Category: SPORTS
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Antetokounmpo: ‘Whatever I do, I have Greece behind me’
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a smile on his face the entire weekend at NBA All-Star in New Orleans. From the moment the Bucks’ forward walked into his media availability session on Friday, he was astounded at the reception he received. “This is amazing. I gotta take a picture of this before we start,” Antetokounmpo said as…
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Egypt 2-0 Ghana: Pharaohs maintain perfect start to World Cup qualifying
A first-half Mohamed Salah penalty and a late goal from Abdallah Saied guided Egypt to a 2-0 victory over Ghana in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Egypt, who won 2-1 in their opening match in Congo last month, sit firmly on top of Group E with six points while Ghana are now at serious…
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Sherif Osman, Rehab Ahmed, Fatma Omar and Shaman Ibrahim win medals at Rio Paralympics
Egyptian powerlifter Fatma Omar won the silver medal of the women’s -61 kg event at the Rio 2016 Paralympics on Sunday. The 42-year-old missed out on the first attempt but was successful in her second and third attempts as she lifted 133 kg and 140 kg respectively to secure the silver medal. Fatma narrowly missed out on…
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Bronze medal for Egypt in Taekwondo
Hedaya Malak won a bronze medal after defeating Belgium’s Raheleh Asemani in the women’s 57kg event. This marked the first time an Egyptian (and Arab) woman has won a medal in Taekwondo.