22 Wednesday, June 7, 2017 SPORTS Manchester United world’s most valuable club - Forbes New York time in five years, with a worth According to Forbes, anchester United have estimated at $3.69 billion (3.27 United generated revenues of overtaken Real Madrid billion euros), Forbes said in its $765 million during the 2015- asM the world’s most valuable survey. 2016 season, $77 million more football team, US magazine Although Real Madrid have than both Barcelona and Real Forbes announced yesterday in enjoyed unparallelled success Madrid. its annual global list ranking in the Champions League “Manchester United’s return the sport’s wealthiest clubs. -- clinching unprecedented to the top spot is a testament United’s enduring brand back-to-back titles on to their powerful brand and appeal and aggressive Saturday for a record 12th marketing acumen,” Forbes sponsorship strategies had crown -- United have roared Media assistant managing helped the Premier League side past the Spanish giants in the editor Mike Ozanian said in a reclaim top spot for the first commercial stakes. statement. (AFP) Shaikh Nasser praises Nasser 10 coverage Giroud DT News Network Manama H Shaikh Nasser bin France’s forward HHamad Al Khalifa, Olivier Giroud kicks Representative of His Majesty the ball during a the King for Charity Works training session and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for warns Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, confirmed that the press and online coverage of the 3rd Nasser bin Hamad Ramadan Sports Games (Nasser 10) is worthy of admiration for its prominent role in achieving Arsenal the objectives for which the Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, happy at Arsenal, the former to be happy with another year tournament was founded in France Montpellier striker says he of playing so little,” he added. supporting the Bahraini youth rance forward Olivier wants to play more. “I’m going to have to think and sports movement and Giroud said yesterday he “I still have two or even about it with those close to young sports talents. Action from Al Nawayef vs Al Saqr (file pic) willF not accept a bit-part role three years left on my Arsenal me and my advisors.” Shaikh Nasser praised the Football Stadium in Isa Town and production of new football with Arsenal next season. contract, for the moment my While he was often on the interest of newspaper editors and the closing ceremony, talent,” Tawfiq Al Salehi said. The 30-year-old was future is at Arsenal,” he said. bench at Arsenal, Giroud has and the outstanding role played noting the growing importance Procedures are being put in often a substitute over the “I feel good here, I want to been first choice for France by sports supplements and the of the tournament in the local place for the draw on the five last campaign as Gunners win the Premier League with since Real Madrid forward media in covering the various sports arena in addition to cars in the package that Shaikh manager Arsene Wenger Arsenal. Karim Benzema was omitted events of the tournament and being one of the most successful Nasser directed to be presented preferred to line up Alexis “But I don’t know what the due to his implication in the being a key partner in the tournaments at the regional to the fans who attend the Nasser Sanchez and Theo Walcott future holds.” Mathieu Valbuena sex-tape great successes achieved by the level. 10 football matches, with the in attack. On Sunday, Giroud scandal. tournament since its launch. “The tournament reflects sponsorship of Ebrahim Khalil Giroud, who also had an had told French television Giroud hit a hat-trick Meanwhile, Chairman of the the wise vision of His Highness Kanoo “Toyota” and Majestic injury-disrupted campaign, station TF1 that he would in Friday’s 5-0 win over Higher Organising Committee Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Cars. “The High Organising made only 11 league starts be interested in a move Paraguay in Rennes, taking for the 3rd Nasser bin Hamad Khalifa and his keen interest Committee will increase the and, with 18 appearances back to France, in particular his tally to 26 goals in 62 Sports Tournament “Nasser in attracting young Bahrainis number of organisers on the from the bench, was the Marseille, although he said he France appearances. He is set 10” Tawfiq Al Salehi said to sports and giving them the gates of the entry to ensure that Arsenal player most used as a still wanted to win things in to feature for France in their preparations are ongoing for opportunity to practice it in these everyone gets tickets”, Al Salehi substitute last season. England. crunch World Cup qualifier the football final on Friday tournaments, which is a suitable added that all the tickets will be But while he said he’s “Obviously, I’m not going in Sweden on Friday. (AFP) evening at Khalifa Sports City environment for the discovery entered into the final draw. BIC: AMAIUB team secure first place in Karting DT News Network The other AMAIUB team members Manama who also joined event include Abdulaziz MA International University- Bin Safar, Abdulla Al Qutami,Jalal Bahrain’s (AMAIUB) team won firt Turk, Ali Showaiter,Shaheen Jassim, placeA during the recently held Karting 4 Khalifa Al Ghatam, Ali Janahi, Hamad Universities event organized by Hamad Ijaz,Amro Mohamed, and Taha Imtiaz. Behzad’s Middle East Premier Activities All of them were given medals for and Championships at the Bahrain actively taking part in the first ever International Karting Circuit. Karting 4 Universities. The winning team, composed of AMAIUB’s teams were supervised Rashid Al Muammari and Mohamed by Kefaya Al Mubarak, the Head Ebrahim, hit the fastest time over 44 of the Office of Student Services laps in an hour-long race and bested and Guidance. This event aimed to the sixteen teams from six Bahrain encourage the youth to be involved universities and one university from in sports activities, most especially Qatar. Both Rashid and Mohammed the motorsport in the Kingdom of received trophies from the organizers. Bahrain. .