The Ministry of Youth and Sports intends to implement, 16 projects at an investment cost of EGP 380m during the current fiscal year (FY). Daily News Egypt met with Adel Radwan, the head of the Central Department of Sports Investment at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as Mohamed Hamdy, general manager of investment, finance, and asset management at the same ministry to discuss the sports investment plan this year. What is the size of the financial allocations for the Ministry of Youth and Sports during the current fiscal year. How will that be spent? Radwan: The allocations of the Ministry of Youth and Sports amounted to EGP 400m in the state budget for the current FY. This includes EGP 380m to implement 16 projects under the Central Administration of Sports Investment, as well as EGP 20m to develop some youth centres.

Barcelona are suing Neymar for 8.5 million euros for alleged breach of contract and demanding he return the loyalty bonus paid after he renewed his deal in October, less than a year before he signed for Paris St. Germain, the club said Tuesday. The Catalans are asking for an additional 10 percent payment due to a delay in their demands being met, after presenting the Brazilian striker with them on Aug. 11.

Wayne Rooney scored his 200th Premier League goal in Everton s 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Monday and gave another display which showed his career is far from over. Rooney s 35th minute goal looked to have earned Everton a surprise victory at the Etihad Stadium before substitute Raheem Sterling volleyed in an 82nd minute equalizer. Although he did not end as the match-winning hero, Rooney was able to savor the moment he became just the second player to reach 200 Premier League goals.

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic is enjoying the positive dressing room atmosphere at his new club and believes that such team spirit will help the club cope with pressure over a long season. United have won each of their first two Premier League games 4-0 and are top of the table on goal difference. Their dominance against West Ham United and Swansea City earned praise and fuelled fans hopes of a first league title since 2013. .

Liverpool must rotate their squad this season if they are to sustain their challenge in both the Premier League and the Champions League, manager Juergen Klopp has said. Klopp made five changes to the starting lineup for Saturday s 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, a game sandwiched in between two legs of their Champions League playoff against Hoffenheim.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino refused to blame the club s Wembley hoodoo for their 2-1 Premier League defeat to Chelsea on Sunday. Spurs had hoped to mark a new era at their temporary home by turning it into the sort of fortress they had constructed at White Hart Lane, where they last lost a league game in May 2015.

In an almost full stadium, hundreds of passionate fans gathered supportingly screaming the names of their favourite players, while these players families silently stood praying for their win. Only a few meters down them, fighters played for winning the title of Egypt s second Muay Thai championship. While stress dominated the scene, and second heavily passed witnessing serious injuries of some fighters, almighty cheering voices raised every few minutes to announce getting one of the players to finals.

After losing Neymar for good, Barcelona will also face the first month of the Spanish league season without Luis Suarez. Barcelona said Thursday that Suarez will be sidelined for four weeks after medical tests revealed a knee injury in his right leg. That will rule him of Sunday s league opener against Real Betis, and the following matches against Alaves and Espnayol. The club said he could also miss the match again Getafe after the international break.

Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly has received a warm welcome from both media and fans upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to join his new club Al-Nasr for one season on a free transfer after ending his contract with Ahly. Ghaly played with Al-Nasr for a year in 2009, before returning to his boyhood club Ahly in 2010. "I hope to have a good start in my second experience with Al-Nasr," Ghaly told reporters at King Khalid International Airport.

Arsenal risk losing striker Alexis Sanchez for free next season, according to manager Arsene Wenger, who confirmed the club have made no progress on a new contract for the Chilean striker. Sanchez, 28, is currently in the final year of his contract. He has been linked with a move to Paris St Germain in the current transfer window.

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry believes his players determination and consistency were the key to clinching the Egypt Cup title, as he dedicated his first-ever domestic Cup as a coach to the fans. The Reds scored two goals late in extra time to come from behind and earn a dramatic 2-1 victory over Masry, which gave them their first Egypt Cup title in 10 years and completed a domestic double.

Zinedine Zidane showed his anger over a five-match ban imposed on Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo for pushing the referee in Sunday s Spanish Super Cup first leg. Ronaldo scored as a substitute in Madrid s 3-1 win over Barcelona at Camp Nou, but he was sent off after he shoved official Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea. The Spanish football federation hit Ronaldo with a four-match suspension on top of the automatic one-game ban.

In an almost full stadium, hundreds of passionate fans gathered supportingly screaming the names of their favourite players, while these players families silently stood praying for their win. Only a few meters down them, fighters played for winning the title of Egypt s second Muay Thai championship. While stress dominated the scene, and second heavily passed witnessing serious injuries of some fighters, almighty cheering voices raised every few minutes to announce getting one of the players to finals.

Diego Costa has accused Chelsea of treating him like a "criminal" in a forthright newspaper interview which will deepen the breach with the Premier League club. The striker is seeking a move back to Spain in the transfer window and has not played for Chelsea since the FA Cup final in May, following which he claims manager Antonio Conte sent him a text, telling him he was not in his plans for the new season.

Egypt defender Ahmed Hegazi celebrated a memorable day at The Hawthorns on Saturday, scoring a winner in his first appearance with his new club West Bromwich Albion. Hegazie helped West Brom to a tough 1-0 win against AFC Bournemouth in the English Premier League season opener.

Romelu Lukaku struck twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester United as Jose Mourinho s side made a confident start to their campaign with a 4-0 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Belgian striker, who was signed from Everton in a 75-million-pound ($97.58-million) move last month, began repaying that investment with two fine finishes but it was not only his imposing presence in attack that give United a very different feel from last season.

Zambia striker Emmanuel Mayuka is among a host of players that Egypt s Zamalek will offload in the summer, club chairman Mortada Mansour said on Saturday. The 26-year-old, who led Zambia to the 2012 African Cup of Nations title and finished as the tournament s top scorer, has struggled to establish himself since joining Zamalek in January 2016.

Liverpool have rejected a second bid worth 100 million euros ($117.29 million) for midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Spain s Barcelona, according to British and Spanish media reports. Barcelona are keen to sign the Brazilian playmaker, who joined Liverpool from Inter Milan for 8.5 million pounds ($11.03 million) in 2013, and have already had an initial bid worth 80 million euros rejected by Liverpool last month.

Egyptian striker Ahmed Kouka was on target in the opening day of the Portuguese league but Sporting Braga slumped to a 3-1 loss to Benfica on Wednesday. Benfica led 2-0 but Kouka reduced the arrears in superb fashion two minutes before the break. He caught his marker napping to run onto a deft through pass and lift the ball over the keeper from a tight angle.

Real Madrid dominated Manchester United for large periods of the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday before winning 2-1, confirming their position as the best team in Europe. Now Madrid s Zinedine Zidane faces a dilemma. Madrid have won consecutive Champions League trophies, retaining the cup in June with a victory over Juventus. They took the Spanish league title, too, powering over the line as Zidane switched to a 4-4-2 from a 4-3-3 after Gareth Bale s injury.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday he has had no contact with Paris Saint-Germain regarding Alexis Sanchez, who will miss the start of the season through injury. Sanchez, 28, has been linked with a move to PSG, who have just completed a world-record 222 million euros ($260 million) swoop for Barcelona superstar Neymar.