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The 2019-2020 endurance season will open on Saturday under the patronage of Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Majesty’s Representative for Charity Works and Charity Affairs, National Security Advisor and Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) chairman. An international race covering 80km and 120km will be held at Bahrain International Endurance. Another qualifying race covering 40km and 80km will also be held at the opening of the season organised by the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (Breef). The track veterinarian will undertake the pre-race examination tomorrow, on the eve of the endurance season official opening. Breef chairman…

Inculcating love for green environment the Indian School Bahrain (ISB) Nature Club has started a plantation drive in the Isa Town campus on Friday.    Enthusiastic students and teachers participated in the plantation drive under the guidance of teachers.  The ISB nature club was established in 2015 with the aim of creating awareness among students regarding the protection of nature and inculcating love for eco-friendly campus. The theme of the club is Green ISB, Green Bahrain. The club activities include gardening, botanical field trip and nature preservation. The ISB nature club this year has around 60 members with boys and…

Manama: Indian School Bahrain starts first ever   Robotics Club in Bahrain.Providing students an opportunity to pursue their interest in electronic and software design by working on small scale robotics projects, the Indian School Bahrain (ISB) has started the first ever CBSE school Robotics Club in the Kingdom of Bahrain.  Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha inaugurated the Robotic Club on Saturday at the Jashanamal Auditorium in Isa Town campus. ISB Hon.Chairman  Prince S Natarajan, Vice-Chairman Jayafar Maidani, Secretary Saji Antony,  Executive Committee Members Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Adv. Binu Mannil Varughese,  Deepak Gopalakrishnan, Mohammed Nayaz Ullah, Principal VR Palaniswamy,Riffa Campus Principal Pamela…

The Indian School, Bahrain (ISB) celebrated November 14, 2019, Children’s Day, which marks the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India – Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru with enthusiasm and zeal, keeping in mind his words, “Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.” The Middle Section organised an assembly to pay respects for Chacha Nehru and make the day unforgettable for the students. The celebrations began with the students reciting the school prayer. It was followed by the speech…

Team Bahrain’s run at the 2019 IMMAF World Championship started with a blast. The athletes representing the Kingdom secured five wins over six bouts and turned the Day 1 of the tournament into a huge success for the hosts, holders of the first position of the international rankings, a feat that will be on the line throughout the competitions. The first fighter entering the 2019 IMMAF WC cage was Abdulla Alyaqoob, who scored a unanimous decision over Cristiano Ottaviani, from Italy. The win came with a dominant performance by the Bahraini prospect. The same scenario was seen in the…

BRAVE International Combat Week is the yearly, and much-anticipated, return of BRAVE Combat Federation to its home, the Kingdom of Bahrain. This time around, though, the event could also use the tagline “Brazilian Army”, given the strong presence of Brazil representatives. Four of the six Brazilians featured on BRAVE 29 got to the Bahrain International Airport together and ready to make history in just a few days. Star of the main event of the evening, a Flyweight inaugural title bout against Jose “Shorty” Torres, Marcel Adur shared his thoughts on the upcoming challenge. “Just landed here in Bahrain and got…

The Middleweight division will have a crowned champion on December 7th, as BRAVE Combat Federation returns to South Africa for BRAVE CF 31. Chad Hanekom will look to become the first-ever BRAVE CF Middleweight world champion in home soil, as he takes on KO artist Daniel “Gaucho” Souza in the main event. “Superman” is one of South Africa’s biggest names and will look for international recognition as he battles “Gaucho”, who is coming off one of the most impressive knockouts of the year in his BRAVE CF debut, last August, when he put former top contender Bruno Assis to sleep…

The 2019 BRAVE International Combat Week is officially open. In a breathtaking ceremony featuring two main attractions and speeches by IMMAF president Kerrith Brown and BMMAF president Mohammed Qamber, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa opened the proceedings with a speech of his own, alongside the visionary for BRAVE CF and the man behind Team Bahrain’s groundbreaking success, His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The sporting world convened at the Khalifa Sports City Arena for the beginning of MMA’s premier amateur competition and the incredible scenes that await fans throughout the week were also put in…

A towering “Baby Trump” balloon — which has become a popular symbol for critics of the president — was knifed and deflated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday during President Donald Trump’s visit to watch a collegiate football game. A few dozen people were gathered in Monnish Park protesting the president’s visit to the Alabama-LSU football game a half-mile away and holding various anti-Trump signs when a disapproving man approached the helium-balloon with a knife and slashed an 8-foot-long gash in its back. There were still two hours to kickoff in the college town when “Baby Trump” quickly deflated out and the balloon-stabbing suspect…

Oleg Sokolov, 63, was drunk and fell into the river as he tried to dispose of body parts, Russian media said. Police then found the decapitated body of Anastasia Yeshchenko, 24, at his home in the city of St Petersburg. Prof Sokolov is a Napoleon expert who has received France’s Légion d’Honneur. “He has admitted his guilt,” his lawyer Alexander Pochuyev told AFP, adding that he regretted what he had done and was now cooperating. Prof Sokolov reportedly told police that he killed his lover during an argument and then sawed off her head, arms and legs. He is said…