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Piastri Outpaces Norris in “Mega” McLaren to Grab Spanish GP Pole

This is Beirut 31/05 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Series leader Oscar Piastri erased "miserable" memories on Saturday as he outpaced team-mate Lando Norris to deliver McLaren's first front row lockout at the Spanish Grand Prix since 1998. The 24-year-old Australian, who leads Norris by three points in the drivers' championship, clocked a final lap in one minute 11.546 seconds to beat Norris by ...

PSG and Inter Milan Set for Champions League Final Showdown

This is Beirut 31/05 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan lock horns in Saturday's Champions League final with the French side hoping to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time and the Italians eyeing their fourth title. The match, which kicks off at Bayern Munich's 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena at 10:00pm (Beirut time), pits an experienced Inter ...

Golf: Lara Bakhour Hits Hard in Scotland

Makram Haddad 31/05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Golf

She conquered the wind, the courses, and the favorites. In Scotland, the historical home of golf, young Lebanese prodigy Lara Bakhour achieved a stunning feat by winning the Junior European Championship (ages 15–18) at the prestigious Royal Musselburgh Golf Club. A triumph that makes Lebanon shine far beyond its usual fairways. A Star ...

Alcaraz Wobbles but Reaches French Open Last 16

This is Beirut 31/05 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis Roland-Garros ATP Carlos Alcaraz

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz stumbled his way into the last 16 of the French Open on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Bosnian world number 69 Damir Dzumhur. Second seed Alcaraz broke twice in each of the first two sets and seemed to be cruising but a dogged Dzumhur refused to roll over and pinched the third set. The 33-year-old ...

Brunson, Towns Keep Knicks Alive in Pacers Rout

This is Beirut 30/05 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

New York Basket-ball NBA

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points as the New York Knicks kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 111-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. Trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks roared back to life in front of a star-studded Madison Square Garden crowd with a wire-to-wire ...

Champions League Final: Two Different Teams, Two Different Stories

Jad Ramadan 30/05 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football PSG Ligue des champions C1

The stage is set! The 2025 UEFA Champions League final is set to take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. This year’s showdown features two teams that few predicted would reach the final at the start of the campaign: Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. This match marks PSG’s second-ever appearance in a Champions ...

ProgramsGet in the Game – Welcome to This Is Sports!

Hala Abdallah 30/05 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon’s first English-language sports show is here! Catch This Is Sports every Monday, exclusively on This Is Beirut.

Thunder Overwhelm Timberwolves to Reach NBA Finals

This is Beirut 30/05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

NBA Basket-ball Minnesota Timberwolves

Oklahoma City, sparked by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 by routing Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA Most Valuable Player, added eight assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder captured the best-of-seven Western Conference finals series 4-1 ...

Sinner Thrashes Retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva Through

This is Beirut 29/05 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

French Open Novak Djokovic Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner ended the retiring Richard Gasquet's career with a one-sided victory at the French Open on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic looks to sharpen his game in the second round in his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title. Women's second seed and former Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff also targets a place in the last 32, after 18-year-old ...

History-Makers Chelsea Roar Back to Beat Real Betis in UEFA Conference League Final

This is Beirut 29/05 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Chelsea Conference League Real Betis

Chelsea roared back to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday, becoming the first club to complete a clean sweep of European trophies. Manuel Pellegrini's enterprising Betis caught the favorites cold with an early goal from Abde Ezzalzouli against a flat-footed and listless Chelsea. But Enzo Maresca's ...

Football: Lebanon Stumbles, Oman Takes Advantage

Makram Haddad 29/05 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Football Lebanon Oman Friendly game

Lebanon started the match well—until the 4th minute. On a sharp through ball, Issam Al-Sabhi found himself one-on-one with Mostafa Matar and calmly opened the scoring. A sudden chill on Lebanese ambitions—but not enough to bring down Miodrag Radulović’s men. The Cedars quickly lifted their heads. Uninhibited, they imposed their rhythm, ...

Pacers Beat Knicks to Move One Win Shy of Reaching NBA Finals

This is Beirut 28/05 17:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tyrese Haliburton delivered his second career playoff triple double to power Indiana over New York 130-121 on Tuesday, lifting the Pacers one win from the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 32 points, passed off 15 assists and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds while making no turnovers over 38 minutes becoming the first player in NBA playoff history ...