Nov 26 2012
London-based promoter Powerboat P1 Management is planning to develop a powerboat championship set in the Middle East and is looking at Lebanon, among other countries, to produce the event: Plans to stage a power boat series in the UAE, dubbed ‘the Grand Prix of the Sea’, have been put back until spring next year due …
Nov 25 2012
Due to travel warnings issued by the New Zealand Foreign Office, Lebanon will need to choose a neutral venue for its Davis Cup tie with the Kiwis: The International Tennis Federation has moved New Zealand’s Davis Cup tie at Lebanon out of the country because of security concerns. The Sunday Star-Times reports that Tennis New …
May 07 2012
Arabian Business has compiled a list of the highest paid Middle East sports stars with Lebanese’s football star Roda Antar ranking second (once you exclude the non-Arabs): In 2011, Roda was paid a cool US$3 million as part of his contract with the Chinese club Shandong Luneng. Morocco’s Mbark Boussoufa came in first place with $US4.3 million …
Mar 19 2012
It is unclear why Bob Bradley, head coach of the Egyptian national football team (aka The Pharaohs), decided to camp his team in Khartoum rather than Beirut: Egypt boss Bob Bradley has decided to change the location of this month’s camp from Lebanon to Sudan, where the national team are supposed to play a couple of …
Jul 18 2011
Lebanon’s football team were significantly overpowered by the UAE in last night’s friendly in Abu Dhabi, losing 7-2 with the UAE’s Ahmed Khalil shining high: Ahmed Khalil has found his form, and with qualifying for the 2014 World Cup beginning this week, his timing could hardly be better. Khalil scored three goals as the UAE …
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