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Thompson headlines stellar 200m in Zurich
AFP, Published on 31/08/2016
» ZURICH - Rarely can a women's 200m race headlined by recently-crowned double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson be seen to boast such as stellar field as the one gathered for the Zurich Diamond League meet on Thursday.
Jebet record alights Paris meet, Schippers wins
AFP, Published on 28/08/2016
» PARIS - Kenyan-born Olympic champion Ruth Jebet obliterated the 3000m steeplechase world record Saturday as Dafne Schippers got back to winning ways in the 200m at the Paris Diamond League.
Bahraini Jebet smashes 3000m steeplechase world record
AFP, Published on 28/08/2016
» PARIS - Olympic champion Ruth Jebet of Bahrain smashed the world record in the 3,000m steeplechase, clocking 8min 52.78sec at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Saturday.
Kenya's Jemima Sumgong wins Rio women's marathon
AFP, Published on 14/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Jemima Sumgong made the most of a kick with 6km to run to win Kenya's first ever Olympic women's marathon gold on Sunday.
Bahrain strips citizenship of top Shiite cleric
AFP, Published on 20/06/2016
» DUBAI - Bahrain said Monday it has revoked the citizenship of the Sunni-ruled kingdom's top Shiite cleric, accusing him of sowing sectarian divisions, in the latest move against the majority community.
Woman nabbed over brothel trick
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/06/2016
» A woman has been arrested on human trafficking charges for luring a Thai woman into prostitution in Bahrain, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division said yesterday.
Woman arrested for human-trafficking
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/06/2016
» A woman has been arrested on human-trafficking charges for luring a Thai woman into prostitution in Bahrain, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division said on Sunday.
Schippers shines, Kiprop high fives
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» OSLO - Flying Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers fired a warning shot at potential Olympic rivals with a crushing win in the 200m at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
Sprint champion Schippers primed for tough Diamond League test
AFP, Published on 08/06/2016
» OSLO - World champion Dafne Schippers will face a tough 200m test from in-form Jamaican Elaine Thompson at Oslo's Diamond League meeting on Thursday when Kenyan Asbel Kiprop will go for a fifth Dream Mile title.
Women nabbed in Bahraini trafficking ring bust
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/06/2016
» Authorities have arrested two women in connection with a human trafficking ring which allegedly duped Thai women into working as prostitutes in Bahrain.