Egypt’s interim government canceled the national cup competition, ending all soccer in the country this season. The Egyptian Football Association says that the Ministry of Interior will not allow games to be played because of security concerns. League games were called off last month after 74 people were killed in fan clashes at a game Feb. 1 in Port Said.

¶ Senegal secured the final place in the 16-team men’s tournament at the London Olympics by beating Oman, 2-0, in a qualifier in Coventry, England.

¶ Villarreal says forward Giuseppe Rossi needs a third operation on his right knee and will be sidelined until 2013.