sports
Egyptian Fencer Mazen al-Arabi snatches country’s first medal at Youth Olympics
Egypt
October 8, 2018
Egyptian Fencer Mazen al-Arabi snatches country’s first medal at Youth Olympics
Egyptian Fencing team member Mazen al-Arabi won the bronze medal in the third edition of the Youth Olympics taking…
Mortada Mansour sacks Olympic Committee members from Zamalek club
Egypt
October 1, 2018
Mortada Mansour sacks Olympic Committee members from Zamalek club
Chairman of the Zamalek football club Mortada Mansour announced he was filing an official complaint with the top prosecutor’s…
CAF fines Zamalek FC president $40,000 and bans him from football for a year
Egypt
September 29, 2018
CAF fines Zamalek FC president $40,000 and bans him from football for a year
The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) on Saturday banned president of Zamalek FC Mortada Mansour…
Turki al-Sheikh withdraws his sports investment in Pyramids football club
Egypt
September 25, 2018
Turki al-Sheikh withdraws his sports investment in Pyramids football club
Television sports anchor Medhat Shalabi announced that Head of Saudi General Sports Authority Turki al-Sheikh has withdrawan his investment in…
China’s ‘Maradona’: the ‘Soccer Nut’ still going strong at 63
Culture
September 19, 2018
China’s ‘Maradona’: the ‘Soccer Nut’ still going strong at 63
Friends call him “Maradona” and Chinese media have dubbed him “Soccer Nut” — Zhao Chongshan is 63 but he…
Japan’s Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves
Culture
September 17, 2018
Japan’s Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves
Naomi Osaka has put her US Open tears down to shredded nerves and her natural awkwardness, rather than the…
Serena Williams is fined $17,000 for violations during her US Open loss
Culture
September 10, 2018
Serena Williams is fined $17,000 for violations during her US Open loss
The US Open has fined Serena Williams $17,000 for three code violations during her loss in Saturday’s women’s singles…
Serena defends her integrity after Grand Slam controversy
Culture
September 9, 2018
Serena defends her integrity after Grand Slam controversy
Serena Williams said she did not know her coach was giving her instructions and had “never cheated in her…
Lebanese arm wrestlers revive century-old tradition
Culture
September 8, 2018
Lebanese arm wrestlers revive century-old tradition
On a seaside podium in Lebanon, Halim al-Achkar locks hands with an opponent, exerting pressure until he slams…
It’s all Serena in all-Williams US Open clash
Culture
September 1, 2018
It’s all Serena in all-Williams US Open clash
Serena Williams turned her 30th career meeting with her sister Venus into a one-woman showcase Friday, reaching the US…