Stiletto runs have become popular worldwide, especially in the Netherlands where women compete to win prizes and support charities.
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08 March 2013
A purse of $1 million awaits the winner of the Dubai World Cup, an annual highlight of the city’s spring social season where it is as much about the hats as it is the horses.
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08 March 2013
Lebanon’s capital Beirut is the land of snow and ice, with its surrounding mountains hosting a nascent sports industry.
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27 February 2013
Played every year since at least 1667, England’s Royal Shrovetide Football Match pits residents against each other in a two-day, town-wide game.
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05 February 2013
In a country known both for its love of Arabian horses and for all things expensive, polo has risen from a niche sport to an annual fixture on the city’s social calendar.
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25 January 2013
In a region overshadowed by touristy Dubai, the Sultanate of Oman offers mountainous and sandy adventures.
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14 January 2013
The game of polo has long been a favourite pastime of royalty, high society and the rich and famous. It has been referred to as the king of games and the game of kings.
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17 December 2012
Skiing is just one part of the cultural fabric in this snow-blessed country.
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10 December 2012
Finnish Lapland is a winter sports hotspot, where most of the arctic activities were born from the indigenous Sámi peoples’ need to survive in an incredibly harsh, icy environment.
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30 November 2012
Keeping your mind off the scenery and on the game may be difficult.
20 November 2012
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