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Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona next season despite transfer row

Date: 2020-09-04 19:28:57 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:65 - ID:8574531

BARCELONA, Sept 4 (MENA) - Lionel Messi says he will remain at Barcelona next season after performing a shock U-turn on his future, Sky Sports reported. Messi had believed that a clause in his contract would allow him to leave for free this ....

Draw ceremony of IHF Men's World Championship takes place Saturday at Giza Pyramids Plateau

Date: 2020-09-04 17:00:22 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:57 - ID:8574385

CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) - The draw ceremony of the 27th edition of the Men's Handball World Championship will take place at Giza Plateau on Saturday at 7:30 pm (Cairo local time). The tournament is scheduled to take place from 14 to 31 January 2021 ....

Egypt to host 2021 World Shooting Championship - Egyptian Shooting Federation head

Date: 2020-09-03 18:03:29 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:67 - ID:8573306

CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) – Head of Egyptian Shooting Federation Hazem Hosny announced that International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) had approved Egypt’s demand to host 2021 World Shooting Championship. In exclusive statements to MENA, Hosny ....

Sport minister probes cooperation with AASMI

Date: 2020-09-03 16:38:48 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:63 - ID:8573091

CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi discussed on Thursday with Reem Saeed, the CEO of the Arab Association for Sports Marketing and Investment (AASMI), sports cooperation between the two sides. The minister ordered ....

Youth minister thanks Sisi for his support to 2021 World Men's Handball Championship

Date: 2020-09-01 13:14:36 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:34 - ID:8569814

CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi on Tuesday thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over his support to the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. The minister’s statements came during a press conference ....

Sports min. discusses anti-coronavirus precautions in preparation for World Handball Cup

Date: 2020-08-25 22:17:23 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:72 - ID:8561758

CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi discussed at a meeting with members of the World Men’s Handball Championship's medical committee the anti-coronavirus precautionary measures that will be taken during the tournament to ....

Sports minister attends AU meeting on COVID-19

Date: 2020-08-25 18:12:34 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:59 - ID:8561581

CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi attended Tuesday a meeting with his counterparts of the African Union member states to discuss the best ways to address the COVID-19 pandemic through sports. Chairperson of the AU ....

Sports ministry aims to hold further events to reach largest number of youth: Sobhy

Date: 2020-08-25 17:42:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:56 - ID:8561578

CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy said Tuesday that his ministry's plan in the current stage aims to hold further activities and events to reach out to the largest possible number of youth. The minister made the ....

Zamalek beat Ahly 3-1 in Cairo Derby

Date: 2020-08-22 21:37:22 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:53 - ID:8557777

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Zamalek defeated their rivals Al-Ahly 3-1 in the Cairo derby of the Egyptian Premier League Saturday. Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Mostafa Mohamed, and Youngster Osama Faisal scored for the winners, while Yasser Ibrahim netted Ahly's ....

Sports minister probes preparations for draw ceremony of IHF Men's World Championship

Date: 2020-08-21 14:38:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:36 - ID:8556236

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi held on Friday a coordination meeting with representatives of the organizing committee of the 2021 IHF Men's World Championship, to be hosted by Egypt from January 13 to 31, ....