Jad Ramadan 2024-02-17 20:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese and Iraqi national basketball teams went head to head in the inaugural match of the Beirut International Cup on the afternoon of the 17th of February. The game ended 71-68 in favour of the Lebanese national team in a very defensive and low-scoring game. As many stars like Arakji, Ezzeddine, Zeinoun and Haidar were out for this game, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-17 16:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Athletics Raiders Club, in collaboration with the Golf Club, is organizing a cross-country running race covering a distance of 10 kilometers on Sunday, February 18th, in its second edition for the year 2024 at the golf club's fields in the Jnah area. Organizational and logistical arrangements were completed under the supervision and follow-up ...
2024-02-17 12:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese national team bade farewell to the Arab Rugby 7s Championship after suffering two defeats against the Egyptian and Emirati teams with scores of 34-5 and 30-0 in the second group. The only victory came against their Libyan counterpart with a score of 32-0 in the same group. These results do not reflect the fighting spirit with which ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-17 10:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals of the Buenos Aires clay-court tournament on Friday with a straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori. World number two Alcaraz, playing his first tournament since a shock quarter-final exit at the Australian Open, came through 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 against his 152nd-ranked ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 16:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Young Lebanese national team athlete Laeticia Aoun (under 57 kg weight category) won the bronze medal in the women's category at the Turkish Taekwondo Open in Antalya. This major sporting event is part of the International Taekwondo Federation calendar. The Lebanese champion's medal is just one in a series of remarkable performances by Cedar ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 14:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Klay Thompson came off the bench for the first time in 12 years and scored a season-high 35 points on Thursday to lead Golden State over Utah 140-137. The 34-year-old American guard, who has helped the Warriors capture four NBA titles, also reached the NBA career 15,000-point milestone as Golden State (27-26) won for the eighth time in 10 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 12:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romelu Lukaku shouldered in the equaliser to earn Roma a 1-1 draw away to Feyenoord in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday. Elsewhere, a pair of Argentine veterans struck late to give their teams victories. Mauro Icardi fired home a shot from the edge of the penalty area in added time to earn Galatasaray a 3-2 home win over ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach on Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players. The 59-year-old former Germany striker, a World Cup winner as a player, was in the post for just under a year and never won over South Korean fans or media. "The KFA has ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-15 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappé has informed PSG management of his intention to leave the club at the end of the season, marking a turning point in the saga of a possible transfer to Real Madrid. The 25-year-old France star and captain, who arrived from Monaco in 2017, had extended his contract in 2022 until 2024. However, last summer, he declined to use a clause ...
Abbass Attara 2024-02-15 19:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
On Tuesday and Wednesday evening, the Cup with the Big Ears was back in action, much to the delight of football fans, and there was plenty to look forward to. With fixtures that lived up to expectations and Valentine's Day parties postponed, the Champions League delivers every time. Here's a look back at the highlights, from the Red Bull Arena to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-15 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
"We must, we can, we will." With this in mind, the Lebanese women's rugby team is preparing to take part in the Arab Rugby Sevens Championship, to be hosted by Saudi Arabia, more precisely in the city of Taif, on February 16 and 17, with the participation of 8 teams: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Syria, Libya, Jordan and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-15 15:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The NBA-best Boston Celtics imposed one of their most lopsided romps over Brooklyn on Wednesday, while Golden State three-point sharpshooter Stephen Curry made history in defeat. Curry's nine three-pointers made him the first player in NBA history to sink at least seven shots from behind the arc in four consecutive games, but the Warriors ...