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  • EU Parliament urges Blatter to quit FIFA immediately

    Date: 2015-06-12 07:22:27 GMT - France - Sports - SN:12 - ID:2780725

    STRASBOURG, June 12 (MENA) - The European Parliament called on Sepp Blatter Thursday to step down immediately as FIFA president and allow for an interim leader to reform football's governing body, which is engulfed in a massive corruption scandal, ....

  • Egypt defeats England 6-5 in beach soccer championship

    Date: 2015-06-11 07:37:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:18 - ID:2773969

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – Egypt beach soccer national team defeated on Thursday its English counterpart 6-5 in which the Egyptian team led the first group in the international championship. The win raised the Egyptian team's points to six. The ....

  • Raneem el Weleily wins Alexandria International Squash Open

    Date: 2015-06-11 06:07:16 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:4 - ID:2773793

    ALEXANDRIA, June 11 (MENA) - Champion Raneem el Weleily, world number 2, won Alexandria International Squash Open after defeating Omeniya Abdel Kawi 3-0. A glass court has been built on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Plaza in accordance with ....

  • Egypt beat Malawi in friendly game

    Date: 2015-06-08 20:54:14 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:131 - ID:2757677

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 8 (MENA) - Egypt defeated Malawi 2-1 in a friendly game on Monday. The match came as Egypt prepares for a qualifier for the 2017 CAF Nations Cup. The Pharaohs will face Tanzania on June 14.(MENA) A H E/R G E ....

  • Ahly mission leaves Tunisia

    Date: 2015-06-08 11:05:35 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:37 - ID:2753001

    TUNIS, June 8 (MENA) - Al Ahly football mission left Tunis on way back home on Monday after defeating Tunisia's Club Africain at Rades Stadium in the return leg and qualifying for African Confederation Cup group stage. Reigning CAF Confederation ....

  • Zamalek qualify to last eight in Confed Cup after 3-1 win over Sanga Balende

    Date: 2015-06-07 22:19:14 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:104 - ID:2750437

    CAIRO, June 7 (MENA) – Egypt’s giant Zamalek reached the African Confederation Cup group stage after a 3-1 home win over DR Congo's Sanga Balende on Sunday. Zamalek joined Cairo rivals Ahly in the group stage of the Confederation Cup. The ....

  • Title holders Ahly reach Confed Cup group stage after beating Tunisian team

    Date: 2015-06-07 20:45:43 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:97 - ID:2750257

    TUNIS, June 7 (MENA) - Title holders Egypt's Al Ahly reached the African Confederation Cup group stage after prevailing in a penalty shootout against Tunisia's Club Africain at Rades Stadium on Sunday. Club Africain went ahead on aggregate when ....

  • Egyptian achieves Guinness record in diving

    Date: 2015-06-07 20:30:00 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:94 - ID:2750145

    HURGHADA, Egypt, June 7 (MENA) – Egypt has achieved a record in the field of diving in saline water, Guinness World Record officials said. In a celebration held in the Hurghada resort of the Red Sea, the officials said Egyptian Captain Walaa ....

  • Lucie Safarova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands win women's doubles title

    Date: 2015-06-07 18:57:12 GMT - France - Sports - SN:80 - ID:2749809

    PARIS, June 7 (MENA) - With a little help from a friend, Lucie Safarova finally got her hands on a trophy at the French Open, ESPN reported. A day after losing to Serena Williams in the championship match at Roland Garros, the left-hander from ....

  • Karim Benzema 'happy in Madrid', says agent, amid Man Utd links

    Date: 2015-06-07 18:54:46 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:78 - ID:2749697

    MADRID, June 7 (MENA) - Karim Benzema's agent Karim Djaziri has laughed off suggestions his client will join Manchester United and insisted the striker wants to end his career at Real Madrid, according to ESPN. Djaziri denied reports he met ....

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