Sports

Basketball – 2027 World Cup Qualifiers: Lebanon Survives a Scare, Khayat Delivers the Dagger

Makram Haddad 28/11 08:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Qatar Basketball World Cup 2027 qualifiers

In Doha, the script had everything to become the perfect trap. Facing Lebanon was a Qatari team already qualified by default for the 2027 World Cup as host nation, but in full “resurgence” and determined to send a message to the rest of Asia. Opposite them, a Lebanese team favored on paper, 30th in the FIBA rankings, with a new coach on the ...

Football – 2025 Arab Cup: Lebanon Self-Destructs Despite Numerical Advantage

Makram Haddad 27/11 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Qatar Football Arab Cup Sudan

No one will be able to say the context wasn’t favorable. In Doha, on the pitch of the Thani bin Jassim Stadium, in front of 20,816 spectators and under the eyes of Gianni Infantino and Lebanese FA president Hachem Haidar, Lebanon played more than an hour with eleven men against ten… only to lose 2–1 to Sudan and crash out of the 2025 Arab ...

Badminton: Lebanon Shines in Erbil With 12 Medals

Makram Haddad 27/11 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Badminton Sports

Lebanese badminton soared high in Erbil. At the West Asia Regional Championships, held in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon’s young shuttlers delivered a statement performance: 12 medals in total (2 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze) across the U15, U17, and U23 categories—plus a team title and a steady harvest in individual events. Under the ...

Basketball – 2027 World Cup: Lebanon Starts Its Engines

Makram Haddad 26/11 08:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Qatar Baskteball World cup Qualifiers

Ranked 30th in the FIBA standings, Lebanon enters Window 1 ahead of Saudi Arabia (64th), India (76th) and Qatar (83rd). The objective is clear: secure a second consecutive World Cup qualification, reach a fifth appearance on the global stage, and turn this theoretical advantage into real points from the very first games. Their last official ...

Athletics: Six National Records Broken at the Jamhour Meeting

This is Beirut 25/11 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Athletics Sports Jamhour Records

As part of its development strategy aimed at raising the level of Lebanese athletics and preparing young athletes for upcoming national and international competitions, the Lebanese Athletics Federation continued its 2025 program by organizing a meeting on the track of Notre-Dame de Jamhour. Six New National Records The event was highlighted by ...

Football: Lebanon Heads to Qatar to Launch Its 2025 Arab Cup Campaign

Pierre Daccache 25/11 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Joseph Aoun Qatar Football Gianni Infantino Arab Cup

Lebanon’s national football team departed for Doha on Sunday afternoon to begin final preparations ahead of their opening match in the 2025 Arab Cup. Miodrag Radulović’s men will face Sudan on Wednesday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. (Beirut time) at Al-Gharafa Stadium, in a decisive knockout match that will determine their qualification to the ...

Jounieh Turns Pink: 10,000 Runners Take Over the Women’s Race

Makram Haddad 24/11 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Beirut Marathon Jounieh

Under the patronage of First Lady Nehmat Aoun, represented by Minister of Youth and Sports Nora Bayrakdarian, Jounieh came alive on Sunday for the Women’s Race organized by the Beirut Marathon Association. Ten thousand participants transformed the city’s historic streets into a ribbon of color, energy, and celebration for the 10th edition of ...

Women’s Race: Jounieh Puts On Its Sneakers in the Feminine

Makram Haddad 22/11 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Women’s Race Jounieh BMA May el-Khalil

For several days now, the teams of the Beirut Marathon Association have been chaining technical meetings, setting up tents and infrastructure, testing timing systems and distributing bibs in a dedicated center in Jnah. On the ground, nothing is left to chance: secured course, clear signage, briefed volunteers, emergency services mobilized… ...

WASL – Sagesse Sinks in Astana and Records its Worst Start

Makram Haddad 20/11 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Kazakhstan WASL Sagesse Lebanon Basketball

The night was meant to be historic—just not in the way Sagesse hoped. Under the roof of the Saryarka Velodrome, in front of over 2,400 fired-up fans, BC Astana delivered a perfect home debut in the FIBA WASL–West Asia League. On the other side, the Beirut club, already beaten by Shahrdari Gorgan and Al Riyadi, missed another opportunity and ...

Triathlon: Mia Sahioun Rises to the Top of West Asia

Makram Haddad 19/11 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Triathlon Mia Sahioun Abu Dhabi

At just 15 years old, triathlete Mia Sahioun is already collecting national titles and international medals. From Kfarchima to Abu Dhabi, passing through Jounieh, Bahrain, and Fujeirah, Lebanon’s “golden girl” of triathlon has climbed to the very top of the West Asian rankings… with Asia, Dakar, and perhaps one day the Olympic Games now in ...

Football – Asia 2027: Lebanon in Full Control, Qualification in Sight

Makram Haddad 19/11 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Football Asian Qualifiers Brunei

The ideal script for a potentially tricky trip. At the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Miodrag Radulović’s side killed the suspense early, navigated the heat and time-zone shock, and stuck to their plan: high block, clean ball circulation, regained efficiency. Just three minutes in, Malek Fakhro opened the scoring with a long-range lob after ...

Said El Mala: The Lebanese-German Talent Now at the Top of Barcelona’s List

Pierre Daccache 18/11 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Germany Football Said El Mala FC Barcelona

A Childhood Between Two Worlds Born in Krefeld in 2006 to a Lebanese father, Mohammed, and a German mother, Sabrina, El Mala grew up in a home shaped by two cultures and one obsession: football. His father played at an amateur level and passed on both the passion and the ambition. Said and his twin brother, Malek, learned early to move between ...