The former Liverpool Under-21 coach worked under Avram Grant at the tournament as Ghana reached the semi-final stage, alongside ex-Sunderland and Leicester City star Jamie Lawrence, who also had not been paid by the GFA. How Liverpool keep young stars grounded Lawrence decided to return to the UK after the tournament, but Nus decided to stay and fight for the money he was owed. He staged a sit-in since February in Accra, refusing to leave the country until he had been paid by either the GFA or the Ministry of Sports....

The Italian was removed from his managerial post at the King Power Stadium on Thursday, less than nine months after guiding the Foxes to the Premier League title. Ranieri says his Leicester goodbyes Leicester’s decision to part with his services has been widely condemned, with many of the opinion that a man who delivered the club’s finest hour should have been given more time. Action was taken, though, with the reigning champions languishing perilously close to the relegation zone....

Dunleavy, whose entire career as a head coach has been at the NBA level, hasn’t coached since 2010 with the Clippers. He coached the Trail Blazers, Bucks and Lakers prior to that and took the Lakers to the 1991 NBA Finals. MORE: Coaches who handled pressure | Offseason coaching moves In 17 seasons as an NBA head coach, Dunleavy has a 613-716 record in the regular season and a 38-33 playoff record....

A person who spotted West and asked for a couple of photos told TMZ they noticed the eight-year NBA veteran wandering around outside the restaurant by himself. When the person approached the former first-round pick and asked, “Are you Delonte West,” he replied, “I used to be but I’m not about that life anymore.” The 24th overall pick in the 2004 draft by Boston, West averaged 9.7 points per game in eight NBA seasons with the Celtics, Supersonics, Cavaliers and Mavericks....

“If you take out the historic season that Lamar Jackson is having, and removed him, Kirk Cousins is the MVP,” Marshall said while appearing on Fox Sports’ First Things First. Marshall described the historic season that Jackson is having as “disruptive” adding that “he’s [Jackson] is not doing something the league has never seen before, but he’s just doing it at an extremely higher level.” Following the Vikings’ loss Monday to the Seattle Seahawks, Cousins now has a record of 0-8 in games started during Monday Night Football, which is the worst record in NFL history....

The Oman international has signed a three-year deal with the Saudi champions. The Saudi Pro League champions, who won their 14th title last season, have secured the services of the former Wigan Athletic player. Al Ain’s Amoory linked with OGC Nice The 35-year-old made 91 appearances for Reading who made the Championship play-off final under Jaap Stam last year. “It was surely a tough decision to take,” Al-Habsi said on Twitter after Al-Hilal triggered his release clause....

Cheney served as vice president for eight years under former President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. Prior to that, Cheney represented Wyoming in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 1989, serving as the Republican House Minority Whip in early 1989 and the chair of the House Republican Conference from 1987 to 1989. He participated in a moment of silence commemorating the anniversary of January 6 in the House chamber on Thursday, telling reporters that he came to the U....

On Wednesday, the FBI in New York arrested Daniel Christmann, who months earlier had made a bid for the New York State Senate. Prosecutors allege that Christmann made threatening remarks and entered the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection and if convicted, he faces years in prison. He was charged with knowingly entering a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a restricted building and a Capitol building, as well as, parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building....

The woman, identified as MT (@emmtee23), talked about the pay difference in a now-viral TikTok video captioned “I’m heated.” According to MT, she worked as a fifth-grade teacher for two months but ultimately quit because she didn’t make a living wage. Her clip has garnered over 100,000 views and more than 1,300 comments, some from supportive viewers and some from critical ones. You can watch the full video here....

That’s the question (I assume) ex-Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall will be asking when he makes his pro wrestling debut Saturday for Global Force Wrestling. MORE: Murray State hires McMahon | Buzz Williams renews vows in gym shorts | Texas responds to allegations Tyndall will serve as a manager in the main event of Saturday night’s Global Force Wrestling Grand Slam Tour stop in Knoxville, Tenn., according to a Global Force Wrestling press release....

On Friday at a SXSW panel in Austin, Texas, Acho gave his thoughts on student-athlete compensation. According to the Austin American-Statesman’s Ryan Autullo, the current Eagles linebacker said the NCAA should pay football players per snap. HAYES: Why is the NCAA so bad? | What should OU do now? | Heisman process should change Acho’s plan is somewhat similar to what happens in professional football. Of course, there isn’t a uniform “per snap” rate among all NFL teams, but the basic principle is the same — starters usually get paid more than their backups....

The gold medal game at Beijing in 2008: the winning goal. The gold medal game at London in 2012: two more, including the game-winner. MORE: USA vs. Sweden storylines | How to watch USA vs. Sweden | The Hope Solo hypocrisy She ranks 10th among all U.S. players in career appearances and seventh overall in goals. Given the breadth and the height of her accomplishments, Lloyd ought to be spoken about with the legends of American women’s game....

The eccentric Miller, known for his wild entrances and vibrant red hair, was supposed to be in court on Wednesday morning to deal with allegations of stalking and domestic violence. When Miller did not arrive, the warrants were prepared and police were deployed to his house. MORE: Will Lesnar return to UFC? | Jim Ross interview | UFC HoFer’s negative remark about Barack Obama But no incident involving Miller is ever mundane, evident by his live-tweeting of the entire event....

State Department and Department of Defense officials received word of Trump’s decision to withhold the aid on July 18, officials familiar with the meeting told the Post. According to three Trump administration officials speaking on the condition of anonymity, Trump ordered the money to Ukraine to be withheld one week before his July 25 call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old actor and screenwriter who was inaugurated as president on May 20....

In front of his homeland fans, the Red Bull driver took the pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, making for a welcome homecoming entering Sunday’s race. This marks the first time Verstappen sits on the pole for his home grand prix. MORE: Watch Formula 1 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) It was an eventful stop-and-go qualifying day: Both Williams cars wrecked on Saturday, as George Russell and Nicholas Latifi pushed their rides too hard, hitting the wall and ending their qualifying sessions in Q2....

It’s the second time that Formula 1 has taken a foray into the world of sprint qualifying, and it’s the first time that Valtteri Bottas took home a sprint qualifying flag. Kind of. MORE: Watch Formula 1 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) In the same week when Bottas was announced to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season, the Finn driver won the sprint qualifying, but an engine penalty will force him to start Sunday’s Italian GP at the rear of the field....

The Briton leads Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by five points after winning the last two races before the break. He is also the bookmakers favorite to triumph at Silverstone, where he has won a record six times, including 12 months ago. This season’s unprecedented circumstances mean Hamilton could add two more wins at Silverstone to his resume over the next two weeks, as the novel coronavirus pandemic has forced Formula 1 organizers to completely overhaul the calendar and schedule back-to-back events at two different tracks....

Fort Bliss reported a “small group” of men assaulted the unidentified woman on September 19 at the Doña Ana Complex in New Mexico where Afghan refugees are being housed. “We take the allegation seriously and appropriately referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” Fort Bliss officials said in a statement. “The safety and well-being of our service members, as well as all of those on our installations, is paramount....

While many companies in far worse trouble than Andersen often manage to survive, Andersen is in serious danger of disappearing altogether because of the way accounting firms work. Unlike most businesses, an accounting firm has relatively little in the way of cash and tangible assets. Its value consists almost entirely of its clients, its partners and its prospective profits. If it loses lots of partners and clients, there’s not much left....

The war that boosted Vladimir Putin’s chances to become Russia’s next president continued last week, right up through the first round vote on March 26. Many Russians back Putin’s prosecution of the war, but his ruthless resolve also has its costs. In Washington and in Europe, leaders are dismayed by mounting allegations of Russian brutality toward Chechen civilians. Later this week U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson will visit Moscow and the north Caucasus to discuss these allegations with Russian officials....