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Egypt's national soccer team heads for Tanzania
Date: 2016-06-01 06:24:58 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:4 - ID:5019549
CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian national football team left for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tuesday night ahead of the anticipated match against Tanzania in the final round of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers scheduled for June ....
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ERTU bans hosting Shobair, Tayyeb on TV
Date: 2016-05-29 22:37:13 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:101 - ID:5005245
CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Safaa Hegazi on Sunday issued a decision stopping dealing with sports commentators and former footballers Ahmed Shobair and Ahmed el Tayeb on the Egyptian radio and ....
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open with wrist injury
Date: 2016-05-27 16:24:09 GMT - France - Sports - SN:74 - ID:4992589
PARIS, May 27 (MENA) - Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Grand Slam tournament on Friday, citing an injury to his left wrist, ESPN reported. He announced his withdrawal the day before he would have been scheduled to play ....
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London 2012 Olympics: 23 competitors return positive drug tests
Date: 2016-05-27 15:58:09 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:72 - ID:4992421
LAUSANNE, May 27 (MENA) - Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests, the BBC reported. Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries. The ....
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Puyol visits Giza Pyramids
Date: 2016-05-27 14:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:54 - ID:4991697
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Retired Spanish professional footballer Carles Puyol expressed his pleasure to visit the Giza Pyramids, saying he is impressed by the ancient Egyptian civilization. Currently in Egypt with his wife, the former FC Barcelona ....
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Barcelona: Sergio Busquets signs five-year deal with £152m clause
Date: 2016-05-27 13:16:44 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:47 - ID:4991269
BARCELONA, May 27 (MENA) - Sergio Busquets has agreed a new five-year deal at Barcelona that includes a buyout clause of £152m, the BBC reported on Friday. The 27-year-old midfielder's contract could also be extended to 2023, depending on how ....
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Global (1): MoneyGram Cricket Ke Badshah 2016: First Week of Competition in Riyadh
Date: 2016-05-26 07:20:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Sports - SN:12 - ID:4982673
Teams representing 3 labor camps in fierce competition for Trophy and SAR 10,000 prize RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of MoneyGram's commitment to develop grassroots cricket in Saudi Arabia, last weekend Cricket Ke ....
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Egypt cooperates with Polytan to build synthetic turf plant
Date: 2016-05-24 16:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:90 - ID:4974157
CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Saeed el Assar discussed on Monday with the chairman of Germany's Polytan steps to build a synthetic turf plant in Egypt. The plant will be built in Cairo's Al Salam city, ....
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Cristiano Ronaldo injury doubt for Champions League final after limping out of Real Madrid training
Date: 2016-05-24 11:38:16 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:33 - ID:4971081
MADRID, May 24 (MENA) - Cristiano Ronaldo is a doubt for Saturday's Champions League final after limping out of training this morning. The Real Madrid superstar has now failed to complete his last three training sessions, and left the field after ....
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Hayatou in Cairo for CAF meetings
Date: 2016-05-22 20:02:49 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:94 - ID:4960773
CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou arrived in Cairo Sunday, coming from Paris, to take part in CAF meetings, scheduled to be held within hours in the 6th of October City. FIFA and CAF ....