As Egypt prepares to play Brazil, Italy and the US in the 14-28 June Confederations Cup in South Africa, Al-Ahram Weekly takes a closer look at the 17-year-old football extravaganza

Earlier this morning, the Egyptian national team flew to South Africa suffering from a heavy defeat in World Cup qualifiers and leaving behind a shell-shocked nation. Can they make it up at the Confederations Cup? Inas Mazhar highlights the eight participating teams

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Egypts's Hassan Mustafa was re-elected president of the International Handball Federation (IHF) in sweeping elections which took place in Cairo...

Despite limited resources, Egypt claimed the African wrestling championships in Morocco, Ghada Abdel-Kader reports