Al Ahli start favourites against Al Hala.THE Zain Bahrain Basketball League Noun 1. basketball league - a league of basketball teams basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members Golden Square semi-finals will commence this evening with game one in the best-of-three series between top seeds Al Ahli and fourth-ranked Al Hala Al Hala (Arabic: الحالة) is a Bahraini football club based in Muharraq. They play in the top division in Bahraini football. Achievements
The tie is set to take place at the Um Al Hassam sports complex, starting at 7.30pm. Ahli are favourites heading into the series having won both meetings during the regular season en route to topping the standings. The 2007 league champions will be led by the backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. tandem of Hussain Shaker Shaker Member of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, a celibate millenarian sect. Derived from a branch of the radical English Quakers (see Society of Friends), the movement was brought to the U.S. and Maytham Jameel, and forwards Ahmed Malallah, Mohammed Qurban, and Sayed Hashim. Significant American professional and former NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= player Johnny Taylor will also be looking to make a significant impact in the game. Ahli, coached by Aqeel Milad, head into tonight's tie looking to bounce back from a narrow loss to defending champions Muharraq in their previous contest heading into the final four. Al Hala, meanwhile, will be spearheaded by Ahmed Mirza and Ahmed Ali Ahmed Ali (1910 in New Delhi – 14 January 1994 in Karachi) was a Pakistani novelist, diplomat and scholar, who was responsible for writing arguably the greatest novel ever written about Delhi. Hussain. Yasser bu Naffour, Mahmood Abdulnabi and Ali Abbas must also make contributions for any hopes of an upset. Import Anthony Jones, who is also from the US, will be hoping to return to action fully fit after a recent knee injury. Hala coach Salah Al Haddad will be relying heavily on his starters, as he gives up a crucial advantage to Ahli in bench depth. Hala won their last game during the season that helped them secure their Golden Square place. The other semi-final series between Muharraq and Manama gets underway tomorrow. The highly anticipated battle is a re-match of last year's league final, which Muharraq won in two games. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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