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Who's Representing Lebanon in the Olympics?
Who's Representing Lebanon in the Olympics?

Nine out of ten Lebanese athletes are heading to Paris for the 2024 Olympics. Who will be the 10th athlete? The President of the Olympic Committee reveals it will be someone from Athletics.

Olympic Games: The French Embassy Honors Lebanese Volunteers
Olympic Games: The French Embassy Honors Lebanese Volunteers

The Institut Français in Beirut organized a ceremony in honor of the Lebanese volunteers participating in the organization of the Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympics, which will take place from August 28 to September 8, in the garden of the French Consulate. Hervé Magro, the French ...

Brazil Held by Colombia in Copa America, to Face Uruguay Quarter-Final
Brazil Held by Colombia in Copa America, to Face Uruguay Quarter-Final

Colombia came from behind to grab a 1-1 draw with Brazil on Tuesday, ensuring their qualification to the Copa America quarter-finals as group winners. An equalizer from Daniel Munoz in first half stoppage time was enough to earn Colombia a share of the spoils after Raphinha had fired Brazil into the lead with a sublime 12th-minute free-kick at ...

Euro-2024: Quarter-Final Schedule
Euro-2024: Quarter-Final Schedule

Friday (Beirut time): (19:00) Spain vs. Germany (22:00) Portugal vs. France Saturday: (19:00) England vs. Switzerland (22:00) Netherlands vs. Turkey

Basketball: Lebanon Falls to Spain's Dominance
Basketball: Lebanon Falls to Spain's Dominance

Spain defeated Lebanon 104-59 in the match that took place on Tuesday in Valencia, at the Pabellón Fuente de San Luis stadium. This match was part of the qualification tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. No one expected a Lebanese victory, but the Lebanese showed courage against the Spaniards (ranked 2nd in the world according to ...

Demiral Double Sends Turkey Into Euro-2024 Quarters at Austria's Expense
Demiral Double Sends Turkey Into Euro-2024 Quarters at Austria's Expense

Merih Demiral was Turkey's unlikely hero with both goals in a 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday that booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The Al-Ahli center-back smashed home after just 58 seconds and produced a towering header on the hour mark to double Turkey's lead. Michael Gregoritsch quickly pulled a goal back for Austria, and ...

Euro-2024: Malen Doubles Up as Dutch Beat Romania to Reach Quarters
Euro-2024: Malen Doubles Up as Dutch Beat Romania to Reach Quarters

The Netherlands swept into their first European Championship quarter-final since 2008 as Donyell Malen scored twice in a 3-0 win over Romania in the last 16 on Tuesday. Cody Gakpo gave the Dutch an early lead, but they were unable to convert pressure into a crucial second goal until the Liverpool forward set up Malen with seven minutes remaining ...

Murray Out of Wimbledon Singles as Djokovic Makes Bow
Murray Out of Wimbledon Singles as Djokovic Makes Bow

Andy Murray lost his race to be fit for the Wimbledon singles on Tuesday as Novak Djokovic prepared to launch his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men's crown. The withdrawal of two-time champion Murray means Djokovic is the only member of the fabled “Big Four” in the men's draw at the All England Club. Roger Federer has retired, ...

Lebanese Athletics Championship: New Record for Sama Moustafa
Lebanese Athletics Championship: New Record for Sama Moustafa

The Lebanese Athletics Federation continued its program of activities for the year 2024 by organizing the National Individual Athletics Championship for men and women, which took place over four days at the Beirut Municipal Stadium, with the participation of 225 athletes representing 16 clubs. A new national record was set by Sama Moustafa of ...

Djokovic, Murray Launch Wimbledon Campaigns
Djokovic, Murray Launch Wimbledon Campaigns

Wimbledon greats Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray launch their campaigns at the All England Club on Tuesday after both went under the knife in the build-up to the Grand Slam. Djokovic, who had a knee operation after pulling out before his French Open quarter-final, is chasing a record-equalling eighth men's Wimbledon title and opens against Czech ...

USA Crash Out of Copa in Group Phase as Uruguay, Panama Advance
USA Crash Out of Copa in Group Phase as Uruguay, Panama Advance

The United States crashed out of the Copa America on Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, as Panama sealed their place in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Bolivia. The tournament hosts suffered an upset 2-1 defeat to Panama last week and went into Monday's final Group C game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City needing to match or better ...

Euro-2024: Today's Matches
Euro-2024: Today's Matches

These might be the least exciting Round of 16 matches. In a more favorable bracket, the Netherlands, who lost 2-3 to Austria in their last group match, face Romania, the surprising winners of Group E, on Tuesday at 7 PM at Munich's Allianz Arena. In the other match of the evening, Austria will play against Turkey at 10 PM at Leipzig's Red Bull ...