Egypt’s court yesterday confirmed the death sentences handed down to 21 Port Said football fans for their role in a stadium riot last year.

Five people have been sentenced to life and another 10, including two police officers, were given 15 years in jail. In late January, the court sentenced all 21 defendants to death in a trial that is part of the so-called “Port Said tragedy” a high-profile case of Egypt's worst-ever football fan clash and stampede that left at least 74 people dead and another 300 injured last February.