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Real Madrid Held As Man City, Juve Triumph In Club World Cup Openers

This is Beirut 19/06 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Club World Cup Real Madrid Man City Juventus

Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal at the Club World Cup in new coach Xabi Alonso's first game in charge on Wednesday, after Manchester City got off to a winning start. In the late game Juventus thrashed Al Ain 5-0 in Washington after visiting US President Donald Trump at the White House. Federico Valverde had a ...

Goalkeeper Garcia Joins Barca From Local Rivals Espanyol

This is Beirut 18/06 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Joan Garcia Barca Espanyol

Barcelona announced on Wednesday they had signed Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia for 26.34 million euros ($31 million) on a six-year deal. Garcia, 24, had originally joined Barca's local rivals as a teenager and kept eight clean sheets in 38 appearances last season. He becomes the Catalans' first summer signing after Hansi Flick's side won four ...

Mbappe A Doubt For Real's Club World Cup Opener

This is Beirut 18/06 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Mbappe Real Madrid Club World Cup

Real Madrid could be without striker Kylian Mbappe for their Club World Cup opener against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal after the Frenchman missed training due to illness. New head coach Xabi Alonso will make his debut on the Real bench for the Group H match at Hard Rock Stadium and could be without several regulars. Defender Antonio Rudiger ...

Sinner Wins First Match After French Open Final Defeat

This is Beirut 18/06 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Sinner French Open Halle Open

World number one Jannik Sinner rebounded from his agonising French Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz with a straight-sets win at the Halle Open on Tuesday. The 23-year-old beat Germany's Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3 on the Halle grass, just over a week after his five hour and 29 minute loss to Alcaraz at Roland Garros. Sinner broke in the final ...

Sergio Ramos Gives Inter A Scare In Club World Cup Stalemate

This is Beirut 18/06 08:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Club World Cup Sergio Ramos Inter Milan

The 39-year-old Spanish great Sergio Ramos scored as Monterrey held Inter Milan 1-1 in a hard-fought FIFA Club World Cup Group E opener in Pasadena on Tuesday. Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez scored a well-worked equaliser to cancel out Ramos's opener for the Mexican side in front of 40,311 fans at the Rose Bowl. Inter, playing their first ...

New-look Man City Crave Winning Feeling at Club World Cup

This is Beirut 17/06 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Manchester City Football Club World Cup

Bolstered by a £100 million ($135 million) spending spree ahead of the Club World Cup, Manchester City are determined to erase the memory of a disappointing season by returning to winning ways in the United States. For the first time in eight years, City ended the domestic campaign without a major trophy as Pep Guardiola's men surrendered the ...

Man Utd CEO Berrada Sticking to 2028 Premier League Title Aim

This is Beirut 17/06 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Manchester United Football Premier League

Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada is sticking to his ambitious target of winning the Premier League in 2028 to mark the club's 150th anniversary despite a historically bad season for Ruben Amorim's team. The 20-time English champions endured their worst top-flight campaign since they were relegated in 1973/74, finishing 15th, 42 ...

Thunder Hold off Pacers to Take 3-2 NBA Finals Lead

This is Beirut 17/06 14:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Haliburton NBA Finals Thunder

Jalen Williams erupted for 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Indiana Pacers to score a 120-109 victory and move to within one win of clinching the NBA Finals on Monday. An enthralling game-five battle in Oklahoma saw the Pacers climb out of an 18-point first-half hole to get within two points of the Thunder in the fourth ...

Jezzine Rally: Ryan Khneisser Shifts Into High Gear

This is Beirut 17/06 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Achrafieh Jezzine Rally Lebanon ATCL Ryan Khneisser

At just 19 years old, Ryan Khneisser put in a remarkable performance at the 2025 Jezzine Rally. The young driver from Achrafieh won the Junior Cup, as well as finishing first in the R2 category, second in RC4/Rally4, and eighth overall. At the wheel of his Peugeot 208 RC4, accompanied by his co-driver Chris Bechara, Khneisser clocked a time of ...

Empty Seats as Chelsea Win Opener at Club World Cup, Benfica Deny Boca

This is Beirut 17/06 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Los Angeles Chelsea Football LAFC United States

Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start, and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter. As the inaugural 32-team tournament gradually kicks into gear in the United States, Chelsea ...

Record-Breaking Japan Striker 'King Kazu' Plays at 58

This is Beirut 16/06 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

King Kazu Japan Football

The record-breaking striker Kazuyoshi Miura played in Japan's fourth tier at aged 58 for his 40th season as a professional footballer. Former international Miura, fondly known as "King Kazu", is the oldest professional in Japan and almost certainly beyond. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Atletico Suzuka Club on Sunday and helped them ...

Gattuso Named New Italy Coach After Spalletti Sacking

This is Beirut 16/06 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Italy National Team World Cup 2026 Gattuso

Gennaro Gattuso was named Italy's new coach on Sunday and will be tasked with helping the Azzurri qualify for the 2026 World Cup after replacing Luciano Spalletti. The 47-year-old was part of the 2006 World Cup-winning side and won 73 caps for the national team as a player. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said Gattuso would be presented ...