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Gilgeous-Alexander Agrees Record $285 Mln Extension: reports

This is Beirut 02/07 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Record Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million contract extension, the richest per-year contract in NBA history, US media reports said Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, who guided the Thunder to the NBA championship last month after a campaign that saw him win regular season and finals Most Valuable Player ...

Giroud Signs One-Year Deal With Ligue 1 Club Lille

This is Beirut 02/07 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Los Angeles France Ligue 1 LOSC Olivier Giroud Lille

Olivier Giroud will return to French football for the first time since 2012 after signing a one-year deal with Ligue 1 club Lille on Tuesday. The 38-year-old, France's all-time record goalscorer, left MLS side Los Angeles FC last week. Giroud last played in the French top flight for Montpellier, winning the 2011-12 Ligue 1 title before leaving ...

Gauff Ousted on Day of Wimbledon Shocks as Djokovic Launches History Bid

This is Beirut 02/07 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Wimbledon Tennis Novak Djokovic Zverev Carlos Alcaraz

Coco Gauff crashed out of Wimbledon on a day of first-round shocks on Tuesday but defending women's champion Barbora Krejcikova and history-chasing Novak Djokovic are up and running. US second seed Gauff arrived at the All England Club with high hopes after winning the French Open last month but was beaten 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 by Ukranian world number ...

Real Madrid Oust Juventus as Dortmund Reach Club World Cup Quarters

This is Beirut 02/07 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Dortmund Club world Cup Real Madrid Football

Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup quarter-final clash against Borussia Dortmund, who edged Mexican side Monterrey. Serhou Guirassy struck twice for the German outfit as they scraped past Sergio Ramos's side 2-1 in a tight last-16 clash in Atlanta and denied the former Real Madrid skipper a match-up ...

Basketball: Sagesse Wins a Breathtaking Semifinal Thriller

Makram Haddad 02/07 08:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Sagesse Beirut Club Lebanon Basketball Riyadi

They did it. Linos Gavriel’s men withstood everything: pressure, heatwaves, comebacks and a tenacious Beirut Club until the very last second. The final score was 78-77 for Sagesse, who won the decisive Game 5 and took the series 3-2. A one-point difference, just like in Game 4... except this time, luck was on their side. A resounding revenge for ...

Top Seed Sinner Eases Into Wimbledon Second Round

This is Beirut 01/07 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis ATP Jannik Sinner Wimbledon

Top seed Jannik Sinner eased into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday, brushing aside fellow Italian Luca Nardi in straight sets. Unfazed by the searing heat, Sinner barely broke sweat in a 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 victory lasting just one hour and 48 minutes on Court One. "I'm very happy to come back here to such a special place for me," Sinner ...

Alcaraz Survives, Sabalenka Cruises On Wimbledon's Hottest Opening Day

This is Beirut 01/07 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Alcaraz Sabalenka Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener on Monday while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to progress on the hottest opening day in the tournament's history. Temperatures at the All England Club on Monday topped 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit), surpassing the previous record for the start of the tournament of 29.3 Celsius ...

Man City, Inter Milan Crash Out Of Club World Cup In Last 1

This is Beirut 01/07 08:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Man City Inter Milan Club World Cup

Manchester City crashed out of the Club World Cup with a 4-3 defeat in extra-time by Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal on Monday in the last 16, hours after Inter Milan were eliminated by Fluminense on a day of shock results. Champions League runners-up Inter were dumped out 2-0 by the Brazilian side in Charlotte and Pep Guardiola's City joined them ...

Medvedev Suffers Shock Early Wimbledon Exit

This is Beirut 30/06 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Wimbledon Daniil Medvedev Benjamin Bonzi

Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock first-round defeat at Wimbledon on Monday, beaten by France's Benjamin Bonzi in the first round. Medvedev had reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the past two years, but the Russian's bid for another strong run at the All England Club came to an abrupt end at the hands of the world number ...

Kang Replaces Textor as President of Relegation-Threatened Lyon

This is Beirut 30/06 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Michele Kang OL Lyon Ligue 1 Ligue 2 France

American businesswoman Michele Kang has replaced John Textor as president of Lyon in a bid to help reverse the club's relegation from Ligue 1. The second-largest shareholder at the club behind Textor, Kang was already president of the Lyon women's team. "Michele is a perfect choice to lead OL in the next phase, and I have full confidence that ...

Equestrianism: Jad el-Dana Soars in Ocala and Scores a Historic Victory for Lebanon

Makram Haddad 30/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Equestrian Lebanon Jad el-Dana

Lebanon achieved one of its finest sporting moments of the year—9,354 kilometers away from Beirut. Lebanon at the Top of a CSI4 In Ocala, at the legendary World Equestrian Center, in front of packed stands and an audience hanging on every bar, Jad el-Dana flew the Lebanese flag high by winning the $185,000 Florida Coast Equipment CSI4* Grand ...

PSG Rout Messi's Miami, Bayern Through to Club World Cup Quarters

This is Beirut 30/06 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Kane Bayern Munich Football PSG

Paris Saint-Germain steamrollered Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 4-0 to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, where they will face Bayern Munich after they overcame a spirited Flamengo side. The German giants defeated the Brazilians 4-2 in Sunday's other last 16 clash with a brace from Harry Kane, after the European champions proved far ...