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José Mourinho does not mind coaching Saudi national team
In his lecture at the Institute for Leadership Development, José Mourinho noted that he travelled to many countries, and each time he gained new experiences and habits, to benefit in his personal life.

UEFA Europa League: Elneny’s Beşiktaş to host Wolves in Istanbul
Im Group L, AZ Alkmaar team will host Manchester United at Kyocera Stadium, the Netherlands.

Egyptian Premier League: Zamalek clash with Misr Lel Makkasa on Thursday
Zamalek enter the match today after winning their first game in the league against Al Ittihad Alexandria, reaping three points, aiming to move up in the table. Misr Lel Makkasa also target their second victory in this season, after beating Aswan on 3-2 in their opening game.

Egypt targets 3-5 Olympic medals in Tokyo 2020: Sports Minister
Sobhy told Daily News Egypt that Egypt has chosen 28 athletes who can compete for Olympic medals, so that the ministry can focus its support and efforts to achieve this goal.

Salah leads Liverpool against Red Bull Salzburg, seeking first win in UCL 2019/20
Simultaneously, Barcelona hosts Inter Milan at Camp Nou

American Coleman wins 100m world title, Wang Zheng takes hammer bronze for China
American Coleman wins 100m world title, Wang Zheng takes hammer bronze for China at the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

Seville to host 2021 UEFA Europa League final
The 2003 UEFA Cup decider between Celtic and Porto also took place in Seville, at the Estadio de La Cartuja.

Egypt, IHF sets date for signing 2021 World Handball Championship’s host contract
The Minister of Sports has reviewed earlier with the EHF the development of the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex and the construction situation of the Indoor Hall Complex in the New Administrative Capital.

Al Ahly approves in principal airline’s offer to build new stadium
El-Khatib’s approval does not mean that the project is under implementation, but it still requires obtaining necessary licences and security approvals, while the marketing department in the club is preparing economic and geographical studies on the stadium scheduled to be built in Sheikh Zayed city.

Investigation underway into EFA’s failure to vote for Mohamed Salah in FIFA’s Best awards
El-Badry seeks to contain Liverpool star’s anger, Magdy Abdel Ghany denies responsibility

Finance Ministry finishes initial draft of New Income Tax Law and is currently under review
By 2030, Egypt will be among 10 economic tigers, due to its rapid economic growth, says finance minister

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala to host Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 on Monday
Virgil van Dijk, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo compete for Best FIFA Men’s Player

Hard work behind reaching top world ranking in squash: Ali Farag
Playing professional squash in Egypt is much better than in Europe, says PSA men’s No. 1

ANRPC wins 1st place in Companies National Basketball Championship
Hassanein stressed the team’s commitment and great effort during the tournament to maintain the title of the company for the third year in a row.

UEFA Europa League’s first round kicks off with 24 strong clashes
Besiktas faces ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Manchester United hosts FC Astana, and Arsenal meets Eintracht Frankfurt

CIB, IEvents announce details of 2019-2020 PSA Women’s World Championship
The CIB has been sponsoring the Egyptian Squash Association (ESA) for seven years. The bank supports ten players, including Raneem El Welily; Nour El Tayeb; Nouran Gohar; Salma Hany; Hania Al Hamami; Ali Farag; Tarek Momen; Karim Abdel Gawad; Mohamed Abu Al-Ghar, and Marwan El Shorbagy.

Ali Zahran wins gold medal in FIG World Challenge Cup in Paris, one of the tournaments qualifying for Olympic Games

Egypt Cup: Zamalek eyes 27th title and Pyramids ready for making history
Zamalek is the holders of the last edition of Egypt Cup when he defeated Smouha and added the 26th title to its history. The White Night hopes to win this final to make it up to its fans, having lost the league’s title to its rival Al Ahly.

Egypt to host FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship for first time
The 20 teams are Egypt (host), Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Italy, Belarus, DR Congo, China, Korea, Romania, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States.

Seven foreign coaches lead Egyptian football teams
For its rival Zamalek, the White Knight contracted the Serbian coach Milutin Sredojević, simply known as Micho, for one season with a salary of $70,000 per month and $30,000 for his three aides. The contract includes a penalty clause of two months’ salary if terminated.

Weightlifting: pride of Egyptian sports, wins 56 medals in African Games
“We aim to continue victorious run in Tokyo, and good preparation is behind our success in Morocco,” says Mahgoub

Surfing the Nile on bicycles
Plastic waste differs from one place to another, yet remains a struggle everywhere as the Nile is quite polluted, says Founder

Port Said proposes establishing new EGP 2bn stadium, renovating old one
He added that, so far, the location of the new stadium has not been settled, where they are reviewing two sites and the companies to establish the project.

Al Ahly presents René Weiler as head coach for €2.2m one-season contract
Taha Ismail, head of the planning committee, said the coach was chosen because he is ambitious and young and has a good ability to communicate with the players

René Weiler named Al Ahly’s head coach with $2m annual salary
Sayed Abdel Hafez remains as football director

Egyptian athletes sweep 2019 African Games 2 days before its conclusion
Pharaohs snag 142 medals, Egyptian Olympic Committee eyes 200 medals

Meet the Egyptian adventurer embarking a 900 km swim across Egypt’s Red Sea in 90 days
El-Galla aims to get into Guinness World Record by finishing the last chapter of his extreme triathlon, to raise awareness of the plastic waste crisis

First Edition of ZED Club’s Cup opening ceremony kicks off
This is the first tournament of its kind to take place in Egypt and is organised by Z Bling Effect.

Sports Ministry collaborates with private sector to market Egyptian footballers in Europe
The new project targets players aged 15-18 to participate in the international friendly tournament in the Netherlands, and other 10 players aged 10-15 to receive training with European teams of the same age at the expense of Simo Sport.

Talent Project’s budget to reach EGP 68m, sponsoring 3,100 players from 27 provinces
He pointed out that Talent and Olympic Champion projects represent Egypt’s hope in achieving more medals and titles in the future, and the Ministry has spared no effort in supporting the projects.