WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-- Following is a list of major world sports events for the year of 2018 (tabulated under date, event and venue): Jan. 6-20, Dakar Rally, Peru/Bolivia/Argentina Jan. 7, Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen, China Jan. 15-28, Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Jan. 22-27, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Chinese Taipei Feb. 9-25, PyeongChang Olympic Games, PyeongChang, South Korea Mar. 1-4, IAAF World Indoor Championships, Birmingham, Britain Mar. 3-4, World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Changchun, China Mar. 9-11, World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar. 16-18, World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Montreal, Canada Mar. 19-25, World Figure Skating Championships, Milan, Italy Mar. 22-26, China Cup Soccer Championship, Nanning, China Apr. 4-15, Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia Apr. 7-22, Women's Asian Cup, Jordan Apr. 13-15, Formula One Shanghai Grand Prix, Shanghai, China Apr. 21-May 7, World Snooker Championship, Sheffield, Britain Apr. 24-29, Badminton Asian Championships, Wuhan, China Apr. 29-May 6, World Team Table Tennis Championships, Halmstad, Sweden May 12, IAAF Diamond League Shanghai, Shanghai, China May 20-27, BWF Thomas & Uber Cup, Bangkok, Thailand |