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Sports min. applauds Egypt's Sherif for historic Roland Garros achievement

Date: 2020-09-26 13:12:20 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:27 - ID:8603515

CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi commended Saturday Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif, who qualified for the the Roland Garros main draw after beating her Italian opponent Giulia Gatto-Monticone. Sobhi extended his ....

Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif qualifies for Roland Garros

Date: 2020-09-25 16:27:45 GMT - France - Sports - SN:49 - ID:8602706

PARIS, Sept 25 (MENA) - Egyptian Tennis Player Mayar Sherif on Friday made her way into the main draw of Roland-Garros tournament in France, which runs from September 21 to October 11. In the third and final qualifying round, Sherif defeated ....

Al-Ahly SC dismisses reports on Weiler's departure

Date: 2020-09-24 19:50:38 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:73 - ID:8601820

CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Al-Ahly Sports Club has denied circulated reports about dismissing its current football coach René Weiler. In an statement published on the club's official website, on Thursday, CEO of Al-Ahly SC Mohamed Morgan stressed ....

Mayar Sherif of Egypt qualified for Roland Garros tournament semi-finals

Date: 2020-09-24 18:52:06 GMT - France - Sports - SN:68 - ID:8601739

PARIS, Sept 24 (MENA) - Egypt's trailblazer Mayar Sharif achieved a historic achievement for Egypt in the Roland Garros Championship, the third of the major tournaments (Grand Slam) for 2020, by qualifying for the semi-finals of the preliminary ....

Egypt achieves new Guinness record after writing “Peace” word on shores of Suez Canal

Date: 2020-09-24 15:04:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:45 - ID:8601130

CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) – Egypt achieved a new Guinness World Record after using 551 lifejackets to write the word “Salam” (Peace) on the shores of the Suez Canal in Ismailia city in 13 minutes and 37 seconds only, Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf ....

Kick Boxing Federation praises anti-harassment initiative

Date: 2020-09-24 11:41:03 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:26 - ID:8600865

CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Kick Boxing Federation Mohamed Sobeih has hailed an initiative launched by the Ministry of Youth and Sports themed "no to harassment, no to hooliganism" in coordination with the federation and in ....

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 ....