The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its predictions for global economic growth in 2019 to 3 percent, the slowest pace since the global financial crisis in 2008.
In a report on the world economy that was released on Tuesday, the IMF (...)
Egypt were defeated for the sixth consecutive match at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup on Friday, losing to Japan 3-2.
The Egyptians were defeated in the first set 25-14 but won the second set 25-18, before retreating in the third set to (...)
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has said he considered leaving the club when he was investigated for tax fraud in 2013, saying he felt “badly treated” by Spain.
Messi, who has been at Barcelona since he was 13 and is their all-time top scorer, was (...)
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is a doubt for his side's crunch La Liga match against Barcelona later this month after hurting his thigh in his side's 4-2 win over Granada on Saturday.
A statement from Real said Kroos had injured his left thigh (...)
The Egyptian volleyball team opened their path in the 2019 Volleyball World Cup held in Japan with a 3-1 victory over Australia earlier on Tuesday.
The game was not easy for the Pharaohs, who won the first set (25-22) but then the Australians (...)
The Nicaraguan Football Federation (Fenifut) has apologised for questioning the authenticity of the FIFA Best awards and admitted they made a mistake when sending their votes to the world governing body for this year's vote.
Shortly after the awards (...)
The newly-appointed managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday the global economy needs to be ready to cope with a fresh economic downturn.
The Bulgarian economist said she was taking charge of (...)
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, which would make her the first person from an emerging economy to head the global lender.
A centre-right (...)
As his Major League Soccer career draws to a close and he prepares to return home to England, Wayne Rooney would like one more shot at the playoffs.
The longtime Manchester United and English national team striker is in the final regular-season (...)
أسفرت الحوادث عقب نهاية المباراة بين جودي كروز وريفر بليت عن اعتقال 51 شخصا وإصابة 5 منهم مشجع بطلقة نارية.
ريفر بليت نجح في التأهل لربع نهائي كأس الأرجنتين بعد الفوز بهدف نظيف.
الشخص الذي تعرض لإصابة بطلقة نارية في قدمه تم التعرف عليه هو جونزالو (...)
Whether Germany coach Joachim Low was watching or not, Marc-Andre ter Stegen delivered his message.
The Barcelona goalkeeper produced a player-of-the-match performance to help the Spanish team escape with a 0-0 draw at Borussia Dortmund in their (...)
To mark Mexican Independence Day, Ambassador of Mexico to Egypt José Octavio Tripp and his wife held a lavish reception.
The reception started with the national anthems of Egypt and Mexico, followed by a brief speech delivered by the (...)
حرص الصربى ميتشو المدير الفنى لنادى الزمالك على الإشادة بالمدربين فى صربيا، بعدما تقدمت بلاده إلى المركز الرابع فى قائمة الدول الأكثر تصديراً للاعبين على مستوى العالم.
وكتب ميتشو عبر حسابه الشخصى على موقع تويتر: هذا أمر لا يصدق ويتحدى المنطق الرياضى (...)
Millions flock to Barcelona to watch Lionel Messi play at the Camp Nou, and visitors to the city will soon be able to see a circus show about the five-times world footballer of the year.
Cirque du Soleil's show Messi10 will premiere at the Parc del (...)
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was expected to be the only candidate considered to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a nomination deadline drew to a close on Friday, two people familiar with the process said.
The World Bank (...)
The Premier League have the most number of players on the 2019 FIFA FIFPro men's World XI shortlist for the first time in 10 years, the global players' union said on Thursday.
Twenty one of the 55 nominees play in the English top-flight, as the (...)
Argentina's government has imposed currency controls in a bid to stabilize financial markets, as Latin America's third-largest economy faces a deepening economic crisis.
The temporary measures, announced on Sunday, allow the government to restrict (...)
New season, new Inter Milan.
Antonio Conte's reign at Inter got off to an impressive start as the Nerazzurri beat newly-promoted Lecce 4-0 in Serie A on Monday.
Inter's record signing Romelu Lukaku scored on his debut, with the former Manchester (...)
AS Roma forward Diego Perotti will be out of action for up to eight weeks after picking up a thigh muscle injury during training, the Serie A club said on Monday.
The 31-year-old will miss the Rome derby against Lazio on Sunday as well as games (...)
Egyptian basketball legend Medhat Warda will be honored during the 2019 FIBA Hall of Fame on 30 August, according to the International Basketball Federation.
Earlier in March, the 63-year-old Warda was chosen by the world basketball governing body (...)
Top Argentine finance officials met with a team from the International Monetary Fund on Saturday, the Treasury Ministry said, while tens of thousands of supporters of President Mauricio Macri gathered just outside the presidential palace, waving (...)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday a team will meet with the economic advisers to Argentina's main presidential contenders, incumbent Mauricio Macri and opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez, to exchange views.
The “technical (...)
Villarreal's Andres Fernandez has raged against the rule prohibiting goalkeepers from coming off their lines while facing penalties after his side were beaten 2-1 at Levante on Friday in La Liga.
Fernandez saved a penalty from Roger Marti but the (...)
Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil's Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while thousands took to the streets to protest his environmental (...)
In a sharp escalation of tensions over fires ravaging the Amazon, France on Friday accused Brazil's president of having lied to French leader Emmanuel Macron and threatened to block a European Union trade deal with South American states including (...)
