Latest in Tag: sports Highlight
Latest in Tag: sports

Cairo, a city of runners
Cairo Runners organise Cairo’s first half marathon

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

Philippe Croizon shows that anything is possible
French quadruple amputee visits Egypt and shares his story on how he swam across the straights that connect the continents

Local football roundup: Ismaily fails to close the gap with Zamalek, Arab Contractors crushes El-Intag
Tala’ea El-Geish grabs the 3rd place from El-Shorta after defeating them

Champions crowned across Europe
Many top-flight leagues have already been decided

Qatar sees soccer as tool to give foreigners an unprecedented stake in society
By James M. Dorsey Qatar, in a break with Gulf reluctance to give foreign nationals a stake in their host nations, plans to create a soccer league for low-skilled or un-skilled guest workers who account for the majority of the country’s population. The decision follows this month’s successful organisation of a soccer tournament for foreign …

Local football roundup: ENPPI and Ismaily retain second spots as Al-Ahly and Zamalek matches postponed
Haras Al-Hodood dropped to fourth place after another scoreless with Wadi Degla

Egypt’s under-20 Football Team parades their African Cup
Vodafone hosts grand party in honour of team’s victory in the African Cup and World Cup qualification

Egyptian players impress in Europa League
Salah and Elneny put in great performances to help their team progress to semi-finals
Chelsea-Basel, Benfica-Fenerbahce in Europa semis
Europa League semi-final draw at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland
Dream Barca, Real final possible after semis draw
Champions League semi-final draw sets up possibility of all Spanish or all German final

Pharaohs move up in FIFA world ranking
Egypt’s victory over Zimbabwe sees the Pharaohs move seven places in FIFA world rankings

Local football roundup: Ahly and Zamalek retain top spots, qualify for Champions League second round
Al-Ahly and Zamalek retained the top spots in their respective league groups qualifying for the second round in the CAF Champions League

Cairollers bring roller derby to Egypt
Cairollers do not want to simply keep practicing but they want to turn their sport into a legitimate sport

The BootCamp: basic to brutal in one place
The idea behind the BootCamp is to promote the lifestyle and not just the sport

Football league to resume in February
The football league is set to restart on 1 February, one year to the day after the deadly attack on football fans which left over 70 dead in Port Said

Hamas urges Barca-Real boycott if Shalit attends
“We call on all Muslim, Arab and Palestinian media not to broadcast this game if Shalit attends,” Hamas spokesman said

Abou-Reida’s disqualification “contrary to EFA rulebook”
Decision to disqualify Abou-Reida from EFA elections sparks rumours of a possible football suspension by FIFA

Ministry of sports set to introduce “anti-hooliganism law”
The law a must for securing the upcoming football matches, says the interior ministry

Tense football climate ahead of derby next week
Al-Ahly wins Super Cup but its most avid fans are not in celebratory mood

Ultras protest Super Cup game
Super Cup game played despite opposition by Ultras Ahlawy fan group

First gold for Arab world
Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi came in first place in the men’s 1,500m

High-tech snow sports gear is cool fun
Each winter the masses spill on to snow-slathered slopes, often wearing a new jacket or toting new skis and a renewed desire to test the mountain. This year there is plenty of high-tech gear to help them do it faster and better.