Mo Farah scored a stunning Chicago Marathon victory as he won in an unofficial two hours five minutes and 11 seconds in only his third race at the distance on Sunday. After bidding his time for much of competition, the British four-time Olympic track champion surged to the lead in the final four miles and broke Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew to shatter the European marathon record of 2:05:48.

Ahly s Tunisian key left-back player Ali Maaloul will be out of action for two months after sustaining a muscle injury during the 2-0 win over Algerian ES Setif in the CAF Champions League semifinal on Tuesday. “Maaloul suffers from a hamstring injury and he needs two months to recover,” Ahly s doctor Khaled Mahmoud was quoted as saying on the club s official website on Thursday.

Ahly coach Patrice Carteron rued his team s many missed chances in Tuesday s 2-0 home win over Algeria s ES Setif, adding that the road to the CAF Champions League final is not over yet. Despite the comforting 2-0 victory in the first leg, The Reds missed a number of easy chances that would have made their mission a lot easier in the return match on 23 October.

Egypt s Ahly will face a tough mission when they take on Algeria s ES Setif in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semifinals at Cairo s El-Salam Stadium on Tuesday. The return match will be played in Algeria on 23 October. Ahly, who are eyeing their first Champion s League trophy since 2013, booked their place in the continental tournament s semis after thrashing Guinea outfit Horoya AC 4-0 on aggregate in the quarterfinals two weeks ago.

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah isn t happy with his current performance, according to his coach Jurgen Klopp, who expressed his confidence that the Egyptian international will return back to his top form. The 26-year-old Salah was substituted for Xherdan Shaqiri in the 66th minute of Liverpool s late 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmed Ahmed assured on Sunday that the suspension of Zamalek chairman Mortada Mansour was reached in accordance with the regulations of the confederation and was not based on any other factors. On Saturday, CAF has suspended Mansour for one year and fined him $40,000 for comments he made against CAF officials.

Germany will host the Euro 2024 soccer tournament after beating Turkey in a two-horse contest on Thursday. Germany, which previously staged the event as West Germany in 1988, won the vote among 17 members of UEFA s executive committee. The decision, announced by UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, was a bitter disappointment for Turkey who also failed with bids to host the 2008, 2012 and 2016 tournaments. "The procedure was transparent, the vote was democratic. Every democratic decision is the right decision," Ceferin said.

Paul Pogba s relationship with Jose Mourinho appears to be fractured beyond repair after the Manchester United boss said the French World Cup star would never captain the side again. Pogba, who returned to Manchester in 2016 for a then world-record fee of £89 million ($117 million) struggled towards the end of last season, left out of the starting line-up or substituted on a number of occasions.

Egyptian sensation and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was given FIFA s 2018 “Puskas Goal of the Year” award on Monday night, for his strike against Everton, beating legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to the title. The award goes to the player who scored the most aesthetically pleasing goal in world football, over the past year. Unfortunately for Salah s fans, the rest of the night at FIFA s awards ceremony in London did not go his way. Luka Modric was named “Men s Player of the Year”, after tensely sharing the award s shortlist with Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Best FIFA s men player Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Juventus) Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid) Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool) The Best FIFA s women player Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Lyon) Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany, Lyon) Marta (Brazil, Orlando Pride) The Best FIFA s men coach

Egypt s Ahly continued their march towards a record-extending ninth African Champions League triumph after demolishing Guinea s Horoya AC 4-0 at Cairo s Al-Salam Stadium to reach the semi-final on Saturday. In-form winger Walid Soliman stole the show with an all-round display, scoring and providing two assists as Ahly, who settled for a 0-0 draw in the first leg, set up a semi-final meeting with Algeria s ES Setif.

Egypt s coach Javier Aguirre has called up 12 overseas-based players for the Pharaohs game against Swaziland in the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, scheduled for 12 October. The Pharaohs squad has had to bear with the absence of injured winger Ramadan Sobhi, who plays for Huddersfield Town in the English Premier League. Moreover Ahly Jeddah attacking midfielder Abdalla El-Said and left-back Mohamed Abdel-Shafi are also out due to injuries.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed on Wednesday that the Senegalese city of Dakar will host the ceremony for the 2018 CAF Awards. "The announcement of the best African player in 2018 will happen in Dakar on 8 January 2019 in collaboration with the government of Senegal," CAF President Ahmad Ahmad said to the official site of the African football governing body.

Zamalek are looking to keep their position on the top of the Egyptian Premier League table when they face Smouha in the 7th matchday of the Egyptian Premier League on Tuesday. The Cairo giants are looking to build on their recent string of successful performances, which saw them defeat Talae El-Geish 3-0 after crushing Enppi 4-1.

Liverpool s Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah said on Monday he has a good relationship with teammates Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, confirming that they are "friends . The relationship between Salah and Mane was the subject of discussion after the duo showed signs of selfishness during Liverpool s 2-1 win over Tottenham in a Premier League game on Saturday.

A sublime second-half goal from Palestinian striker Mahmoud Wadi gave Egypt s Masry a deserved 1-0 home win over USM Alger in the first leg of the African Confederation Cup quarter-final on Sunday. Wadi, who earlier missed a sitter, netted what proved to be the winner nine minutes after the restart, thanks to a back-heel effort that sent the home fans into raptures in coastal city Port Said.

Egyptian giants Ahly submitted a request to the country s football association to hold an African Champions League game against Guinea s Horoya AC in Cairo later this month. The record-seven time African champions have been staging most of their Champions League games at Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium over the past few years, given security concerns in the capital.

Ahly players need to have focus and concentrate to achieve a positive result against Guinea s Horoya FC in the African Champions League, according to their coach Patrice Carteron, who reiterated his desire to bring the prestigious trophy back to the Cairo giants after a five-year absence. Ahly will be hosted by the Guinean team on Friday in the first leg of the prestigious tournament s quarterfinals, while the return leg will be played in Cairo eight days later.

West Bromwich assistant coach Graeme Jones believes international games are helping Egypt defender Ahmed Hegazi improve and develop. The 27-year old defender has put on another solid performance helping the Pharaohs crush Niger 6-0 on Saturday in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Egypt and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has been named in international players association FIFPro s 55-name shortlist for its World11 of 2018 award. Salah, 26, who played the best football season ever played by an Egyptian, and his teammate Sadio Mane of Senegal, are the only two African nominees on the 55-names list.

The Egyptian national team s assistant coach Hani Ramzi supported Liverpool s winger Mohamed Salah after wasting two penalties during the 6-0 win over Niger in the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. In an action-packed affair at Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium, Salah wasted two penalties, but scored from the rebound on one of them before completing a personal brace with five minutes remaining, thanks to a close-range header.