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Sports ministry mulls establishing fund to back athletes
Date: 2020-04-20 12:16:10 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:25 - ID:8402730
CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) – Minister of Sports and Youth Ashraf Sobhi said his ministry considers establishing a fund to support athletes and personnel working in the sectors of sports and health clubs. The proposal came at a meeting with former ....
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Coronavirus: Leeds United great Norman Hunter dies after testing positive
Date: 2020-04-17 11:39:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:29 - ID:8399160
LONDON, April 17 (MENA) - Leeds United great Norman Hunter has died at the age of 76 after testing positive for coronavirus, Sky News quoted the club as saying on Friday. The former England defender, who was part of Sir Alf Ramsey's 1966 World ....
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Algeria postpones Mediterranean Games to 2022 over COVID-19
Date: 2020-04-12 17:52:33 GMT - Algeria - Sports - SN:62 - ID:8392784
ALGIERS, April 12 (MENA) – Algeria's Ministry of Sports announced on Sunday the postponement of the Oran Mediterranean Games for one year over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The games, which were scheduled to be held in 2021, will be ....
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Egyptian federation of mental disabilities unveils new logo
Date: 2020-04-09 18:18:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:70 - ID:8389350
CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – The Egyptian sports federation of mental disabilities, headed by Amal Mobadda, on Thursday unveiled its new logo. The federation's board has approved the new logo, posted on the body's official page on social networks. ....
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Egypt maintain position in FIFA March ranking
Date: 2020-04-09 15:23:28 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:50 - ID:8389025
ZURICH, April 9 (MENA) - Egypt's national football team maintained their position at the 51st place in the FIFA global football rankings, published on Thursday. There were no changes in the March rankings due to the suspension of all ....
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Sports Minister inquires after health of forced-quarantine athletes
Date: 2020-04-08 17:36:51 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:62 - ID:8388016
CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi Wednesday inquired after the health of all athletes who were forced into quarantine following their return from abroad. In implementation of the Health Ministry's directives, all nationals ....
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Canadian Grand Prix postponed over coronavirus pandemic
Date: 2020-04-07 23:01:39 GMT - Canada - Sports - SN:104 - ID:8386898
OTTAWA, April 7 (MENA) - The Canadian Grand Prix, scheduled for Montreal on 12-14 June, has been postponed, the latest Formula One casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, Sport 24 reported. Organizers of the event said in a statement on Tuesday ....
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Returning athletes thank political leadership for anti-COVID-19 efforts
Date: 2020-04-04 17:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:57 - ID:8382620
CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Egyptian athletes in quarantine after returning from abroad appreciated the state's precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. They noted that the political leadership and the Egyptian ....
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Abou Rida rejects anti-Africa racist call
Date: 2020-04-04 13:32:47 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:36 - ID:8382337
CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) – Member of the FIFA Council and CAF Executive Committee Hany Abou Rida has categorically rejected the recent racist call made by two French doctors on testing a coronavirus vaccine in Africa. Abou Rida reiterated on ....
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Sports minister witnesses launch of campaign to disinfect youth centers
Date: 2020-04-04 13:00:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:8382299
CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) – Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi witnessed on Saturday the launch of a large campaign to sanitize and disinfect youth centers and villages as part of precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ....