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Egypt's Nabil, Wael eliminated from round of 16 at World Taekwondo Championships

Date: 2019-05-16 18:53:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:68 - ID:7944577

MANCHESTER, May 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Mo'az Nabil and Abdel Rahman Wael were eliminated from the round of 16 at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, currently held in Manchester, the UK. Nabil lost in the -54 kg category competition, while Wael ....

Mauritania media hails CAF chief's remarks on Egypt-hosted AFCON

Date: 2019-05-16 07:26:05 GMT - Mauritania - Sports - SN:7 - ID:7943519

NOUAKCHOTT, May 16 (MENA) - Mauritanian media highlighted on Thursday remarks made by CAF chairman Ahmad Ahmad on the importance of the 32nd edition of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set for Egypt from June 21 to July 19. His assertion that the ....

Egypt's Shorbagy qualifies to final of Wimbledon Squash Open

Date: 2019-05-15 20:11:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:69 - ID:7943331

LONDON, May 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Marwan El Shorbagy qualified Wednesday for the final of the 2019 Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open. Shorbagy defeated his Egyptian fellow Mostafa Asal 3-0 in a 37-minute game. He will face Spain's Iker Pajares in ....

Egypt's Mohamed Farag qualifies for Manchester Taekwondo championships quarterfinals

Date: 2019-05-15 14:16:42 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:51 - ID:7942985

MANCHESTER, May 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Mohamed Farag has qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, currently held in Manchester, the UK. Farag beat his Iranian rival 10-9 in the -58 kg category. (MENA) M I E/ ....

World Taekwondo Championships to kick off in Manchester Wednesday

Date: 2019-05-14 20:07:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:76 - ID:7941841

MANCHESTER, May 14 (MENA) - The 2019 World Taekwondo Championships will kick off in Manchester, England on Wednesday. An eight-athlete mission, gathering Abdelrahman Wael, Saif Issa, Rawan Rifai, Nour Hussein, Mohamed Farag, Maaz Nabil, Hedaya ....

Egypt's Mohamed Safwat to 2nd round of Lisboa Belem Open

Date: 2019-05-14 14:45:11 GMT - Portugal - Sports - SN:53 - ID:7941366

LISBON, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt's tennis player Mohamed Safwat qualified on Tuesday for the second round of Lisboa Belem Open, currently held in Lisbon. Safwat defeated his French rival Grégoire Jacq 2-0. (MENA) H M E/M I E ....

Egypt's Karim Maamoun to 16th round of Samarkand Challenger

Date: 2019-05-14 14:14:50 GMT - Uzbekistan - Sports - SN:49 - ID:7941288

SAMARKAND, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Karim Maamoun qualified on Tuesday for the 16th round of Samarkand Challenger tennis tournament, currently held in Uzbekistan. Maamoun beat his Russian rival Roman Safiullin 2-0 in the 32nd round. (MENA) H ....

Egypt's Shorbagy, Asal advance to quarter-finals of Wimbledon Squash Open

Date: 2019-05-14 09:39:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:18 - ID:7940666

LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Marwan El Shorbagy and Mostafa Asal qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2019 Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open. Shorbagy will meet France's Baptiste Masotti, while Asal will face India's Mahesh Mangaonkar. ....

CAF announces new official sponsor of AFCON

Date: 2019-05-13 15:03:00 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:55 - ID:7939981

CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it has clinched an agreement with a new sponsor of the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (AFCON) that will be staged in Egypt from 21 June to 19 July. The CAF added on Monday ....

National team in England for World Taekwondo Championships

Date: 2019-05-12 20:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:77 - ID:7938991

CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - The Egyptian national team left Cairo Sunday, heading for England to participate in the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. An eight-athlete mission will represent Egypt in the tournament, to kick off Wednesday. The ....