Year Ender 2018 | What made news in Sports this Year?
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Oh, an even-numbered year! What a delight it is for every sports fan, if the Euro Cup or the FIFA World Cup set the ball rolling, Olympics or the mouth-watering occurrences of Commonwealth and Asian Games always introduce stories which have a lifetime impact on the viewers.
Like every year, 2018 was packed with a lot of actions and excitement, though this time there were several moments which shook the sporting arena.
Here we list some events that made the year 2018 a mixed bag.
January
Australian Open
Roger Federer won a record 20th Grand Slam Title, retained the title after beating Marin Cilic in the final.
Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam!
February
2018 Winter Olympics (PyeongChang)
Norway topped the table, setting a new record for most medals won in one Winter Olympics.
March
IBSF Snooker Team World Cup
Pankaj Advani and Manan thrashed Pakistan to win the inaugural edition of the tournament
#SandpaperGate Ball-tampering scandal
Steven Smith, David Warner banned from playing international cricket domestic cricket for 12 months, Cameron Bancroft banned for 9 months.
Darren Lehmann called quits as the head coach of the Australian Cricket team.
April
2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast)
India gave a spirited performance and came third with 26 Golds
Olympic Medallist PV Sindhu was the flag-bearer
May
Indian Premier League
Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings return after serving a two-year suspension
Chennai Super King won their third title, the Royals came fourth.
June
Afghanistan Vs India
Afghanistan played their first Test match after ICC awarded Test status in 2017
India won by a record 262 runs and an innings
The test ended in two days
July
2018 FIFA World Cup (Russia)
France won the biggest trophy in world football
Defeated Croatia in finals
Didier Deschamps became the third manager to win World Cup both as player and manager
August
2018 Asian Games (Jakarta, Palembang)
For the first time ever games were hosted in two different cities
India came 8th in the medal tally, winning 15 medals
September
2018 US Open
Djokovic wins the 14th Grand Slam, tieing Pete Sampras
Naomi Osaka became first Japan’s able-bodied Grand Slam Singles winner
October
Afghanistan Premier League
Afghanistan Cricket Board held the inaugural edition in UAE
Balkh Legends won the 5-team tournament
Hazratullah slammed six sixes in an over
November
World Chess Championship 2018 (London)
World number 1 Magnus Carlsen won the tournament for the fourth time
After a gruelling 12 drawn games, Magnus defeated Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in tie-breaker
December
Hockey World Cup (Bhubaneswar)
Belgium won the title for the first time
Despite putting a great show, the hosts, India, had to go medal-less
Ballon d’Or
Luka Modric won the prestigious award for the best player