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  • Uzbekistan beat Saudi Arabia to reach Asian Cup quarters

    Date: 2015-01-18 12:00:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Sports - SN:58 - ID:1766833

    RIYADH, Jan 18 (MENA) – Uzbekistan beat Saudi Arabia 3-1 on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup as runners-up of Group B. Uzbekistan will now play Group A winners South Korea in Melbourne on Thursday. China, which topped the ....

  • 4 cyclists injured in Egypt int'l race in Hurghada

    Date: 2015-01-16 18:50:49 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:100 - ID:1757109

    CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Four cyclists of different nationalities were injured on Friday during the 3rd round of Egypt International Cycling Race held in Hurghada. The third round of the race was launched on Friday. Francisco Mancebo who is ....

  • Egypt defeat Algeria 34 - 20 in Handball World Championship

    Date: 2015-01-16 18:20:47 GMT - Qatar - Sports - SN:95 - ID:1757049

    DOHA, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian handball team on Friday started their matches in the 24th Men's Handball World Championship in Doha with a big win over Algeria. The Egyptian players got off to a good start with a clear 34-20 win at Ali Bin Hamad ....

  • Zamalek arrive in Riyadh for Al-Hilal friendly game

    Date: 2015-01-12 22:28:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Sports - SN:173 - ID:1729201

    RIYADH, Jan 12 (MENA) - Egypt’s giant Zamalek arrived in Riyadh on Monday to play a friendly game against Saudi Al-Hilal football club on Wednesday. The game will be held at Prince Faisal Bin Fahd stadium. (MENA) AB/WN ....

  • Nadine Kessler wins FIFA Women's Player of the Year award

    Date: 2015-01-12 20:03:59 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:152 - ID:1728817

    ZURICH, Switzerland, Jan 12 (MENA) - Wolfsburg captain Nadine Kessler collected the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year award, the Daily Mail reported. The 26-year-old collected 17.52 per cent of the vote and finished ahead of five-time winner Marta ....

  • Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or over Messi, Neuer

    Date: 2015-01-12 19:59:01 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:151 - ID:1728701

    ZURICH, Switzerland, Jan 12 (MENA) - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named world footballer of the year after winning the Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row, the BBC reported. The Portugal captain beat Barcelona forward Lionel ....

  • Asian Cup: Japan thumps Palestine 4-0 to begin defence of continental crown

    Date: 2015-01-12 11:29:35 GMT - Australia - Sports - SN:61 - ID:1724145

    SYDNEY, Jan 12 (MENA) - Holders Japan enjoyed a Monday stroll in the Newcastle breeze as it swatted aside the meagre challenge of outsiders Palestine to kick off its Asian Cup title defence with a 4-0 victory, ABC reported. Yasuhito Endo, Shinji ....

  • Egypt snatches Triathlon Pan Arab, African championships in Luxor

    Date: 2015-01-10 17:03:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:88 - ID:1712621

    CAIRO, Jan 10 (MENA) - The Egyptian team has won the Triathlon African and Pan Arab championships that were held in Luxor on January 9 and 10. Egypt snatched two gold, four silver and three bronze medals, while Tunisia took two gold and one ....

  • Australia crushes Kuwait 4-1 in Asian Cup opener

    Date: 2015-01-09 12:14:04 GMT - Australia - Sports - SN:33 - ID:1705341

    CANBERRA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Australia survived an early scare to kick their Asian Cup campaign off in style with a 4-1 win over Kuwait in the Asian Cup opener on Friday, Goal.com reported. Kuwait led early against the run of play through Hussain ....

  • Prince Ali to challenge Sepp Blatter for Fifa presidency

    Date: 2015-01-06 11:28:33 GMT - Jordan - Sports - SN:45 - ID:1684333

    AMMAN, Jan 6 (MENA) - Fifa vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein will challenge incumbent Sepp Blatter for the leadership of world football's governing body, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Jordanian Prince, 39, will stand as a candidate at ....

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