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Liverpool Stunned by Forest, Haaland Hits Another Two in Man City Win
Liverpool Stunned by Forest, Haaland Hits Another Two in Man City Win

Liverpool's perfect start under Arne Slot came to a stunning end as Nottingham Forest won 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Erling Haaland's double sent Manchester City three points clear at the top of the Premier League in a 2-1 win over Brentford. Earlier, Manchester United eased the pressure on Erik ten Hag with a comfortable 3-0 win at ...

Tennis – Davis Cup: Lebanon Dominates South Africa (2-0)
Tennis – Davis Cup: Lebanon Dominates South Africa (2-0)

Lebanon secured a 2-0 lead over South Africa on the first day of the second Davis Cup World Group. The competition is being held on Court 1 of the Palm Hills Sports Club in Cairo, Egypt, on a clay surface. In the first match, Lebanon's Benjamin Hassan (world No. 195) defeated South Africa's Alec Beckley (world No. 641) in straight sets (6-4, ...

Ferrari’s Leclerc Claims Fourth Straight Pole in Baku
Ferrari’s Leclerc Claims Fourth Straight Pole in Baku

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc secured pole for the fourth consecutive year at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday. The Monaco driver, aiming to follow up his win at Monza last time out, is joined on the front row of Sunday's race by McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Three-time world champion Max Verstappen's recent woes continued, with Red Bull's Dutch ...

Basketball-Intercontinental Cup: Riyadi Beat African Champions to Claim Podium Place
Basketball-Intercontinental Cup: Riyadi Beat African Champions to Claim Podium Place

Riyadi took on African champions Petro de Luanda on Saturday morning in their second game of the Intercontinental Cup. The match ended in an 80-75 victory for the Lebanese team. After suffering a heavy defeat in the first game, Riyadi bounced back for the second. Thanks to this victory, Riyadi's medal hopes are still alive. Led by Hayk Gyokchyan ...

Duplantis Basks in ‘Best-Ever’ Season, Not Rushing for More Exhibitions
Duplantis Basks in ‘Best-Ever’ Season, Not Rushing for More Exhibitions

Armand Duplantis basked in the success of what he described as his 'best-ever' season at the Diamond League finals in Brussels. But the US-born Swede said he would not necessarily  be rushing into any more mid- or end-season exhibition races. Duplantis beat Norwegian hurdles star Karsten Warholm in an exhibition 100m on the eve of last week's ...

United States, Germany, Spain and Australia Seal Davis Cup Final Eight Berths
United States, Germany, Spain and Australia Seal Davis Cup Final Eight Berths

France crashed out of the Davis Cup Friday when  world No.3 Carlos Alcaraz beat Ugo Humbert (18th) 6-3, 6-3 in the second rubber in Valencia. Earlier, the defeat of Arthur Fils to Roberto Bautista 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 put France 1-0 down and  Humbert was unable to revive the French against a solid Alcaraz in front of a home crowd. Since the reform of ...

Football: The Lebanese National Team Parts Ways with Its Coach
Football: The Lebanese National Team Parts Ways with Its Coach

Montenegrin coach Miodrag Radulovic has been dismissed as coach of the Lebanese national soccer team 10 months after taking up the post.   His second stint in the same position was not crowned with success. As a result, Lebanon once again finds itself without a national coach.

Basketball-Intercontinental Cup: Al-Riyadi Lose to Fundación Unicaja
Basketball-Intercontinental Cup: Al-Riyadi Lose to Fundación Unicaja

  Al-Riyadi suffered a heavy defeat in their Intercontinental Cup opener against the Spanish team Fundación Unicaja de Malaga (96-59). Al-Riyadi coach Ahmad Farran chose Karim Zeinoun, Hayk Gyokchyan, Wael Arakji, Manny Harris, and Elmedin Kikanovic as his starting five. Karim Zeinoun gave the illusion of opening the scoring for his team, ...

Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on South Africa This Weekend
Davis Cup: Lebanon Takes on South Africa This Weekend

The draw for the Davis Cup World Group II match between Lebanon and South Africa took place at noon on Friday. The match will be played on the main court of the Palm Hills Sports Club in Cairo, Egypt, on a clay surface. Lebanon seems to have a great chance of winning against the South African team, especially after Benjamin Hassan and Hady ...

Tennis: Lebanon to the Asian Championships
Tennis: Lebanon to the Asian Championships

The Lebanese women's tennis team (U12 age group) will participate in the Asian Championships hosted by Kazakhstan from September 16 to 22. The Lebanese delegation consists of Georgian coach Giorgi Khrikatzi and players Maria Hashash, Nour Khater, and Noa Bashour. The Lebanese team had previously qualified for the Asian Championship after winning ...

Leclerc Crashes as Verstappen Heads Opening Practice in Azerbaijan
Leclerc Crashes as Verstappen Heads Opening Practice in Azerbaijan

Max Verstappen topped the times for Red Bull ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in Friday's crash-marred opening free practice at this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The three-time world champion and series leader clocked a best lap in one minute and 45.546 seconds in the final seconds of a stop-start-stop session of frequent interruptions on a ...

Asenal Depleted for Tottenham Trip, Ten Hag Under Scrutiny at Southampton
Asenal Depleted for Tottenham Trip, Ten Hag Under Scrutiny at Southampton

An under-strength Arsenal face a huge test of their Premier League title credentials at rivals Tottenham, while Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag desperately needs a response from his side at Southampton. AFP Sports looks at the pick of the action as the English top-flight returns from an international break this weekend: Can Arsenal ...