Riyadi point guard Wael Arakji has signed a short-term deal with Chinese Basketball Association team Beijing Beikong, the Beirut club announced Tuesday.
The Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB) avoided expulsion from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) at the eleventh hour after paying a fraction of...
A top Russian senator said on Thursday he had credible evidence of the United States plotting to "discredit" the 2018 World Cup his country is staging for the...
Only months ago it seemed Lebanese basketball was in an unassailable position.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri Wednesday congratulated Lebanese basketball powerhouse Riyadi Club for being the FIBA Asia Champions, Hariri’s office said in a...
From a jaded TV chat show host to a Mideastern actress who longs to be cast as a ghostbuster, not endless jihadi brides, the stories in Sabrina Mahfouz’s...
President Michel Aoun said Friday that the result of Lebanon hosting this year’s Asia Cup would allow countries to acknowledge Lebanon’s capability of hosting...
The FIBA Asia Cup is set to tip off Tuesday for the first time ever in Lebanon with 16 nations battling it out for continental supremacy.
Basketball enthusiasts around the world said a decision to allow players to wear religious headgear in competition will encourage more people to play the...
The U.S. men’s basketball team will let minor leaguers take the first steps on the road to gold.
Nike has unveiled a hijab for Muslim female athletes – the Nike Pro Hijab – which has been in development for a year, the company said.
Several players from the Lebanese Basketball League have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Lebanese Basketball Association President Walid...
The under-18s men’s national basketball team returned over the weekend from a surprise fourth-place finish at the 2016 FIBA Asia Championship in Iran.
Riyadi are now one step away from successfully defending their title in the Lebanese Basketball League after defeating Sagesse in Game 5 102-85 at their home...
Lebanon notched their first win of the WABA Championship Wednesday after surviving a late scare to narrowly defeat Syria 90-79 Wednesday in day three of the...
The drama of the Lebanese Basketball League continued Tuesday as Sagesse leveled up the best-of-seven series, defeating Riyadi 87-82 after overtime in Game 4...
The Lebanese national basketball team fell to Iran 81-75 Monday in their opening game of the WABA Championship which is currently taking place in Jordan.
Riyadi snatched a 2-1 lead in the finals of the Lebanese Basketball League after defeating their archrivals Sagesse 100-84 in Game 3 Sunday.
Riyadi responded to Sagesse’s surprising Game 1 win to level up the Finals at 1-1 after winning Game 2 91-74 Friday at Ghazir and regaining home court...