This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 09:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe was left frustrated on his Real Madrid La Liga debut on Sunday as a resilient Real Mallorca held the Spanish and European champions to a 1-1 draw in their title defense opener. The French superstar was thwarted by Mallorca goalkeeper Dominik Greif. After Rodrygo Goes sent Madrid ahead early on, the hosts levelled in the second half ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 21:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Manchester City got their Premier League title defense off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea. Haaland marked his 100th appearance for the club with his 91st goal before Kovacic struck on his return to Stamford Bridge to give Pep ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 15:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Robert Lewandowski struck twice for Hansi Flick's Barcelona to deliver a battling 2-1 win at Valencia in their La Liga opener on Saturday. The German coach celebrated his first competitive match at the helm with three points as Barca came from behind against Ruben Baraja's solid Valencia side. Hugo Duro sent the hosts ahead after 44 minutes but ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 12:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
World number ones Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek both turned around losing situations on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open. Sinner prevented rival Andrey Rublev from repeating a triumph from last Saturday in Montreal as he defeated the sixth seed in a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 fightback. Swiatek did the same in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 11:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Arne Slot made the perfect start to his Liverpool reign with a 2-0 win at Ipswich, while Arsenal dispatched Wolves 2-0 to begin their Premier League title challenge in style on Saturday. Newcastle defied an early red card for Fabian Schar to edge past Southampton 1-0, while Brighton ran riot under new manager Fabian Hurzeler in a 3-0 victory at ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-17 16:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joshua Zirkzee admitted it was an "unbelievable" feeling to mark his Manchester United debut with the late goal that clinched a dramatic 1-0 win against Fulham. Zirkzee came off the bench in the second half at Old Trafford on Friday and delivered a memorable first impression as his 87th-minute strike gave United the perfect start to the new ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-17 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Thomas Mueller scored twice in three first-half minutes as Bayern Munich beat second-division Ulm 4-0 in the German Cup on Friday in their first match under coach Vincent Kompany. Harry Kane and Kingsley Coman then scored late in the second half to complete the rout in the first competitive fixture of the German football season. Winners of 20 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-17 09:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Saint-Germain began their defence of the Ligue 1 title with a 4-1 win at Le Havre on Friday in their first competitive game since the departure of talisman Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid. Lee Kang-in gave PSG the lead inside three minutes in Normandy only for Gautier Lloris to equalise, but late goals by Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 20:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received Olympic bronze at a ceremony in Bucharest on Friday after the International Gymnastics Federation awarded it to her instead of US gymnast Jordan Chiles following a bitter row. A score revision over degree of difficulty lifted Chiles to third in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics on August 5, causing ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 15:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Taekwondo champion Laetitia Aoun returned to Beirut on Friday after finishing fifth at the Paris Olympic Games in the under 57 kg category. She was received in the VIP lounge of Beirut International Airport by the head of the Lebanese Olympic mission, François Saadeh. Habib Zarifeh, the President of the Lebanese Taekwondo Federation, Jihad ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 12:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to terms to become the new coach of the United States national team, according to multiple reports on Thursday. The Athletic and ESPN reported that unnamed sources confirmed Pochettino, who parted ways with English Premier League side Chelsea in May, would replace Gregg Berhalter as boss. Pochettino, 52, would ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 09:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
American gymnast Jordan Chiles said Thursday that being stripped of a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics has been devastating and heartbreaking and delivered her an unjust blow. The 23-year-old from Los Angeles also said a swirl of social media attacks have been extremely hurtful as she tries to recover from the controversy over the floor ...