Two hot seats filled
Egypt and Ahli's new football coaches will be pressed to start winning and keep winning, respectively. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab profiles the country's latest hope while Alaa Shahine looks at a famed Dutchman taking the reins of an equally famous club

Steady and sloppy
Albert Costa won the French Open on Sunday, using steady tennis and benefiting from the error-filled play of fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero for a 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory

Planet's 'baddest' felled
Britain's Lennox Lewis finally closed the book on Mike Tyson's chequered career with a crushing eighth round knockout that will almost certainly gain him entry into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Coaches should savour the moment
Most football coaches have an extra short shelf-life

Mighty small
It sounds like decaffeinated coffee, but CONCACAF is indeed brewing up a storm

Mood swings
World Cup matches do this: the Russians went on the war-path while the Japanese were in raptures

Difficult times
Many events in Egypt are being put off because of the World Cup and viewing hours are for early birds. Inas Mazhar writes on a topsy-turvy month

Rivaldo admits faking injury
Barcelona's Rivaldo said he faked the injury that saw Turkey's Hakan Unsal sent off in their 2-1 win

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