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  • Lucie Safarova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands win women's doubles title

    Date: 2015-06-07 18:57:12 GMT - France - Sports - SN:80 - ID:2749809

    PARIS, June 7 (MENA) - With a little help from a friend, Lucie Safarova finally got her hands on a trophy at the French Open, ESPN reported. A day after losing to Serena Williams in the championship match at Roland Garros, the left-hander from ....

  • Karim Benzema 'happy in Madrid', says agent, amid Man Utd links

    Date: 2015-06-07 18:54:46 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:78 - ID:2749697

    MADRID, June 7 (MENA) - Karim Benzema's agent Karim Djaziri has laughed off suggestions his client will join Manchester United and insisted the striker wants to end his career at Real Madrid, according to ESPN. Djaziri denied reports he met ....

  • Barcelona beat Juventus, win European champions for fifth time

    Date: 2015-06-06 22:31:31 GMT - Germany - Sports - SN:126 - ID:2743617

    BERLIN, June 6 (MENA) - Barcelona won their fifth European Champions League after defeating Juventus 3-1 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Barcelona and Juventus attempted to claim a treble after winning domestic league and cup ....

  • Measures to secure Al Ahly Club mission in Tunis at highest level: Diplomat

    Date: 2015-06-06 21:26:07 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:120 - ID:2743473

    TUNIS, June 4 (MENA) – A diplomat at Egypt's embassy in Tunisia said Saturday that measures to secure the mission of Al Ahly Club in the capital Tunis are going on at the highest level. Mohamed Mahmoud, embassy first secretary, told MENA that ....

  • French Open final: Serena Williams wins 20th Grand Slam

    Date: 2015-06-06 16:49:23 GMT - France - Sports - SN:87 - ID:2742217

    PARIS, June 6 (MENA) - Serena Williams won a dramatic French Open final against Czech 13th seed Lucie Safarova to claim her 20th Grand Slam title, the BBC Sports reported Saturday. The American, ranked number one, needed two hours and one minute ....

  • Berlusconi rejects €1 billion offer to sell AC Milan

    Date: 2015-06-05 12:04:15 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:48 - ID:2735021

    MILANO, June 5 (MENA) - Bee Taechaubol has reportedly made another attempt to persuade Silvio Berlusconi to sell shares in AC Milan. The Thai businessman, affectionately known as Mr Bee, was thought to be close to a takeover of the Rossoneri only ....

  • Blatter will not attend int'l Olympic meeting: FIFA

    Date: 2015-06-05 11:28:27 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:44 - ID:2734789

    LAUSANNE, June 5 (MENA) - Outgoing FIFA president and Olympic member Sepp Blatter will not attend next week's International Olympic Committee meeting in Lausanne, world football's governing body announced on Friday. "In April, the FIFA president ....

  • Finding replacement for Sepp Blatter as FIFA chief could take months

    Date: 2015-06-03 12:13:54 GMT - USA - Sports - SN:60 - ID:2721977

    NEW YORK, June 3 (MENA) - As FIFA chief, Sepp Blatter was nearly impossible to dislodge. Now that he is stepping down, replacing him may be nearly just as tough, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Confusion among world soccer officials ....

  • Fifa's Sepp Blatter 'under investigation in US'

    Date: 2015-06-03 11:04:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:46 - ID:2721337

    LONDON, June 3 (MENA) - Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of their inquiry into corruption at the world football body, US media say, according to the BBC. The news came hours after Mr Blatter, 79, announced ....

  • Chairman of int'l boxing association arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2015-06-03 09:34:51 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:28 - ID:2720245

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Chairman of the International Boxing Association Ho Kim arrived in Egypt Wednesday to attend an annual meeting on the game. The two-day meeting will start Thursday. Kim is also scheduled to meet with Youth Minister ....

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