This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 10:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Jessica Pegula staged an astonishing recovery from a set and a break down to defeat Karolina Muchova and reach her first Grand Slam final at the US Open on Thursday. The sixth-ranked American came through 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 and will take on world number two and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's championship match. Sabalenka ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen said Thursday the end of a 12-year wait to succeed Manuel Neuer as Germany's number one goalie felt like "a balm for the soul". First called into the squad in 2012, Barcelona captain, Ter Stegen will take the field as Germany's permanent number one choice between the sticks against Hungary in Duesseldorf on ...
2024-09-05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in Kenya on Thursday, four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend in an attack in her home. It was the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence in the East African country, where activists have warned of a femicide epidemic. The 33-year-old long distance runner died at about 5:30 AM (0230 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lionel Messi will not win another Ballon d'Or this year after being left out of the nominees revealed by organizers on Wednesday, as stars of Spain's Euro 2024-winning team and Real Madrid's Champions League victors feature heavily. Messi claimed the eighth Ballon d'Or of his glittering career last year. Now aged 37, he is not among the 30 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 11:16 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Jannik Sinner closed in on his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Wednesday when he reached his maiden US Open semi-final as Jessica Pegula stunned Iga Swiatek to complete a rollercoaster Grand Slam year for the world number one. Top seed Sinner defeated 2021 US Open champion and two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4. He will ...
Makram Haddad 2024-09-04 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
This is Beirut was present at the blind football match between Morocco and Colombia, held at the most iconic venue of Paris 2024. Stunning! In "the most beautiful stadium in the world," at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the blind football tournament is one of the highlights of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. To make the most of the event, This is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-04 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese team will play a crucial match against South Africa on September 14 and 15 in the Davis Cup at the Palm Hills Sports Club in Cairo, Egypt, as part of Group II. The winner will advance to a playoff match early next year against a team drawn by lot, with the victor qualifying for Group I. Lebanon is currently ranked 50th and South ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-04 14:28 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese national team secured a 1-0 victory against Tajikistan in a friendly match at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Malaysia. This game marked the beginning of a new era for the Lebanese team, playing for the first time without former captain Hassan Maatouk, who recently retired from international duty. The only goal of the match was ...
2024-09-04 10:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Frances Tiafoe set up an all-American US Open semi-final against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday, guaranteeing a home player in the men's final for the first time in 18 years. Tiafoe, the 20th seed, progressed after ninth-ranked Grigor Dimitrov suffered an injury in the third set of their quarter-final and quit in the fourth with the score at 6-3, 6-7 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 17:19 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese national Under-18 men's basketball team lost to Australia 78-46 at the Asian Championship being held in Amman, Jordan. The match was part of the first group stage of the continental competition, which qualifies for the U18 World Cup to be held in Switzerland next year. It should be noted that four Asian teams will qualify for this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Uruguay icon Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international football on Monday, confirming that he will hang up his boots following Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in Montevideo. "Friday will be my last match for my country," an emotional Suarez, 37, told a press conference. "It was not an easy decision to make, but I ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Tommy Paul on Monday to reach the US Open quarter-finals where he will take on Daniil Medvedev for the fourth time this year. Sinner recovered from 4-1 down in the first set to go through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in a big-hitting clash with the 14th seeded American. The 23-year-old Italian is the only man ...