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Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join
Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join

Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join the Circuit, Citing Competitiveness Concerns. Formula One announced on Wednesday it had blocked US outfit Andretti's bid to join the circuit, citing concerns over the team's level of competitiveness. Andretti, headed up by 1978 world champion Mario and his son, former McLaren driver Michael, had applied ...

Asia Cup: Mancini's Behavior Deemed 'Unacceptable' by the Saudi Federation
Asia Cup: Mancini's Behavior Deemed 'Unacceptable' by the Saudi Federation

President of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Deems Coach Mancini's Premature Departure 'Completely Unacceptable'. The president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has deemed the departure of coach Roberto Mancini "completely unacceptable" before the end of the penalty shootout session during his team's elimination on Tuesday in the Asian ...

South Africa Shock Morocco after Hakimi Penalty Miss, Mali Through
South Africa Shock Morocco after Hakimi Penalty Miss, Mali Through

Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place. Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored in the second half for Bafana Bafana, who once again proved a bogey team for the Atlas Lions, whose Achraf Hakimi missed a ...

Curry Magic as Warriors Down Sixers, Embiid Injury Scare
Curry Magic as Warriors Down Sixers, Embiid Injury Scare

Stephen Curry conjured a 37-point masterclass as the Golden State Warriors sent the Philadelphia 76ers spinning to a fourth straight defeat with a 119-107 victory on Tuesday. Warriors star Curry drained eight three-pointers in a devastating display of shooting that gave struggling Golden State and the Chase Center home crowd a much-needed lift ...

Gangwon: End of the Road for Lebanon at the Winter Games
Gangwon: End of the Road for Lebanon at the Winter Games

Lebanon has concluded its run at the Youth Olympic Winter Games, taking place in Gangwon, South Korea, until February 1. The final stage was the second-phase cross-country ski race, over a longer distance of 7.5 km, contested by skiers Syrelle Lozom, Karen Sukkar, and Marcelino Tawk. They managed to improve their performances compared to the ...

Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on Japan to Advance to World Group I
Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on Japan to Advance to World Group I

The Lebanese Davis Cup team will be looking to prove its presence and confirm its strength and determination once again in its crucial encounter with its Japanese counterpart to gain access to World Group I, the world's top elite. The two teams will meet on February 2 and 3, on the "Smash Sporting Club" court in Cairo, Egypt. The court was chosen ...

Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (11)
Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (11)

- Reports are circulating of a plan by some to nominate a northern activist for the presidency of the Lebanese Volleyball Federation in the elections to be held in a few months' time, but the chances of success are not high. - It seems that things are not going well between a major federation and a first division club after last season's major ...

Hosts Ivory Coast Knock Holders Senegal Out After AFCON Thriller
Hosts Ivory Coast Knock Holders Senegal Out After AFCON Thriller

Hosts Ivory Coast put a disastrous group campaign behind them on Monday to beat holders Senegal 5-4 on penalties and book an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Mali or Burkina Faso. A last-16 thriller ended 1-1 after extra time with Habib Diallo scoring after four minutes for Senegal and Franck Kessie equalising off a penalty four ...

NBA: Nuggets down Bucks in Rivers opener; Wolves roll Thunder
NBA: Nuggets down Bucks in Rivers opener; Wolves roll Thunder

Nikola Jokic scored a 25-point triple double as the Denver Nuggets handed new Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers a 113-107 defeat Monday in his first game in charge. The heavyweight showdown between the reigning NBA champions and the 2021 champion Bucks did not disappoint, with two-time Most Valuable Player Jokic dominating at both ends of the ...

Cross-Country Skiing: Mixed Results for the Lebanese in Gangwon
Cross-Country Skiing: Mixed Results for the Lebanese in Gangwon

Lebanese athletes failed to demonstrate their full potential at the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon on Monday. The trio from the Lebanese delegation to the Youth Olympic Winter Games, consisting of skiers Syrelle Lazem, Karen Succar and Marcelino Tawk, competed in the cross-country skiing event in the first short 5.1 km stage, known as the ...

Girona Take Liga Lead Back, Atletico go Third
Girona Take Liga Lead Back, Atletico go Third

Shock Spanish title challengers Girona returned to the top of La Liga with a 1-0 at Celta Vigo on Sunday. Atletico Madrid climbed third, above struggling champions Barcelona on goal difference, with a comfortable 2-0 win at home against Valencia. Michel Sanchez's Girona moved one point clear of Real Madrid, who beat Las Palmas on Saturday, ...

Martinez Strikes Again as Inter Reclaim Top Spot From Juve
Martinez Strikes Again as Inter Reclaim Top Spot From Juve

Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's dramatic 1-0 win at Fiorentina, as depleted Napoli played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a ...