This is Beirut, 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
FC Barcelona Lamine Yamal Football
Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal signed a new contract until 2031 with the Catalan giants on Tuesday after a spectacular season. The 17-year-old winger is already one of the club's key players and helped them land a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup. “Barcelona and Lamine Yamal have reached a deal to ...
Pierre Daccache, 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia Football Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr
Officially, his contract with Al-Nassr runs until the end of June. Unofficially, a verbal agreement for an extension has been mooted. But behind the scenes, the situation has changed. The Saudi club's elimination from the forthcoming Asian Champions League could shake the last pillars of his commitment. Despite his age and extraordinary stature, ...
Makram Haddad, 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon takes on Oman on Wednesday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in a high-level friendly behind closed doors. A weighty dress rehearsal ahead of the crucial Asian qualifier against Yemen. While others are putting the finishing touches to their vacations, Lebanese players are sharpening their spikes. This Wednesday at 7 PM (Beirut time), ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe Conference League Football Chelsea Real Betis
Standing between Chelsea and the Conference League trophy is Real Betis winger Antony, and that means significantly more than it did five months ago. The Brazilian winger, 25, escaped his Manchester United nightmare in January as he joined the La Liga side on loan, looking to rebuild a career that had stalled miserably at Old Trafford. Antony ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr Football Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo indicated on Monday that he could leave Al Nassr after declaring that a "chapter is over" hours after the Saudi Pro League finished. The 40-year-old Portuguese forward joined Al Nassr in 2022 from Manchester United and his contract with the Saudi club ends this summer. A special transfer window runs from June 1-10 to allow the ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Football Premier League Liverpool Chelsea Manchester City
Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle secured places in next season's Champions League as Liverpool celebrated with the Premier League trophy after a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace in Sunday's dramatic final round. A record-equalling 20th league title for Liverpool and relegation for Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton had long since been ...
This is Beirut, 25/05 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Football PSG France Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League final showdown with Inter Milan by winning the French Cup on Saturday as Bradley Barcola scored twice in a comfortable 3-0 win against Reims. Barcola netted two goals in the space of four minutes early on to quickly extinguish whatever hopes Reims had of causing an upset at the Stade de ...
This is Beirut, 24/05 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Football Liverpool Premier League
Mohamed Salah has been voted Premier League player of the season for the second time after inspiring Liverpool's march to a record-equalling 20th English title. Salah earned the prize after scoring 28 league goals -- five more than anyone else -- and producing 18 assists for Liverpool so far this term. Heading into Sunday's final game against FA ...
This is Beirut, 24/05 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Napoli climbed back to the top of Italian football after sealing the Serie A title on Friday, bouncing back from disaster to win the Italian championship for the fourth time. Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku netted in a 2-0 win over Cagliari at a packed and wild Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Napoli secured their second league crown in three ...
This is Beirut, 23/05 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Napoli are on the brink of claiming their second Serie A title in three seasons as they head into the final weekend of the campaign leading Scudetto rivals Inter Milan by a single point. Antonio Conte's team host Cagliari in front of what will be a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Friday night, at the same time as Inter kick off at in-form ...
Makram Haddad, 23/05 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon hasn’t just introduced a strategy—it has issued a statement of intent. In a setting both focused and inspired, the grand hall of the Mövenpick Hotel served as a symbolic ground yesterday for the kickoff of Football for Hope—a transformative development project for women’s football, spearheaded by the Lebanese Football Association ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Football Manchester United Ligue Europa
Ange Postecoglou can end Tottenham's 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League final against Manchester United, but even victory in Bilbao on Wednesday might not be enough to save him from the sack. Beating United to break the silverware curse and earn a place in next season's Champions League would be a significant moment in ...