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Basketball: Lithuania Defeats Lebanon in Friendly Match

Lebanon lost to Lithuania in their first warm-up game for the Olympic qualifying tournament, 100-71. The Riyadi stars were absent due to their participation in the Asian Club Championship. Omari Spellman, who lost around 20 kg, scored 14 points on his return to the national team. The team will play two more games against Lithuania this week ...

Basketball-BCLA: Riyadi Dominates Chabab Al-Ahli and Advances to the Semifinals

Riyadi qualified for the semifinals of the Asia Champions Club Championship, BCL Asia, after securing their second victory in Group A against the Emirati club Chabab al-Ahli, with a score of 102-88 at the Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall. This victory secured the top spot in the group for Al Riyadi, who will face the second place team from ...

Basketball-BCLA: Riyadi on Cruise Control

Riyadi, undefeated since the start of the Asia Club Championship (BCL Asia) held in Dubai, added another victory to their series on Wednesday. The Yellow team easily dominated the Matrix Deers (Malaysia) in the third match of the first round. The score of 108 to 88 reflects the nature of the game, with Al Riyadi being a cut above. After a more ...

Celtics Beat Mavericks 106-99 to Take 3-0 in NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics, fueled by their star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, held off a furious Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 106-99 on Wednesday and take a 3-0 stranglehold on the NBA finals. Tatum broke out of his scoring doldrums to score 31 points. Brown scored 15 of his 30 in a scorching third quarter and the Celtics held on to move ...

Basketball Legend Jerry West Dead at 86

Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died on Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the Lakers from 1960 through 1974, winning his only NBA title in 1972, and was co-captain on the 1960 Rome Olympic US basketball gold medal squad. In later years, West ...

Basketball-BCLA: Riyadi Final Bound

Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Riyadi-and-the-Hiroshima-Dragonflies-met-on-Friday-in-the-semifinals-of-the-Basketball-Champions.mp3"][/audio] Riyadi and the Hiroshima Dragonflies met on Friday in the semifinals of the Basketball Champions League Asia. Riyadi overcame the Dragonflies ...

Basketball – BCLA: Riyadi Crowned Asian Champions

Undefeated since the beginning of the Asian Club Championship (BCL Asia) in Dubai, Riyadi crowned their journey with a resounding victory in the final against Shabab al-Ahli (122-96). This triumph secures their third championship title in this competition, confirming their supremacy on the Asian stage. Riyadi is the art of basketball, with ...

Celtics Rout Mavericks to Win Record 18th NBA Championship

Jayson Tatum produced a dazzling 31-point display as the Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to clinch a record-breaking 18th NBA championship crown on Monday. Humbled by Dallas in a 38-point game four drubbing on Friday, Boston slammed the door on any chance of a Mavericks fightback to seal a 4-1 series victory at an electric TD ...

Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Crushes Maldives and Qualifies for the Quarterfinals

The Lebanon U18 women's basketball team crushed their counterparts from the Maldives (102-21) on Wednesday during the third and final day of the first round of the U18 Asian Championship, which is being held in Shenzhen (China) until June 30. The quarter scores were as follows: (17-5), (41-11), (76-13), and (102-21). Lebanon dominated their ...

Basketball: Cedars Take on Spain and Angola for Paris 2024

The Lebanese national basketball team is preparing to take part in the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament to be held in Valencia, Spain, from July 2 to 7, 2024. The Lebanese team will face Spain and Angola in the tournament. The winner of each FIBA 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament will earn a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Basketball ...

Lebanon Runner-Up in Asian Under-18 Women’s Basketball Championship

The Philippine national team won the title of the Asian Women's Under-18 Basketball Championship (Level “B”) after defeating its Lebanese counterpart (95-64) in the final match of the tournament, which was held on Sunday morning in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The results of the quarters were as follows: 20-17, 53-26, 80-46, 95-64. Thus, the ...

Basketball: The Lebanese National Team Departs to Participate in Olympic Playoffs

The Lebanese men's basketball team left on Sunday morning for Valencia, Spain, to participate in the Olympic playoffs to qualify for the basketball competition at the Summer Olympics, which will be hosted by the French capital Paris between July 26 and August 11. The following are the names of the delegation members: Maroun Jibrayil (head coach), ...