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Sinner on the March as Swiatek, Tearful Gauff Toil at US Open

This is Beirut 29/08 14:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner charged into the third round of the US Open on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek battled to keep their title bids intact. Sinner swatted Australia's Alexei Popyrin aside 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to stretch his Grand Slam winning streak on hard courts to 23 matches. The Italian top seed has made a convincing start ...

Arsenal Seek Statement Win At Liverpool, Amorim Faces Burnley Must-Win

This is Beirut 29/08 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Arsenal Liverpool Amorim

Liverpool and Arsenal aim to strike first blood in the Premier League title race as last season's top two face off at Anfield after a summer of heavy spending. Manchester United's investment in a new forward line is yet to reap any reward, heaping the pressure on Ruben Amorim to deliver when Burnley visit Old Trafford. However, it is West Ham's ...

Liverpool And Man City Face Real Madrid In Champions League, PSG Get Tough Draw

This is Beirut 29/08 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Champions League PSG Real Madrid Liverpool Man City

Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season's Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday's draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso's Real will play City at home and take on Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield in what ...

Chivu's Inter Turning The Page On Champions League Humiliation

This is Beirut 28/08 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Inter Chivu Serie A

Inter Milan head into Sunday's match with Udinese on the up after a show of force in Cristian Chivu's coaching debut at the San Siro suggested they will be Napoli's main challengers for the Serie A title. Fans had spent the summer digesting their team's humiliation at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, as well as the ...

Messi Brace Propels Miami Into Leagues Cup final

This is Beirut 28/08 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lionel Messi Inter Miami

Lionel Messi scored twice late on as Inter Miami fought back to beat Orlando City 3-1 and reach the final of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday. After missing two straight matches with a right thigh injury, Messi converted a penalty in the 77th minute to pull Inter level at 1-1 then combined with Jordi Alba to put the hosts ahead in the 88th. Telasco ...

Alcaraz Races Into US Open Third Round As Djokovic, Sabalenka Advance

This is Beirut 28/08 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

US Open Djokovic Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance. Alcaraz, who could meet Djokovic in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows if the draw follows the seedings, blew away Italy's Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 in just one hour 36 minutes ...

Man Utd Suffer Shock League Cup Exit To Fourth-Tier Grimsby

This is Beirut 28/08 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Manchester United Andre Onana League Cup

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said his side were "completely lost" during an embarrassing League Cup exit to fourth-tier Grimsby on Wednesday that heaped more pressure on the Portuguese coach. League Two side Grimsby won a marathon penalty shootout 12-11 after a 2-2 draw. After a woeful first half United trailed 2-0 to goals from ...

France Overlook Ekitike for World Cup Qualifiers, Akliouche Called Up

This is Beirut 27/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ukraine France Football

Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly-rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche. Ekitike has made an impressive start to his Liverpool career with three goals in three competitive outings ...

Leverkusen Sign Former Real Madrid Defender Vazquez

This is Beirut 27/08 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bayer Leverkusen Lucas Vazquez Real Madrid

Former Real Madrid right back Lucas Vazquez has joined Bayer Leverkusen until 2027, the German club announced on Tuesday. The five-time Champions League winner joins on a free transfer, having been a free agent since his Madrid contract expired in the summer. The 34-year-old completed a medical in Madrid and is in line to play in Leverkusen's ...

Sinner, Swiatek Romp Through at US Open as Gauff Struggles

This is Beirut 27/08 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

US Open Tennis Jannik Sinner Swiatek

World number one Jannik Sinner began his bid for back-to-back US Open titles with an emphatic victory on Tuesday as women's draw favorite Iga Swiatek swept into the second round. Italian star Sinner waltzed to a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 win over Czech world number 89 Vit Kopriva, needing just 1hr 38min to advance to the next round. "It feels great to be ...

Cadillac Choose Experienced Duo Perez And Bottas For F1 Debut

This is Beirut 26/08 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One Bottas Pérez Cadillac

Former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and 10-time grand prix victor Valtteri Bottas will drive for Cadillac next season in what the new Formula One team described on Tuesday as "a bold signal of intent". The experienced pair with over 500 grand prix starts between them will be making a return to the grid in 2026, after being dropped this year, for ...

Brazil Without Neymar And Vinicius As Paqueta Back For World Cup Qualifiers

This is Beirut 26/08 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Neymar Brazil World Cup Qualifiers

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti did not recall Neymar and spared Vinicius Junior for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia next month with Lucas Paqueta returning to the national team. The 33-year-old Neymar, who returned to Santos in January, has not worn the Brazil jersey for nearly two years due to repeated injuries. "Neymar had a small ...