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Bayern cannot just brush past us, says Dortmund's Klopp - (38 days ago)
ReutersBayern Munich crushed European heavyweights Barcelona and Juventus en route to the Champions League final but they should not expect the same to happen against Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said on Monday.Bayern face their Bundesliga rivals in the first all-German Champions League final in London's Wembley stadium on May 25.The Bavarians beat former European champions
Egypt's Gedo goes under knife in England - (38 days ago)
Ahly forward Mohamed Nagy 'Gedo' is undergoing a foot surgery Monday in a hospital in England.The 28-year-old striker who injured his foot due to fatigue is currently on loan at English Premier League newly-promoted side Hull City and his spell is supposed to end in late May.Gedo, who made an instant impact after joining Hull on a six-month loan deal in January, scoring five Championship (second
New Ahly coach praises players after Haras El-Hodoud win - (38 days ago)
Ahly caretaker coach Mohamed Youssef has praised the performance of his players after their 2-1 win over Haras El-Hodoud in the Egyptian Premier League on Sunday.El-Hodoud equalised when striker Sherif Ashraf headed home following a corner on 86 minutes to cancel out Walid Soliman's early penalty for the Red Devils.But youngster Saad Samir, who has become a regular first-team player due to a
Tenga Attends CAF Symposium in Cairo - (38 days ago)
AllAfrica.comCONFEDERATION of African Football (CAF) executive committee member Leodegar Tenga is in Cairo attending a symposium for the analysis of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (Gabon and Equatorial Guinea 2012 and South Africa 2013) which opened in the Egyptian capital on Saturday.The symposium is organised by CAF with a number of coaches who participated with their teams in the two
Nigeria begins Davis Cup battle against Cote D´ivoire, Lesotho - (38 days ago)
All AfricaNigeria will today begin its quest to qualify for the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II , when it plays Cote d´Ivoire and Lesotho in pool D of the Group IV qualifier in Cairo, Egypt.The matches start today with the eventual two promoted nations to be known on May 18..The matches hold at the Smash Tennis Academy, an outdoor clay-court venue, which also hosts 12 other African
Egypt's football great Hossam Hassan resigns as Maqassa coach - (38 days ago)
Egypt's football great Hossam Hassan has resigned from his post as Maqassa coach after Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Wadi Degla in the Egyptian Premier League.Hassan took charge of Maqassa in February but his brief tenure came to an abrupt end following a poor run of results.Under his guidance, Maqassa could only claim one win out of eight matches. They drew four times and lost three matches to slip to
Ahly survive El-Hodoud scare to reach Egyptian league final round - (38 days ago)
Defending champions Ahly have secured their place in the Egyptian Premier League final round with four games to spare in Group A after claiming a late 2-1 win over Haras El-Hodoud on Sunday.El-Hodoud almost put Ahly's progress to the decisive phase on hold when striker Sherif Ashraf headed home following a corner on 86 minutes to cancel out Walid Soliman's early penalty for the Red Devils.But
Alex Ferguson gets perfect final game with Manchester United - (38 days ago)
ReutersAlex Ferguson's last home match in charge of Manchester United ended in a low-key 2-1 Premier League win over Swansea City as the Old Trafford crowd gave their long-serving manager a warm and emotional send-off on Sunday.Defender Rio Ferdinand struck the winner three minutes from time, yet another one of the late goals which have been a feature of Ferguson's 26-year reign at the
Togo's Adebayor lifts Tottenham above Arsenal to 4th - (39 days ago)
APEmmanuel Adebayor scored Tottenham's late winner in a 2-1 victory at 10-man Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday, provisionally lifting the team above Arsenal into fourth place in the race for Champions League qualification.Spurs are two points ahead of their north London rivals, who play their game in hand against Wigan on Tuesday, after Adebayor tapped in Clint Dempsey's low cross in the
Tennis: Serena Williams beats Sharapova to win Madrid Open - (39 days ago)
ReutersDefending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title.With the top ranking at stake, Williams stormed out to an early lead as Sharapova struggled with her serve.The second-ranked Russian briefly recovered her poise in the second set, but Williams' form never wavered as she
Soldado keeps Valencia in hunt for Champions League return - (39 days ago)
ReutersRoberto Soldado scored twice to keep Valencia in the running for a return to the Champions League next season in a 4-0 La Liga victory at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.The Spain striker netted from the penalty spot after 28 minutes and doubled the lead with a simple tap in from Andres Guardado's pass in the 34th, taking his league tally for the season to 21.Mexico midfielder Guardado netted at
Egyptian players abroad: Hegazy features as Fiorentina beat Palermo - (39 days ago)
Saturday 11 May Ahmed Hassan "Koka" (Rio Ave FC)The forward converted a penalty in the 81st minute during Rio Ave's 2-1 win over Gil Vicente in the Portuguese leagueAli Ghazal (Nacional de Madeira)The defender was included in the starting lineup during Nacional's 3-1 win over Braga before being substituted in the 42nd minuteSunday 12 MayAhmed Hegazy (Fiorentina)The Egyptian defender came on as a
Zim Davis Cup team seeded second in Egypt - (39 days ago)
The StandardZIMBABWE has been seeded second at the 2013 Africa Zone Davis Cup Group III tournament, which begins at Cairo’s Smash Tennis Academy in Egypt on Tuesday.The competition, in which Zimbabwe will be represented by Takanyi Garanganga, Mark Fynn, Tinotenda Chanakira and non-playing-captain Martin Dzuwa ends on Saturday.The country’s seeding sees them avoiding first seeds
Real Madrid's coach congratulates Barcelona for La Liga title - (39 days ago)
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho congratulated the team's archrivals Barcelona after winning the Spain La Liga title officially Saturday.Barcelona was gifted the title when Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol, to leave Tito Vilanova's leaders seven points clear with their rivals having only two games left."First of all, I want to congratulate Barcelona, their coaches, their players, their managers
Real Madrid draw to hand Barcelona their 22nd La Liga title - (39 days ago)
ReutersReal Madrid gifted Barcelona the La Liga title when a second-string side could only draw 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday to leave Tito Vilanova's leaders seven points clear with their rivals having only two games left.Jose Mourinho fielded a weakend team with one eye on next Friday's King's Cup final against Atletico Madrid, Real's last chance for major silverware this season, giving the
Egypt's Koka scores as Rio Ave win in Portuguese League - (39 days ago)
Egypt and Rio Ave striker Ahmed Hassan 'Koka' continued his impressive performances in the Portuguese League after scoring his sixth goal with Rio Ave during the 2-1 win over Gil Vicente on Saturday.The Egyptian striker converted a penalty with 9 minutes remaining to give his side the three points of the game against Gil Vicente in the Portuguese league.The 20-year-old has shown some impressive
Egypt unchanged in FIFA global rankings - (42 days ago)
Egypt's position in the FIFA global football rankings for May remains unchanged at 68.The winners of a record seven African Nations Cup (CAN) trophies, once ranked in the global top ten, have fallen to their worst positions since the list was established in 1993 during the previous two months.Egypt's ranking has been affected by a lack of competitive action after failing to qualify for the 2012
Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva head Ligue 1 player short-list - (42 days ago)
ReutersParis St Germain duo Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva have been named on a four-man short-list for the French Ligue 1 player of the year award alongside team mate Blaise Matuidi, the players union UNFP said on Thursday.St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the league's second top-scorer behind Ibrahimovic, is also in contention to succeed Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard who won
No big change in FIFA world ranking for May - (42 days ago)
Top ten national teams in FIFA World's rankings remained the same with Spain, the current World and European champion, in the lead before Germany, Argentina, Croatia and Portugal in May's list.Most of the rankings remained the same while the biggest move is for Senegal who climbed 12 places to be number 76 and South Africa that jumped six places to number 56.As most of the teams this month, Egypt
Tennis: Maria Sharapova soars into Madrid quarters - (42 days ago)
APSecond-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open.After breaking Lisicki late in the second set, Sharapova used her big serve to finish off the third-round match in 1 hour, 42 minutes.The Russian former No. 1 will face either Daniela Hantuchova or Kaia Kanepi next.Also, Spain's Anabel Medina reached the
Ahly coach happy with Beni Suef win - (42 days ago)
Ahly coach Mohamed Youssef has praised his players for their 2-1 win over Beni Suef Telephones on the 13th match day of the Egyptian Premier League season.The team remains top of Group A despite missing several key players through injury and suspension."The players performed well and gained three points despite the absence of key players," Youssef was quoted as saying on the club's official
Manchester United's Ferguson retirement gets royal treatment from media - (42 days ago)
Photographs of the 71-year-old Scot, who will retire at the end of the season after a glittering reign at Old Trafford, were plastered on the front and back pages of most newspapers.Several included the kind of souvenir pull-outs usually reserved for royal weddings, deaths and jubilees, chronicling the 13 English league titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and two European Cups that Ferguson
Beckham pays tribute to 'father figure' Ferguson - (42 days ago)
ReutersFormer England captain David Beckham hailed Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as a "father figure" after the Scot announced his retirement on Wednesday.The 38-year-old Beckham joined Manchester United's academy and spent 17 years at the club, playing 394 games with the first team and winning six Premier League titles and the 1999 Champions League under Ferguson."As I have said many
Barcelona have La Liga crown within their grasp - (42 days ago)
ReutersBarcelona need two points from their remaining four matches to wrest the title back from their arch rivals, who have played a game more ahead of their trip to Espanyol on Saturday (2000), and meet an Atletico side who have already made sure of third place and a berth in the Champions League group stage. It would be Barca's fourth domestic league title in five years, an achievement that
Ronaldo scores 200th goal for Real Madrid in 6-2 victory - (42 days ago)
ReutersReal Madrid made sure Barcelona will have to wait at least until Sunday to wrap up a 22nd La Liga title when Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for the club in a 6-2 win at home to nine-man Malaga on Wednesday.Barca need two more points to wrest the league crown back from their arch rivals and secure a fourth title in five years and a win at third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday
Preview: Zamalek eyeing another club record in Egyptian league - (42 days ago)
Zamalek will be eyeing their longest-ever winning streak in a single season when they face Petrojet in the Egyptian Premier League on Thursday.The success-starved Cairo side, who are yearning to end a five-year title drought, have already set a club record for the best league start when they beat Dakhleya 2-1 last month for their 10th straight victory.A win over Petrojet will help them eclipse
Abou-Treika's 95th min goal lifts UAE's Bani Yas to final - (42 days ago)
Egypt's Mohamed Abou-Treika scored at the death to give UAE side Bani Yas a 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia's Najran that lifted them to the final of the GCC Champions League on Wednesday.The match was heading to extra time with the aggregate score 1-1 when Abou-Treika netted home following a brilliant individual effort.Five minutes into stoppage time, he turned his marker inside out in the area
Reaction to Ferguson's retirement as Manchester United manager - (43 days ago)
ReutersReaction to Wednesday's announcement by Premier League champions Manchester United that manager Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season:David Gill, Manchester United chief executive, in a statement: "We knew that his retirement would come one day and we both have been planning for it by ensuring the quality of the squad and club structures are in first-class condition. What he
Factbox: Trophies of Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson - (43 days ago)
Ahram OnlineAlex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season as the most successful manager in British soccer and Manchester United's league title success last month was his 49th club trophy since he began his managerial career with East Stirling in 1974The following is a list of his honours:* St Mirren1 Scottish First Division (second tier) title 1976-77* Aberdeen:3 Scottish Premier League
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AFPTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallies supporters after riot police again clash with thousands of anti-government demonstrators in a second week of nationwide unrest.Three people have died in the protests against Erdogan and his Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP), in power since 2002.Following are the main events of the past days:- May 28: A peaceful local protest
AFPTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing one of the biggest challenges of his decade in power with anti-government protests that critics say have exposed growing discontent with his increasingly authoritarian and conservative agenda.Here are the key events since Erdogan's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) assumed power in the predominantly Muslim but staunchly
AHRAM ONLINEFounders of Egypt’s 'Rebel' campaign, a newly established movement that aims to withdraw confidence from President Mohamed Morsi by collecting citizens' signatures, spoke at an open forum on Wednesday to discuss the campaign, which has recently gone viral online and on the streets.'Rebel' campaigners hope to collect 15 million signatures and hold a mass sit-in on 30 June –
BBC SportWhen it's put to him that he might be the most talented athlete in the world to hold a racquet, a bashful Ramy Ashour admits "that's pretty great".The 25-year-old Egyptian is more than just the current squash world number one - his elastic, unorthodox brilliance and charisma could be the key to squash breaking out beyond its four walls and regaining a place on the wider sporting
