This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 18:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Poland's Iga Swiatek extended her French Open reign on Saturday as she thrashed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final to win her third successive Roland Garros title. World number one Swiatek dominated Italian 12th seed Paolini, a first-time Grand Slam finalist, needing just 68 minutes to capture a fourth crown in five years in Paris. Swiatek ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jamal Valizadeh, a refugee wrestler, overcame hardship to reach the Paris Olympics with the Refugee Olympic Team, driven by a decade-long dream of winning a medal. Sixteen hours of barely paid daily work in Turkey, swimming part of the Mediterranean, and ten years after all that ordeal, the Paris Olympics: for refugee wrestler Jamal Valizadeh, a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An 89th-minute winner from Pascal Gross snatched Euro 2024 hosts Germany a 2-1 win against Greece in a friendly in Moenchengladbach on Friday, one week out from the tournament's curtain-raiser. Brighton midfielder Gross blasted a rocket past German-born Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos in the final minute to win the match for the home side, ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-08 10:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The National Sporting Authority, part of the ATCL (Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon), is organizing the 29th edition of the Cedars Rally this Saturday and Sunday. This event is part of the 2024 Lebanese Rally Championship and constitutes the second round of the championship. All eyes will be on Roger Feghali, multiple Lebanese champion, and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 10:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alexander Zverev exacted revenge on Casper Ruud at the French Open on Friday to reach his second Grand Slam final and first since 2020, with Carlos Alcaraz standing between him and the title. Fourth seed Zverev, who had lost in the semi-finals at Roland Garros in each of the past three years, fought back to beat Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-07 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz outlasted Jannik Sinner in an engrossing five-set battle on Friday to reach his first French Open final, during which he will face either Alexander Zverev or Casper Ruud. The two-time Grand Slam champion trailed 2-1 in sets to incoming world number one Sinner, but rallied in the Paris sunshine to win 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 after ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-07 14:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kristaps Porzingis dazzled in his return from injury and the Boston Celtics dominated on both ends of the floor to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Porzingis, who missed 10 games after straining his right calf in the first round of the playoffs, made an immediate impact on his return as the Celtics built ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-07 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
- A cold handshake took place between the current president of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, Pierre Jalkh, and his predecessor, General Souheil Khoury, on the sidelines of a recent press conference. - A major dispute has arisen between members of an individual non-Olympic discipline, prompting the federation's president to organize individual ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-07 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner renew their blockbuster rivalry on Friday, as they battle for a place in the French Open final. Alexander Zverev will look to avenge last year's comprehensive semi-final defeat by Casper Ruud in the other last-four clash. AFP Sport looks at the day's two semi-finals (x denotes seeding): Carlos Alcaraz (ESP x3) v ...
2024-06-06 23:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese national football team was held to a draw by Palestine (0-0) in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, resulting in Lebanon's elimination from the race for the 2026 World Cup. Disappointing, one might say! The Lebanese national football team drew 0-0 with their Palestinian counterpart in the fifth and penultimate round of qualifiers ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 19:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In the world of swimming competitions, there are swimmers, and then there are (local) legends. Wael Koubrousli, a native of Beirut, embodies the latter. At 36, this brilliant athlete has written his name in golden letters in the history of Lebanese swimming, and now he is about to make headlines at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Born on June 12, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Euro 2024 favorites France beat Luxembourg 3-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday with superstar striker Kylian Mbappé on the score sheet. In the tournament that starts in Germany next Friday, France are in Group D with Netherlands, Austria and Poland, all far more challenging rivals on paper than Luxembourg, who however stood firm until ...