Riyadi

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 ...

Basketball – Abu Dhabi 2025: Riyadi Takes Revenge and Claims the Title

Makram Haddad, 06/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball Riyadi

Riyadi Beirut tamed Sharjah 88-75 in the final of the Abu Dhabi International Basketball Championship at Al Jazira Club. This victory is the perfect ending after the setback of the first round, where the Yellows had squandered a 19-point lead. A champion’s response — clear and flawless.     The Setting   Sharjah came out firing and led ...

Abu Dhabi 2025: Riyadi Overturns Champville and Heads to the Final

Makram Haddad, 04/10 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Arab Emirates Basket-ball Riyadi

At the Abu Dhabi International Basketball Championship, the Lebanese derby lived up to expectations in the semifinal: Riyadi dominated Champville 97–83 after a one-sided finish. Earlier in the tournament, Riyadi had cruised through the group stage against Al Dhafra (114–81) and TNT (94–53), while Champville impressed with a blowout against ...

Basketball – Abu Dhabi: Champville Outlasts Astana, Riyadi Overpowers TNT

Makram Haddad, 02/10 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Champville Riyadi Amir Saoud

Champville (coach: Alan Abaz) earned a signature win over Kazakhstan champions Astana, 90-87, after a thrilling battle in the group stage of the Abu Dhabi International. Trailing 24-20 after the first quarter, the Lebanese side turned the tide in the second, heading into halftime up 55-43. The lead held into crunch time despite Astana’s ...

WASL 2025–2026: Calendar Set for Sagesse and Riyadi

This is Beirut, 01/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

WASL Basketball Sagesse Riyadi Asia

On Wednesday, the FIBA Asia Regional Office confirmed the official calendar for the West Asia League for the 2025-2026 FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) season. Following the withdrawal of Iraqi club Al Difaa Al Jawii, the competition will ultimately feature five teams: Sagesse (Lebanon), Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon), Shahrdari Gorgan (Iran), Al ...

Basket-Abu Dhabi: Riyadi and Champville Launch Their International Season

Makram Haddad, 29/09 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Arab Emirates Riyadi Champville

Under the aegis of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with the supervision of the Emirati Federation and the organization of al-Wahda in partnership with Global Active Sports, the second edition of the Abu Dhabi International Basketball Championship sets up in the indoor hall of the al-Jazira club. Eight clubs make up a cosmopolitan field. The games ...

Wael Arakji Quits Riyadi: End of an Era, Beginning of a Myth

Makram Haddad, 15/07 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Riyadi Wael Arakji Al Ula

There are transfers, and then there are earthquakes. Sunday, July 13, 2025, will go down in Lebanese basketball history. Wael Arakji officially announced his departure from Riyadi Beirut, the legendary club with which he won everything. In a message as poignant as it was powerful, posted on Instagram, the 30-year-old said goodbye to the team... ...

Riyadi Asserts Its Dominance Over Lebanese Basketball

Makram Haddad, 12/07 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basket-ball Riyadi La Sagesse

In a packed Manara arena, Riyadi ended all suspense. After a balanced start and a slight lead for the Greens, the Yellows accelerated in the second quarter and never looked back.   Mastery in Yellow   By halftime, the game was nearly sealed (57-43). The third quarter only confirmed the trend (73-51). Solid, focused, and dominant, Ahmad ...

Basketball: Sagesse Falls Back into Its Old Ways, Riyadi Just a Step Away from the Title

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

Riyadi Sagesse

Sagesse takes small steps forward. On Tuesday, it overcame a mountain by winning for the first time in nine years at Manara, breaking a curse that was as symbolic as it was heavy. We thought the Greens were back on track, re-motivated and on the move. But on Wednesday in Ghazir, they stumbled again — an 83–75 defeat on their supposedly ...

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 ...

Search
Latest news