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Italy Faces Swiss Test After Stumbling Into Euros Last 16
Italy Faces Swiss Test After Stumbling Into Euros Last 16

Champions Italy take on Switzerland in the Euro 2024 last 16 on Saturday after making it through the group phase by the skin of their teeth. The Azzurri needed a 98th minute equalizer from Mattia Zaccagni against Croatia to secure the second spot in Group B, five points behind tournament standard-setters Spain. Coach Luciano Spalletti said his ...

Aude Moulin-Delalande: 'The Real Popular Games Are the Paralympic Games'
Aude Moulin-Delalande: 'The Real Popular Games Are the Paralympic Games'

Eight weeks before the start of the Paralympic Games, Aude Moulin-Delalande, Head of Sports at APF France Handicap, gave an exclusive interview to This is Beirut. It was an enlightening encounter with a passionate and committed advocate of the Paralympic Games. Ms. Moulin-Delalande, could you introduce APF France Handicap and its role in the ...

Bronny James, LeBron’s Teen Son, Picked by Lakers in NBA Draft
Bronny James, LeBron’s Teen Son, Picked by Lakers in NBA Draft

Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, was selected 55th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday's second round of the NBA Draft. Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, the 39-year-old Lakers playmaker who is a four-time NBA champion, said he would like to play alongside his son next ...

Copa America: Panama Stun USA in Upset Game
Copa America: Panama Stun USA in Upset Game

Panama left the USA's hopes of qualifying for the Copa America knockout rounds hanging by a thread on Thursday after scoring a shock 2-1 victory over the host nation. A stormy Group C battle in Atlanta saw both sides finish with 10 men as Panama came from behind to snatch a victory which reignites their Copa campaign after an opening loss to ...

Basketball: Cedars Take on Spain and Angola for Paris 2024
Basketball: Cedars Take on Spain and Angola for Paris 2024

The Lebanese national basketball team is preparing to take part in the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament to be held in Valencia, Spain, from July 2 to 7, 2024. The Lebanese team will face Spain and Angola in the tournament. The winner of each FIBA 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament will earn a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Basketball ...

Faltering Stars and Delighted Underdogs Battle in Euro-2024's Last 16
Faltering Stars and Delighted Underdogs Battle in Euro-2024's Last 16

Euro 2024's last 16 match-ups were confirmed on Wednesday night after Georgia snatched a spot in the knockout stage for the first time in their history. Here’s a look at each of the fixtures coming in the next round, where tournament heavyweights line up alongside ambitious underdogs: Switzerland vs. Italy Italy head into Saturday's clash with ...

Venezuela Into Copa Quarters After Mexico Defeat, Jamaica Out
Venezuela Into Copa Quarters After Mexico Defeat, Jamaica Out

Venezuela booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Wednesday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Mexico that ensured Jamaica's elimination from the tournament. Mexico-based veteran striker Salomon Rondon stroked in the only goal from the penalty spot to seal all three points for Venezuela, who are top of Group B with six ...

Georgia Make History by Reaching Euro-2024 Knockouts
Georgia Make History by Reaching Euro-2024 Knockouts

Georgia are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday's 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic's first appearance at a major international tournament. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's fine finish with less than two minutes on the clock in Gelsenkirchen and Georges Mikautadze's 57th-minute penalty ensured Georgia ...

Euro-2024: Round of 16 Schedule
Euro-2024: Round of 16 Schedule

Spain, three-time European champions (1960, 2008, 2012), will face Georgia, participating in their first Euro, in the Round of 16 of Euro 2024 on Sunday in Cologne. This match features one of the tournament favorites against the underdog. In the same part of the bracket, France will play their European future against Belgium on Monday in ...

Belgium to Face France, Ukraine Bow Out of Euro-2024
Belgium to Face France, Ukraine Bow Out of Euro-2024

Belgium, Romania and Slovakia qualified for the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday, while the war-torn Ukraine team was left heartbroken by a thrilling end to Group E. Romania's 1-1 draw with Slovakia in Frankfurt secured the point both nations needed to progress, while Ukraine's brave effort in a 0-0 draw with Belgium was not enough. All four ...

Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Crushes Maldives and Qualifies for the Quarterfinals
Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Crushes Maldives and Qualifies for the Quarterfinals

The Lebanon U18 women's basketball team crushed their counterparts from the Maldives (102-21) on Wednesday during the third and final day of the first round of the U18 Asian Championship, which is being held in Shenzhen (China) until June 30. The quarter scores were as follows: (17-5), (41-11), (76-13), and (102-21). Lebanon dominated their ...

Ronaldo to Start Portugal's Final Euros Group Game With Georgia
Ronaldo to Start Portugal's Final Euros Group Game With Georgia

Cristiano Ronaldo will start Portugal's final Group F match against Georgia at Euro 2024, coach Roberto Martinez said on Tuesday. Veteran forward Ronaldo, 39, could become the oldest player to score at a European Championship during Wednesday's match in Gelsenkirchen, after Croatia's Luka Modric claimed the record on Monday night. Ronaldo is yet ...