…fully committed to providing the enabling environment required for the success of this partnership. This includes strong political will, policy consistency, transparency, accountability, and effective collaboration," Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said. "We strongly support this flagshi…

…will integrate with existing Ministry databases and allow automated data exchange with partner institutions. It also includes multi-layer validation mechanisms and centralised data warehousing. The platform is expected to aggregate information from field officers, state coordinators, Ministry departments, livestock ass…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Tropical General Investment (TGI) Group have launched a three-year partnership

…with the US Open trophy aloft, smiling as glittering confetti fell all around her on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It was September 2019. The teenager had just beaten the great Serena Williams and, at 19 years old, reached the pinnacle of tennis.In that moment, she could not have thought it would be more than 2,300 days before…

…back into football because I knew that's what he would have wanted," she says."I started the first game at Old Trafford, it was really difficult, but I felt like that's what I needed to do in that moment. I needed to play, I couldn't just be sat around moping about, thinking about it all the time. I knew he would have…

…to their roots.They are celebrating the story of how miners from Cornwall played their part in introducing the game to what has become one of the world's most passionate footballing nations, and one of this year's World Cup co-hosts.The transatlantic connection between Hidalgo and Cornwall starts all the way back in 18…

…to Armstrong, via a television set, in suburbia.His family moved from the Southeast part of Washington DC when Armstrong was young and later settled in a largely white neighbourhood in Maryland, where he befriended a soccer coach's son. One afternoon, the coach called Armstrong over to the television.He was pointing to…

…grappling with a humanitarian crisis deepened by natural disasters, such as the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people, Haiti is so dangerous that the national team have not played a home match for five years.Their coach has never set foot on the island, most of their players were born abroad and it will…

…back from 4-1 down in the second, winning five games in a row to go two sets up."I started the final playing well - first set very well, second set"©was a little strange and Roger made a couple of mistakes," Nadal reflected."But then as the match starts to become more level, Roger raised the level of his tennis. He was…

…periods and DR Congo held Portugal.Asian Football Confederation countries have been particularly impressive, with Australia and South Korea winning, Japan holding the Netherlands and Qatar and Saudi Arabia picking up creditable draws.The caveat here is its very early days. We are only a third of the way through the gro…

…June 2026So much has happened over the past seven days, including the start of both World Cup 2026 and the Women's T20 World Cup, and Lewis Hamilton's first grand prix win in a Ferrari.About 8% of quizzers got full marks in last week's edition. Will you make the grade this week?After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated F…

…by giant supermarkets and large restaurant portions.The preoccupation with sizes, in particular, was something many international fans remarked about when interviewed by the BBC about their reflections on visiting America. "A place like this could ONLY exist in America and I LOVE it," said Shaun, a vlogger from Scotlan…

…4-2 win against Croatia was full of exciting attacking football but the defensive part of the game raised some eyebrows with them looking open on a number of occasions. In football, what a team does in attack impacts how they defend and vice versa so it is important to assess both the on-the-ball and off-the-ball tacti…

…that has battled for the ball in the air more than four times has fallen back to earth undefeated.Related topicsFootballFIFA World Cup 2026More on this storyHydration boos and surprise results - World Cup talking pointsPublished18 JuneTactical analysis: England look exciting but how can they tighten up?Published18 June…

…June 2026There have already been plenty of shocks at this World Cup but one in particular caught almost everyone out.BBC Sport predictions expert Chris Sutton, AI and 99.65% of the users playing the BBC's new predictor game all expected European champions Spain to beat Cape Verde in their opening game in Group H ... an…

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Ghana score late winner to break Panama heartsThis content is not available in your location.There was an errorGhana's Caleb Yirenkyi scores a 95th-minute winner to deny Panama their first-ever World Cup point in Toronto, Canada.MATCH REPORT: Ghana 1-0 PanamaAvailable to UK users only.SubsectionFootballPublished18 June…

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Fraser shines as Scotland make strong start against West IndiesThis content isn't available any more.There was an errorKatherine Fraser gets off to a positive start for Scotland in the first innings of the women's T20 World Cup against West Indies.Watch more BBC Sport cricket video hereAvailable to UK users only.Subsec…

McIlroy makes solid US Open start before conditions alter dynamicImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The gusty conditons removed Rory McIlroy's cap on the 13th holeBySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalistPublished18 June 2026US Open, round one leaderboard-6 W Clark (US**); -2 S Stevens (US), R Cowan (US*), M McGreevy…

…football in 28 years, a walk on the wildside against Haiti, a game that put the heart sideways in every Scot but, ultimately, sparked the party to end all parties in the city they called Beantown.More like Beanotown, more like Scotland, Massachusetts. For almost four decades there was a character in the DC Thomson comi…

…game in Dallas was Tuchel's first as a World Cup manager but he revealed the occasion, particularly the emotion of the national anthems, was spoiled."I have to tell you something. I'm begging Fifa to change the position of the photographers in the national anthem, because I could not see my team," Tuchel said."It was a…

…at Trent Bridge.Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson are under investigation for their part in an incident in a London nightclub, when they broke England's midnight curfew.It is understood the process is progressing to a point where a path for the pair to come back is cleared, although an official announcement may not a…

…said that the prospect of playing in a home Rugby World Cup in 2027 was now part of his planning."If there's a reason for me to be available for the World Cup then I'll put my hand up, but a couple of things need to happen there," said Slipper."I need to earn that. I need to be playing well, and I've got to be a better…

…safety assessment."There is no evidence of bad faith, malice, corruption, fraud, partiality, or any want of integrity on the part of Referee Mark Lyson," the commission added. Verhoeven said fans were denied a 12th round between himself and unified heavyweight world champion Usyk and there should be an immediate rematc…