CAIRO: Three-time defending African Cup of Nations champions Egypt started their 2012 African Cup qualifications with a startling draw to Sierra Leone. The two sides drew 1-1 in Cairo, leaving Egypt in a precarious position only one match into the campaign. Fans in Cairo were disappointed, even angered at the result, but remain confident that [...]

CAIRO: Northern Ireland’s world number seven golfer Rory McIlroy will be the star attraction when the European Challenge Tour stages its first official event in Cairo at the JW Marriott, Mirage City Golf Club from October 20-23. The Egyptian Open is an attempt to spread the game beyond its traditional borders in Egypt. Tournament officials [...]

CAIRO: The disappointment wafted over the cafe in the early morning hours on Sunday after Egypt’s iconic al-Ahly club football team lost 1-0 to Algeria’s JS Kabilye in Algeria. The loss puts JSK five points ahead of the Group B table in the African Champions League. JSK’s Mohamed Khourti Ziti scored in the 25th minute [...]

CAIRO: Last November, Egypt and Algeria renewed what had been a dormant football rivalry as the Algerian national team pushed passed Egypt to qualify for this past summer’s World Cup in South Africa. What ensued after the match left observers and commentators worried at the violence between fans, which eventually erupted into riots in both [...]

CAIRO: Egypt and Algeria are attempting to ease tension between the two countries that sprouted last year after Algeria defeated Egypt to advance to the World Cup. In the aftermath of the November 2009 match, Egyptians and Algerians rioted in Cairo and Algiers, blaming both sides’ supporters of violence in Sudan, where the match was [...]

CAIRO: Tanzania did not send its team list on time, prompting the Egyptian football association to cancel a scheduled friendly match with the African side on August 11. Egypt has decided to face off against he Democratic Republic of Congo in Cairo on the same day, a move that has not been received well in [...]

ALGIERS, Algeria: Zahra Bouras was supposed to do well in the 800 meter final at the African Championships in Kenya, but as Algerians watched, she stunned the continent by beating favorite Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya to steal gold. The cheers from the small contingent of Algerians watching from a central Algiers cafe reverberated the room [...]

CAIRO: Last year, the Egyptian national football team received a fatwa, or Islamic opinion, from al-Azhar that allowed them to break their fast on match days. This year, German footballers have also received a fatwa from the Islamic world’s most respected Islamic institution that also allows them to break their fast during the holy month [...]