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Football – Liverpool: The Fall of King Salah at Anfield

Pierre Daccache 11:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia Mohamed Salah Football Liverpool Arne Slot

There are phrases that fall like bombs. When Mohamed Salah hints that he has been “thrown under the bus,” it is no longer just the frustration of an unhappy player. It is a signal of rupture. A message launched in the full glare of the media. And at that moment, at Liverpool, no one could pretend anymore that everything would still be settled ...

Football – U14: Lebanese girls dominate Bahrain 4–0 in their opening match

Makram Haddad 08/12 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Football WAFF

From Jeddah to Beirut, the message is clear: the future of Lebanese women’s football is well and truly here. Making their debut in the third edition of the WAFF U14 Girls Championship, Sary Chehayeb’s young squad swept past Bahrain with authority, claiming a convincing 4–0 victory at the King Abdulaziz University Stadium. A dominant ...

2026 World Cup Draw - the 12 Groups

This is Beirut 06/12 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Football Draw

The 12 groups for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026 following Friday's draw in Washington: Group A Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, a qualifier Group B Canada, a qualifier, Qatar, Switzerland Group C Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland Group D United States, Paraguay, Australia, a ...

Taekwondo: A Precious Bronze for Jane Abboud at the Sarajevo Grand Prix

Makram Haddad 05/12 10:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Taekwondo Jane Abboud Sarajevo

Young Lebanese taekwondo athlete Jane Abboud (–37 kg category) claimed an impressive bronze medal at the Grand Prix Finals Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the 12–14 age division, marking yet another major achievement for Lebanese taekwondo on the international stage. At her age, reaching the podium at such a high-level competition is ...

2026 Winter Olympics Flame Handed to Milan-Cortina Organisers

This is Beirut 04/12 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Olympic Flame Italy Greece Olympic Games Milan-Cortina

The flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was handed to the host city organizers on Thursday in an Athens ceremony for a two-month torch relay in Italy before the Games open on February 6. "Today marks a magical moment for all of us," Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, said at the Panathenaic Stadium, ...

Basketball – Lebanon Beaten at Home: a Bump In the Road or A Real Warning Sign?

Makram Haddad 04/12 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Qatar Basketball World Cup Qualifications

For several years, playing Lebanon on its home floor was almost an impossible mission. Since the blowout loss to South Korea on February 23, 2019, Zouk Mikaël had become a true fortress: ten straight qualification wins, across all FIBA competitions. Iraq, Bahrain twice, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Syria, the ...

Basket – 2027 World Cup: Qatar Break the Streak, Lebanon Fall Back into Their Old Ways

Makram Haddad 01/12 14:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Qatar Basket-ball World Cup

On Sunday evening at the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, everything seemed aligned for another quiet night: a full arena, a fiery atmosphere, an opponent already automatically qualified for the 2027 World Cup and presented as the group’s small underdog. Lebanon started seriously, put the ball inside, found rhythm in transition and immediately ...

Baja 2025: Rafic Eid Offers Lebanon a Historic World Podium

Makram Haddad 30/11 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Rafic Eid Baja Vice champion

Rafic Eid has struck again. Over the course of a marathon season, from Ha’il to Dubai, the Lebanese rider built up his 2nd place in the overall world standings, all motorcycle categories combined, day after day, by taming the most hostile terrains on the international circuit. On his Honda CRF 450 Factory, Eid swallowed dunes, rocks, mud, ...

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 ...