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| Egypt Secure Final Nations Cup Place |
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Needing a win over Botswana to qualify to the finals of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana next January, defending champions Egypt did just that, by the narrowest margins, defeating minnows Botswana in Cairo 1-0.
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| Argentina Begin World Cup Qualifiers With Victory over Chile |
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At the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina started their 2010 World Cup qualifiers in the South American zone with a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Chile.
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| Germany Become first Qualifiers for Euro 2008 |
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Germany became the first team to qualify for next June's Euro 2008 following a 0-0 draw against Republic of Ireland, as with three games still to play, they have built a three-point lead over Czech Republic Germany in Group D. This is the earliest they have qualified for a major finals, so will be one of the 16 teams at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
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| Mali and Benin Qualify for 2008 Africa Nations Cup Finals |
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Two more national teams, Mali And Benin have qualified for the finals of the 2008 Nations Cup next January in Ghana after their victories in Group 9 against Togo and Sierra Leone respectively Friday. (Pictured: Freddie Kanoue who scored for Mali)
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| Benghazi’s Al Ahli Clinch Their First Points |
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In the only National football league match played Monday night, AL Ahli of Benghazi managed to win clinch their first victory when they dominated their opponents AL-Shat in Benghazi to win 3-0
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| AL Ittihad Bow Out With an Own Goal as Al Ahli Qualify to Third Consecutive Final |
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CAF Champions League champions Al Ahli of Egypt are celebrating their third successive qualification to the final of the competition where they will meet Etoile Sahel of Tunisia after they were made to sweat to get through by beating Libya’s Al-Ittihad by an auto-goal, 1-0. (Al Ahli pictured in the first leg semi-final tie against Al Ittihad - photo Yousef Al Ajeili)
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| Sudanese Qualify to Confederation Cup Final Despite Loss |
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Sudan’s El Merreikh joined CS Sfaxien of Tunisia in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup as despite losing the second leg semi-final tie against Nigeria’s Dophins by 3-0 they managed to win Group B ahead of the Nigerians thanks to their superior head-to-head record.
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| Raikkonen Wins in China as Hamilton Retires |
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English Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton failed to get any points from the GP of China in Shanghai Sunday morning as he was forced to retire, and left the championship battle wide open as his main rivals for the title, McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen who won Sunday’s race slashed his lead to four and seven points respectively. (Pictured Kimi Raikkonen after his victory)
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| Etoile Sahel Become First CAF Champions League Finalists |
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Etoile Sahel of Tunisia have reached their third CAF Champions League final in the last four years after beating Al Hilal of Sudan in the return tie of their semi-final clash at Sousse. Etoile are through on a 4-3 aggregate score as they lost the first leg in Omdurman by 2-1.
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| Another Tunisian Club Reaches CAF Competiton Final |
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CS Sfaxien became the second team from Tunisia to reach the final of a CAF football competition this season when they defeated Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Pretoria 2-1 to qualify to the final of the African Confederation Cup after topping Group A. They finished a point ahead of TP Mazembe Englebert of DR Congo. (Pictured: Lelo Mbele)
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| Newly Promoted Al Tirasana Get Their First Victory |
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In the only Libyan National Football League match played Saturday, newly promoted Al-Tirasana surprised Al Tahaddi to beat them 1-0 away from home.
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| Tough in Cairo for Ittihad, But They can Do It |
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Having forced a goalless draw in the first leg in Tripoli a fortnight ago, defending champions Al-Ahli of Egypt are heavily fancied to reach their third successive CAF Champions League final at the expense of Libya’s representatives, Al Ittihad when they meat in the return semi-final tie in Cairo Sunday. But they would do well not to underestimate Libya’s champions. (Pictured: Al Rouani from the first match - Picture Yousef Al-Ajeili)
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| Sensational Pole in China as Lewis Seems Set to Win World Title |
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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton will go to the penultimate Formula 1 Grand Prix of the 2007 season in Shanghai, China in pole position after sensationally beating Kimi Raikkonen to the spot in a dramatic way in his last lap, in official qualification He starts Sunday’s grid ahead of the Ferrari drivers Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, with McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso starting from fourth.
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| One of the World’s Best Athletes Admits to Cheating |
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One of the ‘best’ athletes in recent years, US sprinter Marion Jones, winner of three gold medals and two bronze in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, has fallen from grace after admitting she had taken banned substances ahead of the Games in Australia.
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| First Win for Newly Promoted Al Jazeera |
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In the only Libyan National FootballLeague match played Tuesday, newly promoted Al Jazeera obtained their first victory in the top flight by beating Al Tahaddi 1-0 in tehri home match.
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