Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Last year's sporting calendar was notable in many respects not least for the changing of the guard in the world of tennis and motor racing to the absence of the most famous golfer, if not sportsman, on the planet.
Last week I was reflecting on a great golfing year gone by in 2008, and as many people do at this time of the year, as well as reflecting on good times past we should also look to the future to see what the next 12 months have in store.
Keeping your feet together, practice hitting balls with the ball teed up. Your feet should be almost touching. Swing slowly at first. Concentrate on making solid contact with the ball. Always think tempo and rhythm. Once you can hit consistently good shots, work on hitting the ball off the grass.
Test cricket has never had it so good in terms of sustaining interest, prolonging excitement and ensuring a decision at the end of it all.
BAHRAIN bagged their first GCC Billiards Eight-Ball Championship with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia at Al Yarmook Club Gym in Kuwait.
India ended their most productive year in cricket with a 1-0 Test series win against England.
BUSAITEEN and Riffa were the overall winners of the senior and under-16 titles, respectively in the Cross Country Championship, organised by the Bahrain Athletics Association (BAA) this week.
