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Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization checks 88 Egyptian players

Date: 2017-08-10 13:12:57 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:46 - ID:6938643

CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) – Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization checked 88 Egyptian players for two days at Sports Olympic Center in Maadi district of Cairo. The national players are playing the games of taekwondo, weightlifting, wrestling, gymnastics, ....

Egypt drops one spot in FIFA rankings in August

Date: 2017-08-10 10:38:38 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:29 - ID:6938366

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug 10 (MENA) - Egypt slipped one spot in FIFA rankings of August to occupy the 25th position internationally. Egypt has, however, maintained its position at the top of the list of African soccer teams. In April, Egypt ....

Egypt hosts Modern Pentathlon World Championships

Date: 2017-08-09 16:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:72 - ID:6937407

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) – About 28 countries will participate in the Modern Pentathlon World Championship, due to be held in Cairo from Aug 21 to 28 at Pegasus Dreamland Club in the 6th of October city in Giza governorate. The participating countries ....

Egypt safe, secured: IBSF secretary general

Date: 2017-08-09 09:54:35 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:23 - ID:6936658

HURGHADA, Egypt, Aug 9 (MENA) – Secretary General of the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) Mohammed el Kammah said that Egypt is capable of hosting major international championships, adding that Egypt is safe and secured. In ....

Africa to support Egypt in hosting volleyball world tournament: Official

Date: 2017-08-08 15:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:64 - ID:6935612

CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - President of the African Volleyball Confederation Amr Elwani expressed great happiness about organizing the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship in Egypt. Elwani, also serving as the FIVB vice president, added ....

CAF announces new regulations for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers

Date: 2017-08-05 15:08:44 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:47 - ID:6931413

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Saturday new regulations of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. The new regulations included changing the number of the participating teams from 16 to 24 ....

First-ever swimming World Championship medalist Farida Othman back home

Date: 2017-08-01 06:38:10 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:2 - ID:6924757

CAIRO, August 1 (MENA) - Egypt's Farida Othman returned home on Tuesday after snatching the first-ever swimming World Aquatics Championship's bronze medal in the final of the women's 50-meter butterfly stroke in the tournament that was held in ....

Egyptian squash team back home after claiming 6th Women's World Junior Team title in row

Date: 2017-07-31 11:21:12 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:28 - ID:6923636

CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - The Egyptian women's national squash team returned home on Monday after they claimed a sixth Women's World Junior Team title in a row in Tauranga, New Zealand. The Egyptian team sealed a 2-0 victory over Malaysia to add a ....

Egyptian billiard player wins bronze in 2017 World Games

Date: 2017-07-29 18:03:02 GMT - Poland - Sports - SN:62 - ID:6921382

WARSAW, July 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Billiard player Sameh Sidhom, ranked 11th worldwide, won the bronze medal in the Carom billiards competitions, within the 2017 World Games, currently hosted by Warsaw. Sidhom beat Dutchman Dick Jaspers, ranked ....

Egypt's Othman wins 50m butterfly bronze medal in World Aquatics Championships

Date: 2017-07-29 17:03:14 GMT - Hungary - Sports - SN:59 - ID:6921360

BUDAPEST, July 29 (MENA) - Egyptian swim superstar Farida Othman own the bronze medal in the final of the women's 50-meter butterfly stroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Hungary on Saturday. She finished third with an Africa-scale record ....