This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 09:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Plans for the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics – the first time Summer Games will start outside a stadium – are a closely guarded secret. Here is what we know about the concept, the artists and music: What's the Concept? Instead of using the main athletics stadium for the opening parade, as is customary, organizers have moved the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Simone Biles got her first taste of Bercy Arena on Thursday, delivering a stellar signature vault in training ahead of the start of the Olympic women's gymnastics competition on the weekend. Biles nailed a spectacular Yurchenko double pike vault, sticking like glue on the landing. It is a skill so difficult that no other woman attempts it in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French driver Esteban Ocon has signed a multi-year deal to drive for Haas, the American Formula One team announced on Thursday ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old makes the move from Alpine as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen, whose departure was confirmed earlier this month. "I am thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my ...
Abbass Attara 2024-07-25 15:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caramnob Sagaipov, a judoka of Chechen origin, is preparing to represent Lebanon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Aged 27, this talented athlete, now a naturalized Lebanese citizen, seems to embody good hope for a medal for the Land of the Cedars. His path to Lebanese nationality, however, remains shrouded in mystery. Born in 1997 in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The NBA announced 11-year global media rights deals with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon on Wednesday worth a reported $76 billion and running from the 2025-26 through 2035-36 season. In addition to expanding game coverage for US and global telecast audiences as well as streaming viewers, the contracts figure to boost the value ...
Ici Beyrouth 2024-07-25 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Chaos and confusion reigned on Wednesday as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the men's Olympic football tournament, but only after a late equaliser for the South American side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium following crowd trouble. Argentina thought they had escaped from the Group B ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cristian Medina scored the equaliser in the 16th added minute as Argentina came from two down to draw 2-2 with Morocco on the opening day of men's Olympic football action on Wednesday, while Spain edged Uzbekistan 2-1. Argentina are looking to win men's football gold in Paris for the third time after previous successes in 2004 and 2008, but ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 18:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antoine Dupont received a rapturous welcome from a raucous Stade de France crowd on Wednesday, but was unable to guide the French to victory over the United States in their opening Paris Olympics rugby sevens match. Dupont played 12 minutes of the 12-12 Pool C draw, the Americans scoring the equalising try after he had been subbed off. Dupont ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-07-24 16:28 - Reading : less than a minute
With just hours left before the opening of the Paris Olympics, Marc-Anthony Ibrahim is still waiting for a call from his federation and the Olympic committee to learn more about his unexpected selection for the Games.
Makram Haddad 2024-07-24 13:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As a child, Laetitia Aoun tried several sports, including tennis, horseback riding and judo, before settling on taekwondo. As a result, the 23-year-old champion will represent Lebanon at the Paris Games. Don’t be mistaken. With her innocent look and azure blue eyes, this endearing young blonde girl, who seems as pure as an angel, is full of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 11:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nicolas Kuhn scored twice and Luis Palma netted the decider in the 68th minute to give Celtic a 4-3 victory over Manchester City in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. Norway's Erling Haaland, wearing the City captain's armband for the first time, nodded home an equalizer in the 57th minute, only for Honduran international Palma to tap in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-23 22:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Esports Olympics in 2025, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the body ...