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Egypt’s Youssef Ibrahim qualifies for the semifinals of Squash Open D’Italia
Egypt’s Mohamed Saeid and Jordan’s Ahmed Al-Sarraj exited the tournament in the first round, while Egypt’s Youssef Ibrahim qualified for the semifinals
Pharaonic city’s 2017 African Continental Cycling Championship
Hosted by Luxor, the championship will take place between 13 and 19 February
After FC Barcelona lost to Paris SG, Messi postpones visit to Egypt
Argentinean football star Lionel Messi, playing for FC Barcelona, postponed his visit to Egypy which should have taken place Wednesday morning, according to Prime Pharma’s press office. Prime Pharma’s press office added that the visit will take place soon, and a press release will be issued to notify about it. On Tuesday, a day before …
Messi visits Egypt to fight Hepatitis C
In an effort to promote Hepatitis C treatment tourism, the Argentinean football player Lionel Messi arrives in Egypt on Wednesday. Attempting to refresh tourism in Egypt, the Egyptian government started a campaign in June to make Egypt a destination for patients from Europe and Asia to cure Hepatitis C at cheap prices. This campaign is …
2017 witnesses breaking historic football jinxes
Egypt defeats Morocco, Cameroon beats the Pharaohs, and Zamalek finally wins Super Cup
The draw of the 2017 Basketball World Cup
Egypt placed in the second group with Germany, Puerto Rico, and Lithuania
Zamalek beats Al-Ahly in Super Cup for the first time
Gennesh leads his team to victory
Al-Ahly Squash Open concludes its events on Wednesday
Tournament’s celebration held in presence of remarkable figures in the squash world
What to watch out for on Bundesliga matchday 20
With games against the league’s bottom two sides and the Champions League looming Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund may take their eyes off the ball. Roger Schmidt won’t, his job looks under threat once again.Schmidt under the spotlight Roger Schmidt has been the Bayer Leverkusen coach for just shy of 1000 days and it feels …
German Cup: Sportfreunde Lotte earn Dortmund home tie, Schalke head to Bayern
Lotte, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, will welcome Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the German Cup. Meanwhile, Schalke will head to Bayern Munich, while Hamburg host Borussia Mönchengladbach.Sportfreunde Lotte have been rewarded for their third successive upset in the German Cup with a money-spinning home tie against Borussia Dortmund. Ismail Atalan’s side beat …
German Cup: Lotte, Dortmund ; Frankfurt through, Schalke crush Sandhausen
Third tier Lotte scored twice to knock out 1860, while Schalke turned on the style away to Sandhausen. Borussia Dortmund beat Hertha Berlin on penalties and Eintracht Frankfurt edged out Hannover in a dramatic finale.Lotte 2-0 1860 Munich (Lindner 28, Freiberger 58′) Third tier Lotte scored a goal in each half as they eased to …
Zahed Mohamed, Karim Abdel Gawad, and Zeina Mickawy stand in February’s championships
Zahed Mohamed won the Pittsburgh Open, while Karim Abdel Gawad and Zeina Mickawy were the runner-ups of the Swedish Open and the Winnipeg Open respectively.
German Cup: Bayern, Gladbach, Hamburg and Arminia Bielefeld reach the last eight
Hamburg saw off Cologne and Arminia Bielefeld came through a tense penalty shootout in the German Cup on Tuesday night. They were joined in the last eight by Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach.Hamburg 2-0 Cologne (Jung 5′, Wood 76′) Hamburg scored a goal in each half to dump Cologne out of the German Cup and …
A year out from 2018 Winter Olympics, everything is in place but the people
A year out from the 2018 Winter Olympics and everything in Pyeongchang seems under control. Stadiums are built, tickets are ready and events are decided but not everyone in South Korea is convinced it’ll all go smoothly.Whatever weird or wonderful display serves as an opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Games on February 9 next year, …
El-Gouna International Squash Open, Orascom Development PSA Women’s World Championship to be held in El-Gouna
El-Gouna Squash Open is one of the seven biggest international squash tournaments
Grindel: Germany needs ‘fundamental debate’ on football violence
After the shocking attacks on RB Leipzig fans in Dortmund on Saturday, German FA chief Reinhard Grindel has called for an urgent change to Germany’s football culture. Grindel wants to see an “uprising of the decent.”A number of Leipzig fans and four police officers were injured when Dortmund supporters pelted visiting fans with stones and …
AFCON 2017 Review: Cameroon fairytale makes up for disappointments
The African Nations Cup was plagued by low scoring, the usual empty seats and apathy among the people of host nation Gabon. But on the field, Cameroon’s surprise success gave us a wonderful narrative yet again.Almost all African Nations Cups follow the same pattern. Organizational difficulties at first, some political opposition and a lot of …
German Cup: What to watch out for in the last 16
For Dortmund it’s a question of priorities but some of the Bundesliga’s sleeping giants will welcome their sole shot at glory. And can Lotte upset the odds again? Here’s what to look out for in this week’s cup games.Can Lotte hit the jackpot again? The last 16 of the German Cup features seven teams from …
Neuer: Things aren’t working the way we’d like at the moment
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has admitted that the German champions are struggling to play the brand of football they want to under Carlo Ancelotti. Bayern face Wolfsburg in the German Cup tomorrow.The Bavarians were held at home by Schalke on Saturday but extended their lead at the top of the table to four points after …
President Al-Sisi receives Egyptian football team upon its arrival from Gabon
Despite Egypt’s loss to Cameroon in the 2017 AFCON, streets were crowded with people after the match; supporting, cheering for the Egyptian team
Luckless Cuper loses his 13th final match
Cameroon national team beat its Egyptian counterpart 2-1, in the final match of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) held at Danjundje stadium in Gabon, claiming their fifth AFCON title. It was the 13th final-match defeat for Egypt’s head coach, Hector Cuper, in his career. It seems that losing in the finals is a jinx …
New England Patriots defeat Atlanta Falcons to win Super Bowl 51
The New England Patriots have completed a stirring comeback to win a thrilling Super Bowl 51. The Atlanta Falcons blew a 25-point lead as the Patriots claimed victory in overtime.The New England Patriots produced a spectacular comeback against the Atlanta Falcons to claim their fifth Super Bowl, winning 34-28. The Falcons surged into a commanding …
AFCON 2017: Cameroon claim Africa Cup of Nations title with dramatic win over Egypt
Two second-half goals completed a stunning comeback for Cameroon against overwhelming favorites Egypt. Just as the game seemed to be heading for extra-time, the underdogs scored late on to record a famous victory.Egypt 1-2 Cameroon Elneny 22′ ; Nkoulou 59′, Aboubakar 88′ Cameroon, a team devoid of eight of their best players after they refused …
Gaultier breaks Abdel Gawad’s win streak in 2017, winning the 2017 Squash Swedish Open
This is the third UCS Swedish Squash Open for the French champion
Dortmund find space to breathe
Borussia Dortmund’s struggles this season started in Leipzig, and fans were clearly hoping the return fixture might herald a turnaround. Jon Harding was at a stadium desperate to show RB Leipzig what it was not.”There wasn’t any room to breathe, for us or the spectators,” Roman Bürki said afterwards. The pressure has been tightening around …
AFCON 2017: Late winner brings consolation prize to Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso waited until just before full time to down Ghana in the third place Africa Cup of Nations playoffs. It was their second-best finish in the continental tournament.Burkina Faso 1-0 Ghana (Traore 89′) Burkina Faso has finished in third place at the 2017 African Cup of Nations, beating Ghana in Saturday’s third-place match in …
Bundesliga matchday 19: Talking points
Do Bayern Munich rely too much on one man? Why can’t RB Leipzig beat the big boys? Is Mahmoud Dahoud back on track under Hecking? All this and more in this week’s Bundesliga talking points.Dahoud front and center of Hecking’s revolution Although Lars Stindl’s individual goal in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s win over Freiburg will undoubtedly be …
Egypt to face Cameroon in Afcon final
After Egypt was absent from the African Cup of Nations in its last three editions, Egyptians are eager for victory
Karim Abdel Gawad, Zahed Mohamed, Zeina Mickawy qualify for semifinals
There are three squash championships currently taking place with Egyptians represented in the semifinals. Karim Abdel Gawad has made it to the 2017 UCS Swedish Squash Open semifinals after securing his victory over Australian Cameron Pilley in the quarterfinals. Abdel Gawad snatched a hard-won victory after winning 3-2 (11-7/9-11/11-9/12-14/11-6). Abdel Gawad is ranked second internationally, …
Nigeria’s Rohr wants Cameroon to win final, foresaw Leipzig success
Gernot Rohr tells DW that Cameroon would be worthier AFCON winners than Egypt and that his Nigeria side have a newfound spirit to succeed in future. On the Bundesliga, he says he is not surprised by RB Leipzig’s rise.Nigeria coach Rohr has managed across Africa and so is well-placed to pick a winner in Sunday’s …