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Basketball: Sagesse Reignites Its Stars at Manara
Basketball: Sagesse Reignites Its Stars at Manara

It had been nine years and three months since the Greens last tasted this moment. In front of a packed Saeb Salam Hall (around 2,000 fans), Sagesse ended an agonizing drought by defeating their eternal rivals and reigning champions, Riyadi Beirut, 95–85 after overtime (regulation: 82–82). This victory, their first at Manara since 2016, ...

Speeding Likely Cause of Diogo Jota Car Crash: Police
Speeding Likely Cause of Diogo Jota Car Crash: Police

Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota was likely speeding when his car veered off a motorway in Spain last week, killing him and his brother, Spanish police said on Tuesday. The shock deaths of Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, on July 3 plunged the football world into mourning, less than two weeks after the striker had gotten married. An ongoing ...

Alcaraz faces Norrie Test at Wimbledon, Sabalenka Eyes Semi-Finals
Alcaraz faces Norrie Test at Wimbledon, Sabalenka Eyes Semi-Finals

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Britain's Cameron Norrie in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka can move a step closer to her maiden All England Club crown. Alcaraz has not had it all his own way at this year's Wimbledon, but he has stepped up a gear when it matters most. The world number two ...

Mbappe and PSG Set for Club World Cup Reunion as Real Madrid Eye Final
Mbappe and PSG Set for Club World Cup Reunion as Real Madrid Eye Final

Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday's Club World Cup semi-final. Mbappe should be remembered as a PSG legend, having spent seven prolific campaigns there and eventually departing as their ...

Pacers Guard Haliburton Will Miss Entire '25-26 NBA Season
Pacers Guard Haliburton Will Miss Entire '25-26 NBA Season

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals, team president Kevin Pritchard said Monday. Haliburton was playing with a right calf strain when he went down in the first quarter of Indiana's 103-91 loss to Oklahoma City in the title-deciding ...

Former Croatia Midfielder Rakitic Retires Aged 37
Former Croatia Midfielder Rakitic Retires Aged 37

Former Croatia international Ivan Rakitic, who spent much of his career with Barcelona and Sevilla, announced his retirement from football on Monday at the age of 37. "Football, you gave me more than I ever dreamed of. You gave me friends, emotions, joy and tears," Rakitic wrote in a letter reflecting on his career on social media. "Now it's ...

Djokovic, Sinner on Wimbledon Collision Course
Djokovic, Sinner on Wimbledon Collision Course

Wimbledon title rivals Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner will move closer to a blockbuster semi-final showdown if they win their fourth-round ties on Monday as officals blamed human error for an embarrassing electronic line-calling blunder. Djokovic, the seven-time Wimbledon champion, and world number one Sinner are on course to meet in a ...

Djokovic Wary Despite Wimbledon Form, Dominant Sinner Faces Dimitrov
Djokovic Wary Despite Wimbledon Form, Dominant Sinner Faces Dimitrov

Novak Djokovic and world number one Jannik Sinner face their stiffest tests of the tournament on Monday as they aim to take another step towards a blockbuster semi-final face-off at Wimbledon. Djokovic, who has a record 25th Gland Slam singles title in his sights, meets Australia's Alex de Minaur while Sinner faces the talented Grigor ...

Rockets Confirm Arrival of Durant in Unprecedented NBA Seven-Team Trade
Rockets Confirm Arrival of Durant in Unprecedented NBA Seven-Team Trade

Superstar Kevin Durant is headed from the Phoenix Suns to Houston as part of an NBA-record seven-team deal, the Rockets confirmed on Sunday. The Rockets will also welcome back Clint Capela in a sign-and-trade deal with Atlanta, Houston said in a statement posted on the team website. Also involved in the blockbuster transfer were the Brooklyn ...

Basketball Final: Riyadi Pulls Ahead, Sagesse on the Brink
Basketball Final: Riyadi Pulls Ahead, Sagesse on the Brink

Pushed by a fiery crowd and a heroic fourth-quarter comeback, Sagesse believed they could level the series. But Riyadi, unshaken in overtime, regained control of their destiny. It was almost a miracle in Ghazir. Backed by nearly 2,500 ecstatic fans, Sagesse came close to overturning a game they trailed for three quarters. Lost for most of the ...

Messi Returns to MLS with Spectacular Double in Inter Victory
Messi Returns to MLS with Spectacular Double in Inter Victory

Lionel Messi scored two brilliant goals to lift Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over Montreal in Miami's return to Major League Soccer action on Saturday in the wake of their elimination from the Club World Cup. Miami were playing their first MLS game in more than a month. They had advanced past the first phase of the Club World Cup but fell 4-0 to ...

Lebanese Championship: Al-Ansar Holds Firm, Safa Stays in Pursuit
Lebanese Championship: Al-Ansar Holds Firm, Safa Stays in Pursuit

With one matchday remaining in the Lebanese Premier League, the tug-of-war between Al-Ansar and Safa for the title continues. Both giants secured victories on Matchday 12, maintaining the three-point gap. Behind them, Nejmeh humiliated Al-Ahed in the clash of the day. Al-Ansar – Sagesse: Mission Accomplished for the Leader In Jounieh, the ...