It may seem that football has been bringing nothing but disappointment to the Egyptian people lately. First it was the agony of missing out on yet another FIFA World Cup and this month it was Al Ahly's humbling experience at the Club World Cup in (...)
The last time Egypt had a Grand Slam champion was in 1964 when a 16-year-old Ismail El Shafei won the Boys' Singles title at Wimbledon as a junior.
El Shafei would go on to become the country's highest-ranked player and the only one to crack the top (...)
CAIRO: The London 2012 London Olympics are 500 days away and Egyptian triathlete Omar Nour just received the confidence boost he needs in his quest to become the first Egyptian triathlete to make it to the Olympic Games.
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Many might not know that the Egyptian delegation recently returned from the first edition of the Youth Olympics in Singapore with a respectable tally of six medals — two of which were gold.
A successful Olympic campaign by many standards, our (...)
World number one Roger Federer scraped past sixth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic after winning three tiebreak sets to claim his second consecutive Miami title and fourth title of the year.
The Swiss star, who also defended his Indian Wells title last (...)
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas said he was thrilled with his side's victory over Italian giants Juventus in the Champions League but believes there is still a lot to overcome to reach the semi-finals.
The rising teenager outshone his teammates (...)
Ittihad Alexandria's Cherno Mansaray will miss his side's African Confederation Cup round-32 second leg against Rwandan club Rayon Sports that takes place on Sunday, due to a strain in his quadriceps.
“We are currently preparing striker Mohammed (...)
World number one Roger Federer continued his title defense campaign in Miami in sublime fashion as he defeated Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in the fourth round on Tuesday.
The Swiss seven-time Grand Slam champion needed no more than 57 minutes to (...)
Fifth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko fought back from a set behind to overcome Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis in the third round of the Masters Series Miami on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Russian survived a major scare against (...)
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt suffered a major upset in his opening match at the Masters Series Miami as he slumped to a 7-6 (5), 6-3 defeat to British number three Tim Henman in the second round action on Saturday.
The 13th-seeded (...)
British number three Tim Henman shocked former world number one, Marat Safin out the Masters Series Miami first round in a delayed match that ended in the wee hours of Friday morning.
Henman, currently ranked 56 in the world, claimed a (...)
Kim Clijsters and Roger Federer bagged a handful of awards at the joint ATP/WTA awards event that took place in Miami on Tuesday ahead of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Clijsters, who dominated the WTA tour last year capturing nine singles titles including (...)
Russian teenager Maria Sharapova claimed her first Pacific Life Open title at Indian Wells with a straight sets triumph over her compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final on Saturday.
The third-seeded star overcame soaring desert winds as she (...)
World number two Rafael Nadal became one step away from another final clash with Roger Federer as he advanced to the Indian Wells Masters Series semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Marcos Baghdatis late on Friday.
The 19-year-old (...)
Top-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne advanced to the Pacific Life Open semi-finals after defeating Argentina's 17th-seeded Gisela Dulko in straight sets on Thursday.
The 2004 champion, who missed the event last year through injury, extended her (...)
Polish-born French coach Henry Kasperczak might take over Tunisia's Etoile Sahel next season, a Tunisian news radio station announced on Thursday.
Reports revealed that a deal between the former Tunisia coach and the club has not been confirmed, (...)
Lyon playmaker Juninho said he was looking forward to his side's clash with AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals as he relishes the opportunity of facing his fellow Brazilian and Milan midfielder, Kaka.
Juninho, who is dismissed (...)
World number one Roger Federer recovered from a set behind to overcome Olivier Rochus of Belgium in the third round of the Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells on Tuesday.
The two-time defending champion committed a painful total of 59 unforced (...)
Argentina international Juan Roman Riquelme said he believes his 18-year-old compatriot, Lionel Messi will steal the limelight from the likes of Wayne Rooney in the World Cup finals in Germany this summer.
“I do not believe Rooney is as good as (...)
Internazionale owner Massimo Moratti discarded rumors that linked Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry to a move to the Italian club this summer and said that such a transfer was merely a ‘speculation'.
Moratti, however, was full of praise for the (...)
Top-seeded Roger Federer began his title defense campaign at Indian Wells in sublime fashion as he notched a straight sets victory over Chile's Nicolas Massu in the second round action on Sunday.
The two-time defending champion claimed a single (...)
Former world number one Marat Safin earned a comfortable straight sets victory over American qualifier Amer Delic in the opening round of the Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells on Friday.
The two-time Grand Slam champion, who is returning from a (...)
The Angola Football Federation announced that the team will play four friendlies ahead of the World Cup finals that kick off in Germany on June ninth.
The Federation arranged matches against fellow finalists Argentina, Australia, Saudi Arabia and (...)
James Blake ended his six-match losing streak to former world number one Lleyton Hewitt as he edged past the Australian in the Tennis Channel Open final in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The 26-year-old American stunned top-seeded Hewitt 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 to (...)
World number two Rafael Nadal produced a stunning victory over top-seeded Roger Federer in the Dubai Open final on Saturday, to capture his 13th career title and first of 2006.
The three-time defending champion, Federer, dominated the first set (...)