2024-08-29 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as Laslo Djere retired in the third set, but said he'll have to do better to win a fifth title on the hard courts of New York. Djokovic was up 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when Djere pulled the plug on a gritty encounter that saw both men summon the physio to Arthur Ashe ...
2024-08-28 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz roared home for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over 186th-ranked Australian Li Tu on Tuesday to launch his bid to add the US Open to the Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles he claimed this year. The 21-year-old Spaniard pushed his Grand Slam winning streak to 15 matches as he tries to join Rod Laver and Rafael Nadal as the only men in ...
2024-08-28 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Dani Olmo celebrated his delayed Barcelona debut with a goal to seal a 2-1 comeback victory at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Tuesday. The Spain playmaker's 82nd-minute strike helped Barcelona claim their third win from three matches under new coach Hansi Flick at the start of the season. Barca were unable to register Olmo with La Liga after ...
2024-08-28 09:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Top seeds Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek survived US Open first round wobbles on Tuesday as two-time champion Naomi Osaka made a tearful and colourful return to Flushing Meadows. Sinner fought back from a set and break down to defeat Mackenzie McDonald in his first match since being embroiled in a doping test controversy. Fellow world number one ...
2024-08-27 18:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
British Paralympics great Jonnie Peacock believes there is no pressure on him as he bids to regain his 100 meters title in Paris saying, "I am no longer the hunted, I am the hunter." The 31-year-old two-time champion in the T64 category – for athletes who have a single below-the-knee amputation or moderately affected movement in one lower leg ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-27 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Barcelona was finally able to register new signing Dani Olmo with La Liga on Tuesday, and he is expected to make his debut later on against Rayo Vallecano. The Spanish midfielder missed the club's first two La Liga matches after joining from RB Leipzig as the Catalan giants struggled to meet the Spanish top flight's strict financial rules for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-27 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Dusan Vlahovic scored twice as Juventus made two convincing wins to start the Serie A season with a 3-0 victory at Verona on Monday. Thiago Motta's side, who started the campaign with a 3-0 win over Como, are the only team boasting a 100% after two matches and sit top of the early table. Juventus are hoping to challenge for a first Scudetto ...
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 ...