This Is Beirut 2024-05-13 10:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The defending champion Denver Nuggets outgunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107 to level their NBA playoff series on Sunday as the Indiana Pacers pulled even with the New York Knicks. The Nuggets, fueled by 35 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon's 27 points on ruthlessly efficient 11-of-12 shooting, and Jamal ...
2024-05-12 22:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Arsenal kept their Premier League title dreams alive by ending an Old Trafford hoodoo to grind out a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday, moving back top of the table and taking the championship battle down to the last weekend. Leandro Trossard scored the only goal in the 20th minute as Arsenal won for just the second time in 17 games away at ...
Makram Haddad 2024-05-12 20:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Alex Feghali won the 39th ATCL Spring Rally on his Mitsubishi. However, it was his father, Roger Feghali, a sixteen-time winner of the competition, who was the fastest on Sunday. The latter, "guilty" of a technical error, was demoted, thereby relinquishing the top spot to his son. Alex Feghali and his navigator Marc Haddad, in a Mitsubishi Lancer ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-12 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to score 61 points to fire the Boston Celtics to a bounce-back NBA playoff win over Cleveland on Saturday, as Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic led Dallas over Oklahoma City. Tatum scored 33 points and Brown 28 as top seeds Boston, stunned by the Cavaliers on their home court in game two, beat the Cavs 106-93 in ...
Jad Ramadan 2024-05-12 10:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al Riyadi and Homenetmen met on Saturday night in the third match of the semi-finals of the Lebanese Basketball Championship. While a win would secure Al-Riyadi a spot in the final, Homenetmen were looking to stay alive in the series, despite the other team’s clear advantage going into the game. The game ended 98-90 for Al-Riyadi, who now ...
2024-05-11 21:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jad el Hajj has tendered his resignation as coach of the Lebanese national basketball team, citing personal reasons and commitments elsewhere. The decision came as a surprise to many fans and experts, especially in the run-up to qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The president of the National Basketball Teams Committee, Maroun Gebrael, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-11 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, with Real Madrid widely expected to be his next destination. The announcement brings an end to a prolific association with his hometown team, which began when he signed from Monaco in 2017 a deal worth 180 million euros ($194 ...
Makram Haddad 2024-05-11 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The 39th Spring Rally of the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) promises thrilling action this weekend, especially as an epic duel between Lebanese champion Roger Feghali and his son Alex looms on the horizon. The National Sporting Authority (ASN), under the auspices of the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), will kick off ...
Jad Ramadan 2024-05-11 10:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Beirut SC and La Sagesse met in the semi-finals of the Lebanese basketball championship on Friday evening. While a win for La Sagesse would see them through to the final, Beirut SC aimed to force a fifth game at home. La Sagesse won 80-76 after a tough game, and qualified for the final against Riyadi or Homenetmen. Beirut SC coach Joe Ghattas ...
Pierre Daccache 2024-05-10 20:28 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Surfing Federation, in collaboration with the House of Creed, is organizing the first official Lebanese Surfing Championship on Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11 on the beach of the Jiyeh Marina complex. Federation president Ali Al-Amin said that the categories approved for the championship are the under-18 category, the shortboard ...
2024-05-10 11:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cleveland and Dallas turned the tables on their top-seeded opponents on Thursday, the Cavaliers shocked the Boston Celtics and the Mavericks silenced the Thunder to level their NBA playoff series at one game apiece. Donovan Mitchell led a comprehensive Cleveland effort as the Cavaliers powered past the Celtics 118-94 in Boston to make it 1-1 in ...
2024-05-10 09:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Bayer Leverkusen are through to the Europa League final 4-2 on aggregate after a stoppage-time goal from Josip Stanisic snatched a 2-2 draw at home on Thursday, extending their unbeaten run to a record 49 games. In a rematch of last season's Europa League semi-final, Roma came to Leverkusen 2-0 down after the first leg but levelled the tie up ...