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Golf: Lara Bakhour Hits Hard in Scotland
Golf: Lara Bakhour Hits Hard in Scotland

She conquered the wind, the courses, and the favorites. In Scotland, the historical home of golf, young Lebanese prodigy Lara Bakhour achieved a stunning feat by winning the Junior European Championship (ages 15–18) at the prestigious Royal Musselburgh Golf Club. A triumph that makes Lebanon shine far beyond its usual fairways.   A Star ...

Alcaraz Wobbles but Reaches French Open Last 16
Alcaraz Wobbles but Reaches French Open Last 16

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz stumbled his way into the last 16 of the French Open on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Bosnian world number 69 Damir Dzumhur. Second seed Alcaraz broke twice in each of the first two sets and seemed to be cruising but a dogged Dzumhur refused to roll over and pinched the third set. The 33-year-old ...

Brunson, Towns Keep Knicks Alive in Pacers Rout
Brunson, Towns Keep Knicks Alive in Pacers Rout

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points as the New York Knicks kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 111-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. Trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks roared back to life in front of a star-studded Madison Square Garden crowd with a wire-to-wire ...

Champions League Final: Two Different Teams, Two Different Stories
Champions League Final: Two Different Teams, Two Different Stories

The stage is set! The 2025 UEFA Champions League final is set to take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. This year’s showdown features two teams that few predicted would reach the final at the start of the campaign: Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. This match marks PSG’s second-ever appearance in a Champions ...

Thunder Overwhelm Timberwolves to Reach NBA Finals
Thunder Overwhelm Timberwolves to Reach NBA Finals

Oklahoma City, sparked by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 by routing Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA Most Valuable Player, added eight assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder captured the best-of-seven Western Conference finals series 4-1 ...

Sinner Thrashes Retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva Through
Sinner Thrashes Retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva Through

Jannik Sinner ended the retiring Richard Gasquet's career with a one-sided victory at the French Open on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic looks to sharpen his game in the second round in his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title. Women's second seed and former Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff also targets a place in the last 32, after 18-year-old ...

History-Makers Chelsea Roar Back to Beat Real Betis in UEFA Conference League Final
History-Makers Chelsea Roar Back to Beat Real Betis in UEFA Conference League Final

Chelsea roared back to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday, becoming the first club to complete a clean sweep of European trophies. Manuel Pellegrini's enterprising Betis caught the favorites cold with an early goal from Abde Ezzalzouli against a flat-footed and listless Chelsea. But Enzo Maresca's ...

Football: Lebanon Stumbles, Oman Takes Advantage
Football: Lebanon Stumbles, Oman Takes Advantage

Lebanon started the match well—until the 4th minute. On a sharp through ball, Issam Al-Sabhi found himself one-on-one with Mostafa Matar and calmly opened the scoring. A sudden chill on Lebanese ambitions—but not enough to bring down Miodrag Radulović’s men. The Cedars quickly lifted their heads. Uninhibited, they imposed their rhythm, ...

Pacers Beat Knicks to Move One Win Shy of Reaching NBA Finals
Pacers Beat Knicks to Move One Win Shy of Reaching NBA Finals

Tyrese Haliburton delivered his second career playoff triple double to power Indiana over New York 130-121 on Tuesday, lifting the Pacers one win from the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 32 points, passed off 15 assists and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds while making no turnovers over 38 minutes becoming the first player in NBA playoff history ...

Paolini Through as Swiatek, Alcaraz Eye French Open Third Round
Paolini Through as Swiatek, Alcaraz Eye French Open Third Round

Jasmine Paolini moved into the French Open third round on Wednesday as Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a fourth straight Roland Garros crown, with title favourites Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz also in action. Paolini, last year's runner-up, brushed aside Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-3 to stretch her winning streak to eight matches following ...

Teenage Barca Star Yamal Signs New Contract to 2031
Teenage Barca Star Yamal Signs New Contract to 2031

Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal signed a new contract until 2031 with the Catalan giants on Tuesday after a spectacular season. The 17-year-old winger is already one of the club's key players and helped them land a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup. “Barcelona and Lamine Yamal have reached a deal to ...