Sports News

Sports News




Tough competition

March 5 - 11, 2014
334 views

The Ladies League showed just how competitive it has become since promotion and relegation issues were introduced to spice up the action.





Hijab gets the nod

March 5 - 11, 2014
335 views

Fifa has officially authorised the wearing of head covers for religious reasons during football matches … now following in the footsteps of the Arsenal Soccer School Bahrain’s Ladies League, sponsored by GulfWeekly and Citroen.





Arsenal youngsters shine in TFA Cubs event with three titles

March 5 - 11, 2014
802 views

Arsenal Soccer School Bahrain won three of the four events played for at the TFA Cubs tournament held in Saar during February and March.





It’s still smoke and mirrors

March 5 - 11, 2014
622 views

Official testing may have come to a close but the teams are still a long way from learning how to get the best from their cars to the extent that, at the first free practice in Melbourne in just nine days, the introduction of yet more new car updates will render this another information-gathering exercise.





Bahrain F1 track honour for Schumacher

March 5 - 11, 2014
334 views

The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) is to name the first corner of its track after F1 legend Michael Schumacher, who lies deeply comatose and in critical condition in hospital after a skiing accident, following consultation with his family.





TIME TO BLOOM

March 5 - 11, 2014
565 views

DRIVER Romain Grosjean hopes to have an added sparkle in his step by the time the Formula One roadshow roars into Bahrain for the fourth round of the grand prix season.





Netball stars for inter-Gulf event

March 5 - 11, 2014
509 views

The 2014 Bahrain Inter-Gulf Netball Championships will kick-off on Friday morning at the Bahrain Rugby Club with a full day of top-level matches between the Gulf’s best players, writes Stan Szecowka.