Ahly condemn Zamalek for attempt to 'distract' Meteb
CAIRO: Ahly football director Hadi Khashaba believes that Zamalek have been recently trying to distract Emad Meteb.The Egypt striker, whose contract with the Red Devils expires in the summer, made…
Zola defends decision to play Mido
CAIRO: West Ham coach Gianfranco Zola has defended his decision to play Mido as a lone striker in his side s 4-1 Premier League defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.The Egyptian…
Ahly's Hassan ruled out of Champions League opener
CAIRO: Ahmed Hassan will not be able to play in Ahly s Champions League opener against Gunners of Zimbabwe due to an injury, he said on Sunday.The Red Devils open…
Sports Talk: FIFA fails to see the green light
You would have thought that with all the refereeing mistakes that are allowing unfair goals to be scored, many in major games, FIFA would have decided to use goal-line technology…
Drogba named African Player of the Year
ACCRA: Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009, the second time the Ivory Coast international his won the award.Drogba pushed Inter Milan…
No drastic measures in schools for declining H1N1 cases
CAIRO: Due to the substantial decline in swine flu cases, the Ministry of Health has officially announced that during the second semester of the academic year, no classrooms where the…
Spanish writer Miguel Delibes dies at 89
Miguel Delibes, one of Spain s top novelists whose works portrayed the country s upheavals following its 1936-39 civil war, died Friday after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. He…
Israel seals off West Bank amid heightened tension
JERUSALEM: Israel sealed off the West Bank on Friday amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at the…