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Flick Has Barcelona on Cusp of Champions League Semis, Six Years On

This is Beirut 14/04 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Failing a collapse at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, Hansi Flick will take Barcelona through to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League, confirming the Catalan club's reemergence as a genuine contender to win European football's biggest prize. This year marks a decade since Barcelona won the last of their five European Cups to date, when ...

Football – Lebanese Championship: Time for Serious Business!

Makram Haddad 14/04 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Lebanon Ansar Nejmeh

The second phase of the Lebanese championship was underway this weekend, with the famous “sodassiyat”—the play-offs—split into two groups: the “sodassiyat al-awā’il” (Top 6) to determine the future champion, and the “sodassiyat al-awākhir” (Bottom 6) to decide the two teams to be relegated. Between tense duels, decisive goals ...

ExplainerAI: Just Beginning to Revolutionize the NBA Game

This is Beirut 14/04 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

NBA Basket-ball AI Sport

It's not a scene out of the future, but a reality on the hard courts of today. Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship. Data specialist Rajiv Maheswaran declines to name the outfit that leveraged AI analysis to victory, saying in a corporate ...

Harden Bags 39 as Clippers Edge Warriors to Clinch Play-Off Spot

This is Beirut 14/04 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Clippers Warriors NBA

James Harden scored 39 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 124-119 in overtime to clinch the final playoff spot in a thrilling last day of the NBA regular season on Sunday. Harden's superb display in San Francisco helped the Clippers bag the fifth seed in the Western Conference and sets up a first-round ...

Al Riyadi Defeats Tabiat, Sagesse Falls to Difaa Al Jawi

Hala Abdallah 14/04 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute

FIBA WASL Lebanon La Sagesse Riyadi Basket-ball

Al Riyadi makes history with a WASL three-peat, becoming the first club to do it in the pan-regional competition. Both Al Riyadi and Sagesse now turn their focus to the Final 8 next month.

Wasl: Al Riyadi Signs the Grand Slam, Sagesse Sinks into Doubt

Makram Haddad 14/04 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basket Wasl Riyadi La Sagesse

Two Lebanese clubs engaged in WASL-West Asia, two opposite dynamics. Al Riyadi once again imposed its supremacy by claiming a third consecutive title and a flawless group stage (8 wins, 0 losses). Sagesse ended its campaign with two home losses, against Tabiat on Saturday then Al Difaa Al Jawi on Sunday. Al Riyadi: The Three-Peat Victorious over ...

Mbappe Sent Off as Real Madrid Beat Alaves

This is Beirut 14/04 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Real Madrid Football Liga Alaves

Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe was sent off for an ugly lunge, but his side still beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to stay four points behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Mbappe's dismissal put his teammates under pressure, but Alaves were also reduced to 10 players in the second half when Manu Sanchez hacked down Vinicius Junior. Eduardo ...

Alcaraz Caps “Difficult Week” With First Monte Carlo Masters Title

This is Beirut 13/04 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Tennis Carlos Alcaraz Monaco

Carlos Alcaraz made the best possible start to his preparations for the defence of his French Open title, burning past the Italian Lorenzo Musetti in three sets on Sunday to win his first Monte Carlo Masters. The 21-year-old Spaniard, already a four-time Grand Slam winner, dropped the opening set but came back hard to take the next two at the ...

WASL: Al Riyadi's Head in the Stars, Sagesse Clings to the Podium

Makram Haddad 13/04 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basket-ball La Sagesse Riyadi

It was written. But it still had to be done. And Al Riyadi did it with authority. By dominating Amman United 84-66 on Saturday night, the Yellows secured their third consecutive FIBA WASL-West Asia crown. A monumental “three-peat,” etched in golden ink at Nouhad Nawfal Stadium. Already qualified for the Final 8, Ahmad Farran’s men didn’t ...

McLaren’s Piastri Claims Bahrain Pole as Norris, Verstappen Struggle

This is Beirut 13/04 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Bahrain Formule 1 F1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris

McLaren's Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as his teammate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a trying evening under floodlights at the desert circuit. Series leader Norris could only make it onto the third row with Verstappen facing an even tougher time on Sunday from the fourth row. George ...

De Bruyne Leads Man City Comeback, Forest Beaten by Everton

This is Beirut 12/04 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Premier League Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne inspired a Manchester City fightback from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 5-2, while Nottingham Forest's challenge for a place in next season's Champions League stumbled after a 1-0 defeat by Everton on Saturday. In De Bruyne's first appearance at the Etihad Stadium since announcing his decade in Manchester will come to an ...

Basketball – WASL: La Sagesse Clinches a Spot in the Final 8

Makram Haddad 12/04 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)