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Zamalek qualify for CL group stage

Date: 2019-09-29 19:39:06 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:63 - ID:8124231

ALEXANDRIA, Sept 29 (MENA) – Zamalek have advanced to the group stage of the CAF Champions League after the withdrawal of Senegal’s Generation Foot in the second leg on Sunday. Zamalek fell 2-1 to Generation Foot in the first leg earlier this ....

Ahly beat Guinea's Cano Sport 4-0, reach CL group stage

Date: 2019-09-28 22:09:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:60 - ID:8123036

ALEXANDRIA, Sept 28 (MENA) - Egypt's Ahly secured a 4-0 win over Guinea's Cano Sport at Alexandria's Borg el Arab Stadium Saturday. With a 6-0 aggregate victory, the Cairo giants have easily booked their seat at the CAF Champions League's group ....

Egypt's Sawfat qualifies for Florence semi-finals

Date: 2019-09-27 19:25:44 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:61 - ID:8121736

FLORENCE, Italy, Sept 27 (MENA) - Egypt's top seed Mohamed Sawfat qualified on Friday for the semi-finals of Florence Challenger Men 2019, held in Italy. Sawfat defeated his Dutch rival Robin Haase in the quarter-finals (4-6, 6-1, 6-2). The ....

Egypt wins gold in Karate 1-Series A in Chile

Date: 2019-09-23 11:12:41 GMT - Chile - Sports - SN:28 - ID:8115222

SANTIAGO, Sept 23 (MENA) - Egyptian Karate player Jiana Farouk on Monday clinched the gold medal in the 61-kilogram women's kumite category of the Karate 1-Series A competition that was held in Chile. Farouk won the gold after defeating her ....

Ahly, Zamalek fined over Super Cup incidents

Date: 2019-09-22 22:22:26 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:84 - ID:8114787

CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) control and discipline committees on Sunday fined Al Ahly and Zamalek EGP 680,000 over the incidents of the 2019 Super Cup. The fines, including EGP 365,000 against Ahly and EGP ....

Russia’s Medvedev claims St. Petersburg Open title

Date: 2019-09-22 19:19:58 GMT - Russia - Sports - SN:75 - ID:8114595

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, Sept 22 (MENA) – Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, world No. 4, won the trophy of St. Petersburg Open, ATP reported Sunday. He defeated Croatian Borna Coric 6-3, 6-1 to claim his sixth career title. Medvedev becomes the ....

Sports minister reviews preparations for 2021 World Handball Championship

Date: 2019-09-22 19:19:46 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:74 - ID:8114669

CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi chaired a meeting Sunday to follow up preparations for the 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship, to be hosted by Egypt. An expanded meeting will be held within days to discuss the ....

Ahly beat Zamalek 3-2; claim their 11th Super Cup title

Date: 2019-09-20 19:46:44 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:51 - ID:8112295

ALEXANDRIA, Sept 20 (MENA) - Al Ahly defeated Zamalek 3-2 Friday to win their 11th Super Cup title. Up to 10,000 fans attended the game hosted by Alexandria's Borg El Arab Stadium. (MENA) M S H ....

Hossam el Badry named as new Egypt coach

Date: 2019-09-19 15:41:41 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:60 - ID:8111039

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Egyptian Football Association appointed on Thursday former Al Ahly coach Hossam El Badry as Egypt's national football team manager. Badry will succeed Mexican coach Javier Aguirre, who was sacked in July following the ....

Super Cup match to be played one hour ahead of scheduled

Date: 2019-09-19 12:27:36 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:38 - ID:8110591

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Egyptian Football Federation decided on Thursday to hold the super Cup match between Al Ahly and Al Zamalek at 7:00 p.m, one hour ahead of schedule. The match will be played on Friday at Borg el Arab Stadium with the ....