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Taekwondo fighter Muaz Nabil makes Egypt's first gold medal in Luxor int'l championship

Date: 2017-02-17 19:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:75 - ID:6541813

LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 17 (MENA) – Fighter Muaz Nabil on Friday secured the first gold medal for Egypt in the Taekwondo international championship in Luxor after he defeated his Greek rival 22-5 in the finals of 54kg category. The championship kicked ....

Salah's assists lead Roma to beat Crotone in Serie A

Date: 2017-02-12 15:39:04 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:64 - ID:6509317

ROMA, Feb 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Winger Mohamed Salah made two assists Sunday to lead AS Roma to achieve an important away win on Crotone on Serie A's 24th matchday. Taking advantage of Salah's assists, Radja Nainggolan scored Roma's first goal in ....

Zamalek team mission back home after Super Cup win

Date: 2017-02-12 06:43:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:6 - ID:6505677

CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Zamalek sports team mission returned home early Sunday after winning the Super Cup on 3/1 penalties in a match against Al Ahly. The match was played on Friday at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ....

Egypt drawn Group B of FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup

Date: 2017-02-11 13:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:28 - ID:6502177

CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - The Egyptian national team was drawn Group B of 2017 FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup, alongside Germany, Lithuania, and Puerto Rico. The 16-team event will take place on July 1 through 9 in the Egyptian capital of ....

Zamalek defeat Ahly 3-1 on penalties, win Egyptian Super Cup

Date: 2017-02-10 19:23:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Sports - SN:67 - ID:6499773

ABU DHABI, Feb 10 (MENA) - Zamalek defeated Ahly 3-1 on penalties in Abu Dhabi on Friday to win the Egyptian Super Cup. The match ended with a nil-nil draw and the two rivals played penalty shootouts. Ahmed Hegazy scored for Al Ahly while ....

Egyptian national team climbs 12 positions in FIFA ranking

Date: 2017-02-09 10:55:17 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:27 - ID:6491193

ZURICH, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Egyptian national football team climbed 12 positions in FIFA ranking to become number 1 at the African level and 23rd at the international level after reaching the 2017 African Cup of Nations finals. The team got 881 ....

PM greets national football team - minister

Date: 2017-02-08 10:57:14 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:32 - ID:6485065

CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail greeted Wednesday the national football team for its efforts exerted during the recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition, according to Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz. In a ....

UK envoy in Cairo hails Egyptian team for performance in AFCON

Date: 2017-02-06 22:25:11 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:79 - ID:6476361

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - UK Ambassador to Egypt John Casson on Monday hailed the Egyptian national football team. Labeling Egypt’s goalkeeper Essam El Hadary as the “Godfather”, Casson said that all are proud of the Egyptian team achievements. ....

Russia increases 2018 World Cup budget by $325 million

Date: 2017-02-06 19:51:42 GMT - Russia - Sports - SN:65 - ID:6475789

MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - Russia has increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by 19.1 billion rubles ($325 million) without explanation. Total spending rises to 638.8bn rubles ($10.8bn), with all of the increase coming from federal budget ....

Sisi thanks Egypt's football team on their performance

Date: 2017-02-06 12:15:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:6472733

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday extended thanks to the Egyptian national football team on their efforts during the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Championship in Gabon. President Sisi earlier received the Egyptian ....