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Galeno Stuns Timid Arsenal with Late Porto Winner
Galeno Stuns Timid Arsenal with Late Porto Winner

Arsenal's European Dream Dampened as Galeno's Late Strike Seals Porto's 1-0 Win in Champions League Clash. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta bemoaned his team's lack of cutting edge as Galeno's sublime stoppage-time goal earned Porto a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Appearing in a first knockout match in ...

'Huge Player' Osimhen Gives Napoli Barca Draw and New Hope
'Huge Player' Osimhen Gives Napoli Barca Draw and New Hope

Osimhen's Heroic Return for Napoli Holds Barcelona to 1-1 Draw in Champions League Clash Victor Osimhen was described as "a huge player" after marking his return for Napoli with a goal that gave the Italian champions a 1-1 draw with Barcelona and hope that a dreadful season might have reached a turning point. Nigeria forward Osimhen rolled home ...

Football: Lebanon Dominates Saudi Arabia in Jeddah
Football: Lebanon Dominates Saudi Arabia in Jeddah

The Lebanese national team beat the Saudi Arabian team by three goals to one in their second match at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium as part of the West Asian Women's Championship. This victory enabled our national team to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament and play their third match for the group lead against the Jordanian ...

Amid Torrid Spell, Bayern Say Tuchel to Leave at End of Season
Amid Torrid Spell, Bayern Say Tuchel to Leave at End of Season

Bayern Munich said Wednesday they would part ways with manager Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, as the reigning German champions struggled to stay in the Bundesliga title race. "We came to the decision to end our working relationship by mutual agreement in the summer," Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said in a statement, following talks ...

Arnautovic Gives Inter Slender Champions League Advantage over Atletico
Arnautovic Gives Inter Slender Champions League Advantage over Atletico

Marko Arnautovic gave Inter Milan a single-goal advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid after netting the only goal in Tuesday's hard-fought 1-0 win. Austria striker Arnautovic replaced Marcus Thuram at half-time and rammed home Inter's winner with 11 minutes left at the San Siro after Jan Oblak failed to hold Lautaro ...

Lebanon Clinches Beirut International Cup Title
Lebanon Clinches Beirut International Cup Title

The Lebanese national basketball team won the BetArabia Beirut International Cup title on Tuesday, dominating every game with an undefeated record. The Cedars are now gearing up for the Asian Cup Qualifiers kicking off on Thursday.

Lebanon Celebrates Beirut Cup Victory Over Syria
Lebanon Celebrates Beirut Cup Victory Over Syria

The Lebanese team won the Beirut Cup after winning their third and final game by a score of 94-83. The victory compounded the wounds of the Syrian team, which suffered its third consecutive defeat and finished the tournament without a win. Course of Play The Lebanese team dominated the match on the whole, with coach Jad Al Hajj's men showing ...

Swimming: Two National Records for Kabbara and Mezher
Swimming: Two National Records for Kabbara and Mezher

The Lebanese national swimming team delegation returned home from the 50-meter World Swimming Championships in the Qatari capital, Doha. The delegation included federation secretary Farid Abi Raad (head of delegation), coach Elie Boutros and players Munzer Kabbara, Ahmad Safiya, Rebecca Mezher and Lana Hijazi. During the event, two Lebanese ...

Behind The (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (13)
Behind The (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (13)

- A well-known club refused to allow its foreign player to play matches with an Arab team in a successful friendly competition, while allowing him to play the two official matches in the continental qualifiers. Interventions to persuade a senior club official to reverse their decision were unsuccessful. - The draw set Lebanon against South Africa ...

Jezzini and Makary Win Athletic Raiders Cross-Country Race
Jezzini and Makary Win Athletic Raiders Cross-Country Race

At the recent cross-country competition held on the Jnah golf course, Imad Jezzini took first place in the men's race and Joan Makary came first in the women's race. The event, organized in partnership between the Beirut Athletic Raiders Club and the Golf Club, attracted elite runners under the supervision of the Lebanese Athletics ...

Germany's Andreas Brehme, 1990 World Cup Winning Goal Scorer, Dies
Germany's Andreas Brehme, 1990 World Cup Winning Goal Scorer, Dies

Andreas Brehme, who scored from the penalty spot to seal victory for West Germany against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final, died overnight into Tuesday at the age of 63, his former club Bayern Munich said. "FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehme," the club said in a statement. "We will always keep Andreas Brehme ...

Crisis-Club Napoli Replace Coach Mazzarri Ahead of Barca Clash
Crisis-Club Napoli Replace Coach Mazzarri Ahead of Barca Clash

Struggling Napoli sacked Walter Mazzarri on Monday and brought in Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona just two days before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League. The 62-year-old Mazzarri became the second man to be sent packing this season by the ailing Italian champions. Mazzarri took charge in November after Rudi Garcia was dismissed but ...