/tags/dakar-rally en /node/2578030/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2024-11-04 19:08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: ��������Ƶ is preparing to host the Dakar Rally for a sixth consecutive year, with just 60 days remaining until the off.</p> <p> Known as one of the world’s most prestigious and grueling off-road races, the rally will run from Jan. 3-17 next year, bringing new challenges and routes for pilots to navigate across the Kingdom.</p> <p> This year, the rally will be run on an entirely new route, beginning in Bisha, a southern Saudi city that serves as a gateway between the Asir, central and western regions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/04/4541570-387409.jpeg" width="1600" height="1066" alt="��������Ƶ is preparing to host the Dakar Rally for a sixth consecutive year, with just 60 days remaining until the off. (Supplied)" title="��������Ƶ is preparing to host the Dakar Rally for a sixth consecutive year, with just 60 days remaining until the off. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rally-driving">Rally Driving</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/2025-dakar-rally">2025 Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2025">Dakar Rally 2025</a></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:10:45 +0000 daniel.fountain 2578030 at /node/2457171/motorsport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/235456">SALEH FAREED</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2024-02-09 21:06</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> HAIL: Crossing the finish line first is of course the primary goal of any racing driver, but for rally driver Annett Quandt from Germany and her co-driver Annie Seel from Sweden, it is also a time to learn about new cultures.<br /> The pair, who are competing in the Hail International Rally in northeastern ��������Ƶ, told Arab News ahead of the start of the three-day event on Thursday that they were delighted to once again have a chance to enjoy the rich culture of the Kingdom.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/09/4221011-890993720.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="" title="Crossing the finish line first is of course the primary goal of any racing driver, but for rally driver Annett Quandt from Germany and her co-driver Annie Seel from Sweden, it is also a time to learn about new cultures. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/09/4221021-1529840377.jpg" width="6768" height="4514" alt="" title="Joao Ferreira on stage one at the Hail International Rally. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/09/4221041-1154449886.jpg" width="4202" height="2801" alt="" title="Haitham Al-Tuwaijri in chilly morning action on his Yamaha Raptor. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/saudi-sport">Saudi Sport</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/hail-rally">Hail Rally</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yazeed-al-rajhi">Yazeed Al-Rajhi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/annett-quandt">Annett Quandt</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dania-akeel">Dania Akeel</a></div></div></div> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:11:56 +0000 bassam.zaazaa 2457171 at /node/2443971/motorsport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By DAN GELSTON | AP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1705585624427464200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-01-18 16:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Sara Price slid out of her off-road vehicle at the Dakar Rally, after a rigorous ride through the diabolical dust and dunes in ��������Ƶ, and checked for certain she made history in the endurance event.<br /> “I don’t think an American female’s ever won a stage, right,” she asked.<br /> Price was right, the 31-year-old Californian this week became the first female American driver and third woman ever to win a Dakar stage.<br /> Not bad for a Dakar rookie.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/18/4186626-485010119.jpg" width="1129" height="753" alt="" title="In a photo provided by Can-Am Off-Road, Sara Price drives during Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally on Jan. 17, 2024, near Al-Ula, ��������Ƶ. (AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/road-0">Off-Road</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sara-price">Sara Price</a></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:57:08 +0000 rbksa 2443971 at /node/2442651/saudi-sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1705416762881632200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2024-01-16 17:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> AL-ULA: Sebastien Loeb (Prodrive) claimed his fourth victory of this year’s Dakar Rally on Tuesday, taking the honors on stage nine in ��������Ƶ, while Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) made it a French double by winning on the bikes.<br /> Neither, however, has control of the overall standings with Carlos Sainz (Audi) leading the cars and Ricky Brabec (Honda) the bikes.<br /> Stage nine included 400km of special stage, which featured dunes, complicated navigation and rocky, sandy tracks as the competitors made their way between Hail and Al-Ula.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/16/4183276-1013506491.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="" title="Monster Energy Honda Team’s French biker Adrien Van Beveren (C) and US biker Ricky Brabec (L), and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Australian biker Toby Price compete during stage 7 between Riyad and Al Duwadimi on Jan. 14, 2024, as part of the Dakar rally 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/saudi-sport">Saudi Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sebastien-loeb">Sebastien Loeb</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/adrien-van-beveren">Adrien Van Beveren</a></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:56:25 +0000 rbksa 2442651 at /node/2441146/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2024-01-13 22:51</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Spanish sexagenarian Carlos Sainz is having the time of his life at this year’s Dakar Rally.<br /> The 61-year-old three-time winner of motorsport’s toughest endurance test leads this year’s edition after a stamina-sapping first week in the ��������Ƶn sand by over 20 minutes.<br /> Sainz has summoned all his guile and expertise to put himself in a prime position for a fourth overall title after the inaugural 48-hour two-part stage six in the kingdom’s Empty Quarter.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/13/4179556-2020021380.jpg" width="1000" height="678" alt="Team Audi Sport’s Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz in action in ��������Ƶ. (Reuters)" title="Team Audi Sport’s Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz in action in ��������Ƶ. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:52:42 +0000 daniel.fountain 2441146 at /node/2440636/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1705088246690789200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2024-01-12 11:52</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> SHUBAYTAH: Sebastien Loeb’s decision to ‘go slow’ in stage five earlier in the week paid off on Friday as the Frenchman won the marathon two-day stage 6 at the Dakar Rally.<br /> Veteran Spaniard Carlos Sainz finished second 2min 01sec behind and took the overall lead while five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah saw his hopes of winning a sixth title disappear with a mechanical problem in the last 50 kilometers.<br /> Adrien van Beveren made it a double French success with victory in the bike race.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/12/4178276-591985144.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="Team Audi Sport’s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz and his Spanish co-driver Lucas Cruz (L) and Team Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s French driver Sebastien Loeb and his Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin steer their car in the dunes during the second part of the 48h-chrono stage of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Shubaytah and Shubaytah, ��������Ƶ. (AFP)" title="Team Audi Sport’s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz and his Spanish co-driver Lucas Cruz (L) and Team Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s French driver Sebastien Loeb and his Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin steer their car in the dunes during the second part of the 48h-chrono stage of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Shubaytah and Shubaytah, ��������Ƶ. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:39:13 +0000 rbksa 2440636 at /node/2440126/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1705003266262769300</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-01-11 17:26</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> SHUBAYTAH: Carlos Sainz benefited from race leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi’s title-ending crash and Stephane Peterhansel breaking down in the desert, to take the provisional lead after the first part of the Dakar Rally sixth stage on Thursday.<br /> The stage is an unprecedented two-day marathon around Shubaytah — a 780km loop in the kingdom’s vast Empty Quarter with more than 600km of specials for motorcycles and nearly 550km for cars.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/11/4176891-546857472.jpg" width="1129" height="753" alt="Cars compete in the dunes during a stage between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah, ��������Ƶ, as part of the Dakar Rally 2024. (AFP)" title="Cars compete in the dunes during a stage between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah, ��������Ƶ, as part of the Dakar Rally 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:08:02 +0000 rbksa 2440126 at /node/2438826/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1704824873256978200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2024-01-09 21:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> AL-HOFUF, ��������Ƶ: French driver Sebastien Loeb bounced back the day after a series of punctures to grab his first win of this year’s Dakar Rally, edging Saudi race leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi in Tuesday’s fourth stage.<br /> The Prodrive competitor — a former nine-time world rally champion — finished 1min 08sec ahead of Toyota’s Al-Rajhi after 631km of rolling terrain without major difficulty including a 299km special between Al-Salamiya and Al-Hofuf in ��������Ƶ.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/09/4173626-753193066.jpg" width="1129" height="753" alt="" title="Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s French driver Sebastien Loeb (L) rubs his face as he talks with Team Audi Sport’s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz at the end of Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al Duwadimi and Al Salamiya, ��������Ƶ, on Jan. 8, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bahrain-raid-xtreme">Bahrain Raid Xtreme</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sebastien-loeb">Sebastien Loeb</a></div></div></div> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:32:32 +0000 rbksa 2438826 at /node/2437671/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1704652120404468800</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2024-01-07 17:29</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> AL-DUWADIMI, ��������Ƶ: Dakar Rally veteran Stephane Peterhansel notched up a record-equalling 50th stage win on Sunday as Spanish rider Carles Falcon was reported in a “serious condition” after crashing in ��������Ƶ.<br /> Falcon, who made his Dakar debut in 2022, was nearing the second stage finish line when he suffered a bad accident.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/07/4170581-1705175311.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="Audi’s French driver Stephane Peterhansel and his French co-driver Edouard Boulanger steer their car during Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al-Henakiyah and Al-Duwadimi, ��������Ƶ, on Jan. 7, 2024. (AFP)" title="Audi’s French driver Stephane Peterhansel and his French co-driver Edouard Boulanger steer their car during Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al-Henakiyah and Al-Duwadimi, ��������Ƶ, on Jan. 7, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:30:16 +0000 rbksa 2437671 at /node/2437186/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2024-01-06 19:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> AL-HENAKIYAH, ��������Ƶ: Ross Branch of Botswana was handsomely rewarded for stopping to help a stricken rider by emerging as the winner of the opening stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday.<br /> Branch was leading when he jumped off his bike to help rival Tosha Schareina after the Spaniard’s race-ending crash.<br /> The 37-year-old, in his sixth Dakar, eventually remounted to cross the line only 16th.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/06/4169236-1548602945.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Hero Motosports Team Rally’s Botswanan biker Ross Branch competes in Stage 1 of the 2024 Dakar Rally, between Al-Ula and Al-Henakiyah, in western ��������Ƶ on Jan. 6, 2024. (AFP)" title="Hero Motosports Team Rally’s Botswanan biker Ross Branch competes in Stage 1 of the 2024 Dakar Rally, between Al-Ula and Al-Henakiyah, in western ��������Ƶ on Jan. 6, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:48:10 +0000 daniel.fountain 2437186 at /node/2436751/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1704473404912406100</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2024-01-05 14:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ALULA: Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom was fastest on Friday on the 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of AlUla in ��������Ƶ.<br /> Double defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah made a slight detour and ended the day 12th.<br /> January is the coolest month in the often searing region with temperatures at 23C (over 40C in July) with almost no wind to blow up the sand and a very low level of humidity.<br /> Swede Ekstrom set a time of 16min 30sec, some 23sec ahead of the American Seth Quintero of Toyota, making his debut at this level.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168056-1838305584.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="Audi&#039;s Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom and his Swedish co-driver Emil Bergkvist drive their car (L) during the prologue stage ahead of the Dakar 2024 rally in Al-Ula, ��������Ƶ, on January 5, 2024. (AFP)" title="Audi&#039;s Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom and his Swedish co-driver Emil Bergkvist drive their car (L) during the prologue stage ahead of the Dakar 2024 rally in Al-Ula, ��������Ƶ, on January 5, 2024. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168061-1886310841.jpg" width="1129" height="753" alt="Toyota Gazzo Racing&#039;s US driver Seth Quintero and his German co-driver Dennis Zenz drive their car during the prologue stage ahead of the Dakar 2024 rally in Al-Ula, ��������Ƶ, on January 5, 2024. (AFP)" title="Toyota Gazzo Racing&#039;s US driver Seth Quintero and his German co-driver Dennis Zenz drive their car during the prologue stage ahead of the Dakar 2024 rally in Al-Ula, ��������Ƶ, on January 5, 2024. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168081-1812015575.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168096-1317031773.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168101-1236850385.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168106-346911488.jpg" width="1000" height="702" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168111-723716327.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168116-440467658.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168121-493031758.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/05/4168126-504111377.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" title="Friday’s 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:51:39 +0000 rbksa 2436751 at /node/2435816/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-01-03 21:22</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: ��������Ƶ’s sports minister and the head of the Saudi motorsport federation have welcomed drivers and teams ahead of the Dakar Rally, which starts on Friday.</p> <p> The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/03/4165636-1721614938.jpeg" width="1000" height="667" alt="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" title="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/03/4165641-1262106460.png" width="1000" height="665" alt="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" title="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/03/4165646-1106642724.png" width="1000" height="672" alt="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" title="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/03/4165651-1432590961.png" width="1000" height="666" alt="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" title="The fifth edition of the famous race to be held in the Kingdom runs until Jan. 19, with nearly 800 drivers and riders representing 72 countries taking on the grueling 7,800-km course. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:30:10 +0000 daniel.fountain 2435816 at /node/2435486/motorsport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-01-03 02:40</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Thanks to his sweeping journey from motor sports competitor to event mastermind, David Castera, the race director of the Dakar Rally in ��������Ƶ, surely embodies the spirit of one of the world’s most grueling motor sports events like no one else.</p> <p> He spent his competitive career as a professional Enduro and Rally Raid driver and was crowned National Enduro Champion in France in 1992. In 2019, he was appointed director of the Dakar Rally, overseeing the event’s move from South America to ��������Ƶ.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/03/4164826-1606172921.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title=" David Castera, the race director of the Dakar Rally in ��������Ƶ. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/david-castera">David Castera</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally-2024">Dakar Rally 2024</a></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 23:48:46 +0000 Sajjadkk 2435486 at /node/2435126/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2024-01-02 12:15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Sebastien Loeb has set his sights on a landmark victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally in ��������Ƶ as he looks to build on the team’s record-breaking achievement in last year’s event.</p> <p> Partnered by Fabian Lurquin in the Prodrive Hunter, Loeb takes BRX into the team’s fourth Dakar, which starts with Friday’s 28-km prologue in AlUla, and is determined to better their second-place finishes from the past two editions of motorsport’s biggest adventure.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/01/02/4163756-780710920.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="Sébastien Loeb (right) and Fabian Lurquin of Bahrain Raid Xtreme during the Private test of the Rallye du Maroc 2023. (Julien Delfosse/DPPI)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi">Saudi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sebastien-loeb">Sebastien Loeb</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:20:02 +0000 dalal.awienat 2435126 at /node/2433191/motorsport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2023-12-28 18:39</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz may be better known to a younger generation of motor sports fan as the father of Ferrari’s Formula One star Carlos Sainz Jr., but his record speaks for itself and clearly marks him out as a true rally legend.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/12/28/4158601-597902007.jpg" width="1300" height="867" alt="Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz. (Supplied)" title="Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/12/28/4158606-1914947446.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz. (Supplied)" title="Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/12/28/4158611-1234510544.jpg" width="1300" height="867" alt="Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz. (Supplied)" title="Double World Rally champion and three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/motorsport">Motorsport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dakar-rally">Dakar Rally</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/carlos-sainz">Carlos Sainz</a></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:47:03 +0000 zaynab.khojji 2433191 at