2024-07-05 17:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey defender Merih Demiral will miss his team's Euro 2024 quarterfinal against the Netherlands after UEFA banned him for two games on Friday for making an ultra-nationalist salute, a move Ankara blasted as "unfair and biased." Demiral scored both of Turkey's goals in the 2-1 last-16 win over Austria on Tuesday, and during celebrations for his ...
2024-07-05 16:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic backed Andy Murray on Thursday to keep playing despite the insistence of his career-long rival that he is bidding farewell to tennis this year. Djokovic and Murray have been rivals since they were 12 years old and have clashed 36 times as professionals. That includes seven Grand Slam finals. “I do wish him all the best in his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic backed Andy Murray on Thursday to keep playing despite the insistence of his career-long rival that he is bidding farewell to tennis this year. Djokovic and Murray have been rivals since they were 12 years old and have clashed 36 times as professionals. That includes seven Grand Slam finals. “I do wish him all the best in his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 12:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Host Germany takes on Spain in the first of two blockbuster quarter-final ties at Euro 2024 on Friday, with Kylian Mbappe's France up against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the late match. Germany and Spain clash in Stuttgart at 7 PM (Beirut time) with the host nation putting its hopes on the line against probably the best-performing side at the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the hero, saving two penalties and Lionel Messi's blushes as holders Argentina defeated Ecuador in a penalty shoot-out to book their place in the Copa America semi-finals on Thursday. A Lisandro Martinez header had put world champions Argentina 1-0 up ten minutes before half-time but Kevin Rodriguez headed in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 10:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A dream day for football fans. For the first quarter-finals of the Euro, on Friday, four of the top favorites for the final victory will compete for a spot in the semi-finals. At 7 PM, the Germans will host the Spanish team, which has made the best impression since the start of the tournament, at the Stuttgart Arena. At 10 PM, it will be the turn ...
Pierre Daccache 2024-07-04 22:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Against all odds, Lebanon did it! The Lebanese team beat Angola in their second Olympic qualifying game in Valencia, Spain. With a score of 74-70, Lebanon secured its place in the semi-finals of the qualifying tournament for the Paris Games, making history in the process. The team's Olympic dreams are becoming even more vivid. Starting 5 For his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-04 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. There had been intense speculation over the Dutchman's future after a poor 2023/24 Premier League campaign, but he guided the club to FA Cup success against Manchester City. It was widely leaked in the British ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-04 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe leads France into Friday's Euro 2024 quarter-final against Portugal having yet to find his best form at the tournament after months of speculation about his club future and then the broken nose which overshadowed his team's opening game. The 25-year-old will again sport a protective face mask on Friday in Hamburg, a necessity ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-04 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lionel Messi's fitness remains in doubt ahead of Thursday's Copa America quarter-final with Ecuador, with coach Lionel Scaloni saying he will wait before deciding on his team. Messi missed Argentina's final group stage match on Saturday, a 2-0 win over Peru, after complaining of a sore right hamstring. Argentina will hold a training session ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-04 10:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Title rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz reached the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday as Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka was demolished on her return to Centre Court after a five-year absence. Australian Open champion Sinner defeated Italian Davis Cup teammate Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a three-hour 42-minute ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 19:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday with a convincing 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia's Aleksandar Vukic. The third seed struggled to impose himself at the start of the match under the roof on Centre Court but lost just four more games after taking the first set on a tie-break. Vukic, who ...