This Is Beirut 25/05 21:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Charles Leclerc stayed calm and focused on Saturday after ending Max Verstappen's record run of pole positions by topping a tense and dramatic qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix. After securing Ferrari's 250th pole position as a Formula One constructor and his third at his home-town circuit, the 26-year-old Monegasque driver said he was ...
This Is Beirut 25/05 21:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal said Saturday that he is likely appearing at the French Open for the final time but cautioned it was "not 100%" certain," describing the tournament where he has been champion 14 times as a "magical place." "It's a big, big chance that this is going to be my last Roland Garros, but if I have to tell you it's 100% my last Roland ...
Jad Ramadan 25/05 16:44 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As this series comes to a close, there are still two uncovered teams in Europe that have defied the odds throughout the season, making a name for themselves on the biggest stage. These underdogs are none other than England’s Aston Villa and Italy’s Bologna, who have both offered their fans a season to remember. While Aston Villa gradually ...
This Is Beirut 25/05 14:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bayer Leverkusen face second-division Kaiserslautern in Saturday's German Cup final, licking their wounds after a first loss in almost a year. Xabi Alonso's side were thoroughly outclassed in a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, their first defeat in any competition since May 2023 — a run of 51 games. Energetic and ...
This Is Beirut 25/05 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Luka Doncic drained the go-ahead three-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining to lift Dallas to a 109-108 victory over Minnesota on Friday in another NBA Western Conference finals thriller. Doncic delivered a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists, and the Mavericks — who trailed by 18 in the second quarter — handed the ...
This Is Beirut 24/05 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Barcelona sacked coach Xavi Hernandez on Friday after the Catalan giants failed to win a trophy this season but just weeks since he and club president Joan Laporta agreed he would stay in the post. Xavi will take charge of the team's final La Liga match on Sunday at Sevilla before departing. "Barcelona president Joan Laporta has told Xavi ...
24/05 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France's record goalscorer Olivier Giroud is to retire from international football after Euro 2024, the World Cup winning striker told Friday's edition of L'Equipe. Giroud, who will turn 38 in September, said it was time for the younger generation to have a chance at international level. The former Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan striker -- who ...
24/05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jaylen Brown scored 40 points to propel Boston to a 126-110 victory over Indiana and a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference finals over a Pacers team rocked by an injury to Tyrese Haliburton. Brown tied a career playoff high to help the top-seeded Celtics break their game-two jinx. Winners of a league-best 64 regular-season games, Boston had ...
Roudi Abou Nader 23/05 14:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Athletico Beirut club honored its Under-16 and Under-12 teams, who won the Lebanese Football Championship titles for the year 2024, at a ceremony held on the club's green field in Dbayeh. Atletico's Chairman of the Board, Robert Paoli, gave a speech in which he looked back two decades to the founding of the Athletico club with René Matta. Over ...
23/05 12:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen's 51-match unbeaten run to win the Europa League final 3-0 on Wednesday and claim their first trophy in 61 years. Lookman became the first player to score a hat-trick in a European final since 1975 to secure Atalanta's first-ever continental trophy. The side from ...
23/05 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 63 points as the Dallas Mavericks won game one of the Western Conference finals with a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Doncic delivered his best when it mattered in the fourth quarter, where he made 15 of his 33 points, while Irving had set the tone early with 24 of his 30 ...
Roudi Abou Nader 22/05 21:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut SC won the Antoine Choueiri Cup for the year 2023-2024 after defeating Antonin Sportif Club 72-55. It is worth noting that Beirut won three titles in the 2023-2024 season: Champion of the Doha Friendly Tournament, Arab Club Champion and Champion of the Antoine Choueiri Cup (Lebanese Cup). Honorary Title Beirut SC's victory in the cup is ...