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Egypt's Olympic team qualify to 2nd round of African games

Date: 2015-03-08 17:24:25 GMT - Kenya - Sports - SN:96 - ID:2117377

NAIROBI, March 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Olympic team on Sunday achieved a 1-1 drew with their Kenyan counterpart in Nairobi to book their place in the second round of the 2015 All-Africa Games qualifier. Egypt won the first leg in Cairo 3-0 last week, ....

Ex-cop jailed over Steven Gerrard CCTV row

Date: 2015-03-06 15:28:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:76 - ID:2103829

LONDON, March 6 (MENA) – A former policewoman who seized CCTV of a street scuffle "as a lever" to possibly blackmail Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has been jailed for 22 months, Sky News reported. Helen Jones, a former PC with Merseyside ....

Smouha beat Ahli Tripoli to reach Champions League round of 32

Date: 2015-02-28 19:47:47 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:132 - ID:2062497

ALEXANDRIA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Alexandria-based club Smouha progressed to the round of 32 of the CAF Champions League after defeating Libya's Al-Ahli Tripoli on penalties at the Alexandria Stadium. Salah Amin scored the only goal of the game to take ....

Youth min. meets Union of Arab Olympics Committees head in Sharm el Sheikh

Date: 2015-02-28 18:29:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:112 - ID:2062117

CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – Youth Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz met on Saturday with Chairman of the Union of the Arab Olympics Committees Prince Talal Bin Badr Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz. This came after the inauguration of WKF Premier League Karate1 in ....

Law-makers consider fourth sub

Date: 2015-02-27 11:55:59 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:56 - ID:2054221

ZURICH, Feb 27 (MENA) – Football's rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will consider allowing a fourth substitution in extra time as well as ending the controversial so-called "triple punishment" this weekend, ....

Sports minister inspects Cairo Stadium

Date: 2015-02-25 22:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:167 - ID:2044289

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) – Minister of Youth and Sports Khalid Abdelaziz inspected Wednesday the final preparations at Cairo Stadium before hosting an international football match on Sunday. The stadium is scheduled to host a match between the ....

Egypt's Premier League to resume without fans

Date: 2015-02-25 11:05:38 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:44 - ID:2039593

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - The cabinet under Ibrahim Mahlab decided on Wednesday to resume the Premier League matches but without the attendance of any fans. The cabinet formed a committee of the interior and sports ministries and the Egyptian ....

Al Ahly leave Algeria

Date: 2015-02-22 12:24:46 GMT - Algeria - Sports - SN:63 - ID:2018673

ALGIERS, Feb 22 (MENA) – Egypt's Al Ahly football mission left here Sunday after losing the CAF Super Cup to Algeria's ES Setif. ES Setif won the Saturday game 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out following the 1-1 draw at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in ....

Algeria's ES Setif crowned CAF Super Cup champion

Date: 2015-02-21 18:36:54 GMT - Algeria - Sports - SN:127 - ID:2014905

ALGIERS, Feb 21 (MENA) - Algerian ES Setif were crowned CAF Super Cup champions after beating Egypt's Al Ahly on Saturday. Abdelmalek Ziaya gave ES Setif the lead in the 70th minute before a late equaliser, five minutes into added time, from Emad ....

Spurs win high court battle over stadium land dispute

Date: 2015-02-20 12:59:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:54 - ID:2006665

LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - Tottenham Hotspur have won a high court ruling which will allow the London club to complete the purchase of the final piece of land required to build their new £400m stadium, The Guardian reported Friday. Archway Sheet ....