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Sports News




Racing events getting into gear

November 16 - 22, 2011
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BAHRAIN International Circuit (BIC) is hosting the second round of the National Racing Festival this weekend in Sakhir.





Red Bull’s wings are clipped

November 16 - 22, 2011
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The only way is up for World Champion, Sebastien Vettel, after a weekend storyline that could have been written on the nearby Ferrari rollercoaster.  Having spun off the track during first practice he recovered to claim a record-equalling 14th Pole Position of the season.





Narrow defeat for the men in red

November 16 - 22, 2011
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BAHRAIN Rugby Football Club Bahrain Duty Free 1st XV suffered a narrow 11-13 defeat at home to Doha in the latest round of the Gulf Top Six Premiership Series.





So close and yet so far for kingdom’s soccer stars

November 16 - 22, 2011
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BAHRAIN were only minutes away from victory against Iran at the National Stadium and dropped two vital points in their quest for World Cup glory.





Irish eyes on Gaelic glory

November 16 - 22, 2011
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THERE’S an Irish flavour to sporting action in the kingdom this weekend with seven teams from Bahrain competing in the annual Middle East Gaelic Games.





Mum’s the word for happy Hamilton

November 16 - 22, 2011
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LEWIS Hamilton, always his own fiercest critic, gave himself a pat on the back on Sunday after delivering one of his most satisfying Formula One wins to his mother as a birthday present.
 
The Abu Dhabi victory was helped by the abrupt retirement of Red Bull’s double world champion Sebastian Vettel on the first lap but after what the McLaren driver has been through this season, it was as sweet as anything he has tasted.