Fadi el Khatib Retires from Lebanon’s National Basketball Team

Fadi el Khatib announced his retirement from his national team duties yesterday in an emotional message on his Instagram page. Khatib was hoping to win the Asian trophy with Lebanon this year but Lebanon was defeated by Iran in the quarter finals. Khatib is by far the best Lebanese basketball player we've ever had and the most consistent one. At 37, he was the top scorer at the 2017 Asian Cup with an average of…

Iran beats Lebanon to reach 2017 FIBA Asia Cup Semi Finals

Lebanon is officially out of the 2017 FIBA Championship after losing to Iran 70-80. The Iranian team is one of the tournament's favorites and played a great defensive game with the help of their 2,18m giant Hamed Hadadi. Fadi el Khatib & Wael Arakji were the best among Lebanese players while Norvel PELLE failed to deliver once again. To be honest, I wasn't very optimistic about this game because our foreign player sucks and we…
Events

Lebanon Plays Korea in 2017 FIBA Asian Cup Debut

6 years ago
The FIBA Asian Cup kicks off today with a game opposing the host country Lebanon and Korea. The game will start at 9PM and will be broadcasted live by LBC from the Nouhad Nawfal Sports ...
Automotive

Lebanese Alex Dermirdjian Clinches Third Spot in Belgium’s 24-hour race

6 years ago
After scoring a well deserved victory at Monza back in April, Alex Dermirdjian achieved a major milestone by clinching a third place in one of the world’s toughest races, Belgium’s 24-hour race on the Spa-Francorchamps ...
Fun

Alex Riachy Pulling 12-Ton Trucks with his Hair

6 years ago
I’m sure most of you have heard about Chamchoum. Well Alex Riachy is Chamcoum’s son, he’s well known for his superhuman stunts which include dragging trucks with his ponytail and breaking large rocks with his ...
Fun

Lebanese Joe Zgheib Unlucky Run at Ninja Warrior

6 years ago
I stumbled upon this video of a Lebanese Parkour athlete called Joe Zgheib who was taking part presumably in Ninja Warrior Arabia. Joe crossed all the obstacles quite easily and slipped just as he was ...
Events

Kickass Lebanese Wrestling Championship on Sunday 16th of July 2017

6 years ago
If you love wrestling, we have some pretty cool competitions that take place every summer in Lebanon. The ones I’ve heard of in the past years took place in Mayrouba, Saida, Jourit el Termoss and ...
Baladi

Michael Haddad Wants to Conquer the North Pole!

6 years ago
Michael Haddad is a paralyzed professional athlete who is breaking all barriers and accomplishing the unthinkable for a person who has lost control of 75% of his body. Michael is always off to a new ...
Critiques

Lebanon is Hosting The 2017 FIBA Asian Cup But No One’s Funding it?

6 years ago
Lebanon is supposedly hosting the 2017 FIBA Asian Cup from August 8 till August 20, which is less than a month away but the organizers are still struggling to acquire the necessary funds needed to ...
Baladi

Trail-runner Patrick Vaughan Sets new Record for the Lebanon Mountain Trail

6 years ago
The Lebanon Mountain Trail (LMT) is the longest hiking trail in Lebanon as it pretty much covers the whole country. It extends from Kobayat in the north of Lebanon to Marjaayoun in the south, a ...
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