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Egypt qualify for Gabon 2017 with 2-0 victory at Tanzania
Date: 2016-06-04 15:58:02 GMT - Tanzania - Sports - SN:74 - ID:5042237
DAR ES SALAAM, June 4 (MENA) - Egypt qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon on Saturday with a 2-0 victory in Tanzania. As Roma winger Mohamed Salah scored both of Egypt's goals in a 2-0 victory away to Tanzania as they ....
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Boxing legend dies aged 74
Date: 2016-06-04 05:42:29 GMT - USA - Sports - SN:2 - ID:5038050
WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) - Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, the BBC quoted a family spokesman as saying Saturday. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of ....
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Egyptian Sumo wrestler back to Cairo from Japan
Date: 2016-06-02 19:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:91 - ID:5032021
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - Prominent Egyptian sumo wrestler Abdel Rahman Shaalan returned home on Thursday on a five-day visit to Egypt. The visit of Shaalan, who is accompanied by a media delegation from Japanese TBS, is meant to promote the ....
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2 modern pentathlon Egyptian players from Tala'ea El-Gaish come first at wold championship
Date: 2016-06-02 11:20:10 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:5028065
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - Two Egyptian players from Tala'ea El-Gaish club won gold medals at the 2016 Modern Pentathlon World Championships held in Moscow. Two brothers, Amr el Gezeiry and Omar el Gezeiry, of modern pentathlon came first during ....
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Egypt's national soccer team heads for Tanzania
Date: 2016-06-01 06:24:58 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:4 - ID:5019549
CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian national football team left for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tuesday night ahead of the anticipated match against Tanzania in the final round of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers scheduled for June ....
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ERTU bans hosting Shobair, Tayyeb on TV
Date: 2016-05-29 22:37:13 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:101 - ID:5005245
CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Safaa Hegazi on Sunday issued a decision stopping dealing with sports commentators and former footballers Ahmed Shobair and Ahmed el Tayeb on the Egyptian radio and ....
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open with wrist injury
Date: 2016-05-27 16:24:09 GMT - France - Sports - SN:74 - ID:4992589
PARIS, May 27 (MENA) - Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Grand Slam tournament on Friday, citing an injury to his left wrist, ESPN reported. He announced his withdrawal the day before he would have been scheduled to play ....
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London 2012 Olympics: 23 competitors return positive drug tests
Date: 2016-05-27 15:58:09 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:72 - ID:4992421
LAUSANNE, May 27 (MENA) - Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests, the BBC reported. Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries. The ....
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Puyol visits Giza Pyramids
Date: 2016-05-27 14:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:54 - ID:4991697
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Retired Spanish professional footballer Carles Puyol expressed his pleasure to visit the Giza Pyramids, saying he is impressed by the ancient Egyptian civilization. Currently in Egypt with his wife, the former FC Barcelona ....
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Barcelona: Sergio Busquets signs five-year deal with £152m clause
Date: 2016-05-27 13:16:44 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:47 - ID:4991269
BARCELONA, May 27 (MENA) - Sergio Busquets has agreed a new five-year deal at Barcelona that includes a buyout clause of £152m, the BBC reported on Friday. The 27-year-old midfielder's contract could also be extended to 2023, depending on how ....