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Basketball: Lebanese Coaches, Global Successes
Basketball: Lebanese Coaches, Global Successes

Dozens of coaches of different nationalities have led the Lebanese national men's basketball team from the middle of the last century to the present day. The idea of Lebanese basketball has succeeded in achieving remarkable results at both the national team and club level in all age categories, on both the national and international ...

Madrid Trash Villarreal to Go Top But Alaba Injured
Madrid Trash Villarreal to Go Top But Alaba Injured

Real Madrid cruised to a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday to move top of La Liga but their night was tarnished when defender David Alaba suffered a serious knee injury. Carlo Ancelotti's side are a point ahead of Catalan minnows Girona, who host Alaves on Monday and will be looking to reclaim pole position. Spain's top scorer Jude Bellingham ...

Battling Man Utd Hold Liverpool as Arsenal Top Premier League
Battling Man Utd Hold Liverpool as Arsenal Top Premier League

Manchester United ended Liverpool's perfect record at Anfield on Sunday, holding the Premier League title chasers to a 0-0 draw after wins for Arsenal and Aston Villa. Jurgen Klopp's men came into the match as hot favourites to inflict yet more agony on their bitter rivals and boasting 11 wins from 11 games in all competitions at home this ...

Warriors Hold Off Nets, Thunder Stun NBA Champion Nuggets
Warriors Hold Off Nets, Thunder Stun NBA Champion Nuggets

Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors held on for a much-needed 124-120 NBA victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Curry made seven of seven attempts in the final period and Klay Thompson made a pair of key three-pointers in the last four minutes as the Warriors -- who had led by as many ...

Luton Game Abandoned After Player’s Cardiac Arrest as Man City Squander Lead
Luton Game Abandoned After Player’s Cardiac Arrest as Man City Squander Lead

Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest that forced the abandonment of his team's Premier League match at Bournemouth on Saturday as Manchester City threw away a 2-0 lead against Crystal Palace. Luton's game on the south coast was halted midway through the second half with the score at 1-1 as defender Lockyer received medical treatment ...

Spurs Halt Slide in Wembanyama-James Clash, Piston Skid Goes on
Spurs Halt Slide in Wembanyama-James Clash, Piston Skid Goes on

French sensation Victor Wembanyama came out on top in his first tussle with NBA superstar LeBron James Friday as the San Antonio Spurs snapped their 18-game losing streak with a 129-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Two days after falling to the Lakers in a game that James sat out, the Spurs halted the longest losing streak in franchise ...

Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (8)
Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (8)

1.         Conflict between officials at the Ministry of Sports: A latent conflict pits a senior official at the Ministry of Youth and Sports against a young advisor on various issues. The relationship between the two men has been deteriorating for several months. 2.         Break-up between a combat sports organization and its ...

Doncic Magic but Mavs Fall to Timberwolves
Doncic Magic but Mavs Fall to Timberwolves

Luka Doncic scored 39 points but could not prevent the Dallas Mavericks falling to a 119-101 home defeat against the top of the table Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Slovenian star Doncic extended his run of consecutive 30-point games to nine after shooting 15-of-27 from the field in an entertaining duel with Western Conference-leading ...

Karim Andari Distributed One Billion Lebanese Pounds to Unions and Champions
Karim Andari Distributed One Billion Lebanese Pounds to Unions and Champions

During the "Beirut Sports Festival," organized by the committee led by Karim Andari, the committee distributed one billion Lebanese pounds in financial grants to several champions and sports unions. The event took place in Gemmayzeh, and notable attendees included MPs Camille Chamoun and Wadah Al-Sadiq, the president of the Olympic Committee, Dr. ...

PSG, Porto into Champions League Last 16 as Newcastle Exit
PSG, Porto into Champions League Last 16 as Newcastle Exit

Paris Saint-Germain and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan. PSG drew 1-1 away to Group F winners Borussia Dortmund to go through as runners-up after Milan came from behind to beat Newcastle at St James' Park and eliminate Eddie Howe's ...

Who Said What: Champions League Group Stage
Who Said What: Champions League Group Stage

Who said what after Tuesday's Champions League group games including Manchester United being knocked out after a 1-0 loss at home to Bayern Munich: "We didn't lose the campaign today. We had some good performances and also we made mistakes and individual errors from players. Today the performance was good, we didn't deserve to lose but we lost ...

Kante and Benzema Score as Al Ittihad Win in Club World Cup
Kante and Benzema Score as Al Ittihad Win in Club World Cup

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad secured progress from the first round of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday. Backed by a full house at home in Jeddah, Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad made short work of New Zealand's Auckland City, winners of the OFC Champions League. Brazilian Romarinho, N'Golo Kante ...