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Ryan O’HanlonNov 25, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”A little over a year ago, Manchester United sacked Erik ten Hag … just a couple of months after a monthlong review that resulted in the club opting to keep Ten Hag as manager. United had just lost to West Ham, 2-1.”Sources told ESPN that United bosses made the decision to sack Ten Hag after losing faith that the Dutchman would be able to turn things around after a poor start to the new…

Alibaba showcase its AI technology application achievements from Alibaba Cloud at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2025.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAlibaba could ramp up spending on artificial intelligence beyond its projected levels if demand for the technology continues to remain strong, CEO Eddie Wu said Tuesday, after the Chinese tech giant reported accelerated sales at its key cloud division. Alibaba’s New York-listed shares were around 4.3% higher in premarket trade as investors looked past a plunge in profitability at the group. Here’s how the company did in its fiscal second quarter ended…

Lights on in skyscrapers and commercial buildings on the skyline of the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. U.K. business chiefs urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to ease energy costs and avoid raising the tax burden on corporate Britain as she prepares this year’s budget.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe run-up to this year’s U.K. Autumn Budget has been different from the norm because so many different tax proposals have been floated, flagged, leaked and retracted in the weeks and months leading up to Wednesday’s statement.This “kite flying” of policy proposals — designed to test public and…

TOKYO – Something very few political wonks saw coming in 2025 was the extent to which China would get the better of Donald Trump. To be sure, few serious economists thought the US president’s tariffs would end well. But count the ways Chinese leader Xi Jinping — through strategic patience and exploiting Trump’s desperation for a quick deal — continues to outmaneuver the White House. Case in point: Xi recently won another delay — this one for a year — on the economic arms race Trump launched earlier this year. This means any trade agreement, grand or otherwise, probably won’t happen until…

Graham HunterNov 25, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseGraham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team.With Real Madrid top of LaLiga and snugly inside the crucial top eight positions of the UEFA Champions League ahead of their midweek fixture at Olympiacos, there should be absolutely no possibility of their manager Xabi Alonso being in a precarious position.But, sadly, this is the most political, most unforgiving club anywhere in the world of football and, therefore, he is. And he’ll know he is.Imminent job loss? No, absolutely not. But there are wolves at…

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s State Security has arrested a citizen alleged to be affiliated with a banned organization accused of targeting the country’s security and seeking to undermine its stability, the ministry of interior announced.https://x.com/i/status/1993247066613780605 https://x.com/i/status/1993247066613780605 According to the ministry, the arrest followed extensive surveillance and investigative work. Preliminary findings indicate that the suspect had received directives from leaders of a terrorist organization to prepare explosive materials and plan an attack against places of worship. He is also accused of attempting to recruit minors through social media platforms, particularly within online gaming communities, to promote extremist ideology.The ministry of interior stressed that…

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield moved lower on Tuesday as the latest economic data showed signs of a weaker labor market.The 10-year Treasury yield was more than 3 basis points lower at 4.004%, while the 30-year bond yield slid more than 1 basis point to 4.661%. The 2-year note yield was down more than 2 basis points at 3.463%.One basis point equals 0.01% and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Payrolls processor ADP reported that private companies shed 13,500 jobs per week on average in the last four weeks, more than the 2,500 weekly jobs that were lost in the prior update. Amid growing…

 NEW YORK: Kuwait called on the international community to uphold its global commitments toward the rights of persons with disabilities, stressing the need to ensure that children with disabilities are included in all programs even when resources are limited.The remarks came in a speech by Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the UN headquarters in New York, Ambassador Tareq Al-Bannai late Monday, at the annual UN World Conjoined Twins Day. Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the UN headquarters in New York The event, observed annually on November 24, was co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the UN, King Salman Humanitarian…

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea.Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNvidia shares fell on Tuesday after The Information reported that Meta is considering using chips designed by Google. Shares of Nvidia were 4% lower in premarket trade. Google-parent Alphabet was trading 4.2% higher after a more than 6% rally on Monday.On Monday, The Information reported that Meta is considering using Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) in its data centers in 2027. Meta may also rent TPUs…

Thomas Frank is under scrutiny after his defensive approach was obliterated by Arsenal in Sunday’s north London derby. Spurs were so bad their head coach felt compelled to apologise. It has not been the start he or the club hoped for.Spurs couldn’t contain the hosts at the Emirates Stadium despite Frank switching to a back five, a decision which raised questions of his approach since taking over. The club needed a change from ‘Angeball’ but has Frank gone too far the other way? “When you push a team too much into that glass half-empty mentality and style, it can really…