2024-06-13 17:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Euro 2024 kicks off on Friday in Germany as the continent's footballing heavyweights prepare to fight it out over the next month with the aim of taking the crown away from the reigning champions, Italy. Germany play Scotland in the opening game in Munich, and the host nation is hoping their journey will continue all the way to the final in Berlin ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-13 15:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died on Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the Lakers from 1960 through 1974, winning his only NBA title in 1972, and was co-captain on the 1960 Rome Olympic US basketball gold medal squad. In later years, West ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-13 13:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Boston Celtics, fueled by their star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, held off a furious Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 106-99 on Wednesday and take a 3-0 stranglehold on the NBA finals. Tatum broke out of his scoring doldrums to score 31 points. Brown scored 15 of his 30 in a scorching third quarter and the Celtics held on to move ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-13 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States bounced back from their 5-1 defeat to Colombia to earn a morale-boosting 1-1 draw with Brazil in their final warm-up game before the Copa America on Wednesday. US skipper Christian Pulisic's rasping first half free-kick ensured a share of the spoils for Gregg Berhalter's side after Brazil had taken the lead through Real Madrid ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-13 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Riyadi, undefeated since the start of the Asia Club Championship (BCL Asia) held in Dubai, added another victory to their series on Wednesday. The Yellow team easily dominated the Matrix Deers (Malaysia) in the third match of the first round. The score of 108 to 88 reflects the nature of the game, with Al Riyadi being a cut above. After a more ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 17:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been named in the Spain team for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Spanish tennis federation (RFET) announced on Wednesday. World number two Alcaraz won his first Roland Garros title last weekend on the clay in Paris, where the Olympic tournament will take place from July 27 to August 4. Nadal ...
2024-06-12 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Riyadi qualified for the semifinals of the Asia Champions Club Championship, BCL Asia, after securing their second victory in Group A against the Emirati club Chabab al-Ahli, with a score of 102-88 at the Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall. This victory secured the top spot in the group for Al Riyadi, who will face the second place team from ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 11:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice for Portugal as they comfortably beat the Republic of Ireland 3-0 on Tuesday in their final Euro 2024 warm-up friendly. Joao Felix was also on target, as Roberto Martinez's side bounced back from a defeat by Croatia last week to build confidence for the tournament in Germany. Ronaldo, 39, watched that match from ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 10:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The captain and star of the Lebanese national football team, Hassan Maatouk, concluded his international career in the best possible way by leading his country to a resounding 4-0 victory against Bangladesh in his final match of the Asian qualifiers for Group I. In their final match of the combined qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-11 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti denied on Monday that the Champions League winners would refuse to play in next season's expanded Club World Cup, claiming comments he made to an Italian newspaper had been misinterpreted. "In my interview with Il Giornale, my words about the FIFA Club World Cup have not been interpreted in the way I intended," ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-11 14:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a few weeks, Paris will host the Paralympic Games, which are set to kick off on August 28, just 17 days after the “great celebration of sport,” the Summer Olympics. Although we are far from the early days of the first edition of these Games in Rome in 1960, there is still a long way to go to achieve full recognition of these Games and their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-11 13:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Poland's talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski came off injured on Monday after 32 minutes as the team won their last Euro 2024 warm-up 2-1 against Turkey in Warsaw. His strike partner in Hellas Verona's Karol Swiderski had already left the field after hurting his right ankle celebrating scoring the goal that gave Poland a 12th-minute ...