This Is Beirut 2024-08-27 09:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over qualifier Radu Albot on Monday as Coco Gauff launched her defense of the women's title with a convincing victory. Djokovic, seeking his 25th Grand Slam title and his first since his victory at Flushing Meadows last year, wasn't his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia due to injury, with Paulo Dybala recalled to coach Lionel Scaloni's squad on Monday. Messi has not played for club side Inter Miami since suffering an ankle injury in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Colombia in the Copa America final. Roma forward ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Shooting and Hunting Federation organized the first stage of the 2024 Lebanese Trapshooting Championship, in the Trap category (Category A), at the Chouf Country Club. After a qualifying round of 125 targets, the six best shooters qualified for the semi-final, where they took it in turns to shoot 25 targets. The final then pitted the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 16:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who led England from 2001 to 2006, passed away on Monday at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his agent. Eriksson, who guided England to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006, had announced in February 2023 that he was stepping back from public life due to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Barcelona loaned striker Vitor Roque to fellow La Liga side Real Betis on Monday after he failed to make an impact in his first few months at the club. The Catalan giants also loaned centre-back Clement Lenglet to title rivals Atletico Madrid. Brazilian forward Roque arrived from Athletico Paranaense in January after Barca signed him for around ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Colombian striker Cucho Hernandez scored twice for the Columbus Crew, helping his team beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 with two goals in stoppage time to win the Leagues Cup final on Sunday. It is the second trophy won by the Crew under French coach Wilfried Nancy following the team's MLS Cup triumph also over LAFC last December at their Lower.com ...
2024-08-26 11:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since its founding in 1902, Real Madrid has established itself as one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world. The 1950s were marked by iconic players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento, who laid the foundation for the club's success. The 2000s saw the rise of the Galacticos with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spanish champions Real Madrid earned a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe made his Santiago Bernabeu bow without finding the net. Atletico Madrid comfortably beat last season's surprise package Girona by the same scoreline later on in the capital. Madrid's French striker Mbappe played at home for the first time in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 20:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Olympic champion Armand Duplantis improved his own pole vault world record by a centimetre at Sunday's Diamond League Silesia meeting, posting a mark of 6.26 metres on his second attempt. Duplantis broke the mark of 6.25m he set when defending his Olympic title in Paris earlier this month. It is the 10th time the 24-year-old Swede has set a new ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday. Maresca suffered a 2-0 loss against Manchester City last weekend in his first game since arriving from Leicester to replace Mauricio Pochettino in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 19:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
McLaren's Lando Norris stormed to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, a superb drive consigning home favorite Max Verstappen to his first-ever loss in front of his "Orange Army" fans. The British driver claimed his second career chequered flag after winning in Miami in May, closing Verstappen's lead over him in the world championship to 70 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Paralympic flame arrived in France on Sunday via the Channel Tunnel, carried by Emmanuelle Assmann, a wheelchair fencing medalist. She was welcomed upon arrival by Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the caretaker Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Three days before the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, the French ...