From Australia's ball-tampering scandal to Serena's cheating row, here are top sports controversies of 2018

Lookback to 2018: Major ups and downs in sporting world

Veteran Maldives lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih overcame the detention and exile of key opposition figures to win this year's presidential poll and unseat incumbent Abdulla Yameen, but now faces the task of holding together a disparate coalition.

Maldives President Ibrahim Solih: Reformer who must hold together a diverse coalition

Former Maldivian President, also the first to be elected democratically, Mohamed Nasheed's returned to the country last month after the Maldivian top court overturned a terrorism conviction against him.

Mohamed Nasheed: Maldives' fighter-politician and 'Champion of Earth'

By far the biggest movie of the year at the box office was 'Black Panther', the new black Marvel superhero movie, which also won rave reviews from critics who praised both its adventure and its portrayal of a majestic Africa.

Hollywood flashback 2018: All the winners, losers and blockbuster movies of the year

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From Australia's ball-tampering scandal to Serena's cheating row, here are top sports controversies of 2018

Lookback to 2018: Major ups and downs in sporting world

Maldives President Ibrahim Solih: Reformer who must hold together a diverse coalition

Mohamed Nasheed: Maldives' fighter-politician and 'Champion of Earth'

Hollywood flashback 2018: All the winners, losers and blockbuster movies of the year