Lebanon Suffers Heavy Defeat Against Australia

  The Lebanese national football team suffered another crushing defeat at the hands of Australia on Tuesday, losing 5-0 at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Australia's capital, in front of a capacity crowd of 25,023 Lebanese and Australian fans. It should be noted that this match should have been played in Lebanon and not in Australia. However, due ...

World Cup Qualifiers 2026: Lebanon Loses First Match to Australia in Sydney

The Lebanese national football team suffered its first defeat in the joint Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup against host team Australia, with a score of 0-2. The match took place at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta, west of Sydney, as part of the third day of Group Nine. An Unsurprising Starting 11 For this ...

Basketball/Asian Qualifiers: Lebanese Squad Unveiled

The President of the Lebanese Basketball Federation, Akram Halabi, has revealed the list of players called up by coach Jad El Hajj for the Lebanese men's national team. The squad will compete in the Beirut Cup and the first two games of the Asian window against Syria and Bahrain. Notably absent from the squad is pivot Ali Haidar, and Norvel Pelle ...

F1: Hamilton Alters Course, Forza Lewis!

Lewis Hamilton is set to switch to Ferrari in 2025, in one of the biggest driver moves in F1 history. Hamilton only signed a new two-year contract with Mercedes last summer, supposedly to cover the years 2024 and 2025, which is one of the many reasons why this is such a big surprise. But it turns out that the new contract includes a release ...

Football: Lebanon Falls to Tajikistan, Exits Asia Cup

Lebanon's dream of a historic breakthrough in the Asian Cup came to an end in an intense clash against Tajikistan at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. The match, which took place in a packed stadium attended by some 15,000 passionate Lebanese, was marked by a solid defense by the Cedars. Unfortunately, despite the massive support of the crowd, Lebanon ...

Asian Cup/Football: Lebanon Holds On for a Draw Against China

Lebanon held on for a draw in their second match of this edition of the Asian Cup against the Chinese team at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The match ended 0-0. Right from the start of the match, Lebanon took the ascendancy with strong possession. Khalil Khamis, who started as a regular in this second match, seized an ...

Club World Cup Adopts a Quadrennial Format

In a groundbreaking announcement, FIFA has unveiled a major change to the Club World Cup, overturning the well-established calendar of this prestigious competition. Until now, the event has taken place every year before Christmas, featuring the champions of FIFA's confederations. However, from 2025 onwards, the landscape of world soccer will be ...