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Manama fight to save series

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The 2025–26 Zain Bahrain Basketball League finals continue tonight at Khalifa Sports City Arena at 7pm. Game 4 could prove decisive in the series, with Mu...

Alcaraz pulls out of Barcelona Open with wrist injury

AFP | Barcelona Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Carlos Alcaraz withdrew yesterday from the Barcelona Open because of a wrist injury that troubled him in his first-round match, potentially casting dou...

Bahrain Football League enters business end

TDT | Manama Email : Hasan@newsofbahrain.com Matchweek 18 gets underway tonight with two fixtures that carry major implications at both ends of the table. It also marks the return of supporters to stadi...

Mogeni credits fans after title-boosting victory

TDT | Manama Email : Hasan@newsofbahrain.com Dar Kulaib’s Enock Mogeni praised the return of the fans after a crucial 3–1 victory over defending champions Muharraq in Tuesday’s Isa bin...

Ekitike to miss world cup after injury

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com French striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the 2026 FIFA World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon, an injury that is expected to sideline him for an exten...

Bahrain eyes success at Asian Beach Games

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain has named a 20-athlete delegation for the sixth Asian Beach Games, held in Sanya from April 16 to 30, with 45 nations competing under the Olympic ...

Bauhaus leads Bahrain charge on Limburg

Phil Bauhaus leads Bahrain Victorious at the Ronde van Limburg today, as the team targets a sprint finish in the 178km one-day race from Hasselt to Tongeren-Borgloon. He is supported by Alberto Bruttomesso and Alessandro Borgo, while a young Development Team group also steps up to gain experience...

BFA confirms King’s Cup final

The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) confirmed that the King’s Cup final will take place on April 24 at 5:20 PM at the Bahrain National Stadium, with Riffa facing Muharraq in the 49th edition of the competition. The final adds another chapter to a rapidly intensifying rivalry between Bahr...

HH Shaikh Nasser tees off at Royal Golf Club opener

HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa joined competitors at the opening round of the fifth Late Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Golf Championship at the Royal Golf Club. The tournament opened in a competitive nine-hole format. Now in its fifth edition, the event honours ...

FIBA 3x3 World Tour set for return to Bahrain

The Bahrain Basketball Association has confirmed an agreement with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to host the FIBA 3x3 World Tour in the Kingdom for the fourth consecutive year. The event will take place on November 20–21. The agreement continues Bahrain’s rece...

Manama Force Game 4 in League Finals

Manama kept their championship hopes alive with an 89–83 win over defending champions Muharraq in Game 3 of the Zain Bahrain Basketball League Finals at Khalifa Sports City Arena. Last night’s result cuts the series to 2–1 and denies the Red Wolves an early title sweep. ...

Rice misses training ahead quarter-final

Arsenal have been handed a late fitness concern ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Sporting CP tonight, with Declan Rice absent from Tuesday’s open training session at London Colney. ...

Pope says doesn't fear Trump

AFP | Algiers Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Pope Leo XIV said yesterday he had "a moral duty" to speak out against war and didn't "fear" President Donald Trump while the US leader criticised his cal...

Shelton fights past Nava in Munich

AFP | Munich Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com American second seed Ben Shelton fought past his lucky loser compatriot Emilio Nava 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Munich Open yesterday....

Muharraq eye historic fifth basketball crown

TDT | Manama Email : hussainm@newsofbahrain.com The 2025–26 Zain Bahrain Basketball League finals reach a decisive moment tonight at 7pm as Game 3 tips off at Khalifa Sports City Arena. Holders...