Zamalek playmaker Ayman Hefni scored two goals during Monday's game against Talae El-Geish, guiding his team to a precious 3-2 win in the Egyptian Premiere League.

Forgotten striker Emad Meteb reminded Ahly of his class when he came off the bench to score his first league goal of the season and lead his team to a precious 2-0 win over Arab Contractors in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.

Keeper Ahmed Buska blocked two penalties in a shootout to help Egypt's Masry reach the African Confederation Cup round of 32 at the expense of Nigeria's Ifeanyi Ubah of Nigeria following a 1-1 aggreagte draw on Sunday.

Zamalek coach Mohamed Helmy has blamed bad luck for his side's 2-1 defeat Wednesday against El-Entag El-Harby in matchday 18 of the Egyptian Premier League. "The team missed many chances and was unlucky against El-Entag," Helmy said in the post-match press conference.

Argentinean football star Lionel Messi, playing for FC Barcelona, postponed his visit to Egypy which should have taken place Wednesday morning, according to Prime Pharma’s press office. Prime Pharma’s press office added that the visit will take place soon, and a press release will be issued to notify about it.

Police were called to investigate an altercation involving Diego Maradona and a woman at a hotel in Madrid, authorities said Wednesday. Officers were dispatched after a call from the hotel, but found no evidence of any serious disturbance after talking to Maradona and the woman. They said neither Maradona nor the woman showed signs of having been involved in a confrontation, and neither wanted to make a formal complaint.

Full time: Ismaily 0-0 Ahly Yellow cards: Karim Walid, Emad Hamdi, Diego Calderon / Hossam Ashour, Ali Maaloul Starting line ups: Ismaily: Mohamed Awaad, Baher Elmohamady, Mahmoud Metwaly, Richard Baffour, Bahaa Magdy, Hosni Abd Rabou (Omar El-Wahsh 70'), Mohamed Fathi, Emad Hamdy, Ibrahim Hassan, Islam Abdel-Naem, Diego Calderon

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry has announced the 22-man squad for their match Wednesday with Ismaily, as play resumes in the Egyptian Premier League. Newly-signed Ivorian striker Souleymane Coulibaly has been called up for the anticipated game, alongside newcomer midfielder Amr Barakat.

In January and February, a series of sensational football records were broken, ending non-winning streaks for some football teams. In January, the Egyptian national team qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations final in Gabon, while Zamalek SC won the local Super Cup.

Zamlaek star winger Mahmoud 'Shikabala' Abdel-Razik appeared to open a new chapter with his boyhood club Sunday, promising greater discipline with the team moving forward. With mediation from the club's former coach Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam, the 30-year-old player vowed to renew his dedication to the club, under the guidance of coach Mohamed Helmy and chairman Mortada Mansour.

Ismaily Czech coach Frantisek Straka has said he considers Wednesday's game against Ahly "different," promising a positive result against the title holders. "We will be playing the league leaders and this is something else. We have to do our best to deliver a good performance," The 58-year-old, who replaced Ashraf Khedr in late December, told an Egyptian television programme Sunday.

As Roma coach Luciano Spalletti lavished praise on Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian winger led Roma to a 2-0 win over Crotone on Sunday.

In the presence of the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Khaled Abdel Aziz, and the president of the Egyptian Basketball Federation, Magdy Abou Farikha, the draw of the 2017 Basketball World Cup for players under 19 years took place on Saturday in Mohamed Ali’s palace, Cairo.

After finishing as runners-up in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt climbed twelve positions to 23 in the FIFA global football rankings published on 9 February, up from 35 last month. The Pharaohs played six games in the Nations Cup with a goalless draw with Mali, and 1-0 wins over Uganda, Ghana and Morocco before beating Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalty shoots. Egypt lost the final game of the tournament 2-1 to Cameroon.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich haven't set off any fireworks with their performances this season, but coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident the best is yet to come, starting at Ingolstadt on Saturday. The Bavarians have been more a model of efficiency under the Italian than the high-scoring, high-speed freight train of past seasons under predecessor Pep Guardiola.

Even though Atletico Madrid was eliminated from the Copa de Rey, the team has plenty to look forward to for the rest of the season.

Hamburg saw off Cologne and Arminia Bielefeld came through a tense penalty shootout in the German Cup on Tuesday night. They were joined in the last eight by Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach.Hamburg 2-0 Cologne Hamburg scored a goal in each half to dump Cologne out of the German Cup and reach the last eight.

Egypt veteran defender Ahmed Fathi has defended the team's playing style after Sunday's loss to Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations final, insisting that the Pharaohs will win the title in 2019.

Amr Mansi, CEO of I-Events and and the man behind El-Gouna International Squash Open, held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the launch of the sixth edition of the El-Gouna tournament and the Orascom Development PSA Women’s World Championship. The prize money for each championship was set at $150,000 and $165,000 respectively.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received the Egyptian national football team, upon their arrival from Gabon, at the Cairo International airport.

Holders Barcelona have a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final in sight when Atletico Madrid visit the Camp Nou on Tuesday with the daunting task of overturning a 2-1 semi-final, first leg deficit. Stunning solo goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi put Barca well in command of the tie before half-time at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday.