par This Is Beirut, 11/08 21:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States pipped China for top spot in the battle of medals on Sunday as Paris prepares to bring the curtain down on one of the most successful Olympic Games in history. In a thrilling finale that capped 17 days of spellbinding action, the United States women's basketball team squeezed past France 67-66 to clinch the last gold of the ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/08 20:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
After Nigeria failed to win any medals in the Olympics, sporting officials are under pressure from accusations of incompetence and calls for reform over what the sports minister branded a "disastrous outcome" in Paris. While smaller nations on the continent came home with multiple medals, the Giant of Africa left empty-handed for the first time ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/08 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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/08 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jannik Sinner Novak Djokovic Olympic Games
Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open starting Monday as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drugs tests. Defending champion Djokovic can become the oldest Open era champion at the tournament if he secures a fifth title, a ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/08 02:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Olympic Games Paralympic Games paris
The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open during a ceremony in a balmy Place de la Concorde in central Paris -- the first time a Paralympic opening ...
