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Basket-WASL: Riyadi Keeps Rolling, La Sagesse Breathes
Basket-WASL: Riyadi Keeps Rolling, La Sagesse Breathes

This first phase was only a decisive step in the FIBA WASL-West Asia League 2024/2025, played in a two-round robin format with six teams competing. The team that accumulates the most points over both rounds will be crowned league champion. Additionally, the top three in the final standings will secure a direct ticket to the Final 8, scheduled for ...

Arsenal Title Bid Fades After Man Utd Draw as Chelsea Go Fourth
Arsenal Title Bid Fades After Man Utd Draw as Chelsea Go Fourth

Arsenal's fading hopes of winning the Premier League suffered a fresh blow as Manchester United held the Gunners to a 1-1 draw, while Chelsea boosted their bid to qualify for the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Leicester on Sunday. After Liverpool's 3-1 win against Southampton moved the leaders 16 points clear at the top on Saturday, there ...

Lebanon Set to Compete in the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games
Lebanon Set to Compete in the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games

From March 8 to 15, 2025, Turin will become the world capital of inclusive sports as it hosts the Special Olympics Winter Games. This event, often overlooked by the general public, allows athletes with intellectual disabilities to experience the Olympic spirit in a competitive and festive environment. Among the 1,500 participants from 102 ...

Getafe Stuns Atletico With Arambarri Double
Getafe Stuns Atletico With Arambarri Double

Atletico Madrid stumbled to a 2-1 defeat by Getafe on Sunday in a significant blow to their La Liga title ambitions. Diego Simeone's side, second, would have gone top with a victory after leaders Barcelona's match was postponed on Saturday, and they were on course for three points after Alexander Sorloth struck from the penalty spot after 75 ...

Tatum Dominates as Celtics Hold Off Lakers; LeBron Injury Scare
Tatum Dominates as Celtics Hold Off Lakers; LeBron Injury Scare

Jayson Tatum scored 40 points as the Boston Celtics halted the Los Angeles Lakers' eight-game unbeaten streak with a statement 111-101 victory in their heavyweight NBA showdown at TD Garden on Saturday. The latest instalment of the most iconic rivalry in basketball was billed as a potential NBA finals preview, pitting the defending champion ...

Djokovic Crashes Out at Indian Wells as Alcaraz Sails Through
Djokovic Crashes Out at Indian Wells as Alcaraz Sails Through

Five-time champion Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Saturday, falling in his first match to lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp as two-time defending champ Carlos Alcaraz advanced. "No excuses for a poor performance," 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic said after 37 unforced errors in a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 defeat. "It ...

Basketball - WASL: Riyadi Rolls, Sagesse Crumbles
Basketball - WASL: Riyadi Rolls, Sagesse Crumbles

On Saturday night, in this highly anticipated WASL Cup showdown, those expecting a tightly contested battle were quickly disappointed. After a competitive first quarter, Riyadi took control and never let up. More aggressive and better organized, Ahmad Farran’s men dismantled a powerless Sagesse (85-59). “All the credit goes to the players. ...

Forest Beat Man City in a Top Four Showdown
Forest Beat Man City in a Top Four Showdown

Nottingham Forest dealt a major blow to Manchester City's bid to qualify for the Champions League as Callum Hudson-Odoi's late winner sealed a 1-0 victory in the top four shoot-out on Saturday. City have been reduced to battling for a place in next season's Champions League after a dismal campaign. Even that usually routine target is far from ...

Griekspoor Stuns Top-Seeded Zverev in Indian Wells
Griekspoor Stuns Top-Seeded Zverev in Indian Wells

Tallon Griekspoor stunned top-seeded Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) in the second round at Indian Wells on Friday, avenging a devastating loss to the German at Roland Garros last year. Zverev, the world number two who is heading the field of the prestigious ATP Masters event with No. 1 Jannik Sinner serving a three-month drugs ban, is ...

Basket - WASL: At the End of the Suspense, La Sagesse and Riyadi Head for a Fiery Derby
Basket - WASL: At the End of the Suspense, La Sagesse and Riyadi Head for a Fiery Derby

Friday night at Nouhad Nawfal Stadium offered a thrilling spectacle for basketball fans. Two games, two breathtaking scenarios, and, at the end of the suspense, two hard-fought victories by the top teams of the Cedar country, La Sagesse and Al Riyadi. First, the Greens had to battle until the last second to prevail against the Iraqis of Al-Difaa ...

Cavs Survive Hornets Scare, Jokic Makes History in Nuggets Win
Cavs Survive Hornets Scare, Jokic Makes History in Nuggets Win

The Cleveland Cavaliers staged a dramatic late rally to stretch their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a nail-biting 118-117 over the lowly Charlotte Hornets in the NBA on Friday. Charlotte, buoyed by a stellar 46-point display from Miles Bridges, looked ready to score a massive upset after opening up a nine-point lead with just over five minutes ...