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Egypt thrash Cameroon 4-0 in Sharm friendly

Date: 2015-11-22 16:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:96 - ID:3782833

SHARM ELSHEIKH, Nov 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Olympic team thrashed Cameroon 4-0 in a friendly on Sunday in the resort city of Sharm ElSheikh. Ramadan Sobhy scored the first for Egypt in minute 39 and Karim Nedfed added in the 25th minute of the second ....

Zamalek denies Ferreira's claims of delayed salary

Date: 2015-11-21 21:49:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:125 - ID:3776945

CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) - Zamalek denied on Tuesday claims by its manager Jesualdo Ferreira that the club did not pay him his salary for three months, describing him as a "runaway". Earlier in the day, the Portuguese boss announced on this Facebook ....

Late Watford own goal sends Manchester United top of Premier League

Date: 2015-11-21 16:57:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:88 - ID:3775666

LONDON, Nov 21 (MENA) - Manchester United went top of the English Premier League's table as Troy Deeney's last-minute own goal gave them victory at Watford, BBC Sport reported Saturday. Deeney looked to have earned a point for the Hornets with a ....

England beat France 2-0 on 'night of solidarity'

Date: 2015-11-17 22:45:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:181 - ID:3752561

LONDON, Nov 17 (MENA) - England beat France on an emotional night as more than 70,000 fans honoured the victims of the Paris attacks, the BBC Sport reported Tuesday. Fans united to sing La Marseillaise - the French national anthem - in front of ....

Germany cancels friendly football match with Netherlands for security reasons

Date: 2015-11-17 20:42:52 GMT - Germany - Sports - SN:170 - ID:3752173

BERLIN, Nov 17 (MENA) - Germany’s exhibition football match against the Netherlands was canceled less than two hours before kickoff on Tuesday. The cancellation of Germany’s game against the visiting Netherlands in Hannover came after the police ....

Egypt crush Chad, qualify to World Cup qualifiers' final stage

Date: 2015-11-17 19:37:07 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:163 - ID:3752029

ALEXANDRIA, Nov 17 (MENA) - Egypt's national football squad have progressed into the final round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers after beating Chad 4-0, (4-1 on aggregate). Egypt's midfielder Mohamed El Neny scored the opener just five minutes ....

Belgium friendly with Spain called off due to heightened terror threat

Date: 2015-11-17 10:17:37 GMT - Belgium - Sports - SN:41 - ID:3747201

BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (MENA) - Belgium’s friendly against Spain in Brussels has been “postponed” due to the increased terrorist threat, the Belgian FA said on Tuesday. The world’s No1 ranked team was set to host the reigning European champions on ....

3 Romanian handball players die, 11 injured after team bus hit by truck

Date: 2015-11-16 21:14:17 GMT - Romania - Sports - SN:116 - ID:3745053

BUCHAREST, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Romanian handball federation says three players died and 11 were injured when the bus they were traveling in was hit by a truck, Fox News reported Monday. The accident occurred late Sunday outside the eastern city ....

Nigeria U23 team escapes plane crash

Date: 2015-11-16 18:14:25 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:93 - ID:3744205

ABUJA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Nigeria U23 team escaped a plane crash on Sunday morning on their way to Gambia ahead Senegal 2015 African U23 Championship. The team had opted for the west African country after their tour of Morocco was stalled owing to ....

Egypt, Burundi sports ministers meet

Date: 2015-11-15 21:50:24 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:123 - ID:3738173

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov 15 (MENA) – Youths and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz met his visiting Burundian counterpart Jean Bosco Hitimana, who is participating in the 3rd youth forum for the Nile basin countries in Alexandria. The Burundian ....