Out in the open
A billiards tournament will be played not under a roof but under the sun. Inas Mazhar reports

Like the good old days
If ever there were any doubts about Pete Sampras' right to call himself the greatest, he crushed them in emphatic style on Sunday with his epic four-set win over Andre Agassi for a fifth US Open title --read on--

Night of the cheers
The Games for the mentally handicapped brought acclaim from participants and spectators alike. Abeer Anwar reports from Lebanon

'Fear of difference'
The mentally handicapped are still being ostracised by society

Surprise island
Africa's World Cup teams survived awkward away assignments at the start of qualifications for the African Nations Cup. Egypt, though, was not as lucky, writes Nashwa Abdel-Tawab