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Riyadi for History, Sagesse for Hope
Riyadi for History, Sagesse for Hope

The stage is set, the audience is buzzing, the spotlight is on Manara. This Friday evening, Riyadi will have its first match point. A win against eternal rivals Sagesse would see the yellow club clinch a third consecutive title, the 32nd in their history, crowning a season of near-absolute domination. Ahmad Farran's men lead the best-of-seven ...

AC Milan's Theo Hernandez Joins Saudi Side Al-Hilal
AC Milan's Theo Hernandez Joins Saudi Side Al-Hilal

Saudi club Al-Hilal on Thursday signed AC Milan's French full-back Theo Hernandez on a three-year contract. The 27-year-old leaves the Serie A side in a deal worth 25 million euros ($29.2 million), Italian media report. Hernandez has played 38 times for France with two goals, and figured in the last World Cup, including the defeat by Argentina ...

Lyon Stave Off Relegation After Successful Appeal
Lyon Stave Off Relegation After Successful Appeal

Seven-time French champions Lyon have kept their Ligue 1 place after winning an appeal against relegation, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Wednesday. Last month, Lyon were relegated to the second-tier Ligue 2 by French football's financial watchdog, who had placed the club under budgetary restrictions in November. American ...

Djokovic Ready To Go The Distance In Sinner Showdown
Djokovic Ready To Go The Distance In Sinner Showdown

Novak Djokovic has warned world number one Jannik Sinner that he is ready to go the distance in their blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final on Friday. Djokovic beat Italian 22nd seed Flavio Cobolli 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday to reach a record 14th men's semi-final at the All England Club. The 38-year-old is bidding to ...

PSG Inflict Humiliating Defeat On Real Madrid To Reach Club World Cup Final
PSG Inflict Humiliating Defeat On Real Madrid To Reach Club World Cup Final

Fabian Ruiz scored twice as European champions Paris Saint-Germain turned on the style in their reunion with Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday, thrashing Real Madrid 4-0 in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup to set up a final showdown with Chelsea. Ruiz and Ousmane Dembele scored inside nine minutes to stun Real and silence the majority of the 77,542 ...

Basketball: Sagesse Falls Back into Its Old Ways, Riyadi Just a Step Away from the Title
Basketball: Sagesse Falls Back into Its Old Ways, Riyadi Just a Step Away from the Title

Sagesse takes small steps forward. On Tuesday, it overcame a mountain by winning for the first time in nine years at Manara, breaking a curse that was as symbolic as it was heavy. We thought the Greens were back on track, re-motivated and on the move. But on Wednesday in Ghazir, they stumbled again — an 83–75 defeat on their supposedly ...

Red Bull Sack Team Chief Horner After Two Decades in Charge
Red Bull Sack Team Chief Horner After Two Decades in Charge

Christian Horner is to leave his role as Red Bull team principal with immediate effect after 20 years, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday. The 51-year-old Englishman has occupied the role ever since the team started out in the championship. He oversaw a period of dominance by the team with eight world titles won and the drivers' ...

Joao Pedro Brace Sends Chelsea Into Club World Cup Final
Joao Pedro Brace Sends Chelsea Into Club World Cup Final

New signing Joao Pedro scored twice on his first start as Chelsea eased to a 2-0 win over Fluminense on Tuesday to seal a spot in the final of the Club World Cup. The Brazilian striker opened the scoring in lethal fashion in the 18th minute of the last-four clash at the MetLife Stadium and struck again shortly before the hour mark as Chelsea set ...

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 ...