This is Beirut 22/03 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won a third world indoor pole vault title in Nanjing on Saturday after a gripping, high-class battle with Greece's Emmanouil Karalis. Duplantis vaulted a best of 6.15 metres for gold, his seventh global title, but was made to work all the way by Karalis, who took silver with a new personal best of ...
Makram Haddad 22/03 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the occasion of International Francophonie Day, which coincided this year with the 70th anniversary of the Beirut Yachting Club, a fresh breeze of renewal has swept over maritime relations between Lebanon and France. After seven decades of sailing together since 1955, the Beirut club has officially renewed its twinning agreement with the ...
This is Beirut 22/03 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Formule 1 F1 Ferrari Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen
McLaren's Oscar Piastri stormed to his first-ever pole position on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, after Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race. The second row for Sunday's main race will be filled by Piastri's teammate Lando Norris and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Hamilton will start in fifth ...
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Vinicius Junior struck a dramatic winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Colombia in their South American World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The five-time world champions had taken a sixth-minute lead in Brasilia through a Raphinha penalty only for Luis Diaz's fine 41st-minute strike for Colombia to level the ...
This is Beirut 21/03 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
International Olympic Committee Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it an "extraordinary moment". At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest person ever to be elected to the most powerful position in sports governance. The Zimbabwean Sports ...
This is Beirut 21/03 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA NBA Basket-ball Celtics Boston
The NBA's Boston Celtics are being sold to the head of a California private equity firm for $6.1 billion, a record price for a US sports franchise, The Boston Globe reported Thursday. The newspaper, citing a league source, said the Celtics ownership had agreed to sell the iconic team to William Chisholm, managing director and co-founder of ...
Makram Haddad 21/03 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Less than a week before the third-round qualification match for the 2027 Asian Cup, Lebanon successfully wrapped up its final test by defeating East Timor 4-0 in a friendly on Thursday night at Al-Khor Club in Doha. This convincing victory allowed head coach Miodrag Radulović to assess his squad and refine his selections ahead of the crucial ...
This is Beirut 21/03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ivan Perisic scored one goal and made another as Croatia beat France 2-0 on Thursday to seize the upper hand in the first leg of their UEFA Nations League quarter-final tie. Perisic crossed for Ante Budimir to head in the opener at the Stadion Poljud in Split after the home side had squandered an early penalty. With France out of sorts, Perisic ...
This is Beirut 20/03 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australian Nick Kyrgios won his first match since 2022 as he fought back from a set down to beat American Mackenzie McDonald 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios's career has been blighted by injuries in the last two years and he had to retire from his first round match at Indian Wells earlier this month. The flamboyant ...
This is Beirut 20/03 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Formule 1 F1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Lando Norris
An upbeat Lewis Hamilton declared Thursday things would be different at the Chinese Grand Prix after a disappointing debut with Ferrari in Melbourne, saying his new team "can close the gap" on McLaren. The seven-time world champion qualified eighth and finished 10th at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. "I'm just going to set the car up a ...
This is Beirut 20/03 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Los Angeles Lakers NBA Basket-ball
Luka Doncic raced to the 200th 30-point game of his career as the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of an under-strength Denver Nuggets line-up to score a 120-108 victory over their Western Conference rivals on Wednesday. Slovenian star Doncic, once again spearheading the Lakers offense in the absence of the injured LeBron James, rattled in 31 ...