Makram Haddad 2024-06-20 17:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Copa América 2024 kicks off in the early hours of Friday (03:00 Beirut time) with a thrilling opening match between reigning champions and World Cup winners Argentina and Canada. The competition will be held in the largest stadiums in the United States. While the major European nations have already been battling it out for a week in an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Luciano Spalletti said on Wednesday his Italy team will try to take the game to Spain as the two teams prepare for the biggest match so far of Euro 2024. The Azzurri have played Spain at each of the last four Euros and will face a serious test of their credentials as reigning champions on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen. Spain hammered Croatia 3-0 in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Switzerland moved within touching distance of a place in the last 16 at Euro 2024, as Xherdan Shaqiri's stunning strike earned a 1-1 draw against Scotland on Wednesday. Murat Yakin's side trailed to an early Scott McTominay goal that took a hefty deflection off Swiss defender Fabian Schaer. But Shaqiri produced one of the goals of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 09:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
It's a day with a sense of “déjà vu”. The four semifinalists of the last Euro meet again on Thursday. Before the evening showdown between Spain and Italy, both victorious in their first matches, Denmark will seek revenge against England, who eliminated them in the 2021 European Championship. Earlier in the afternoon, the stakes are simple ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan scored, as hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday, after beating Hungary 2-0 in Stuttgart. Musiala struck for the second game running midway through the first half, much to the anger of Hungary players, who felt a foul should have been awarded in the build-up to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 19:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Albania left Croatia in danger of a group-stage exit from Euro 2024 after a thrilling 2-2 draw on Wednesday, as Albania's Klaus Gjasula scored at both ends, including a dramatic injury-time equalizer. After a disappointing 3-0 loss to Spain in their opener, Croatia were behind again when Qazim Laci gave Albania an early lead in Hamburg. But ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 17:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, will play at the Summer Olympics Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia said on Tuesday. The Serbian committee announced on their website that Novak Djokovic and Dusan Lajovic had fulfilled the conditions according to ATP ranking and confirmed their participation in the Summer Olympic Games ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 14:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain is hoping that the “exceptional” Fabian Ruiz can again be the difference-maker when the team looks to build on an impressive win against Croatia in its second Euro 2024 outing against Italy on Thursday. The meeting between the reigning European champions and the three-time winners of the competition in Gelsenkirchen is the standout tie ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 10:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Youngster Francisco Conceicao snatched Portugal a last-gasp 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 Group F opener on Tuesday, just minutes after coming off the bench. The 21-year-old Porto winger capitalized from close range after the Czechs were unable to clear a cross, completing his team's comeback. The Czechs went ahead against ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 09:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With all the teams now in action, the second day of the Euro group stage continues on Wednesday. In Group A, all teams will take to the field, and two of them, Switzerland and Germany, winners of their first matches, will have the opportunity to qualify for the Round of 16 with another victory. Before the two Group A matches, Croatia will face ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-18 22:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey got its Euro 2024 campaign off to a thrilling start on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Georgia that brought delight to a passionate army of fans in soaking wet Dortmund. Real Madrid midfielder Arda Guler crashed in a brilliant goal in the 65th minute at a Westfalenstadion dominated by tens of thousands of Turkey supporters before Kerem ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-18 19:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders said on Tuesday that his side believes French superstar Kylian Mbappe will recover from his broken nose in time for Friday's crucial Euro 2024 match-up. Mbappe broke his nose in Monday's 1-0 win over Austria and is in doubt for the match between the two European heavyweights, which could decide top placing ...