The men's individual final saw tough competition which was described as a clash of the titans between 15 of the world's 16 top-ranked pentathletes, but ultimately it came down to a private battle between only three. And, the Egyptian was definitely (...)
It was about time that Egypt, the best nation in the world in squash, was accorded the honour of hosting the finals of the 2018-19 world squash season. That honour will be bestowed in June and at the Wadi Degla Club in Cairo.
According to the (...)
Algeria landed in first place in the 19-nation African Judo Championships, followed by Tunisia, Egypt and hosts South Africa.
In the three-day event in Cape Town, Algerians claimed 13 medals -- four gold, four silver and five bronze, while Tunisia (...)
Within six months, the Black Ball Squash Club held two major squash tournaments: the PSA Men's Platinum Black Ball Open in December and the PSA Women's Gold Black Ball Open this month. Both tournaments were superbly organised and saw the (...)
Egypt's Raneem El Welily confirmed her status as the world's top ranked player when she beat her fellow country women, the world No 2 Nour El- Sherbini to win the title of the first edition of the Black Ball Women's Squash Open which was held at the (...)
Eight players, four of which are Egyptians, have successfully made it to the quarterfinals of the PSA Black Ball Women's Squash Open which enters its day three of competition.
The four matches of the gold category competition, kick off at 5 pm local (...)
Egypt's Ahmed Al-Gendi claimed two gold medals in the men's event and the team mixed relay of the first of the five-series Modern Pentathlon World Cup held in Cairo. Al-Gendi super-powered his opponents as he took the gold medal in the men's events (...)
As usual, it was an All-Egyptian final in both the men's and women's events at the 2019 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in the USA, reports Inas Mazhar.
It wasn't the first time Egyptian squash players played each other in a world squash finals (...)
Youth in the Arab region and Africa share history and present circumstances, making cooperation among them essential for the development of their countries. Young people in both regions have proven they are capable of developing a promising vision (...)
Zamalek were the most successful of Egyptian football clubs in Africa this week, displaying a brilliant home performance for a 4-0 victory over Gor Mahia of Kenya in the CAF Confederations Cup. In the Champions League but away from home, Ahly lost (...)
By winning both the women's and men's gold medals, Haidi Adel and Sherif Nazir have reserved the African quota seats for the Olympic Games in the summer of 2020 in Tokyo.
The one-day Olympic qualifying African Modern Pentathlon Championship was held (...)
The two Egyptian teams Ismaili and Zamalek have settled at the bottom of their group round three matches in the CAF African Champions League and Confederations Cup respectively. Their next games this weekend are away from home, compounding the (...)
Egypt is going all-out to stage what it hopes will be the greatest Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the most prestigious sports event on the continent. The political leadership is all in, with the full backing of the government.
One reason for the (...)
News of Ismaili's return to the most prestigious football club competition on the continent brought joy to the club's officials and home town fans. Ismaili, dubbed Egypt's Brazil, was the first to win the African Champions league in its old version (...)
WITH ASWAN announced as the 2019 Capital for African Youth, this unique, historic city will be hosting several events throughout the year, Inas Mazhar reports.
Located at the far edge of Upper Egypt, Aswan is the closest Egyptian city to the Dark (...)
Egypt is going all-out to stage what it hopes will be the greatest Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the most prestigious sports event on the continent. The political leadership is all in, with the full backing of the government.
One reason for the (...)
Egypt's handball team made it to the world's top eight at the 26th IHF Men's World Championship which ended on Sunday in Herning, Denmark.
It was the country's best finish since 2001 when they finished fourth.
The Danes, who organised this edition (...)
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), to be held in Egypt during the summer, will start at a different time than was originally scheduled. The 31st edition of the one-month tournament is now to kick-off on 21 June and end 19 July, instead of the (...)
On Tuesday 12 February Ahly will meet Simba of Tanzania in their second-leg away match of the African Champions League. The match is scheduled to take place at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. The following day, Zamalek will take on Nasr (...)
On Monday, the Egyptian Football Association announced that several stadiums are currently being renovated, especially Cairo Stadium, in preparation for the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in summer.
Prime Minister (...)
Egypt's national handball team was scheduled to clash with North African rivals Tunisia in the third match of the main round of the World Handball Championships which was held after Al-Ahram Weekly had gone to the press. But Egypt are highly (...)
It's been 11 days since Egypt was named host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Since then, the Nations Cup, the organisers and the participating teams have been the talk in Egypt, Africa and the rest of the world. And why not. AFCON is (...)
Egypt suffered a poor start in the 2019 World Handball Championship currently taking place in Germany and Denmark, losing their first two matches in the preliminary round against Sweden 27-24, then Qatar 28-23.
But, on Monday, the African champions, (...)
The 26th edition of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's World Championship will take place in Germany and Denmark from 10-27 January.
The two-week tournament will see the participation of 24 teams from six continents: hosts Germany and (...)
It was not the year for team sports, with no achievements of note in football, volleyball, handball or basketball. But what a year it was for individual sports.
Though last year Egypt's football team was runner-up at the Africa Cup of Nations and (...)
