Makram Haddad 2024-07-27 10:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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 ...
Abbass Attara 2024-07-27 00:39 - Reading : less than a minute
The City of Light shone brightly at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, captivating the world with a spectacular and moving performance celebrating the Olympic spirit and cultural diversity.
2024-07-26 23:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Miguel MEDINA / AFP Athletes from France's delegation wave flags as they sail on a boat under Pont d'Austerlitz Laetitia Aoun and Simon Doueihy on ‘their’ peniche. Photo taken from Laetitia Aoun's Instagram account. Thousands of Olympic competitors cruised down the River Seine in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Paris Games on ...
2024-07-26 17:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Dutch reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen was handed a 10-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday after making an engine change. Red Bull fitted a fifth internal combustion engine to Verstappen's car, in addition to the four permitted per season. This change will earn him a penalty on the starting grid of the GP, as ...
2024-07-26 13:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese football world was surprised on Thursday evening by the resignation of Al-Ahed club president Tamim Sleiman, the dissolution of the team and the sale of eight players after a heated meeting held at the club’s headquarters. This meeting also led to the withdrawal of several clubs, which will undoubtedly cause a storm in the football ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal will bid farewell to the Olympics on the clay courts of Roland Garros – the scene of his greatest moments – as Novak Djokovic attempts to prevent the sun setting on tennis' golden generation. Nadal has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles in Paris but at 38 time is ticking for the Spaniard, who last month suffered his earliest exit ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 09:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Plans for the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics – the first time Summer Games will start outside a stadium – are a closely guarded secret. Here is what we know about the concept, the artists and music: What's the Concept? Instead of using the main athletics stadium for the opening parade, as is customary, organizers have moved the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Simone Biles got her first taste of Bercy Arena on Thursday, delivering a stellar signature vault in training ahead of the start of the Olympic women's gymnastics competition on the weekend. Biles nailed a spectacular Yurchenko double pike vault, sticking like glue on the landing. It is a skill so difficult that no other woman attempts it in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French driver Esteban Ocon has signed a multi-year deal to drive for Haas, the American Formula One team announced on Thursday ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old makes the move from Alpine as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen, whose departure was confirmed earlier this month. "I am thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my ...
Abbass Attara 2024-07-25 15:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caramnob Sagaipov, a judoka of Chechen origin, is preparing to represent Lebanon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Aged 27, this talented athlete, now a naturalized Lebanese citizen, seems to embody good hope for a medal for the Land of the Cedars. His path to Lebanese nationality, however, remains shrouded in mystery. Born in 1997 in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The NBA announced 11-year global media rights deals with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon on Wednesday worth a reported $76 billion and running from the 2025-26 through 2035-36 season. In addition to expanding game coverage for US and global telecast audiences as well as streaming viewers, the contracts figure to boost the value ...
Ici Beyrouth 2024-07-25 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Chaos and confusion reigned on Wednesday as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the men's Olympic football tournament, but only after a late equaliser for the South American side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium following crowd trouble. Argentina thought they had escaped from the Group B ...