Sports / Rally

Cav eyes pink jersey as team faces Giro test 04 May 2013 - 02:28 am

NAPLES, Italy: British sprint king Mark Cavendish could pull on the Giro d’Italia race leader’s pink jersey today as his Omega-Pharma team’s sprint-train...

Schlesser, Coma and Sonik triumph in Qatar 27 Apr 2013 - 12:24 am

FROM LEFT: Bahrain’s Obaid Al Kitbe, Poland’s Rafal Sonik and Qatar’s Mohammed Abu Issa, Quad category podium winners at the Sealine Cross-Country Rally....

Holowczyc wins 3rd stage but Schlesser retains lead 26 Apr 2013 - 05:10 am

DOHA: Poland’s Krzysztof Holowczyc, Spaniard Marc Coma and Qatar’s Adel Hussain Abdullah recorded the fastest selective section times in the car, motorcycle and...

Schlesser unstoppable; Al Attiyah knocked out 25 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltstov race ahead in their Schlesser Original during day two of the 2013 Sealine Cross-Country Rally yesterday. ...

Drivers, riders find the going tough on day one 24 Apr 2013 - 01:06 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (also inset) and co-pilot Lucas Cruz Senra power their ‘Deset Buggy’ on day one of the Sealine Cross-Country...

Al Attiyah has all bases covered 23 Apr 2013 - 04:49 am

Former Dakar Rally champions Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (left) shows his cellphone to Spain’s Marc Coma during a press conference at Losail...

Fit-again Coma taking one step at a time 23 Apr 2013 - 04:48 am

DOHA: Bike legend Marc Coma of Spain, the defending champion at this week’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally, is targeting to finish races without injuries...

Record entries at Qatar event 23 Apr 2013 - 04:45 am

FROM LEFT: Mansour Al Helai, Krzysztof Holowczyc, Faisal Al Attiyah, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of...

‘Desert King’ Al Attiyah eyes victory on home soil 22 Apr 2013 - 06:37 am

Qatar’s rally ace Nassser Saleh Al Attiyah (right) is seen with Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Al...

Vettel cruises to victory 22 Apr 2013 - 06:32 am

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (right) of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium after winning the 2013 Bahrain Formula One Grand...

Arab drivers, riders lead entry lists for Qatar event 21 Apr 2013 - 05:55 pm

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah smiles in this file photo. RIGHT: Qatar’s Faisal Al Attiya in action...

Alonso confident Ferrari will fire for today’s race 21 Apr 2013 - 05:52 pm

Manama: Spanish driver Fernando Alonso said third place on the grid for today’s Bahrain Grand Prix was no problem - because he is...

Bahrain GP: Tyres will be decisive, says Vettel 21 Apr 2013 - 05:46 pm

MANAMA: World championship leader German Sebastian Vettel expects today’s Bahrain Grand Prix to be decided by strategic decisions and the management of tyre...

Rosberg on pole for Bahrain GP 21 Apr 2013 - 04:16 am

Ferrari’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, Mercedes’ German driver Nico Rosberg and Red Bull Racing’s German driver Sebastian Vettel celebrate after the qualifying session...

Four Overdrive Racing cars to race in Qatar’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally 20 Apr 2013 - 04:40 am

DOHA: Overdrive Racing is in Qatar making its final preparations for next week’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally, the third round of the FIA World...

Qatar Al-Anabi’s Langdon looking to finish on top 18 Apr 2013 - 12:30 am

Silver Al-Anabi driver Shawn Langdon executes a pre-run burnout to warm up the tyres in front of packed Las Vegas grandstands earlier this...

Dakar Rally giants head cross-country field in Qatar 15 Apr 2013 - 11:37 pm

Former Dakar Rally winner Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (left) of Qatar and recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and triple Dakar winner Marc Coma...

Team orders will stay an option, say Mercedes 14 Apr 2013 - 12:54 am

SHANGHAI: Controversial ‘team orders’ remain an option for Mercedes despite the storm caused by their use in Malaysia last month, principal Ross Brawn...