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Latest in Sports
Islamic games open in Indonesia
The opening ceremony in Palembang, a city on Sumatra Island, was modest, reflecting the lack of funding for the event.
Egyptian players play key role in European wins
Egyptian national team players help their teams in vital wins during this week’s football
Ghana postpones match with Egypt to 15 October, Egypt chooses 19 November for the return leg
Bradley chooses a preliminary list of 33 players for the game
In Pictures: Ultras White Knights clash with Security Forces
A protest by Ultras White Knights, fans of the Zamalek football team, turned violent after protesters attempted to storm into the Club. Protesters demanded that the chairman of the club be removed. Security forces fired warning shots in the air, and used teargas to disperse the crowd
Omar Samra qualifies for Orlando and hopes to represent Egypt in space
Samra is an adventurer, mountaineer, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker. He is the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest; and also the first Egyptian to complete the 7 Summits challenge on 31 May 2013, climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents.
Ahly reach semi-finals after thrashing Zamalek 4-2
The Cairo derby teams confronted in El Gouna
Egypt to face Ghana on 13 October qualifiers
Ten African teams to battle it out for the five world cup spots
Cape Verde suspended, Tunisia onto final round of African World Cup qualifiers
Egypt stays second-seeded for the draw
African World Cup Qualifiers: The Final Showdown
Egypt is in the second seed for the draw, expects to face one of five first-seeded teams
Aboutrika celebrates 100th cap in a goal bonanza
The playmaker scores once and assists twice in Egypt’s 4-2 win over Guinea
Stallions seek to find the athlete inside of you
Exercise group focused on fitness and team spirit to bring the best out of their clients
Qatar 2022 – A mixed blessing
By James M. Dorsey Winning the 2022 World Cup hosting rights has proven to be a mixed blessing for Qatar. The wealthy Gulf emirate, more than two years after world football body FIFA voted in Qatar’s favor, is under greater scrutiny than it ever has been and that it originally had bargained for. Qatar’s suitability …
Vital wins for Al-Ahly and Zamalek in African Champions League
Victories give each team an opportunity to advance to the semifinals
Seventh heaven for Meguid in Yokohama
Meguid, the world No43 from Giza, reached the final without dropping a game.
Egypt qualifies for basketball World Cup 2014
Egyptian basketball team qualifies for FIBA World Cup 2014, but fails to win FIBA Africa Championship.
Zamalek Sports club protest turns violent
No casualties after police disperse crowds
Egypt claim record fourth successive World Junior title in Poland
It was only six days earlier that El-Sherbini,17, the world No11 from Alexandria, made history for herself in Wroclaw by becoming the first ever player to win a world junior individual title for a third time.
Football: Al-Ahly seek new date, to accommodate Ramadan
The Cairo club must also find a new venue for the Group A match day two fixture after the military owners of the Air Defence Stadium in the capital city refused to stage it.
Zamalek flies to Congo on Thursday
The Cairo-based club will meet Congolese Leopards on Sunday
El-Sherbini world hat-trick makes squash history in Poland
It took just 34 minutes for the 17-year-old to fulfil her dream, beating Metwally 11-7, 16-14, 11-8 to take the title.
Egypt Seeded To Set World Junior Team Championship Record
The biennial World Squash Federation Championship gets underway on 22 July at the Hasta La Vista Club in the historic city of Wroclaw in Poland following Sunday’s world individual finals.
World Championships to Climax with all-Egyptian finals In Poland
History was made in the women’s event when Nour El Sherbini beat fellow Egyptian Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 in 31 minutes to become the first player ever to reach a world junior championship final for a fourth time.
Egyptians dominate squash World Championship Quarter-Finals in Poland
Top seed Fares Mohamed Dessouki reached the men’s quarter-finals for the second successive year after beating Pakistan’s 9/16 seed Tayyab Aslam 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 in 54 minutes.
FIFA reaffirms its role as a pillar of established order
By James M Dorsey A recent visit by world football body FIFA president SeppBlatter to the Middle East spotlighted the group’s role as a pillar of the existing political and football governance order under the guise of a fictional separation between sports and politics, rather than a force for greater transparency and accountability. To be …
Egyptian Premier League postponed indefinitely
EFA fines Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaili and Ittihad 100, 000 each for breaching crowd ban
EgyCycle bringing cycling to Egypt
Group promotes cycling as both a sport and lifestyle
England upsets Egypt for world squash title
No4 ranked James Willstrop beats Karim Darwish to clinch title in France
Egypt defeats Mozambique in World Cup qualifiers
Pharaohs are one step away from reaching the World Cup after scraping by with a 1-0 victory
Young tennis star aims for match-point
Sandra Samir sets her sights on becoming Egypt’s first ever top 100 female player
Egypt defeats Zimbabwe 4-2 in World Cup qualifiers
Salah’s hat-trick puts Egypt one step away from reaching the final round of World Cup qualifiers