Makram Haddad 2024-04-15 14:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The flame of the Paris Olympic Games, which open on July 26, will be lit on Tuesday in Greece in accordance with tradition in ancient Olympia, the site of the first Games in antiquity, before crossing the country and completing a long journey to reach France. At last! After two editions—the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics—marred by restrictions ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-04-15 13:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Meet Catherine Haddad, a Lebanese-American dressage rider who is aiming to become the first in her field to represent Lebanon in high-level international competitions like the Olympics.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-15 12:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The unexpected Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the Western Conference top seed ahead of the defending champion Denver Nuggets as the NBA regular season wrapped up on Sunday. The youthful Thunder rolled past the playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks—who rested Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving among others—135-86 to emerge from the trio of teams who went ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-15 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An Ainsley Maitland-Niles penalty 16 minutes into second-half added time gave Lyon a stunning 4-3 win against Brest on Sunday, pushing the home team up to within two points of the European spots. It was a topsy-turvy affair in which the lead switched hands three times before Lyon eventually emerged victors well beyond the original allotted period ...
2024-04-14 22:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, and there were no signs of nerves in a dominant ...
2024-04-14 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Liverpool's Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday. A first home league defeat in 29 games for the Reds leaves Jurgen Klopp's men two points behind Manchester City and level with Arsenal, who can go top with victory over Aston Villa later on Sunday. Eberechi Eze's early ...
2024-04-14 15:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of a third successive Barcelona Open title have been dashed, as he withdrew from the tournament on Sunday due to a right arm injury, organizers announced. It is the same injury that forced Alcaraz to pull out of this week's Monte Carlo Masters, and comes just weeks away from the French Open. "Despite having tried until the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Mallorca on Saturday, which kept them eight points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga ahead of the upcoming Clasico. The France midfielder, who is suspended for the second leg of Madrid's Champions League quarter-final away to Manchester City next week, scored ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 18:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal will make his return to ATP competition for the first time since January when he plays Flavio Cobolli in the Barcelona Open next week. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has played just once, in an exhibition match, since he felt a hip injury flare up during his quarter-final defeat by Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane Open. The ...
Abbass Attara 2024-04-13 16:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Why wait until the end of the year? As the season progresses, it's between the Japanese and Chinese Grand Prix that teams and drivers are rolling their dice. Eternal 'Nando' Contrary to expectations of drama and spectacle, Fernando Alonso has extended his stay in the same paddock by signing a further two years with Aston Martin. While most teams ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 11:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Denver Nuggets 121-120 on Friday to upend the race for the No. 1 seeding in the NBA Western Conference. French rookie Wembanyama, who has produced a dazzling debut season in the NBA despite playing on a struggling Spurs team, was superb once again as San Antonio pulled off a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-12 16:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The New Orleans Pelicans boosted their hopes of securing an automatic playoff berth on Thursday with a 135-123 road victory over the Sacramento Kings. In a crucial Western Conference battle in northern California, Zion Williamson and C.J. McCollum both finished with 31 points as the Pelicans completed an impressive wire-to-wire win. The result ...