Novak Djokovic’s very shaky season continued as he was beaten by the Belgian 10th seed 6-2 6-3 7-5. The Serbian has now been knocked out early in his last four tournaments.David Goffin proved too good for a faltering Djokovic as the Belgian reached the Monte Carlo semifinals with a thrilling victory.

A double from misfiring striker Bassem Morsi helped Zamalek snap a record five-match winless run in the Egyptian Premier League as they beat Talae El-Geish 3-0 on Wednesday to get over the controversy of their stunning withdrawal from their previous match.

In the wake of the decline in tourism, the Egyptian Ministry of Sports and several sports federations have begun to boost tourism by organising international championships in Egypt, especially in touristic areas such as El-Gouna, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism. This year is full of prestigious sporting events. On 1 July, Egypt will organise the Under-19 Basketball World Cup; and in August, the country will host the Under-18 Volleyball World Cup as well. Furthermore, there was a lot of participation from the private sector in organising sports events, such as El-Gouna tournaments, Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel-Aziz told Daily News Egypt.

Egyptian winger Ahmed Elmohamady said on Tuesday he is proud to be the first player to feature in 100 games for Hull City in the English Premier League.

Zamalek will be hoping to put the recent Maqassa controversy that involved their club behind their back when they face Talae El-Geish in the Egyptian league on Wednesday.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Competition Committee penalised Zamalek for its failure to appear for an Egyptian Premier League match against Maqassa on Sunday, registering the game as a 2-0 defeat for the Cairo-based club. "As the match referee reported that Zamalek failed to show up for the game on time, and after checking the official letters sent to both clubs [about the timing of the match], the committee ruled that Zamalek was defeated 2-0 by Maqassa," the committee stated on the association's official website on Tuesday morning.

Saturday 15 April Mohamed Salah (AS Roma) The Egyptian winger provided the assist to Dzeko to score the equalizer in Roma's 1-1 home draw against Atalanta. Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) The right wing-back started on the bench before being introduced with four minutes remaining but Hull slumped to a 3-1 loss to Stoke City in the Premier League.

Egypt's Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel-Aziz has expressed his annoyance at requests for his intervention after Zamalek failed to show up for a league game against Maqassa on Sunday. "People select the boards of clubs and associations and then demand that the government sack them. General assemblies vote, and when any mistake is made, they request the minister's interference. Did the minister vote for them? No. So how can you ask him to sack them?" Abdel-Aziz said on his Facebook account late on Sunday.

Ahly manager Hossam El-Badry has expressed his delight at the club's deserved 2-0 win against Aswan on Sunday in match-day 22 of the Egyptian Premier League, but he said the league hasn't been decided yet.

Holders Ahly continued their irresistible surged towards a second straight Egyptian Premier League title after claiming an easy 1-0 victory over Ittihad in Alexandria on Tuesday.

Marc Bartra quickly became a regular fixture in Dortmund’s lineup after moving from from Barca in the summer. An operation on injuries suffered in the bus attack appears to have gone well.Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra had the radial bone in his right arm broken and fragments of debris lodged in his hand after three explosive devices were detonated near the team bus on Tuesday night. Bartra was sat on the back row of the bus at about 19:15 CET as the bus left the team’s hotel to make the short trip to the Signal Iduna Park for their Champions League quarterfinal first-leg tie against French side Monaco.

Zamalek's new coach Augusto Inacio was dealt the worst possible start in his debut with the Cairo giants after losing 2-0 to rivals Enppi in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday. The two goals by striking duo Mahmoud Kaoud and Mohamed Hamdi Zaki on minutes 31 and 69 gave Enppi three precious points; adding more woes for Zamalek, who were dealt their fourth successive league loss.

Borussia Dortmund are set to host Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie. BVB’s Marco Reus could be set to make his return against the high-scoring French side.Borussia Dortmund welcome French league leaders Monaco to the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night for the first leg of a hotly anticipated Champions League quarterfinal. After five weeks out with a muscle tear, BVB star Marco Reus could be set to make his return as the Black and Yellows look to bounce back from Saturday’s chastening 4-1 defeat to Bayern Munich.

Lewis Hamilton has smashed Michael Schumacher’s long-standing record in qualification for the Grand Prix in Shanghai. He was closely tailed by Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel.Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on Saturday qualified in pole position for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix in Shanghai, setting a new track record. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, who won the Australian Grand Prix, will start second in Sunday’s race, qualifying just 0.186 seconds slower than Hamilton’s benchmark.

Bayern Munich received a timely boost ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final home clash with Real Madrid as both Manuel Neuer and Thomas Mueller returned to training. The Germany duo took part in a full session on Monday, with Neuer expected to start in goal against the European champions after recovering from foot surgery that forced him to miss Bayern's last three games.

Zamalek's new coach Augusto Inacio will be tested for the first time when the Whites host their counterparts Ennpi in the Egyptian Premier League Monday.

Manchester United put a spate of recent draws behind them to boost their top-four hopes with a routine 3-0 victory at bottom club Sunderland to move fifth in the Premier League on Sunday.

Qatari and Asian soccer official Saoud Al-Mohannadi has won an appeal against a one-year ban that prevented him from standing for a place on the FIFA Council, soccer's governing body said on Thursday. Al-Mohannadi, a vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Qatar Football Association (QFA), was banned by FIFA's ethics watchdog in November for failing to cooperate as a witness in an investigation.

Bayern Munich taste league defeat for only the second time this season as Hoffenheim beat them courtesy of Andrej Kramaric’s first half strike. Elsewhere, there were wins for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Cologne.Hoffenheim 1-0 Bayern (Kramaric 21’) Andrej Kramaric’s first half goal inflicted just a second league defeat of the season on Bayern Munich on a famous night for Hoffenheim.