2024-08-26 11:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since its founding in 1902, Real Madrid has established itself as one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world. The 1950s were marked by iconic players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento, who laid the foundation for the club's success. The 2000s saw the rise of the Galacticos with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spanish champions Real Madrid earned a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe made his Santiago Bernabeu bow without finding the net. Atletico Madrid comfortably beat last season's surprise package Girona by the same scoreline later on in the capital. Madrid's French striker Mbappe played at home for the first time in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 20:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Olympic champion Armand Duplantis improved his own pole vault world record by a centimetre at Sunday's Diamond League Silesia meeting, posting a mark of 6.26 metres on his second attempt. Duplantis broke the mark of 6.25m he set when defending his Olympic title in Paris earlier this month. It is the 10th time the 24-year-old Swede has set a new ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday. Maresca suffered a 2-0 loss against Manchester City last weekend in his first game since arriving from Leicester to replace Mauricio Pochettino in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 19:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
McLaren's Lando Norris stormed to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, a superb drive consigning home favorite Max Verstappen to his first-ever loss in front of his "Orange Army" fans. The British driver claimed his second career chequered flag after winning in Miami in May, closing Verstappen's lead over him in the world championship to 70 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Paralympic flame arrived in France on Sunday via the Channel Tunnel, carried by Emmanuelle Assmann, a wheelchair fencing medalist. She was welcomed upon arrival by Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the caretaker Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Three days before the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, the French ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 14:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Robert Lewandowski shrugged off a string of missed opportunities to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga. The 36-year-old striker hit the woodwork twice, among other wasted chances, but kept his cool to slot home a 75th-minute winner for the Catalan giants. Teenage starlet Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead with a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 11:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic, fueled by an emotional Olympic triumph, has new Grand Slam records in his sights at the US Open, where title rival Jannik Sinner hopes to shake off a doping controversy. Defending champion Djokovic can become the oldest Open era champion at the tournament if he secures a fifth title, a record he would share with Jimmy Connors, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 09:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Arsenal passed an early test of their Premier League title credentials with a 2-0 win at Aston Villa as Manchester United crashed to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Saturday. Erling Haaland's hat-trick fired champions Manchester City to the top of the table with a 4-1 win over Ipswich, while Tottenham thrashed Everton 4-0. Arsenal's two ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Four days before the Paris Paralympic Games begin, the Paralympic flame will be lit on Saturday next to the English hospital where the idea for the competition was born. The Paralympic movement dates back to 1948, when German neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organized sporting events for injured veterans at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, northwest of ...
Pierre Daccache 2024-08-24 10:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The summer transfer window of 2024 was a fairly quiet one, with no major transfers. However, there have been some notable moves that are sure to have a significant impact on the season ahead. Here is a list of players who are expected to have a remarkable impact in the 2024-25 season with their new clubs: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid): Let's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday gave his "100 percent" backing to a Grand Prix in Africa, with Formula One bosses poised for talks over staging a race in Rwanda. "Why are we not on that continent?" Hamilton asked when quizzed about including an African stop on the Grand Prix circuit. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali ...