Lebanon secured a historic win in their second match in Group D of the 30th Asian Basketball Championship held in Indonesia until July 24, defeating New Zealand 87-72 to top Group D and advance to the quarter-finals.

Congratulations from the President of the Republic..

The President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, congratulated the Lebanese basketball team on their victory over New Zealand. His Excellency said: “This victory is a shining sign for Lebanon and the Arab countries participating in the tournament. He also emphasized that this achievement achieved by the champions of the rice team is a strong incentive for the youth of Lebanon to continue to believe in their abilities and realize their ambitions and dreams, no matter the circumstances they go through.

Exclusive – Gad El Hadj: Team New Zealand made it difficult for us, and it led us to victory

Lebanese national team coach Gad Al-Haj expressed his admiration and joy at the important and historic victory that the team won over New Zealand. In a private interview with the correspondent of the Sport website Issa Yasin, the coach admitted that the task today was difficult, given the high technical level of the opponent.
The coach added that the physical and aggressive playing style of the opponent was obvious, but in this match, the Cedars successfully achieved their goal. reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Liverpool and United won a friendly match..

In football, Manchester United scored a 4–1 friendly victory over Melbourne Victory, Australia. He scored McTominay, Rashford, Martial and an own goal for United as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0.

Eriksen signs with United, Lewandowski leaves PSG

And in transfer market news, Manchester United announced the official signing of Danish star Christian Eriksen for 2025, while Barcelona unveiled their new Brazilian player Rafinha from Leeds United, where the player expressed his great happiness. , emphasizing that his childhood dream came true.
Meanwhile, German newspaper Bild reported that Polish star Robert Lewandowski turned down an offer from Paris Saint-Germain, opting to move to Barcelona.

International and local miscellaneous:

– On Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled to dismiss appeals filed by the Russian Football Association and four Russian clubs against FIFA and UEFA’s decision to exclude them from all competitions until further notice following the Russo-Ukrainian war.

– The Lebanese Taekwondo Federation announced next year’s Asian Championships and the traditional annual South Korean Ambassador Cup starting on Saturday, July 16, and honored the delegation that participated in the Asian Championships and the South Korean Open, during which Letizia won two bronze medals Aung and Ward Salman.

Player Khabib Abdullah has officially signed a contract with the Dynamo basketball team.

Sky has confirmed that Spanish star Cesc Fàbregas has accepted an offer from Italian club Como.

Al Ittihad fans attacked goalkeeper Ahmed Yahya after scoring five goals in the team’s match against Ceramica Cleopatra in matchday 24 of the Egyptian Premier League, although Yahya participated in the match despite his suffering from -for the psychological level after the death of his brother. The Egyptian goalkeeper made the decision not to continue the match in the 80th minute and, after receiving 5 goals, left the field in tears, prompting the referee to stop the match before the goalkeeper received condolences from his colleagues and opposing players. team.