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Ellis “honoured” to lead comprehensive review of women’s football calendar
Jill Ellis opens a far-reaching review of the women’s football calendar in the coming days with the objective of creating global access and opportunities in the sport by putting the players at the heart of the discussions. Nothing is agreed for the women’s football match calendar after 2023, when the first 32-team FIFA Women’s World …
Ali Farag, Nouran Gohar crowned champions of CIB Egyptian Squash Open 2021
Egypt continues to dominate tournament for third consecutive year
Majority of fans favour more frequent men’s FIFA World Cups: global survey
A survey has provided feedback as part of the feasibility study regarding the frequency of the men`s FIFA World Cup. The findings of this online survey, conducted in July 2021, will be used as part of a wider consultation process involving fans, which will take place over several phases. 15,000 respondents were identified as expressing …
Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif jumps to 74th in women’s world ranking
Egyptian tennis star Mayar Sherif continued to make history after winning the Liqui Moly Open 2021, by defeating Italian player Martina Trevisan in the final match. With this victory, Sherif advanced to the 74th place in the world ranking, an unprecedented achievement for Egypt, after she was the first Egyptian player in history to enter …
COVID-19 threatens holding sports club and federation elections in Egypt
The elections of sports federations and clubs at the Olympic Committee have become questionable, due to the fact that their date coincides with the expected fourth wave of the coronavirus. A special source revealed to Daily News Egypt that the upcoming elections may be postponed, as the date for holding them was due in October …
Egyptian Football Association presents new coach of national team Carlos Queiroz
The normalisation committee of the Egyptian Football Association, headed by Ahmed Megahed, will hold a press conference on Thursday, to present the new coaching staff of the Egyptian national football team, led by Portuguese head coach Carlos Queiroz, who arrived in Cairo during the past hours to officially take over the task. Queiroz had held …
Cairo giants Al Ahly celebrates 10th CAF Champions League title
Al Ahly SC celebrated their 10th CAF Champions League, on Tuesday, in a huge ceremony inside the club’s headquarters, in the presence of many sports and public figures. During the ceremony, Mahmoud El-Khatib, President of Al Ahly, thanked the football team’s work system, pointing out that the achievement came after huge efforts. El-Khatib said that …
Liverpool star Mo Salah joins English Premier League 100-goal club
Salah is third highest goal scorer with Liverpool in Premier League at 98 goals
European Club Association honours Hany Abu Rida
The European Club Association, headed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain, has honoured Hani Abu Rida, member of the FIFA Supreme Council and member of the executive office of the African Football Federation. The honouring took place on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the association’s meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Abu Rida participated in the …
Hana Gouda: Egypt’s rising star in table tennis
Egypt wins gold in 6 of 7 events of 2021 African Table Tennis Championships
Egyptian teams dominate African handball competitions
Al Ahly to face Zamalek in African Handball Super Cup on Friday
Portuguese Carlos Queiroz named as Egypt national football team’s head coach
The Egyptian Football Association has officially appointed Carlos Queiroz as the new head coach of the national football team. The Portuguese coach has worked with Manchester United and Real Madrid, and has coached the national teams of Portugal, Colombia, Iran, and South Africa, amongst others. Egypt’s coaching staff will also include Diaa Elsayed as general coach, Mohamed Shawky as assistant coach, and Essam El Hadary as goalkeeping coach. Queiroz is yet to choose a performance …
Orascom lays foundation stone for O West Club, with EGP 800m investments
Club membership costs EGP 180,000
Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for new glory with Manchester United
Manchester United announced signing Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday evening, in a sensational return of the Portuguese international to his former club, coming from Italy’s giants Juventus. The huge transfer cost the Red Devils up to €23m ($27m), and gave the “Don” the chance to play again at Old Trafford. Ronaldo, aka CR7, moved to Man …
Barcelona to receive €54m from Neymar after settling prior-PSG contract disputes
The Brazilian forward demanded Barcelona pay him a renewal bonus he was allegedly yet to receive, while the Catalan giants hit back by suing the 29-year-old for breach of contract. Barcelona filed a lawsuit against Neymar to recover the money he obtained as an advance payment after renewing his contract with Barca before leaving to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017.
International football transfer activity records $48.5bn in past decade: FIFA
Manchester City top FIFA’s list of biggest spenders on internationals transfers
English Premier League hits €9bn in brand value, almost double of Spanish La Liga’s
EPL title holders Manchester City is most valuable team in England, with up to €1bn brand value
Liverpool’s Mo Salah records 30 points in 2021/22 Fantasy Premier League, 2nd highest so far
Egyptian star collects total 1,090 points since joining Chelsea in 2014
Zamalek SC, I-Friends Sports cooperate to establish club branch in UAE
Zamalek SC has signed a cooperation protocol with the “I-Friends Sports” company, to establish a branch of the Egyptian club in the United Arab Emirates. Amr Mostafa, Chairperson of I-Friends Sports, said the protocol is an application of sports exports, the first of its kind in the Arab world. Kamel added that the project will achieve several benefits for …
Cairo’s Zamalek crowned 2020-21 Egyptian Premier League champions
White Knight’s fans took to streets to celebrate their team’s 13th league title
3rd Future Leaders Camp to kick off on 30 August
Future Leaders aims to train Egyptian youth on being active in society, says Sports Minister
How TikTok is adding its footprint in sports scene, becoming home to sports fanatics?
We can easily say that 2021 is the year that all sports enthusiasts have been welcoming with open arms! The year has brought fans together in different highly anticipated events taking place all over the world. Yet, with COVID-19 still roaming around, stadiums have not been over-crowded as we know them to be. This is …
Zamalek warn players not to celebrate too early in Egyptian League title race
Al Ahly’s surprising draw against Tala’ea El Gaish means Zamalek will need only two wins to be officially crowned league champions
English newspaper ranks Liverpool’s Mo Salah among top 10 players in Premier League’s Gameweek 1
Salah is only player to score in opening game for five consecutive seasons
Financial, administrative committee formed to inspect Egyptian Federation for Judo
Crisis erupted as son of Judo Federation’s president unjustly took part in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Egypt advances 13 places in Commonwealth Youth Development Index: Sports Minister
YDI measures status of young people in 183 countries around world
Intensive preparation for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as COVID-19 cases rise
Tokyo Paralympics will be held without spectators at all venues
After historic record in Tokyo 2020, Egypt prepares for next Olympic Games in 2024: Sports Minister
President Al-Sisi’s continuous support for athletes is great motivation to win titles in various competitions, says Ashraf Sobhi
CAF president arrives in Cameroon for Africa Cup of Nations final draw
Cameroon vows to host “spectacular” Africa Cup of Nations draw ceremony
Messi says tearful goodbye to FC Barcelona
A tearful Lionel Messi said goodbye to FC Barcelona after 21 years at the club at an emotional press conference at the Camp Nou Stadium, attended by his now former teammates on Sunday. The news Messi would not be signing a new contract with the club that he joined as a 13-year-old and scored a …