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  • Heads of state who decline attend Olympics reject IOC, not Russia – Lavrov

    Date: 2014-02-06 14:50:05 GMT - Russia - Sports - SN:97 - ID:540848

    MOSCOW, Feb 5 (MENA) – "Heads of the countries, who had decided not to come to the Olympics, rejected the invitation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), not Russia," Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. ....

  • US issues toothpaste tube terror warning

    Date: 2014-02-06 14:03:18 GMT - USA - Sports - SN:88 - ID:540825

    WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) - The United States has warned airlines that terrorists looking to disrupt the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, could conceal bomb-making components in toothpaste tubes or skin care product containers. The worry is that ....

  • Kroos hints at Man. United transfer after rejecting new Bayern Munich deal

    Date: 2014-02-06 11:45:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:65 - ID:540271

    MANCHESTER, Feb 6 (MENA) – Toni Kroos has put Manchester United on red alert after admitting he turned down a new contract with Bayern Munich, ABC news reported United have been strongly linked with a move for Kroos at the end of the season, amid ....

  • Mido hails his foals

    Date: 2014-02-05 12:36:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:55 - ID:538245

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) – Zamalek head coach Ahmed Hossam Mido has expressed his happiness although his team 2-2 draw against Petrojet, StarAfrica.com reported. ”My foals did their best till the last minute and that what I want , the team played very ....

  • FIFA orders Esperance to pay Clottey's $1.4m transfer fee

    Date: 2014-02-05 12:15:39 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:52 - ID:538243

    TUNIS, Feb 5 (MENA) – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has ordered Tunisian giants Esperance to pay Ghana Premier League side Berekum Chelsea $1.4 million plus five per cent interest relating to the unpaid transfer fee of ....

  • Ki Moon to attend Sochi Olympics opening ceremony

    Date: 2014-02-03 19:55:33 GMT - United Nations - Sports - SN:140 - ID:535904

    NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Friday and meet with other world leaders attending the event, his press office said on Monday. ....

  • So-called G-50 committee illegal: official

    Date: 2014-02-03 15:32:52 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:107 - ID:535189

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Chairman of the committee tasked with drafting new sports law el-Dahshori Harb has said the 50-member committee formed by chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Khaled Zein to study the new law on sports was illegal. In ....

  • Ian Thorpe: Olympic swimming legend in rehab after police called

    Date: 2014-02-03 13:26:59 GMT - Australia - Sports - SN:87 - ID:535227

    SYDNEY, Feb 3 (MENA) - Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is being treated for depression after being found by Australian police behaving oddly near a car in Sydney, BBC Sport reported. "The owner of the car basically called the police and the ....

  • Degla beat Ismaili in Egypt premier league

    Date: 2014-02-02 16:19:27 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:105 - ID:533687

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 2 (MENA) – Wadi Degla defeated Ismaili on Sunday 2-1 in the 7th round of Group B match in the Egyptian Premier League at Ismailia Stadium. The victory pushed Degla to the fifth place with 8 points, while Ismaili stopped at 13 ....

  • Ahly join broadcast committee

    Date: 2014-02-02 15:51:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:96 - ID:533700

    CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) – The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) received on Sunday an official letter from Ahly club requesting to join the clubs committee and the committee on broadcasting league matches. The Egyptian Radio and TV Union (ERTU), ....

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