MAHALLA: Masri registered an impressive 3-1 away victory over Ghazl Mahalla to reach the Egyptian Cup quarter-finals. Two extra-time goals from Wagih Abdel-Azim and Ahmed Galal sealed the win for the Port-Saied side, following a 1-1 full-time draw. Ahmed Shedid s first-half penalty cancelled out Mohamed Etrawi s freekick for the hosts. Masri, who have …

CAIRO: Police Union are on the verge of landing Ahly midfielder Hassan Mostafa on loan, revealed Union assistant coach Mohamed Ibrahim. Negotiations with Ahly are close to being finalized in a way that satisfies all involved parties, the former Egypt international told FilGoal.com. During the past few weeks, Mostafa was strongly linked with the Egyptian …

SUEZ: Petrojet secured a dramatic berth in the quarter-final stage of the Egyptian Cup after beating Gaish 2-1 at Suez Stadium on Thursday. Midfield sensation Walid Soliman scored a 90th minute header to cancel out Baba Arko s 76th minute goal and force the game into extra-time. Substitute Sayed Hamdi, who set up Soliman for …

ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad made overtures to land Ismaili foreign duo Samuel Johnson and John Jambo in the January transfer window. The Dervishes have five expatriates at their disposal, and haven t decided yet whom they would hold on to and who to sell. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has set a maximum limit of three foreigners …

In 1960, South Africa was suspended by the International Olympic Committee and FIFA from participating in any regional or international sporting event because of its apartheid policy. The ban lasted 32 years until it was lifted in 1992 after Pretoria abandoned its racist policies. In the midst of Israel s war crime in Gaza, perhaps …

CAIRO: Ittihad board decided to impose financial fines on a number of first team players due to the team’s poor results. Club financial director Fetouh Hegazi told FilGoal.com that LE 10,000 will be deducted from each player after the Egyptian Cup exit at the hands of second division side Mansoura. Striker Abdel-Hamid Hassan tops the …

It s very difficult to talk about sports as Palestinians in Gaza are being slaughtered right and left by this latest Israeli barbarity. The atrocity is the talking point of the moment; we really shouldn t be talking about anything else. In fact, in the face of this assault and carnage, you would suffer from …

CAIRO: Harras Hodoud produced an Egyptian Cup surprise by beating Ahly 1-0 and eliminating the Red Devils from the competition’s last 16 round. At the Max stadium in Alexandria, Ahmed Abdel-Ghani’s 72nd minute strike was enough to send Tarek Al-Ashri’s men through to the quarter finals. Mohamed Fawzo could have put the hosts ahead early …

CAIRO: First Division club Mansoura beat Bani Obeid 5-4 on penalties to reach the Egyptian Cup quarter finals. Mansoura couldn’t take advantage of playing at home as they were held by lower division Bani Obeid to a goalless draw for 120 minutes. The defeat puts an end to Bani Obeid’s adventure, after the club stunned …

CAIRO: Zamalek have agreed with Swiss coach Michel Decastel to take over the team after next Sunday s Cairo derby against Ahly. A club source told FilGoal.com that the board have agreed on Decastel s demands of ?30,000 as a monthly salary. Decastel will also be accompanied by a Swiss assistant, who will receive ?5,000 …

CAIRO: Petrojet coach Mokhtar Mokhtar said that his team have a very good chance of winning this year s Egyptian Cup, especially after Ahly s exit from the competition. The Red Devils were eliminated from the last 16 round, following the team s 1-0 defeat at the hands of Harras Hodoud on Wednesday. Ahly were …

CAIRO: Tersana are interested in signing Palestinian striker Fadi Lafi in January, coach Mohamed Omar said. Omar has been impressed by Lafi since he was in charge of Jordan Youth Club. Lafi is a very good striker and will be a massive addition to the team, Omar told FilGoal.com. The 29-year-old international has a huge …

CAIRO: Zamalek failed to beat second division side Tanta and were held to a 1-1 draw in a friendly on Tuesday, in preparation for the eagerly-awaited match against arch-rivals Ahly. The Cairo giants were put ahead when Abdel-Halim Ali netted the opener on 24 minutes. But the slender lead was cancelled out when Mohamed Al-Gamal …

CAIRO: ENPPI have announced the signing of Ivorian striker Zeka Goory on a free transfer, the Petroleum side s official website said. Goory, who had his contract terminated by UAE s Al-Wasl, penned a four-and-half-year contract with Anwar Salama s side. The 24-year-old suddenly left Petrojet for Wasl at the start of the current season, …

CAIRO: Sion goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari admitted that Ismaili are interested in signing him during the January transfer window. Ismaili opened talks with me over a possible move, the Egypt goalkeeper told FilGoal.com on Saturday. They also tabled an official bid but Sion are yet to respond because they are having their winter vacation. Al-Hadari refused …

PORT SAID: Masri confirmed on Saturday that interim boss Tarek Soliman will remain at the helm until the end of the season. The club s board decided to keep faith at Soliman. Tarek Al-Sawi will be his assistant, Masri chairman Ali Farag told FilGoal.com. The Port Said-based club recently sacked coach Hossam Hassan and his …

CAIRO: Hossam Hassan hit out again at Ahmed Shobeir, the former vice president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and current board member Magdi Abdel-Ghani, accusing the duo of working behind the scenes to get him suspended. The former Egypt captain was handed an indefinite touchline suspension by the EFA, after being involved in a …

CAIRO: French coach Jacques Santini has turned down Zamalek s offer to become their new coach, the club s marketing director Khaled Refaat said on Sunday. Santini turned down our offer for family reasons, Refaat told FilGoal.com. The former France boss was due to arrive in Cairo on Saturday to hold talks with Zamalek over …

PORT SAID: Masri confirmed on Saturday that interim boss Tarek Soliman will remain at the helm until the end of the season. The club s board decided to keep faith at Soliman. Tarek Al-Sawi will be his assistant, Masri chairman Ali Farag told FilGoal.com. The Port Said-based club recently sacked coach Hossam Hassan and his …

CAIRO: Sport and politics mixed Saturday during a football match where two of Egypt s top teams and their fans demonstrated their opposition to the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. At a league match in Ismailiya, about 120 km east of the capital, players from Cairo s Al Ahly and the home team, Ismaili, …

ISMAILIYA: Ahly went back to Cairo by Egyptian security forces’ armored vehicles, following the fan violence during and after their game with Ismaili in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday. The match was distinctly ill-tempered, as the home side s spectators kept on hurling chairs and fireworks throughout the game. The Red Devils had to …

ISMAILIYA: Mohamed Barakat s second-half strike earned Ahly a 1-0 away victory over Ismaili in an ill-tempered Egyptian Premier League clash on Saturday. The mercurial midfielder scored the winner five minutes past the hour mark to dent Ismaili s hopes of competing for the league title. Ahly players rushed into the tunnel right following the …

PARIS: Egypt s Karim Darwish on Thursday became the world s new number one squash player, ending the 33-month reign of illustrious compatriot Amr Shabana. Darwish, 27, from Cairo, is the 13th player to top the men s world list, but only the second Egyptian. Former world junior champion Darwish was eighth in the rankings …

CAIRO Veteran midfielder Ahmed Hassan insisted on Thursday the notion of leaving Ahly did not cross his mind. The Egyptian international joined Ahly in the close season after his contract with Belgian giants Anderlecht expired. He put in superb displays in Ahly s two Cairo derbies victory over Zamalek early in the season but failed …

CAIRO: Sports in 2008 was more like a fluctuating chart: football and individual sports’ victories intertwined with Olympic disappointments and administrative conflicts on the local scene. “Winning the African Cup, women squash team victory breaking the dominance of England and Australia for more than 30 years, and men’s squash rankings are the most remarkable achievements, …

Ahly playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trika said he and his teammates were willing to do anything to ease the misery of Gaza people following Israel s bombardment of the strip. We are eager to help all Gazans, Abou-Trika told Ahly s official website late on Wednesday. I suggest that Ahly or Egypt play against a high-profile team, …

CAIRO: Zamalek assistant coach Ahmed Ramzi confirmed that the club haven’t suspended players Mohamed Abdullah and Mostafa Gaafar. Interim coach Ahmed Refaat earlier said that the pair will be suspended after they missed the team s training prior to the Cup defeat to Bani Obeid without permission. No disciplinary measures will be taken against Gaafar …

CAIRO: Arab Contractors striker Reda Al-Weeshi said Zamalek opened talks with him over a possible move in January. I m ready to join them once an official bid is tabled, Al-Weeshi told FilGoal.com on Sunday. I prefer to leave Contractors if coach Mohamed Radwan continued to rely on other strikers upfront. The combative frontman joined …

CAIRO: Hossam Hassan launched a scathing attack on the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), stressing that he will keep on fighting corruption in Egypt. Hassan was sacked as Masri coach on Sunday, following his indefinite ban by the EFA, along with twin brother Ibrahim, who was embroiled in an infamous tantrum during a regional clash with …

CAIRO: Mohamed Barakat scored twice and set up a goal to help Ahly make a 4-0 victory over bottom club Tersana in a rescheduled Egyptian League game on Monday. Barakat hit a fine brace after Flavio Amado s opener, while the in-form Ahmed Seddik completed the rout in injury time. The league holders moved up …