Sports
Robbie Savage Contemplated Playing in Beirut
In an article found in the UK’s The Sun, the newspaper interviews professional footballer, Robbie Savage. Now here’s what the article had to say about his hard times in 2008:
…last season, Savage thought his career was over. He could not get into the Derby first team, was loaned out to Brighton and actually considered [...]
Basketball History Repeat
When Lebanon first entered the FIBA Asian competitions in 1999, we were the true underdogs. Observers ignored our team believing that we were just another country that happened to make it this year to the games. But of course, we proved them wrong. Now it seems, the women might get their chance at fame:
The hopeful [...]
Blame It on Ramzan
Ramzan is to blame for Lebanon’s loss against Sri Lanka (I guess they mean Ramadan):
Lebanon coach Emile Rustom blamed the Muslim holy month of Ramzan for his side’s predicament at the Nehru Cup Ambedkar Stadium here tonight.
”The most important thing is this is the first day of Ramzan and our boys did not eat or [...]
Rugby’s Rough-Up
We all know that rugby is a pretty tough sport, but apparently its just as tough in between quarters:
A mass brawl between players of the UAE Falcons and Liban Espoir of Lebanon in the Rugby League resulted in the match being abandoned.
Similarily to our incident with the Syrian football team, we were losing:
The UAE team [...]
Sports: The Glory, The Fame, The Nationality
Interesting news from the Philippines concerning the International Basketball Federation Championships (2009 FIBA):
Don’t count Lebanon out among the teams to contend with in the coming 2009 FIBA-Asia men’s basketball championship in Tianjin, China.
The Lebanese national squad officially naturalized former NBA draftee Jackson Vroman and is expected to suit up for the team in the August [...]
