2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year were the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Calendar by month

• February 9 – Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.

Air sports

World Cups

Aeromodelling

• May 19 & 20: 2018 F3A Leiria World Cup in Leiria

Parachuting

• January 12 – 14: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden
  • Men's individual winner: Reinhold Haibel
  • Women's individual winner: Magdalena Schwertl
  • Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Magdalena Schwertl, Julia Schosser, Sebastian Graser)
  • Giant slalom winners: Reinhold Haibel (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
• February 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Ponte di Legno
  • Paraski combi men's winner: Marco Valente
  • Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
  • Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Paraski combi master winner: Marco Valente
  • Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber)
  • Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
• February 16 – 18: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #3 in Martin
  • This event is cancelled.
• March 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #4 (final) in Vrchlabí
  • Paraski combi men's winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
  • Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Paraski combi master winner: Marco Valente
  • Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Sebastian Graser, Magdalena Schwertl, Anton Gruber)
  • Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
• October 25 – 28: 3rd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Zallaq

World and Continental Championships

Aeromodelling

• March 19 – 22: 2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in West Baden
  • Seniors winner: Brett Sanborn
  • Juniors winner: Vladyslav Klymenko
  • Seniors team winners:  United States (Brett Sanborn, Jake Palmer, John Kagan)
  • Juniors team winners:  France (Eliott Crosnier, Timy Reveillon, Baptiste Rompion)
• May 5 – 13: 2018 FAI F3A Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Bacolod
• July 5 – 14: 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Meiringen
• July 13 – 21: 2018 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Landres
• July 15 – 21: 2018 FAI F3K European Championship for Model Gliders in Martin
• July 21 – 28: 2018 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Grandrieu
• July 22 – 28: 2018 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Brașov
• July 22 – 27: 2018 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Takikawa
• July 23 – 30: 2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes
• August 5 – 11: 2018 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Pazardzik
• August 19 – 25: 2018 FAI F5 European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa
• August 25 – September 2: 2018 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ
• August 26 – 31: 2018 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Martin
• October 7 – 13: 2018 FAI F3 World Championship for Model Gliders in Cape Arkona
• November 7 – 11: 2018 FAI World Drone Racing Championships in Shenzhen

Ballooning

• February 15 – 22: 10th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship in Tegernsee
  • Winners: 1st: Andreas Merk, 2nd: Ralph Kremer, 3rd: Juergen Huetten
• August 7 – 11: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów
  • Winners: 1st: Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska, 2nd: Agnė Simonavičiūtė, 3rd: Nicola Scaife
• August 18 – 27: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Ballooning Championships in Groß-Siegharts
  • Winners: 1st: Dominic Bareford, 2nd: Stefan Zeberli, 3rd: Sergey Latypov
• September 12 – 16: 4th FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Włocławek

General aviation

2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

• February 2 & 3: Air Race #1 in Abu Dhabi
  • Winner: Michael Goulian (Zivko Edge 540 V2)
  • Challenger winner: Florian Bergér
• April 21 & 22: Air Race #2 in Cannes
  • Winner: Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Daniel Ryfa
• May 26 & 27: Air Race #3 in Makuhari
  • Winner: Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Here challenger not hed.
• June 23 & 24: Air Race #4 in Budapest
  • Winner: Martin Šonka (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Luke Czepiela
• August 4 & 5: Air Race #5 in Makuhari
• August 26: Air Race #6 in Kazan
  • Winner: Martin Šonka (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Kevin Coleman
• October 6 & 7: Air Race #7 in Indianapolis
  • Winner: Michael Goulian (Zivko Edge 540 V2)
  • Challenger winner: Florian Bergér
• November 17 & 18 Air Race #8 (final) in Fort Worth
  • Winner: Martin Šonka (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Luke Czepiela

World and Continental Championships

• August 5 – 11: 21st FAI World Rally Flying Championship in Dubnica nad Váhom

Gliding

• July 8 – 21: 35th FAI World Gliding Championships in Ostrów Wielkopolski
• July 28 – August 11: 35th FAI World Gliding Championships in Příbram

Hang gliding

• July 8 – 21: 8th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship in Kruševo
• July 8 – 21: 20th FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Kruševo

Microlights & paramotors

• April 30 – May 6: 10th FAI World Paramotor Championships in Lopburi
  • PF1 winner: Alexandre Mateos
  • PL1 winner: Wojciech Bógdał
  • PL2 winners:  France (Jean Mateos, Célia Domingues)
  • PF1 team winners:  France
  • PL1 team winners:  Poland
  • PL2 team winners:  Poland
• October 30 – November 6: 3rd FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships in Byoum Lakeside

Parachuting

• April 3 – 8: 1st CISM Para-Ski World Championship in Hochfilzen
  • Cross-country skiing winners: Dario Cologna (m) / Stefanie Böhler (f)
  • Cross-country skiing teams winners:  Switzerland (Dario Cologna, Beda Klee, Jonas Baumann) (m) /  Germany (Stefanie Böhler, Theresa Eichhorn, Antonia Fräbel)
  • Patrol winners:  Austria (Bernhard Tritscher, Sven Grossegger, Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder (m) /  Austria (Barbara Walchhofer, Julia Schwaiger, Lisa Hauser, Katharina Innerhofer)
  • Biathlon winners: Benjamin Weger (m) / Franziska Hildebrand (f)
  • Biathlon teams winners:  Austria (Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder, Sven Grossegger) (m) /  Austria (Lisa Hauser, Julia Schwaiger, Dunja Zdouc)
  • Paraski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Julia Schosser (f)
  • Paraski team winners:  Austria (Hannes Kloiber, Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Julia Schosser)
  • Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Giant slalom winners: Štefan Hadalin (m) / Elisabeth Kappaurer (f)
  • Giant slalom teams winners:  Germany (Bastian Meisen, Julian Rauchfuss, Sebastian Holzmann, Paul Sauter) (m) /  Austria (Elisabeth Kappaurer, Elisabeth Reisinger, Stephanie Resch)
• April 11 – 14: 1st FAI European Indoor Skydiving Championships in Voss

Artistic events indoor freestyle

• • Junior winners: 1st:  Poland, 2nd:  France, 3rd:  Russia 2
  • Open winners: 1st:  Norway, 2nd:  Germany, 3rd:  Latvia

Dynamic 2-way and 4-way

• • Dynamic 2-way winners: 1st:  Poland 1, 2nd:  France 1, 3rd:  France 2
  • Dynamic 4-way winners: 1st:  Norway, 2nd:  France, 3rd:  Czech Republic

Formation skydiving 4-way

• • Open winners: 1st:  France, 2nd:  Russia, 3rd:  Sweden
  • Junior winners: 1st:  France, 2nd:  Czech Republic, 3rd:  Russia
  • Women's winners: 1st:  France, 2nd:  United Kingdom, 3rd:  Russia

Vertical formation skydiving

• • Open winners: 1st:  Russia, 2nd:  Poland, 3rd:  Norway
• July 3 – 7: 7th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships in Wrocław
• August 10 – 21: 42nd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Szolnok
• August 25 – 30: 35th FAI World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana
• August 25 – 30: 9th FAI Junior World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Montana
• August 26 – 31: 2nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships in Prostějov
  • Performance Wingsuit Flying winners: 4. Espen Fadnes, 2. Chris Geiler, 3. Dmitry Podoryashy
  • Wingsuit Acrobatic Flying winners: 1.  Russia 1, 2.  United States, 3.  Russia 2
• October 6 – 13: 18th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in Gold Coast
• October 6 – 13: 23rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast
• October 6 – 13: 2nd FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast
• October 6 – 13: 12th FAI World Artistic Events championships in Gold Coast

Paragliding

• March 30 – April 7: 3rd FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship in Baixo Guandu
  • Men's individual winners: 1st: Jeison Zeferino Brito, 2nd: Leandro Henrique Padua, 3rd: Michel Guillemot
  • Team winners: 1st:  Colombia, 2nd:  Brazil, 3rd:  Venezuela
  • Women's winners: 1st: Priscila Fevereiro, 2nd: Andrea Jaramillo Jaramillo, 3rd: Shauin Kao
• April 6 – 12: 1st FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Accuracy Championships in Lopburi
  • Individual R11 winners: 1st: Jianwei Wang, 2nd: Tanapat Luangiam, 3rd: Hongji Wang
  • Team R11 winners: 1st:  Thailand, 2nd:  China, 3rd:  Chinese Taipei
  • Women's winners: 1st: Chantika Chaisanuk, 2nd: Jingwen Long, 3rd: Nunnapat Phuchong
• July 14 – 28: 15th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Montalegre
  • Overall winner: Theo Warden
  • Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville
  • Teams winners:  Spain (Xevi Bonet Dalmau, Sergi Claret Estupinya, Felix Rodriguez Fernández, Francisco Javier Reina)
• September 16 – 22: 6th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Kobarid

Power and glider aerobatics

• August 3 – 12: 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice
  • Individual unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth
  • Team unlimited winners:  Germany (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Eberhard Holl)
• August 3 – 12: 9th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice
  • Individual advanced winner: Jonas Langenegger
  • Team advanced winners:  Czech Republic (Tomáš Bartoň, Josef Rejent, Aleš Ferra)
• August 16 – 26: 13th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Strejnicu
  • Free known winner: Dmitry Samokhvalov
  • Free unknown ~1 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov
  • Free unknown ~2 winner: Aaron McCartan
  • Free unknown ~3 winner: Roman Ovchinnikov
  • Team winners:  France
  • Individual winners: Roman Ovchinnikov
• September 8 – 15: 21st FAI European Aerobatic Championships in Jindřichův Hradec

Rotorcraft

• July 24 – 29: 16th FAI World Helicopter Championship in Minsk
  • Navigation winners:  Poland (Marcin Szamborski & Michał Szamborski)
  • Parallel precision flying winners:  Russia (Andrey Orekhov & Vadim Sazonov)
  • Parallel fender rigging winners:  Belarus (Uladzimir Buhayeu & Andrei Rogonov)
  • Parallel slalom winners:  Russia (Maxim Sotnikov & Aleh Puajukas)
  • Team overall winners:  Russia

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

• Super Bowl LII – the Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) won 41–33 over the New England Patriots (AFC)
  • Location: U.S. Bank Stadium
  • Attendance: 67,612
  • MVP: Nick Foles, QB (Philadelphia)

Aquatics

Archery

2017–18 Indoor Archery World Cup & World Championships

• November 10 – 12, 2017: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh^[1]
  • Recurve winners: Matteo Fissore (m) / Aída Román (f)
  • Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Sarah Prieels (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: Jonah Wilthagen (m) / Lena Agerholm (f)
  • Women's Junior compound winner: Dalila-Warda Amani
• December 2 & 3, 2017: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok^[2]
  • Recurve winners: Kim Bong-man (m) / SIM Ye-ji (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Paige Pearce-Gore (f)
• January 19 – 21: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes^[3]
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / KIM Su-rin (f)
  • Compound winners: Kristofer Schaff (m) / Natalie Avdeeva (f)
• February 9 & 10: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas^[4]
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Lisa Unruh (f)
  • Compound winners: Jesse Broadwater (m) / Danielle Reynolds (f)
• February 14 – 19: 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships in Yankton, South Dakota^[5]
  • Recurve winners: Sjef van den Berg (m) / Elena Richter (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: Ivan Kozhokar (m) / Ariuna Budaeva (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Natalia Avdeeva (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Simon Olsen (m) / Cassidy Cox (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  Netherlands (m) /  Germany (f)
  • Junior team recurve winners:  Iran (m) /  Italy (f)
  • Team compound winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Junior team compound winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)

2018 Outdoor Archery World Cup, Continental, & World Championships

• April 24 – 29: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai^[6]
  • Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Chang Hye-jin (f)
  • Compound winners: KIM Jong-ho (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Team compound winners:  United States (m) /  Russia (f)
  • Mixed winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  Denmark (Compound)
• May 20 – 26: WA World Cup #2 in Antalya^[7]
  • Recurve winners: Lee Woo-seok (m) / Ksenia Perova (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Yeşim Bostan (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Team compound winners:  South Korea (m) /  Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Japan (Recurve) /  France (Compound)
• June 19 – 24: WA World Cup #3 in Salt Lake City^[8]
  • Recurve winners: Mauro Nespoli (m) / Deepika Kumari (f)
  • Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  Netherlands (m) /  Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Team compound winners:  United States (m) /  Colombia (f)
  • Mixed winners:  United States (Recurve) /  France (Compound)
• July 16 – 22: WA World Cup #4 in Berlin^[9]
  • Recurve winners: Mete Gazoz (m) / Lee Eun-kyung (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Sophie Dodemont (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  Chinese Taipei (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Team compound winners:  Croatia (m) /  France (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Chinese Taipei (Recurve) /  United States (Compound)
• August 14 – 19: 2018 Pan American Archery Championships in Medellín^[10]
  • Recurve winners: Ernesto Boardman (m) / Alejandra Valencia (f)
  • Compound winners: Antonio Hidalgo (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Team compound winners:  Colombia (m) /  Mexico (f)
  • Mixed winners:  United States (Recurve) /  United States (Compound)
• August 27 – September 1: 2018 European Archery Championships in Legnica^[11]
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Yasemin Anagöz (f)
  • Compound winners: Anton Bulaev (m) / Andrea Marcos (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  Russia (m) /  Turkey (f)
  • Team compound winners:  Great Britain (m) /  Turkey (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Italy (Recurve) /  France (Compound)
• September 4 – 9: 2018 World Field Archery Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo^[12]
  • Recurve winners: Wataru Oonuki (m) / Lisa Unruh (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Paige Pearce (f)
  • Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: William Pike (m) / Aiko Rolando (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Timo Bega (m) / Sara Ret (f)
  • Junior Barebow winners: Eric Esposito (m) / Natalia Trunfio (f)
  • Team winners:  Germany (m) /  Germany (f)
  • Junior team winners:  United States (m) /  Sweden (f)
• September 29 & 30: WA World Cup #5 (final) in Samsun^[13]
  • Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Lee Eun-kyung (f)
  • Compound winners: Kris Schaff (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Mixed team winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  Turkey (Compound)

Association football

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• March 29 – September 30: 2018 Major League Baseball season
  • American League 2018 Season winners: Boston Red Sox
  • National League 2018 Season winners: Los Angeles Dodgers
• June 4 – 6: 2018 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
  • #1 pick: Casey Mize (to the Detroit Tigers from the Auburn Tigers)
• July 17: 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Washington D.C. at Nationals Park
  • The American League defeated the National League, 8–6.
  • MVP: Alex Bregman ( Houston Astros)
  • 2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Winner: Bryce Harper ( Washington Nationals)
• October 23 – 28: 2018 World Series
  • The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–1 in games played, to win their ninth World Series title.

2018 Little League Baseball World Series

• July 28 – August 4: 2018 Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley at Easley Recreation Complex^[14]
  • The Pariba Little League (Caribbean) defeated the Naamans Little League (East), 7–2, in the final.^[15]
• July 29 – August 5: 2018 Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series in Livermore at Max Baer Park^[16]
  • The West Seoul LL (Asia-Pacific) defeated the Livermore/Granada LL (Host), 10–0, in the final.^[17]
• August 12 – 19: 2018 Junior League World Series in Taylor at Heritage Park^[18]
  • The Shing-Ming Junior LL (Asia-Pacific) defeated the Lufkin LL (Southwest), 2–0, in the final.
• August 16 – 26: 2018 Little League World Series in South Williamsport at both the Little League Volunteer Stadium and the Howard J. Lamade Stadium^[19]
  • The Honolulu LL (West) defeated the South Seoul LL (Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 3–0, in the final.

Baseball world events

• July 6 – 15: 2018 World University Baseball Championship in Chiayi^[20]
  •  Japan defeated  Chinese Taipei, 8–3, in the final.  South Korea took third place.^[21]
• August 10 – 19: 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup in David & Chitré^[22]
  •  United States defeated  Panama, 7–1, to win their sixth U-15 Baseball World Cup title.
  •  Chinese Taipei took third place.
• August 22 – 31: 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup in Viera, Florida^[23]
  •  Japan defeated  Chinese Taipei, 6–0, to win their sixth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title.
  •  Canada took third place.
• October 19 – 28: 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup in Barranquilla & Montería^[24]
  •  Mexico defeated  Japan, 2–1, to win their first U–23 Baseball World Cup title.
  •  Venezuela took third place.

Basketball

FIBA World events

• June 8 – 12: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Bocaue^[25]
  • Team winners:  Serbia (m) /  Italy (f)
  • Skills Contest winner: Alexandra Theodorean
  • Dunk Contest winner: Dmytro Krivenko
  • Shoot-out Contest winner: Janine Pontejos
• June 30 – July 8: 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Rosario and Santa Fe^[26]
  • The  United States defeated  France, 95–52, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup title.
  •  Puerto Rico took third place.
• July 21 – 29: 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Minsk^[27]
  • The  United States defeated  France, 92–40, to win their fourth FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup title.
  •  Australia took third place.
• September 22 – 30: 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Tenerife^[28]
  • The  United States defeated  Australia, 73–56, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup title.
  •  Spain took third place.

National Basketball Association

• October 17, 2017 – April 11, 2018: 2017–18 NBA season
  • The Toronto Raptors clinched home court advantage for the Eastern Conference playoffs.
  • The Houston Rockets clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs.
  • Top Scorer: James Harden (Houston Rockets)
• February 18: 2018 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
  • All-Star Game: Team LeBron defeated Team Stephen, 148–145.
  • MVP: LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers)
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game: Team Clippers defeated Team Lakers, 75–66.
  • Rising Stars Challenge: Team World defeated Team USA, 155–124.
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: Spencer Dinwiddie ( Brooklyn Nets)
  • Three-Point Contest winner: Devin Booker ( Phoenix Suns)
  • Slam Dunk Contest winner: Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz)
• April 14 – June 8: 2018 NBA Playoffs
  • The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–0 in games played, to win their third of four consecutive and sixth overall NBA title.
• June 21: 2018 NBA draft in Brooklyn at Barclays Center
  • #1: Deandre Ayton (to the Phoenix Suns from the Arizona Wildcats)

Women's National Basketball Association

• April 12: 2018 WNBA draft in Nike New York Headquarters (New York City)
  • #1 pick: A'ja Wilson to the Las Vegas Aces from the South Carolina Gamecocks
• May 18 – August 19: 2018 WNBA season
  • Western Conference winners: Seattle Storm
  • Eastern Conference winners: Atlanta Dream
  • MVP: Breanna Stewart ( Seattle Storm)
• July 28: 2018 WNBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis at Target Center
  • Team Parker defeated Team Delle Donne, 119–112.
  • MVP: Maya Moore ( Minnesota Lynx)
  • Three Point Shootout winner: Allie Quigley ( Chicago Sky)
• August 21 – September 12: 2018 WNBA Playoffs
  • The Seattle Storm defeated the Washington Mystics, 3–0 in games played, to win their third WNBA title.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

• March 13 – April 2: 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
  • The Villanova Wildcats defeated the Michigan Wolverines 79–62 to win their second NCAA title in three years and third overall.
• March 16 – April 1: 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
  • The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 61–58 to win their second NCAA title.

2018 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

• July 21 & 22: Saskatoon Masters in  Canada^[29]
  • Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 20–18, in the final.
• July 28 & 29: Utsunomiya Masters in  Japan^[30]
  • Liman defeated Amsterdam, 18–11, in the final.
• August 4 & 5: Prague Masters in the  Czech Republic^[31]
  • Novi Sad defeated Gagarin, 21–12, in the final.
• August 24 & 25: Lausanne Masters in  Switzerland^[32]
  • Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 21–20, in the final.
• August 30 & 31: Debrecen Masters in  Hungary^[33]
  • Novi Sad defeated Riga, 21–10, in the final.
• September 8 & 9: Mexico City Masters in  Mexico^[34]
  • Ljubljana defeated Ponce, 21–17, in the final.
• September 22 & 23: Hyderabad Masters in  India^[35]
  • Novi Sad defeated fellow Serbian team, Liman, 21–16, in the final.
• September 29 & 30: Chengdu Masters in  China^[36]
  • Liman defeated Riga, 21–12, in the final.
• October 13 & 14: Penang Masters in  Malaysia^[37]
  • Liman defeated Piran, 21–15, in the final.
• October 27 & 28: Beijing Masters (final) in  China^[38]
  • Novi Sad defeated Riga, 20–18, in the final.

FIBA Americas

• January 19 – March 25: 2018 FIBA Americas League
  • San Lorenzo defeated Mogi das Cruzes, 79–71, to win their first FIBA Americas League title.
  • Regatas Corrientes took third place.
• June 11 – 16: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in St. Catharines^[39]
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 113–74, to win their fifth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship title.
  •  Argentina took third place.
• August 1 – 7: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship in Mexico City^[40]
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 84–60, to win their ninth consecutive and tenth overall FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship title.
  •  Argentina took third place.

FIBA Europe

2018 European Championships

• June 26 – July 1: 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Serravalle^[41]
  •  Malta defeated  Norway, 76–59, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
  •  Ireland took third place.
• June 26 – July 1: 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in Cork^[42]
  •  Denmark defeated  Luxembourg, 93–59, in the final.  Malta took third place.
• July 7 – 15: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Sopron^[43]
  •  Spain defeated  Serbia, 69–50, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
  •  Netherlands took third place.
• July 14 – 22: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Chemnitz^[44]
  •  Israel defeated  Croatia, 80–66, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
  •  Germany took third place.
• July 28 – August 5: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Ventspils, Liepāja, & Riga^[45]
  •  Serbia defeated  Latvia, 99–90, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
  •  France took third place.
• August 4 – 12: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship in Udine^[46]
  •  Germany defeated  Spain, 67–54, to win their first FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship title.
  •  Hungary took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned above, along with  Latvia and  Belgium, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
• August 10 – 18: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Novi Sad^[47]
  •  Croatia defeated  Spain, 71–70, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
• August 17 – 25: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Kaunas^[48]
  •  Italy defeated the  Czech Republic, 60–52, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title.
  •  Spain took third place.
• August 31 – September 2: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships in Debrecen^[49]
  • Men:  Hungary defeated  Serbia, 20–18, to win their first Men's FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships title.
    •  Spain took third place.
  • Women:  Belgium defeated  France, 12–4, to win their first Women's FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships title.
    •  Russia took third place.
• September 14 – 16: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Bucharest^[50]
  • Men:  Serbia defeated  Latvia, 19–18, to win their first Men's FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup title.
    •  Slovenia took third place.
  • Women:  France defeated  Netherlands, 21–5, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup title.
    •  Ukraine took third place.

2017–18 European Leagues

• September 15, 2017 – April 3: 2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup
  • KK Zlatorog Laško defeated Levicki Patrioti 89–79 to win their first Alpe Adria Cup title.
• September 19, 2017 – May 6: 2017–18 Basketball Champions League
  • AEK Athens defeated Monaco 100–94 to win their first Basketball Champions League title.
  • UCAM Murcia took third place.
• September 20, 2017 – April 18: 2017–18 EuroCup Women
  • Galatasaray defeated Umana Reyer Venezia 155–140 in the two-legged final to win their second EuroCup Women title.
• September 20, 2017 – May 2: 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup
  • Umana Reyer Venezia defeated fellow Italian team Sidigas Avellino 158–148 in the two-legged final to win their first FIBA Europe Cup title.
• September 26, 2017 – April 22: 2017–18 EuroLeague Women
  • UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated Sopron Basket 72–53 to win their fourth EuroLeague Women title.
  • Dynamo Kursk took third place.
• October 4, 2017 – March 25: 2017–18 WABA League
  • Budućnost Bemax defeated Athlete Celje, 71–68, to win their second WABA League title.
  • WBC Montana 2003 took third place.
• October 10, 2017 – April 4: 2017–18 ABA League Second Division (debut event)
  • KK Krka defeated fellow Slovenian team, KK Primorska, 87–73, to win the inaugural ABA League Second Division title.
• October 10, 2017 – April 15: 2017–18 BIBL season
  • Levski defeated Bashkimi, 83–72, to win their third BIBL title.
  • BC Rilski Sportist took third place.
• October 10, 2017 – April 16: 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball
  • Darüşşafaka S.K. defeated PBC Lokomotiv Kuban, 148–137 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Basketball title.
• October 12, 2017 – May 20: 2017–18 EuroLeague (Final Four in Belgrade)
  • Real Madrid defeated Fenerbahçe Doğuş, 85–80, to win their tenth EuroLeague title.
  • BC Žalgiris took third place.
• October 18, 2017 – March 4: 2017–18 Central Europe Women's League
  • BC Pharmaserv Marburg defeated CSM Satu Mare, 69–60, to win their first Central Europe Women's League title.
  • Olimpia CSU Brașov took third place.
• October 24, 2017 – April 5: 2017–18 Baltic Basketball League
  • BC Pieno žvaigždės defeated BK Jūrmala, 174–148 in the final's two legs, to win their first Baltic Basketball League title.
  • BC Tartu took third place.

FIBA Asia

National teams

• April 29 – May 1: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Shenzhen^[51]
  • Men:  Australia defeated  Mongolia, 17–16, in the final.  Japan took third place.
  • Women:  New Zealand defeated  China, 14–11, in the final.  Australia took third place.
• August 5 – 11: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship in  Thailand^[52]
  • In the final,  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 73–62, to win their 1st title.
  •  China took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned here, plus  Philippines, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
• October 28 – November 3: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship in Bangalore^[53]
  •  China defeated  Japan, 89–76, to win their fifth consecutive and 16th overall FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship title.
  •  Australia took third place.
  • Note: All teams mentioned here, plus  South Korea, have qualified to compete at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.

Clubs teams

• November 17, 2017 – May 2: 2017–18 ABL season
  • San Miguel Alab Pilipinas defeated Mono Vampire, 3–2 in games played in a 5-legged final, to win their first ABL title.
• July 17 – 22: Summer Super 8 in  Macau^[54]
  • Guangzhou Long-Lions defeated Seoul Samsung Thunders, 78–72, to win their first title.
  • Incheon Electroland Elephants took third place.

FIBA Africa

• August 10 – 19: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship in Maputo^[55]
  •  Mali defeated  Mozambique, 86–33, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship title.
  •  Angola took third place.
• August 24 – September 2: 2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship in Bamako^[56]
  •  Mali defeated  Senegal, 78–76, to win their first FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Egypt took third place.

FIBA Oceania

• December 2 – 8: 2018 FIBA U15 Oceania Championship for Men & Women in Port Moresby^[57][58]
  • Men:  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 61–58, in the final.  Samoa took third place.
  • Women:  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 110–30, in the final.  Samoa took third place.

Beach soccer

Beach tennis

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

Bobsleigh & Skeleton

Bowling

Bowls

World Tour

• November 4 – 11, 2017: The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open 2017 in Perth, Scotland^[59]
  • In the final, David Gourlay defeated Michael Stepney, 7,11 – 4,9.
• January 12 – 28: 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Hopton-on-Sea
  • Open Singles: Mark Dawes defeated Robert Paxton, 8–7, 6–7, 2–0.
  • Women's singles: Katherine Rednall defeated Rebecca Field, 13–6, 13–6.
  • Open Pairs: Jamie Chestney & Mark Dawes defeated Nick Brett & Greg Harlow, 6–6, 9–5.
  • Mixed Pairs: Jamie Chestney & Lesley Doig defeated Darren Burnett & Rebecca Field, 8–4, 7–6.
• March 3 – 9: The Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2018 in Blackpool
  • In the final, David Gourlay defeated Greg Harlow, 11,9 – 5,9, 2–1.
• The Co-op Funeralcare European Masters 2018

World Cup

• March 6 – 14: 2018 World Cup in  Australia

World and International Championships

• February 24 – March 2: World Youth Bowls Championships in Broadbeach
  • Men's:  Australia 1 defeated  Wales, 21–12.
  • Women's:  Australia 2 defeated  New Zealand 1, 21–13.
  • Mixed Pairs:  Australia 1 defeated Norfolk Island &  Scotland, 20–5.
• October 28 – November 4: World Singles Champion of Champions in St Johns Park, New South Wales
  • Men's: Shannon McIlroy defeated Tony Cheung, 8–3, 9–2.
  • Women's: Jo Edwards defeated Alyani Jamil, 10–7, 10–3.

Bridge

Europe

• February 2 – 4: 7th International Barcelona Bridge Open in Barcelona
  • Winners: Antonio Palma & Massimiliano Di Franco
• February 17 – 23: 2nd European Winter Games in Monte Carlo
  • Winners: Team Mahaffey (Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth)
• March 2 – 4: Slava Cup in Moscow
  • Winners: Diyan Danailov & Rossen Gunev
• June 6 – 16: 54th European Team Championships in Ostend
• July 11 – 18: 14th Youth Pairs Championships in Opatija

Asia-Pacific

• April 14 – 20: 2018 APBF Open Youth Championships in Jakarta
  • U26 winners: Airlangga University
  • U21 winners: High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
• June 4 – 10: 3rd Asia Cup Bridge Championships in Goa

Other in Bridge

• May 10 – 23: 68th South American Bridge Festival in Comandatuba
• August 9 – 18: 17th World Youth Bridge Team Championships in Wujiang
• September 22 – October 6: 11th World Bridge Series in Orlando
• October 25 – 28: 9th World University Bridge Championship in Suzhou

Canadian football

• November 25 – 106th Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Redblacks, 27–16.

Canoeing

Cheerleading

Open

• January 27 & 28: Winter Open in Drammen
  • For all results, click here. Archived 2018-01-30 at the Wayback Machine and here. Archived 2018-01-30 at the Wayback Machine

World and Continental Championships

• April 25 – 27: 2018 Junior World Cheerleading Championships and World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando
  •  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 30 & July 1: ECU European Cheerleading Championships in Helsinki
• October 5 & 6: 1st World University Cheerleading Championships in Łódź

Chess

World Events

• March 10 – 28: Candidates Tournament 2018 in Berlin
  • Winner: Fabiano Caruana
• April 20 – 29: World Schools Individual Championships 2018 in Durrës
  • U7 winners: Dinmukhammed Tulendinov (m) / Lakshana Subramanian (f)
  • U9 winners: Savva Vetokhin (m) / Alserkal Rouda Essa (f)
  • U11 winners: Lkhagvajamts Ochirbat (m) / Alua Nurmanova (f)
  • U13 winners: Momchil Petkov (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U15 winners: Arystan Isanzhulov (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
  • U17 winners: Murad Ibrahimli (m) / Viktoria Radeva (f)
• April 21 – 30: 2018 World Amateur Chess Championship in Cagliari
  • Under2300 winner: Arvinder Preet Singh
  • Under2000 winner: Kanan Hajiyev
  • Under1700 winners: Batuhan Sütbaş (m) / Vilena Popova (f)
• May 2 – May 20: Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018 in Chongqing and Shanghai
  • Winner: Ju Wenjun
• June 21 – 25: 2018 World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Minsk
  • Blitz U8 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f)
  • Blitz U10 winners: Tykhon Cherniaiev (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • Blitz U12 winners: Leonid Girshgorn (m) / Umida Omonova (f)
  • Rapid U8 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Varvara Kuzmina (f)
  • Rapid U10 winners: Tykhon Cherniaiev (m) / Samantha Edithso (f)
  • Rapid U12 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Umida Omonova (f)
• July 7 – 15: 2018 World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ in Radebeul
• September 4 – 16: World Junior Chess Championship and Girls U20 in Gebze
  • Winners: Parham Maghsoodloo (m) / Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f)
• September 23 – October 6: 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi
• October 19 – November 1: 2018 World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships in Chalkidiki
• November 3 – 16: 2018 World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships in Santiago de Compostela
• November 9 – 28: World Chess Championship 2018 in London
  • Winner: Magnus Carlsen
• November 17 – 30: 2018 World Senior Chess Championship in Bled
  • 65+ Winners: Vlastimil Jansa (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
  • 50+ Winners: Karen Movsziszian (m) / Elvira Berend (f)
• November 24 – December 3: 2018 World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad in Manavgat
  • Winner: Uzbekistan
• Women's World Chess Championship 2018 in Khanty-Mansiysk
  • Winner: Ju Wenjun
• World Cities Team Championship 2018 in  United Arab Emirates

European Events

• March 16 – 29: European Individual Chess Championship in Batumi
  • Winner: Ivan Šarić
• March 29 – April 2: European Women's Rapid Championship and European Women's Blitz Championship in Batumi
  • Rapid winner: Elisabeth Pähtz
  • Blitz winner: Anna Muzychuk
• April 7 – 20: European Individual Chess Championship for Women in Vysoké Tatry
  • Winner: Valentina Gunina
• April 13 – 23: European Senior Team Chess Championship in Wałbrzych
  • 50+ winners:  Italy
  • 65+ winners:  Russia
• June 13 – 21: European Amateur Chess Championship in Budva
• June 29 – July 8: European School Chess Championship in Kraków
• July 11 – 19: European Youth Team Championship in Bad Blankenburg
• July 31 – August 5: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships in Oradea
• August 3 – 13: European Senior Chess Championship in Drammen
• August 19 – 30: European Youth Chess Championship U8-U18 in Riga
• October 13 – 21: European Chess Club Cup for Men and Women in Rhodes
• December 5 – 9: European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship in Skopje

American Events

• March 29 – April 3: Carifta Junior Chess Championships 2018 in Paramaribo
  • U8 winners: Taydan Balliram (m) / Sylvi Cabral (f)
  • U10 winners: Ky-Mani Wijnhard (m) / Hannah Wilson (f)
  • U12 winners: Darren Mckennis (m) / Zara La Fleur (f)
  • U14 winners: Ethan Samuel Croeze (m) / Vanessa Greenidge (f)
  • U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Adani Clarke (f)
  • U18 winners: Pierre Chang (m) / Sheanael Gardner (f)
  • U20 winners: Pierre Chang (m) / Sheanael Gardner (f)

American Zonals

• March 24 – 30: American Zone 2.3.3 in San José
  • Winners: Jorge Ernesto Giron (m) / Thais Castillo Morales (f)

Arab Events

• January 26 – February 2: Arab Individual Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
  • Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f)
• January 26 – February 2: Arab Youth U8-18 Chess Championship 2017 in Sharjah
• January 26 – February 2: Arab Junior & Girls U20 Chess Championship 2017 in Sharjah
  • Winner: Ibrahim Sultan
• February 3: Arab Rapid Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
  • Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Ghayda M. Alattar (f)
• February 4: Arab Blitz Championship 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
  • Winners: Salem Saleh (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)
• February 5 – 12: Arab Chess Club 2017 (Open & Women) in Sharjah
  • Winners: ASSN

Cricket

Tri-Nation Series

• January 11 – 23: 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series in  United Arab Emirates
  • Round robin final ranking: 1.  Ireland, 2.  Scotland, 3.  United Arab Emirates
• January 15 – 27: 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series in  Bangladesh
  • In the final,  Sri Lanka defeated  Bangladesh, 221 (50 overs) – 142 (41.1 overs).
  • Sri Lanka won by 79 runs.
• February 2 – 21: 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series in  Australia and  New Zealand
  • In the final,  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 121/3 (14.4 overs) – 150/9 (20 overs).
  • Australia won by 19 runs (D/L method).
• March 6 – 18: 2018 Nidahas Trophy in  Sri Lanka
  • In the final,  India defeated  Bangladesh, 168/6 (20 overs) – 166/8 (20 overs).
  • India won by 4 wickets.
• March 19 – 31: 2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series in  India
  • In the final,  Australia defeated  England, 209/4 (20 overs) – 152/9 (20 overs).
  • Australia Women won by 57 runs.
• June 12 – 20: 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series in  Netherlands
  • Round robin final ranking: 1.  Scotland, 2.  Netherlands, 3.  Ireland
• June 20 – July 1: 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series in  England
  • In the final,  England defeated  New Zealand, 141/3 (17.1 overs) – 137/9 (20 overs).
  • England Women won by 7 wickets.
• July 1 – 8: 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series in  Zimbabwe
  • In the final,  Pakistan defeated  Australia, 187/4 (19.2 overs) – 183/8 (20 overs).
  • Pakistan won by 6 wickets.
• July 29: 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series in  England
  • Rain affected all three matches. The first two fixtures were both reduced to six overs per side.^[60] In the third and final match, only 16.4 overs of play was possible, with the game ending in a no result.^[61] Nepal and the Netherlands shared the series.^[62]

International Cricket Competitions

• January 8 – 20: 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup in  Pakistan and  United Arab Emirates
  • In the final, India defeated Pakistan, 309/8 (38.2 overs) – 308/8 (40 overs).
  • India won by 2 wickets.
• January 13 – February 3: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in  New Zealand
  • In the final, India defeated Australia, 220/2 (38.5 overs) – 216 (47.2 overs).
  • India won by 8 wickets.
• February 8 – 15: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in  Namibia
  • In the final,  United Arab Emirates defeated    Nepal, 277/4 (50 overs) – 270/8 (50 overs).
  • United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs.
  • United Arab Emirates and Nepal advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
  • Canada and Namibia remained in Division Two.
  • Oman and Kenya relegated to Division Three for 2018.
• March 4 – 25: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in  Zimbabwe
  • In the final,  Afghanistan defeated  West Indies, 206/3 (40.4 overs) – 204 (46.5 overs).
  • Afghanistan won by 7 wickets.
  • Afghanistan and West Indies qualified for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
  • Scotland and United Arab Emirates retained ODI status until 2022.
  • Nepal gained ODI status until 2022.
  • Papua New Guineea and Hong Kong relegated to Division Two and lost ODI status.
• April 29 – May 6: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in  Malaysia
  • Round robin final ranking: 1.  Uganda, 2.  Denmark, 3.  Malaysia, 4.  Jersey, 5.  Vanuatu, 6.  Bermuda
  • Uganda and Denmark promoted to Division Three for 2018.
  • Malaysia and Jersey remain in Division Four.
  • Vanuatu and Bermuda relegated to Division Five.
• June 3 – 10: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in  Malaysia
  • In the final,  Bangladesh defeated  India, 113/7 (20 overs) – 112/9 (20 overs).
  • Bangladesh Women won by 3 wickets.
• July 7 – 14: 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in  Netherlands
  • In the final,  Bangladesh defeated  Ireland, 122/9 (20 overs) – 95 (18.4 overs).
  • Bangladesh Women won by 25 runs.
  • Bangladesh and Ireland qualified for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
• August 29 – September 6: 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier in  Malaysia
  • In the final,  Hong Kong defeated  United Arab Emirates, 179/8 (23.3 overs) – 176/9 (24 overs).
  • Hong Kong won by 2 wickets (D/L method).
• September 15 – 28: 2018 Asia Cup in  United Arab Emirates
  • In the final,  India defeated  Bangladesh, 223/7 (50 overs) – 222 (48.3 overs).
  • India won by 3 wickets
• November 9 – 21: 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in  Oman
• November 9 – 24: 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies
  • In the final,  Australia defeated  England, 106/2 (15.6 overs) – 105 (19.4 overs).
  • Australia won by 8 wickets

Cross-country skiing

Cue sports

Curling

Cycle ball

Cycling – BMX

Cycling – Cyclo-cross

Cycling – Mountain Bike

Cycling – Para-cycling

Cycling – Road

Cycling – Track

Cycling – Trials

Dancesport

Grand Slam

• March 3 & 4: WDSF Grand Slam #1 in Helsinki
  • Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
  • Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno

World Open

• January 13 & 14: WDSF World Open #1 in Benidorm
  • Adult Standard winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė
  • Adult Latin winners: Andrea Silvestri & Martina Varadi
• January 27: WDSF World Open #2 in Pforzheim
  • Adult Latin winners: Marius-Andrei Balan & Kristina Moshenska
• February 10 & 11: WDSF World Open #3 in Berchem
  • Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina
  • Adult Latin winners: Andrey Gusev & Vera Bondareva
• February 16 & 17: WDSF World Open #4 in Copenhagen
  • Adult Standard winners: Alessandro Bosco & Laura Nolan
  • Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
• February 24: WDSF World Open #5 in Lisbon
  • Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
• February 25: WDSF World Open #6 in Moscow
  • Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina
• February 25: WDSF World Open #7 in Tokyo
  • Adult Standard winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė
• March 10 & 11: WDSF World Open #8 in Brno
  • Adult Standard winners: Vasily Kirin & Ekaterina Prozorova
  • Adult Latin winners: Edgar Marcos Borjas & Alina Nowak
• March 24 & 25: WDSF World Open #9 in Pieve di Cento
  • Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
  • Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
• March 25: WDSF PD World Open #10 in Pieve di Cento
  • Adult Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Koehler
• March 30: WDSF World Open #11 in Berlin
  • Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Moshenin & Dana Spitsyna
• March 31 & April 1: WDSF World Open #12 in Bucharest
  • Adult Standard winners: Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova
  • Adult Latin winners: Marius-Andrei Balan & Khrystyna Moshenska
• March 31 & April 1: WDSF World Open #13 in Cambrils
  • Adult Standard winners: Anton Skuratov & Alena Uehlin
  • Adult Latin winners: Timur Imametdinov & Nina Bezzubova
• April 7 & 8: World Open #14 in Moscow
  • Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
  • Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
• April 14 & 15: World Open #15 in Paphos
  • Adult Standard winners: Daniil Ulanov & Kateryna Isakovych
  • Adult Latin winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti
• April 21 & 22: World Open #16 in Uzhgorod
  • Adult Standard winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer
  • Adult Latin winners: Marek Bures & Anastasiia Iermolenko
• April 24 & 25: World Open #17 in San Marino
  • Adult Standard winners: Evgeny Moshenin & Dana Spitsyna
  • Adult Latin winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno
• April 28: World Open #18 in Chișinău
  • Adult Latin winners: Bogdan Boie & Natalia Luchiv

Grand Prix

• February 25: WDSF PD Super Grand Prix #1 in Tokyo
  • Adult Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler
• March 24: WDSF PD Super Grand Prix #2 in Pieve di Cento
  • Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus

International Competitions

• February 17: WDSF European Championship (Standard) in Copenhagen
  • 1st place: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova
  • 2nd place: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė
  • 3rd place: Francesco Galuppo & Debora Pacini
• February 25: WDSF European Championship (Adult Formation Standard & Youth Latin) in Sochi
  • Youth Latin 1st place: Egor Kulikov & Maria Goroshko
  • Youth Latin 2nd place: Vladislav Untu & Polina Baryshnikova
  • Youth Latin 3rd place: Danila Mazur & Anastasia Polonskaya
  • Adult Formation Standard 1st place: Vera Tyumen Standard Team
  • Adult Formation Standard 2nd place: 1 TC Ludwigsburg
  • Adult Formation Standard 3rd place: Szilver TSE
• March 10: WDSF European Championship (10 Dance) in Brno
  • 1st place: Konstantin Gorodilov & Dominika Bergmannova
  • 2nd place: David Odstrčil & Tara Bohak
  • 3rd place: Mikhail Koptev & Alexandra Atamantseva
• April 7: WDSF PD World Cup (Adult Standard) in Chelyabinsk
  • 1st place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė
  • 2nd place: Simone Segatori & Annette Sudol
  • 3rd place: Bjorn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson
• April 7: WDSF World Championship (Under 21 Ten Dance) in Moscow
  • 1st place: Semen Khrzhanovskiy & Elizaveta Lykhina
  • 2nd place: Oleg Chzhen & Alina Ageeva
  • 3rd place: Gleb Bannikov & Maria Smirnova
• April 8: WDSF PD World Championship (Adult Show Dance Latin) in Chelyabinsk
  • 1st place: Alexandr Shmonin & Maria Shmonina
  • 2nd place: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko
  • 3rd place: Denis Kikhtenko & Galina Akopian
• April 8: WDSF European Cup (Adult Latin) in Moscow
  • 1st place: Ionuț Alexandru Miculescu & Andra Păcurar
  • 2nd place: Vincenzo Mariniello & Sara Casini
  • 3rd place: Artem Efanin & Anna Dergunova
• April 28: WDSF World Championship (Junior II Ten Dance) in Chișinău
  • 1st place: Yaroslav Kiselev & Sofia Philipchuk
  • 2nd place: Anton Porcesco-Gozun & Paola Popinin
  • 3rd place: Răzvan-George Bătrânu & Ana-Maria Dica
• April 29: WDSF European Championship (Youth Ten Dance) in Chișinău
  • 1st place: Vladislav Untu & Polina Baryshnikova
  • 2nd place: German Pugachev & Ariadna Tishova
  • 3rd place: Gedvinas Meškauskas & Ugnė Bliujūtė

Darts

Professional Darts Corporation

• December 14, 2017 – January 1: 2018 PDC World Darts Championship in London
  • Rob Cross defeated Phil Taylor, 7–2
• January 26 – 28: 2018 Masters in Milton Keynes
  • Michael van Gerwen defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11–9
• February 1 – May 17: 2018 Premier League Darts at venues in  Ireland,  Wales,  England,  Germany,  Scotland,  Northern Ireland and  Netherlands
  • Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith, 11–4
• March 2 – 4: 2018 UK Open in Minehead
  • Gary Anderson defeated Corey Cadby, 11–7
• May 31 – June 3: 2018 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt
  •  Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld) defeated  Scotland (Peter Wright & Gary Anderson), 3–1
• July 21 – 29: 2018 World Matchplay in Blackpool
  • Gary Anderson defeated Mensur Suljović, 21–19
• September 22 – 23 : 2018 Champions League of Darts in Brighton
  • Gary Anderson defeated Peter Wright, 11–4
• September 30 – October 6: 2018 World Grand Prix in Dublin
  • Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright, 5–2
• October 25 – 28: 2018 European Championship in Dortmund
  • James Wade defeated Simon Whitlock, 11–8
• November 2 – 4: 2018 World Series of Darts Finals in Vienna
  • James Wade defeated Michael Smith, 11–10
• November 10 – 18: 2018 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton
  • Gerwyn Price defeated Gary Anderson, 16–13
• November 23 – 25: 2018 Players Championship Finals in Minehead
  • Daryl Gurney defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11–9
• November 25: 2018 PDC World Youth Championship Final in Minehead
  • Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Martin Schindler, 6–3

World Series of Darts

• May 25: German Darts Masters in Gelsenkirchen
  • Mensur Suljović defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh, 8–2
• July 5 – 7: US Darts Masters in Las Vegas
  • Gary Anderson defeated Rob Cross, 8–4
• July 13 – 14: Shanghai Darts Masters in Shanghai
  • Michael Smith defeated Rob Cross, 8–2
• August 3 – 5: Auckland Darts Masters in Auckland
  • Michael van Gerwen defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11–4
• August 10 – 12: Melbourne Darts Masters in Melbourne
  • Peter Wright defeated Michael Smith, 11–8
• August 17 – 19: Brisbane Darts Masters in Brisbane
  • Rob Cross defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11–6

British Darts Organisation

• January 6 – 14: 2018 BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green
  • Men: Glen Durrant defeated Mark McGeeney, 7–6.
  • Women: Lisa Ashton defeated Anastasia Dobromyslova, 3–1.
• May 30 – June 3: 2018 World Trophy in Preston
  • Men: Glen Durrant defeated Michael Unterbuchner, 10–7.
  • Women: Fallon Sherrock defeated Lorraine Winstanley, 6–3.
• October 3 – 7: 2018 World Masters in Bridlington
  • Men: Adam Smith-Neale defeated Glen Durrant, 6–4.
  • Women: Lisa Ashton defeated Casey Gallagher, 5–2.

World Darts Federation

• July 6 – 10: WDF Americas Cup in Claxton Bay
  • Men's Singles: 1st. Robin Albury, 2nd Anthony Forde, 3rd. Tom Sawyer, 4th. Shane Sawyer
  • Women's Singles: 1st. Sandy Hudson, 2nd Maria Mason, 3rd. Lisa Ayers, 4th. Danna Foster
  • Team event:  United States defeated  Canada 7–5.
• July 12 – 15: WDF Europe Youth Cup in Ankara
  • Singles: Jurjen van der Velde (b) / Beau Greaves (g)
  • Pairs: Heffernan/Barry (b) / Greaves/Reeves (g)
  • Team:  Netherlands
• September 25 – 29: WDF Europe Cup (National Team) in  Hungary
  • Singles: Martin Heneghan (m) / Fiona Gaylor (f)
  • Pairs: (Scott Mitchell & Daniel Day) (m) / (Deta Hedman & Maria O'Brien) (f)
  • Team:  Sweden (m) /  England (f)
• October 16 – 19: WDF Asia Pacific Cup in  South Korea

Disc golf

Major world events

• January 7 – 13: WFDF 2018 World U24 Ultimate Championships in Perth

Championship

• • Men's: 1.  United States U24, 2.  Italy U24, 3.  Australia U24
  • Mixed:  United States U24, 2.  Japan U24, 3.  Canada U24
  • Women's:  United States U24, 2.  Canada U24, 3.  Australia U24

Spirit

• • Men's: 1.  New Zealand U24, 2.  China U24, 3.  Ireland U24
  • Mixed:  New Zealand U24, 2.  Denmark U24, 3.  United States U24
  • Women's:  New Zealand U24, 2.  Singapore U24, 3.  Austria U24
• July 14 – 21: WFDF 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati
• July 29 – August 4: WFDF 2018 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships in Winnipeg
  • Women's: 1.  United States, 2.  Japan, 3.  United States
  • Men's: 1.  United States, 2.  United States, 3.  United States
  • Mixed: 1.  United States, 2.  United States, 3.  United States
  • Grand Master Men's: 1.  United States, 2.  United States, 3.  Canada
• August 15 – 19: European Disc Golf Championships in Sveti Martin na Muri
  • Winners: Simon Lizotte (m) / Henna Blomroos (f)
• August 18 – 25: WFDF 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships in Waterloo

2018 USA National Tour Events

• February 22 – 25: Las Vegas Challenge in Henderson
  • Winners: Eagle Wynne McMahon (m) / Paige Pierce (f)
• April 21 – 28: Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open in Emporia
  • Winners: Eagle Wynne McMahon (m) / Paige Pierce (f)
• May 18 – 20: Santa Cruz Masters Cup in Santa Cruz
  • Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f)
• June 8 – 10: Beaver State Fling in Estacada
  • Winners: Eagle Wynne McMahon (m) / Catrina Allen (f)
• September 14 – 16: Delaware Disc Golf Challenge in Newark
  • Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f)
• October 12 – 14: The Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic in Appling
  • Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Catrina Allen (f)

2018 Disc Golf Pro Tour

• February 28 – March 3: DGPT #1 – Memorial Championship in Scottsdale
  • Winners: Simon Lizotte (m) / Paige Pierce (f)
• March 16 – 18: DGPT #2 – Waco Charity Open in Waco
  • Winners: Jeremy Koling / Paige Pierce (f)
• April 6 – 8: DGPT #3 – Jonesboro Open in Jonesboro
  • Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f)
• May 25 – 27: DGPT #4 – San Francisco Open in San Francisco
  • Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f)
• June 22 – 24: DGPT #5 – Utah Open in Ogden
  • Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Catrina Allen (f)
• July 6 – 8: DGPT #6 – Great Lakes Open in Milford
  • Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f)
• July 20 – 22: DGPT #7 – Idlewild Open in Burlington
  • Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Paige Pierce (f)
• August 9 – 12: DGPT #8 – Insurance Open in Eureka
  • Winners: Nathan Sexton (m) / Jessica Weese (f)
• August 24 – 26: DGPT #9 – MVP Open in Leicester
  • Winners: James Conrad (m) / Sarah Hokom (f)
• October 18 – 21: DGPT #10 – DGPT Tour Championship in Jacksonville (final)
  • Winners: Chris Dickerson (m) / Sarah Hokom (f)

European Pro Tour

• April 20 – 22: RE/MAX Open – EPT#1 in Vierumäki
  • Winners: Mikael Räsänen (m) / Henna Blomroos (f)
• June 22 – 24: Sula Open 2018 – EPT#2 in Sula
  • Winners: Gregg Barsby (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)
• July 6 – 8: Skellefteå Open – EPT#3 in Skellefteå
  • Winners: Richard Wysocki (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)
• July 20 – 22: The Open – EPT#4 in Ale (final)
  • Winners: Richard Wysocki (m) / Kristin Tattar (f)

2018 European Tour

• March 31 & April 1: Dutch Open – ET#1 in Rijswijk
  • Winners: Dominik Stampfer (m) / Kaidi Allsalu (f)
• April 14 & 15: Bluebell Woods Open – ET#2 in Dunbar
  • Winners: Max Regitnig (m) / Maris Perendi (f)
• May 19 & 20: Kokkedal Open – ET#3 in Kokkedal & Hillerød
  • Winners: Karl Johan Nybo (m) / Maris Perendi (f)
• June 9 & 10: Creeksea Classic – ET#4 in Burnham-on-Crouch
  • Winners: Tony Ferro (m) / Lauren Kirsch (f)
• June 15 – 17: Alutaguse Open – ET#5 in Ida-Viru
  • Winners: Paul Ulibarri (m) / Jenna Suhonen (f)
• August 11 & 12: Sibbe Open – ET#6 in Sibbe
  • Winners: Olli Pylsy (m) / Terhi Kytö (f)
• September 7 – 9: Nokia Open in Nokia (final)
  • Winners: Mikael Räsänen (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

World Cup and Championships

• February 7 – 11: 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin
  •  Austria defeated  Germany, 3–2 in penalties and after a 3–3 tie in regular play, to win their first Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup title.
  •  Iran took third place.
• February 7 – 11: 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin
  •  Germany defeated the  Netherlands, 2–1, to win their third Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup title.
  •  Belarus took third place.
• June 23 – July 1: 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Amsterdam
  •  Australia defeated  India, 3–1 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 15th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
  •  Netherlands took third place.
• July 21 – August 5: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup in London
  •  Netherlands defeated  Ireland, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and eighth overall Women's Hockey World Cup title.
  •  Spain took third place.
• November 28 – December 16: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar
  •  Belgium defeated  Netherlands, 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first Men's Hockey World Cup title.
  •  Australia took third place.

Other international and continental competitions

• March 3 – 10: 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh
  •  Australia defeated  England, 2–1, to win their tenth Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title.
  •  Argentina took third place.
• June 5 – September 23: 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series Open
  • Salamanca final ranking: 1.  United States, 2.  Mexico, 3.  Puerto Rico, 4.  Panama, 5.  Costa Rica
  • Singapore final ranking: 1.  Singapore, 2.  Thailand, 3.  Chinese Taipei, 4.  Myanmar, 5.  Hong Kong, 6.  Indonesia
  • Zagreb final ranking: 1.  Austria, 2.  Wales, 3.  Croatia, 4.   Switzerland, 5.  Slovakia
  • Port Vila final Ranking: 1.  Vanuatu. 2.  Fiji, 3.  Solomon Islands, 4.  Tonga
  • Gniezno final Ranking: 1.  Poland, 2.  Italy, 3.  Ukraine, 4.  Czech Republic, 5.  Lithuania, 6.  Cyprus
  • Lousada final Ranking: 1.  Russia, 2.  Scotland, 3.  Belarus, 4.  Gibraltar, 5.  Portugal, 6.  Turkey
  • Santiago final Ranking: 1.  Chile, 2.  Brazil, 3.  Venezuela, 4.  Uruguay, 5.  Peru, 6.  Bolivia
  • Bulawayo final Ranking: 1.  Egypt, 2.  Zimbabwe, 3.  Zambia, 4.  Namibia
• June 5 – September 23: 2018–19 Women's Hockey Series Open
  • Salamanca final ranking: 1.  Canada, 2.  Mexico, 3.  Puerto Rico, 4.  Panama, 5.  Guatemala
  • Singapore final ranking: 1.  Malaysia, 2.  Thailand, 3.  Singapore, 4.  Kazakhstan, 5.  Hong Kong, 6.  Indonesia
  • Wattignies final ranking: 1.  Belarus, 2.  Russia, 3.  France, 4.  Austria
  • Port Vila final ranking: 1.  Fiji, 2.  Vanuatu, 3.  Solomon Islands, 4.  Tonga
  • Vilnius final ranking:  Ukraine, 2.  Czech Republic, 3.  Wales, 4.  Lithuania, 5.  Turkey
  • Santiago final ranking: 1.  Chile, 2.  Uruguay, 3.  Paraguay, 4.  Brazil, 5.  Peru, 6.  Bolivia
  • Bulawayo final Ranking: 1.  Namibia, 2.  Zambia, 3.  Zimbabwe