Zamalek propose friendly match against rivals Ahly in aid of Assuit victims
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Zamalek’s football committee recently suggested playing a friendly match against arch-rivals Ahly. Profits made from the match will be donated to the families of the children killed in the tragic train crash in the upper Egyptian city of Assiut. It was reported that about 50 children were killed on Saturday morning in the ... Read More
Golf-Tour must avoid another Dubai anti-climax, says Donald
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Luke Donald has urged the European Tour to consider recalibrating the money-list to avoid the sense of anti-climax that will be apparent at this week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. Nine days ago, world number one Rory McIlroy guaranteed he would end the year in top spot on the European money-list and in ... Read More
Al Ahli in seventh heaven with latest African triumph
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Cairo giants Al Ahli are no strangers to success in continental club competition but their seventh and latest African Champions League triumph must feel like the sweetest of them all. A 2-1 away upset against holders Esperance in front of a hostile crowd in Tunisia on Saturday sealed a 3-2 aggregate win in the two-legged ... Read More
Kagawa and Schwarzer nominated for new AFC award
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa and his Japanese team mate Yuto Nagatomo have been nominated for the AFC's first Asian International Player of the Year award. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the three-man shortlist for the new honor on Sunday along with ... Read More
Egypt’s Al Ahli takes African Champions League
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Goals from Mohamed Nagui and Walid Soliman handed Egypt’s Al Ahli the African Champions League crown on Saturday following a 2-1 away win over holders Esperance of Tunisia. A record-extending seventh title came at the end of a dominant, fast-paced performance that again proved Ahli’s big match temperament in overcoming a ... Read More
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar statue unveiled outside Staples Center
Saturday, 17 November 2012
A statue of former Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, was unveiled on Friday outside the Staples Center. Abdul-Jabbar’s teammates with the 1980s “Showtime” Lakers including teammates Earvin “Magic” Johnson, James Worthy, the team’s coach, Pat Riley, former Laker player, coach ... Read More
Sun Yang makes waves as he sets new swimming record
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Sun Yang of China set a new championship record in the 400 meters freestyle when he outperformed compatriot Hao Yun by 12 seconds to pick up his second gold medal at the ninth Asian Swimming Championships, Sports 360 online reported Saturday. Four-time Olympic medalist Yang also set a new championship record in the 200m ... Read More
Barca to have Qatar Airways as shirt sponsor next season
Friday, 16 November 2012
Barcelona, until recently one of the few clubs in world soccer whose players did not display a corporate logo, will switch to Qatar Airways as their official shirt sponsor next season, the Spanish club said on Friday. The airline’s logo will replace Qatar Foundation on the front of their strip, the club said in a statement ... Read More
Emirati female weightlifter dreams of Olympics
Friday, 16 November 2012
Twenty-three year old Amna al-Haddad trains five times a week under the close eye of a trainer in a private gym in Dubai - one of a small group of women training as competitive weightlifters in the country. But, it is not just the physical pain of weightlifting she faces but also that of prejudice surrounding the sport, ... Read More
Soccer players prepare ahead of African Champions League final
Friday, 16 November 2012
Egypt’s al-Ahly club soccer players arrived in Tunis on Thursday receiving a warm reception by fans of their rival Esperance club. Cairo’s al-Ahly are set to face home side Esperance for the final of the African Champions League match on Saturday. Players making a swift exit from the airport into a shuttle walked past ... Read More
Shaqiri fires Swiss to injury-time win in Tunisia
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Xherdan Shaqiri scored in the sixth minute of injury-time to give Switzerland a flattering 2-1 win over hosts Tunisia in a friendly on Wednesday. The visitors missed a chance to go ahead when captain Gokhan Inler had a penalty saved by Aymen Mathlouthi in the 18th minute but scored five minutes before halftime when Eren ... Read More
Japan, Qatar, Iraq, and Uzbekistan win in 2014 World Cup qualifier
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Striker Shinji Okazaki scored a late winner Wednesday as Japan beat Oman 2-1 to move closer to clinching a spot in the 2014 World Cup, while Iraq revived its campaign with a 1-0 win against Jordan. Qatar beat Lebanon 1-0 in the 2022 World Cup host’s bid to reach the tournament for the first time, while Uzbekistan vanquished ... Read More
No record for Messi as Saudis hold Argentina
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Lionel Messi failed in his bid to set an outright record for the most Argentina goals in a calendar year as his side were held 0-0 by Frank Rijkaard’s Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Riyadh on Wednesday. Saudi goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah did well to keep out substitute Augusto Fernandez and Messi who shares the Argentina record ... Read More
Iraq edge Jordan to boost Brazil bid
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
A late goal by striker Hammadi Ahmed gave a youthful Iraq a vital 1-0 victory over Jordan in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday, thrusting them back into contention for a place in Brazil. Jordan had wasted a number of good chances to break the deadlock before Ahmed took advantage of the space afforded to him on the edge of ... Read More
Egypt’s Hany Ramzy leads Belgian Lierse
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
After being appointed as Lierse’s new head coach, Hany Ramzy becomes the first Egyptian coach for a European football team. Ramzy, who was Egypt’s U-23 national team coach, joined Belgian Lierse to succeed Chris Read More
Some like it hot, Al-Habsi tells Japan
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Oman goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi has told runaway group leaders Japan to stop complaining about the heat ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier. Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni said on Tuesday that sweltering conditions will be his side’s biggest challenge in their Group B clash under Muscat’s fierce afternoon sun. “Without ... Read More
Barcelona’s Lionel causes a ‘messi’ fuss at Riyadh airport
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Argentine and FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi had a rifle pointed at his face haphazardly upon arrival at the Saudi capital Riyadh, as security forces tried to protect him from hundreds of fans who flocked in to obtain a glimpse of him up close. Airport security and armed guards fenced Messi and tried to contain ... Read More
Brazilian player seeks help to leave Saudi Arabia
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Brazilian player Diego Souza is seeking his government’s help to leave Saudi Arabia after falling out with his club Al Ittihad. Diego Souza has contacted Brazil’s sports ministry requesting assistance because he has been unable to get an exit visa. The 27-year-old player wants to end his contract with the club, but cannot ... Read More
Rijkaard and Messi to reunite in Saudi Arabia, Spanish sports news site reports
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Two Barcelona stars, one former and one current will soon cross paths in the Saudi Capital of Riyadh, as a friendly is planned between hosts Saudi Arabia and Argentina. Spanish sports news site, Marca, reported on Saturday the former Barcelona coach and current boss of Saudi Arabia’s national football team, Frank Rijkaard ... Read More
South Korea’s Ulsan beat Al Ahli to win Asian Champions League
Saturday, 10 November 2012
South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai made the most of home advantage as they beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli 3-0 in the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday. South Korea won its 10th Asian Champions League title, more than the combined total of the next two most successful nations, Saudi Arabia and Japan. Al Ahli rarely ... Read More