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After Conquering Europe, PSG Now Have Sights on Club World Cup Glory

This is Beirut 14/06 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Los Angeles United States Football PSG Atlético

Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective. "I think it is an incredible competition," PSG coach Luis Enrique said of the Club World Cup in the ...

Thunder Rally to Beat Pacers, Level NBA Finals at 2-2

This is Beirut 14/06 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball NBA

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers that leveled the NBA Finals at two games apiece on Friday. Frustrated for much of the game by Indiana's relentless defense, NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander found a way to ...

Basketball – BCL Asia: Riyadi Falls with Honor

Makram Haddad 14/06 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball Riyadi Dubai

“One single soul gone, and all is desolate,” said the poet. So what can be said when three pillars collapse on the eve of a final? Without Wael Arakji, Asia’s best player who was injured in the quarterfinal, without emblematic captain Amir Saoud, also sidelined, and without Karim Zeinoun, who fouled out in the second half, ...

Zverev to Play Shelton in Stuttgart Semis

This is Beirut 13/06 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Tennis

Top seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the semi-finals on home grass at the Stuttgart Open on Friday to set up a meeting with American Ben Shelton for a place in the final. The second semi-final in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament features American Taylor Fritz and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. Zverev hit 31 winners to 20 unforced errors to get ...

Liverpool Agree Club-Record Deal to Sign Wirtz

This is Beirut 13/06 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Premier League Liverpool

Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to £116 million ($157 million) to sign attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, it was widely reported on Friday. British media reported that the Premier League champions would pay an initial £100 million, comfortably surpassing their own record outlay, but the ...

Jezzine Rally: The Roar of Engines, the Breath of the Mountains

Makram Haddad 13/06 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Rally lebanon

This weekend, the Mecca of Lebanese rallying shifts to Jezzine, a perched gem in the south, where hairpin turns, steep descents and abrasive tarmac will form the battleground for a high-intensity motorsport showdown. The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) has confirmed the closing of registrations: 24 teams will take off on Saturday ...

Spurs to Name Brentford Boss Frank as New Head Coach

This is Beirut 12/06 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Premier League Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Premier League rivals Brentford to make Thomas Frank their head coach following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou, it was widely reported on Thursday. Spurs set their sights on Frank after dismissing Postecoglou last week, just 16 days after he won the Europa League, and made an official approach to ...

Basketball – BCL Asia: Riyadi Crushes Zhejiang but Loses Arakji

Makram Haddad 12/06 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Riyadi Basket-ball Dubai

As soon as they stepped onto the C-C Arena court, the Yellow team made a statement — scoring baskets and asserting dominance. A 25–7 opening run set the tone for a commanding win. Against an overwhelmed Zhejiang side, Al Riyadi played their game with almost arrogant ease: high-pressure defense, lightning-quick transitions, long-range shooting, ...

Pacers Bounce Back to Down Thunder to Take 2-1 NBA Finals Lead

This is Beirut 12/06 08:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

USA Basket-ball NBA

The Indiana Pacers, fueled by a near triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton, out-dueled the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career playoff high 27 points from reserve Bennedict ...

Pochettino Problems Mount as US Routed 4-0 by Switzerland

This is Beirut 11/06 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Pochettino World Cup Football

An experimental United States line-up crashed to a 4-0 friendly home defeat to Switzerland on Tuesday, deepening the gloom around Mauricio Pochettino's squad one year out from hosting the World Cup. A game intended as a morale-boosting send-off before the USA takes part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup unraveled in a disastrous first half that saw ...

Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

This is Beirut 11/06 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

cherki Manchester City Lyon

Manchester City completed the signing of French international Rayan Cherki from Lyon on Tuesday, in time to beat the deadline to register new players for the start of the Club World Cup. Cherki, 21, joins a new-look City, seeking to bounce back after a dismal trophyless season for Pep Guardiola's men, for a fee of 36.5 million euros ($41 million, ...

Tight Timings, Rough Terrains: Welcome to ATCL’s Speed 4x4

Makram Haddad 11/06 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

ATCL Lebanon 4X4 Kfardebian

Held last weekend in the heights of Kfardebian, the 4x4 tires barely had time to cool down. Organized by Lebanon’s National Sporting Authority and the Automobile & Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), the inaugural Speed 4x4 marked the launch of a bold new era for off-road racing in the country. Steep slopes, swirling dust, sharp turns and ...