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To B or not to B Olympic champion

May 13 - 19, 2009
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Informed sources told GulfWeekly today that a 'visibly distraught' Olympic gold medal winner, Rashid Ramzi, had denied taking any performance-enhancing drugs and has already requested a test on the 'B sample' taken after the event to prove his innocence.





EUROPE'S DREAM SHOWDOWN

May 13 - 19, 2009
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After a week of dramatic action the football world has the dream final it wanted when Barcelona take on defending champions Manchester United in Rome on May 27.





Riders put on an impressive show

May 13 - 19, 2009
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THE weekend saw the end-of-season showjumping championship at the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) grounds in Budaiya.





Button reigns in Spain

May 13 - 19, 2009
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Jenson Button and the Brawn GP team swept aside all doubts about their durability as championship contenders on Sunday when they delivered a triumphant performance in the Spanish Grand Prix.





Winning makes Jenson feel a lot younger

May 13 - 19, 2009
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LIKE Brad Pitt's extraordinary Benjamin Button, Formula One's top man of the moment is growing younger by the week. Or at least that is how he feels.





Deep rift exposed as Bin Hammam holds on to FIFA seat

May 13 - 19, 2009
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Mohamed Bin Hammam clung on to his seat on FIFA's executive committee by just two votes in Kuala Lumpur in an election, with the narrow margin exposing deep divisions within the Asian Football Confederation.





Drag racers set the pace

May 13 - 19, 2009
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More than 80 cars and bikes from across the region competed in the fifth round of the ALBA Bahrain National Drag Racing Championship this week at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.





Al Khan hangs on to title despite rules violation rumpus

May 13 - 19, 2009
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The final round of the Batelco 2000CC Challenge at the Bahrain International Circuit this weekend witnessed a turn of events as Mustafa Al Khan was excluded from the final results of Round 8.





A lifeline for Hamad

May 13 - 19, 2009
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It certainly has to be the best bit of news for Bahrain sport for quite some time now.





Valuable lessons for Pakistan's players

May 13 - 19, 2009
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Pakistan's 'stop-start' cricket once again ended in disappointment with a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Australia.