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Doncic Shines as Mavs Sink Clippers, Timberwolves Down Suns
Doncic Shines as Mavs Sink Clippers, Timberwolves Down Suns

Luka Doncic scored 32 points as the Dallas Mavericks battled to a series-tying 96-93 road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in a tense NBA Western Conference playoff duel. Slovenian star Doncic combined with Kyrie Irving for 55 points to ensure that Dallas will head back to Texas with honors even at 1-1 in the best-of-seven ...

Will FIBA Reduce Sanctions on Al Riyadi Club?
Will FIBA Reduce Sanctions on Al Riyadi Club?

Following an unprecedented incident during a FIBA WASL game between Al Riyadi and Sagesse SC, Vice President Tammam Jaroudi told This is Beirut that this is the highest sanction ever imposed on the club, and they are currently in talks with FIBA to negotiate a reduction.

Football Stadium or Horror Set? Inside Beirut Sports City Stadium
Football Stadium or Horror Set? Inside Beirut Sports City Stadium

Lebanon's largest football stadium, the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, currently lies in ruins due to years of neglect. However, there's hope on the horizon as the Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports plans to renovate the stadium's surface. Could it once again become the venue for regional tournaments?

Batroun Hosts World Table Tennis Day
Batroun Hosts World Table Tennis Day

The Lebanese Table Tennis Federation organized the "World Table Tennis Day" at the "Lebanese Diaspora Village" in Batroun, under the supervision of the International Table Tennis Federation and in collaboration with the Asian Federation. A large number of table tennis players came together and enthusiastically played table tennis. The opening ...

Murray Buzzer-Beater Lifts Nuggets Over Lakers, Knicks Stun Sixers
Murray Buzzer-Beater Lifts Nuggets Over Lakers, Knicks Stun Sixers

Jamal Murray fired the game-winner at the buzzer as the NBA champion Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. The drama in Denver followed a scintillating comeback by the New York Knicks, who scored eight points in the final half-minute ...

Inter Milan Seal Scudetto in Derby Thriller With AC Milan
Inter Milan Seal Scudetto in Derby Thriller With AC Milan

Inter Milan sealed the Serie A title on Monday after beating AC Milan 2-1 and creating an unassailable lead at the top of the league with their sixth straight derby victory. Goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram gave Inter a 17-point advantage over closest challengers Milan and secured their 20th league crown with five matches of the ...

Nadal Signs up for 2024 Laver Cup in Berlin
Nadal Signs up for 2024 Laver Cup in Berlin

Rafael Nadal will represent Team Europe at the Laver Cup in Berlin this September in what could be one of the final events of the 22-time Grand Slam champion's career, organisers announced on Monday. Nadal, who turns 38 in June, said that he expects this to be his final year on tour after struggling with a hip injury that sidelined him for ...

Multiple Records at Lebanese Swimming Championships
Multiple Records at Lebanese Swimming Championships

The Lebanese Swimming Federation organized the Lebanese Championships for age groups (8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, and 18 years and above – men and women) in a 25-meter pool for the year 2024 at Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour over a period of three days, with the participation of 423 swimmers representing 22 clubs and associations, ...

Thunder Edge Pelicans, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers Win Playoff Openers
Thunder Edge Pelicans, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers Win Playoff Openers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a go-ahead basket with 32.5 seconds left on Sunday as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City clawed out a 94-92 victory over New Orleans in their NBA playoff opener. Hours after he was named a finalist for NBA Most Valuable Player along with Denver star Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, ...

Bellingham's Clasico Winner Edges Madrid Towards Title
Bellingham's Clasico Winner Edges Madrid Towards Title

Jude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a "fundamental" goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the England midfielder's decisive intervention to take Los Blancos to the brink of the Spanish title. Madrid twice came from ...

Ruud Defeats Tsitsipas to Win 'Biggest Title' in Barcelona
Ruud Defeats Tsitsipas to Win 'Biggest Title' in Barcelona

World number six Casper Ruud defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday, the biggest title of his career. The Norwegian earned revenge after his defeat by the Greek world number seven in the Monte Carlo Masters final last weekend. Ruud, a three-time Grand Slam runner-up, had won 10 titles at the 250 level with the ...

FSI Semi-Marathon: 1300 Athletes Run for Humanity
FSI Semi-Marathon: 1300 Athletes Run for Humanity

  More than 1300 athletes lined up on Sunday at the start of the various races of the 2024 edition of the Internal Security Forces Semi-Marathon. The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) organized the fourteenth edition of its annual semi-marathon on Sunday under the theme "Running for Humanity" in the Lebanese ...