This Is Beirut 2024-09-09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US soccer icon Alex Morgan bade an emotional farewell to football on Sunday as she played the final game of her glittering career before heading into retirement. The 35-year-old striker announced her decision to hang up her boots on Thursday after revealing she was pregnant with her second child. She played the first 13 minutes of the San Diego ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-09 12:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spain grabbed their first win since lifting the Euro 2024 title by comprehensively beating Switzerland 4-1 in the Nations League in Geneva on Sunday, despite going down to 10 men. Joselu scored a fourth-minute header and Fabian Ruiz struck Spain's second in the 13th, before defender Robin Le Normand was sent off seven minutes later. Zeki Amdouni ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-09 09:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he swept aside Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years. World number one Sinner, who won his maiden Slam at the Australian Open in January, became the first Italian man to triumph in New York with a 6-3, ...
Makram Haddad 2024-09-08 18:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
With a final sprint of emotions and a celebration at the Stade de France, Paris concluded its first Paralympic Games in style, described by those involved as "the finest in history." As with any major competition, the aim was not only to win medals, but also to make a lasting impression, especially in terms of the recognition and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 16:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As the Paris Paralympics enter their final day, China's athletes are enjoying rampant success and are almost 100 medals ahead of their nearest challengers, but few in the country appear to be paying attention. The Olympics were watched widely, with victorious Team China athletes lauded as national heroes, and nail-biting medal table rivalry with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 11:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
England interim manager Lee Carsley enjoyed a dream debut as goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish silenced their Ireland tormentors and inspired a 2-0 win in Saturday's Nations League opener in Dublin. Rice and Grealish, who both snubbed Ireland to represent England, scored in the first half of Carsley's maiden game in charge following Gareth ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 11:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Aryna Sabalenka said she felt "super proud" to win the US Open and claim her third Grand Slam crown with a thrilling victory over a gallant Jessica Pegula in a rollercoaster final on Saturday. World number two Sabalenka triumphed 7-5, 7-5 to add the New York title to her back-to-back Australian Open victories. Pegula went down fighting, however, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 20:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Taylor Fritz can end 21 years of American pain on Sunday, when he tackles world number one Jannik Sinner in the US Open final, insisting his level is "good enough to win." The 26-year-old Fritz is attempting to become his country's first male Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick at the US Open in 2003. He doesn't lack confidence, believing ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 17:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats, who led the club to their first FA Cup and two top-flight titles, has died aged 86, the Premier League side announced on Saturday. The ex-Scotland defender was part of the Liverpool side that won the Second Division title under Bill Shankly in 1962 and went on to win the old First Division twice, the FA Cup in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 11:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored the only goal as Brazil boosted their lackluster 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Friday. Rodrygo's deflected 30th-minute strike was enough to secure all three points for Brazil, who were languishing in sixth place in the South American qualifying standings before Friday's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 09:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Taylor Fritz became the first American man since 2009 to reach a Grand Slam final on Friday, setting up a US Open title showdown against world number one Jannik Sinner. Fritz, the world number 12, fought back twice to defeat compatriot Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in his semi-final. Australian Open champion Sinner became the first ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 15:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez, and Paulo Dybala were on target as Argentina tightened their grip on South America's 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament with a 3-0 win over Chile on Thursday. Liverpool midfielder Mac Allister swept in a low finish three minutes after halftime to break the deadlock at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires ...