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Arsenal Determined 'to Make a Statement' Against PSG in Champions League Semi-Final
Arsenal Determined 'to Make a Statement' Against PSG in Champions League Semi-Final

Arsenal's Declan Rice insisted Tuesday the Gunners are confident they can "deliver something special" by overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital in the return match of their Champions League semi-final tie. "We're here to win the game. We're here to make a statement. We want to get to the ...

Basketball: Akram Halabi, the Architect of the Lebanese Rebound
Basketball: Akram Halabi, the Architect of the Lebanese Rebound

When Akram Halabi was elected head of the Lebanese Basketball Federation in 2018, no one yet suspected that Lebanon was about to go through one of the worst decades in its contemporary history. A President in the Storm Akram Halabi did not imagine that the term he was beginning would turn into a marathon of crises. In October 2019, an ...

Frattesi Shoots Inter Into Champions League Final After Barcelona Epic
Frattesi Shoots Inter Into Champions League Final After Barcelona Epic

Davide Frattesi fired Inter Milan into the Champions League final on Tuesday with an extra-time winner which gave the Italians a stunning 4-3 triumph over Barcelona, 7-6 on aggregate. Italy midfielder Frattesi won a tie for the ages under a downpour in Milan when he lashed home in the 99th minute, sending a packed and rocking San Siro wild with ...

Defending Rome Champion Zverev Blames Burn out on Run of Form
Defending Rome Champion Zverev Blames Burn out on Run of Form

Defending Rome Open champion Alexander Zverev said he is now on a "good path", putting a poor run of form following his defeat in the Australian Open final down to burn-out. The 28-year-old world number two put an end to the dry run -- which included opening round defeats in Indian Wells and Monte Carlo -- by winning the ATP title in Munich in ...

Sinner Leading the Charge in Golden Era for Italian Tennis
SpotlightSinner Leading the Charge in Golden Era for Italian Tennis

Jannik Sinner will delight crowds at the Rome Open this week when the world number one makes his return to tennis, but the Italian's three-month doping ban has allowed other local rising stars to move into the limelight. Sinner was on Monday joined in the top 10 of the men's world rankings by Lorenzo Musetti, who is at number nine after reaching ...

Raphinha's Barca Rise Key to Devastating Champions League Run
Raphinha's Barca Rise Key to Devastating Champions League Run

Barcelona visits Inter Milan in a tantalizing Champions League semi-final second-leg clash on Tuesday, with Raphinha's latest contribution in the club's spectacular European run ensuring the tie restarts on a knife-edge. For once this season, the statistics did not fully reflect the Brazilian's part in Barcelona's third goal in the 3-3 first-leg ...

Jokic-Inspired Nuggets Stun Thunder, Knicks Down Celtics
Jokic-Inspired Nuggets Stun Thunder, Knicks Down Celtics

Aaron Gordon scored a last-gasp three-pointer, and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 in a dramatic NBA Western Conference semifinal series opener on Monday. Nuggets forward Gordon drained a 25-foot effort from outside the arc with four seconds remaining to ...

Swimming: Medal Haul for the Lebanese in Doha
Swimming: Medal Haul for the Lebanese in Doha

They dove into the pools of Doha with fierce determination and the Lebanese flag close to their hearts. They emerged covered in glory. The swimmers of ProSwim Academy made a sensation at the prestigious international “Elite” competition in the Qatari capital, winning no fewer than 70 medals – including 22 gold, 29 silver and 19 bronze – ...

Trent Alexander-Arnold Announces Liverpool Departure
Trent Alexander-Arnold Announces Liverpool Departure

Trent Alexander-Arnold announced Monday he will leave boyhood club Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season, saying it was the "hardest decision" of his life. The England defender, who helped Liverpool win the Premier League this season, has been heavily linked with a free transfer to Real Madrid. "After 20 years at Liverpool ...

Women’s Basketball: Riyadi, Beirut Club, Homenetmen and Azour Chasing the Crown
Women’s Basketball: Riyadi, Beirut Club, Homenetmen and Azour Chasing the Crown

Lebanese women’s basketball is entering the thick of it! Time for the semi-finals, with four heavyweights ready to battle it out in razor-sharp series. Riyadi, Beirut Club, Homenetmen and Azour form a blazing square of aces, ready to do whatever it takes to seize the Grail. The Clash of the Titans On one side, Riyadi, the well-oiled machine ...

Leverkusen Draw Hands Kane’s Bayern Bundesliga Title
Leverkusen Draw Hands Kane’s Bayern Bundesliga Title

Bayern Munich were crowned German champions for the 34th time on Sunday, giving striker Harry Kane his first major trophy, after second-placed Bayer Leverkusen drew 2-2 at Freiburg. Bayern's 3-3 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday, when the Bavarians came from two goals down to take the lead before conceding a stoppage-time equaliser, meant defending ...

Mbappe Maintains Real Madrid Liga Dream in Celta Thriller
Mbappe Maintains Real Madrid Liga Dream in Celta Thriller

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid held off Celta Vigo with a thrilling 3-2 win to stay within sight of La Liga leaders Barcelona. After the Catalans scraped a comeback win at Valladolid on Saturday, Madrid survived a late Celta fightback to maintain the four-point gap ahead of next Sunday's Clasico. Defending champions Madrid, second, ...