This is Beirut, 06/09 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Thousands of mourners began paying homage on Saturday to Italian fashion giant Giorgio Armani, following his death aged 91. The designer died Thursday after months of fragile health and will be laid to rest at a private funeral on Monday in Milan. But members of the public are able to pay their respects this weekend, with his coffin laid out for ...
This is Beirut, 09/08 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Los Angeles New York Basket-ball NBA
Opening night of the upcoming NBA season will feature the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting Houston and a star-studded clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State, ESPN reported Friday. The season will tip off on October 21 and the opening night games will be aired by NBC, marking the league's return to the broadcaster ...
This is Beirut, 03/08 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Los Angeles Lakers NBA Basket-ball
Luka Doncic has signed a new long-term contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, the club announced on Saturday, in a deal reportedly worth $165 million over three years. The Slovenian star, who joined the Lakers in a jaw-dropping trade earlier this year, will remain with the Lakers for the next three years through to 2028. "Today is a ...
This is Beirut, 02/07 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Los Angeles France Ligue 1 LOSC Olivier Giroud Lille
Olivier Giroud will return to French football for the first time since 2012 after signing a one-year deal with Ligue 1 club Lille on Tuesday. The 38-year-old, France's all-time record goalscorer, left MLS side Los Angeles FC last week. Giroud last played in the French top flight for Montpellier, winning the 2011-12 Ligue 1 title before leaving ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Brazilian side Botafogo booked their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup on Monday despite a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid which was not enough to prevent the Spaniards crashing out. Atletico, routed 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in their opening game of the tournament, went into the final round of Group B fixtures knowing they would likely ...
This is Beirut, 21/06 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Los Angeles USA Football Bayern Munich Chelsea
Flamengo produced a brilliant second-half fightback to beat Chelsea 3-1 at the Club World Cup on Friday and qualify for the last 16, while Bayern Munich joined them in reaching the knockout phase with a battling win over Boca Juniors. In Philadelphia, Pedro Neto gave Chelsea an early lead but Flamengo, roared on by their frenzied supporters who ...
This is Beirut, 20/06 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Los Angeles New York United States
A US appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump could continue control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Trump ordered the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines into Los Angeles this month in response to protests over federal ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Los Angeles Chelsea Football LAFC United States
Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start, and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter. As the inaugural 32-team tournament gradually kicks into gear in the United States, Chelsea ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Los Angeles Football PSG Atlético
Newly crowned European Champions Paris Saint-Germain launched their bid for Club World Cup glory with a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. In searing heat at the Pasadena Rose Bowl east of Los Angeles, PSG proved too hot to handle for their Spanish opponents in an impressive opening Group B win. Goals from Fabian Ruiz, ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Los Angeles United States Football PSG Atlético
Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective. "I think it is an incredible competition," PSG coach Luis Enrique said of the Club World Cup in the ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Los Angeles United States Donald Trump
Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Trump that has raised the stakes between the US president and opponents claiming growing authoritarianism. Men in fatigues and carrying semiautomatic rifles were seen around a federal building, where passersby questioned why they ...
This is Beirut, 11/06 11:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Los Angeles Donald Trump California United States Curfew
Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city's downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Looting and vandalism in the second-biggest US city have marred the largely peaceful protests over ramped-up arrests by ...