Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
AFTER almost three months at sea, Bahrain Team Pindar's entry in the Vendee Globe round the world solo yacht race is nearing the finish line.
Leaner, meaner and focused on winning, Toyota's contender for the 2009 Formula One World Championship has broken cover.
The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) is ready and waiting for the Formula One test sessions to start this weekend. The drivers and teams have arrived in the kingdom for a period of intense testing ahead of the new season.
VETERAN Grand Prix driver Jarno Trulli is as determined as ever to make his mark in Formula One as he prepares for the new season pushing himself and his new car to the limits whilst testing this week in Bahrain.
Like many golf fans across the world, I sat in amazement as the action from the Emirates Golf Club unfolded last week and I witnessed a teenager from Holywood, Northern Ireland with a 'Dennis-the-Menace-esque' haircut take apart one of the strongest fields ever assembled on the European Tour. Rory McIlroy has definitely arrived!
The Royal Golf Club management has announced that the club's inaugural Pro Am Tournament will take place on Thursday, February 26.
GOALIE Henry Potter is as magic between the posts as his namesake Harry is on the Quidditch pitch ... and almost on a par with Manchester United's goalie Edwin van der Sar.
THE Fireball five were presented with gold medals and a trophy after winning the Gulf Air and EZ FiT mini-soccer league.
It's all happening out in the middle. And much more under glittering chandeliers and clutter of cocktail glasses.
The first Test was meandering along nicely on Saturday with both teams still with realistic chances of winning, although a draw seemed the likeliest outcome, until England decided, for no apparent reason, to throw the game away.
India clinically demolished Sri Lanka in an away series to stamp their dominance in one-day cricket.
Once again it was a busy weekend for riding events. As mentioned in my last column, the Twin Palms Dressage League took place on Friday at Shakhoora Riding School.
