Bahrain take on Czech club.BAHRAIN'S national soccer team face off with Czech club SK Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. Former famous players
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a national team official who is with the squad in Austria. The Bahrainis are currently in Europe preparing for the fourth and final round of Asia qualifying for the Fifa World Cup 2010 in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . According to a Bahrain Football Association official, the nationals were set to play English Premiership side Stoke City today. But the team administrator Hassan Khalfan confirmed yesterday by telephone that Bahrain will be meeting the Czech Gambrinus Liga Gambrinus liga is the official name of the Czech football premier league. "Gambrinus" is the name of the best selling beer in the Czech Republic produced by the main sponsor – Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. The league has 16 teams. outfit. The match kicks off at 6pm, Bahrain time. Today's friendly will be followed by another two confirmed matches, one against Stoke and the other against Germany's FC Shalke 04. Allan named for Games BAHRAINI referee Khaled Al Allan has been selected as one of six Asian officials who will act as assistant referees in the men's soccer tournament at next month's Beijing Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . The Asian Football Confederation yesterday named the referees, each of whom cleared a tough fitness test on Thursday in Tehran. Iran's Hassan Kamranifar, Iraq's Luay Subhi, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Al Ghamdi, Syria's Hamdi Al Kaddri and the UAE's Salleh Al Marzouqi are the other Asian officials selected for the Games. Meanwhile, three Asian referees were named as main referees - Iranian Masoud Moradi Masoud Moradi (Persian: مسعود مرادی, born August 22, 1965[1]) is an Iranian football referee. Moradi has been a FIFA international referee since 2000. , Saudi Khalil Al Ghadmi, and Omani Abdullah Al Hilali. The three referees are also in contention to officiate of·fi·ci·ate v. of·fi·ci·at·ed, of·fi·ci·at·ing, of·fi·ci·ates v.intr. 1. To perform the duties and functions of an office or a position of authority. 2. To serve as an officiant. in the Fifa World Cup 2010, and had also recently officiated in Fifa World Cup Asian qualifiers. Kuwait clash set BAHRAIN face off with favourites Kuwait today in the semi-finals of the third Asian Men's Youth Handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). Championships in Amman. The match is scheduled to get underway at 4pm, Bahrain time. The Bahrainis finished second in preliminary group 'B' behind winners Iran to book their seat in the final four. The Iranians take on Qatar in the other semi-final match. Bahrain will be hoping to continue their recent fine form, which won them three straight matches after an opening day loss. Kuwait, on the other hand, topped group 'A' with an undefeated record in five matches of their own. They are the only undefeated team in the competition. Qatar, meanwhile, finished behind the Kuwaitis and secured its semi-final berth following a 39-31 win over South Korea on the final day of the preliminaries. Menasheh quickest Menasheh Idafar underlined his race-winning potential at the Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire, England, yesterday during unofficially timed testing ahead of this weekend's fourth round of races in the Formula Renault BARC Championship. The 17-year-old British-born Bahraini emerged as the quickest driver during the three 30-minute practices. Menasheh set a best lap of one minute 20.4 seconds - just a 10th of a second shy of the quickest time he managed during testing at Croft earlier in the year - and is now bidding to add to the three pole positions he has already achieved this season. Copyright A[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] 2008 Gulf Daily News
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