Federer wins old-school style as top seeds advance
TORONTO: Number three Roger Federer overcame old-school, attack-minded Michael Llodra 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to advance at the Toronto Masters Thursday, while top seed Rafael Nadal showcased the modern style with…
Easy passage to quarters for Matthew, Ashour
CANBERRA: Egypt's Ramy Ashour won through to the last eight of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Super Series Australian Open Thursday to stay on course to meet world number one…
Egypt “moving aggressively” on wheat: US attache
WASHINGTON: Egypt's main state wheat buyer is "moving aggressively" to replace 540,000 tons of wheat contracts canceled by Russia's ban on wheat exports, imposed due to massive drought, a US…
Beckham to reject England farewell game
LONDON: David Beckham will reject the chance to make one final appearance for England, a person familiar with the former captain's plans said Thursday. Coach Fabio Capello announced Wednesday that…
Bank on us to conquer Africa, boast Zambians
JOHANNESBURG: Zambian club Zanaco enter the African Confederation Cup group phase Saturday confident of becoming the first club south of the equator to lift the trophy. Teams from Tunisia (three…
Political activist missing in Alexandria, solidarity protests planned
CAIRO: Political activist Bassem Aboul Magd has been missing since being arrested by State Security on Aug. 10 after refusing an summon from an officer in Alexandria, and is currently…
Cairo’s Muslim faithful called to pray on one wavelength
CAIRO: Egypt on Thursday began unifying calls to prayer that ring out five times a day from thousands of minarets across the capital, but the move has been criticized by…
Lebanon debates giving Palestinians rights
EIN EL-HILWEH REFUGEE CAMP, Lebanon: Mohammed Al-Amin spends his days doing little more than playing billiards and smoking cigarettes in this sprawling Palestinian refugee camp, where gunmen roam narrow alleyways…
Prosecutor shelves ‘defamation’ complaint against Nour
CAIRO: Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud shelved Thursday a complaint submitted by 20 members of the Organization for Defending Police and Citizens against Al-Ghad party president Ayman Nour, accusing him…
Uganda suicide plot meant to kill more Americans
KAMPALA, Uganda: The confessed mastermind of bomb attacks against World Cup soccer fans said he had hoped to kill many more Americans in the explosions in which 76 people, including…
