Latest in Tag: sports Highlight
Latest in Tag: sports

Ahly wins CAF Super Cup title as performance falters in domestic league
Amr Gamal scores twice to give Ahly their sixth CAF Super Cup title

Sochi week 2 recap: More of the good, the bad, and the weird
The second week of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi saw some of the most intense and exciting moments of the games.

Turkish athlete dies during the first Luxor Taekwondo Open Championship
World Taekwondo Federation offers condolences to the late playerâs family and friends

Workersâ welfare in Qatar: Navigating a minefield
By James M. Dorsey Qatari organisers of the 2022 World Cup â in a bid to fend off criticism in the European parliament, convince world football body FIFA of progress made in improving conditions of foreign workers, and side line political demands by international trade unions â has issued the Gulf stateâs most detailed workers welfare …

Seahawks rout Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII
Russell Wilson leads team to first Super Bowl championship

Pele âThe Black Pearlâ visits Egypt for the first time in 41 years
Sponsored by Coca Cola and in cooperation with Ministry of State for Youth Affairs

Chelsea complete move for Egyptâs Salah
Salah has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the reigning Europa League champions and will wear the number 15 shirt at Stamford Bridge.

Shabana wins 2014 Tournament of Champions
Shabanaâs victory, his first PSA World Series event title since 2011, also prevents Gaultier from becoming World No.1 outright in February as the Aix En Provance man now goes level with Englandâs Nick Matthew atop the rankings.

Law and sports: the who, what, and why
Boardsâ membership and TV rights cause problems between football clubs and state

Al-Ahly and Ismaily retain groups’ top spots, Zamalek draws with Haras Al-Hedood
Egyptian Football league suspended again until 28 January

Al-Ahly defeats ENPPI for Group Aâs pole position
Omar Gamal to White Knights, Gedo back to Red Devils

Abu Trika Africaâs best player for the fourth time
The retired âEl Magicoâ competed with fellow Egyptian Ahmed Fathi and Nigerian Sunday Mba for the honourary prize; Al-Ahly chosen as best club

Yaya Toure named African Footballer of Year
Egyptian legend Mohamed Aboutrika beat compatriot Ahmed Fathy and Sunday Mba from Nigeria to win the best Player based in Africa.

Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes
By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well as scores of other players and athletes since security forces squashed a popular uprising almost three years ago, according to human rights activists, journalists and officials. In one of the latest rounds of detentions, authorities last month arrested three soccer and two handball …

Hossam loses in Qatar ExxonMobil Open first round
The Egyptian player loses against reigning champion

Nine games played: Egyptian Premier League report
Wadi Degla beat Al-Minya while Arab Contractors dominate Al-Raga’a

Al-Ahly battles C.F. Monterrey for Club World Cup fifth place
Bayern Munich through to the final, awaiting contender
Al-Ahly SC âwell preparedâ for fifth Club World Cup campaign
The Egyptian team defeats Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez 2-1 in a friendly match, leading up to the championship’s quarterfinal with Guangzhou Evergrande

Mohamed Safwat tops Futures 35 tennis
Safwat beats Serbiaâs Pedja Krstin 2-0
Al-Ahly claims third place in Abu Dhabi Basketball Championship
Moroccan AS Salé wins the championship

Egyptian Squash hopes for another victory in Hong Kong Open championship
Ashour, Al-Shorbagy brothers, Al-Weleily, Abdel Kawy and Al-Tayeb make it to the round of 16

AUC Soccer Champion Shatters Gender Stereotypes
One of Farida’s role models is a soccer star who has helped dismantle stereotypes about female athletes â Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan of the US national womenâs team, who is also a model and published author.

Egyptians claim two medals in weightlifting President’s Cup
Russians dominate the championship on their home soil

Top seeds survive Saskatoon semis
Favourite Ali Fathi will be trying to become the first Egyptian champion of the long-established event after seeing off Canadian hope Dane Sharp, the fourth seed from Toronto, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 in 37 minutes.

Saudi survey: Majority of Saudis favour womenâs right to sports
By James M. Dorsey A vast majority of Saudis favour women having the right to fully engage in sports in a country that has no official facilities for female athletes or physical education programmes for girls in schools, according to a Saudi sociology researcher, who has put forward a series of recommendations at a time …
Elshorbagy wins First World Series Crown at Qatar Classic
The match had all the makings of a great climax to the seventh PSA World Series event staged before a packed crowd at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex.

World Cup dreams dashed despite good display
Egypt defeats Ghana 2-1; Black Stars qualify for Brazil 2014

Bradley chooses 25 players for Ghana game
Egyptian National team faces Zambia in a friendly game on Thursday
Zamalek wins Egyptian Cup after defeating Wadi Degla 3-0
The White Knights win their first trophy since 2008

Egyptian team wins Karate Cadet and Junior World Cup
The Egyptian team claimed 15 medals to win the championship, topping Japan in the process