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Football – Asian Championship: Heavy Defeat for Lebanon Against Syria

After a promising start to the tournament with a draw against Jordan (1-1), Lebanon was decisively beaten by Syria on Saturday afternoon at Aqaba Stadium, conceding three unanswered goals. This loss in the fourth edition of the West Asian U-18 Women’s Championship seriously complicates the road ahead for the defending champions, who were aiming ...

Football: Lebanon Kicks off Its Asian Campaign with a Draw Against Jordan

Lebanon began its campaign in the fourth edition of the West Asia U-18 Women's Championship with a 1-1 draw against the host team, Jordan. The match, played Thursday evening at the Aqaba Stadium, was filled with suspense and emotions, marking a highly competitive start to the tournament. A Controlled First Half The beginning of the match was ...

Mbappe Misses Penalty as Liverpool Exact Revenge on Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe saw a penalty saved as Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to inflict a third Champions League defeat in five matches on the holders. Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored the goals in the second half as the Reds maintained their perfect record to return to the top of the table. Mohamed Salah also fired wide from the ...

Football - Asian Championship: Lebanese Women in Jordan for a Third Consecutive Title

From November 27 to December 6, 2024, the fourth edition of the Women’s U-18 Championship will take place in Aqaba, Jordan. Organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), this competition brings together the best national women’s teams from the region. Lebanon, the two-time defending champion, enters this tournament with the ambition ...

Man Utd Held by Ipswich in Amorim’s First Match in Charge

Ruben Amorim was given a stark illustration of the size of his task at Manchester United after his uninspiring team were held 1-1 by struggling Ipswich in his first match in charge on Sunday. The former Sporting Lisbon boss -- the latest man tasked with restoring the club to the top of English football -- spoke before kick-off about the need to ...

Footballer Hussein Haroun Hassan, New Victim of the War

On Saturday, Hussein Haroun Hassan, who was part of the promising young talents of the club, was killed while helping in a humanitarian mission in the south. The Israeli airstrike that hit the Hoch region in the south took his life while he was part of a rescue group from “Hayaa el Sohiyya” tasked with transporting the wounded ...

Spurs Thrash Man City 4-0 to End 52-Match Unbeaten Home Run

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City are in uncharted territory after a 4-0 thrashing by Tottenham inflicted a fifth consecutive defeat on the English champions and ended a 52-game unbeaten home run. James Maddison struck twice in seven first-half minutes before Pedro Porro rubbed salt in the wounds of his former club and Brennan Johnson ...

Football: High-Flying Chelsea See Off Leicester

Chelsea survived a late Leicester rally to win 2-1 on Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, moving just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League. The visitors, finding their groove after the international break, hogged the ball from the kick-off and Nicolas Jackson gave them a deserved early ...

Celine Haidar: A Dream Shattered, Life in Suspense

On November 16, while walking through the Chiyah neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Celine Haidar was struck on the head by debris from an Israeli airstrike. The young woman, who suffered a severe head trauma, was rushed to a hospital in Hadath before being transferred to Saint George's Hospital, where a first surgery was successfully ...

Football: Lebanon's Epic Victory in Myanmar

Despite an extremely unfavorable context, marked by a deadly war ravaging the country, the Lebanese national football team secured an impressive 3-2 victory on Tuesday against Myanmar in an international friendly match played at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. This success is part of the Cedars' preparation for the continuation of the 2027 AFC ...

Football: Wahid Fattal Injured During the Israeli Strike in Zokak el-Blat

Barely 48 hours after the tragic injury of Celine Haidar, another pillar of Lebanese football has been struck by the violence of the bombings. Wahid Fattal, one of the most emblematic figures in Lebanese football, was injured on Monday evening during the latest Israeli strike on the Zokak el-Blat neighborhood in Beirut. This central area of the ...

Football: Lebanon Concludes Its International Break With a Friendly Match Against Myanmar

As Lebanon goes through a tragic period of deadly war, the national football team is finishing its international break with a final friendly match against Myanmar this Tuesday at 12:30 PM (Beirut time). Difficult Context, but Crucial Preparation This match, which will take place at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, in a 50,000-seat stadium, marks the ...