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GUATEMALA CITY, August 17, 2026 — Thomas Edward Lubeck has been appointed World Bank Group (WBG) Country Manager for Guatemala, in a role that brings together the institution’s leadership in the …

HONIARA, August 18, 2026 — Solomon Islands has an opportunity to turn its economic recovery into more jobs, higher incomes, and better resilience to future shocks. The World Bank Group’s first Solomon …

Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mercedes Vera Martin, Mission Chief for Senegal, will visit Dakar from August 19 to September 1. During the visit, the …

The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 is underway in Belgium and the Netherlands, featuring separate men’s and women’s tournaments, with 16 teams competing in each competition. Both hockey tournaments began with four pools (A-D) …

The final track events of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham concluded on Sunday (16 August) with 4x400m relay golds for the Netherlands and Italy in the women’s and men’s races, …

Cameroon have won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title for the first time in history after an electrifying first-half performance helped them to a commanding 3-0 win over debutants Malawi in the 2026 final on …

Julian Weber saved his best for last to win the javelin throw title at the European Athletics Championships 2026 in Birmingham on Saturday. The 31-year-old German athlete produced a championship-record 90.40m at the Alexander Stadium …

Former champion PV Sindhu and India’s top doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty will lead the home challenge at the BWF World Championships 2026, which gets underway in New Delhi on Monday. The BWF World Championships, held …

Indian football club East Bengal FC will begin their AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage campaign on Monday, targeting successive group-stage qualification in the continental competition. The East Bengal women’s football team’s matches in AWCL 2026-27 will be …

PV Sindhu will begin her BWF World Championships 2026 campaign in New Delhi on Monday with the opportunity to become the first badminton player to win six medals at the marquee event. The former world …