Pierre Daccache 2024-01-17 18:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon held on for a draw in their second match of this edition of the Asian Cup against the Chinese team at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The match ended 0-0. Right from the start of the match, Lebanon took the ascendancy with strong possession. Khalil Khamis, who started as a regular in this second match, seized an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-17 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
- A discreet meeting between officials of a team sports club was held to understand the reason for the team's recent decline in performance. A number of decisions were taken, including the suspension of two players. - Coach Alen Abaz became the only foreign coach to lead a basketball team (Hoops) after the resignation of coach Ziad Natour. - At ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-17 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Joel Embiid conjured a second straight 40-point performance to outduel Nikola Jokic as the Philadelphia 76ers downed the NBA-champion Denver Nuggets 126-121 on Tuesday. A heavyweight showdown pitting reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Embiid against Denver's two-time MVP Jokic did not disappoint as the two teams went toe-to-toe from the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-16 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese national football team is playing its second match in Group A of the Asian Football Cup against China this Wednesday, January 17, at 2:30 PM (Beirut time) at the Al-Thumama stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha. The Lebanese team is aiming to overcome the defeat they suffered in their first match against Qatar while maintaining their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-16 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Joel Embiid scored 41 points in a dazzling return from injury on Monday as the Philadelphia 76ers romped past the Houston Rockets 124-115. Kicking off a packed slate of NBA fixtures as the US marked the Martin Luther King Jr. public holiday, the Sixers were always in control as they cruised to victory. Embiid missed the Sixers' past three games ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-16 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lamine Camara scored a stunning brace as Senegal began their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 3-0 win over Gambia on Monday, but fellow heavyweights Algeria and Cameroon were both held in their opening matches. Sadio Mane's Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and were too strong for their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-16 11:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach of Roma, the Serie A side announced Tuesday, saying it was "in the best interests of the club". Mourinho, whose contract was due to expire in June, would leave the club alongside his technical team "with immediate effect", Roma said. "We would like to thank Jose on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-16 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lionel Messi was crowned as FIFA's best men's player for 2023 on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Messi claimed the award for the third time, but the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner was a surprise victor ahead of Erling Haaland on an otherwise glorious night for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-15 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese swimming team shone during its participation in the Arab Aquatics Championships in Doha, the capital of Qatar. It crowned its performance by winning the titles in the girls' 13-14 and 15-16 categories. The boys' 13-14 category title went to Tunisia, while the 15-16 category was won by Qatar. Algeria won the championship in the 17-18 ...
2024-01-15 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damian Lillard drilled a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a stunning 143-142 NBA overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. The Kings led by as many as six in the extra session, but Brook Lopez's three-pointer with 11.5 seconds left pulled Milwaukee within one, and after Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox missed one ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-15 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, while Nigeria were held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Ghana were also in action in Abidjan and suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Cape Verde as three nations with 14 AFCON titles between them all ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-01-15 11:44 - Reading : less than a minute
Drone soccer rewrites the rules of sports in the digital age.