athletes
Wrestler Samar Amer wins gold medal at African Wrestling Championship 2019
Egypt
April 1, 2019
Wrestler Samar Amer wins gold medal at African Wrestling Championship 2019
Egyptian 24-year-old Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza won the gold medal in the 72 kg weight class at the African Wrestling…
Mohamed Salah and other Egyptian athletes win MBR Creative Sports Awards
Egypt
November 26, 2018
Mohamed Salah and other Egyptian athletes win MBR Creative Sports Awards
The “Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum Creative Sports Award” announced on Monday that Egypt won five awards for major achievements…
Four Egyptian women listed in top 5 squash player rankings
Health & Fitness
April 4, 2018
Four Egyptian women listed in top 5 squash player rankings
Egyptian women dominated the top five spots on list of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour, for April’s top 20…
North Korea to send athletes, cheer squad to Winter Olympics – South Korea
World
January 9, 2018
North Korea to send athletes, cheer squad to Winter Olympics – South Korea
North Korea said during rare talks with the South on Tuesday it will send a delegation of high-ranking officials, athletes…
Nike has a new product for Muslim women: The ‘Pro Hijab’
Life & Style
March 8, 2017
Nike has a new product for Muslim women: The ‘Pro Hijab’
Nike will soon begin selling a performance hijab for Muslim women athletes.The head cover, called the "Nike Pro Hijab," boasts…
Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
World
August 18, 2016
Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
Brazilian police stopped two U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about how they…
Olympic diving pool turns green
World
August 10, 2016
Olympic diving pool turns green
During the opening ceremony, the Rio Olympics organizers talked about a green environment. They were not talking about the pools…
There’s little evidence to help avoid stress fractures
Health & Fitness
August 17, 2015
There’s little evidence to help avoid stress fractures
Although there are plenty of opinions about what causes tiny, painful stress fractures in the bones of regular runners, a…
French sports stars among dead in Argentina helicopter crash
World
March 10, 2015
French sports stars among dead in Argentina helicopter crash
Three French sports personalities participating in a reality TV show were among 10 people killed on Monday when their helicopters…
Saudi Arabia follows Egypt, UAE, Algeria to exempt Olympics athletes from fasting
World
July 21, 2012
Saudi Arabia follows Egypt, UAE, Algeria to exempt Olympics athletes from fasting
Ali al-Hakmi, a member of Saudi Arabia's Council of Senior Islamic Scholars, has issued a fatwa stating that Saudi athletes…