This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
N'Golo Kante was the unlikely star of the show in the absence of a frustrated Kylian Mbappe as France and the Netherlands edged towards the last 16 of Euro 2024 after a 0-0 draw in Leipzig. Recalled from a two-year international exile, Kante has rolled back the years in Germany with back-to-back man-of-the-match awards to become the fulcrum of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 09:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Top match in Group F, the clash (at 7 PM) between Turks and Portuguese will send the winner to the Round of 16 of the Euro. A second match where they must already confirm their performance. It is almost in the same mindset that Turkey, Portugal, Romania, Belgium, and notably the Czech Republic present themselves on Saturday for their second match ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Austria boosted their hopes of reaching the Euro 2024 knockout rounds on Friday as Marko Arnautovic scored in an impressive 3-1 win over Poland, for whom Robert Lewandowski only managed an ineffective substitute appearance. Ralf Rangnick's Austria will likely secure qualification for the last 16 if they can avoid defeat in their final Group D ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-21 14:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A spearhead of French para-athletics, Nantenin Keïta, gold medalist in the 400m at Rio 2016, trains tirelessly. Her goal: another medal in Paris. Nantenin Keita cultivates a strength of character that she dedicates to her sport and her advocacy for albino children. When one mentions Nantenin Keïta, the first thing that comes to mind is an image ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 13:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon will be making Olympic tennis history for the first time. Benjamin Hassan has been confirmed by the International Tennis Federation as one of the participants in the Paris-2024 Olympic tennis event. Hassan secured his place thanks to a “Place de l'Universalité,” awarded by the International Tennis Federation and the Tripartite ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 12:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
World champions Argentina opened their bid for back-to-back Copa America titles with a 2-0 win over Canada in front of a crowd of 70,564 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 49th minute, but a combination of inspired goalkeeping from Canada's Max Crepeau and Lionel Messi's surprising lack of precision in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 12:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spain qualified for the last 16 of Euro 2024 with a match to spare on Thursday after beating defending champions Italy 1-0 in a dominant display which ensured that La Roja would go through as Group B winners. Riccardo Calafiori's own goal nine minutes after half-time was the difference between the two sides in the biggest match to date at the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 10:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
“Les Bleus” face the Netherlands on Friday night. They can secure their qualification for the round of 16 with a win. After their victories in the first match, the winner of the clash between France and the Netherlands can almost secure the top spot in Group D on Friday (at 10 PM). In the same group, Austria and Poland face off earlier in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 21:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
England failed to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after Morten Hjulmand's spectacular strike earned Denmark a 1-1 draw on Thursday. A point was the least the Danes deserved as England again flattered to deceive in Frankfurt after an underwhelming 1-0 win over Serbia to open their tournament. Harry Kane had given the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 18:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Luka Jovic scored with a last-gasp header to snatch an equalizer for Serbia in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia on Thursday, keeping both teams in contention for a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024. Slovenia looked on course for their first ever win at the tournament after Zan Karnicnik put them ahead in the second half, but Jovic glanced in a corner in ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-20 17:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Copa América 2024 kicks off in the early hours of Friday (03:00 Beirut time) with a thrilling opening match between reigning champions and World Cup winners Argentina and Canada. The competition will be held in the largest stadiums in the United States. While the major European nations have already been battling it out for a week in an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Luciano Spalletti said on Wednesday his Italy team will try to take the game to Spain as the two teams prepare for the biggest match so far of Euro 2024. The Azzurri have played Spain at each of the last four Euros and will face a serious test of their credentials as reigning champions on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen. Spain hammered Croatia 3-0 in ...