2018 in sports
| Years in sports: | 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Calendar by month
January
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice hockey | 2018 NHL Winter Classic | Domestic | |
| 28 | American Football |  2018 Pro Bowl |
Domestic |
February
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | American football | Super Bowl LII |
Domestic | |
| 9–25 | Multi-sport |  2018 Winter Olympics |
International | |
| 18 | Basketball | 2018 NBA All-Star Game |
Domestic |
March
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | Athletics |  2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships |
International | |
| 9–18 | Multi-sport | 2018 Winter Paralympics |
International |
April
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–15 | Multi-sport |  2018 Commonwealth Games |
International | |
| 29–6 May | Table tennis |  2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships |
International |
May
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27–10 June | Tennis |  2018 French Open |
International |
June
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–15 July | Association Football |  2018 FIFA World Cup |
International |
July
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–21 | Field Hockey |  2018 Women's Hockey World Cup |
International | |
| 30–12 August | Sailing |  2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
International |
August
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–12 | Multi-sport | 2018 European Sports Championships |
Continental | |
| 3–19 | Multi-sport |  2018 Central American and Caribbean Games |
Regional | |
| 7–12 | Athletics |  2018 European Athletics Championships |
Continental | |
| 18–2 September | Multi-sport |  2018 Asian Games |
Continental |
September
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–30 | Volleyball |  / 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship |
International | |
| 22–30 | Basketball |  2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup |
International | |
| 28–30 | Golf | 2018 Ryder Cup |
International |
October
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–12 | Multi-sport |  2018 Summer Youth Olympics |
International |
November
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–25 | Cricket |  2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 |
International | |
| 28–16 December | Field Hockey |  2018 Men's Hockey World Cup |
International |
December
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26–5 January 2019 | Ice Hockey |  2019 World Junior Hockey Championships |
International |
Air sports
Aerobatics
- August 3 – 12: 9th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in
Zbraslavice - August 3 – 12: 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Zbraslavice
Model aircraft
- 2018 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in
Buzău - March 18 – 22: 2018 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in West Baden Springs, Indiana
- 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 22 – 27: 2018 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Pazardzhik
- July 23 – 30: 2018 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in
Szentes - 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
Hot air ballooning
- August 7 – 11: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów
- August 18 – 26: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Groß-Siegharts
American Football
National Football League
- January 28: 2018 Pro Bowl Location TBA
- February 4: Super Bowl LII in
Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium
Association Football
Athletics
- World Indoor Championships, in Birmingham, United Kingdom
- European Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Germany
Basketball
- FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain
- Note that there will be no FIBA Basketball World Cup for men this year. FIBA has changed the men's World Cup cycle; the next edition of that competition will be in 2019. In addition, FIBA renamed its premier women's competition from "FIBA World Championship for Women" to FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Cricket
Field hockey
Golf
- Ryder Cup at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
Ice hockey
Multi-sport events
- Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Central American and Caribbean Games, in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
- Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea
- Winter Paralympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea
Road cycling
- 2018 World University Cycling Championships in
Braga
Rugby union
Sailing
- Dates TBC: 2017–18 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, starting and finishing in London
- Dates TBC: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, starting in Alicante, with stops in Lisbon,
Cape Town, 
Hong Kong, 
Guangzhou, 
Auckland, 
Itajaí, Newport, Cardiff and Gothenburg, finishing in 
The Hague
References
- ↑ "England miss out to Russia in 2018 World Cup vote". BBC. 2010-12-02. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
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