This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 09:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Youri Tielemans breathed new life into Belgium's Euro 2024 campaign as the Aston Villa midfielder's goal after just 73 seconds inspired a vital 2-0 win against Romania on Saturday. Domenico Tedesco's side would have been on the brink of elimination if they had suffered a second successive Group E defeat. But Tielemans' second-minute strike in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 09:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
It's time for the final group stage multiplex. The third and last day of the Euro group stage starts on Sunday, June 23 (at 10 PM), with the final matches of Group A. The last two fixtures, Germany-Switzerland and Scotland-Hungary, are played simultaneously for better sporting fairness, with stakes at almost every level for the second qualifying ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 22:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Portugal swept into the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after comfortably seeing off Turkey 3-0 and guaranteeing first place in Group F. Bernardo Silva's fine finish in the 21st minute, a comical Samet Akaydin own goal shortly afterwards and Bruno Fernandes's second-half tap-in gave Portugal a straightforward win in front of swathes of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 19:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
McLaren's Lando Norris produced a spellbinding late lap to deprive Max Verstappen of pole for the Spanish Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton will start on the second row alongside his Mercedes teammate George Russell. Verstappen looked nailed on to start Sunday's 10th round of the season from the front of the grid. But in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 18:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Patrik Schick chested home to earn the Czech Republic a 1-1 draw against debutants Georgia on Saturday in an entertaining match, but it leaves both teams in a tricky spot in Euro 2024 Group F. They have a point each ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal facing Turkey later on, as the top two clash having already beaten the Czechs and Georgia ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 12:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two-time Copa America champions Chile opened their bid for a third title with a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Peru in Arlington on Friday. A scrappy encounter at the Texas home of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team saw neither side manage to get on top before a result that boosts Argentina's hopes of winning Group A. Chile were left ruing a golden ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
N'Golo Kante was the unlikely star of the show in the absence of a frustrated Kylian Mbappe as France and the Netherlands edged towards the last 16 of Euro 2024 after a 0-0 draw in Leipzig. Recalled from a two-year international exile, Kante has rolled back the years in Germany with back-to-back man-of-the-match awards to become the fulcrum of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 09:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Top match in Group F, the clash (at 7 PM) between Turks and Portuguese will send the winner to the Round of 16 of the Euro. A second match where they must already confirm their performance. It is almost in the same mindset that Turkey, Portugal, Romania, Belgium, and notably the Czech Republic present themselves on Saturday for their second match ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Austria boosted their hopes of reaching the Euro 2024 knockout rounds on Friday as Marko Arnautovic scored in an impressive 3-1 win over Poland, for whom Robert Lewandowski only managed an ineffective substitute appearance. Ralf Rangnick's Austria will likely secure qualification for the last 16 if they can avoid defeat in their final Group D ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-21 14:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A spearhead of French para-athletics, Nantenin Keïta, gold medalist in the 400m at Rio 2016, trains tirelessly. Her goal: another medal in Paris. Nantenin Keita cultivates a strength of character that she dedicates to her sport and her advocacy for albino children. When one mentions Nantenin Keïta, the first thing that comes to mind is an image ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 13:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon will be making Olympic tennis history for the first time. Benjamin Hassan has been confirmed by the International Tennis Federation as one of the participants in the Paris-2024 Olympic tennis event. Hassan secured his place thanks to a “Place de l'Universalité,” awarded by the International Tennis Federation and the Tripartite ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 12:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
World champions Argentina opened their bid for back-to-back Copa America titles with a 2-0 win over Canada in front of a crowd of 70,564 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 49th minute, but a combination of inspired goalkeeping from Canada's Max Crepeau and Lionel Messi's surprising lack of precision in ...