This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 14:14 - Reading : less than a minute
The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) in Geneva has rendered a decision in favor of the Saudi club al-Fateh in its dispute against the Croatian player Darko Planinić, thanks to the remarkable efforts of the Lebanese lawyer Ralph Charbel. Maître Charbel was able to convince the court with solid legal arguments presented in his response brief, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 10:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Defending champion Iga Swiatek escaped from match point down against Naomi Osaka to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz overcame a scare of his own as persistent rain caused widespread disruption to the tournament. Swiatek outlasted fellow four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 7-5 in a breathtaking ...
2024-05-29 23:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sagesse and Riyadi brilliantly qualify for the semi-finals of the WASL Super League in Lusail (Qatar). Sagesse and Riyadi held their ground firmly until the end in the "Final 8" of the WASL Super League, held in Lusail. Sagesse secured a convincing victory (103-89) over Kazakhstan’s Astana, before Riyadi triumphed over Bahrain’s Manama in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-29 16:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Barcelona appointed former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Hansi Flick as coach on Wednesday on a deal which runs until June 2026, after sacking Xavi Hernandez last week. FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick reached an agreement for the German to become the men's first team football coach until June 30, 2026. The new coach signed a contract at the club's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-29 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns produced a crucial late burst of long-range shooting as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks 105-100 on Tuesday to keep their NBA Western Conference finals series alive. The Timberwolves, trailing 3-0 in the best-of-seven series heading into game four, held off a furious ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-29 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off his recent troubles to sweep to his 93rd career win at the French Open on Tuesday, extending his run of first round Roland Garros victories to a perfect 20. Djokovic, chasing a fourth title in Paris and record 25th Grand Slam triumph, came through against 142nd-ranked French wildcard Pierre-Hugues ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-28 21:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Football Federation has revealed the list of 26 players who will represent Lebanon in the upcoming qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup. Lebanon will face Palestine and Bangladesh on Matchdays 5 and 6 of the joint Asian qualifiers. The matches will take place on June 6 and 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM at the Jassim ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-28 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Boston Celtics clinched the Eastern Conference championship on Monday with a 105-102 win over the Indiana Pacers, sweeping the series 4-0 and booking a spot in the NBA Finals. The Celtics will face the winner of the Western Conference Finals, where the Dallas Mavericks hold a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves ahead of Tuesday's game ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-28 11:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record for the most goals in a Saudi Pro League season when he struck for the 34th and 35th time in Al Nassr's final game of the campaign. "I don't follow the records, the records follow me," the 39-year-old Portuguese forward tweeted afterwards. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star struck in first-half ...
2024-05-28 10:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Riyadi clinched a victory over Sagesse with a score of 95-86 in the second day of the Wasl Super League tournament. This win places Riyadi at the top of Group A, while Sagesse awaits a decisive match against Astana on Wednesday to determine the qualifier for the semi-finals against the yellow club. Ezzedine's Brilliance The match began ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-27 22:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal's illustrious French Open career came to a likely end with his first ever defeat in the opening round by Alexander Zverev on Monday, after Iga Swiatek made a winning start in her bid for a fourth title. Nadal matched world number four Zverev for long periods on a packed Court Philippe Chatrier, but slipped to a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-27 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 66 points, and Dallas surged home in a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday that gave the Mavericks a 3-0 stranglehold on their NBA Western Conference final. The latest thriller in the series, this time in Dallas, came after the Mavs won games one and two in Minneapolis by a total of ...