Sinner to Face Medvedev in Shanghai Masters Quarter-Finals

This is Beirut 2024-10-09 15:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Sinner Shanghai Masters Daniil Medvedev

World number one Jannik Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals, after both players had straight sets victories on Wednesday. Sinner put some old demons to rest in overcoming American Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), while Medvedev took out Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. Shelton, ranked 16, knocked Sinner ...

Padres Edge Dodgers, Mets on the Brink

This is Beirut 2024-10-09 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Padres Dodgers Major League Baseball

The San Diego Padres sent the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink of postseason elimination with a 6-5 victory in a roller-coaster Major League Baseball playoff clash on Tuesday. A wild game at an electric Petco Park saw Los Angeles take a first-inning lead through a Mookie Betts solo home run before the Padres punished multiple Dodgers ...

Ex-Barcelona and Spain Great Iniesta Retires Aged 40

This is Beirut 2024-10-08 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iniesta Barcelona

Former Barcelona midfielder Andrs Iniesta, who won two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup with an all-conquering Spain team, announced his retirement from football on Tuesday at the age of 40. Iniesta announced that his time on the pitch was over while expressing his inability to stay away from football, which he considers his ...

Barca Hoping to Return to Camp Nou 'by End of Year'

This is Beirut 2024-10-08 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Barca Camp Nou

Barcelona are hoping to return to their legendary Camp Nou stadium, currently undergoing modernization and expansion work, "by the end of the year," club spokesperson Elena Fort said on Monday. The Catalan giants' construction roadmap was presented to the press on Monday, with officials insisting the club was "actively working" to return to the ...

Lebanon Deprived of Competition: War Harms the National Football Team

Makram Haddad 2024-10-08 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The Lebanese football team will not be able to participate in the upcoming international window scheduled from October 10 to 16 due to the tragic circumstances facing the country. This climate of insecurity has halted all sports activities, prompting the Lebanese Football Federation to cancel its participation in the friendly tournament in ...

Family Affair as LeBron, Bronny James Make Lakers Bow

This is Beirut 2024-10-07 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lakers LeBron James Bronny James

LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James made NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers' 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles. While LeBron James ...

PSG Held by Nice to Leave Monaco Clear at Top of Ligue 1

This is Beirut 2024-10-07 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

PSG Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to retake top spot in Ligue 1 after they were held to a 1-1 draw away at Nice on Sunday, leaving Monaco clear at the top going into the October international break. Nice had led at half-time on the Cote d'Azur thanks to a deflected strike late in the first half from their Tunisian international full-back Ali ...

Man Utd Fire Another Blank in Aston Villa Stalemate

This is Beirut 2024-10-06 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Manchester United Football Premier League

Manchester United's winless run stretched to five games in a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday that did little to ease the pressure on Erik ten Hag. Bruno Fernandes hit the crossbar with the best effort from either side with a second-half free-kick, but United have now failed to score in their last three Premier League games. A point leaves ...

Weary Sinner Happy for Day Off After Battling into Shanghai Last 16

This is Beirut 2024-10-06 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis Sinner

World number one Jannik Sinner said he needed a day off after pushing through his tiredness to come from a set down and beat Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. He will be joined in the last 16 by Daniil Medvedev, who also had to rally to overcome tenacious Italian Matteo Arnaldi 5-7, 6-4, ...

Madrid Beat Villareal to Level Liga Leaders Barca

This is Beirut 2024-10-06 00:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé Football

Fede Valverde and Vinicius Junior’s strikes helped Real Madrid bounce back from their first defeat since January with a 2-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Los Blancos lost in the Champions League at Lille but are still unbeaten in the Spanish top flight and moved levels with leaders Barcelona before the Catalans visit Alaves on ...

Man City, Arsenal Come from Behind to Secure Wins

This is Beirut 2024-10-05 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to remain top of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City came from behind to win on Saturday. City were 3-2 victors over Fulham to stay one point behind Liverpool, alongside Arsenal who saw off Southampton 3-1. Arne Slot has now won nine of his first 10 games since succeeding Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool ...

Liverpool Extend Premier League Lead With Win at Palace

This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points thanks to Diogo Jota's winner in a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Arne Slot has now won nine of his first 10 games since succeeding Jurgen Klopp, but was frustrated that the visitors invited a late onslaught from the winless Eagles. Victory came at a cost ...