This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 19:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday with a convincing 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia's Aleksandar Vukic. The third seed struggled to impose himself at the start of the match under the roof on Centre Court but lost just four more games after taking the first set on a tie-break. Vukic, who ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-07-03 18:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Nine out of ten Lebanese athletes are heading to Paris for the 2024 Olympics. Who will be the 10th athlete? The President of the Olympic Committee reveals it will be someone from Athletics.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Institut Français in Beirut organized a ceremony in honor of the Lebanese volunteers participating in the organization of the Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympics, which will take place from August 28 to September 8, in the garden of the French Consulate. Hervé Magro, the French ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Colombia came from behind to grab a 1-1 draw with Brazil on Tuesday, ensuring their qualification to the Copa America quarter-finals as group winners. An equalizer from Daniel Munoz in first half stoppage time was enough to earn Colombia a share of the spoils after Raphinha had fired Brazil into the lead with a sublime 12th-minute free-kick at ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 10:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Friday (Beirut time): (19:00) Spain vs. Germany (22:00) Portugal vs. France Saturday: (19:00) England vs. Switzerland (22:00) Netherlands vs. Turkey
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 10:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Spain defeated Lebanon 104-59 in the match that took place on Tuesday in Valencia, at the Pabellón Fuente de San Luis stadium. This match was part of the qualification tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. No one expected a Lebanese victory, but the Lebanese showed courage against the Spaniards (ranked 2nd in the world according to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 09:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Merih Demiral was Turkey's unlikely hero with both goals in a 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday that booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The Al-Ahli center-back smashed home after just 58 seconds and produced a towering header on the hour mark to double Turkey's lead. Michael Gregoritsch quickly pulled a goal back for Austria, and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 22:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Netherlands swept into their first European Championship quarter-final since 2008 as Donyell Malen scored twice in a 3-0 win over Romania in the last 16 on Tuesday. Cody Gakpo gave the Dutch an early lead, but they were unable to convert pressure into a crucial second goal until the Liverpool forward set up Malen with seven minutes remaining ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Andy Murray lost his race to be fit for the Wimbledon singles on Tuesday as Novak Djokovic prepared to launch his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men's crown. The withdrawal of two-time champion Murray means Djokovic is the only member of the fabled “Big Four” in the men's draw at the All England Club. Roger Federer has retired, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 16:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Lebanese Athletics Federation continued its program of activities for the year 2024 by organizing the National Individual Athletics Championship for men and women, which took place over four days at the Beirut Municipal Stadium, with the participation of 225 athletes representing 16 clubs. A new national record was set by Sama Moustafa of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Wimbledon greats Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray launch their campaigns at the All England Club on Tuesday after both went under the knife in the build-up to the Grand Slam. Djokovic, who had a knee operation after pulling out before his French Open quarter-final, is chasing a record-equalling eighth men's Wimbledon title and opens against Czech ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States crashed out of the Copa America on Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, as Panama sealed their place in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Bolivia. The tournament hosts suffered an upset 2-1 defeat to Panama last week and went into Monday's final Group C game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City needing to match or better ...