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Basketball – BCL Asia: Riyadi Puts On A Show, Secures Quarterfinal Spot

Makram Haddad 09/06 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

The tone has been set. Al Riyadi is not messing around with continental affairs. A year after conquering Asia in Dubai, Ahmad Farran's protégés launched their 2025 campaign with panache, crushing the South Korean champions in the legendary Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall. Final score: 103-76. A show of strength, a basketball lesson, and an ...

Thunder Rumble to 123-107 Win Over Pacers to Level NBA Finals

This is Beirut 09/06 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

NBA Finals Thunder Pacers

The Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by an efficient 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, thumped the Indiana Pacers 123-107 on Sunday, punching back hard to level the NBA Finals at one game apiece. NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander connected on 11 of 21 shots and added five rebounds, eight assists, and four of Oklahoma City's 10 steals ...

Portugal Beat Spain on Penalties to Win Nations League

This is Beirut 09/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Cristiano Ronaldo

Ruben Neves scored the decisive spot kick after Alvaro Morata missed as Portugal beat Spain 5-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw in Munich on Sunday to claim their second Nations League title. Portugal twice went behind in regulation time but twice fought back to level the scores. "Our fighting spirit and togetherness were decisive today," ...

Alcaraz Saves Three Match Points to Beat Sinner to French Open Title

This is Beirut 08/06 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Tennis Roland-Garros Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz saved three championship points as he produced an astonishing fightback from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner in a French Open final for the ages on Sunday. Reigning champion Alcaraz rallied from the brink of defeat to overcome world number one Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/2) to clinch his fifth Grand Slam ...

Mbappe Fires France Past Germany for Nations League Bronze

This is Beirut 08/06 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

France Kylian Mbappé Football

Kylian Mbappe bagged a goal and an assist as France beat Germany 2-0 in the Nations League bronze-medal match in Stuttgart on Sunday. Mbappe wove his magic in a heavily changed France squad. Germany dominated the opening half but Mbappe provided the breakthrough just before half-time, carving a shot through a crowded penalty box to bring up his ...

Spain-Portugal Final More Than Just Cristiano vs Yamal Says Ronaldo

This is Beirut 08/06 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo acknowledged he was "another generation" to Spain starlet Lamine Yamal but said Sunday's Nations League final was more than just a battle between the duo. The final in Munich has been framed as a showdown between veteran Ronaldo, 40, one of the game's biggest names, and 17-year-old Yamal, the most exciting young ...

Taekwondo: Lebanon Tops Virtual Poomsae

Makram Haddad 08/06 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Taekwondo

A total of 6,000 athletes from 29 countries clashed – virtually – in the digital arena of South Korea’s Baekseok University. On the agenda: poomsae, the choreographed martial art where precision, fluidity and concentration reign supreme. Unlike sparring (direct combat), poomsae is based on codified sequences of techniques – blocks, ...

Gutsy Gauff Fights Back to Beat Sabalenka to French Open Crown

This is Beirut 07/06 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Roland-Garros ATP

Coco Gauff battled back from a set down to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a Grand Slam final for the second time with a dramatic victory in the French Open showpiece on Saturday. The second-ranked American dug deep to claim a 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-4 victory and her second major title after also defeating Sabalenka at the 2023 US Open. The ...

Alcaraz Puts French Open Title on Line Against Scorching Sinner

This is Beirut 07/06 15:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis ATP Roland-Garros Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz bids to defend his French Open title against Jannik Sinner as the two stars of a new generation face off in a Grand Slam final for the first time on Sunday. The 22-year-old Alcaraz and Sinner, 23, have together scooped up the last five majors to usher in a new era in men's tennis after two decades defined by the dominance of Novak ...

World’s Top Two Clash For French Open Crown as Sabalenka Faces Gauff

This is Beirut 07/06 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Paris Tennis Roland-Garros ATP

World number one Aryna Sabalenka targets a French Open title that would "mean the world" in a tantalising final against second-ranked Coco Gauff at Roland Garros on Saturday. It will be the first time the world's top two players have met in a women's Grand Slam final since Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep to win the 2018 Australian ...

Sinner Sets up Alcaraz French Open Final with Victory Over Djokovic

This is Beirut 07/06 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Roland-Garros Tennis Carlos Alcaraz Sinner Paris

Jannik Sinner will face Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final after ending Novak Djokovic's latest tilt at a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title in the last four on Friday. The world number one held off a battling Djokovic with an impressive 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) win on Court Philippe Chatrier to reach his first Roland Garros final. "It was ...

Alcaraz Reaches French Open Final, Sinner to Face Djokovic

This is Beirut 06/06 18:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Carlos Alcaraz Roland-Garros Novak Djokovic Musetti

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final as Lorenzo Musetti retired injured from their last-four tie on Friday, ahead of world number one Jannik Sinner's clash with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. World number two Alcaraz was leading 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-0, 2-0 in the fourth set under the Court Philippe Chatrier ...