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Egypt clinches 5th place in FIVB U23 World Championship

Date: 2017-08-25 14:59:08 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:46 - ID:6961702

CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Egypt's national volleyball team reached fifth in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship held in Cairo, after beating its Japanese counterpart 4-0 on Friday. The match to decide the fifth and sixth place in ....

IDSC denies new sport law harm on sports clubs

Date: 2017-08-24 18:17:09 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:91 - ID:6960550

CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - The cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) on Thursday denied media reports that the new sports law would inflict harm on the sports clubs. In a report, the IDSC said that the Ministry of Youth and Sports ....

Egyptian soccer team heads for Alexandria's Borg el Arab for training ahead of match with Uganda

Date: 2017-08-24 11:16:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:41 - ID:6959665

CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Egyptian soccer team headed for Alexandria's Borg el Arab on Thursday to proceed with its training camp in preparation for facing Uganda on August 31 in Kampala for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The camp will continue ....

Egypt blow out USA, top Pool A of FIVB volleyball championship

Date: 2017-08-22 17:34:40 GMT - Bahrain - Sports - SN:71 - ID:6957154

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Yousef Hafez Elsirgany and Youssef Hamdy Awad (Elsafy) headed the Egyptian 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-21) defeat of USA in Pool A of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship at the Isa City Sports Hall on ....

Regional director of special Olympics inaugurates meetings in Cairo

Date: 2017-08-22 12:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:44 - ID:6956521

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Ayman Abdel Wahab, the Managing Director of Special Olympics Middle East/North Africa, inaugurated Tuesday regional presidency meetings, taking place in Cairo. The meetings, to run until Thursday, will focus on the latest ....

Egypt blow out Mexico in U23 FIVB volleyball championship

Date: 2017-08-21 21:07:10 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:84 - ID:6955702

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Egypt managed to achieve their second victory, beating Mexico in Round four of Pool A of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship 2017, currently held in Cairo The Pharaohs grabbed a 4-1 win: 15-5, 15-7, 13-15, ....

Egypt deserves to host Senior World Championships - UIPM president

Date: 2017-08-21 19:58:28 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:81 - ID:6955635

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - President of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) Klaus Schormann said Monday Egypt deserves to host the 2017 UIPM Senior World Championships. In a press conference, Schormann added Egypt has succeeded in ....

Sports minister opens UIPM Senior World Championships

Date: 2017-08-21 19:49:03 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:80 - ID:6955633

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khalid Abdel Aziz on Monday took part in a press conference organized by the Egyptian Modern Pentathlon Federation to launch the 2017 UIPM Senior World Championships, held for the first time on ....

Egypt blow out Puerto Rico in FIVB volleyball championship

Date: 2017-08-19 20:01:24 GMT - Bahrain - Sports - SN:70 - ID:6952359

MANAMA, Aug 19 (MENA) - Egypt beat Puerto Rico in Pool A of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, currently held in Bahrain. Youssef Hamdy Elsafy led the Pharaohs to the 3-1 win: 29-27, 25-20, 23-25, and 25-17. He scored 17 of ....

Egypt blow out Guinea in Mali-hosted AfroBasket

Date: 2017-08-19 15:07:52 GMT - Mali - Sports - SN:54 - ID:6952087

BAMAKO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Egypt on Saturday blew out Guinea 109-78 in the group phase of the 2017 Women's AfroBasket, currently held in Mali. This is the second win for the Pharaohs who beat Congo on Friday 99-72. Also in Egypt's Group 2 are Nigeria, ....