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Luton Game Abandoned After Player’s Cardiac Arrest as Man City Squander Lead
Luton Game Abandoned After Player’s Cardiac Arrest as Man City Squander Lead

Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest that forced the abandonment of his team's Premier League match at Bournemouth on Saturday as Manchester City threw away a 2-0 lead against Crystal Palace. Luton's game on the south coast was halted midway through the second half with the score at 1-1 as defender Lockyer received medical treatment ...

Spurs Halt Slide in Wembanyama-James Clash, Piston Skid Goes on
Spurs Halt Slide in Wembanyama-James Clash, Piston Skid Goes on

French sensation Victor Wembanyama came out on top in his first tussle with NBA superstar LeBron James Friday as the San Antonio Spurs snapped their 18-game losing streak with a 129-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Two days after falling to the Lakers in a game that James sat out, the Spurs halted the longest losing streak in franchise ...

Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (8)
Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (8)

1.         Conflict between officials at the Ministry of Sports: A latent conflict pits a senior official at the Ministry of Youth and Sports against a young advisor on various issues. The relationship between the two men has been deteriorating for several months. 2.         Break-up between a combat sports organization and its ...

Doncic Magic but Mavs Fall to Timberwolves
Doncic Magic but Mavs Fall to Timberwolves

Luka Doncic scored 39 points but could not prevent the Dallas Mavericks falling to a 119-101 home defeat against the top of the table Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Slovenian star Doncic extended his run of consecutive 30-point games to nine after shooting 15-of-27 from the field in an entertaining duel with Western Conference-leading ...

Karim Andari Distributed One Billion Lebanese Pounds to Unions and Champions
Karim Andari Distributed One Billion Lebanese Pounds to Unions and Champions

During the "Beirut Sports Festival," organized by the committee led by Karim Andari, the committee distributed one billion Lebanese pounds in financial grants to several champions and sports unions. The event took place in Gemmayzeh, and notable attendees included MPs Camille Chamoun and Wadah Al-Sadiq, the president of the Olympic Committee, Dr. ...

PSG, Porto into Champions League Last 16 as Newcastle Exit
PSG, Porto into Champions League Last 16 as Newcastle Exit

Paris Saint-Germain and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan. PSG drew 1-1 away to Group F winners Borussia Dortmund to go through as runners-up after Milan came from behind to beat Newcastle at St James' Park and eliminate Eddie Howe's ...

Who Said What: Champions League Group Stage
Who Said What: Champions League Group Stage

Who said what after Tuesday's Champions League group games including Manchester United being knocked out after a 1-0 loss at home to Bayern Munich: "We didn't lose the campaign today. We had some good performances and also we made mistakes and individual errors from players. Today the performance was good, we didn't deserve to lose but we lost ...

Kante and Benzema Score as Al Ittihad Win in Club World Cup
Kante and Benzema Score as Al Ittihad Win in Club World Cup

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad secured progress from the first round of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday. Backed by a full house at home in Jeddah, Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad made short work of New Zealand's Auckland City, winners of the OFC Champions League. Brazilian Romarinho, N'Golo Kante ...

Turkish Top-Flight Suspended After 'Vile, Inhumane' Referee Attack
Turkish Top-Flight Suspended After 'Vile, Inhumane' Referee Attack

The Turkish SuperLig has been suspended indefinitely after a referee was punched by Ankaragucu's president following a 1-1 draw with Rizespor, the country's football federation (TFF) announced on Monday. Ankaragucu chief Faruk Koca floored referee Halil Umut Meler with a vicious punch to the face on the pitch following Monday's game, leaving the ...

Nigeria's Osimhen Named African Player of The Year
Nigeria's Osimhen Named African Player of The Year

Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen was named men's African player of the year on Monday during a ceremony organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Marrakesh, Morocco. Osimhen, who led Napoli to win the Italian League title last season, beat Paris Saint-Germain's Morocco right-back, Achraf Hakimi and Liverpool's Egypt ...

Radulovic Appointed as New Manager for the Lebanese National Team
Radulovic Appointed as New Manager for the Lebanese National Team

The Lebanese Football Federation announced on the 11th of December the hiring of the Montenegrin manager Miodrag Radulovic as head coach of the men’s national team (MNT). This news succeeds to the termination of the contract of the last manager, the Croatian Nikola Yursovic. Just two months after his appointment, Yursovic will be leaving ...

Amphibian Race: Top Start
Amphibian Race: Top Start

Strong gusts of wind, waves with a lively, swirling energy orchestrated by the capricious autumn winds, intermittent rain followed by timid rays of sunshine — the stage was set for the launch of the first edition of Amphibian by Sevag, which took place at the port of Amchit at the end of November. Amphibian is an innovative obstacle course ...