Egypt's Presidential Election Steven Cook explains the struggles of the Muslim Brotherhood, the outlook for women's rights, and picks the next Egyptian president. Continue reading →

By Royston Chan SHANGHAI | Fri May 25, 2012 5:16am BST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Former Argentina national coach Sergio Batista landed at Shanghai's Pudong Airport on Friday for talks with Chinese soccer club Shanghai Shenhua about becoming their new boss. When asked by Reuters whether he was in town to sign for the club as their manager, the 49-year-old simply nodded.Club spokesperson Ma Yue was at the airport to greet him. "We are close to signing him as head coach, there are just a few details to sort out," he said, adding that Batista would not be ready to take charge for this Sunday's Chinese Super League game at home to Guizhou Renhe.One of Batista's party, who did not give his name but identified himself ... Continue reading →

By Mike Collett BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Referees are routinely criticised for having poor eyesight, lacking fitness and getting decisions wrong but FIFA medical experts want whistlers tested for performance-enhancing drugs. Top class and international match officials are already subject to stringent fitness tests and while there was no indication doping was an issue, delegates at FIFA's medical congress were told on Thursday referees could come under the same kind of doping scrutiny as players. "We have to consider referees as part of the game," FIFA's chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak told delegates on the second day of the FIFA medical conference in Budapest. "We have started to discuss this and this is something for the future which will be discussed to include possibly an anti-doping ... Continue reading →

SINGAPORE, (Reuters): A referee has been charged with attempting to fix a Malaysian Super League soccer match between the Lions XII and Sarawak, Singapore media reported on Thursday. Official Shokri Nor is alleged to have agreed to a 15,000 ringgit ($4,800) bribe to fix Tuesday’s match which the Lions, a Singapore select side competing in the Malaysian league, won 3-0 at their home Jalan Besar Stadium. Nor, 47, was dropped from officiating the match beforehand after organisers were told about the alleged wrongdoing, Singaporean media agency, Mediacorp, reported. The Singapore-based Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said Shokri and businessman Thana Segar S Sinnaiah were arrested on Tuesday together with two other people. Nor and Sinnaiah were out on S$50,000 ($39,100) bail, Mediacorp said. The CPIB ... Continue reading →