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Mbappe Fires Real Madrid Level With Barca as Atletico Bid Crumbles

This is Beirut 2025-03-30 08:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Liga Barça Atlético Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Leganes 3-2 on Saturday, pulling level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti's side won an entertaining game at the Santiago Bernabeu to put pressure on their bitter rivals, who host Girona in a Catalan derby on Sunday. Mbappe put Los Blancos ahead from the ...

Atletico Title Hopes Evaporate in Liga Draw With Espanyol

This is Beirut 2025-03-29 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Liga Atlético

Atletico Madrid's slim Spanish title hopes faded further with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga. Javi Puado earned the Catalan side a point with a penalty after Cesar Azpilicueta put the visitors ahead, leaving the Rojiblancos six points behind league leaders Barcelona despite having played an extra match. Barcelona ...

Djokovic to Face Mensik With 100th Title Within Reach

This is Beirut 2025-03-29 16:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic moved to within one win of his 100th career title on Friday, outclassing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 to cruise into the final of the Miami Open, where he will play Czech teenager Jakub Mensik. Djokovic, who now has a 13-1 record against the Bulgarian, totally dominated the contest, which was over in 69 minutes. The Serb -- who at ...

Pistons Top Cavs to Secure Winning Season

This is Beirut 2025-03-29 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball NBA Golden State

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points to lead Detroit to a 133-122 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, a triumph that assured the Pistons of their first winning NBA season since 2016. Hardaway connected on seven of 11 from three-point range on the way to his season-high, leading seven Pistons players to score in ...

Guardiola Seeks Redemption as Man City Head to Bournemouth in FA Cup

This is Beirut 2025-03-28 20:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football Guardiola

Pep Guardiola takes Manchester City back to Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday hoping to avenge the defeat that sparked their stunning decline this season. City's 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League came to a shock end when they were beaten 2-1 at Bournemouth in November. Coming just days after a League Cup last-16 exit at ...

NBA: Thunder Set Team Record With 61st Win as Giddey Lifts Bulls Over Lakers

This is Beirut 2025-03-28 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Los Angeles Thunder NBA

NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory. The host Thunder also had 20 points from Jalen Williams plus 18 points and 11 rebounds from Isaiah Hartenstein in stretching their win streak to eight games and breaking ...

LeBron Buzzer Beater Rescues Lakers to Halt Losing Streak

This is Beirut 2025-03-27 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Los Angeles Basket-ball NBA Lakers LeBron James

LeBron James tipped in a buzzer-beating rebound with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers halted their three-game losing streak with a pulsating 120-119 road victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. A thrilling duel in Indianapolis saw the Pacers climb out of a 13-point fourth-quarter hole to snatch a 119-118 lead with 42 seconds ...

Ruthless Red Bull Dump Lawson for Tsunoda Ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

This is Beirut 2025-03-27 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One F1

Red Bull said on Thursday that Liam Lawson has been axed and replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, confirming days of speculation after disappointing performances in the first two races of the F1 season. Tsunoda will take over from the New Zealander starting at his home Japanese Grand Prix next week at Suzuka, Red Bull said in a statement. The 24-year-old ...

Lebanese Rafic Eid Tames the Mud and Shines at the Portugal Rally

Makram Haddad 2025-03-27 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Rally Portugal Rafic Eid

Rafic Eid keeps making his Honda CRF 450 R roar on the Baja World Cup tracks. This time, he made his mark at the Portugal Rally, braving extreme conditions to claim third place among the veterans and an impressive fourth place overall. A top-tier performance that confirms his status as a serious contender for the world title. A Battle Under the ...

Argentina Rout Brazil to Cap World Cup Qualification Party

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 20:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Argentine Brésil

Argentina celebrated their 2026 World Cup qualification with a dazzling 4-1 thrashing of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Giuliano Simeone sealed an emphatic win for the world champions, who had been assured of their World Cup berth after Bolivia's 0-0 draw with Uruguay earlier ...

Heat Scorch Warriors on Butler’s Return

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Los Angeles Basket-ball NBA Miami Golden State

The Miami Heat thrashed the Golden State Warriors 112-86 on Tuesday, handing Jimmy Butler a stinging loss in his first game against his old club since his acrimonious exit. Butler, who was traded away to Golden State in February after a series of bust-ups with the Heat management, finished with just 11 points as the Warriors offense struggled to ...

Football - Asian Qualifiers: Lebanon Strikes Hard and Takes the Lead of Its Group

Makram Haddad 2025-03-26 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Asia Brunei Football

The Lebanese national team started the qualifications for the 2027 Asian Cup in the best possible way by crushing Brunei 5-0 on Tuesday evening in Al-Wakrah. This resounding victory places Miodrag Radulović’s men at the top of their group, benefiting from the draw between Yemen and Bhutan (0-0). The match took place in the presence of the ...