Security forces cleared a Cairo mosque after a gunbattle on Saturday, while Egypt’s government considered banning the Muslim Brotherhood.
Manchester United ended the first day of the Premier League with a victory against Swansea City on Saturday.
The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiracy to kill protesters convened in the absence of the deposed autocrat.
Despite global criticism of Egypt’s security crackdown on protesters, the US has not pledged to put a ban on its $1.3-billion in annual aid to Egypt.
Egyptian security forces have crushed a protest camp of thousands of supporters of the deposed president, shooting dead scores of people.
Scores of Egyptians have been killed after security forces moved in on protesters demanding the reinstatement of former president Mohamed Morsi.
The South African Rugby Union will introduce a racial quota system in its domestic competition next year to encourage more black players to emerge.
The NUM and Solidarity have laughed off the wage and living allowance increase put forward, adding to fears over strike action in the sector.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called Obama’s announcement of plans to limit sweeping US government surveillance programmes a victory of sorts.
Canadian Olympians will march in a pride parade in solidarity with the gay community that could land them in jail or kicked out of the Sochi Olympics.