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Big Ramy’s hometown celebrates his 2nd Mr. Olympia title in a row
Mamdouh Elssbiay is first Egyptian and Arab to win two consecutive titles of most famous bodybuilding championship
Ramadan Sobhi shines again
Ramadan Sobhi, the Egyptian national team player, scored his second international goal with the Pharaohs against Libya after an absence of 5.5 years. Sobhi’s first goal with the Egyptian national team was against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on 29 March 2016. Sobhi, coming from the bench in the second half, presented …
Escalation of El-Hadary and Al-Shinnawi disagreement
El-Shennawi was injured in the Libya match, however; he played the second match. El-Shennawy was subbed in the first half in the second Libya game after he suffered the same injury. El-Shennawy and El-Hadary were seen arguing on the touchline.
8 Egyptians qualify the Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship in South Korea
Korean Ambassador Hong Jin-Wook presented the winners with trophies and certificates for their outstanding performance in the Championship, which was organized online consistent with precautionary measures to prevent Covid-19. The closing ceremony of the championship was attended by Eng. Hisham Hattab, President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and Amr Salim, President of the Egyptian Taekwondo Federation.
Egypt to host 1st major international winter sports event
Egypt Ice Hockey Experience will start on 24 October 2021
As sport club and federation elections approach, former sports ministers return to spotlight
A few days before the Egyptian elections of sport clubs, federations, and Olympic Committee, scheduled for no later than next December, former sports ministers returned to the spotlight as they sought to run for the elections. Taher Abu Zaid reportedly aims to run for Al Ahly SC or Al-Shams SC president, Khaled Abdel Aziz for …
Election hustle starts early in Zamalek
Former Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz prepares strong electoral list
Egypt to host Liberia for friendly ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Libya
Coach Queiroz decides to keep Mohamed Salah as Egypt’s captain
UEFA to appeal to punish Barca, Real Madrid, Juventus
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus are among the 12 founding clubs of the so-called European Super League which was declared to be set up in April to challenge UEFA’s Champions League, but failed within 48 hours as the other nine clubs all announced their withdrawal.
Mo Salah joins Liverpool’s top 10 legends
Liverpool celebrated the accomplishment after Salah scored against Brentford in the sixth gameweek of the English Premier League.
Second round of UEFA Champions League group stage sees strong clashes
Paris Saint-Germain host Manchester City in battle of state-backed mega-clubs
Ellis “honoured” to lead comprehensive review of women’s football calendar
Jill Ellis opens a far-reaching review of the women’s football calendar in the coming days with the objective of creating global access and opportunities in the sport by putting the players at the heart of the discussions. Nothing is agreed for the women’s football match calendar after 2023, when the first 32-team FIFA Women’s World …
Tala’ea El Gaish’s goalkeeper makes the difference
Tala’ea El Gaish goalkeeper Mohamed Bassam presented good performances this season in general, and in the Egypt Super Cup in particular, as he saved three shots in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw. Bassam received many transfer offers from local clubs during the last period, most notably from Al-Masry, Al-Ittihad, and National Bank of …
Tala’ea El Gaish win their 1st Egypt Super Cup title after beating Al-Ahly
Tala’ea El Gaish beat Al Ahly 3-2 on a penalty shootout
Bassiouni leads Tala’ea El Gaish to glory
Tala’ea El Gaish’s head coach Abdel Hamid Bassiouni said he developed a tight plan for the match. After the game, he dedicated the title to the spirit of former Defence Minister Mohamed Tantawi who passed away earlier Tuesday. “I dedicate this victory to the spirit of Field Marshal Tantawi, who built this team, and I …
Ali Farag, Nouran Gohar crowned champions of CIB Egyptian Squash Open 2021
Egypt continues to dominate tournament for third consecutive year
Majority of fans favour more frequent men’s FIFA World Cups: global survey
A survey has provided feedback as part of the feasibility study regarding the frequency of the men`s FIFA World Cup. The findings of this online survey, conducted in July 2021, will be used as part of a wider consultation process involving fans, which will take place over several phases. 15,000 respondents were identified as expressing …
Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif jumps to 74th in women’s world ranking
Egyptian tennis star Mayar Sherif continued to make history after winning the Liqui Moly Open 2021, by defeating Italian player Martina Trevisan in the final match. With this victory, Sherif advanced to the 74th place in the world ranking, an unprecedented achievement for Egypt, after she was the first Egyptian player in history to enter …
COVID-19 threatens holding sports club and federation elections in Egypt
The elections of sports federations and clubs at the Olympic Committee have become questionable, due to the fact that their date coincides with the expected fourth wave of the coronavirus. A special source revealed to Daily News Egypt that the upcoming elections may be postponed, as the date for holding them was due in October …
Egyptian Football Association presents new coach of national team Carlos Queiroz
The normalisation committee of the Egyptian Football Association, headed by Ahmed Megahed, will hold a press conference on Thursday, to present the new coaching staff of the Egyptian national football team, led by Portuguese head coach Carlos Queiroz, who arrived in Cairo during the past hours to officially take over the task. Queiroz had held …
Cairo giants Al Ahly celebrates 10th CAF Champions League title
Al Ahly SC celebrated their 10th CAF Champions League, on Tuesday, in a huge ceremony inside the club’s headquarters, in the presence of many sports and public figures. During the ceremony, Mahmoud El-Khatib, President of Al Ahly, thanked the football team’s work system, pointing out that the achievement came after huge efforts. El-Khatib said that …
Liverpool star Mo Salah joins English Premier League 100-goal club
Salah is third highest goal scorer with Liverpool in Premier League at 98 goals
European Club Association honours Hany Abu Rida
The European Club Association, headed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain, has honoured Hani Abu Rida, member of the FIFA Supreme Council and member of the executive office of the African Football Federation. The honouring took place on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the association’s meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Abu Rida participated in the …
Hana Gouda: Egypt’s rising star in table tennis
Egypt wins gold in 6 of 7 events of 2021 African Table Tennis Championships
Egyptian teams dominate African handball competitions
Al Ahly to face Zamalek in African Handball Super Cup on Friday
Portuguese Carlos Queiroz named as Egypt national football team’s head coach
The Egyptian Football Association has officially appointed Carlos Queiroz as the new head coach of the national football team. The Portuguese coach has worked with Manchester United and Real Madrid, and has coached the national teams of Portugal, Colombia, Iran, and South Africa, amongst others. Egypt’s coaching staff will also include Diaa Elsayed as general coach, Mohamed Shawky as assistant coach, and Essam El Hadary as goalkeeping coach. Queiroz is yet to choose a performance …
Orascom lays foundation stone for O West Club, with EGP 800m investments
Club membership costs EGP 180,000
Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for new glory with Manchester United
Manchester United announced signing Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday evening, in a sensational return of the Portuguese international to his former club, coming from Italy’s giants Juventus. The huge transfer cost the Red Devils up to €23m ($27m), and gave the “Don” the chance to play again at Old Trafford. Ronaldo, aka CR7, moved to Man …
Barcelona to receive €54m from Neymar after settling prior-PSG contract disputes
The Brazilian forward demanded Barcelona pay him a renewal bonus he was allegedly yet to receive, while the Catalan giants hit back by suing the 29-year-old for breach of contract. Barcelona filed a lawsuit against Neymar to recover the money he obtained as an advance payment after renewing his contract with Barca before leaving to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017.
International football transfer activity records $48.5bn in past decade: FIFA
Manchester City top FIFA’s list of biggest spenders on internationals transfers