Toulan agrees to take charge of Ittihad
ALEXANDRIA: Helmi Toulan has agreed in principle to take charge of Ittihad, according to board member Sayed Al-Thaalabi. Toulan had a long meeting with chairman Mohamed Moselhi and a deal…
Shikabala faces three weeks out
CAIRO: Zamalek playmaker Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq will be sidelined for between two and three weeks after picking up a groin injury, the club said on Wednesday.The 23-year-old sustained the injury…
ENPPI advance to third spot with Gouna win
CAIRO: ENPPI clinched a 2-1 home win over Gouna on Tuesday to leapfrog into third place in the Egyptian Premier League table. Zeka Goore put the petroleum outfit ahead three…
Al-Fahim completes Portsmouth takeover
CAIRO: United Arab Emirates investor Sulaiman Al-Fahim has completed his takeover of Portsmouth, the English club announced on Wednesday. Sulaiman Al-Fahim welcomed this agreement and looks forward to helping the…
Radwan appointed Mahalla coach
CAIRO: Egyptian Premier League strugglers Ghazl Mahalla announced that Mohamed Radwan has been appointed as the first team s new coach.Radwan succeeds former manager and 1980s star Sherif Al-Khashab, who…
Mido looking to improve fitness
CAIRO: Ahmed "Mido Hossam asked Zamalek s technical staff to give him permission to do some extra work in training in a bid to regain full fitness.The towering striker, who…
Zamalek open to selling Zaki in January
CAIRO: Zamalek said they are ready to sell Amr Zaki to Portsmouth in January after Sulaiman Al-Fahim publicly expressed his interest in bringing him to Fratton Park.United Arab Emirates investor…
UN agency fears swine, bird flu combination
ROME: A swine flu outbreak in turkeys in Chile raises fears that the new virus could combine with avian influenza and mutate into a more dangerous disease, a UN agency…
Russian punk rockers rage against the Putin machine
Brashly shouting out his lyrics in crowded, smoky clubs, Alexei Nikonov zeroes in on provocative themes that most musicians here ignore - authoritarianism and injustice in today s Russia.Nikonov, the…
Young Iranian to show vote protest film at Venice festival
Young Iranian film director Hana Makhmalbaf is to preview her film about protests that followed Iran s disputed June presidential election at the Venice Film Festival, organizers said this week.…