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Ahly head to Mali for Confederation Cup game

Date: 2015-07-09 08:18:04 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:18 - ID:2948573

CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) – Al Ahly football squad on Thursday flew to Mali for a game against Stade Malien in the Confederation Cup group stage. The game is set to start at 15:30 Mali time on Sunday. Al Ahly's squad headed to Mali grouped 16 ....

Fifa Key official banned for seven years

Date: 2015-07-06 20:28:55 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:95 - ID:2934601

ZURICH, July 6 (MENA) – A Fifa official who assessed the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been banned from all football-related activity for seven years, the BBC news reported on Monday. Football's world governing body said Harold ....

Sepp Blatter says pressure behind Qatar World Cup votes

Date: 2015-07-05 18:20:49 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:91 - ID:2927693

GENEVA, July 5 (MENA) -French and German presidents applied political pressure prior to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes, according to Fifa president Sepp Blatter. He alleges ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his German counterpart ....

Egypt's TV channels to air Ahly, Zamalek matches Monday

Date: 2015-07-05 15:39:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:74 - ID:2926529

CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – Egypt's TV channel 2 and Nile Sport channel will broadcast the league match between Al Ahly and Al Masry football clubs at Sharm el Sheikh Stadium. Also, the TV Cairo channel and Nile Cinema channel will air the league game ....

PM, sport minister discuss 2016 African handball championship

Date: 2015-07-04 16:29:22 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:64 - ID:2921209

CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday met with Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz to discus preparations to host the 2016 African Men's Handball Championship. The contest will be held at the indoor hall of the ....

World Cup woes add to Qatar business jitters

Date: 2015-06-28 14:23:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:83 - ID:2881377

LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - As Qatar’s name is put through the wringer following allegations of bribery and labour abuses linked to its bid to host the 2022 World Cup, the risk it could lose the right to stage the tournament is piling pressure on an ....

Security measures to secure Al Ahly-Espérance match in suez

Date: 2015-06-28 07:46:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:11 - ID:2878077

SUEZ, Egypt, June 28 (MENA) - Suez security forces intensified efforts to secure Sunday's football match between Al Ahly of Egypt and Espérance Sportive de Tunis in the African confederation championship. Suez security director Tareq Al Gazzar ....

Manchester City to make final £40m Raheem Sterling

Date: 2015-06-25 08:30:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:22 - ID:2860689

LONDON, June 25 (MENA) – Manchester City are set to make a third bid for Raheem Sterling following Liverpool’s £29 million capture of Roberto Firmino, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday. City were also tracking Firmino but have made Sterling one ....

AL supports Qatar for hosting World Cup 2022

Date: 2015-06-21 14:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:66 - ID:2838241

CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - The Arab League's General Secretariat on Sunday confirmed support for Qatar to host FIFA World Cup 2022. In a statement, the AL condemned a "tendentious campaign" that is trying to undermine Qatar's preparedness and ....

Efforts underway to finalize visas of Safax, Taraji clubs to Egypt -- amb.

Date: 2015-06-17 17:35:22 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:104 - ID:2817541

TUNIS, June 17 (MENA) - Contacts were made with the administrations of Safax and Taraji clubs of Tunisia to finalize their entry visas into Cairo, Egypt's Ambassador to Tunisia Aymen Meshrefa said on Wednesday. The two clubs will play against ....