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Read Full Issue ⚽ It’s a calm day in the international football world, while Egypt has two matches that were postponed from the 27th Gameweek of the Egyptian League. Al Ahly, which is currently topping the league, hosts Ceramica Cleopatra at 9:30pm as it looks to maintain its streak of victories and widen its berth with Pyramids and Future, which are in second and third place. Ceramica Cleopatra, meanwhile, is hovering near relegation territory and needs all the points it can get to improve its standing.
Al Ittihad also faces off against Pyramids in Alexandria at 7pm. Al Ittihad is hoping to inch closer to the golden square, while second-place Pyramids needs a victory as it continues to chase the top spot and break away from third-place Future.
? Over in Roland Garros, world no. 3 Novak Djokovic is currently on the court with the US’ Aleksandar Kovacevik in the first round of the French Open. Djokovic is leading with one set (6-3) and has managed to break Kovacevik’s serve in the second set, leading 2-0 as we hit dispatch. World no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is also set to begin his match against Italy’s Flavio Cobollio at 5pm, while Dominic Thiem faces off against Argentina’s Pedro Cachin at 4:20pm.
In the women’s singles, we’ll be keeping an eye on world no. 10 Petra Kvitova when she meets Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto at 5:35pm, as well as world no. 5 Caroline Garcia’s 4:05pm match against China’s Xiyu Wang.
Egypt’s Mayar El Sherif will play again this Wednesday in the second round, where she will face off against Russia’s Anastasia Potapova, after El Sherif defeated the US’ Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-1 in the first round yesterday.
? Al Ahly are the 2023 BAL champions: Al Ahly won the 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL) championship after defeating Senegal’s AS Douanes 80-65 in Kigali on Saturday, finishing the championship with an overall score of 7 victories and 1 loss. The championship title secured a spot for Al Ahly in the next edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup set to take place in Singapore 21-24 September, marking the first time Al Ahly will play in the tournament.
