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Marathon: Ehrabi Nael, the Fourth Lebanese to Join the Six Majors Club
Marathon: Ehrabi Nael, the Fourth Lebanese to Join the Six Majors Club

Makram Haddad 05/11 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Beirut Marathon Ehrabi Nael Sports

The finish line in Central Park carried a sense of accomplishment. With his 3:29:20 performance in New York, Nael—the Beirut Marathon’s race director—sealed his sixth Major: Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York—six temples of road running where marathon legends are made. He now joins the very select circle of Lebanese ...

Arise and Bend it: Sir David, Knee to the Ground, England on its Feet
Arise and Bend it: Sir David, Knee to the Ground, England on its Feet

Makram Haddad 05/11 07:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

David Beckham Football England King Charles

Windsor put on its sharpest pressing. Three-piece suit, tails, and a captain’s smile: David Beckham steps toward Charles III, a ceremonial tap of the sword, a royal handshake. This Tuesday morning, the English football legend received from King Charles III a medal that officially makes him a knight for services to football and British society ...

Najib Nasr Boxes Time: 60 Bouts for His 60th Birthday
Najib Nasr Boxes Time: 60 Bouts for His 60th Birthday

Makram Haddad 04/11 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Sport Najib Nasr French boxing

The promise was a wink at passing time and an arm wrestle with the stopwatch. For his 60th birthday, Najib Nasr, savate world champion in 1995, treated himself to a glove marathon: 60 times 60 seconds, 60 opponents—men and women—lined up in relay, and zero recovery. Result: one hour at high intensity, a crowd on its feet, and a champion ...

NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win
NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win

This is Beirut 04/11 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Wizard Oklahoma Shai Gilgeous-Alexander NBA

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered another dominant performance as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder remained perfect in the young NBA season with a 127-108 victory Thursday over the Washington Wizards. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, scored 31 points with three rebounds and seven assists before ...

Football – West Asia U17: Lebanon into the Final, Syria Knocked out on Penalties
Football – West Asia U17: Lebanon into the Final, Syria Knocked out on Penalties

Makram Haddad 03/11 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Football Syria

Mission accomplished. In the heat of Aqaba, the Lebanon U17 national team kept their nerves to clinch their ticket to the final of the 12th West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) edition. A cup-tie script: early opener from Youssef Badran (12'), Syrian equalizer, then a knife-edge shootout where the young Cedars kept a steady hand (4–3). ...

WASL: Riyadi Aims For the Four-peat, Sagesse Kicks Things Off, Arakji’s Shadow Looms
WASL: Riyadi Aims For the Four-peat, Sagesse Kicks Things Off, Arakji’s Shadow Looms

Makram Haddad 02/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Beirut WASL Basket-ball La Sagesse

A pan-regional clubs competition organized by FIBA, the West Asia Super League (WASL) brings together the heavyweights of West Asia and the Gulf in a format designed for the truth of the court: a single group of five teams (Riyadi, Sagesse, Shahrdari Gorgan, Al Wahda, BC Astana), a home-and-away round robin until February 19, then best-of-3 ...

NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win
NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win

This is Beirut 31/10 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball NBA Miami Wembanyama

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered another dominant performance as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder remained perfect in the young NBA season with a 127-108 victory Thursday over the Washington Wizards. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, scored 31 points with three rebounds and seven assists before ...

Sinner and Zverev March into Paris Masters Last Eight
Sinner and Zverev March into Paris Masters Last Eight

This is Beirut 31/10 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Tennis Jannik Sinner Paris ATP

Jannik Sinner eased past Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-1 at the Paris Masters on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash with Ben Shelton, while reigning champion Alexander Zverev earned a straight-sets win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round. A maiden crown in the French capital will return Sinner to number one in the world ...

Esports Olympics No Longer to Be Held in Saudi Arabia, Says IOC
Esports Olympics No Longer to Be Held in Saudi Arabia, Says IOC

This is Beirut 30/10 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia E-sports Olympics International Olympic Committee

Saudi Arabia will no longer stage the inaugural Esports Olympics scheduled to be held in 2027, the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday. The IOC and the Saudi National Olympic Committee "mutually agreed that they will end their cooperation on the Olympic Esports Games", a statement said. The first Esports Games were originally ...

Football: Andre Harriman-Annous, A Missed Opportunity For The Lebanese Federation?
Football: Andre Harriman-Annous, A Missed Opportunity For The Lebanese Federation?

Pierre Daccache 30/10 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Arsenal Football Carabao Cup Andre Harriman-Annous

At just 17, Andre Harriman-Annous broke into Arsenal’s starting eleven in the Carabao Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion, marking a turning point in his career. A player with Lebanese roots, he is now under the spotlight, and, ironically, it seems the Lebanese Football Association may have missed the boat. The Next Generation is Already ...

'No-Feeling' Alcaraz Eliminated From Paris Masters
'No-Feeling' Alcaraz Eliminated From Paris Masters

This is Beirut 29/10 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

ATP Carlos Alcaraz Paris Masters

World number one Carlos Alcaraz said he had "no feeling at all" for the ball after he was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Paris Masters on Tuesday by 31st-ranked Briton Cameron Norrie. The six-time Grand Slam champion has failed to win the Paris Masters in five attempts and now faces losing his place atop the rankings should ...

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