Latest in Tag: basketball Highlight
Latest in Tag: basketball

Korean Embassy invites first Egyptian basketball player playing for a Korean professional team
The first Egyptian player to set foot on Korean basketball arenas will be competing for the LG Sakers for the second year after renewing his contract ahead of the 2022/23 seasonâs kick-off in October.

Saudi Arabiaâs small cities see sports boom ahead of 1st Basketball tournament for women
GCC country to hold first Basketball tournament for Saudi women in late February

Basketball in Egypt moves towards investment
Egyptian Basketball Federation plans to establish joint-stock company for sports investment: Board member Mohamed Fathy

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.

Hassan Fahmy âthe annoying fanâ: My dream is to become a singer, I am a camera addict
In all the social and sporting events in Egypt, you find a tall, dark-skinned man with signs of misery and fatigue, who keeps chasing the camera anywhere, whether in a football stadium, basketball courts, tennis pitches, or any other games, as well as at funerals and weddings. Hassan Fahmy is presentâcarrying his microphone and shouting …

When sports challenge belonging to a homeland
Egyptian Karim Abou Qoura saddest for Bahrainâs loss against Egypt

Top 10 most popular sports in the United StatesÂ
Despite the fact that soccer is by far the most popular sport globally, many Americans believe that world football is unfair. American cultural values have deep love for the concept of justice. The âAmerican Dreamâ is a story about justice. Those who are honest, hard-working, get what they deserve. Americans are more interested in other …

For the first time in Africa, Egypt hosts U19 Basketball World Cup
Saturday witnessed the Egyptian teamâs first winning game after its intense training programme with Spanish coach Juan Orenga
The draw of the 2017 Basketball World Cup
Egypt placed in the second group with Germany, Puerto Rico, and Lithuania
Egypt wins 22 Emirates Airlines Basketball Championship
On Sunday, Egypt won the 22nd Emirates Airlines Basketball Championship for Arab teams, defeating Morocco by a narrow 96-90. This victory marks the second consecutive title win for the Egyptian team. Egyptâs Omar Tarek also won the award for best player in the championship. The final match was held at the Cairo International Stadium. Morocco …
Egypt goes head-to-head against Bahrain on Saturday
The semifinal of the 22nd edition of the Emirates Airlines Menâs Basketball Championship for Arab Teams will end on Saturday
Egypt to face off against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday
Egypt is slated to play against Saudi Arabia at 6pm on Wednesday, in the final match of the first round of the 22nd Edition of the Emirates Airlines Menâs Basketball Championship for Arab teams. On Tuesday, Egypt defeated Algeria 73-56. The championship is taking place at the Cairo International stadium. Photos courtesy of Ministry …
Egypt, Algeria to face off in Emirates Airlines Menâs Basketball Championship on Tuesday
With the participation of Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the 22nd Emirates Airlines Menâs Basketball Championship for Arab teams began on 30 December 2016 at the Cairo International Stadium. Egypt was the champion of the last edition of this championship, which took place in Sharm El-Sheikh. During the …

Draw of Emirates Airlines Menâs Basketball Championship for Arab teams to take place Wednesday
The Egyptian Basketball Federation, presided over by Magdy Abou Farikha, will host the draw for the 22nd Emirates Airlines Menâs Basketball Championship for Arab teams on Wednesday. The championship will take place from 30 December 2016 to 8 January 2017. This is the 22nd edition of the championship; Egypt has organised seven editions and won …

Al-Ahly wins the 2016Â FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship
The Egyptian club Al-Ahly took home the top price at the 31st edition of the FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship on 16 December. It was not an easy win. Al-Ahly managed to snatch the gold medal from Angola’s Recreativo do Libolo thanks to the difference of two points. The final match ended with a score …

Egypt hosts 22nd Emirates Airlines Men’s Basketball for Arab teams
In the presence of president of the Egyptian Basketball Federation Magdy Abou Farikha and president of the Emirati Basketball Federation and the Arab Basketball Federation Ismail Al-Karkawy, a press conference was held on 15 November to launch the 22nd Emirates Airlines Men’s Basketball for Arab teams. The championship will take place from 30 December 2016 …
Egyptian junior basketball team wins Arab Championship, comes 2nd in African Championship Â
The team is now preparing for the 2017 FIBA Basketball World Cup for juniors, which will be hosted by Egypt

NFL’s Dallas Cowboys top Forbes list of most valuable teams
The Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid as the worldâs most valuable sports team. Itâs the first time a non-soccer club has risen to top spot since Forbes Magazine created its ranking in 2011.

Duncan calls time on career after 19 seasons with Spurs
Five-times NBA champion Tim Duncan has announced his retirement from basketball. The 40-year-oldâs decision brings to an end the forwardâs glittering 19-year spell with the San Antonio Spurs.

Egypt to host 2017 Basketball World Cup for junior players
Egypt beat out Italy, Latvia, and Israel after receiving the most votes

Egyptian basketball greatly suffered over past decade: Mohamed Yousef
Commentator discusses the state of basketball in Egypt and the region, Qatari relations, and the NBA

Basketball: NBA great Moses Malone dies, aged 60
One of basketball’s brightest stars in the 1970s and 1980s, Moses Malone, has passed away. The centre was a three-time most valuable player and won a title with Philadelphia in a stellar career. Moses Malone, regularly ranked as one of the fifty best players in NBA history, died in his sleep sometime in the night …

Raptors and Blazers lead NBA after 28 rounds
Portland Trail Blazers continues leading the Western Conference after winning the game against the New Orleans Pelicans, scoring 114 points to 88.
25 Ultras Ahlawy members arrested following basketball match break-in
Hardcore supporters of Al-Ahly club protest against alleged collaboration between club chairman, Egyptian Basketball Federation and police to bar fans

Sporting Alexandria reach quarterfinals in Tunisia
Egyptian basketball team progresses from group stage of FIBA African Champions Cup
Al-Ahly claims third place in Abu Dhabi Basketball Championship
Moroccan AS Salé wins the championship

Egypt qualifies for basketball World Cup 2014
Egyptian basketball team qualifies for FIBA World Cup 2014, but fails to win FIBA Africa Championship.

Harlem Globetrotters bring on the laughs with comedy basketball show
International exhibition basketball team entertains Cairo families with their dunks, trick shots and jokes

Harlem Globetrotters trot to Cairo
Exhibition basketball team brings their show to Cairo for first time in 24 years