Banha Stadium 'unsafe' to host Ismaili game
CAIRO: Egyptian Premier League leaders Ismaili might face Telecom Egypt in Cairo after the interior ministry deemed Banha Stadium unsafe to host the crucial clash.Ismaili had to play away from…
ENPPI survive Red Arrows scare to go through
CAIRO: ENPPI reached the CAF Confederation Cup third round despite suffering a crushing 3-0 defeat at Zimbabwe's Red Arrows on Saturday.The Egyptian Cup finalists advanced with a 4-3 aggregate win,…
Three men shot dead in family feud
ASSIUT: Police say three people have been shot dead in a generations-old clan feud in southern Egypt.Police General Ibrahim Saber says Abdel-Salam Marei was shot and killed in the early…
African rookies Kano stun champions Ahly
JOHANNESBURG: Title holders Al-Ahly were shock final qualifying round casualties in the African Champions League this weekend.Ahly came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with Kano Pillars from Nigeria…
Matthaus linked with Ahli job
CAIRO: Germany legend Lothar Matthaus is shortlisted as a possible replacement for Ahly coach Manuel Jose, according to Modern Sport TV.Jose will leave Ahly when his contract expires by the…
Egypt develops new bird flu vaccine
CAIRO: A research team at the Egyptian National Research Center (NRC) has developed a new vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus, which researchers say is more effective in dealing…
Hollywood delays summer film releases in Mexico
With movie theaters in Mexico shut down to contain the spread of swine flu, Hollywood studios have delayed plans to kick off the summer movie season there. The country is…
Scrap gold floods into Middle East
DUBAI: Gold refiners in the Middle East have bought record volumes of scrap from overseas as the global economic crisis forces cash-strapped consumers to sell their jewellery, an executive said…