This Is Beirut 15/07 13:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games. Steve Redgrave: Awesome Oarsman British rower Sir Steve Redgrave is the only endurance sport athlete to have won gold medals in five consecutive Olympics: 1984 (coxed fours), 1988, 1992, 1996 (coxless pairs) and 2000 (coxless fours). After ...
Hala Abdallah 15/07 12:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Was Euro 2024 better than the World Cup? Check out how Spain and England supporters at the Beirut Euro Fest reacted to the thrilling final, which ended with Spain clinching a 2-1 victory over England.
This Is Beirut 15/07 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. A poor game which had been marred by security and crowd issues, forcing a 82-minute delay, was decided by a quality finish from Martinez – his fifth goal of the tournament. The win was the third ...
This Is Beirut 15/07 09:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Mikel Oyarzabal struck Spain's Euro 2024 final winner against England on Sunday, but La Roja's triumph was inspired from start to finish by explosive wingers Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal. The youngsters have been key on their side's run to the final in Berlin and combined to send Spain ahead against England, a moment that felt fitting given ...
This Is Beirut 14/07 20:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz overpowered seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets to retain his Wimbledon title on Sunday in a brutal statement that the new era of men's tennis has arrived. The Spanish third seed produced a performance combining awesome power with delicate touch to win 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), collecting the fourth Grand Slam of his ...
Hala Abdallah 14/07 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Meet Lebanon's champion, Simon Doueihy, who will represent his country at the Paris 2024 Olympics with resilience and determination despite challenging circumstances.
gdeveloper 14/07 13:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
England is hoping to finally end its long wait to win a men's major international tournament when it takes on the outstanding Spanish team in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday. The match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin kicks off at 10:00 PM (Beirut time) and will bring the curtain down on a month of football in which Spain, featuring teenage ...
This Is Beirut 14/07 09:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Luis Suarez rescued Uruguay with an injury-time equalizer before the South Americans defeated Canada 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Copa America's third place playoff match on Saturday. Uruguay looked to be heading to a shock defeat after the Canadians took a 2-1 lead in the 80th minute through a Jonathan David goal at Charlotte's Bank of ...
This Is Beirut 13/07 23:17 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese U18 basketball team beat Jordan in the West Asian boys' championship. The match ended with a score of 68-66. The Cedars thus qualify for the semi-finals of the regional tournament, and remain unbeaten so far.
This Is Beirut 13/07 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy's Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women's title on Saturday for her second Grand Slam singles triumph. Krejcikova, the 31st seed, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to add the 2024 All England Club crown to her 2021 French Open victory. Her win comes 26 years after her mentor Jana Novotna, who died of ...
This Is Beirut 13/07 18:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic believes the prospect of creating tennis history will provide the "fuel" he needs to defeat Carlos Alcaraz and clinch an eighth Wimbledon title and record 25th Grand Slam on Sunday. Just five weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee, 37-year-old Djokovic can become the oldest Wimbledon champion of the modern era and avenge ...
Abbass Attara 13/07 16:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At the Lumpinee Stadium, young Lebanese Abdallah Ondash suffered an honorable defeat at the hands of Chokpreecha in Bangkok on Friday, in a three-round, three-minute Thai boxing bout with a $100,000 contract at stake. Round One The first round was rather intense, with both fighters returning blow for blow with low kicks from both sides. ...