2024-09-04 10:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Frances Tiafoe set up an all-American US Open semi-final against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday, guaranteeing a home player in the men's final for the first time in 18 years. Tiafoe, the 20th seed, progressed after ninth-ranked Grigor Dimitrov suffered an injury in the third set of their quarter-final and quit in the fourth with the score at 6-3, 6-7 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 17:19 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese national Under-18 men's basketball team lost to Australia 78-46 at the Asian Championship being held in Amman, Jordan. The match was part of the first group stage of the continental competition, which qualifies for the U18 World Cup to be held in Switzerland next year. It should be noted that four Asian teams will qualify for this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Uruguay icon Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international football on Monday, confirming that he will hang up his boots following Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in Montevideo. "Friday will be my last match for my country," an emotional Suarez, 37, told a press conference. "It was not an easy decision to make, but I ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Tommy Paul on Monday to reach the US Open quarter-finals where he will take on Daniil Medvedev for the fourth time this year. Sinner recovered from 4-1 down in the first set to go through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in a big-hitting clash with the 14th seeded American. The 23-year-old Italian is the only man ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 20:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's U18 men's basketball team kicked off their campaign in the Asian Championship, held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, with a big win against Chinese Taipei, securing a score of 97 to 75 in Group A of the continental competition, which serves as a qualifier for the World Cup to be held in Switzerland next year. The Cedars managed to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 15:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Juventus were held to a goalless draw by Roma on Sunday, ending Thiago Motta's perfect start as coach of the Serie A giants. A match short on action and goalmouth incidents left Juve on seven points from their first three matches of the new campaign. Motta's team are behind the champions and league leaders, Inter Milan, on goals scored after a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Coco Gauff joined Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on the US Open scrap-heap Sunday as the defending champion crashed out to Emma Navarro in a blizzard of mistakes. As Gauff exited, US hopes were then rekindled when Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz reached the men's last-eight, igniting hopes of a first homegrown male Grand Slam champion since ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 09:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe answered his critics in style as he netted his first La Liga goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday which sends them second in the table. Since scoring in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta, new signing Mbappe had failed to find the back of the net in Madrid's opening three games in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-01 21:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Roger Feghali and his co-driver Joseph Matar, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10, won the 46th edition of the Rally of Lebanon, marking Feghali's 17th title, having dominated the race over the three days of competition. Roger Feghali during the third day of competitions Bassel Abou Hamdan and his co-driver Firas Elias, in a Volkswagen Polo GTI, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-01 21:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Arne Slot passed his first major examination as Liverpool manager with a statement 3-0 win at Manchester United thanks to Luis Diaz's double and a Mohamed Salah strike on Sunday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp but has made a perfect start with a 100% record from three Premier League games to sit alongside Manchester City ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-09-01 20:26 - Reading : less than a minute
After three days of intense racing, the 46th Lebanon Rally concluded on Sunday in Kaslik.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-01 19:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Chelsea suffered fresh frustration after blowing the lead in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace, while Newcastle beat Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester United and Liverpool prepared for their Premier League showdown on Sunday. Enzo Maresca's Chelsea have won only once in the first three league games of the Italian's reign after a chaotic ...