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Zverev to Play Shelton in Stuttgart Semis
Zverev to Play Shelton in Stuttgart Semis

Top seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the semi-finals on home grass at the Stuttgart Open on Friday to set up a meeting with American Ben Shelton for a place in the final. The second semi-final in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament features American Taylor Fritz and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. Zverev hit 31 winners to 20 unforced errors to get ...

Liverpool Agree Club-Record Deal to Sign Wirtz
Liverpool Agree Club-Record Deal to Sign Wirtz

Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to £116 million ($157 million) to sign attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, it was widely reported on Friday. British media reported that the Premier League champions would pay an initial £100 million, comfortably surpassing their own record outlay, but the ...

Jezzine Rally: The Roar of Engines, the Breath of the Mountains
Jezzine Rally: The Roar of Engines, the Breath of the Mountains

This weekend, the Mecca of Lebanese rallying shifts to Jezzine, a perched gem in the south, where hairpin turns, steep descents and abrasive tarmac will form the battleground for a high-intensity motorsport showdown. The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) has confirmed the closing of registrations: 24 teams will take off on Saturday ...

Spurs to Name Brentford Boss Frank as New Head Coach
Spurs to Name Brentford Boss Frank as New Head Coach

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Premier League rivals Brentford to make Thomas Frank their head coach following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou, it was widely reported on Thursday. Spurs set their sights on Frank after dismissing Postecoglou last week, just 16 days after he won the Europa League, and made an official approach to ...

Basketball – BCL Asia: Riyadi Crushes Zhejiang but Loses Arakji
Basketball – BCL Asia: Riyadi Crushes Zhejiang but Loses Arakji

As soon as they stepped onto the C-C Arena court, the Yellow team made a statement — scoring baskets and asserting dominance. A 25–7 opening run set the tone for a commanding win. Against an overwhelmed Zhejiang side, Al Riyadi played their game with almost arrogant ease: high-pressure defense, lightning-quick transitions, long-range shooting, ...

Pacers Bounce Back to Down Thunder to Take 2-1 NBA Finals Lead
Pacers Bounce Back to Down Thunder to Take 2-1 NBA Finals Lead

The Indiana Pacers, fueled by a near triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton, out-dueled the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career playoff high 27 points from reserve Bennedict ...

Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup
Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Manchester City completed the signing of French international Rayan Cherki from Lyon on Tuesday, in time to beat the deadline to register new players for the start of the Club World Cup. Cherki, 21, joins a new-look City, seeking to bounce back after a dismal trophyless season for Pep Guardiola's men, for a fee of 36.5 million euros ($41 million, ...

Tight Timings, Rough Terrains: Welcome to ATCL’s Speed 4x4
Tight Timings, Rough Terrains: Welcome to ATCL’s Speed 4x4

Held last weekend in the heights of Kfardebian, the 4x4 tires barely had time to cool down. Organized by Lebanon’s National Sporting Authority and the Automobile & Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), the inaugural Speed 4x4 marked the launch of a bold new era for off-road racing in the country. Steep slopes, swirling dust, sharp turns and ...

Brazil, Ecuador Book World Cup Berths, Uruguay on Brink
Brazil, Ecuador Book World Cup Berths, Uruguay on Brink

Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup in North America on Tuesday with a lackluster 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the first win of Carlo Ancelotti's reign. The five-time world champions punched their ticket to the finals in Canada, the United States, and Mexico thanks to Vinicius Jr. The Real Madrid star poked in from close range in ...

Asian Cup: Lebanon Held by Yemen but Stays on Top
Asian Cup: Lebanon Held by Yemen but Stays on Top

Scorching Heat On the sweltering pitch of Jaber Al-Ahmad Stadium in Kuwait City, Lebanon and Yemen battled to a tense 0-0 draw—more about grit than flair. Backed by a strong Lebanese crowd, Miodrag Radulović’s men struggled to find the breakthrough despite a promising start. As early as the 9th minute, striker Sami Merhej, given a starting ...

World Cup 2026 Host Cities Say Fans 'Welcome'
World Cup 2026 Host Cities Say Fans 'Welcome'

American World Cup host city officials assured Monday that overseas fans would be welcome at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico despite "uncertainty" amid ongoing concerns over visas, border controls, and social unrest. In a briefing in New York that came just over a year from the opening game of the tournament on June ...