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Sinner Powers Davis Cup Holders Italy Past Australia to Final

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to power holders Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Saturday. The two-time winners will face Netherlands in Sunday's showpiece after the Dutch ousted Germany 2-0 on Friday to make the final for the first time in 104 years of trying. Sinner, ...

Football: High-Flying Chelsea See Off Leicester

This Is Beirut 2024-11-23 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Premier League Chelsea

Chelsea survived a late Leicester rally to win 2-1 on Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, moving just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League. The visitors, finding their groove after the international break, hogged the ball from the kick-off and Nicolas Jackson gave them a deserved early ...

Russell on Pole Position at Las Vegas GP, Verstappen Ahead of Norris

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Formule 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris Ferrari

George Russell of Mercedes took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday while title-chasing Max Verstappen was fifth as the Dutchman closes in on a fourth successive world championship. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was second ahead of Pierre Gasly of Alpine with Red Bull's Verstappen finishing one spot ahead of title rival Lando Norris of ...

Celtics Labor to Win Over Wizards, Warriors into Cup Quarters

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Basket-ball NBA Boston Celtics Golden State

Jaylen Brown top-scored with 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics struggled to a 108-96 win at Washington in the NBA Cup on Friday. The Celtics moved to 13-8 on the season but still have some work to do in the NBA Cup, where they are in second place at 2-1 in Eastern Conference Group C behind the Atlanta ...

'Unique' Netherlands Beat Germany to Reach First Davis Cup Final

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 02:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Coupe Davis

Netherlands reached the Davis Cup final for the first time with a battling 2-0 win over Germany on Friday, with captain Paul Haarhuis labelling the feat "unique". Tallon Griekspoor ground down Jan-Lennard Struff 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-4 in the second singles rubber to eliminate the three-time winners in the semi-finals. Botic van de Zandschulp beat ...

Basketball - 2025 Asia Cup Qualifiers: Lebanon Dominates the United Arab Emirates

Roudi Abou Nader 2024-11-22 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Basketball

The Lebanese national basketball team triumphed 99-77 against the United Arab Emirates in a match they controlled from start to finish during the second window of qualifications for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Thanks to this victory, Lebanon, currently ranked 28th in the world and 5th in Asia, takes the sole lead in Group 6 with 6 points. On the ...

Guardiola Says 'I Could Not Leave Now' as He Signs New Manchester City Deal

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Manchester City Guardiola

Pep Guardiola has extended his contract as manager of Premier League champions Manchester City for a further two seasons, saying Thursday "I could not leave now" with the club facing arguably the toughest period of his time at the Etihad Stadium. There had been speculation the 53-year-old's City career could be coming to an end, with the club ...

Hamilton on Top in Vegas as Verstappen Struggles

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 16:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formule 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris

Lewis Hamilton topped the times for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris as Max Verstappen struggled in Thursday's practice for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen, seeking to clinch a fourth consecutive drivers' world title with Red Bull, made little impression in a cold and somewhat desultory session and finished 17th, more than ...

Wagner Late Show as Magic Stun Lakers

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lakers NBA LeBron James Basket-ball

German international Franz Wagner drained a three-pointer with three seconds remaining as the Orlando Magic ended the Los Angeles Lakers' unbeaten home record with a dramatic 119-118 victory on Thursday. Rising star Wagner took full advantage of wayward Lakers, shooting from the free throw line in the closing seconds of a see-saw battle at the ...

Italy, Australia Set Up Davis Cup Semi-Final Clash

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 01:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Coupe Davis

World number one Jannik Sinner triumphed in singles and doubles to help Davis Cup holders Italy beat Argentina 2-1 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals. Italy will face Australia after they earlier defeated record 32-time winners the United States with a tense 2-1 victory. Sinner won his first two Grand Slams this season, as well as triumphing ...

Celine Haidar: A Dream Shattered, Life in Suspense

Makram Haddad 2024-11-21 23:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Tragedy Celine Haidar

On November 16, while walking through the Chiyah neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Celine Haidar was struck on the head by debris from an Israeli airstrike. The young woman, who suffered a severe head trauma, was rushed to a hospital in Hadath before being transferred to Saint George's Hospital, where a first surgery was successfully ...

Athletes in Times of Crisis – Marie-Joe Wakim: 'We're Going Through a Very Difficult Period'

Roudi Abou Nader 2024-11-21 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

lebanon Sports Futsal

How are you experiencing this period of war and what impact has it had on your daily life as an athlete? We had been waiting several years for the national team to be reconstituted, and the announcement of the Asian qualifiers in January gave us the motivation to work hard and train effectively in the hope of qualifying for the Asian Futsal ...