shared venue, Selangor played as away and claimed the title King of Klang Valley as they won the match 2-0, with both goals from Rufino Segovia.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 7 February, Selangor won 4-1 against Melaka United, with two goals each from Rufino Segovia and Syahmi Safari. The two consecutive wins allow Selangor to be on top of the league for the first two weeks.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 10 February, Selangor suffers its first lost at Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in a match against Terengganu. The final score is 1-4 to Terengganu as Selangor's only goal from Amri Yahyah came late at the 89th minute.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
On 11 February, Selangor announces its collaboration with local musician, Monoloque, to produce a new anthem song for the football team in a pre-launch event.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, February
After a week Chinese New Year break, Selangor comes back on 24 February only to lose against Pahang 1-3 on their own homeground. Selangor's goal was contributed once again by Rufino Segovia making him the team topscorer, as he had scored 5 goals for Selangor so far.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
On 1 March, Football Association of Malaysia's referees committee chairman, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh announced that two referees from Selangor's match against Pahang FA on 24 February will be suspended for two weeks following the controversial penalty given to Pahang's side. During the match, Selangor's defender Willian Pacheco commits a hand ball outside the penalty box but a penalty was awarded despite Selangor's objection.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
Selangor starts its campaign in the FA Cup in the second round match against MOF on 4 March, following a first round bye. They won with 3-0, with a goal each from Amri Yahyah, Rufino Segovia and Syahmi Safari.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
Following a statement released by Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) on 19 February where Selangor was announced as one of the team failed to submit their registration document on time, on 7 March FMLLP announced that Selangor will have to pay RM 1.5 mil fine for the offense.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
On 11 March, Selangor faces their third defeat in a row in the Super League, this time against rival Perak with 3-0 to Perak. This result had spark anger from the fans that pushes for coach P. Maniam to be fired. On 14 March, Selangor announces that Maniam had been rested and the assistant coach, Nazliazmi Mohd Nasir will takeover as a caretaker coach while Selangor finds a suitable candidate to replace the coach.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, March
The next game was held on 14 March, against Terengganu. It was the first game played by Selangor after the changing in coaching staff. In the third round match of FA Cup, Selangor won 3-1. The goals was contributed by Amri Yahyah, Willian Pacheco and Evan Dimas.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, May
On 31 May 2018, the departing president, Subahan Kamal confirmed that Tengku Amir Shah will replace him as the football association's president after he left the sports body.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, July
Tengku Amir officially became the president of Selangor FA after receiving 81 nominations from 96 affiliates and won uncontested in the extraordinary congress that was held on 3 July 2018. He stated that his goal as the new president is to make FA Selangor self-sustaining and become a commercially viable club. He aimed for the club to be able to not rely on state funding in five years.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, November
On 3 November 2018, a group of individuals called an Extraordinary Congress (EC) to elect new executive committee, citing that the appointment of several committee members are not lawful, including the position of several vice-presidents. The subsequent re-election showed total change in all posts, barring Tengku Amir who was re-elected as the president. However, Tengku Amir later declared that the EC was invalid since it does not followed the proper procedure. It was also held without his consent and was not recognised by him and the association.


2018 Selangor FA season, Season Overview, November
This was supported by the Football Association of Malaysia president, Hamidin Amin, who said that Tengku Amir is still the president of FAS and the congress was invalid as it was held without the president's consent. Tengku Amir called the rogue faction to meet him at the palace to voice out their displeasure but only less than half of them attended it. As a result, he removed 43 affiliate clubs from the association, stating that they no longer hold the same values and dreams as FA Selangor. The announcement was made through FAS social media accounts on 15 December 2018.


2018 Selangor FA season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


2018 Selangor state election
The 14th Selangor state election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor.


2018 Selangor state election
The Selangor State Legislative Assembly was dissolved in a simple ceremony on 9 April 2018 by Sharafuddin of Selangor. Alternatively, the legislative would automatically dissolve on 21 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 21 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission of Malaysia), if it was not dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State, Sultan of Selangor on the advice of the Head of Government, Menteri Besar of Selangor.


2018 Selangor state election
The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April. On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all 56 state constituencies throughout Selangor; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature. The incumbent party Pakatan Harapan won a supermajority of 51 seats and was able to formed a government, securing a third term. The opposition Barisan Nasional won 4 seats while Gagasan Sejahtera won 1 seat.


2018 Selangor state election
Azmin Ali returned as the Menteri Besar of Selangor before releasing his position a little over a month later to take the position in the Cabinet of Malaysia as the Minister of Economic Affairs. Amirudin Shari succeeded him as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor and was sworn in on 19 June 2018.


2018 Selangor state election, Background
The state election is the 14th state election in Selangor since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957. The governing Pakatan Harapan (PH) will seek to secure their third consecutive term in office since 2008. According to the Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959, the maximum term of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of Selangor, is five years from the date of the first sitting of Assembly following a state election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law. The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 21 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 21 June 2013.


2018 Selangor state election, Background, Electoral system
Each state constituencies of Selangor will elect one member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly using the first-past-the-post voting system. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the State Government, with its leader as Menteri Besar. If the election results in no single party having a majority, there is a hung assembly, of which will be dissolved under the royal prerogative of the Sultan.


2018 Selangor state election, Background, Electoral system
The redistricting of electoral boundaries for the entire country had been presented to and passed by the Dewan Rakyat, and subsequently gazetted on 29 March 2018 after obtaining the royal consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ahead of the 14th general election. Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia (EC), which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department.


2018 Selangor state election, Background, Voting Eligibility
To vote in the state election, one had to be:


2018 Selangor state election, Background, Electoral divisions
All 56 constituencies within Selangor, which constitute the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.


2018 Selangor state election, Timeline
The key dates are listed below in Malaysia Standard Time (GMT+8):


2018 Selangor state election, Contenders
The incumbent party, Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 56 seats in Selangor. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) expressed their desire to contest in the 12 seats won by the Barisan Nasional in the last general election. National Trust Party (Amanah) will target to contest in 15 seats held by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the last general election. Pakatan Harapan will finalize the remaining 21 seats before 23 February 2018. On 8 March 2018, Pakatan Harapan has successfully finalized 50 seats. Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 6 seats. The seats are Sungai Panjang, Sungai Burong, Lembah Jaya, Dusun Tua, Seri Serdang and Kota Damansara.


2018 Selangor state election, Contenders
The opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) is also set to contest all 56 seats in Selangor State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats. Gagasan Sejahtera also states that they will contest all 56 seats in Selangor. Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) will compete for 42 seats, while Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will contest 5 seats in Semenyih, Bukit Lanjan, Kota Damansara, Pelabuhan Klang and Sri Muda.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos
Several parties launched specific manifestos for Selangor ahead of the state election.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional launches their manifestos on 8 April 2018. Using the theme, Better Selangor. Yakinlah. BN lebih baik! (English: Better Selangor. Rest assured. BN is better! ), the manifestos consist of 10 programs, containing 100 initiatives focusing on the betterment of Selangorians.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, Gagasan Sejahtera
Gagasan Sejahtera launches their manifestos on 29 March 2018. They use the theme Selangor Sejahtera (English: Prosperous Selangor) in their manifestos. It consist of 10 cores focusing on forming a government and administration that follows the principles of divinity, accountability and competent in making a peaceful environment for the multiracial and multi-religion state.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, Parti Rakyat Malaysia
Parti Rakyat Malaysia publishes their manifesto on their blog on 30 April 2018.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, People's Alternative Party
People's Alternative Party only has two candidates competing in Selangor. One of the candidates, the Selangor branch chairman Harry Arul Krishnan, states that he will resolve the issue of birth certificate and identity cards for the stateless and launch crime intervention programs among other thing during his manifesto announcement on 3 May 2018 in Sungai Pelek.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, Independent Candidates
Some of the independent candidates releases their own manifesto, specific for their contested seat.


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, Independent Candidates, Azwan Ali
Azwan Ali, contested against his elder brother, former Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali at Bukit Antarabangsa seat. He announces his manifesto on 27 April 2018, pledging to:


2018 Selangor state election, Manifestos, Independent Candidates, Toh Sin Wah
Toh Sin Wah contested at Subang Jaya seat. He didn't announce specific manifesto but regards his participation in the election as "to bring politics to the people", going against the exclusive and nepotistic politics concept brought by the two biggest parties, Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.


2018 Selangor state election, Nomination
Candidates were nominated at numerous nomination centres around Selangor on 28 April. The candidates must deliver their nomination papers by 10 am to qualify to contest in the election.


2018 Selangor state election, Campaign
In April 2018, the Selangor Islamic Council (MAIS) and Selangor Islamic Department (JAIS) released circulars following the decree by Sharafuddin of Selangor, to remind the public about the prohibition of using mosques as campaigning sites for the election.


2018 Selangor state election, Campaign
The electoral campaign in the northernmost parliament seat Sabak Bernam, which included the assembly seat Sungai Air Tawar and Sabak targeted on issues faced by the locals, who are mostly farmers and fishermen. In Sungai Air Tawar, BN candidate Rizam Ismail planned to build up the town and helping small scale entrepreneurs by upgrading broken stalls and give them exposure to online business. Sallehen Mukhyi, the Sabak incumbent assemblyman and GS candidate, proposed for Sabak to be an agropolitan town to help farmers marketing their produce.


2018 Selangor state election, Campaign
Another candidate, Sallehuddin Iskan from BN used the slogan Berilmu, Berbakti, Berintegriti (in English: Knowledgeable, devoted and has strong moral principle) in his campaign, and pledge to help the local in issues regarding affordable housing and small scale palm oil farmers. Meanwhile, Ahmad Mustain of PH campaigned for Sabak to have modern agriculture practices that gives higher yields, higher wages and to reduce urban migration.


2018 Selangor state election, Campaign
Jamal Yunos, the Sungai Besar UMNO division chief, organised a consert and offered a cash prize amounted to RM25,000 to a lucky draw winner in return for votes for Barisan Nasional candidates. He also launched a campaign to stick BN stickers to vehicles in exchange of RM10 each. Sekinchan DAP lodges a police report on the incident, claiming it went against the election rules. Sekinchan voters, when interviewed expressed different voting preferences, some voted based on the candidates and some voted based on which party the candidates endorsed.


2018 Selangor state election, Campaign
Selangor branch of the Royal Malaysia Police stated that 114 reports were lodged throughout the ten days of campaigning duration.


2018 Selangor state election, Election pendulum
The 14th General Election witnessed 51 governmental seats and 5 non-governmental seats filled the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 21 safe seats and 8 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.


2018 Selangor state election, Results
After all 56 constituencies had been declared, the results were:


2018 Selangor state election, Results
The result of the election was announced after 5pm on 9 May 2018. Pakatan Harapan won 51 out of 56 seats and was entitled to form a government in Selangor.


2018 Selangor state election, Results
The Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition won its best ever electoral results in Selangor and retained their control of the state. In the previous election, its predecessor informal coalition Pakatan Rakyat only managed to snatch 29 seats to form a simple majority. This time around, they manage to secure 51 out of 56 seats and 63.37% of popular votes, of which PH state leader Azmin Ali had described as 'exceptional result, exceed my own expectations of 40 seats.'


2018 Selangor state election, Results
People's Justice Party (PKR) and Democratic Action Party (DAP), two of the parties in the coalition won in every seats they were contesting at. The debut of new parties, Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) and National Trust Party (AMANAH) had gone exceptionally well as they won 6 and 8 seats respectively, out of 9 and 10 seats they are competing.


2018 Selangor state election, Results
The election also saw bad performance on Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition side. Not only the component parties Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Malaysian People's Movement Party were unable to snatch any seat in the election but United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) only managed to retained four out of their eight seats won in the previous election. Gagasan Sejahtera lost most seat to PH in the election and was only able to retained one seat, Sijangkang.


2018 Selangor state election, Results
The incumbent Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali had defended his Bukit Antarabangsa seat with over 79% popular vote and overwhelming 25,512 majority votes. While GS Selangor leader, Salehen Mukhyi loses his seat in Sabak to AMANAH's Ahmad Mustain Othman with slim margin of 130 votes.


2018 Selangor state election, Aftermath
As the results were announced in the evening of 9 May, it is recognised that Pakatan Harapan had won a super majority in Selangor state, securing the third term for the coalition the govern the state.


2018 Selangor state election, Aftermath
Azmin Ali, as the leader of Pakatan Harapan of Selangor, had seek audience with Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on the morning of 10 May to informed His Royal Highness of the result. In the meeting, Azmin also informed the Sultan that Pakatan Harapan of Selangor had announced their support for him to be the returning Menteri Besar. Sultan Sharafuddin is satisfied with the explanation and elected Azmin as the Menteri Besar of Selangor.


2018 Selangor state election, Aftermath
He was sworn in on the morning of 11 May in front of the Sultan, Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin and members of Selangor Council of the Royal Court at Balairung Seri, Istana Alam Shah. On 13 May, Azmin submitted a list of candidates of Selangor State Executive Council to the Sultan to be considered. The ruler of the state is satisfied with the candidates and they were sworn in at Istana Alam Shah on the next day. In the same ceremony, Sultan Sharafuddin delivered his first address after the general election. His royal highness expressed his disappointment over the fractions among the Malays during the election campaign and encouraged the people to reunite once again. The sultan also reminded the elected state representatives to serve the people well and not to involve themselves with corruption.


2018 Selangor state election, Aftermath
In a twist of event, the then Menteri Besar's name was announced as one of the ministers of the newly formed federal government. He was named to head the newly established Ministry of Economic Affairs on 18 May 2018. He was reportedly surprised by the nomination and had only known of it from Selangor State Secretary, Mohd. Amin Ahmad Ahya. He then arranges a meeting with the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad to discuss his role in the government.


2018 Selangor state election, Aftermath
Azmin seek audience again with the Sultan of Selangor to discuss the situation since he didn't want to hold the post Menteri Besar and Minister of Economic Affairs at the same time. Selangor Royal Office then released a statement saying that the Sultan had given permission for Azmin to join the federal government and that he will held the Menteri Besar post for the time being while the Sultan consider several candidates to replace him.


2018 Selangor state election, Aftermath
On 30 May, Selangor Royal Office released a statement announcing that the swearing in ceremony of the new Menteri Besar will be held on 19 June, after Eid-ul Fitr and Azmin Ali will released his position on the same day. Amirudin Shari, the seat holder of Sungai Tua state constituency and a member of Selangor State Executive Council was appointed as the new Selangor Menteri Besar by the Sultan. His swearing in ceremony was held at Istana Alam Shah on 19 June per scheduled.


2018 Senegal FA Cup
The 2018 Coupe du Sénégal is the 56th edition of the Coupe du Sénégal, the knockout football competition of Senegal.


2018 Senior Bowl
The 2018 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game was the last of the 2017–18 bowl games and the final game of the 2017 FBS football season. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.


2018 Senior Bowl
The game was played on January 27, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams; coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.


2018 Senior Bowl
Bowl organizers announced that, for the first time, RFID devices would be used to track players and footballs during practices and the game. The maker of the RFID devices, Zebra Sports Solutions, was also announced as a corporate sponsor of the game.


2018 Senior Bowl, Rosters
In late December 2017, bowl organizers announced that Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma would appear in the game; the most recent Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Senior Bowl was Tim Tebow in the 2010 game. Full rosters were announced on January 18, 2018. The head coaches were Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos and Bill O' Brien of the Houston Texans, for the North and South teams, respectively.


2018 Senior Bowl, Rosters, North team
Source:  Luke Falk switched his uniform number from 4 to 3 in honor of Tyler Hilinski.


2018 Senior Bowl, Game summary, Scoring summary
Source: Note: special playing rules detailed . Senior Bowl rules require teams to attempt 2-point conversions during the 2nd quarter.


2018 Senior League World Series
The 2018 Senior League World Series took place from July 28–August 4  in Easley, South Carolina. Willemstad, Curaçao defeated Wilmington, Delaware in the championship game.


2018 Senior Open Championship
The 2018 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 32nd Senior Open Championship, held from 26–29 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 16th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship.


2018 Senior Open Championship
Miguel Ángel Jiménez won by one stroke over defending champion Bernhard Langer. The 2018 event was Jiménez's first Senior Open Championship title and his second senior major championship victory.


2018 Senior Open Championship, Venue
The 2018 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at St Andrews.


2018 Senior Open Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 competitors: 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 23 July for players who were not already exempt.


2018 Senior Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Elliott (+2),  Howison (+5), Maxfield (+6),  Dornell (+7),  Lacy (+8),  Lutz (+8),  McCoy (+9),  Hughes (+10)


2018 Seniors Irish Masters
The 2018 Seniors Irish Masters was a senior snooker tournament which took place at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, from 6 to 7 January 2018. It was the second event on the newly created World Seniors Tour. The tournament was won by Steve Davis, who became the oldest winner of a World Seniors title at the age of 60.


2018 Seniors Irish Masters, Main draw
* A re-spotted black ball shootout replaced final frame deciders at 2–2.


2018 Seniors Masters
The 2018 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament which took place on 12 April 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth and final event on the newly created World Seniors Tour.


2018 Seniors Masters
Cliff Thorburn won the title beating Jonathan Bagley 2–1 on a re-spotted black ball which replaced the final frame decider in the final. Thorburn, at the age of 70, became the oldest winner of a World Seniors title; the previous record belonged to Steve Davis, who was 60 when he won the 2018 Seniors Irish Masters.


2018 Seoul Dynasty season
The 2018 Seoul Dynasty season was the first season of the Seoul Dynasty's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 22–18, placing them eighth overall, behind the Houston Outlaws due to tiebreakers, who had the same record. Seoul did not qualify for any of the Stage Playoffs and did not qualify for the Season Playoffs.


2018 Seoul Dynasty season, Preceding offseason
On August 21, 2017, the team announced the acquisition of the players and coaching staff of Korean Overwatch esports team Lunatic-Hai, which consisted of the following players:


2018 Seoul Dynasty season, Preceding offseason
In September, the team signed an additional coach in veteran Kim "nuGget" Yo-han. In late October, they revealed 3 additional players to their Seoul-based roster, Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun, Byeon "Munchkin" Sang-beom, and Koo "xepheR" Jae-mo. On October 27, the addition of Choi "Wekeed" Seok-woo was broadcast in the Dynasty's roster preview video. The final two members for the inaugural season, Chae "Bunny" Jun-hyeok and Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk, were revealed by Blizzard in November. Before the season started, Kim "EscA" In-jae retired.


2018 Seoul Dynasty season, Review, Regular season
The Dynasty began the first stage of the regular season well, winning their first five games. However, after key losses to New York Excelsior, London Spitfire, and Los Angeles Valiant they fell out of Stage 1 playoff contention and finished the stage in fifth place, sparking discussions about a disappointing start to the season for a team favored to win it. They went on to finish fourth in the second stage as well, once again missing the stage playoffs.


2018 Seoul Dynasty season, Review, Regular season
After the stage playoffs were expanded to include the team in fourth place, the Dynasty were predicted to be able to clinch a playoff spot thanks to their consistent fourth-place finishes in the prior stages, though their inability to defeat the top placing teams in the league brought up concerns over team management. With a rocky start to the third stage, coverage for the Dynasty shifted towards continued failure, with an article by ESPN's Emily Rand stating "Seoul's dynasty is already starting to crumble."


2018 Seoul Dynasty season, Review, Regular season
They once again failed to reach the playoffs in both the third and fourth stages of the regular season, going 5–5 in Stage 3 and 3–7 in Stage 4. Falling further behind the top teams in map differential. After finishing all four stages with worsening map scores, starting the first stage with a map differential of +9 and ending the last stage with a map differential of -6, the Dynasty fell out of season playoffs contention and finished the season in eighth place overall with a record of 22–18, a far cry from the expected and predicted success.