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 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-02 15:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Real Madrid's record-extending 15th Champions League triumph will leave incoming French superstar Kylian Mbappe licking his lips at what lies ahead for him. The 25-year-old forward has been unable to win the competition with Paris Saint-Germain in seven years at the French club. Set to join the Spanish giants in the coming days, Mbappe saw the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-02 11:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic avoided crashing to his worst defeat at the French Open in 15 years in the early hours of Sunday morning when he clinched a five-set victory over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti. Defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner Djokovic came from two sets to one down to triumph 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in a third round tie which ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-02 09:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday. Right-back Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos' corner on 74 minutes, before Vinicius fired home to extend the Spanish giants' record as the most successful club in ...
2024-06-01 23:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Riyadi clinched a hard-fought victory against La Sagesse this Saturday in Lusail (Qatar), in a thrilling finale of the Wasl Super League. Riyadi thus secures its spot for the Asian Club Championship. Lebanon undeniably continues to assert itself as one of the leading nations in Asian basketball. A fully Lebanese final of the Wasl Super ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-01 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic believes "anything is possible" as his side aim to shock Real Madrid in tonight's Champions League final at London's Wembley stadium. The star-studded Spanish giants are heavy favorites to be crowned European champions for the 15th time, and a sixth in the last 11 seasons, against a Dortmund team that have ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-01 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Reigning champion Iga Swiatek celebrated her 23rd birthday by brushing aside Marie Bouzkova to reach the French Open last 16 on Friday, while Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both powered into the second week. Alcaraz got the better of Sebastian Korda in straight sets to edge closer to a semi-final meeting with Sinner, who saw off Russian Pavel ...