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Nabil "Billy" Karam, Full Throttle at the Head of the ATCL

The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) has officially turned a new page in its history on the occasion of the session for the distribution of responsibilities within the recently elected Board of Directors. Gathered at the club’s headquarters in Kaslik, the members unanimously appointed Nabil "Billy" Karam as president. He will be ...

Knicks Rally Again to Take 2-0 Lead Over Celtics, Thunder Roar Back
Knicks Rally Again to Take 2-0 Lead Over Celtics, Thunder Roar Back

The New York Knicks rallied again from 20 points down to snatch a 91-90 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back in historic style in the NBA playoffs. After erasing a 20-point deficit in a gritty overtime triumph in game one, the Knicks authored another epic comeback to take a 2-0 lead over the ...

PSG Finish Off Arsenal to Reach Champions League Final
PSG Finish Off Arsenal to Reach Champions League Final

Paris Saint-Germain clinched a place in the Champions League final as goals by Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi gave them a 2-1 win over Arsenal in the second leg of their last-four tie on Wednesday, securing a 3-1 aggregate triumph. Ruiz crashed in a shot from the edge of the area in the 27th minute at the Parc des Princes to leave PSG firmly in ...

Yamal Shined, Barcelona Sank
Yamal Shined, Barcelona Sank

On Tuesday night, Lamine Yamal tried to bend fate with slaloming runs, double feints, curling shots, and flashes of genius. Against well-organized Italians, the Spanish prodigy gave it his all — almost alone — while his teammates watched the train pass by.   Lightning in his Feet   Up against a Sommer in a state of grace, the young ...

Haliburton Stunner Sinks Cavs, Warriors Down Wolves Despite Curry Blow
Haliburton Stunner Sinks Cavs, Warriors Down Wolves Despite Curry Blow

The Indiana Pacers defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 as the Golden State Warriors shrugged off a Stephen Curry injury to claim victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs on Tuesday. Tyrese Haliburton's 24-foot three-pointer with just 1.1 seconds remaining sealed a remarkable comeback from fourth-seeded ...

Arsenal Determined 'to Make a Statement' Against PSG in Champions League Semi-Final
Arsenal Determined 'to Make a Statement' Against PSG in Champions League Semi-Final

Arsenal's Declan Rice insisted Tuesday the Gunners are confident they can "deliver something special" by overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital in the return match of their Champions League semi-final tie. "We're here to win the game. We're here to make a statement. We want to get to the ...

Basketball: Akram Halabi, the Architect of the Lebanese Rebound
Basketball: Akram Halabi, the Architect of the Lebanese Rebound

When Akram Halabi was elected head of the Lebanese Basketball Federation in 2018, no one yet suspected that Lebanon was about to go through one of the worst decades in its contemporary history. A President in the Storm Akram Halabi did not imagine that the term he was beginning would turn into a marathon of crises. In October 2019, an ...

Frattesi Shoots Inter Into Champions League Final After Barcelona Epic
Frattesi Shoots Inter Into Champions League Final After Barcelona Epic

Davide Frattesi fired Inter Milan into the Champions League final on Tuesday with an extra-time winner which gave the Italians a stunning 4-3 triumph over Barcelona, 7-6 on aggregate. Italy midfielder Frattesi won a tie for the ages under a downpour in Milan when he lashed home in the 99th minute, sending a packed and rocking San Siro wild with ...

Defending Rome Champion Zverev Blames Burn out on Run of Form
Defending Rome Champion Zverev Blames Burn out on Run of Form

Defending Rome Open champion Alexander Zverev said he is now on a "good path", putting a poor run of form following his defeat in the Australian Open final down to burn-out. The 28-year-old world number two put an end to the dry run -- which included opening round defeats in Indian Wells and Monte Carlo -- by winning the ATP title in Munich in ...

Sinner Leading the Charge in Golden Era for Italian Tennis
SpotlightSinner Leading the Charge in Golden Era for Italian Tennis

Jannik Sinner will delight crowds at the Rome Open this week when the world number one makes his return to tennis, but the Italian's three-month doping ban has allowed other local rising stars to move into the limelight. Sinner was on Monday joined in the top 10 of the men's world rankings by Lorenzo Musetti, who is at number nine after reaching ...

Raphinha's Barca Rise Key to Devastating Champions League Run
Raphinha's Barca Rise Key to Devastating Champions League Run

Barcelona visits Inter Milan in a tantalizing Champions League semi-final second-leg clash on Tuesday, with Raphinha's latest contribution in the club's spectacular European run ensuring the tie restarts on a knife-edge. For once this season, the statistics did not fully reflect the Brazilian's part in Barcelona's third goal in the 3-3 first-leg ...

Jokic-Inspired Nuggets Stun Thunder, Knicks Down Celtics
Jokic-Inspired Nuggets Stun Thunder, Knicks Down Celtics

Aaron Gordon scored a last-gasp three-pointer, and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 in a dramatic NBA Western Conference semifinal series opener on Monday. Nuggets forward Gordon drained a 25-foot effort from outside the arc with four seconds remaining to ...