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| Libya targetting Rio Games for first medal |
| By Marie-Louise Gumuchian | February 20, 2012 08:35 PM |
| Libya's Olympic chief is targetting the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro for the country's first medal as he attempts to overcome the years of sporting neglect under Muammar Gaddafi's regime. |
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| By Dr. Tarek Gharbel | February 18, 2012 02:26 AM |
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While for many people, skiing is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, it is not all fun and games.
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| February 13, 2012 05:45 PM |
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Notre Dame Jamhour School won Round 2 of the Inter School Tournament Sunday while Lycee and Champville picked up silver and bronze respectively.
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| By Graham Dunbar | February 07, 2012 12:23 AM |
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Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport’s highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
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Anibal pick up 103-85 win over Byblos
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| Kenny Laurie | February 22, 2012 12:28 AM |
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Anibal Zahle picked up a win in the first game of the Final Eight to fully entrench themselves in third place.
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Cameron seeks football racism action plan
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| February 23, 2012 12:45 AM |
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British PM David Cameron asked England’s football leaders to provide an action plan to banish the recent reemergence of racism in the national sport.
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Man City oust defending EL champions Porto
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| February 23, 2012 01:01 AM |
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Manchester City eased past defending Europa League champion FC Porto Wednesday, beating the Portuguese side 4-0 to wrap up a 6-1 aggregate win.
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Fifth-seeded Radwanska advances in Dubai
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| Kenny Laurie | February 22, 2012 12:28 AM |
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Fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska advanced to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships Tuesday after defeating Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-1, 6-7 (6), 7-5.
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Stosur, Wozniacki advance in Dubai, Azarenka out.
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| Barbara Surk | February 22, 2012 08:56 PM |
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U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur advanced to the third round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday by defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
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Wales crush sloppy Scotland 27-13
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| Kenny Laurie | February 13, 2012 02:10 AM |
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Wales overcame a sluggish start to crush an error-prone and ill-disciplined Scotland 27-13 in the Six Nations Sunday and make it two wins from two...
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Bachrouche looks to Olympics
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| By Dany Abboud | January 14, 2012 04:23 AM |
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The opening days of the Pan Arab Games held in Doha last month left a bad impression of Lebanon’s ability to compete as its pocket remained empty of gold.
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Thorpe: Still premature to judge swimming comeback
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| December 20, 2011 01:18 AM |
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Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe said it’s still too “premature” to judge the success of his swimming comeback, despite his disappointing results in recent competitions.
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Lebanon bag first gold medal in Arab Games
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| By Dany Abboud | December 19, 2011 12:24 AM |
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Katya Bachrouche handed Lebanon its first gold medal of the Arab Games Saturday after winning the 100m butterfly, while the men’s basketball team had a mixed weekend.
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Taslakian wins silver, Lebanon set for gold
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| By Kenny Laurie | December 16, 2011 01:04 AM |
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Lebanon’s Gretta Taslakian picked up a disappointing silver medal in the women’s 100-meter event Thursday at the Pan Arab Games in Doha while Lebanon’s women’s basketball team thrashed Somalia 87-38.
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Khan wants result overturned and a rematch
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| By Sonia Oxley | December 16, 2011 01:04 AM |
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The bruises were still visible on Amir Khan’s face when he said he was confident of agreeing a rematch with Lamont Peterson after controversially losing his WBA super-lightweight and IBF light-welterweight titles to the American last week.
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Scientists kick off debate over barefoot running
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| By Kate Kelland | December 09, 2011 12:44 PM |
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Despite the cold and many other potential hazards, naked from the ankle down is the way Anna Toombs likes it, and she gets plenty of catcalls in the street as a result.
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Sport in oil-rich Qatar is a ruling family affair
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| December 01, 2011 12:26 AM |
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Qatar’s booming sports industry is run by a handful of men and women from the Gulf state’s ruling Al-Thani family, the success of which is fueled by money and an eye for recruiting foreign talent.
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NGOs use Beirut Marathon to promote peace, nonviolence
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| By Fitzroy Morrissey | November 26, 2011 02:11 AM |
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This Sunday, on the back of the Lebanese football team’s unifying victory over South Korea last week, comes another sporting event capable of bringing together Lebanese of all backgrounds: the Beirut Marathon.
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| Rio Carnival 2012 in pictures | | | The Carnival is the grandest holiday in Brazil, annually drawing millions to Rio de Janeiro and other cities for four days of celebrations that culminate on 'Fat Tuesday' before the start of the Catholic season of Lent.
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