Alpine Skiing: Lebanon at the 44th "Scara" Event
Makram Haddad 2024-04-07 17:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon is participating in the 44th edition of the "Scara" event in Val d'Isère, France. Since its inception in 1981, the "Scara" has been a gathering of future champions, bringing together the best young skiers aged 12 to 16. A Glimpse of the World Cup Often likened to a Youth World Cup, the "Scara" serves as the premier international ...
Assises de Tours: When the Adrenaline of Information Meets the Intensity of Sport
Makram Haddad 2024-03-29 15:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Assises du journalisme de Tours, 2024 edition, concluded its activities after four intense days. In a finale imbued with passion, emotion and inspiration, the Assises du journalisme de Tours 2024 drew the curtain, leaving behind a lasting imprint on the media landscape. Under the bold theme of "Journalism is sport," the annual event ...
Damien Ressiot, The Man Who Sent Lance Armstrong to Hell
Makram Haddad 2024-03-27 19:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the fringes of the Assises du journalisme currently being held in Tours, This Is Beirut has obtained an exclusive interview with Damien Ressiot, former journalist and current director of testing at the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). At 60 years of age (he looks 15 years younger), Damien Ressiot is anything but an ordinary character. A ...
Basketball-Wasl: Lebanese Derby in the Semi-Finals
Makram Haddad 2024-03-26 17:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
To write one of the finest pages in its history, La Sagesse will face its biggest enemy al-Riyadi on Wednesday in the semi-finals of the Wasl League. A dream match-up to perpetuate a rivalry that goes back decades. Wednesday's reunion between al-Riyadi and La Sagesse will be the highlight of the West Asia Super League (Wasl) ...
Football: Lebanon Put to the Test Against Australia
Makram Haddad 2024-03-20 19:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Lebanese national soccer team faces Australia on Thursday in a match fraught with danger in Parramatta, Australia. Part of Group Nine of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup, the match promises to be a crucial one for the Cedars. On Thursday at 11:10 AM (Beirut time), all eyes will be on the pitch of the Commbank ...
Bad Times for the Vecchia Signora in Italy
Makram Haddad 2024-03-17 18:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The woes continue for the Vecchia Signora in Italy as Juventus Turin endured a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Genoa on match day 29 of the Italian Serie A. This lackluster performance ignited tangible frustration among fans who didn't hold back in expressing their disappointment by showering Massimiliano Allegri's players with boos at the final ...
Lebanon's Taekwondo Star, Laetitia Aoun, Secures Spot in Paris Olympics
Makram Haddad 2024-03-16 19:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese taekwondo champion Laetitia Aoun reached the final of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Taian, China, on Saturday, securing her coveted ticket to the Paris Olympic Games. Representing both the Lebanese national team and the Mont La Salle club, Aoun's stellar performance in the qualifying event effortlessly earned her ...
Basketball - Women's League: Riyadi Win the Lebanese Title
Makram Haddad 2024-03-04 19:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Riyadi basketball club were crowned Lebanese champions on Monday, defeating Beirut SC 78-49 in the fourth game of the Women's Basketball League finals. Riyadi reclaimed the Lebanese Women's Basketball League title after a three-year drought, defeating Beirut SC 78-49 in Monday's final in Manara. With this victory, Riyadi won the best-of-five ...
Bryony Stein and Imad Jezzini Win the Rolling Half-Marathon
Makram Haddad 2024-03-03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The first edition of the international "Rolling Half Marathon" (21.1 km), organized jointly by the Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) and the Lebanese Athletics Federation, took place this Sunday in the North Lebanon region, in rather grumpy and rainy weather. No fewer than 800 male and female runners, of around ten different nationalities and ...
“Snowblast" in the Land of Black Gold
Makram Haddad 2024-03-01 18:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia has just organized a freestyle skiing event that is controversial on an ecological and humanitarian level. Not even Hergé, the father of Tintin, saw this coming. Hergé was a visionary in more ways than one. His lunar adventure foreshadowed the Apollo 11 mission, almost fifteen years before Neil Armstrong set foot on the ...
Basketball-Asian Qualifiers: Lebanon Defeats Syria in Damascus
Makram Haddad 2024-02-23 20:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese basketball team beat its Syrian counterpart (87-78) when the two teams met in Damascus on Friday as part of the 2025 Asian Cup qualifiers. There was no suspense (except in the last quarter) at Damascus' al-Fayhaa stadium. Lebanon's impressive team easily beat Syria 87-78 on Friday in their first qualifier for the 2025 Asian Cup, ...