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Chinese president meets Bach
Date: 2013-11-19 14:36:23 GMT - China - Sports - SN:127 - ID:395357
BEIJING, Nov 19 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed with chief of the international Olympic Committee Thomas Bach means of bolstering mutual cooperation. Jinping congratulated Bach on being elected the ninth chief of the committee as ....
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Ghana national team in Cairo for Tuesday's clash versus Egyptian Pharaos in FIFA world cup playoff
Date: 2013-11-18 04:15:24 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:2 - ID:392743
CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Ghana national football team arrived in Cairo at dawn on Monday coming from Turkey to meet the Egyptian Pharaos in Tuesday's final qualifying match for the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ghana is in a strong position to ....
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Napoli step up chase for Tottenham midfielder
Date: 2013-11-17 15:07:40 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:97 - ID:392182
NAPOLI, Nov 17 (MENA) – Italian club Napoli are lining up a January move for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Moussa Dembele, according to the Metro. Napoli boss Rafa Benitez has been a long term admirer of Dembele and wants the Belgian to add a new ....
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Barca interested in signing Lazio veteran in January
Date: 2013-11-17 14:52:03 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:93 - ID:392080
ROME Nov 17 (MENA) – Barcelona are being linked with move for Lazio’s veteran striker Miroslav Klose during the January transfer window, Forza Italian Football reported. The 35-year-old has struggled to overcome injury woes for the Biancocelesti ....
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England coach hoping for big things from Wilshere at World Cup
Date: 2013-11-17 13:41:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:72 - ID:391763
LONDON, Nov 17 (MENA) – England boss Roy Hodgson believes Jack Wilshere needs a good run in the Arsenal team in order to hit top form at next summer's World Cup, SkySports reported. Wilshere has struggled for form and fitness this season, with ....
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Ghana president calls for all-inclusive prayers for Black Stars
Date: 2013-11-15 14:39:32 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:52 - ID:388555
ABUJA, Nov 15 (MENA) - Ghana President John Mahama has called for an all-inclusive prayers for the Black Stars ahead of the second-leg World Cup playoff against Egypt, Ghana Soccer Net reported. Ghana has all but sealed qualification to next ....
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FIFA World Cup trophy to spend night at Pyramids
Date: 2013-11-15 14:17:32 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:49 - ID:388508
CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The FIFA World Cup Trophy will be on display at the foot of the Giza Pyramids Friday, the first after the curfew has been lifted, in a festive, historic atmosphere. The World Cup arrived in Cairo on Thursday, as part of a ....
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Mohamed Aboutrika to face Ghana despite retirement plans
Date: 2013-11-14 18:10:53 GMT - Ghana - Sports - SN:147 - ID:387341
ACCRA, Nov 14 (MENA) - Egypt assistant coach Diaa Al Saied has confirmed star midfielder Mohammed Aboutrika will play against Ghana in the second-leg World Cup playoff next week, a Ghanian website reported. Reports were rife in Egypt that the ....
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FIFA’s Cairo visit shows to world security improvement - Mansour
Date: 2013-11-14 15:26:41 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:129 - ID:387042
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) – Interim President Adly Mansour said FIFA’s selection of Cairo to be one of the stations, which hosts the World Cup Trophy as part of the promotional trip around the world in 89 countries, underlines to the world that Egypt is ....
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Toure denies he is unhappy at Manchester City
Date: 2013-11-14 13:47:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:98 - ID:386398
MANCHESTER, Nov 14 (MENA) – Yaya Toure has become embroiled in a Twitter row with Rodney Marsh to deny claims by the former Manchester City favourite that he is unhappy at the club, the Daily Mail reported. Marsh, 69, claimed on talkSPORT that ....