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CAF's Hayatou in Algeria to attend Champions League final

Date: 2014-10-31 16:57:01 GMT - Algeria - Sports - SN:83 - ID:1238633

ALGIERS, Oct 31 (MENA) - President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou on Friday arrived in Algeria to attend the African Champions League final scheduled for Saturday. After a 2-2 draw with the Congolese Vita Club in ....

Sports Min. to take part in conference on development in Sharm El Sheikh

Date: 2014-10-29 15:12:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:113 - ID:1225641

CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) – Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz will take part Thursday in a ministerial conference to be held in Sharm El Sheikh under the patronage of President Abdel Fatah El Sisi on development in the Arab world. The conference ....

MENA organizes symposium on sports economy

Date: 2014-10-28 08:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:18 - ID:1214069

CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) - The Middle East News Agency (MENA) will organize a symposium on soccer economies and sports marketing on Wednesday. Deputy Sport Minister Ashraf Sobhi, MENA Board Chairman and Editor-In-Chief Alaa Haydar, Board Chairman of ....

Egypt not to submit bid to CAF to host Africa Cup of Nations if Morocco withdraws - ministry

Date: 2014-10-27 14:08:47 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:67 - ID:1210301

CAIRO, Oct 27 (MENA) - Egypt will not submit an official bid to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, if Morocco withdraws from hosting the competition, affirmed the Youths and Sports Ministry. In a ....

Ismaili, Enppi hold goalless draw

Date: 2014-10-26 22:28:45 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:166 - ID:1206041

ISMAILIA, Oct 26 (MENA) - Ismailia held a goalless draw to Enppi in the sixth round of the Egyptian Premier League. With the draw, Ismailia stayed in the 15th place while Enppi rose to the fourth place. (MENA) MS/AH ....

'Sepp Blatter said we can't hold world cup in Qatar in summer', says FA chairman

Date: 2014-10-26 17:53:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:125 - ID:1204853

LONDON, Oct 26 (MENA) - Football Association chairman Greg Dyke still expects the Qatar World Cup to be switched to autumn or winter, The Daily Mail reported. The European Club Association, an umbrella organisation representing the interests of ....

Serena Williams beats Simona Halep to win fifth WTA Finals

Date: 2014-10-26 13:59:43 GMT - Singapore - Sports - SN:81 - ID:1203293

SINGAPORE, Oct 26 (MENA) - Serena Williams beat Romania's Simona Halep to win the season-ending WTA Tour Finals for the third year in a row on the event's debut in Singapore, according to BBC Sport. The American top seed won 6-3 6-0 to claim the ....

Egypt's Taekwondo national team heads for Mexico

Date: 2014-10-22 14:00:52 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:64 - ID:1176409

CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) – Egypt's Taekwondo national team headed Wednesday for Mexico to partake in the ninth World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship. The Poomsae Championship would kick off next week in Aguascalientes city of Mexico. The Egyptian ....

Egypt to play Senegal in African Cup on Nov 15

Date: 2014-10-21 14:28:59 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:75 - ID:1170809

CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - Egypt-Senegal match in the qualifications of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations will be played on November 15 instead of 14, said director of the media department at the Egyptian Football Association Azmi Megahed. In statements ....

Egypt's Elshorbagy wins US Open

Date: 2014-10-20 06:03:16 GMT - USA - Sports - SN:6 - ID:1158969

WASHINGON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Egyptian squash player Mohamed Elshorbagy won the US Open Squash after defeating fellow countryman Amr Shabana on Sunday to become the world’s number one squash player. Elshorbagy beat Shabana 3-1 in the final: 8-11, ....