This Is Beirut 2024-06-05 11:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic and sharpshooter Kyrie Irving spearhead the upstart Dallas Mavericks against the favored Boston Celtics for the beginning of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Ex-Celtics standout Irving is bracing for a hostile road reception in Boston, five years after quitting the franchise for Brooklyn, leaving Jayson Tatum and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-05 09:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz saw off Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets on Tuesday to set up a mouthwatering French Open semi-final clash with incoming world number one Jannik Sinner. The reigning Wimbledon champion proved too strong for former Roland Garros runner-up Tsitsipas, powering to a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 victory on Court Philippe Chatrier. “I was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-04 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the French Open on Tuesday ahead of his quarter-final against Casper Ruud because of a knee injury suffered in the previous round. Novak Djokovic revealed on social media his heartbreak at withdrawing from Roland Garros. He acknowledged giving his all in the previous match, but a medial meniscus tear in his right ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-04 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
“Pace” officially announced the biggest padel tennis event in Lebanon and the region, entitled “World Champions Challenge,” to be held next Sunday under the supervision of the Lebanese Padel Tennis Federation at the Nouhad Nawfal complex (Zouk Mikael). The event, which will welcome world-class padel tennis stars, was unveiled at an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-04 16:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The TMT Lebanon club participated in the “SOFC GIRLS” championship, the most important combat event for girls in Kyokushin karate. Organized by the SOFC organization, this major sporting event was held at the Nabih Berri Sports Complex. The two players, Fatima Hariri, from the city of Nabatiyeh in the South, and Sana Dakik, from the town ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-04 12:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Germany were held to a 0-0 draw by Ukraine as the European Championship hosts lacked a cutting edge at a sold out Max-Morlock stadium in Nuremberg. More than 44,000 fans were in jovial mood at kick-off, expecting that Germany, which have rediscovered their form under Julian Nagelsmann, put on a show less than two weeks before they start Euro ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-04 09:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic cast doubt over his French Open hopes after admitting he needed anti-inflammatory medication to treat a knee injury as he pulled off another astonishing escape in a five-set victory over Francisco Cerundolo on Monday. The world number one outlasted Argentine 23rd seed Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 for his record 370th win in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-03 22:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The first time Real Madrid showed an interest in signing Kylian Mbappe was in December 2012. Although he was only approaching his 14th birthday, the Spanish giants knew they were looking at a prodigious talent. Mbappe, who was living at the French Football Federation's academy at Clairefontaine at the time, was invited to Madrid for a week, taken ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-03 18:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Chelsea on Monday appointed Leicester boss Enzo Maresca as their new manager on a five-year deal to replace the departed Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, joined the Foxes in June 2023 and led them to the championship title last season. "We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea," said Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-03 16:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
World Athletics on Monday launched a new three-day global championship starting in 2026 in Budapest to attempt to ensure track and field has a global audience in the years between world championships. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship will take place every two years, with the first on September 11 to 13, 2026. Gold medallists are set to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-03 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic will aim to reach his 15th successive French Open quarter-final on Monday after setting an unwanted Roland Garros record. The defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner made the last 16 by defeating Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in a bruising five-set epic which concluded at 3:07 AM on Sunday. It was the latest ever finish ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-02 20:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Stefanos Tsitsipas came back from a set down to defeat Matteo Arnaldi and reach the French Open quarter-finals for the fourth time on Sunday. Greek ninth seed Tsitsipas, who was runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2021, won 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-2. His reward is a clash with Carlos Alcaraz for a place in the semi-finals. World ...