The Lebanese Ski Federation delegation has traveled to Macedonia to participate in the Snowboard Small Nations Championship, which will be held from February 2 to February 5. The mission included players Haitham Hobeika and Daniel Tawk. The Lebanese women won first place in the final general standings of the Small Nations Championship in Alpine Skiing...
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NLP calls for using ‘Camille Chamoun Sports City’ stadiums as a field hospital
In an issued statement by the “National Liberal Party” on Saturday, it called on the Ministry of Public Health to use the stadiums of Camille Chamoun Sports City as a field hospital to save time, and also to make use of the two field hospitals provided by the State of Qatar where needed, away from...
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Paolo Rossi, Italian Soccor great and world cup winner, has died at the age of 64
Rossi is best known for leading the Italian National Team to a World Cup victory in 1982 against West Germany after scoring six total goals in the tournament, including a hat trick against Brazil in the second stage.Rossi’s wife, Federica Cappelletti, posted on Instagram a photo of her and Paolo with the caption “Per Sempre,”...
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Lebanon qualifies for Asian basketball championship after winning over Iraq
Lebanon has officially qualified for the AFC Men’s Basketball Championship to be held next year, with a fourth successive victory over Iraq, with a difference of nine points (78-69) in the match that took place between both teams this afternoon in the Bahraini capital, Manama, within the “second window” of the qualifiers. It is to...
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Diego Maradona passes away: Argentina football legend and FIFA World Cup winner dead at 60
Legendary Argentina footballer and former FIFA World Cup winner Diego Maradona has passed away on Wednesday. Maradona was 60 when he died of a heart attack. Coming as tragic news for all football fans around the globe, legendary Argentina footballer and former FIFA World Cup winner Diego Maradona passed away on Wednesday. Widely regarded as one of the...
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Basketball national team bound for Bahrain for Asia cup qualifiers
The Lebanese national basketball team left for the Bahraini capital, Manama, before noon today, to play two matches within the “second window” of the Asian Cup qualifiers that will be held next year. The national team will face its Indian counterpart next Friday, November 27, and its Iraqi counterpart next Sunday, the 29th of the...
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First place for Nohra and Yamak in the Dubai open Volleyball championship
The Lebanese duo, Joseph Nohra and Alaa Yamak, won first place in the Dubai International Beach Volleyball Championship, organized by the “Elite Volleyball Academy” under the supervision of the Dubai Sports Council. The Lebanese duo succeeded in reaping first place after defeating a duo from Serbia in the final match of the tournament, in which...
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Sainz confirmed as Leclerc’s Ferrari team mate for 2021
Two days after it was announced Sebastian Vettel would be leaving Ferrari at the end of 2020, the Italian team have confirmed Carlos Sainz as Charles Leclerc’s new team mate from 2021 onwards. Sainz, 25, will join the Italian squad on a two-year deal after two seasons at McLaren, creating the youngest driver pairing in Ferrari’s...
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Japan confers decoration on president of Lebanese Judo federation
The Embassy of Japan in Lebanon is pleased to announce that on April 29, the Government of Japan has decided to confer a decoration on Mr. Francois Saade, President of Lebanese Judo Federation. Mr. Saade is awarded “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” for his outstanding contribution to promoting Judo in...
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Mercedes F1 engineers help make a breathing aid for coronavirus patients in less than 100 hours
Formula One engine manufacturer Mercedes has teamed up with clinicians and university engineers in London to design a breathing aid for coronavirus patients that can be quickly mass produced, a development that could help reduce the need for ventilators. The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device, which was re-engineered from an existing machine in fewer than 100...