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Portuguese coach Pacheco to lead Zamalek football team

Date: 2020-09-23 22:19:04 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:81 - ID:8600504

CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) - Zamalek club board announced on Wednesday that Portuguese coach Jaime Pacheco will be the team's new technical director, replacing Frenchman Patrice Carteron. Zamalek's chairman Mortada Mansour made the announcement on the ....

Egypt’s Nour El Tayyeb wins 2020 Manchester Open champion

Date: 2020-09-22 17:52:42 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:66 - ID:8598800

MANCHESTER, Sept 22 (MENA) - Egypt’s World No.4 Nour El Tayyeb won the 2020 Manchester Open champion. She claimed the title after beating France's Camille Serme in a thrilling four-game battle. She defeated her compatriot by a 3-11, 11-8, ....

Atlético Madrid's Giménez tests positive for Covid-19

Date: 2020-09-22 15:35:59 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:52 - ID:8598489

MADRID, Sept 22 (MENA) – Atlético Madrid's defender José María Giménez has tested positive for Covid-19 following tests carried out on the first team players and staff, the Spanish club said on Tuesday. The Uruguayan is isolating at home, ....

Alexandria Championship for Sailing Boats to kick off Wednesday

Date: 2020-09-21 06:36:49 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:11 - ID:8596275

ALEXANDRIA, Sept 21 (MENA) - Alexandria Championship for Sailing Boats will kick off on Wednesday under the supervision of the Egyptian Sailing and Water Ski Federation. As many as 50 male and female champions will take part in the event to be ....

Sports minister kick-starts Egypt Motorcycle Rally

Date: 2020-09-19 20:37:37 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:50 - ID:8594875

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi on Saturday shoot the starting gun of Egypt Motorcycle Rally held under the theme “Egypt is Safe”. Deputy Governor of Giza Ibrahim Al-Shahabi, President of the Egyptian Motorcycle ....

Momen, Shorbagy to quarterfinals of 2020 Manchester Open

Date: 2020-09-18 23:00:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:66 - ID:8593807

MANCHESTER, Sept 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Tarek Momen and Mohamed ElShorbagy claimed wins on day three of the 2020 Manchester Open to pick seats at the quarter-finals of the PSA Silver event taking place in Manchester’s National Squash Centre. World ....

Aswan beat Zamalek; Ahly officially secure their 42nd Premier League title

Date: 2020-09-18 21:27:10 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:62 - ID:8593793

CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Zamalek SC was defeated by Aswan Friday to allow Cairo's giants Al Ahly to officially clinch their fifth straight and 42nd Egyptian Premier League title overall. Zamalek's failure to win was enough to officially announce ....

Sports Ministry refers report on Damietta club's violations to PG

Date: 2020-09-17 12:43:05 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:43 - ID:8591826

CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday decided to refer a report on financial and administrative violations at the Damietta Sporting Club to the Prosecutor General (PG). The referral decision comes after an ....

French coach Carteron unilaterally terminates contract with Zamalek

Date: 2020-09-15 22:04:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:73 - ID:8589614

CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) - French manager Patrice Carteron has unilaterally terminated his contract with Zamalek Sporting Club. During his meeting with the club's board of directors on Tuesday, Carteron informed the club of his decision to leave, ....

Waly: Dlrs 756 bn allocated for sports industry

Date: 2020-09-14 18:07:30 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:76 - ID:8587780

CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to step up their joint cooperation to address threats to ....