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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Sports min. checks on Egypt under-20 national team ahead AFCON qualifier game

    Date: 2016-05-21 22:56:55 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:100 - ID:4954673

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Youths and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz on Saturday inquired after the Egyptian under-20 national team in Rwanda. In a phone call with the team supervisor Ahmed Megahed, Abdel Aziz checked on the Egypt Under-20 ....

  • EFA head says 'I resigned to avoid Kuwait's fate'

    Date: 2016-05-21 18:22:52 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:71 - ID:4953861

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Gamal Allam said Saturday he resigned due to a court decision resolving the EFA board. In statements to MENA, Allam said that he took the decision to save the Egyptian ....

  • Al Ahly beat AS Roma 4-3 in friendly match

    Date: 2016-05-20 22:40:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Sports - SN:110 - ID:4949061

    ABU DHABI, May 20 (MENA) – Egypt's Al Ahly and Italian giant AS Roma ended up Friday by 4-3 victory for the Egyptian team. The friendly match was held in the United Arab Emirates's Hazza Ben Zayed Stadium. Al Ahly took the lead after 13 ....

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