The Paralympics will be held in March and there are high hopes for British visually impaired skier Millie Knight.
In football, Manchester City Women and Chelsea Ladies have both reached the quarter finals of the Champions League which will be played in March and England, Scotland and Wales are in a strong position to qualify for the 2019 World Cup either automatically or via a play-off with the final qualifying matches taking place in 2018.
In April, the Commonwealth Games will roll into the Gold Coast in Australia with 275 gold medals on offer. It will also be a chance for netball to showcase the sport to a global audience before the World Cup in Liverpool in 2019, and England have a great chance of a medal.
Netball is part of TeamUp, external, which joined cricket and hockey, to maximise the legacy of three World Cups being hosted in England between 2017 and 2019.
The Women’s Hockey World Cup will held in London in July and August. England’s previous best result was third in 2010 but will home advantage and the fact Team GB won Olympic gold push them towards the summit?
West Indies host the Women’s World T20 in November, when they will be hoping to defend the title they won in India in 2016. England, who memorably won the 50-over version last summer, will offer a stern challenge.
As well as the major events you would expect BBC Sport to cover in 2018, including the Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, the men’s football World Cup and Wimbledon, there is also a commitment to show 1,000 hours of extra sport per year through the live events service.
And one sport which will certainly be a first for BBC Sport is the Roller Derby World Cup, being held in Manchester in April and being broadcast live on the BBC Sport website and app. Time to get brushing up on your jammers and pivots…
