Latest in Tag: Sport Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sport
Squash round-up: Montreal and Chicago
Highs and lows for Egyptian Squash players
Archery; a military skill turned sport
Originating as a military and hunting skill, archery dates back to at least 50,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptian civilisation was among the first to employ archery; both for hunting purposes and during warfare. With the advent of firearms, however, the bow and arrow were almost pushed to extinction. The first sign of revival for …
Murky Turkish football politics mesh with massive corruption scandal
By James M. Dorsey Always murky, Turkish football politics have become even murkier as a politics-laden match-fixing scandal meshes with a corruption investigation that targets Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his closest associates. Defendants in both scandals – Mr Erdogan and the management of one of Turkey’s most storied clubs – portray the allegations …
Gouna deal Al-Ahly third defeat this season
Somouha go top of Group 1 with a win over Raga’a on Matchday 10
Israeli pitches: A tale of racism, bigotry and double standards
By James M. Dorsey If Israeli football pitches are any indication, Israeli attitudes towards Palestinians do not bode well for US Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East peace efforts. The story echoing from the pitches is one of racism, racial superiority, bigotry, double standards and little sincere effort to address a key issue that …
Abu Zeid denies resignation after feud with Al-Ahly club board
El-Beblawi blocks sports minister’s decision to disband Al-Ahly club board
Gulf states line up as targets of trade unions and human rights groups
By James M Dorsey Gulf states are lining up as targets for criticism by international trade unions and human rights groups for their treatment of foreign workers. Qatar, long in the firing line following its winning three years ago of the right to host a World Cup, was joined this week by Abu Dhabi as …
Team Egypt gears up for the Street Child World Cup
This group of young footballers, 18 to be exact, have all had experience of living on the streets, but for almost a year now, have been regularly training with one eye on Rio de Janeiro, where the Street Child World Cup will kick off on 27 March 2014.
Sporting Alexandria reach quarterfinals in Tunisia
Egyptian basketball team progresses from group stage of FIBA African Champions Cup
Premier League fixtures draw postponed indefinitely
Ministry of Interior says it is ‘studying the security situation’
Mohamed Elshorbagy is Sky Open champion
Elshorbagy went into the final 3-9 down to Darwish on a career head-to-head tally over the past four years – but had only dropped a single game in his three wins over the former world No 1 from Cairo.
Top seeds make Sky Open Summit
For the second time in three days, world No 5 Darwish had to fight back from two games down to survive an onslaught from an up-and-coming fellow countryman.
Sky opens for international squash in Egypt
Former world number one Darwish, 32, will now face compatriot Mohamed Abul-Ghar in one of four all-Egyptian last 16 round clashes.
Al-Ahly turns African championship into anti-government protest
By James M. Dorsey Clashes this weekend between security forces and militant supporters of crowned Cairo club Al-Ahly SC and a political demonstration by the team’s goalkeeper have dented the Egyptian military-backed government’s efforts to show that the country had put its political crisis behind it. The clashes raise the specter of world soccer body …
Accusations of non-patriotism upset me: Egyptian Kung-Fu player
I have a video of the full ceremony, which I will publish at the right time to exonerate myself: Mohamed Youssef
Elshorbagy upsets Willstrop to set up Gaultier in World semifinal
Elshorbagy, the world No6 from Alexandria, was meeting England’s James Willstrop in a repeat of last year’s semi-final which went the full distance – with the Egyptian underdog prevailing in 112 minutes to reach the final as the No8 seed.
Saudi Arabia mulls granting women access to stadia
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s secretive ruling family is mulling over allowing women to attend football matches. No Saudi official has suggested that the controversial issue is under discussion but if past experience is any indication, a series of statements and denials suggests that a debate is underway. The debate would be a revival …
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 …
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.
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.
Roller Derby team organizes a fundraising party
Roller derby team, CaiRollers’ first bout is planned on 14 June.
The world of Ultimate Frisbee
The world of Ultimate Frisbee
Football: Man Utd statement on Ferguson departure
Ferguson, 71, has been in charge at Old Trafford for 26 years, guiding United to 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League crowns
Dream Barca, Real final possible after semis draw
Champions League semi-final draw sets up possibility of all Spanish or all German final
Ministry of Sport: Five new PPP ‘sport city’ projects announced
“We want to forge partnerships with the private sector,” says Minister of Sport Mostafa Azzam
Kitesurfing on the Red Sea
The contrast of the intense blues of the ocean with the rich rusts and ochres of the sand and the vivid reds, browns and purples of the distant mountains are a visual feast no kiter soon forgets, even more so with ones’ senses heightened by carving through the blue lagoons powered only by the wind.
Cairo’s spas and pools
A tour around Egypt’s amazing spas
Ultras say no to Super Cup game, demand retribution first
Ultras Ahlawy: “no game will be played before retribution, unless over their dead bodies”
Much more than just games
By Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace During this break in the action between the closing of the Olympic Games and the opening of the Paralympic Games in London this Friday, we have a unique opportunity to consider how both events can improve people’s lives …
Egypt’s bright hopes in London
Will the Egyptians athletes meet expectations in London 2012?