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José Mourinho Benfica Football Portugal
Benfica appointed Jose Mourinho as their coach on Thursday, with the Portuguese returning to work in his homeland, 21 years after leaving Porto for Chelsea. The 62-year-old, who also coached Real Madrid and Manchester United among other clubs, was sacked by Turkish side Fenerbahce in August after Benfica beat them in the Champions League ...
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USA Noah Lyles Athletics Tokyo World Cup
Noah Lyles kept alive his bid to match Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200-meter titles as he scorched to the fastest time of the year of 19.51sec in the semi-finals on Thursday. There was Tokyo heartbreak, though, for Australia's 17-year-old sensation Gout Gout, who missed out on what would have been a first senior final. There ...
This is Beirut 18/09 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Inter Miami Lionel Messi Football MLS World Cup
Inter Miami and Lionel Messi have agreed to extend the Argentine superstar's contract to remain in Major League Soccer (MLS) beyond next year's World Cup, according to a source close to the matter. The contract extension would ensure that 38-year-old remains in competitive action until and after the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, ...
This is Beirut 18/09 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Harry Kane Bayern Munich Chelsea Football Champions League
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 3-1 at home in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Michael Olise pressured Trevoh Chalobah into an own goal with 20 minutes gone, before Kane won and converted a penalty seven minutes later. Cole Palmer finished off a superb team counterattack just two minutes later to bring Chelsea ...
This is Beirut 17/09 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benfica sacked coach Bruno Lage following Tuesday's Champions League defeat to minnows Qarabag, the Portuguese club announced, with some media claiming that Jose Mourinho is in line to take over. Mourinho actually began his coaching career at Benfica but quit after just two and a half months before making his name at the Lisbon giants' arch ...
This is Beirut 17/09 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Noah Lyles' bid to match Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200 metres titles got off to a steady start as the American safely negotiated his heat on Wednesday. Lyles claimed bronze in Sunday's 100m in Tokyo and immediately turning his attention to the 200m, which he called his "bread and butter". The American, who tops the 2025 world ...
This is Beirut 17/09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another to spark Inter Miami over the Seattle Sounders 3-1 on Tuesday in an MLS rematch of a melee-capped Leagues Cup final. The 38-year-old Argentine striker who starred for Barcelona and led his homeland to the 2022 World Cup set up Spaniard Jordi Alba's goal in the 12th minute and scored in the 41st to ...
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Champions League Real Madrid Mbappé
Arsenal won 2-0 away to Athletic Bilbao as the league phase of this season's Champions League kicked off on Tuesday, with two Kylian Mbappe penalties giving Real Madrid a narrow win over Marseille while Juventus and Borussia Dortmund drew an eight-goal thriller. Tottenham Hotspur also won on the tournament's opening night which saw outsiders ...
This is Beirut 16/09 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Football Getafe Camp Nou FC Barcelona
Barcelona will host Getafe in La Liga at their tiny Johan Cruyff training ground stadium on Sunday as they work to obtain permits to reopen their revamped Camp Nou home. The Spanish champions thrashed Valencia 6-0 at the Johan Cruyff on Sunday in their first home match of the season after playing away for three consecutive games. "The club ...
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Europe Champions League Football PSG Atalanta
There is the sense that the new season gets up and running for real this week for Paris Saint-Germain as they begin their defense of the Champions League title amid doubts as to how much longer their squad can handle being pushed to the limit by a crowded calendar. PSG host Atalanta on Wednesday for their first game in Europe, three and a half ...
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Former France international defender Samuel Umtiti, a World Cup winner in 2018, announced his retirement on Monday. The 31-year-old former Barcelona and Lyon player left Ligue 1 club Lille at the end of last season. "After an intense career with ups and downs, the time has come to say goodbye... I gave EVERYTHING with passion, and I regret ...
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The world athletics championships were, not for the first time, the Armand Duplantis show on Monday although though New Zealand's Geordie Beamish did his best to share the spotlight after a shock win in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Duplantis kept the drama going to the end in Tokyo -- after the Swede retained his crown he went on to break the ...