The Lebanese Team Warriors scored a big victory over their Filipino guest who was overpowered by NBA stars and beat them 85-81 in the Nouhad Nawfal complex for the Asian World Cup qualifier to secure a big wedding.


Special – Al-Hajj: Everyone is there when it’s his turn and Arakji: We deserve more respect

Lebanese national basketball team coach Jad Al-Haj expressed great joy at the national team’s exciting and important victory over the Philippines, 85-81.

After the match, Al-Hajj said, “We started the match poorly, but we were able to come back and take control after we understood the style of play of Jordan Clarkson, the first star of the Philippines team.” the team worked on a plan to stop Clarkson, and were eventually successful despite scoring 28 points. As for the national team star Wael Arakji, he highly appreciated the performance of everyone in this match and stressed that all the teams that come to Lebanon should respect the team and play in this atmosphere and in the manner imposed by the Lebanese team. Asked by sports reporter Issa Yasin about the next step for the team, Arakcji said: “You should ask the Lebanese Federation this question. We give everything we have for the team and we deserve more respect. Wael added: “Players in Asia get the opportunity to play in any of the Asian leagues as an Asian player, which is something we don’t get in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

Al-Hilal wins the Saudi Arabian Championship.

As part of the first round of the Saudi Roshan Football League, the Al-Hilal team won an important victory in the match organized by the Persian Gulf team at the Prince Muhammad bin Fahd Stadium, and this confrontation ended with a score of 2:0.

West Ham and Fiorentina advance to conference qualifiers

West Ham United advanced to the European Conference League group stage after resuming a 3-0 win over Viborg and won the first leg 3-1. For their part, Italian club Fiorentina were pleased with a 0-0 draw against his host Twente. The Dutchman complained and was pleased with the 2-1 victory in the first leg, which determined his qualification. Villarreal qualified by beating Croatia’s Hajduk Split 2-0. Dutch club AZ Alkmaar accompanied them in the group stage by beating Portugal’s Gel Vicente 2-1 and Basaksehir Istanbul who beat Belgian “Royal Antwerp” with a score of 3: 1.

Europa League qualifiers…

Turkish club Fenerbahçe advanced to the group stage of the European Football Championship, resuming a 4-1 victory over away team Austria Wien in the second leg, in which both teams came together. In the rest of the matches, the Lithuanian club Žalgiris knocked out their Bulgarian counterpart Ludogorets with a 3:2 win and a 0:1 defeat in the first leg. As for the Swedish Malmö, they beat the Turkish Sivasspor 2:0 after winning the first match. lay down 3-1 while Omonia Nicosia qualified through Belgian Ghent. And

International and local miscellaneous:

– The Lebanese national under-20 team drew against their Syrian counterpart at the Amin Abdel Nour Stadium in Bhamdun under the scrutiny of Serbian first team coach Aleksandar Ilić and team manager Fuad Belhavan.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer spoke about the upcoming matches that will bring the Bavarian team to the Champions League group stage. In an interview with him, Neuer said: “Barcelona and Inter will be one of the most important meetings in the group stage, two great teams with great stadiums.

– Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, commented on the French team’s Champions League draw, which placed them in Group H, accompanied by Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa.
“We’re excited about the return of the Champions League atmosphere, it’s the most beautiful tournament in the world,” Al-Khelaifi said. “We want to go as far as we can and work hard every day to reach that goal.”