This Is Beirut 09/06 09:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
George Russell beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday when the pair shared a best lap time of one minute and 12.000 seconds. The Briton took the prime starting spot because he set his lap time earlier in the session. In a dramatic conclusion to a closely-contested qualifying session, Mercedes' Russell was ...
Roudi Abou Nader 08/06 19:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Riyadi prepares for a new competition this season on the international stage. The journey to a new yellow victory begins on Friday at Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall in Dubai City, as part of the Basketball Champions League Asia 2024 (BCL Asia). The BCL Asia The Basketball Champions League Asia 2024 will be its inaugural edition, and the ...
This Is Beirut 08/06 18:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fernando Alonso led the way for Aston Martin in Friday's second free practice at the Canadian Grand Prix, the two-time world champion making the most of changing conditions to outpace Mercedes' George Russell on a wet day at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Alonso clocked a best lap in one minute and 15.810 seconds to beat Russell by 0.462 seconds ...
This Is Beirut 08/06 18:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Poland's Iga Swiatek extended her French Open reign on Saturday as she thrashed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final to win her third successive Roland Garros title. World number one Swiatek dominated Italian 12th seed Paolini, a first-time Grand Slam finalist, needing just 68 minutes to capture a fourth crown in five years in Paris. Swiatek ...
This Is Beirut 08/06 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jamal Valizadeh, a refugee wrestler, overcame hardship to reach the Paris Olympics with the Refugee Olympic Team, driven by a decade-long dream of winning a medal. Sixteen hours of barely paid daily work in Turkey, swimming part of the Mediterranean, and ten years after all that ordeal, the Paris Olympics: for refugee wrestler Jamal Valizadeh, a ...
This Is Beirut 08/06 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An 89th-minute winner from Pascal Gross snatched Euro 2024 hosts Germany a 2-1 win against Greece in a friendly in Moenchengladbach on Friday, one week out from the tournament's curtain-raiser. Brighton midfielder Gross blasted a rocket past German-born Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos in the final minute to win the match for the home side, ...
Makram Haddad 08/06 10:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The National Sporting Authority, part of the ATCL (Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon), is organizing the 29th edition of the Cedars Rally this Saturday and Sunday. This event is part of the 2024 Lebanese Rally Championship and constitutes the second round of the championship. All eyes will be on Roger Feghali, multiple Lebanese champion, and ...
This Is Beirut 08/06 10:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alexander Zverev exacted revenge on Casper Ruud at the French Open on Friday to reach his second Grand Slam final and first since 2020, with Carlos Alcaraz standing between him and the title. Fourth seed Zverev, who had lost in the semi-finals at Roland Garros in each of the past three years, fought back to beat Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in a ...
This Is Beirut 07/06 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz outlasted Jannik Sinner in an engrossing five-set battle on Friday to reach his first French Open final, during which he will face either Alexander Zverev or Casper Ruud. The two-time Grand Slam champion trailed 2-1 in sets to incoming world number one Sinner, but rallied in the Paris sunshine to win 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 after ...
This Is Beirut 07/06 14:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kristaps Porzingis dazzled in his return from injury and the Boston Celtics dominated on both ends of the floor to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Porzingis, who missed 10 games after straining his right calf in the first round of the playoffs, made an immediate impact on his return as the Celtics built ...
This Is Beirut 07/06 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
- A cold handshake took place between the current president of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, Pierre Jalkh, and his predecessor, General Souheil Khoury, on the sidelines of a recent press conference. - A major dispute has arisen between members of an individual non-Olympic discipline, prompting the federation's president to organize individual ...
This Is Beirut 07/06 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner renew their blockbuster rivalry on Friday, as they battle for a place in the French Open final. Alexander Zverev will look to avenge last year's comprehensive semi-final defeat by Casper Ruud in the other last-four clash. AFP Sport looks at the day's two semi-finals (x denotes seeding): Carlos Alcaraz (ESP x3) v ...