Abbass Attara 2024-05-18 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
During the first practice sessions of the weekend, Max Verstappen's aura seemed to be fading, leading some observers to believe that he was on the wane. However, like a monarch reasserting his reign on the track, Verstappen responded with a bang, reclaiming his rightful position. During the first practice sessions of the weekend, Max Verstappen's ...
2024-05-18 16:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Manchester City's Phil Foden has been named the Premier League's Player of the Season. Saturday's announcement meant the 23-year-old England midfielder completed an awards double after being voted Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers' Association earlier this month. Foden has scored a career-best 17 Premier League goals so far ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-18 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A report late on Friday night announced that Jad el-Hajj, coach of the Lebanese national basketball team and La Sagesse, will be leaving Lebanon this summer to exercise his coaching talents in Bahrain. Starting next season, el-Hajj will coach the Bahrain national team and the local Al-Muharraq team. It was also reported that the Lebanese coach ...
Pierre Daccache 2024-05-18 10:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al-Riyadi beat La Sagesse 111-78 at the Saeb Salam stadium (Manara) on Friday, now leading the final series of the Lebanese basketball championship 2-1. After a narrow loss to La Sagesse last Wednesday (85-84), Al-Riyadi responded strongly with a 33-point victory at home in Manara. Al-Riyadi coach Ahmad Farran had selected a starting five ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 21:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot confirmed on Friday that he will be replacing Jurgen Klopp as manager of Liverpool next season. "There hasn't be an official announcement yet – but I don't think it will come as news to you that I will be coach there next season," Slot told reporters. The BBC said last month that Slot's deal to replace Klopp was worth ...
2024-05-17 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Brazil on Friday won the right to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, beating a joint Belgium-Netherlands-Germany bid in a vote at FIFA's annual congress. Delegates voted 119 to 78 to send the 10th edition of the tournament to South America for the first time, sparking jubilant celebrations by the Brazilian bid team in the Bangkok conference ...
2024-05-17 10:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed the Denver Nuggets 115-70 on Thursday to force the defending NBA champions to a decisive game seven in their Western Conference semifinal series. Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare to finish with 27 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals as the young, hungry Timberwolves fended off ...
Makram Haddad 2024-05-16 20:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Karim Andari, founder of the Beirut Sports Festival, held a press conference on Thursday at the Beirut Forum to announce with great pomp the launch of the second edition of the festival. In front of an impressive array of personalities, politicians, sports figures and journalists, including President of the Lebanese Olympic ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut SC announced its withdrawal from the match tonight, Thursday, May 16, against Homenetmen at Demerjian Stadium. The match was intended to determine the third and fourth place in the Lebanese league. Consequently, this withdrawal led to the Beirut Club team's defeat in the match, with a score of 20-0, automatically granting victory to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 16:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach a third straight Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City moved to the brink of elimination after crashing 104-92 at home to Dallas. In Boston, Jayson Tatum's 25 points helped the Celtics subdue an injury-hit Cavs line-up to complete ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 12:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antoine Griezmann secured the Champions League qualification for Atletico Madrid with a hat-trick in a 3-0 triumph at Getafe on Wednesday in La Liga. Diego Simeone's side ensured they would finish in the top four and therefore reach Europe's top competition for the 12th consecutive season. Inspired by French international Griezmann, the ...
Makram Haddad 2024-05-16 10:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
La Sagesse defeated Al-Riyadi Club 85-84 on Wednesday in Ghazir as part of the second game of the Lebanese Basketball Championship finals. The two teams are now tied 1-1 in their series, played in a best-of-seven format. Breathtaking! The term is not too strong to describe the spectacle witnessed on the Ghazir stadium court on Wednesday as a ...