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Sports minister back home from Russia

Date: 2015-11-07 19:48:13 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:101 - ID:3685937

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khalid Abdel Aziz returned home Saturday, coming from Moscow. In Moscow, the minister met with Russian officials to discuss means to boost cooperation between the two countries. He also attended ....

Egypt selected to host 2021 Men's Handball Championship

Date: 2015-11-06 14:12:07 GMT - Russia - Sports - SN:61 - ID:3678561

SOCHI, Nov 6 (MENA) – Egypt has been selected to host the 2021 Men's Handball Championship, said Youth and Sports Minister Khalid Abdel Aziz on Friday. Egypt was awarded the championship after stiff competition with Hungary, Norway and ....

Social debate over fans return to Egyptian league matches, says minister

Date: 2015-11-04 14:57:32 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:102 - ID:3666189

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - A social debate will be launched on Monday over the return of fans to the Egyptian League matches, Youth and Sports Minister Khalid Abdelaziz said on Wednesday. Surveillances cameras have been installed at stadiums to ....

25,000 fans to attend Egypt-Chad World Cup qualifier - Interior ministry

Date: 2015-11-04 12:18:41 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:64 - ID:3664629

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - As many as 25,000 fans will attend the Egypt-Chad second-leg World Cup qualifier on November 17 at Borg Al Arab Stadium in Egypt, a high-level security source said, citing the approval of the Interior Ministry. Assistant ....

Zamalek handball team back home after winning African champions league

Date: 2015-11-01 07:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:8 - ID:3641249

CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Zamalek handball team mission returned home on Saturday evening after being crowned African handball champions. The eight-time African champions, Zamalek won the African Champions League after beating Tunisian Club Africain ....

Man City beats Norwich, stay top of Premier League

Date: 2015-10-31 18:02:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:89 - ID:3640021

LONDON, Oct 31 (MENA) - Manchester City needed a late Yaya Toure penalty to beat Norwich City and stay top of the English Premier League after 11 weeks of the competition, the BBC reported. Nicolas Otamendi's header put the hosts in front, before ....

ITTF chief in Cairo

Date: 2015-10-28 18:37:28 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:119 - ID:3623573

CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) - International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) chairman Thomas Weikert arrived on a visit to Egypt to attend the 2015 ITTF Cadet Challenge in the resort city of Sharm El Sheikh. The tournament is being held under the auspices ....

Caf deputy VP arrives in Cairo

Date: 2015-10-21 12:29:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:55 - ID:3575385

CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - Caf First Deputy Vice President Suketu Patel arrived here on Wednesday coming from Dubai. Patel is due to attend the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s meeting slated to be held on Sunday to discuss a number of files, ....

Arab Cycling Championship kicks off in Sharm

Date: 2015-10-20 13:33:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:76 - ID:3569533

EL TOUR, Egypt, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Arab Cycling Championship kicked off Tuesday in Sharm El Sheikh. The championship is organized by the Egyptian Cycling Federation under the auspices of Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz and South ....

Portugal's Manuel Jose arrives in Cairo

Date: 2015-10-18 20:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:136 - ID:3557677

CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Al Ahly's former coach Manuel Jose arrived in Cairo on Sunday. Jose is paying a several-day visit to Egypt, where he will be hosted in a TV show to talk about his achievements with Al Ahly and his opinion on the Egyptian ....