Magic Hand Lakers Third Straight Defeat, Bulls Beat Nuggets

This is Beirut 2025-03-25 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another setback in their NBA playoff push on Monday, falling 118-106 to the Orlando Magic, who notched their first home victory since February. Despite 32 points from Luka Doncic and 24 from LeBron James the Lakers dropped their third straight game and at 43-28 are now tied with the Memphis Grizzlies in the battle ...

Football: Lebanon Challenges Brunei, Asia in Sight

Makram Haddad 2025-03-25 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Lebanese national football team begins its third round of 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers with a clear objective: to make a strong impact right from the start. Miodrag Radulović's men face Brunei tonight at 8:30 PM (Beirut time) on the pitch of Al-Wakrah Stadium, a venue considered the “home” ground for the Lebanese players in these ...

Thunder Hold Off Clippers, Nuggets Shoot Down Rockets

This is Beirut 2025-03-24 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points to power NBA Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City to a tense 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday as Denver ended Houston's nine-game winning streak. Gilgeous-Alexander endured a tough shooting night but connected on all 11 of his free throws, including two in the final second that ...

Spain Edge Netherlands on Penalties, Set Up France Nations League Semi-Final

This is Beirut 2025-03-24 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Holders Spain beat the Netherlands on penalties after a dramatic quarter-final second leg in Valencia finished 3-3 on Sunday to set up a Nations League last-four clash with France, who edged Croatia in a shootout after a 2-2 aggregate draw. On a dramatic night, Portugal battled past Denmark in extra time and will next face Finals hosts Germany ...

Germany Riding “Surge” Ahead of Italy Showdown in Nations League

This is Beirut 2025-03-23 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Germany want to continue riding the "surge in spirit" unleashed at Euro 2024 when they take on Italy in their Nations League quarter-final second leg clash in Dortmund, goalkeeper Oliver Baumann said Saturday. Germany are in the box seat to reach the Nations League semi-finals for the first time after a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Italy in the ...

Ferrari’s Hamilton, Leclerc, Alpine’s Gasly Disqualified From Chinese GP

This is Beirut 2025-03-23 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were both disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday for technical infringements, along with Alpine's Pierre Gasly. Leclerc and Gasly were found by FIA stewards to have cars that weighed less than the 800 kilogram minimum requirement while Hamilton was deemed to have excessive plank wear ...

Piastri Wins Chinese Grand Prix From Pole in Mclaren One-Two

This is Beirut 2025-03-23 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren used a one-stop strategy to complete a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second. George Russell was third in a Mercedes with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen snatching fourth place after a thrilling late pass on Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton came ...

Lakers Trounced in LeBron’s Return, Bucks Rally to Beat Kings

This is Beirut 2025-03-23 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115 on Saturday, spoiling superstar LeBron James's return from a two-week absence with a groin injury. The NBA's all-time leading scorer James delivered 17 points, six rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes on court. Luka Doncic, back in action after resting a sore ankle, drilled eight ...

Pole Vault King Duplantis Sees Off Karalis for Third World Indoor Gold

This is Beirut 2025-03-22 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won a third world indoor pole vault title in Nanjing on Saturday after a gripping, high-class battle with Greece's Emmanouil Karalis. Duplantis vaulted a best of 6.15 metres for gold, his seventh global title, but was made to work all the way by Karalis, who took silver with a new personal best of ...

Twenty Thousand Leagues on the Sea: Beirut and Cannes, United by a Passion for Yachting

Makram Haddad 2025-03-22 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the occasion of International Francophonie Day, which coincided this year with the 70th anniversary of the Beirut Yachting Club, a fresh breeze of renewal has swept over maritime relations between Lebanon and France. After seven decades of sailing together since 1955, the Beirut club has officially renewed its twinning agreement with the ...

Piastri on Chinese GP Pole After Hamilton Takes First Ferrari Win in Sprint

This is Beirut 2025-03-22 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri stormed to his first-ever pole position on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, after Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race. The second row for Sunday's main race will be filled by Piastri's teammate Lando Norris and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Hamilton will start in fifth ...

Tuchel Makes Winning Start as Laboured England Beat Albania

This is Beirut 2025-03-22 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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