This Is Beirut 2024-07-08 20:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Australia's Alex de Minaur reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday with a four-set win over Arthur Fils of France, although he ended the match grimacing with pain. World number nine de Minaur won 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 and will face Novak Djokovic for a place in the semi-finals if the seven-time champion defeats Holger Rune later ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-08 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven expects the Euro 2024 semi-final against England on Wednesday to be a Premier League-type clash. The Tottenham center-back is one of several Dutch players who play in England, along with Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo, among others. England's matches have been slow-paced, largely dull affairs ...
2024-07-08 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spain and France face off for a place in the Euro 2024 final on Tuesday after taking contrasting routes to the semi-final clash in Munich. As France stumbled their way through to the last four, Spain's flowing football made them the team to beat in Germany. However, they will have to overturn a poor record against the French in major tournament ...
2024-07-08 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Giannis Antetokounmpo steered Greece to an Olympic berth on Sunday as he overcame a slow start to score 23 points in an 80-69 qualifying tournament victory over Croatia in Piraeus. The game was one of four finals on Sunday to determine the last qualifiers for the Paris men's basketball tournament. In Riga, Brazil beat hosts Latvia 94-69. In ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-07-08 11:52 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Padel Federation held the finals of the first national padel tournament on Sunday, celebrating the sport's growing popularity and success in the country.
2024-07-08 10:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has his sights set on reaching a seventh successive Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday. Diminutive giant-killer Yulia Putintseva will target another upset against former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, while lucky loser Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard aims to make more Wimbledon history. AFP Sport looks at ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 19:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday for a first victory since Saudi Arabia in 2021. "I've been waiting for this," shouted Briton Hamilton after crossing the line in his Mercedes to claim a ninth victory at Silverstone, breaking a tie with Michael Schumacher for most wins at one track. Lando ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Runners Charbel Sejaan and Joanne Makari took the title in the "Run The City" 10km competitive race for men and women. The race was organized by the Beirut Marathon Association on Sunday in downtown Beirut. A total of 1050 runners from different nationalities participated in the race, including groups of visually and hearing impaired runners. The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 19:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
England's history at major tournaments is littered with penalty pain but they put that tortured past behind them to beat Switzerland and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024. The Three Lions were perfect from the spot with all five kicks in Duesseldorf, while goalkeeper Jordan Pickford continued his fine penalty record by saving from Manuel ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 16:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The 'Automobile et Touring Club du Liban' is organizing its annual local open tennis tournament on its courts in Kaslik under the supervision of the Lebanese Tennis Federation. It starts on Monday, July 8 and runs until Saturday, July 20. Nassib Haddad, a member of the organizing club's board of directors and coordinator of the sports committee, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties (4-2) to reach the semi-finals of Copa America after an ugly game ended goalless on Saturday. Uruguay, who finished the game with ten men after Nahitan Nandez was sent off in the 74th minute, will face Colombia in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their semi-final on Wednesday. Colombia, now unbeaten in 27 games, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
World number one Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon by Yulia Putintseva on Saturday as Novak Djokovic reached the fourth round for the 16th time. On a cold and wet day at the All England Club, only three of the women's top 10 were left in the draw, while Andy Murray's Wimbledon career ended with a whimper when Emma Raducanu pulled the plug ...