First day of Unisport League (USJ Tournament) - Mar 19, 2010 (by Maarouf Mawloud)
Today started the preliminary round of the tournament organized by the University of St. Joseph, which will be held in Michel el Murr court in Bouchrieh and the Court of Al Jamhour High school, from today till the 21st of the month.
I n the mens basketball competition, the hosts had an easy win against the University Of Bahrain (52-25) where the best scorer of the game was Batiste Chamoun with 25 points. The University of St [read more]
Today started the preliminary round of the tournament organized by the University of St. Joseph, which will be held in Michel el Murr court in Bouchrieh and the Court of Al Jamhour High school, from today till the 21st of the month. I n the mens basketball competition, the hosts had an easy win against the University Of Bahrain (52-25) where the best scorer of the game was Batiste Chamoun with 25 points. The University of St. Joseph secured their spot in the semis after a great win again the Lebanese American University by 4 points 34-30, where the best scorer was Vincent Khoury with 10 points. In the other group the University Of Poland had a really deserved win against the University Of Kuwait (44-16) where the best scorer was polands player jobic with 19 points. On the other hand the Jordanian ASU had a big win against NDU with a 32 points margin. In the ladies tournament, the Algerian team which is a big contender for the title had an easy win against NDU (38-25), which lost all their chance to qualify by losing the LAU-jbeil (33-25) where Lea Abi Ghosn was the best scorer with 14 points. In a friendly game the University of St. Joseph lost the University of Greece by 3 points 33-30. In Volley-balls competitions, the hosts lost to the University Of Russia 2-0 (25-20, 25-17). The Romanian University grabbed a win against the University of Kuwait 2-0 (25-13, 25-17), but it lost to USEK 0-2 (18-25, 19-25). The preliminary rounds in other sports will begin tomorrow (Volleyball, soccer and athletics) in total 14 sports.
Saint Joseph University announces the 2010 Beirut Unisports Festival - Mar 14, 2010 (by Maarouf Mawloud)
The Sport of the university had a press conference in the publicity building, which was attended by the general secretary of the university Fouad Maroun and the director of sports department Maroun Khoury, introducing the Beirut Unisports Festival which will be held between the 18th and the 21st of March [read more]
The Sport of the university had a press conference in the publicity building, which was attended by the general secretary of the university Fouad Maroun and the director of sports department Maroun Khoury, introducing the Beirut Unisports Festival which will be held between the 18th and the 21st of March.
After a welcoming speech, Maroun pointed out that the idea saw the light thanks to the experience of those responsible for the branch of sport and the experience of the players on the other hand, that they gained from their posts earlier, in addition to the excellent results achieved by the University of St. Joseph, culminating in the first place four times in a row in Milan 2006, Barcelona 2007 and Valencia 2008 and 2009, and aims Hosting to encourage cooperation between universities and give players room to get acquainted and show Lebanon in a new, modern and reinforce the status of the University of St. Joseph site.
Khoury explained the organizational matters of the festival, which will include 1500 athlete from 14 countries. Khoury revealed that the idea began in 2008 with a view to engaging with students, and hosting came from the excellent results achieved by the university, and the event was delayed two years because of security conditions.
The event will include 16 contests: football, mini (male and female), football halls (male), basketball (males and females), volleyball (male and female), and volleyball (OUTDOOR), Tennis (male and female), Handball (M), table tennis (male and female), swimming, chess and athletics (male and female), and games culture. Also a big thank to the local associations which cooperated to ensure that referees are arranged for all games. These games will be held on the courts of Jamhour high school and Michel el Murr Stadium in Bouchrieh.
Universities from different countries will attend the event including:Algeria, Bahrain, Syria, Bulgaria, Spain, Greece, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Russia, Kuwait, and the host country Lebanon
The festival will feature concerts daily recreational and cultural activities arranged by the university students.
Manama rally to beat Al Ahli - Mar 8, 2010 (by Yousef Ahmed)
TITLE holders Manama stayed in contention for a place in the Zain Bahrain Basketball Cup finals, defeating 12-time champions Al Ahli 83-66 in the second round last night, writes RAMI HULAYYEL.
In a dramatic encounter, which took place at the Zain Arena in Um Al Hassam and witnessed by hundreds of basketball fans, Manama overcame a shaky start to clinch their second straight victory and remain strong contenders to win this competition for the 13th time [read more]
TITLE holders Manama stayed in contention for a place in the Zain Bahrain Basketball Cup finals, defeating 12-time champions Al Ahli 83-66 in the second round last night, writes RAMI HULAYYEL.
In a dramatic encounter, which took place at the Zain Arena in Um Al Hassam and witnessed by hundreds of basketball fans, Manama overcame a shaky start to clinch their second straight victory and remain strong contenders to win this competition for the 13th time.
Manama, coached by Abdulhameed Ebrahim, proved the stronger side with a coherence teamwork to emerge victorious.
Manama, who put Sitra down 92-72 in the opening encounter last Tuesday, are on top of this six-team round robin stage with four points.
On the other hand, it was the second straight defeat for Al Ahli, having lost their opener 68-83 to Al Hala last Monday.
But it was Al Ahli, coached by Aqeel Milad, who dominated the early stages of the game and went ahead 26-16 in the first quarter.
Manama came back in the second quarter and managed to reduce the deficit to just two points at 39-37.
Ebrahim's squad then took over the lead of 59-57 at the end of the third quarter and maintained their momentum in the fourth and final quarter for a deserving 17-point win.
Meanwhile, Nuwaidrat and Al Hala will be looking to extend their winning run today when they face off at 7.30pm Source GDN Posted on Monday, March 08, 2010
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