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Saka Lights Up England's Confident Friendly Win Over Wales
Saka Lights Up England's Confident Friendly Win Over Wales

Bukayo Saka's stunning strike and a first international goal for Morgan Rogers inspired England in a 3-0 win over Wales, but Thomas Tuchel slammed "silent" fans at Thursday's friendly. Tuchel's side delivered their second successive dominant display to maintain the feelgood factor after their 5-0 rout of Serbia in a World Cup qualifier last ...

Asia 2027: Lebanon Beats Bhutan and Stays on Top
Asia 2027: Lebanon Beats Bhutan and Stays on Top

Lebanon resets its continental clock. On the pitch of Hamad Al-Kabir Stadium, Miodrag Radulović’s men earned their second win in the third qualifying round for Asia 2027, confirming their strong form and leadership in the standings. The outcome rewarded the consistency of a team that stayed composed despite a goalless first half and Bhutan’s ...

Monaco Sack Coach Hutter, Line Up Pocognoli: Sources
Monaco Sack Coach Hutter, Line Up Pocognoli: Sources

Monaco sacked their Austrian coach Adi Hutter on Thursday and are set to replace him with Belgian Sebastien Pocognoli, sources told AFP. The 55-year-old Hutter's assistants Christian Peintinger and Klaus Schmidt will also leave the club. The trio, who were hired just over two years ago, told players about their departure after training on ...

Football: Athletico and E-Club Seal Their Partnership in Champville
Football: Athletico and E-Club Seal Their Partnership in Champville

Athletico has set up shop in Dik al-Mehdi, in collaboration with E-Club and under the auspices of Collège Mariste Champville. The partnership was made official during a press conference held in the building adjacent to the E-Club grounds on the Champville campus, attended by a large group of people: Édouard Jabre (regional coordinator of Marist ...

Salah Scores Twice as Egypt Qualify for 2026 World Cup
Salah Scores Twice as Egypt Qualify for 2026 World Cup

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The 33-year-old has now netted nine times in a marathon qualifying campaign that began two years ago, and victory for Egypt gave them an unassailable five-point lead over Burkina Faso in Group A. Twice African ...

Semaan Douaihy Joins the World Futsal Board
Semaan Douaihy Joins the World Futsal Board

A global whistle for a local builder. FIFA has officially appointed Semaan Douaihy to its Futsal Committee for the 2025-2029 term. A backseat position? No. Rather, it is a technical box from which the direction, formats, regulations, development, and roadmap of a rapidly growing discipline are decided. For Lebanon, it is a flag planted in the ...

Football – Asian Cup 2027: Lebanon Aims to Maintain Its Lead Against Bhutan
Football – Asian Cup 2027: Lebanon Aims to Maintain Its Lead Against Bhutan

A few months after securing maximum points against Brunei and sharing points with Yemen, Lebanon is back in action. On Thursday at 7:00 PM (Beirut time), at Hamad Al-Kabir Stadium in Doha, Lebanon will face Bhutan with a clear goal: to maintain its lead in Group C of the third qualifying round for the 2027 Asian Cup. With four points to their ...

UFC Star McGregor Suspended 18 Months Over Missed Drug Tests
UFC Star McGregor Suspended 18 Months Over Missed Drug Tests

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has been issued an 18-month suspension after missing three drug tests in a 12-month period, anti-doping authorities said Tuesday. Irishman McGregor, 37, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight champion, has accepted the suspension, Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) said in a ...

England, Portugal, Norway Closing In On 2026 World Cup
England, Portugal, Norway Closing In On 2026 World Cup

England and Portugal are in pole position to win their respective 2026 World Cup qualifying groups with two games to spare, with several other European nations also hoping to secure berths at the finals in the upcoming matches. Norway may also be only one victory away from reaching the tournament for the first time since 1998, which would leave ...

NBA Back In China After Six-Year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet
NBA Back In China After Six-Year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet

The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macau, a special administrative region of China close to Hong ...

Basketball: Sagesse or the Runner-Up Curse
Basketball: Sagesse or the Runner-Up Curse

Sagesse knocked on the door of the title once again. And, once again, the lock held firm. Beaten 101-93 by Kuwait Club after a roller-coaster final at the Rashid bin Humaid hall, the Greens unwillingly extend the “runner-up curse.” But the underlying message tells another story: a team that’s getting tougher, that knows how to come back, and ...

From Beirut to Mecca: Ali Wehbi, 50 Marathons for 50 Children
From Beirut to Mecca: Ali Wehbi, 50 Marathons for 50 Children

He has crossed deserts where the silence hits hard, tamed polar nights where the frost bites, and trained… in supermarket freezers to prepare his body for the Arctic. For 21 years, Ali Wehbi has pushed the boundaries of endurance. The “International Lebanese Desert Runner” has covered more than 18,000 kilometers across the globe, come close ...