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Gulf Games delayed for 3 days following death of UAE president

Date: 2022-05-13 16:37:22 GMT - Kuwait - Sports - SN:62 - ID:9567238

KUWIAT CITY, May 13 (MENA) - Kuwait Olympic Committee Chairman Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah announced Friday the postponement of the Third Gulf Games for three days following the passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed ....

Africa Helices Championship kicks off in Egypt

Date: 2022-05-12 17:23:26 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:89 - ID:9565160

CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - The 8th Africa Helices Championship kicked off here on Thursday and is set to run until May 15. The Egyptian Shooting Club, 6th of October branch, is hosting the games of the 2022 championship. The tournament opened with ....

Sports min.: Egypt reaps fruits of national project for talent, Olympic champion

Date: 2022-05-12 16:50:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:85 - ID:9565409

CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) – Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi said Egypt has started to reap the fruits of the national project for talent and Olympic champion given the Egyptian athletes' winning of several medals at the 2022 Junior World ....

Sports minister says Egypt to host World Anti-Doping Agency meetings

Date: 2022-05-12 15:32:06 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:76 - ID:9565149

CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhy said Egypt will host on May 17-20 meetings of the Executive Committee and Foundation Board Members of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which will be held for the first time in ....

Egypt's tennis player Mayar Sherif qualifies for quarter-finals of Karlsruhe Open

Date: 2022-05-12 13:51:37 GMT - Germany - Sports - SN:64 - ID:9564945

BERLIN, May 12 (MENA) - Egyptian Tennis Player Mayar Sherif on Thursday qualified for the quarter-finals of the Karlsruhe Open Tennis Championship, which kicked off in Germany on May 9. The World No. 62 made her way into the quarter-finals after ....

CAF changes date of Egypt's matches against Ethiopia, Guinea

Date: 2022-05-12 13:27:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:60 - ID:9565134

CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) officially changed the date of Egypt’s clash with Ethiopia and Guinea in the first and second rounds of Group D of 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Originally, the clashes ....

4 Egyptians qualified to semi-finals of UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup in Bulgaria

Date: 2022-05-11 20:37:32 GMT - Bulgaria - Sports - SN:100 - ID:9563869

SOFIA, May11 (MENA) - Four Egyptian stars on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2022 UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Albena, Bulgaria. The four players were Mohanad Shaaban, who came third with 1,164 points, Ahamed Asharf, who ....

Mayar Sherif qualifies for semi-finals of Karlsruhe Open Tennis Championship women’s doubles

Date: 2022-05-11 17:24:04 GMT - Germany - Sports - SN:78 - ID:9563565

BERLIN, May 11 (MENA) - Egypt’s tennis star Mayar Sherif and Hungary’s Panna Udvardy on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals of the Karlsruhe Open Tennis Championship, which kicked of in Germany on May 9. Sherif and her teammate have qualified ....

Egyptian men's fencing team to take part in FIE Grand Prix in S.Korea

Date: 2022-05-11 17:03:51 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:77 - ID:9563582

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - The Egyptian men's fencing team will take part in the FIE Grand Prix, set to be hosted by the South Korean city of Incheon on May 13-15. As many as 118 players will take part in the men’s competition that will kick off on ....

Sports minister probe preparations for hosting 2022 African Men's Handball Championship

Date: 2022-05-10 21:08:31 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:91 - ID:9561703

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhi has discussed with President of the Egyptian Handball Federation (EHF) Mohamed Al Amin all arrangements for hosting the 2022 African Men's Handball Championship. The minister on ....