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Karate: Victory for 'TMT Lebanon' in Sarafand
Karate: Victory for 'TMT Lebanon' in Sarafand

The TMT Lebanon club participated in the “SOFC GIRLS” championship, the most important combat event for girls in Kyokushin karate. Organized by the SOFC organization, this major sporting event was held at the Nabih Berri Sports Complex. The two players, Fatima Hariri, from the city of Nabatiyeh in the South, and Sana Dakik, from the town ...

Germany Held by Ukraine in Euro Warm-Up
Germany Held by Ukraine in Euro Warm-Up

Germany were held to a 0-0 draw by Ukraine as the European Championship hosts lacked a cutting edge at a sold out Max-Morlock stadium in Nuremberg. More than 44,000 fans were in jovial mood at kick-off, expecting that Germany, which have rediscovered their form under Julian Nagelsmann, put on a show less than two weeks before they start Euro ...

Djokovic Sows French Open Doubt After Hurting Knee in Thriller
Djokovic Sows French Open Doubt After Hurting Knee in Thriller

Novak Djokovic cast doubt over his French Open hopes after admitting he needed anti-inflammatory medication to treat a knee injury as he pulled off another astonishing escape in a five-set victory over Francisco Cerundolo on Monday. The world number one outlasted Argentine 23rd seed Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 for his record 370th win in a ...

Mbappe Fulfills Destiny With Real Madrid Move
Mbappe Fulfills Destiny With Real Madrid Move

The first time Real Madrid showed an interest in signing Kylian Mbappe was in December 2012. Although he was only approaching his 14th birthday, the Spanish giants knew they were looking at a prodigious talent. Mbappe, who was living at the French Football Federation's academy at Clairefontaine at the time, was invited to Madrid for a week, taken ...

Chelsea Appoint Enzo Maresca as New Manager
Chelsea Appoint Enzo Maresca as New Manager

Chelsea on Monday appointed Leicester boss Enzo Maresca as their new manager on a five-year deal to replace the departed Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, joined the Foxes in June 2023 and led them to the championship title last season. "We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea," said Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea's ...

World Athletics Launches New Biennial Championship
World Athletics Launches New Biennial Championship

World Athletics on Monday launched a new three-day global championship starting in 2026 in Budapest to attempt to ensure track and field has a global audience in the years between world championships. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship will take place every two years, with the first on September 11 to 13, 2026. Gold medallists are set to ...

Marathon Man Djokovic Eyes 15th Successive French Open Quarter-Final
Marathon Man Djokovic Eyes 15th Successive French Open Quarter-Final

Novak Djokovic will aim to reach his 15th successive French Open quarter-final on Monday after setting an unwanted Roland Garros record. The defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner made the last 16 by defeating Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in a bruising five-set epic which concluded at 3:07 AM on Sunday. It was the latest ever finish ...

Tsitsipas Rallies to Reach Fourth French Open Quarter-Final
Tsitsipas Rallies to Reach Fourth French Open Quarter-Final

Stefanos Tsitsipas came back from a set down to defeat Matteo Arnaldi and reach the French Open quarter-finals for the fourth time on Sunday. Greek ninth seed Tsitsipas, who was runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2021, won 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-2. His reward is a clash with Carlos Alcaraz for a place in the semi-finals. World ...

Mbappe the Next Prize for Real Madrid, Kings of Europe
Mbappe the Next Prize for Real Madrid, Kings of Europe

Real Madrid's record-extending 15th Champions League triumph will leave incoming French superstar Kylian Mbappe licking his lips at what lies ahead for him. The 25-year-old forward has been unable to win the competition with Paris Saint-Germain in seven years at the French club. Set to join the Spanish giants in the coming days, Mbappe saw the ...

Djokovic Into French Open Last 16 After Early Hours Five-Set Epic
Djokovic Into French Open Last 16 After Early Hours Five-Set Epic

Novak Djokovic avoided crashing to his worst defeat at the French Open in 15 years in the early hours of Sunday morning when he clinched a five-set victory over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti. Defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner Djokovic came from two sets to one down to triumph 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in a third round tie which ...

Real Madrid Defy Dortmund to Win 15th Champions League
Real Madrid Defy Dortmund to Win 15th Champions League

Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday. Right-back Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos' corner on 74 minutes, before Vinicius fired home to extend the Spanish giants' record as the most successful club in ...

Basketball-Wasl: Riyadi Cruising To Victory Again
Basketball-Wasl: Riyadi Cruising To Victory Again

  Riyadi clinched a hard-fought victory against La Sagesse this Saturday in Lusail (Qatar), in a thrilling finale of the Wasl Super League. Riyadi thus secures its spot for the Asian Club Championship. Lebanon undeniably continues to assert itself as one of the leading nations in Asian basketball. A fully Lebanese final of the Wasl Super ...