This is Beirut 03/07 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz ended Oliver Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure on Wednesday, seeing off the British amateur in straight sets to reach the third round as last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini joined the exit of stars. A record-breaking number of top seeds crashed out at the All England Club in the first round but Alcaraz and women's world number one ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This is Beirut 01/07 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...