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Basketball: Riyadi Dominates in Mezher and Edges Closer to the Finals

Makram Haddad 24/06 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

In front of a roaring orange crowd, Homenetmen hoped to turn the tide. But Riyadi, despite missing its Arakji–Saoud duo, took control from the opening tip. With a dominant Thon Maker (29 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks) ruling both ends of the paint and a stellar Hayk Gyokchyan (23 points, 13 rebounds), the visitors controlled the tempo throughout ...

Man City Hit Six to Reach Club World Cup Last 16

This is Beirut 23/06 21:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United Arab Emirates USA Washington

Manchester City hit Al Ain for six on Sunday to secure a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to beat Mexican side Pachuca 3-1. Juventus proved too strong for Wydad Casablanca while Red Bull Salzburg and Al Hilal drew 0-0 as the second round of group games at the tournament came to a ...

Basketball – Beirut Club Starts Its Semifinal Perfectly Against La Sagesse

Makram Haddad 23/06 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basket-ball La Sagesse Beirut CLub Ali Mezher

The tone is set. On Sunday evening, at the Chiyah Sports Complex, Beirut Club struck hard from the start against La Sagesse, winning 87-81 in Game 1 of the Lebanese Championship semifinals. Carried by an inspired Lebanese trio, Jad El-Hajj’s men managed the key moments and bent a combative but weakened Green side. In front of around 800 ...

Ten-Man Real Madrid Show Class in Pachuca Win

This is Beirut 23/06 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Real Madrid

Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to defeat Mexico's Pachuca 3-1 and take a big step towards the knockout stage of the Club World Cup on Sunday. The result leaves Madrid, under new head coach Xabi Alonso, on top of Group H with four points while Pachuca are eliminated after two defeats. Saudi club Al Hilal, who held Real in their ...

NBA: Suns Trade Star Kevin Durant to Houston Rockets

This is Beirut 22/06 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

USA Basket-ball NBA

Two-time NBA champion forward Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets for eight players in a blockbuster deal, ESPN reported on Sunday. The swap, which can be completed when the league begins the 2025-26 year in July, would send the 36-year-old American to Houston in exchange for guard Jalen Green and swingman ...

Bublik Sees Off Medvedev to Claim Fifth ATP Title in Halle

This is Beirut 22/06 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Tennis ATP Daniil Medvedev

Kazakh Alexander Bublik claimed his fifth ATP title on Saturday achieving his first win in seven meetings with Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Halle. Bublik, ranked 45, had claimed the scalp of world number one Jannik Sinner in the second round. And the 28-year-old maintained his streak with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), ...

Basketball: Riyadi’s Grit Overcomes a Tough Homenetmen

Makram Haddad 22/06 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basket-ball Riyadi La Sagesse

Riyadi trembled, staggered, but never broke. On Saturday night at the Saeb Salam Arena in Manara, Beirut’s Yellow Army clawed out a hard-fought win over a determined Homenetmen squad set on shaking things up in this Final Four. Final score: 104–101, after a thrilling, intense and spectacular encounter in front of around 1,500 fired-up fans. A ...

Polo: Jad Achour’s Fantastic Ride at Warwick

Makram Haddad 22/06 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

United Kingdom Polo

It’s a historic first in Lebanese sports, and it has the refined taste of champagne popped on the sidelines of an English polo field. Just eight months after learning how to ride a horse, the spirited young Lebanese, Jad Achour, led his team from the University of Warwick to a gold medal at the prestigious 2025 SUPA Summer Nationals ...

Haliburton Warns Pacers Ahead of NBA Finals Game 7

This is Beirut 21/06 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

USA Basket-ball NBA

Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton says the Pacers must keep their focus firmly on the Oklahoma City Thunder and block out the "poison" of narratives popping up around game seven of the NBA Finals. The Pacers pushed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder to a winner-take-all game seven with a stunning blowout victory on Thursday, Haliburton ...

Flamengo Floor Chelsea at Club World Cup, Bayern Edge Out Boca

This is Beirut 21/06 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Los Angeles USA Football Bayern Munich Chelsea

Flamengo produced a brilliant second-half fightback to beat Chelsea 3-1 at the Club World Cup on Friday and qualify for the last 16, while Bayern Munich joined them in reaching the knockout phase with a battling win over Boca Juniors. In Philadelphia, Pedro Neto gave Chelsea an early lead but Flamengo, roared on by their frenzied supporters who ...

Taekwondo – Hanmadang: Mont La Salle on All Fronts

Makram Haddad 21/06 02:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Taekwondo

The Mont La Salle arena pulsed with shouts, strikes, and applause. A few days ago, the Ain Saadé-based club hosted Hanmadang 2025, the grand festival of taekwondo techniques, organized by the Lebanese Federation under the watchful eye of its president, Dr. Habib Zarifeh, and a panel of local and international experts from South Korea and ...

Zverev Battles in Halle Semis, Joined by Medvedev

This is Beirut 20/06 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis ATP

Home favourite Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mystery illness at Halle on Friday to battle past Italian Fabio Cobolli and progress to the last four of the Wimbledon warm-up. The German second seed felled Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) and will next face Daniil Medvedev, after the Russian third seed beat American Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-3 in his ...