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Bellingham Claims Liga Leaders Real Madrid Clasico Win Over Barca

This is Beirut, 26/10 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football Liga Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé Barça

Jude Bellingham's goal helped Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to win a tense Clasico and move five points clear of their bitter rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Champions Barcelona won all four times the teams were pitted against each other last season but in his first Clasico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso snapped that run. Kylian ...

Eze Haunts Palace as Arsenal Bolster Charge

This is Beirut, 26/10 19:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Arsenal Premier League Football Liverpool Manchester City

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal still have room for improvement after Eberechi Eze's first Premier League goal for the club gave the leaders a 1-0 win against his former club Crystal Palace on Sunday. Eze struck late in the first half at the Emirates Stadium to ensure Arsenal took full advantage of the latest losses for title rivals Liverpool and ...

Liverpool Beaten Again at Brentford, In-Form Man Utd Go Fourth

This is Beirut, 26/10 01:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Premier League Manchester United Liverpool

Liverpool lost for the fourth consecutive game in the Premier League as Brentford beat the champions 3-2 on Saturday, while Manchester United climbed into the top four with a 4-2 victory over Brighton. Less than a month since starting the season with five straight wins, Liverpool's title defence has come off the rails as the defensive frailties ...

Sunderland Stun Chelsea to Go Second, Newcastle Beat Fulham

This is Beirut, 25/10 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Premier League Chelsea

Sunderland climbed to second in the Premier League as Chemsdine Talbi's stoppage time winner stunned Chelsea, while Newcastle also struck late to beat Fulham 2-1 on Saturday. Back in the Premier League for the first time in eight years, the Black Cats already look set to buck the trend of promoted sides being relegated straight back to the ...

Criticism Will Motivate Yamal in Clasico, Says Barca Assistant

This is Beirut, 25/10 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Football Barça Real Madrid Liga

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be motivated by criticism ahead of the Clasico, said the club's assistant coach on Saturday. Teenage winger Yamal has been in the spotlight in the Spanish capital after joking that Real Madrid "steal" and "complain" during an appearance on a social media stream. Spanish champions Barca face Real Madrid on Sunday ...

Messi Brace Fuels Miami Over Nashville in MLS Cup Opener

This is Beirut, 25/10 08:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Football Lionel Messi Messi Miami

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored twice to lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC on Friday in the opening game of their MLS Cup round one playoff series. Tadeo Allende also scored for Inter, who took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series, with game two in Nashville on November 1. Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi was ...

Dembele Set for PSG Return After Six Weeks Out

This is Beirut, 20/10 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ousmane Dembele Champions League Football

Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele is in line to make his return from injury for Paris Saint Germain against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, a source close to the club told AFP on Monday. The news will come as a welcome boost for PSG coach Luis Enrique, whose side has been struggling with injuries this season. Dembele, 28, has been out ...

Mbappe Sends Real Madrid Top as Getafe Self-Destruct

This is Beirut, 20/10 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Kylian Mbappe Football FC Barcelona Liga

Kylian Mbappe extended his goal-scoring streak to 11 consecutive games to help Real Madrid reclaim top spot in La Liga with a 1-0 victory at nine-man Getafe on Sunday. After rivals Barcelona briefly displaced Los Blancos with a narrow win over Girona on Saturday, Xabi Alonso's side restored their two-point advantage before next weekend's ...

Football - Lebanon: Al-Ahed in the Lead, Nejmeh Lying in Wait

Makram Haddad, 20/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Football Nejmeh Al-Ahed

The fourth matchday was intense and full of strong signals: Al-Ahed has won all four games and remains in the lead; Nejmeh stays in touch; Ansar wins on a controversial penalty; Joya trounces Racing (7-0); and La Sagesse takes home three precious points against Sahel. Meanwhile, the bottom of the table remains mired in trouble. The Lebanese ...

Araujo Strikes Late as Barca Snatch Win Over Girona

This is Beirut, 18/10 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football Liga Barça

Ronald Araujo struck at the death to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win over Girona on Saturday and lift the champions top of La Liga. The defender, sent on as an emergency forward, netted in the 93rd minute to give Barca a one-point lead on Real Madrid, who visit Getafe on Sunday. Following two consecutive defeats Barca were only just able to edge ...

Postecoglou Sacked by Forest After Chelsea Defeat

This is Beirut, 18/10 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Football Chelsea Premier League

Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou was sacked on Saturday after just eight matches in charge -- just minutes after a 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea. "Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect," ...

PSG Fightback Denies Strasbourg in Six-Goal Ligue 1 Thriller

This is Beirut, 18/10 01:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Football PSG France Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain produced a second-half fightback to draw 3-3 with an impressive Strasbourg on Friday as Luis Enrique's injury-hit side held on to top spot in Ligue 1. Bradley Barcola gave reigning French and European champions PSG an early advantage at the Parc des Princes, but Strasbourg came roaring back to lead 3-1 thanks to a Joaquin ...

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