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AC Milan Edge Man City and Arsenal Beat Man United in USA
AC Milan Edge Man City and Arsenal Beat Man United in USA

Lorenzo Colombo scored two first-half goals and Marco Nasti netted the game-winner to give AC Milan a 3-2 victory over English Premier League champion Manchester City in Saturday at New York. Nasti lifted Milan ahead to stay in the 78th minute, the 20-year-old Italian striker taking a centering pass from Belgian right wing Alexis Saelemaekers and ...

Olympics 2024: Schedule of Lebanese Athletes to Follow on Sunday
Olympics 2024: Schedule of Lebanese Athletes to Follow on Sunday

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games began with the football tournament on July 24, followed by the official opening ceremony on July 26. This Sunday, July 28, four Lebanese athletes will be competing: Swimming  Lynn el-Hajj Event: Women's 100m Breaststroke, Qualifications Venue: Paris Arena, La Défense Time: Starting at 12:30 PM Tennis Benjamin ...

Spain, Japan into Knockouts, Argentina Bounce Back in Olympic Football
Spain, Japan into Knockouts, Argentina Bounce Back in Olympic Football

Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening defeat in the Olympic men's football to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday, while Spain and Japan became the first teams through to the quarter-finals. Two-time gold medallists Argentina began their campaign at the Games with a 2-1 defeat by Morocco on Wednesday in Saint-Etienne in a match marred by ...

Wembanyama Sparkles to Give Hosts France Winning Start in Olympic Basketball
Wembanyama Sparkles to Give Hosts France Winning Start in Olympic Basketball

Victor Wembanyama scored a joint team-high 19 points as hosts France shrugged off a slow start to beat Brazil 78-66 in their opening game of the Olympic basketball on Saturday. France won silver in Tokyo three years ago and are hoping to go one better at home, boosted by the presence of last year's top NBA draft pick and rookie of the year ...

Paris Olympics Medals Table
Paris Olympics Medals Table

Paris Olympics medals table after Saturday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 3 2 0 5 China 2 0 1 3 United States 1 2 2 5 France 1 2 1 4 Belgium 1 0 1 2 Japan 1 0 1 2 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 2 Germany 1 0 0 1 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 Italy 0 1 2 3 South Korea 0 1 1 2 Britain 0 1 1 2 Canada 0 1 0 1 Fiji 0 1 0 1 Mongolia 0 1 0 1 South ...

France Claim Their First Paris Olympic Gold in Rugby Sevens
France Claim Their First Paris Olympic Gold in Rugby Sevens

Antoine Dupont scored two tries and set up another to inspire France to the country's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a 28-7 victory over Fiji at the Stade de France on Saturday. Fiji, the two-time defending champions, opened the scoring through a Joseva Talacolo try converted by Iowane Teba, before France hit back thanks to ...

Ping Pong: Mariana Sahakian Starts Strong at the Olympics
Ping Pong: Mariana Sahakian Starts Strong at the Olympics

Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lebanese-player-Mariana-Sahakian-secured-a-decisive-4-1-victory-over-Chilean-Zhiying-Zeng-4-11.mp3"][/audio] Lebanese player Mariana Sahakian secured a decisive 4-1 victory over Chilean Zhiying Zeng (4-11, 14-12, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8), marking a promising ...

Leclerc Starts on Pole for Belgian Grand Prix
Leclerc Starts on Pole for Belgian Grand Prix

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix on pole position with Red Bull's Sergio Perez next to him in the front row. World champion Max Verstappen was 0.595 seconds quicker than Leclerc in a wet qualifying session on Saturday but the Red Bull driver starts in 11th place because of a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new ...

Olympics 2024: Habib Suffers Honorable Defeat Against Alcaraz
Olympics 2024: Habib Suffers Honorable Defeat Against Alcaraz

  Lebanese tennis player Hady Habib lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles of the Olympic Games tennis tournament on Saturday. Habib, ranked 275th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, lost to his Spanish counterpart 6-3, 6-1. Although the score showed Alcaraz's dominance, there was no doubt that Habib gave his all ...

Olympic Games : Well, Let the Games Begin!
Olympic Games : Well, Let the Games Begin!

It’s official, it's today, and the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris is underway. After an opening ceremony in the rain, with the Seine as the stage, Paris officially launched its Games on Friday night. The ceremony has left mixed reviews. The scene of the Last Supper on the Seine, a perhaps approximate pun, but undeniably in poor taste, has sparked ...

Olympic Games: Hady Habib Opens the Ball for Lebanon Against Alcaraz on Saturday
Olympic Games: Hady Habib Opens the Ball for Lebanon Against Alcaraz on Saturday

It's hard to imagine how Lebanese tennis player Hady Habib could have got ‘his’ Olympic Games off to a worse start. Of all the possible opponents, he had to come up against Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard is the best player on the world circuit at the moment and has just won back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles. Left to fend for himself ...