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Mabrouk to continue as Ahly coach for next season

Date: 2015-09-10 19:11:51 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:117 - ID:3327429

CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) – Al-Ahly Sporting Club said Thursday that its football team's coach Fathi Mabrouk would retain his post for the next season. The decision was taken due to the positive results he achieved with the football team over the ....

Egypt capable of organizing international tournaments, says senior sports figure

Date: 2015-09-10 15:49:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:91 - ID:3326293

CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) – Peter Wheeler, Chief of Strategic Properties at the Special Olympics World Games, said Egypt is capable of organizing international competitions of SOWG. In statements, Wheeler, currently on a visit to Cairo, said Egypt ....

Global (2): Lionel Messi Signs With Funtastic

Date: 2015-09-10 08:19:00 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:22 - ID:3322509

Funtastic and Football superstar set to kick goals. LONDON, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Funtastic, is a global innovation house with offices in the US, Australia, Hong Kong and Mainland China. Photo - ....

Japan beat Egypt 3-2 in men's volleyball World Cup

Date: 2015-09-08 14:46:56 GMT - Japan - Sports - SN:62 - ID:3311677

TOKYO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Host Japan on Tuesday defeated Egypt 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 17-25, 15-7, in the final match on day one of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup 2015 at the Hiroshima Green Arena. Japan, supported by several thousand home fans, ....

Egypt thrash chad 5-1 in N'Djamena in AFCON qualifiers

Date: 2015-09-06 17:48:21 GMT - Chad - Sports - SN:79 - ID:3299509

N'DJAMENA, Sept 6 (MENA) - Egypt's national team achieved a second straight group win Sunday when they thrash chad 5-1 in their second 2017 AFCON qualifier. Zamalek striker Bassem Morsi scored a perfect hattrick, while his teammate Mahmoud Abdel ....

Ahly backtrack on decision to boycott EFA tournaments

Date: 2015-09-05 22:22:28 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:110 - ID:3294405

CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) – Egypt's Al Ahly on Saturday backtracked on a previous decision to boycott all tournaments of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). The new stance came as the appeal committee of the EFA ended a four-month suspension ....

4 athletes from MENA participate in athletics championship

Date: 2015-09-05 07:58:49 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:19 - ID:3289225

ISMAILIA, Sept 5 (MENA) - The 48th round of Egypt's championship for the companies league will start Saturday at the New Suez Canal. Four athletes from the Middle East News Agency (MENA) will participate in the athletics game. The athletes are ....

Bayern Munich to raise 1m euros for Syrian refugees with asylum seekers

Date: 2015-09-03 17:04:37 GMT - Germany - Sports - SN:108 - ID:3282313

MUNICH, Sept 3 (MENA) - Bayern Munich will raise €1million from a friendly match to help tackle the current refugee crisis and planning a training camp which will see refugees given German classes and supplied with meals and football equipment, the ....

Juventus eye Samir Nasri swoop

Date: 2015-08-31 18:14:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:91 - ID:3261029

MANCHESTER, Aug 31 (MENA) - Italy's Juventus are keen to sign Samir Nasri from Manchester City following the £54 million capture of Kevin De Bruyne, but the Frenchman does not want to leave, the Mirror reported Monday. Nasri, 28, signed a new ....

Frensh Troyes sign South Africa defender

Date: 2015-08-31 17:48:01 GMT - France - Sports - SN:87 - ID:3260745

PARIS, Aug 31 (MENA) - South African international right-back Anele Ngcongca has been loaned for a season by Belgians Genk to Troyes, who plays in the French Ligue 1. The 45-times capped 27-year-old has been signed as cover for the injured Mory ....