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Napoli win first Italian Cup in 25 years
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May 21, 2012 01:22 AM
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BEIRUT: Napoli won their first Italian Cup since 1987 Sunday as they beat league champions Juventus 2-0. The trophy is Napoli’s fourth in the Italian Cup and they used the full force of their dangerous counter-attacking system to break down Juventus. Edinson Cavani gave Napoli the lead from...
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Liverpool: Who to blame or credit?
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May 19, 2012 01:35 AM
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Who takes the blame – or credit depending on which way you look at it – for Liverpool’s season? Big money signings like Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing and Andy Carroll haven’t worked out as planned; the team came a lowly eighth in the league, rarely played...
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Bucker to use Jordan friendly to size up Lebanon’s new talent
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May 18, 2012 12:22 AM
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BEIRUT: Lebanon will welcome back some of their star players for their friendly game with Jordan Friday after the national team’s 4-1 defeat to Egypt last week. Star players Hasan Maatouk and Abbas Atwi will return from their respective UAE teams for Friday’s game while youngster Nader...
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Final chance for NBA golden oldies
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May 12, 2012 02:27 AM
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Aside from the dreadful work stoppage induced by the lockout, the talk of the NBA this season has been the burgeoning youth movement sweeping the league. Star players under 25 like Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Blake Griffin have all topped the headlines going into a...
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Champville closer to seizing title
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May 12, 2012 02:27 AM
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BEIRUT: Champville cruised to a 103-79 home win over Anibal Zahle to win Game 3 and take a 2-1 lead in the Lebanese Basketball League finals Friday. The result means Champville can seal their first ever championship Sunday when the two sides play Game 4 in Zahle. Fadi al-Khatib was again...
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Living and breathing basketball
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May 12, 2012 02:26 AM
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BEIRUT: To meet Riyadi assistant coach Jad Fattouh is to meet a man who breathes basketball. The game to him is so much more than a job: It is a lifestyle and sometimes a very expensive one. Fattouh may now be seen patrolling the sidelines with coach Fouad Abou Chacra, but it has been a long road...
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Anibal Zahle and Champville square up for Game 3 battle
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May 11, 2012 12:42 AM
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BEIRUT: Anibal Zahle go into Game 3 in the Lebanese Basketball League finals knowing that a win against Champville in Dik al-Mehde will give them a chance to seal the league on their home court Sunday. Star point guard Rodrigue Akl has put the pressure on Champville by suggesting that the Dik...
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Atletico Madrid clinch Europa League crown
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May 10, 2012 12:58 AM
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BEIRUT: Atletico Madrid picked up their second Europa League crown in three years Wednesday as they defeated fellow countrymen Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in Bucharest. Radamel Falcao, who led Porto to the Europa League title last season with a record 17 goals, scored two first-half goals to seal the game...
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Liverpool deny Chelsea chance of fourth spot
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May 09, 2012 12:30 AM
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BEIRUT: Chelsea kissed goodbye to their chances of securing fourth spot in the Premier League Tuesday when they lost 4-1 to Liverpool at Anfield. The London club can still qualify for the Champions League if they win the final in two weeks time but their chances of guaranteeing a spot in the...
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Ahed knocked out of AFC Cup after losing 3-1 to Ettifaq
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May 09, 2012 12:25 AM
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BEIRUT: Ahed were dumped out of the AFC Cup Tuesday after losing 3-1 to Ettifaq in Sidon. But the Lebanese side would have failed to qualify from the group stage regardless of the result after Kuwait SC thrashed VB Addu 7-1 in Group C’s other game. Ahed fall out of Group C – failing to...
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Nothing but losers in Riyadi-gate
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May 05, 2012 01:38 AM
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What a fine mess this is. Regardless of what conclusion has come out of Riyadi-gate, everybody has lost face. The Lebanese Basketball Federation have managed to undermine everything that has been done to elevate Lebanese basketball by not only suspending Ismael Ahmad and Riyadi’s fans from...
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Basketball federation future at stake after charges of corruption
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May 04, 2012 01:25 AM
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BEIRUT: The future of the Lebanese Basketball Federation was hanging in the balance Thursday after one of the messiest days Lebanese basketball has suffered in 15 years. Sports Minister Faisal Karami will meet Friday with the president and vice president of Riyadi – Hisham Jaroudi and Jawdat...
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Anibal force Game 5 after 3-point barrage
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May 03, 2012 12:29 AM
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BEIRUT: Anibal Zahle forced a decisive Game 5 with Riyadi in the Final Four of the Lebanese basketball League Wednesday after winning Game 4 in Zahle 88-76. Once again Anibal Zahle outplayed Riyadi for almost the entire game and their string of superb performances has open the once unthinkable...
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Man City beat United, move top of League
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May 01, 2012 12:55 AM
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BEIRUT: Manchester City moved clear at the top of the Premier League on goal difference Monday after beating city rivals Manchester United 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium. The two sides are locked on 83 points at the top of the league with just two games left of the season, assuring a climactic ending...
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Emmett gives Riyadi 2-1 Final Four series lead
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May 01, 2012 12:19 AM
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BEIRUT: Andre Emmett scored 24 of Riyadi’s last 29 points to give the side an 88-81 win over Anibal Zahle in Manara Monday in the Final Four of the Lebanese Basketball League. The win puts Riyadi in a 2-1 series lead after they overturned a stubborn and determined Anibal Zahle. The visitors...
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