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UNLEASHING RAW POWER

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Some of the strongest men in the world will fight it out in a caged arena in Bahrain as part of an international battle of the brawn.





Crowning glory

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Aidan McNulty and Emma Boyd were crowned the Royal Golf Club's first club champions after their wins in the final match play event held on the club's Montgomerie championship course.





How to practice and be perfect

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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If you want to practice golf then you should do so correctly. Only go to the range if you have a specific purpose in mind, like having a drill to work on or warming up. By the way, warming up is not practice.





Westwood rules the roost

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Fifty-one tournaments in 27 countries were what the posters said around the Earth Course, talking of the Race to Dubai.





Top coach calls for organised structure to groom young cricketers

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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A uniform desire to mechanise all age groups from senior to junior level will give the necessary impetus to develop the game of cricket in the kingdom at all levels. This was the observation of a top English coach who was on a short visit to Bahrain last week.





All-British line-up!

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has expressed surprise at world champion Jenson Button's switch to McLaren, where he will race alongside Lewis Hamilton next season.





Fans stay away as Bahrain's returning heroes outplay Yemen

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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It should have been a festival of football fun with the returning heroes playing on home soil four days after their World Cup exploits. If only.





Thrills and spills for speed lovers

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Bahrain International Circuit will stage a 'Speed Weekend Bahrain' on December 11 and 12 to coincide with National Day celebrations. It will comprise of the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, and the Batelco 2,000cc Challenge - all of which have been born and bred in Bahrain.





Hand it to Henry!

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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IN a thrilling encounter France booked their place for South Africa 2010 but the repercussions are still going on after Thierry Henry clearly handled the ball in extra time before passing for Gallas to score the crucial decider.





Choose you child's coach with care

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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How do you find the right tennis coach for your child? Is it word of mouth? Past success? His name? How he/she looks or where they coach? These factors are superficial and can be deceiving in your judgment and choice of a good tennis coach.





A show of skills by newcomers

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Let me start off briefly with the BREEF (Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation) show jumping that was held last Friday at the Mounted Police Centre in Budaiya.





Ramzi's gold medal is taken away by IOC

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-metre gold medal and four other athletes were disqualified for doping at the games.





horse of the week - TRAVELLING TROY

November 25 - December 1, 2009
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This week I would like to introduce Troy, a horse with definitely more air-miles than most. Born and bred on the South Island of New Zealand Troy was spotted in a newspaper advert.