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Man Utd and Liverpool Clash in FA Cup Quarter-Finals, Chelsea Survives

This Is Beirut 29/02 10:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Manchester United to Host Liverpool in FA Cup Quarter-Final Showdown Manchester United will host Liverpool in an FA Cup quarter-final blockbuster after the bitter rivals took contrasting routes to their fifth round victories on Wednesday. United eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Erik ten Hag as they scraped through with a 1-0 win at ...

Kopaly: Lebanese Table Tennis Is Booming

Jalal Beaino 29/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Table Tennis Federation has launched its busy calendar of activities for the year 2024. This Is Beirut met the President of the Federation (also a member of the International Federation), Georges Kopaly, who was elected to head the Federation in autumn 2020 and is successfully steering the sport's ship. A Busy Schedule Lebanese ...

NBA: Strus Nets Monster Buzzer-Beater as Cavs Sink Mavs

This Is Beirut 28/02 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Charlotte Hornets Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks

Max Strus drained an astonishing 58-foot buzzer-beater as the Cleveland Cavaliers conjured a stunning late fightback to sink the Dallas Mavericks 121-119 on Tuesday. In a remarkable finale in Cleveland, Strus unleashed a mammoth heave from inside his own half to snatch victory from Dallas, who had grabbed a 119-118 lead with just over two seconds ...

Football: Lebanon's Women Fall in the Semi-Finals of the West Asian Championship

28/02 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese national soccer team lost their semi-final match against Nepal in the West Asian Championship by a score of 1-2, following a fatal goal by the in the last minute of second-half stoppage time. Yet, everything had started well for the team. The Lebanese players opened the scoring in the thirty-seventh minute when a Nepalese ...

Five-Goal Haaland Crushes Luton as Man City Make FA Cup Quarter-Finals

Ici Beyrouth 28/02 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

FA Cup Haaland Man City

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scored five times as the FA Cup holders ran riot in a 6-2 rout of Luton in the fifth round on Tuesday. Aided by Kevin De Bruyne's trio of assists, Haaland completed his treble inside the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth Road. Jordan Clark struck twice to briefly reduce Luton's deficit to just 3-2. But any Luton ...

Williams Rips 'Abomination' Non-call as Pistons Pipped

This Is Beirut 27/02 17:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Monty Williams NBA New York Knicks

Detroit coach Monty Williams slammed NBA refs for making the "worst call of the season" after the Pistons slumped to an agonising last-gasp 113-111 defeat to the New York Knicks on Monday. A thrilling clash at Madison Square Garden swung decisively in favor of the Knicks in the closing seconds, when officials failed to penalise New York's Donte ...

Lebanon Sweeps FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers' Window 1 With Two Wins

Hala Abdallah 27/02 13:26 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon defeated Bahrain with a 94-63 score on Monday, completing a clean sweep of their assignments in the opening window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers. The second window is scheduled for November 2024.

Basketball – Asian Qualifiers: Cedars Imperial Against Bahrain

Abbass Attara 27/02 11:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With a strong, aggressive tempo and a defense as stoic as the roots of a cedar tree, Lebanon outclassed the Kingdom of Bahrain (94-63) in an electric atmosphere at the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex gymnasium (Zouk Mikael) in the second round of qualifying for the 2025 Asian Cup. The match kicked off with an intense physical rhythm from both sides ...

Dybala Hat-Trick Lifts Roma as Lazio Slip-Up in Tuscany

This Is Beirut 27/02 09:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Champions League football Lazio Paulo Dybala Roma

Paulo Dybala scored his first hat-trick in a Roma jersey in a 3-2 win over Torino in Serie A on Monday to keep the capital city side's Champions League ambitions alive. But Lazio stuttered in Tuscany, missing a chance to close the gap on their city rivals with a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina. Roma are sixth with 44 points, four points off Bologna who ...

Messi Grabs Late Leveller for Miami at Galaxy

This Is Beirut 26/02 15:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Inter Miami Lionel Messi Los Angeles Galaxy soccer

Lionel Messi scored a last-gasp stoppage time equalizer as Inter Miami escaped with a 1-1 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer on Sunday. The Galaxy dominated for long stretches of the game and had taken the lead in the 75th minute through Serbian striker Dejan Joveljic. But the home side ended the game with ten men after ...

Jokic Powers Denver Over Warriors as Giannis Leads Bucks' Win

This Is Beirut 26/02 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Denver Golden State NBA Nikola Jokic

Nikola Jokic posted his 18th triple double of the season to lead reigning NBA champion Denver's 119-103 victory at Golden State on Sunday. The 29-year-old Serbian center, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, had 32 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists plus four steals while Jamal Murray added 27 points for the Nuggets. Klay Thompson came off the ...

Modric Thunderbolt Breaks Sevilla Hearts as Madrid Win Again

This Is Beirut 26/02 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Luka Modric Real Madrid Sevilla

Veteran midfielder Luka Modric's curling strike gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Sevilla on Sunday, lifting them eight points clear of Barcelona atop La Liga where they are unbeaten in 20 games. Madrid's last league loss came in September. Third-placed Girona are a further point adrift. They are not in action until Monday when they take on Rayo ...