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BRAIDWOOD BOWS OUT

December 2 - 8, 2009
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MICHAEL Braidwood, one of golf's leading figures in Bahrain, is leaving his position as general manager of the Royal Golf Club and returning to Scotland.





Badminton stars gear up for clash

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Leading players from 12 nations will take to the courts today for the Bahrain Air Bahrain International Badminton Series 2009, being organised by the Indian Club in conjunction with the Bahrain Badminton & Squash Federation.





Powering to the top

December 2 - 8, 2009
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India's victory by an innings and 144 runs against Sri Lanka in the second Test of their three-Test series at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur last week was their 100th Test victory and their third-biggest in Tests (among innings wins).





Chelsea surge ahead with Drogba double

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Arsene Wenger had spent much of the week criticising FIFA for removing the ban on Chelsea buying players in the January transfer window. He may have been better off spending his time looking for players himself, particularly in the striking department.





Suzanna swings away

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Bahrain's young golfing sensation, Suzanna Hobday, was recently crowned champion of the 22nd Bahrain Ladies Open Golf Tournament, organised by the Awali Golf Club, writes MAI AL KHATIB.





Action-packed day out for riders

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Hundreds of riders of all ages turned up on Sunday for the Bahrain population stables committee’s seventh trip called Alshabab. They met up at A’Amer Makabees stables at 5am and went en masse to a sandy desert area on the west side of the island located in Boori called Alrubaa AlKharrab.





Taking up the test on a well-groomed pony

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Dressage – pronounced dress-ahhzh – is a French term most commonly translated to mean ‘training’. Dressage is a path and   destination followed in competitive horse training. 





Top dressage trainer Winnie back in Bahrain

December 2 - 8, 2009
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With all this talk of dressage it is wonderful to welcome back Winnie Bruil, international dressage trainer from The Netherlands.