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Basketball: Sagesse Sets the Record Straight
Basketball: Sagesse Sets the Record Straight

In an incandescent atmosphere in Ghazir, Sagesse pulled out all the stops. Beaten 81-87 in the first leg in Chiyah, the Greens set the record straight thanks to a solid collective performance and an individual recital by Sekou Doumbouya. The Franco-Guinean walked on water: 34 points, 10 rebounds and 2 counters, a demonstration of power and ...

Atletico Win in Vain as Botafogo Advance at Club World Cup
Atletico Win in Vain as Botafogo Advance at Club World Cup

Brazilian side Botafogo booked their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup on Monday despite a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid which was not enough to prevent the Spaniards crashing out. Atletico, routed 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in their opening game of the tournament, went into the final round of Group B fixtures knowing they would likely ...

 ATCL Rock Crawling: The Mountain Trembled, the Buggies Triumphed
ATCL Rock Crawling: The Mountain Trembled, the Buggies Triumphed

The national sports authority affiliated with the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), in coordination with the municipality of Baskinta, organized a rock crawling competitio, an extreme form of off-road driving reserved for 4x4 vehicles, on a specially designed course in Qanat Bakich.  This event marked the second round of the 2025 ...

Messi to Face PSG After Miami and Palmeiras Draw to go Through
Messi to Face PSG After Miami and Palmeiras Draw to go Through

Lionel Messi faces a reunion with his former club Paris Saint-Germain after his Inter Miami side reached the last 16 of the Club World Cup with a 2-2 draw with Palmeiras. The Brazilian side fought back from two goals down to draw at Hard Rock Stadium, a result which secured both teams a place in the knock-out stages. Goals from Tadeo Allende and ...

 Basketball: Riyadi Dominates in Mezher and Edges Closer to the Finals
Basketball: Riyadi Dominates in Mezher and Edges Closer to the Finals

In front of a roaring orange crowd, Homenetmen hoped to turn the tide. But Riyadi, despite missing its Arakji–Saoud duo, took control from the opening tip. With a dominant Thon Maker (29 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks) ruling both ends of the paint and a stellar Hayk Gyokchyan (23 points, 13 rebounds), the visitors controlled the tempo throughout ...

Man City Hit Six to Reach Club World Cup Last 16
Man City Hit Six to Reach Club World Cup Last 16

Manchester City hit Al Ain for six on Sunday to secure a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to beat Mexican side Pachuca 3-1. Juventus proved too strong for Wydad Casablanca while Red Bull Salzburg and Al Hilal drew 0-0 as the second round of group games at the tournament came to a ...

Basketball – Beirut Club Starts Its Semifinal Perfectly Against La Sagesse
Basketball – Beirut Club Starts Its Semifinal Perfectly Against La Sagesse

The tone is set. On Sunday evening, at the Chiyah Sports Complex, Beirut Club struck hard from the start against La Sagesse, winning 87-81 in Game 1 of the Lebanese Championship semifinals. Carried by an inspired Lebanese trio, Jad El-Hajj’s men managed the key moments and bent a combative but weakened Green side. In front of around 800 ...

Ten-Man Real Madrid Show Class in Pachuca Win
Ten-Man Real Madrid Show Class in Pachuca Win

Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to defeat Mexico's Pachuca 3-1 and take a big step towards the knockout stage of the Club World Cup on Sunday. The result leaves Madrid, under new head coach Xabi Alonso, on top of Group H with four points while Pachuca are eliminated after two defeats. Saudi club Al Hilal, who held Real in their ...

NBA: Suns Trade Star Kevin Durant to Houston Rockets
NBA: Suns Trade Star Kevin Durant to Houston Rockets

Two-time NBA champion forward Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets for eight players in a blockbuster deal, ESPN reported on Sunday. The swap, which can be completed when the league begins the 2025-26 year in July, would send the 36-year-old American to Houston in exchange for guard Jalen Green and swingman ...

Bublik Sees Off Medvedev to Claim Fifth ATP Title in Halle
Bublik Sees Off Medvedev to Claim Fifth ATP Title in Halle

Kazakh Alexander Bublik claimed his fifth ATP title on Saturday achieving his first win in seven meetings with Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Halle. Bublik, ranked 45, had claimed the scalp of world number one Jannik Sinner in the second round. And the 28-year-old maintained his streak with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), ...

Basketball: Riyadi’s Grit Overcomes a Tough Homenetmen
Basketball: Riyadi’s Grit Overcomes a Tough Homenetmen

Riyadi trembled, staggered, but never broke. On Saturday night at the Saeb Salam Arena in Manara, Beirut’s Yellow Army clawed out a hard-fought win over a determined Homenetmen squad set on shaking things up in this Final Four. Final score: 104–101, after a thrilling, intense and spectacular encounter in front of around 1,500 fired-up fans. A ...

Polo: Jad Achour’s Fantastic Ride at Warwick
Polo: Jad Achour’s Fantastic Ride at Warwick

It’s a historic first in Lebanese sports, and it has the refined taste of champagne popped on the sidelines of an English polo field. Just eight months after learning how to ride a horse, the spirited young Lebanese, Jad Achour, led his team from the University of Warwick to a gold medal at the prestigious 2025 SUPA Summer Nationals ...