This Is Beirut 2024-08-13 15:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared Tuesday afternoon a holiday as Botswana geared up to welcome home sprinter Letsile Tebogo and his 200m gold medal, a first for the southern African country. Botswana's Olympic team was due to return on Tuesday with Tebogo's gold as well as silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay, boosting the country's total ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-08-13 15:11 - Reading : less than a minute
The Paris 2024 Olympics witnessed unforgettable moments, with women taking the spotlight through achievements that powerfully reinforced the role of women in sports.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-13 13:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Olympic flag arrived under bright skies on Monday in Los Angeles, where officials now have four short years to organize Olympic Games capable of rivaling the widely praised Paris edition in a notoriously traffic-clogged metropolis. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass landed in a plane emblazoned with palm trees and the logo 'LA 2028', and crossed ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-13 10:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hansi Flick's Barcelona fell to a bruising 3-0 defeat against Ligue 1 side Monaco in a final tune-up friendly before La Liga starts later this week. The German coach took charge of his first home match since he was appointed in May, but after solid results on their US tour, including a win over Real Madrid, the Catalans crumbled at the Olympic ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-12 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Atletico Madrid signed striker Julian Alvarez from Manchester City on Monday in a deal reported to be worth up to 85 million euros ($93 million). "The club has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of the Argentine forward, who has signed a contract for the next six seasons," said Atletico in a statement. Spanish reports say ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-12 09:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France as Paris bid farewell on Sunday to an Olympics hailed as one of the most successful in history. Cruise descended on a wire in front of 71,500 spectators, grabbed the Olympic flag and jumped on a motorbike, to the delight of athletes and fans. In a preview of what the world ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 21:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States pipped China for top spot in the battle of medals on Sunday as Paris prepares to bring the curtain down on one of the most successful Olympic Games in history. In a thrilling finale that capped 17 days of spellbinding action, the United States women's basketball team squeezed past France 67-66 to clinch the last gold of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 20:48 - Reading : less than a minute
The Olympic Games concluded this Sunday after two weeks of emotionally charged moments. Here’s a look back at the athletes who left a mark on this edition.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States held off France 67-66 to win an unprecedented eighth successive women's Olympic basketball gold on Sunday and extend their run of victories at the tournament to 61 games. A'ja Wilson scored a game-high 21 points for the Americans, who won the title for the 10th time overall, surviving a buzzer-beating shot from France's Gabby ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 19:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Final Paris Olympics medals table on Sunday: Gold Silver Bronze Total USA 40 44 42 126 China 40 27 24 91 Japan 20 12 13 45 Australia 18 19 16 53 France 16 26 22 64 Netherlands 15 7 12 34 Great Britain 14 22 29 65 South Korea 13 9 10 32 Italy 12 13 15 40 Germany 12 13 8 33 New Zealand 10 7 3 20 Canada 9 7 11 27 Uzbekistan 8 2 3 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday. The Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete came into the marathon on the back of two bronze medals won in the 5,000m and 10,000m in an astonishing bid for podium placings in three events. And Hassan did not ...
2024-08-11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Mallory Swanson scored the winning goal as the United States edged Brazil 1-0 in Saturday's Olympic women's football final to claim the gold medal for a record-extending fifth time. Brazil fought hard on a hot afternoon at the Parc des Princes, but the USA struck just before the hour mark when Swanson – on her 100th cap – ran through to ...