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Tokyo Olympics: Cautious opening ceremony, shy start for Egyptians in competitions
Egypt’s handball team beat Portugal (37-31) in their opening Group B game
Egypt, Japanese Olympic Committee discuss boosting sports cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhy has met President of the Japanese Olympic Committee Yasuhiro Yamashita, who is also President of the Japanese Judo Federation, to discuss joint cooperation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Tokyo Olympics, which officially commenced on Friday, where Sobhy hailed on Saturday the efforts made …
Egypt’s football team fly to Tokyo in preparation for Olympics
Egypt’s Olympic football team, led by Shawky Gharib, will travel to Tokyo on Thursday for the upcoming event. The squad included 22 players who went through their last training on Wednesday evening at the Cairo International Stadium, in preparation for traveling to Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. The team is scheduled to conduct …
Perez leaks hit Real Madrid badly
Spanish football giants Real Madrid have experienced a strong shock in the past few hours after leaked records of the club’s president Florentino Perez were published by the newspaper El Confidencial. The newspaper published audio leaks of Perez from 2006, which included offensive words towards a number of the club’s legends, most notably goalkeeper Iker …
US visa delay prevents 5 Egyptians from participating in World Squash Championships
The delay in obtaining the US visa has prevented five Egyptian stars from participating in the World Squash Championship, hosted by Chicago. The championship, which kicked off on Wednesday, comes with financial prizes of up to $500,000 for men and women. Al Ahly’s Mostafa Assal, ranked No 9 in the world, joined a list of …
Al Ahly v Kaizer Chiefs: Cairo giants eye 10th CAF Champions League title
Al Ahly have strong record against South African teams in continental competitions
Global winter sports photo contest opens for entries
The World Media Summit Global Awards for Excellence: Winter Sports Photo has opened for entries starting Thursday. The contest is aimed at encouraging journalists around the world to photograph memorable moments of winter sports so as to inspire more people to take part in winter sports, according to the organizers of the competition. The World …
Wembley hosts England v Italy in Euro 2020 final
England is looking for its first international title in 55 years
Al Ahly face Al Mokawloon Al Arab in Egyptian Premier League on Thursday
Cairo giants Al Ahly will meet Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC at Petrosport Stadium, in the postponed match of the twenty-sixth round of the Egyptian Premier League. Al Ahly’s coaching staff have watched a number of videos of matches played by their rivals, to familiarise themselves with the Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC’s strengths and …
Egypt’s delay in including Mo Salah, Mostafa Mohamed at Tokyo Olympics raises concern
The Pharaohs headed to a camp this month in preparation for the upcoming Olympics.
Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez gets engaged to British model Taylor Ward
Taylor posted, through her official account on Instagram, a picture of her with Mahrez wearing an engagement ring and wrote, “There is no one I would prefer to continue this life with, more than you. I can’t wait to be together, I love you.”
Euro 2020 brings back long-forgotten memories of glory for qualifying teams
Italy’s Roberto Mancini working to bring back golden generation for Azzurri, while Netherlands make strong return
Narrative Summit speakers discuss the future of sports tourism in Egypt
In an episode titled “integration between sports and investment”
International Day of Yoga: 10 facts about the most ancient meditation practice
Yoga improves health of individual’s mental, emotional, physical aspects
Zamalek face Aswan in Egyptian Premier League
This is in light of the difficult situation that the team has suffered in the Egyptian Premier League table so far.
Al Ahly gearing for CAF Champions League semi-finals
The match is the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals, and is scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Hammadi Al-Aqrabi Olympic Stadium in the Tunisian capital, Tunis.
Netherlands battle Austria for group lead in Euro 2020
Belgium aim for victory against ‘wounded’ Denmark, whilst Ukraine and North Macedonia seek final chance
England open Euro 2020 campaign seeking vengeance against Croatia
Netherlands hope to regain European dignity against Ukraine
Defending champions Brazil hosts Copa America
Brazil is on an easy mission against Venezuela in opening match, whilst Messi is in search of glory with Argentina
France’s Benzema eyes national team return
Benzema’s last cap with the national team was in October 2015, with his cold spell outside the team the second-longest period of absence for a France national team after Roger Scotti.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo eyes record-breaking championship
The Portugal legend is looking to equalise records and set new ones, in light of speculation that this tournament could be his last Euro.
Mbappé, Foden, Havertz: Europe’s young stars search for glory
The Euro 2020 tournament is an opportunity for the best players in the world to show off their abilities and skills. Three of those looking for glory are: France’s Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG); England’s Phil Foden, a striker with Manchester City; and Germany’s Kai Havertz, a midfielder with Chelsea.
Euro 2020 to kick off Friday following COVID-19 delay
Total value of financial prizes in Euro 2020 is about €371m for the 24 teams participating
Cristiano Ronaldo opens hotel in Madrid at cost of €13m
The Italian network Toto Mercato confirmed that the hotel, located on the Spanish capital’s famous Gran Via Street, will open on 7 June with Ronaldo present.
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah named among top 10 goalscorers in 5 major leagues
Salah has scored goals in league and major continental championships, according to statistics issued by the Skawaka International network, which specialises in data for players and various world leagues.
Egypt’s Olympic national football team starts pre-Tokyo camp
The camp is expected to take place from 2 to 4 June, with the team to enter a closed camp as on 5 June as part of their preparations for the event.
FIG World Challenge Cup for artistic gymnastics opens in Egypt
Four-day event will see over 300 gymnasts from 16 countries take part
Mohamed Salah named Liverpool’s player of the season
The announcement that Salah had won the award was made via the English team’s official website and Twitter account.
Egypt’s FA backs away from hiring English company to implement VAR
The committee settled on maintaining its links, until the end of the season, with the Spanish company that currently implements the system, despite it not being satisfied by the company.
Egypt national handball team prepares for Tokyo Olympics in closed camp
The handball team is then set to leave for Spain, on 27 June, to participate in an international tournament that includes Spain, Egypt, and Croatia.