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Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (17)
Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (17)

- The president of a well-known federation and his treasurer succeeded in removing the federation's general secretary from his post. They informed a president of an individual sports federation and a sports activist of their position. The activist was not satisfied with what he heard from the two officials. - A businessman from a large club in a ...

Barca Defeat Villarreal, Ter Stegen Injured, Atletico Draw at Rayo
Barca Defeat Villarreal, Ter Stegen Injured, Atletico Draw at Rayo

Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha struck twice each as La Liga leaders Barcelona romped to a 5-1 win at Villarreal on Sunday but were left fearing a "huge" knee injury to goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Atletico Madrid, fourth, were held to a 1-1 draw at city rivals Rayo Vallecano as Conor Gallagher netted his second goal for the ...

Stones Salvages Point for Man City Against 10-Man Arsenal
Stones Salvages Point for Man City Against 10-Man Arsenal

John Stones's 98th-minute equalizer salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester City against 10-man Arsenal in a bad-tempered clash between the two favorites for the Premier League title on Sunday. Arsenal played the entire second half a man down after Leandro Trossard was sent off, but were seconds away from inflicting City's first home defeat since ...

McLaren’s Lando Norris Wins Singapore GP to Narrow F1 Title Race
McLaren’s Lando Norris Wins Singapore GP to Narrow F1 Title Race

Formula One title contender Lando Norris led from pole to chequered flag to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, narrowing the gap to championship leader Max Verstappen, who was second. It was the McLaren driver's third career GP win and his first from pole at his sixth attempt. Teammate Oscar Piastri was third to extend their lead over Red ...

Vinicius, Mbappe on Target as Madrid Crush Plucky Espanyol
Vinicius, Mbappe on Target as Madrid Crush Plucky Espanyol

Vinicius Junior's decisive impact helped Real Madrid come from behind to beat a determined Espanyol side 4-1 on Saturday and move a point behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. The Brazilian started on the bench but created a goal for Rodrygo Goes before scoring himself to complete Madrid's turnaround after a Thibaut Courtois own goal gifted the ...

Profligate Man Utd Pay Price in 0-0 Draw at Palace
Profligate Man Utd Pay Price in 0-0 Draw at Palace

Manchester United did not take their chances and needed some heroics from goalkeeper Andre Onana as Crystal Palace held out for a 0-0 draw on Saturday. Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes hit the bar for the visitors in the first half as United dominated on a ground where they were thrashed 4-0 just four months ago. But only a stunning double ...

Basketball: Sagesse Pulls Off Hard-Fought Victory over Moroccan Fateh
Basketball: Sagesse Pulls Off Hard-Fought Victory over Moroccan Fateh

In their second game of the al-Wahda friendly tournament, Sagesse narrowly defeated Fatah/FUS (Morocco) 82-78. The match was intense from start to finish, with both teams fighting hard for victory. The game also marked the return of Cleanthony Early, completing Sagesse's roster for the season. At halftime, the Lebanese led 47-40, but the gap ...

Jackson Double Fires Chelsea to Victory at Woeful West Ham
Jackson Double Fires Chelsea to Victory at Woeful West Ham

Nicolas Jackson fired Chelsea to a 3-0 win against West Ham as the Senegal striker repaid his manager's faith with a decisive double at the London Stadium on Saturday. Jackson struck twice in the first half before Cole Palmer wrapped up Chelsea's third win in five Premier League games under new boss Enzo Maresca. It was a well-timed brace from ...

Arsenal’s Mean Defense Faces Acid Test to Shut Out Man City Again
Arsenal’s Mean Defense Faces Acid Test to Shut Out Man City Again

Arsenal's Premier League title ambitions face the ultimate test on Sunday when a relentless Erling Haaland aims to fire Manchester City five points clear of the Gunners at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta's men managed to stop City scoring twice last season but still could not deny the English champions a record fourth consecutive Premier ...

Alcaraz Defeated on Laver Cup Debut
Alcaraz Defeated on Laver Cup Debut

Carlos Alcaraz suffered a losing debut at the Laver Cup on Friday when he and Team Europe partner Alexander Zverev were defeated in straight sets in their doubles clash against Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton of Team World. The US pair's 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win in the final match of the opening day in Berlin allowed Team World to level the tie overall ...

Nice Hand “Ashamed” Saint-Etienne 8-0 Ligue 1 Mauling
Nice Hand “Ashamed” Saint-Etienne 8-0 Ligue 1 Mauling

Nice handed out an 8-0 mauling to Saint-Etienne in France's Ligue 1 on Friday after racing six goals clear in the first half. Nice's 20-year-old striker Mohamed-Ali Cho was the chief tormentor, ripping Saint-Etienne's left flank to pieces, scoring the third goal and providing assists in three others. "We were overrun, 6-0 at half-time, it's just ...