CAIRO: Mostafa Gaafar has threatened to boycott Zamalek s trip to Abidjan, ahead of their CAF Champions League clash against ASEC on Sunday, after being receiving a hefty fine. I was deducted LE60,000, Gaafar told FilGoal.com. The 27-year old striker has been fined for press statements and also for skipping four training sessions last season. …

CAIRO: Junior Agogo scored on his Egyptian League debut as Zamalek edged 2-1 past Masri on Sunday night in Cairo. Tunisian defender Wissem El-Abdi headed Zamalek ahead as early as the first minute and Ashour Al-Adham equalized eight minutes later. Ghanaian international Agogo missed the first two games in the league because of knee problems …

CAIRO: Ittihad Alexandria goalkeeper Al-Hani Soliman has agreed on a deal to stay with the coastal club untill 2013, Ittihad President Mohamed Mosselhi said. Mosselhi told FilGoal.com that Soliman will sign a five-year extension, which earns him LE 200.000 in the first season, increasing by 50.000 each year. He is a talented young keeper and …

CAIRO: Petrojet manager Mokhtar Mokhtar is angry over the number of chances his players squandered during the past three matches in the league. The Suez-based side downed Olympic 3-1 on Saturday to gain nine points in three league games. Yet, the former Ahly star said fixing the “wastefulness problem is more important than the winning …

CAIRO: Zamalek manager Reiner Hollmann said that fitness, not tactical superiority, helped his side beat Masri on Sunday night. The Whites handed Masri their first league defeat this season, beating their guests 2-1 in Cairo. There were several twists in the game but fitness was the decisive factor, the German coach told the post-match press …

CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan will contribute effectively to Borussia Dortmund s campaign in the German League after fitting into the team, coach Jurgen Klopp said. The Egyptian star made his Dortmund debut in the 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich on Saturday and was substituted midway through the second half. He still lacks harmony with his teammates, …

CAIRO: Abdullah Al-Saied scored twice to give Ismaili a 3-1 victory over Al-Gaish in the Egyptian League on Sunday. The talented midfielder fired a short-range shot home in the 14th minute as the home side went ahead. Al-Gaish leveled through Ahmed Abdullah s powerful shot, which settled into the net despite an attempt from keeper …

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak on Monday demanded to know why his country s athletes failed to win more than a single bronze medal at the Olympics in China, the official MENA agency reported. The 80-year-old ruler ordered the formation of a fact-finding committee to assess the bad performance of the Egyptian mission to the Beijing …

CAIRO: Emad Meteb s torrid summer continues as News of the World reported that Everton are weighing a £1.8 million bid to sign the Ahly striker, despite his recent loan move to Saudi Arabia s Ittihad Jeddah. The 25-year-old agreed a season-long loan with Ittihad last week, but his International Transfer License is yet to …

CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri admitted that losing points in the early stages of the season could make his side’s task of winning the Egyptian League more difficult. The Red Devils, who collected just four points in their first three matches, were held to a surprising goalless draw by nine-man Arab Contractors on Saturday. …

CAIRO: Despite playing with nine men for around 27 minutes, Arab Contractors held title holders Ahly to a goalless draw at home in the Egyptian League on Saturday. Eighteen minutes after the break, Contractors had just nine players on the pitch. Osama Al-Sayed and Mohamed Gamal were sent off. Despite their numerical advantage, Ahly failed …

CAIRO: African champions Egypt made too many mistakes in their friendly game with Sudan, allowing their Southern neighbors to beat them 4-0 in Omdurman on Wednesday. A Mahmoud Fathallah own-goal in the first-half gave Sudan a deserved lead. Goalkeeper Mohamed Abdel-Monsef, who replaced Essam Al-Hadari at halftime, was to blame for Sudan s additional three …

CAIRO: Ismaili have fined goal keeper Mohamed Sobhi LE 5,000 after a bust-up with coach Khaled Al-Qammash. “Sobhi has always been an example to follow and so we won’t suspend him. It will only be a fine, the club’s director Abdel-Rahman Anous told FilGoal.com. Sobhi and Al-Qammash were involved in a training bust-up as the …

CAIRO: Merely two weeks after Al Ahly launched their satellite channel, their Cairo rivals Zamalek announced plans to launch their own channel, triggering debate over whether or not such TV channels should be allowed. Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas announced plans to launch a Zamalek channel within six months in an interview published on the club’s …

CAIRO: Hertha Berlin, Ajax and Anderlecht have revealed their interest in signing Zamalek’s wizard Shikabala, according to news reports. Website 4-4-2.com said that the three European sides will open talks with the player very soon. The 22-year old forward has a four-year deal with the Whites until 2011. The report suggested that the player won’t …

CAIRO: Egypt s Amr El Geziry set a new Olympic modern pentathlon 200 m swimming record of 1:55:86, breaking Andrey Moiseev s mark in Athens four years ago of 1:58:88. But he gave away a massive 716 points in the show-jumping, where all riders start with 1,200 points but then suffer deductions for having fences …

CAIRO: Junior Agogo could make his league debut for Zamalek in next week s game with leaders Masri, following his knee injury. Zamalek team doctor Mostafa Al-Monairi told the club s official site that Agogo will have a late fitness test and that he has a good chance of playing next Sunday. The Ghana striker …

CAIRO: Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas revealed that the Cairo club s new satellite channel will be launched in six months. The bid to launch our own satellite channel is in progress. Our fans deserve a source of media which represents the club, Abbas said in an interview with Zamalek s official site. Zamalek s announcement …

CAIRO: Ahly have announced that striker Emad Meteb will be loaned out for one year to Saudi Arabia s Ittihad Jeddah. The Reds official site stated that Ittihad s $600,000 bid for the 25-year-old was accepted, apart from the player s fee which is reportedly around $900,000. It is believed that Meteb will sign a …

CAIRO: Egypt’s Bronze Medalist, Hesham Mesbah has his eye on the gold medal for the upcoming Olympics in London. “It is my dream that I will pursue in the next four years, Mesbah told Daily News Egypt. “I will do my very best to earn such an honor, and I hope I get all the …

ISMAILIA: Ismaili s friendly home defeat to Saudi Arabia’s Ittifaq on Tuesday created a state of unrest at Ismailia, with fans calling for a new manager. The Dervishes, who are currently managed by interim coach Khaled Al-Kammash, were beaten 3-1 by the Saudi side, in a game which witnessed two red cards for the home …

CAIRO: Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan started his new adventure at Dortmund as he began training with his new teammates on Tuesday morning. A statement on the club s website announced that the 26-year old striker will wear the number 10 jersey that belonged to Mladen Petric, who moved to Hamburg in a swap deal. The …