This Is Beirut 2024-03-30 12:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Italy's Jannik Sinner destroyed defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 in just 69 minutes on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Miami Open, where he will take on Grigor Dimitrov. Bulgarian Dimitrov made his third Masters 1000 series final after he beat fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4. The win means Dimitrov will return ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-30 12:16 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sensational San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help the Spurs withstand a stunning 61-point performance from New York's Jalen Brunson in a 130-126 NBA overtime victory over the Knicks on Friday. French star Wembanyama became the first rookie to record a 40-point, 20-rebound game since Shaquille O'Neal ...
2024-03-29 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
La Sagesse heads to Manara on Friday for another top match against its eternal rival, al-Riyadi. The stakes are clear: the first place in the championship. After the marathon match between al- Riyadi and La Sagesse on Wednesday in WASL tournament, the duel between the two Lebanese basketball giants moves to the lebanese championship in the final ...
Makram Haddad 2024-03-29 15:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Assises du journalisme de Tours, 2024 edition, concluded its activities after four intense days. In a finale imbued with passion, emotion and inspiration, the Assises du journalisme de Tours 2024 drew the curtain, leaving behind a lasting imprint on the media landscape. Under the bold theme of "Journalism is sport," the annual event ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-29 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Dejounte Murray drilled the go-ahead jump shot in the final second of overtime to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 123-122 victory over Boston on Thursday, their second win over the NBA-best Celtics in four days. Murray scored all 11 of the Hawks points in overtime, posting a career-high of 44 to help the Hawks maintain their push for an Eastern ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-29 10:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
World number two Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the Miami Open quarter-finals on Thursday, beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. Dimitrov played sparkling and energetic tennis to beat the Spanish top seed and will now face Germany's Alexander Zverev for a place in the final. Germany's Zverev held off rising Hungarian Fabian Marozsan ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 17:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
World number three Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Miami Open—a rematch of the Australian Open final won by Sinner and last year's Miami title match. Sinner moved into the last four in emphatic style on Wednesday, beating Czech Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2 before Medvedev overcame a stern test ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 13:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kevin Durant scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 104-97 victory over reigning NBA champions Denver on Wednesday to keep things close at the top of the Western Conference. The Suns made 16 three-pointers and never trailed after the first quarter in Denver. Durant said it wasn't a matter of making a statement, ...
Jad Ramadan 2024-03-28 10:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The two big Lebanese clubs met for the first time this week in their series. The stakes are high as they both aim to reach the final of the West Asia Super League (WASL). Al-Riyadi and La Sagesse met on Wednesday in the semi-finals of the West Asia Super League at the Nouhad Nawfal Stadium in Zouk Mikael. The match ended 95-92 in Al-Riyadi's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 21:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic, the world's number one tennis player, announced on Wednesday the end of his five-year partnership with coach Goran Ivanisevic, a collaboration that saw them clinch 12 Grand Slam titles together. Djokovic enlisted the expertise of Croatia's 2001 Wimbledon champion ahead of the grass court Grand Slam in 2019. Despite their fruitful ...
Makram Haddad 2024-03-27 19:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the fringes of the Assises du journalisme currently being held in Tours, This Is Beirut has obtained an exclusive interview with Damien Ressiot, former journalist and current director of testing at the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). At 60 years of age (he looks 15 years younger), Damien Ressiot is anything but an ordinary character. A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 16:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australian Rules football said Wednesday it was reviewing its illicit drugs policy after a whistleblower aired claims of widespread cocaine use among players. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said the Australian Football League (AFL)—one of the country's most popular spectator sports—was "secretly" manipulating drug tests. Wilkie claimed that ...