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Stars of Sport in 2023: At the Peak of Performance
Stars of Sport in 2023: At the Peak of Performance

What can we take away from the 2023 sporting year? Who shone in the stadiums? Who stood out in the pools? This is Beirut takes a look at the top sportsmen and women ranked by major sports media. L'Équipe newspaper chose the right front page to announce the two Champions of World Champions2023: "Les Titans." The winners are true giants of world ...

United Cup: Wrist Problem Hinders Djokovic as Serbia Squeeze Into Quarters
United Cup: Wrist Problem Hinders Djokovic as Serbia Squeeze Into Quarters

Novak Djokovic led Serbia into the quarter-finals of the United Cup on Tuesday despite struggling with a sore right wrist which required on-court treatment. The world number one dropped a set in grinding past the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1 and required several visits from the trainer. He did not take part in the deciding ...

Salah Swaps Out Unlucky Boots to Send Liverpool Clear
Salah Swaps Out Unlucky Boots to Send Liverpool Clear

Mohamed Salah credited a half-time change of boots after scoring twice to send Liverpool three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-2 win over Newcastle. The Egyptian, playing in his final game before heading off to represent his country at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), had seen a first-half penalty saved by Martin ...

Football/Lebanon: A List of 26 Players for the Asian Cup
Football/Lebanon: A List of 26 Players for the Asian Cup

Montenegrin coach Miodrag Radulović has unveiled the list of players who will represent Lebanon at the Asian Football Cup to be held in Qatar starting January 12. The squad includes 26 players, a mix of local talent and professionals from abroad. Notably, midfielder Jihad Ayoub, recovering from injury, is included in the squad. Defenders Hussein ...

NBA-Best Celtics Rout Wemby's Spurs for Sixth Win In a Row
NBA-Best Celtics Rout Wemby's Spurs for Sixth Win In a Row

Jayson Tatum scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown added 24 to lead the NBA-best Boston Celtics over San Antonio 134-101 on Sunday, stretching their win streak to six games. Kristaps Porzingis added 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Celtics, who improved to 26-6. Boston also got 17 points from Derrick White, who spent five seasons with ...

Arsenal Falter Once More at Fulham, Spurs Close on Top Fout
Arsenal Falter Once More at Fulham, Spurs Close on Top Fout

Arsenal's Premier League title challenge suffered another blow in a 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Sunday, as Tottenham beat Bournemouth 3-1 to close in on their north London rivals. The Gunners' high hopes of a first league title in 20 years have been rocked by two damaging defeats in four days. Mikel Arteta was looking for a response after losing 2-0 ...

Nadal Leaves the Door Open to Playing Beyond 2024
Nadal Leaves the Door Open to Playing Beyond 2024

Rafael Nadal left the door ajar Sunday to continuing after the 2024 season, but conceded there was "a high percentage" that he was on his last trip as a player to Australia. Speaking ahead of his comeback from a 12-month injury absence at the season-opening Brisbane International, the 37-year-old Spaniard said he did not know for sure what the ...

Pistons End 28-Game Losing Streak to Avoid Another Record
Pistons End 28-Game Losing Streak to Avoid Another Record

The Detroit Pistons avoided an unwanted record when they ended their 28-game losing streak with a 129-127 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. The Pistons had equalled the record losing streak of the Philadelphia 76ers with their loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. The 76ers had a 28-game skid spanning the 2014-15 and 2015-16 ...

Lloris to Leave Spurs for Los Angeles
Lloris to Leave Spurs for Los Angeles

France's World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris will move to MLS club Los Angeles FC after terminating his contract with Tottenham, a source close to the negotiations said on Saturday. The goalkeeper, who has been with Tottenham since 2012 and captained the Premier League club for eight years, is expected to receive a hero's farewell from Spurs ...

Thunder End Nuggets Winning Streak, Spurs lose without Wembanyama
Thunder End Nuggets Winning Streak, Spurs lose without Wembanyama

The Denver Nuggets' six-game winning streak came to an end on Friday with the defending NBA champions failing to a 119-93 loss at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points for the Thunder, shooting 14 of 20 from the field and making 10 out of 10 free throws. The win moves the Thunder above the Nuggets into ...

Mourinho's 'Smashing Lads' Have Juventus In Their Sights
Mourinho's 'Smashing Lads' Have Juventus In Their Sights

Jose Mourinho will hope his "bunch of smashing lads" from AS Roma build on their impressive 2-0 win over defending Serie A champions Napoli last weekend and dent Juventus's title-chasing ambitions on Saturday. Juventus could be seven points adrift of leaders Inter Milan come Saturday if Simone Inzaghi's side beat Genoa for their sixth successive ...