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U16 Basketball: Lebanon Lets Victory Slip Away, Australia Bounces Back

Makram Haddad, 01/09 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bahrain Lebanon Asia Asia Cup Australia Basketball

The FIBA U16 Asia Cup 2025 is in full swing at the M Bank Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In Group A, Australia, two-time defending champions and heavy favorites for a historic four-peat, cruised through their first two games, crushing India (131-42) after already beating Bahrain. The Australian Crocs, led by an unstoppable Will Hamilton (22 ...

First Woman to Ref Men’s Basketball

Hala Abdallah, 12/08 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Jennifer Ammoury This is Sports sports basketball referee Lebanese basketball

Jennifer Ammoury made history as the first woman to referee men’s Division 1 basketball in Lebanon. But the road wasn’t easy. How did she handle the pressure early on? And how did players and fans really react when she officiated the Beirut Derby? Watch her story now in Episode 10 of This is Sports, only on This is Beirut’s website and ...

Basketball: Lebanon Unveils Its Squad for the 2025 Asia Cup

This is Beirut, 29/07 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Saudi Arabia Lebanon Basketball Asia Cup

On Tuesday evening, the Lebanese Basketball Federation officially announced the list of 12 players selected to represent Lebanon at the 2025 Asia Cup, which will take place in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) starting on August 5. Coach Miodrag Perisic opted for a mix of experience and youth, with the eagerly awaited return of Wael Arakji and the inclusion ...

Basketball – Beirut Cup: Lebanon Routs Jordan in Tournament Opener

Makram Haddad, 23/07 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Basketball Beirut Cup Lebanon

Lebanon didn't miss out on the first edition of the Beirut Cup. In a white-hot Nouhad Naufal hall, Miodrag Perisic's men dominated Jordan 89-79, in a game marked by enthusiasm, skill, and the rise to power of a team in full transformation. A new-look Lebanon Deprived of their usual key players - Wael Arakji, Sergio El Darwich, Ali Haidar, Hayk ...

Asia Cup – Basketball: Lebanon Falls with Honor Against the Philippines

Makram Haddad, 16/07 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Basketball Asia Cup China

They believed until the very end. In Shenzhen on Wednesday, the Lebanese women’s basketball team gave its all against the Philippines, falling just short (73-70) in a nail-biting contest that wrapped up Group B play at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025. A painful defeat, as the upset came down to a single free throw or rebound. And yet, despite ...

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