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  • Parliament speaker, IHF president discuss status of sports bill

    Date: 2017-02-22 16:32:55 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:54 - ID:6570609

    CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal met on Wednesday with president of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Hassan Moustafa. The two sides held talks on the current status of sports bill ahead of ....

  • Egyptian Embassy in Zambia following up preparations to host Egypt's youth soccer team

    Date: 2017-02-21 14:26:58 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:58 - ID:6562965

    CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Zambia is following up preparations to host the national soccer team, which will take part in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations from February 26 through March 12. The Egyptian Embassy will do its best ....

  • Egyptian Mohamed Hamza wins bronze medal in Epee World Cup in Italy

    Date: 2017-02-17 20:00:07 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:79 - ID:6541881

    ROME, Feb 17 (MENA) – Egyptian fencer Mohamed Hamza has won the bronze medal in the competitions of the Epee World Cup for juniors after he lost 14-15 to Russia's player in the semi-final in Italy. Hamza was qualified to the Round of 64 after he ....

  • Egypt to face Kenya friendly Sunday ahead of U20 AFCON

    Date: 2017-02-17 19:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:78 - ID:6541773

    CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The U20 national football team is scheduled to face Kenya in a friendly match Sunday at Cairo Stadium in preparation for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Kenyan youth team was confirmed to arrive in Cairo ....

  • Taekwondo fighter Muaz Nabil makes Egypt's first gold medal in Luxor int'l championship

    Date: 2017-02-17 19:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:75 - ID:6541813

    LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 17 (MENA) – Fighter Muaz Nabil on Friday secured the first gold medal for Egypt in the Taekwondo international championship in Luxor after he defeated his Greek rival 22-5 in the finals of 54kg category. The championship kicked ....

  • Salah's assists lead Roma to beat Crotone in Serie A

    Date: 2017-02-12 15:39:04 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:64 - ID:6509317

    ROMA, Feb 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Winger Mohamed Salah made two assists Sunday to lead AS Roma to achieve an important away win on Crotone on Serie A's 24th matchday. Taking advantage of Salah's assists, Radja Nainggolan scored Roma's first goal in ....

  • Zamalek team mission back home after Super Cup win

    Date: 2017-02-12 06:43:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:6 - ID:6505677

    CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Zamalek sports team mission returned home early Sunday after winning the Super Cup on 3/1 penalties in a match against Al Ahly. The match was played on Friday at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ....

  • Egypt drawn Group B of FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup

    Date: 2017-02-11 13:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:28 - ID:6502177

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - The Egyptian national team was drawn Group B of 2017 FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup, alongside Germany, Lithuania, and Puerto Rico. The 16-team event will take place on July 1 through 9 in the Egyptian capital of ....

  • Zamalek defeat Ahly 3-1 on penalties, win Egyptian Super Cup

    Date: 2017-02-10 19:23:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Sports - SN:67 - ID:6499773

    ABU DHABI, Feb 10 (MENA) - Zamalek defeated Ahly 3-1 on penalties in Abu Dhabi on Friday to win the Egyptian Super Cup. The match ended with a nil-nil draw and the two rivals played penalty shootouts. Ahmed Hegazy scored for Al Ahly while ....

  • Egyptian national team climbs 12 positions in FIFA ranking

    Date: 2017-02-09 10:55:17 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:27 - ID:6491193

    ZURICH, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Egyptian national football team climbed 12 positions in FIFA ranking to become number 1 at the African level and 23rd at the international level after reaching the 2017 African Cup of Nations finals. The team got 881 ....

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