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PSG Set Club World Cup Semis Clash with Mbappe’s Real Madrid

This is Beirut 06/07 02:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football PSG Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid Bayern Munich

Nine-man Paris Saint-Germain set up a Club World Cup semi-final clash against their former superstar striker Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday in Atlanta. Los Blancos squeezed out Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in New Jersey in the day's other quarter-final clash, with Mbappe on the scoresheet for the first ...

Shining Verstappen Shades Piastri for Pole at Silverstone

This is Beirut 05/07 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One Max Verstappen Ferrari Lando Norris

Max Verstappen produced one of the finest and fastest qualifying laps of his career on Saturday to seize pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix and demonstrate why he is the hottest property in Formula One. The four-time world champion was struggling with a strong wind and cool and damp conditions after choosing a low downforce set-up that ...

Chelsea Edge Palmeiras to Reach Club World Cup Semis

This is Beirut 05/07 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

USA Football Chelsea

A late own-goal by goalkeeper Weverton took Chelsea through to the Club World Cup semi-finals on Friday as the Premier League side edged Palmeiras of Brazil 2-1 in a last-eight tie that had been lit up by a moment of magic from young star Estevao Willian. The teenage Brazil forward, who will join Chelsea after the tournament, was eager to impress ...

Basketball – Finals: Riyadi Strikes First, La Sagesse Under Pressure

Makram Haddad 05/07 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball Riyadi La Sagesse

Even without its king, Riyadi keeps the crown in sight. In the absence of their playmaker Wael Arakji, who is sidelined with a shoulder injury from the Asian Champions League, the reigning champions didn’t flinch. On Friday night, in a packed and heated Saïb Salam arena, the Yellows dominated their eternal rivals La Sagesse (86-81) to take the ...

Alcaraz into Wimbledon Last 16 as Sabalenka Outlasts Raducanu

This is Beirut 05/07 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Carlos Alcaraz Tennis Wimbledon ATP

Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the Wimbledon last-16 on Friday before women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka dug deep to beat Emma Raducanu in a high-class match. Both players avoided the fate of Australian Open champion and sixth seed Madison Keys, who joined the mass exodus of top seeds. It is only day five of Wimbledon but ...

Bayern Stand Before PSG in Battle of Club World Cup Favourites

This is Beirut 04/07 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Bayern Munich PSG

A glance at the quarter-final line-up for the Club World Cup suggests that whoever comes out on top in the heavyweight last-eight showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich on Saturday will be the favourites to go on and win FIFA's new competition. Real Madrid can never be ruled out, but the Spanish giants are a work in progress under ...

Golf: Sari Abi Haidar Wins the Junior “Ryder Cup”

Makram Haddad 04/07 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Golf Beirut

It took nerves of steel, a precision swing, and unshakable composure to go all the way. Sari Abi Haidar triumphed in the final of the Junior Ryder Cup golf tournament, organized by the Lebanese Federation on the courses of the Golf Club of Beirut in Jnah. Facing Daniel Khalaf in the final, Sari delivered a high-level performance, confirming his ...

Sinner Strolls into Wimbledon Round Three

This is Beirut 04/07 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis Wimbledon Jannik Sinner ATP Novak Djokovic

Jannik Sinner swept into the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday as the world number one thrashed Australia's Aleksandar Vukic 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. While several of Wimbledon's top stars have suffered shock exits, including third seed Alexander Zverev and world number four Jack Draper, there has been no hint of an upset in Sinner's opening two ...

Monaco's Pogba 'Dreams' Of Returning To France Squad

This is Beirut 03/07 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Paul Pogba France

Paul Pogba said during his unveiling at new club Monaco on Thursday a return to the French national team "would of course still be a dream and a bonus for me". The 2018 World Cup winner boasts 91 caps for France, but has not represented Les Bleus since March 2022 due to injuries and an 18-month suspension for doping which ended four months ...

Liverpool Football Star Diogo Jota Dies In Car Crash In Spain: Police

This is Beirut 03/07 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Diogo Jota Liverpool

Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain on Thursday, police said, weeks after the star got married. The Civil Guard said a vehicle veered off a motorway and burst into flames shortly after midnight in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora, confirming the deaths of ...

Alcaraz Ends Tarvet's Wimbledon Adventure, Paolini Crashes Out

This is Beirut 03/07 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Alcaraz Wimbledon Paolini

Carlos Alcaraz ended Oliver Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure on Wednesday, seeing off the British amateur in straight sets to reach the third round as last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini joined the exit of stars. A record-breaking number of top seeds crashed out at the All England Club in the first round but Alcaraz and women's world number one ...

Gilgeous-Alexander Agrees Record $285 Mln Extension: reports

This is Beirut 02/07 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Record Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million contract extension, the richest per-year contract in NBA history, US media reports said Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, who guided the Thunder to the NBA championship last month after a campaign that saw him win regular season and finals Most Valuable Player ...