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Tom HamiltonSep 9, 2025, 03:15 AM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018Nottingham Forest have appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new manager, sources have confirmed to ESPN.Postecoglou will replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked by Forest on Monday.Sources have told ESPN Postecoglou has signed a deal through to June 2027.It is Postecoglou’s first job since he was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in June. He spent two seasons at Spurs, winning the UEFA Europa League in May, the club’s first…

Tom HamiltonSep 9, 2025, 03:15 AM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018Nottingham Forest have appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new manager, the club confirmed on Tuesday.Postecoglou replaces Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked by Forest on Monday.Sources have told ESPN Postecoglou has signed a deal through to June 2027.It is Postecoglou’s first job since he was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in June. He spent two seasons at Spurs, winning the UEFA Europa League in May, the club’s first trophy…

The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin was by no means a game-changer, but it was a useful bellwether for close observers of China’s shifting foreign policy strategy. Over the past decade, Beijing’s understanding and interaction with the so-called “global order” has undergone a significant transformation — from a historically deferential approach rooted in compliance with Western-led institutions, to now tentatively attempting to convene a coalition of the “aggrieved.” For many SCO members, abstention costs more than participation. Central Asian states treat it as insurance against great power rivalry, while India stays engaged to prevent China from monopolizing…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Deep in dense New Zealand forest, a makeshift campsite was the final hiding place of a fugitive New Zealand man who vanished with his three children for several years.On Tuesday, a day after Tom Phillips was shot dead by the police and his children — now aged 9, 10 and 12 — were recovered from the wilderness existence they had inhabited since December 2021, the story didn’t have a simple ending, officials said.Law enforcement will now try to “put the puzzle together” of how the family lived, found food and avoided detection by searchers for…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An international activist group seeking to deliver aid to Gaza on a flotilla says one of its boats was hit by what it believes was a drone while docked in Tunisia. Tunisian authorities denied a drone was involved and said they are investigating a fire in a life jacket aboard the boat.The Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement overnight that a vessel known as the “Family Boat,” traveling under a Portuguese flag, “was struck by a drone,” but that no one aboard was hurt.Footage posted on the group’s social media showed a flash of light…

HONG KONG (AP) — At a time of tensions and tariffs, LeBron James is harnessing basketball diplomacy as a way of finding some common ground for people in the U.S. and China.The NBA legend wrote a rare op-ed in Chinese state media, following his first visit to China since 2019, saying: “Basketball is not only a sport, but also a bridge that connects us.”The op-ed appeared in Monday’s edition of the People’s Daily newspaper and got the attention of the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, which reported: “It is rare for the mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party to…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, remains one of the country’s most influential and controversial figures nearly two decades after being ousted in a 2006 military coup. His political journey, marked by unprecedented popularity, a dramatic fall from power, years in self-imposed exile and a high-profile return, continues to shape Thailand’s political landscape.Thaksin’s dramatic path took another turn Tuesday when the Supreme Court ruled that he must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions on graft and abuse of power charges, after investigating whether officials had mishandled his return to Thailand in 2023…

Jeff KassoufSep 8, 2025, 09:12 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.The North Carolina Courage have agreed to trade United States midfielder Jaedyn Shaw to NJ/NY Gotham FC for $1.25 million, which would be an intra-league record for an NWSL trade, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.A $1.25 million fee is more than double the intra-league record that was just set in August, when the Kansas City Current paid $600,000 to…

Nottingham Forest have parted ways with manager Nuno Espírito Santo, the club have confirmed.The announcement comes just three games into the Premier League season.”Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espírito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as Head Coach,” the club said in a statement. “The Club thanks Nuno for his contribution during a very successful era at The City Ground, in particular his role in the 2024/25 season, which will forever be remembered fondly in the history of the Club.”As someone who played a pivotal role in our success last season, he will…

Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo, Sky Sports News has been told.The 51-year-old, who was handed a new contract this summer having guided Forest to the Europa League, said in August his relationship with co-owner Evangelos Marinakis was “not the same” and “not so good as it was [last season]”. Nuno’s comments were said to leave Forest bosses baffled and led to those within the club questioning his commitment to the role. Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to…