Sports

SGA Leads Thunder Past Rockets In Season-Opening Thriller

This is Beirut 22/10 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

NBA Rockets Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder launched the defense of their NBA crown with a thrilling season-opening 125-124 triple-overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, drew a crucial foul with 2.3 seconds remaining before nailing ...

PSG Hit Seven, Barcelona, Arsenal Run Riot As Champions League Rains Goals

This is Beirut 22/10 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Champions League PSG Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain scored seven and both Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven hit six in big victories while Arsenal crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 on a prolific night of Champions League action on Tuesday. Erling Haaland was among the scorers in Manchester City's 2-0 win at Villarreal as a total of 43 goals rained down across nine games. However, it was ...

Basketball: Sagesse Dominates, Batroun Steps Into the Elite

Makram Haddad 22/10 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Sagesse Batroun Youssef Khayat Basketball

In the final game of the 2025–2026 season’s opening night, Joe Ghattas’ Sagesse demolished Charbel Feghali’s Chabab Batroun 108–65. It was Batroun’s first-ever appearance in Division 1, played amid a big-game atmosphere — but reality hit quickly. The pace, intensity, and shooting precision at this level ...

Liverpool's Ekitike Returns to Face Floundering Frankfurt

This is Beirut 21/10 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Liverpool Ekitike Champions League Frankfurt

When Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike returns to face his former club Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, he will find a side that bears little resemblance to the one he left in July. Last year, Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League by finishing in the Bundesliga top four for the first time in their history. Their ...

Tennis - U14: Maria Hachache, Princess of Dubai

Makram Haddad 21/10 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Tennis Dubai Maria Hachache Championship

At just 13 years old, Lebanese prodigy Maria Hachache won the Dubai International U14 Tournament, held at the American Academy in Dubai under the auspices of the Asian Confederation. Seeded No. 2, the Notre-Dame de Jamhour student played a solid tournament from start to finish, adding another title to her already impressive track record. With a ...

Basketball: Riyadi Gets Off to a Flying Start and Stifles Tadamon Hrajel

Makram Haddad 21/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Basketball Riyadi Hrajel

The opening of the 2025-2026 championship offered a classic matchup: the predicted giant, Riyadi, the overwhelming favorite in the competition, faced an ambitious but realistic newcomer, Tadamon Hrajel, led by Ghassan Sarkis. For ten minutes, the game resembled a tug-of-war—27-24 in the first quarter—before the Beirut machine shifted into high ...

Dembele Set for PSG Return After Six Weeks Out

This is Beirut 20/10 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ousmane Dembele Champions League Football

Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele is in line to make his return from injury for Paris Saint Germain against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, a source close to the club told AFP on Monday. The news will come as a welcome boost for PSG coach Luis Enrique, whose side has been struggling with injuries this season. Dembele, 28, has been out ...

Mbappe Sends Real Madrid Top as Getafe Self-Destruct

This is Beirut 20/10 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Kylian Mbappe Football FC Barcelona Liga

Kylian Mbappe extended his goal-scoring streak to 11 consecutive games to help Real Madrid reclaim top spot in La Liga with a 1-0 victory at nine-man Getafe on Sunday. After rivals Barcelona briefly displaced Los Blancos with a narrow win over Girona on Saturday, Xabi Alonso's side restored their two-point advantage before next weekend's ...

Verstappen Cruises to Victory, Cuts Chunk Out of F1 Lead

This is Beirut 20/10 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Formula 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris Charles Leclerc

Max Verstappen maintained the pressure on McLaren and cut another chunk out of Oscar Piastri's lead in this year's world championship on Sunday when he cruised to a commanding triumph at the United States Grand Prix. In sizzling conditions, Red Bull's four-time world champion led from pole position to the checkered flag to come home 7.959 seconds ...

Football - Lebanon: Al-Ahed in the Lead, Nejmeh Lying in Wait

Makram Haddad 20/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Football Nejmeh Al-Ahed

The fourth matchday was intense and full of strong signals: Al-Ahed has won all four games and remains in the lead; Nejmeh stays in touch; Ansar wins on a controversial penalty; Joya trounces Racing (7-0); and La Sagesse takes home three precious points against Sahel. Meanwhile, the bottom of the table remains mired in trouble. The Lebanese ...

Man Utd Stretch Liverpool Losing Streak To Four Games

This is Beirut 19/10 21:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Harry Maguire Manchester United Liverpool

Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 on Sunday to end their near decade-long wait for victory at Anfield. Harry Maguire's 84th minute header secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time in Ruben Amorim's tenure as United boss. Twelve minutes from time, Cody ...

Verstappen Takes Pole To Keep Pressure On McLaren Duo

This is Beirut 19/10 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

F1 Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen continued to apply pressure on McLaren's duelling title rivals on Saturday when, hours after winning the sprint race, he claimed pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix. Red Bull's four-time world champion was at his most authoritative as he clocked a best lap in one minute and 32.510 seconds to outpace McLaren's Lando ...