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Australian Open – Qualifiers: A chance for Lebanese Tennis

This is Beirut 07/01 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Tennis Australian Open Benjamin Hassan Hady Habib

Lebanese tennis player Benjamin Hassan won in three sets against Colombian Nicolás Mejía, with a score of 4-6, 7-5, 4-6. He will face Tunisia's Aziz Dougaz in the second qualifying round of the Australian Open on Wednesday at 7:10 AM Beirut time (the match start may be delayed due to an earlier match on the same court). Meanwhile, fellow ...

Giannis Triple-Double Propels Bucks Over Raptors

This is Beirut 07/01 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Giannis Antetokounmpo NBA Milwaukee Bucks Raptors

Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his fourth triple-double of the season and Damian Lillard scored 25 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-104 NBA victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Antetokounmpo scored 11 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and kept the Bucks offense clicking with his season-high 13 assists as the Bucks snapped a two-game ...

Footballer Celine Haidar Awakens from Coma, Remains in ICU

This is Beirut 07/01 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Céline Haidar Football War

Celine Haidar, a beloved player on Lebanon’s national women’s football team, has awakened from a coma following severe injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike in November. Haidar, who remains in the intensive care unit at Saint Georges Hospital in Ashrafiyeh, has shown small yet profound signs of recovery. Haidar’s injuries stem from a ...

Late Abraham Winner Gives Milan Italian SuperCup Win Over Inter

This is Beirut 07/01 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia AC Milan Inter Milan Supercup

Tammy Abraham grabbed a late winner as AC Milan came from two goals down to beat defending champions Inter Milan 3-2 and lift the Italian Super Cup trophy in Riyadh on Monday. Inter looked on course for a fourth consecutive trophy in the tournament after goals from Lautaro Martinez and and Mehdi Taremi either side of the break in Saudi ...

Basketball: Kenneth Faried, a Key Addition to Sagesse SC?

Makram Haddad 06/01 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Kenneth Faried La Sagesse Houston Rockets NBA

Sagesse SC is close to finalizing its roster for the 2024-2025 season with a prestigious signing: Kenneth Faried. This American player, known for his energy and impact on the court, could be the club's final foreign addition after securing Shabazz Muhammad and Zach Lofton. Faried, 35, nicknamed “The Manimal” for his explosive playing style, ...

Thunder Rally to Top Celtics, Push NBA Win Streak to 15

This is Beirut 06/01 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

NBA Celtics Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder clamped down defensively in the second half to beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 105-92 on Sunday for a franchise record 15th straight win. For the fourth straight game, the Western Conference-leading Thunder won after trailing by at least a dozen points. Thunder forward ...

Late Dembele Strike Earns PSG French Champions Trophy in Doha

This is Beirut 06/01 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

PSG Qatar Monaco French Champions' Trophy

Ousmane Dembele's stoppage-time goal settled the French Champions Trophy on Sunday, giving Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win over Monaco in a fixture played in Doha. PSG's troubles in front of goal this season have often cost them in the Champions League, and they were thwarted throughout this game by a combination of poor finishing and some fine ...

Man Utd Hold Liverpool to End Losing Streak

This is Beirut 05/01 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Manchester United Premier League Liverpool

Manchester United rallied to snap a four-game losing streak and halt Liverpool's romp towards the Premier League title in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool move six points clear at the top of the table, with a game in hand to come, over second-placed Arsenal. But this was an opportunity lost for Arne Slot's men after they came ...

Futsal: The Lebanese Women's Team Eyes Asian Cup Final Stages

Makram Haddad 05/01 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Futsal Women LFA

The Lebanese women’s futsal team is about to kick off their Asian campaign in Pattaya, Thailand, where the Asian Cup qualifiers will take place from January 11 to 19. Drawn into a tough group, Lebanon will face Thailand (the host nation), Bahrain, Iraq and Palestine as they aim to secure their ticket to the finals this summer in China — a ...

Lewis Hamilton, from Silver Arrows to Prancing Horse

Jad Ramadan 05/01 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One Lewis Hamilton

The Formula 1 world is in ebullition: Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025. This historic transfer marks the alliance between the most successful driver of his generation and motorsport's most iconic team. A Historic Turning Point Lewis Hamilton needs no introduction. With seven world titles to his name, he shares ...

Spurs Defeated, Pistons Top Timberwolves Despite Edwards 53 Points

This is Beirut 05/01 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Basket-ball NBA Wembanyama Los Angeles

Cade Cunningham scored 40 points to lead the Detroit Pistons, who withstood a career-high 53 points by Anthony Edwards, to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-105 on Saturday. Edwards, who had voiced frustration after averaging just 16.3 points over the last three games in the face of strong double-team defense, found plenty of ways to score. He ...

Arteta Aghast at Brighton Penalty as Arsenal Stumble in Premier League Title Race

This is Beirut 05/01 02:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Arsenal Premier League Liverpool

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he had never seen anything like Brighton's controversial penalty to earn a 1-1 draw on Saturday that dealt another seismic blow to the Gunners' Premier League title challenge. Runaway leaders Liverpool hold a five point advantage over second-placed Arsenal and have two games in hand to come, starting with Sunday's ...