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Davis Cup: Lebanon Faces Japan in Intense Tennis Showdown
Davis Cup: Lebanon Faces Japan in Intense Tennis Showdown

Lebanon will take on Japan as of Friday as part of the Davis Cup confrontations between the two nations. The matches will start at 11 AM (Beirut time) on the first court of the Smash Sporting Club in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The court has a clay surface. The winner of this crucial confrontation will qualify for World Group I, while the loser ...

Roque Fires Barca to Narrow Win, Atletico Edge Rayo
Roque Fires Barca to Narrow Win, Atletico Edge Rayo

Xavi's Farewell Journey Begins with a Narrow 1-0 Victory for Barcelona Against Osasuna in La Liga. Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga on Wednesday as Xavi Hernandez started his long farewell as coach of the champions. Atletico Madrid stay third, ahead of the fourth-place Catalans, after Memphis Depay snatched them a late 2-1 ...

Blazers Spoil Lillard's Return to Portland, Durant's Suns Eclipse Nets
Blazers Spoil Lillard's Return to Portland, Durant's Suns Eclipse Nets

Dame's Emotional Homecoming: Portland Welcomes Back Damian Lillard with Ovation, but Bucks Fall Short in 119-116 Defeat. Damian Lillard's emotional return to Portland opened with an ovation and ended in defeat as the Trail Blazers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday. Lillard was playing his first game in Portland since the ...

Liverpool Sink Chelsea, Haaland Returns in Man City Cruise
Liverpool Sink Chelsea, Haaland Returns in Man City Cruise

Liverpool Thrashes Chelsea 4-1, Klopp's Farewell Tour Gains Momentum. Premier League leaders Liverpool stepped up their title bid with a 4-1 rout of Chelsea, while Erling Haaland made his Manchester City comeback as the champions beat Burnley 3-1 on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp's shock revelation that he will step down as Liverpool boss at the end of ...

Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join
Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join

Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join the Circuit, Citing Competitiveness Concerns. Formula One announced on Wednesday it had blocked US outfit Andretti's bid to join the circuit, citing concerns over the team's level of competitiveness. Andretti, headed up by 1978 world champion Mario and his son, former McLaren driver Michael, had applied ...

Asia Cup: Mancini's Behavior Deemed 'Unacceptable' by the Saudi Federation
Asia Cup: Mancini's Behavior Deemed 'Unacceptable' by the Saudi Federation

President of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Deems Coach Mancini's Premature Departure 'Completely Unacceptable'. The president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has deemed the departure of coach Roberto Mancini "completely unacceptable" before the end of the penalty shootout session during his team's elimination on Tuesday in the Asian ...

South Africa Shock Morocco after Hakimi Penalty Miss, Mali Through
South Africa Shock Morocco after Hakimi Penalty Miss, Mali Through

Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place. Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored in the second half for Bafana Bafana, who once again proved a bogey team for the Atlas Lions, whose Achraf Hakimi missed a ...

Curry Magic as Warriors Down Sixers, Embiid Injury Scare
Curry Magic as Warriors Down Sixers, Embiid Injury Scare

Stephen Curry conjured a 37-point masterclass as the Golden State Warriors sent the Philadelphia 76ers spinning to a fourth straight defeat with a 119-107 victory on Tuesday. Warriors star Curry drained eight three-pointers in a devastating display of shooting that gave struggling Golden State and the Chase Center home crowd a much-needed lift ...

Gangwon: End of the Road for Lebanon at the Winter Games
Gangwon: End of the Road for Lebanon at the Winter Games

Lebanon has concluded its run at the Youth Olympic Winter Games, taking place in Gangwon, South Korea, until February 1. The final stage was the second-phase cross-country ski race, over a longer distance of 7.5 km, contested by skiers Syrelle Lozom, Karen Sukkar, and Marcelino Tawk. They managed to improve their performances compared to the ...

Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on Japan to Advance to World Group I
Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on Japan to Advance to World Group I

The Lebanese Davis Cup team will be looking to prove its presence and confirm its strength and determination once again in its crucial encounter with its Japanese counterpart to gain access to World Group I, the world's top elite. The two teams will meet on February 2 and 3, on the "Smash Sporting Club" court in Cairo, Egypt. The court was chosen ...

Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (11)
Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (11)

- Reports are circulating of a plan by some to nominate a northern activist for the presidency of the Lebanese Volleyball Federation in the elections to be held in a few months' time, but the chances of success are not high. - It seems that things are not going well between a major federation and a first division club after last season's major ...

Hosts Ivory Coast Knock Holders Senegal Out After AFCON Thriller
Hosts Ivory Coast Knock Holders Senegal Out After AFCON Thriller

Hosts Ivory Coast put a disastrous group campaign behind them on Monday to beat holders Senegal 5-4 on penalties and book an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Mali or Burkina Faso. A last-16 thriller ended 1-1 after extra time with Habib Diallo scoring after four minutes for Senegal and Franck Kessie equalising off a penalty four ...