This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 13:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon will be making Olympic tennis history for the first time. Benjamin Hassan has been confirmed by the International Tennis Federation as one of the participants in the Paris-2024 Olympic tennis event. Hassan secured his place thanks to a “Place de l'Universalité,” awarded by the International Tennis Federation and the Tripartite ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 12:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
World champions Argentina opened their bid for back-to-back Copa America titles with a 2-0 win over Canada in front of a crowd of 70,564 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 49th minute, but a combination of inspired goalkeeping from Canada's Max Crepeau and Lionel Messi's surprising lack of precision in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 12:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spain qualified for the last 16 of Euro 2024 with a match to spare on Thursday after beating defending champions Italy 1-0 in a dominant display which ensured that La Roja would go through as Group B winners. Riccardo Calafiori's own goal nine minutes after half-time was the difference between the two sides in the biggest match to date at the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 10:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
“Les Bleus” face the Netherlands on Friday night. They can secure their qualification for the round of 16 with a win. After their victories in the first match, the winner of the clash between France and the Netherlands can almost secure the top spot in Group D on Friday (at 10 PM). In the same group, Austria and Poland face off earlier in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 21:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
England failed to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after Morten Hjulmand's spectacular strike earned Denmark a 1-1 draw on Thursday. A point was the least the Danes deserved as England again flattered to deceive in Frankfurt after an underwhelming 1-0 win over Serbia to open their tournament. Harry Kane had given the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 18:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Luka Jovic scored with a last-gasp header to snatch an equalizer for Serbia in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia on Thursday, keeping both teams in contention for a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024. Slovenia looked on course for their first ever win at the tournament after Zan Karnicnik put them ahead in the second half, but Jovic glanced in a corner in ...
Makram Haddad 2024-06-20 17:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Copa América 2024 kicks off in the early hours of Friday (03:00 Beirut time) with a thrilling opening match between reigning champions and World Cup winners Argentina and Canada. The competition will be held in the largest stadiums in the United States. While the major European nations have already been battling it out for a week in an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Luciano Spalletti said on Wednesday his Italy team will try to take the game to Spain as the two teams prepare for the biggest match so far of Euro 2024. The Azzurri have played Spain at each of the last four Euros and will face a serious test of their credentials as reigning champions on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen. Spain hammered Croatia 3-0 in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Switzerland moved within touching distance of a place in the last 16 at Euro 2024, as Xherdan Shaqiri's stunning strike earned a 1-1 draw against Scotland on Wednesday. Murat Yakin's side trailed to an early Scott McTominay goal that took a hefty deflection off Swiss defender Fabian Schaer. But Shaqiri produced one of the goals of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 09:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
It's a day with a sense of “déjà vu”. The four semifinalists of the last Euro meet again on Thursday. Before the evening showdown between Spain and Italy, both victorious in their first matches, Denmark will seek revenge against England, who eliminated them in the 2021 European Championship. Earlier in the afternoon, the stakes are simple ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan scored, as hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday, after beating Hungary 2-0 in Stuttgart. Musiala struck for the second game running midway through the first half, much to the anger of Hungary players, who felt a foul should have been awarded in the build-up to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 19:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Albania left Croatia in danger of a group-stage exit from Euro 2024 after a thrilling 2-2 draw on Wednesday, as Albania's Klaus Gjasula scored at both ends, including a dramatic injury-time equalizer. After a disappointing 3-0 loss to Spain in their opener, Croatia were behind again when Qazim Laci gave Albania an early lead in Hamburg. But ...