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How Will the New UEFA Champions League Phase Work?
VideosHow Will the New UEFA Champions League Phase Work?

Do you like the new #UEFA Champions League format? The matches are coming up soon, on February 11-12 and February 18-19. #ChampionsLeague

Tatum Shines as Celtics Down Cavs, Lakers Thrash Clippers
Tatum Shines as Celtics Down Cavs, Lakers Thrash Clippers

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as the Boston Celtics laid down a postseason marker against the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers with a 112-105 victory on the road on Tuesday. In a heavyweight showdown between the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers and the second-ranked Celtics, Boston produced a clinical display to seal a deserved win. Tatum led ...

Rana Bazazo: From Al-Riyadi to Qatar’s National Team
Rana Bazazo: From Al-Riyadi to Qatar’s National Team

In an interview with This is Beirut, the newly appointed head coach of the Qatari women's national #basketball team, Rana Bazazo, speaks out on being a woman in a male-dominated field. 

Lebanon at the Asian Winter Games
Lebanon at the Asian Winter Games

The Lebanese Olympic Committee announced its participation in the Asian Winter Games (9th edition) in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14, 2025. The announcement was made at a press conference at the Committee's headquarters in Hazmieh, in the presence of Committee President Pierre Jalkh, Chef de Mission Raymond Sukkar, Treasurer Khoder Moukalled ...

Brunson Scores 42 as Knicks Bounce Back, Thunder Rout Bucks
Brunson Scores 42 as Knicks Bounce Back, Thunder Rout Bucks

Jalen Brunson scored 42 points as the New York Knicks unleashed a late barrage to overwhelm the Houston Rockets 124-118 in the NBA on Monday. The Knicks were humbled at home by the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday and looked to be sliding to another defeat at Madison Square Garden as Houston powered into an 11-point lead early in the fourth ...

Neymar Homecoming is Reminder of Promise Unfulfilled
Neymar Homecoming is Reminder of Promise Unfulfilled

When Neymar left Brazil aged 21 in 2013, bound for Barcelona, he set off to establish himself as a footballing great, seemingly destined to be remembered as his country's greatest player since Pele. Last week, 12 years on, he returned to first club Santos -– Neymar the celebrity with unimaginable wealth, but a footballer whose fragile body has ...

Aston Villa Sign Rashford on Loan From Man Utd
Aston Villa Sign Rashford on Loan From Man Utd

Aston Villa signed Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season on Sunday to end the England international's exile under Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford. Once a hero for the United fans, Rashford has not featured for his boyhood club since December 12 and admitted earlier this season he was ready for a "new ...

Hail Rally: Lebanon’s Rafic Eid Fuels His Way to the Top
Hail Rally: Lebanon’s Rafic Eid Fuels His Way to the Top

The Lebanese Rafic Eid keeps accelerating on the cross-country rally scene. On the unforgiving tracks of the Hail International Rally, the first round of the Baja World Championship, he clinched a fifth-place finish overall in a high-caliber field of 199 vehicles, including 39 motorcycles hungry for sand and speed. A Knife-Edge Battle Among the ...

Cavs Crush Mavs in Aftermath of Shock Doncic Trade, Celtics Rally
Cavs Crush Mavs in Aftermath of Shock Doncic Trade, Celtics Rally

The Dallas Mavericks, rocked by the sudden trade of superstar Luka Doncic and wracked by injuries, were blown out 144-101 by the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. The Cavaliers remained five and a half games ahead of the Boston Celtics atop the Eastern Conference after the reigning champion Celtics matched the biggest comeback of the ...

Five-Star Arsenal Crush Woeful Man City to Keep Title Bid Alive
Five-Star Arsenal Crush Woeful Man City to Keep Title Bid Alive

Arsenal kept alive their Premier League title challenge with a 5-1 demolition of dismal Manchester City on Sunday as the troubled champions endured another humiliation in their season from hell. Mikel Arteta's side had no margin for error in the title race after leaders Liverpool won 2-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday to move nine points clear of the ...

Lewandowski Earns Barca Win Over Alaves to Preserve Title Hopes
Lewandowski Earns Barca Win Over Alaves to Preserve Title Hopes

Robert Lewandowski's second-half strike helped Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid down to four points. The Catalans, third, capitalised with a narrow victory after the champions slipped up across town at Espanyol on Saturday. Barcelona trail second place Atletico by three points before the ...