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Basketball: Lebanon Unveils Its Squad for the 2025 Asia Cup

This is Beirut, 29/07 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Saudi Arabia Lebanon Basketball Asia Cup

On Tuesday evening, the Lebanese Basketball Federation officially announced the list of 12 players selected to represent Lebanon at the 2025 Asia Cup, which will take place in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) starting on August 5. Coach Miodrag Perisic opted for a mix of experience and youth, with the eagerly awaited return of Wael Arakji and the inclusion ...

Basketball – Beirut Cup: Lebanon Routs Jordan in Tournament Opener

Makram Haddad, 23/07 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basketball Beirut Cup Lebanon

Lebanon didn't miss out on the first edition of the Beirut Cup. In a white-hot Nouhad Naufal hall, Miodrag Perisic's men dominated Jordan 89-79, in a game marked by enthusiasm, skill, and the rise to power of a team in full transformation. A new-look Lebanon Deprived of their usual key players - Wael Arakji, Sergio El Darwich, Ali Haidar, Hayk ...

Asia Cup – Basketball: Lebanon Falls with Honor Against the Philippines

Makram Haddad, 16/07 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Basketball Asia Cup China

They believed until the very end. In Shenzhen on Wednesday, the Lebanese women’s basketball team gave its all against the Philippines, falling just short (73-70) in a nail-biting contest that wrapped up Group B play at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025. A painful defeat, as the upset came down to a single free throw or rebound. And yet, despite ...

Basketball: Sagesse Reignites Its Stars at Manara

Makram Haddad, 09/07 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Sagesse Riyadi Basketball Finals

It had been nine years and three months since the Greens last tasted this moment. In front of a packed Saeb Salam Hall (around 2,000 fans), Sagesse ended an agonizing drought by defeating their eternal rivals and reigning champions, Riyadi Beirut, 95–85 after overtime (regulation: 82–82). This victory, their first at Manara since 2016, ...

Basketball Final: Riyadi Pulls Ahead, Sagesse on the Brink

Makram Haddad, 07/07 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Sagesse Riyadi Basketball Finals

Pushed by a fiery crowd and a heroic fourth-quarter comeback, Sagesse believed they could level the series. But Riyadi, unshaken in overtime, regained control of their destiny. It was almost a miracle in Ghazir. Backed by nearly 2,500 ecstatic fans, Sagesse came close to overturning a game they trailed for three quarters. Lost for most of the ...

Basketball: Sagesse Wins a Breathtaking Semifinal Thriller

Makram Haddad, 02/07 08:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Sagesse Beirut Club Lebanon Basketball Riyadi

They did it. Linos Gavriel’s men withstood everything: pressure, heatwaves, comebacks and a tenacious Beirut Club until the very last second. The final score was 78-77 for Sagesse, who won the decisive Game 5 and took the series 3-2. A one-point difference, just like in Game 4... except this time, luck was on their side. A resounding revenge for ...

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