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 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 12:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 900th goal of his remarkable career on Thursday, as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in Lisbon in their first game of the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo, 39, turned in a Nuno Mendes cross in the 34th minute of the match at the Estadio da Luz to reach the landmark. He appeared emotional as he celebrated the goal, his 131st in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 10:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Jessica Pegula staged an astonishing recovery from a set and a break down to defeat Karolina Muchova and reach her first Grand Slam final at the US Open on Thursday. The sixth-ranked American came through 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 and will take on world number two and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's championship match. Sabalenka ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen said Thursday the end of a 12-year wait to succeed Manuel Neuer as Germany's number one goalie felt like "a balm for the soul". First called into the squad in 2012, Barcelona captain, Ter Stegen will take the field as Germany's permanent number one choice between the sticks against Hungary in Duesseldorf on ...
2024-09-05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in Kenya on Thursday, four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend in an attack in her home. It was the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence in the East African country, where activists have warned of a femicide epidemic. The 33-year-old long distance runner died at about 5:30 AM (0230 ...