Jose highlights difficulty of home matches
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose said that playing at home is tougher than playing away as his side reached the CAF Champions League final for the fourth consecutive season.Flavio Amado's…
Flavio goal takes Ahly into African Champions League final
CAIRO: Al-Ahly of Egypt stayed on track for a record sixth African Champions League title after a tense 1-0 victory over Enyimba of Nigeria Saturday.Supporters of the "Red Devils endured…
Manchester City interested in Zaki, says Zamalek
CAIRO: Manchester City have opened talks with Zamalek over the possibility of signing Amr Zaki, the Cairo giants revealed on Saturday.The Egypt striker's loan spell with Premiership side Wigan Athletic…
MPs reject Cabinet's Azhar project
CAIRO: Member of Parliament Aly Laban filed an urgent inquiry to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif regarding the government's new law for Al-Azhar's renovation, which he described as "a plan to…
Sports Talk: In anticipation of…..
As they do almost daily, they went through their usual practice drills but one aspect of their training regimen was bypassed; actually forbidden. No penalty kicks were taken. Even the…
Shabana suits the Premiership
MANCHESTER: Amr Shabana, the world number one from Egypt, looked like an even hotter favorite to become World Open champion for a fourth time as he celebrated reaching the semi-finals…
Oil price rebounds above $71 on fears of OPEC output cut
LONDON: Oil prices rebounded Friday above $71 a barrel on speculation the OPEC crude producers cartel could cut production at an emergency meeting next week, traders said.Crude futures had tumbled…
Iran and Iceland lose UN Security Council election
UNITED NATIONS: Iran, a country under UN. sanctions, and Iceland, which has been battered by the recent credit crisis, failed Friday to win nonpermanent seats on the powerful UN Security…
Rebels absent from Darfur peace conference
KHARTOUM: Sudan's president opened a conference on the Darfur conflict Thursday with a call for a national vision for peace in the desert region, though his rebel foes were absent…