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Tight security measures in Borg El Arab ahead of Zamalek, CAPS United match

Date: 2017-05-12 17:17:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:52 - ID:6808505

ALEXANDRIA, May 12 (MENA) - Security bodies have tightened measures around the Egyptian Army Stadium in Alexandria's Borg El Arab city before a soccer game between Egypt's Zamalek and Zimbabwe's Caps United in the first round of the African ....

FIFA delays decision on anti-Israel Resolution

Date: 2017-05-11 15:34:03 GMT - Bahrain - Sports - SN:47 - ID:6807025

MANAMA, May 11 (MENA) – The FIFA Council has postponed a decision on whether to discuss a Palestinian Authority resolution to impose sanctions against six Israeli soccer teams. The FIFA Congress was to have voted on the issue Thursday in Bahrain, ....

85-year-old Nepali man dies attempting to become oldest Everest climber

Date: 2017-05-06 21:49:38 GMT - Nepal - Sports - SN:79 - ID:6799928

KATHMANDU, May 6 (MENA) - An 85-year-old Nepali man who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest has died at base camp, the BBC quoted Nepali officials as saying. Min Bahadur Sherchan, a former British Gurkha soldier, was ....

Zamalek president meets UAFA chairman, Saudi amb. in Cairo

Date: 2017-05-06 21:09:19 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:75 - ID:6799904

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) – Zamalek president Mortada Mansour met on Saturday with Chairman of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) Turki bin Abdul Aziz and Saudi Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed al Qatan at the headquarters of Zamalek football ....

Football players Salah, Nainggolan, De Rossi receive death threats

Date: 2017-05-05 17:02:01 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:53 - ID:6798334

ROME, May 5 (MENA) - ROMA are on high alert after death threats aimed at their players were left by the Coliseum alongside hanging effigies of three players, according to the SUN. A dismal 3-1 defeat in the derby on Sunday has left fans ....

Shehata dismisses reports on intention to retire from coaching

Date: 2017-05-04 16:55:57 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:67 - ID:6796818

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Former Egyptian football team coach Hassan Shehata said he does not think about retirement, refuting media reports on his intention to retire from coaching. In statements to MENA, Shehata added that he received offers to ....

Egypt ranked 19th in FIFA global football rankings

Date: 2017-05-04 11:18:00 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:6796375

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Egypt's national football team kept their position for the fourth month in a row in the April FIFA global football rankings published Thursday. The Pharaohs kept their position at number 19, still leading the African ....

Global/PRNews(1): Fun Fridays with MoneyGram's 3on3 Basketball Championship

Date: 2017-05-03 06:07:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Sports - SN:2 - ID:6794417

MoneyGram launches its first structured basketball tournament for Filipino community in Jeddah, and promises it's more than sport JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- MoneyGram keeps engaging with the Filipino community in ....

Egypt win 2 int'l shooting championships

Date: 2017-05-02 21:15:53 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:94 - ID:6794275

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - The Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Women's International Shooting Championship and the 13th African Shooting Championship were concluded in Cairo Tuesday. The Egyptians topped the tournaments by collecting 47 various medals, ....

German amb. in Cairo expresses happiness over Al Ahly Club's approval to host embassies football tournament

Date: 2017-04-30 13:35:47 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:35 - ID:6790905

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - German Ambassador here Julius Georg Luy lauded the attendance by the Head of Al Ahly Club Mahmoud Taher of the conference on the embassies football tournament organized by the German Embassy to Cairo. The tournament will ....