Goal of his life
Egypt's newly-appointed football coach expresses his hopes and fears at a press conference. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab reports

For the first time
Golf's renowned European Challenge Tournament will be played in Egypt. Mohamed El-Sayed reports on this first-ever development

Not yet
No decision has been taken on who is the real winner of the African Champions League. Abeer Anwar follows up on the ongoing dispute

A date with the desert

Penning the game
Two weeks ago a delegation of 14 senior editors and writers toured Egypt to assess the nation's chances of hosting the 2010 World Cup. The delegation discussed with local journalists the state of sports writing around the world. It instigated Al-Ahram Weekly to delve into its archives and re-remember the man who created a name for himself as the nation's pioneer sports critic Naguib El-Mestekawi (1918-1993)

Football flashes

European vacation