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Curry Magic as Warriors Down Sixers, Embiid Injury Scare
Curry Magic as Warriors Down Sixers, Embiid Injury Scare

Stephen Curry conjured a 37-point masterclass as the Golden State Warriors sent the Philadelphia 76ers spinning to a fourth straight defeat with a 119-107 victory on Tuesday. Warriors star Curry drained eight three-pointers in a devastating display of shooting that gave struggling Golden State and the Chase Center home crowd a much-needed lift ...

Gangwon: End of the Road for Lebanon at the Winter Games
Gangwon: End of the Road for Lebanon at the Winter Games

Lebanon has concluded its run at the Youth Olympic Winter Games, taking place in Gangwon, South Korea, until February 1. The final stage was the second-phase cross-country ski race, over a longer distance of 7.5 km, contested by skiers Syrelle Lozom, Karen Sukkar, and Marcelino Tawk. They managed to improve their performances compared to the ...

Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on Japan to Advance to World Group I
Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on Japan to Advance to World Group I

The Lebanese Davis Cup team will be looking to prove its presence and confirm its strength and determination once again in its crucial encounter with its Japanese counterpart to gain access to World Group I, the world's top elite. The two teams will meet on February 2 and 3, on the "Smash Sporting Club" court in Cairo, Egypt. The court was chosen ...

Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (11)
Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (11)

- Reports are circulating of a plan by some to nominate a northern activist for the presidency of the Lebanese Volleyball Federation in the elections to be held in a few months' time, but the chances of success are not high. - It seems that things are not going well between a major federation and a first division club after last season's major ...

Hosts Ivory Coast Knock Holders Senegal Out After AFCON Thriller
Hosts Ivory Coast Knock Holders Senegal Out After AFCON Thriller

Hosts Ivory Coast put a disastrous group campaign behind them on Monday to beat holders Senegal 5-4 on penalties and book an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Mali or Burkina Faso. A last-16 thriller ended 1-1 after extra time with Habib Diallo scoring after four minutes for Senegal and Franck Kessie equalising off a penalty four ...

NBA: Nuggets down Bucks in Rivers opener; Wolves roll Thunder
NBA: Nuggets down Bucks in Rivers opener; Wolves roll Thunder

Nikola Jokic scored a 25-point triple double as the Denver Nuggets handed new Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers a 113-107 defeat Monday in his first game in charge. The heavyweight showdown between the reigning NBA champions and the 2021 champion Bucks did not disappoint, with two-time Most Valuable Player Jokic dominating at both ends of the ...

Cross-Country Skiing: Mixed Results for the Lebanese in Gangwon
Cross-Country Skiing: Mixed Results for the Lebanese in Gangwon

Lebanese athletes failed to demonstrate their full potential at the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon on Monday. The trio from the Lebanese delegation to the Youth Olympic Winter Games, consisting of skiers Syrelle Lazem, Karen Succar and Marcelino Tawk, competed in the cross-country skiing event in the first short 5.1 km stage, known as the ...

Girona Take Liga Lead Back, Atletico go Third
Girona Take Liga Lead Back, Atletico go Third

Shock Spanish title challengers Girona returned to the top of La Liga with a 1-0 at Celta Vigo on Sunday. Atletico Madrid climbed third, above struggling champions Barcelona on goal difference, with a comfortable 2-0 win at home against Valencia. Michel Sanchez's Girona moved one point clear of Real Madrid, who beat Las Palmas on Saturday, ...

Martinez Strikes Again as Inter Reclaim Top Spot From Juve
Martinez Strikes Again as Inter Reclaim Top Spot From Juve

Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's dramatic 1-0 win at Fiorentina, as depleted Napoli played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a ...

NBA: Duren Double-Double Powers Pistons Over Thunder
NBA: Duren Double-Double Powers Pistons Over Thunder

Jalen Duren scored 22 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead the lowly Detroit Pistons to a 120-104 NBA victory over Oklahoma City on Sunday, snapping the Thunder's five-game winning streak. The Pistons posted just their sixth win of the season despite the absence of leading scorer Cade Cunningham, who was a late scratch to manage knee ...

Egypt's AFCON Hopes Dashed by DR Congo, Guinea Reach Quarter-Finals
Egypt's AFCON Hopes Dashed by DR Congo, Guinea Reach Quarter-Finals

The injured Mohamed Salah will not get the chance to return to the Africa Cup of Nations after his Egypt side were knocked out of the competition on Sunday in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Guinea progressed to the last eight. Record-seven time champions Egypt lost 8-7 on penalties against the ...

Basketball/Dubai: Riyadi Champions at the Buzzer!
Basketball/Dubai: Riyadi Champions at the Buzzer!

The two Asian giants, Riyadi and Strong Group (Philippines), faced off on Sunday in the final of the 33rd Dubai Basketball Championship. Undefeated up to that point, both teams had the same objective in sight: victory and consecration in the final. The match between the solid Riyadi team, with all its strength and experience, and the Strong Group ...