This Is Beirut 16/01 11:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach of Roma, the Serie A side announced Tuesday, saying it was "in the best interests of the club". Mourinho, whose contract was due to expire in June, would leave the club alongside his technical team "with immediate effect", Roma said. "We would like to thank Jose on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his ...
This Is Beirut 16/01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Aitana Bonmati David Beckham Fifa Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi was crowned as FIFA's best men's player for 2023 on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Messi claimed the award for the third time, but the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner was a surprise victor ahead of Erling Haaland on an otherwise glorious night for ...
This Is Beirut 15/01 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese swimming team shone during its participation in the Arab Aquatics Championships in Doha, the capital of Qatar. It crowned its performance by winning the titles in the girls' 13-14 and 15-16 categories. The boys' 13-14 category title went to Tunisia, while the 15-16 category was won by Qatar. Algeria won the championship in the 17-18 ...
15/01 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damian Lillard drilled a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a stunning 143-142 NBA overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. The Kings led by as many as six in the extra session, but Brook Lopez's three-pointer with 11.5 seconds left pulled Milwaukee within one, and after Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox missed one ...
This Is Beirut 15/01 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cup of Nations Egypt Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, while Nigeria were held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Ghana were also in action in Abidjan and suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Cape Verde as three nations with 14 AFCON titles between them all ...
Hala Abdallah 15/01 11:44 - Reading : less than a minute
Drone soccer rewrites the rules of sports in the digital age.
This Is Beirut 15/01 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Barcelona football Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona, who had defender Ronald Araujo sent off in the second half on what coach Xavi Hernandez described as the team's "worst" night. Rodrygo rounded ...
This Is Beirut 14/01 21:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City showed the heart of champions to fight back to beat Newcastle 3-2 on Saturday thanks to a Kevin De Bruyne masterclass on his return to Premier League action. The Belgian came off the bench to score and set up Oscar Bobb's stoppage-time winner to announce his comeback from a five-month injury layoff in ...
This Is Beirut 14/01 20:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic survived a fierce test against teenager Dino Prizmic at the Australian Open Sunday as he launched his bid for a historic 25th Grand Slam, but defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka destroyed her opponent 6-0, 6-1. World number one Djokovic, who is gunning for an 11th Australian Open title to pull clear of Margaret Court on the ...
14/01 14:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum added 27 as the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten at home, defeating Houston 145-113 on Saturday in former Celtics coach Ime Udoka's return to Boston. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 30-9 overall and 19-0 at home, the league's only undefeated club at home stretching its team-record home win streak ...
14/01 09:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Côte d'Ivoire, the host nation under pressure, got off to the perfect start with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan on Saturday evening. Eager not to miss their home opener, French coach Jean-Louis Gasset's Elephants reassured their fans, who had to wait just four minutes before celebrating ...
This Is Beirut 13/01 16:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Barcelona clasico football Real Madrid
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted Saturday that "hungry" rivals Real Madrid are in better form but insisted his side are strong and can retain the Spanish Super Cup. The Spanish giants do battle in Sunday's Clasico final in Saudi Arabia, a repeat of last year's showdown in which the Catalans excelled to lift the first trophy of Xavi's ...