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Ahly football mission to arrive in Zambia Friday - ambassador

Date: 2016-06-14 12:14:13 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:49 - ID:5096145

CAIRO. June 14 (MENA) - The mission of Egypt's Ahly football team is due to arrive in Zambia Friday to face ZESCO United in the African Champions League's group stage away from home on June 18. Egypt's Ambassador in Lusaka Ragaie Nasr said the ....

Global (2): Hisense Announces Sponsorship of UEFA Euro 2016

Date: 2016-06-12 12:23:36 GMT - France - Sports - SN:34 - ID:5084069

Global-PRNewswire-MENA 12- 06-2016 PARIS, June 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense, China's No.1 TV brand, announces the formal sponsorship of UEFA Euro 2016. The first Hisense advertisement appeared in front of football fans worldwide at Paris Saint ....

31 injured in clashes ahead of Euro 2016 match

Date: 2016-06-11 21:33:56 GMT - France - Sports - SN:80 - ID:5081313

MARSEILLE, France, June 11 (MENA) - As many as 31 people, including a Briton, were injured when violent clashes between English and Russian football fans broke out in the southern French city of Marseille on Saturday ahead of the two countries' ....

Football says goodbye to Nigeria's Big Boss

Date: 2016-06-09 05:41:39 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:4 - ID:5067097

ZURICH, June 9 (MENA) - FIFA mourned the sudden death of Nigeria legend Stephen Keshi on Wednesday. "My dream is to build a strong team for Nigerians and give these players a reason to be footballers. And to show the many players that are coming ....

Ministers of housing, sports discuss implementing sports entertainment complex in new capital

Date: 2016-06-07 11:52:44 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:26 - ID:5056801

CAIRO, June 7 (MENA) – Minister of Housing Mostafa Madboli and Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel Aziz met Tuesday to discuss the details of implementing the sports entertainment complex in the new administrative capital. The proposed ....

Sports minister officially receives EFA board's resignation

Date: 2016-06-06 12:23:27 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:47 - ID:5052033

CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz on Monday received a resignation letter from seven board members of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). EFA Chairman Gamal Allam and three other board members have sent their ....

Egypt qualify for Gabon 2017 with 2-0 victory at Tanzania

Date: 2016-06-04 15:58:02 GMT - Tanzania - Sports - SN:74 - ID:5042237

DAR ES SALAAM, June 4 (MENA) - Egypt qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon on Saturday with a 2-0 victory in Tanzania. As Roma winger Mohamed Salah scored both of Egypt's goals in a 2-0 victory away to Tanzania as they ....

Boxing legend dies aged 74

Date: 2016-06-04 05:42:29 GMT - USA - Sports - SN:2 - ID:5038050

WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) - Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, the BBC quoted a family spokesman as saying Saturday. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of ....

Egyptian Sumo wrestler back to Cairo from Japan

Date: 2016-06-02 19:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:91 - ID:5032021

CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - Prominent Egyptian sumo wrestler Abdel Rahman Shaalan returned home on Thursday on a five-day visit to Egypt. The visit of Shaalan, who is accompanied by a media delegation from Japanese TBS, is meant to promote the ....

2 modern pentathlon Egyptian players from Tala'ea El-Gaish come first at wold championship

Date: 2016-06-02 11:20:10 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:5028065

CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - Two Egyptian players from Tala'ea El-Gaish club won gold medals at the 2016 Modern Pentathlon World Championships held in Moscow. Two brothers, Amr el Gezeiry and Omar el Gezeiry, of modern pentathlon came first during ....